The Panamera's existence no longer provokes raised eyebrows or deep sighs, but its appearance remains a debatable virtue.
The 'realignment' Porsche describes may not leap from the page, but closer attention reveals a conscientious effort to edge the design closer to that of the 911.
At the back, where the roofline is 20mm lower than before, it gains a more recognisably Porsche 'flyline' profile, augmented by four-point brake lights and an LED strip linking them. Other proportional tweaks include a 30mm wheelbase extension and a reduced front overhang.
The Panamera sits on the MSB modular architecture developed by Porsche from within the Volkswagen Group.
The platform's versatility allows a long-wheelbase version to be built simultaneously at the same factory in Leipzig.
The body uses more aluminium than before, adding the body sides and roof to the aluminium door panels, bonnet, tailgate and front wings of the previous model. Ultra-high-strength, hot-formed steels are deployed elsewhere, most notably for the passenger cell.
The front double wishbone and rear multi-link suspension components are mostly aluminium too.
Efforts to improve ride comfort include a hydraulically damped mount for the lower wishbone and new, lighter dampers in the standard Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system, while the optional air suspension, fitted here, uses three-chamber springs with around 60 percent more volume for a far wider spread of spring rates.
All feed into Porsche's 4D-Chassis Control system, which networks data from each individual sensor to make previously independent, reactive chassis functions part of an integrated response.
Alongside these changes, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport, Torque Vectoring Plus and rear-axle steering also feature. The latter is carried over from the 911 and allows a much more direct steering ratio than was previously permitted.
If that weren't enough, the engine line-up is easily deserving of its own dedicated engineering section. We've opted to test the 4S, the first Panamera to combine a V8 diesel and all-wheel drive, but we might have easily chosen to drive the 434bhp 2.9-litre V6 or the 542bhp twin-turbo 4.0 V8, both also being all-new.
The 4.0-litre diesel is the least powerful of the three, with 416bhp, but its claimed 627lb ft produced from 1000rpm without the aid of electric turbochargers makes it far too intriguing to set aside for later.


US employers trying to contain health care costs just got more bad news. On November 6, 2014, in answers to "frequently asked questions," the US Department of Labor ("DOL") killed cost savings strategies that were especially helpful to small and mid-size businesses. Employers may not reimburse employees for the cost of individual health policies, even with aftertax dollars. The DOL opinion extends to all employers, including those which are too small – less than 50 full-time equivalents – for the "pay or play" penalties of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA").
practice, rather than risk ACA penalties. Some advisors, however, pointed to language in the 2013 ruling which did not explicitly outlaw after-tax reimbursements. The November 6 DOL release was meant to stop that.
– An employer offers to reimburse employees for some or all of their premium costs to buy individual health insurance policies providing major medical coverage. Not allowed, whether the reimbursement is pre-tax or aftertax.
– An employer limits an after-tax reimbursement program to employees who are high-risk or have high-risk dependents, and even offers them a bonus above the premium cost. Not allowed. The DOL rejects the argument that this is the type of benign discrimination which it permits for high risk individuals.
is a voluntary employee plan, and holds that it is an employer-sponsored plan that violates the ACA prohibition of health plans which have annual limits.
employee could also keep the money and stay in the employer's group plan if one is available.
them covered under group insurance.
The problem is that the DOL guidance adds in a different type of penalty which is assessed on any employer, even the smallest, if it offers a health plan that does not comply with ACA.
and the self-assessment process of Form 8928.
maximum penalty for "unintentional failures" is 10% of the amount the employer paid for all group health plans in the previous year or $500,000.
The 4980D penalty will not apply if the employer can demonstrate that it could not have known of the violation by exercise of reasonable due diligence. Also, penalties may not apply if the employer can demonstrate that the failure was due to reasonable cause rather than willful neglect and was corrected within 30 days of when it first knew (or should have known with reasonable diligence) that the failure existed.
– Section 105(h) tax assessments when discriminatory arrangements in self-insured plans are made for employees in the top 25% of the payroll.
The problem of insuring high risk individuals predates the ACA. For the largest employers, with thousands of employees, the costs can be spread out. For the smallest, it is possible to buy group policies in small group markets which are not experience-rated. Those in between must shoulder the bad luck of high risk individuals whose treatment can raise costs to unaffordable levels, both for the employers and their employees. Buying individual policies would have helped contain costs for employers paying a fair share.
In addition, there are many employers who can't afford group insurance at all, but who would still like to help some of their employees to buy individual policies. Those employers and their employees are also out of luck.
The ACA Exchanges, with individual policies that did not penalize the hard to insure, offered promise. It is unfortunate that federal regulators stayed with a same-old philosophy that employers can't help unless they buy group coverage.


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"Any club that gives you the opportunity to come from humble beginnings and carve a pathway, Coventry is a wonderful club." - Stuart Pearce
Ex-Sky Blue player Stuart Pearce revisited his first professional club to launch the Fiat Professional Tradesman Trials at the Ricoh Arena…
Ex-Coventry City defender Stuart Pearce was at the Ricoh Arena last week to launch a new project to find a tradesman who may have the talent to make it as a professional footballer.
The nationwide search will see the winning tradesman receive a one month trial at a Football League club with the opportunity of realising their dream of making a career in professional football.
Stuart Pearce played for the Sky Blues between 1983-85 under the infamous Bobby Gould, before his move to Nottingham Forest. The ex-England international made 52 appearances in a City shirt, scoring four goals.
With Pearce managing his trade as an electrician whilst playing for the Sky Blues in the 80s, the ex-player believes this sort of initiative is capable of unearthing some untapped talent from lower leagues.
Pearce said: "When I came in to football I had just finished my trade by six weeks and went straight in to the pro game. There was a scenario where a lot of players were coming through non-league or lower league teams, treading the same sort of path as me.
"In this day in age, with the likes of Jamie Vardy appearing late on the scene, he has given players the platform and incentive to make a living in the game later in your career. This initiative gives the opportunity for a tradesmen who is also a talented footballer to get a trial at a Football League club.
"As Vardy has proven, there is talent out there that is good enough to play professionally but has slipped through the net."
Pearce made his professional debut under club legend Bobby Gould and remembered a number of fond memories during his two seasons with the Sky Blues.
"This is where I started, my first professional club. The club that gave me the opportunity to play league football," Pearce recalled.
"The tie in, to come back here is great for me - I've journeyed full circle almost. Back in the 80s I was still wiring John Sillett's barn whilst playing! But to be back at the club where it all started gives this project a touch more profile.
"There were some real old heads in the dressing room, players with great experience. Bob Latchford and Kenny Hibbitt were here at the time, I made some real good friends. Any club that gives you the opportunity to come from humble beginnings and carve a pathway for you, for me it was a wonderful club to come to."
Pearce went on to make over 400 appearances for Nottingham Forest, as well as spells at Newcastle United, West Ham and Manchester City.
Indeed, so unsure was Pearce of his footballing future that, after the £300,000 transfer deal to Forest from City, he actually advertised his services as an electrician in Forest's match-day programme.
"When I first arrived at Coventry the team were flying at the top of the league, then the second season we stayed up by beating the league champions Everton on the final day. It was always exciting.
"Bobby Gould was the man that give me that opportunity, I'll forever be grateful for that chance. I see Bobby now and then, he reminds me that he made me a footballer. He was brilliant for me, gave me a platform to develop as a young player and was the first stepping stone on my journey through football.
"He came and watched for me half a game, backed himself, and said he'll do for me."
For more information about the Fiat Professional Tradesman trials, click here...

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John Barrowman back in 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
John Barrowman Teams Up with 'Grey's Anatomy' Creator Shonda Rhimes
John Barrowman is making the rounds on U.S. television. (AP)
John Barrowman (Torchwood, Doctor Who) is teaming up with self-professed Doctor Who fan Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey's Anatomy, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Rhimes has cast Barrowman to appear in her latest show Scandal, a political thriller starring Kerry Washington, which airs on ABC at 10pm Eastern. He will appear in the May 9 episode but little is known about his character.
While the show is tight-lipped about his role, Rhimes wasn't shy in letting people know how keen she was having him on set, heading to her Twitter page to sing his praises:
John Barrowman is here working at @scandalabc today.Life is good.#torchwood #captainjack #iamanerd
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 10, 2013
Here is a look at the trailer:
Scandal is currently in its second season. If you'd like to catch up on season one and two you can watch entire episodes via ABC's iPlayer, here. Barrowman is making the rounds on U.S. television also having a reoccurring role on the CW's Arrow.
Are you excited to see Barrowman in a new role?
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John Barrowman Could Now Pop Up in 'The Flash', 'Legends' and 'Supergirl'
WATCH: 'Constantine' Star Matt Ryan Confirms 'Arrow' Guest Spot


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The Smurfs Partner with Bare Tree Media
See The Smurfs via digital outlets by the end of summer.
I.M.P.S. and Peyo Productions have appointed Bare Tree Media as global digital licensing and marketing partner for The Smurfs.
Bare Tree Media will design and digitally distribute The Smurfs mobile messaging stickers, themes and smartwatch faces within the company's network of digital channel partners such as Apple iMessage, Google Play, Samsung, Facer and other mobile platforms starting in August. Bare Tree Media will also help drive marketing initiatives behind The Smurfs with the setup and management of The Smurfs channel on GIPHY and an augmented reality experience for Snapchat and Instagram.
"We are so smurfing excited to be partnering with the team at I.M.P.S. and Peyo Productions to bring The Smurfs fans around the world a mix of engaging digital content for their mobile messaging conversations and customization of their mobile phones and smart watches," says Robert Ferrari, president, Bare Tree Media. "In addition, we will leverage our expertise at digital marketing to promote
The Smurfs and all their products. This is also a very special partnership given our shared company values and mutual concern for the environment. In September, we plan to release sustainability-themed stickers and GIFs to inspire people to 'Think Blue' and promote the United Nations' sustainability messaging."
"We are very happy to team up with such a creative team as Bare Tree Media for our digital contents," says Véronique Culliford, president, IMPS. "This new partnership will bring a lot of fun to the fans and contribute spreading the universal values and joyful spirit of The Smurfs."
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Post subject: PureBasic 5.62 released !
After the fresh release of the 5.46 LTS, a first beta of PureBasic 5.62 is available on your account. It includes all the fixes done on 5.46 LTS and some specific to 5.60 branch. Don't hesitate to test it as we don't expect many troubles.
I will download it tomorrow and will give it a try.
That was quick; I'll take a look.
THANK YOU for the Mac fix! Happy New Year!
Thanks for mac fix. Happy new year.
An Error has been detected in the IDE!
reporting bug here is not useful, it will be forgotten.
I use it for my ten thousands lines of code and have no issues... damn stable!
Is LTS a success story?
Never used it... the newest versions simply work!
The problem is linux, gtk3 broke a lot of stuff that needs to be adressed.
As long as the developers of gtk3 turn and screw things around, change things, there will be no reasonable solution.
EDIT: So far so good on big Windows x64 apps.


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Distributed Compressive Sensing (DCS) studies the recovery of jointly sparse signals. Compared to separate recovery, the joint recovery algorithms in DCS are usually more effective as they make use of the joint sparsity. In this thesis, we study a weighted l1-minimization algorithm for the joint sparsity model JSM-1 proposed by Baron et al. Our analysis gives a sufficient null space property for the joint sparse recovery. Furthermore, this property can be extended to stable and robust settings. We also presents some numerical experiments for this algorithm.


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Inspiration, Lifestyle
Brand, Design, Destination, Hotels, Inspiration, Luxury
Accor introduces Handwritten Collection – a global portfolio of hotels curated with passion
We are delighted to announce that world leading hospitality group, Accor, has launched an exciting new addition to the Group's unparalleled network of brands: Handwritten Collection. This new collection compiles of a global portfolio of charming bespoke hotels that offer an
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ANM Comms Announces The Acquisition Of Beauty and Wellness Specialists, The Dowal Walker Agency
Following the acquisition of drinks specialist agency LDR Creative in May 2021, this marks the next stage of an ambitious growth plan for ANM Comms, to establish a network of best in class, niche agencies in the premium and luxury
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Black Tower Launches New Limited Edition Winter Sleeves
With Valentine's Day around the corner, Black Tower's Winter Sleeves are the ideal gift to help you express your love to your nearest and dearest this Valentine's or Galentine's Day, and to provide that something special for social gatherings and
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Christmas Gift Picks by New & Lingwood's Creative Director, Tom Leeper
With Christmas just around the corner, sorting the perfect gift is a complicated task. From family and long-lasting friends to newly made connections – coming up with a comprehensive gift that ticks all the boxes can be difficult. For this
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Cunard showcase their latest cruise ship, Queen Anne, with a 360 brand experience.
Cunard welcomed an exclusive group of guests to an extraordinary event at Carlton House Terrace, London, showcasing all that Queen Anne – the latest Cunard cruise liner – has to offer to top tier media, influencers and cruise industry networks,
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Bicester Village Welcomes The UK's First Cecconi's Outside London
Bicester Village and Soho House & Co are delighted to announce the opening of Cecconi's at the luxury shopping destination. From late November, the classic-contemporary restaurant will bring a fresh taste of northern Italy to the Oxfordshire countryside, giving fans
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"THE ICONS" Veuve Clicquot Launches A Reinvention Of It's Most Iconic Collection Of Objects
London, October 2022: This Christmas season Veuve Clicquot is back with not one, but four iconic gift offerings in celebration of the House's prevailing love of beautiful objects. "THE ICONS," is a quartet of the House's most emblematic products, re-edited
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Janet Jackson, Moses Boyd and Roísin Murphy Attend 'Seeing Sound, Hearing Krug' Orchestral Preview Performance Composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto at Alexandra Palace
On Wednesday 19 October, Krug celebrated the composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's tribute to the House of Krug with a unique live 36 musician orchestral symphony translating three wine expressions from one single year, 2008 - Krug Clos du Mesnil 2008, Krug


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April marks annual National Safe Digging Month, and Delaware Electric Cooperative would like to remind members to always call 811 a few days before any digging project. When members call 811, homeowners and contractors are connected to the local Miss Utility call center, which notifies the appropriate utility companies of a member's intent to dig.
Utility locators or contract locators are then sent to the requested digging site to mark the locations of underground lines with flags or paint. A utility line is damaged by digging once every three minutes, and one-third of these incidents are caused by failure of the professional excavator or homeowner to call 811 before beginning their digging project.
According to Brad Ebaugh, Manager of Metering and Power Supply at Delaware Electric Cooperative, "People die every year from gas explosions or electrocution while digging near utility lines." Striking a single line can cause injury, repair costs, fines and inconvenient outages.
Every digging project, no matter how large or small, warrants a call to 811. Installing a mailbox, building a deck and planting a tree or garden are all examples of digging projects that should only begin after calling 811. This service and the phone call are free!


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by Brandon Hill — Monday, December 26, 2016, 09:53 AM EDT
Second Gen Motorola Moto 360 Falls To $200 At Verizon, Android Wear 2.0 Support Incoming
Motorola righted many of the wrong of the first-generation Moto 360 with the second-generation model, which was launched in late 2015. However, some still weren't happy with the $349 staring price tag for the non-Sport model. Then there was still the fact that the "flat tire" display remained even after the first-generation model was heavily criticized for the design choice (read the HotHardware review here).
Well, if the price was the only thing holding you back from purchasing a Moto 360, Verizon hopes to erase that doubt. The nation's largest wireless carrier is discounting the smartwatch from $349.99 to just $199.99, representing a 42 percent reduction. The price is also at least $100 less than other retailers that have discounted the smartwatch.
The $200 price point even undercuts newer competition like the ASUS ZenWatch 3, which is priced at $229, but includes a fully circular display.
Verizon could be the first of many retailers to institute significant discounts on the second-generation Moto 360. We reported earlier this month that Lenovo/Motorola doesn't have plans to develop a third-generation smartwatch, which means that the current model will be around for quite some time.
"[Lenovo doesn't] see enough pull in the market to put [a new smartwatch] out at this time," said Shakil Barkat, Moto's head of global product development. "Wearables do not have broad enough appeal for us to continue to build on it year after year." IDC adds that smartwatch sales plummeted 51 percent year-over-year during Q3 as customers are still trying to assess the worth of adding another gadget to their digital life.
The good news, however, is that the second-generation Moto 360 will receive the update to Google's Android Wear 2.0 platform, which will launch during the first half of 2017.
Tags: Lenovo, Motorola, Verizon, (NYSE:VZ), Moto 360


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Cherokee Greywolf 26CKSE Travel Trailers: Big Savings!
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Inside this Greywolf travel trailer, you will have all of the necessities of home to ensure your comfort. The full kitchen will feature every appliance needed to properly cook and store your meals during your stay, and with a large walk-in pantry, you will have more storage space than ever. You will also have a full bathroom to take care of every need while at the campground.
Find a spacious main area with the single slide located here.
Each night, you can lie back and relax on the queen master bed, and with the privacy curtain included, enjoy the quiet space you need to recuperate at the end of the day. Plus, with dual wardrobes located here, you will have more room for all of your belongings and to keep them organized during any length of stay.
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Almaty Central Stadium
Local nameЦентральный стадион
LocationAlmaty, Kazakhstan
The Central Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan and the largest sports complex in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is shared by FC Kairat Almaty. It also serves as the home stadium for the Kazakhstan national football team.
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Central Stadium in Almaty @ Дмитрий Никишин
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaty_Central_Stadium
Official Website http://centralstadium.kz/
Coordinates 43°14'18.15" N 76°55'27.027" E
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Found in Emilia-Romagna, an Italian region of outstanding beauty, Rimini is a town that is home to many landmarks, parks and museums. The town is located next to the Adriatic sea, and for this reason, Rimini is now one of the most popular beach resorts in Italy.
Rimini has many activities on offer for visitors. You can start by taking a walk over the Ponte di Tiberio bridge, which dates back to over 2000 years. On the Piazza Cavour, you will experience the local atmosphere of this charming town. Discover the nearby landmarks, which include the Palazzo dell'Arengo, Castel Sismondo and Arch of Augustus. Unwind near the sea and enjoy the 15km of sandy beaches.


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Q: Sum of k-largest eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix as an SDP I found the following statement from a google search. If $S_k(\mathbf{X})$ is the sum of the $k$ largest eigenvalues of a symmetric $m\times m$ matrix $\mathbf{X}$, then,$$S_k(\mathbf{X}) \leq t$$ is true iff
$$ t - k s - \mathrm{trace}(\mathbf{Z}) \geq 0 \\ \mathbf{Z} \geq 0 \\ \mathbf{Z} - \mathbf{X} + s\mathbf{I}_m \geq 0$$, where $s$ hasn't been described. I tried with $s$ as a positive variable in CVX and it worked and I could calculate the $k$ largest eigenvalues of $\mathbf{X}$.
I seem to be going around in circles trying to prove this one. I would like to prove it on my own. Can anyone provide a starting direction or the first few lines of the proof.
Thank you.

A: We'll start with the following expression for $S_k(\mathbf{X})$ as a maximum sum over $k$ orthonormal vectors:
$$\begin{gathered}
\max_{\mathbf{v}_1\ldots\mathbf{v}_k} \sum_{i=1}^k \mathbf{v}_i^T \mathbf{X}\mathbf{v}_i\\
\mathbf{v}_i^T \mathbf{v}_j = \begin{cases} 1 & i = j \\ 0 & i \ne j\end{cases}
\end{gathered}$$
If we collect the vectors in the $k \times m$ matrix $\mathbf{V}$, in matrix notation this is:
$$\begin{gathered}
\max_{\mathbf{V}} \text{ trace}(\mathbf{V}^T \mathbf{X} \mathbf{V})\\
\mathbf{V}^T \mathbf{V} = \mathbf{I}_k
\end{gathered}$$
Since this is a nonconvex problem, we'll consider a convex relaxation. Note that $\mathbf{V}^T \mathbf{V} = \mathbf{I}_k$ only if $\mathbf{0} \preceq  \mathbf{V} \mathbf{V}^T \preceq \mathbf{I}$ and $\text{trace}(\mathbf{V} \mathbf{V}^T)=k$. So letting $\mathbf{A}=\mathbf{V} \mathbf{V}^T$, we consider the following SDP which is a convex relaxation of the above:
$$
\begin{gathered}
\max_\mathbf{A} \ \text{trace}(\mathbf{A}\mathbf{X})\\
\mathbf{0} \preceq \mathbf{A} \preceq \mathbf{I} \\
\text{trace}(\mathbf{A}) = k
\end{gathered}
$$
Then we take the dual (and reformulate slightly) to get:
$$
\begin{gathered}
\min_{\mathbf{Z},s} \ \text{trace}(\mathbf{Z})+ks\\
\mathbf{Z} \succeq \mathbf{0}\\
\mathbf{Z} + s \mathbf{I} \succeq \mathbf{X}
\end{gathered}
$$
Now that we have the above SDP primal-dual pair, we can prove that their optimal value is $S_k(\mathbf{X})$ just by constructing optimal points. Suppose $\mathbf{X}=\mathbf{U}\text{ diag}(\lambda)\mathbf{U}^T$, where $\mathbf{U}$ is an orthonormal matrix of eigenvectors and $\mathbf{\lambda}$ is the vector of eigenvalues sorted in decreasing order, that is $\lambda_i\ge\lambda_{i+1}$. Then let
$$
\begin{aligned}
\mathbf{A}^*&=\mathbf{U}\text{ diag}(\mathbf{1}_k,\mathbf{0}_{m-k})\mathbf{U}^T\\
\mathbf{Z}^*&=\mathbf{U}\text{ diag}((\lambda-\lambda_k \mathbf{1})_+)\mathbf{U}^T\\
s^*&=\lambda_k
\end{aligned}
$$
Here, $(\cdot)_+$ is the positive part of a vector (it sets the negative components to zero). One can check that these points are feasible for their respective problems. Also we check the values of the objectives:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\text{trace}(\mathbf{A}^*\mathbf{X})&=\text{trace}(\mathbf{U}\text{ diag}(\lambda)\mathbf{U}^T\mathbf{U} \text{ diag}(\mathbf{1}_k,\mathbf{0}_{m-k})\mathbf{U}^T)\\
&=\text{trace}(\text{diag}(\lambda)\text{ diag}(\mathbf{1}_k,\mathbf{0}_{m-k}))\\
&=\sum_{i=1}^k \lambda_i\\
&=S_k(\mathbf{X})\\
\text{trace}(\mathbf{Z}^*)+ks^* &= k\lambda_k  +\sum_{i=1}^m(\lambda_i-\lambda_k)_+\\
&= \sum_{i=1}^k((\lambda_i-\lambda_k)_+ + \lambda_k)\\
&=S_k(\mathbf{X})
\end{aligned}
$$
Recall that all dual feasible points give a bound for the primal and vice-versa. Since these points give the same value of the objective for their respective problems, they must be optimal. Therefore $S_k(\mathbf{X})$ is the optimal value for both SDPs.

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RESTON, Va., Sept. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) on Friday issued final written decisions granting Global Tel*Link's request to invalidate two Securus Technologies patents, including the "crown jewel" of Securus' patent portfolio.
The Board's decision invalidated centralized call processing patents---the core of Securus' portfolio--- which were used as centerpieces in Securus' longstanding strategy to intimidate competitors into settling patent lawsuits and paying tens of millions in license fees. The sweeping decisions, in which all claims of both patents were invalidated, also signals an end to existing patent claims against GTL and will prevent any new suits related to these patents, opening the market to greater competition.
Securus has filed at least 12 lawsuits against 19 industry competitors over the course of the past 15 years, stifling innovation and creating confusion for customers and vendors alike.
"This is a great victory for GTL and the industry," said GTL CEO Brian Oliver. "Securus used these patents and others for years to impose a virtual toll booth on our industry. In the end, however, the PTAB recognized that Securus' patents didn't cover any genuine invention."
The PTAB ruling also detailed "incorrect" statements of fact Securus made to patent officials while seeking approval for one of the invalidated patents, false statements that ultimately played a role in leading the Patent Office to issue the patent.
Friday's decisions are the first Final Written Orders issued from the 19 patent petitions GTL filed at the PTAB Between March 2014 and May 2015, in which GTL targeted a broad cross section of the Securus portfolio, alleging that the Securus patents mimic available consumer products, like Apple's FaceTime. The rulings also signal the imminent demise of Securus' pending claim in a Dallas federal court that GTL infringed the invalidated patents.
"You cannot deceive your way to innovation," said Oliver. This decision unmasks Securus for what GTL has long said it is---a patent predator, not an innovator," Oliver continued. "They filed patents on material that others had invented or was obvious to everyone working in the industry, called it 'innovation' and tried to cash in. It was a hoax."
"Since GTL took up the fight against these tactics two years ago, Securus has not filed a single new patent case against another industry competitor. Securus will now have to compete based on technology alone. We wish them luck."


More than a million revelers were expected to celebrate New Year's in Times Square as 2018 drew to a close.
Two main things happen at midnight (actually slightly before).
The giant ball drops and 3,000 pounds (nearly 1400kilograms) of confetti is dispersed over the crowd.
Afterall whats your party like without New Years Eve confetti?
The crowds start gathering in the early afternoon, the hard-core among them wearing diapers so as not to lose their spots. No matter where they stand, however, they are certain to be covered in some of the confetti that will be released 20 seconds before midnight.
The confetti drop started in 1992.
In 2018 about 30,000,000 pieces of the colored recycled and biodegradable paper was used. It takes more than 100 people to complete the task, and the confetti is dropped from the tops of 7 buildings surrounding Times Square.
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Components | LED Modules | Aug 25, 2017
Samsung's New Q-series LED Improves Premium Indoor Lighting Efficiency
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced digital component solutions, today announced that it is launching the "Q-series," a new line-up of LED linear modules for use in premium indoor luminaire applications where an exceptionally high level of light efficacy* is required.
Samsung's new Q-series linear LED modules offer superior efficacy to improve premium indoor lighting
The Q-series features 200 lumens per watt (lm/W) of light efficacy*, which is the highest efficacy level among LED linear modules anywhere. The new modules are the first to incorporate the LM301B, Samsung's recently announced mid-power family of LED package.
This allows LED lighting fixtures using the new modules to reach more than 150lm/W, enabled through an optical efficiency level of approximately 86 percent and LED driver efficiency of about 88 percent. The Q-series' performance levels are ideally suited to meet DLC** Premium technical standards, which require higher efficacy and lumen maintenance specifications than the DLC Standard classification.
The new Q-series modules come in one-, two- and four-foot sizes, and can be combined linearly to achieve any desired length. There are two sets of modules: Q-series modules for the North American market are UL certified, while those for the European market have CE certification.
The Q-series has the same form factor as Samsung's other modules for easy retrofitting with existing LED luminaires and is now available through Samsung's worldwide LED sales network.
With the addition of the premium Q-series line-up, Samsung now offers five families of LED lighting modules (H-, M-, Q-, S- and V-series) to meet most indoor LED lighting needs.
Samsung's Q-series line-up includes:
LT-QB22A
4,000 lm
450 mA, 43.8 V
LT-Q562A
LT-Q562B
* Generally speaking, the higher the light efficacy, the greater the energy efficiency
** DLC (DesignLights Consortium®) establishes technical specifications which are widely recognized in North America as a preferred means of evaluating LED lighting products in terms of performance and quality.
For more information about Samsung's linear module line-ups, please visit
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/led/products/led-engine/ambient-light-engine
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Q: Change quantum value in cloudsim stimulator It is possible to change the quantum value when I use the  CloudleschedulerTimeShared  in order to apply Round robin algorithm for scheduling the tasks.

A: Such a feature is not implemented in CloudSim. If you try CloudSim Plus, it has an implementation of the Linux Scheduler that defines the quantum based on the priority you give to Cloudlets. Check the CloudletSchedulerCompletelyFair class.
You just need to create VMs, set this scheduler and define priorities for your Cloudlets. In this case, the priorities must lay between [-20 and 19]. Below is an example snippet:
vm.setCloudletScheduler(new CloudletSchedulerCompletelyFair());
for(int i=0; i < 10; i++){
    Cloudlet c = new CloudletSimple(CLOUDLET_LEN, CLOUDLET_PES);
    c.setPriority(i);  //you must define the priority in your own way
    cloudletList.add(c);
}

Check a complete example here.


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Protesters storm Sri Lanka's prime minister's office, as president flees country without resigning
By Iqbal Athas, Rukshana Rizwie, Tara John and Hannah Ritchie, CNN
Updated 11:38 AM EDT, Wed July 13, 2022
Video shows protestors flee amidst tear gas from Sri Lankan police
Colombo, Sri Lanka CNN —
Sri Lanka's political and economic crisis escalated as protesters stormed the prime minister's office on Wednesday, demanding the country's leaders step down after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives without resigning.
Rajapaksa had been expected to formally resign Wednesday but instead left the crisis-hit nation and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as its acting leader, citing a section of the constitution that allows a prime minister to "discharge the powers, duties and functions of the office of president" when the president is ill or "absent" from Sri Lanka.
Wickremesinghe was also due to formally resign "to make way for an all-party government."
The lack of resignations further enraged protesters, who want both leaders to vacate their roles as the country's 22 million people struggle to buy basic goods, fuel and medicine.
Hundreds of demonstrators breached the compound of the prime minister's office in Sri Lanka's largest city Colombo on Wednesday and entered the premises, according to footage from the scene and local witnesses.
Demonstrators carry the gate of the prime minister's office during a protest in Colombo on July 13.
The grounds have now been taken over by protesters who are gathering in celebration, following standoffs with armed police at the gates of the property. At least 30 people have sustained injuries and been admitted to the hospital, according to the Colombo National Hospital.
A nurse at the hospital told CNN that many people were brought in due to tear gas inhalation, while others had cuts and bruises likely received when trying to jump over fences. The nurse did not confirm any gunshot injuries.
As per Sri Lanka's constitution, Rajapaksa's resignation would only be considered official once the speaker of the parliament receives a letter stating it.
Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that Rajapaksa had reassured him of his resignation over the phone on Wednesday, but that he is still waiting for the official document confirming it.
At the colonial-era prime minister's office, people could be seen on the balcony, lighting firecrackers and waving the Sri Lankan flag, according to witnesses.
Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. A political vacuum continues in Sri Lanka with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders, whose residences are occupied by protesters angry over the country's deep economic woes. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Demonstrators outside demanded that neither the President nor the Prime Minister "be spared."
This follows months of escalating anger over the economic crisis, with Rajapaksa accused of high-level corruption and mismanagement that ultimately bankrupted the country.
As demonstrators took to the streets, acting President Wickremesinghe appointed a committee of senior armed forces commanders headed by the Chief of Defense Staff Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva to "restore law and order" in the nation, a high-ranking military official told CNN Wednesday.
Wickremesinghe declared a state of emergency across Sri Lanka and a curfew on Wednesday only to later cancel both orders, according to the prime minister's office.
In Colombo, a handful of protesters also entered the premises of state broadcaster Sri Lanka Rupavahini on Wednesday, negotiating a "deal" with broadcast staff to not give airtime to politicians such as Wickremesinghe. The broadcaster instead played history and culture programs.
Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo.
If Rajapaksa's resignation is confirmed, Sri Lanka will elect a new president on July 20 after the resumption of parliament on July 16, the parliamentary speaker Abeywardena said in a statement Monday
Nominations for the top post will be presented before parliament starting July 19, then a vote will be taken to elect a new president a day later, according to the speaker.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Jayantha Jayasuriya will then swear in the next president. The date of the swearing in is typically chosen by the new elected president.
In a televised interview Tuesday, Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa said he would submit his "nomination for the position of president" once the office is officially vacant.
The president flees
Rajapaksa was forced to announce his resignation after after more than 100,000 people massed outside his residence over the weekend.
His planned resignation would leave him without presidential immunity – potentially exposing him to a raft of legal charges and reduced security.
After being blocked from departing the country at least twice on Monday, Rajapaksa and his wife managed to flee to Malé, in the Maldives on Wednesday, according to a high-ranking security official.
They flew on an AN32 troop transport plane from the Sri Lanka Air Force shortly before he was due to step down.
Protestors shout slogans during a protest outside Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office premises, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
What's next for Sri Lanka as angry protesters occupy their leaders' luxury houses?
Maldivian air traffic control refused the plane's request to land until an intervention by the Speaker of the Maldivian Parliament and former President Mohamed Nasheed, according to the official. A spokesperson for Nasheed did not confirm or deny the intervention.
Sri Lanka's Air Force on Wednesday confirmed Rajapaksa's departure, saying in a statement: "Pursuant to the request of the government and in accordance with the powers vested in a President in the Constitution of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka air force provided a plane early today to fly the President, his wife and two security officials to the Maldives."
Rajapaksa was previously blocked from departing Bandaranaike International Airport, on Monday after refusing to join a public immigration queue, a high-ranking military source told CNN.
Aides for Rajapaksa arrived at the airport in Colombo on Monday with 15 passports belonging to the President and members of his family – including First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa – who had booked seats on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight leaving for Dubai at 6:25 p.m. local time, according to the military source.
Police use teargas on Wednesday as protesters storm the prime minister's office.
Protesters take over the compound of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace in Colombo on Saturday.
But immigration officers declined to process the passports given to them by presidential aides, as Rajapaksa and his family were not physically present for cross checks. Eventually, the flight departed without the President and his family on board, the source added.
Another attempt was made to get the family on an Etihad flight scheduled to leave Colombo for Abu Dhabi at 9:20 p.m. local, according to the source, however the same problem occurred, as the Rajapaksas refused to join the public immigration queue for the flight.
In both instances, the Rajapaksa family was in a nearby airport lounge, waiting for confirmation they could board without queuing among members of the public, the source said.
On Tuesday, a video released by a former police officer claimed that Rajapaksa was staying in a private house belonging to a top air force commander. The Sri Lanka Air Force has denied the claim, describing it as propaganda intended to tarnish the image of the corps and its chief.
CNN's Jake Kwon and Alex Stambaugh contributed to this report.


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Activision Blizzard Esports CEO Pushes Back on Recent Overwatch League Criticism
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Activision Blizzard Esports President & CEO Pete Vlastelica is pushing back on criticism leveled at Overwatch League in recent weeks, firmly denying reports depicting it as being in a state of disarray. Overwatch League is entering an important third season in 2020 with it being the first in which the property's home-and-away, global-travel model will be fully implemented after playing the first two seasons in L.A.
But the league has faced a spate of criticism on social/digital media in recent weeks for issues including several of its broadcast talent leaving, the lack of a new media-rights deal announcement yet, and over the amount of global travel its 20 teams will do.
However, in an interview with Sports Business Journal earlier this week, Vlastelica strongly disputed several of the characterizations of a property struggling to find its footing, and he confirmed that a media-rights deal is close and will be announced before the season starts. Vlastelica said the early-season events on the 2020 slate are "tracking really well" in ticket sales, and New York Excelsior Owner Scott Wilpon told SBJ yesterday that the league's season opener next month is expected to sell out the 2,200-seat Hammerstein Ballroom.
Vlastelica, who came to Activision Blizzard from Fox Sports in late 2016, said that he feels "confident that the season is going to be successful," but at the same time, 2020 is a "stepping-stone year toward our ultimate vision" and is not necessarily a make-or-break situation. He added that the league has seen an increase in interested bidders and "appreciation for the value" of its media rights for this cycle, which is part of the reason why a deal has taken longer to put together.
Still, with teams having paid eight-figure franchise fees to join the league and many still working to turn a profit, the league is under pressure to produce a hefty media-rights deal. Its expired streaming deal with Twitch was reportedly worth around $45M USD annually. Vlastelica said some of the criticism is because it has "been a while since we've had an announcement of our own, there's a lot of anticipation for our media-rights announcement, and what has happened in the absence of our news from the league is certain segments of the community have filled in the discussion around OWL and it hasn't all been positive." But he added, "I would say we're still pretty focused on what we need to do this year."
Much of the recent criticism has revolved around five broadcasters departing this offseason, including Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles, Erik "Doa" Lonnquist, and Chris Puckett. But while some of the talent who left have cited their displeasures with Overwatch League and certain decisions by its executive team as reasons for their departure, Vlastelica said that it was the property's decision to part ways with some of the broadcasters. He said, "What (the departures) signify is that we're putting together the best possible pool of talent that we think fits what our audience is looking for and our vision for the product we're building. We're bringing in people who we think know the game as well as anyone out there or better than anybody out there." He added that Activision Blizzard tested different configurations at the recent Overwatch League World Cup, and that some learnings from the event will be applied to the new broadcast team for 2020, which has yet to be fully unveiled.
Vlastelica also responded to questions about the amount of travel that teams will have to do and about the culture at Activision Blizzard Esports, which has seen several traditional sports executives join its ranks in recent years as it built up a model that mirrors what's seen with stick-and-ball properties. There have been some suggestions that with teams based in North America, Europe, and Asia, the amount of travel it will take some teams to get to away matches may be ill-conceived. But Vlastelica said that the league "built our schedule to maximize the number of consecutive matches that each team plays in a region," so if a team travels to Asia, "generally speaking they'll fly to that region and stay for a couple weeks in a row instead of making multiple trips back and forth between two regions."
The Excelsior's Wilpon, whose family owns the New York Mets, confirmed that on his end, saying, "I know there is a lot of noise in the marketplace and some concern with people's takes, but for us it's a great opportunity for fans in other markets to experience our brand." He added that the Excelsior "arranged our travel in partnership with the league and when we land in a designated region, we're going to stay in that region for a period of time, so we've been planning for a long time and are not concerned."
On the culture at Activision Blizzard Esports, Vlastelica added, "The magic of what we're building is the cross-pollination of traditional sports experience with esports/gaming experience. It's not the case that our whole team is made up of folks from traditional sports or any recent gaming experience; we blended the two in a really nice way and I think that's what's led us to our unique approach."
Editor's note: Activision Blizzard has clarified that commentator Chris Puckett's departure was his decision and not that of the OWL
Adam Stern is a staff writer for Sports Business Journal, where this story first appeared.
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Docker is powerful and simple to use. Docker allows developers to create portable, self-contained images for the software they create. These images can be reliably and repeatably deployed. You can get a lot of value out of Docker very easily, but to get the most out of Docker there are some concepts that are important to understand. How you build your Docker image has a measurable impact when you are doing continuous integration and continuous delivery. In this article I will focus on how to take a more efficient approach to building Docker images for Spring Boot applications when doing iterative development and deployment. The standard approach has some drawbacks so here we look at what they are and how to do it better.
There are four key Docker concepts at play: images, layers, the Dockerfile and the Docker cache. Simply put, the Dockerfile describes how to build the Docker image. An image consists of a number of layers. The Dockerfile starts with a base image and adds on additional layers. A new layer is generated when new content is added to the image. Each layer that is built is cached so it can be re-used on subsequent builds. When a Docker build runs, it will re-use any existing layers that it can from the cache. This reduces the overall time and space needed for each build. Anything that has changed, or has not been built before, will be built as needed.
This is where the importance of layers come in. Existing layers in the Docker cache can only be used if the contents of that layer are unchanged. The more layers which are changed between Docker builds, the more work Docker needs to do to rebuild the image. The layer order also matters. A layer can only be reused if all of its parent layers are unchanged. It is best to place more frequently changed layers later so that changes to them impact fewer children layers.
The order and contents of the layers matter. When you package your application as a Docker image, the easiest approach is to shove the whole application in a single layer. However, if that application includes a lot of static library dependencies, when you change even the smallest amount of code, the whole layer needs to be rebuilt. This ends up wasting a lot of build time and space in the Docker cache.
Layers also matter when the Docker images are deployed. Before Docker images are deployed, they are pushed to a remote Docker Repository. This repository acts as the source for all deployment images and often contains a lot of versions of the same image. Docker is very efficient, only storing each layer once. However, for images which are frequently deployed and have large layers which are constantly rebuilt, this efficiency can't work. Large layers, even with minimal changes inside them, have to be separately stored in the repository and pushed around the network. This negatively affects deployment time because of the need to move and store duplicate bits for the pieces which are not changing.
Spring Boot applications, with the uber-jar approach, are themselves self-contained units of deployment. This model is excellent for deployments on virtual machines or with build packs, since the app brings everything it needs with it. However, this is a drawback for Docker deployments: Docker already provides the means to package dependencies. It is very common to put the entire Spring Boot JAR into the Docker image. However, this results in too many unchanging bits in the application layer of the Docker image.
There is an on-going discussion in the Spring community about reducing deployment sizes and times when running Spring Boot apps, particularly in Docker.  In my mind, this ends up being a trade-off between simplicity versus efficiency. The most common approach to building Docker images for Spring Boot applications is what I'll call the "single layer" approach. This isn't technically true since there are actually more than one layers created by the Dockerfile, but its good enough for the discussion.
The end result is a functioning Docker image that runs exactly the way you'd expect a Spring Boot app to run. However, it suffers from the layering efficiency problem because its based on the entire application JAR. As the application source is changed, the entire Spring Boot JAR is rebuilt. The next time the Docker image is built, the entire application layer is rebuilt, including all of the library dependencies which didn't change.
Let's take a look at a concrete example, in this case Spring Pet Clinic.
The resulting Docker image is 140 MB. You can inspect the layers using the docker history command. You can see the Spring Boot application JAR which was copied into the image with a size of 38.3 MB.
The next time the Docker image is built, that entire 38 MB layer will be recreated because the JAR file is repackaged.
In this example, the app size is relatively small (being only based on the spring-boot-starter-web and other dependencies like spring-actuator). In the real world, these sizes are often quite a bit larger as they include not just the Spring Boot libraries but other third-party libraries too. From my experience, real-world Spring Boot applications can range in size from 50 MB – 250 MB, if not larger.
Looking more closely at the application, only 372 KB of the application JAR is the application code. The remaining 38 MB are the library dependencies. This means that only 0.1% of the layer is actually changing. The remaining 99.9% is unchanged.
This demonstrates the basic consideration of layering: the life-cycle of the contents. The contents of a layer should have the same life-cycle. There are two different life-cycles for the contents of the Spring Boot app: the infrequently changing library dependencies, and the frequently changing application classes.
Each time the layer is rebuilt due to an application code change the non-changing binaries are also included. In rapid application development environments, where the application code is constantly changed and re-deployed, this additive cost can become very expensive.
Imagine an application team iterating on Pet Clinic. The team changes and redeploys the application 10 times per day. The cost of those 10 new layers will be 383 MB, per day. Using more real world sizes, this can be up to 2.5 GB or more per day. This ends up being a significant waste of build time, deployment time and Docker Repository space.
This rapid, incremental development and delivery is when the trade-off becomes important. Continue with the simple single layer approach, or adopt a more efficient alternative.
In this trade-off is between simplicity and efficiency, I feel the right choice is a "dual layer" approach. (More layers are possible, but too many layers can be detrimental and are against Docker best practices). In the dual layer approach, we structure the Docker image such that the library dependencies of the Spring Boot app exist in a layer below the application code. This way, the layers adhere to the different life-cycles of the content. By pushing the infrequently changing library dependencies down into a separate layer, and keeping only the application classes in the top layer, iterative rebuilds and re-deployments will be much faster.
The dual layer approach speeds-up iterative development builds and minimizing deployment time. Results will vary by application but on average this reduces application deployment sizes by 90% with a corresponding reduction in deployment cycle times.
In the next post of this series, Creating Dual Layer Docker images for Spring Boot apps, I'll cover how we build a dual layer Docker image for Spring Boot applications with a new tool in the Open Liberty project.


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Bunny first proposed this trip several months ago and I was initiallty dubious. I mean, a trip to view barbershop quartets! I was reluctant to go, but Bunny assured me that I was under no threat of losing hair or limbs. No, the only thing under threat was the ears.
We finally arrived at the hotel. As we were walking to our room, it seemed to me that barbershop quartets have shrunk over the years, but the lack of matching outfits, no singing and a definite lack of scissors meant that no, the people I was seeing were in fact Little People milling about. Too many to be conincidental and indeed, there really is a conference of Little People scheduled at the same time and not some Lynchian nightmare.


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The Sounds from 347 South Marshall
April 4, 14 ~ DC
The year is 1998, the place is an old office above my drummers work (later dubbed: "Toxic Music Studios" or simply just "The Studio"); then known as superior pool supply in an industrial complex in El Cajon which we rented out every month. A place where we practiced and recorded, for the band that was astutely named "Intoxicated". The name stuck from playing around pubs near San Diego State University, as the students would often give us their enthusiastic salutations under the influence of their favorite pints. Thus the name "Intoxicated" became somewhat of a Trademark for us. The "studio" we practiced in was across from a trolley station which enabled us to play as loud as we wished at all hours of the night due to the lack of anyone complaining about the music from the street below. We would sometimes get visitors from the trolley station patrons that entered the stairwell below and walk up to peer into an opened door where we played and get a glimpse of where the music was coming from. Our musical sets were diverse for that time, sometimes playing very loud as mentioned, but many times we had a quieter side, a melodic side that did not need a large volume of amplification. It wasn't the standard list of songs bands would do during those years. We took some risks, but stayed mainly close to the songs we thought we could do fairly well. We played what we liked, and really the "top 40" that commercial bands at the time would play, as we diverged by playing songs that many bands did not play.
Part of the fun was playing loud. It is something that cannot easily be accomplished these days due to the places where a band can play. Unless you have a sound-proofed garage, a studio that you rent in a sound proof complex(expensive), or some other remote area to perform (without any objections from neighbors), then you could bust loose and play without fear of noise pollution. The amount of time to set up and break down takes effort, and if you rented a place you wanted to make sure it was secure, that you did not have to move any equipment every time you wanted to play, and that you had no restrictions to play after regular business hours. So the idea of playing in a converted office above a commercial building in a remote area with no residential inhabitants sounded like the perfect place to set up. Even if it was only once a week, we had a great time.
We had gone through several band member changes for the years we were together. Some moved out-of-town, got new jobs and could not commit to the time any longer, and others just moved on to different things. But overall we just loved to play. When recruiting for other players we lost, I found other friends that also had a passion for playing music. Personally I became a better guitar player, a better songwriter, and a better singer after playing with these guys. From the beginning we may not have been the best at our instruments at the time, but we all showed a great deal of improvement through the years. I think that has something to do with our passion and love of playing. Having quality instruments was also huge. The instruments we accumulated also seemed to trend with our enthusiasm. At one time we had a complete organ, not just a keyboard that could emulate the organ sounds, but an actual Hammond B-3 organ. Man that was a pain in the ass trying to move this from gig to gig, or even up and down the stairwell of our studio every time we had to move it. I can say it did start some controversial conversations between why we needed a Hammond B-3! I started with an Ibanez Artist hollow-body guitar, only to buy a Gibson ES335 studio, a Paul Reed Smith custom 22 top, and finally an American Fender Fat Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan pickups. Not to mention all the guitar effects, P.A. equipment and sound system effects along with my Peavy 212 renown and finally my Mesa Boogie Mark IV amp. Man I guess I was in it for the endorphin release. My favorite outlet was music. It was how I could express myself.
We were a democratic band, but I must admit that if one of us wanted to do something, we all usually just went along. Playing a particular song for instance, or playing a party gig we would usually support. We started with some very modest means in terms of the equipment we used. We slowly upgraded through the years that we were active. We never really made any money when we played in public, but we were able to drink all we could drink along with a fair cash payment on services rendered for bringing in patrons to the local bar we happened to play in at the time. I have to say that somebody suggested we call ourselves "In it for the P*#@y"! A name we laughed at but did not employ.
Its interesting when you think of a band and the influences they have on you. Playing songs that others would suggest that you wouldn't have thought to play without their comments. Or maybe its the politics that develop over a time when a band of people come together to perform a united love and past-time. Sharing musical influences that you like with influences they like doesn't always sync together without some discussion of what we should play and what we should not play. Thought must be placed in these decisions. Just because we liked a song doesn't mean we could necessarily pull it off given our talent level and our equipment limitations to emulate it, or even give it our own spin. We found that after we became a tighter band, we were able to read each other better musically, and we could put our own "sound" upon a standard classic. But there were times that we did not do the song any justice at all, even though the song itself was a great song. Bands have to be their own critic's before they try to perform a song that may not be right for them. What would be a crowd pleaser and what would be very questionable for us to try had to be decided. Could one of us sing it like them, or would we sing out of range? It took some time to develop just what kind of band we would be.
My vision narrowed us down to playing more originals and the ranges when we did do covers, and for the most part I wrote original songs that I was happy to play with the band because they became our songs! They defined us in more ways than just being able to play a popular song well, but playing a song we wrote ourselves. Most of the influential music I liked was blues-rock based and had a huge impact on me when performing. I was very passionate about some of the material we played. Simply because I was proud of it. Sometimes Clarke my keyboardist and rhythm guitar player begin a riff that he used while trying to do a blues jam, I would spontaneously come up with lyrics while jamming to it, and later we would turn it into an original song. Other times I would introduce a song I had written playing it alone for them while they got the idea. We would then all come together with our parts on the song as it took shape and form. A team effort with everyone including the Bassist Dan, and the drummer Tony filling in with their parts they created.
I've held it all inward
Lord knows I've tried
It's an awful awakenin'
In a country boy's life
To look in the mirror
In total surprise
At the hair on your shoulders
And the age in your eyes.
Amanda light of my life
Fate should have made you a gentle man's wife
Fate should have made you a gentle man's wife.Well the measure of people
Don't understand
The pleasures of life
In a hillbilly band
I got my first guitar
When I was fourteen
Now I'm crowding thirty
And stillwearin' jeans.[Chorus]
The song above reminds me much of those times. I refer to the parts in the main lyric in each verse. The pleasure of playing in a band can be very rewarding. Singing a fair number of songs in this band I somewhat worked myself up into an alpha role within the band. Writing the originals, singing the stuff I liked gave me a very enthusiastic performance level when we did it well, and placed me into a forefront place inside the band. Only Tony was in the band before me being an original founding member. I came into the band's second generation a little later after they formed. I was the "new guy" that could sing in higher ranges than some of the other guys and could play decent lead guitar. As time developed, we changed players, and my role increasingly became more central as our song base featured more of my vocals.
Most of us were family men who on a part-time basis played for a few hours every week at the studio. The rest of our free time was devoted to the wives, girlfriends, or children depending on the time we had all known each other during the later part of the decade and the earlier part of the next.
"The more you drink, The better we Sound!"
The commitment to play under these conditions can be taxing on one's life. Sometimes we could not arrange schedules to play that week. But when we made it, we made it. We were hobbyist's anyway. There is nothing like performing for other people. Playing songs you enjoy as well as others, seeing them appreciate what you play is second to none.
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April 4, 14 at 8:18 PM
Great memories Dean. I see our buddy Daniel in some of those shots. Thanks for the share my friend!


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400 years of pain
Jul 25, 2003 2 min read england
What happened 400 years ago today? Unless you were listening to Today on Radio 4 this morning, just as I was, you probably have absolutely no idea whatsoever.
In fact, 400 years ago today, James IV of Scotland was crowned in Westminster Abbey, becoming James I of England as well. This The Union of The Crowns was the first step towards the eventual Union of the Nations.
You can catch some oblique references to it, if you hunt around, but not many.
Of course, students of the history of the preceding few hundred years will note that the two had been one in some measure on and off for centuries. Scots kings were constantly swearing allegiance to the English, rebelling, getting invaded, rebelling again, swearing allegiance…
That uneasy relationship continues to this day, even after devolution and the formation of the Scottish Parliament. My fellow English folk have a terrible habit of using "England" and "Britain" as interchangeably as tourists do, which doesn't endear them to the Scots. As a child growing up in Scotland, I was routinely irritated by kids' TV wishing everyone good luck in their exams and giving guides to revision over a month after the Scottish schools exams had finished.
It's common for the English to accuse the Americans of being isolationist and ignorant of the world outside their shores. How ironic that so many of us are just as ignorant of a land which borders on our own.
The call for devolution and a Scottish Parliament were an inevitable result of a London-focused Government and media that repeatedly neglected the land north of the border or, worse, used it as a test bed for terrible ideas like the poll tax.
One of the good things Labour did upon taking power was granting Scotland a measure of independence, satisfying that hunger for more control and recognition, without destroying the United Kingdom. What a pity that they screwed it up by excluding English, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs from a direct say in running Scotland, while allowing Scottish MPs a say in measures that don't affect Scotland at all. This is the West Lothian Question, and years after it was first asked, nothing has been done to address it.
There have been calls for a English Parliaments, or to ban Scots MPs from voting on purely English matters in Westminster. Yet, the Labour Party continues to ignore the issue. Could the fact that Scottish MPs are predominantly from the Labour Party have anything to do with this unwillingless to address this constitutional nonsense.
400 years after we first welcomes a Scots king onto the English throne, we should be mindful of the fact that his political successors have more influence over their neighbour than is warranted. The English's wilful ignorance of all things north of the border makes this a vain hope.
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The Gentle Storm premiere 1st track Endless Sea
By Martin Kielty
Exclusive: View lyric video from Arjen Lucassen and Anneke van Giersbergen collaboration
Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen and former The Gathering singer Anneke van Giersbergen have premiered Endless Sea, the first track from their Gentle Storm project, with Prog and TeamRock.
It's taken from their album The Diary, set for release on March 23 via InsideOut.
The launch will be supported with a European tour including three UK dates, although Lucassen won't hit the road with van Giersbergen, backing vocalist Marcela Bovoi, guitarist Merel Bechtold, guitarist Ferry Duijsens, keyboardist Joost van der Broek, bassist Johan van Stratum and drummer Ed Warby.
The Diary is set in the 17th century and tells the story of a Dutch sailor and his wife, separated by his two-year voyage, and the letters they write to each other.
The leading duo say of Endless Sea: "The album opener serves as an introduction to our story-based album. Susanne, the main character, sings about her husband Joseph, who has just sailed out on another long voyage to the Far East. We are very excited to offer everybody a first taste – this is such a special album to the both of us."
Lucassen guests with van Giersbergen on a run of acoustic shows next month, and takes part in the "unintentional supergroup's" first show in the Netherlands on March 26.
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Air conditioning plays a crucial role in your ability to enjoy life, especially during these upcoming summer months when your home should be a respite from the heat of the day.
Unfortunately, when your A/C is on the fritz, it might become the opposite, leaving your house hot, humid and uncomfortable.
Below are four common signs that your air conditioning needs to be fixed.
The most noticeable sign of an A/C problem is warm air coming out of the vents.
Don't be fooled into thinking that if your unit is running that it's working and it will cool down eventually. If your house seems too hot, check the thermostat to make sure it is set correctly, then check the temperature of the air coming out of the vents. If it's warm, your A/C unit needs repair.
Fixing this type of problem will also help decrease your energy bill.
There are several reasons the A/C fan might not be blowing air, and not all of them are serious.
An air conditioning technician can pinpoint the problem. It could be something as simple as an obstructed vent, or something more complicated like electrical or blower problems.
Either way, you should talk with your technician. Small problems that aren't fixed will eventually grow into bigger problems.
If you've noticed moisture around your air conditioning unit, you should get it checked out. Leaks can result from a couple of different problems. The most dangerous is a refrigerant leak. This is the chemical that helps cool the air.
Unfortunately, it is toxic and can be dangerous to your family. That's why it's crucial for you to talk with your technician if you notice liquids dripping out of your unit.
Lastly, a working AC unit should not produce noticeable smells. Instead, it should clean and clear the air without any odor. If the air coming out of your vents smells musty or strange, there may be a problem within the vents or the wiring.
A visit from a Black Diamond air conditioning expert should be enough to clear up the problems.
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Bloomsbury revealed the Hogwarts-house color and themed 20th anniversary editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, set for release in the U.K. exclusively beginning June 13, 2019.
Today Bloomsbury announces the House Editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Published in time for the 20th anniversary of the book on Monday 8th July, these beautiful House Editions will be a must-have addition to any fan's bookshelf. Illustrated by Levi Pinfold, the front covers of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban will feature the black dog Animagus of Sirius Black as a central image with beautiful iconography and bespoke features woven into the design, drawing on themes and moments from this much-loved story.
There will be complementary hardback and paperback editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The hardbacks will be black with the house crest in a house colour and striped sprayed edges. The paperbacks will reverse the house colour theme and have single colour sprayed edges. Both editions will contain additional fascinating facts about the houses of Hogwarts, and specially commissioned illustrations by Levi Pinfold, showing favourite characters casting their Patronus.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was first published on 8th July 1999. It was the book that began to reveal Harry Potter's deeper destiny and heralded the start of a phenomenon. Considered the fan favourite by many, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban introduced the terrifying Dementors to readers and the powerful Patronus Charm that defeated them, as well as four of Hogwarts' most memorable alumni – Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs!
The House Editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone were published to great acclaim in 2017 and became the backbone of the campaign for the 20th anniversary. They were followed by equally luxurious House Editions of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2018. Bloomsbury will publish House Editions of the remaining four novels in the Harry Potter series. Dates yet to be decided.


Hard Knocks , which debuted with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001, is the most-acclaimed sports reality franchise on TV. This year, HBO Sports and NFL Films team up for an all-access look at what it takes to make it in the NFL in Hard Knocks : Training Camp with the Cleveland Browns.
Hard Knocks is a reality sports documentary television series produced by NFL Films and HBO. The show was first broadcast in 2001, and the current 2018 season is the thirteenth.
© Provided by Oath Inc. The Lions really, really do not want to be followed around by an HBO camera crew this preseason. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File) It appears "Hard Knocks" avoidance season has officially begun. Our first contestant: the Detroit Lions.
Lions head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn made no small effort to indicate that their team wants no part of the popular HBO show in comments to ESPN's Michael Rothstein. They even went so far as to find another team to pass the buck on in the Oakland Raiders.
Birmingham city councilor William Parker made national headlines on Sunday after he ripped Bay Area fans and said that the Alabama community could host the Oakland Raiders in 2019. Now he's redoubling those efforts, telling Kyle Burger of WVTM 14 in Alabama that Birmingham is teaming up with Tucson, Ariz., in an effort to split hosting duties and lure the Raiders away from Northern California. BREAKING: Birmingham is partnering with Tucson, AZ in an effort to host the @Raiders for the 2019 season. @citycouncilbham William Parker tells me the plan will be for each city to split hosting duties. #RaiderNationpic.twitter.
The Browns trying to recover from their 0-16 season could also be quite compelling, and so While the league can make the 49ers, Broncos, Browns, Chargers, Ravens or Redskins participate in Hard Knocks , another team could volunteer to be the subject even if it is not eligible for mandatory inclusion.
The Lions noted that they have actually had a member of their scouting department watch the show and try to pick up schemes and formations when an opponent was featured. While that's a good point and one of the obvious reasons to avoid "Hard Knocks," you could wonder if they're just hanging a big sign that says "what goes around comes around" as the NFL makes its decision.
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And, again, they really think that "Hard Knocks" should feature the Raiders.
The Lions and Raiders are two of the five teams that don't meet any of those criteria, the others being the San Francisco 49ers, the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants.
All five of those teams present intriguing possibilities. There's a good chance the Giants draft a quarterback in the 2019 NFL draft and begin the process of passing the torch from Eli Manning. The 49ers are very popular, figure to be competitive next season and have an intriguing young head coach in Kyle Shanahan. The Redskins organization is a tire fire of incompetence that you can't really look away from, though you imagine HBO might not think the rampant bilking of season-ticket holders will make for good television.
Gronk will make his decision within the next couple of weeks.
The Lions could be fun if only to watch Patricia get progressively more irate with the production crew, and then, of course, there's the Raiders. You'd think an organization run by Jon Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock would be almost designed for television.
We can only wait and see which option is deemed the most interesting.
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