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How Can You Use At Sign @. Expert Analysis
February 24, 2022 by Staff Writer
The sign / Symbol @, is generally read aloud as "at." It is also known as the at symbol, commercial at, or address sign. When the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) specifications were being written in July 1972. Someone suggested including some email programs written by Ray Tomlinson, an engineer at Bolt Beranek and Newman, the chief contractor on ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), the precursor to the Internet. U+0040 is the Unicode for the at @ sign.
The at @ Sign / Symbol is frequently used in email addresses and social media to tag specific persons in posts.
Whatever the origins of the @ (at) symbol, the history of its use is more well-known: it has long been used as an abbreviation of arroba in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese.
At Sign @
Although it was not on the keyboard of the first commercially successful typewriters, it appeared on at least one model in 1889 and the very popular Underwood models from the "Underwood No. 5" in 1900 forward. The @ sign was first used in email addresses in the 1970s and is now standard on most computer keyboards.
How Can You Use at Sign @ in Day to Day Life
In the Spanish Language
Malay Language
In Madagascar Language
As Usernames
Computer languages
Technically you can't find an email address that doesn't use (at) @ sign.
For example – whenhowandwhat@gmail.com.
Organizations frequently disguise their members' email addresses or workers on web pages by removing the @ symbol. This well-known approach makes email addresses less accessible to spam algorithms that search the Internet for them.
In modern English, the @ sign is a commercial symbol that means at and at the rate of. Or at the price of. This has been used occasionally in financial ledgers.
The term amigos have traditionally been used to refer to male buddies and a mixed group or to those whose genders are unknown. Gender-inclusive language advocates would replace it with amig@s in these two examples. In Spanish language they use amigos only when the group referred to is all-male and amigas only when the group is all female.
@ is an informal acronym for the Malay word "atau," which means "or" in English.
The @ symbol in Malagasy (Madagascar's official language) is an informal abbreviation for the prepositional form amin'ny.
In social media, particularly on Twitter and Facebook, the @ sign is widely used to signal a reply; for example, @peter to answer Jane's previous comment. Similarly, @ is sometimes used for "attention" in email messages that were initially sent to someone else.
Twitter usernames are in the form @Anne; this type of username is frequently referred to as a Twitter "handle."
The @ symbol is used in many programming languages and computer languages, including HTML, JAVA, C#, Python, PHP, Livecode, Forth, and Ruby.
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On Monday, the IRS revealed that a criminal syndicate's massive theft of American taxpayer data was much worse than originally thought.
The tax-collection agency said it realized the total number of victims was twice as high after it conducted "an extensive review covering the 2015 filing season."
Until this spring, the IRS website provided a tool called "Get Transcript." It was meant to help taxpayers who lose track of old tax documents. They could easily download several years of tax forms for tasks like applying for a mortgage or college financial aid.
It's a popular tool. Earlier this year, Americans used it to download 23 million transcripts, the agency said.
To keep out fraudsters, the "Get Transcript" tool asked for lots of personal information before granting access: Social Security numbers, birthdays, physical addresses and more.
Apparently, an unnamed cybermafia used previously acquired stolen information to dupe the "Get Transcript" tool -- and downloaded millions of tax documents related to the 330,000 people whose tax forms had been stolen.
Tax forms contain much more sensitive information, including salary, family information, and property and investment values. With this additional stolen information, criminals can claim bogus tax refunds -- or open credit lines in your name.
New evidence shows that the criminals had access to the personal information of some 610,000 taxpayers. They managed to use the "Get Transcript" tool to access tax documents for about half of them.
Originally, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the crooks used 15,000 of them to claim tax refunds in other people's names. The agency said it hasn't yet conducted a review to see if that number is also going up.
This incident is a curious one. It wasn't a hack -- or even a data breach. These fraudsters didn't manage to break into IRS computers at all. They just turned a useful IRS feature into a leaky faucet -- by answering all the verification questions correctly.
That's one reason the IRS has started an experimental program in which it gives select taxpayers a six-digit PIN. It's an additional layer of protection, like a passcode.
The IRS is extending this PIN to the 330,000 people whose tax documents were exposed in this incident. However, it's not offering that protection to the other 300,000 people -- even though they arguably need it too (given that criminals already have their Social Security numbers and can already claim tax refunds in their names).


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What to Expect from US-India Relations in 2016
U.S.-India ties are heading in the right direction, according to India's former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal.
By Kanwal Sibal for The Diplomat
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India-U.S. ties have been transformed in recent years, best exemplified with the newly declared global strategic partnership between the two countries. Yet, what is the reality of the partnership in terms of achievements on the ground? And, what could be the future expectations?
For starters, the United States' Pakistan policy remains a problematic issue. The objective of the two countries to advance regional security together is impeded by the continuation of U.S. military aid to Pakistan. This is done through presidential waivers to overcome the provisions of the Kerry-Lugar legislation, which requires Pakistan to act verifiably against terrorist groups on its soil before U.S. aid can be released.
Furthermore, the United States does not consider the Taliban as a terrorist organization. The U.S. is, in reality, engaged in an effort to accommodate the Taliban politically in Afghanistan in a Pakistan-brokered deal, which is a risk to India's security. It is thus difficult to see how, in these circumstances, the counter-terrorism partnership between India and the U.S. can be a defining one for the 21st century.
U.S. President Barack Obama's affirmation in 2010 that "the United States looks forward to a reformed UN Security Council that includes India as a permanent member" was viewed as a major evolution in the U.S. position. Yet up to now, the United States has not clearly defined its position on the expansion of the United Nations Security Council, due to the fact that U.S. openness to India's hope for permanent membership on the council remains at a declaratory stage.
Similarly, while past joint U.S.-India statements have repeatedly spoken about India's membership in the four export control regimes, and, India has been declared ready for Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) as well as Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) membership, so far no tangible progress has occurred. Breakthrough understandings at the governmental level on national tracking and liability issues have removed political roadblocks in the way of civilian nuclear cooperation.
However it is now time for U.S. companies to take the call, as the larger question of the commercial viability of U.S. supplied nuclear reactors remains. With India ratifying the Convention on Supplementary Compensation, an international nuclear liability regime governed by the International Atomic Energy Agency, it appears that the decks have been cleared for progress within a year on the project to supply six Westinghouse nuclear reactors to India. Nevertheless General Electric, another supplier, continues to hold out. Without a strong U.S. leadership role, progress is unlikely to come soon.
In the past, the United States had virtually no defense ties with India. Today, apart from a renewed Defense Framework Agreement, the U.S. has become a large supplier of defense equipment to India, and even the biggest in the last few years, with contracts worth almost $13 billion. In addition, the largest number Indian joint military exercises are with the United States.
Robust language has appeared in joint India-U.S. statements in 2013, 2014, and 2015 on defense cooperation. However, so far, less than expected progress has been made in the area of defense manufacturing under the so-called Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI). During Obama's visit to India, four "pathfinder" projects under the DTTI rubric involving relatively minor technologies were announced. Contacts between the two sides under this U.S. initiative continue. Two other projects of note, one on aircraft carrier technology and the other on jet engine technology, are also under discussion.
U.S.-China tensions are growing, and, India too has longstanding disputes with China. The 2015 U.S.-India Joint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region specifically addresses maritime territorial disputes involving China and, among other things, affirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime security and ensuring freedom of navigation and freedom of the air throughout the region, especially in the South China Sea.
U.S. trade and financial relations with China are vast; India too seeks stable and economically productive ties with China. India has the difficult task ahead of managing the China threat by both engaging closely with the United States and reaching out to China. At the same time, the credibility of the U.S. rebalance to Asia and the Pacific is yet to be tested.
As part of closer India-U.S. understandings on the Indo-Pacific region, India and the United States have decided to include Japan in the bilateral India-U.S. Malabar naval exercises. The trilateral India-U.S.-Japan political dialogue has also been raised from the official to Ministerial level.
However, India's problems with China are principally related to ongoing border disputes arising from a boundary disagreement and Beijing's deepening relationship with Islamabad. In both cases, India cannot count on the United State to take a position supportive of India. This points to the limits of the strategic partnership, as such a partnership falls short of supporting India's territorial sovereignty.
When it comes to deepening bilateral economic relations between the two countries, progress has been mixed. For one thing, U.S. businesses remain reluctant to invest in India because of their beliefs that the Indian government has not yet delivered on promises to ease doing business in India including taxation issues, and implement general economic reforms in the country.
Nevertheless, the IT sector has brought the knowledge economies of India and the United States closer together and it constitutes the strongest link Washington has with the drivers of India's modernization and innovation. However, the United States is unfortunately targeting this sector with higher visa costs and increased restrictions.
What is the way forward when it comes to bilateral economic relations?
Among other things, the India-U.S. collaborative economic agenda should include co-production and co-development of defense products under the Make in India program, coal gasification technologies, and the issuance of a non-FTA country waiver in order for India to gain access to U.S. fossil fuel reserves.
The bilateral economic agenda should also extend to partnerships in the area of agricultural technology, the civil aviation sector, life sciences, infrastructure financing, and green financing, among others. Bilateral dialogues should also address visa issues in the IT/ITES (i.e. outsourcing services) sectors, focus on exporting synergies in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, and find means to support university and other skill development exchanges.
The India-U.S. relationship is being increasingly consolidated. However, like in any such relationship — especially between the world's foremost political, military, economic and technological power and a large developing country advanced in certain sectors of the knowledge economy, but beset with serious problems of poverty as well as at unequal stages of development internally — differences are normal.
Much work lies ahead to make the India-U.S. relationship a "defining one" in the 21st century, but we are headed in the right direction.
Dr. Kanwal Sibal joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1966, eventually serving as the Foreign Secretary of India from July 2002 to November 2003. Dr. Sibal served as Ambassador of India to Egypt, France, and Turkey. This article has previously been published on the EastWest Institute Policy Innovation Blog.
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You can see most of my paintings and prints – paper or digital – on my web site. Some of my pictures are available on my photoblog, and here you can find some of the photos I've taken for BBC over time, as long as they are still available on their web site.
You also can see some of my photos on Getty Images.
Now let's see… I'm not working at NASA, my name is not exactly on the list of NY Times bestseller authors, no new pyramid has been discovered within the last 15 years (at least I have not reported any), and I have never been asked to fly to Stockholm, Sweden to receive a certain prize (I have to admit, I have never been nominated either), you might think that I'm not taking my life as serious as I used to get in school days. But make no mistake! Right now I'm on the path of becoming one of the most famous mythologists of the world, one who knows the Western mythology, Eastern mythology, anything in between, and even Extraterrestrial mythology if need be. The only problem is that I have not been able to convince anybody to pay me for it (yet).
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The posted video shows multiple applications from the first movement of Pinan Shodan, Heian Nidan, Pyung Ahn Edan. The movement can also be found in the WTF form Taebaek. Keep in mind what you see on the video is only ONE movement of ONE Kata. I hope you enjoy it. And of course I hope to meet many of you on the 27th.


I have a question about fuel economy and (I know there's many, many threads out there for fuel economy already).
Basically my Golf GTI which I just recently bought has ridiculously low fuel economy - I literally get about 13 MPG average (city driving). From what I've read on forums I should be getting about 20's in city??
I didn't buy this car for fuel economy at all so I still think every penny is worth it! It's great fun but the MPG I'm getting is absolutely ridiculous. I also have a VR6 Golf 2.8 which gets much better fuel economy and I'm so confused?!
I know that my MAF sensor is playing up as if I push it in then the engine misfires so I'm about to get that replaced. The fuel economy could be down due to the MAF sensor being faulty from what I've heard anyway but it still shouldn't be this low!
Has anyone had this? This ultra low fuel economy on a golf 2.0 TFSI.
Also to add the car is fully and totally stock, it's a 55 Plate Axx engine code and nothing has been touched ever, not even a remap.
And finally I use 99 RON only - either 99 Tesco Momentum or VPOWER. Car has also been fully serviced with the cam follower changed too and also little bits like the temperature sensor.
Check the thermostat is working correctly, my car was running cold which meant it was using more fuel, only low to mid 20's. Since having it replaced my car runs at 90 degrees and I now see late 20's and up to 34mpg on a run.
Yup that's what mine does. I can get up to 40 on a long slow motorway run in light traffic.
Is your low mpg just going by what the trip computer says or have you done your own calculations?
@PKGTI - I'll get that checked out - although I think thermostat is fine as temperature goes to 90 quickly within 10+ minutes of driving or so.
@neilw - Wow 40MPG!!!!!! That doesn't even seem possible to on my car! Right now it's as if I'm driving a G63 AMG lol.
@Octoparrot - Okay so the 13 MPG figure I quoted is from the trip computer.. The trip computer always shows me stupid MPG figures - Extremely Low.
Calculating the MPG myself after logging miles and how much I filled up I still get around 15MPG maybe and let me add how that's even sensible driving. When I put my foot down it just eats.
Oh and guys let me add. Checking fault codes using a proper Snap-on Diagnostics computer I have found a boost fault code. I don't believe it's a leak but something to do with wiring as one of the wiring rooms in the engine bay seems tampered with.
I'm going to check every wire in the engine bay, I'm hoping I find the issue and get better MPG figures! But also full power.
rubbish coils, spark plugs (check gap 100%), dodgy PCV, DV, air vacuum/boost leaks, fuel filter, tyre pressures, tracking and lambda sensors.. amongst an even bigger list, I've seen and heard of all these causing bad MPG.
maybe also run some kind of injector cleaner through it.
They are thirsty buggers on short runs - high teens is what we get, with a best of 42 mpg on a long run. All good points to check from the other guys and I would recommend a tank of BG44k also.
I thought the same after getting my ed30 comparing to my Corrado vr6.
The best I've ever got out of a tank is 340miles on a long journey on the ed30, which I thought was pants for a modern car, but it's fast car so you have to expect it I guess. Right foot and all that.
Thanks for all the reply's guys. It's so annoying that I can't post without a moderator checking my comment first lol otherwise I've been replying straight after your messages.
@muff1991 Thanks for that amazing list.. I will definitely be sure to check all these things and replace. MAF Sensor defo needs changing so that's first. Like I said earlier for some reason when I plug my current MAF sensor connector in fully the engine starts misfiring. Therefore I've left the connector like that too since I've bought the car (previous owner left it halfway into the slot too so I didn't realise).
No worries at all mate, it's not a definite answer but it's a start.
I would strongly recommend you replace the MAF. If the cars running when you unplug it (running on basic settings) and running rough with its connected then that's 100% faulty and almost definitely your mpg problem.
Hopefully you'll be able to skip the moderator bit soon once you've done a few posts.
Update for all you guys!
Just replaced my MAF sensor, engine now doesn't misfire and getting much much better MPG readings!
MAF sensor was from TPS, I tried one from Europarts as they were giving lifetime warranty too however that didn't fit.
Glad you got it sorted mate, made sense to be the MAF. You are better off with the genuine part for that kind of thing. Much better quality and will provide your ECU with accurate readings. Also will last longer that Euros one.
If I drive my ED30 very slowly I can get 400 miles from a tank, which is only 33mpg. By very slowly, I mean stints of being stuck behind HGV elephant races and never giving it more than 30% throttle, and never exceeding 70mph. So, by driving a GTI in a very un GTI fashion, it still can't meet the manufacturer's claims.
That's a long term average by the way, verified with pump calculations.
If I drive it how GTIs should be driven, and cruise at 85-90mph where possible, the long term average drops to 28mpg.
To be fair, 28mpg isn't bad for a 300hp turbo hatch. 300hp cars from the 90s would be lucky to return 20mpg.


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The Trouble with Student Data Privacy Laws
Student data privacy laws try to protect our children, but confusion still reigns
School districts know that educational institutions are key targets for cybercriminals. It would help if there was a clear strategy for protecting our children. However, between the Federal government and state legislatures, student data privacy laws consist of a jumble of regulations. The lack of consistent strategy makes it much more difficult to protect student data.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
FERPA is the only federal regulation that covers both student data privacy and security issues. President Ford signed FERPA into law in 1974. The purpose of the Act is to protect the confidentiality of student records.
The Act wasn't originally a law unto itself. It is commonly called the Buckley Amendment because it was originally offered as an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. As a result of how FERPA evolved, there were no legislative committee reviews or public hearings on the topic of student privacy.
Congress and the Department of Education (ED) amended FERPA nine times in its history. Many people believe that ED has weakened what started out as a strong privacy law. Many parents agree and want the states to provide more regulation on the topic.
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The Status of State Student Data Privacy Laws
As of August 2019, there were 126 state laws covering student data privacy. This indicates that most states are trying to patch the gaps in FERPA by passing student data privacy laws. But it also creates confusion about the best strategies to follow to ensure that privacy.
The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy and the Network for Public Education recently released a report that grades each state on their privacy laws. The report gives points in the five core principles created by the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, along with two additional categories that were added later. Those categories are:
Parental and student rights
Limitations on commercial use of data
Data security requirements
Oversight, enforcement, and penalties for violations
Parties covered and regulated
Unfortunately, this report card showed significant shortfalls in what the states are doing. For example, no state received an "A" grade. Four states received a grade in the "B" range, and 11 states received a grade of "F" because they have no student data privacy laws. The state of Louisiana, which has passed seven laws between 2014 and 2018, received a "C-" grade.
According to stakeholders in the area of student data privacy, there's still a long way to go before the states protect student privacy to the degree necessary in each of the identified categories.
Some States are Moving in the Right Direction
There are some notable state laws that are moving legislation in the right direction. Here are some examples.
Texas Student Data Privacy Laws
Senate Bill 820 is notable because it details requirements for a school district's cybersecurity framework. The framework must meet requirements set by the Department of Information Resources and secure the district's infrastructure against attacks. It must also include a program to plan for cybersecurity risk assessment and mitigation.
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In addition, the superintendent of each district must designate a cybersecurity coordinator to maintain contact between the district and the education agency. The coordinator must report any unsuccessful or successful cyberattacks to the education agency.
California Student Privacy Laws
California passed six bills related to student data privacy between 2014 and 2018. Those bills:
Restrict the use of student data to administering public services or programs
Mandate provisions in a Local Educational Agency (LEA)'s contracts to cover how LEA or the vendor will secure student data
Mandate that school districts use student identification numbers rather than social security numbers in whole or in part
Prohibit operators of websites or online services from using information about elementary or secondary school students except in stated circumstances
New Hampshire Student Privacy Laws
New Hampshire passed 10 student data privacy laws between 2014 and 2018. Those bills cover a range of topics including:
Requiring the LEA to create data security and breach notification policies, and to publish an annual breach report
Prohibiting any school or LEA from providing student PII to testing entities except in named circumstances
Giving a student or a parent the right to have all student data destroyed after the student's graduation
Utah Student Privacy Laws
Utah passed 10 student data privacy laws between 2015 and 2019. Those bills cover a range of topics including:
Requiring the LEA to make recommendations to the Legislature about updating student data privacy laws
Requiring the LEA or school to notify parents of a data breach involving student PII
Repealing provisions that allowed the LEA to share data with the Utah Registry of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and the State Board of Education to share data with the State Board of Regents.
There's no doubt that the Federal government and the states will continue to struggle with the issue of student data privacy laws, encouraged by parent groups and security experts. Because the question of why student data privacy matters is about more than just legal compliance. The impact of student data being used for a variety of reasons—whether by criminals, companies, or bullies—has long-lasting and potentially devastating effects on the child and their family.
In the end, everyone wants to fix the trouble with student data privacy laws. If you're struggling with security in your district, you can use our Cloud Application Security Checklist as one tool for improving your data security for your students, parents, and your schools.
Written By: Katie Fritchen
Why Student Data Privacy Is Important Beyond Compliance How to Secure Student Data in G Suite & Office 365


If your company makes sales to out-of state buyers, do you need to collect state sales tax? Until recently, Supreme Court decisions from the 20th century declared that would not necessarily be the case.
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Global Energy Metals buys cobalt project near Tesla gigafactory
MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 21, 2019 | 7:08 am Battery Metals Cobalt
Global Energy Metals' exploration site in the hills of Nevada, closeby the Tesla Gigafactory. Photo by GEMC.
In its quest to become a niche supplier of cobalt, Global Energy Metals (GEMC:TSX.V) announced it has signed an agreement with Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp to acquire an 85% interest in the Lovelock cobalt mine and the Treasure Box project, located in Churchill County, Nevada.
In a media statement, the Vancouver-based junior said management was keen on buying these projects given that they are located only 150 kilometres east of Sparks Nevada, home to – Tesla's Gigafactory 1.
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Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada. Photo by Tesla.
The Stillwater Range also hosts operating copper-gold mines and, although limited, there has been some production of high-grade cobalt and nickel since the 1880s.
"The general average of the 200 tons shipped in 1886 averaged 14 percent cobalt and 12 percent nickel," the miner's press release reads.
Global Energy Metals said it has identified eight diamond drill targets in addition to geological mapping, chip, and channel sampling and geophysics.
"The acquisition of the Nevada cobalt projects is another significant milestone for GEMC. This transaction exposes the company and its shareholders to a wealth of exploration opportunities in another top-tier mining district with proven mineral endowment. GEMC believes that the sizeable property package it has locked up in the heart of a very prolific and proven district, hosts the potential for significant cobalt exploration upside," the firm's President and CEO, Mitchell Smith, said in the media brief.
Under the terms of the agreement, Smith's company is required to issue to Nevada Sunrise a number of common shares in the capital of Global as is equal to $200,000 at a deemed price per share equal to the greater of: (a) $0.15; and (b) the Volume Weighted Average of the closing price of the company's shares for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the execution of the deal.
It also has to assume all future cash to the underlying vendor subject to an existing 2% net smelter royalty and reimburse Nevada Sunrise for the issue by Nevada Sunrise of Nevada Sunrise common shares to the underlying vendor.
Finally, it has to incur in expenditures totaling $1 million by the third anniversary of the effective date of the signing of the agreement.
Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world's largest nickel deposit
The UK-based miner and Tanzania will jointly develop a project formerly owned by Barrick and Glencore.
The US remains under-explored because previous administrations have considered mining a "toxic" industry, Robert Friedland said.
Bluejay, Rio Tinto's JV in Finland is official
The London-based explorer announced that all conditions have now been satisfied for the commencement of the Enonkoski project joint-venture.
Nevada, a treasure trove of minerals.
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Hutcheon, John Silvester (1882–1957)
by P. J. Mullins
John Silvester Hutcheon (1882-1957), cricketer and barrister, was born on 5 April 1882 at Warwick, Queensland, eldest of four children of John McIntosh Hutcheon, a schoolteacher from Scotland, and his Sydney-born wife Elizabeth Sarah, née Silvester. Jack was educated at the local state school and at Toowoomba Grammar School where, in his final year, he made over 1000 runs (average 42) at cricket. On 27 November 1900 he was employed by the Department of Agriculture. He played first-grade matches for the Brisbane, North Brisbane and Toowong clubs, and was selected for the State in 1905. During the 1907-08 season he represented Queensland against an English touring team. At St Mary's Anglican Church, Kangaroo Point, on 17 December 1907 he married Mabel Mary Wilkinson.
A free and vigorous batsman, Hutcheon obtained most of his runs in front of the wicket and, once thoroughly set, scored at a rare pace. He was also a brilliant fieldsman. In 1908-09—his best season—he amassed 1539 runs (average 67) in club and intra-State games, notching six centuries and the highest score made by a Queenslander (259 not out, for Brisbane against Richmond River): he hit 26 off one over, scoring so fast that Brisbane's last 328 runs came up in 126 minutes. In 1910-11 he captained Queensland and played against a South African side that included G. A. Faulkner and C. B. Llewellyn. He turned out for the Rest of Australia against New South Wales in C. T. B. Turner's testimonial match (1910) and top scored in the first innings with 36 on a bad wicket. Unable to obtain leave of absence, he declined an invitation to join the Australian team chosen to tour New Zealand.
From 1911 Hutcheon was a clerk in the Queensland Agent-General's Office, London; on 26 January 1914 he was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn. He returned to Brisbane, entered the Crown Solicitor's Office on 26 November and was admitted to the Queensland Bar on 14 March 1916. Next year he was appointed assistant crown solicitor, but resigned in 1922 to take up private practice. Much of his work was for the Queensland Canegrowers' Council, for which he appeared frequently before the Central Sugar-cane Prices Board. He was appointed K.C. on 27 July 1944 and was president of the Queensland Bar Association in 1952-57.
Best remembered for his hard work as a cricket administrator, Hutcheon represented Queensland on the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket from 1919 to 1957. A 'snobbish, dictatorial wowser . . . [he] helped give it the reputation for riding roughshod over the wishes of cricketers'. He was also a life member (1923) and president (1926-57) of the Queensland Cricket Association, and chairman (1920-57) of its executive. Queensland was admitted to the Sheffield Shield Competition in 1926, and Hutcheon and Roger Hartigan were credited with securing Brisbane its first Test in 1928. According to Hartigan, 'Hutcheon kept Queensland very much in the limelight'. In 1928-29 Hutcheon was an Australian selector and in 1933 helped the governor Sir Leslie Wilson to form the local Wanderers' Cricket Club, a social club which regularly toured Queensland country areas and interstate.
Hutcheon had also excelled in tennis, rowing and table tennis, but in later years was always more keen to talk about his exploits in lacrosse. In 1907 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground he played for a victorious national side against a touring Canadian team and he later competed in interstate carnivals; he was president of the Queensland Lacrosse Association (1925-49) and of the Australian Lacrosse Council (1939-46). In 1956 he was appointed C.B.E. Survived by his wife and one of his two sons, Hutcheon died on 19 June 1957 in his home at Albion Heights and was cremated. His brother Ernest also played cricket for the State and wrote A History of Queensland Cricket (1946).
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B. Green (compiler), The Wisden Book of Obituaries (Lond, 1986)
Cricket, A Weekly Record of the Game, 7 Oct 1911
Producers' Review, July 1957
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1958
Brisbane Standard, 21 Sept 1929
Courier-Mail (Brisbane), 31 May 1956.
P. J. Mullins, 'Hutcheon, John Silvester (1882–1957)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hutcheon-john-silvester-10581/text18795, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 19 July 2019.
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In Lyon, the universe of jewelry is revealed at the Museum of Printing
"He will regret": Thomas Dutronc confides in the end of his joint tour with his father
Music: Jacques Dutronc interrupts the tour with his son Thomas and "farewells" to scene
Enthusiasts: according to DSDS and tour: Dieter Bohlen announces career-out
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Depeche Mode announces a new album and an international tour with four dates in France
© Yves-Marie Quemener/Archives Ouest France Dave Gahan, singer of the Depeche Mode group at the Vieilles Charrues festival on July 19, 2018. The British group Announces the release of a new album for 2023, a few months after the disappearance of its founder Andy Fletcher. A world tour will follow, the group's first for five years. Four dates are planned in France.
after DSDS and tour: Dieter Bohlen announces career-out
so no one has expected that Dieter Bohlen announces his end of his career. After DSDS and his tour, it ends in May 2023. But for his fans, the pop titan wants to let it rip again.
Cologne - 2023 will be his year! Dieter Bohlen is back behind the DSDS jury and then goes on a big tour with Pietro Lombardi. But at the same time there is also sad news from the pop titan: As he now reveals, Dieter Bohlen will end his career after the tour.
to DSDS: Dieter Bohlen and Pietro Lombardi go on tour
. It was probably the TV sensation: After a one-year break from the Jurypult, Dieter Bohlen returned to DSDS in spring 2023. But that's not all. Fan favorite Pietro Lombardi also returns as a jury member. Leony Burger and Katja Krasavice complete the round.
Michel Polnareff announces a new tour from next May
The singer with white glasses is about to go up on stage for a new tour that will start in Nice, on May 24, 2023, at the Palais Nikaïa. Here is a major surprise that awaits fans… © Bestimage Michel Polnareff will go up on stage for a new tour here is a major surprise that awaits the fans of singer Michel Polnareff.
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Fans from Dieter Bohlen, but not only can look forward to his DSDS comeback, but also on a tour together with none other than Pietro Lombardi. "In addition to my number 1 hits for singing along and very personal, still unknown anecdotes from the entertainment industry, I will bring a special guest: My friend Pietro Lombardi will be there on my last tour," he reveals in the spotonnews press agency.
correctly read. His last tour. Dieter Bohlen not only announces his comeback, but also at the same time his farewell - and the Popttitan came up with something very special. "If thousands of people accompany you all your career over so loyal, it goes without saying that on my last tour I give you the opportunity to experience an unforgettable show with me," promises Dieter Bohlen.
If you want to get tickets: his "Dieter Bohlen Live 2023 - The biggest comeback of all time" tour starts on April 16 in Berlin and ends on May 9 in Vienna.
Meanwhile, Pietro Lombardi is currently fitting a public mud fight with ex Sarah Engels. The fact that she once cheated on him is still sitting deeply with the DSDS winner - although Pietro now has a new girlfriend and a child is expecting her. Sources used: Spotonnews
Music: Jacques Dutronc interrupts the tour with his son Thomas and "farewells" to scene .
© AFP/Bertrand Guay Thomas Dutronc alongside his father Jacques Dutronc for the launch of the Dutronc & Dutronc tour, in April 2022. on tour since April 2022 with his son Thomas, the famous singer Jacques Dutronc decided to withdraw from the scene after a performance at Accor Arena in Paris, while other concerts were planned in France until February 2023. "It stops because my father prefers to stop now".
Pop-Titan comes to Berlin
according to DSDS and tour: Dieter Bohlen announces career-out
"Lost patience": DSDS boss Dieter Bohlen throws "Unter Uns" star from the studio
Helene Fischer had to give her mother promise for new tour 2023
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The well recognized audio makers Braven announced a new active category for their users with the Braven FLYE Sports Line in-ear headphones here in Las Vegas. A part of Braven's ActiveSeries, the new line will feature four new Bluetooth enabled earbuds that include the FLYE Sport, FLYE Sport Reflect, and the Bluetooth enabled FLYE SPORT POWER & SPORT GLO earbuds.
The FLYE Sport are a super lightweight Bluetooth wireless headphone that you can take from the weight room to the treadmill without feeling like you are being boggled down during a workout. With an IPX5 waterproof rating and a discreet battery pack, you'll still get Braven's signature sound in a comfortable low-profile set of earbuds that for $49.99, you can purchase in Silver/Electric or Slate/Crimson.
Next are the FLYE Sport Reflect, which have a similar IPX5 Waterproof rating, with the difference being these are designed for the outdoor rating thanks to a reflective lining that will make sure you are seen at a distance on those night runs. Braven even went out of their way to include a 900mAh battery bank that will extend those runs from five hours of music playback to 25 in case you decide to run across the country (if you're into that type of thing). Available in the second quarter of 2017, you can actually get these in the same colorways as the standard FLYE Sport.
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(AP) -- Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have always said they put their principles before profit, even to the point of using their control of the company to take a stand.
Fortune Magazine crowned Apple top dog Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade" in its newest edition.
(AP) -- The billionaire founder of a popular search engine drew a big crowd Wednesday at Stanford University - and it wasn't one of the guys that started Google Inc. just a few miles from the campus they once attended.
(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt can't wait for the Internet search leader's free operating system to debut next year.
Google's co-founders and the California Internet titan's chief executive Eric Schmidt each took only a dollar in pay last year, a filing with US regulators indicates.
Bonus may be a dirty word on Wall Street right now, but end-of-year cash is still being handed out in Silicon Valley.


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Three Feathers is the third title in The Debwe Series. Created in the spirit of the Anishinaabe concept debwe (to speak the truth), The Debwe Series is a collection of exceptional Indigenous writings from across Canada.
I've previously read the other books in this series and I still feel the same way. Van Camp and Mateus make another outstanding team of storyteller and illustrator. In this book, the illustrations were done in black ink. I love Mateus' style and clarity and how the artwork compliments the story so well.
Interview with Richard Van Camp from Canadian Literature on Vimeo.
And another online magazine (Briarpatch) interview you might find interesting. Here.
His work is strong and provocative and I know you'll enjoy reading his work.
K. Mateus is a Canadian illustrator who always knew art was her calling. Whether a story is done as a graphic novel or story book, she immerses herself into that world. She hopes her work will inspire others to illustrate.


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I got invited to do a
[Summer-session](http://www.microsoftsommarkollo.se/index.php/2013/05/microsoft-och-open-source-ur-ett-utvecklarperspektiv/)
on Open Source from a developer perspective. It was my friend [Dag
König](http://www.buzzfrog.se/) that invited me and I had great fun,
both preparing and doing the session.

I even pulled of a demo of a life-time, in my opinion. We'll come to
that later.

If you think about it the journey that OSS has done in the .NET and
Microsoft community has been quite remarkable. Just a couple of years
ago the words "Microsoft" and "Open source" could not be mentioned in
the same sentence. Now you can fire up a virtual machine in Azure with
Linux and the complete LAMP-stack on it. On top of that there's a number
of prominent people promoting open source and alternatives to Microsoft
recommendations and technologies - from within Microsoft.

That's cool in my book. It can be improved of course. But it's the start
of the journey and I like it.

### **My journey**

Since I'm by no means a authority on the history of the Open Source
movement and it's history I told the story from my perspective. My
journey begun a summer when I was the only one left at my current
project. Since I didn't have much to do I thought I could try to teach
myself something new. I had heard about build scripts and tried to
create one. In order to accomplish this I had to use both
[CruiseControl.Net](http://www.cruisecontrolnet.org/) and
[NUnit](http://www.nunit.org/).

This was the first time that I've used things and followed instructions
that didn't came from Microsoft. It was (at the time) something that I
didn't even considered before. But there and then I started my journey
into taking input and ideas from other places than Microsoft.

Let me just say that I don't have anything against Microsoft. I like
them - but I like my options as well. With more frameworks, more input,
more opinions I have more to choose from.

### **The real history**

Ok, the official history is pretty awesome too. But it's way to long to
relate here. I learnt a great deal from these two wikipedia articles
([Free Software
movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement) and [Open
Source
Initiative](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative)).

Here they are in condensed format:

> [Free software
> movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement) yada
> yada yada [Richard
> Stalman](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman), yada,
> [GNU](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Project) (GNU's not Unix -
> haha!)  wanted to "create a operating system that was free from
> constraints on use of its source code", [Linus
> Torvalds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds) did that later,
> called it [Linux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux), [Eric
> Raymond](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_S._Raymond) wrote about it,
> coined the phrase [open
> source.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative)

There you have it: the condensed version of the early history of Open
Source.

In the .NET community the advent of Alt.NET was really important to
start people thinking about that thing that we use and things that we
think doesn't HAVE to come from Microsoft. Although they (Alt.NET) in
the beginning came out as an "-ism", against Microsoft - they eventually
calmed down and became "an alternative to Microsoft".

For us these alternatives means that we have to be informed and make up
our own mind on what's great and not. Where we before have been
spoon-fed from Microsoft with what's good and not, we now have to form
our own opinion. Something that at least for me has led to me learning
more, improving my understanding and taking in more inputs.

### **Our session**

The rest of the session was a whirlwind tour of tools and frameworks
that I have used and learned about. It was done at break-neck speed but
we actually got pretty good reviews, so something must have stuck.

#### **NuGet**

One of the tools that really opened a lot of door for open source in the
.NET world was [NuGet](http://nuget.org/) . It totally revolutionized
how you manage external dependencies. Scott Hanselmann have a great bit
on that in the first 5 minutes in [this
session](http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MIX/MIX11/FRM09). That contrast
the before and after NuGet in a great way.

I talked about the only two commands you really need:

- Install-Package XXX (don't forget to set the correct project!)
- Uninstall-Package XXX (don't forget to do "-RemoveDependencies" or
    you'll end up in trouble).

We also talked about the benefits of "[Enabling NuGet
restore](http://docs.nuget.org/docs/workflows/using-nuget-without-committing-packages)"
to avoid checking in a lot of Mb with binaries.

Finally we had a discussion on when you should wrap the access to your
external dependencies (if you think you'll ever need to replace the OSS
framework for example) and why checking in the source code of an OSS
framework into your repository is the worst of two worlds (you have
responsibility to fix bugs and no support from the community).

#### **Git**

Since more or less every OSS framework use Git I thought it could be a
great idea to introduce Git to the audience. They didn't though… so I
kept it short. Very short.

But I have actually got by the last 3 years with just knowing 6-7
commands and understanding some simple facts about the git architecture.

[Git](http://git-scm.com/) is a distributed source control system,
meaning that every developer have a complete copy of the repository. You
clone the repository to get a local copy, of your own. In addition Git
uses a staging area in which you "compose" a commit before you commit it
into the repository.

Here are all the commands I know:

- "git -?" and "git \[command\] -?" shows the help. And it's actually
    pretty good. "git branch -?" for example
- "git clone \[URL\]" creates a local copy of a repository that you
    can work in. Git adds a link back to the repository you cloned as a
    remote repository called "origin". "git clone
    <https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git>" for example
- "git checkout \[branch\]" branches are pretty ligthweight in Git and
    you find yourself switching between them often. This command does
    exactly that. If you add a "-b" to the command you create a new
    branch. This is useful when you start working on a new feature. "git
    checkout -b 'MyNewFeature'" for example
- "git add \[file\]" and "git rm \[file\]" are commands that add and
    remove files to the staging area for your commit. With these command
    you build up your commit into a nice shape before you commit it into
    the repository. "git add --all" adds all your changes
- "git status" shows how your staging area looks right now. This is
    run often. Like a ticks almost.
- "git commit -m '\[commit message\]'" commits the changes in your
    staging area into your repository. Commit often. Very often. "git
    commit -m 'GetPersonFromDatabase tested'"
- "git push \[remote\] \[branch\]" this command pushes the committed
    changes in your branch to the remote. For example "git push origin
    "MyNewFeature" pushes the changes committed into the MyNewFeature
    branch to the "origin" repository.
- "git merge \[branch\] \[branch\]" merges the changes in one branch
    into the other branch. "git merge master MyNewFeature" merges the
    changes of "MyNewFeature" into "master"

#### **Example frameworks**

We rattled through a couple of frameworks and showed them off. Since I
wanted to give a broad introduction I thought of a couple of categories
and found some frameworks that I like. This made me realize that a lot
of the things that you end up using is the thing that people you trust,
you follow and you like are using.

This is MY list - your might be better, but please tell me about it.

I created a [repository for these examples
here](https://github.com/marcusoftnet/OSSMsDemos) where I show how to
use the framework.

Here's the list

- Unit testing: [xUnit](http://xunit.codeplex.com/) and
    [ShouldFluent](http://should.codeplex.com/)
- Dependency Injection: [AutoFac](http://autofac.org/) (let the
    religious war begin…)
- Web: [NancyFx](http://nancyfx.org/) - of course
- Data Access: Simple.Data[](http://www.blogger.com/) - I might
    have called it "the ultimate solution to data access". And meant it.
- Packages of packages:
    [SuperDuperHappyPath](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SuperDuperHappyPath/)
    this package helps you put together a stack of packages to write
    Nancy apps with (hosted on ASP.NET, with NDjango views and
    Simple.Data against MongoDb for example). I think this will become
    more common.
- Datamapper: [Automapper](http://automapper.org/)
- REST API Client: [RestSharp](http://restsharp.org/)
- We finally showed that Microsofts own templates in Visual Studio
    reaches out to NuGet to pull open source frameworks.
    [WebApi](http://www.asp.net/web-api) and [ASP.NET
    MVC](http://www.asp.net/mvc) are two examples

#### **How do I know if it's any good?**

This is a question that seems to trouble a lot of people that are new to
using open source. Can I trust it? Will it stay around? Is it the best
one? Questions like that.

The simple answer is: you cannot know. You have to make an informed
decision by yourself or by consulting others. Here is my list of things
that I more or less conscious goes through when using a OSS framework
(and some problematization around the metrics):

How does it look? Does it have a [great web site](http://nancyfx.org/)?
Is it easy to follow and understand [the API](http://restsharp.org/)? Do
I get great first impression of the framework? I think this is super
important and have often turned to another framework based on the simple
fact that I didn't understand how to use the framework in under 30
seconds.

What are the stats on [GitHub](http://github.com/)
([CodePlex](http://www.codeplex.com/), [Google
Code](https://code.google.com/) or whatever)? At GitHub there's a great
tab called pulse (for [Nancy](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/pulse)
for example) that gives you an overview of the activity.

But is a lot of changes always good? What about ["feature complete"
frameworks](https://github.com/marcusoftnet/SpecFlow.Assist.Dynamic/pulse)?
Is it bad that no changes are happening?
There's also other stats that you should consider:

- The number of forks - people have copies of this code
- The number of stars - people likes this code
- The number of watchers  - people are interested in news in this code

How many people are downloading it (on
[NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/stats/packages/Nancy?groupby=Version) for
example)? These stats tells me how much it's being used. But beware of
the "operation"-aspect; now-a-days when a many people are restoring
their packages from NuGet on build the numbers are WAY higher than the
number of different people using it. Here's the stats from Nancy for
example.

How is the documentation? Can I understand it? Is it well written? Is is
**updated**?

What about the "web presence"; can you find it via Google? Are people
interested by it on [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/)? Is there
a chat somewhere? Does the creator tweet or blog?

#### Summing up this means that you have to decide for yourself. There isn't one single source of truth. Now... this resembles something that I know... what can it be ... AHA! The real world! It's just like that

### **How to contribute back**

The final part of my presentation was about giving back to the
frameworks you are using. I think this is vital to get a active and
living community. Besides it ties nicely back to [the basic ideas and
principles of open
source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cathedral_and_the_Bazaar#Guidelines_for_creating_good_open_source_software).

In this section it was live demos all along. I talked about the ways
that you can contribute back and was demonstrating live on the Nancy
project as we went along.

#### File bugs and issues

One of the first and simplest thing you can do is to file issues,
suggestions or bugs. On GitHub that's super simple with the issue
creator. We created a [simple issue for a
improvement](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/issues/1196) of one of the
error messages from Nancy.

Filing issues is simple since it's just reporting what you found. If
you're feeling adventerous you could also add a failing test that proves
your point. That makes the maintainers of the framework go crazy of
happiness. I have [done so a couple of
times](https://github.com/markrendle/Simple.Data/issues/121) and that's
been called "the best bug report I ever got" by [some
people](https://github.com/markrendle).

#### Documentation

Write some documentation or update the existing documentation. Most OSS
platforms (GitHub, Codeplex etc) have their documentation as a wiki so
that anyone can update the documentation when they see the need. In many
OSS frameworks the documentation is often out of date with the
functionality of the framework. So just by **updating** the
documentation you are doing them a big service.

The "problem" with updating documentation is that you have to know what
you are talking about, how the OSS framework works and should work and
how to write about it. But this is your way into looking deeper in the
functionality of the framework. I've learned a lot about [Simple.Data
when writing
docs](http://simplefx.org/simpledata/docs/pages/Test/Basics.htm) for
them.

At the session we updated the wiki-page on [Model binding for
Nancy](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/wiki/Model-binding/_history).
Live on stage.

#### Pull requests

The final "level" in helping your favorite open source framework is to
send them code and fixes. A lot of the things that I have sent in is
[fixing failing tests](https://github.com/picklesdoc/pickles/pull/49) or
get [rid of warnings](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/pull/934). And
that have taught me enough to actually being able to add new features
and fixes.

Be sure to look into the code standards they are using and follow the
instructions on how to do [contribute to their
repository](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
Don't feel sad if they send it back to you - this a great learning
opportunity and, remember, that it's their code.

In the session we did a [pull request live on
stage](https://github.com/NancyFx/Nancy/pull/1197) to fix the issue we
reported before. Thanks to the great Nancy crew we also got our changed
merged into the master-code repository while we waited!

Best demo I ever did!

### **Summary**

As always I learned a great deal about the topic (OSS in this case)
while preparing for this presentation and while executing it.

For me OSS is now a vital and important part of my daily work. But that
Microsoft is hosting an event on OSS is actually really cool. This is a
changed approach from Microsoft and that change has happened fast - and
continues to happen.

Get on the .NET OSS train - it's a good one!

PS.
Dag König has made a couple of podcast on OSS and some frameworks (Nancy
and Simple.Data for example):

- <http://www.buzzfrog.se/index.php/2013/04/dev-cast-30-microsoft-and-open-source/>
- <http://www.buzzfrog.se/index.php/2013/04/devcast-29-behvs-or-mappers-eller-rcker-det-med-simpledata/>
- <http://www.buzzfrog.se/index.php/2013/02/devcast-22-ramverket-nancy/>

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