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Written by Zack Davisson on October 20, 2018
Written by Zack Davisson
Zack is a recovering technical recruiter who traded in his suit and tie in Silicon Valley for salsa music and a passion for writing in Medellin, Colombia. When not writing for AllTheRooms you can find Zack with his nose in a book, puttering around nature, or getting ultra-competitive while watching Jeopardy.
Now, you may read the title and think "aren't all beaches in France topless?", and for the most, yes. Women and men are generally permitted to leave their shirts behind, especially in busier areas along the Mediterranean Riviera. However, there are some beaches that are considerably more lax with their clothing guidelines — some even going so far as to strongly discourage any clothing. So, if you're searching for the perfect French topless beach, look no further:
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Tahiti Beach
This St Tropez beach has been a bastion for shedding inhibitions since the 1950s when it shot to fame thanks to Bridgette Bardot and her film And God Created Women. In the movie, Bardot strips down, making beach nudity much more accepted and popular throughout the world. In recent years, the St Tropez area has become world-renowned for welcoming the rich and famous to its shores. Tahiti Beach itself is embraced as one of the best nudist beaches on Earth. Nearby, lesser known, but equally beautiful, Pampelonne Beach also allows for speedo-less dips.
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Leucate Plage
Another well-known spot for skinny dipping, Leucate Plage, only 45 miles north of the Spain border, is home to a nude campground and a couple of naturist resorts. A Clothing-Optional Community is located just offshore of the beach on the island of Correggio. The area has long stretches of shoreline on both the Mediterranean and along a local lagoon. Reverse to typical logic, those wearing bathing suits on this beach are likely to get strange glares.
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Ile de Levant
A part of a cluster of Mediterranean islands known as the Hyeres Islands, Ile de Levant takes pride in its embrace of the naturist community. Specifically the island's Plage des Grottes is a popular spot for local and visiting clothing-optional enthusiasts to get an extremely even tan.
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South of Montpellier, Cap d'Agde has a stretch of sandy beach that booms every summer with visiting folk sans clothes. The town itself has multiple topless beaches as well as naturist resorts, and while anyone is welcome to the sea, there are resorts known to cater to a livelier crowd — that is to say they skew slightly towards the "wild" side of naturism.
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Plage Linguizzetta
On the island of Corsica, Plage Linguizzetta is one of the longest nude beaches in the world. All in all, the beach extends for around two and a half miles. The area is more populated by bars and restaurants with tasty food than it is by people.
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Plage Naturiste du Saint-Selon
While clothing is optional here, make sure to bring at least a pair of sneakers, as reaching this pristine beach requires a 15-minute trek down a rocky cliff with steep stairs. The stroll down is well worth it though, as Saint-Salon is not overly crowded and has incredibly inviting clear blue water. The nearby town of La Seyne-sur-Mer is a charming area with access to many of the attractions that make France's Cote d'Azur region legendary.
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Paloma Beach
Named for Pablo Picasso's daughter, this patch of shoreline's striking turquoise waters, seaside mansion, and upper-class patrons pop out of any photo taken of it. Unlike the majority of the other beaches on this list, nudity is not embraced beyond toplessness at Paloma.
If you're heading across the Atlantic, be sure to visit the Best Topless Beaches in the U.S.


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Film Review – Avengers Infinity War.
The first thing that has to be said about Avengers Infinity War is this; unless you follow most of Marvel's Cinematic Universe, some references and events will go over your head.
That being said, it is a good movie to see even if one hasn't had the time to binge watch the ten years' worth of movies that have led into this.
As a Marvel fan, this movie is something that many of us have been waiting for, ever since we all watched the Avengers back in 2012. Now six years and many movies later, we've finally seen the main villain.
by a celebrity A-Lister (Josh Brolin) that'll fight against a rabble of superheroes who have to work together, but the villain's first appearance on the big screen is one of many things that steals the show.
The A-List cast, which includes and is not limited to; Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johannsen, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Middleton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pratt, Idris Elba, Chadwick Boseman, and many, many more.
The effects are top notch, which we've learnt to expect from the juggernaut that has become Marvel.
While the movie does switch scene and planet quite frequently, it does manage to keep a coherent story that is easy to follow for Marvel and non-Marvel fans alike.
Many actors and actresses could be said to have stolen the show in this movie, but it's the fact that the near 20+ lead actors and actresses have managed to work together in a dynamic that causes many laughs and even a few tears at times. When it comes to the story, some non-Marvel fans will be lost.
What are the Infinity Stones? Why are they so powerful? Who is Thanos?
Thankfully, this movie manages to bridge the gap for non-Marvel fans who have been dragged to see the movie by a Marvel fanatic.
Finding faults is hard to do, but of course there are a few. The story has a lot of build up to it that will be confusing to someone who goes in blind. The characters' dynamics can take some getting used to, but it is worth it to stick the movie. All two and a half hours of it.
In conclusion, Avengers Infinity War is a thrill filled movie that will keep everyone on the edge of the seat.
When it comes to non-Marvel, it can be a lot to take in and you will be scratching your head at certain parts, but its certainly worth seeing.
Rating out of 5: 5 for a Marvel fan, & 3.5 for a non-Marvel fan just going to see the movie.
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Carew Castle, At the end of the 11th century became the centre of Norman rule in South Pembrokeshire after they extended their conquest of England into Wales.
Henry I appointed Gerald de Windsor as constable and he decided to build his own fortification on the Carew River, ten miles up the tidal waterway from Pembroke. Excavation has revealed an Iron Age settlement on the site which unearthed large quantities of Roman pottery and furthermore a Dark Age settlement or fort may also have existed on the site.
The original wood and earth Castle was later replaced by stone and in the late fifteenth century the Castle was greatly improved and extended by a very colourful and interesting character, Sir Rhys ap Thomas. Sir Rhys altered both the west and east ranges, and was responsible for many of the Bath stone windows and other many other features. Sir Rhys ap Thomas was said 'to rule this corner of Wales like a King' and in doing so gain the trust of both Henry VII and Henry VIII.
Sir John Perrot, oversaw the final development of Carew Castle taking it from a Medieval fortress to a lavish Elizabethan manor building the great northern range, with its huge windows overlooking the Millpond. Despite all his hard work and renovation, Sir John would not enjoy his magnificent new home, for he died in the Tower of London before the work could be completed.
Sir George Carew owned the castle during the Civil War the Castle, but it was garrisoned at different times by both royalists and parliamentarians, and changed hands four times, on at least one occasion following a fierce assault. Following the Civil War, the Castle was occupied for some years, but eventually abandoned in 1686. In 1983 the National Park Authority leased the Castle and surrounding area for a further 99 years.
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I have three sets of clothes: summer, winter, and in-between. The in-between clothes live in my bedroom closets year round, but the summer and winter clothes have to take turns. The process of switching them out is a semi-annual ritual that involves a surprising amount of physical labor and even more mental anguish.
No small part of the physical labor and mental anguish is caused by the fact that I try almost everything on — to make sure that it fits, that it is in good repair, and that it is still loved, or at least liked.
Imagine my horror when I realized that this dress was too short.
Note that I described my reaction as horror and not surprise. At the end of last summer, I made the mistake of disobeying the care label on this 100% cotton dress — which said DRY CLEAN ONLY — and threw it in the washing machine. It came out weirdly wrinkled and noticeably smaller than its sister (the raspberry sorbet version). I sent it to the drycleaner hoping that it would come back smoother and longer.
It did not. It came back smoother, but not longer. So I folded it up and put it in the giveaway pile. And then I had an idea: I could layer it over another dress!
Why not? I had just the dress for this purpose.
Perhaps this photo will refresh your memory?
When I bought this slip dress back in 2016, I was uncertain about the length, but decided to wait and see. After this summer's wardrobe audit, I brought the dress to Fatima with instructions to take it up to knee-length.
I think this is an interesting combination on a couple of levels. I love the inky blue paired with black. I like the menswear patterns combined with a feminine dress. I am intrigued by the layering of these distinct shapes — particularly because the black dress has such a definite form.
The black dress is stiff and angular — and moves out from my body a little like a 17th Century skirt over panniers. Sort of. The slip is fluid silk.
In a perfect world, the slip would be ingeniously sewn on the bias to create a fluted skirt that would relate to (not parallel) the lines of the dress, but achieving that effect would cost far more than I am willing to invest for a gesture that only you and I would appreciate.
To the left, you can see that I am accepting the path of least resistance and cost. Perhaps we will revisit the shape of the slip dress in Summer 2020?
Let's take a moment to appreciate the mules, which have insinuated themselves into anoher outfit. I wore them Monday-Thursday last week.
The only drawback to this pairing is that I look kind of pregnant in profile. I am not pregnant.
The over-dress is a loose fitting, vaguely trapeze silhouette. The under-dress is lightweight but voluminous. In ideal circumstances, the over-dress would constrain the under-dress; here, instead, the under-dress is inflating the over-dress. Hmmmmm.
Nevertheless, I think this works — and it prolongs the life of my black cotton dress until I can devise a better solution.
* I brought four old pieces to Fatima for tinkering. More to follow.
Ooh! I love this combination — genius!
Those mules don't bother your feet? There is so little padding or support of any kind! your feet don't slip out of them when you are walking uphill? These have been my experiences with mules.
Nicky — Your questions are fair ones. These mules are not padded and I wish that they were. Without padding, they are only suitable for light walking days — and absolutely no running. But if I am just walking to the Metro and walking around my office, they are fine. I would not, however, recommend these for anyone with foot pain or ankle problems.
I do so enjoy your recounting of the semi annual ritual of clothing sorting. It is tiring and confusing especially here in New England where the temperature is fifty one day and ninety the next. I like the dress and your modifications are fine. The mules are strange.
It is an ingenious solution, and the result charming. I'm a total sucker for blue and black together, so I love this. The shoes are the perfect complement to the outfit. I'm no lover of mules, but these do tickle my fancy.
The mules make me laugh. In a good way. They would put me in a good mood every time I looked down at my feet. And that is an inspired dress-over-dress. I love it. But will it be less or more controversial than dress-over-pants?
I'm not sure I share your opinion that the black, beautifully styled/shaped dress is too short. It's difficult to tell from the first photo but it seems like it drops below your knee…..an OK length, I would think, particularly when worn with mules. The layering with the slip dress, I feel, adds too much material for a summery cotton dress in D.C. humidity.
I love the new length of the black cotton dress! No under-skirt needed, as far as I am concerned.
When I saw the first pix I thought that the dress was a bit too long!
I like the dress over dress and, of course, it brought to mind thoughts of how to do that look purposefully in my own wardrobe. Love blue and black together very much. Wear on some cooler days though. You and Fatima work well as a team.
I'm with missannethrope and violinist: I think the black dress shrank to a good length! Right at the knee. Flattering and universally stylish, especially on a petite person such as yourself.
The mules. Well, they put me in longing mode for a long-ago pair I had. I called them my Arabian Nights shoes, although the toes did not curl up, Genie style. The were a slightly pearlescent bone color. Very comfy.
You could wear a belt with this and then not appear anywhere near pregnant.
I'm very taken with the slip dress as a layering item aspect of this. Inspired by this dress I bought one in Tencel denim blue and have been working on a combination with it.
My monitor doesn't show the color difference between the black/blue very well, but I like the combination, at least in concept.
I like the combination, but agree with others that the shrunken dress doesn't look too short on its own! I always prefer hemlines that hit at that narrow point just above the knee or just below; a mid-calf hemline is disastrous for my proportions.


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Iran accuses US of escalating tensions as Russia decries 'downward spiral'
Washington (CNN)Senior Iranian officials warned the US against conflict Tuesday, as Russia's foreign minister spoke of a "downward spiral" and the US narrative of a deepening threat from Iran was questioned and contradicted.
Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, said Tehran doesn't want a war that would devastate the region. They denied Iranian involvement in attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf and on a Saudi oil station, raising the possibility of sabotage. And they charged that Washington was unnecessarily escalating tensions with Tehran.
Tehran's full court press on the public followed a New York Times report that National Security Adviser John Bolton ordered updates to a military plan that outlines sending up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack US forces or escalate its nuclear activities.
One US official told CNN that the meeting between members of Trump's national security team to discuss military options "was driven by an interest in being ready for anything."
The options reviewed include one plan to send more than 100,000 US forces to the Middle East to take military action to delay Iran's nuclear program if it becomes a serious threat, the official said.
These reports follow several weeks of intensifying US sanctions and restrictions against Iran, as well as warnings from Washington about a heightened Iranian threat to US troops in the region that, according to Bolton, required the swift deployment of a Navy strike group and bomber to the Persian Gulf.
But questions about that deployment, the characterization of the threat against US troops and the tanker attacks have raised concerns that the Trump administration may be angling for a clash with Tehran.
"I think what we're seeing now is our own administration goading Iran into taking ill-advised and tremendously foolish actions that would provide them with justification to … use force against the Iranian regime," said Ned Price, a former intelligence officer now with the group National Security Action.
Tom Collina, director of policy at the Ploughshares Fund, which works to end the spread and use of nuclear weapons, pointed to Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, both of whom have previously advocated for regime change in Iran, as prime drivers of the dynamic.
"I see all the pieces being put on the table, by John Bolton primarily, setting up a situation where the United States gets drawn into war with Iran in a way that the Trump administration can deny blame," Collina said.
Taking the bait
Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council, reacted to reports about the 120,000 troops by saying, "Bolton is methodically setting the stage for war with Iran — forcing Iran into a corner and then readying war plans for when Iran takes the bait."
Bolton and the National Security Council did not respond to requests for comment, but administration officials have said that most instability and unrest in the Middle East can be traced back to Iran and that they intend to make Tehran changes its ways.
Speaking in Moscow on Tuesday, Pompeo said that "we fundamentally do not seek a war with Iran."
Mark Dubowitz, chief executive of Foundation for Democracies who advises the administration and Congress on Iran policy, said there's a strategy at work with the release of news about the 120,000 troops.
"I imagine the administration is providing this info publicly to frighten the regime in Iran and also as part of responsible contingency planning," Dubowitz said. "Part of the psychological operations being employed to deter further regime escalation."
'Spin out of control
Collina said news of the military's plans, the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, its ongoing pressure campaign to squeeze Iran economically, the US deployment to the Persian Gulf and the tanker attacks, "adds up to a very tense escalated situation where it could easily spin out of control."
Many critics see parallels in the current situation to the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which essentially launched the US into the Vietnam War. "You have opposing forces too close together, something happens, one side gets blamed and before you know it, you've got an international incident," Collina said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking alongside Pompeo, expressed concern about the situation, describing it as a "downward spiral." He said Russia needs to consult with Europe and China "to find a way out of this crisis because the situation is getting worse and worse."
Iranian leaders appeared to feel some pressure, as they issued a series of public statements cautioning against conflict.
Iranian argument
Khamenei told high ranking officials and lawmakers on Tuesday that "we don't seek a war nor do they." Khamenei reportedly said of the US that "they know a war wouldn't be beneficial for them."
Iran's diplomats made a similar case outside the country.
In London Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, told journalists that "if the US wants to draw Iran into a military conflict, they should be aware that this will be devastating, not just for the US, but also for the whole [Persian Gulf] region."
In the US, Iran's ambassador to the UN, Majid Takht Ravanchi, raised the specter of officials in Washington pushing for war.
Iran is "not in the business of trying to create conflict in our neighborhood," Ravanchi told CNN's "New Day," "because nobody is going to have benefit from such a conflict in our region except for a few … some people in Washington and some countries in our neighborhood."
Asked about the heightened tensions during a trip to India, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif pointed to Washington as well. "Well unfortunately, the United States has been escalating the situation unnecessarily," Zarif said. "We do not seek escalation, but we have always defended ourselves."
Course correction
Advocates for a tough approach to Iran see the recent US moves as a course correction, particularly the idea of an increased troop presence and the strike group deployment.
"An adequate force posture can actually dampen Iranian escalation prospects," said Behnam Ben Talebu, a senior fellow at the FDD. "Weakness and irresolution can lead to more Iranian testing and meddling, not less."
Ben Talebu said the strike group's deployment compliments the administration's maximum pressure campaign and makes up "for gaps in its regional force posture."
But others, like Price the former intelligence officer, are wary. Bolton and Pompeo's history of pushing for regime change in Iran "has given us nothing but good reason to be skeptical," Price said.
Questions continue to mount. While Bolton characterized the deployment of the Navy strike group and bomber as a response to Iranian threats against US personnel in Iraq and Syria, US allies and Pompeo said the movements had been planned for some time.
Threat levels
On Tuesday, the deputy commander of the US-led military coalition against ISIS contradicted US claims that Iran was posing a heightened level of threat. "There has been no increased threat from Iranian backed forces in Iraq or Syria," UK Major General Chris Ghika told Pentagon reporters, saying threats to US and coalition forces remain steady.
His comments prompted a response from Capt. Bill Urban, lead spokesman US Central Command, who didn't address whether the threat level had changed, but said Ghika's comments "run counter to the identified credible threats available to intelligence from US and allies regarding Iranian backed forces in the region."
Questions also remain about the attack on the four tankers in the Persian Gulf, two belonging to Saudi Arabia, one to the United Arab Emirates and one to Norway.
A US official told CNN that Washington has decided not to publicly voice its suspicions that Iran was behind the attack in part because of the lack of detail from the UAE and Saudi Arabia about how the ships were damaged, apart from a vague claim of sabotage.
Senior diplomatic sources told CNN there's little information about the attack. "We don't know who did it — although the US clearly suspects Iran," one diplomat said.
Baeidinejad, Iran's ambassador to the UK, denied any Iranian involvement in the attack, saying the incident "is very suspicious to us." He also denied Iran was behind the Tuesday attack on an oil pumping station in Saudi Arabia.
Behnam of the FDD said the tanker attack had all the hallmarks of an Iranian operation.
"A highly deniable attack, such as the one on the hull of the tankers, would be entirely consistent with the past four decades of Iranian security strategy, which emphasizes increasing the challenges of attribution, overcoming conventional military weaknesses, and decreasing the prospects of escalation against the Iranian homeland for regime meddling," he said.
CNN's Barbara Starr, Michelle Kosinski, Devan Cole, Hamdi Alkhshali, Nada Altaher and Zachary Cohen contributed to this report
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NDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after a play in the first half against the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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Tonight's national championship game will almost certainly hinge on the play of Duke's freshmen. And while Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Tyus Jones have been incredible this season, don't forget about Grayson Allen. He, too, was a McDonald's All American, and has been an important piece off the bench for the short-handed Blue Devils, scoring nine points in 17 minutes in a Final Four win over Michigan State.
Allen, a 6'3" shooting guard from Jacksonville, Flor., was one of nine McDonald's All Americans on the Duke roster at the start of the season. He opened the season with 18 points against Presbyterian but averaged just 1.6 over Duke's next 25 games. When shooting guard Rasheed Sulaimon was dismissed from the program in late January, Allen's role increased. He scored a season-high 27 points in a blowout win over Wake Forest on March 4th, going 9 of 11 from the field and 4 of 5 from deep.
His teammates have been boasting of Allen's exploits in practice for much of the year. Senior Quinn Cook guards him every practice. "He's fearless," Cook said in the Michigan State postgame press conference. "He's one of our better penetrators to facilitate or score. He gets overlooked [because of] our great three freshmen, but he brings it every day. He has a great attitude. He's all in about the team, all in for winning. He showed some things out there tonight, not just on the offensive end, but defensively, which we needed tonight."
Allen won a few major dunk contests in high school, including one in which he jumped over Okafor. In the second half against Michigan State, he chased down his own three-point miss from the corner—one of a season-high five rebounds—and threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk that energized his teammates and the Duke fans. He was the first player off the bench for Duke in that game and helped get the Spartans in foul trouble with his aggressive penetration. Mike Krzyzewski said no Duke player drives the ball harder than Allen, quite the compliment given what we've seen from Winslow and Jones.
Allen's outside shooting was noted as a strength by recruiting services, but he's struggled a bit from outside since the breakout game against Wake Forest. He is 3 of 15 since then and is at 34 percent for the season. He still appears to be shooting with confidence though.
Unless they get into foul trouble, Duke's starting guards, Cook and Jones, won't see the bench much tonight against Wisconsin (9:18 p.m. ET, CBS). But Duke dress only 10 and plays eight, so Allen will get important minutes. Wisconsin's game plan is going to focus on containing Okafor in the post and limiting Winslow's slashing. Allen, who didn't even play when the teams met in December, has a chance to make an impact with his athleticism and scoring ability.
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HP Investors, LLC has announced the relocation of its San Diego headquarters
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HP Investors, LLC has announced the relocation of its San Diego headquarters to 335 East 15th Street, San Diego CA. The move from La Jolla to Downtown San Diego reflects the company's commitment to the expansion of the East Village where the firm has over $100 million in investments. The 3,500 square foot creative office space is located in one of the firm's 21 downtown buildings and will be home to 15 employees. The office is located in the Park East area of the East Village, several blocks south of the Makers Quarter project of which the firm is a development partner. Describing the move, Managing Partner Sumeet Parekh explained that, "the culture of Downtown and particularly that of the East Village inspires our employees and provides great energy to our work environment." HP Investors has a second office in downtown Oakland.
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Dirt-happy racers love to use the phrase "press on regardless," but the inaugural Americas Rallycross event whipped out an epic display of that mantra in practice thanks to Timo Scheider. Scheider's hood flopped up and blocked most of his windshield during most of one race, but did that stop him? Nah.
Americas Rallycross—the place where many ex-Global Rallycross teams ended up this year—held its first-ever event not in America, but at Silverstone, in the United Kingdom. The most stunning drive wasn't from an ex-GRC guy, but rather, from two-time DTM champ Timo Scheider.
Scheider retired from DTM in 2016 and has been dabbling in World Rallycross ever since. For this year, though, he's doing the Americas Rallycross series in a Seat Ibiza—a car which hilariously isn't sold in America, but to be honest, I don't care about that as long as I see it sideways and covered in dirt.
During the second lap of the second qualifying race at Silverstone, Scheider's hood completely flopped open. Did he give up, though? Did this stop him? No! Nothing is over until Timo decides it is!
After the round, Scheider told ARX's commentators that he noticed that the hood was loose on the first lap, but was really hoping it wouldn't pop open all the way. So much for hoping. So, then Scheider focused his hope-power—such that it is—on hoping that the hood would flop back down as it was really hindering his ability to see turn-in and braking points. No such luck. Scheider kept going for the rest of the four-lap qualifier with his hood completely flopped over his windshield.
Best of all, Scheider somehow managed to finish second despite that. He was even leading with his hood up until he had to take a "joker" lap—a slightly longer course that rallycross drivers have to take at least once per race. Subaru driver Patrik Sandell ended up passing Scheider for the lead while Scheider was taking his joker lap on lap 4.
Just look at this madness. Sadly, the livestream of the ARX race was pulled shortly after the race as the series has a broadcast deal with CBS Sports to show highlights from the races Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. ET, so there's only a brief clip of Scheider's insane run online at the moment in ARX's promo reel from the weekend, but that brief clip and the photos explain it all, really.
Scheider wasn't the only insane unstoppable driver over the weekend. Subaru driver Chris Atkinson clipped the tires inside a turn rolled over during the third qualifying race, but thankfully landed on his wheels. His car still ran after all of that, so of course he kept going to finish the race.
Volkswagen driver Tanner Foust ultimately won the inaugural event overall this weekend. Yes, the ex-GRC Beetles are still fast—although it looks like they'll at least have a tougher time running away from the rest of the field this year.
UPDATE [6/1]: There's a longer clip of Timo's hood-up hijinks up now that you should savor with every part of your now-confused brain.


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The Early History of the more Command
Dan Halbert
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(this article was first published March 4, 1994 on comp.society.folklore, and later published in The ANALYTICAL ENGINE, the Journal of the Computer History Association of California, Volume 1, Number 4, April-June 1994)
I was a first-year graduate student at UC Berkeley in 1978. I had been an undergraduate at MIT, and had used the ITS timesharing systems there, which ran on PDP-10's. ITS put a "--MORE--" at the bottom of the screen when one typed out files; you pressed the space bar to continue.
At Berkeley, we'd just gotten our first VAX UNIX system, though there were already PDP-11 UNIX systems. There was a very simple program through which one could pipe stdout to do screen-at-a-time output. It rang the terminal bell after printing 24 lines, and waited for a carriage return. It was called cr3. My guess is that in some version of UNIX, someone had hacked a page-at-a-time output mode into the tty output drivers. Using stty, one could already say cr0, cr1, and cr2, which added different amounts of delay when printing a carriage return, for the benefit of slow printing terminals. cr3 was probably unused, and the page- at-a-time mode was piggybacked on it. But our version of UNIX didn't have this cr3 stty mode; instead we had the cr3 program that provided equivalent functionality.
Many of the terminals at Berkeley were Lear-Siegler ADM-3 and ADM-3A "dumb" terminals. Both models (or maybe just the ADM-3's) rang the terminal bell when the cursor advanced to near the right margin, as a typewriter bell would. Unfortunately, they rang the bell on output as well as keyboard input, which made for incessant beeping. It was particularly maddening in a room full of terminals. So most of the bell speakers had been disconnected. Since cr3 rang the terminal bell to indicate that a full page had been output, you couldn't tell when it was waiting for input on those muted terminals. The problem was exacerbated by the slow response time of the overloaded UNIX systems.
So I wrote a simple cr3-like program, but had it print "--More--" instead of ringing the bell. I had it accept space instead of carriage return to continue, because that was what I was used to from ITS. I also made it take multiple filenames, and had it print lines of colons ("::::::::::::") before and after it printed each filename.
I named the program more. This was a daring move at the time, since it was such a long name for a UNIX command, and was also a real English word.
Subsequently, my friends and fellow graduate students Eric Shienbrood and Geoff Peck greatly expanded the program, adding all kinds of command line options and different possible responses to the "--More--" prompt. It was of course distributed in the BSD versions of UNIX.
Some time later, Don Norman wrote an article for Datamation entitled The Trouble with UNIX, in which he complained, among other things, about the cryptic nature of most UNIX command names, citing more as an example. I never did tell him that I thought more was a great improvement over cr3.
I was later amused to see more appear in MS-DOS.


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Nashville at Detroit (1/29/10)
The Nashville Predators were in Detroit tonight to face the Red Wings. The goalies for this game were Jimmy Howard and Dan Ellis. Abdelkader was out of the lineup after being sent back to Grand Rapids thanks to the return of Jason Williams. Abdelkader played really well for the most part but still it was great to have Jason Williams back. Holmstrom is expected back on Sunday which it also wonderful news. Lebda was in the lineup tonight as Meech and Leino were both healthy scratches. Brad Stuart was apparently injured the other night in the game against Minnesota but he was okay to go tonight so it must not have been anything serious.
The first period was characterized by giveaways and sloppy defense on the part of the Red Wings and fantastic saves by Jimmy Howard.
As frustrating as the game had been through most of the first, the Red Wings had a chance to turn it around when they went on the power play late in the period. They had a few good chances including one where Miller shot at a mostly open net, but Filppula was in the way and it hit him instead. Later on the same shift Filppula shot and Miller tipped it. It continued through to Williams who was parked in front of the net and he tipped it in back door on Ellis. That made it one to nothing Red Wings which was really lucky considering they were being outplayed by the Predators.
About a minute later Zetterberg lost his stick in the defensive end and the Predators took full advantage. Dumont passed across the ice to Bouillon who one timed it into the net before Howard could get over. That tied it up at one each.
Surprisingly, the stats for shots and chances were fairly even. It certainly seemed quite a bit worse than the stats indicated. Mickey Redmond seemed skeptical of their accuracy.
In the second period the Red Wings took control a little bit and got the momentum swinging their way. They were on the power play and moving the puck really well. Lidstrom made a great to play to keep the puck in the zone and then circled back around to the slot. Zetterberg chipped it ahead to Datsyuk who made a perfect pass to Lidstrom. He one-timed it and scored to take the lead two to one on the power play goal.
A few minutes later the Wings were on the power play again. Just a few seconds after it had expired Stuart sent the puck from the point to the front of the net. Miller was there and redirected it but it ended up under Ellis. He moved a little bit and puck slid out from under his pads. Miller was still there and smacked it into the net to give the Red Wings a two goal lead three to one.
By the end of the second period the shots and chances stats were much more skewed in Nashville's favor. Even though Detroit outscored the Predators two to nothing in the second period they were still being outplayed at least on paper. The most glaring stat was the 12 giveaways that Detroit had through two periods.
In the third period Weber had the puck along the boards and he just chucked it towards the net. It looked like it hit Stuart's stick and deflected into the top corner of the net to pull the Predators to within a goal of tying it.
Later in the third Zetterberg shot from an angle that was so bad that he was actually below the goal line. The puck went under Ellis' arm and into the net. Ellis pushed the net back when he moved into position so it was reviewed to see if the net was out of position when the puck crossed the line. The call on the ice was determined to be correct so it was a good goal.
With a 1:35 left in the game Nashville had pulled their goalie and then Rafalski was called for interference so it became a six on four advantage. Nashville had a lot of chances but the Wings kept them off the board for the rest of the game.
This was a big and lucky win for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard faced 48 shots thanks to all the giveaways. He stopped 46 of them which was just incredible. It was a heck of a performance by him. I hate to think where the Wings would be this year if they'd had mediocre goaltending. With all the injuries, excellent goaltending has been a necessity and Jimmy Howard has been giving it to them on a routine basis.
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"Heat death" of the cosmos
Submitted by AWL on 30 October, 2019 - 9:18 Author: Misha Zubrowski
Paul Vernadsky (Solidarity 520) wrote a valuable article on Marx and the environment, and a review of a book on the same topic. I want to pick up on one point.
"Similarly, Engels is sometimes accused of rejecting the second law of thermodynamics in the course of an argument with scientists over the heat death hypothesis. William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin) had supported the latter claim to justify the role of God in the universe. Engels rejected the role of a deity on materialist grounds, while accepting that entropy was a feature of the universe. Latter day scientists agree with Engels: energy dissipation continues but the universe expands at a faster rate, meaning the universe is getting further away from thermal equilibrium." (emphasis added)
The heat death hypothesis is a theory about the ultimate fate – or one possible fate — of the universe. On this theory, the universe will asymptotically evolve to a state of thermal equilibrium; entropy reaches a maximum, so entropy-increasing processes are ceased; there is no thermodynamic free energy.
Suppose I have a bath, with a divider: X molecules of scalding hot liquid on one side, and another X molecules of the same liquid, but cold, on the other; 2X altogether. I then remove the divider.
At this point, the liquid not in thermal equilibrium: one half is at a considerably higher temperature than the other. As a result, thermal energy — heat — is flowing from the hotter to the colder side; through conduction, through mixing and convection, and to some extent through radiation. Through this process it is moving closer towards all the fluid being the same tepid temperature, towards thermal equilibration.
Entropy can be taken as an expression of the number of different microscopic configurations that are consistent with a given macroscopic configuration.
Compare a single macroscopic configuration of liquid at the beginning, half-hot, half-cold; to a macroscopic configuration of the liquid when it has become constant temperature. In the first situation there are a lower number of possible microscopic configurations. Any of the (approximately) X molecules with an amount of kinetic energy which means it is very hot could be (approximately) anywhere within one half of the bath; and conversely for the other (approximately) X molecules.
At the end, when constant temperature, any of the 2X molecules could be anywhere within the bath; a higher number of possible microscopic configurations.
At this point no net thermal energy flows. The system has reached maximum entropy, and this liquid is in thermal equilibrium.
Suppose this bath-liquid system was isolated, was the whole universe. It would, at this tepid end state, have undergone "heat death" (it need not be cooled down to the temperature "absolute zero"). Entropy never decreases. An isolated uniformly tepid bath never separates into a bath of two halves, regressing to our lower-entropy beginning state. So this liquid universe, after this "heat death", remains unchanged. Nothing interesting ever occurs.
If you leave most human-scale closed systems for a long enough time you expect them to reach thermal equilibrium. On the scale of the universe, however, gravity, and the universe's expansion complicate matters a lot – to name just two factors.
Gravitational bound systems do not tend towards simple thermal equilibrium. Unlike our liquid universe, something like our solar system, where gravity is a major factor, doesn't tend towards being evenly distributed. It naturally "clumps" into the sun and planets, which orbit the sun. This cuts against thermal equilibrium.
However, the expansion of the universe cuts in the opposite direction. How exactly the universe will evolve in that respect is dependent on features currently unknown: its curvature (open, flat, or closed), and the exact proportion of "dark energy". Dark energy can fuel the expansion — indeed accelerated expansion — of the universe. Current evidence suggests that our universe is accelerating in its expansion, and will continue to, rather than slowing down and re-collapsing to a "Big Crunch".
If this is indeed the case, a "heat death" may be expected to occur as the universe is spread more and more thinly, and energy continues to dissipate.
The expansion of the universe is bringing it towards thermal equilibrium faster than it would otherwise — not the reverse. Expansion leads to cooling. It also means that matter and energy being radiated – in the end, probably, the evaporation of black holes via Hawking radiation – will interact again at a lower rate.
With this, comes less of the interesting stuff – stars and the like – which make up our current universe, and which cut against thermal equilibration.
It is true that a different ultimate fate, currently on the table, is a "Big Rip". In this scenario, the universe will still progress towards thermal equilibrium. However, the universe's expansion at some point will tear apart even space-time itself.
There are other mechanisms and factors, such as spontaneous quantum fluctuations creating "zero-point energy", which complicate the picture further.
Nonetheless, heat death of some form is still on the table.
Much of this, of course, couldn't be known at the time of Engels. He died before the big bang and the universe's expansion were theorised, let alone its acceleration, most of modern cosmology, or quantum physics.
In a non-expanding universe of his day, the heat death hypothesis held a lot less water.
Engel's scepticism is certainly not a reason for suggesting — as some critics have, through selective misreading — that Engels didn't believe in entropy, or that his science is not valid.
In many ways, the heat deaths discussed in Engels' time and today are actually different propositions. Indeed, it could reasonably be argued that the term "heat death" oversimplifies and obscures the details more than it clarifies.
One interpretation, likely the best, and certainly the most favourable, is that Engels' was arguing less against the heat death hypothesis and more against theological concerns which were justifying or prompting this hypothesis.
These theological concerns were for a "first cause" of the universe, an external impetus — by god — and a "final cause", "telos", or "purpose", which the universe is inexorably progressing towards. A heat death fitted these concerns. Engels was, of course, right to reject these theological impetuses or justifications for scientific conclusions. Nowadays, thankfully, a materialist approach to natural science is ubiquitous.
Foster (2008) argues that Engels aimed for a dialectic approach to natural philosophy, akin to that of the ancient "Greek philosophers [for whom] the world was essentially something that had emerged from chaos, something that had developed, that had come into being." (Engels) Engels contrasted this to his contemporary Newtonian mechanism which "everywhere... sought and found its ultimate cause in an impulse from outside [God] that was not to be explained from nature itself."
Some fringe contemporary Marxists, influenced by Ted Grant and Alan Woods, take what they understand as a dialectical approach too far, and reject the big bang. I doubt Engels would have been that dogmatic, or that stupid.
Unlike Engels' general approach, they see calling into question of this scientific near-consensus akin to challenging "the modern equivalent of the old religious dogma of the creation of the world from nothing."
As Foster (2008) notes, when considering entropy:
"Marx and Engels kept abreast of the natural–scientific literature and did not dispute the conclusions of natural — scientific research where there was an actual scientific consensus — although they did raise questions about what appeared to be incomplete, inconclusive, partial, and contradictory results."
This perspective is even more vital today. Scientific understanding and research has been undergoing a continuous exponential explosion since Engels' time and before. With the field of cosmology maturing, the depth and breadth of an individual needs to become familiar with before they can engage critically and usefully with the cutting edge on these questions is probably greater.
The big bang theory does not preclude discussion of what caused the big bang, and indeed theories have been postulated. It certainly does not attempt to shoe-horn in religious concerns, acts by god, into the beginning or end of our universe.
I would not suggest that the big bang theory is infallible. Likely, in the not too distant future, most of our contemporary cosmology, and physics more broadly, will be considered false. The big bang theory may be replaced, or subsumed within more comprehensive models. And details of it are and should certainly be questioned, such as the models used for the first fraction of a nanosecond after the big bang itself.
Natural science is constantly evolving. We should engage with it and critically engage with it. Sometimes it does, or should, mean rethinking, renewing, remaking our world-view or our approach to natural philosophy; rather than the other way around.
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Hot Pink Candy Jelly Yarn is a fiery transparent red-orange color. This warm red is perfect for summer projects. Glows neon red under black light. Fun for knitting, crocheting projects, weaving, jewelry making, accessories, stringing around parties, or for crafting fun. Black light reactive, too!


The sacred geometry shape pictured is an icosahedron(20 sided) not an octahedron(8 sided).
Hi Barbara, thanks for pointing it out. My apology. It was a typo. I have made the correction on the article.
By the way, this same shape was correctly named in my earlier post 'Reconnecting with Sirian star lineage through the oceans of Byron Bay' (https://wp.me/p22lmc-35r).


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By Ted Reinert |
PUBLISHED: October 6, 2007 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 22, 2021 at 7:02 a.m.
SARATOGA SPRINGS – The first of a series of City Council workshops on a 2008 budget that would raise property taxes 4.87 percent begins Tuesday. The proposal includes no money for a new police station. The council will hold two 2008 budget workshops this coming week, at 11 a.m. Tuesday and at 5 p.m. Thursday. Both will be in City Council chambers at City Hall. Further workshops will be scheduled soon. At workshops, city officials review and haggle over the details. After that come public hearings, when citizens will have the chance to comment. The first public hearing on the budget will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 16, before that evening's City Council meeting. Finance Commissioner Matt McCabe brought forward his draft comprehensive budget at last Tuesday's meeting. The general fund rises from $35.52 million to $37.88 million. Personnel, benefits and energy costs account for about 89 percent of the general fund budget. However, McCabe's draft includes no money for capital projects. The 2007 budget included $8.68 million bonded for such projects, the lion's share for an indoor recreation center. The capital program for the next six years Mayor Valerie Keehn brought to the council table weeks ago has not been voted upon. It includes $25.8 million for improvements in 2008, including $17 million for a new police station and many public works infrastructure projects. Accounts Commissioner John Franck said the plan was "Monopoly money" and that the city would be mortgaging its children's future by passing the plan. In September, a week before winning a Democratic primary over Gordon Boyd, Keehn proposed cutting about $8 million from the capital program, leaving in public safety projects. A private sector proposal to build the station along with a lease buyback plan failed at the council table, 3-2, this week. Keehn said that as she had no crystal ball, she could not anticipate the council's decisions, but thought that some projects would be funded after discussion next week. "It's up to the council now to make a determination on what capital projects they are willing to fund," she said. She said she could not understand the rationale of McCabe, Franck and Public Works Commissioner Tom McTygue in opposing the lease buyback version of the public safety station when the capital program committee, which was chaired by Keehn and included representatives from their departments, had identified the police station as the top priority project. McCabe argued that the city could not afford the project without new revenue streams. "It is my job to protect and preserve the fiscal needs of this city, just as surely as it is the job of public safety to consider its force, and citizens' safety. It is my job to warn you about over-borrowing, over-taxing, and over-committing revenues that we do not yet have, just as surely as it is the mayor's task to be the people's conduit," he said in his budget message. Reach Ted Reinert at treinert@saratogian.com or 583-8729 ext. 221.
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10 Albums That Deserve a Spot On Your Fall Playlist
It's almost the beginning of fall which means colder weather, late-night study sessions, Halloween and the cozy/nostalgic feeling that only this season brings. All we need is an accompanying soundtrack. If you're tired of Spotify recommending you the same old things, this article can be your guide to discovering new music this fall. I've collected a few new and upcoming releases that can match any mood (walking around campus while the weather is still nice, studying in a cafe and drinking lattes, reading 19th century literature by candlelight), as well as a few older albums that need to make a comeback this fall.
Stella Donnelly, Flood
Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly specializes in emotional lyrics that often have deeper social and political messages. Her second album, Flood, is no different. It's a contemplative indie-rock collection that ranges from angry to sunshiny to lovesick and back. Many of the slower songs like "Underwater" and "Oh My My My" are perfect for having your "Twilight: New Moon Bella sitting at her window as the seasons change" moment.
Pomme, consolation
French singer-songwriter, Pomme's third album came out at the end of August – just in time for the colder months. Like her previous albums, consolation blends folk and pop into something that feels quaint, yet magical. The album's cover art features Pomme wearing a giant mushroom cap hat, which is exactly what it feels like to listen to this album … like you are a little mushroom growing on the forest floor.
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rising
This is a funky R&B masterpiece that will put anyone in a good mood. To be fair, this came out in July and was one of THE albums of the summer, but I just don't think its time is over yet. And quite frankly, there's nothing that makes me feel confident while walking around campus like having Steve Lacy blaring through my headphones.
Florence + The Machine, Dance Fever
Again, this album came out earlier this year, but there is no way I could exclude it from this list. We can always rely on Florence Welch for dark, empowering and ethereal music – something especially true of Dance Fever. The album delves even further into mythology and feminism, compiling songs full of witchy anthems that are such a vibe as we approach October. Bonus tip: listen to the poem versions of "King," "My Love," and "Cassandra" that were just released for even darker 'academia' vibes.
Kate Bush, The Kick Inside
Kate Bush has been trending ever since the use of her song "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in Season 4 of Stranger Things, and it is so deserved. The Kick Inside (1978) was her debut album, which she released at the age of 19 and had multiple hits (including "Wuthering Heights," inspired by the Gothic novel by Emily Brontë). The queen of surreal witchy music, listening to Kate Bush makes me want to wear long dresses and dance in a field.
Loving, If I Am Only My Thoughts
This album is only from 2020 but it has been a fall essential ever since it came out. Loving is an indie-folk band from British Columbia and their music is appropriately outdoorsy yet chill. It is the perfect album to play in the background while studying.
Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See
A 90s alt-rock, dream pop essential. Featuring the most hauntingly beautiful ballad of unrequited love, "Fade Into You," So Tonight That I Might See has been giving main character energy since its release in 1993. I truly believe an oversized crewneck sweater, a tote bag and this album is all you need when charming autumn inevitably turns into sad girl fall.
Arctic Monkeys, The Car
It's been four years since Arctic Monkeys' last album and we are all ready for more. From their debut, to 2013's AM, to now, they've been a fall staple. I love watching them experiment with new sounds and I cannot wait to see what this album brings. Their first single, "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball" promises orchestral influences and nostalgic vibes. It comes out October 21st.
Maya Hawke, Moss
Moss is actor and singer-songwriter Maya Hawke's second album and from the singles she's released so far, it sounds like she's becoming even more confident in her sound. One of the songs that's been released already, "Thérèse," is inspired by a painting by French artist, Balthus. It is sure to awaken the artsy academic in you. Moss comes out September 23rd.
Taylor Swift, Midnights
Every new release from Taylor Swift marks a monumental event that will most likely be life-changing. After her more stripped-back and indie-inspired Folklore and Evermore, I'm eager to see what she does with Midnights. I predict it will have the heartfelt lyricism of her past two albums, with some of the pop-inspired 'glitz and glam' of 1989 or Lover. October 21st is the big day and I'm sure this album will become the soundtrack that we are all bound to fall in love with.
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Data was collected from a large Taiwanese medical center by means of survey methodology. A total of 312 responses comprised of various groups of healthcare professionals was collected and analyzed via structural equation modeling.
It has been duly acknowledged that the adoption of electronic medical records (EMR), a collection of software functions commonly utilized in the delivery of directives for patient care, in the maintenance of patients' medical records, and the distribution of laboratory testing or radiologic examinations results , can improve healthcare quality and decrease overall cost . Via EMR, healthcare professionals can serve to inquire after patient information immediately without the limitations of time and space . However, with the advent of a more accessible and comprehensive EMR system, a massive amount of medical records may become easily obtainable to both unauthorized and authorized users who are both inside and outside the healthcare facilities . EMR are therefore potentially susceptible to security breaches which may lead to real patients' privacy concerns . Most reported privacy violations in healthcare facilities stem in fact from staff misuse or abuse of their privileged access status to patient records [5, 6].
There is a widely accepted knowledge as to the importance of employees' compliance with organizational rules, procedures, and policies, all of which can be used to regulate employees' accurate attitudes or behaviors regarding how organizational resources should be utilized [5, 7, 8]. Despite such evidence, employees often demonstrate not to abide by such prescriptive rules or policies. In reality, non-compliance to such stated policies may cause organizations significant reputational damage, remediation costs, or even subsequent penalties . For many healthcare facilities, regulations have been purposefully mandated in order to secure patient information due to the increased digitization of patient records . Healthcare facilities must therefore invest in how to effectively motivate employees to comply with stated policy and to secure EMR.
The theoretical foundation of our study is adapted from self-determination theory  and habit-related perspective . Self-determination theory, one of the often-adopted theoretical frameworks within motivation research , differentiates between various types of motivation according to the different reasons or goals leading to a given action . Among those motivations, self-determinant theory differentiates between two main types of motivation: (1) intrinsic motivation, and (2) extrinsic motivation . Intrinsic motivation refers to undertaking a behavior because it is inherently enjoyable or interesting to do, while extrinsic motivation refers to doing something because it can result in a separable outcome . Such intrinsic and extrinsic motivation when taken together affect an individual to undertake a particular behavior .
Habits are commonly considered to be "learned sequences of acts that become automatic responses to specific situations, which may be functional in obtaining certain goals or end states  (p.14)." Many behaviors that are of interest to individuals, especially when they are repeatedly and satisfactorily executed, may eventually become personal habits without extra cognitive processes having to take place . Although some researchers hold that habits can be formed quickly, most studies argue that habit continuation requires a certain amount of repetition or practice to take place [22, 23]. As for the formation of habits, literature  suggests that a stable context which requires an individual's minimal attention in responding to certain situations, is essential. Once a habit is shaped, an individual can then perform a behavior automatically .
In Taiwan, hospitals are usually divided into three major categories based on given characteristics of size: medical centers, regional hospitals, and district hospitals. Totally, the number of medical centers, regional hospitals, and district hospitals in Taiwan are about 19, 80, and 308, respectively . Most of the three types of hospitals have utilized some form of EMR due to efforts to improve EMR adoption promoted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan. Medical centers, however, implement more comprehensive EMR systematization and have wider application of EMR than regional and district hospitals due to appreciable organizational resources. We therefore surveyed hospital staff from a medical center of 1300-beds serving nearly 5000 outpatients daily located in southern Taiwan. The subject hospital has about 3511 employees including 3020 healthcare professionals and 491 administrative staff. The subject hospital was chosen because of two major considerations: (1) The subject hospital is equipped with well-established EMRs systems aimed at providing patients with high quality healthcare services; and, (2) The subject hospital was regarded as being rather proactive in their use of EMR in terms of overall internal EMR utilization and the amount of EMR exchanged with external healthcare facilities . Both reasons made the chosen hospital suitable for use in the study of EMR privacy protecting issues.
Our study used a cross-sectional design, and survey methodology was adopted to collect data. Since most violations of patient privacy in healthcare facilities stem from staff misuse or abuse of the privileged right to access patient records [5, 6], hospital employees (i.e., healthcare professionals and administrative staff) who are granted access EMR must still be regarded as potential threats capable of jeopardizing EMR privacy. Among 3511 employees involved as part of this study, about 2800 healthcare professionals and 100 administrative staff were actually authorized to access EMR. Considering the heavy workload of hospital staff, a census of all eligible employees is unfeasible, we therefore adopted convenience sampling to collect relevant data. We appointed a coordinator for the departments whose staff members maintain access to EMR systems in order to assist questionnaire administration. Recruitment of hospital employees was voluntarily and guaranteed anonymity to participate in the survey. Ethical approval from the subject hospital was sought and then acquired prior to the eventual administration of the survey.
Partial least squares (PLS), a distribution-free analytic method , was used for purposes of data analysis because the collected data did not follow a normal distribution (p < .001) to some extent subsequent to a Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. We utilized R software version 3.5.1 , with both plspm version 0.4.9 and semPLS version 1.0–10 package [54, 55], to assess the measurement model (i.e., dealing with the relationships between the observed variables and the latent variables) and the structural model (i.e., dealing with the relationships between the exogenous and endogenous variables) of PLS, respectively. In order to obtain the scores of the latent variables for subsequent use of measurement and in the structural model, their associated observed variables are weighted and summed by PLS . Further, the RMediation version 1.1.4  package was used to assess the mediation effect of habit.
In PLS, the measurement model assesses the reliability and the validity of measures taken [48, 49]. Literature suggests reliability can be evaluated via composite reliability or Cronbach's α . In our study, both the values of composite reliability and Cronbach's α of all constructs (see Table 2) were larger than the suggested value of 0.7 , thus demonstrating sufficient reliability being present.
As for validity, convergent validity and discriminant validity are commonly assessed in terms of PLS . Table 3 shows that all items in our study loaded highly on the postulated factors and had factor loadings greater than 0.7 . Regarding the validity of construct level, the constructs used in this study had a value of average variance extracted higher than 0.5 , indicating sufficient convergent validity (see Table 2). Further, the squared root of average variance extracted for each construct was larger than the correlation coefficients of the specific construct with any other constructs in the proposed model, also demonstrating adequate discriminant validity .
Several correlations between constructs are higher than 0.7 (see Table 2), but they are still lower than 0.85, which may indicate the presence of a collinearity issue . To avoid the possible influence of collinearity, we further checked for the issue and the results demonstrated that the tolerance value of each construct investigated ranges from 0.15–0.64, showing that collinearity should not become an issue in this study .
In addition to testing the proposed hypotheses, we further examined the PLS structural model with three widely adopted criteria, namely the predictive relevance Q2, the q2 and the f2 effect size . The Q2 value of habit was 0.64, showing the structural model had predictive relevance for this construct . Further, the relative impact of predictive relevance (q2) of satisfaction, self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and facilitating conditions was − 0.015, 0.042, 0.038, and 0.128, respectively. These q2 sizes were deemed small according the criteria suggested by the literature . Finally, the exogenous constructs of satisfaction, self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and facilitating conditions for explaining the endogenous construct habit have f2 effect sizes of 0.005, 0.070, 0.238, and 0.066, respectively. According to their effect sizes, these facilitating conditions had a medium effect size (f2 = 0.238), as well as possessing small predictive relevance (q2 = 0.128) . Both self-efficacy and perceived usefulness were seen to have a small effect size and a small amount of predictive relevance. Satisfaction had the smallest effect size and also the smallest amount of predictive relevance in our study.
Based on the reported findings, we would propose several points that might be worthy of consideration for further theory development. First, the literature  has considered continuance behavior (or, repeat behavior) to be guided by an individual's cognitive process. Hence, much effort is devoted to explaining continuance intention directly from these perspectives, such as perceived usefulness, satisfaction, etc. However, as EMR becomes more prevalent among healthcare facilities, and thus healthcare professionals can access EMR anywhere and at any time without much involved cognitive process, habit may play a significantly larger role in protecting patient privacy. We therefore hope that our study will contribute towards future development of habit formation to ensure patient privacy protection in EMR usage.
Fourth, the inclusion of facilitating conditions and self-efficacy in our model has provided additional perspectives. Facilitating conditions and self-efficacy are usually considered before a behavior is conducted in terms of other behavioral theory . The inclusion of these two variables in our model has allowed a broader picture of hospital staff's perceptions in the post-behavioral phase, and it has created a richer understanding of their continuance intentions.
Several limitations should be noted in our study. First, the data was collected from only one Taiwanese medical center without comprising samples from other hospitals. Hence, the generalizability of our finding may in fact be limited. Further, in order to avoid any interruption of patient-care activities, the survey used a self-reporting method to investigate behavioral intention among staff rather than through direct observation or through the recording of participants' actual compliance behavioral patterns. Future research can therefore examine the issue in order to better realize the associations among these investigated constructs examined as part of this study.
By integrating both motivation and habitual perspectives, our study presented and then empirically verified a model used to examine continuous compliance with EMR privacy policies by hospital employees. Motivations including self-efficacy, perceived usefulness, and facilitating conditions are significant predictors of compliance habits; and, habits, in their turn, may significantly predict hospital staff's continuance compliance intention. We also found that habit is a partial mediator between motivations and continuance compliance intention.
Kuang Ming Kuo and Yu Chang Chen contributed equally to this work.
This work has been supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Grant no. MOST-104-2410-H-214-007), Taiwan, R.O.C.
The anonymous datasets from the present study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. No identifying/confidential patient data were collected.
KMK conceived of this study and participated in the design and administration of the study. KMK, YCC, and CHH drafted the manuscript and performed the statistical analysis. PCT reviewed the manuscript at several stages of in the process, providing feedback and relevant suggestions. KMK and YCC contributed equally to this work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The study was conducted with an approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan. The IRB waived the mandate for obtaining a written informed consent from subjects. Participants were provided with an information sheet which detailed relevant information about the study, potential benefits and risks of participation in this study, the opportunity and means to ask questions, and also the options regarding voluntary agreement to participate in this study. Verbal consent was then requested prior to commencement of the survey. This study was provided as an anonymous survey of adults over the age of 20 for which no personal, identifiable information was collected.
The manuscript does not contain any individual's data in any form.
Joint Commission of Taiwan. List of qualified accreditation hospitals and teaching hospitals by the ministry of health and welfare from 2011 to 2015. 2016. https://www.jct.org.tw. Accessed 7 May 2016.
Ministry of Health and Welfare. Bulletin of emrs adoption. 2017. https://emr.mohw.gov.tw/emrlist.aspx. Accessed 7 May 2017.


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Q: Smart Playlist song count incorrect on music app I have a smart playlist that has 804 songs.

The smart playlist also has the same song count when viewing the device via iTunes

However, the music app displays 6 less songs.

Why would this be happening? I've deleted and re-created the playlist, but that did not work. I'm not sure what else to do.

A: The most like answer for that is that not all songs may have been transferd to your device maybe do to unsupported format or maybe you have duplicates in your itunes library.

A: Interesting. I edited the playlist to include the criteria "Playlist is Music", and the count is now the same. Got this idea from https://discussions.apple.com/message/22808976#22808976.
It also solved the sorting issue I (and many other people, it seems) was experiencing.

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