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RTE's Prime Time are thundering disgrace when it comes to cycling
February 14, 2018 Cian Ginty News 13
COMMENT & ANALYSIS: LONG READ: Last night RTE's flagship night time current affairs TV programme Prime Time covered cycling again and, again, messed it up.
One-way or another the last few Prime Time programmes covering cycling (and transport where cycling should have been mentioned) shows some level of journalist mess up, be it bias or other.
One of the main problems is pitting cycling safety as a "war between cyclists and motorists" — this was actually said in a preview of last night's show. The programme starts with a reference to 15 people killed last year — all involved collisions with motorists — and Prime Time feels it's ok dress the issue up as a war as if both "sides" have deadly weapons.
Another key mistake — which is a common one for broadcast media tacking cycling — is that they took a scattergun approach.
It tried to cover the proposed plan to have a minimum passing distance for motorists overtaking people on bicycles (1.5m in areas over 50km/h and 1m in areas less than that), and did so firmly in the context of the number of cycling deaths rising to 15 last year. But it also tried to cover or let guests mention the likes of:
who is mainly to blame in collisions
the effectiveness of "safety" gear
if "cyclists are their own worst enemies" as the presenter said "some motorists think"
cyclists using footpaths
cyclists running red lights
mandatory use of cycle lanes
motorists parked in cycle lanes
is it right to exclude motorists from Dublin City Centre (note: there's no such plan)
insurance for cycling
training for cyclists
training for truck drivers
the number of unpaid cycling fines
aggression from motorists and cyclists
It's impossible for humans to discuss so many sub-issues in a relatively short segment on TV while having any respect for the dead or being fair to the issues.
In the introduction to the item presenter David McCullagh tells viewers that "some motorists" think "cyclists are their own worst enemies — breaking traffic lights, weaving in and out of cars, and, unlike any other road users, taking to the footpath when ever it suits them."
This is said in the clear context of 15 people killed last year when cycling and there's no balance offered by the presenter to it.
Viewers are also told that there's 1.2 million people commuting to work by car and they "once had to look out for an occasional cyclist now have to look out for 57,000 of them".
That's the wrong figure for people who commute by bike nationally and they strangely use a larger figure later, but you might ask: What's the harm in using the figures at all? You would be forgiven for asking, but the Prime Time team have a history of letting their views against restrictions on cars in Dublin City centre to influence their coverage of national cycling issues and, in this programme, they sickeningly played a numbers game of motorists vs cyclists in the context they set of 15 people being killed when cycling last year.
And I'm not imagining this — one of the questions McCullagh later puts to a cycling campaigner on the panel discussion asking is it fair to push cars out of Dublin City centre because car users are the majority.
And that's another problem with Prime Time and cycling figures — this city centre argument hinges on using national figures when bicycle users have started to out number cars (mostly with one person in them) on an increasing number of streets in the city centre.
And there seems to be no realisation why pro-sustainable and active transport policy is being put in place — the status quo is the argument… imagine if presenters took this approach for other social issues we face as a country?
After the introduction we get videos of motorists and cyclists behaving badly. We're mainly showen motorists at speed passing people on bicycles within inches of their handle bars and other people cycling on footpaths slowly — as if these things are comparably dangerous.
Cycling on footpaths is a problem. Especially for people with slower mobility and those who have disabilities. It would be wrong to brush that away. But cycling-walking interactions still aren't anyway as much of an issue as motorists overtaking bicycles too close — one is closely linked to deaths yearly, while the other is rarely linked to death. Thankfully there's none in recent history.
The video clips were interlaced with clips of the Road Safety Authority spokesman Brian Farrell — most of what he said is hard to argue with, everyone needs to obey the law and there's maybe a stronger duty of care on motorists given the danger motorists poses to others.
Farrell however did the classic official thing of confuse the Rules of the Road and the road traffic law — two things which sometimes differ.
The Rules of the Road state that cyclists must use cycle lanes, but road traffic law does not. Leo Varadkar, when transport minister, removed the the mandatory use requirement — he was clear in the Dail about this and the explanatory note under legislation outlined the same. Explanatory notes come with warning of their limitations but so does the Rules of the Road booklet.
Some civil servants have come to the view that there's a flaw in the legislation which repealed mandatory use, but they won't supply proof of this, and, in any case, only the Courts have a firm and final say on what's illegal or not.
The main road traffic act also states that road users must keep themselves and other road users safe and independent research conducted for the RSA outlines how cycle lanes are not always the safest place to be.
If it was anything but cycling, Prime Time would be asking questions like: why are unelected officials changing their views of the intent of a law change when a minister and now Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) signed off on that intent? Why didn't they tell anybody about an apparent mistake in the law? Why were the Rules of the Road changed without telling anyone? And why did the current minister for transport go along with this for so long before commissioning expensive research and changing his mind? Why didn't he just follow Government policy and the clear intent of the previous minister? Why are our cycle lanes in such a state and why aren't they designed right?
But instead we get Prime Time mixing the deaths of 15 people with the relatively minor actions of others slowly cycling on footpaths — again, to be clear: cycling on footpaths is against the law but clips of people doing it at walking speed is hardly the main issue even for pedestrians.
More to the point, there's no evidence that the people who were killed were doing something wrong when killed.
And then we get a panel discussion with loads of issues raised but very few discussed in detail.
We get Cllr Mannix Flynn saying he gets aggression from cyclists when he corrects random people on the street — try to ask motorists not to run you over or pedestrians not to walk out in front of you and guess what? You're also likely to get abuse back. All are human.
Cllr Flynn said that "the biggest problem we have is cyclists behaviour" and cyclists being disrespectful of other road user. This isn't pick up on by the presenter — they focus on the disrespect, not what is actually the biggest problem — road deaths. When a guest, Irish Examiner columnist Victoria White, tried to say why she thinks cyclists aren't the biggest problem, Cllr Flynn tries to interject again and is stopped by the presenter. But no questioning of Cllr Flynn's position that 15 people killed last year isn't the larger problem then him getting some aggression when he tackles the behaviour of random strangers.
And then we got the president of the Irish Road Haulage Association, Verona Murphy, left unchallenged when she made snide remarks with a smirk on her face (pictured below) about a man who died when cycling and collided with a pedestrian walking on the cycle path in the Phoenix Park.
Murphy thinks that cyclists need to look after their own safety and that safety gear for cyclists is "paramount" when it comes to cycling and truck safety. There's no evidence to support this. The evidence supports segregation and, in the meanwhile, education of both and removal of blind spots by better vehicle design (something some of her members have also opposed).
The presenter moves onto an apparent annoyance he or someone else on the programme has with space in a city centre being transferred from cars to sustainable transport (not just cycling).
And then onto a high figure of unpaid fines for cycling offences — as if running red lights was relevant to the 15 people killed last year when all were killed away from junctions and mostly miles away from any traffic lights or footpaths.
There's strong indications in Ireland that motorists overtaking cyclists ranks high in the collisions causing cycling deaths in recent years (it will take time to confirm how prevenient this is. But, in the meanwhile, the international evidence points out that cyclists are rarely at fault (see: this, this, etc).
I'm just left wondering what was the programme all was about. Did any of it further road safety? Did it make things worse? Was maligning the dead worth it?
Cian Ginty
I am editor of IrishCycle.com and have reported on and commented on cycling in Ireland for over a decade. My background is in journalism -- I have a BA in Journalism from DCU and HDip in Print Journalism from BCFE. I wrote about cycling for national newspapers, and then started CyclingInDublin.com for overflow stories. Later the website was re-branded to reflect a more national focus.
Shane Foran February 14, 2018 at 6:16 pm
Brian Farrell was brought in as the RSA "expert".
He went on to refer to Article 29 of the Road Traffic General By Laws
S.I. No. 294/1964 – Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964.
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1964/si/294/made/en/print
These were superseded in 1997 by S.I. No. 182/1997 – Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations, 1997
"REVOCATIONS Part I
Road Traffic General Bye-Laws, 1964 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1964 )"
These are the people who will then be advising the Minister on the enforceability of the MPDL law?
Citizen Wolf February 14, 2018 at 6:19 pm
That second when Ms Murphy mentioned the death in the Phoenix park – I thought she was saying (incorrectly) that a cyclist had killed someone in the Phoenix Park. And the disgusting snipe expression on her face…. omg, if I was the wife of the cyclist killed by the actions of that pedestrian, I'd be apoplectic at the behavior of Ms Murphy.
Brendan Grimes February 14, 2018 at 8:01 pm
I feel suitable chastened after listening to this. Now I know that I am hostile, generally rude, elitist, disrespectful, not insured, and I haven't read the rules of the road. I also have a disregard for my own safety and I am under the illusion that I am saving the world. I was also interested to learn that I do not know how mechanical vehicles work.
martinquinn35 February 15, 2018 at 12:58 am
RTE make a fortune from adds selling SUV's and cars. They don't want people cycling in town.It would kill the gravy train.
aka February 15, 2018 at 9:59 am
@Brendan Grimes
I noticed Verona and Mannix congratulating themselves on a job well done getting their obnoxious message across at the end of that piece.
The pro-cycling advocates were articulate, but just too nice to put the boot into these bullies, while the presenter was at best spineless, at worst biased himself.
Kevin Marron February 15, 2018 at 10:12 am
The most useful thing to come out of the discussion in my opinion is that more motorists may now be aware that it is perfectly legal to ride two abreast on Irish roads when conditions allow.
Eric February 15, 2018 at 10:16 am
It's pretty despicable. Would the woman from the Road Haulers Association be happy with talk about the way between trucks and private cars? Would she be happy to be questioned about why haulage companies and lobby groups are well aware, and even publicise, the fact their trucks have a huge death zone all around them and their solution is for people to keep away if they don't want to get killed? Why the hell ISN'T that a topic of conversation.
Motorists still have the vast majority of infrastructure dedicated to them, with (very) grudging acknowledgments that other modes can use it so long as they know their place. This whining about how they are being forced out really means that the private car is going to be given 90% of the public resources instead of 99%. Perhaps if each individual driver used up as little space as a cyclist, pedestrian, bus or tram user this would be sustainable but unfortunately for them that's not the case.
I love the rubbish about how it was ok when their were only a few cyclists. As I'm sure everyone here knows things get safer for cyclists when there are more of them. I think what that person really meant was "in the old days there were so few cyclists that the chances of you hitting one when you are flying along with your head in the clouds was tiny, now you actually have to pay attention!"
Anyone who thinks cyclist behavior is the biggest problem on the road is a fucking moron. Cllr. Mannix Flynn I am talking about you. I suspect Flynn is in the habit of accosting cyclists who aren't actually doing anything wrong. I also suspect he never accosts motorists who park on double yellow lines, or block the path, or slip through on 'sure, it only just turned red'.
I don't know which is the chicken and which is the egg but the ridiculous, over entitled, fantasy version of reality where car drivers and poor put upon victims is self reinforcing. People stuck in traffic (because of other cars) see a cyclist and think they are to blame, their complain to all their idiot mates, and their idiot mates agree. Eventually someone's idiot mate goes on TV or the radio and trots out the same nonsense. The audience gets their own nonsense attitude reinforced by agreement and feels that their position is shared and justified.
John February 15, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Great article Cian.
Liam Egan February 15, 2018 at 7:57 pm
Excellent analysis of all that was wrong with that program Cian. I was going to let it go but am now going to lodge a complaint (again) with RTE.
roisin February 15, 2018 at 9:06 pm
to be honest. I watched it and as a cycling advocate here in Clare I was firstly so delighted to see a panel discussion on cycling on Prime Time for starters and I think any ordinary punter in any way intelligent watching it would have felt that cyclists came out on top because everything Damien and Victoria made common sense and most of what the other 2 said was ridiculous… I have low expectations of RTE so overall I felt positive after watching it
Stan D February 16, 2018 at 2:07 pm
Well spoken Ciaran. Look forward to seeing you on Primetime someday!
Hugh Byrne February 17, 2018 at 12:10 am
There is constant underlying trend of 'casual racism' with regard to showing proper regard for cyclists. We are referred to as lycra clad, smug , aggressive, routine law breakers with regard to red lights, cycling furiously on pavements etc and all this as prequel to excluding us from basic rights. Reasons are rolled out like, not insured, don't pay road tax, don't know the rules of the road etc – basically any reason again to deny people the right to share the road. for the record even if a person was all of the above, they still should be afforded space on the road. Also for the record I have driven and cycled for 30 years – I pay all my taxes, I am even insured on bike – I know and obey the rules of the road whether driving or cycling and I would hope that I show courtesy and consideration whether driving or cycling and I demand the same in return!
Declan February 17, 2018 at 8:22 am
However the cycling representatives on the show were very poor.
We have to be Bob Geldof about this. Banging on desks and making a nuisance also stop answering questions, nobody else does on radio/tv. Just go on and repeat the mantra.
More segregated cycle lanes….
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Some had minor stains and mending.
You can see the length laid out on a double bed.
But the width while OK for a double is generally narrow for my queen sized bed.
So like a thrifty French housewife who would seam her sheets when the middle was thin and put the two good sides to the middle, I added on. I gritted my teeth and cut the $10 #9 plain sheet in four lengths. I hemmed the raw edge of two pieces and French seamed them to # 12 and #1.
Coverage achieved! Now I can tuck them in and I have sheet coverage on my side of the bed. I'm using them. I do wash on gentle in cold water and hang them either outside or on a line in the basement. If I were really "Martha" and had her nice mangle and housekeeper they'd be pressed. But I'm not and I don't so they dry flat enough for me. Heck if I were rich I'd have clean sheets every night!
I just bought some new sheets made from pure bamboo. It is quite a narrow weave, probably 600 threads. when they are wet they are a bit heavier than pure cotton, but when dry they feel pure luxury as fine as silk. Sweet dreams on your vintage linen.
OMG! I am sooooo jealous. I went to the Jr. League's sale the other day and they were selling crisp old cotton sheets for $50!


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And for some reason there isn't a big drive to promote regime-change outside of the "liberal" humanitarian organizations. When should we start wondering about our nation's priorities where it is willing to topple a dictator like Saddam Hussein but willing to deal with a dictator like Kim Jong Il?
And in this corner, the challenger, making their first big splash in world news since the U.S. last invaded them; the evil, the sadistic, the fascist : North ""Asian Bomber"" Korea!
And, in this corner, the attacking champion, making their first big splash in the news since George Bush tried to pronounce ""Dvorák""; the wholesome, God-fearing, omnipotent : The United ""Do as we Please"" States of America!
Oh, look, a plane is falling toward the Earth! No, wait, that is just out foreign opinion.
So now that the United Nations has finally figured out North Korea has nuclear weapons, what are they going to do about it?
I think this is a ""second chance"" opportunity for the UN to prove its relevancy. Let''s see them take the point in this crisis! Why is it always necessary to wait for America to show interest?
We got our heads handed to us for attacking Iraq without United Nations approval. If they want a war, lets see a resolution. When the United Nations shows a commitment to use force against North Korea, the United States will have no choice but to cooperate.
Oh, but wait, we still have Liberia to deal with.
Careful what you wish for....I don''t believe any of the members of the Security Council have an economic stake in keeping the existing North Korean regime in place (with the possible exception of the Chinese).
Then again, we are talking about the U.N., and I''m sure Kim will be sure to borrow a few pages from the Hussein Playbook so as to delay the issue for a decade or so.
The other difference is that Saddam fought a war against us, was an avowed enemy of the US, and violated both the terms of his cease-fire and every UN resolution ever passed which pertained to him... Of course that doesn''t matter to the hate-Bush crowd.
Believe it or not, Iraq was a unique case and always presented that way by the administration. US officials have never claimed that military actions are preferable or inevitable, just that they may be sometimes unavoidable, and that we will not hesitate to act pre-emptively when they are.
And for some reason there isn''t a big drive to promote regime-change outside of the ""liberal"" humanitarian organizations. When should we start wondering about our nation''s priorities where it is willing to topple a dictator like Saddam Hussein but willing to deal with a dictator like Kim Jong Il?
Name one Liberal who thinks we should change the government in North Korea. I think we should.
I think everyone wants the regime in the DPRK to be changed, it''s just the old question again: at what price?
I stand by my assertion that the war in Iraq was intended primarily to create a foothold for a liberty-driven democracy in the Middle East. The Middle East is in dire need of a cultural change, and Iraq provided us with the opportunity to do that because no one would come to his aid, and no one, not even in the Middle East will shed a tear that he is gone.
North Korea is important to deal with, but they can be handled government to government. I don''t see a lot of North Korean terrorists.
I stand by my assertion that the war in Iraq was intended primarily to avoid a mushroom cloud sized smoking gun sign somewhere over the motherland. I now believe that the DPRK was, and is, somewhat more of a liability in that area of interest.
Not really. As JMJ points out, N. Koreans aren''t raising their sons and daughters to blow themselves up for Allah. They don''t hate America as the Great Satan because we let our women drive and wear pants. They don''t murder Jews as payback for Esau.
Amen, I still think the boomers should be brought in for the kill though, cut the mission time from hours to... about eight minutes, firing from the north pacific.


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Drive fast to your tomb
by carltonreid / on May 11, 2012 / / posted in 1900-1905, Pre-1800, Road rights, Scorching
Assassins who fret over telescopic rifle sights or the latest undetectable poisons would be better to run down their prey with a car. Kill with a gun, expect jail-time; kill with a car and more times than not you'll walk free.
It often seems that the usual laws of the land are suspended when crimes are committed on the public highway. Speeding isn't deemed a social ill, it's seen as a necessary consequence of our modern, over-stressed lifestyles. Similarly, financial penalties are not yet high enough to quell the number of motorists who choose to be distracted by their mobile phones. Texting at the wheel is commonplace.
Yet the desire for highway haste, and the belief that slower users of the highway should get out of the way of the faster ones, has a long and inglorious history. Road bullying was amplified by motorisation, not introduced by it.
This bullying is painfully evoked in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
His novel has a famous start ("It was the best of times, it was the worse of times") and a memorable ending ("It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done…") but the comeuppance exercised on one of the book's baddies is notable – for me, at least – because a killer road user actually paid for his crime.
A Tale of Two Cities was written in 1859 but set in the years leading up to the French Revolution of 1789. The ancien regime is personified by the Marquis St. Evrémonde, an aristocrat who thinks peasants are "rats" and who feels the roads – his roads – should be free of obstructions so he can be driven through the streets of Paris at the greatest possible speed. When his carriage, horses driven wildly at his insistence, kills a peasant child, Evrémonde's uncaring response leads an onlooker to stalk him, and stab him to death in his bed. (The child killer walked, the stabber was executed).
[It was] rather agreeable to [the Marquis St. Evrémonde'] to see the common people dispersed before his horses, and often barely escaping from being run down. His man drove as if he were charging an enemy, and the furious recklessness of the man brought no check into the face, or to the lips, of the master. The complaint had sometimes made itself audible, even in that deaf city and dumb age, that, in the narrow streets without footways, the fierce patrician custom of hard driving endangered and maimed the mere vulgar in a barbarous manner. But, few cared enough for that to think of it a second time, and, in this matter, as in all others, the common wretches were left to get out of their difficulties as they could.
With a wild rattle and clatter, and an inhuman abandonment of consideration not easy to be understood in these days, the carriage dashed through streets and swept round corners, with women screaming before it, and men clutching each other and clutching children out of its way. At last, swooping at a street corner by a fountain, one of its wheels came to a sickening little jolt, and there was a loud cry from a number of voices, and the horses reared and plunged.
But for the latter inconvenience, the carriage probably would not have stopped; carriages were often known to drive on, and leave their wounded behind, and why not? But the frightened valet had got down in a hurry, and there were twenty hands at the horses' bridles.
"What has gone wrong?" said Monsieur, calmly looking out.
A tall man in a nightcap had caught up a bundle from among the feet of the horses, and had laid it on the basement of the fountain, and was down in the mud and wet, howling over it like a wild animal.
"Pardon, Monsieur the Marquis!" said a ragged and submissive man, "it is a child."
"Why does he make that abominable noise? Is it his child?"
"Excuse me, Monsieur the Marquis — it is a pity — yes."
The fountain was a little removed; for the street opened, where it was, into a space some ten or twelve yards square. As the tall man suddenly got up from the ground, and came running at the carriage, Monsieur the Marquis clapped his hand for an instant on his sword-hilt.
"Killed!" shrieked the man, in wild desperation, extending both arms at their length above his head, and staring at him. "Dead!"
The people closed round, and looked at Monsieur the Marquis. There was nothing revealed by the many eyes that looked at him but watchfulness and eagerness; there was no visible menacing or anger. Neither did the people say anything; after the first cry, they had been silent, and they remained so. The voice of the submissive man who had spoken, was flat and tame in its extreme submission. Monsieur the Marquis ran his eyes over them all, as if they had been mere rats come out of their holes.
He took out his purse.
"It is extraordinary to me," said he, "that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is for ever in the way. How do I know what injury you have done my horses. See! Give him that."
He threw out a gold coin for the valet to pick up, and all the heads craned forward that all the eyes might look down at it as it fell. The tall man called out again with a most unearthly cry, "Dead!"
The onlookers knew that the Marquis could trample common folk under his wheels without fear. They knew "what such a man could do to them, within the law and beyond it." But one of the onlookers, Gaspard, was a revolutionary and hid beneath the underside of the carriage as it left the scene. Dropping off close to the château owned by the Marquis, Gaspard is spotted by a "mender of the roads" but is able to hide. That night he steals into the château and stabs the Marquis to death, leaving a note: "Drive him fast to his tomb."
Fast forward to the early 1900s and English aristocrats, in their spangly motorcars, felt the roads were theirs. Non-motorists had to jump out of the way or be squashed. This aristocratic feeling of entitlement came to be a common trait of motorists in general. Witness, today, a pedestrian crossing a road with a car bearing down on him or her. How many cars slow down when confronted with a frail human in front of them, and how many plough on regardless? Roads are seen as the rightful territory of motorists and motorists alone: all other users are alien, and worthy of little thought or duty of care.
Dickens used the violent death of the Marquis St. Evrémonde as a precursor of the Terror to come. Aristocrats were few in number and, once conditions for the majority became intolerable, a revolution occurred.
There are many more motorists than there have ever been aristocrats but in certain cities, such as London, drivers of private motorcars are in the minority. Most people get about via shanks' pony, public transport, and cycling. Boris Johnson's aristocratic wish to "smooth the traffic flow" – faster cars, less jams – is unachievable because it's self-defeating (time and speed gains are eaten up by motorists attracted to the faster, less congested roads) but also has a naturally finite lifespan. Pedestrians crossing to Kings Cross station on the multi-lane highway that is Euston Road far outnumber the thundering lorries and private motorcars speeding through this notorious junction. One day the majority will wake up to the inequities they face and natural justice will force roads to be designed for people, not just motorised vehicles.
This day is very far off. But this day will come.
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No part of the world owes more to the advent of the aeroplane than Australia. When man first grew wings Australia was firmly established as a new powerful force in world affairs beyond her oceans, it linked State to State, revolutionised life in the Outback and has made possible the survey of one of the harshest lands on Earth.
But from an aeroplane it is difficult to get even the faintest idea of the environment below. The sun beats down remorselessly on the untamed land raising the mid-summer temperatures to over 100F day after day.
It is from this perspective Artist Sheila Hope draws inspiration for her wonderful images. As I interviewed her the sprinkler played on the green lawn, and foxes picked at bread left for the birds. But our minds were 12000 miles away as we immersed ourselves in thoughts of the vast, ancient landscape that is Australia.
'I was just eight when I first went to Australia', Sheila told me. 'My father was a civil engineer. Work in England during the 1950's was scarce - so we packed our bags and headed for a new life like so many others were doing at that time. I think Australia was quite a shock for my mother. We first lived in a north Melbourne suburb called Braybrook. The house was one of those awful prefabs' you rarely see now, it was in the middle of nowhere. All I remember was the hot north winds blowing across the brown, barren landscape, and the smell of the abattoir'.
It was Sheila's Grandmother who provided the inspiration and nurtured the seed that would eventually bear fruit. Books full of wonderful illustrations would arrive carefully packaged from England. 'Unfortunately I never saw her again but it is to her I attribute my life as an artist'.
'My real exploration into art started when I gained a place at Camberwell Girls Grammar School, the school had a wonderful arts and crafts department, it was only a tin hut in the grounds but that didn't matter, I just loved it'. After Camberwell, Sheila studied Interior Design at the Royal Melbourne Technical College.
Eventually her Father's work forced the family's return to the UK. 'My time in Australia is very important to me, but over the years it receded into the further recesses of my mind. It was 1994 before I had the opportunity to visit again'.
'My trip was the most wonderful experience, it allowed my painting to evolve in a completely different direction. The light, the colours, they just switched me into another gear, a whole new palette'.
I asked what threw the switch? 'It was literally flying down from Port Headland in Western Australia to Perth. I glanced out of the window and couldn't believe my eyes. I pulled my sketchbook onto my lap and recorded all I could, but the landscape just went on forever'.
When you examine the work Sheila produced after her trip, you begin to appreciate the scene that so excited her imagination. The Australian Outback has been described as 'the back of the moon in Technicolor', but it is much more than that.
Having made the trip myself, the shape and colour of the empty scene fix themselves indelibly in your mind. The wrinkled rose pink earth below changes constantly as you move through the atmosphere - pink gives way to deep salmon, then ruby, pouring violet and indigo into chasms and canyons of erosion caused by the floods from cyclones, then burnt dry again by the fierce sun.
Australia is so vast it appears to have no boundaries, Sheila has recorded this in her work; evoking the true feeling of the remoteness of the land, the relentless wrath of the sun, then Nature adding her 'delicious icing'. There is almost no edge to her work, once your eye is drawn in it cannot escape - and you do not want to.
Sheila describes her work as factual - with a bit of mystery thrown in. 'I'm going to produce some very much bigger works, I can feel them growing in my imagination. I've been experimenting with acrylics and textured paper. I love the fluidity of the paints', she continued. 'I want to make paintings you can handle, pictures that aren't so precious you have to hide them under glass'.
Her landscapes of the vast Australian Outback take my breath away - and when Sheila begins her larger scale paintings - I dare say I will need oxygen.


Can I safely reduce the motor (120V, 60Hz) rpm on a 10" attic fan (1140cuft/min) by simply reducing the current? I want to reduce the speed by about 50%. Would a dimmer like switch suffice?
As this is an integral fan / motor unit, there is every godd chance that you can vary the speed of the fan by varying the voltage applied to it. There are small triac based fan speed controllers for fans that are very similar to light dimmers, but they are not quite the same. They have additional phase shift built in to the tribber circuit. If you try a light dimer, you may find that it doesn't work, however I am sure that the light dimer manufacturer would also make a fan controller.
You could also insert a correctly sized capacitor in series to limit current and therefore reduce the speed of the fan. That's how many 2 and 3 speed fans operate. Sometimes a triac based solution of control can result in unwanted side effects, a big one is noise - sometimes you'll get a hum like you wouldn't believe.
You can use triac type control to slow down your attic fan. However there are a few guidelines you must follow.
1-You must apply 90 to 100% voltage at start to ensure proper start acceleration (the fan starts with a load applied).
2-You cannot allow applied voltage to drop below 80%. This should satisfy your half speed requirement.
3-The rating on the dimmer must be at least 6 times of rated full load current. Motors have a higher starting current than when running.
Most light dimmers have their current ratings in resistive loads. You have a inductive load. THe inductance of the motor can / will fry standard dimmers at some point(if not right away). The inductance is a voltage that the free spinning motor generates once power is removed and can destroy solid state resistive dimmers. Get a inductive rated dimmer (like a ceiling fan) rated for the proper HP or current and you will be fine.


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Who's next? Woke Cleveland Indians to become Cleveland Guardians
Bobby Eberle | Jul 28, 2021 | 13-Minute News Hour | 29
Corporate America has caved once again to the cancel culture and the woke radical left. The latest "victim" is the Cleveland Indians baseball team who announced that the team will now be named the Cleveland Guardians. The only ones complaining about the old name were liberal elites. So, who will be the next team to be canceled?
Cleveland's Chief Wahoo is gone. In his place will be a baseball with wings. Will the Kansas City Chiefs survive? What about the Atlanta Braves or the Chicago Blackhawks?
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Son Of Thunder on 1:21 pm July 28, 2021 at 1:21 pm
I really don't care. One less thing I'm going to fret over.
ltuser on 1:28 am July 29, 2021 at 1:28 am
I honestly can't remember the last time i even gave a flying rats BUTT about baseball.. NEVER liked it as a kid (was more into soccer and rugby), iirc only ever went to ONE game as an adult, and that was in my first year in the military, DUE TO FREE TICKETS from our base's Morale/Welfare/Recreation dept..
AND STUFF like this is why i will never START giving a hoot. For all i care, they could SHUT UP ALL TEAMS and close all stadiums, and let them rot.
backpacker on 1:39 pm July 28, 2021 at 1:39 pm
When the Cleveland Indians changed their name, the Cleveland team should have changed their name to the Cleveland Woke! What a gutless owner, bowing to the liberal safe space elites.
Bill 32958 on 2:01 pm July 28, 2021 at 2:01 pm
I haven't seen anyone "take a knee" or turn their back on the flag or National Anthem in Pro Golf (yet), Professional Poker, or Pro Bowling, so I still watch those. Everything else, including NASCAR, I gave up several years ago. Won't watch a bunch of over-paid "athletes(?)" expressing their "opinions & politic views" on their bully pulpits. I DON'T CARE.
Maybe they'll start up a Pro Basket Weaving League, or a Pro Knitting League. Would be better than watching a bunch of over-paid losers disrespecting the flag & country.
I wonder, has anyone tried to do it in the UFC yet?
Max daddy on 2:16 pm July 28, 2021 at 2:16 pm
Keep the logo without the feather.
Scruffy_USN_Retired on 3:14 pm July 28, 2021 at 3:14 pm
History of the racist Democrats.
Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins, has long resisted changing the team's name despite complaints that it is racist.
Snyder has been steadfast in his insistence to keep the name, even in the face of governmental and activist pressure to change it.
Do you think leftists are the slightest bit troubled by the public's overwhelming opposition to their crusade to force the Washington Redskins to change their name?
Despite Democrats ongoing effort to convince Native Americans and the rest of us that Native Americans must be offended by the long-standing name, the polls don't seem to be moving in their direction. But that hardly deters them. They are the final arbiters of who may be offended.
In the end, this liberal crusade has little to do with protecting the sensitivities of Native Americans and everything to do with liberal Democrats setting themselves up as their guardians. Their practice of patronizing groups cannot yield to the facts. The Democrats cause transcends reality. For the cause is not defending the oppressed or the downtrodden but about making themselves look wonderful with their latest political Con.
Now we have another ball team bowing down to the racist Democrat's WOKE.
RayMan on 7:13 pm July 28, 2021 at 7:13 pm
I don't think its WOKE. To me it's just decency. Regarding the nickname for the Washington football team, could we have the Blackskins or the Whitesins. I think NOT.
HOW IS CEASING to honor a native tribe, 'being decent'?
James Fournier on 3:24 pm July 28, 2021 at 3:24 pm
I'm waiting for The New England Patriots to be pressured into changing their name cause, the word patriot will cause someone to have A micro-aggression. Because being A "patriot" offends some pink-o lefty.
Don't you dare give these wokist nazis, any ideas.
PG on 12:44 pm July 29, 2021 at 12:44 pm
How about "New England Commies"?
AOC would love that!
snattlerake on 4:22 pm July 28, 2021 at 4:22 pm
The solution is a revival of Christianity in our country, and this is not organized religion. Over turning Roe vs Wade would be a great step toward this end.
elderal on 4:56 pm July 28, 2021 at 4:56 pm
Under the insane dictates of mindless liberals, the state of Oklahoma (and several other states) will have to change its name along with many of the names of counties and cities and rivers NATIONWIDE.
Who do the woke mental midgets think owned the Americas before the white people got off of the boats?
AMERICA didn't exist as a nation, before whites came here and civilized it.
DEAQUI on 6:11 pm July 28, 2021 at 6:11 pm
Might as well get the very end of all this name changes and get to the big one: Change United States of America to Divided States of African Americans. This would be very welcomed by those who are always using a race card.
I think it's a good move by Cleveland, one I applaud. To me, it wasn't the nickname but the logo – definitely inflammatory. Not as bad as the Washington football team but still bad. Good for the Guardians.
Are you kidding us?!?
snouts on 1:54 pm July 29, 2021 at 1:54 pm
While the logo may be offensive to some, there is some poor somebody who looks like that wondering what is the problem. They should have had a Chief Wahoo look-a-like contest (Erik Estrada not invited). But now the new outfield dummer, while guilty of cultural appropriation via war drums will have to pay for his tickets.
stealthfightr on 9:29 am July 29, 2021 at 9:29 am
My prediction on WHO'S NEXT??: The Atlanta Braves.
minaka on 9:36 am July 29, 2021 at 9:36 am
Satirical site Babylon Bee lists how ALL MLB names are "offensive". But satire swiftly becomes reality these days.
https://babylonbee.com/news/all-30-mlb-team-names-are-incredibly-racist-heres-whats-wrong-with-each-of-them
ltuser on 3:38 pm July 29, 2021 at 3:38 pm
I had a laugh at a # of those.. Especially the bears one.
FrankC on 10:42 am July 29, 2021 at 10:42 am
The name change requires Chris Pratt become the face on the logo.
I think "Guardians" has no application to baseball.
thedove on 10:57 pm August 13, 2021 at 10:57 pm
>> no application to baseball. <<
Whereas "Braves" … Okay, third basemen.
fredk on 1:43 pm July 29, 2021 at 1:43 pm
I am a guardian for my father, and I do not want a team named after my position.
James Busse on 1:23 pm July 30, 2021 at 1:23 pm
Left Guardians. Sounds like a female napkin. Doesn't it?
Or a new brand of adult diapers.
Webster70 on 1:42 pm July 30, 2021 at 1:42 pm
There are many terms that some bozos will get their thong in a wad about, but I don't want to give those nitwit fools any ideas.


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Q: Using .date() in JS to calculate the difference between two dates, what am I doing wrong? Afternoon,
I'm calculating the difference between two dates using JS. I am trying to get a result accurate to a second. I've been getting on very well with it, but noticed an issue. The first two dates shown below show a difference of 5 years, but as soon as I add one more year to the future date, it shows 5 years, 1 Day. Where is the extra day coming from? When the future date hits 2020, it adds another day into the result, this is a recurring pattern. Can someone enlighten me? I don't have any leap year calculations involved yet, I've put my code below:
$(document).ready(function(){

    var todaysDate = new Date('2010/11/24 23:00:00');
    var futureDate = new Date('2020/11/24 22:59:00');

    calculateTime(todaysDate,futureDate);
});

function calculateTime(todaysDate,futureDate){
    var difference = futureDate.getTime() - todaysDate.getTime();

    var years = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24/365);
        difference -= years*1000*60*60*24*365;

    var days = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24);
        difference -= days*1000*60*60*24;

    var hours = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60);
        difference -= hours*1000*60*60;

    var minutes = Math.floor(difference/1000/60);
        difference -= minutes*60*1000;

    var seconds = Math.floor(difference/1000);

    var result = years + ' Years, ';
        result += days + ' Days, ';
        result += hours + ' Hours, ';
        result += minutes + ' Minutes, ';
        result += seconds + ' Seconds';

    $('#time').html(result)
 }

A: Yep, 2020 is a leap year, so if your initial test was for 2010-2019, then you try 2010-2020, there's an extra day due to the leap year. Even if you're not explicitly handling leap years, the Javascript date object is Leap-year aware, so the difference will include an extra day's worth of seconds.
Try doing a difference between
1) 2010/11/24 -> 2020/02/28
2) 2010/11/24 -> 2020/03/01

You should end up with with 86,400,000 more in the difference.

A: Yes, the problem is with leap years. Your line
var years = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24/365);

isn't calculating the number of years difference between the two dates, it's calculating the number of 365-day periods between them instead

A: The biggest error is to not have written a test suite:

*

*To check for edge case you know at development time

*To easily check later for other edge case you discover

*Testable code is usually more modular (see below the mock object I had to create to workaround the strong link of your function to jQuery: it would have been easier if the jQuery call had been out of calculateTime)

This is called test-driven development.
Now here are some others errors I've found:

*

*Your date strings format does not respect the specification. Your system understand your format, but some may not.

*Your date strings do not specify a timezone, so you will have issues on locale which have daylight saving.

*Your function will give you effective elapsed time, but that may not be what your users are interested in. In particular when daylight saving is involved: you may have +1/-1 hour.

Here is a test suite that works from a Windows command line prompt (use cscript testsuite.js to run it):
// jQuery mock object for calculateTime testing
// $('#time').html(result) => result is stored in $.result
var $ = (function() {
    var $, $$ = {
        html: function(result) {
            $.result = result
        }
    }
    return $ = function(ignore) {
        return $$
    }
})();

// Henryz's unmodified function
function calculateTime(todaysDate,futureDate) {
    var difference = futureDate.getTime() - todaysDate.getTime();

    var years = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24/365);
        difference -= years*1000*60*60*24*365;

    var days = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24);
        difference -= days*1000*60*60*24;

    var hours = Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60);
        difference -= hours*1000*60*60;

    var minutes = Math.floor(difference/1000/60);
        difference -= minutes*60*1000;

    var seconds = Math.floor(difference/1000);

    var result = years + ' Years, ';
        result += days + ' Days, ';
        result += hours + ' Hours, ';
        result += minutes + ' Minutes, ';
        result += seconds + ' Seconds';

    return $('#time').html(result)
}

function test(a, b, expected) {
    var toString = Object.prototype.toString;
    if (toString.apply(a) != '[object Date]') a = new Date(a);
    if (toString.apply(b) != '[object Date]') b = new Date(b);
    calculateTime(a, b);
    var got = $.result;
    WScript.Echo(
        got === expected
        ? "ok"
        : "not ok - ["+a.toString()+"] to ["+b.toString()+"]\r\n#      Got: "+got+"\r\n# Expected: "+expected
    );
}

test('2010/11/24 23:00:00', '2011/11/24 23:00:00', '1 Years, 0 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds');
test('Nov 24, 2010 23:00:00', 'Nov 24, 2011 23:00:00', '1 Years, 0 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds');
test('2010/11/24 23:00:00', '2020/11/24 22:59:00', '10 Years, 0 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds');
test('2011/03/26 23:00:00', '2011/03/27 23:00:00', '0 Years, 1 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds');
test('2010/10/30 23:00:00', '2010/10/31 23:00:00', '0 Years, 1 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds');

Here is my output (local timezone (France) offset changed on 2010-10-31 and 2011-03-26):
ok
ok
not ok - [Wed Nov 24 23:00:00 UTC+0100 2010] to [Tue Nov 24 22:59:00 UTC+0100 2020]
#      Got: 10 Years, 2 Days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes, 0 Seconds
# Expected: 10 Years, 0 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds
not ok - [Sat Mar 26 23:00:00 UTC+0100 2011] to [Sun Mar 27 23:00:00 UTC+0200 2011]
#      Got: 0 Years, 0 Days, 23 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds
# Expected: 0 Years, 1 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds
not ok - [Sat Oct 30 23:00:00 UTC+0200 2010] to [Sun Oct 31 23:00:00 UTC+0100 2010]
#      Got: 0 Years, 1 Days, 1 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds
# Expected: 0 Years, 1 Days, 0 Hours, 0 Minutes, 0 Seconds

So you should completely rewrite the function or better, use an existing, tested implementation.


DJI Goggles Racing Edition (RE) feature a redesigned metallic matte black visor and headband, along with padding covered by high-quality red leather. Precisely engineered for racing, DJI Goggles RE are compatible with an OcuSync video transmission module and a high-performance camera module, which work together to transmit digital video signal from up to 7 km away with latency as low as 50 ms,1 in addition to analog signal.
DJI Goggles deliver FPV video with ultimate speed, stability, and clarity. The OcuSync Video Transmission Module offers 2.4 and 5.8 GHz dual-band digital video transmission with latency as low as 50 ms and a maximum control range of up to 7 km.
Access to low-interference transmission channels is the key to success for competitive FPV racing, especially when multiple drones are flying simultaneously.
The DJI OcuSync Camera compatible with DJI Goggles RE uses a 1/3" image sensor, providing much higher-resolution video transmission than most analog FPV goggles on the market.
A DJI Goggles – Micro USB OTG Cable is required when working with Spark.
A DJI Goggles – HDMI (Type A) Female to HDMI (Type C) Male Adaptor is required when working with Inspire 1 series.


Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (ADES - Free Report)	: This emission reduction technologies and specialty chemicals provider has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 35.6% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company has a dividend yield of 8.4%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 3.5%.
Rio Tinto Group (RIO - Free Report)	: This miner and processor of mineral resources has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 21% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 6%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 4.8%.
Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC - Free Report)	: This operator of a portfolio of businesses that offer services to other businesses has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 9.4% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a dividend yield of 9.5%, compared with the industry average of 1.3%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 7.4%.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (HOG - Free Report)	: This manufacturer of custom, cruiser and touring motorcycles haswitnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 1.7% over the last 60 days.
This Zacks Rank #2 company has a dividend yield of 4.1%, compared with the industry average of 0%. Its five-year average dividend yield is 2.7%.


We have learnt what is Numeral Expressions and the Verb in the previous lesson, and now, here we have Quantitative Expressions And The Verbs. We shall begin with Rule 22.
Rule 22 —Indefinite Quantity/Definite Quantity.
Much of milk has turned sour.
Plenty of tea has gone waste.
A lot of butter has been purchased.
A good deal of food was found to be tasteless.
In the same way, some other expressions showing Indefinite/Definite Quantity are – a lot of, lots of, heap of, plenty of, half of, a quarter of, some of, much of, most of, part of, all of, rest of, a great deal of.
Some expressions given above in Rule 22 and under Rule 21 in the previous lesson can express both Number and Quantity. If the noun used after 'of' in these expressions is countable, it would show Number; if it is uncountable, it would show Quantity. A Plural Verb is used with countable nouns, and a Singular Verb with uncountable nouns.
Rule 23 — Many a/an + Singular Noun, More than one.
Many a boy is absent today.
Many a ship is lost in the ocean.
Many an opportunity is missed by negligence.
More than one chance was given to him.
The above noted expressions can be changed and formed thus also – More boys than one, More opportunities than one, More chances than one. The Subject in all these expressions is Plural, therefore, they require a Plural Verb.
Rule 24 — Singular Collective Noun + of + Plural Noun.
A team of players is staying here.
A garland of flowers is ready.
A batch of students is studying here.
A bunch of grapes has fallen from the creeper.
Some other singular collective nouns are – a chain of, a garland of, a bunch of, a series of, a herd of, a flock of, a band of, a set of, a bouquet of, a galaxy of, a fleet of, a pair of, a gang of, etc.
Rule 25 — Hyphenated Expressions/Singular Noun repeated after a Preposition.
There are some expressions in which the same Singular Noun is repeated after a certain Preposition. As – wave after wave, ship after ship, brick upon brick, row upon row. With all such expressions Singular Verb is used.
Ship after ship arrives here.
Brick upon brick is laid.
Shot after shot was heard.
My great hope is my sons.
Here the greatest danger is the snakes.
The conditions are as follows.
The details of the case are as follows.
The account of expenditure is as follows.
The main points are as follows.
Not only the teacher but all his students were injured.
Not only I but all my brothers are worried about him.
Not only his sons but he himself is a great artist.
Not only they but you are also to blame.
Rule 29 — Nothing but + Noun Singular/Plural.
Nothing but blue water was seen.
Nothing but smoke was there.
Nothing but ceaseless toil was his lot.
Nothing but hills is seen there.
Rule 30 — There is/There are.
There is a book on the table.
There are some books on the table.
There is a chair in the room.
In the sentences given above, in sentences at No. 1 and 4 the Nouns book and chair are Singular, therefore the verb is singular (is); in sentences at No. 2 and 3, the Nouns, books and chairs are Plural, therefore the verb is also Plural (are).


text:
@echo off
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM        Copyright 2005-2009 WSO2, Inc. http://www.wso2.org
REM
REM  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
REM  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
REM  You may obtain a copy of the License at
REM
REM      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
REM
REM  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
REM  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
REM  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
REM  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
REM  limitations under the License.

rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
rem Main Script for WSO2 Carbon
rem
rem Environment Variable Prequisites
rem
rem   CARBON_HOME   Home of CARBON installation. If not set I will  try
rem                   to figure it out.
rem
rem   JAVA_HOME       Must point at your Java Development Kit installation.
rem
rem   JAVA_OPTS       (Optional) Java runtime options used when the commands
rem                   is executed.
rem ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

rem ----- if JAVA_HOME is not set we're not happy ------------------------------
:checkJava

if "%JAVA_HOME%" == "" goto noJavaHome
if not exist "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java.exe" goto noJavaHome
goto checkServer

:noJavaHome
echo "You must set the JAVA_HOME variable before running CARBON."
goto end

rem ----- Only set CARBON_HOME if not already set ----------------------------
:checkServer
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
rem %~sdp0 is expanded pathname of the current script under NT with spaces in the path removed
if "%CARBON_HOME%"=="" set CARBON_HOME=%~sdp0..
SET curDrive=%cd:~0,1%
SET wsasDrive=%CARBON_HOME:~0,1%
if not "%curDrive%" == "%wsasDrive%" %wsasDrive%:

rem find CARBON_HOME if it does not exist due to either an invalid value passed
rem by the user or the %0 problem on Windows 9x
if not exist "%CARBON_HOME%\bin\version.txt" goto noServerHome

set AXIS2_HOME=%CARBON_HOME%
goto updateClasspath

:noServerHome
echo CARBON_HOME is set incorrectly or CARBON could not be located. Please set CARBON_HOME.
goto end

rem ----- update classpath -----------------------------------------------------
:updateClasspath
cd %CARBON_HOME%
set CARBON_CLASSPATH=
FOR %%C in ("%CARBON_HOME%\bin\*.jar") DO set CARBON_CLASSPATH=!CARBON_CLASSPATH!;".\bin\%%~nC%%~xC"

set CARBON_CLASSPATH="%JAVA_HOME%\lib\tools.jar";%CARBON_CLASSPATH%;

FOR %%D in ("%CARBON_HOME%\lib\commons-lang*.jar") DO set CARBON_CLASSPATH=!CARBON_CLASSPATH!;".\lib\%%~nD%%~xD"

rem ----- Process the input command -------------------------------------------

rem Slurp the command line arguments. This loop allows for an unlimited number
rem of arguments (up to the command line limit, anyway).
set originalArgs=%*

:setupArgs
if ""%1""=="""" goto doneStart

if ""%1""==""-run""     goto commandLifecycle
if ""%1""==""--run""    goto commandLifecycle
if ""%1""==""run""      goto commandLifecycle

if ""%1""==""-restart""  goto commandLifecycle
if ""%1""==""--restart"" goto commandLifecycle
if ""%1""==""restart""   goto commandLifecycle

if ""%1""==""debug""    goto commandDebug
if ""%1""==""-debug""   goto commandDebug
if ""%1""==""--debug""  goto commandDebug

if ""%1""==""version""   goto commandVersion
if ""%1""==""-version""  goto commandVersion
if ""%1""==""--version"" goto commandVersion

if ""%1""==""optimize""  	goto profileOptimizer
if ""%1""==""-optimize"" 	goto profileOptimizer
if ""%1""==""--optimize""	goto profileOptimizer

shift
goto setupArgs

rem ----- commandVersion -------------------------------------------------------
:commandVersion
shift
type "%CARBON_HOME%\bin\version.txt"
type "%CARBON_HOME%\bin\wso2carbon-version.txt"
goto end

rem ----- commandDebug ---------------------------------------------------------
:commandDebug
shift
set DEBUG_PORT=%1
if "%DEBUG_PORT%"=="" goto noDebugPort
if not "%JAVA_OPTS%"=="" echo Warning !!!. User specified JAVA_OPTS will be ignored, once you give the --debug option.
set JAVA_OPTS=-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=%DEBUG_PORT%
echo Please start the remote debugging client to continue...
goto findJdk

:noDebugPort
echo Please specify the debug port after the --debug option
goto end

rem ----- commandLifecycle -----------------------------------------------------
:commandLifecycle
goto findJdk

rem ----- profile optimization then start the server---------------------------------
:profileOptimizer
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set found=false
for %%a in (!originalArgs!) do (
	if !found!==true (
		set profile=-Dprofile=%%a
		set found=false
	)
	if %%a==-Dprofile ( set found=true
	)
)

for %%a in (!originalArgs!) do (
	if %%a==--skipConfigOptimization (
	    set skipConfigOptimizationOption=%%a
	    goto runProfileSetup
	)
	if %%a==-skipConfigOptimization (
	    set skipConfigOptimizationOption=%%a
        goto runProfileSetup
    )
    if %%a==skipConfigOptimization (
	    set skipConfigOptimizationOption=%%a
        goto runProfileSetup
    )
)

:runProfileSetup
call bin\profileSetup.bat %profile% %skipConfigOptimizationOption%
endlocal
goto findJdk

:doneStart
if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" @setlocal
if "%OS%"=="WINNT" @setlocal

rem ---------- Handle the SSL Issue with proper JDK version --------------------
rem find the version of the jdk
:findJdk

set CMD=RUN %*

:checkJdk17
PATH %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin\
for /f tokens^=2-5^ delims^=.-_^" %%j in ('java -fullversion 2^>^&1') do set "JAVA_VERSION=%%j%%k"
if %JAVA_VERSION% LSS 17 goto unknownJdk
if %JAVA_VERSION% GTR 110 goto unknownJdk
goto jdk17

:unknownJdk
echo Starting WSO2 Carbon (in unsupported JDK)
echo [ERROR] CARBON is supported only on JDK 1.7, 1.8, 9, 10 and 11
goto jdk17

:jdk17
goto runServer

rem ----------------- Execute The Requested Command ----------------------------

:runServer
cd %CARBON_HOME%

rem ------------------ Remove tmp folder on startup -----------------------------
set TMP_DIR=%CARBON_HOME%\tmp
cd "%TMP_DIR%"
del *.* /s /q > nul
FOR /d %%G in ("*.*") DO rmdir %%G /s /q
cd ..

rem ---------- Add jars to classpath ----------------

set CARBON_CLASSPATH=".\lib\*";%CARBON_CLASSPATH%

if %JAVA_VERSION% GEQ 110 set CARBON_CLASSPATH=".\lib\endorsed\*";%CARBON_CLASSPATH%

if %JAVA_VERSION% LEQ 18 set JAVA_VER_BASED_OPTS=-Djava.endorsed.dirs=".\lib\endorsed";"%JAVA_HOME%\jre\lib\endorsed";"%JAVA_HOME%\lib\endorsed"
if %JAVA_VERSION% GEQ 110 set JAVA_VER_BASED_OPTS=--add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED --add-opens java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport=ALL-UNNAMED

set CMD_LINE_ARGS=-Xbootclasspath/a:%CARBON_XBOOTCLASSPATH% -Xms256m -Xmx1024m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\logs\heap-dump.hprof"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -classpath %CARBON_CLASSPATH% %JAVA_OPTS% %JAVA_VER_BASED_OPTS%
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dcarbon.registry.root=/ -Dcarbon.home="%CARBON_HOME%" -Dinstance.log="" -Dwso2.server.standalone=true -Djava.command="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Djava.opts="%JAVA_OPTS%" -Djava.io.tmpdir="%CARBON_HOME%\tmp" -Dcatalina.base="%CARBON_HOME%\lib\tomcat" -Dwso2.carbon.xml=%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf\carbon.xml
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dwso2.registry.xml="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf\registry.xml" -Dwso2.user.mgt.xml="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf\user-mgt.xml"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dwso2.transports.xml="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf\mgt-transports.xml" -Djava.util.logging.config.file="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf\etc\logging-bridge.properties"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager -Dcarbon.config.dir.path="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dcomponents.repo="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\components" -Dconf.location="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\conf" -Dcom.atomikos.icatch.file="%CARBON_HOME%\lib\transactions.properties"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dcom.atomikos.icatch.hide_init_file_path="true" -Dorg.apache.jasper.compiler.Parser.STRICT_QUOTE_ESCAPING=false
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dorg.apache.jasper.runtime.BodyContentImpl.LIMIT_BUFFER=true -Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.authentication=simple -Dcom.sun.jndi.ldap.connect.pool.timeout=3000
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Dorg.terracotta.quartz.skipUpdateCheck=true -Dcarbon.classpath=%CARBON_CLASSPATH% -Dfile.encoding=UTF8 -DworkerNode=false -Dcarbon.new.config.dir.path="%CARBON_HOME%\repository\resources\conf"
set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%CMD_LINE_ARGS% -Djava.endorsed.dirs=%JAVA_ENDORSED% -Dorg.opensaml.httpclient.https.disableHostnameVerification=true -Dhttpclient.hostnameVerifier="DefaultAndLocalhost"

:runJava
echo JAVA_HOME environment variable is set to %JAVA_HOME%
echo CARBON_HOME environment variable is set to %CARBON_HOME%
"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java" %CMD_LINE_ARGS% org.wso2.carbon.bootstrap.Bootstrap %CMD%
if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="121" goto runJava
:end
goto endlocal

:endlocal

:END

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Things have been a bit on the rough side this last week I'm afraid as Coo is poorly... yet again!
Looby's been nursing a cold for over 2 weeks and poor Coo has succumbed to the dreaded germs and being Coo, things have been pretty bleak!
It's seizure city again and to cap it all our G.P. gave him some pain killers which have not agreed with him! AAAAAArrggggg!
Thank goodness the dreaded pain relief - which we won't be using again, is now leaving his sytem slowly but surely - horray, thank the lord for that!
He still has a cough and a temperature but he's returning to his usual sunny self!
Poor Coo, any infection at all now seems to flip things right off the planet.
Thank goodness he's improving as on Monday we're getting ready to travelodge it in Blackpool!
I was beginning to think it'd need to be cancelled but surely God would not be that cruel to us - we so need a break!
I guess I'll be thankful for the improvement and say a wee prayer it continues!
Next week Blackpool has to have ice-cream eating weather as I've ordered it specially!
Now doesn't that look Fab?


Get a Healthy Perspective on Prevention!
When you get in the practice of taking preventive measures — like always wearing the right protective gear for your sport, or buckling your seat belt - staying healthy becomes second nature.
Be mindful of your well-being, on and off the field, by staying up-to-date with your immunizations and other preventative care. All medical plan's Pacific offers enable you to have your annual physical free of a copay! You can also keep your immune system strong by eating right, staying active and getting enough rest.
Get an annual flu shot to keep from being sidelined. And if you do get sick, be a team player and help protect others by staying home until you're better instead of fighting the illness at work where germs can be spread to others.


And perhaps you back in Israel, you zionist racist trash.
Who is the owner of these forrums.
Oh, I was just wondering if the person(s) paying for this site realized what a shithole it has been turned into by worthless mods.
Candidate File: Obama, Barack H.
Lieing about a promise to the american public during an election cycle is not a "minor mistake". Put the crayons down.
It might be "pointless", but otherwise Obama is just lieing again. on top of being a hypocrite.
I'm still waiting for a hyper-caffeinated brand, like redbull for soft drinks.


1. An extract from the celebrated Fuller & Perdue article cited by Judge Rabin is reproduced infra p. 1172. The tripartite distinction drawn in that article between the promisee's restitution, reliance and expectation interests has become an established part of our legal vocabulary and its repeated invocation has tended to give our law of contract damages an appearance of reassuring orderliness. Whether the appearance is an illusion and the distinction a source of more mischief than illumination are questions to be kept in mind as you work through the materials collected in this section.
The extent of the plaintiff's suffering does not measure this difference in value. The pain necessarily incident to a serious surgical operation was a part of the contribution which the plaintiff was willing to make to his joint undertaking with the defendant to produce a good hand. It was a legal detriment suffered by him which constituted a part of the consideration given by him for the contract. It represented a part of the price which he was willing to pay for a good hand, but it furnished no test of the value of a good hand or the difference between the value of the hand which the defendant promised and the one which resulted from the operation.
Id. at 118, 146 A. at 644.
The difference between compensation for a tortious injury and for breach of contract is sometimes expressed by saying that while the former is backward-looking or restitutionary, the latter is essentially forward-looking since it aims to give the promisee the anticipated (but as yet unrealized) benefit of his bargain. But is the line between tort and contract as clear as this traditional way of viewing the matter suggests? A tort victim may, after all, sue for the loss of future income — something he merely "expected" at the time of his accident; and while it could be said that this expectancy is a species of property that already belonged to the victim's estate when the accident occurred (so that compensation for its loss or destruction is restitutionary), the same could be said, without stretching things too far, of the contractual expectancy that "belonged" to young Hawkins and that was destroyed by the doctor's breach. To be sure, the source of the property destroyed differs in the two cases, since in one (but not the other) the doctor's promise is needed to create it. But is this a difference that matters, or matters as much, as the traditional view suggests?
[h]is profit from breach would exceed his expected profit from completion of the contract. If his profit from breach would also exceed the expected profit to the other party from completion of the contract, and if damages are limited to loss of expected profit, there will be an incentive to commit a breach. There should be. The opportunity cost of completion to the breaching party is the profit that he would make from a breach, and if it is greater than his profit from completion, then completion will involve a loss to him. If that loss is greater than the gain to the other party from completion, breach would be value-maximizing and should be encouraged. And because the victim of the breach is made whole for his loss, he is indifferent; hence encouraging breaches in these circumstances will not deter people from entering into contracts in the future.
An arithmetical illustration may be helpful here. I sign a contract to deliver 100,000 custom-ground widgets at $.10 apiece to A, for use in his boiler factory. After I delivered 10,000, B comes to me, explains that he desperately needs 25,000 custom-ground widgets at once since otherwise he will be forced to close his pianola factory at great cost, and offers me $.15 apiece for 25,000 widgets. I sell him the widgets and as a result do not complete timely delivery to A, who sustains $1000 in lost profits from my breach. Having obtained an additional profit of $1250 on the sale to B, I am better off even after reimbursing A for his loss. Society is also better off. Since B was willing to pay me $.15 per widget, it must mean that each widget was worth at least $.15 to him. But it was worth only $.14 to A the $.10 that he paid plus his expected profit of $.04 ($1000 divided by 25,000). Thus the breach resulted in a transfer of the 25,000 widgets from a less to a more valuable use. To be sure, had I refused to sell to B, he could have gone to A and negotiated an assignment of part of A's contract with me to him. But this would have introduced an additional step and so imposed additional transaction costs.
Thus far the emphasis has been on the economic importance of not awarding damages in excess of the lost expectation. It is equally important, however, not to award less than the expectation loss. Suppose A contracts to sell B for $100,000 a machine that is worth $110,000 to B, i.e., that would yield him a profit of $10,000. Before delivery C comes to A and offers him $109,000 for the machine promised B. A would be tempted to breach were he not liable to B for B's loss of expected profit. Given that measure of damages, C will not be able to induce a breach of A's contract with B unless he offers B more than $110,000, thereby indicating that the machine really is worth more to him than to B. The expectation rule thus assures that the machine ends up where it is most valuable.
R. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law 89-90 (2d ed. 1977).
4. Suppose that Professor Freund had been denied tenure on the grounds that his scholarly publications were insufficient, and had had to take another (lower paying) teaching job as a result. Would he have been entitled to compensation for his loss of income (supposing this could be measured with precision)? Could he have refused to seek alternative employment and simply sued for the full amount of his lost salary? Consult Jameson v. Board of Education, infra p. 1317.