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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.spark;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.util.UUID;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.conf.HiveConf;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.spark.session.SparkSession;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.exec.spark.session.SparkSessionManager;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.HiveKey;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.metadata.HiveException;
import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.session.SessionState;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.BytesWritable;
import org.apache.spark.SparkConf;

/**
 * Contains utilities methods used as part of Spark tasks.
 */
public class SparkUtilities {

  public static HiveKey copyHiveKey(HiveKey key) {
    HiveKey copy = new HiveKey();
    copy.setDistKeyLength(key.getDistKeyLength());
    copy.setHashCode(key.hashCode());
    copy.set(key);
    return copy;
  }

  public static BytesWritable copyBytesWritable(BytesWritable bw) {
    BytesWritable copy = new BytesWritable();
    copy.set(bw);
    return copy;
  }

  public static URI getURI(String path) throws URISyntaxException {
    if (path == null) {
      return null;
    }

      URI uri = new URI(path);
      if (uri.getScheme() == null) {
        // if no file schema in path, we assume it's file on local fs.
        uri = new File(path).toURI();
      }

    return uri;
  }

  /**
   * Uploads a local file to HDFS
   *
   * @param source
   * @param conf
   * @return
   * @throws IOException
   */
  public static URI uploadToHDFS(URI source, HiveConf conf) throws IOException {
    Path localFile = new Path(source.getPath());
    // give the uploaded file a UUID
    Path remoteFile = new Path(SessionState.getHDFSSessionPath(conf),
        UUID.randomUUID() + "-" + getFileName(source));
    FileSystem fileSystem = FileSystem.get(conf);
    fileSystem.copyFromLocalFile(localFile, remoteFile);
    Path fullPath = fileSystem.getFileStatus(remoteFile).getPath();
    return fullPath.toUri();
  }

  // checks if a resource has to be uploaded to HDFS for yarn-cluster mode
  public static boolean needUploadToHDFS(URI source, SparkConf sparkConf) {
    return sparkConf.get("spark.master").equals("yarn-cluster") &&
        !source.getScheme().equals("hdfs");
  }

  private static String getFileName(URI uri) {
    if (uri == null) {
      return null;
    }

    String[] splits = uri.getPath().split(File.separator);
    return  splits[splits.length-1];
  }

  public static SparkSession getSparkSession(HiveConf conf,
      SparkSessionManager sparkSessionManager) throws HiveException {
    SparkSession sparkSession = SessionState.get().getSparkSession();

    if (!conf.getBoolVar(HiveConf.ConfVars.SPARK_ENABLED)) {
      throw new HiveException("Unsupported execution engine: Spark.  Please set hive.execution.engine=mr");
    }

    // Spark configurations are updated close the existing session
    if (conf.getSparkConfigUpdated()) {
      sparkSessionManager.closeSession(sparkSession);
      sparkSession =  null;
      conf.setSparkConfigUpdated(false);
    }
    sparkSession = sparkSessionManager.getSession(sparkSession, conf, true);
    SessionState.get().setSparkSession(sparkSession);
    return sparkSession;
  }
}

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    name: string,
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IGS Research Project 2021
Projects, Projects 2021
Gender and Politics in East Asia
Women's Cross-border Activism in East Asia
Gender Analysis of Capital, Body and Mobility
Assisted Reproductive Medicine and Gender
Gender Analysis of International Labor Migration from the Perspective of Sending Countries
Migration Policy Interactions Between Receiving Country-Sending Country: A Comparative Study from International Sociology
IT-BPO International Division of Labor and Gender in Emerging Asia
Domestic and Care Workers in Japan in the Age of International Gendered Division of Reproductive Labor: A Genealogy of Solidarity
Research on How Other Countries Dealt with the Conflict between Gamete Donor Anonymity and Donor Offspring's Right to Know
Politics of Gender Quota: Institutionalization and Backlash
Migrant Women and the Reproductive Sphere in Hong Kong: Gender Analysis of Hong Kong as a Global City
Reintegration of Indonesian returning migrants: Worker stratification analysis at the destination
Norway-Japan: Bridging Research and Education in Gender Equality and Diversity
Researcher Ki-young Shin (Professor, IGS)
Mari Miura (Professor, Sophia University)
Jackie Steele (Designated Associate Professor, Nagoya University)
Summary East Asia has attracted global attention as a region that has achieved economic development, but the path of development of political democracy is not uniform. The aim of the research is to undertake a comparative analysis by surveying both male and female legislators in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, to find out what factors improve or hinder women's political representation in the East Asian countries, and how to put political systems that foster gender diversity in place.
Researcher Fumie Ohashi (Associate Professor, IGS)
Today we find many feminist activists raising their voices in various public spaces, such as the streets, squares, public transportation, university campuses, chambers of parliament, media, cyber space, etc. Through activism in such spaces they achieve global solidarity in working towards solutions for common problems. This study will discuss how such activism has evolved in East Asia, especially focusing on (1) The joint labor movement of the local/migrant domestic workers in regard to the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (C189); (2) Women's anti-militarization activism; and (3) The transregional/transnational activism of Chinese feminists in the 2010s.
Mariko Adachi (Visiting Researcher, IGS)
Hiroaki Itai (Affiliated Researcher, IGS/Associate Professor, Senshu University)
Summary This project analyses changes in the function of capital after the global financial crisis by focusing on Saskia Sassen's concept of 'expulsions'. Examining the 'normalisation' of 'expulsions' from a gender perspective enables comprehension beyond the conventional analytical frameworks of 'fragmentation of the body' and the inclusion/exclusion dichotomy.
Researcher Yukari Semba (Project Lecturer, IGS)
Summary Assisted reproductive medicine has advanced remarkably in recent years, and medical technologies including the use of donated sperm/eggs/embryos and surrogacy have become common in society without enough discussion on their pros and cons within society and expert groups. In this situation, women, as the sex who give birth, are more affected by these medical technologies. This research aims to investigate the influence of reproductive medicine on women both domestically and overseas.
Researcher Keiko Hirano (Project Lecturer, IGS)
Summary Global political and economic factors affect the immigration policies of receiving countries. As well, economic and cultural factors in sending countries have affected international migration policies. This project examines international migration issues from the perspective of sending countries, examining such cases as 1) Mexico and US migrant labor and 2) Migration policies in the General Election 2019 in Indonesia.
External Funds 2021
[JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), 19H00607]
Period 2019 – 2021
Researcher Keiko Hirano (Project Lecturer, IGS) [Co-Investigator],
Akihiro Koido (Professor, Hitotsubashi University) [Principal Investigator]
This research project aims to analyze migration issues by examining the effect of dynamic policy linkage between receiving–sending countries. Co-researcher conducts the analysis of migration policies in Indonesia, and will interview migration policy makers at its Manpower ministry.
[JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 20H01468]
Fumie Ohashi (Associate Professor, IGS) [Co-investigator],
Mariko Adachi (Visiting Researcher, IGS) [Co-Investigator],
Yoshie Hori (Professor, Waseda University) [Principal Investigator]
This joint research project envisages a new theory of international political economy through empirical study of Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industries developed in different regions of Asia. Comparative analysis of each region will provide insights into many questions, such as ways in which female labor is allocated under the latest modes of the international division of labor; ways in which the emergence of a middle class and their consumption will pan out; the manner they witness the urbanization; and just how democracy will accommodate the shift of socioeconomic relations.
Researcher Fumie Ohashi (Associate Professor, IGS) [Co-investigator]
Keiko Hirano (Project Lecturer, IGS) [Co-Investigator]
Aya Sadamatsu (Professor, Keisen University) [Principal Investigator]
This research project will discuss how Japan is facing an international division of reproductive labor by focusing on the following two topics: (1) Unequal relations of employers/agencies/labor; (2) Labor regime surrounding the domestic workers and care workers, arguing that this regime can be changed through workers' individual/collective actions based on their limited social capital.
[JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 18K00034]
In Japan, donor insemination has been carried out anonymously since its first implementation. Recently, egg donation is receiving increasing attention, and it may generate discussions regarding donor anonymity. This research aims to explore what kind of discussion took place before passing legislation for securing donor offspring's right to know, and to clarify their situation after the law took effect in other countries.
This study analyzes the effects of the gender quota system, that was introduced to enhance women's representation in the Korean legislatures. South Korea has introduced a gender quota system in the early 2000s by which parties are required to nominate women to a certain percentage of political party candidates. However, women still make up less than 20% as of 2019. This outcome has raised questions about the effect of the current quota system. Previous studies have pointed out that one of the reasons the quota system did not work was quota backlash, that is, various forms of resistance to quota's implementation and defamation of the quota women. This study aims at clarifying the reasons why gender quota system does not work in South Korea by analyzing parties' recruitment pattern, the political career path of women legislators elected by quota, and (in)formal forms of quota backlash over the past 15 years.
This research project will analyze how the reproductive labor power of migrant women has been allocated in Hong Kong by collecting oral histories from Chinese domestic workers, foreign domestic workers, and their employers. Hong Kong has shifted its economic strategy from export-oriented manufacturing in favor of becoming a "global city." While establishing itself as the international financial/trade center of East Asia in the 1970s-1980s, Hong Kong started to accept foreign domestic workers. This trend coincided with the labor reallocation of Chinese women who migrated from mainland Canton, becoming domestic workers in Hong Kong. Even today, this dynamism of the trans-local and trans-national migration of women has been affecting the socio-economic relations of Hong Kong. By collecting "memories of care" from the different migrant women and employers in Hong Kong, this project will shed light on the shift of labor in the? reproductive sphere against the background of "global city" development.
Researcher HIRANO Keiko (Project Lecturer, IGS) [Co-Investigator],
NAKATANI Junko (Osaka Sangyo University) [Principal Investigator]
This study clarifies the process of migrant reintegration and compares the actual situation of migration in different worker groups for returning migrants in Indonesia. In particular, it employs a field survey to elucidate how returnees build a new life based on their work experience in destination countries, after returning home. In this study, we will analyze three different worker stratification of migrant workers, such as "unskilled" labor related to domestic work, technical intern trainees in Japan, and care workers engaging in nursing and long-term care.
[Norway Research Council, INTPART, 287699]
Researcher Masako Ishii-kuntz (Trustee and Vice President, Ochanomizu University)
Ryoko Kodama (Professor, Ochanomizu University/Researcher, IGS)
Yoko Totani (Director, IGS/Professor, Ochanomizu University)
Yukari Semba (Project Lecturer, IGS)
Kumi Yoshihara (Project Research Fellow, IGS)
Junko Sano (Project Lecturer, Keio University/Affiliated Researcher, IGS)
Derek Kenji Pinillos Matsuda (Lecturer, Center for International Education)
The Center for Gender Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
A collaborative project with the Center for Gender Studies of NTNU. This project analyzes the current state of gender equality and diversity in Norway and Japan, considering the social, cultural, historical and political backgrounds of both countries. The aim of the project is to develop new perspectives for researching gender and diversity issues through comparative understanding of the differences and similarities of the two societies. Individual research projects are organized according to members' research interests.

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Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle. For some people, motorcycling may be the only affordable form of individual motorized transportation, and small-displacement motorcycles are the most common motor vehicle in the most populous countries, including India, China and Indonesia.

In developing countries, motorcycles are overwhelmingly utilitarian due to lower prices and greater fuel economy. Of all motorcycles, 58% are in the Asia Pacific and Southern and Eastern Asia regions, excluding car-centric Japan.

Motorcycles are mainly a luxury good in developed nations, where they are used mostly for recreation, as a lifestyle accessory or a symbol of personal identity. Beyond being a mode of motor transportation or sport, motorcycling has become a subculture and lifestyle. Although mainly a solo activity, motorcycling can be social and motorcyclists  tend to have a sense of community with each other.

Reasons for riding a motorcycle

For most riders, a motorcycle is a cheaper and more convenient form of transportation which causes less commuter congestion within cities and has less environmental impact than automobile ownership. Others ride as a way to relieve stress and to "clear their minds" as described in Robert M. Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Pirsig contrasted the sense of connection experienced by motorcyclists with the isolation of drivers who are "always in a compartment", passively observing the passing landscape. Pirsig portrayed motorcycling as being in "completely in contact with it all... in the scene."

The connection to one's motorcycle is sensed further, as Pirsig explained, by the frequent need to maintain its mechanical operation. Pirsig felt that connection deepen when faced with a difficult mechanical problem that required walking away from it until the solution became clear. Similarly, motorcyclists experience pleasure at the feeling of being far more connected to their motor vehicles than in a motorcar, as being part of it rather than in it.

Speed appeal
Speed draws many people to motorcycling because the power-to-weight ratio of even a low-power motorcycle is in league with that of an expensive sports car. The power-to-weight ratio of many modestly priced sport bikes is well beyond any mass-market automobile and rivals that of supercars for a fraction of the price. The fastest accelerating production cars, capable of  in under 3.5 seconds, or  in under 12 seconds is a relatively select club of exotic names like Porsche and Lamborghini, with a few extreme sub-models of popular sports cars, like the Shelby Mustang, and mostly made since the 1990s. Conversely, the fastest accelerating motorcycles meeting the same criteria is a much longer list and includes many non-sportbikes, such as the Triumph Tiger Explorer or Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré, and includes many motorcycles dating back to the 1970s.

Hunter S. Thompson's book Hell's Angels includes an ode to the joys of pushing a motorcycle to its limits, "with the throttle screwed on there is only the barest margin, and no room at all for mistakes ... that's when the strange music starts ... fear becomes exhilaration [and the] only sounds are the wind and a dull roar floating back from the mufflers" and T. E. Lawrence wrote of the "lustfulness of moving swiftly" and the "pleasure of speeding on the road". A sensation he compared to feeling "the earth moulding herself under me ... coming alive ... and heaving and tossing on each side like a sea."

Benefits when commuting

While people choose to ride motorcycles for various reasons, those reasons are increasingly practical, with riders opting for a powered two-wheeler as a cost-efficient alternative to infrequent and expensive public transport systems, or as a means of avoiding or reducing the effects of urban congestion.

Where permitted, lane splitting, which is also known as filtering, allows motorcycles to move between vehicles in slow or stationary traffic.

In the UK, motorcycles are exempt from the £11.50 per day London congestion charge that other vehicles must pay to enter the city during the day. Motorcycles are also exempt from toll charges at such river crossings as the Dartford Crossing, and Mersey Tunnels. Such cities as Bristol provide dedicated free parking and allow motorcycles to use bus lanes. In the United States, motorcycles may use high-occupancy vehicle lanes in accordance with federal law  and pay a lesser fee on some toll roads and toll bridges. Other countries have similar policies.

In New Zealand, motorcycle riders need not pay for parking that is controlled by a barrier arm;
the arm occupies less than the entire width of the lane, and the motorcyclist simply rides around it.
Many car parks that are thus controlled so supply special areas for motorcycles to park as to save space.

In many cities that have serious parking challenges for cars, such as Melbourne, Australia, motorcycles are generally permitted to park on the sidewalk, rather than occupy a space on the street which might otherwise be used by a car. Melbourne presents an example for the rest of the world with its free motorcycle footpath parking which is enshrined in their Future Melbourne Committee Road Safety Plan

On Washington State Ferries, the most-used vehicle ferry system in the United States, motorcycle riders get priority boarding, skip automobile waiting lines, and are charged a lower fare than automobiles. BC Ferries users obtain many of the same benefits.

Demographics
Statistically, there is a large difference between the car-dominated developed nations, and the more populous developing countries where cars are less common than motorcycles. In developed nations, motorcycles are frequently owned in addition to a car, and thus used primarily for recreation or when traffic density means a motorcycle confers travel time or parking advantages as a mode of transport.

In the developing world a motorcycle is more likely to be the primary mode of transport for its owner, and often the owner's family as well. It is not uncommon for riders to transport multiple passengers or large goods aboard small motorcycles and scooters simply because there is no better alternative. Cost of ownership considerations regarding maintenance and parts, especially in remote areas, often place cars out of reach of families who consider motorbikes relatively affordable. The simplicity demanded of motorcycles used in the developing world, coupled with the high volume of sales possible makes them a profitable and appealing product for major manufacturers, who go to substantial lengths to attract and retain market share.

Propagation

Motorbikes are one of the most affordable forms of motorised transport and, for most of the world's population, they are the most familiar type of motor vehicle. While North America, Europe and Japan are car-centric cultures where motorcycles are uncommon, the non-car-centric cultures of India, China and Southeast Asia account for more than half of the world's population, and in those places two-wheelers outnumber four wheeled vehicles.

Over 700 million motorcycles, including mopeds, motor scooters, motorised bicycles, and other powered two and three-wheelers, are in use worldwide, or about 33 motorcycles per 1000 people. By comparison, there are about 1 billion  cars in the world, or about 141 per 1000 people, with about one third in service in Japan and the United States.

The four largest motorcycle markets in the world are all in Asia: China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. India, with an estimated 37 million motorcycles/mopeds, was home to the largest number of motorised two wheelers in the world. China came a close second with 34 million motorcycles/mopeds in 2002. As the middle class in India, China, and other developing countries grows, they are repeating the transition from motorcycles to cars that took place in the US in the years after World War I, and in Europe following World War II, and the role of motorcycling is changing from a transport necessity to a leisure activity, and the motorcycle is changing from a family's primary motor vehicle to a second or third vehicle. The motorcycle is also popular in Brazil's frontier towns.

In numerous cultures, motorcycles are the primary means of motorised transport. According to the Taiwanese government, for example, "the number of automobiles per ten thousand population is around 2,500, and the number of motorcycles is about 5,000." In places such as Vietnam, motorised traffic consist of mostly motorbikes due to a lack of public transport and low income levels that put automobiles out of reach for many.

Changes in propagation
Recent years have seen an increase in the popularity of motorcycles elsewhere. In the USA, registrations increased by 51% between 2000 and 2005. This is mainly attributed to increasing fuel prices and urban congestion.

Amid the global economic downturn of 2008, the motorcycle market grew by 6.5%.

In China, the number of motorcycles in use increased from 34 million in 2002 to 54 million in 2006, with annual production of 22 million units.

Usage in the developed world
A Consumer Reports subscribers' survey of mainly United States motorcycle and scooter owners reported that they rode an average of only  per year, 82% for recreation and 38% for commuting, adding to more than 100% because some riders rode for both recreation and commuting. Americans put  per year on their cars and light trucks.

As motorcyclists in mainly Western countries age, there is a tendency for riders to choose touring bikes over sports bikes.

Safety

The relative risk of a motorcycle rider being killed or seriously injured per kilometre travelled was around 54 times higher in Great Britain in 2006 than for car drivers. United States Department of Transportation data for 2005 from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System show that for passenger cars, 18.62 fatal crashes occur per 100,000 registered vehicles. For motorcycles this figure is 75.19 per 100,000 registered vehicles — four times higher than for cars. The same data shows that 1.56 fatalities occur per 100 million vehicle miles travelled for passenger cars, whereas for motorcycles the figure is 43.47, which was 37 times higher than for cars in 2007. The increased risk over other road users comes from the motorcyclist being relatively unprotected on the motorcycle.

There are also some statistics comparing the risk of hospital admissions for different leisure activities. A study shows that the probability for the activity leading to hospital admission was 4.9/10,000 hours of horseback riding, while the same number for motorcycling was 1.4/10,000 hours.

To address motorcycle safety issues, motorcycle-specific training and personal protective equipment is important for motorcyclists' survival on the road, and mandated in many countries and several U.S. states and counties.

Causes for motorcycle accidents
A Norwegian study has looked at the reasons behind motorcycle death accidents. The study has looked at all fatal accidents in Norway (a total of 153) in the time frame 2005 to 2009. In 66% of these accidents, the motorcyclist was to blame for the accident occurring, while others were to blame in 20% of the cases. Technical problems with the motorcycle itself are rarely the cause of crashes, as this was shown to be a prominent factor in only 4% of the investigated accidents.

Racing and supersport motorcycles, even while having the best handling capabilities, are overrepresented in fatal accidents. Adventurous people are drawn to these bikes, and this group are more prone to be involved in crashes. More fatal accidents on racing motorcycles are caused by extreme behaviour than on touring motorcycles.

Helmet usage
In Europe, head injuries lead to death in about 75% of fatal motorcycle accidents. The same number for low- and middle-income countries is 88%. Helmet usage reduces the chance for death in an accident by 40% and the risk of serious injury by 70%.

While helmet usage generally is increasing worldwide and 77% of the world's population is covered by extensive helmet laws, many countries still lack sufficient enforcement. Pakistan has  both laws requiring driver and passenger to wear a helmet and regulations on helmet standards. Still, only 10% of all riders in Pakistan wear a helmet.

Subcultures
Motorcycling lifestyles have been adopted by many different groups spanning nations and cultures. They include commuters, mainstream motorcycle clubs such as long-distance riding clubs, adventure touring, trail riding and those involved with motorcycle sports, such as motocross riding, drag racing, circuit racing and trick or stunt enthusiasts; and those involved in customizing their vehicles in various different styles.  Organized rides are a key element of many groups.

Around the world, motorcycles have historically been associated with highly visible subcultures. Some of these subcultures have been loose-knit social groups, such as the scooter riders and cafe racer riders of the 1950s and 60s in Great Britain, and they often are seen as inhabiting the fringes of society. Numerous books about motorcycle subcultures have been written, including Hunter S. Thompson's Hells Angels, Lee Gutkind's Bike Fever, and Daniel R. Wolf's The Rebels.

Clubs, lobbying groups, and outlaw gangs

Motorcycle clubs

Social motorcyclist organisations are popular and are sometimes organised geographically, focus on individual makes, or even specific models. Example motorcycle clubs include American Motorcyclist Association, Harley Owners Group and BMW MOA. Some organisations hold large international motorcycle rallies in different parts of the world that are attended by many thousands of riders. Many social motorcycle organisations raise money for charities as a secondary activity, through organised events and rides, and others exist primarily as social benefit organisations, such as Bikers Against Child Abuse.

Advanced riding clubs

In the UK, advanced riding clubs exist in the Institute of Advanced Motorists and RoSPA Advanced Drivers and Riders. They provide a network of clubs around the United Kingdom that provides advanced skills training, preparation for taking an advanced driving test and social activities.

Lobbying

Since the late 20th century, motorcyclists have formed political lobbying organisations in order to influence legislators to introduce motorcycle-friendly legislation and to contribute more broadly to public discourse where motorcycles are concerned.

One of the oldest such organisations, the British Motorcycle Action Group, was founded in 1973 specifically in response to helmet compulsion, introduced without public consultation. In addition, the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), founded in 1960 as a reaction to the public perception of motorcyclists as leather-jacketed hooligans, has itself moved into political lobbying. Likewise, the U.S. has ABATE, which, like most such organisations, also works to improve motorcycle safety, as well as running the usual charity fund-raising events and rallies, often for motorcycle-related political interests.

Outlaw gangs

At the other end of the spectrum from the charitable organisations and the motorcycle rights activists are the "outlaw motorcycle gangs."  One definition, by the Provincial Court of Manitoba, is: "Any group of motorcycle enthusiasts who have voluntarily made a commitment to band together and abide by their organisations' rigorous rules enforced by violence, who engage in activities that bring them and their club into serious conflict with society and the law." The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Criminal Intelligence Service Canada have designated four MCs as Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs), which are the Pagans, Hells Angels, Outlaws MC, and Bandidos, known as the "Big Four."

The motorcycle manufacturing industry and many government entities around the world have taken actions to clean up the reputation and activities of motorcyclists.

Maintenance

Motorcyclists will refer to maintenance or repair of a motorcycle as wrenching in the US and "spannering" in the UK. A do it yourself self-sufficiency is said to be part of motorcycles' allure in an "increasingly monolithic, unfixable world" and being able to maintain one's own motorcycle is seen as part of the competency of being a motorcyclist.

Historically, motorcycle maintenance was a necessary skill for riders, since the materials and technology used in motorcycles often meant that repairs had to be done on the road-side miles from home. Modern motorcycles are as reliable as automobiles but many riders feel that their motorcycle is more than just a means of transportation which leads them to want to do maintenance on the motorcycles themselves.

Notes

References

External links

 Season of the Bike "The difference between driving a car and climbing onto a motorcycle is the difference between watching TV and actually living your life."
 IHIE Guidelines for Motorcycling - these authoritative Guidelines are the first in the UK, setting out comprehensive, practical guidance for highway engineers, traffic engineers, road safety officers and transport planners on providing a safer transport environment for motorcycles, mopeds and scooters.

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Mobile users now connect more reliably to a GlobalProtect cloud service gateway that is inside the country from which they are connecting. This gateway selection is automatic.
Mobile users can manually select a specific GlobalProtect cloud service gateway from the GlobalProtect app on their endpoint.
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To get more details about these enhancements, see Manage Priorities for GlobalProtect Cloud Service and On-Premise Gateways in the GlobalProtect Cloud Service Getting Started Guide.
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The number of allowable internal DNS domains is increased to 1,024.
The FQDNs of all GlobalProtect cloud service gateways are available for viewing in Panorama.
GlobalProtect Cloud Service Release Notes—Lists the new features in this release, known issues, and the issues we've fixed.
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My sweet friend Beth was trying to help me get ready for some company a few weeks back, and she sent me some of her favorite breakfast recipes. These cinnamon rolls were one of them. I used the wrong kind of yeast, so they didn't rise much, but they still tasted good. This is coming from the girl who has made four batches of cinnamon rolls in her life...these were by far the easiest!
We even had a few that didn't fit in the original pan, so we tasted them early!
This recipe of Beth's is killer. It's baked oatmeal. When she first told me about it, I thought it was that stuff you put in the fridge overnight, and I was a little leery. Is that called overnight oats? That stuff just seems like it would be so mushy? Am I wrong? Share your recipe if I am.
This is more like a crumbled up buttery oatmeal cookies that you can top with milk straight out of the oven or you can sprinkle on top of yogurt. My kids looooooove it! I do, too.
Stir together. Spread in a 9x13 pan. Cook at 350 for 30 minutes, stirring twice. Voila!
Then, I ran across this recipe for dried strawberries. I had some that were going bad, so I thought I'd try it.
I cooked them about 1.5 more hours than the recipe called for. Some were really tasty. Some were really sour. But, I feel like it's a good little snack, especially if you're doing something like Whole30.
Our babysitter found this fun recipe for jello roll-ups for the kids. They were fun and really easy to make. They didn't take long to set up, and I think the kids had even more fun eating them!
What recipes are you loving these days?


For newlyweds seeking a romantic honeymoon far from the mainstream holiday destinations, overcrowded tourist spots, a stay in the brackish lagoons with the ocean in sight, looks tranquil. Honeymoon houseboats could be the cherry on your cake for the honeymoon. Passing blue lagoons and narrow creeks, overlooking mesmerizing sights is the perfect synonym for peace.
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While talking about houseboats, we just cannot ignore the place which has been rightly called "heaven on earth"- Kashmir. In Kashmir, houseboats are referred to as Chikaras. Carved from the brawny Walnut and Cedar woods native to the valley of Kashmir, and sated with modern amenities and services, the Chikaras floating on the picturesque Dal Lake offers a lavish and an unforgettable experience to the guests.
Imagine watching the Eiffel Tower from the deck of your own houseboat at Bateau Simpatico, Paris. You can explore Venice in your own houseboat with a self drive option instead of Gondola which will only increase the privacy and more romantic time with each other. There are luxurious houseboats in Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Berlin and many more exquisite destinations. Explore your beloved destination in a complete different way with houseboats.


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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Resume
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Red Hat CloudForms 4.7 released
There's an old, wise IT statement: "Never fix what's broken." Of course, there's an equally true tech management thought, which goes: "You snooze, you lose." So, trying to satisfy both the tortoises and hares of IT, Red Hat's newest version of … Continue reading →
Categories: Business, Cloud Computing, Container, Development, DevOps, Infrastructure, Red Hat, Server | Permalink
Ubuntu 17.04: The bittersweet Linux release
It's been a heck of a month for Canonical, Ubuntu Linux's parent company. The company dropped its smartphone and tablet plans. This, in turn, ended to its plans to make Unity its universal default interface. Instead, Gnome will become Ubuntu's … Continue reading →
Categories: Business, Canonical, Cloud Computing, Desktop, Infrastructure, Linux, Operating System, Server | Permalink
Microsoft NTP servers suffer hiccups
Sometime on the morning of April 3, Microsoft's Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers went haywire. At first, Microsoft's NTP server (time.windows.com) reported the time being an hour later than it should have been. Then, the site went offline. Finally, 24 … Continue reading →
Categories: Business, Infrastructure, Microsoft, Network, Network Services, Server | Permalink
What is Chef? A primer for DevOps newbies
Chef is an open source cloud configuration management and deployment application. It's meant to help anyone orchestrate servers in a cloud or just in a departmental data center. Instead of system administrators sweating over management programs that were designed for … Continue reading →
Categories: Cloud Computing, Development, DevOps, Infrastructure, Open Source, Server, System Administration | Permalink
New and improved Samba file server released
Do you have a network-attached storage (NAS) device holding your accounts payable, document archives, or just your baby photos? If so, you're running Samba, the open-source file and print server. Now, with the Samba 4.6 release, the program has been … Continue reading →
Categories: Development, Infrastructure, Intranet, Linux, Network, Open Source, Operating System, Server, Unix, Windows | Permalink
Deftly Pulling Your Servers' Strings with Puppet
If all you're doing is running a single server instance, you don't need DevOps tools such as Puppet. But, if you're setting up and managing multiple servers, you need Puppet. Oh, you could run dozens of servers using shell scripts. … Continue reading →
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Higher GPAs May Come From Hitting The Gym, Study Says
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Using your college's gym might boost both your GPA and the chances you'll stick around until you graduate, according to a new Michigan State University study published in the current Recreational Sports Journal.
Led by James Pivarnik, professor of kinesiology and epidemiology at MSU, and MSU doctoral student Samantha Danbert, the 2010 study included 4,843 freshmen, 1,138 of whom purchased memberships to the school's gym in their first semester. Not only were their cumulative GPAs 0.13 points higher than those who didn't have memberships, but they also had a 3.5% higher retention rate and completed more credits through four semesters.
So are the results a credit to the benefits of working out, or does this say something about being involved in school?
Pivarnik thinks it's both.
"There is clear evidence that physical activity can reduce stress and anxiety, which many students suffer throughout the semester. So that would be a direct benefit of working out," he says. "But also, if working out in an organized setting with peers gives an increased sense of belonging to a group, in this case, the university, then that could also motivate one to perform better."
Amy Ebbing, a December 2013 graduate of MSU who was part of the study as a gym member, says that working out could likely be a factor in having a higher GPA.
"I feel that students who have a gym membership and take time to work out typically have a more organized schedule, since having more activities requires good time management," she says. "Having good time management is critical to being successful in the classroom, perhaps leading to a higher GPA."
Ebbing also says that school involvement is very important and can increase the chances of college success.
She was an active member of a sorority and involved in the Human Energy Research Laboratory, which not only kept her busy and gave her social interaction, but also "made [her] happy and feel confident."
"Being a part of these activities, going to the gym and attending class forced me to manage my time carefully, making sure I had ample time to work on coursework and study for exams," she says.
While students are happy with higher GPAs, colleges are happy with higher retention rates. And according to this study, one way to keep students around might be to have them hitting the school's gym.
"The 3.5% translated into over 400 students, so that is quite a bit of investment by all involved that will not finish at MSU," says Pivarnik. "So the university would be very happy to increase retention rate by any amount."
Promoting and increasing health around campuses is an ongoing movement, and one change several universities are making is that they're becoming tobacco-free. There are about 431 colleges and universities across the country that are 100% tobacco-free, according to the American Lung Association.
Pivarnik says it's extremely important for colleges to provide and promote a healthy campus.
"The MSU provost has the 'healthy campus' as one of her agenda items," he says. "Obviously more to it than simply working out, but that is a piece of the puzzle."
Courtesy: USA Today
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The Gallery of San Pedro Ltd, known to most people as "The Gallery" has moved. We have moved next door to the Post Office in the big yellow building on Middle Street (Pescador Drive).
We have the largest collection of original paintings in Belize.
We have hundreds of HAMMOCKS, 800+ wooden carvings and masks, 1400+ Belize-made paintings (not from Cuba or Mexico), hand made blankets and more.
We can also produce HD (400-1000meg)giclees of our art on archival canvas in various sizes at 40-80% cheaper than the originals for those looking for more affordable options.
We can print authorized AJ Baxter's images using this process as well. They are beautiful on canvas.


When my boyfriend (now fiance!) left for his week-long stag party in Montreal, I spent the weekend building a blanket fort based off of one of our favourite shows, Community, to surprise him. The night before he was to arrive home I was sitting inside said fort, and it occurred to me this would be a great way to propose to him.
Even though we were already planning our wedding, we had yet to get "officially" engaged. My boyfriend was getting more and more stressed due to what he perceived to be the pressure of creating "the perfect" proposal. I realized that I was letting him do it because I wanted the story, something cool to tell my friends. It occurred to me that I was putting other people's reactions and opinions ahead of my love's well being. So I decided I would take matters into my own hands.
I turned the blanket fort into a scavenger hunt, complete with instructions and pictures copied from the "Pillows and Blankets" episode of Community, where they built a giant blanket fort called New Fluffytown. I had several steps, with the last step leading to an enclave under a desk, where I had written a letter explaining that I was sorry I had let him get stressed about such a simple four word question — especially a question that in my eyes had only one answer. It then told him to open the box behind it, which contained his ring (handmade ebony wood ring, same as mine), and a card that asked him to marry me.
It was Mother's Day, so I was having dinner at my family's house when he arrived home. I got live-feed reaction texts from him as he reached each step. By the end of it my family was as anxious for his reaction as I was!
So, I get home last night after six days. Excited to just hop into bed and wait for Lacey to get home from Mothers Day dinner, I open the door to what I can only describe as "New FluffyTown" — a repilca of the second largest and most extravagant blanket slash pillow fort built in the world built in fictional Greendale Community College in 2012. (It's from one of our favourite shows, Community.) I thought to myself, how the hell does this women understand me so well!
I spent the next two hours following an adventure maze that led me to a plush living room with two of my favorite beers and my most comfortable PJ's laid out for me. After enjoying the drinks in my flannels I followed the instructions that took me through other rooms and other surprises that left me speechless and finally to the last room.
The last room. A letter, a box, a question and a ring. I don't know how many men have been swept off their feet so let me tell you my brothers… There is no better feeling in the world. Especially when the proposal is coming from someone who already has your heart and still feels she has the need to ask for it.
I said yes. Then I got down on one knee when she got home and she said yes. The engagement is now official official (finally with five months till our wedding). We're a little backwards, it's the only way we roll.
Lacey is a wildlife-rehabbing, vegan, tea-loving, absent-minded Spiritualist. She shares her home with her husband, a handsome little dog, and a tarantula.
::melt:: I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All of it!!!!
I really would like to high five you right now.
"Especially when the proposal is coming from someone who already has your heart and still feels she has the need to ask for it."
I love this! Community is one of our favorite shows too ("ugh, it's the Latvian Independence Day parade!"), and this is so sweet and thoughtful and GUH. I love it.
Hey, they had the proper permits!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!!!!!
This is so freaking gorgeous that I am holding back tears while at work reading this! Congratulations to both of you.
Ooohhh!!! I so might have to take some inspiration from this!!! I can tell my lady is freaking about this already.
Oh. My. God. Actual cutest.
I got teary-eyed. This is love.
Such a sweet and heartfelt proposal, it's getting me all choked up. I agree that you shouldn't worry about how other people will think of your proposal (or wedding). It's all about you and your partner!
I absolutely love what he says at the end. "We're a little backwards, it's the only way we roll." That is a fantastic line.
I may have cried a little. Too effing sweet.


The SESA program was developed in 1989 when engineers from BP Chemicals, the Lima Refinery and educators from Allen County got together to discuss concerns regarding the minimal number of high school graduates interested in pursuing math and science related careers.
Children in kindergarten through eighth grade receive hands-on exciting lessons which support the standards used in the state science curriculum.
The Chemical Compound companies have changed ownership several times since the inception of the program, but their support remains steadfast due to their firm belief of it's worth. Currently, Ashland, Chemicals, Fort Amanda Specialties, Husky Lima Refinery, INEOS, Linde and Nutrien are the sponsors. The Allen County ESC is the coordinating and fiscal agent for this program to all public school districts and the six industries in Allen County.
The SESA Steering Committee is excited to announce a new model of serving our local schools and students with the Teacher-in-Residence Scientists in the Classroom program. Three new employees are fulfilling the need to conduct great science lessons in classrooms to complete the 2017-2018 school year. Kim Kidd, Diane Kordonowy, and John Mates are already providing great lessons with energy, expertise and enthusiasm. Scientists and engineers at the sponsoring companies are accompanying them into classrooms when available to present hands-on science lessons and demonstrations. You may reach them via email at: sesateacher@gmail.com.
Monthly luncheon meetings entitled, "Meeting of the Minds" or MOM for short, will be scheduled shortly and dates will be announced to any interested party.
What a wonderful gift these teachers, science and engineers bring to our community as they share their knowledge and love of science with the next generation of learners!!! We should always remember to celebrate their selfless volunteerism. It is a powerful investment in our area.
THANK YOU and hats off to this special group!!!
"Teaching Science with TOYS presented by Kathy Buescher of SESA received the highest amount of fives during the conference. 89 percent of attendees ranked her demonstration a five."
The SESA program is continuously growing and would like to aide your schools and community in ways outside the classroom environment. If you have a local event your would like the program to be a part of, contact Kathy and she will see if she can help.


I used the Studio Fix Fluid during the heatwave we had in the UK and it was the perfect foundation for it! I still paired with an illuminating primer and liquid highlighter and layered both matte and hydrating setting sprays afterwards (it doesn't make sense I know). The foundation holds well in the heat and doesn't melt at the first 'sight' of sweat. My tzone did get oily after many hours of wear but it was something I could get away with without blotting.
I really can understand the hype of this OG foundation, MAC was one of the brands back in the day to provide dark shades for this and I clearly remember everyone using this foundation when I started uni and first got into makeup! Even though my first 'highend' foundation was MAC I went for the Match Master foundation instead of the Studio Fix Fluid because I didn't want that matte dry face every one had.
It is one of the oldie but goodie foundations and I can see why. I am finally part of #studiofixfam. If you're like me and you're not really here for matte foundations you can always mix in an oil or liquid highlighter and use a sponge for less coverage. I love the Estee Lauder Perfecting Illuminating Primer and the Makeup Forever Radiant Caramel Primer ( also doubles as a colour corrector) it's what I have been using with all my matte foundations. All this though can seem like extra work when there are perfectly perfect illuminating/dewy foundations on the market.
DO you have this foundation? Let me know your thoughts!


When people stay at a Hilton, they expect to stay in absolute comfort. So, needless to say, when Hilton was looking to build their new Hilton Garden Inn in the Sioux Falls area, they needed a team of skilled professional steel stud framing and drywall installation experts to ensure the building could meet their high standards. It took a lot of work, but we were able to complete the project with 430,000 square feet of drywall.


Support verbal translation from Lao to English and English to Lao during trainings, workshops and meetings with project partners.
Support written translation from Lao to English and English to Lao for required project documents and tools, and publications.
Consult with the HI Coordinator of Operations and HI Country Director to ensure appropriate visibility of donor logos in all printed materials.
Supervise one IT & Graphic Design Officer to support the development of program IEC materials and layout of program publications.
Work with project teams to develop communication materials (i.e. project posters, contributions to HI Blog, contribution to HI Newsletter, Presentation of HI strategy, Presentation of HI organization mission and values, etc.) and receive approval from Coordinator of Operations for dissemination.
Work with project and support service teams to develop a quarterly Newsletter (2-4 pages maximum) of the HI Laos program and receive approval from the Program Director for printing and dissemination.
Coordinate with HI Logistics team to identify high quality translation, editing and printing service providers/consultants. Provide feedbacks to HI Logistics team regarding the quality of external translation, editing and printing services/consultants.
Excellent Lao and English written and verbal communication skills.
Good knowledge of Windows MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher).
Experience in an INGO or other development organization.
The full Job Description can be found: http://directoryofngos.org/ Handicap International offers Monthly salary: LAK 6.700.000 to LAK 7.300.000 (depending on qualifications) + Medical fund + 13th month + other benefits. Applicants should email a letter of interest + CV + contact details of 3 references to: job@handicap-international-laos.org by 20 February 2016. State clearly in the Email subject the position being applied for. Handicap International P.O. Box 2496, 51/1 Hongkae Road, Ban Sisangvone, Saysettha District, Vientiane, Lao PDR Telephone: (021) 412110, 451298,Facsimile: (021) 416242 Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people living with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Job Categories: MANAGER. Job Types: Full-Time.


The impact on the enterprise of internet-connected devices is considerable, as well as the economic value - according to research, the internet of things (IoT) will be a market worth about $14.4tn by 2022. The possibilities of the IoT are broad, from smart cities and automatic exchange of information to energy saving through smart grids. But what does it mean for IT leaders and how should they prepare for the changes that IoT will bring?
In this CW500 Club video, Marc Overton, vice president of wholesale and M2M (machine to machine) at mobile operator EE talks to Computer Weekly editor in chief Bryan Glick about the role that mobile communications will play in the internet of things.


NB!! IMPORTANT: Upon arrival at Angelamfi Hitra, all guests must pay a deposit of 500EUROS for each boat used during the stay. Check the boat / engine / equipment carefully upon takeover, note any defects / damages in the checklist before signing. Boats with built-in engines will be controlled by underwater camera. Deposit is refunded at departure unless boat and/or engine is damaged.
Damage liability: Euro 1700,- for all boats.


Remember when Big Data was a problem?
Though its origins are somewhat murky, the phrase "Big Data" gained mainstream popularity as shorthand for a set of problems unique to extracting value from massive, complex data sets. Once an ecosystem of tools, research and best practices emerged to manage and make sense of this kind of data, the phrase gradually flipped from negative to positive in connotation.
What's happening right now in the visual content space is eerily similar to what happened with Big Data. Marketers are facing two—seemingly contradictory—problems.
Problem 1: Not enough visual content.
When marketers decided they wanted to be data-driven, a lot of them found that the data they had access to came up short. It didn't tell them what they wanted to know, there wasn't enough of it, or it was fragmented, locked away, or formatted in too many ways to reconcile easily. They wanted more good data, and they still do.
Brands are spending an astounding amount of time, money and effort to cross the canyon, but it's futile: consumers will always want more content than companies can produce.
This chart from Comscore shows the demand growth nicely.
In June of 2013, Instagram users liked 1B photos per day. Now they're up to 1.6B per day: 67M per hour, 1M a minute, 19K a second.
63% of consumers tell us that they trust consumer photos more than brand or retailer photos, and 54% of them have put away their wallets or postponed a purchase because of unhelpful product photos.
B2C marketers are experiencing difficulties with content creation, visual and otherwise. They can't find enough time (57%) or budget (48%). They struggle to measure its effectiveness (36%), and to produce enough of it (51%).
These are just some of the problems that carve that visual content canyon deeper and deeper, falling further behind consumer demand.
Problem 2: Too much visual content.
Returning to Big Data for a moment.
Once companies were able to solve the scarcity problem (not enough data) by building and buying technologies to gather, store and process it, some now had the opposite problem: The data they encountered was too big and too unstructured to derive much value from.
Nearly one trillion photos will be taken in 2014 alone, equal to a quarter of all the photos snapped in the first 170 years of photography's existence.
In 2013, visual content creation crossed over from a trend to the norm: That's when we saw, for the first time, a majority of internet users, 54%, say they have posted original photos or video. That's up from 46% just the year before.
But what about branded visual content? That, after all, is what brands need in order to cross the visual content canyon.
It turns out consumers are creating and sharing far more branded photos on Instagram than the very brands they're tagging in those photos. For example, for every photo posted by a Top 10 fashion brand (ranked by number of followers), more than 5,000 photos are posted by consumers with that brand's hashtag, on average.
Sorting through 5,000 customer photos to locate those that are "on brand" and likely to yield business value isn't anyone's idea of a good time. If this was the only way to access the value in organic visuals, volume would arguably be just as bad as scarcity—just like it was in the days before Big Data was seen as a real asset.
The history of Big Data tells us that with the right strategies and tools, bigger is better. An ecosystem is still being built around that idea.
A parallel ecosystem is forming right now around the idea that the abundance of organic visual content is a boon for businesses of every stripe. More content means more opportunities to find the best of what consumers are creating, no matter what your brand is looking for.
For example, Olapic built Photorank™, an algorithm tool that uses more than 45 contextual factors to rank photos by their predicted conversion power. Sorting these photos like this makes it far easier for brands to focus on the photos that will drive results.
Another company, Ditto Labs, surfaces branded photos based on visual clues (e.g., logos), and provides insights about things like geography, use cases, commonly paired products and demographics of the people taking the photos.
And TOTEMS is an Instagram-focused platform that combines a useful array of analytics with influencer discovery and outreach.
These are just a few of the companies creating the new visual content ecosystem. Bigger players like Yahoo!/Tumblr and Google are getting into the space via strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Strategies, benchmarks, and best practices are being developed and optimized. As a result, more and more brands are crossing the visual content canyon and heartily embracing—not fearing—the unstoppable acceleration of organic visual content creation.


GUEST ARTICLE: Great Scott!! Switch on your time circuits and get your Delorean Flux Capacitor powered up with 1.21 Gigawatts of electrical power because Universal Pictures is releasing a newly restored 25th anniversary release of the original cult time travel trilogy adventure "Back to the Future" in high definition Blu-Ray.
I watched the past, present and future collide at precisely 88 miles per hour at the Universal Pictures exclusive media preview screening of the original Back to the Future movie remastered and released in Bluray format.
Doc Brown: The way I see it, if you're going to build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?
Marty: What about all that talk about screwing up future events? The space-time continuum?
Doc Brown: Well, I figured, what the hell!
Throughout the movie, McFly is compelled to rise to every challenge put before him in order to avoid screwing up future events and being trapped in an era of black and white television.
In his hysteric and often desperate attempts to bring his future parents together, McFly manages the seemingly impossible by 'manning-up' his nerdy, chocolate milk drinking, sci-fi fanatic future father to not only take on schoolyard bully Biff Tannen, but also win over his future mother on the dance floor to the tune of his own out-of-control electric guitar solo that proved to be even too wild for the 80s.
Teamed up with innovative and realistic special effects for its time and unrivaled adventure sequences, McFly and Doc prove that with a bit of persistence, imagination and the belief that lightning can strike twice, you really can accomplish anything.
Fans of the original and newcomers alike will revel in this innovative plutonium-powered journey through time that was born out of a relatively simple idea but went on to spawn a blockbuster trilogy, generating nearly 1 billion dollars globally with Back to the Future Part II and Back to the Future Part III.
In the Beginning: Delve into the genesis of the project, casting, re-casting, the DeLorean, sets and overall pre-production.
Making the Trilogy: Chapters One, Two & Three: Original 2002 DVD documentary that takes a look back in time.
The Making Of Back to the Future Part I, II & III: Provides a vintage and historic first look at the making of all three films.
A movie way ahead of its time!
My favourite film of all time.
I remember when this movie first came out and it was pretty excitting to watch to think that many of the props in the this movie would at least be around today for real. Like the Shoes that secure them selves on you, the board that mcfly uses to get around, sure would be nice . Also heard that micheal J Fox who plays McFly wasnt the original Mcfly.
I remember when Marty plays the electric guitar… I think it's cool……..
I can't believe it's been that long. My kids are watching it now and it's just as fun for them as it was for me when I first saw it!


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Biden's Exclusive Democracy Summit Disappoints
Are 'Sponge Cities' the Answer to Shenzhen's Water Scarcity?
The Pulse | Diplomacy | South Asia
By embracing some countries and excluding others, the US has squandered an opportunity to unite South Asia – at least ideologically – against Beijing.
By Mohamed Zeeshan for The Diplomat
First time voters showing mark of indelible ink after casting their vote at a polling booth during the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly Election at Nehru Colony Primary School, Regent Park in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, on April 10, 2021.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Press Information Bureau on behalf of Election Commission of India
When U.S. President Joe Biden first promised a global democracy summit on his campaign trail, it seemed like a good idea on paper.
Over the last few years, much of the world – both developed and developing – has been stuck in what many call a "democratic recession." Populist authoritarianism has been on the rise; democratic institutions are collapsing. If Washington was able to forge a global consensus on basic norms and values, and put its weight behind them to incentivize progress worldwide, one believed that democracy could slowly be rebuilt bottom-up.
Nowhere in the world did that promise seem more possible than in South Asia.
In recent years, the region – home to well over a billion people – has also been in the throes of democratic backsliding and majoritarianism. But civil society and politics were starting to hit back too.
In India, farmers' organizations forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to repeal three contentious farm laws that had been rushed through parliament without debate. In Myanmar, relentless protests have been keeping the ruling military junta on its toes ever since it grabbed power early this year in a sudden coup. And even as Biden's democracy summit came to a close this weekend, ethnic and religious minority politicians came together in Sri Lanka to demand greater decentralization of powers and support from the international community.
For years, civil society groups across South Asia have been pushing for more robust democracy in similar ways. The democracy summit could have been an excellent platform for the Biden administration to engage with them. The forum could also have given the international community an opportunity to hear their voices and hold their governments accountable.
Yet, even before the summit began, the spotlight had veered off to other tangential issues.
To begin with, the Biden administration left out some major players from the summit, inviting only India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Maldives from South Asia. Washington did not offer any transparency at all on how it chose its invitees. Part of the problem was that the White House had obfuscated its goal of containing China with the goal of fighting for democracy.
The result was strategic confusion.
India made the cut because it is an almost irreplaceable partner in the war against China. Nepal and the Maldives have also both been strategically significant in the same row with China – the former in the Himalayas and the latter in the Indian Ocean. Pakistan has been steadfastly moving towards Beijing for years, but its role in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan continue to make it indispensable to Washington's security interests.
Yet, by being so opaque in its selectivity, America has compromised its own geopolitical goals in South Asia.
Naturally, some countries in the region saw the invite as a stamp of approval for their significance, while some of those who had been overlooked tried to play down the summit. Bangladesh, in particular, was vocally miffed. In scathing remarks ahead of the summit, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abdul Momen argued that the U.S. had invited only "weak" democracies, before hoping that his country will be invited the next time.
These exclusions are more geopolitically significant than they might seem. In recent times, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka have all been suffocating under China's increasingly vice-like grip over the region. Early this year, Beijing shot off a warning to Bangladesh against joining the Quad. Momen promptly responded by saying that Bangladesh will "decide [its own] foreign policy."
Bhutan has been grappling with a border dispute with China, while Sri Lanka has been caught in a debt trap under Beijing's various infrastructure projects in that country. In a sign of how deep Chinese pressure now runs in Sri Lanka, Colombo had to cough up millions of dollars to pay for rejected Chinese fertilizer shipments just last month, after having sent them back due to contamination.
By embracing some countries and leaving others out on unexplained grounds, the U.S. has squandered an opportunity to unite South Asia – at least ideologically – against Beijing.
Many countries in South Asia have long been hoping for deeper ties with countries that would help counterbalance Beijing's influence. Washington's snub is sure to drive fissures and resentment. And as New Delhi gets closer to Washington, India will have to bear some of that resentment, particularly amongst those who now perceive themselves as being shut out of America's circle.
Biden's noble goal of furthering democracy and building ideological consensus against China could have been better fulfilled by a more inclusive summit, deeper engagement with civil society, and incentives to achieve specific goals. In its first instalment, the Summit for Democracy didn't quite manage to do any of that in South Asia.
Mohamed Zeeshan
Mohamed Zeeshan is Editor-in-Chief of Freedom Gazette and author of "Flying Blind: India's Quest for Global Leadership."
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Omicron Tests China's 'Zero-Tolerance' COVID Approach Weeks Ahead of Beijing Olympics
2021 Was a Bad Year for Democracy in South Asia
By Niha Dagia
The pandemic made it easier for governments to justify authoritarian measures, including crackdowns on the media and excessive surveillance.
Will US Concerns Over India's Democracy Dampen the Mood During Blinken's Visit?
Cooperation in Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific and countering COVID-19 are on the agenda of the bilateral talks.
India's Approach to the Sri Lankan Election: Proactive and Pre-emptive?
By Ashutosh Nagda
Rather than a reactionary response to the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India appeared prepared for the political developments in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Seeks Chinese Debt Restructuring Amid Crisis
By Krishan Francis
In addition to foreign debt obligations exceeding $7 billion, Sri Lanka's foreign reserves are down to $1.6 billion, barely enough for a few weeks of imports.
By Richard Katz
Hint: Urging companies to hike wages won't do the job.
After Resuming Trade With China, North Korea Fires Another 2 Ballistic Missiles
A day after a North Korean train crossed the border to get goods from China, the country conducted its fourth missile test in two weeks.
In Numbers: The Changing Composition of Populations in China, India, and Japan
By Diplomat Risk Intelligence
A new DRI Trendlines looks at demographics of three leading Asian powers, and how key variables paint a complicated and, in large parts, pessimistic picture.


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An optical filter that has an ideal response for removing aliasing noise from a sampled imaging system is described. The all-phase filter uses complementary Golay codes to achieve an optimum low-pass transfer function with no sidelobes. A computer model shows that the optical system has the expected performance in the ideal case, but degrades somewhat with wavelength variations and image aberrations. An experimental demonstration of the filter shows the optical transfer function performance and the response to imagery with a sampled detector.


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Wang Fei, (en chinois : 王 非), né le , à Pékin, en République populaire de Chine, est un ancien joueur et entraîneur chinois de basket-ball.

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Naissance en mars 1963
Joueur chinois de basket-ball
Joueur de basket-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1988
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A subscriber of ours sent us the piece below – it's a different perspective on why cows [and indeed, any herding or grass eating animals] just may be the best environmentalists.
No creation on earth exhales oxygen except Cow.
Only cow has 4 stomach/chambers for digestion. It is a celestial laboratory on the move.
Cow urine has the ingredients to protect and repair DNA damage. The root cause of cancer.
No excreta on earth can absorb radioactive rays except Cow excreta. An unmatched medical insurance to people on earth. Pass it through an X-ray machine and you will notice.
Only cow has the scientific relevance to mitigate/ cure flood, drought and Forest Fire.
The closest DNA matching to human mothers milk is cow milk. The deficiency of this is the root cause of malnutrition and subsequent ailments.
Burn dung cake in a ventilated room and record the air quality index before and after the event. See how the air quality improves. The hydrogen ions released upon combustion interacts and diffuses the pollutant ions present in the atmosphere.
Add/blend dung cakes to the coal being fired in a power plant. The power plant efficiency and atmosphere (climate) will improve. Coal input costs will reduce.
Every time the hoof of Bull interacts with the ions present in the soil, it charges the ions of the soil enormously, resulting into higher farming yields. Photon value can be measured.
The hoof of the Bull can sense the primary waves (P- waves), which travel much faster and reach the target ahead of the damaging seismic waves during earthquake, giving a lead time.
The hoof of the bulls are synced with the earth magnetic field and can walk on rocky mountain/ terrain of any inclination, without slipping.
To address climate change, we need to address the Hydrological cycle, To address Hydrological cycle, we need to address the soil. To address the soil, we need to protect our non-milch cow.


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Breaking the Narrative 60: In Any World Feminism is Crap! Breaking A Review on To Another World With My Smartphone!
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How to Find Companies Going Out of Business
by Heather Burdo
Published on 22 Jan 2019
When a company goes out of business, there is usually a sale. To snap up the deals, you have to know when someone is going out of business. There are a few different ways you can find companies that are going out of business. The first way is to check public records. Bankruptcy filings are considered a public record by law. You can access the information via your local government about companies who are going bankrupt. Another option is to check online for liquidation companies. Google can also be useful if you use a search term like, "businesses closing in (year)," "liquidation stores near me" or a similar phrase.
Is Toys R Us Going Out of Business?
Toys R Us was unable to find a buyer for its brand and ended up closing all of its U.S. outlets in June of 2018. There might be hope for the old brand yet, though. A hedge fund owns the company, and they've decided to hang on to the Toys R Us brand name, its web properties and even Geoffrey the giraffe. They're considering a new Toys R Us branding company. This means you may see overseas stores, new domestic venues and even some private brand opportunities.
When a business is closing, a going out of business sale typically occurs. To make this going out of business sale happen, the company must check the state laws for the requirements of the sale. The business then sets a closing date and the rules for the sale. Inventory is gathered and any legal obligations fulfilled. Once everything is finalized, the company decides on how they will advertise the sale to the public. Usually, with a going out of business sale, inventory is distributed to higher volume stores which can maximize revenue.
Furniture Stores Going Out of Business Sale
From toys and clothing to electronics, there are different kinds of stores closing their doors and having going out of business sales. For example, furniture stores go out of business, and for the same reasons that other stores go out of business. Usually, a business will close because they lack the funds needed to stay open. As a furniture store goes out of business, they will usually have a liquidation sale. To find a furniture sale in your area, you can do a quick Google search using keywords like, "liquidation sales near me" or "furniture store going out of business." Or you could search for "furniture business for sale," which is a heads-up there might be an upcoming sale.
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Anyone involved in Iowa crop production should plan to attend a 2011 Crop Advantage Series meeting. The meetings provide information to help producers make profitable decisions for the upcoming growing season. Sponsored by Iowa State University Extension, the meetings will be held at 14 locations across Iowa in January.
Pringnitz, Brent A., "Crop Advantage Series Provides Latest Crop Production Information" (2010). Integrated Crop Management News. 342.


And this is my first on this challenge! LOL! Well, I've practiced and wasted a few stamped images before I got satisfied with the outcome. Hmm, I don't know if I did it right, LOL! but hopefully, one day I'll get there. So that means more practice for me. :) If you wanna know more about this challenge, head on to Mad for Markers blog.
I haven't been colouring any Tilda lately that's why I once again felt like a first-timer with Copics while I'm colouring her. The wings (and petticoat) were embellished with Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter and finished off the card with this Aqua satin ribbon made with Bow Easy and 3 small Kaiser pearls.
Tilda's white background was sponged a bit with Tim Holtz Broken China Distress Ink and embossed with Fiskars Hearts Texture plates. The dp is from DCWV floral stack.
Thank you for looking and I'll see you next post!
This is gorgeous Jhet, your Feathering is beautiful. Thanks for joining us at Mad 4 Markers.
This is so pretty - your feather is so well done - your Tilda is so sweet.
Your feathering looks Awesome Jhet! I love those colors feathered together, they look great together! Thanks so much for joining us at Mad For Markers!
This is so sweet Jhet!! LOVE it!! Great background! Look forward to seeing more feathering from you in the future too :D Thanks for joining in our challenge!
Really cute. Love the colour choice, and her sparkly wings are the cherry on top!
What a great job you did with this challenge. Thanks for joining us at Mad for Markers and good luck.


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Truus, Bob & Jan too!
Anthony Daniels, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill in Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
American postcard by Classico San Francisco, no. 105-075. Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (George Lucas, 1977).
Initially, not a science fiction fan, British theatre actor Anthony Daniels (1946) was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars (1977). He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic Star Wars films produced. Additionally, he performed the voice of the character for the radio serial and all the animated series.
English actor Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000) was one of the most versatile and subtle actors of his time, in the cinema and on television no less than on the stage. He was the master of disguise in several of the classic Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and he is probably even better known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy (1977-1983).
American actor Mark Hamill (1951) is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy - Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - a role he reprised in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He also starred and co-starred in the films Corvette Summer (1978), The Big Red One (1980), and Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014). He is a prolific voice actor who has portrayed characters in numerous animated television series, films and video games including a long-standing role as the Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series (1992).
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