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Protecting West Marin's unique Land, Water, and Biodiversity since 1971
Biodiversity & Pollution
Marin MPA Watch Volunteer Program
Russell Ridge Education Fund
Point Reyes National Seashore GMPA
Youth Against Single-Use Plastic
Inverness Fair
Piper on the Ridge
Litter Bugs Me, Roadside Clean Up
Coastal Clean Up Day
Give Back Tuesday at Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
Winter Gathering
Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Annual Member Meeting, Potluck & Awards
Gift Memberships & Tribute Gifts
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Marine Wilderness
Drakes Estero Marine Wilderness
Since 1971, EAC has supported wilderness designation of acreage Point Reyes National Seashore. EAC supported the Sierra Club's proposal for designation of 30,000 acres of wilderness (rather than the Point Reyes National Seashore's request of only 5,000 acres), provided testimony at hearings, and organized EAC members to write letters to President Nixon supporting designation. Most recently in 2007, EAC successfully advocated for Drakes Estero to be converted from potential wilderness to full wilderness in 2012.
"We are exceptionally fortunate to have Point Reyes National Seashore, a rare ecological haven, in our backyard. For decades, Point Reyes has served as a natural sanctuary for wildlife and wilderness lovers. At Point Reyes, we relish the opportunity to reconnect to the wild heartbeat of nature that is deeply rooted within us. Drakes Estero, long considered the ecological heart of spectacular Point Reyes, is the only marine wilderness area on the West Coast. After a long battle over the heart of this national park, on Thursday Drakes Estero will run wild — free of non-native oyster cultivation — for the first time in almost eighty years.
Thankfully, tens of thousands of national park and wilderness advocates from west Marin to Washington, D.C., including biologists Sylvia Earle and E.O. Wilson, the late coastal champion Bill Kortum and Miwok ancestors who have sacred sites there, came together to defend Drakes Estero.
The harbor seals that come to Drakes Estero to give birth and raise their young, the great egrets roosting on the Estero's shores, the salmonids that use the Estero as a nursery and the hundreds of acres of eelgrass in the Estero will finally be free from disturbance and damage." (Close to Home: Welcome to the West Coast's Only Marine Wilderness)
"It is not difficult for either the casual park visitor or the seasoned scientist to recognize the ecological significance of Drakes Estero—enhanced by robust eelgrass meadows and sandbars that provide nursery areas for fish, harbor seals and other marine life, and are visited by tens of thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl."
— Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence at National Geographic
© Daniel Dietrich
history and wilderness designation of point reyes national seashore
The Point Reyes National Seashore (Seashore) was established in 1962 by President Kennedy when the National Park Service (NPS) had actively sought to establish a beachhead on the California coast.
The Seashore supports diverse ecosystems and microhabitats host a variety of species, "approximately 80 species of mammals, 85 species of fish, 29 species of reptiles and amphibians and thousands of aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate species, and 490 of the bird species, half of the species in the entire North America have been spotted in this area." (Point Reyes National Seashore Animals)
Additionally, the peninsula also has a rich history of human activity, including dairy ranching. In the 1950s and 60s Marin County officials had embraced a growth plan that favored developers. To prevent the loss of the ranching heritage on the Point Reyes peninsula dairy and cattle ranchers formed an unlikely and successful alliance between the Sierra Club and other environmentalist in hopes of preserving ranches and west Marin open space. The compromise hammered out by Congress and signed by President Kennedy in 1962 provided for the retention of the ranches in a designated pastoral zone. Over the ensuing ten years, NPS acquired the 17 remaining operating ranches and the property of the abandoned ranches. (Point Reyes National Seashore History and Culture)
In 1964, national attitudes around environmental responsibility began to shift. Responding to the increased environmental awareness and activity, the 88th Congress passed The Wilderness Act to preserve wild lands in the United States in their natural state for future generations.
In 1964, national attitudes around environmental responsibility began to shift. In response to the increases of environmental awareness and activity, the 88th Congress passed The Wilderness Act to preserve wild lands in the United States in their natural state for future generations.
"In order to assure that an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization, does not occupy and modify all areas within the United States and its possessions, leaving no lands designated for preservation and protection in their natural condition, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to secure for the American people of present and future generations the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness"
— Wilderness Act
In 1976, the 94th United States Congress recognized the ecological significance of the area and applied the Wilderness Act to the Point Reyes National Seashore, designating 25,370 acres as wilderness lands and an additional 8,003 acres as potential wilderness (An Act to Designate Certain Lands 1976). The potential wilderness designation encompassed Drakes Estero, where the Johnson Family Oyster Company operated a small family oyster farm. The designation of Drake's Estero as wilderness would occur when the last non-conforming use, Johnson Oyster Company, was removed when its special operating permit expired on November 30, 2012 (Green Nylen, et.al 46).
Today, the Seashore is composed of 71,000 acres and is divided into several different types of public uses. The primary land uses include 33,000 acres of wilderness lands and 21,000 acres of pastoral lands.
With the creation of the Seashore several areas of the Point Reyes peninsula were protected from development and urban sprawl. To protect and enhance the quality of life of residents and visitors, to protect natural resources, and to preserve traditional farming in West Marin, several community groups and nonprofits have formed over recent decades. The efforts of these organizations ensure the preservation of the unique natural character and rich traditions of the West Marin community. The result of such strong community involvement in West Marin has created a unique community spirit where people and the place they inhabit have a dynamic connection.
drakes estero wilderness
The 1976 designation of the 8,003 acres of potential wilderness at Drakes Estero. The intent of this status implied that the land would become full wilderness without further legislative action in 2012 when non-conforming uses to wilderness requirements ended (Green Nylen, et al. 46).
In 2005, Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) purchased the remaining land-lease from Johnson's Oyster Company. Prior to this transaction the Park Service had begun a series of analyses focusing on the impact of aquaculture on the Estero. DBOC asserted that the studies were flawed and in 2007, the Marin County Board of Supervisors appealed to Senator Dianne Feinstein to arbitrate the conflict. Senator Feinstein ordered the Seashore to subject their scientific findings to the National Academy of Sciences for review and have the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior Investigate the claim of scientific misconduct. In 2009, after the park studies were vindicated by these two reviews, Senator Feinstein attached a rider to a Senate appropriations bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to extend DBOC's permit by ten years.
In response to the 2009 rider, "NPS initiated an environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) publishing a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to help decide whether or not to issue a new Special Use Permit" (Green Nylen, et al. 48-49). The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was developed and public comment was requested in January and February 2012 (Green Nylen, et al. 49). The results of the public comments overwhelmingly supported the full Wilderness designation of Drake's Estero, with 92 percent of the comments supporting protection and creation of America's only marine wilderness on the West Coast.
On November 29, 2012, the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a decision which allowed "Drakes Bay Oyster Company's operating permit to expire at Point Reyes National Seashore in California according to its terms" and return the area to wilderness ("Department of Interior").
After the 40-year lease expired on its own terms in November 2012, the DBOC filed a lawsuit. District and appellate federal court decisions rejected the company's claims, and in June 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal.
In October 2014, the DOI and the Drakes Bay Oyster Company signed a settlement agreement filed with the federal court that dismissed the oyster company's failed litigation with prejudice, allowed the company to continue harvesting oysters through the end of the 2014, and assigning clean-up costs to the American taxpayers.
© Robert Campbell
"The settlement agreement is a very generous deal for the oyster company that will have had 25 months to operate rent-free since its lease expired. We are glad that Drakes Estero, a magnificent ecological treasure, is finally on its way to be restored to its wild, natural rhythm, free of non-nativeand invasive species"
— Amy Trainer, EAC executive director 2010-2015
© Morgan Patton
The Seashore began restoration of Drakes Estero in January 2015 in partnership with the National Park Foundation and Point Reyes National Seashore Association. The restoration of the 2,500 acre estuary complex includes 2,300 acres of underwater wilderness—which is more than twice the size of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco—includes:
removing five miles of wooden oyster racks
cleaning up acres of underwater plastic, metal, and shell debris
removing plastic, metal, and cement debris from the sandbars, where one-fifth of California's harbor seal pups are born and raised
conducting long-term scientific monitoring of non-native species, eelgrass, harbor seals, and water quality
help stop the spread of invasive species and allow for the growth of critical native species.
Point Reyes National Seashore Drakes Estero Restoration
"Department of Interior." Department of Interior News Press Release Secretary-Salazar Decision on Point Reyes National Seashore Permit. N.P., 29 Nov 2012. Web. 01 May 2013.
"Green Nylen, Nell, et al." "Will the Wilderness Act be Diluted in Drakes Estero?" Ecology Law Currents Vol. 39.46 (2012): 46-99. Ecology Law Currents a publication of Ecology Law Quarterly. Web. 26 Apr. 2013.
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Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, 65 Third Street, #14/PO Box 609, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956415-663-9312


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Tajikistan to increase transportation through Baku port
19 March 2019 17:56 (UTC+04:00)
By Leman Mammadova
Tajikistan is considering the possibility of increasing the transportation of its goods through the Baku International Sea Trade Port.
Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan Nematullo Hikmatullozoda met with the Director General of this Port Taleh Ziyadov a few days ago as part of his visit to Azerbaijan.
The minister was provided with detailed information on the activities of the port and proposed to widely use its capabilities for the transport of goods in Tajikistan, news.tj reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan.
It was particularly noted that the Baku Sea International Trade Port was commissioned in 2018. Its territory is 117 hectares, the port can simultaneously receive up to 12 ships, and its carrying capacity is currently 15 million tons of cargo per year. For a comprehensive use of the potential of the port, a free economic zone has been created next to it.
"The use of the port will contribute not only to an increase in cargo traffic, but also to strengthen the regional cooperation," Ziyadov concluded.
Tajikistan is forced to transport its cargoes bypassing Turkmenistan from the beginning of February of this year, which, for still unknown reasons, does not allow Tajik vehicles to enter its territory.
Delivery of Tajik cargo to the Middle East or goods imported from this region have been transported by the Caspian Sea for almost two months : using the ports of Baku and Aktau (Kazakhstan).
The Baku International Sea Trade Port in Azerbaijan's Alat settlement is expected to become one of the leading trade and logistics hubs of Eurasia.The New Port in Alat is a transportation hub linking the west (Turkey & EU), south (Iran & India) and north (Russia). Situated in the vicinity of the regions of Azerbaijan, it will also increase its connectivity as an efficient hub and so increase the volume of cargo being handled. In addition, new port location is linked to existing highways and railways, connecting the port to the inland regions of the country.
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan established diplomatic relations on May 29, 1992. The cooperation between the two countries reached a new level in 2008, when the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation was launched. It coordinates the realization of economic ties and develops new proposals for future cooperation.
The contractual and legal framework of cooperation is secured by more than 40 agreements in trade, economic, banking, tax, cultural and investment spheres. The priority areas of economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan are non-ferrous metallurgy, agro-industrial sector, energy, light industry, transport and communications.
Leman Mammadova is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @leman_888
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EU summit focuses on border security, Turkey
Tusk: 'We have now reached a critical point' (Photo: The European Union)
By Eszter Zalan
Brussels, 23. Sep 2015, 21:06
EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday (23 September) are in talks on broader aspects of the migrant crisis, following a difficult deal on relocations Tuesday.
The focus will be on helping Turkey to keep Syrian refugees on its soil and to crack down on smuggler networks, on strengthening external borders, and on aiding third countries in the Middle East and Africa.
"We have now reached a critical point where we need to end mutual recriminations and misunderstandings", Donald Tusk, EU council president, said on arriving to the meeting.
"Tonight our debate must be based on facts not on illusions and emotions".
Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite was more blunt. "We didn't tackle serious questions yet. We'll only start today", she told reporters upon arrival.
"It is not lack of European unity, but lack of European wisdom".
Turkey is key
Speaking of Turkey and other Syria neighbours, Tusk said: "Our partners are expecting our help to solve their refugee problems rather than thinking of how they can help us".
An EU spource said Turkey is in a better than ever bargaining position to get extra EU funding.
He also said it wants easing of European pressure on the increasingly authoritarian Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"Turkey is key, if not 'the' key to the issue", said the diplomat.
Turkey hosts 2.2 million refugees four years after the civil war broke out in Syria.
The European Commission said recently it could offer €1 billion to help.
Defending borders
Leaders will also talk about external border security.
On recent form, the EU's so-called Schengen area travel freedoms mean it's impossible to control who goes where once migrants enter the bloc.
The fear is more EU countries will reintroduce border controls, de facto dismantling Schengen - a signature EU achievement.
Hungary is about to complete a fence along its border with Croatia, a neighboring EU member, after building a fence on its Serbia line.
Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, said on arrival in Brussels on Wednesday the EU should focus on Greece.
"If Greece cannot defend its borders we should ask, kindly, since it is a sovereign country, to let other countries police the border," he told reporters.
He's also proposing, in a six-point plan, to separate refugees from "economic migrants" before they arrive in the EU.
For his part, Tusk said existing EU agencies - Frontex (border control), Europol (joint police), and the European Asylum Office - can help defend the EU's thin blue line.
The summit takes place amid a bitter divide on migrant relocations.
Big EU states, on Tuesday, in a vote, forced the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia to take part in a relocation scheme they don't want.
Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, who proposed the plan to share 120,000 refugees, tried to be both conciliatory and firm.
"I talked to the Czech prime minister and he said he is ready to implement what concerns his country. We will not reopen [yesterday's] decision, it must be respected". he said on Wednesday,.
Prague and Bratislava had threatened to take the matter to the European Court of Justice. But Prague later withdrew its threat.
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The EU Commission has said it "means business" on enforcing EU asylum law, announcing 40 new cases on non-compliance as EU leaders meet on the migrant crisis.
Heads of state and government are arriving in Brussels to work out a long-term action plan to deal with the worst refugee crisis in recent history.
The Turkish president, the king of Spain, and German and French leaders to visit EU institutions. EU Court to also rule on Facebook's handling of personal data.
When Turkish president Erdogan comes to Brussels Monday, EU leaders will be hoping he'll help stop the flow of refugees without asking too much in return.
Serbia has banned imports from Croatia after Croatia closed its border to Serbian cargo traffic, in escalating tension over the migrant influx.
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I've never claimed, and do not think, that moderate reductions in state power are impossible. What I do think is that merely moderate reductions in state power are not an adequate solution to corporatism. After all, although the popular notion of the nineteenth-century U.S. as a laissez-faire free-for-all is a fantasy (even if we exclude, as we shouldn't, legal restrictions on the economic activities of women and nonwhites), it's still true that the interventionist policies that fueled corporatism in that era are by many measures significantly less extensive than those we have today.
To reiterate my earlier post, I argue for fairly large reductions in state power. I argue that this is quite realistic because large reductions have actually occurred in the recent past, and moderate reductions are ongoing in many places. I don't know enough to question Rod's history. My question is: "adequate solution to corporatism" relative to what? If nothing but anarchy or quasi-anarchy is going to count as "adequate," then, yes, a Hayek-Buchanan generality amendment will be inadequate. But if something like anarchy is infeasible, as I believe it is, then it's hardly an adequate solution either.
Wilkinson further describes as "obviously false" my contention that "achieving benign outcomes via the state is a chimera"; for Wilkinson, "[m]any states evidently succeed in achieving relatively benign outcomes." But I don't see how this is supposed to be "evident"—unless the claim is just shorthand for the claim that "many states are evidentlycompatible with the existence of relatively benign outcomes," which is certainly true. But if people who drink small doses of poison are healthier than those who drink large doses, that doesn't make it "evident" that small doses of poison can achieve relatively benign outcomes. Any measure that shrinks the scope of voluntary cooperation by expanding the scope of compulsion thereby makes things both a bit less just and a bit less efficient.
I'm pretty sure Rod's guilty of Tyler's "libertarian vice" here. Rod doesn't think some states are better than others? That some governments are more effectively limited than others? That people are more free in some places than in others? If he doesn't think that this is evident, then all I can do is ask him to look again, because it's true.
Of course, my idea is to shrink the scope of compulsion by limiting illegitimate government action. Rod is coy, but seems to agree that this is possible. But he seems unhappy about it. The question was, What can be done about corporatism? I gave an answer: limit government. If he agrees that limiting state power is possible, which of course it is, then he's pretty much lost the debate unless he can show that his alternative is actually more likely to successfully reduce corporatism. And that's a heavy burden, because then he'd need to establish the feasibility of his happy anarchism. So I can see why he avoided actually addressing my original point about the feasibility of anarchism.
But the crucial difference between (1) and (2), as I see it, is not that under (2) people demand more statism, but rather that under (2) people are able to socialize the costs of such demand.
This is just nonresponsive. My point was that you can't get anything out of (1) — anarchy or near-anarchy — that you can't get out of (2) — keeping the state and limiting it — because there's no plausible way to not have a state. The point is that (1) isn't on the table as an alternative to (2). We're going to have a state. So limiting it is the only game in town. I thought it was clear that this was the claim I was making, but I guess I made a hash of it.
Anyway, I doubt we're going to resolve the great anarchism v. liberalism debate soon. But why did a discussion originally about libertarianism and corporatism lead here? My best guess is that Rod thinks that the corporatism issue is a smart place to mount an argument for his favorite libertarian ideal theory, freed-market anarchism. So I can see why the idea that effectively limited government is the best realistically available solution to actually-existing corporatism would seem inconvenient. But I think it remains that effectively limited government is the best realistically available solution to actually-existing corporatism. So… bop.
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Q: Why isn't 'lightblue' a valid CSS color? When I write
background-color:lightblue;

In IntelliJ, it highlights lightblue and suggests I replace it with #add8e6.
I rather like lightblue, it's much more readable. Was it "banned" from the specs? Should I do as IntelliJ suggests?

A: The nearly(*) authorative list of colors supported in CSS3 is listed in the W3C proposed recommendation CSS Color Module Level 3, section 4.1 Basic color keywords. lightblue is only listed under the Extended color keywords of section 4.3.
The non-normative profiles of section 7 suggest that HTML only supports the basic colors, while the extended ones are permitted in SVG.
(*) Nearly because this is a proposed recommendation. It does describe current practice.

A: There are just 17 standart colors: aqua, black, blue, fuchsia, gray, grey, green, lime, maroon, navy, olive, purple, red, silver, teal, white, and yellow. If you use that, IntelliJ don't change it to the hex code. The remianing 130 colors are substituted to ther hex value.
Herer is a list of all color names: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp

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import sys
import os

import unittest
import time
import random
import itertools
import copy
import pickle
import gc

sys.path.insert(0, '..')
import tdl

#ERROR_RANGE = 100 # a number to test out of bound errors
WIDTH, HEIGHT = 30, 20
WINWIDTH, WINHEIGHT = 10, 10

DEFAULT_CHAR = (0x20, (0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0))

class TDLTemplate(unittest.TestCase):
    "Nearly all tests need tdl.init to be called"

    @classmethod
    def setUpClass(cls):
        tdl.setFont('../fonts/libtcod/terminal8x8_gs_ro.png')
        cls.console = tdl.init(WIDTH, HEIGHT, 'TDL UnitTest', False, renderer='SDL')
        # make a small window in the corner
        cls.window = tdl.Window(cls.console, 0, 0, WINWIDTH, WINHEIGHT)

    def setUp(self):
        tdl.setFont('../fonts/libtcod/terminal8x8_gs_ro.png')
        tdl.event.get()
        self.console.set_colors((0,0,0), (0,0,0))
        self.console.clear()

    @classmethod
    def tearDownClass(cls):
        del cls.console
        gc.collect() # make sure console.__del__ is called quickly

    def inWindow(self, x, y):
        "returns True if this point is in the Window"
        return 0 <= x < WINWIDTH and 0 <= y < WINHEIGHT

    def randomizeConsole(self):
        "Randomize the console returning the random data"
        noise = [((x, y), self.getRandomCharacter()) for x,y in self.getDrawables()]
        for (x, y), graphic in noise:
            self.console.drawChar(x, y, *graphic)
        return noise # [((x, y), (cg, fg, bg)), ...]

    def flush(self):
        'Pump events and refresh screen so show progress'
        #tdl.event.get() # no longer needed
        tdl.flush()

    def getRandomCharacter(self):
        "returns a tuple with a random character and colors (ch, fg, bg)"
        return (random.getrandbits(8), self.getRandomColor(), self.getRandomColor())

    def getRandomColor(self):
        "returns a single random color"
        return (random.getrandbits(8), random.getrandbits(8), random.getrandbits(8))

    def getDrawables(self, console=None):
        """return a list of all drawable (x,y) positions
        defaults to self.console
        """
        if console is None:
            console = self.console
        w, h = console.getSize()
        return itertools.product(range(w), range(h))

    def getUndrawables(self, console=None):
        """return a list of (x,y) positions that should raise errors when used
        positions are mostly random and will have at least one over the bounds of each side and each corner"""
        if console is None:
            console = self.console
        w, h = console.getSize()
        for y in range(-1, h+1):
            yield -w-1, y
            yield w, y
        for x in range(0, w):
            yield x, h
            yield x, -h-1

    def compareConsoles(self, consoleA, consoleB, errorMsg='colors should be the same'):
        "Compare two console assuming they match and failing if they don't"
        self.assertEqual(consoleA.getSize(), consoleB.getSize(), 'consoles should be the same size')
        for x, y in self.getDrawables(consoleA):
            self.assertEqual(consoleA.getChar(x, y),
                             consoleB.getChar(x, y), '%s, position: (%i, %i)' % (errorMsg, x, y))

class BasicTests(TDLTemplate):

    def test_clearConsole(self):
        self.randomizeConsole()
        _, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
        ch = 0x20 # space
        self.console.clear(fg, bg)
        self.flush()
        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
            self.assertEqual((ch, fg, bg), self.console.getChar(x, y), 'color should be changed with clear')
        _, fg2, bg2 = self.getRandomCharacter()
        self.window.clear(fg2, bg2)
        self.flush()
        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
            if self.inWindow(x, y):
                self.assertEqual((ch, fg2, bg2), self.console.getChar(x, y), 'color in window should be changed')
            else:
                self.assertEqual((ch, fg, bg), self.console.getChar(x, y), 'color outside of window should persist')

    def test_cloneConsole(self):
        noiseData = self.randomizeConsole()
        clone = copy.copy(self.console)
        self.compareConsoles(self.console, clone, 'console clone should match root console')

    def test_pickleConsole(self):
        noiseData = self.randomizeConsole()
        pickled = pickle.dumps(self.console)
        clone = pickle.loads(pickled)
        self.compareConsoles(self.console, clone, 'pickled console should match root console')

    # This isn't really supported.
    #def test_changeFonts(self):
    #    "Fonts are changable on the fly... kind of"
    #    FONT_DIR = '../fonts/X11'
    #    for font in os.listdir(FONT_DIR):
    #        if font[-4:] != '.png':
    #            continue # skip all those other files
    #        font = os.path.join(FONT_DIR, font)
    #        tdl.setFont(font)
    #        # only works at all in OPENGL
    #        self.console = tdl.init(WIDTH, HEIGHT, title=font, renderer='OPENGL')
    #        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
    #            self.console.draw_char(x, y, *self.getRandomCharacter())
    #        self.flush()
    #        time.sleep(.05)

class DrawingTests(TDLTemplate):

    def test_drawCharTuples(self):
        "Test passing tuple colors and int characters to drawChar"
        record = {}
        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
            ch, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
            record[x,y] = (ch, fg, bg)
            self.console.drawChar(x, y, ch, fg, bg)
            self.assertEqual(record[x,y], self.console.getChar(x, y), 'console data should be overwritten')
            self.flush() # show progress

        for (x,y), data in record.items():
            self.assertEqual(data, self.console.getChar(x, y), 'drawChar should not overwrite any other tiles')

    def test_drawCharWebcolor(self):
        "Test passing web style colors and string characters to drawChar"
        record = {}
        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
            ch, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
            record[x,y] = (ch, fg, bg)
            ch = chr(ch)
            fg = fg[0] << 16 | fg[1] << 8 | fg[2] # convert to a 0xRRGGBB style number
            bg = bg[0] << 16 | bg[1] << 8 | bg[2]
            self.console.drawChar(x, y, ch, fg, bg)
            self.assertEqual(record[x,y], self.console.getChar(x, y), 'console data should be overwritten')
            self.flush() # show progress
        for (x,y), data in record.items():
            self.assertEqual(data, self.console.getChar(x, y), 'drawChar should not overwrite any other tiles')

    #@unittest.skipIf(not __debug__, 'python run with optimized flag, skipping an AssertionError test')
    #def test_drawCharErrors(self):
    #    "test out of bounds assertion errors"
    #    for x,y in self.getUndrawables():
    #        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(AssertionError, r"\(%i, %i\)" % (x, y)):
    #            self.console.drawChar(x, y, *(self.getRandomCharacter()))

    def test_drawStrArray(self):
        """strings will raise errors if they pass over the end of the console.
        The data will still be written however."""
        width, height = self.console.getSize()
        for x,y in self.getDrawables():
            string = [random.getrandbits(8) for _ in range(random.randint(2, 10))]
            fg, bg = self.getRandomColor(), self.getRandomColor()
            if len(string) > ((height - y) * width - x): # compare length of string to remaining space on the console
                with self.assertRaises(tdl.TDLError): # expect end of console error
                    self.console.drawStr(x, y, string, fg, bg)
            else:
                self.console.drawStr(x, y, string, fg, bg)
            for ch in string: # inspect console for changes
                self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(x, y), (ch, fg, bg), 'console data should be overwritten, even after an error')
                x += 1
                if x == width:
                    x = 0
                    y += 1
                    if y == height:
                        break # end of console
            self.flush() # show progress

    #@unittest.skipIf(not __debug__, 'python run with optimized flag, skipping an AssertionError test')
    #def test_drawStrErrors(self):
    #    "test out of bounds assertion errors"
    #    for x,y in self.getUndrawables():
    #        with self.assertRaisesRegexp(AssertionError, r"\(%i, %i\)" % (x, y)):
    #            self.console.drawStr(x, y, 'foo', self.getRandomColor(), self.getRandomColor())

    def test_drawRect(self):
        consoleCopy = tdl.Console(*(self.console.getSize()))
        for x,y in random.sample(list(self.getDrawables()), 20):
            consoleCopy.blit(self.console) # copy the console to compare untouched areas
            ch, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
            width, height = self.console.getSize()
            width, height = random.randint(1, width - x), random.randint(1, height - y)
            self.console.drawRect(x, y, width, height, ch, fg, bg)
            self.flush() # show progress
            for testX,testY in self.getDrawables():
                if x <= testX < x + width and y <= testY < y + height:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(testX, testY), (ch, fg, bg), 'rectangle area should be overwritten')
                else:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(testX, testY), consoleCopy.getChar(testX, testY), 'this area should remain untouched')

    def test_drawFrame(self):
        consoleCopy = tdl.Console(*(self.console.getSize()))
        for x,y in random.sample(list(self.getDrawables()), 20):
            consoleCopy.blit(self.console) # copy the console to compare untouched areas
            ch, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
            width, height = self.console.getSize()
            width, height = random.randint(1, width - x), random.randint(1, height - y)
            self.console.drawFrame(x, y, width, height, ch, fg, bg)
            self.flush() # show progress
            for testX,testY in self.getDrawables():
                if x + 1 <= testX < x + width - 1 and y + 1 <= testY < y + height - 1:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(testX, testY), consoleCopy.getChar(testX, testY), 'inner frame should remain untouched')
                elif x <= testX < x + width and y <= testY < y + height:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(testX, testY), (ch, fg, bg), 'frame area should be overwritten')
                else:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(testX, testY), consoleCopy.getChar(testX, testY), 'outer frame should remain untouched')

    #@unittest.skipIf(not __debug__, 'python run with optimized flag, skipping an AssertionError test')
    #def test_drawRectFrameErrors(self):
    #    for x,y in self.getDrawables():
    #        ch, fg, bg = self.getRandomCharacter()
    #        width, height = self.console.getSize()
    #        width, height = random.randint(x + width, x + width + ERROR_RANGE), random.randint(y + height, y + height + ERROR_RANGE)
    #        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
    #            self.console.drawRect(x, y, width, height, ch, fg, bg)
    #        with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
    #            self.console.drawFrame(x, y, width, height, ch, fg, bg)

    #@unittest.skip("Need this to be faster before unskipping")
    def test_scrolling(self):
        """marks a spot and then scrolls the console, checks to make sure no
        other spots are marked, test also knows if it's out of bounds.

        This test is a bit slow, it could be made more efficent by marking
        several areas and not clearing the console every loop.
        """
        scrollTests = set([(0, 0), (WIDTH, HEIGHT)]) # include zero and out of bounds
        while len(scrollTests) < 10: # add 3 more randoms
            scrollTests.add((random.randint(-WIDTH, WIDTH),
                             random.randint(-HEIGHT, HEIGHT)))
        for sx, sy in scrollTests:
            noiseData = dict(self.randomizeConsole())
            self.console.set_colors((0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0))
            self.console.scroll(sx, sy)
            self.flush() # show progress
            for x, y in self.getDrawables():
                nX = x - sx
                nY = y - sy
                if (nX, nY) in noiseData:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(x, y), noiseData[nX, nY], 'random noise should be scrolled')
                else:
                    self.assertEqual(self.console.getChar(x, y), DEFAULT_CHAR, 'scrolled away positions should be clear')

def suite():
    loader = unittest.TestLoader()
    load = loader.loadTestsFromTestCase
    return unittest.TestSuite([load(BasicTests), load(DrawingTests)])

if __name__ == '__main__':
    suite = suite()
    unittest.TextTestRunner().run(suite)

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Fantasia To Soulfully Soar at NYCB Theatre at Westbury
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When Grammy Award-winning R & B and soul singer Fantasia takes the stage at NYCB Theatre at Westbury August 30th, she'll be putting her own heart and soul on full display for all those lucky enough to catch her.
Fantasia doesn't just sing, she transcends time and space, transporting listeners—through her bone-chilling, reach-down-inside-her-very-DNA-and-soar-to-touch-heaven vocals—to a place where pain and heartache and somehow, salvation, suspends personal anguish and gives life wings.
Yes, that's a lot. And it's true.
Hailing from High Point, North Carolina, Fantasia transcended the hardships of her own personal situation in 2004—when she was just 19, a high school dropout who was pregnant at 16—by winning season three of American Idol with her show-stopping performance of the Porgy and Bess standard, "Summertime."
The judges raved that hers was the single best performance out of any contestant, ever, in the show's history—the tear-jerking victory propelling her debut single "I Believe" to the top of the Billboard charts and her debut album, Free Yourself, to platinum status and three Grammy Award nominations.
That was only the beginning. Since then, she's released three more albums—2006's Fantasia, 2010's Back To Me and last year's Side Effects of You—to even more acclaim and accolades.
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Fantasia has won over audiences and critics with her award-winning portrayal of Celie in the Broadway play The Color of Purple and has won over the hearts of countless people throughout the world.
Fantasia's NYCB Theatre at Westbury appearance is a show you do not want to miss. Your heart, mind and soul will thank you for it.
Fantasia will be performing at NYCB Theatre at Westbury, located at 960 Brush Hollow Rd, Westbury $49.50. 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. For tickets and more information about the gig, go to venue.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
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Exception Description: Cannot find value in class indicator mapping in parent descriptor [null].
Exception Description: A non-read-only mapping must be defined for the sequence number field.
This entry was posted in Java, JPA, Uncategorized on February 23, 2016 by Laird Nelson.
To get logging working properly with EclipseLink 2.3.2 and GlassFish 3.1.2.2, you want to configure the actual logging values in GlassFish's logging.properties file, not in your META-INF/persistence.xml file. You have to set two levels (a bit mysterious, as one is a child of the other; setting values on the parent logger should cause them to flow downhill, but for some reason they do not).
Then, to be able to see SQL parameters in the output, you have to set a property in your META-INF/persistence.xml file.
The first allows you to see SQL statements. The second must be set in order for SQL parameters to be seen, but it is not sufficient on its own.
This entry was posted in Java, JPA and tagged jpa on June 13, 2013 by Laird Nelson.
So I learned today that your persistence.xml may have both a <jta-data-source> and a <non-jta-data-source> specified alongside each other. I'm not sure why I thought these were mutually exclusive but I figured someone else probably had this misunderstanding as well.
In Java EE environments, the jta-data-source and non-jta-data-source elements are used to specify the global JNDI name of the JTA and/or non-JTA data source to be used by the persistence provider. If neither is specified, the deployer must specify a JTA data source at deployment or a JTA data source must be provided by the container, and a JTA EntityManagerFactory will be created to correspond to it.
These elements name the data source in the local environment; the format of these names and the ability to specify the names are product specific.
In Java SE environments, these elements may be used or the data source information may be specified by other means—depending upon the requirements of the provider.
Specifically, EclipseLink can use your <non-jta-data-source> element if you instruct it—for example—to use a separate connection for @TableGenerator-based identity generation. Otherwise, your sequence table operations will be only as granular as the (potentially long, hairy) transactions that wrap them.
Obviously, your <jta-data-source> and <non-jta-data-source> had better be pointing at the same data source in this case.
This entry was posted in JPA and tagged jpa on May 31, 2013 by Laird Nelson.


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For the most part Celt is a calm and fairly collected individual, capable of keeping a clear and level head in a wide majority of situations.
However, this is only a very small part of who Celt is, he is a highly arrogant and driven man, always aligning himself to the side that promises to face the biggest threats and find the most challenging foes, he loves combat almost as much as he loves taunting and provoking just about everyone –this includes his current allies- as the way he sees it, he has done the impossible more than once.
No-one can even begin to compare to him, not in accomplishments and not in strength or power.
As this may imply Celt is a highly fickle man, whom is very likely to turn on the people he is fighting alongside simply because he believes they pose a greater threat –and are thus a greater challenge- than those they are currently fighting.
The arrogance has also lowered Celt's opinion of just about everything; no longer does he deem anyone or anything worth his time. They are simple annoyances... However, promise always exists; Celt is just a very hard person to please and will most likely end up disappointed by a fight and end up complaining that it was too easy regardless of how close it got.
Beneath it all, though, Celt holds an unconditional love for his brothers and would do anything for them. If his actions would result in the end of his existence, but would also somehow benefit his brothers he would see them through to the end. No effort or sacrifice made on the behalf of his brothers is too small, the call of blood and the wellbeing of his brothers comes before everything else, no exceptions.
Celt is a relatively well-built individual, his build perhaps only just perfectly fitting his height. He's not skinny, but he isn't build enough for his muscle-mass to show through his clothes.
He maintains the trademark genetic traits of the Amuruaien blood-line, the almost blood-red eyes and the silvery hair colour.
His hair is both long and short in equal measure, while the fringe and sides of his hair hang just past his jaw-line in relatively well kept curtains, the body –or back- of his hair only reaches a length that hangs just past the bottom of his neck.
His skin is a slightly paler shade than it would be if he were alive, with well defined cheekbones and a sharp jaw line that gives his face a slightly skinnier appearance than it probably should have. His lips, much like his face are paler than they would be alive, and while not pale enough to be white completely they are pale enough not to stand out from the rest of his skin-tone.
He wears a plain black, torso covering vest beneath a long, ankle-length trench coat. The trench coat, however, is not made of leather, but seems to be made of some kind of thick fabric and is lined with black sheepskin on the inside. It also possesses a high collar in order to better protect the neck in colder climates –though, that doesn't really matter much now-.
His lower body is covered by a likewise plain pair of trousers seemingly secured in place by a golden-buckled belt. A plain black pair of traveller's boots covers his feet. He doesn't dress to impress, he dresses however, the hell he likes.
Despite no longer being infectious The Origin Strain of The Blight is still a power to be reckoned with. Having joined with Celt's very being perfectly it provides him with an almost limitless use as a weapon; this gave form to the power simply called Orobas. Celt is able to manifest this power in just about any way he sees fit, that can be anything from using it in its rawest form and unleashing it as pure destructive energy, right up to actually giving it a perceivable form which can also range from anything as simple as a knife or a sword, right up to things like a gunblade or even, if he so chooses a grenade launcher.
The only true limit to this power is Celt's imagination, however, right now its power is severely limited due to Celt's time spent trapped in The Asylum. There is further room for evolution.
Description: Celt is man in which The Blight originated from, during his existence as the beast simply known as "The Key" it was this strain of The Blight that kept The Blighted creatures known as "Manifests" as little more than animalistic monsters. The Origin Strain prevents further contamination from The Blight and also has a visible effect while fighting against Manifests. Furthermore The Origin Strain gives Celt additional power when fighting against foes afflicted with The Blight.
Additional Effects: Immunity to The Blight, When in battle with a Manifest causes a loss of sentience for The Manifest and causes them to go berserk for 3 rounds, gives Celt a 20% damage increase when fighting against Blighted monsters.
Description: This is Celt's "ace-in-the-hole", when he has taken heavy damage he strikes his foe. Dealing to them all the damage that they have dealt to him in a single strike.
Damage: Deals damage equal to the difference between Celt's current HP and his max HP.
Additional Effects: Targets a single enemy, ignores the Defence and Magic Defence stats.
Description: Celt is a warrior that revels in the joy of battle and excels under the thrill of a good fight. The longer a battle wears on and the more damage Celt sustains during its length, the more dangerous he tends to become. He finds true excitement when facing seemingly overwhelming odds.
Additional Effects: During battle, if Celt's HP falls to 25% or less of its max value all of Celt's stats gain a 50% boost for as long as his HP remains as such.
Additional Effects: Immunity to The Blight, When in battle with a Manifest causes a loss of sentience for The Manifest and causes them to go berserk for 4 rounds, gives Celt a 30% damage increase when fighting against Blighted monsters.
Celt was born in the city of Zanarkand a little over one-thousand years ago with his twin brother Ruien. Their mother was killed by their father when they were seven and were soon after raised by their older brother, Ignotus after he disowned their father.
Under their brother's guidance Celt and Ruien were both taught the values of their blood relation to each other among other things. This is the point at which Ruien and Celt began to branch out on two very different paths. While his brother fell into intensive self-taught study Celt decided that he would take a more practical approach with his life.
However, at the age of fourteen his plans were put on hold as the war between Zanarkand and Bevelle began. Alongside his two brothers and the rest of the city the war lasted three years, more than testing Celt beyond his limits. By the time the war had reached its third year, Celt already had the blood of thousands on his hands... That was until the fateful day that marked the rise of Sin.
It was during that time that all hell broke loose; Celt and Ruien were forced to disown their older brother Ignotus as he abandoned them to join the ranks of a dark cult known as The Mantra. Alone, Celt and Ruien watched as their home rapidly fell apart as Sin rose, watching as both sides of the conflict were obliterated in seconds.
Unwilling to die to this beast the two brothers fought back, eventually being scattered by an intense magical blast. Celt watched as Ruien plummeted into the sea and then passed out seconds later himself... For reasons unknown, even to this day, Celt slept for one-thousand years, suffering from an almost complete loss of who he was as a result when he eventually did awaken.
He awoke first at a deserted landscape, and then later on in a bed in the medical-bay of Galbadia Garden. Suffering with almost complete memory loss Celt signed himself up as a SeeD candidate, passing every test put before him with apparent ease. Before long he had qualified and had attained the rank of Galbadian SeeD, however, events were already moving apace faster than Celt knew.
After becoming separated from his comrades during a mission and finding himself in Spira; Celt, by chance learned of a coming war, headed by an apparently fearsome enemy Sorceress Asami. After learning that she had declared war on the Garden that he was staying at Celt immediately began making his way back.
By the time Celt did eventually manage to return to The Garden the war was already underway. With the help of a relatively small team, they managed to reduce enemy numbers and make their way to the Sorceress. The fight that followed was short and intense; however, Celt and the group he was fighting alongside were defeated.
It was here that the seeds of corruption were planted as Celt regained his sense of self.
Time progressed with Celt slowly distancing himself from The Garden, watching as the world around him fell into ruin. Slowly but surely Celt became more and more corrupt, his ego slowly growing as he started actively seeking out and killing potential threats, the greater the odds he overcame and destroyed, the more egotistical he became.
In a very likewise way, the more he fought alongside those claiming to be the protectors of Gaia the more he grew to hate them. Until eventually, during an "event" that Gaia would simply remember as "The Reunion" Celt turned his back on the Union of Gaia.
A being of immense power calling herself Persephone confronted the party, after seeing the power his former comrades possessed and acknowledging the potential threat that they could pose he prevented the finishing blow from being struck, and aided Persephone in a tactical retreat.
More time passed, Celt now fighting less for the cause the so-called "Union" stood for and more to find himself a good challenge. And slowly but surely the world fell further into chaos, A world of balance created by its imbalance, Celt had eventually concluded... An amusing thought to be sure, and not one he was going to complain about.
It took some years, but eventually all of the threats that had once faced Gaia were defeated. Celt, however, remained standing. For the longest length of time he had been undefeated by The Union of Gaia, and even then, at the end of the ruin the same remained true.
However, things were not over, at the end of the final battle a great light erupted from beneath the ground. At first, Celt felt an odd coldness from within himself, but, he thought nothing of it, clearly it had simply been an attempt on his life by the planet. And it had failed.
With a small smirk he left the Union before they could regroup; their alliance this time around merely temporary to face down a great threat. At first nothing further happened, Celt took the time to recover from the final battle and plan his next move. Days passed, things slowly began to die around him as he travelled, his thoughts became erratic, and he began to hear voices within his mind. He couldn't ignore them, just endure them.
He began to fall to sickness. As did those around him, everyone, everything he touched was effected.
The Solomon's Blight had been born.
Past this point Celt can remember very little –if anything- concerning what he became and what he did (though, he does vaguely remember beating a large group of people into submission) before finally waking up in The Asylum and being face-to-face with his brother, Ruien. He knew that the world he was in was a parallel to the one he was from, and that still made Ruien his brother. The urge to keep his brother safe drove him to get Ruien out of the Asylum before it was placed into outbreak status. Now, he fights to escape from it... Well, somewhere down the line, he's sure to find at least one foe there to challenge him, isn't he?
"It appears that I... Have fallen."
He looked up from his position, up at the pathetic gathering that had faced him, their prowess in battle was nothing compared to his, their alliance so fragmented that they might as well have been fighting each other as well as him, he knelt in his own self inflicted defeat, losing the will to so much as slap them around the face... Their victory against him was a hollow one, he knew it, and while the majority of them would be blissfully ignorant to that fact, there was one whom, like him, knew how meaningless this victory was for them.
"The Lord of The Mantra is beyond the next pocket dimension. I no longer wish to waste my effort here. Go, now, look back at your own peril."
Their most powerful warrior lowered his weapon and began his march toward their target, the look in his eyes confirmed that Ruien's suspicion had been correct. Like Ruien, Tzigone knew that this was a hollow victory, he had seen it from the beginning of this fight. Their victory had been assured before Ruien had done anything.
Protests, some of them believed that Ruien should have been struck down, killed now, however, with only a single word he shut them all up and had them moving again, soon it was just them. Ruien, Zero and Adiona. His two allies still suspended in the air, he looked up at them and then away once more... He had no desire to let them down just yet, Celt would do that soon enough.
The walls seemed to melt away as all at once demons, under the command of another leaped into the room and directly at The Dark Samurai, whom made no effort to defend himself from them. As expected his Brother burst into the room, and in a spectacular display of swordsmanship killed the attacking demons in seconds.
Soon enough, he found himself looking into the face of his Brother, Celt as he too fell to his knees.
"My Brother, what are you-"
Celt began to ask, however, Ruien looked past him and out the large make-shift window of the room.
"Brother... They were too weak, I held back... Almost entirely and still they failed to kill me. I desired death enough to let them achieve victory against me... And now I have nothing, No dignity, and no."
He paused, averting his eyes from his brother.
"A life without her is a life not worth living..."
He slowly reached down for his trusted weapon, The DeathWish and handed it to Celt, he would make sure that this would be the weapon that ended his life.
"Let me die, with what little meaning I have left. Let me die knowing that I died to the hand of the only one that meant anything to me, that became my superior in every way."
There was a loud clatter as the katana-esque blade hit the ground and then a dull pain as he was punched hard in the face by Celt.
He felt his eyes sting and kept his gaze still averted from his Brother, knowing that he would not be raising his own son was a painful truth, but he would be too ashamed to raise a son, especially after today.
"I fear... I'll have nothing to teach him. You accomplished what not even Ignotus could and brought The Union to their knees twice. The last of the three left standing, the most powerful sibling."
He said, managing with great difficulty to keep his voice steady as he finally looked his at his Brothers face once more, there was a long silence as slowly he drew the blade from its sheath and looked at it. He could see that his brother was distraught, but in time, he would learn to accept this... After all, the most powerful of the three, the man whom would be raising his son was going to need all the strength he could get.
He moved his left hand down to his right forearm, touching the bracer that he had cursed into his arm back during the war and established a quick contact with Heru-Soeki, giving him his final words.
Celt gently positioned the tip of the blade against Ruien's chest and wrapped his free arm around Ruien's neck. And then with a single movement pulled him into a brotherly embrace, the blade sliding straight through his chest.
"I'll miss you my Brother."
The blade was twisted, and then torn from the wound, putting a hole in his heart and then ripping in two completely, everything began to fade rapidly, his body unable to heal the wound. Everything fell black and silence enveloped him, he had been granted his wish by his Brother.
Ruien thought for one brief moment that he could just about see his Brother trying to fight his way through the influence of The Blight, though, perhaps that was more down to wishful thinking over anything else.
Celt slowly returned The DeathWish to its sheath and attached it to his belt along with his own murasame blade, he looked down at his brother, his face frozen in its last blank expression, his eyes gazing emptily to the ceiling. Gently he closed Ruien's eyes and took his coat off, placing it over his brothers body, just to ensure that his face was covered by it.
Picking up the body he dismissed the Black Fired holding his Brothers former allies in place, they dropped to the ground and remained silent as Celt turned to leave, stopping before he reached the door, he half turned to them, looking at the two of them through his hair. Hoping that it would be enough to hide his eyes.
"Go, face The Lord... I'm not going to stop you, just do one thing for me..."
He paused briefly, making sure he was able to keep his voice steady.
"Make them pay... Make them all pay."
And with that he left them to go for their enemy, Ruien was dead and now he was alone, he had only his Nephew left to look out for, and once he was trained sufficiently, then Celt truly had no idea what he would do... One day at a time, he had no need to plan too far ahead, the first thing he needed to do was make sure that his Brother got the send-off he deserved.


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Q: RDS - PLC wires I'm an American but I'm changing some of my drawings to RDS (Reference Designation System) to make these drawings more similar to the drawings of equipment that keep coming in.
What is the proper designation for PLC input and output with RDS? Since 'X' is defined as a connection, what do label IO terminals?

A: Since the PLC input card is already designated by the manufacturer, you should use whatever designation that is. Avoid labeling ambiguous or confusing information between your drawings and the physical hardware. For example, a Siemens ET200 digital input card is marked DI1, DI2, DI3, DI4, LC, M etc. for in-cabinet. If you have on machine input blocks you could label them X#.(pin number)
This will greatly depend on your assembly and hardware. Siemens and Rockwell PLC cards have some example drawings for references depending on their products. If you are using different brands of IO cards then your IO terminal designations would not necessarily match across the board. Although these are typically conventional among the top brands.
Can you upload an example of the IO terminal you are using to make this answer more accurate?


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Diversified Construction Services approaches the design- build concept as a means of controlling the design for a specific budget as well as delivering the end result as soon as possible. Through relationships, we have the ability to appoint the design professionals, control cost and deliver a quality project.
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At a total of approximately 63,000 square feet, DCS constructed the four story wood framed hotel at 2995 L'Auberge Boulevard, Lake Charles, LA.
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Stewart Hall at Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, was one of the original dormitories built on the campus in 1961 to house freshman and sophomore students.
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The Lakeside Presbyterian Church Renovation project involves upgrades to both the main sanctuary building and preschool building.
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LAMBDA CHI ALPHA, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
The Lambda Chi Alpha project is a major renovation and addition to the existing facilities.
TOWNEPLACE SUITES – LANCASTER, CA
DCS constructed the TownePlace Suites in Lancaster, CA.
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MARRIOTT TOWNEPLACE SUITES – LAKE CHARLES, LA
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MISSISSIPPI SPORTS HALL OF FAME
DCS was honored to be awarded the exterior renovation of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Building.
DRAX BIOMASS
DCS was awarded the contract to construct the offices of Drax Biomass.
NUCOR STEEL
Nucor Steel of Jackson has been a valued client of DCS for many years. DCS provides industrial maintenance for Nucor's facilities in Flowood, MS.
JACKSON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY AMPHITHEATER
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JACKSON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY RED PANDAS EXHIBITION
In conjunction with Nucor Steel and United Rents, DCS was able to assist in the creation of the Jackson Zoo's newest exhibit that will be able to house the red pandas.
THALIA MARA HALL
Thalia Mara Hall is Jackson's premier entertainment venue.
JACKSON ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY RHINO BARN RENOVATION
DCS was awarded the renovation of the Rhinoceros Barn at the Jackson Zoo.
DCS constructed the Courtyard in Lake Charles, LA.
Diversified Construction Services, Inc. was formed by industry veterans with a desire to build a strong and reliable general construction services company.
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Following these 7 intuitive practices will help you build your audience, increase engagement and successfully showcase your ecommerce mobile app marketing in your budget.
The best marketing practices don't need a lot of money. They require careful planning and a keen understanding of your audience.
So you've invested weeks, maybe months of hard work and developed a stunning app. Now's the time to take it to the market, and get as many people as possible to notice. This part of the process just cannot be overlooked, because even the most spectacular app cannot generate revenue unless people discover it.
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Take screenshots that reflect the branding. Choose an attractive color scheme and keep it consistent from the app store listing to the other channels you wish to promote the app.
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You can build excitement about the app, start a blog to talk about your app, run contests, put out teasers and do a whole lot to generate enough publicity so that people are looking forward to your app, hopefully thronging to download it on the first day.
The microsite will give you all the space you need to say things you want to say, and even get the users to chime in with their opinions. This could be a great way to not only get your audience involved but also gather some great early feedback.
To stay in the limelight after launch and not let all the excitement run out, keep a steady stream of fresh content coming. Write great posts about your app and try to get them covered by authority blogs in your niche.
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A well-made video can create anticipation about your app. Use the video to capture the best features or the most useful and beautiful aspects of your app. You can link it to your microsite to add to the campaign and encourage a conversation.
Run the video on social media. Based on the initial response, you can create more marketing videos. Social media can be your greatest weapon in promoting these videos and creating anticipation about the app and post-launch, about future updates.
Getting featured in high authority press publications can go a long way in establishing trust in your app. If you can network well enough to get someone from print or online publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal or others, you can expect users to show tremendous faith in your app.
To begin with, make a list of the press channels that have a readership of your target audience. If you are a women's fashion app, you want to feature in women's magazines. Having done that, it's time to look for reporters and writers who do features on new app releases and similar niches.
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If your app is already past the launch phase, the chances are that it has already been used by your beta community and some early users. Send them a personal message thanking them for using your app and encourage them to leave positive reviews and ratings on the app store listing.
You could even try to incentivize them with free premium subscriptions or discount coupons in exchange for favorable reviews. Good ratings and reviews will provide the social proof that will entice other users into trying out your app.
So as you see, none of the above app marketing ideas needs a ton of money. For a very modest budget, you can create ample buzz around your app and get your audience eager to download and try it out. Just be sure to research your audience and get a perfect idea of what they like and what gets them interested. And then, all of the above moves are at your disposal so put them to good use.
Ravin Lad is a Growth Marketing Strategist at MoveoApps, an iPhone app development company. He loves to write about technology, marketing, and business trends. He is a tech enthusiast and likes to explore new mobile apps. He can be found on Twitter.


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Tony D właściwie Anthony Depula (ur. 1967, zm. 5 kwietnia 2009) był amerykańskim producentem muzycznym oraz częścią kolektywu Crusaders For Real Hip-Hop pochodzenia włoskiego. Przez lata kariery był producentem grupy Poor Righteous Teachers, oraz współpracował z wieloma artystami takimi jak YZ, DJ Muggs, Young Zee, Outsidaz, Pace Won, Blvd Mosse, King Sun, Scott Lark, oraz Shawn Lov.

Tony D uważany jest za jednego z najbardziej wpływowych producentów hip-hopowych w stanie New Jersey. Podczas swojej kariery współpracował z wieloma wytwórniami m.in. Cha-Ching, Grand Central, 4th & B'way, Island, PolyGram oraz Profile Records, gdzie wydał album z grupą Crusaders for Real Hip Hop. Przez kilka lat był również gospodarzem w radiu na Uniwersytecie w Princeton, gdzie raz w tygodniu prowadził własną audycję na temat hip-hopu.

Anthony Depula zginął 5 kwietnia 2009 w wypadku samochodowym w Hamilton w stanie New Jersey, gdzie mieszkał od kilku lat.

Dyskografia
 Albumy
 Music Makes You Move (1989)
 Droppin' Funky Verses (1991)
 Flav (Beats) From The Cave (1994)
 Pound For Pound (1997)
 Master Of The Moaning Beats (2001)

 z Crusaders For Real Hip-Hop
  Deja Vu - It's '82 (1992)

 EP
 Central J Parlay EP (1995)
 Trenton Connection E.P. (1996)

 Single
 It's My Day / I'm Terrifyin''' (1987)
 Rock The House / Get Fresh / What You Gonna Do (1988)
 E.F.F.E.C.T. (1990)
 Check The Elevation (1991)
  Homeless (1998)
 The Jersey Devil / Atomic Drop (1999)
 Wizard Of Oz (2001)
 Me And My Girl (2001)
 What You Say'' (2001)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Tony D na AllMusic.
 Tony D na Discogs.

Urodzeni w 1967
Zmarli w 2009
Amerykańscy producenci hip-hopowi
Amerykańskie ofiary wypadków drogowych

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Husqvarna 128LD Review [2019 Specs]
Husqvarna has been a prominent brand in the lawn care industry for years now. True to their heritage, Husqvarna products rarely disappoint in terms of quality and performance. They have launched lawn maintenance products ranging from leaf blowers to robotic lawn mowers; most of which generally received good reviews from critics and customers alike.
One particular item that is particularly popular right now is the Husqvarna 128LD Gas String Trimmer. A lot of garden enthusiasts and professionals have rated this nifty little tool as the best string trimmer available in the market.
Read our Husqvarna 128LD review and see what makes it so good?
Let's find out what the rage is all about!
Husqvarna 128LD Gas String Trimmer
Brand name Husqvarna
Model 128LD
Engine 28 cc, 1.0 hp, two-stroke, CARB & EPA compliant
Fuel Regular unleaded, max ethanol content 10%
Fuel Tank Volume 13.53 fl oz
Operating RPM 8,000 MAX
Sound level 114 decibels
Husqvarna 128LD Features
The 128LD uses a 28 cc engine that has a high power output of 1.0 HP. It can also turn at a maximum speed of 8,000 rpm. It is a pretty powerful machine despite its compact design. However, the engine is 2-stroke. This means that it cannot run on gasoline alone. For the engine to work, it needs a mixture of gasoline and oil as fuel. Luckily, readily-made mixtures are now available in the market for your convenience. Nevertheless, this is not the only 2-stroke characteristic that raises an eyebrow. This type of engine is known to produce harmful greenhouse emissions, yikes! But, there is no cause for concern. The 128LD has passed the emission production level test before launching in the market. It has both been approved by CARB and EPA.
Aside from its power, the 128LD engine has another feature that puts it above other gas string trimmers. This is known as the air purge. This nifty feature allows the engine to flush out air from the carburetor and fuel system. This ensures that the functionality of the 128LD will not be affected or damaged by the surrounding contaminants. It maximizes clean operation of the equipment during prolonged usage.
Last but definitely not the least, the engine is constructed with a unique X-Torq design. This form increases fuel efficiency by up to 20% and reduces harmful exhaust emissions by up to 60%.
Comparatively, the 128LD can be considered to be one of the string trimmers with a manageable weight in the market. It has a dry weight of 11.11 lbs. It may not be the lightest commercial weed eater, but it is definitely lighter than most of its competitors.
Like most gas string trimmers, the 128LD package also includes a harness of some sort. In this case, the harness is in the form of a shoulder strap. Yes, the 128LD is compact and lightweight but the included strap aids in the weight distribution, alleviating the strain that accompanies prolonged equipment usage.
Unbeknownst to everyone, the 128LD is slightly similar to Husqvarna 128CD. However, 128LD beats it in terms of design. The 128CD features a curved shaft while 128LD features a long, straight shaft and interchangeable cutting head, proving that there's more to this helpful equipment that makes it the top choice of most customers worldwide. Let us take a closer look at several of its parts.
The handle of the 128LD is specifically designed to adapt to its user. It is easily adjusted according to the user's comfort. It also features a soft grip, making it comfortable to handle even during an extended period of time.
As mentioned above, 128LD is fitted with a long, straight shaft. It is a whopping 40 inches long, measuring from the base. With this height, the user is given the ability to reach and trim through neglected areas. It is also designed to produce less vibration, reducing stress in the drive shaft.
You may think that the 128LD will be a little difficult to store because of its length. But, the shaft is actually detachable. This provides easy storage, giving more room for other equipment.
Cutting Head
One of the defining features of 128LD is its versatility. It is one of the rare commercial weed eaters that is capable of utilizing attachments. Combined with a straight shaft feature and a flexible cutting head, the equipment can easily be transformed to serve other purposes. It is compatible with a wide array of attachments, conveniently making it an arsenal of lawn maintenance tools.
Its versatility is not just the notable thing about its cutting head. As a string trimmer, it also guarantees an astonishing performance with a 17-inch cutting width. This allows you to trim a significant amount of space in a short period of time. It also utilizes a 0.095 diameter trimming line, which is effective in trimming overgrown grass in a swipe.
Smart Start Feature
128LD features a smart start technology, which is designed to start quickly with minimum effort. This function also includes an automatic return stop switch. This enables the equipment's gears to automatically return to its starting position when the machine is turned off. This eliminates the hassle of recalibrating your string trimmer for it to start.
Pros Cons
Powerful performance delivery due to a capable gas engine
Air Purge Feature in engine
CARB and EPA approved
Construction is compact and
Adjustable, soft grip handle for comfortable handling
Detachable long, straight shaft that allows easy maneuvering and storing
Large cutting width with a 17-inch span
Versatile, Compatible with various attachments
Multi-purpose, transformable to other lawn maintenance tools
Smart start function for starting with minimal effort
One of the most affordable string trimmers on the market given its performance
Mixture of gasoline and oil for fuel
Despite passing emission test, it does still produce greenhouse emissions
Reports from other customers state that the smart start function is not durable
Users cannot manually adjust carburetors
Line feed does not work very well
The Verdict – Husqvarna 128LD
Husqvarna 128LD is not perfect. It has its fair share of negative reviews; however, its features, benefits, and advantages do overpower any of its shortcomings.
In conclusion, Husqvarna 128LD still proves to be one of the best performing gas string trimmers or commercial weed eaters in the current market. It has a lot of astonishing properties and features that can back this claim up.
The best part is that it comes with a fairly reasonable price. This equipment is undoubtedly worth every penny you'll spend on it!
Husqvarna 128LD – Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Does the 128LD automatically feed the line?
A: No, the 128LD uses a bump-feed method, which is common to most trimmers in the market. This process is done by bumping the trimmer head on the ground to advance new line.
Q: What can this trimmer cut with a brush cutting head?
A: The trimmer, if equipped with a brush cutting head, will be able to cut through heavy patches of grass and weeds, small woody plants, and saplings with a diameter of 1 inch. Anything larger than the ones listed above can prove to be overpowering for the 128LD. If you find the need to cut through something larger very often, consider buying a brush cutter instead.
Q: Can the 128LD be used as an edger?
A: Yes, the 128LD can be turned into various lawn maintenance tools, as long as equipped with the correct cutting head attachment. It can turn into a brush cutter, an edger, and many more.
Q: Why can't I manually adjust the carburetor of 128LD?
A: You cannot manually adjust the carburetor because of the air purge function. The engine is programmed to adjust the carburetor by itself.
Q: Where can I buy the Husqvarna 128LD?
A: You can easily purchase the Husqvarna 128LD on Husqvarna's website or on Amazon.
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