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RB Leipzig (@1.62) vs Zenit St Petersburg (@4.75)
RB Leipzig will win
RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg
RB Leipzig – Zenit St Petersburg Match Prediction | 23-10-2019 12:55
In the last round, they overcame Celtic after a poor first leg due to a great effort in the second to win 3-1 on aggregate. RB Leipzig come into this match having dropped out of the Champions League. In the last round, they upset Napoli over two legs by clinging on at home after a loss in that second leg. They won two ties just to book their place in the group, and from there they went on to advance out of a fairly tough group that included Real Sociedad, Rosenborg, and Vardar in it. This is the first year of any European involvement for them after finishing second in the Bundesliga last season, and they did fairly well in a UCL group with Besiktas, FC Porto, and a disappointing Monaco team to move on. Unlike many years recently, Zenit did not begin their European excursions in the Champions League. Instead, they have been in this competition for the entirety of the season.
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Leipzig had jumped in front with second half goals from Bruma and Timo Werner, but Domenico Criscito pulled one back for the Russians four minutes from time to give them a great chance of progression. Both teams will have felt decent about the result with RB Leipzig feeling good about winning 2-1 while Zenit will be happy to have grabbed an away goal. The first leg was the first occasion in which these two sides met.
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Some confidence but not that much might be taken from the fact that until that game against Leverkusen, they were unbeaten in five trips to Germany. They lost the home fixture 2-1 and the away meeting 2-0, and their overall record against German sides in Europe in unimpressive (P16 W5 D3 L8). Zenit have played German clubs, most recently in 2014-15 when they were drawn in the same Champions League group as Bayer Leverkusen.
Zenit play host to Leipzig at their Stadion Krestovskyi in what is expected to be one of the most entertaining games of Thursdays program in the Europa League. The Zenitchiki are a real force to be reckoned with at home and it has to be noted that they are eyeing their sixth consecutive win at home in the Europa League. The two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment, but we predict that the hosts will emerge triumphant in the return leg as they have turned their Stadion Krestovkyi into a real fortress. The Russian side scored a vital away goal in a 2-1 loss to Leipzig at Red Bull Arena, but they need to beat the Bundesliga side in Sankt Petersburg if they are to make it to the quarter-finals. Leipzig did well to eliminate Napoli in the last 32, but you should bear in mind that the Neapolitans rested several first-team regulars in the two-legged tie against the Serie A club.
That away goal took a comfortable 2-0 win for the home side and turned it into the narrowest of margins with a crucial away goal scored into the bargain. The fly in the ointment for the German side came with five minutes to go, Criscito stepping up to float a free-kick past Leipzig keeper Peter Gulacsi. Given how Zenit turned things around in St Petersburg after a narrow defeat at Celtic, theres reason for Leipzig to be concerned.
The Bulls have generally struggled to get results on the road in the top flight of the German football, but they managed to dispatch Italian Napoli 1-3 at Stadio San Paolo in the last 32 round of Europa League. Ralph Hasenhuttls side has kept a clean sheet in weekends goalless draw with Stuttgart at Mercedes-Benz-Arena, but only a single point from this fixture leaves them four points shy of Bayer Leverkusen in fourth place of the Bundesliga standings.
Zenit vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips and Odds
The 3-0 win over Celtic needs to be set against the fact that Celtic pretty much always lose away in Europe. Zenits other results since returning from hiatus havent been impressive. Zenit are the side here with European pedigree they won this competition in 2008, in fact but at least on their visit to Leipzig they will start as underdogs.
Domenico Criscito might have been the man that grabbed the late goal for Zenit last week to give them a much better chance of progressing from the tie, but it's another full back that should be watched closely. In addition to that, he's a great defender and a player you can count on to perform. That man is Branislav Ivanovic. He scored a massive goal for them against Celtic in the last round at home, and he has been known to score crucial goals in Europe down the years.
The return leg, in a weeks time, may well be a different matter. The fact that Leipzig are the hosts here puts them in the position of strength but if their opponents score first, that changes in a hurry. Nonetheless, in this leg of the tie anyway, our RB Leipzig vs Zenit St Petersburg prediction is a Leipzig win, probably by a single goal. That said, Leipzig havent been pulling up trees recently either, so this match is really a case of two clubs looking to find some elusive form.
Two points from a possible twelve have seen them drop from second to sixth and with a game against Bayern Munich at the weekend, they could fall further. So this competition, with an automatic Champions League spot on offer to the winner, has become very important to Leipzig fans. Since then, not much has gone right for Ralph Hassenhuttls men, at least domestically. In a league with a very cramped top half die Roten Bullen could yet miss out on Europe altogether.
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Holly Neill with her mum, Heather.
Over the past 14 months Holly Neill's heart has broken in ways she did not know possible.
The loss of her beloved mum Heather in a car crash near Randalstown last February left her utterly devastated.
Heather Neill, who was killed in a road traffic collision near Randalstown in February 2018, was a colourful, vivacious character.
But the young Lisburn woman says talking about what happened has helped her cope with her grief.
After her mother was so cruelly taken from them, Holly revealed how she and her grandmother, Olive Scott, both turned to local grief counselling charity Cruse Bereavement Care.
She says she and her grandmother have both benefitted from the charity's free one-to-one counselling, and insists she would recommend the "invaluable" service to others struggling to cope with the loss of a loved one.
"It has been really hard. There's obviously not a single day that goes past that I don't wish that she was still here, and I miss her every single day," Holly said.
Heather, a 58-year-old retired teacher, was head of Business Studies at Dromore High School for over 20 years.
Holly says the high regard in which her mother was held by so many people, including many of her former pupils, was a great help after her death.
Like her mother, the 26-year-old Ulster University PhD student has a strong Christian faith and is a member of Lisburn Christian Fellowship. Her faith gives her hope, but she says "hurting with hope still hurts".
In the dark days after Heather's death, a family friend recommended the services of Cruse.
And although she has "really supportive family and friends", Holly said speaking to a Cruse counsellor has been a great help.
She started one-to-one Cruse counselling sessions in May 2018 for six weeks, and returned for more sessions last month.
"It is horrific what happened to us and I think the counselling has helped me process things. People are supportive and say 'oh call me any time', but it is uncomfortable to talk about death with people, it is awkward. Cruse help to remove that awkwardness and normalise the topic. They offer a safe space without judgement and let you talk about anything you want.
Stressing that she and her grandmother are both "really thankful for Cruse", Holly says she would recommend the charity's services to others.
Holly is now hoping to raise thousands of pounds to help the charity meet the cost of providing its services in Northern Ireland.
She has put together a group of 20 family members and friends and entered four relay teams into next month's Belfast Marathon.
As a tribute to Heather, their theme will be "glitter, colour and fun".
"I have been so touched by every donation, but especially from those from people who I don't really know but who knew my mum. People have been so kind," she added.
• Who are Cruse Bereavement Care?
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Doug Ford Can Win With Vague Promises, But He'll Need Specifics To Lead
It would be advisable for Ford to have a list of a few specific, targeted cuts that he would implement on the proverbial day one of forming government.
Victor Choi Policy advisor in the previous federal Conservative government.
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Before being elected Ontario PC Party leader, candidate Doug Ford is seen past Canadian flags as he participates in a question-and-answer session at the Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2018.
During his Ontario PC leadership campaign, candidate Doug Ford promised to cut waste in the Ontario government and save taxpayers money. When asked in leadership debates and media interviews where he intends to cut waste, he did not have a specific answer.
This promise without a proposal was good enough for the leadership campaign.
The supermajority of Ontario PC members believe that waste is ubiquitous in Wynne's Ontario Government — in every department, agency and program. As such, there was no need for candidate Ford to offer specific proposals, and a general promise was sufficient.
And this general promise might be good enough for the general election in June as well.
Generally speaking, most Ontarians believe, regardless of whichever party is in power, governments are inefficient, and there is a plenty of waste.
Furthermore, one may advance the argument that a general promise to cut waste might be better politically than promising specific proposals.
After all, specific proposals, such as promising to cut the public service in 2014, could backfire.
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Exterior of Provincial Legislature building in Queen's Park, Toronto, Ont.
Risks of no proposal
However, not being specific in public should not absolve Ford, now the leader of the Ontario PC party, from privately contemplating and developing specific proposals.
While there is wisdom and prudence in waiting until forming government to look for waste, it would be advisable for Ford to have a list of a few specific, targeted cuts that he would implement on the proverbial day one of forming government (should he indeed be afforded that trust and honour). Otherwise, he may find that cutting waste and saving taxpayers money, and delivering this quintessential Ford win for his constituents, could be more difficult than anticipated for a number of reasons.
One, a significant part of governing a province as large, complex and globally integrated as Ontario is about reacting to intractable, unanticipated and consequential issues. Managing these issues will require an inordinate amount of focus and energy — intellectual, emotional and physical.
As any government before him and certainly after him, Premier Ford and his cabinet may find that they simply lack the time and energy for proactivity and advancing the agenda as they contemplated, such as judiciously reviewing government expenditures line by line and aggressively cutting waste.
This breakneck and pressure-cooker environment does not lend itself to clarity of sight.
Two, the picture may be foggier from inside than from outside the government. From day one of forming government, Premier Ford and his cabinet will be pulled in all sorts of directions, be thrown under all sorts of pressures and be exposed to an overload of conflicting information. They will deal with bureaucrats, external stakeholders and vested interests, the media, and the public on virtually every consequential file, such as reforming a program or policy to cut waste.
This breakneck and pressure-cooker environment does not lend itself to clarity of sight. Where certain programs or policies could reasonably and quasi-independently be viewed as wasteful from the outside in relative peace, from the inside, one could be persuaded to justify — for better or worse — expenditures that would otherwise be considered waste.
Finally, the government can be very slow on cutting itself. Government-mandated departmental, program or policy audits may be tantamount to self-policing, and may take years to conclude. Deciding on who is going to undertake the audits, carrying out the actual audits themselves, reviewing those audits, developing recommendations based on those audits and ultimately implementing them — it can be a painfully long process.
In the intervening period, Premier Ford and cabinet may find themselves waiting and not acting.
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Newly minted Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford in the St. Patricks Day Parade waves to folks sitting on the sidewalk on Bloor Street West.
Auditor general's reports — a good place to start
Fortunately for Ford, most of the work on where waste could be found and cut has been done by the Auditor General of Ontario.
Since the Liberal Party has been in power in 2003, the auditor general has published 14 annual reports, and dozens of special reports.
In every report, there are detailed analyses of whether agencies, programs and policies are achieving their stated goals and providing value for money, with recommendations for efficiency and optimization.
Ford has less than 90 days.
He should use this time to direct his policy staff to sift through all these reports, ask for their top 10 recommendations based on the auditor general's recommendations, pick at least a few recommendations whose savings would at least amount to the difference of not moving forward to a carbon tax (estimated at around $4 billion), and be ready to implement them on the proverbial day one.
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Among many reports, one report Ford's policy staff could consider is the Auditor General's 2014 Annual Report, in which Infrastructure Ontario's Alternative Financing and Procurement, or Public Private Partnerships (P3), was closely examined.
This report reviewed all the P3 projects Infrastructure Ontario has recommended to date, and found that the cost for delivering public infrastructure through the P3 model, as opposed to the public sector delivering these projects, has been $8 billion higher.
The report found major flaws in value-for-money assessments done by Infrastructure Ontario, and external firms it commissioned. Specifically, the risk premiums that private sector consortia estimated, which taxpayers ultimately had or have to pay for, were "not based on any empirical data," but rather on "their professional judgment and experience."
Based on this report, it appears that a clearly defined, accountable and empirically driven value-for-money assessment regime could save taxpayers billions of dollars over the long term. This is just one area that Ford could consider to cut or reform as premier in order to save taxpayers money.
There are many more areas of waste. It'd be wise to look for them now.
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Salesforce.com Skypified
By Ted Stevenson
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Skype Phone Bridges Land and Air
Skype As Your Office Phone System?
Skype recently announced the release of a new version of what it's calling Skype for Salesforce—which, as the name clearly suggests, is an integration of its voice-over-IM-protocol service with the on-demand CRM platform Salesforce.com.
Available for free download on Salesforce's AppExchange (where it goes by the name Skype CTI Connector 2.0 - Basic Edition), the software adapts Skype's well-known telephony and instant messaging features to the Salesforce.com interface, and links its call history and other record-keeping activities to the Salesforce CRM database.
We spoke with Skype director of business development, Scott Miller, about the genesis of Skype for Salesforce.
"It arose out of mutual interest," Miller explained. "They approached us about being a marketing partner in the AppExchange platform, because they felt that if they could mash Skype functionality into the Salesforce functionality, it would be a wonderful demonstration of what Salesforce was trying to achieve—third party companies integrating into Salesforce—and it was one of the simplest and most obvious integrations you could do."
The first version was immensely popular, according to Miller: one of the five most popular applications on AppExchange. "It got downloaded a ton of times, and people's biggest complaint was 'Bring us more.' " Hence the version released this week, which boasts far deeper integration between the two applications.
Here's how it looks:
Users import or enter Skype usernames into their Salesforce contact lists, where they are cross-linked by "opportunity," organization, and all the rest of the criteria used in CRM operations. Salesforce then displays Skype presence indicators next to Skype-enabled contacts, which, when clicked, activate a context menu that presents all available Skype actions—Start call, Chat, Conference, Voicemail, etc.
Calls to other Skype users are free, of course, with calls to landline and mobile phones on the PSTN billed at normal SkypeOut rates. Organizations can also purchase any of Skype's premium subscription packages, such as the Unlimited Calling plan, available in North America.
Outgoing calls or chat sessions—either one-on-one or multiparty—initiated from the Salesforce interface are automatically logged to the database, along with any appended, text-based notes or comments. All calls with a given contact are recorded on that contact's active history.
The Salesforce.com system will automatically attempt to link an incoming call with a CRM record as well—displaying the appropriate record if it is successful.
Conference calling using Skype for Salesforce is very flexible, and appears dead simple. Conferences for up to 10 participants can be stored and launched with a single click, and new participants can be added to ongoing calls, by selecting Hold, clicking to call the new party, and then returning to the call in progress.
To launch a conference call from an opportunity, you open the opportunity, check off the constituent contacts you wish to connect with for this call, and click the Start Conference button.
Finally, the integrated system provides one-touch reporting of call activities. There's a My Calls Today button on the Skype CTI panel. Other reports are available by Caller, Called Party, and covering user-defined time periods.
We asked Scott Miller whether "Basic Edition" suggested something beyond the basics. He indicated that while this might be the case, he wasn't at liberty to discuss it. A probe about integration with other Web 2.0, SaaS applications drew a similar response.
What Miller was willing to comment on was Skype's larger purpose in undertaking the Salesforce integration: "It helps us get into the SMB space," he explained; "helps us to show off the features that 196 million registered users are already using—directly to the business community. A big reason to do the deal with Salesforce was to have a nice way to get into that channel," he concluded.
So, we'll be keeping our eyes peeled and our ear to the, er, headset. We'd bet on seeing more interesting integrations from Skype in the future.
Adapted from voipplanet.com.


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In the final instalment of our Women of Rough Trade mini series, Locks from London's Rough Trade East store tells us her tips for 2018, reveals what she loves most about the capital's music scene, and explains how RT is welcoming more women into its stores…
I work with the books in Rough Trade East. Books are cool. Depending on the day depends on what I do; a lot of booking in deliveries which are constant throughout the day. We get some great titles in and have Book of the Month, which is currently Viv Albertine's 'To Throw Away Unopened'. We also have a publisher of the month too, this just changed to Unbound so it's been a case of changing that over. I help in the other departments as well, especially coming up to Record Store Day, everyone's getting involved.
Jamie T. Simple. Skinny Lister would be amazing as well.
We do a lot of in-store events with female artists. We recently had Tracey Thorn promoting her new book and Goat Girl, Dream Wife, Superoganisim and more all performed in store. Plus, the women here are so lovely and so unique, they've all got their individual style and Rough Trade really encourages and embraces that.
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What's your favourite thing about the music scene in London?
There's always something happening somewhere. Open mics, showcases, gigs, friends in bands performing, buskers. You don't have to look far to find music and it's so open to every different style. London's a hard audience at times, but they're a loyal one. There's some amazing independent venues too which have popped up over the past few years such as Omeara, Paper Dress Vintage & Oslo.
Whenever anyone asks something like this you know you forget the actual ones you want to take. But mine would be:
Jamie T – Kings & Queens
Shivaree – I Oughta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump
Tom Waits – Real Gone
I'm really enjoying the new Caroline Rose album Loner, the lyrics and melodies are great, it has a real feel-good vibe. She seems effortlessly cool & genuine, she'd probably be a laugh on a night out. I think everyone in RT East is loving it.
There's loads of bands slowly making an appearance now, there's the Brixton movement that's causing a lot of ripples as well. I'd keep an eye on a chap called Lonely Tourist, he's Bristol based but originally from Glasgow. He's really down to earth and has already put out a great collection of albums and getting some amazing airplay from 6Music. He's going back to the old style, foot stomping, scrappy guitar style that just gets you up and dancing. He's also involved in Plume of Feathers, which is a concept band about the decline of the British Pub and has this beautiful artwork that accompanies the live shows.
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Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sets new record for most expensive video game ever
Matthew Wilson July 11, 2020 Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming
The original Super Mario Bros. is one of the most historically significant video games of all time. With that in mind, it is no surprise that a sealed copy of the NES game often fetches a high price at auction. Recently, we've seen one copy of the game sell for $100,000 at auction and now, another copy has set a new record, selling for $114,000.
A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. is the most expensive video game ever sold. The record was originally set with a $100,150 version of the game. Now the record has been beaten, with a slightly later print of the game hitting $114,000 at auction.
The reason this version garnered an additional $14,000? It is the grade at the top of the case. This copy of Super Mario Bros. is rated 9.4 out of 10, essentially meaning near-perfect condition. It is also a very particular version of the US retail edition, which went through a number of different iterations over time.
Since packaging was constantly updated in the US market, some versions of Super Mario Bros. are seemingly worth more than others, even in similar condition. The $100,000 copy of the NES title also had a 9.4 rating for box condition.
KitGuru Says: It is hard to believe that a slightly different box print could be worth so much more, but that's just how the market works. These sealed copies of Super Mario Bros. are incredibly rare, we may well see another edition set a new record in the years to come.
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The weekly parkrun at Nostell Priory attracted its largest number of runners on New Year's Day.
The free event, which is organised by volunteers, saw 495 people taking part.
There were 229 New Year's Day parkruns throughout the UK and Nostell welcomed the most runners out of the seven National Trust places that held events.
On New Year's Day, Nostell welcomed 145 people trying out parkrun for the first time as well as experienced runners from 70 different athletic clubs. Parking, marshalling and directing so many runners takes a lot of time and organisation but 24 dedicated volunteers made sure Nostell's record parkrun went smoothly.
Nostell is also holding a night run on Saturday, January 14. See www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nostell for more information about the event and to book places.


So at this point I'm actually sitting in JFK International Airport waiting for my connecting flight. Shouldn't be too much longer, but while I was here I figured I'd get caught up on my AU blogging. AU 2008 seemed to absolutely fly by (no pun intended as I am sitting in an airport). I'm sure part of that was greatly due to my schedule of assisting 3 labs, presenting 1 class, and spending what time I could helping AUGI. Nonetheless, Thursday was my big day at AU. As I have mentioned a few times before, I was invited to speak for the first time at AU this year. My class for those just tuning in was Power to the Parcel, a class covering parcel design within AutoCAD Civil 3D.
I have to admit, I have never been much of a morning person, so frankly my biggest fear of presenting at 8:00am Thursday was oversleeping. Despite staying up a little later than I probably should have Wednesday evening rehearsing my class, I did manage to make it to my class on time. While I made it to class on time I was not able to make it through my class without any technical glitches. Despite everything working perfectly during my rehearsals, my last topic (parcel reports) bombed. Parcel reports being my last topic, it was an absolute nightmare that I had to end my class on a low. Thankfully however, everyone seems to have forgiven me for the technical glitch, and have given me positive reviews. With that, hopefully they'll have me back as a speaker again next year.


Microsoft's recent introduction of Live Mesh is a perfect example of a core difference between Apple and Microsoft. Apple is, at heart, a product company. Microsoft is, at heart, a platform company. Both produce products and platforms, but the way they approach the problem and communicate with developers is decidedly different.
With Live Mesh Microsoft says, "Come, build on our platform and do amazing things!" What is the oft cited example for using Live Mesh? Multi-device synchronization of data. Now, to be sure, this is a big and very hard problem to solve. In fact, I really wish Apple's Sync Services were much, much better, but do you wake up in the morning thinking, "Man, I really have a Multi-device synchronization problem?" Most people don't. What they do think is, "Man it's great that when I put stuff on the web, I can get it wherever I am. All I need is a web browser." You see, syncing folders or sharing data across devices isn't top of mind in the way a developer thinks about it. Microsoft's challenge is mapping their platform to real problems in a persuasive way.
Contrast this with Apple's normal product focused pattern. First they release a product that solves a real, tangible problem people have. Say, "I hate it that I have to carry around my iPod and my Cell phone everywhere!" or "Man I wish I could buy that cool song I just heard, right now." or "I have so many digital photos, I wish there was an easy way to do something cool with them." or "Man I hate it when I loose files on my computer, I wish I could just go back in time." To solve these problems Apple, like Microsoft, has to build a platform, but this platform is built for a product first, which they use and improve. Then when they talk to developers they can say, "Did you see this cool thing we just did? You can do the same thing or even something better! Here's how we did it…" It's the difference between saying, "Here are the tools, let me show you how to use them." and "I used these tools to do this great thing. Let me show you how and maybe you can do the same thing." Ultimately, it's leadership by example.
Another great example is Apple's use of the Cocoa APIs in their own applications. Apple builds amazing products and then is able to say to developers, "We used the same APIs available to you today!" Contrast this again to Microsoft. Windows Vista was released with some remarkable new C# APIs. Many of them very cool and very interesting, but what is Microsoft Office written in? C and C++. What APIs does Office use? A multitude of Office only APIs and libraries shared among the applications. Does this hurt C# and the new "WinFX" platform "street cred"? I think so.
Ultimately, Apple and Microsoft are trying to solve many of the same problems, but the path you choose while logical to you, may not be so logical to those you most need to persuade and inspire. No one can argue with the results. For me Apple's "solution first, platform second" approach makes for easy understanding of new ideas as well as providing the activation energy needed to try something new.
Posted in apple, creativity, future technology, innovation, microsoft, windows.
Nice points. When Apple introduces a new piece of technology to their developers they almost always have an application that points to its benefits.For example, what could be less interesting on the face of it than Bonjour. Most developers can't possibly see what the benefit of locating other devices running the same application could be. But Apple introduces Bonjour (then Rendezvous) with an iTunes demo. Other music libraries magically appear in your iTunes nav. Suddenly it's in iChat and iPhoto and printers are announcing themselves to the network using it.
along the same lines (i think i've read this elsewhere in the past), Bill Gates has been talking about "the digital future" <>forever<>. You can find keynotes of him in the early-mid 90's talking about how "in a few short years, your house will be alive. your refrigerators will email you a grocery list, your TV will talk to your computer", blah blah blah. All good and admirable goals, of course, but guess what – hardly any of that has happened! MS throws out platforms left and right, but it takes years for people to adopt it, build communities on it, etc, then by then all the companies that want to actually sell products on the platform are too small to gain any traction in the marketplace, or the platform is already out of date. Take computer-TV integration. Microsoft has been talking about this for years, but they haven't done <>jack<> about it. I guess the closest they have is the XBox extender or whatever that is. But instead of talking about it, Apple just introduced the AppleTV. It's not a perfect product by any means, but to someone who can't or doesn't want to buy an XBox and get it networked, or buy an expensive entertainment PC, or build one from scratch with MS Windows MCE, they can just go get an AppleTV and it's plug and play. My point, just like yours (and daniel's) is that MS <>talks<>, but Apple <>does<>. They get products in the hands of their customers that makes their lives easier.
"My point, just like yours (and daniel's) is that MS talks, but Apple does. They get products in the hands of their customers that makes their lives easier."I think it was John Dvorak that once said: Microsoft blogs, Apple codes.
Interesting post, and somehow related to an observation that I made over the years of using both Apple and Microsoft products, I've found that Microsoft has a habit of abstracting things to death in order to please everybody. This habit makes sense if you are putting out a platform, as you describe.This tendency is everywhere. Try playing a simple movie using DirectX. You can do it, and you can do a *lot* of wonderful things with DirectX. But playing a simple movie is easier in QuickTime.Another example is Bonjour, mentioned by Daniel earlier. It works beautifully. But no, it's not abstracted enough for Microsoft, so they developed they own auto discovery / zero conf software that has printers returning an incredible amount of information about themselves. It's all useful to someone, I'm sure.
There is one other difference that makes sense to me between Apple and MS. When MS comes out with products that are substandard, in a way, they pander to their developers. In essence, "We write junk apps, but you can do much better" is the message, kind of encouraging their developer base, stringing them along, stick and carrot. Some would say that Apple's apps, while good examples of using their API's are also examples of Apple competing with their own developer base. MS can ask the question, "When is Apple going to see a popular app and write their own and put you out of business?" Veiled threat is very effective. We see it all the time in our current campaign season for example. Today's small developer can be tomorrows big success. You just don't know which small guy is going to make something really big happen. But if the small guy is convinced that the big guy is posed to take their app away from them, they are not likely to play that game. On the other hand, if the small guy is convinced he can do better than the big guy, he is more apt to risk. So, MS may be leveraging their blundering for a couple of reasons. 1) It makes business sense and 2) they really have no choice because the weight of their own legacy code has them stopped in their tracks, aka Vistahorn.
You've been able to do things like this with iDisk and .mac for years with macs.
Your point about MS Office not being written in C# and not using WinFX is invalid. Doing that would require a huge amount of effort and time, rewriting everything, debugging the whole thing, and so on. It's simply not practical.There's also the problem of backwards compatibility. Apple simply doesn't really care about that, and old apps in general don't work on newer OSX versions.Microsoft on the other hand does support older APIs.Of course, you might or might not agree with that.


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hockey has run into a new crisis as three leading players have resigned from national duties and have refused to join the camp beginning on Monday in Karachi.Ammad Shakil Butt,...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hockey has run into a new crisis as three leading players have resigned from national duties and have refused to join the camp beginning on Monday (today) in Karachi.
Ammad Shakil Butt, Mubashir Ali and Ali Shan (not part of the camp) have expressed their inability to take any further part in national hockey activities.
It is worth mentioning here that Ali Shan had already parted ways with the team after (The News splashed the story in June 30 edition) developing differences with team officials and citing financial hurdles as reasons. He refused to join the physical training camp held in Abbottabad at the start of July.
On Sunday Ammad sent his resignation to President Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Brig (rtd) Khalid Sajjad Khokhar. In his resignation letter, he said: "It has been a great privilege and honour to represent my country.
"I have learned a lot from senior players and coaches and I am very grateful to have been given the opportunity to play at the highest level. I have served my country for the last ten years, having played 145 matches for my beloved Pakistan hockey team.
Therefore, it is unfortunate that I am writing this letter to hand in my resignation to the Pakistan Hockey team with immediate effect. It is not a decision I have taken lightly. Due to a personal family situation and a change in my circumstances, I will no longer be able to fulfill my commitment to the Pakistan Hockey team. I must make my future life plans a priority and make important decisions at this time in order to provide myself and my family with the best possible support.
Due to the financial situation over the months between the players and the federation, I must look at other avenues to support my family and my future. Therefore, there are some commitments I have made internationally that I must fulfill. I hope you can appreciate my situation and understand my position. I humbly request that you accept my resignation."
Almost the same sentiments were expressed by Mubashir by tendering his resignation from the national duty.
When 'The News' approached Haider Hussain, PHF secretary, he said the president had received the resignations of the two while Ali Shan had not been invited to the camp following his June resignation.
"I am planning to cut down the camp strength from 32 to around 25. We have decided to invite the best players and are about to reduce the camp trainees from 32 to 25," he said.
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If you're looking for a new breakfast idea this weekend, look no further. This one takes a little bit of work, but the end result is more than worth it. It's such a filling meal and all sorts of breakfast loves in just one bite.
I wanted to make something special for Chuck last weekend for Father's Day and since he loves potatoes I had to come up with something involving one of his favorite foods. I enjoy cooking something new for holidays or special occasions to celebrate and make it even more special, but this can be enjoyed any time of the year for a nice hearty treat.
You can then add on any additional ingredients you may like on top--green onions, sour cream....I think chopped tomatoes would be great on top too. The possibilities are endless!
I love that you get a little bit of each favorite breakfast item in one bite...eggs, bacon, potatoes...and yes, cheese too. They are so filling and perfect for a great meal all in one dish. I hope you enjoy the flavor of the crisp skins and seasonings paired with the fresh eggs, bacon and potato. If you love this recipe as much as my husband loves potatoes, please share it with others and Pin It!
Thank you for reading ((and if you're like me....drooling all over again)).


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Le célèbre navigateur de la dynastie Ming, amiral et eunuque Zheng He (1371-1433), est un de ses descendants directs.

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In order to meet the requirements of thermal barrier inspection applications on primary pumps devised for nuclear power plants, a phased array transducer has been specially designed. It implements innovative solutions.
The aim is to use focusing and electronic deflection to scan the whole potential defect area in the best possible resolution conditions, while simplifying as much as possible the mechanical motions of the probe that will be installed in a difficulty accessible area.
The sensor especially uses an original active part that is shaped so as to focus through a very pronounced toric interface as well as a wedge in elastomer material, allowing outstanding coupling with the part to be inspected and easier implementation. Thanks to their acoustical and mechanical properties Piezo-composite materials are the basis of this multi-element transducer.
Several thermal fatigue cracks appeared on some thermal barriers of primary pumps of 900 MW nuclear pressurised light water reactor, and Electricite de France (EDF) decided to define a global maintenance strategy.
The defects had to be detected and sized from the cylinder-torus interface in a narrow space between flange and motor bearing (see figure 1).
The feasibility study has shown that ultrasonic inspection with the hydraulics remaining in place was possible, without removing the impeller and the whole bearing and gaskets. In this stage, materials, accessibility and shape of the flange, single crystal transducers as well as phased arrays were taken into account and tested.
The zone to be inspected is of austenitic forged materials and can also includes anisotropic parties which can generate some dispersion on the echo-dynamic curves.
The flange material is an austenitic forged steel with good homogeneity. But due to the heavy thickness we have observed on some components a local anisotropy than can modify the propagation of ultrasonic waves and need different echo-dynamic curves.
Considering the features of this inspection, a phased array transducer has been developed by IMASONIC.
The necessary radial sweep q (see figure 2) for the inspection is electronically performed with a Phased Array transducer. In this way, we obtain a scanning angle that is larger than with mechanical scanning, while simplifying the complex mechanical device to be positioned in the available space.
Circumferential scanning f is a mechanical scanning process.
The Phased Array technique also offers the possibility to focus at different depths for the detection of defects in different areas (see figure 1).
Better steering of the beam can also compensate some effects due to the anisotropy of materials.
The phased array probe is designed including a piezocomposite material.
The structure of these materials, illustrated on figure 6, is made up of thin ceramic rods (which present a mechanical continuity following one dimension of the space) embedded into a polymer matrix (which presents a mechanical continuity following three dimensions of the space). Used as plates and equipped of electrodes on their main sides, these materials have many advantages compared to piezo-electrical transducers generally used in the field of Non Destructive Testing.
Beyond the properties and characteristics described in table 1 below, piezo-composite materials feature mechanical properties that allow them to be shaped so as to generate focused ultrasonic beams or allowing them to withstand high mechanical or thermal constraints.
The various performance results shown above are used for designing and manufacturing the phased array probe that is described below.
The phased array probe has had to be designed to take into account various performance objectives and a certain number of constraints.
The defects to be detected and sized are located at approximately 200 mm from the area that is accessible to the probe. A crack must be detected systematically if it is longer than 5 mm in the radial plane of the flange, and it must extend up to at least 20 mm (more if possible) with a 5-mm accuracy.
Taking into account the sound path and the materials to be inspected (austenitic forged materials), a maximum operating frequency of 2 MHz is defined.
At this frequency, and given that little space is available for the probe, the largest possible active part should be used to reach the resolution objectives. In addition, as the inspection operation will be done through a toric interface with a highly defocusing effect (r=50mm & R=400mm), an aspheric active part should be used, that was made up for this purpose.
The probe uses an active part with approximate dimensions of 50x55 mm, that mechanically focuses through the toric interface at a depth of 200 mm and axially at 20 mm from the starting point of the cracks to be detected (see figure 4).
In such conditions, the simulated lateral resolution is 13 mm in the radial plane and 15 mm in the circumferential plane.
The defect scanning area, in good conditions, spreads up to 40 mm from their starting point. The piezo-composite technology used has been used to directly shape the active part.
Given the distance between the probe and the defects, in a material that does not facilitate the transmission of ultrasounds, it is essential that maximum energy be transmitted from the probe to the part to be inspected.
This energy is maximised at various levels.
The electro-acoustical efficiency of the probe itself has been maximised thanks to the performance level of the piezo-composite material selected and the electrical adaptation of impedance, that could be built into the probe's body.
The power transmission has also been studied by maximising the coupling solution on the part to be inspected.
For this purpose, the probe incorporates a wedge in soft elastomer material that perfectly matches the toric profile of the inspection area.
In addition, this material has an acoustical impedance that is close to that of water, which reduces the influence of potential thickness irregularities on the water film between the wedge and the part.
The high electroacoustical output of the active piezo-composite part helps to obtain the good signal-to-noise ratio that is required for inspection.
To restrict as much as possible the structure noise resulting from the materials to be inspected, the probe's damping has also been maximised in order to reduce the length of emitted impulses as much as possible.
Given the electronic environment in which the probe should be built, the number of elements has been set to 16. As the active part should the widest possible so as to reach the lateral resolution objectives, its size has dictated the inter-element pitch dimension.
Given the operating frequency, the environment to be inspected and the probe's inter-element pitch, we could anticipate the presence of grating lobes in the part to be inspected.
In order restrict as much as possible the level of these lobes and reach the electronic deflection objectives in good conditions, the probe was designed so as to have the widest possible bandwidth.
As the active part geometry is complex, a software program was developed with the probe in order to calculate the delay laws required for the electronic steering of the probe.
In order to validate the coherence between the sensor's inherent performance and the performance level that was simulated during the design stage, it has been characterised element by element in a first stage.
The centre frequency, bandwidth and pulse length were measured in emission/reception on a infinite plane target in water.
The inter-element coupling and impedance were measured using a network analyser.
The beam profile is quasi-cylindrical.
At the mechanical focal distance, i.e. 200 m, the lateral resolution is: 12 x 13 mm.
At the acoustical focal distance, measured at 170 mm, the lateral resolution is: 11 x 12 mm.
The sensor being then steered with the appropriate delay laws, all defects that were looked for could be detected. Its implementation and use without mechanical scanning turned out to be fast and easy.
The results obtained were satisfactory and are coherent with simulations.
The targeted improvements for the next probes concern signal-to-noise ratio and lateral resolution to size smaller defects.
A second inspection technique is also considered with Symmetrical Tandem TOFD.
E.Abittan, EDF GDL. A. Dochy, Jeumont Industries. T.Allart, Framatome. H Malletguy,CTE Nordest. "Ultrasonic Inspection of the primary pump thermal barrier flange". ECNDT CongresS, May 1998.


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[ΛΟΓΟΣ] De Logica Inductiva
by Gaius Florius Lupus » Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:28 am
Salvete amici!
In another thread C. Curtius Philo Aurelianus asked an important question: "What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative logical questions?" What he meant is questions that cannot that easily be quantified, so that we can use deductive reasoning to come to a clear conclusion, but questions like: "What is better socialism or capitalism?" or "Should I carry an umbrella today?"
It is obvious that we cannot use deductive reasoning for these question, because we have no premises, no general principles to deduct from.If we were able to establish a general principle like "The means of productions should be public and not private." then we could be able to answer the first of the questions above by deductive reasoning. From this premise and the definition of socialism as a system where the means of productions are public, we can conclude that socialism is better. But if our premises are that private property should not be restricted and that only capitalism protects private property, we will conclude that capitalism is better. Both deductions are logically valid, but different premises lead to different conclusions.
There are very few general principles that are true a priori, i.e. before empirical experience. An example would be mathematical rules. But most general principles have to be established a posteriori, i.e. after empirical observation. They depend on the world and the laws of nature.
And here we can already see, what we are dealing with, when it comes to inductive reasoning - science or natural philosophy.
Inductive reasoning establishes the general principles from particular observations in the world. Then deductive reasoning is able to make conclusions and predictions based on these general principles.. If these predictions are confirmed, they strengthen the principles; if they are not confirmed, the general principle has been disproved. Both, inductive and deductive logic work together in some kind of hermeneutic circle:
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Inductive reasoning is probabilistic. This means it only states that, based on the examination of a finite number of specific cases, the conclusion (the resulting general principle) is probable. It remains uncertain whether the established general propositions are universal or have so far unknown exceptions or describe only a subset of a more general principle.
The probability of inductive reasoning is based on either strong or weak premises. Strong premises with high probability result in cogent conclusions. Weak premises based on only a few instances lead to faulty generalizations, which are inductive fallacies.
Among the classic philosophers there was no better expert on inductive logic than Epicurus. It is often assumed that Epicurus rejected the strict application of logic in his philosophy, but this is not true. Epicurus questioned the validity of deductive reasoning, if it was not based on empiric observation. He did not question the validity of logic itself, but his logic was inductive. He developed the scientific method long before Galileo Galilei or Newton. And his method was so successful that he was able to confirm Democritus' atomic theory and refined it with the uncertainty principle that was later in the 20th century confirmed by Heisenberg and is a central part of quantum mechanics. He also proved the infinity of the world and the necessity of a maximum speed of causality in the universe, which Einstein later identified as the speed of light. Long before Darwin he concluded that life on Earth must have evolved from dead matter and not from divine creation.
Epicurus' method was based on the following rule:
Nothing should be believed, except that which was tested through direct observation and logical deduction.
He also understood that inductive reasoning was not about finding the ultimate truth, but was utilitarian, this means science would be without purpose, if it does not help us to obtain ataraxia by making our lives easier or freeing us from irrational worries due to our ignorance (PD11). In this regard he was ahead of modern science who believes in the collection of useless knowledge about things that do not affect us (e.g. black holes, exoplanets beyond our reach).
From this utilitarian approach we should be aware that any theories developed from inductive reasoning that are able to explain all known observations and make correct predictions are equally valid. It is pointless to discuss, which of them is "true". General propositions based on inductive reasoning do not claim to be ultimate truths, but derive their value from their utility and their ability to make probable predictions.
From a philosophical point of view there would be no need to write more about inductive reasoning, because I would simply describe the scientific method and there are already enough books available about this topic.
However I would like to point out some central principles.
One of the characteristics of the scientific method is that all general principles and theories derived from inductive reasoning must be falsifiable. The philosopher Karl Popper defined falsifiability as the demarcation criterion of science. If a thesis is unfalsifiable and therefore untestable, it is unscientific.
Almost all of science is about discovering the mechanisms of causality. The English philosopher John Stuart Mill established the following tests of causality.
a must cause Z, because:
Method of Agreement
Whenever Z is seen, a is also found.
Method of Difference
If a is removed, Z goes away.
Method of Concomitant Variations
If a is changed, Z changes correspondingly.
Method of Residues
If the dominating effect of b on Z is removed, the residual Z variations correlate with a.
Inductive Fallacies
The rules of inductive reasoning are necessarily less stringent than the rules of deductive reasoning. They do not provide absolute proof but seek to provide strong evidence for a conclusion. Inductive conclusions can never be certain, only highly probable.
Faulty methods of reasoning that do not contribute to a strengthening of a conclusion are considered inductive fallacies. The following list describes the most common inductive fallacies, this means they are common systematic errors in inductive reasoning. It is not uncommon to find these fallacies even in modern scientific primary research.
Argumentum ad Ignorantiam (argument from ignorance) – The assumption that a lack of evidence to the contrary is an evidence in itself. Thereby the burden of proof (onus probandi) is shifted to the refutation of the claim.
Argumentum ad Temperantiam (false compromise) – The assumption that the compromise between two positions is always correct.
Association Fallacy – The assumption that two things sharing a property are both true/false.
Attribution to Accident – Ignoring an exception to a generalization.
Base Rate Neglect – Ignoring prior probabilities (base rate) of a necessary condition for an evidence by only taking into account the probability of the evidence instead of the total probability.
Causal Oversimplification – Assumption that there is one, simple cause of an outcome when in reality it may have been caused by a number of only jointly sufficient causes.
Circulus in Probando (circular reasoning) – Beginning an argument with what is attempted to prove. So the conclusion is its own premise (petitio principii). One example of circular reasoning is a question that presupposes something that has not been proven or accepted and limits the possible answers to an affirmation of the presupposition (plurium interrogationum).
Continuum Fallacy – Improperly rejecting a distinction because of a continuity of states between them.
Cum Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (correlation proves causation) – Assumption that correlation between two variables is a sufficient evidence that one causes the other. (see above - Mill's tests of Causality are necessary, not sufficient conditions of causality.)
Fallacy of Composition – The assumption that something true of part of a whole must also be true of the whole.
Fallacy of Division – The assumption that something true of a thing must also be true of its parts.
False Analogy - An argument by analogy in which the analogy is poorly suited.
False Dichotomy (black-or-white fallacy) – The assumption that two alternative statements are the only possible options, when in reality there are more.
Faulty Generalization – Conclusion that is based on only one or a few instances.
Gambler's Fallacy – The incorrect belief that separate, independent events can affect the likelihood of another random event. (A series of even numbers drawn in a lottery or roulette do not make it more likely that an odd number will follow next.)
Mind Projection Fallacy – Assuming the own way to think is how others think and act..
Nirvana Fallacy – Rejecting solutions to problems because they are not perfect.
Regression Fallacy – Ascribing a cause where none exists while failing to account for natural fluctuations.
Reification (hypostatization) – Treating an abstraction as if it was a concrete entity.
Retrospective Determinism – The argument that because some event has occurred, its occurrence must have been inevitable beforehand.
Reversed Direction – Reversing cause and effect.
Suppressed Evidence (cherry picking) – Pointing at individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position, while ignoring a significant portion of related cases or data that may contradict that position.
Wishful Thinking - Making an assumption because it is pleasing to imagine, rather than according to evidence or reason.
As we have seen, inductive logic is not as rigorous and absolute as deductive logic. Still we know from science that there are clear rules about valid methodology and there exists a consensus in the scientific community. It is very well possible to quantify the world that surrounds us. The scientific method provides us with the tools to use reason and logic when dealing with empiric phenomena. There is nothing in the world, which escapes inductive reasoning.
The Skeptics have often argued that nothing is certain. But such a view is based on intellectual laziness. Even if nothing is certain, we are quite well able to tell what is probable.
Socrates is quoted as saying: "I know that I know nothing."
I would answer him: "We know all that we need to know."
Because if something affects us, then we have plenty of information at our disposal to form our theories about it.
If something affects us only a little, then we have little information to form a theory, but it is also of little concern to us.
If something does not affect us at all, then we have no information about it to form any theory, but it is also of no concern to us.
Keywords: Induction; hermeneutic circle; probabilistic approach; scientific method; falsifiability; causality; method of difference; method of agreement
This concludes the series of threads about the principles of logic.
We have heard about the axioms of classical logic, about two approaches to deductive logic (syllogistic logic and propositional logic) and in this thread about inductive logic and the scientific theory. We have seen that there are universally accepted rules of logic, about which we can reach a consensus with every reasonable being.
What remains to discuss now is the application of these rules in our daily life. Because logic is not an abstract academic principle only of use for some philosophers, it can be a guideline for everyday problems in life that gives us always the optimal answer in every situation.
Optime valete!
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Cache hits work, misses don't, which I understand: Upon a cache miss, content is delivered by Apache,† but NAT will prevent that. What configuration should be used?
Nginx configuration file:
proxy_cache_path /var/cache/nginx levels=1:2 keys_zone=my_cache:10m max_size=1g
    inactive=60m use_temp_path=off;
server {
  listen 127.0.100.3;
  location / {
    proxy_cache my_cache;
    proxy_pass http://127.0.100.2;
  }
}

† Extra question: Technically speaking, how does Nginx handle a cache miss? Wireshark doesn't reveal anything obvious: I see SYN; SYN,ACK; ACK; HTTP HEAD; ACK between 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.100.3, then a similar TCP handshake between 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.100.2 followed by HTTP GET and payload delivery. Presumably, the final ACK between 127.0.0.1 and 127.0.100.3 is doing something clever, but what?

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What configuration should be used?

Generally it depends on your very circumstances. But obviously if you don't want NAT to jump in between Nginx and Apache, Nginx should connect to Apache using different dest. or src. address. For e. g., you can assign second IP for Apache to listen on, and point proxy_pass there, or make Nginx to connect using a different outgoing IP. That's kinda blunt but should do.
Since tc's NAT is stateless other options (like handling TCP's SYN/ACKs) are kinda cumbersome.

A: I think you're expecting the nginx connection to apache to come from 127.0.100.3 because you have configured nginx to listen on that IP.
The address bound for listening (incoming) sockets doesn't apply to outgoing connections. With your current configuration, the connection from nginx to apache should come from 127.0.0.1 as that's the primary IP bound to the loopback interface and thus the default for outgoing connections using that interface.
You can use proxy_bind to override that default and bind a specific source address for nginx outgoing connections.Relevant documentation on docs.nginx.com
I believe you'll achieve the behavior you expect by adding proxy_bind 127.0.100.3; to your location / { ... } configuration.
Also, I'd suggest you consider using 127.0.100.4 for your proxy_bind, to ease your filtering rules.

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Siegfried writes We met in February 2013 in Lubotoka (near Kalangala) a very nice and knowledgeable guide: Abraham Thomson. He speaks a fantastic English and can show you everything that's interesting on the islands. On his website you can find contact details and all its services: http://www.thomson-eco-tours.com. We would always go with him.
We are told that the MV Kalangala to the Ssese Islands, grounded for a few months earlier in the year, is now running again, but a little slower than it used to be - i.e. it takes about four hours to Buggala rather than three!


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Yakut Film Festival in Moscow
On February 11-16, Moscow's Pioneer movie theater will be the venue of the Yakut Film Festival, organized together with the Permanent Mission of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic to the President of the Russian Federation. It will be held each year.
The festival's program includes four films showing the diverse nature of the modern Yakut cinema industry.
The thriller Black Snow that won the feature films competition at the Window to Europe 2020 Festival in Vyborg will open the current festival. The main protagonist, a greedy truck driver from Yakutia, finds himself in trouble and faces mortal danger. Following the film, a discussion involving its director, Stepan Burnashev, will take place.
Eduard Novikov's Tsar Bird, winner of the 2018 Moscow International Film Festival, takes us back to the 1930s and tells the story of a Yakut family haunted by ghosts of the past in the form of a bird. Kostas Marsan's My Killer focuses on an investigator trying to locate the killer of a young woman.
A film called There Is No God But Me about a sick mother who begins to forget her son is scheduled for the final day of the festival. Moviegoers will also get a chance to meet the film's director, Dmitry Davydov, who will discuss its plot.
All films will be shown in Yakut with Russian subtitles.
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Americans tend to think of the Revolution as a Massachusetts-based event orchestrated by Virginians, but in fact the war took place mostly in the Middle Colonies--in New York and New Jersey and the parts of Pennsylvania that on a clear day you can almost see from the Empire State Building. In My American Revolution, Robert Sullivan delves into this first Middle America, digging for a glorious, heroic part of the past in the urban, suburban, and sometimes even rural landscape of today. And there are great adventures along the way: Sullivan investigates the true history of the crossing of the Delaware, its down-home reenactment each year for the past half a century, and--toward the end of a personal odyssey that involves camping in New Jersey backyards, hiking through lost "mountains," and eventually some physical therapy--he evacuates illegally from Brooklyn to Manhattan by handmade boat. He recounts a Brooklyn historian's failed attempt to memorialize a colonial Maryland regiment; a tattoo artist's more successful use of a colonial submarine, which resulted in his 2007 arrest by the New York City police and the FBI; and the life of Philip Freneau, the first (and not great) poet of American independence, who died in a swamp in the snow. Last but not least, along New York harbor, Sullivan re-creates an ancient signal beacon.
Like an almanac, My American Revolution moves through the calendar of American independence, considering the weather and the tides, the harbor and the estuary and the yearly return of the stars as salient factors in the war for independence. In this fiercely individual and often hilarious journey to make our revolution his, he shows us how alive our own history is, right under our noses.


Chris Claydon is Regional Manager of M&T Resources in Victoria. He brings to M&T Resources 30 years of experience specialising in IT, Digital, Technology, Commercial and Finance across the European, North American and Asia Pacific markets.
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As announced in the 2018-2019 National Budget, the Fijian Government has stepped in to fund the Free Bus Fare initiative for Fijians living with disabilities and has expanded the initiative to cover free bus rides for all pensioners in Fiji.
Following a review of a comprehensive analysis conducted by Vodafone on riding trends, Government will top-up the eTransport cards of all recipients with $40 monthly allowances to cover bus travel. The top-ups commenced on 1 October 2018.
This monthly allowance will put $40 in free monthly fares into the pockets of over 51,000 pensioners for the first time, in addition to continuing to provide free fares for over 4,000 Fijians living with disabilities. Any unused funds will expire and not roll over at the end of each month.
"Previously, Government and bus operators had negotiated an agreement which allowed bus operators to keep the VAT component of bus fares and in turn not increase bus fares, while allowing Fijians with disabilities to ride for free and pensioners to ride at half price. However, that's a service bus operators are no longer are willing to offer the Fijian people, so we're stepping in. Government believes it is incumbent upon us to afford a special level of care of those living with disabilities and our pensioners –– some of the most vulnerable Fijians in our society. Apart from letting bus operators to continue to keep the VAT component of bus fares, we're taking on the full cost of the initiative –– and we're making it even more generous by allowing all pensioners in Fiji to also ride buses free of charge," said Attorney-General and Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
"Without the advancement of eTransport, this policy would have been nearly impossible to implement, but thankfully we've already taken that critical step in modernising our transportation industry. Now, we're not only able to directly fund free rides for those living with disabilities, but tens of thousands of pensioners will also have newfound independence to travel more freely to visit their families, seek Government services and medical care, and carry out the day-to-day business of their lives with no financial burden."
Only the initiatives beneficiaries –– pensioners and those living with disabilities –– should use these preloaded eTransport cards. LTA will be conducting random spot checks for misuse of the system; those falsely bearing another Fijian's eTransport card, which are clearly marked, will be penalised.
Government will also be carrying out a review of the Free Bus Fare initiative to cater for any recipients with special travel requirements.
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Her skis stolen, US Olympic hopeful Dani Loeb stays upbeat
by: By JEFF MARTIN
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP)Olympic hopeful Dani Loeb says she's optimistic that police are able to recover her custom skis, helmet, jackets and other gear stolen in Atlanta now that two suspects are in custody.
The two men were arrested this week, but police haven't said whether they've been able to recover the gear belong to Loeb, a member of the U.S. National Ski Team. She's hoping to get the items back before Wednesday, when she will try to qualify for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
"I was freaking out at first, and then I started thinking that everything is going to fall into place," she said in an interview Thursday while taking a break from training in Park City, Utah. "You kind of have to take a step back and learn from it, and what I learned is you don't leave things in your car."
Loeb and her supporters have been pleading for the thieves to return the stolen items, saying the $1,600 skis give her the best possible chance to qualify for the Winter Olympics, which begin next month.
The skis – along with U.S. ski team bags, a uniform, her helmet and other gear – were stolen from her mother's locked pickup truck in a parking deck on Dec. 15, a police report states.
The men were arrested after a traffic stop. Police said they used surveillance video of the crime to match what the men wore during the break-in to what they were wearing during the traffic stop. Both are facing charges of entering an auto and criminal trespass/damage to property, a police report states.
Loeb said Thursday that she's waiting to hear from Atlanta investigators whether her items were recovered. Atlanta police spokesperson Anthony Grant said the investigation is still ongoing.
Loeb, a 20-year-old former gymnast, has been on the national ski team for two years and competes in aerial freestyle.
Loeb is from Pintlala, Alabama, a small community near Montgomery, according to her biography at the U.S. ski team's web site. She was competing with an elite gymnastics team outside Dallas when she got involved in aerial skiing through a friend.
Making the transition from gymnastics to skiing is easier than the other way around, she said.
"It's a lot easier to teach someone how to ski than teach someone how to flip," she said.
Since the theft, she got a new helmet – a friend decorated it with an airbrush, "and it's the coolest thing ever," she said. "It's blue camo with glitter and stars, and an evil eye on the back."
Loeb said Thursday that she's trying to be positive about the theft. She's also grateful for people in Atlanta and elsewhere who have tried to spread the word about her missing gear after she posted news of the crime on her Instagram account.
"The people in Atlanta have been so helpful," she said. "They've been so kind."
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Robert Daniel Cardona (born March 7, 1930) is an American television writer, producer, director and animator. He co-founded Clearwater Features, along with David Mitton, in 1980.

Career
Cardona has been based in the United Kingdom for much of his career. His best-known work is with his working partner David Mitton; their productions include Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, which Cardona produced until 1986 (the second series), and Tugs, which ran for 13 episodes.

Cardona has also worked on other British TV series such as The Flaxton Boys, The Four Feathers, Thriller, Fraud Squad, Crime of Passion, Emmerdale and Virgin of the Secret Service. In the early 1990s, he moved to Canada, where he worked on the children's series Theodore Tugboat, which served as A Continuation of Tugs as a director. He also provided the Tugs footage for the American children's animated series Salty's Lighthouse. After Theodore Tugboat ended, Cardona went back to the UK and has lived there ever since.

Personal life
Cardona was married to English filmmaker, former actress and television writer Gloria Tors of whom they have worked together on The Flaxton Boys and Emmerdale. They have one son named Tarquin. Tors wrote the very first episode of Tugs whilst their son also wrote two episodes: "Pirate" and "Quarantine".

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American company founders
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The construction industry employs about 7% of the total US workforce, and yet it accounts for 15.7% of all occupational fatalities. Specifically in 2011, there were 721 deaths in construction, second only to transportation with 733. The cause of a large number of these construction deaths can be attributed to factors that are distant from the construction site. A European study has shown that 60% of fatal accidents in construction are caused by decisions made "upstream" from the construction site. Similarly, an Australian study showed that 63% of fatalities and injuries are attributed to a lack of planning and design decisions, while a study in the US has shown that 42% of construction site fatalities can be linked to the design of the facilities constructed. With such overwhelming evidence of fatalities attributed to design, other countries have enacted legislation to make designers aware of the impact their decisions have on construction sites, and to ultimately reduce construction hazards. In the US, designers are mostly unaware of the concept of Design for Construction Worker Safety (DCWS), or even that their design decisions can affect the safety of the construction workforce. Professional organizations regularly resist change and refuse to even consider participating in the DCWS concept that would eventually assist in the improvement of construction site working conditions. The research presented in this dissertation proposes the possibility of DCWS being implemented in the US. The first step of the research included a nationwide survey of the primary construction industry participants (owners, designers, and contractors) on the topic of DCWS. The survey investigated the extent of the acceptance of DCWS by industry participants, their opinions and identification of perceived obstacles or enablers of the concept, and the types of safety measures or safety plans they currently implement. Using a Delphi panel consisting of industry professionals and the results gathered by the survey, the second part of the dissertation presents the identification of a framework for generating interest in DCWS in the US. The panel members were asked to identify which industry group has the greatest influence to generate that interest, and were given four possible approaches to achieve that goal: business case, education, industry standards, and legislation. The Delphi panel chose the business case as a method of generating interest and identified the owner group as the project team member who is best able to generate interest in DCWS in the US. To develop the business case, the Delphi panel also identified possible line items to be used in a benefit/cost analysis. The third part of the dissertation discusses the development of a business case model using the line items identified in the second part. Two initial case studies were investigated where DCWS solutions were considered for the construction of two different projects. Personnel involved in these projects were asked to complete the business case model and compare the DCWS solutions with traditional solutions. The results showed that the DCWS solutions outscored traditional solutions. The benefit/cost model is a tool that can be used by owners to initially evaluate DCWS solutions. Additional projects need to be evaluated before the model can be an all-inclusive tool for all possible projects.


Elaine Reyes (ABJ '97) of CCTV America mentored Molly Swindall, a digital and broadcast journalism major.
Alumni and friends of Grady College are available to participate in our college-wide Mentorship Program. The Mentorship Program is a structured opportunity for current undergraduate and graduate students to connect with alumni and friends of Grady. The program runs from September-April every academic year and asks mentors to commit to one 30-60 minute mentor/mentee conversation per month. These conversations will center around topics such as professional skills needed in today's world of work, diversity and inclusion perspectives, and other topics based upon students interests. Mentors do not have to be based within the Athens area. A formal call for mentors occurs annually in June. For more information, please feel free to contact Kelvin Rutledge, director of Experiential Programs.
Matt Kabus (ABJ'12) speaks to an NMI class about his experience with the startup company Amper Music Inc.
We're thankful for the many engaged alumni who visit Grady or invite classes or student clubs to their companies to share about their careers and research. For a list of clubs and organizations, please visit our Grady Students page.
Grady College depends on the generosity of our alumni and friends to help students and faculty succeed. With your support, we will strengthen our commitment to inspiring students and preparing them to illuminate the world upon graduation. We are grateful for your kindness. Thank you for your gift!
To make a gift, please visit Grady.uga.edu/give-to-grady.


The second most popular wine region in Spain, this wine industry is defined as a force to be reckoned with. Although it has a small population, the La Rioja wine region is home to over 16,000 vineyards and 600 wineries. Spain is nothing if not meticulous in its winemaking practices and the region has been awarded a DOCa status.
This article looks at the history of wine in La Rioja which dates back several thousand years and the few grape varieties that are approved by the wine regulatory council for cultivation and production into the high-quality wines that Spain exports and are rivaled by none.


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Q: How to get rid of scrollbars around iframe Hi I use iframefor my facebook apps. The iframe gets a scrollbar around itself. Can you tell me how to avoid getting the scrollbar around the iframe? I currently have 2 facebook apps as iframes and one of them gets scrollbars that it shouldn't have:
http://apps.facebook.com/cyberfaze/ (has scrollbars or scroll areas around iframe that I don't want)
http://apps.facebook.com/koolbusiness/ (same CSS and has no scrollbars)
Could you help me?
Thanks

A: Go to your application settings on Facebook
you will find canvas settings
In the canvas settings you will find IFrame Size:
You will find two options

*

*Show scrollbars

*Auto-resize

select Auto-resize to get rid of from the scroll bars.

A: You will need to go to your app settings -> canvas settings -> iFrame size (as mentioned by Micheal) and set it to auto-resize.
You will also need to make sure you have body, html { overflow: hidden; } for you iframe content
Then the below will help, chuck that in and change your app id -
<script type="text/javascript">
    window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
        FB.init({
            appId: 'xxxxxxx',
            status: true,
            cookie: true,
            xfbml: true
        });
        //this resizes the the i-frame
        //on an interval of 100ms
        FB.Canvas.setAutoResize(100);
    };

    (function() {
        var e = document.createElement('script');
        e.async = true;
        e.src = document.location.protocol +
        '//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js';
        document.getElementById('fb-root').appendChild(e);
    }());
</script>

A: There is a setting in the Facebook Developers App Setup section to set scrolling to Auto-resize. and you can add to your CSS file : html { overflow:hidden; }

A: Could it be that you have forgot to set the iframe scrolling attribute to "no"?
Try to change the iframe tag to this:
<iframe class="smart_sizing_iframe noresize" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" id="iframe_canvas" name="iframe_canvas" src='javascript:""' height="600px" style="height: 719px; overflow-y: hidden; ">

Hope this was what you where looking for!

A: Usually with iframes you can either use the CSS method setting overflow: hidden or you can use the scrolling attribute of the iframe and set it to scrolling="no".
Having looked at your examples though, I am not sure that is what is causing your issue. Facebook iframes have their own set of issues.
First go to the devloper app and edit your app settings. In the Facebook Integration area set iframe size to auto-resize. Then in your app, after FB.init, call FB.Canvas.setAutoResize. Here is a link about FB.Canvas.setAutoResize.