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"On the studio album, the outro is what got me hooked. Bum bum - ba bum bum. Bum bum ba bum. Ba ba bum bum. You just get into it from there."
"It was so hot it was basically 101 degrees everyday, even in the shade. My saying for the weekend was that I felt like I was trapped on Mars, but with music."


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Society 10:58 29/10/2020 World
ICRC: Nagorno-Karabakh conflict risks spiraling out of control
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict risks spiraling out of control, Martin Schüepp, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Eurasia Regional Director, in Geneva said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement reads:
"Alongside thousands of civilians, the ICRC witnessed intense shelling in urban areas on both sides of the front line today, leading to death, destruction, injuries and desolation. This is unacceptable. Tragically, a volunteer from the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, a father of two, was killed in the shelling. Two other volunteers were injured. The ICRC offers its most heartfelt condolences to the family of the volunteer and to the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society.
"Since the onset of the escalation at the end of September, the ICRC has urged the sides to take all feasible measures to protect and spare civilians and civilian infrastructure like hospitals, schools, markets and cultural property. These are not voluntary gestures. These are obligations under international humanitarian law.
"These latest exchanges signal that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict risks spiraling out of control. It is civilians across the region who are suffering the consequences. Civilian lives are being lost at an alarming rate and people are also suffering life-changing injuries. Significant damage has also been inflicted on civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities.
"The ICRC is in contact with the sides in bilateral, confidential dialogue to remind them of their obligations under international humanitarian law. The appalling scenes that we are seeing cannot continue."
EU says violations of ceasefire agreements in Nagorno-Karabakh 'unacceptable'

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Dirt Bag
Lisa Vanderpump Will NOT be Destroyed by Puppygate!
Frida Garza
Lisa Vanderpump has been accused by her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-stars of planting the seeds for a potential new show, all about her animal rescue shelter Vanderpump Dogs, in the latest season of RHOBH. True to form, though, Vanderpump doesn't seem to give a shit.
In her latest blog post for Bravo, she says she retreated on RHOBH this season, in part because she was mourning her brother, who died by suicide. But she writes that Vanderpump's friend and castmate Kyle Richards to come to her house and side with other castmates Lisa Rinna and Dorit Kemsley, who say Vanderpump used this season of RHOBH as advertising for Vanderpump Dogs, crossed a line:
Then, for me to put my hand to God and swear on my children's life and still have my friend disbelieve me is unacceptable. I assure you, if any of my friends were as vociferous in their statement of innocence, holding up their children's life...guess what? I would believe them.
Vanderpump goes on to tell her side of Puppygate, which involved finding out that the dog Kemsley had adopted from Vanderpump Dogs had been dropped off at a center with "euthansia facilities" via "email on police headed note paper." She doesn't blame Kemsley, necessarily:
I don't believe for one minute that Dorit would've knowingly left the puppy in a shelter, but she was guilty of a careless choice.
Still, all this bad juju on the show just reaffirms Vanderpump's decision to lean out of RHOBH currently and focus on her work with animals.
Frankly, the synopsis is that I have always endeavored to protect Dorit and I was accused of it once more. But, I don't give a damn at this point. As all of the women focus on who is to blame for exposing Puppy Gate, I choose to focus on the excellent work my foundation does on a daily basis.
If only there was some way we could learn more about that... Hmmm.
[BravoTV]
Freeda Foreman, the daughter of George Foreman, has died, TMZ reported on Saturday. According to local reports, authorities found Freeda unresponsive in her home, near Houston, Texas, early last Friday night. Freeda was 42.
According to TMZ, "Cops are awaiting a report from the coroner's office on the cause of death, but we're told no foul play is suspected."
Freeda had a brief boxing career in 2000, retiring from the sport the following year after winning five fights and losing one. In a tweet, George Foreman said he told her to "Get an education first" when Freeda told him she wanted to box. He added, "First Sunday in 42 years without my Freeda. She's With her maker now.10 kids forever. Just 1 more day I wanted okay 1 more year aw I more decade."
[TMZ]
Pete Davidson doesn't get why people are obsessing over him and Kate Beckinsale, but then again, why would he? [E! Online]
Justin Bieber has been struggling. [E! Online]
This is one conspiracy theory I don't mind revisiting. [Celebitchy]
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Bosnian news in English Wednesday, December 15, 2021
OTHER NEWS, OUR FINDINGS
Mortal Remains belonging to Victims found at the Rostovo Site
July 22, 2020 8:15 AM by Y.Z
After receiving information that mortal remains were found at the Rostovo site, which could belong to the missing victims of Croatian ethnicity from the area of Bugojno, a Prosecutor from the Special Department for War Crimes was contacted by the Institute for Missing Persons and the police of the Ministry of the Interior of Central Bosnia Canton at that area, and he subsequently issued an order that the location be secured, encircled with police protective tape, and subjected to police surveillance.
Having received information about the existence of mortal remains at the said location, the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina requested that all the works be stopped until the process of exhumation and search for mortal remains was completed.
There is information that the aforementioned site, which is in private ownership, contains mortal remains of the missing persons of Croatian ethnicity from the area of Bugojno, who have been searched for without success for more than two decades.
During the day, contacts were made with authorized persons from the Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other authorized institutions, so that the activities necessary for issuing an order for exhumation could be completed as soon as possible.
After receiving the necessary information, the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina will submit a request for exhumation to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, so that further activities related to the process of exhumation could be undertaken.
All construction works, or any other works planned to be executed at the aforementioned location will be suspended pending the completion of the exhumation process.
Tags: #BiH, #Croatian, #missing, #mortal, #remains, #rostovo, #victims
Dzaferovic assessed that it is necessary to increase International Military Presence in BiH
President Agius briefs UN Security Council on progress of Mechanism work
Prosecutor Brammertz's address to the UN Security Council
A Symbol of a Time: Image of Children sledding down through the Sarajevo Neighborhoods
SDA: This is an Attack on the State, a joint Response of the pro-Bosnian Bloc is necessary
Cikotic-Onidi: BiH and the EU continue intensive cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism
Hungarian President Áder János paying an official Visit to BiH
Ademovic: Secession is underway, we have been attacked, and Foreigners are pushing the anti-civilization Election Law
Why the Fiscal Council refused a Meeting with the IMF and what are the Consequences?
Reactions from International Officials: We will do everything to preserve Peace in BiH


Believed by the ancient Greeks to have been stained with the wine of Bacchus, this stone was thought to be an amulet against intoxication and so named "amethustos" or "not drunken". It can also calm anger, quicken the wit and make one shrewd in business matters.
Derived from the Latin, no gem has a more descriptive name than the aquamarine. The name aquamarine literally means "seawater", a tribute to its beautiful blue color. Long associated with tranquility and happiness, aquamarine was also thought to instill courage, cure laziness and sharpen the intellect.
While India was the world's main source of diamonds for over 2,000 years, most diamonds now come from Africa, Russia and Australia. Of all diamonds mined, only a quarter are of gem quality.
The world's finest deep red (pigeon blood) rubies come from Burma. Today, the world's major sources of rubies are in Thailand. Thai rubies are mostly dark and brownish-red.
The characteristic feature of the gem opal is play of colors; pure colors can be seen in rapid succession as the gem is moved about. Derived from the Sanskrit "upala" and the Latin "opalus", meaning "precious stone", no two stones are ever alike. Found primarily in Australia as well as Mexico, opals are delicate by nature.
A common misconception is that all topaz is yellow. Once the name given to all yellow gems, true golden topaz is labeled "Imperial". "Precious" topaz may be yellow, golden-brown, blue, green, pink or sherry colored. Brazil is the most important source of this stone.
Color is the superlative gem property of turquoise. Turquoise can be green, yellow-green, blue-green, pale blue or dark blue. It may or may not include a "matrix" of rock which can form intricate lace-like patterns throughout the stone, adding character, but detracting from value. Found in the southwestern United States and Mexico, the richest blue specimens are from Iran.


Today I received the following error after bringing a XenDesktop Virtual Desktop Delivery Controller back up after a power outage: The IIS Admin Service service terminated with service-specific error 2149648394 (0x8021080A).
Check in C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv and you'll find a 'History' folder. Within here – hopefully – you'll find fairly recent backups of the Metabase.XML and MBSchema.XML objects. Before doing the following – be sure to backup the existing Metabase.xml and MBSchema.xml from C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv first.
Now, rename a recent backup from the 'History' folder – renaming a recently Metabase.XML object, and then a recent MBSchema.XML object. Copy / Paste each of these to the C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv.
Now do a IISRESET from a command prompt.
IIS started and staff were able to get back to work.
Recently I had the task of importing a large number of CDs. Being one that doesn't boring and tedious task like this I set out to make it as easy as possible. It seems that Windows Media Player is rather good at this (or at least version 12 is, the one with Windows 7).
I was able to get it to a point where I had 2 piles of CDs. One to rip and one that had been ripped and all I had to do was take 1 from the to Rip pile, insert it into the CD tray and then after the tray ejected (automatically) I placed it in the ripped tray and then proceeded with the next CD, so on for the next 30 or so CDs. All with no software interaction.
1) I inserted the first CD and opened up Windows Media Player.
2) In the library video click on "Organize" -> "Options" -> "Rip Music" Tab.
Format (I used MP3 at Best Quality or 320 kbps – Hard drive space is cheap these days).
I also ticked "Rip CD automatically" and "Eject CD after Ripping.
4) Finished up with Clicking Ok and then Rip. Then I carried on some other tasks on the computer. When the CD finishes it opens the tray, I had to change it, insert the next and away it went – automatically.
Side note – I also had iTunes opening each time that I inserted a disc. To fix this I did the following.
Click on Start (or what should be start, the round ball in the bottom left corner).
Searched for "AutoPlay" (Can be found the long way under Control Panel -> All items).
Under "Audio CD" I changed the setting from "Play audio CD in iTunes" to " Play audio CD using Windows Media Player" – Easy fix.


Heater Sales and Service will have two booths at the Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference in Fort McMurray, September 11 & 12. We will be just one of more than 400 businesses descending on Alberta's northern metropolis for three days of networking, sales opportunities and information gathering. Did I say three days? Oh yeah, Monday, September 10, is the Sand Trapped Golf Tournament. Don't want to forget about that!
Heater Sales and Service will have two booths at the trade show, one inside the Suncor Community Leisure Centre and one outside.
Come by Inside Booth 3110 to check out our line of Flagro products – direct and indirect fired heaters, powered by propane, oil or natural gas. We also offer Flagro's dual fuel construction heaters, electric and radiant heaters, tent heaters, fans and liquid torches.
At our Outdoor Booth 5123 we'll be featuring the brand new line of Flameless MAC Heaters. Imagine setting up one of these efficient heaters right inside your work tent or under a tarp without fear of fire or fumes!
And just in case you needed another reason to stop by, we'll have one of our Silver Giant BBQs fired up and we'll be grilling some treats for our guests! Heater Sales sells Silver Giant commercial BBQs, BBQ trailers, built-in grills, residential BBQs and charcoal grills.
If you've never been to Fort McMurray, this trade show and conference is a great excuse to make the trip. Fort Mac is known for its oil sands and mining operations, but the city of more than 75,000 is perched at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers and surrounded by boreal forest so it offers more beauty than one would expect, as well as plenty of recreational opportunities.
Look forward to seeing you in Fort McMurray, September 10 – 12 at the Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference. Don't forget to check out our brand new website at www.heatersales.ca. Stop by one of our booths and let us know what you think of the new site.


"Due to our limited human resources, we currently are sampling the oil in our turbine bearings on a yearly basis. Is this type of interval adequate for detecting failure modes or should the frequency be increased?"
How often to take a sample is one of the most critical decisions in an oil analysis program. An appropriate routine sample frequency would be somewhere between two weeks and three months. Since the specifics for this turbine are not provided, the following recommendations will be generalized to apply to any machine.
The optimal sample frequency for any application should be based on your reliability objectives. First, ask the following questions: How much would it cost my company (in parts, labor and downtime) if the machine suddenly failed? Is there a safety risk associated with a failure? How much would I be willing to invest to forecast the failure 24 hours, one week and one month in advance?
The price you are willing to invest is the theoretical break-even point with all condition monitoring deployed on that machine. Considering that oil analysis may be only one of several condition monitoring strategies deployed and knowing that it is not an absolute solution for predicting failure, you might not invest up to that break-even point. However, some amount less than that would be acceptable.
For example, if your break-even point is $40,000, it may be reasonable to invest $5,000 in oil analysis to predict a failure on the machine. So, if the total cost of each oil sample taken is approximately $50, you may be willing to sample at least 100 times within the estimated time between failures. If there is a safety risk as a result of component failure, the price you are willing to invest to indicate a failure mode may be much more and could even exceed the initial break-even point.
The next step is to account for the environment, machine failure history, component type, age of the components, etc. How likely is it for the machine's internal lubrication zones to be exposed to contamination? Has the machine recently been installed or is it approaching its design life? How quickly might a known root cause lead to catastrophic failure?
Predicting a failure with oil analysis is all about having the opportunity to witness the root causes or the symptoms of the failure mode at some point within its failure development period (FDP). The FDP is the time between the failure inception, such as the first time wear debris is produced, to the time functional failure results (complete bearing failure). Throughout this failure in progress, the detectability increases while the potential savings from remediation decrease. Therefore, to lower the remediation costs from an impending failure, you must sample and analyze the oil early within the FDP. Unless you are lucky, you can only expect to accomplish this by sampling at a frequency higher than the FDP.
The FDP can be anywhere from a few months to a few hours. Considering that it would be too costly to sample every hour and of little use to sample outside of a few months, the ideal frequency can be cost-justified somewhere in between and may fluctuate as the risk profile changes.
The questions above should be useful in evaluating the risk profile. They not only can help estimate the machine criticality factor (consequence of failure) but also the failure occurrence factor (the likelihood of failure). When calculating this with a risk matrix, the resulting overall machine criticality can be used to identify the appropriate sampling frequency.
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Another beautiful day for the Open Studio weekend at Ivy Lodge. On Thursday when I should have been getting on with the new Lace necklace (decided to use some Botswana Lace agate stones for the first time) I was scrumping apples at an undisclosed location! All in a good cause, the Apple crumble cake and the Apple and almond tart went down well yesterday.
done wonders (on the theme of 'Red Hot Summer') in the greenhouse.
well I guess it's back to work…..
Can't believe I got up at 7am this morning to travel in to London in this miserable rain. Aghh I must be mad. Still, Mr Huggins also braved the early morning misery to drop me off at the station in time for a mocha and a pain au raisin sugar injection and so to the third and final day of Experimental Enamelling with Jessica Turrell at Morley College.
Really wanted to play with the wet process enamels on copper but focussed on prepping 1 piece of copper and 2 pieces of steel to take the ceramic transfers. Partially successful after firing, some crazing on the enamelled copper, definitely needs more research.
Jessica demonstrated lots of techniques and samples I really want to try. Under firing for a beautiful crisp finish, combining etching and enamelling, flux and firescale, working back into the enamels (when less becomes more). A little food for thought about the aesthetics of using non-precious metals (something to follow up in 'Raw' perhaps). Next thing I knew it was 4pm and we were going through our own samples. Everyone had found something to explore, so many lovely pieces, why does everyone else's bits always look better than your own?!
So was it worth giving up a weekend? Definitely. Three days seemed initially like plenty of time but really it's just about enough time to get a feel for some ideas and go away and work on them. The 5 session course would certainly give you more scope to sample everything. Jessica shares a lot of information, technical and practical, in an enjoyable way in an easy and comfortable environment. I definately recommend doing this workshop if you can, it's not just for jewellers.
Work tomorrow! ……… how was your weekend?……….
Had an interesting day doing wet process enamelling on steel and sampling on-glazes. Different effects from powder enamelling on Copper.
It turns out many of the tools and materials are the same as those I've been using for glass and ceramics! Pumice for degreasing, Diapads for rubbing back, on-glazes for colour, hollow things for dribbling wet stuff, syringes, plastic pipettes, stencils made out of weird things you've collected, felt right at home!
Students have travelled from all over to do this class at Morley, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Dorset, suddenly Bedford doesn't seem such a trek! And nice to bump into a couple of people I met last year on Anastasia Young's stone setting course at CityLit. Last day tomorrow, hoping to also try some transfers tomorrow. Have all of this in the back of my mind for moving on with 'Spit', especially if I can combine it with some etching.


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Former Ottawa Mayor Dies
Two-term Ottawa mayor Forrest Buck has died.
The 81-year old died Wednesday at Pleasant View Lutheran Home in Ottawa. Buck was Ottawa mayor from 1991 thru 1999. While mayor, Buck was part of creating a historic preservation commission and the scouting museum.
Funeral services for Buck can be heard during AM 1220 WLPO's In Memoriam.
Proposed La Salle Sand Mine Moves Forward
If someone is against Dan and Josh Voss creating a sand mine north of Interstate 80 in La Salle they are keeping quiet. The father and son that own and operate Quality Sand Products have plans to open a sand mine and wet processes plant on about 80 acres west of Hickory Hallows Campground and east of the Pecumsaugan Creek.
To do so they need to have the land rezoned to M2 manufacturing and to receive a special use permit. The land is already zoned for industrial use and a portion of it is used as farmland.
The Voss's and their engineers explained their plans to the La Salle Planning Commission Wednesday night. They plan to upgrade the frontage road to concrete, pay for the extension of water and sewer to their land, and turn the mine into a recreational lake when it's no longer is use.
Dan Voss says they could be mining there for 25 to 30 years. He thinks it will create 16-18 new jobs. He says three trucks would run between the mine and their drying plant in Peru using I-80.
Nobody in the small crowd at the hearing had any questions or complaints. The commission easily recommended the zoning change and permit. The La Salle City Council will have the final say.
The mine won't require an Illinois Department of Natural Resource permit because of how much they'll be mining per year and the amount of digging they'll have to do to reach the sandstone.
Crack Cocaine Dealing Means Prison For La Salle Man
A man from La Salle is headed to prison for selling crack cocaine.
Cordell Irons has pled guilty to delivery of a controlled substance and was given 10 years in prison. As part of his guilty plea, multiple drug charges were dropped.
Irons was arrested by La Salle Police and TRIDENT in June for selling cocaine to an undercover informant.
Oglesby Property Tax Dispute Continues
Buzzi Unicem has officially asked La Salle County for a 75 percent cut in its property tax assessment.
According to the NewsTribune, an accountant representing Buzzi told the La Salle County Board of Review yesterday that much of their property is depleted quarries and idled processing units. They'd like their assessment dropped from just under 4 million dollars to just under 1 million dollars.
The city of Oglesby along with L-P, Oglesby, Deer Park, Tonica and Illinois Valley Community College school districts will all be affected if Buzzi gets to pay less in property taxes. Buzzi's representative says to help these tax districts, the cement company would be willing to slowly phase in their tax reduction over a three-year period. Oglesby City Attorney Jim Andreoni thinks Buzzi will get some relief but hopes not the 75 percent cut their asking for.
The Board of Review plans to give its reassessment decision March 7th.
Granville Construction Worker Hurt On The Job
A maintenance worker from Granville was hurt on the job.
Damon Burress was driving a bridge maintenance truck yesterday morning on Route 30 in DeKalb County when he attempted to park on a grassy area of an overpass. Burress' truck slid and hit a tree at the bottom of a hill.
He was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Burress' passengers from Grand Ridge and Bradford were not hurt.
Pontiac Prison Guard Attacked
PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) – State officials say an inmate at Pontiac Correctional Center assaulted and injured a prison guard.
The assault happened Monday and the correctional officer suffered facial injuries. A corrections spokeswoman says an investigation is under way. She says it's an "isolated incident."
Union officials say the officer may need surgery.


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December 2021 — Another record breaking year
Gentleman's Portion reached 36,037 views for the year on 30 December 27 2021, compared to 35,614 in 2020. A new record, as the popular life style blog heads into its 11th year of continuous weekly publication..
November 2021 — "Gentleman's Portion: The Cookbook" relaunched
After countless delays, Gentleman's Portion: The Cookbook is back online. Now the eBook is available through several international distributors such as Amazon for Kindle and Barnes & Noble for Nook.
January 2021 — After setting records in 2020, "Gentleman's Portion" blog enters its 10th year
Our January news release on Everyone's Internet News Presswire was picked up by several dozen media outlets within two hours of publication. Read it here.
September 2020 — "Gentleman's Portion: The Cookbook" now available online
Nigel's recipes have been particularly popular with visitors to the Gentleman's Portion website, with more than 45,000 viewing his recipes for Eggs: Benedict, Florentine and Royale, 2,500 viewing his instructions for cooking a Downton Abbey Breakfast, and 1,900 looking at how to make Palace Finger Sandwiches. These and more than 90 other comfort food classics, including vegetarian recipes, have just been assembled in a new eBook titled Gentleman's Portion: The Cookbook.
July 2020 — Gentleman's Portion cooking video launches
The first of an occasional series of videos launched this week on the website and YouTube. The subject of the first video is making a fruit parfait, the second baked whitefish and the third eggs benedict.
August 2017 — "Market to Table: The Cookbook" published
Market to Table: The Cookbook started as a project for novice cooks, but after Nigel was picked to host a cooking show featuring food bought at farmers' markets, developed into a more complete collection of the recipes from the series, including some from guest chefs on the show, as well as those from his well-read foodie blog. It is easy to read, divided into chapters that cover the main mealtimes of the day, and into recipes that are concise and guaranteed to work. Most recipes are accompanied by an entertaining story. Brilliant young Chef Dan Frenette, who now hosts the TV series, has written the Foreword and contributes to the book.
July 2017 — "Market to Table" TV series, 2nd season launches
On location for Market to Table at The Evergreen Brickworks Farmers Market
Chef Dan Frenette is the new Market to Table host, with former host Nigel Napier-Andrews going behind the scenes as producer. Dan takes his favourite pasta dishes, gnocchi and carbonara and combines them into a mouth-watering butternut squash and stracchino gnocchi. Join Dan at The Stop Farmers' Market at Wychwood Barns in Toronto to learn more about his carefully picked ingredients. Then step into his kitchen and discover how you can replicate this delicious and beautiful meal. Link to YouTube here.
July 2016 — "Market to Table" TV series now on CTV/Bell Media
Market to Table explores farmers' markets and brings local ingredients to the table with exciting food ideas from brilliant chefs. In the first episode, Chef Matt Blondin of Omaw creates a rolled lamb shoulder treat after host Nigel Napier-Andrews shops at the St. Lawrence Farmers' Market. Six episodes with guest chefs on CTV's community channel Fibe TV1.
February 2016 — Wine writer Jim Walker joins GP contributors
Jim Walker, an acknowledged wine expert, who visits Europe annually in search of fine wines, regales us with his vinous stories. Jim runs the successful Arthur's Cellar wine club and will be contributing monthly to GP with his stories of life in the wine world and recommendations of some of the outstanding wines he has tasted and imported.
January 2015 — "Escapes with Nigel" TV series renewed for 2nd season
Nigel brings his wry sense of curiosity to Bell Local audiences, delving into the amazing people, places and events that make up the diverse fabric of towns and communities around Toronto, with a further eight episodes of his popular travel show, Escapes with Nigel.
September 2015 — Travel writer David Moorcroft to write a cruising column on GP
David Moorcroft, participant in more than six dozen cruises, adds his expertise on travel and cruising in particular. David has made cruise voyages in almost every part of the world, crossed the Atlantic by ship six times, and for more than 30 years has written about his experiences to the benefit of those interested in seeing the world by ship. He was a writer for the Southam Group for many years and his cruising reviews appeared in many of their papers, such as the Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, and Hamilton Spectator as well as in magazines such as Luxury and Orlando. He then wrote a cruising blog for a North American cruise agency, and contributed to the Bell Sympatico travel site. David is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Association.
June 2014 — "Escapes with Nigel" TV series now on CTV/Bell Media
Escapes with Nigel shows viewers unusual people, places or events they can visit on day trips from Toronto, allowing them to escape the city. Six episodes on CTV's Bell Local channel.
On location for Escapes with Nigel season two
August 2012 — Lifestyle blog "Gentleman's Portion" premiers
A new lifestyle blog focusing on travel, food and Scotch whisky launches this month, promising regular, entertaining and informative posts, written by Nigel Napier-Andrews. The blog's name is a salute to his late father-in-law, who always used the phrase when ordering a drink.
A Gentleman's Portion is a free pouring of liquor, usually Scotch or Cognac, where the server does not use a measure. It may not amount to as much as a double, but it seems generous. The Victorian phrase was only used occasionally in the 20th Century, but has been enjoying a resurgence with millenials. Applied to food, it refers to "a good helping, but not a greedy one," suitable for a gentleman about to engage in some vigorous endeavour and needing the calories. Restaurants sometimes use the descriptor to differentiate a full plate, from the presumably smaller "Ladies' Portion." In another context, author Robert McKenna in Bottoms Up!, a collection of toasts, tales and traditions of drinking's long history as a nautical pastime, quantifies how rum was apportioned on board: a "wet" was enough to cover the lips; a "sipper" was a gentleman's portion; a "gulper" was one big swallow; and "bottoms up" meant draining the glass. The phrase was first documented in The New Monthly Magazine, published in London in 1857.


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Accessible Streets Public Consultation
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Transport
To increase the safety and accessibility of our footpaths and streets, and encourage active modes of transport, the Government is seeking public feedback on the 'Accessible Streets' rules package.
The package proposes a number of new rules to respond to the rise of micro-mobility devices like e-scooters. Rule changes are also proposed to improve the safety and efficiency of active transport modes and buses.
Accessible Streets proposes new rules that would require anyone riding a device on the footpath to give way to pedestrians, to not exceed a speed limit of 15km/h, and for the device to be no wider than 75cm.
After consulting with their local community, local authorities would be able to reduce the maximum footpath speed limit and restrict which devices can use areas of footpaths, such as during busy times or in high pedestrian areas.
Accessible Streets also proposes that bicycles would be able to use the footpath under these conditions. This is primarily aimed at allowing children to cycle on the footpath.
The Government is also seeking feedback on a number of other rule changes aimed at making streets safer for vulnerable users. This includes requiring a minimum overtaking gap when passing vulnerable road users like cyclists, horse riders, or those walking on roads without footpaths. The proposed rule is for a one metre minimum passing gap for vehicles when the speed limit is 60km/h or less and 1.5 metres when the speed limit is over 60km/h.
Other proposed changes include:
Allowing e-scooters to use cycle lanes and cycle paths;
Giving buses priority when existing bus stops on roads with a speed limit of 60km/h or less;
Clarifying road controlling authority powers in relation to parking on berms;
Categorising vehicles to reflect changes in technology;
Improving the safety of people walking, cycling and using micro mobility devices by making several give way rule changes.
Public consultation for the Accessible Streets rules package is being hosted by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
The consultation document, FAQs and further information on how to make a submission can be found on the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency website: www.nzta.govt.nz/accessible-streets-consultation(external link)
The consultation will be open from 9 March to 22 April 2020. Feedback gained from the consultation will inform development of any final rule changes later in 2020.
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Inappropriate Use of Videofluoroscopy
Stephen Barrett, M.D.
Videofluoroscopy is being promoted to medical doctors and chiropractors as a tool for diagnosing stretched spinal ligaments that "elude diagnosis on static x-ray and MRI." It is also being pitched to chiropractors as a way to prove that treatment was necessary, to document the presence of "subluxations," and to increase attorney referrals by qualifying the chiropractor as "an expert witness in the application, utilization and interpretation of Dynamic Motion X-Ray." [1] VF-Works, of Florida, states that its Dynamic Motion X-Ray system "rules out fraudulent 'soft tissue' claims, proves medical necessity, proves soft tissue injuries, objectively increases patient compliance, decreases costs, increases timely patient recovery [and] increases research grants." [2] VF-Works and its sister company Nu-Best Franchising sell their equipment mounted in a van that can service chiropractic offices [3].
The equipment can be purchased for use in the office or in specially equipped vans that travel from office to office. It produces and records x-ray pictures of the spinal joints that show the extent to which joint disfunction is impaired by adhesions and stretched or torn ligaments.
Unnecessary videofluoroscopy is a waste of money and exposes the patient to unnecessary radiation. To be clinically useful, a procedure must supply information that is clinically useful in patient management. In most cases, spinal instability can be adequately diagnosed from the patient's history and physical examination.
Even the American Chiropractic Association has expressed concern about inappropriate use of videofluoroscopy. In 1991, its House of Delegates passed a resolution stating (in part) that spinal videofluoroscopy:
Is never appropriate in clinical practice to visualize the spinal adjustment or manipulation, nor . . . . as a "pre and post" evaluation procedure in conjunction with an adjustment or joint manipulation.
must never be performed without video taping of the procedure. This ensures accurate recording of pertinent information and time of exposure.
Serves only as an ancillary diagnostic imaging procedure.
Shall never be utilized as a replacement for static radiographic procedures.
Shall never be employed as a screening or cursory imaging device.
In 1998, the FDA sent a "program disapproval letter" and a warning letter to VF-Works about its Visualizer 2000 Diagnostic X-Ray System. The disapproval letter stated that the company had not established appropriate quality control and certification procedures [4]. The warning letter concerned inadequate safety features [5]. During 1999, the FDA approved a correctional plan that required improving the collimator of 62 units and adding a timer to 25 units [6]. In July 2001, the FDA issued another warning that the company that the company was out of complisnce [7].
In January 2000, Dynamic Chiropractic published a report stating that most of 13 franchise-holders identified on the VF-Works Web site had not found their franchise profitable [8]. Two former franchise-holders have sued VF-Works and Nu-Best for allegedly making false representations about FDA approval [9].
DMX and the doctor. Nu-Best Web site, accessed July 30, 2000.
VF-Works Web site. Accessed May 30, 2000.
Program disapproval lifted, "Class II Recall" required, new lawsuit filed. Dynamic Chiropractic, Jan 25, 2000.
Gill LJ. Program disapproval letter to John R. Postlewaite, D.C., July 28, 1998.
Tolen DD. Warning letter to John R. Postlewaite, D.C., Aug 9, 1998.
FDA Enforcement Report, Oct 6, 1999.
Singleton ER. Warning letter to John Postlewaite, D.C., July 20, 2001.
Big problems for VF Works/Nu-Best franchising. Dynamic Chiropractic, March 8, 1999..
Another lawsuit for VF-Works. Dynamic Chiropractic
This article was revised on February 6, 2002.


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3rd Act: John Robinson–Aging as a spiritual path
by sallyjfox | Aug 16, 2018 | Podcast
Many of us fear aging, out of concern for what might happen. But what if aging was about "giving birth to the true self" and the hardships which we may encounter, could be reframed as part of a path of initiation.
John Robinson's book on The Three Secrets of Aging blew me away. Whereas many books on aging talking about holding on to your youth as long as you can, preparing for a healthy, affluent retirement, or how to deal with your worries around dementia, John takes a different path. He writes about wisdom and consciousness expansion.
He sees aging as a possible path of transformation through the process of aging.
He just doesn't promise that it will always be easy but it can be joyful.
John C. Robinson is a clinical psychologist with a second doctorate in ministry, an ordained interfaith minister, the author of nine books and numerous articles on the psychology, spirituality and mysticism of the New Aging, and a frequent speaker at Conscious Aging Conferences across the country. You can learn more about his work at www.johnrobinson.org.
His major works include Death of the Hero, Birth of the Soul; But Where Is God: Psychotherapy and the Religious Search; Ordinary Enlightenment; Finding Heaven Here; The Three Secrets of Aging; Bedtime Stories for Elders; What Aging Men Want: Homer's Odyssey as a Parable of Male Aging; his first novel, Breakthrough; and The Divine Human: The Final Transformation of Sacred Aging.
John's work has received praise from numerous visionary writers including Angeles Arrien, Arjuna Ardagh, Robert Atchley, Robert Bly, Allan Chinen, Matthew Fox, John Gray, Andrew Harvey, Gay Hendricks, Robert Johnson, Aaron Kipnis, Stanley Krippner, Malidoma Some, Harry Moody, Carol Orsborn, Kenneth Ring, Bernie Siegel, Jacquelyn Small, Jeremy Taylor, and Jonathan Young.
John's growing audience comes to his work through talks and workshops at conscious aging conferences (e.g., Sage-ing International, Conscious Elders Network, 6th and 7th International Conferences on Aging and Spirituality, Creation Spirituality Communities Gatherings, Mankind Project in Louisville, Progressive Christianity Embrace Festival, and the United Church of Christ) and webinars with The Shift Network Summit, CSource, Unitarian Universalists, and Sag-ing International), a website hosted by the Authors Guild, radio and video interviews and presentations and five conscious aging books published by John Hunt Publishing. What is unique about his material is its mystical description of the evolution of a Divine Human in a Divine World via the profound and unprecedented dynamics the New Aging.
"Aging is enlightenment in slow motion."
"Aging is an initiation to another stage of consciousness."
We start asking the big questions when things fall apart.
How to deal with the process of letting go of your old life…
"Aging is about giving birth to the true self."
3 stages of aging:
Young-old – overcompensation against the fear of deconstruction that's coming
The white water at this stage of life can be rough.
"We all lose it…the good news is it comes back."
"Spirituality does not give you an end run around suffering."
Why sometimes it's useful to let go of thinking about purpose, or at least thinking about purpose from the head down.
Asky yourself, "What makes me come alive?"
Hear the interview with John:
Read The Three Secrets of Aging
and other books you'll find on his website: www.Johnrobinson.org
by sallyjfox | May 16, 2018 | Podcast
3rd Act: Dr. Juliet Bruce–Transformational Storytelling.
by sallyjfox | Apr 25, 2018 | Podcast, Story Pros
Juliet Bruce, Ph.D., is helping people discover their legacies, and find more meaning, as they look at their lives through the lens of story, and specifically the Hero's Journey framework.
For those of us who are aging, Juliet knows that even with its difficulties, aging can be viewed as another step in a heroic, transformational journey.
For twenty-five plus years, Juliet has been helping people understand how they live inside of stories- and can change those stories.
Combining her training in expressive arts therapy with her background in literature and journalism, Juliet has developed a unique way to work with individuals and groups. Her clients have ranged from trauma survivors, to members of our most marginalized populations, to those grappling with questions of life and aging.
Juliette holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Northwestern, an M.A. in Comparative Literature from Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Expressive Arts Therapy and Transformational Education.
In the wake of 9/11/2001, she founded Arts for Life, a non-profit organization that sent trained teams of storytellers, visual artists, dancers, actors, musicians, and expressive therapists into public venues to facilitate healing programs. She also founded a program to help New York City first responders who were continuing to experience PTSD.
She is currently writing a book, which draws from her moving experiences bringing the world of myth and story to clients including her work within a maximum security prison for criminally insane men.
If you can help transform lives through storytelling in that environment – anything is possible.
How a cat helped Juliet start her own transformation.
"As soon as we begin to frame our experience as a story, as an adventure, everything changes, anything becomes possible, and we begin a transformational journey that leads up and out– ultimately to finding a gift or a strength in our circumstances and in ourselves that we can then share with other people."
Transformation is the key to the journey – First, there's a crisis, then a struggle, and finally, transformation.
"I wanted to use my writing to serve something good. I understood the power of story to change and transform, not just individual lives but community lives. To create wholeness where there was a shattered experience. I'm always in awe of what happens in a group of people who are sharing their stories. Not their victim story, but their hero's story–the story of how they did things right in difficult times in their lives, and how they found meaning in moments in their lives that changed their lives."
How so many people are incarcerated by their own limitations or by life circumstances.
How a group of men in a maximum security prison went from feeling completely victimized to understanding that they were undergoing a rite of passage in their Hero's Journey.
"The truth of the hero's journey is found in the darkest parts of the soul. The 'all is lost' moment is the moment before breakthrough."
How aging, as we are confronted with our own dark night, has the power to be transformational.
Juliet on LEGACY STORIES
How Juliette works with legacy stories – asking story questions about what people want in their 3rd Act even as they face the limitations of life.
"Ask a person not to remember, not to talk in generalities, but to ask story questions about their lives. What was your wedding day like, tell me about your wedding day? Very specific scenes in their lives. What music played around the birth of your child? Get people into their senses, their sense memories and whole beautiful stories of decades emerge.
Using The Hero's Journey paradigm people find that their lives were not a waste, in fact, they were very beautiful lives no matter how ordinary they were. They made choices that were the best choices they could make in the moment. They endured, they carried on, and they made it to this age. And now, faced with the frailties of the human body, and sometimes the mind, they still have great wisdom and a sense of continuity to share with younger people."
How she is helping people, in their older years, reclaim their sense of adventure.
"You became a hero because you took the hard road. The Hero's Journey is about someone transcending difficult circumstances and bringing it [what they learn] back to people, and serving people."
How she asks people, "What are you doing to do with this gift?" "Who needs to hear your story?"
Why we need stories of people overcoming adversity. How Juliet works with people on the verge of deportation.
"Life wants to live and story supports life."
Hear the interview with Juliette:
Website: JulietteBruce.com
Coming this year: Juliette's book: A Write of Passage: A Storypath Home.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/livingstory
https://www.facebook.com/juliet.bruce
3rd Act: Dr. Robert Weber-The spirituality of aging
by sallyjfox | Apr 19, 2018 | Podcast
Bob Weber invites us to discover a new narrative about the possibilities that come with growing older while developing a deeper sense of self.
Robert L. (Bob) Weber, Ph.D., is a former Jesuit and clinical psychologist, on the brink of a happy retirement from his position as Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
For the past fifteen years, the principal focus of Bob's work has been weaving together aging, spirituality and mental health, professionally and personally
He's the co-author of the book The Spirituality of Age: A Seeker's Guide to Growing Older with Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. They were awarded the 2015 Nautilus Gold Medal in the category, "Aging Consciously."
Bob was the 2014 recipient of the American Society on Aging's FORSA Award (Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging), given annually to outstanding individuals, programs and services in religion, spirituality and aging.
Bob lives in Cambridge Massachusetts and has a private practice with his wife, Pamela L. Enders, Ph.D., who is also a clinical psychologist.
What interior spiritual life development goes on at this stage of life. What do you begin to see that you didn't see before?
"As we get older and wiser we also need to get more childlike."
How can we live with wonder and awe now that we can let go of some of our activities and strivings?
How our difficult lived experiences teach us about life and what matters that allow us to live life to the fullest.
Hear the interview with Bob:
Website: www.SpiritualityofAge.com
Email: Bob@SpiritualityofAge.com
Could we retire retirement?
by sallyjfox | Mar 1, 2018 | Flourishing, Musing
Did I tell you that I'm writing a book?
Maybe not, because saying I'm writing a book means so little until you actually have a completed draft. But I'm excited about the work and suspect some of you may have ideas to share with me. Besides, I'm a bit obsessed.
The book is about following your calling: working, creating, and thriving as we age past midlife.
I believe we can create a wonderful stage of life if we know how to work with the possibilities it represents.
Nobody told me that the period between fifty and seventy-five, or "the 3rd act of life," is a time in which we can be more ourselves than ever and thrive as we work and contribute. (Same holds for some of my friends in their eighties.)
Can we retire the word retirement?
I didn't always understand the potential of working through my sixties and beyond.
When I grew up in suburban Connecticut, I had no clue what I wanted to be–having been told that being a cowgirl wasn't really a career. However, I knew that at the magic age of 65 someone rang the bell and you stopped working. If you were lucky, you'd be given a gold watch, like the one my Grandfather proudly shared.
Fast forward many years and the word retirement barely makes sense to me.
Why would I want to step away from contributing when I feel wiser, more creative, and more inspired than ever? Not to mention the fact that life didn't leave me with a big pension to cover the so-called leisure living I see being promoted in magazines.
I'm meeting lots of folks like me who want to keep creating, contributing and working (broadly defined) well past the time the retirement bell was supposed to ring. Even the ones who leave their jobs often sneak back to employment, start businesses, do substantial volunteer work, or follow their creative passions.
In the 3rd act of life, we are older (bodies do creak), wiser (for the most part), and we may not want to keep working in the hyperactive, ambition-filled, ego-driven mode of our thirties. But we haven't lost our creative drive.
In many of us, there's still an urge, a longing, a calling that invites us to listen and do the work we are meant to do.
Ignore that longing at your peril–it's your ticket to vitality and a longer life.
Our new tribe of post-midlifers has an opportunity to reinvent the conversation about working in our later years.
And, it's about time.
Psssst. Danger. Don't talk about aging.
There's such a stigma on aging in our culture that even talking about it puts you at risk. It's not sexy. People at cocktail parties may run from you. ("That's very interesting, but I need to go get another gherkin right now."')
Our big, fat, cultural myth about the period post-fifty is that it's about decline. You peak at 50, or maybe it's 40 or even 35 and it's just downhill from there. No wonder "aging," without a positive vision, is a dirty word we want to avoid.
Of course, there's the counter-myth that you don't have to grow old or show any of the signs of aging. ($262 billion dollars in anti-aging products support this one.)
I could make millions if….
If I could call my book, Nine Surefire Ways to Stay Young Forever, I'm sure I'd have a hit. Just to be sure, I'd put a wrinkle-free celebrity on the cover and sell millions of copies! (No one needs to know about the repeated facelifts, modified teeth, or PhotoShopping behind her gorgeous portrait.)
I can't do that. Because it's fake. We're all aging. You've done it successfully since the day you were born. Denying your age doesn't keep you from aging, it just prevents you from pondering what the longing deep inside wants to tell you. When you're in denial, you can't ask where you're going, what you really care about, what fills you with meaning and purpose, and how to best use the gifts that come with your age.
Wanting to work, create and contribute doesn't require staying on the production line, burning ourselves out the way we might have done in our over-amped, adrenalized younger years.
We're smart. We can choose to invent new ways to work that honor our energy, our bodies, and our knowledge of ourselves. We can let go of thinking we need to change the whole world (alas) and ask what is the one, often small thing we know is ours to do.
What about those employers who still practice covert age-discrimination? Don't mess with them, if you can avoid them. They have no clue what they are missing. And age-ism? It's like people discriminating against their future selves because they've forgotten that they, too, will hopefully be older some day. Bizarre!
Please share your thoughts
I have a lot to say about this, and that's why I'm writing a book. Are you with me still? (You may have already gone out for the gherkins.)
Please let me know what you think, or share your personal tale of working, creating and finding meaning in midlife and beyond. I'm collecting stories now.
If you're younger and already know that you want to work creatively in a wiser, 3rd act way, you can join the tribe.
It's not age that defines us–it's an approach to life.
Or, if you're young and think you can avoid thinking about all this, just remember that you, too, will one day pass midlife. If you're lucky.


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Bhutan profile - Media
Image source, Getty Images
TV came late to Bhutan
Television did not come to Bhutan until 1999. For years, the country cut itself off, fearing that outside influences would undermine its monarchy and culture.
Radio broadcasting began in 1973 and the internet arrived in 1999.
Media freedom is restricted. The creation in 2018 of a media regulator whose members are appointed by the government "poses a major threat to media independence", says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Self-censorship, especially over criticism of the royal family, is commonplace, says Freedom House.
State-funded BBS is the only TV station to broadcast from Bhutanese soil. But cable TV viewers can choose from Indian and international channels.
There were nearly 400,000 internet users by June 2019 (InternetWorldStats.com).
RSF says more and more news is circulating on social media. But journalists who post critical reporting are subject to online campaigns by political activists, the watchdog says.
Kuensel - daily
The Bhutanese - bi-weekly
Daily Bhutan - news site
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) - state-owned
Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) - state-owned, operates two networks
Kuzoo FM - private
Radio Valley - private


The new Laval amphitheater will be called the Place Bell and is supposed to open its doors in September 2017.
There will be a total of 3 ice rinks in the Place Bell; the first one with the NHL's dimensions, the second with the Olympic dimensions and the third will be smaller and only use for practices. The bleachers of the main ice can accommodate 10,000 and count 46 corporate lodges.
The Laval Place Bell will be hosting international events and will also be the home the Laval Rocket hockey team.


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Welcome to the RawArray.jl package!
===========================

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Introduction
------------

RawArray (RA) is a simple file format for storing n-dimensional arrays. RA stands for **raw array**
and should be pronounced *arr-ay*, although it is not a coincidence that the
mispronunciation *rah* (as in "raw" in some dialects) also makes sense.

RA was designed to be portable, fast, and storage
efficient. For scientific applications in particular, it can allow the simple
storage of large arrays without a separate header file to store the
dimensions and type metadata.

The fundamental philosophy of RawArray is
**what you save is what you read.**

In other words, the array after reading should look exactly like it did when you wrote it to disk.

I believe the world doesn't need another hierarchical data container. We already have one of
those---it's called a filesystem. What is needed is a simple one-to-one mapping of data structures to disk files that preserves metadata and is fast and simple to read and write.

In addition to int, uint, and float of arbitrary sizes, RA also supports

(1) **complex floats**: which other common formats, such as HDF5, don't have.

(2) **Booleans**: both Boolean arrays with 8-bits per value and the compact BitArrays

(3) **composite types**: RA handles reading and writing these, but the encoding and decoding of those is left to the user, since only they can know the structure of their `struct`. Decoding can be as simple as a typecast, however, for types of fixed size.

As an aside, the RA format is technically recursive (or fractal?!). You could store an array of RA files in a RA file if you want by defining the file as a composite type.

Definitive RA Implementation
-----------
Besides supplying support for the RA format to the Julia community, this package is intended to provide the definitive implementation of the RA format.  New features will be implemented here first before being ported to the main [RA repository](http://github.com/davidssmith/ra). If something exists in this package that you would like in another language, feel free to implement it yourself and submit a pull request to the [RA repository](http://github.com/davidssmith/ra).

Format
-----------

The file format is a simple concatenation of a header array and a data array. The header is made up of at least seven 64-bit unsigned integers. The array data is whatever you want it to be. Optionally text or binary metadata can be appended to the end of the file with no harmful effects, but this data is not saved or written back out by the library. It is up to you to keep track of it.

### File Structure

| offset (bytes) | object | type           | meaning
|----------------|--------|----------------|---------
|                |        |                | **HEADER**
| 0              | magic  | UInt64         | magic number
| 8              | flags  | UInt64         | endianness, future options
| 16             | eltype | UInt64         | element type code
| 24             | elbyte | UInt64         | element size in bytes
| 32             | size   | UInt64         | data segment length in bytes
| 40             | ndims  | UInt64         | number of array dimensions
| 48             | dims   | Vector{UInt64} | array dimensions
| 48 + 8 x ndims | data   | Vector{UInt8}  | **ARRAY DATA**
| 48 + 8 x ndims + size | - | -             | **VOLATILE METADATA**

### Elemental Type Specification

| code | type
| ---- | ----
| 0    | user-defined
| 1    | signed integer
| 2    | unsigned integer
| 3    | floating point (IEEE-754 standard)
| 4    | complex float (pairs of IEEE floats)
| 5    | Boolean

The width of these types is defined separately in the `elbyte` field. For example,

* a 32-bit unsigned integer would be `eltype = 2`, `elbyte = 4`;
* a single-precision complex float (pairs of 32-bit floats) would be `eltype = 4`, `elbyte = 8`;
* a string would be `eltype = 2`, `elbyte = 1`, and `size` would contain the length of the string.

The user-defined structure

```
struct foo {
   char info[12];
   uint32_t index;
   double v[8];
}
```

contains a 12-byte string, a 4-byte int, and 8 8-byte floats, so the total size is 80 bytes. It would be coded as `eltype = 0`, `elbyte = 80`.

The data is written and read as the binary representation of the hardware you are on. Right now **little endian is assumed**, but big endian support can be added if there is interest.

### Memory Order

The RA format is **column major**, so the first dimension will be the fastest varying one in memory. This decision was made because the majority of scientific languages are traditionally column major, and although C is technically row major it is actually agnostic in applications where multi-dimensional arrays are accessed through computed linear indices (e.g. CUDA).  Of the supplied examples, all are column major except Python. In the case of Python, instead of reading the array into Python and reordering to non-optimal stride, we simply transpose the dimensions before writing and after reading. This means the array looks transposed in Python, but the same dimensions have the same strides in all languages. In other words, the last dimension of the array in Python will be the first one in Julia and Matlab.

File Introspection
------------------
To get a better handle on the format of an RA file, let's look inside one. If you are on a Unix system or have Cygwin installed on Windows, you can examine the contents of an RA file using command line tools.  For this section, we will use the `test.ra` file provided in the `examples/` subdirectory.

First, let's pretend you don't know the dimensionality of the array. Then

```
> od -t uL -N 48 test.ra
0000000              8746397786917265778              0
0000020              4                                8
0000040              96                               2
0000060

```

shows the dimension (2) as the second number on the third line. The command is extracting the first 48 bytes and formatting them as UInt64s. The ridiculous number listed first is the magic number indicating that this is an RA file. A slightly different command illuminates that:

```
> od -a -N 16 test.ra
0000000    r   a   w   a   r   r   a   y nul nul nul nul nul nul nul nul
0000020
```

Armed with the knowledge that the array is 2D, we know that the header is `48 + 2*8 = 64` bytes long. The command to skip the header and view only the data would be:

```
> od -j 64 -f test.ra
0000100     0.000000e+00            -inf    1.000000e+00   -1.000000e+00
0000120     2.000000e+00   -5.000000e-01    3.000000e+00   -3.333333e-01
0000140     4.000000e+00   -2.500000e-01    5.000000e+00   -2.000000e-01
0000160     6.000000e+00   -1.666667e-01    7.000000e+00   -1.428571e-01
0000200     8.000000e+00   -1.250000e-01    9.000000e+00   -1.111111e-01
0000220     1.000000e+01   -1.000000e-01    1.100000e+01   -9.090909e-02
0000240
```

Here we are using `-j` to skip the first 64 bytes and `-f` to format the byte data as single-precision floats. Note `od` doesn't understand complex numbers, but the complex data is stored as real and imaginary float pairs that are contiguous on disk. This means that each line of the output is showing two complex numbers with columns 1 and 3 the real parts and columns 2 and 4 the imaginary parts. Notice that it correctly renders the negative infinity.

Getting
-------

You can clone the git repository from inside Julia with

```
Pkg.add("RawArray")
```

Usage
-----

To use RawArray, simply add the following line to your Julia script:

```
using RawArray
```

Now you can call `raread` and `rawrite` for Julia objects of type `Array{T,N}`.
See the test script `test/runtests.jl` for some examples of use.

A simple example of reading and writing a float array looks like this:
```
julia> using RawArray

julia> x = rand(8,8);

julia> rawrite(x, "test.ra")

julia> y = raread("test.ra")

julia> x == y
true
```

A test file called `test/runtests.jl` has been included, as well as a demo RA file in `examples/test.ra`.  You can test the code on your machine at the command line by running `julia runtests.jl`. If the tests pass, you'll get a message saying so.

Notice the Julia version also contains a `raquery()` function that produces a YAML dump of the file header for easier parsing in other codes.

Integer Compression
-----------

If you are storing integers, RawArray has compression through variable length integer encoding built
in, so you can store your array with lossless compression:
```
julia> using RawArray

julia> n = rand(1:100, 8, 8);

julia> rawrite(n, "ints.ra", compress=true)

julia> m = raread("ints.ra")

julia> m == n
true
```

Float Compression
-----------------

You can use this compression on floats if you have limited precision data, because you can then convert to integer for storage without losing any true precision. For example, assume you have data on the [0,1] real interval with three decimal digits of true precision. Converting to integer for compressed storage would look something like this:
```
julia> x = rand(3,3)
3×3 Array{Float64,2}:
 0.269812   0.116996  0.415197
 0.950308   0.583864  0.844317
 0.0306206  0.558326  0.610574

julia> m = round(Int, x * 1000)
3×3 Array{Int64,2}:
 270  117  415
 950  584  844
  31  558  611

julia> rawrite(m, "mydata.ra", compress=true)

julia> n = raread("mydata.ra")
3×3 Array{Int64,2}:
 270  117  415
 950  584  844
  31  558  611

julia> y = n * 0.001
3×3 Array{Float64,2}:
 0.27   0.117  0.415
 0.95   0.584  0.844
 0.031  0.558  0.611
```

To see what the potential size savings are, let's write a large, image-sized float array both as the original float and as a compressed Int array with three digits of precision:
```
julia> x = rand(512,512);

julia> rawrite(x,"x_float.ra")

julia> m = round(Int, x * 1000);

julia> rawrite(m, "x_int.ra", compress=true)

julia> sf = stat("x_float.ra").size
2097216

julia> si = stat("x_int.ra").size
507801

julia> sf / si
4.129995805443471
```
So an over 4x compression was achieved by this method that is very simple, fast, and internal to the RawArray package.

External compression libraries, like 7zip, can then be used to further compress the compressed int RA file:
```
shell> 7z a x_int.7z x_int.ra

7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,8 CPUs x64)

Scanning the drive:
1 file, 507801 bytes (496 KiB)

Creating archive: x_int.7z

Items to compress: 1

Files read from disk: 1
Archive size: 337078 bytes (330 KiB)
Everything is Ok

julia> siz = stat("x_int.7z").size
337078

julia> sf / siz
6.221752828722136
```
So you can see that the external compression algorithms are complementary to the variable length integer compression. The final compressed size was 337 kB, which for 512 x 512 floats works out to *10.3 bits per float*. Or even smaller than the IEEE-754 half-precision float format that uses 16 bits per float.

Getting Help
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For help, file an issue on the [bug tracker](http://github.com/davidssmith/RawArray.jl/issues) or email one of the authors.  Third party help is welcome and can be contributed through pull requests.

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I hated reading in high school. In fact, I don't think I ever read a book assigned in its entirety. It wasn't that I was rebelling against being forced to read a particular book; I was a good student and almost always did what I was told. I could have picked up a book in my spare time, but I had better things to do. It wasn't until I had nothing better to do with my free time, that I gave reading a chance.
My first job after graduating from college was a News Assistant at NY1 News. Being a News Assistant is an extremely physically demand job – I'm a small girl who was carrying 60 lbs. in camera equipment ten hours a day - but there's also a ton of down time. One day, I waited over four hours for a perpetrator to be escorted from a prison to a waiting car. (Yes, capturing a perp walk is that important in local news.) I was desperate for entertainment and that desperation was sated by the medium I despised most, books.
I didn't do a complete turnaround and become an avid reader. There's one rule to my book selection process: the book must be in the process of being adapted to film or optioned for adaption. Clearly my passion is film. Combine the entertainment of reading a book with a passion and you get the ultimate source of pleasure. Even beyond the immediacy of the entertainment derived from reading, having read a book before seeing the film adaption is one of the most exhilarating things I've ever experienced.
The whole process is fascinating; to see who's cast, what they look like in full costume, seeing the story unfold on screen, even assessing what portions of the book are translated and what parts are removed. When you read a book without accompanied imagery, you're creating a world using your imagination. Yes, a good author will provide a detailed narrative so the reader can properly assemble the environment the writer strives to convey, but every reader's world differs to a point. Then, when you see that world come to life on film, the wheels in your mind spin nearly out of control. You're not just a spectator; you're part of the film. It's not just the author's story being brought to life, it's yours too.
Most of you will get this experience when you check out Where the Wild Things Are on October 16th, but there's a whole bunch of movies coming out soon that find their origins in fantastic books. Here are a few you might want to read before seeing the movie.
Shutter Island Shutter Island has left a bad taste in my mouth. It's nNot that I don't expect the film to be any good, I'm just bitter that I have to wait so long to see it. The film adaption of Dennis Lehane's novel was due to hit theaters this month, but recently was pushed back to a February 2010 release. Maybe I'll just have to read the book again. It's about two U.S. Deputy Marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, who are sent to Shutter Island to investigate a missing persons case. This isn't just any missing person; Rachel Solando is a patient at Shutter Island's Ashecliffe Psychiatric Hospital, home of the criminally insane. The book makes your head spin so much you'll feel like an Ashecliffe patient yourself. (In Theaters February 19th, 2010)
Derby Girl You're probably more familiar with the name of the feature film version of this book, Whip It. The book is about a young girl named Bliss Cavendar who'd rather get rowdy on the roller derby track than participate in beauty pageants. Knowing her parents will not approve of her new hobby, Bliss sneaks off to the Doll House to kick some ass as Babe Ruthless of the Hurl Scouts. The character Bliss screams Ellen Page. Think a non-pregnant Juno with athleticism. A fun side note, the author of Derby Girl, Shauna Cross, is a member of the Los Angeles Derby Dolls roller derby league. She also wrote the screenplay for Whip It. The movie already hit theaters, but Derby Girl is a quick read and still worth checking out post-film. (In Theaters October 2nd, 2009)
Up In The Air With all of the Oscar buzz surrounding Up In The Air, reading the Walter Kim novel the film is based on is a must. George Clooney plays the lead character, Ryan Bingham, a guy who travels the country working as a career transition counselor. Simply put, he flies around the country firing people. Ryan's somber line of work and lack of a social life are of no concern to him. He has something much more important to worry about, earning one million frequent flyer miles. After reading the book it was very hard to imagine it being successfully translated to film. It has a plot, but it doesn't seem strong enough to drive a feature length film. I guess when you have Jason Reitman behind the lens and George Clooney in front of it, anything is possible. (Limited Release on December 4th, 2009. Opens Wide on December 25th, 2009)
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones is one of the most moving pieces of literature I've ever read. By the time you finish it, you'll have gone through an incredible range of emotions. It's about a young girl named Susie Salmon who's brutally murdered on her way home from school. From there we see her watch over her family from heaven and how her passing changes their lives. While the book may be perfect for film, it's also a very temperamental piece. Depicting heaven on the big screen can go one of two ways; it can be completely rejected or wholeheartedly embraced. Based on the trailer and early buzz about the film, Peter Jackson will not disappoint. On the other hand, I can't say the same for Mark Wahlberg. Thanks to his performance in The Happening and Andy Samberg's portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live, it'll be difficult to take his performance seriously. (Limited Release on December 11th, 2009. Opens Wide on January 15th, 2010)
Twelve Now this is a film that deserves much more attention than it's been getting. Not only does Twelve have a fantastic cast, but the book that it's based on is phenomenal. It was written by Nick McDonell when he was just 17-years-old. It's about a bunch of kids, mostly wealthy, living in Manhattan and the impact drugs, sex and violence have on their lives. Chace Crawford will play the main character, White Mike, an extremely bright student known for selling the best marijuana money can buy but never indulging in any alcohol or drugs himself. I certainly wasn't picturing White Mike to be as pretty as Crawford, but I'll sacrifice my imagination to be able to look at Crawford for a couple of hours. Another unusual casting choice is Rory Culkin. I think he's a fantastic actor, but for obvious reasons, I just don't see him playing a tall basketball player. Anyway, the best part of the book is the climax. You become so absorbed with the characters that when that grand ending comes you'll be in a serious state of shock. Seriously. (In Theaters 2010)
Youth In Revolt If you read any of these books before seeing their film counterparts, Youth In Revolt by C.D. Payne should be the one. A movie with a cast including Michael Cera, Justin Long, Zach Galifianakis, Ray Liotta and Steve Buscemi sounds like a guaranteed success, but it can also turn the tale from a humorous yet meaningful coming-of-age story into a comedic absurdity. Cera plays Nick Twisp, a kid who takes teenage rebellion to the extreme. He starts out as a guy who isn't thrilled with the parents he's been given and turns into a wrecking crew when his love for a girl he meets on a family trip drives him insane. With the help of his alter ego, Francois Dillinger, Nick is willing to do just about anything to win Sheeni's heart. Removing portions of a lengthy book to turn it into a movie is necessary but can be detrimental. Taking out particular parts of Youth in Revolt can easily strip the story of its warmth and turn it into any old teen comedy. (In Theaters January 15th, 2010)
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One of the biggest tech products in the last few years has absolutely nothing to do with Apple. The smart speaker is a whole new category that was created by Amazon back in 2014, and includes an AI assistant called Alexa. That head start has allowed Amazon to control 70.6% of the market with Google's Home smart speaker garnering a 23.8% share. Microsoft will have its own device called the Harman Kardon Invoke. This combines a premium Harman Kardon speaker with personal assistant Cortana.
Over the last few months, there has been speculation that Apple was working on a smart speaker of its own that would combine a Beats speaker with Siri. On Wednesday, a report from Bloomberg stated that Apple has started overseas production of the device. According to an anonymous insider familiar with Apple's plans, in order to differentiate its product from the Amazon Echo and the Google Home, Apple will reportedly offer surround sound and deep integration with Apple's other devices.
Like the other smart speakers, Apple wants its speaker to allow consumers to control smart appliances. As a result, the product will be able to turn on or turn off Apple's HomeKit devices with a verbal command from the user. Apple also is rumored to include Apple Music support with its smart speaker. Former Apple analyst Gene Munster says that the device will be used to help Apple develop its services business. This is a segment of Apple that Tim Cook expects to see double from now through 2020.
Apple's unnamed smart speaker could become official at the annual WWDC developers conference, which will kick off on June 5th. While recent rumors called for the product to feature a touchscreen, those who have seen it say that this is no longer in the cards. That is not good for Apple because the latest Echo model features a touchscreen.


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Collector on a Hunt to Find 380 Copies of Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt
The saying that goes "one man's junk is another's treasure" has never been truer.
Chris Roberts is a man of old computer, VHS tape, and dusty game collections who has been pursuing this hobby since the 90s, and while gathering 342 copies of Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt might sound a bit insane to you, Robert is doing just that. And he is another 38 away from bringing the total of cartridges to 380, his ultimate goal.
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Started collecting through the junk bundles he bought
What's special about Roberts is that he doesn't necessarily seek out the games, or at least, he didn't at first. He bought junk in bundles without knowing what's inside them and after one point, he started finding of the cartridge containing, the one and only, Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. The number of cartridges started climbing soon enough.
Roberts originally told his story to Vice, "I had initially put them to the side to later bundle up with a console and sell, but at the time I was using them as shelf filler, so I waited. As time went on, I had an idea for a picture, did the math, and realized I needed 343 to make that happen."
Mar10, because why not?
After collecting quite a few, this was the creation he came up with:
Happy Mario Day! #MAR10Day#mar10#supermariobrospic.twitter.com/9LDjmijVlH
— Chris Roberts (@cwr2) March 10, 2019
Of course, every creation needs a shelf it can sit on, so as a true collector, he built a cabinet by himself that would hold 380 of the cartridges. Well, since he didn't have that many, the only obvious thing that he could do was to find new ones until he filled the cabinet thoroughly.
Roberts still has 38 to go
He last tweeted on July 13, saying, "3 more added to [ma] [Mareo] collection, 38 to go for a complete set. 342/380" According to Vice, collection philanthropists out there will send him cartridges to make his "dream" come true.
So, the real question that we all are wondering has been asked by a Twitter user, which is whether he has a favorite among the cartridges of the same game.
Well, he apparently does:
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That's just one too many Duck Hunts. However, there is something so aesthetic about them stacked neatly next to each other.
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You might be curious about what'll happen when he hits the magical 380. Well, Roberts plans to leave it there it seems.
"There's a fine line between doing something that people think is cool and what your family will have you committed for. I don't want to find that line."
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I have known I was an empath for a bit over a year now, but in that time I haven't really noticed if any of my family members or relatives have empathic traits that could make them an empath. So my question is, is being an empath genetic? Is it random? A mix?


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