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Bored During Quarantine? Check Out These Online Courses
From a Masterclass in fashion design with Marc Jacobs to a guide to modern art with MoMA, there's a lot out there.
By Pahull Bains
We're already in Week 5 of self-isolation here in Canada and while there's still plenty of great TV to binge-watch, books to read, and non-screen-related activities to do, chances are we're going to need more and more new creative outlets as time goes by. Given all the hours we're clocking at home these days, it might just be the perfect moment to invest some time in learning a new skill or taking a class on a topic we've always been fascinated by. Whether that's contemporary art, philosophy, coding, Russian literature or illustration, there's an online course out there sure to fit the bill. Read on for a handy roundup of digital platforms offering online courses guaranteed to keep you engaged during quarantine.
MoMA's doors might be closed but the New York museum is finding a way to continue engaging with art lovers by offering a series of free online courses on art, design and photography. Available via Coursera, courses include What is Contemporary Art, Seeing Through Photographs, and Fashion As Design. The latter course is taught by Paola Antonelli, a senior curator at the museum, and "focuses on a selection of more than 70 garments and accessories from around the world, ranging from kente cloth to jeans to 3D-printed dresses. Through these garments, we're going to look closely at what we wear, why we wear it, how it's made, and what it means." Check out the nine courses offered by MoMA curators and experts here.
How do reproductions of artworks affect our cultural values? This month, artist Salome Asega @suhlomay joins us in the discussion forums of our new @coursera course What Is Contemporary Art? to talk with you about copies & what they mean. Enroll to join: https://t.co/btkFhjm29U pic.twitter.com/8NuqMeFYk6
— MoMA Learning (@MoMAlearning) March 11, 2020
The roster of experts and instructors on this platform is seriously impressive: Anna Wintour, Margaret Atwood, David Lynch, Natalie Portman, Bobbi Brown, Marc Jacobs. In his first online fashion design class, Jacobs teaches "his hands-on process for creating clothes that push boundaries and set trends," while legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour teaches creativity and leadership, touching on things like how to execute a vision, evolve a brand, and lead with impact. Each Masterclass consists of approximately 20 lessons, each averaging 10 minutes in duration. While an annual pass with unlimited access to all classes costs CAD 240, Masterclass is currently offering a 'buy one, get one free' offer so you can split the cost with a friend. Check out the complete list of offerings here.
Are you ready to lead like Anna Wintour? Start by owning your vision. https://t.co/j8Z6tPm962
— MasterClass (@masterclass) March 23, 2020
Focused on creative exploration, Skillshare offers classes on topics like illustration, design, photography and creative writing. Specific courses include How to Make a Podcast, Personal Branding: Crafting Your Social Media Presence, Fundamentals of Photo Editing, The Art of Ceramics and Calligraphy Essentials. Browse the thousands of free classes offered by Skillshare here.
Color is the key to so much!
In illustrator and artist Rick Berkelman's new Skillshare Original, you'll try to create illustrations using limited colors. The power of creative restraints might unlock skills you didn't even know you had! Join here: https://t.co/jdJicFSeU4 pic.twitter.com/cY2E7ciRmY
— Skillshare (@skillshare) March 26, 2020
For classes offered by some of the best universities around the world—such as Harvard, McGill, Kyoto University and Oxford—head to edX. Subjects range from architecture and literature to history, music and economics. While these classes are free, those wishing to obtain a verified certificate after completing a course can receive one for a small fee. Browse the list of courses here.
Whether you're new to learning online or not, we're here for you every step of the way. You can advance your career or explore new interests with courses in computer science, data science, and more. Let's make it happen, together — start exploring: https://t.co/Db7vM1SuWA pic.twitter.com/wqAL2W7Fdx
— edX (@edXOnline) April 5, 2020
Aside from the MoMA-led classes listed above, Coursera offers thousands of other options. Popular free courses include The Science of Well-Being from Yale University, Buddhism and Modern Psychology from Princeton University, and even Wine Tasting: Sensory Techniques for Wine Analysis from UC Davis. It's also possible to obtain a degree entirely online, such as a Master's degree in Public Health, Data Science or Business Administration. Explore the offerings here.
Free online courses for mental health and well-being: from de-mystifying mindfulness to understanding the science of happiness, we've collected top wellness courses to help you prioritize mental health and well-being. ?♂ https://t.co/2d2Ywdi3vk#CourseraTogether pic.twitter.com/wyxXa33zuH
— Coursera (@coursera) April 5, 2020
The Great Courses Plus
Classes offered by this online platform are as varied as A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts, Pirates: Fact and Fiction, Chamber Music of Mozart and The Art of Debate. In addition, The Great Courses Plus has partnered with renowned organizations such as National Geographic, History, Smithsonian, and the Culinary Institute of America for exclusive content and has even got a stamp of approval from Bill Gates. The platform offers free trials but requires users to sign up for membership in order to access audio and video lectures compatible with Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku as well as Android and iOS apps. Browse the list of courses here.
Does language influence your worldview? Explore how social life affects language use, and how our social roles impact the way we organize our world linguistically. Learn more in the course "Language and Society: What Your Speech Says About You" https://t.co/XHtAqToLsZ pic.twitter.com/2Q3LzVyd0n
— The Great Courses (@TheGreatCourses) April 2, 2020

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Buenas Tardes! Who is Amano, and what is the story behind this project? The idea of Amano started as all good things start, only a dream. A dream that was planted a while back in the year 2014 at Parsons School of Design, during the senior thesis inspired by Tony Whitfield who created our thesis around the theme of collaborating with non profits to design for the greater good of society. After graduation, living in New York City led to many different places to explore design, yet something was still missing, something had not been completed, accomplished or explored. A few years later, I randomly visited a friend of mine in Bluefields, Nicaragua, and found myself sitting on the beach watching the sun set, the dream sparked again. On the way back to the airport, out of the blue I saw a sign for San Juan de Oriente, with a lot of ceramics on the side of the road. Skip a few years forward and I find myself back in San Juan de Oriente, doing some personal projects, mold making workshops, learning how to use a kick wheel, learning about the artisans and culture of Nicaragua.
Working in a small town I heard about a group of young entrepreneurs who have been working with local potters for export to the United States. Doing a bit of research, I learned about Chaka Marketbridge, a Virginia based company exporting small orders via containers every four months. Skip forward a year later and there I am working with Chaka on orders at the cusp of their business growing!
Our first big break was a Pine Needle and Clay order for West Elm, a Williams Sonoma brand store. It was an amazing experience, working with potters in San Juan de Oriente and pine weavers in San Jose de Cusmapa.
Another year later and Chaka Marketbridge got an even bigger order, quite a feat for a small pottery town! With the help of a group of about 40 artisans, an order of 14,00 units was completed!
Overseeing design, production, quality and packaging for 14,000 units was the most challenging job I have ever experienced. We packed 4 whole containers over the span of a week with two groups packing in separate areas, a cow truck transporting boxes to the containers, and myself running back and forth.
After two years of living and working on various projects here in Nicaragua eventually I had a room full of samples, and naturally lead me to think … should I or should I not, open a storefront? That thought kept lingering on in my head and I knew that while riding my bike around San Juan del Sur the perfect place will appear and it did!
As of now Amano has been open nine months, and everyone could not be happier. I will also be posting biweekly blogs on the various projects we work on.


Here is a bikepacking guide from someone who thinks a bikepacking guide is pointless because there is no one right bike setup. I am not going to tell you what to take on your next bikepacking adventure because I know nothing about your next rad bike trip. Plus I'm sure as you know any employee at REI and your local bike shop can school you on technical gear. However, because I love camping, riding bikes and being in neature (yeah nature sure is neat) so much I'll share some tips that I hope will expand your relationship with your bicycle.
A few weeks ago I rode the Oregon Outback; made by popular by Velo Dirt. It is a self supported dirt ride across Eastern Oregon with many waterless miles and one which requires some degree of planning. It was my second time and I did it on an entirely different bike setup because I had learned some things the hard way. Like, don't ride Oury grips just because they match your rad whip, ride soft grips that will save your nerve endings so you don't dread getting on your bike the next morning. A great way to test out your setup is to do a few Sub-24 Hour Overnight trips. The great thing about an S24O is it can be a fun thing to do with friends while exploring your local camp spots. Wake up make camp coffee and ride home with the rest of the day ahead of you.
The key to a fun Oregon Outback is to make sure you are comfortable on your rig. I opted for a drop handlebar over a flat bar this time around because it offers more hand positions and helped distribute more of my body weight over the front wheel so my tush wouldn't take all the impact on the bumps. That worked for me but there were also fat bikes, cross & gravel bikes, mountain bikes, a fixie (yes brakeless), tall bikes, cargo bikes and blue bikes. Folks carried their gear with traditional rack and panniers, lightweight frame bags, backpacks and some even pulled loaded trailers. Seeing different ways people chose to roll speaks to how versatile bicycles are.
I had an aha! moment when I was descending a gravel trail with a bunch of switchbacks behind a fella who was riding a 20", 120lb cargo bike with his hands behind his back. It was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen happen on a bike. Watching him lean his bike through the apex as his panniers swept dust off the ground made me realize we often put more limitations on our bikes than actually exist. I think this is true for ourselves as well. Bike camping may seem overwhelming because of the gear, logistics and frankly the lack of bathrooms was an issue for me at first, but with an open mind and a pack of wet wipes you might be surprised by your own boundaries.
Okay, onto the packing part. The amount of stuff you pack should directly correlate to the pace and mileage of your ride. If you plan on hammering through, cut your toothbrush in half and break out your gram scale. Perhaps you prefer the six day plan like me. It's full of corn-doggin where you stop and nibble at the toasted end of your corn dog stick in the middle of the trail to see who will come along the path next. If so then you may go relatively lightweight on the necessities so you can pack sling shots, water guns, a heavy camera, whiskey, two pairs of sunshades (one for lookin' fast and one for just lookin') and treats to make friends! Everyone loves treats so pack snacks, patches, buttons or stickers to share and you will have so many new instagram friends!
If you take away only one thing from my rantings make sure to pack two pairs of Machines For Freedom bibs at the minimum. Wash the dirty pair in a clean river, sink or spigot with Dr. Bronner's each night and hang to dry. Well, I'm positive this does not qualify as a bikepacking guide but if you have specific questions on gear I used just ask.


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This article was written By Jason Maher on 07 May 2019, and is filed under Reviews.
Anna Mikami, Bed & Breakfast, CAAMFest 2019, John Ting, Lya Yanne, reviews
About Jason Maher
Jason Maher is a UK-based film fan and freelance writer. He has combined the two to write about films at his blog Genkinahito as well as writing for Anime UK News the movie magazine Gigan. Having grown up watching films from Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, he has developed a love for East Asian cinema and specialises in writing news articles, reviews, and has even been known to occasionally interview a director or two. He spends his private time learning Japanese, watching films, and hanging out with friends and family whom he bores with film trivia. He can be contacted via Twitter.
Bed & Breakfast (USA, 2018) [CAAMFest 2019]
Actor and director Anna Mikami is currently working on her first feature which she hopes to complete and release in 2019. Before then, she has the short film Bed & Breafast showing at CAAMFest. It's the story of two couples who have a run-in at a bed and breakfast inn somewhere in America.
Anna Mikami takes the lead as Lena, a university student taking what should be a romantic trip with her boyfriend, Charlie (John Ting). They are staying at a bed and breakfast somewhere in rural America. It is a wintry retreat, a place where one can get snowed in. As romantic as that may sound, an uneasy arrival is shown by the lack of talking or touching. A strained atmosphere while preparing dinner becomes an awkward evening and revelatory night as Sam (Lya Yanne), one of Lena's former university lecturers just so happens to stay at the same establishment. She has brought her partner, Terri (Hannah Sloat), and we see that Lena's romantic interests lie elsewhere. What emerges over the next couple of hours changes our perspective.
With a good eye for camera placement and a script that favours subtlety, the film tells a lot quite fluently without any force but there are moments when the editing is a little choppy. Dialogue over the dinner table comfortably holds years' worth of context for relationships as the subtext of an illicit affair emerges. Although the unsteady use of reaction shots mean the emotions shakily emerge, the audience understands everything. The most effective moments are usually captured on handheld camera in extended takes when nobody says a word and there is a visceral dialogue-less nighttime dance where a system of movement and touch speaks volumes about the various depths of emotion and desire for each other.
There seems to be bits of symbolism dotted here and there with the lovers wearing red while there are more neutral colours for their partners, a red heart on wall, a shot of the bedside table where rests the book Aleph by Paulo Coelho. It sets the audience's minds racing but the performers are where it's at and during eight minutes, they come together comfortably to make a notable short.
Bed & Breakfast is showing is showing at CAAMFest 2019 on May 13 as part of the 'Out/Here' shorts program.
Mother (South Korea, 2009)
The Coast Guard (South Korea, 2002)
Didi's Dream (China/Taiwan, 2017)


Khosla Ka Ghosla is a 2006 Hindi movie directed by Dibakar Banerjee starring Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parvin Dabbas and Tara Sharma. The movie is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Savita Raj Hiremath and the music composed by Bapi, Tutul and Dhruv.
Debutante director Dibakar Bannerjee extracts fine performances from every member of the cast and never lets anybody go overboard or under-act. The comic timing of the characters is simply flawless. 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' is an appetizing pure vegetarian thali in the age of non-veg junkies. Go relish it!
Hilarious will be the correct word to describe the movie in one word. The movie starts with a very funny scene and the array of humorous scenes does not stop.
Boman and Anupam Kher at Khosla Ka Ghosla media meet.


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The Saddlers' Carabao Cup second-round tie at home to League Two newcomers Macclesfield Town will take place on Tuesday 28th August, kick-off 7.45pm.
The Main Stand and HomeServe Stand lower tier will be open for home supporters. Away fans will be housed in the University of Wolverhampton Stand.
Season ticket holders have until Friday 24th August to claim their seat.


EnviroLeach Technologies (CSE:ETI) (OTCQB:EVLLF) (7N2:FSE) is a technology company and near-term gold producer that is engaged in the development and commercialization of environmentally-friendly formulas and technologies for the treatment of materials in the mining and eWaste sectors. Using its proprietary non-cyanide non-acid based process, EnviroLeach extracts precious and base metals from ores, concentrates, and eWaste using only FDA approved additives.
Become a solution provider for the "Urban-Mining" of end-of-life electronics and be a significant player in the extraction of precious metals in the traditional mining space.
Using its proprietary non-cyanide non-strong acid based process, EnviroLeach extracts precious and base metals from ores, concentrates, and eWaste using only FDA approved additives.
All ingredients in EnviroLeach's patent pending formula are FDA approved for human consumption.
A Second application was filed that covers the technology related to the conductive diamond electrodes as used in the EnviroLeach process and the efficiency gains from the inclusion of a new chemical additive.
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Gov. Terry Branstad said on Nov. 28 that a review of the state's open records laws is "appropriate" following disagreements about whether video of a Cedar Rapids officer-involved shooting should be made public.
"This is kind of a recent development of these police cameras," he said. "I think it would be appropriate for us to carefully review our laws."
The Linn County attorney has said he will have a grand jury decide whether criminal charges should be filed against a Cedar Rapids police officer who shot a man during a traffic stop earlier this month. The officer was not seriously injured, but the man was taken to University of Iowa Hospitals with critical injuries and reportedly is paralyzed.
According to a press release from city officials, a dashboard camera was in use during the time of the traffic stop, and the footage it recorded is being reviewed as part of the investigation. But city officials have refused to release that footage amid calls to do so from the shooting victim's family and members of the public.
The officer, Lucas Jones, previously shot and killed a 21-year-old man who allegedly pointed a loaded gun at officers in 2015. He currently is on administrative leave.
Margaret Johnson, deputy director of the Iowa Public Information Board, said she agrees there needs to be clarification of existing law.
"We need some sort of interpretation of what it means," she said. "Because obviously when the Legislature prepared or wrote chapter 22 (which outlines open records laws) there was no such thing as body cameras."
She said police departments across the state are enacting policies based on their own interpretation of the law. She said many don't release the information because they say it's part of an officer's investigative report, which is allowed to be kept confidential. Others choose to release it.
The board has asked state lawmakers to form a study committee to review several issues related to police video, including whether and when footage is considered a public record; the privacy rights of individuals captured on video; and how long agencies must keep the video. No committee has been formed.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 30 states and the District of Columbia have laws on the books governing the use of police body cameras. Many states do not require the use of cameras, but they do outline policies for departments that choose to use them and govern when footage should be released.
But legislation in Iowa died during the 2016 legislative session. One proposed bill would have required police officers to wear cameras and it would have allowed the footage to remain confidential unless those in the video permitted its release.
Branstad did not say whether he believes state law should be written to err on the side of transparency or confidentiality when releasing police camera footage.
"Generally, we want these things to be released," Branstad said. "But when it comes to criminal investigations that's a different subject, and we don't want to jeopardize the ability to get a conviction by prematurely releasing video."
The issue gained heightened attention in Iowa after a police officer fatally shot a Burlington woman in January 2015 during a domestic dispute call. The officer did not face criminal charges.
Burlington police have released only a 12-second segment of the video from body cameras worn by two officers. The Iowa Public Information Board voted to launch legal action against Burlington and several state agencies over their refusal to release the footage in its entirety. Legal action is ongoing.


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Newcastle United U18 coach Dave Watson is proud of his players after their FA Youth Cup elimination by Chelsea.
The Magpies were beaten 3-2 by an expensively assembled Blues side and held their own for more than an hour at St James' Park.
Watson said: "We frustrated Chelsea for long periods. They took the lead and we showed some great character to get back level then going ahead.
"The work ethic of the players and the discipline of the team we were playing was fantastic.
"We couldn't have asked for any more from our players. They were flat to the boards. That's all we ask from them."


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NIU continues shutout streak
By Sean Connor
By registering its fifth and sixth straight shutouts over the weekend, the NIU men's soccer team passed the 1994 squad that previously held the all-time record for consecutive shutouts.
On Friday, the Huskies (8-2-2 overall, 1-0 MAC) won at Bowling Green 3-0 to open MAC play. They returned home Sunday for a 0-0 double-overtime tie against Loyola University.
Ranked No. 4 in the Midwest, the Huskies haven't allowed a goal since a Sept. 18 loss to Detroit-Mercy.
"To come in and play another game in less than 48 hours after playing a MAC road game while Loyola had the whole week off, you can really see the difference in energy in a game like today," NIU coach Steve Simmons said.
BGSU (2-8-1, 0-1) was undefeated at home on the season, with one win coming against then No. 11 Ohio State.
Steve Goletz, NIU junior goalkeeper and last week's MAC Men's Scholar Athlete of the Week, recorded his eighth shutout of the season against BGSU.
"[Sophomore defender] Steve Algozino and Steve Goletz did real well," Simmons said. "Obviously, that really helps when the team is scoring a lot."
Midfielder Justin McGrane registered his second and third goals of the season at 33:56 and 64:20, respectively. The sophomore leads NIU with 10 points and four assists on the season.
Fellow sophomore defender Steve Algozino assisted on both goals, receiving help from junior midfielder Jose Alvarado on the first.
Algozino is tied for the team lead in assists with McGrane. Alvarado, who led the team with seven assists last season, has three.
Senior midfielder Paul Gabel capped off the scoring for the Huskies with an unassisted goal at the 72-minute mark. The score was Gabel's first as a Huskie.
"The first MAC game is always emotional," Simmons said. "They really stepped up and attacked. We hit a high on our road trip, but then we had to come home and produce again."
Though the Huskies didn't produce three goals Sunday, Loyola (4-4-2) was held scoreless for the first time this season.
Loyola also had seven days to prepare for NIU, having not played a game since a 3-2 overtime win over BGSU Oct. 2.
"This was one of those games where you just have to roll up the sleeves and ask the legs to move," Simmons said. "One of the toughest things to do at the Division-I level is play a fresh team."
NIU was without McGrane, who suffered an injury against BGSU after scoring twice. Simmons said he is hopeful McGrane will return for Friday's game against Western Michigan.
"The reason we recruit and train hard is so that we can utilize our depth," Simmons said. "We did a pretty good job coming off the Bowling Green game."
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Your Flattie Dreamgirl
Kelli, what's the best thing about having a flat chest?
"That I don't have to wear a bra and I'll never have to worry about having saggy boobs! I know everyone makes a big deal about big boobs, but I'm proud to be a member of the itty-bitty titty committee. Guys always look excited when they first see my tits when we're fooling around. They go right for my nipples, and I love it because they're so sensitive."
Do you like it when guys cum all over your flat chest?
"I do like that. It's fun, but it's not my absolute favorite place for a guy to cum. To be honest, I really like it when a guy cums inside me and gives me a creampie. Of course I don't do that with too many guys, only the ones I really trust. But it's the best to be fucking hard, then feel the guy tense up and know that he's about to blow his load inside of you. His cock gets really hard, he starts pounding really hard, and then I can feel his dick throbbing and all his creamy cum shooting up inside of me."
That's something we don't hear often.
"[Laughs] I bet! I got into it because I dated this one guy who was all about it. He just loved to pop nuts inside my pussy and watch it drip out. Then I realized that I really like it when a guy cums inside me, too. It's just so naughty! After he'd creampie me the first time we'd always go to the shower for round two!"
So you like creampies 'cause they're so naughty?
"Yeah, and they're raunchy. Plus condoms kind of suck, but I know they're a necessary evil. I just like the way a dick feels going into my pussy with nothing on it. Just flesh against flesh. The guys really seem to like it, and the more excited they get, the more excited I get. And as I said, it's not something I do with every guy. So when I meet someone who's special enough I get really horny thinking about the creampies to come!"
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The founders of Bhoozt are big fans of Paying It Forward – you know, just giving. They love the philosophy of 'random acts of kindness'.
They put it into action by doing little simple things that have a positive impact on the receiver. You know, like paying for meals, train and parking fares of random strangers. Or giving a perfect stranger in the rain a ride home. And, as they unintentionally and surprisingly learnt, it has a positive impact on the giver as well.
They spent a lot of time and effort looking for a way to scale the concept in a sustainable manner. Bhoozt is the result.
At Bhoozt we believe in spreading positivity. Our core values are to Act with Humility, Integrity and Positivity. We are on a mission to Bhoozt our sponsors by getting them to Play It Forward. They sponsor fun and Pay It Forward and, as a result, are loved for doing so. They are finding this far more powerful than old school marketing.
We are also seeing the Bhoozt community spreading goodwill by telling other people and thanking sponsors. This is great. Super cool, in fact. Or is it no longer cool to say super cool. Whatever. We believe this is a revolutionary movement that is sustainable, thanks to the Bhoozt model. Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Everyone wins.
One of our early adopters said it best: 'The world needs something like this. This is kind and gentle.' We agree. We hope you do too.
If you do agree and would like to help, simply encourage your favourite stores and brands to Bhoozt their business. Thank you in advance. Play It Forward. Have fun.
We'd love to hear from you – Twitter: @bhoozt or hey@bhoozt.com
Say hi to Neshan. He had the original spark that lit the fire. He's now doing his best to keep the flames burning. He's an ex-engineer, turned journalist, turned consultant, turned entrepreneur. Yeah, he's a bit confused. But he's alright. (Chief Maestro)
This is Tok. She too stoked the fire with a lot of love from the early days. She's using her experience in operations gained from many years at Cisco to keep Bhoozt humming like a well-oiled engine. (Operations Coach)
And this is none other than Paul John, better known as PJ. PJ and Neshan decided over a few beers that Bhoozt must happen. PJ has since been using his 30 years of experience in advertising to point Bhoozt in the right direction. He's our wordsmith and more importantly he's a great guy. (Customer Experience Coach)
This is Geoff. When Geoff heard about Bhoozt, he didn't hesitate in saying he wanted to be a part of it. He's using his extensive experience in finance and commercial management of fast moving consumer goods to grow Bhoozt. He's so full of positive energy, we've had to fortify our walls to ensure the roof doesn't cave in. (Commerce Coach)
And this is Chim. He is our main tech guy. He speaks in zeroes and ones and as such is able to communicate with our rapidly growing team of coders whose first language is binary. (Main Tech Dude)
Say hi to Esther. She's a marketing guru. She's got you top of mind all the time. She loves benevolent marketing and is on a mission to help our customers be loved by their customers. (Marketing Dudette)
And this Mr Dado Banatao. Dado is a legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist based on Sand Hill Rd – ground zero of the tech world. He has founded and sold a number of big companies. His response to Bhoozt was 'WOW'. (Legendary VC)
We've also got a whole bunch of other great people that are busy as bees working away to give you a bigger Bhoozt. They all say Hi and thank you for showing interest in what we're doing.
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On February 2, 2017 two local high school wrestling clubs, Philipsburg-Osceola and Clearfield, met in a dual-meet at Philipsburg-Osceola High School for the second year in a row to raise money for the Emily Whitehead Foundation. As with last year, the 2nd annual Take Down Cancer event involved community members and spectators with a bake sale, 50/50, basket raffle, ribbon sale and t-shirt sale.
It was a great match—the dual-meet ended this year in a 33-33 tie, with Clearfield winning on the 3rd criteria for having four 6-point wins to Philipsburg-Osceola's three 6-point wins!
As the night concluded, Emily was presented the check by former Penn State wrestlers Jordan Conaway and Morgan McIntosh, representing the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. We are thrilled that this year's event raised a total $13,533.91!
Many thanks to the Philipsburg-Osceola and Clearfield wrestling clubs and community members for a great night, coming together to Activate the Cure for childhood cancer!


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use BeSimple\SoapClient\SoapClient;
use ProxyManager\Proxy\LazyLoadingInterface;
use Smartbox\CoreBundle\Utils\SmokeTest\Output\SmokeTestOutput;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\AbstractWebServiceProducer;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\ConfigurableWebserviceProtocol;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\Soap\Exceptions\RecoverableSoapException;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\Soap\Exceptions\UnrecoverableSoapException;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Tools\SmokeTests\CanCheckConnectivityInterface;
use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
use Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Events\ExternalSystemHTTPEvent;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;

/**
 * Class AbstractSoapConfigurableProducer.
 */
abstract class AbstractSoapConfigurableProducer extends AbstractWebServiceProducer implements CanCheckConnectivityInterface
{
    use ParseHeadersTrait;

    const REQUEST_PARAMETERS = 'parameters';
    const REQUEST_NAME = 'name';
    const SOAP_METHOD_NAME = 'soap_method';
    const SOAP_OPTIONS = 'soap_options';
    const SOAP_HEADERS = 'soap_headers';
    const HTTP_HEADERS = 'http_headers';
    const VALIDATION = 'validations';
    const VALIDATION_RULE = 'rule';
    const VALIDATION_MESSAGE = 'message';
    const VALIDATION_DISPLAY_MESSAGE = 'display_message';
    const VALIDATION_RECOVERABLE = 'recoverable';

    /** @var SoapClient */
    protected $soapClient;

    /**
     * @param $endpointOptions
     *
     * @return \BeSimple\SoapClient\SoapClient
     */
    abstract public function getSoapClient(array &$endpointOptions);

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function executeStep($stepAction, &$stepActionParams, &$endpointOptions, array &$context)
    {
        if (!parent::executeStep($stepAction, $stepActionParams, $endpointOptions, $context)) {
            switch ($stepAction) {
                case self::STEP_REQUEST:
                    $this->request($stepActionParams, $endpointOptions, $context);

                    return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * @param $methodName
     * @param $params
     * @param array $endpointOptions
     * @param array $soapOptions
     * @param array $soapHeaders
     * @param bool  $displayError
     *
     * @return mixed|null
     *
     * @throws RecoverableSoapException
     */
    protected function performRequest($methodName, $params, array &$endpointOptions, array $soapOptions = [], array $soapHeaders = [])
    {
        $soapClient = $this->getSoapClient($endpointOptions);
        $response = null;

        if (!$soapClient) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('SoapConfigurableProducer requires a SoapClient as a dependency');
        }

        try {
            // creates a proper set of SoapHeader objects
            $processedSoapHeaders = array_map(function ($header) {
                if (is_array($header)) {
                    $header = new \SoapHeader($header[0], $header[1], $header[2]);
                }
                if (!$header instanceof \SoapHeader) {
                    throw new \InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
                        'Invalid soap header "%s". Expected instance of \SoapHeader or array containing 3 values representing'.
                        ' "namespace", "header name" and "header value"',
                        json_encode($header)
                    ));
                }

                return $header;
            }, $soapHeaders);

            $soapClient->setExecutionTimeout($endpointOptions[ConfigurableWebserviceProtocol::OPTION_TIMEOUT]);

            $response = $soapClient->__soapCall($methodName, $params, $soapOptions, $processedSoapHeaders);

            $lastResponseCode = $soapClient->__getLastResponseCode();
            if ($lastResponseCode >= 400 && $lastResponseCode <= 599) {
                $this->throwUnrecoverableSoapProducerException('Unrecoverable error. SOAP HTTP Response code is '.$lastResponseCode.', 200 was expected.', $soapClient);
            } elseif (200 != $lastResponseCode) {
                $this->throwRecoverableSoapProducerException('Recoverable error. SOAP HTTP Response code is '.$lastResponseCode.', 200 was expected.', $soapClient);
            }
        } catch (\Exception $ex) {
            $this->throwRecoverableSoapProducerException($ex->getMessage(), $soapClient, $this->getDisplayResponseError(), $ex->getCode(), $ex);
        }

        return $response;
    }

    /**
     * @param array $stepActionParams
     * @param array $endpointOptions
     * @param array $context
     *
     * @return \stdClass
     *
     * @throws RecoverableSoapException
     * @throws UnrecoverableSoapException
     */
    protected function request(array &$stepActionParams, array &$endpointOptions, array &$context)
    {
        $paramsResolver = new OptionsResolver();
        $paramsResolver->setRequired([
            self::SOAP_METHOD_NAME,
            self::REQUEST_PARAMETERS,
            self::REQUEST_NAME,
        ]);

        $paramsResolver->setDefault(self::DISPLAY_RESPONSE_ERROR, false);

        $paramsResolver->setDefined([
            self::SOAP_OPTIONS,
            self::DISPLAY_RESPONSE_ERROR,
            self::SOAP_HEADERS,
            self::HTTP_HEADERS,
            self::VALIDATION,
        ]);

        $params = $paramsResolver->resolve($stepActionParams);

        // parses validation steps (if any)
        $validationSteps = [];
        if (isset($params[self::VALIDATION]) && !empty($params[self::VALIDATION])) {
            if (!is_array($params[self::VALIDATION])) {
                $params[self::VALIDATION] = [$params[self::VALIDATION]];
            }
            $validationParamsResolver = new OptionsResolver();
            $validationParamsResolver->setRequired([
                self::VALIDATION_RULE,
                self::VALIDATION_MESSAGE,
                self::VALIDATION_RECOVERABLE,
            ]);

            $validationParamsResolver->setDefined([
                self::VALIDATION_DISPLAY_MESSAGE,
            ]);

            foreach ($params[self::VALIDATION] as $validation) {
                $validationSteps[] = $validationParamsResolver->resolve($validation);
            }
        }

        $this->setDisplayResponseError($params, $context);

        $requestName = $params[self::REQUEST_NAME];
        $soapMethodName = $this->confHelper->resolve($params[self::SOAP_METHOD_NAME], $context);
        $soapMethodParams = $this->confHelper->resolve($params[self::REQUEST_PARAMETERS], $context);
        $soapOptions = isset($params[self::SOAP_OPTIONS]) ? $this->confHelper->resolve($params[self::SOAP_OPTIONS], $context) : [];
        $soapHeaders = isset($params[self::SOAP_HEADERS]) ? $params[self::SOAP_HEADERS] : [];
        $httpHeaders = isset($params[self::HTTP_HEADERS]) ? $this->confHelper->resolve($params[self::HTTP_HEADERS], $context) : [];

        try {
            $soapOptions['connection_timeout'] = $endpointOptions[ConfigurableWebserviceProtocol::OPTION_CONNECT_TIMEOUT];
            if ($this->getSoapClient($endpointOptions)) {
                $httpHeaders[self::HTTP_HEADER_TRANSACTION_ID] = $context['msg']->getContext()['transaction_id'];
                $httpHeaders[self::HTTP_HEADER_EAI_TIMESTAMP] = $context['msg']->getContext()['timestamp'];
                $soapClient = $this->getSoapClient($endpointOptions);
                $soapClient->setRequestHeaders($httpHeaders);
            }
        } catch (\ErrorException $exception) {
            $this->throwRecoverableSoapFaultException($exception->getMessage(), Response::HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, $exception);
        } catch (\SoapFault $exception) {
            $this->throwRecoverableSoapFaultException($exception->getMessage(), Response::HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, $exception);
        }

        $result = $this->performRequest($soapMethodName, $soapMethodParams, $endpointOptions, $soapOptions, $soapHeaders);
        $this->getEventDispatcher()->dispatch(ExternalSystemHTTPEvent::EVENT_NAME, $this->getExternalSystemHTTPEvent($context, $endpointOptions));
        $context[self::KEY_RESPONSES][$requestName] = $result;

        // Validates response (if needed)
        foreach ($validationSteps as $validationStep) {
            $isValid = $this->confHelper->evaluateStringOrExpression($validationStep[self::VALIDATION_RULE], $context);
            if (!$isValid) {
                $message = $this->confHelper->evaluateStringOrExpression($validationStep[self::VALIDATION_MESSAGE], $context);
                $recoverable = $validationStep[self::VALIDATION_RECOVERABLE];

                $soapClient = $this->getSoapClient($endpointOptions);
                $showMessage = (
                    isset($validationStep[self::VALIDATION_DISPLAY_MESSAGE]) &&
                    true === $validationStep[self::VALIDATION_DISPLAY_MESSAGE]
                );
                if ($recoverable) {
                    $this->throwRecoverableSoapProducerException($message, $soapClient, $showMessage);
                } else {
                    $this->throwUnrecoverableSoapProducerException($message, $soapClient, $showMessage);
                }
            }
        }

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * Throw a RecoverableSoapFault when SoapClient construct failed.
     *
     * @param \SoapClient $soapClient
     * @param int         $code
     * @param null        $previousException
     *
     * @throws \Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\Soap\Exceptions\RecoverableSoapException
     */
    protected function throwRecoverableSoapFaultException($message, $code = 0, $previousException = null)
    {
        /* @var \SoapClient $soapClient */
        $exception = new RecoverableSoapException(
            $message,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            null,
            $code,
            $previousException
        );
        $exception->setShowExternalSystemErrorMessage(true);
        $exception->setExternalSystemName($this->getName());

        throw $exception;
    }

    /**
     * @param string      $message
     * @param \SoapClient $soapClient
     * @param bool        $showMessage
     * @param int         $code
     * @param null        $previousException
     *
     * @throws \Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\Soap\Exceptions\RecoverableSoapException
     */
    protected function throwRecoverableSoapProducerException($message, \SoapClient $soapClient, $showMessage = false, $code = 0, $previousException = null)
    {
        /* @var \SoapClient $soapClient */
        $exception = new RecoverableSoapException(
            $message,
            $soapClient->__getLastRequestHeaders(),
            $soapClient->__getLastRequest(),
            $soapClient->__getLastResponseHeaders(),
            $soapClient->__getLastResponse(),
            $code,
            $previousException
        );
        $exception->setShowExternalSystemErrorMessage($showMessage);
        $exception->setExternalSystemName($this->getName());

        throw $exception;
    }

    /**
     * @param string      $message
     * @param \SoapClient $soapClient
     * @param bool        $showMessage
     * @param int         $code
     * @param null        $previousException
     *
     * @throws \Smartbox\Integration\FrameworkBundle\Components\WebService\Soap\Exceptions\UnrecoverableSoapException
     */
    protected function throwUnrecoverableSoapProducerException($message, \SoapClient $soapClient, $showMessage = false, $code = 0, $previousException = null)
    {
        /* @var \SoapClient $soapClient */
        $exception = new UnrecoverableSoapException(
            $message,
            $soapClient->__getLastRequestHeaders(),
            $soapClient->__getLastRequest(),
            $soapClient->__getLastResponseHeaders(),
            $soapClient->__getLastResponse(),
            $code,
            $previousException
        );
        $exception->setShowExternalSystemErrorMessage($showMessage);
        $exception->setExternalSystemName($this->getName());

        throw $exception;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public function checkConnectivityForSmokeTest(array $config = [])
    {
        $output = new SmokeTestOutput();

        try {
            $client = $this->getSoapClient($config);
            if ($client instanceof LazyLoadingInterface) {
                $client->initializeProxy();
            }
            $output->setCode($output::OUTPUT_CODE_SUCCESS);
            $output->addSuccessMessage('Connection was successfully established.');
        } catch (\SoapFault $e) {
            $output->setCode($output::OUTPUT_CODE_FAILURE);
            $output->addFailureMessage(
                sprintf(
                    'Could not establish connection. Error: %s',
                    $e->getMessage()
                )
            );
        }

        return $output;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritdoc}
     */
    public static function getConnectivitySmokeTestLabels()
    {
        return '';
    }

    /**
     * @param $context
     * @param $endpointOptions
     *
     * @return ExternalSystemHTTPEvent
     */
    public function getExternalSystemHTTPEvent(&$context, &$endpointOptions)
    {
        // Dispatch event with error information

        $client = $this->getSoapClient($endpointOptions);

        $event = new ExternalSystemHTTPEvent();
        $event->setEventDetails('HTTP SOAP Request/Response Event');
        $event->setTimestampToCurrent();
        $event->setExchangeId($context['exchange']->getId());
        $event->setTransactionId($context['msg']->getContext()['transaction_id']);
        $event->setFromUri($context['msg']->getContext()['from']);
        $event->setHttpURI($client->__getLastRequestUri());
        $event->setRequestHttpHeaders($this->parseHeadersToArray($client->__getLastRequestHeaders()));
        $event->setResponseHttpHeaders($this->parseHeadersToArray($client->__getLastResponseHeaders()));
        $event->setRequestHttpBody($client->__getLastRequest());
        $event->setResponseHttpBody($client->__getLastResponse());

        if (200 === $client->__getLastResponseCode()) {
            $event->setStatus('Success');
        } else {
            $event->setStatus('Error');
        }

        return $event;
    }
}


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/*
  XeThruRadar.cpp - Library for using the XeThru Radar module
  --Created by Oyvind N. Dahl, August 13, 2015.
  --Updated by Oyvind N. Dahl, May 22, 2017.

  Notes:
  --Sleep application not implemented
  --Do not use enableDebug() function if you want to use the same serial port in your application
  --Designed for Arduino Zero. To use with other Arduinos, edit the line "#define SerialRadar Serial1" below
  --To use the enableDebug() function with other Arduinos, edit the line "#define SerialDebug SerialUSB" below

*/

#include "XeThruRadar.h"

#ifndef SERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE
#define SERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE SERIAL_RX_BUFFER_SIZE
#endif

#define SerialRadar Serial1
#define SerialDebug SerialUSB

XeThruRadar::XeThruRadar() {}

void XeThruRadar::init()
{
  debug_println("Init sequence starting...");

  // Init serial port for communicating with radar
  SerialRadar.begin(115200);
  delay(100);

  // Empty incoming serial buffer (in case of old data)
  empty_serial_buffer();

  // Reset module to start from scratch
  reset_module();

  // Receive system status messages
  debug_println("Waiting for system status messages...");
  while (!radar_ready()) {
    debug_println("Radar not ready, trying another reset...");
    empty_serial_buffer();
    send_command(&_xts_spc_mod_reset, 1);
  }

  debug_println("Init sequence complete!");
}

/***********************************************
  For enabling internal debugging

  Note: should only be used by developers
        to debugging/improving the library
 ***********************************************/
void XeThruRadar::enableDebug()
{
  enable_debug_port = true;
  SerialDebug.begin(115200);
  while (!SerialDebug);

  debug_println("Debugging enabled");
  debug_println("Waiting 5 seconds");
  delay(5000);
}

/*************************************
*
* SEND / RECEIVE / SERIAL COMMANDS
*
*************************************/

/**
* Reads one character from the serial RX buffer.
* Blocks until a character is available.
*/
unsigned char XeThruRadar::serial_read_blocking()
{
  while (SerialRadar.available() < 1) {
    delay(1);
  }
  return SerialRadar.read();
}

/**
* Checks if the RX buffer is overflowing.
* The Arduino RX buffer is only 64 bytes,
* so this happens a lot with fast data rates
*/
bool XeThruRadar::check_overflow()
{
  if (SerialRadar.available() >= SERIAL_BUFFER_SIZE-1) {
    debug_println("Buffer overflowed");
    return true;
  }

  return false;
}

// Empties the Serial RX buffer
void XeThruRadar::empty_serial_buffer()
{
  debug_print("Emptying serial buffer... ");

  while (SerialRadar.available() > 0)
    SerialRadar.read();  // Remove one byte from the buffer

  debug_println("Done!");
}

///////////////////
// DEBUG functions
///////////////////
void XeThruRadar::debug_println(String msg)
{
  if (enable_debug_port == true)
    SerialDebug.println(msg);
}

void XeThruRadar::debug_print(String msg)
{
  if (enable_debug_port == true)
    SerialDebug.print(msg);
}

/*****************
* Sends a command
******************/
void XeThruRadar::send_command(const unsigned char * cmd, int len) {

  // Calculate CRC
  char crc = _xt_start;
  for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
    crc ^= cmd[i];

  // Add escape bytes if necessary
  for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
    if (cmd[i] == 0x7D || cmd[i] == 0x7E || cmd[i] == 0x7F)
    {
     //TODO: Implement escaping
     SerialDebug.write("CRC Escaping needed for send:buf! Halting...");
     while(1) {}
    }
  }

  // Send _xt_start + command + crc_string + _xt_stop
  SerialRadar.write(_xt_start);
  SerialRadar.write(cmd, len);
  SerialRadar.write(crc);
  SerialRadar.write(_xt_stop);
  SerialRadar.flush();

}

/**
* Receives one data package from Serial
* buffer and stores it in recv_buf
*
* Returns the length of the data received.
*/
int XeThruRadar::receive_data(bool print_data) {

  int last_char = 0;
  int recv_len = 0;  //Number of bytes received
  unsigned char cur_char;

  //Wait for start character
  while (1)
  {
    // Check if input buffer is overflowed
    if (check_overflow())
      empty_serial_buffer();

    // Get one byte from radar
    cur_char = serial_read_blocking();

    if (cur_char == _xt_escape)
    {
      // Check if input buffer is overflowed
      if (check_overflow()) {
        debug_println("Overflow while receiving. Aborting receive_data()");
        return -1;
      }

      // If it's an escape character –
      // ...ignore next character in buffer
      serial_read_blocking();
    }
    else if (cur_char == _xt_start)
    {
      // If it's the start character –
      // ...we fill the first character of the buffer and move on
      _recv_buf[0] = _xt_start;
      recv_len = 1;
      break;
    }
  }

  // Start receiving the rest of the bytes
  while (1)
  {
    // Check if input buffer is overflowed
    if (check_overflow()) {
      debug_println("Overflow while receiving. Aborting receive_data()");
      return -1;
    }

    // Get one byte from radar
    cur_char = serial_read_blocking();

    if (cur_char == _xt_escape)
    {
      // Check if input buffer is overflowed
      if (check_overflow()) {
        debug_println("Overflow while receiving. Aborting receive_data()");
        return -1;
      }

      // If it's an escape character –
      // fetch the next byte from serial
      cur_char = serial_read_blocking();

      // Make sure to not overwrite receive buffer
      if (recv_len >= RX_BUF_LENGTH) {
        debug_println("Received more than rx buffer size. Aborting receive_data()");
        return -1;
      }

      // Fill response buffer, and increase counter
      _recv_buf[recv_len] = cur_char;
      recv_len++;
    }

    else if (cur_char == _xt_start)
    {
      // If it's the start character, something is wrong
      debug_println("Start character received in the middle of message. Aborting receive_data()");
      return -1;
    }

    else
    {
      // Make sure not overwrite receive buffer
      if (recv_len >= RX_BUF_LENGTH)
        break;

      // Fill response buffer, and increase counter
      _recv_buf[recv_len] = cur_char;
      recv_len++;

      // is it the stop byte?
      if (cur_char == _xt_stop) {
        break;  //Exit this loop
      }
    }
  }

  // Calculate CRC
  char crc = 0;
  char escape_found = 0;

  // CRC is calculated without the crc itself and the stop byte, hence the -2 in the counter
  for (int i = 0; i < recv_len-2; i++)
  {
    crc ^= _recv_buf[i];
    escape_found = 0;
  }

  // Print the received data
   if (print_data) {
    SerialDebug.print("Data: ");
    for (int i = 0; i < recv_len; i++) {
      SerialDebug.print(_recv_buf[i] ,HEX);
      SerialDebug.print(" ");
    }
    SerialDebug.println(" ");
  }

  // Check if calculated CRC matches the recieved
  if (crc == _recv_buf[recv_len-2])  {
    return recv_len;  // Return length of data packet upon success
  }
  else {
    debug_println("[Error]: CRC check failed!");
    return -1; // Return -1 upon crc failure
  }

}

/*********************
*
* PROTOCOL COMMANDS
*
*********************/

/**
* Waiting for radar to become ready in the bootup sequence
*/
bool XeThruRadar::radar_ready()
{
  // Try receiving xts_sprs_ready signal up to 5 times
  for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    receive_data(enable_debug_port);
    if (_recv_buf[2] == _xts_sprs_ready) {
      return true;
    }
    delay(500);
  }

  return false;
}

bool XeThruRadar::ping_radar()
{
  unsigned long pong_val = 0;

  debug_println("About to ping radar");

  //Fill send buffer
  _send_buf[0] = _xts_spc_ping;
  memcpy(_send_buf+1, &_xts_def_pingval, 4);

  debug_println("ping_radar: memory ready");
  //Send the command
  send_command(_send_buf, 5);

  debug_println("ping_radar: sent. Waiting for reply");
  //Get response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);

  debug_println("ping_radar: analysing response");
  // Get the returned pong value
  get_pong_val(&pong_val);

  //Check the pong value
  if (pong_val == _xts_def_pongval_ready) {
    debug_println("ping_radar: PONGVAL_READY recieved");
    return true;
  }
  else if (pong_val == _xts_def_pongval_notready) {
    debug_println("ping_radar: PONGVAL_NOT_READY recieved");
    return false;
  }
  else {
    debug_println("Unknown PONG value");
    return false;
  }
}

void XeThruRadar::get_pong_val(unsigned long * pong_val)
{
  // Check that the received message is a PONG response
  if (_recv_buf[1] != _xts_spr_pong) {
    debug_println("Expected PONG, received something else. Halting.");
    while (1) {}
  }

  // Get the pong_val of the response
  memcpy(pong_val, _recv_buf+2, 4);
}

// RESET MODULE
void XeThruRadar::reset_module() {

  debug_println("Resetting module...");
  send_command(&_xts_spc_mod_reset, 1);

  //TODO: Implement some error checking to see that we recieve the correct response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);
}

// Load respiration app
void XeThruRadar::load_respiration_app()
{
  //Fill send buffer
  _send_buf[0] = _xts_spc_mod_loadapp;
  _send_buf[4] = (_xts_id_app_resp >> 24) & 0xff;
  _send_buf[3] = (_xts_id_app_resp >> 16) & 0xff;
  _send_buf[2] = (_xts_id_app_resp >> 8) & 0xff;
  _send_buf[1] = _xts_id_app_resp & 0xff;

  //Send the command
  send_command(_send_buf, 5);

  //Get response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);
}

// Execute application
void XeThruRadar::execute_app()
{
  //Fill send buffer
  _send_buf[0] = _xts_spc_mod_setmode;
  _send_buf[1] = _xts_sm_run;

  // Send the command
  send_command(_send_buf, 2);
  // Get response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);
}

/**
* Set the detection zone of the radar
*/
void XeThruRadar::setDetectionZone(float start_zone, float end_zone)
{
  _send_buf[0] = _xts_spc_appcommand;
  _send_buf[1] = _xts_spca_set;

  memcpy(_send_buf+2, &_xts_id_detection_zone, 4);
  memcpy(_send_buf+6, &start_zone, 4);
  memcpy(_send_buf+10, &end_zone, 4);

  //Send the command
  send_command(_send_buf, 14);

  //Get response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);

  // Check if acknowledge was received
  //check_ack();
}

/**
* Set sensitivity
*/
void XeThruRadar::setSensitivity(long sensitivity)
{
  _send_buf[0] = _xts_spc_appcommand;
  _send_buf[1] = _xts_spca_set;

  memcpy(_send_buf+2, &_xts_id_sensitivity, 4);
  memcpy(_send_buf+6, &sensitivity, 4);

  //Send the command
  send_command(_send_buf, 10);

  //Get response
  receive_data(enable_debug_port);

  // Check if acknowledge was received
  //check_ack();

}

/**********************************************************
  This function retrieves a packet of respiration data,
  extracts the content and returns it in a readable format
***********************************************************/
RespirationData XeThruRadar::get_respiration_data()
{
  RespirationData data; // For storing and returning respiration data
  String str;           //For debugging

  // receive_data() fills _recv_buf[] with valid data
  if (receive_data(enable_debug_port) < 0)
  {
     //Something went wrong!
     data.valid_data = false;
     return data;
  }

  // Check that it's app-data we've received
  if (_recv_buf[1] != _xts_spr_appdata)
  {
     //Something went wrong!
     data.valid_data = false;
     return data;
  }

  // Get state code
  data.state_code = _recv_buf[10];
  str = String((int)data.state_code);
  debug_println("get_respiration_data: state_code= " + str);

  // Get rpm value
  memcpy(&data.rpm, &_recv_buf[14], 4);
  //data.rpm = *(int*)&_recv_buf[14];
  str = String(data.rpm);
  debug_println("get_respiration_data: rpm= " + str);

  // Get movement value
  memcpy(&data.movement, &_recv_buf[22], 4);
  //data.movement = *(float*)&_recv_buf[22];
  str = String(data.movement);
  debug_println("get_respiration_data: movement= " + str);

  // Set state to indicate valid data
  data.valid_data = true;

  // Return the extracted data
  return data;
}


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He may be fun to hate, but I can't help but relate to Kanye West
Kanye Omari West: Hip-hop's reigning king, perpetually in the headlines. An inescapable tour-de-force fueling the media with headlines galore.
But a deeper significance lies within the drama of last year's antics than just the headlines: Is Kanye still "black enough," no longer stepping up for his community and people like he did during the era of Hurricane Katrina? West was criticized for his lack of "blackness" in the slam poem called, "Footnotes for Kanye," written by poet-activist Jasmine Mans who says,
"Can you hear all the Black kids calling your name / Wondering why the boy who rapped about his mama getting arrested for the sit-ins didn't sit in."
Has Kanye gone to the white side? Many feel that he's a sellout because of his visit with President-Elect Trump in his gold-plated penthouse apartment, where he debuted his blonde hair. Kanye told the world he would've voted for Trump…if he had voted in last year's election.
But what the media fails to recognize as it shit-talks Kanye West for the upteenth time is that Yeezus, like a Transformer, has more to him than meets the eye. For starters: a string of mental disorders we know very little about.
While Kanye West's personal struggles and downfalls will only officially be known by Kanye and his close group of friends, family and health experts, other experts have made some assumptions.
Psychiatrist Dr. Rachel Kitson reflected on the topic of his mental illnesses on the website "shrinktank.com," suggesting Kanye is experiencing a series of problems. . Included in the long list is Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Identity Formation, and the God Complex in her article, "A Psychologist's Perspective on Kanye West."
Again, these are well-reasoned assumptions made by a professional, but we will never know for sure what's really going on in his mind. Despite his life being made public, Kanye reserves the right to keep his mental disorders private.
As an individual who has been frequently open about her personal struggles and mental disorders through writing, I can attest what Kanye is struggling with is a battle we will never see. He deserves to take the time to wrestle with his demons and get back to creating.
To fully understand why Kanye acts the way he does means we have to look back at his history, starting with the beginning of his career back in 2002…
LIFE OF PABLO
(or the career of a god)
Kanye West started in the music industry the old fashioned way: moving to New York City with a mixtape and a dream. Come 2002, Jay-Z liked the mixtape and signed him to Rock-A-Fella records.
Kanye West has been under the public's scrutiny since his career got started in 2004 with his critically-acclaimed debut studio album, "The College Dropout," an album that reflects on his short time in college.
With 2.6 million copies sold, West scored ten Grammy nominations, taking home three. The best thing to come from the album: "Through the Wire," which was produced when Kanye's jaw was wired shut from a near-fatal car crash.
In 2006, West created controversy on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, dressed as Jesus Christ with a crown of thorns, blood dripping down his face. In the cover story, which can be found on the magazine's website, he discusses his fame, his dedication to his music, and his goals for nothing less than complete success.
Many of Kanye's recurring themes are hardly different from eleven years ago: he's outspoken, questionable, well-outfitted, and is willing to go the extra mile to make his music nothing less than perfection.
West continues to experience tremendous success with his albums. 2005's "Late Registration" and 2007's "Graduation" are made as a sort-of trilogy alongside "College Dropout," giving the world cult hits like "Gold Digger."
In 2009, he notoriously interrupted Taylor Swift's award receiving for Best Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. President Barack Obama called West out as a "jackass" for his remarks, and Kanye revisited the event in his notorious single, "Famous."
West retreated to the island of Hawaii to get away from the media's madness where he recorded "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy." The album is considered by longtime fans to be one of his last great albums, an example of the extent of Kanye's style choices. West plays with not just one genre, but many, and "Lost in the World" is truly one of his best.
BLACK TO THE
As of late, Kanye has continued to be a figure of media fascination. In 2015, West debuted his fashion line, "Yeezy" in collaboration with the sportswear giant Adidas. The fashion show itself was eyebrow-raising: models standing in lines of four, moving upwards to the sound of a horn, the clothes urban and post-apocalyptic.
"I choose to partner with Adidas because, as you will experience today, Adidas is a brand that enables creators to create. Boost is the industry-leading technology, and I had to use the best innovation," he said of his collection.
About a year ago, Kanye outdid himself by renting out Madison Square Garden to debut Season 3 and his entire album, "The Life of Pablo." Instead of allowing a select few to attend like in most fashion shows, it was as if he invited the entire planet.
2016 wasn't anyone's year, but it could be argued that it especially wasn't Kanye's. Critics and egalitarians alike called out West for his offensive lyrics towards Taylor Swift in "Famous." (Swift fired back at him for "taking credit for [her] success" at the Grammys.)
In December, Kanye was shunned for kissing up to President-Elect Donald Trump, when his Twitter explained that he was simply meeting with Mr. Trump to discuss black issues.
"I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change," said Kanye over Twitter. "I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues. These issues included bullying, supporting teachers, modernizing curriculums, and violence in Chicago."
Naturally, the tweets got no media attention and soon became the butt of many a late night talk show joke alongside his newly lightened locks. A black writer for the Huffington Post said Kanye has "turned himself White now," another member of the Kardashian family, addicted to fashion and social media.
SO WHAT GIVES?
Has this notorious pop culture figure sold his exclusive $2,000 Yeezy Boost soles to the white man? Not at all.
When studying Kanye West, what needs to be stressed is that this is a man impassioned by his artwork; a man who's constantly looking to better himself as much as he can. He has these endless ideas and wants to do whatever he can to give the world his artwork, whether or not the world wants to accept it.
This is the man whose mother, with virtually no money, spent $25 an hour so a thirteen-year-old 'Ye could record in a studio. The guy who became the "College Dropout" with the hopes of making it big.
But the media refuses to report about this Kanye, because the backstory of Kanye would never make for clickbait and tabloid purchases. Instead, the man is turned into a shitstorm by the paparazzi.
"They smile in my face is what I don't like. / They steal your whole sound, that's a soundbite. / The media crucify me like they did Christ; / they want to find me not breathin' like they found Mike [Michael Jackson]," West raps of his relationships with the media, and perhaps with reality, in his revamp of "I Don't Like."
It's this truthfulness, this rapping from the heart, that gives Kanye his strength. But it's also the cinematic anthems that give him his critically-acclaimed glory: Jesus Walks, Ultralight Beam, Lost in the World, POWER, and Love Lockdown have so much to talk about in terms of their depth and the way they've been produced.
What we can learn from the Kanye stories is a big lesson on how we (don't) treat mental illness here in America. It's one thing to have a mental disorder when you're a regular Joe or Jane; you get to deal with it without the speculation, your face never getting plastered on the cover of US Weekly. We're not Kanye; we will never have to deal with being one of the most influential and the most famous black individuals on the planet.
And with every disorder comes the good and the bad.
Kanye is no different, folks: he's no different than any other person out there with a dream and an artistic vision. The only difference is that he's a celebrity in a world where famous people can't be respected for their mental illnesses.
Column by Morgan Connelly
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Michael Karcutskie Named President of Quandel Construction Group, Inc.
Apr 1, 2021 | Quandel Construction
Michael Karcutskie was recently named president of Quandel Construction Group, Inc., a Quandel Enterprises Company, a Central Pennsylvania construction management and general contracting firm.
Based in the firm's corporate headquarters in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Karcutskie is responsible for overseeing the firm's operations and developing its corporate strategy. Previously, he served as vice president of pre-construction and estimating.
Michael began his career with Quandel Construction Group in 1999 and over the past 22 years has demonstrated a deep understanding of the construction industry, starting out in the field, working on the operations side as a project manager, and contributing to the business development and estimating side of the business.
"In his years with our firm, Michael continues to provide invaluable technical knowledge in construction, estimating, and scheduling; exhibit clear and effective communication, and demonstrate outstanding leadership," said Gregory Quandel, president and chief executive officer of Quandel Enterprises, Inc. "As president of Quandel Construction Group, Michael will bring this same dedication and drive to our entire firm's operations, ensuring that we continue to be attentive and responsive to our clients while reinforcing Quandel's position as a leader in construction innovative solutions."
Michael is a graduate of Temple University, earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil/Construction Engineering Technology. He has been involved in multiple affiliations including the Construction Association of America, American Society for Healthcare Engineering, and Leadership Lackawanna Board of Directors. He was a recipient of The Times Leader "Forty Under Forty" and is an alumni of Leadership Lackawanna. Michael resides in Northeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, Andrea, and their two daughters, Annie and Carmella.


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NIH, NIST researchers use artificial intelligence for quality control of stem cell-derived tissues
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Technique key to scale up manufacturing of therapies from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate stem cell-derived "patches" of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tissue for implanting into the eyes of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.
The proof-of-principle study helps pave the way for AI-based quality control of therapeutic cells and tissues. The method was developed by researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is described in a report appearing online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health.
"This AI-based method of validating stem cell-derived tissues is a significant improvement over conventional assays, which are low-yield, expensive, and require a trained user," said Kapil Bharti, Ph.D., a senior investigator in the NEI Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research Section.
"Our approach will help scale up manufacturing and will speed delivery of tissues to the clinic," added Bharti, who led the research along with Carl Simon Jr., Ph.D., and Peter Bajcsy, Ph.D., of NIST.
Cells of the RPE nourish the light-sensing photoreceptors in the eye and are among the first to die from geographic atrophy, commonly known as "dry" AMD. Photoreceptors die without the RPE, resulting in vision loss and blindness.
Bharti's team is working on a technique for making RPE replacement patches from AMD patients' own cells. Patient blood cells are coaxed in the lab to become induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSCs), which can become any type of cell in the body. The IPS cells are then seeded onto a biodegradable scaffold where they are induced to differentiate into mature RPE. The scaffold-RPE "patch" is implanted in the back of the eye, behind the retina, to rescue photoreceptors and preserve vision.
The patch successfully preserved vision in an animal model, and a clinical trial is planned.
The researchers' AI-based validation method employed deep neural networks, an AI technique that performs mathematical computations aimed at detecting patterns in unlabeled and unstructured data. The algorithm operated on images of the RPE obtained using quantitative bright-field absorbance microscopy. The networks were trained to identify visual indications of RPE maturation that correlated with positive RPE function.
Those single-cell visual characteristics were then fed into traditional machine-learning algorithms, which in turn helped the computers learn to detect discrete cell features crucial to the prediction of RPE tissue function.
The method was validated using stem cell-derived RPE from a healthy donor. Its effectiveness was then tested by comparing iPSC-RPE derived from healthy donors with iPSC-RPE from donors with oculocutaneous albinism disorder and with clinical-grade stem cell-derived RPE from donors with AMD.
In particular, the AI-based image analysis method accurately detected known markers of RPE maturity and function: transepithelial resistance, a measure of the junctions between neighboring RPE; and secretion of endothelial growth factors. The method also can match a particular iPSC-RPE tissue sample to other samples from the same donor, which helps confirm the identity of tissues during clinical-grade manufacturing.
"Multiple AI-methods and advanced hardware allowed us to analyze terabytes and terabytes of imaging data for each individual patient, and do it more accurately and much faster than in the past," Bajcsy said.
"This work demonstrates how a garden variety microscope, if used carefully, can make a precise, reproducible measurement of tissue quality," Simon said.
The work was supported by the NEI Intramural Research Program and the Common Fund Therapeutics Challenge Award. The flow cytometry core, led by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, also contributed to the research.
NEI leads the federal government's research on the visual system and eye diseases. NEI supports basic and clinical science programs to develop sight-saving treatments and address special needs of people with vision loss. For more information, visit https://www.nei.nih.gov.
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Q: Using celery to build microservices I am going break down a project into small microservices.
All microservices are cron-based. I am thinking of celery as a task distribution as well a mechanism to run periodic tasks (celerybeat).
I don't want to build multiple celery app per microserverice as that will increase overhead of having multiple brokers and multiple flower system to use for monitoring.
I tried with single app on multiple servers but I failed. My needs with celery are :

*

*I need to have independent servers for each microservice

*Task belonging to certain microservice should execute only on their servers; no sharing of task among other servers

*In case microservice is down i don't want celerybeat to clog the broker with thousands of pending tasks, resulting in halting service at other microservices.

*In do not have any need of communication between microservices.

I tried separating queues per worker which doesn't seem to be possible
I tried one worker per server but i need more than one worker on per microservices

A: For your use case, a simple queue based routing from a single broker should suffice.
Keep only 1 broker running in any one server or on a separate server.
Now while queuing up the tasks, add them to separate queues.
From micro service 1:
In [2]: add.apply_async(args=(12, 1), queue='queue1')
Out[2]: <AsyncResult: 2fa5ca61-47bc-4c2c-be04-e44cbce7680a>

Start a worker to consume only this queue
celery worker -A tasks -l info -Q queue1

From micro service 2:
In [2]: sub.apply_async(args=(12, 1), queue='queue2')
Out[3]: <AsyncResult: 4d42861c-737e-4b73-bfa8-6d1e86241d57>

Start a worker to consume only this queue
celery worker -A tasks -l info -Q queue2

This will make sure that tasks from a microservice will get executed by worker from that microservice only.

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Q: How to convert anything to a String safely in JavaScript If I have:
var test = {toString: function(){alert("evil code"); return "test";}};

how can I convert test to a string? without calling test.toString() and without using a typeof x == "string" check since I want to allow non strings.
Note: this is for a FF extension dealing with objects from a content page's js scope.

A: Sadly, @Matthew Flaschen's (currently accepted) answer does not work with the Symbol class from ES6 / ES2015:
console.log("" + Symbol("foo"));
// results in an exception:
//   `Uncaught TypeError: Cannot convert a Symbol value to a string`
// (at least in Chrome as of this writing).

https://jsfiddle.net/L8adq9y4/
(I have no idea why, as Symbol has a perfectly good toString() method:)
console.log(Symbol("foo").toString());

https://jsfiddle.net/v1rqfhru/
There's a solution though: the String() function seems to be able to convert any value (at least out of the ones I tried) into a String. It will even call toString() if it exists:
console.log(String("A String"));
console.log(String(undefined));
console.log(String(null));
console.log(String({value: "An arbitrary object"}));
console.log(String({toString: function(){return "An object with a toString() method";}}));
console.log(String(function(){return "An arbitrary function"}));

https://jsfiddle.net/6uc83tsc/
So, pass anything you like into String() and you'll get a pretty good result.

A: JavaScript allows you to modify the properties of pretty much any object that is accessible to your script, including Object.prototype itself, meaning any object is vulnerable to "evil code" in the manner that you explained.
Only primitives are guaranteed to be safe, so the only way to ensure that "evil code" is never executed is to do something like this:
function safeToString(x) {
  switch (typeof x) {
    case 'object':
      return 'object';
    case 'function':
      return 'function';
    default:
      return x + '';
  }
}

A: Your (toString: function(){alert("evil code"); return "test";}) doesn't even get parsed here, it throws a syntax error. I think you wanted to use {} instead of ().
Normally you could use an empty string and the plus operator to perform a cast:
""+test;
""+2; // "2"
""+4.5 // "4.5"
""+[1, 2, 3] // "1,2,3"
""+{} // '[object Object]'

But here, there's no real way to convert the object safely.
You can use delete test.toString to get rid of the overridden method, after that it will fall back to the normal toString method which returns '[object Object]'. You can also convert the toString method itself into a string via test.toString.toString().
"function () { alert("evil code"); return "test"; }"

It's up to you what you exactly want to do here.

A: One option is:
Object.prototype.toString.call(test)

This gives:
"[object Object]"

in the case of test.  Basically, it just gives type information.  However, I wonder what the exact scenario is here.  How is the evil object getting loaded into the page?  If they can execute arbitrary code on the page, you're basically out of luck.  Among other things, it is then possible to redefine Object.prototype.toString.

A: You can check only undefined cases and convert it to using String constructor
like this.
let a = [1,2,3]
String(a)
Exceptional case : String(undefined) --> "undefined"
Hope it helps

A: You can use lodash toString method.
_.toString(null);
// => ''

_.toString(-0);
// => '-0'

_.toString([1, 2, 3]);
// => '1,2,3'

Link to documentation

A: In JavaScript the function String is Janus-faced.

*

*If called as a constructor it will create an object.

*If called as a function if will coerces every value into a primitive string.

console.log(typeof new String())
console.log(typeof String())

So just use String(anything) without new.


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Home Digital The blockchain in influencer marketing: what's the reality?
When the price of cryptocurrencies shot up at the end of last year, blockchain technology was the talk of the town, and influencer marketing wasn't immune to it. Some projects emerged, suggesting that the future of the segment was bound to this new technology. Since then, the "crypto bubble" has burst and doubt has set in. So, is it still promising? We have a look at its real potential!
We have to be wary of miracle solutions: the blockchain is only a technology, even just a protocol. It's therefore a means, not an end in itself. It depends instead on how it's applied. To say the opposite would be to say that a website is only effective when it is based on a particular protocol or computer language: it all depends on how the database is used to concretely develop a successful result.
Indeed, today there still isn't a concrete case of a successful use of the blockchain for an influencer marketing platform. And it still remains in doubt because influencer marketing, more than any other marketing segment, is based on the human. Unlike a conventional advertising platform (like Facebook Ads), web marketing must adopt a relational approach with the influencer, and ideally even build a long-term relationship. If a technology could take over this aspect, it would probably be Artificial Intelligence, but we're not there yet!
If the blockchain remains a promising technology, there's one area in which it is simply useless: performance measurement. It's important to clarify this here, as surprisingly, this argument is used by many of the platforms that are currently developing. The blockchain could simplify everything, including producing reports. False.
At best, it would be possible to enter a campaign's results into an influencer's profile on the blockchain, to allow a potential client to predict a new campaign's performance using that same influencer. However, the data has to be entered manually, (so the human remains unavoidable) and moreover, past performance won't guarantee anything for a new campaign, it's simply a useful indicator. But any platform can offer the same service, without necessarily using blockchain technology.
If the blockchain is the future of influencer marketing, we would expect it to solve its most pressing challenge: fraud. Unfortunately the technology is far from being effective in fighting against this plague.
Data entry on the blockchain remains manual and therefore susceptible to manipulation. If a malicious marketer, for reason x or y, inserts false data about an influencer, such as an exaggerated engagement rate, the blockchain is unable to prevent this falsification. This fantasist engagement rate is now associated with the influencer and visible to all other advertisers using the platform, making it possible for them to be duped.
Even worse, if a given input is false, it remains so forever. The great strength of the blockchain is that it's immutable. Once entered, data can't in principle be modified or corrupted. An advantage, unless that data is false.
The blockchain is powerless against click fraud. The blockchain promises to revolutionize the agreements between the actors of the value chain. But it can't control the smooth running of a campaign. Do you also want it to make the toast while you're at it?
So, what's the interest of the blockchain for influencing?
Yes, despite the critical (but justified) tone of this article, there are many potential virtuous uses of blockchain technology for influencer marketing, we listed them in the article below. In particular for the relations between advertiser and influencer, as well as for their monetary transactions. But it's doubtful that this will eliminate the need for an intermediary, even if its just because we need someone to develop the platform in the first place.
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The recent Bitcoin and cryptocurrency crash this year has demonstrated it yet again: blockchain technology has yet to prove its usefulness and ability to penetrate a mass market. What's true about cryptocurrency is even more with marketing. To be followed.
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Group appeals to Bartlett in park debate
Former mayor leads group attempting to stop Helmerich Park from being commercially developed
TULSA – A former Tulsa mayor is pushing back against the idea to develop a local park that, he says, was never intended to be changed.
Former Tulsa Mayor Terry Young says the original intention of Helmerich Park was to be a park and nothing else.
"The greening and the re-greening and the keeping of the green in Tulsa is an important attraction."
Terry Young was Tulsa's mayor from 1984 to 1986. Now, he's leading a group opposed to developing Helmerich Park.
"Any disposition of that land has to follow the city's procedures for selling public property."
He says by developing the area, the city is violating two city ordinances passed in 1991 specifically designating the space as a park.
"Both of those ordinances specifically say that the money was to acquire park land and those ordinances are still on the book."
The land was originally purchased with a third-penny sales tax and wealthy donors, including a man named Walt Helmerich, the park's namesake.
"Walt Helmerich does not, did not, expect that to be commercially developed."
But that's contrary to what Mayor Dewey Bartlett believes.
"At the time he did that, it was his desire be eventually be available for development."
Mayor Bartlett was a city councilor when the ordinances were passed.
"I don't want to have the authority to take away the rights of the citizens of Tulsa to use it as a park."
"Whatever I did say at some point in time, if there's no legal documents to back up whatever was supposed to have been said, then that's a whole different story."
As to why he's changing his position, Bartlett said "At that point, I was a city councilor representing a point of view, I'm the mayor now, whole different perspective."
As for Young and the city potentially breaking the law, he says "If we need to prove that point before a judge, we may have to do that."
Young says the third penny sales tax used to purchase the land was earmarked only for public parks.
He says if Helmerich and the city council - including Dewey Bartlett - wanted the space developed for commercial purposes they would have worded the ordinance as such.


The Nigerian Bar Association has placed a ban on congratulatory messages and media advertorials for legal practitioners newly admitted to the rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
The directive was given by the NBA President, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), in a letter dated September 7, 2015, addressed to the 21 lawyers selected for the conferment of the award this year.
Alegeh said the decision to ban congratulatory advertorials for new SANs was a resolution of the NBA National Executive Committee.
He added that the practice, which had gone on for years, infringed on the provisions of Rule 39 (2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2007.
He urged the newly selected SANs to dissuade their families, friends and well-wishers who may want to congratulate them on the pages of newspapers, on radio or TV.
A copy of the said letter, sighted by our correspondent, read in part, "I wish to seize this opportunity to draw your attention to the provisions of Rule 39 (2) of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Legal Practitioners, 2007, and a Resolution of the Nigerian Bar Association National Executive Committee in respect of the placement of congratulatory messages on behalf of lawyers on pages of national dailies and/or jingles on the electronic media and considers such practice as a serious professional infraction.
Since the directive was issued, some well-wishers, who had booked space for congratulatory messages for the new SANs, have started calling off same.
One of the newly selected SANs, Mr. Valentine Uche, while confirming the receipt of the letter to our correspondent on Thursday, said the development was like a rumour until a letter was delivered to him from NBA President's office.
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Olisa Agbakoba, who also confirmed the authenticity of the directive, said the decision was to return the NBA to the strict path of professionalism.