In my capacity as Alibi music editor, I regularly hear folks—young and old alike—bemoaning a lack of "good" new music. There's the Baby Boomer rock aficionado for whom anything released after 1979 doesn't measure up to Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. There's the countrypolitan/old country acolyte, whose aural pantheon rejects any acts newer than George Jones. The act of falling in love with new music involves subjectivity aplenty. But it breaks my heart that anyone might fall asleep each night without the prospect of a sonic love affair—an aural meet cute, if you will—on the horizon. Read on for a quick-and-dirty intro to rekindling your passion for discovering new music.
If you feel abandoned by corporate radio, you're not alone. Thank goodness for local college station KUNM 89.9FM with its myriad music programs that exist solely to play matchmaker for you with artists/bands, songs and albums. The KUNM programs I regularly tune in to are: Afternoon Freeform; Music to Soothe the Savage Beast; Other Voices, Other Sounds; Overnight Freeform; Street Beat; The House that Jazz Built and Home of Happy Feet. Peruse KUNM's veritable smorgasbord of music programs at bit.ly/kunmAtoZ. The station's two-week archive offers a virtual time machine. Radio Free America (RFA) is a national public radio website/widget that enables listeners to converse with DJs and browse program playlists in real time. It offers free cloud-based streaming-and-storage and an online/mobile platform for college, independent and non-commercial educational radio stations and their DJs, listeners and the other content creators who make up the community. Plus RFA is based right here in Albuquerque, and the KUNM DJs are in on it. Learn more at bit.ly/RFAKUNM.
It breaks my heart that anyone might fall asleep each night without the prospect of a sonic love affair on the horizon. Read on for a quick-and-dirty intro to rekindling your passion for discovering new music.
Everyone knows about Spotify. But that ubiquitous service ain't the only or even best sonic meet-cute spot on line. A plethora of streaming radio and content websites and services await your forward-thinking curiosity. Even social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and the like can hook you up with boss tuneage, whether courtesy of friends and followers with impeccable taste or by using the sites/apps like a search engine. I'm notorious for an obsessive-compulsive attraction to themes and playlists, but it's been a while since I've inflicted my taste on the masses. Peruse the Alibi playlist/mix vault at bit.ly/alibiplaylists.
With the exception KUNM 89.9 FM (hyperlocal) and KRKE 94.5 FM (über-'80s), my version of "the radio" is my main squeeze Soundcloud and a handful of other services. My second go-to is 8tracks.com. This site/app turns mp3 files into streaming playlists; these e-mixtapes play like streaming radio, allowing just two skips per session. Explore 8tracks by genre, artist, activity or, ahem, mood. This is a perfect example of creating-a-profile-to-maximize-a-free-app as a totally worthwhile waste of 3 minutes. Make a playlist, follow some like-minded members and find yourself expansive and curious. It feels intuitive and social.
Every indie band needs a bandcamp.com profile with some name-your-price tracks in the catalog. That's why Bandcamp is an essential destination for music lovers. Search by genre, artist and so on and get results for what you searched for and what you didn't yet know to search for. The user experience on the site is superior to the Android and iTunes apps but they all work equally well.
Other sites and services I hear good things about are: Pandora, Mixcloud, Sonarflow, Last.fm, Soundhound and I Heart Radio.
If you've never used operators in your Google searches, you've never really searched, man.
Search operators are words and symbols you can add to searches to narrow down the results. When you search using these operators, don't add spaces between the operator and your search terms. A search for site:alibi.com.com will work, but site: alibi.com will not.
" " And last but certainly not least, don't be afraid of quotation marks. Go ahead and use 'em , and make sure you get "exactly" what you damn well came for.
Scope an intensive how-to on all the above operator symbols and terms at bit.ly/googlefu1 and bit.ly/googlefu2.
The death of the blogosphere has been greatly exaggerated. The trick is finding the right blogs and sites and Tumblrs and labels and artists, which involves mastering the basics of Google-fu. If you've never used operators in your Google searches, you've never really searched, man. Here are the basics.
I haven't even narrowed down the date, and the results are: the dark wave Wikipedia entry, a couple YouTube mixes, a Reddit thread, a user-created list of minimal synth, coldwave, dark wave and post-punk labels on discogs.com and streaming sites/apps including 8tracks.com, last.fm and mixcloud.com. Put simply, those results aren't too shabby. But some slightly advanced Google-fu can take me so much higher.
And the first result Google serves up is systemsofromance.com. Systems of Romance was forged and remains helmed by Frankie Teardrop, who specializes in "rare and out of print ... post-punk, coldwave, minimal synth, Italo disco, EBM, industrial, and synthpop." He collects obscure vinyl gems from the '70s through early '90s, and he shares them with fellow fans at the SOR blog. In short, SOR is my spirit animal; I'm already a devoted familiar but were I not, a smart search would have hipped me.
This is the holy grail of sonic exploration, y'all. This is another website/smartphone app that requires an initial investment of time. To truly reap the potential benefits of Soundcloud, create an account and customize your experience by following your Top 10—or 100—labels; your most admired DJs; and your preferred music magazines and websites. For example, I'm partial to electro, synth pop, minimal wave, no wave, noise/experimental, post-punk, drone and metal, so I follow labels I love, like Captured Tracks, Sacred Bones, Dark Entries, TriAngle, Blackest Ever Black, L.I.E.S., RVNG Intl., Experimedia, Sicksicksick Distro, SIGE and so on.
Then there's the music journo/magazine set. I follow Decibel (metal), NME (alt/indie rock), Dazed & Confused (youth culture), Brooklyn Vegan (NYC/ Austin/ Chicago- centric), Dummy Mag (21st century pop), The FADER (emerging), Мишка Bloglin (hip-hop adjacent/left-field/witchy), The Wire (underground) and so on. Copy editor and staff writer Mark Lopez suggests Pitchfork, (where I was just surreally namechecked alongside people like Carrie Brownstein for my forthcoming live, onstage conversation with Kim Gordon (Body/Head née Sonic Youth) at the UNM SUB Ballroom on Sunday, March 1, 2015), Stereogum and Consequence of Sound.


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Q: multi dimension json parse in php I have below data while form submit.
{
"formData":[
        {"id":"choice1","name":"Test"},
        {"id":"choice2","name":"Test2"}
        ],
 "uid":"75"
}

I need to parse it in php backend file.
$postdata = file_get_contents("php://input");

$request = json_decode($postdata);

$formData = $request->formData;

$uid = $request->uid;

I can get uid data properly but i am not sure how to get others.
Any advise on this?

A: Use a loop:
foreach($request->formData as $data) {
  echo $data->id;
  //Do any other operations with each element...
}

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Q: Create php function date to unix timestamp I want to create a php function that gets the current date and creates a unix timestamp for next day with time 00:00:00
Example:
Today = 03-09-2014
Tomorrow = 04-09-2014 00:00:00
I want to create the unix timestamp for Tomorrow (1409788800) but I want the function to do it for each day.
Anyone has done this before?

A: Set to +1 day, then set the time manually.
date('d-m-Y 00:00:00', strtotime('+1 day'));

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Misread, plus scragar's comment is more accurate.


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14-Year-Old Born With A 'Facial Abnormality' Is Asking For Our Support As He Prepares For His 53rd Surgery
What a beautiful spirit.
Claire Peltier @clairecpeltier
14-year-old Austin was born with Goldenhar Syndrome, or, as he explains in a video, "a cleft palate cranial facial abnormality." The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia reports the syndrome affects one in every 3,000 to 5,000 births.
Austin is also deaf, and has only one ear.
According to Austin's video on his Facebook support page, doctors didn't think he'd live to see his first birthday.
But now, at almost 15 years old, and 52 surgeries later, he's here to share his story.
"I love football, soccer, basketball and track," reads one sign in Austin's video.
Now, Austin faces yet another surgery in June.
This time, the doctors will repair Austin's palate.
But unfortunately, surgery is expensive, so Austin took to social media to raise money and help his mom with their medical bills.
But he was "really nervous" to ask for help in a video.
"So to make this video I guess I am being brave! No one should be ashamed of how they look." Austin writes.
And we couldn't agree more.
Watch the full video below:
You can support Austin and his family through their GoFundMe page. Already, the page has created a large community of heartwarming supporters.
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Tags: health, gofundme, good cause, support, disablities, goldenhar syndrome, support austin our hero
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Little Baby Stingray Dazzles With Dance Moves
So cute it's hard to believe they're real, but they are.
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Benedict Cumberbatch, As A Chocolate Statue, Is Just Irresistible
Who wouldn't want a bite?
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This Is What You Do When You Discover 109 Utterly Adorable Love Letters At A Vintage Shop
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Q: scp and decompress file at the same time without saving it I have been looking for an answer but nothing I have found has worked.
There's a tar file that will be on a cd on a different server that I need to transfer over to my server and decompress it all at the same time without an intermediate save.  the tar has multiple files, and they may be unknown.
How can I do this either from my server or from the other server?
I have explored this with scp, using tar and ssh, and tried to figure out with rsync..
any help is appreciated

A: On target system (where the files will be extracted):
cd /target/dir && ssh user@source_server "cat /path/to/your/file.tar" | tar -xvv

OR
From source server (where the tar file is located):
ssh user@target_system "cd /target/dir && tar -xvv" < /path/to/your/file.tar

Below there are some alternatives to play with (on target system), just to show fancier ways you may find interesting.
scp and bash process substitution (if available):
scp user@source_server:/path/to/your/file.tar >(cd /target/dir && tar -x)

scp and /proc/self (if available):
cd /target/dir && scp user@source_server:/path/to/your/file.tar /proc/self/fd/1 | tar -x

A: This assumes your file is a TAR archive.  It does not assume the TAR archive is zipped.  Commands/options may vary if the source file is actually something other than a standard TAR archive.
If you have a tar file on the source system, try the following:
cd /source/dir
cat somefile.tar | ssh user@target_host "cd /target/dir; tar xvf -"

Note the correct options on the tar command.  x to extract the tar, v for verbose (optional), f to specify a file (as opposed to a tape device).  You need the - at the end, as that will tar STDIN as the input for the tar command.  The tar command needs to happen within the quotes for the SSH command so the tar takes place on the target host not the local host.
From the target server, change the syntax a bit:
cd /target/dir
ssh user@source_host "cat /source/dir/somefile.tar" | tar xvf -


1959. 237 pp, many ills. One of the first Army Field Manuals for the Tenth Mountain Division. Topics covered include general considerations (terrain, climate, weather, and conditioning and acclimatization), operations (troop movements and marches, security, bivouacs, offensive combat, defensive combat, supply, and tactical employment of climbers), employment of the arms and services ( infantry, field artillery, armor, Army aviation, engineers, medical, and transportation), military mountaineering (basic technique, movement of trained personnel, and unit movement), snow and glaciers (classification of snow, avalanches, movement over snow and ice, movement over glaciers), communications (use of wire and radio, and visual signaling and use of messengers), and training (military mountaineering, unit training, and exercises in climbing). The appendix contains a master training program. Paperback, VG-Fine.


NBCC Result 2018 of various posts like JE, Management Trainee, Other Posts can check in this page. Also compare NBCC JE, Other Posts Answer Keys exclusively at our page. Get NBCC Merit List with the attachment of cut-off marks @www.nbccindia.com. By including all posts, overall for 145 NBCC vacancies, this selections process are held from 5th May to 30th June 2018.
National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) finished the exam conducting process for all the 145 various posts. So exam finishes means, conclusively this time is for the NBCC JE Result 2018 announcement. To hear this results announcement in the coming early days, thousands of candidates have been questing. No need to struggle in finding the right link of the NBCC Result 2018 checking. Hence follow recruitmentindia.in page for the results update which are true in fact. We will post updates only that are released by the NBCC board officials. Different cadre posts are present among these 145 posts. Based on the job profile, for some posts written exam is conducted. While for some posts, direct interview is conducted.
National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) may release the NBCC Result 2018 in a very quick time.
In the above statements we have said different selection process is held for all these various posts. So NBCC Results will be announced according to the posts. Candidates has to know for which post they have appeared the exam, according to the post name they have to check the results. Following the finishing of successful evaluation of the candidate's performance who are attended for the selection rounds, National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) will declare the NBCC Exam Results. Candidates, to let you know the result date tune to our page.
JE and some posts exam holders who are sit in the NBCC written exam can check NBCC Answer Keys from this post. National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) advertised various notification for various posts. After counting all these posts, the count is 145. For these posts, NBCC recruitment rounds are held from 5th May to 30th June 2018. Specially for some posts like Junior Engineer (JE), written exam is held. While on other hand, particularly for the experienced posts, interview is held. So interview attended candidates can directly for the NBCC Selection List since there is no more final round after interview.
Enthusiastic exam holders regarding the NBCC Scores, can make the approximate validation of their performance through the help of NBCC JE Answer Keys. The recruitment board which administered the exam that only will upload the answer keys within 1 week after the exam is completed. The link that guides to key of NBCC Exam is given below. At the bottom section of this page, we are underlined the links of answer keys and NBCC Result link. Now both links are not updated. They will get updated when the authorities issues that results and official answer key.
Download www.nbccindia.com NBCC Merit List for the 145 posts. Finally only 145 candidates will get the central government job in the name of NBCC. Selection list or merit listed candidates means they are qualified in the filtering rounds. Yes, National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) is a central government organisation. So the candidates placed in this organisation will avail all the benefits of a central government job. This is the reason behind the candidates excitement to check the NBCC Result 2018. Once the results are out, then they check their scores to know either they have achieved the dream of central government job or not. Due to NBCC Cut-Off scores, only some people will get selected. Cut-off will be defined by the NBCC board with respect to the number of vacancies.
How to Check NBCC Result 2018?
See the Latest Announcements portal.
Click it to check the results.
Enter the exam roll number or admit card number and password.
Afterwards, your score will appear on the screen.
Sir When Will announcjng The Results of Jr.IT.
Please publish date for Jr. Engg. Civil reults and answer key link.


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This Shelfie Score tells you how many Bookaxers placed A Court of Mist and Fury on their top three shelves. 50% is the average score. A higher score shows more people enjoyed this book.
This score tells you how many Bookaxers with similar reading preferences to you placed A Court of Mist and Fury on their top three shelves. 50% is the average score. A higher percentage shows more readers like you enjoyed this book.
Yeah! Go Feyre! Go Rhysand! GO NIGHT COURT!!!
Screw you Tamlin! Lucien WhY?!!!
This is perfect (for ripping my heart out, thank you very much sArAh J. mAaS)!
please say my babies will be okay!!!
This book is nothing short of spectacular. I loved how it kept me glued to it and if I could devour it for the whole 48 hours (which is the estimated reading time based on moonreader but I probably read it for less than that, collectively) without sleeping, I would have, but even a high lord needed sleep so how could I even fight it, right? So anyway, this book kept me on the edge of my seat. Every turn of page is something new to dwell on, every turn of events surprising and engaging, every bickering and flirting would have you excited whether they would end up kissing or you knowwww but you'll end up really frustrated but giddy at the same time because, duh?? Rhysand just can't help but sweep you off your feet every single time. Just, everything fits perfectly right the way the untold stories were unraveled. I would practically jump inside the book so I could will myself to read faster and know what else will happen,but I'm just a mere hooman void of maybe something that I could wield to make me read faster. I am just a mere hooman waiting to be sent down that effing cauldron to have some of that gift if it even existed.
If you've read this, read my gush of emotions on my blog because I was really excited when I wrote down my review!
This second book easily became my number 1 and I loved every single second of it!


Our Book: Frankie Finds Critter Camp - Welcome to Critter Camp!
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This story could be the next big hit animated feature film!
Imagine a cross between Homeward Bound and the Secret Lives of Pets, with a bit of Watership Down added in! Follow a resourceful abandoned pet ferret on his journey to find safety. Along the way he meets up with a hedgehog in a dumpster, a hamster left in an empty house, a rabbit tied to a tree, a tiny pet mouse let go in a forest preserve a pet lizard forgotten in a park. Frankie the ferret remembered his first owner, who loved him very much, showing him a place called Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary on her computer and she told him she wanted to visit there because they took in all of the pets no one wants. She told him it wasn't too far away and as she pointed out of her bedroom window and added that it was off where the sun goes to sleep at night. So Frankie leads his new found friends to the west, protecting them from adversity and giving them hope. Just as all seems lost, the nights are getting too cold and they cannot go on, a pair of cats find them in a cornfield. No the cats do not eat them, they tell them that they live at a place called Critter Camp and that their human will care for all of these little creatures. The kitties help the animals make it to the porch where Frankie sees the Critter Camp sign he saw on the computer long ago and he knew they would be safe. This film, based on the book Frankie Finds Critter Camp, will appeal to all ages, animal lovers of all types, and advocates for animal welfare in a family friendly engaging way. It is completely original and unique! The added bonus is that these animals' stories are based on true life rescues that Critter Camp has taken in, AND a percentage of all proceeds will be donated to care for animals at Critter Camp! Imagine the marketing! Plush characters, toys and more toys, board and video games of their journey, clothes, costumes, & sequels and series – we have literally thousands of rescue stories!
According to the 2012 US Pet ownership & demographics sourcebook by the AVMA there are approximately 10 million households with ferrets, 46 million with rabbits, 30 million with hamsters, and 20 million with lizards- these are all untapped audiences who WILL pay to see a movie with their pets in it!!!
Direct inquiries to us on our Contact page- agents, animators, actors, studios welcome!
The movie opens with a musical montage similar to UP. A little toddler girl, Mindy, is surrounded by stuffed animals, she digs thru them until she finds her well worn ferret toy which she hugs tightly. Blend to the girl about age 6 coloring in a coloring book of animals, only the ferret page. Next she is 11 and is on her computer – you see the colored ferret page taped to her wall behind the computer, and the tattered ferret plush beside her computer. She is searching many sites on ferret care, one of which you see is the Critter Camp Ferret Care page.
Action starts with her Twelfth birthday- her mom and dad surprise her with one ferret and a cage and food and an exercise ball. She grabs up the ferret and says thank you thank you, where is the other one? She says you know I've told you they need to live in pairs! Her mom says no we are only getting one, her dad mumbles you're lucky to get that one. Mindy asks, did you get him at a rescue? They said no they went to the pet store and bought the stuff the clerk said they needed. Mindy didn't want to look disappointed that they hadn't rescued a ferret even though she knew so many needed a home, so she said she would give him all the love she had. She gently told her parents that the cage was too small and that they don't use an exercise ball. Dad crankily grabbed the ball to return in and said she'd have to make due with the cage. Mindy said she'd keep her ferret out of the cage most of the time anyway in her room. Now what to call him? He was small and looked like a hot dog! Her mom said yeah a little frankfurter! Mindy's eyes lit up- that's it- Frankie!
We see the next year unfold as she gives up extra curricular activities to be with her beloved ferret, holding him in her lap, playing with him with cat toys and just generally loving him to pieces. She shows him Critter Camp on her computer and explains that she wants to visit there someday. She said it wasn't too far away and then pointed out of her window to the setting sun and told Frankie that it's off where the sun goes to sleep! All the animals are safe there and loved. She wanted to volunteer there one day. In the background we hear escalating fighting between her parents and she holds Frankie close for comfort.
One day her mom comes into her room crying and tells her that she and her dad are getting divorced. Mindy cried but says you are both so angry all the time it will probably be for the best. But then her mom says we have to move and you cannot take your pet with you. Now Mindy is hysterical sobbing begging pleading. She cannot lose her best friend, Frankie! Days later her mom says that Mindy's friend's sister will take the ferret. Mindy isn't convinced that this girl will love Frankie the way she does and protests, but to no avail. The sad day comes and Mindy prints out stacks of information on how to care for Ferrets and gives it to the girl along with her precious little buddy.
Sadly Mindy's fears were founded, as not too much later this girl decides she doesn't want to clean up after Frankie anymore, and never lets him out of his small cage. Her mom puts an ad online- free ferret with cage. A scruffy man in a beat up truck shows up and tosses the cage with Frankie in in into the back of his pick up truck. Frankie is terrified! As the man rounds a corner too fast the cage tumbles out and breaks apart. There is Frankie, a domestic tame pet left to fend for himself in the wild. What should he do? Can he find Mindy again?
Frankie runs and runs and finally hides underneath a large metal box behind a store. He is exhausted. He falls asleep and has a dream about Mindy and the place called Critter Camp. He wakes and says to himself that's it! I'll go to Critter Camp! It's where the sun goes to sleep!
But first he hears a noise in the metal box and being a curious animal he climbs up to check it out. He falls into the box and it is full of garbage! It smells and is sticky, he doesn't like it. But he hears the noise- snort snort, huff huff. What is that he thinks? He starts moving things around and finds a cage with a weird spiky small animal inside making these noises! A tiny nose pokes out of the ball of spikes. Frankie says what are you? The animal replies I am a hedgehog. Frankie says I've never seen a hedgehog before! What is your name? I don't have a name her replies timidly. Frankie says well then I will call your Bravehog, because you must certainly be a brave hedgehog to still be alive buried under here. Bravehog replies shyly well I guess that is ok if you really think so, I do like it.
Frankie tells Bravehog his story and where he is going and asks if he'd like to come along. The hedgehog says oh my yes I surely would! But right now I am very hungry, Frankie says so am i! What do you eat Frankie asks. Bravehog says bugs, worms, cat food, cooked chicken and eggs, that kind of food. Frankie says I can eat that too! I need a lot of protein Mindy told me long ago, and no plants! So they rummage around in the dumpster and find a half eaten piece of chicken from a sandwich that they share, and drank some water from a cup that had melted ice in it. Twilight was setting in and Frankie said we must go now and follow the setting sun! He asked if it would be ok for Bravehog to travel at night. He answered why yes! I am what is called nocturnal and I am awake all night! I've heard that my wild cousins in Africa can run 10 miles a night! So Frankie was impressed and relieved that his travel partner could easily keep up with him despite his tiny little feet. So they scrambled out of the dumpster and set off to the west.
As the sun comes up The two are getting tired and decide to find a place to rest. They see an abandoned house with a broken window near the ground. Frankie tells Bravehog that this goes to a basement- he knows because he was kept in one all alone for awhile before he fell out of that truck. They slip into the window taking care not to get cut on the remaining glass. Frankie helps Bravehog because he is not as agile as Frankie. They begin to look around and see a cage. Hoping there is some kind of food in it they go near it and all of a sudden hear a little squeak. There was a little hamster in the corner of the cage terrified. Frankie said don't worry we wont eat you! He introduced himself and Bravehog and told the hamster their story. He asked what her name was and she said I am a Syrian hamster and my name is Peaches. She asked to go with them please and of course they agreed. They helped Peaches get out of her cage and she showed them where some old cat food was in the corner and they all ate it. As they ate Peaches told the boys that her owners just moved away one day and left her and the cat there in the basement. The cat broke out of the window and ran away but Peaches was left there to starve. There was a puddle of water on the floor where it had rained into the window and they all had a nice long drink. Peaches said cat food wasn't very good for her but she hadn't eaten is a long time so it would have to do for now. She said she preferred bugs and seeds and plants.
Again the sun was setting and the trio set off towards their safe haven at this Critter Camp they hoped to find. As they traveled it was hard for Peaches to keep up so she rode on Frankie's back part of the time. She hopped off Frankie and scrambled up to the road they were following alongside in the ditch and said wouldn't it be easier to walk up here? Frankie raced up and grabbed her, bringing her back to the ditch and said NO! There are big machines- cars and trucks- that move very fast on that road and will squash us flat! Soon a large truck whooshed past and Peaches trembled. Thank you Frankie for saving me again!
The sun comes up and they are near a small run down house in the middle of nowhere. They cautiously approach and find a rabbit laying on the ground tied to a tree with a rope.
Good heavens what has happened to you Frankie asks. The rabbit slowly and sadly says my people tie me out here for days and my collar hurts my neck. They don't like me and don't take care of me. I've given up. Frankie says no please don't give up! And he introduces his band of travelers and tells the rabbit their stories. He asks if the rabbit would like to come along and if he has a name. He says yes I would like to join you and I do not have a name. Everyone just calls me rabbit. So Frankie said if it's ok we will call you Rabbit too because in a book Mindy read to me there was a Rabbit who was strong and took care of himself. Rabbit agreed. Peaches proceeded to chew the collar off of Rabbit so he would be free. Rabbit and Peaches ate some grass, Bravehog found some more worms, and Frankie caught and ate a fish he saw in a pond where they all took a drink. After resting awhile They set off again at sunset. Rabbit easily kept up with and passed up Frankie and Bravehog and Peaches decided to ride on him for awhile. It was great fun but hard to hang on!
Soon it began to rain- lightly at first then harder. Everyone was getting cold they needed to find real shelter soon. They were in a forest now and stumbled across a small building. They all huddled under the stairs and dried off. Bravehog said I must tell yout hat I have to stay very warm or I'll go to sleep a long time and may not wake up. Bravehog said don't worry when I am calm my quills lay down and you won't get hurt if you are close to me. So Frankie and Rabbit curled around him to keep him warm, and peaches laid on top.
Frankie woke up nose to nose with a tiny white mouse as the sun shone beside the stairs. Frankie had never seen an all white mouse before! The little mouse said Hi I am snowdrop! My person let me go out here because she wanted me to "be free." But I am a pet mouse and I don't know how to live on my own! I am so happy to see you even though I have no idea what you are! Frankie smiled and explained to snowdrop all about their stories and their quest to find Critter Camp. He said snowdrop was more than welcome to come along, and she readily accepted the invitation. She showed the gang the kitchen at the forest preserve where she had chewed a hole in the wall to get into and found some food. She and peaches had to chew it more to make it big enough for everyone to get inside. They found packages of crackers and cookies that Peaches and Snowdrop ate, and some packets of tuna that Frankie and Bravehog tore open and devoured. Rabbit stayed outside contentedly nibbling on grass. Snowdrop took them to a puddle where they all drank until they were full.
Off they went towards the sleepy sun going to bed, the determined travelers on their mission. It was beginning to get colder at night and that made Bravehog slow down. Sometimes he needed to ride on Rabbit and burrow into his fur to stay warm. Leaves were changing colors and falling. Frankie knew that meant the weather would get colder. That happened just before Mindy took him outside to play in the freezing white stuff she called snow. Frankie knew that none of them could live outside in that cold, he was beginning to get worried. But he would not show it. He kept a steady resolve and brave face for his friends.
As the group got weary and the sun was rising they found them selves in a park. There was a hollow tree and they all climbed inside. There were bugs for Peaches, Snowdrop and Bravehog to eat, but nothing for Frankie. Finally Bravehog says try this worm it has a lot of protein! Frankie says yuck! But eats it anyway. Rabbit nibbled more grass. There's a small fountain nearby and they go for a drink. When they come back to their hollow tree to rest they hear a thud! A lizard fell out of their tree right on top of Rabbit! They all scattered then came back to see what this thing was. It looked dead. It was dark, cold and its eyes were shut. It's tail was black, the rest of the body a dull grayish brown. Slowly one eye opened and the lizard moved a bit. He said I'm sorry to startle you. My person left me here in the park a few days ago and it's been so cold I was sure I would die here. Frankie said they understood because Bravehog needed to be warm too. They all introduced themselves and told their stories and Frankie explained where they were going. He asked if the lizard had a name. He said I am a bearded dragon and my kind comes from Autralia , we need to be very warm all the time. But he did not have a name and Frankie said well, let me think about it for awhile. He also asked if the lizard wanted to come with them to Critter Camp. He said if I live that long, yes I would.
Frankie said we will carry you and you will make it, I promise!
They all huddled together in the hollow tree and kept warm and rested until it was getting dark and time to head west again.
They began to find a lot of farms- fields of corn and soybeans, some were harvested and bare some were brown and ready to harvest. There were lots of things for everyone to eat. As the sun came up they kept going, they had to. When all of a sudden the bearded dragon says find cover NOW! They ran quickly as a huge hawk started to swoop down at them trying to find his own dinner! Finally they got to a full cornfield and when they got there all were panting and out of breath. They told the lizard thank you over and over. Then Frankie said how did you know there was a giant bird coming at us? The Bearded dragon said he has a "third eye" a light sensor on top of his head to help warn him of predators. He showed it to the group and they were all very impressed!
They were all also exhausted. So they fell asleep in the cornfield all huddled together around the lizard and Bravehog. Frankie thought he felt a snowflake. He softly cried hoping not to alarm the others. He knew that if they did not make it at least they had each other, but he felt responsible because it was his dream that got them that far and put them through all these perils.
Not sure if he is dreaming or not Frankie hears a rustle, then it gets closer, yes it's real something is in the cornfield with them. He vows to protect the others with every ounce of strength he has no matter what this is. Snowdrop wakes up and cries CATS! Two cats! They will surely eat us all!
The gray cat said no they would not eat them. They are not supposed to eat other pets and they've seen pets like them before. Frankie was puzzled. How could any cats have seen such an odd group of animals before? The black cat with a crooked arm said He's Fred and I am Crookshanks. We live at a place called Critter Camp and there are all kinds of pets there just like you guys. Frankie could not believe his ears! Critter Camp? Really? Is this a dream? Could it be real? Fred said to Crooks we better bring them to CritterCampMom, she will know how to care for them. Crooks said yeah I suppose we should, and maybe we'll get an extra treat for saving them too!
The cats helped the small cold weak band of travelers towards a big white house near the field. They helped each of them up the stairs to the door. Frankie saw the sign on the porch that said Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary. He still couldn't believe it! But it was very late at night, surely everyone was asleep, they still may not survive out in this cold all night. The cats began to meow at the door, and a woman with long blond hair opened it and gasped. Where did you all come from?! Oh my who cares, lets get all of you taken care of right now!
Fade out then back in to see the bearded dragon now named Phoenix because of his dramatic rise from near death. His tail was infected and had to be amputated. He is lying under a basking lamp in a large tank with a hideout and a basking rock a bowl of water and a bowl for food- worms and greens.
Rabbit lived in a huge free range area with a dozen other rescued rabbits (after he was neutered!) and he got to tell them his story over and over.
Bravehog got his own big cage with a giant wheel and soft sleep sack and blankies. He got to eat yummy superworms and the special protein mix critter camp makes for all its insectivore mammals.
Frankie was the hero of the free range ferret room. Telling the amazing adventure he had led over and over while the other ferrets hung on his ever word!
Fred and Crooks had tuna for a treat for several days because they did such a good deed!
One day years later a girl of about 19 came to Critter Camp to volunteer for a day. She wanted to clean the ferret room because it reminded her of her beloved ferret that her parents made her give up. She said she tried to track him down but no one knew what happened to him. She thought about him every day and was so sad, hoping he was ok but fearing the worst.
She said he would be old by now, I just hope he is safe and loved. She told Critter Camp Mom about the good times she had with her ferret named Frankie.
Frankie slowly looked up- it was Mindy! She had found Critter Camp too! He climbed out of his sleep sack and crept over to her, his age slowing him down. Mindy began to cry. This is my Frankie! Where did you find him? Critter Camp mom told her the story of finding the group of animals on her porch late one night years ago.
Mindy spent the rest of the day holding and playing with her sweet ferret, crying and telling him how much she loved him and how proud of him she was that he found Critter Camp and even helped save other pets too! She promised to come visit him and she did, often, until the end of his days.
All the rescues are based on real life animals that Critter Camp has taken in, stray ferrets, a hedgehog found in a dumpster, a hamster abandoned in a rental property, a rabbit tied to a tree until its collar dug into its skin, a white mouse found at a forest preserve, a bearded dragon found in a park whose tail had to be amputated.
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary is the only rescue of its kind, taking in only small unadoptable and unusual pets to stay for sanctuary, is all volunteer operated, fully licensed and insured. A percentage of all profits from this film and the book go to support the rescue and to build a new stand alone facility so Critter Camp can help more animals.
During the Credits show families, couples and individuals going to small animal rescues to adopt their new pets, then they can go to pet stores to buy supplies too. There are thousands of small pets waiting for forever homes in shelters across the country. Please adopt then shop.


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The Truth Behind Screenwriting
This past weekend, after some confusion, Ryan hopped on New York's good ol' Chinatown bus to downtown Baltimore. We met him at the rendezvous point and proceeded to Millersville. After a night discussing love and loss with computer genius and "Sheol" supporter James Flowers, we followed East West Highway into Annapolis to begin outlining the feature version of "The Sheol Express".
Now, most everyone probably looks at writing as a relatively simple process. Break out the notebook, the moleskine, the laptop, the napkin – whatever the case may be – tap into your inner-self, and apply Three Act Structure to whatever thoughts are floating around your head. But before even this, there are a number of absolutely essential, and yet all-too-often overlooked, steps that must be taken to pave the path for a successful screenplay:
Never underestimate the power of toiletry accessories! Or of the brain's WD-40. All of which helped us work through forty-eight hours of brainstorming in my parents' unheated guest room. Harnessing the awesomeness of Google Wave, we banged our way through a rough outline, only to realize that, thanks to the History of Araboth (link) we wrote eons ago, "Sheol" – in its heart – wants to be a trilogy. That's right, folks. We kicked the idea around for a while, and in an inspired frenzy of creative tag-teaming, pieced together a seven-hour epic about The Third War. Owen's reluctant rise to leadership of the Old Regime, Rachael's fanatical alliance with a banished warlord, and Diggory's conniving black market empire meet on the battlefield of Araboth's fall from grace.
We then watched the documentary "Official Rejection", which is single-handedly responsible for eliminating our scotch whiskey reserves and reigning our dreams back into a self-contained feature… at least, for now. It's a bad idea to go into the festival circuit with just an overly-ambitious adaptation, we decided, and after a few more hours spent revisiting the short's themes – as well as some of the personal shit we're both struggling with in our own lives – we came up with a workable outline for a 110-page screenplay.
It's funny, really, to compare our notes plotting the short with our notes plotting the feature. While overlaps are evident, the new "extensions" afforded by our higher page-count are a joy. We'll get to visit the Ivory Gate, a sort of Ellis Island, Owen's point-of-entry into the much darker world of Sheol. We'll explore the Bordertowns of Sheol's less-than-civilized frontier. We'll see Owen's relationships mature and complicate, and we might even get to see what, exactly, lies in wait at the End of the Line. Simply put, "Sheol" has always wanted room to breathe, and now it's getting it. These next few months will be a ride, folks, as we run with "Sheol" through post-production and into the preliminary stages of its first expansion. Stay tuned!
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The History of Sheol: Part I – the Status Quo, the First War, & the Fall of Achra
Araboth is (assuming it exists, according to Reaf Cobham III, of Brouwerij) a forested paradise. It is hidden in the crescent valley on the other side of the mountains that crown the Herman Sea, far to the West of the Land of the Living. Araboth has always existed, just as the End of the Line has always existed; therefore, its history is rich and varied, involved enough to fill sixty-six windows aboard the Sheol Express.
Prior to the First War, Araboth was a land of virtually uninterrupted peace. Those who found it settled gladly, and no one questioned the way of life. Most citizens live in the capital, but the city's walls are by no means intended to limit. In fact, people live throughout the valley, with rugged individualists and simple rural folk choosing to make the woods their home. Everyone can come and go as they please.
Long ago, Achra, a prominent citizen of Araboth – if Araboth had had a government at the time, he would have ranked among its political leaders – began to question his restful way of life. To put it simply: he was bored. There was no conflict, no challenge; only an easy-going existence with no end in sight. Deeming Araboth an unsustainable utopia, its citizens lazy elitists, Achra rallied a formidable force of supporters, all of whom shared his disillusion. Together, they endeavored to plunge Araboth into conflict, and thereby awaken all those who had "fallen asleep"; that is, turned a blind eye to something as natural as human conflict. The citizens of Araboth were forced to oppose his efforts, in order to protect their way of life. So the Army of the Light (the name of Araboth's military) came into existence, and Araboth assembled its first governmental system, heretofore unnecessary, because there had never been any miscreants to govern. Walls were erected around the City to protect against Achra's rebellion. The War was swift: ultimately, Achra and his force were cast out of Araboth, forbidden to return.
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The History of Sheol: An Introduction
"The Sheol Express" is set in the drought-stricken land of Sheol – a world unto itself, as unique as Tolkien's Middle Earth, Lewis' Narnia, and Martin's Westeros. In the present era, Sheol can be divided geographically into three distinct areas: the Bordertowns in the East, with the forsaken Wastes stretching far West, to the End of the Line. Whispers of a fourth location spread throughout the land – a second-to-last stop called Araboth, before the End of the Line – green, teeming with life and flowing with water.
Does it exist? Some say.
Look for posts over the next couple of weeks detailing the History of Sheol, as recounted by Historian Reaf Cobham III, of Brouwerij, a believer in Araboth and first-class brewer of fine ales.
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We teach children to be emotionally mature, and to pursue their passions with perseverance and hard work.
SquashBond is based on genuine, sustained and meaningful interactions. Both on and off court, children come to understand each other through joint pursuit of their individual development as people and as athletes, and connect over a shared love for the game of squash.
SquashBond's basic structure of regular meetings over a period time of years facilitates the emergence of genuine experiences of how people can simultaneously hold profound differences and at the same time share a deep respect and even love for each other.
At SquashBond, children learn to take personal responsibility for their own futures. They develop maturity, confidence, respect for others, and life goals within the context of a shared society.
1. Encouraging personal development along with group development.
2. Integrating and instilling common values through real and regular interactions between the children from diverse backgrounds.
3. Inculcating the values of sportsmanship and goodwill towards each other.
4. Challenging children to realize their full potential as individuals, team members, athletes and citizens.


Greetings and salutations from a small place near Prague!
Gee, you might have a pretty good idea what this post is about.
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I wish I had discovered LibriVox years ago.
Poetry recitation is my passion!


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School Of Rock (And Content Marketing): 5 Lessons From The Red Bull Music Academy
Already a pioneer of brand content, Red Bull took things to a new level this year with its multi-platform Music Academy experience. Here, the architects of the project explain the process behind creating a massively ambitious content venture.
By Rae Ann Fera 8 minute Read
Red Bull has long been a bit of a pacesetter in the brand content space. From crazy action sports videos bearing the branding of the drink that gives you wings, to its out-of-this world Stratos stunt that dropped a man from the edges of space, the brand brings an uncommon level of ambition to the art of content–after all, the company has a dedicated unit devoted exclusively to making media, and making money from it.
Among its recent cutting-edge efforts, perhaps its most robust undertaking is Red Bull Music Academy, a month-long music festival that includes lectures, public concerts, and hands-on instruction in a purpose-built space for 60 fortunate music heads. Founded 15 years ago, the Music Academy has a long legacy of creating in-person moments for participants to meet music heroes, as well as bringing tons of live music to its host city (it's held somewhere different each time). In the last two years, however, Red Bull has elevated the volume and quality of content produced to new heights.
In addition to the live events, which were held in New York and wrapped last week, this year's RBMA content output included more than 70 pieces of video content created by NYC integrated commercial production company m ss ng p eces. Some of them were directly related to RBMA, like videos of the Academy's sessions, lectures, and concerts. Others were more loosely related to the music of New York, in general, like four short documentaries on seminal aspects of the NYC music scene (featuring DFA Records, the light art of Brian Eno, NYC's electro scene, and the city's new hip-hop sound), and Daily Note, a daily music newspaper published by Doubleday & Cartwright for the duration of RBMA.
RBMA's Davide Bortot says the increased editorial output certainly reflects the times–content marketing is exploding, and Red Bull itself has become a significant force with its Media House–but the real thrust behind creating so much more interesting content was simply based on opportunity.
"We have some of the most profiled music journalists as part of the event, and a lot of us on the team are former music journalists," says Bortot. "We just wanted to find an outlet for that. It's about taking the sprit of the Academy and applying the philosophy to a media product."
And what philosophy is that? "The driver in this process is the idea of sharing knowledge," Bortot says. "It's about local focuses and a global outlook and that those key values of the Academy are reflected in the content."
In this case, having knowledge as the foundation of RBMA's content creation was effective. Not only is the creative output a sterling example of how to do brand content right, it's amazing and informative content–full stop.
Fans of indie label DFA will relish the story of how the influential label came to be while hardcore producer types will appreciate the deep tech talk from studio sessions, like that with Four Tet. The thousands of people not lucky enough to snag a coveted spot among the 60 Music Academy participants can catch the lectures with luminaries like Brian Eno and Philip Glass. And those with a more passing interest in it all can flip through the snippets of content that were turned into charming animations from speakers like Giorgio Morodor.
In a world where everyone is rushing to create content–itself a word that Bortot says devalues the potential for telling brand stories–here are five bits of wisdom gleaned from RBMA on creating content that's relevant, entertaining, useful, and just works.
Let Brand Principles Lead.
Bortot says when coming up with an editorial focus for a broadened content strategy–which, until the relaunch of Red Bull Music Academy's website two years ago, primarily consisted of video capture of lectures and sessions–it was important to let RBMA's principles bind the content together. There were three:
"One of our principles is to take subcultures seriously. This is not something that's really special anymore, but 15 years ago when we launched it wasn't happening that much. We provide a platform where everything from drone metal to deep house is taken seriously as an art form," says Bortot.
He says the second was to create real life and digital encounters between people who usually wouldn't meet. "You'll see a lot of things in the Daily Note that normally wouldn't appear in the same magazine. It's important for us to expose our audience to as many influences as possible."
Finally, RBMA is dedicated to giving a platform to up-and-coming artist and musical movements. "If you want the really cheesy brand version of that, Red Bull's cultural engagement is based on the premises of giving wings to people and ideas. Even though we'd never say that publicly, in the end it's kind of what we do. We made a decision we wanted to work with up-and-coming artists."
Create Content People Actually Want.
While there is definitely a source-bias when it comes to areas like music journalism (where legit cred is a must), Bortot believes that with brand content, if executed properly, it doesn't matter where it comes from.
"I think the times of the one definitive [music] magazine are over. The times you can shove something up people's asses is over. They're looking for very specific things, so we take that into account when creating content," he says.
Content marketing works, says Bortot, when it creates something valuable for the consumer. "I think the whole idea of creating something meaningful and useful is beautiful," he says. "What we try to do is stand for certain values that maybe aren't out there anymore because of how the world is structured. We pride ourselves on bringing a certain quality to music journalism that might not exist anymore because of financial reasons, like commissioning a six-page article on Brian Eno's years in NYC."
He cautions against focusing on the communication vehicle over substance. "To me, the word content is where the problem starts. Content is almost disrespectful to what people do. People will just produce content because they need it, but what we try to do also is look at what people actually want to see and want to read," he says. "And not everything we do is insanely popular because some of it is very niche and obscure, but at least it's exactly the kind of thing you want to read if you're interested in that world. For the people who are interesting in modular synths, we want to have something that's truly of value."
Design Content To Be Shared.
As part of its partnership with Red Bull Music Academy, m ss ng p eces was instrumental in determining how the video content would be approached, packaged, and produced. "We had to produce at least one video each day of the RBMA, so we had to really look at it and make it better than it's been so far," says CEO, Executive Producer Ari Kuschnir. "In the past, it was good but it was very much event content. You'd look at it and it would be lectures and insidery stuff that got some play in the hardcore music community, but it didn't really transcend pop culture. We really wanted to hit that with making these daily shorter animation pieces, cut-downs of videos, live event things. We wanted to take it out of the interior dialogue and make it more widespread."
The short docs, says Kuschnir, are the perfect example of content destined to be passed around. "We made sure they were going to be definitive short films, that they'd be the ultimate reference and the thing that people from then on would remember. No one had done a visual piece on Brian Eno that focuses on the visual work that he's been doing for 30 years. All the content we set out to make is all incredibly viable, catchy, and sharable. It's all designed to be shared."
Production Should Reflect Intentions.
With so much content to produce at such a rapid pace, m ss ng p eces had to do some serious prioritizing, from determining which bits of the nearly 20 hours a day would be captured to how they'd be put together.
"Content production, particularly when you're doing so much of it, needs to have a more efficient process than advertising because the intentions behind the content are so different," says m ss ng p eces executive producer and partner Kate Oppenheim. "Advertising is a finely crafted art, and there's so much precision that goes into it because you're creating one asset that needs to last maybe for a year or 18 months. When you're producing 70 pieces of content in a month, you can't give it that same level of scrutiny. Which is not to say the quality is not on par, but it's a different beast."
Power to the (Right) People.
If efficiency was important to the success of RBMA's content production, so was empowering production partners. Oppenheim says that m ss ng p eces presented approaches to each category of content at the outset, but once all was agreed on, they were largely left to just go out and produce. "We made everything with relatively little supervision," she says, "though we were working in their offices so it wasn't completely freewheeling." Having the 18-person production team situated in the RBMA offices helped facilitate on-the-fly communication and give the relevant people a sense of oversight while still letting the production team produce vast amounts of video.
For its part, m ss ng p eces says it's crucial to have the right people on a project like this. "These projects are so few and far between, and that's because it's really resource intensive, so you have to be sure to have the right people behind it."
Which is why Bortot says RBMA always teams with local partners steeped in the cultural scene to create relevant and ultimately timeless content that at once fits Red Bull's brand values and informs and entertains those who encounter it.
Rae Ann Fera is a writer with Co.Create whose specialty is covering the media, marketing, creative advertising, digital technology and design fields. She was formerly the editor of ad industry publication Boards and has written for Huffington Post and Marketing Magazine


Having a legendary father that played basketball is something that some young players have to deal with but in DJ Wagner's case he has a grandfather to also add in the mix. Milt Wagner was a legend at Camden High School, Louisville University and played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dajuan Wagner Sr. shattered all his dad records at Camden High before a one and done stint at the University of Memphis before being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Basketball Spotlight sat down with young DJ Wagner to ask him some questions.
BS: Who is your favorite player and why?
DJW: My father and grandpop, they both had heart and played the game like killers.
BS: What's the strongest aspect of your game?
DJW: The way I attack!
BS: What's your fondest basketball moment?
BS: What is your dream college?
DJW: I don't have one I just want to make it to college.
BS: Who was the toughest opponent you ever faced?
DJW: Elijah Hardy because he was a guard with size and handle which is tough to guard at times.
BS: How do you deal with the pressure of being ranked so high in your class?
DJW: I like it because it makes me work harder.
BS: If you could have dinner with one person, whom would it be and why?
DJW: Russell Westbrook because I think he's a good guy off the court.


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Fan who attacked Bret Hart in police custody, charged with third degree assault
The fan who attacked Bret "Hit Man" Hart live during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony yesterday is currently arrested at NYPD's 78th Precinct in Brooklyn.
A law enforcement official told The Associated Press a 26-year-old man was in custody and facing criminal charges – two counts of assault in the third degree and disorderly conduct. The official was not authorized to discuss to the case and spoke on condition of anonymity. No name was released.
Third degree assault is prosecuted as a Class A misdemeanor and in many states, they are punishable by a maximum of one year in a county jail and a criminal fine. Description of third degree assault includes, "The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon."
In a brief statement, WWE said, "An over-exuberant fan surpassed our security at ringside and made his way briefly into the ring. The individual has been turned over to the proper authorities."
With less security around the ring due to the new set-up of the Hall of Fame, inductees had to give their back to the crowd during their speech as they had to face the hard camera. This prevented Bret and his niece Natalya from noticing the attacker until it was too late.
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        <url>https://github.com/visp-streaming/runtime</url>
        <tag>HEAD</tag>
    </scm>

    <dependencies>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
            <scope>test</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-redis</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-amqp</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-thymeleaf</artifactId>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.jadira.usertype</groupId>
            <artifactId>usertype.core</artifactId>
            <version>${jadira.usertype.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.quartz-scheduler</groupId>
            <artifactId>quartz</artifactId>
            <version>${quartz.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
            <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
            <version>${joda.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.spotify</groupId>
            <artifactId>docker-client</artifactId>
            <version>${spotify.docker.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
            <version>${apache.commons.lang.version}</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
            <version>${apache.commons.io.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
            <artifactId>commons-math3</artifactId>
            <version>${apache.commons.math.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
            <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-csv</artifactId>
            <version>${jackson.dataformat.cvs.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.pacesys</groupId>
            <artifactId>openstack4j-core</artifactId>
            <version>${openstack.version}</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.pacesys.openstack4j.connectors</groupId>
            <artifactId>openstack4j-httpclient</artifactId>
            <version>${openstack.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
            <artifactId>bootstrap</artifactId>
            <version>${webjars.version.bootstrap}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.webjars</groupId>
            <artifactId>jquery</artifactId>
            <version>${webjars.version.jquery}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>it.uniroma2</groupId>
            <artifactId>reled</artifactId>
            <version>1.0</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp</groupId>
            <artifactId>common</artifactId>
            <version>${visp.common.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>ac.at.tuwien.infosys.visp</groupId>
            <artifactId>topologyParser</artifactId>
            <version>${visp.topologyParser.version}</version>
        </dependency>

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
            <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
        </dependency>

    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <finalName>runtime</finalName>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>com.spotify</groupId>
                <artifactId>dockerfile-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>${dockerfile.maven.version}</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>default</id>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>build</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <configuration>
                    <repository>chochreiner/runtime</repository>
                    <tag>latest</tag>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>${maven.release.plugin.version}</version>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>bintray</id>
            <url>http://dl.bintray.com/chochreiner/visp</url>
            <releases>
                <enabled>true</enabled>
            </releases>
            <snapshots>
                <enabled>false</enabled>
            </snapshots>
        </repository>
        <!-- TODO remove infosys repositories as soon as bintray proves to be reliable -->
        <repository>
            <id>infosys</id>
            <name>infosys-maven-releases</name>
            <url>https://repo.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/artifactory/libs-release</url>
        </repository>
        <repository>
            <id>infosys-snapshots</id>
            <name>infosys-maven-snapshots</name>
            <url>https://repo.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/artifactory/libs-snapshot</url>
        </repository>
    </repositories>

</project>


Coreopsis Verticillata 'Route 66' is a fast and moderate growing perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 1 foot to 2 feet and an average width of 1 foot to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained or moderately drained. In the summer Route 66 Coreopsis produces red, bright yellow and maroon flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts butterflies and visual attention and is resistant to deer, drought and heat.
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Q: The program perform a loop to sum up all the value in the input. How can I optimize the loop part in MIPS? input:  .word 71 22 13 64 55 46 98

main:

        addi $t0, $zero, 7   # line 1
        addi $t1, $zero, 0   # line 2
        addi $t7, $zero, 0   # line 3

Loop:

    sll  $t2, $t1, 2     # line 4     t2 = 0
    addi $t1, $t1, 1     # line 5   t1 = 1
    la   $t6, input      # line 6    t6 = address of 71
    add  $t2, $t2, $t6   # line 7   t2 = address of 71
    lw   $t3, 0($t2)     # line 8    t3 = 71
    add  $t7, $t7, $t3   # line 9       t7 = 71
    bne  $t0, $t1, Loop  # line 10

A: You have:
int N = 7;
int i = 0;
int sum = 0;
do {
    int t0 = i << 2;      // scaling i*4
    i++;
    int p = (int) input;  // declaring p as int so addition won't scale as scaling has already been done via i*4
    p += t0;
    int t3 = * (int *) p; // cast to pointer type for dereference
    sum += t3;
} while ( i != N );

So, Michael's suggestions are to

*

*move constants out of the loop — p = input is a constant computation, always making the same result, so no need to do that repeatedly, just do it once before the loop.

*transform from array indexing to pointer dereferencing
Pointers combine the notion of a base address plus an index into one value.  Thus, we can eliminate the indexing variable, i.
int *p = input;
int *q = p + 7;           // where to stop is &input[7] note that this means p + 7*4 in assembly.
int sum = 0;
do {
    int t3 = *p;
    p++;                  // note that since p is int pointer, ++ in C here means +=4 in asm
    sum += t3;
} while ( p != q );

You can see that there is less code in general, and much less inside the loop (which is executed once for each element of the array).


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tbomlad
When asked if NJ was more attractive with Deron Williams, Howard said the following:
"Orlando's the most attractive place for me right now," Howard answered, a smile on his face. "They have a sexy new arena, a beautiful franchise, nice banners around here and been in the top four in the Eastern Conference for the past four years. Yes, Orlando's the most attractive place right now."
This statement says two things to me: One, there's no way Howard is playing for the Nets and Two, Howard has started his recruiting pitch to D-Will and Chris Paul among others. Howard & Otis will bring another superstar to Orlando and IMO it's an easy sell. I've said all along that Howard will not leave Orlando for the following reasons- he plays in the best arena in basketball, for one of the best organizations in basketball, for one of the top three teams in terms of talent from top to bottom, and in a income tax free state with warm weather all year round. And yes, it is about championships and Orlando is as close as anyone, and with the right addition there probably on the top of that list. So for all the media heads in big cities that want to continue to conjure up rumors of Howard wanting to play for their team, the only people you're fooling is those fans that want to believe it.
ChitownSports16
I mean what else is he suppost to say when hes getting paid by the Magic?? But, I do hope he stays in Orlando and I can see CP3 going to the magic.
Yeah, I can see Howard staying in Orlando as well. Depends on how they do in the playoffs over the next 2 years IMO.
Mcphee2222
Key words: Right Now
Not thread-worthy... He won't say anything negative about them, he's too much of a professional for that.
clutchski
I think he stays
He is not going to say I want out right now. He gave the correct answer.
Badluck33
Lakers or Bulls.
Hunter48MVP
Dwight Howard + 2012= Lakers
jmoney85
why does every idiot on this board keep saying dwight to the lakers.... the lakers will be borderline dismantled when this new cba comes around
I think by the trade deadline next year Bynum (and other pieces) will be on the Magic and Dwight a Laker (with a contract extension)
Why does one specific idiot that does not use capital letters in at least one specific post make a post to criticize others because he disagrees with them and does not take into account a players personality and ambitions out side of basketball when make a close minded post?
What do you guys expect him to say. He is still a member of the Magic and he's a class act. He's obviously going to say the politically correct thing. A lot can change between now and 2012.
The Jokemaker
I hope he stays in Orlando. He could possibly go down as the greatest player in Magic history.
Probably the same reason you use run-on sentences to criticize others featuring improper grammar in them.
This subject has been beat to death.


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What My Mother Gave Me
If you're searching for a Mother's Day present, buy What My Mother Gave Me: Thirty-One Women on the Gifts That Mattered the Most (Algonquin, April 2nd 2013). It's a compilation put together by Elizabeth Benedict and features stories by Lisa See, Joyce Carol Oates, Jean Hanff Korelitz and more.
I was scared that it would be "feel-good", story after story that were more forced than genuine. My fears were unfounded and What My Mother Gave Me is real and touching. Some of the writers chose to talk about tangible gifts that their mothers gave them and others wrote about gifts of compassion, strength and ways of thinking. Lisa See wrote about her mother's determination to be published, which was something that See also inherited. Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short essay about the quilt that her mother gave her, who writes, "There is nothing so comforting as wearing clothes your mother has sewn or knitted for you."
Not all of the women featured in What My Mother Gave Me had happy childhoods but even they found gifts that they received from their mothers. The essays were real, raw and honest. The difficulties were stated and the happiness were written about in a way that was neither overly sentimental or mushy. It's due to this that What My Mother Gave Me felt so relatable. It portrays the beauty in mother-daughter relationships and it's something that everyone should read.
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Doctors Pluck More Than a Dozen Maggots from Gardener's Eye
A 53-year-old man went to a French emergency room complaining of a persistently itchy eye. He told his medical team that earlier that day while gardening, he had "felt something enter his right eye."
Upon closer examination, doctors at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France found more than dozen squirming larvae in his eye. Incredibly, the man still had 20/20 vision.
The diagnosis was external ophthalmomyiasis, medical terminology for an infestation of the eye by fly larvae. The infestation had caused dilated blood vessels, a condition known as conjunctival hyperemia.
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"In this case, the larvae were removed with forceps and identified as Oestrus ovis, also known as the sheep bot fly, which had presumably flown into the patient's eye and deposited the larvae," reported the medical team in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in an April 7, 2022, report.
But here's a twist: The gardener does not have livestock on his property. Rather, he told his medical team that his garden was located close to a sheep and horse farm.
Sheep botflies are common in France and found around the world, so long as there are sheep and goats around. Eggs are fertilized, developed, and hatched inside of a mother fly who will then then deposit the living parasitic babies inside of the nasal passages and cavities of domesticated livestock, according to the University of Florida. Depending on the phase of their life cycle, sheep botflies move throughout the nasal passage until they reach a size of about 1 inch. At this point, they travel back to the nostrils awaiting their host's next sneeze, which catapults them out into the world.
Sheep botflies have also been known to infect deer, and though they aim to infect the noses of their hosts, they will sometimes unintentionally enter the eye sockets of animals and humans. Though perhaps disturbing, such infestations are still relatively rare. Between 1918 and 2017, human infestation has been reported 295 times.
After taking video footage and snapping a few photos, the doctors attending the case above removed the larvae one at a time with tiny tweezers and prescribed antibiotics to prevent infection. During a follow-up visit 10 days later, they found the patient did not suffer any secondary infection or eye damage.
Abihaidar, Nicolas, and Thibaud Garcin. "External Ophthalmomyiasis Due to Oestrus Ovis." New England Journal of Medicine, Apr. 2022. world, www.nejm.org, https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm2115416.
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Yirka, Bob, and Medical Xpress. Gardener's Itchy Eye Turns out to Be Maggot Larvae Infestation. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-gardener-itchy-eye-maggot-larvae.html. Accessed 11 Apr. 2022.
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LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the appointment of Nancy Krupiarz, of Haslett, to the Michigan Snowmobile and Trails Advisory Council.
Housed within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, the 11-member council advises the department director and governor on the creation, development, operation and maintenance of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state.
"Nancy is a great choice for this post," said Snyder. "I am confident her background and experience will assist her in effectively serving the people of the Great Lakes State on the council."
Krupiarz is executive director of the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance, a position she has held since 2005. She previously worked with the Michigan chapter of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and in the Michigan Legislature. Krupiarz holds a bachelor's degree in office management and psychology from Central Michigan University. She will represent non-motorized trail user members, and fills the vacancy created by the resignation of John Gonway.
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When you enroll in beauty schools in New Mexico, you learn about various cosmetology concepts such as cutting and styling hair, applying make up, performing manicures, and waxing many different areas of the body. You also learn basic business skills and the necessary safety regulations. Many cosmetology programs in New Mexico require general education courses such as English, mathematics, and communication. According to the New Mexico State Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists, individuals pursuing cosmetology programs in New Mexico must complete a minimum of 1,600 clock hours of training.
Once you have completed your training at a beauty school, you must receive a passing score a written and practical licensing examination. Upon passing the examination, you will have the ability to work as a cosmetologist or related position in the state of New Mexico. Cosmetology licenses must be renewed every year and individuals with an expired licensed for one year, but less than five years are required to retake the licensing examination and pay renewal and late fees.
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Q: Show posted on date only for posts in a certain category I am using a lot of custom post types throught my site and don't want to show a "posted on" date on them.
I only want date to be shown for the post in "Featured" category.
I've made some changes in loop:
swapped
<?php twentyten_posted_on(); ?>
with
<?php if($category->name == 'Featured'){twentyten_posted_on();} ?>
Now the date is gone everywhere, including the posts within "Featured" category as well... What am I doing wrong?

A: I do not see why you want to do such a thing but it would be easier to proceed like that :
if( has_category('Featured') ) twentyten_posted_on();


Sun, sand, sea and Sangria Soak up the sun, buy a new hat and some flip flops, linger over a beachside lunch and take a long siesta under a shady palm tree - then dance through the night at Europe's wildest nightclubs.
Sit back with a cocktail and watch the sunset That's pretty much the timetable for your hen weekend in Magaluf, the Balearic Island that attracts a million hedonists a year to its shores. They come to spend the languid days stretched out on white sands and swimming in the turquoise waves of the Med and then turn up the heat for sizzling nights sampling the outrageous bars and clubs. After all, where else can boast the world's best and largest foam machine? Legendary nightclub BCM hosts regular foam, popcorn and water parties - a guaranteed way to break the ice and meet new friends.
World famous and celebrity DJs often make an appearance! Magaluf is also famous for the roll call of celeb DJs it attracts so expect to hear bang-up-to-date sets that create a memorable weekend's soundtrack. Make sure you take a walk down Punta Ballena as evening falls - the bars and pubs are heaving with carefree young things all gearing up to hit the clubs. And then finally on to the unabashed revelry of the Magaluf clubs where laser shows, jungle and techno sounds and a total party atmosphere make the hen weekend one you'll never forget.


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Tulip Radio was the local community radio station covering the area of Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. The name was linked to Spalding's  heavy involvement with the horticulture industry. The town was famous for its tulips, and used to host an annual Flower Parade (originally the Tulip parade) every May. The station had a float in the Spalding Flower Parade. Founded in 2001 as 'Tulip FM', and renaming in 2006 to Tulip Radio, in April 2008 the station was awarded an initial 5-year full-time community radio licence by Ofcom, the UK Media regulator. The station commenced full-time broadcasting on 12 June 2009.

Tulip Radio was one of few radio stations nationally to offer media training to secondary students in local schools from its studios in The Crescent, originally funded by the leader+ scheme. Some of the students went on to present shows on the station. The station was regularly involved in community events such as the Annual Spalding Pumpkin Festival, the Flower Parade, Food Festival as well as Macmillan Cancer Support events & Springfields fireworks.

In 2007, the station also took on the job of finding the South Holland Flower Queen to be the leading lady of the  Spalding Flower Parade. On 3 December 2011 Tulip Radio organised, on behalf of Spalding & Area Chamber of Commerce, the Christmas Lights Switch On.

As well as its own broadcasts, it joined the Blackfriars Arts Centre in helping to set up a radio station in Boston, Lincolnshire, formally known as Stump Radio which broadcasts during July on 87.7 FM. Stump eventually went on to become Endeavour Radio and is still going on.

Aborted rescue and closure

It was announced on Monday 12 December 2016 that Tulip Radio would cease broadcasting at 12 noon on Tuesday 13 December 2016. During the final show, aired live from 9.00am to 12 Noon, presenters Chris Carter and Jan Whitbourn were hand-delivered details of a rescue plan. This was mentioned on-air, with the possibility that all might not be over - they noted that the station was on a firm financial footing, it was just short of technical assistance and help with presentation of programmes.

The rescue plan came from Hereward Media (Peterborough) Limited, a local registered charity whose objectives are to advance the education and training of the inhabitants of Peterborough, the Fenlands and their surrounding areas in broadcasting and audio, video and media skills techniques. Spalding and South Holland are part of the charity's catchment area.

The station relaunched on Monday 2 January 2017 at 7.00am, when a special show hosted by new technical and station directors revealed some of the new shows and approaches which would be adopted in the following months. The station began identifying itself as "Tulip - The Station You Can Really Call Your Own".

On Monday 30 January 2017 Hereward Media announced that they were no longer working with Tulip Radio, citing irreconcilable differences and a catalogue of what was described as "unhelpful behaviour". A statement from Tulip Radio stated they were the ones who had made the decision to break the Memorandum of Agreement with Hereward Media, noting that it had been "terminated by the board". They also stated "broadcasting ceased and we shall be informing Ofcom that we intend to hand in our community radio licence".

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Please use this thread for all posts relating to our FA Cup Fourth Round match against Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge, before, during and after the game.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 18:00 Sunday, 27th January, 2019 (Local UK time/date).
Christensen apparently missed yesterday with a hamstring issue, so doubtful for Sunday I would assume. Might have to wheel out Cahill or Drinkwater.
You pick the players who won't play next PL game, so Alonso vs Emerson here will be a (reverse) big clue to the rest of the season.
I'd like to rest Rudiger too. Perhaps Azpi or Ampadu or Alonso at CB. Especially now we seem to be entering the last half of season with 3 CBs only.
Of course, in regard to this I would like to see Alonso start tomorrow. I think Emerson deserves a run for the next few PL games as he seems to be hitting form whilst Alonso has been quite poor for a while now. A rest should do Alonso good and healthy competition might make him step up his game. After the Arsenal game when Sarri made his comments he mentioned that there might be a few small changes. Perhaps dropping Alonso is one. It never hurts to show that a senior player is not untouchable.
CHO starting is obviously a no-brainer. Good opportunity to test Ampadu in the Jorginho role. Hopefully Christensen is back, he needs every minute he can get at the moment. Emerson excelled against Spurs, so I have Alonso in here for Emerson to start against Bournemouth. And anything else than a start for Higuain would be a murder for the fans, who have not seen a proper CF in 1.5 years. The wait has been too long to bare.
I think Emerson should start the next few games, including this one.
Why on earth shouldn't he start today and against Bournemouth?


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Full time - Chelsea 2-2 Burnley Chelsea held at home today to Burnley. A 2-2 scoreline was enough for the Blue's to move into 4th, but is it enough to keep Burnley afloat? Also, Happy birthday! Today the defender David Luiz turns 32 years old 👏🏼.


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Fractus filed suit against Samsung in May 2009. Over a year later, Samsung petitioned the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") for inter partes reexamination for all the claims Fractus asserted in the litigation. Fractus and Samsung proceeded to trial on May 16, 2011, and after a five day trial, a jury found that Samsung's accused phones infringed Fractus's asserted patents and assessed damages through trial. After the jury's verdict, the Court denied Samsung's post-trial motions and entered final judgment. See Fractus verdict affirmed in JMOL rulings; damages enhanced but no injunction. The Court also severed Fractus's claim for an ongoing royalty into a separate action and ordered the parties to attempt to negotiate, via mediation, a license for a post-verdict royalty without the Court's intervention.
But just recently, the PTO issued a ruling closing the reexam proceedings and rejecting all the assrted claims of the four patents that the jury determined were infringed. Samsung now requested a stay of the proceedings in order to allow any potential appeal from the BPAI to proceed concurrently at the Federal Circuit with Samsung's appeal from the jury's verdict. Fractus, on the other hand, asserted that it was entitled to a stay of the reexam proceedings, and was seeking that from the PTO.
Judge Love noted that Samsung failed to address any of the factors that district courts consider when determining the efficacy of staying a litigation pending completion of a reexamination. "Given that the factors cut heavily against the granting of a stay," he noted, "Samsung argues that the factors are not applicable, and that the Court should instead apply the appellate standard for staying an appeal." Judge Love rejected this argument and addressed the traditional factors typically considered by district courts regarding such a motion, and denied the requested stay.