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1. MAGIC OF NUMBER by E.T.Bell. This book is a delightful foray into the world of numbers. Much easier to read than his well-known, Men of Mathematics, Bell brings to life the central figures of Greek mathematics. He pays especial focus to Pythagoras, and his teachings, and their reverberations in modern times. The book is sometimes tongue-in-cheek, droll, and full of anecdotes. The volume provides an entertaining and invigorating read. Bell describes number and the Pythagoreans as follows: "Virtue to the highly imaginative Pythagoreans was one number, vice another; and the elusive concepts of the True, the Beautiful, the Good were sublimated into "Ideal Numbers" by no less a metaphysician than Plato. And if it seems strange that Pythagoras should have believed that love and marriage are governed by numbers, we have but to observe the like today." One of my favorite quotations: "Instead of Number being in essence discrete, like a handful of pebbles, it was now essentially a continuum, like the atmosphere as reported by the senses. In this inseparable and uncountable whole the natural numbers and all other rational numbers were more sparsely scattered than the stars against the black of midnight."
2. GROOKS 1-7, by Piet Hein, if you can find them. The Grooks are the invention of the remarkable Dane, Piet Hein. They are aphorisms with multiple meanings that are accompanied by drawings. One of my favorites is: "We leave wisdom to starve and thirst if we cultivate knowledge as such. The very best turns to the very worst when ignorants know too much."
3. WHAT IS LIFE? and MIND AND MATTER, by Erwin Schrodinger. To put it bluntly, this book changed my life. When I was seventeen, I visited the University of Oregon bookstore, and picked up this amazing book. I've always had great respect for any book published by Cambridge University Press, but this study by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger gave me joy I never dreamed of. For the first time, some of the questions I had regarding links between biology, physics, and life were being addressed and discussed. I lived with this book, and pondered it's insights. As a result, I became quite interested in the philosophy of science, purchased books on the subject, and took courses at USC and UCLA. Grandma and I spent many an evening thinking about some of Schrodinger's ideas. His concept of mutation made its way into my early short story, "In the Name of Progress." I cannot recommend this volume too highly. His book, My View of the World, is also recommended for the writer's candid feelings and thoughts, filtered through his Vedanta teachings.
4. PRECIOUS STONES AND OTHER CRYSTALS by Rudolf Metz. The book was conceived by Dr. Ernst Peterson, who wanted to introduce readers to the beauty of minerals. The work is a translation from German. published by The Viking Press in 1964. A veritable treasure trove of unique photos displaying mineral beauty, this was a book I looked at again and again when I was a young teenager to dispel boredom before our summer Oregon trip. I remember viewing the magnificent photo of sulfur crystals and now own a classic from Sicily. That was enough to spur my interest in mineralogy, and take it to another level. The book made me more curious than ever about the awe-inspiring forms of the natural world. As a result of my curiosity, I was privileged to interview Dr. George Rossman of the California Institute of Technology about minerals, their forms, and creation. Interested readers may find this interview by clicking on The Mineralogical Record link, and going to Axis. It can also be found in my book, THE MAGICIANS OF FORM, located on the page MY PUBLICATIONS.
5. MAN THE MEASURE, by Erich Kahler. This book was recommended by no less a personage than Einstein himself: "… I will not feel that I have finished this book before having pondered every line in it." This book of European history was originally written in 1943. The author did not know how World War II would end. Kahler provides an analysis of the development of Western religion from its earliest days, and finishes with a chapter, "The Kingdom of Man". He shows considerable insight into the Nazi movement, and the rise of technology. In other books Kahler actually anticipated what collectivization would mean for modern man, and art in particular. Erich Kahler was a fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. He was primarily a historian, but had a strong interest in literature as testified by his book, The Orbit of Thomas Mann. Thomas Mann himself had nothing but the highest praise for Kahler's work. His highly controversial study, The Disintegration of Form in the Arts, is definitely worth a read.
6. OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PROGRAMS(1948-1975), if you can locate them. These programs show how the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland got started, and who were the major forces behind it. It shows the special relationship that developed between Stanford University and Southern Oregon College. Dr. Margery Bailey of Stanford was instrumental in establishing the educational program. She came up with the idea of the Tudor Guild to provide scholarships to worthy theater students, and became the Director of Education. It is noteworthy that at one time, Stanford students could get credit by taking one of the Shakespeare courses at SOC. Actors such as Stacy Keach, Richard Cavett, George Peppard, and Theodore Marcuse performed on the Elizabethan stage. Inspired by his mentor at the University of Washington, B. Iden Payne, festival founder and director, Angus Bowmer, performed Shakespeare in rapid speech and action. He was the first in the U.S. to perform Shakespeare on an authentic style Elizabethan stage. For more on the history of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, please read Angus Bowmer's book, As I Remember, Adam. The book discusses the many struggles and successes that led to the establishment of the Festival.
7. THE SCIENCE STUDY SERIES(any of the distinguished volumes that make up this series). The SSS was an attempt by the American government to improve scientific knowledge nationwide by providing books at a low cost, written by experts in their respective fields, but still accessible to the general public. It was a time of the Cold War and sputnik, and great efforts were made by the government to try to raise scientific and mathematical standards. The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, the CHEM Study, the Physical Science Study Committee, and the School Mathematics Study Group reflected such efforts. It was the PSSC that initiated The Science Study Series. which began in 1956. It includes topics from probability to crystallography. From geology to astronomy. To read more about this fascinating endeavor, please look at the section Projects For You.
8. GLORIA RUSSAKOV'S GUIDE TO OREGON RESTAURANTS. Granted, this book is almost forty years old, prices are no longer valid, and many restaurants no longer exist. However, if you're looking for an entertaining, light read, this book is for you. The author's descriptions of Oregon restaurants are never boring, but whimsical and fun. You can't wait to read comments about the next restaurant. And if you know the restaurant, so much the better! Enjoy this lighthearted book!
9. THE STORY OF A STONE or DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER, by Cao Xueqin. This is a splendid novel about the rise and fall of the Jia family in eighteenth century China. The Jias were Textile Commissioners with strong ties to the imperial court. The story concerns the adventures of cousins Bao-Yu and Dai-Yu. The author was placed with his twelve girl cousins in a garden, and had a rare opportunity to observe female psychology in depth. The author also takes particular pleasure in detailed descriptions of objects, especially types of clothes.
One of the novel's famous episodes concerns the construction of a garden for a visitor from the palace in the first volume. The garden is both a landscape and a vision: "The fallen blossoms seemed to be even more numerous and the waters on whose surface they floated even more limpid than they had been on the side they had just come from. The weeping willows which lined both banks were here and there diversified with peach and apricot trees whose interlacing branches made little worlds of stillness and serenity beneath them." Translated by David Hawkes
It certainly helps if the reader has some familiarity with Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism for they appear as threads throughout the novel. The strict Confucian tenets mingle with the magic of Taoism and the self- denial of worldly goods and temptations of Buddhism.
It has been published in English by Penguin in five volumes and 120 chapters with a translation by David Hawkes. The first 80 chapters are definitely by the author, but there is evidence that the last 40 were written by a friend of the family. The names of all characters are listed at the back, and there is a genealogy of the major families. Although close to 2500 pages, it is worth reading as it is one of the outstanding novels in world literature, and provides a panoramic view of all levels of Chinese society in the 18th century. In particular, it depicts the rise and fall of the Jia family, and introduces Wang Xi-Feng, an unforgettable personality. It is readily available.
10. Verna Felton by Fredrick Turner. This is probably the best book ever written about a character actress. The scholarship is impeccable. It is a gold mine of photos that capture the subject's life and times in vivid detail. His background as an amateur genealogist serves Turner well as he delves not only into Verna's life, but virtually all the people who were a part of her life as well. The book has numerous digressions, which may interrupt the narrative flow, but are fascinating in their own right. We know Verna as the kindly fairy godmother of Disney's Cinderella, Aunt Sarah in Disney's Lady and the Tramp, and the good fairy Flora in Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Some of us remember her as Hilda Crocker in the 50s television program, December Bride, a precursor of Golden Girls. But as Turner relates, Verna was so much more. Her work in small theaters in the U.S. and Canada, her relationship with neighborhood children, her zest for life, all are depicted clearly in this encyclopedic volume. "What's in a child will come out. True, there are many stage children who are artificial, but I think that this artificiality would manifest itself in any walk of life. I can't get away from instinct, breeding, and training."–Verna Felton. Try picking it up. You might find answers to some of your questions about other character actors.
11. Lewis Carroll: A Biography by Morton N. Cohen. This is my favorite biography, and one of my desert island books. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was a multi-faceted genius who astounded in many fields. He is now considered the finest children's photographer of the 19th century. He was a superb logician who anticipated many problems of modern mathematics. He was probably the greatest children's writer ever, and his Alice books have inspired a veritable library of interpretive criticism. He has been the darling and inspiration for numerous illustrators. In writing his classics, he opened a world of myth that has never been equaled. When Alice went down the rabbit hole, so did mankind, gaining a finer appreciation of itself through satire, games, puzzles, and inverted logic. Charles had keen insight into the psychology of girls, and, despite his extreme rigidity, could entertain them for hours, showing them his photographic room and taking them on outings. In short, Charles was an extremely complex personality. Does Professor Cohen do justice to all the above? He does, and illuminates each aspect of Dodgson's life with impeccable scholarship and a sense for the English language that borders on the sublime. However, the uniqueness of Cohen's book lies in his use of quotations. His quotations do not serve merely to prove a point or highlight a passage, but are worlds worthy of exploring in their own right. What a curious quotation from Charles this is: "…It is rather painful to see the lovely simplicity of childhood so soon rubbed off: but I fear it is true that there are no children in America." Cohen's fascinating book is a model of what biography writing should be about, and should be on every scholar's bookshelf.
12. The Education Of T.C.MITS(The Celebrated Man In The Street by Lillian R. Lieber, Drawings by Hugh Gray Lieber. The Liebers were a husband and wife team that wrote a series of books showing the ties between mathematics, art, science and society. They emphasized the importance of mathematical reasoning again and again as a means of coping with ambiguity and downright lies. The Liebers wrote each phrase in large letters on a separate line to facilitate reading. Hugh's drawings not only illustrate concepts, but provide much to explore and reflect on.
The photo of the cover below shows a "totem pole" composed of five regular solids: CUBE, ICOSAHEDRON, OCTAHEDRON, DODECAHEDRON, TETRAHEDRON. Each of the solids represents a floor of knowledge, starting with the CUBE as the first floor. This floor contains scientific instruments. The second floor is for experimentation and invention. The third floor is for scientists who do "pure science." The fourth floor is for individuals involved in applied mathematics. And the fifth floor(the top floor) is for those that do "pure mathematics." The Liebers link pure mathematicians to modern artists in that their work may not have any practical application, but they represent creative thinking. However, even on the top floor, mathematicians encounter the limits of human reason. As the Liebers say, " What is the nature of a "proof" by human beings for human beings?" And: "What are we humans anyway? What is the best we can expect of ourselves?" This special volume attempts to answer both questions.
Note: In August 2017, Dover Publications is reprinting Take A Number by the Liebers.
13. Number: The Language of Science by Tobias Dantzig. I can do no better than to quote Albert Einstein: This is beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands." And so it is. Dantzig argues that man alone possesses a counting facility that is different from the number concept that many other species possess. He writes that, "The genesis of number is hidden behind the impenetrable veil of countless prehistoric ages." Dantzig poses questions throughout his work that try to break through the mystery of number development. The Greeks for all their knowledge could not conceive of zero and so omitted it in their discussion of numbers. Dantzig states that it is only through India that zero entered the number system and was accepted by the Arabs in their cultivation of algebra. He moves on from numbers to explore the rational foundation of mathematics. "A mathematical proposition is true if it leads to no logical contradiction, false otherwise. The method of deduction is based on the principle of contradiction and nothing else." Dantzig does not neglect problems with the number line and the infinite. He comments occasionally on man's place in the universe. In short, this is a classic text on the number concept and its evolution and can be read several times with renewed insights.
14. Pipers at the Gates of Dawn


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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo clinched a playoff berth when Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen's sloppiness in a 29-15 victory over Atlanta that eliminated the Falcons from contention.
The AFC East-leading Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff spot. Buffalo (10-6) did so by beating the Falcons, coupled with the Baltimore Ravens' 20-19 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
The Falcons (7-9) went down swinging in being eliminated from the NFC race to extend their postseason drought to a fourth year in their first season under coach Arthur Smith. The Falcons forced four turnovers, with an injury and COVID-19-depleted secondary intercepting Allen on three consecutive possessions spanning halftime.
Allen did a much better job running than throwing by scoring two touchdowns rushing on a snow-dusted field, and with temperatures in the low 20s.
Buffalo won its third straight and needs only to beat the New York Jets in its finale next weekend to clinch its second consecutive division title — and assure the Bills home-field advantage for the wild-card playoff round.
The Bills didn't make things easy on themselves. They squandered a 14-2 first-half lead. And the game wasn't decided until the Bills benefited from the Falcons having a touchdown reversed on replay review, compounded by quarterback Matt Ryan being flagged for taunting with 6:07 remaining.
Rather than scoring on a 7-yard run and cutting Buffalo's deficit to 29-22, officials ruled Ryan's knee was down at the 1. The taunting penalty then pushed Atlanta back to the 16, where Ryan threw incompletions into the end zone on third and fourth down.
The Bills turned to the ground game once Allen opened the third quarter getting intercepted by Foye Oluokun. Singletary capped an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 6-yard run, while Allen completed a pass to Cole Beasley for a 2-point conversion to put Buffalo up 22-15. Singletary scored on a 4-yard run on Buffalo's next possession.
Singletary finished with 23 carries for a career-high 110 yards rushing. Allen, meantime, finished 11 of 26 for 120 yards passing, but had 81 yards rushing on 15 carries.
Allen's first two interceptions to close the second quarter led to the Falcons scoring 10 points in the final 1:48 to take a 15-14.
Mike Davis capped a five-play, 80-yard scoring drive with a 1-yard run following Allen having his pass tipped by Oluokun and getting picked off by Duron Harmon in the end zone. A.J. Terrell's diving interception then led to Younghoe Koo hitting a 24-yard field goal as time expired.
The Falcons opened the scoring with a safety when Atlanta's Avery Williams forced Marquez Stevenson to fumble a punt return. Buffalo's Jake Kumerow didn't recover until he was tackled in the end zone.
Atlanta's roster was thinned by COVID-19 with nine players on the reserve list, a group which included starting safety Jaylinn Hawkins. The Falcons' secondary was also further depleted with cornerback Fabian Moreau sidelined by rib injuries.
PITTS IS IT
Atlanta's Kyle Pitts set the franchise rookie record for yards receiving and became the NFL's second rookie tight end to top 1,000 yards receiving. Pitts finished with two catches for 69 yards before being limited by a hamstring injury in the second half.
With 1,018 yards receiving, he broke the team's rookie record set by Julio Jones, who had 959 yards in 2011. Pitts also inched within 58 yards of the NFL record set in 1961 by Mike Ditka for rookie tight ends.
HONORING MADDEN
Bills WR Stefon Diggs paid tribute to John Madden by having the Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster's likeness printed on his cleats. Madden died this week and Diggs chooses a different design on his cleats each week based on what he feels is relevant.
Diggs was first introduced to Madden through his NFL video game, and then grew up watching him on television broadcasts.
Falcons: close at home against NFC South rival New Orleans on Sunday.
Bills: close at home against the AFC East rival Jets on Sunday.
John Wawrow, The Associated Press
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'No Time to Die' review: Daniel Craig's…
'No Time to Die' review: Daniel Craig's last James Bond movie prefers it serious, not silly
Daniel Craig as James Bond in "No Time to Die." (Nicola Dove/Danjaq LLC/MGM/TNS)
By Moira Macdonald | Seattle Times
October 3, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.
We all have our own relationship with James Bond. Mine goes back to being high school age, giggling over popcorn as Roger Moore said wisecracky things and drank martinis and drove too fast and … well, I was never quite sure what exactly Bond was doing over there in the British Secret Service, whatever that was, but it all felt terribly grown-up and fun. And though now I'm older and presumably a tad wiser, my Bond-meter seems to have been permanently set long ago. Bond movies are supposed to be fun, and while I've found a lot to admire in the Daniel Craig era (my favorite: "Skyfall," for the Roger Deakins cinematography and for the great Judi Dench), I do miss the silliness.
I share this background because how you respond to "No Time to Die," Craig's fifth and final Bond outing (he's long said this would be his last), might have a lot to do with how your personal Bond-meter is set.
There's a lot of validity to the idea of a grittier Bond, one who's faced the darkness inherent in getting shot at all the time — one who's, my goodness, growing and developing as a person — and the Craig movies embraced that. But all that darkness isn't much fun, particularly when the world has quite enough darkness already. "No Time to Die" has moments of pleasure, lots of them, but ultimately it feels heavy in a way a Bond movie shouldn't; its pacing is off and it can't quite sell the earnestness and even sentimentality of much of its storyline. (And of course it's way too long at 163 minutes. Be forewarned.)
Things pick up here just after the events of "Spectre," with Bond and psychologist/love object/Woman-With-a-Secret Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux) having an idyllic canoodle in a stunning Italian hotel (really, we should have gotten a few more shots of that room). Suddenly, the past intrudes, explosions ring out, secrets are revealed, some truly excellent motorcycle-riding is executed (by Bond, natch), and our star-crossed lovers part. For some movies this would be an entire plot; for a Bond movie, it's just a pre-credit sequence (albeit a very long one). "Five years later," the screen informs us, Bond is retired in Jamaica but gets pulled back into The Life — one last heist, as it were — thanks to archvillain Lyutsifer Safin (Rami Malek), whose name alone tells us all we need to know. (Well, that and his weird cracked-glass complexion.)
Spoilers abound in this movie, so I'll just say that it's a treat to see a few old friends again — Naomie Harris' Moneypenny, Ben Whishaw's Q (and to meet Q's cat!), Ralph Fiennes' M — and to get acquainted with some new ones, most notably Lashana Lynch's extremely badass new 007, Nomi, who demonstrates an uncanny ability to fire a gun while simultaneously dragging some unfortunate fellow by the scruff of the neck. Director Cary Joji Fukunaga, the first American to direct a Bond movie, gets good work from the actors (I also enjoyed a sly turn by Ana de Armas as a brand-new and very chic spy), but struggles with pace. Some of the action scenes are whip-quick and thrilling, such as an early one on a bridge; but the movie's second half drags, with Malek never quite getting the impact his character should.
And Craig, in his swan song? Well, he looks splendid in his tux, and takes more bullets than seems proper, and every now and then gives the teeniest hint that he might be having a bit of fun. But just a hint. My favorite moment in this movie, weirdly, had nothing to do with action or plot or fashion: Bond, wearing a visitor's pass at MI6 headquarters, leaves in a suave huff, tearing off the pass and tossing it in the general direction of Moneypenny's wastebasket. It soars elegantly through the air and lands in the basket, perfectly; he doesn't even notice, because he knew it would. That's Bond. James Bond. May he return, in another actor's capable hands — and bring a little more escapism with him next time.
'NO TIME TO DIE'
2.5 stars (out of 4)
MPAA rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images, brief strong language and some suggestive material)
Running time: 2:43
Where to watch: In theaters Oct. 8
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aliasesband » Rock » Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - A Big Hunk O' Love
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - A Big Hunk O' Love FLAC Album
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Rock & Roll, Classic Rock
Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires
A Big Hunk O' Love
1 My Wish Came True
2 A Big Hunk O' Love
Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Sid Jaxon
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A Big Hunk o' Love - Elvis Presley. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Текст песни: Hey baby I aint askin' much of you No no no no no no no no baby I aint askin' much of you Just a big a big a hunk o' love will do Dont be a stingy little mama Youre 'bout to starve me half to death. A Big Hunk o' Love is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1972 and was used in his live shows until mid-1973. It was performed live for the last time on January 26, 1974. A Big Hunk O' Love - Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley, Hard Headed Woman. The biggest hit from Presleys film King Creole, this nasty and catchy piece of chauvinism was the 1958 equivalent of Chris Browns Loyal. Load Previous. Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires, A Big Hunk O Love. Not to be confused with the Seventies comeback hit Burning Love, Elvis recorded A Big Hunk O Love in the only studio session of his army enlistment. Listen online to Elvis Presley - A Big Hunk O' Love feat. The Jordanaires and see which albums it appears on. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Showing albums featuring A Big Hunk O' Love feat. The Jordanaires. Top 100 Greatest Hits 1955-1962. Various Artists. 1 listener. 3 Jul 2019 100 tracks. Play album. A Big Hunk O Love Schroeder-Jaxon by Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires 1 charted rocker was the final new single released by RCA during Elvis Big Hunk O Love. Released:Jun. If the Colonel had misgivings about the previous single, the supercharged blues on the A-side of the new single must have given him a migraine. Guitar: Hank Garland, Chet Atkins, Elvis Presley. Bass: Bob Moore. Drums: D. Fontana, Buddy Harman. Piano: Floyd Cramer. Vocals: The Jordanaires. My Wish Came True. Ivory Joe Hunter. Recorded September 6, 1957 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood. A Big Hunk O' Love. Written-By Aaron Schroeder, Sid Jaxon. A Big Hunk O' Love 7, Single, RE. Underground Records 3. URC-1079. Elvis Presley A Big Hunk O Love. HIT 1: August 10, 1959. STAYED AT 1: 2 weeks. In March of 1958, Elvis Presley was drafted into the Army. He couldve probably gotten out of it, but Col. But its fun, largely because of backing singers the Jordanaires, whose cartoonish exhortations push the song to another level. This was their first time recording with Presley, and theyd stay with him until his death
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9 Things You Want To Know About Sanaya Irani
Text by Zaral Shah
One of television's most-loved actresses and currently a finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded, Sanaya Irani gets candid about relationships, TV and romance
Sanaya and Barun Sobti
1. "The most memorable moment in my career was when I got the role of Khushi on Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? That was one role that I really wanted to play."
2. "I started my career with advertisements and later I realised I wanted to go beyond the 60 seconds, I wanted to do something challenging and more interesting."
3. "Honestly, I'm okay with people addressing me by my characters' names. My characters are who they see in their houses every single day and so it's fair enough when people call me Khushi, Paro (Rangrasiya) or Chhanchhan (Chhanchhan). Of course, it's really amazing that after all these years, I now have people who come to me and call me Sanaya. That feels really good."
4. "My ideal partner would be Mohit (Sehgal) and of course I would prefer a love marriage because I am in love. Also, I don't know how arranged marriages work. I've always dreamt of looking pretty in a beautiful gown on the beach and having not more than 50 people at my wedding, which will be followed by a night-long party."
Sanaya with Mohit Sehgal
5. "I laugh through all my romantic scenes, be they with Mohit, Barun (Sobti) or Ashish (Sharma). Mohit used to get harassed when we did romantic scenes together because I'd always laugh through them. I don't know how they manage to come out so wow but it's hilarious when we're filming."
6. "I believe that marriage shouldn't really change anything but on TV you are made to play the perfect bahu and wife who does everything for the husband and family. I'm not like that as Sanaya. For me, it works both ways."
7. "I don't think bahus these days are any different. I don't watch a lot of Hindi television shows…but I think most on-screen daughter-in-laws are still like the Tulsis and Parvatis of earlier years."
8. "Currently, I'm focussing only on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded. If someone offers me a show after Jhalak, I will hopefully do it. I now want to do a challenging role. I want to pursue something really different."
9. "If Yash Chopra's banner or Karan Johar would offer me a film, I would surely love to branch out to Bollywood. Otherwise, not really."
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k1e0x
k1e0x replied
16 July 2020, 08:19 PM
I'm probably just a noob and used the wrong name. I just added the ZFS pool to libvirt (as raw zfs pool so it's using it like it would for LVM, it's not just a filesystem with virtual disk files in it), it created the VM disks on its own, so if it's doing ZVOLs by default I'm using zvols.
Plus a couple SSDs for "log" (in mirror) and "cache".
Yeah, most people think it's some magic thing that will shrink their data, but it's good only if you have A LOT of duplicated data and that's uncommon. Trasparent compression is what most people can benefit for.
Yeah, it seems like the UI was written to just give it full pool control, (with zvols). ..and in a lot of cases that would be fine but if you want to nest it in a dataset (say pool/kvm) you need to use the work around I mentioned.
Also an oddity about libvirt, it supports bhyve as a hypervisor. tho poorly. Would be cool to see this fixed.
AdamW
AdamW replied
Whoo boy, this thread sure is...something.
So just to comment on a few things:
1. This is very much a Fedora decision. You know how we keep saying that Fedora isn't just a beta for RHEL? Well...consider this as Exhibit A. This isn't happening in Fedora because it's going to happen in RHEL 9 next. It's happening in Fedora because some people very definitely wearing Fedora hats wanted it to happen in Fedora, and convinced FESCo that it should. (Also note that there is an element of experiment about this Change: it's landing on the explicit understanding that we might decide, in a few days or weeks or months, that it was a bad idea and we should change back.) It's not coming from the folks who set RHEL's storage strategy (take a look at the names on the Change proposal) and it does not tell you anything about changes to that storage strategy. On this topic - note that this Change is to the Fedora *Workstation* default. Fedora *Server*'s default remains xfs-on-LVM.
2. As the Change has landed *so far*, we are kinda intentionally not doing too much stuff to take advantage of btrfs' super shiny advanced features, broadly on the "learn to walk before you learn to run" principle. Just changing the default FS is a pretty major first step, and we want to shake that out thoroughly before we start piling more changes up on top of it. But we reserve the right to start pilin' away in future.
3. Can you folks stop calling each other morons please? Pretty please? Thanks!
Originally posted by kloczek View Post
Deftragmentation is completly not needed.
ZFS uses SLAB allocator which prevents fragmentation.
Yeah, no. That's a complete and utter lie.
First, the only thing slab allocators do is they put a hard 50% low boundary on internal fragmentation (or, rather, internal utilization). Slab allocators do not guarantee anything else.
As for external fragmentation, slab allocators typically _worsen_ it. Imagine writing 128K of data in one write(), and then 64K more. With zfs, you are guaranteed to fragment at this boundary, because different slabs _will_ be used for 128K and 64K writes.
Also you get funny fireworks when your disk is almost full and there are no slabs left for your chosen block size. Read this thread backwards, someone has already mentioned the absolutely wondrous hack zfs had to do to fix this.
On Linux SLAB allocator is used in memory management. Did you heard that someone is doing "RAM defrgmentation" on Linux?
Everyone is doing RAM defragmentation on Linux.
Google "memory compaction", you will be surprised.
Works for user pages only, of course. Do you know the single most significant source of non-movable pages in Linux (also the reason why you generally can't allocate 1G hugepages post boot, or also the reason why stuff like CMA with boot-time memory reservation had to be invented for non-scatter-gather DMAs out there in the embedded hw)? You guessed right, slabs.
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Originally posted by pal666 View Post
oracle owns oracle zfs, i.e. the original stable and enterprise-grade filesystem, not some noname garage production
You do know the guy that co-developed it at Sun still leads the development of OpenZFS. It's by in large the same people that wrote it originally.
The no-name garage group is the b-team Oracle had to hire after all the ZFS and Solaris engineers walked out on them.
You can learn about that exodus here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc
if you were programmer, you would know that by porting filesystem to different os you don't get same filesystem, you get something completely different, which inherits neither speed nor correctness, that you'll have to build from scratch
What? no. What are you talking about? How old are you?
as i said, i don't care. license choice is the problem of code owner, and he has to live with it
The Sun developers chose the CDDL (actually they chose the Mozilla Public Licence) - Do you hate Firefox and LibreOffice now too? You do know Sun also wrote LibreOffice right? CDDL is almost identical. It is a weak copyleft licence that requires source code on the distribution of binarys. This is a good thing. Go read it, you won't find any "secret scary language" in it. It is not like the APPL that gives Apple control.
only distros who have nothing to lose
Careful.. you might not like living in a world where there was only one distro.. How much do you trust IBM?
owning most anti-linux card would be stupid, wouldn't it?
Again, seriously.. how old are you? This is childish. It's hardware and it does a job. Use it if you like. (Personally I tend to find AMD cards work well for me... but I wouldn't hate someone using or buying a computer with an Nvidia card in it. Honestly.. you are taking things a little strong here.)
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And I already wrot i that without keeping enough number of hashes of blocks in memory btrfs dedup is useless (is only technology demonstration).
Dunno, it still shrinks dramatically the space used, if the data can be deduped.
Also it's ONLINE even if it isn't done trasparently. OFFLINE means that the filesystem is unmounted, not even crap like NTFS needs to be unmounted to be deduplicated (on servers where you can actually deduplicate it)
btrfs is not usinfg SLAB allocator and this is why it needs and can be defragmented.
All CoW filesystems can become fragmented if large files are edited constantly (like VMs and databases). SLAB isn't magic. I'm not talking of NTFS level of bullshit instant-fragmentation, but will still eventually happen.
Btrfs has at least autodefrag, so it will automatically deal with it. Not that it matters much for databases or VMs because its performance with such workloads is complete garbage, but it's ok for anything else.
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pal666
pal666 replied
proper dedup domne online is able to lower write IOs
by lowering available memory(much more precious resource). it's not hard to implement, it's just not very useful, that's the only reason it's not implemented yet for btrfs. and it's called inband, online means "without unmount"
Last edited by pal666; 16 July 2020, 07:38 PM.
Originally posted by k1e0x View Post
Just go out and play with it some, I'm sure you'll find a lot of the same features
it's hard to play with something which is unavailable and can't be resized
Use it on FreeBSD, it's in the kernel there.
i touch freebsd only when i'm paid to do it
You know ZFS send can do a delta copy of an encrypted dataset? Pretty cool. I think BTRFS still uses LUKS right?
integrated encryption and per-object raid levels are two large planned, but still missing features of btrfs
Wrong. ZFS even today does not have such thing becase it does not need it
imbecile, "such thing" was posted by you. zfs added multiple copies on single device in 2010, after btrfs had them. zfs is copying btrfs
imbecile, it's a quote from zfs dev
One of the major problems with the ZFS approach - "slabs" of blocks of a particular size - is fragmentation
Should try it the other way around. ZVOL's make excellent vm disks.
there are some advantages to that (such as VM's) but it isn't what a lot of end users expect.


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The Magi's Balthazar wasn't always black
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John Burger - published on 11/24/19
Getty Museum mounts exhibit explaining how the African Wise Man's identity came into focus around 1500.
If any of the Christmas cards you receive this year include a depiction of the Three Kings, take a closer look and see if any of them are black. Yes, we've certainly seen a lot of modern representations of the Magi in which one of them is black. But it wasn't always that way.
Art before the 1480s usually depicted all three of these Wise Men as white. And the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has mounted an entire exhibition this season to explain why.
"Balthazar: A Black African King in Medieval and Renaissance Art" runs through February 16 at the Getty Center. It explores the juxtaposition of a seemingly positive image with the history of African slavery.
"Early medieval legends reported that one of the three kings who paid homage to the newborn Christ Child in Bethlehem was from Africa," the Getty says on its website. "But it would be nearly one thousand years before artists began representing Balthazar, the youngest of the magi, as a Black African."
The Gospel According to St. Matthew speaks about "wise men from the East" who came to Jerusalem, inquiring about the newborn "king of the Jews." No number is given for the wise men, but because there were three gifts—gold, frankincense and myrrh—it has always been assumed there were three kings.
Later writers assigned them names: Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, and specified that the kings came from the three continents then known to those living in the Mediterranean world: Africa, Asia, and Europe. Writing in the eighth century, an author known to us only as Pseudo-Bede mentioned "a dark, fully bearded king called Balthazar."
But artwork did not represent this view. For centuries, all three kings were white. Even when the African identity of the third Magus was alluded to in a 1266 sculpture by Nicola Pisano, it wasn't by depicting Balthazar as black but by giving him two African attendants. "Their features and hair clearly identify them as sub-Saharan Africans; this identification is underscored by the camels they ride," Getty said.
But at the end of the 15th century, we suddenly see a larger number of images in European art depicting Balthazar as either associated with Africa through costume, or painted as a black African. What happened? The fact is, the paintings are in the time period of 1480/90, which is just when the Portuguese slave trade began on the west coast of Africa.
The Getty proudly speaks about one of its own paintings in the exhibition, The Adoration of the Magi, by Andrea Mantegna. Painted between 1495-1505, it "reveals the artist's awareness of lands beyond Italy. Associations with Africa are apparent not only in Balthazar's complexion and costume but also in the container he holds. The object appears to be made from alabaster, a semi-precious stone imported from Africa and highly valued by medieval and Renaissance Europeans."
Mantegna worked as the official court painter to Isabella d'Este, marchioness of Mantua, and her husband, the Marquis Francesco, Getty explains. Sadly, they were known to have had black African slaves. But one of them may very well have served as a model or inspiration for Balthazar.


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Harold Nelson Bornstein (March 26, 1947 – January 8, 2021) was an American gastroenterologist, who was best known as Donald Trump's personal physician. Bornstein was Donald Trump's personal physician from 1980 until early 2018; before then Bornstein's father was his personal physician.

Education
Bornstein received his M.D. degree from Tufts University in 1975 and had been licensed to practice medicine in New York State since 1976. He was certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine as a specialist in Internal Medicine (1978) and Gastroenterology (1983).

Trump's personal physician role
In December 2015 in response to questions about his health, Trump asked Bornstein to issue a "full medical report", predicting that it would show "perfection". Two days later Bornstein signed a letter full of superlatives, saying that Trump's "laboratory results are astonishingly excellent" and that Trump "will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency." In August 2016, Bornstein stated that he had written the letter in five minutes while Trump's limousine waited for it. But he reiterated that Trump's "health is excellent, especially his mental health."

In May 2018 Bornstein said that, in fact, Trump had dictated the letter over the telephone, then sent a car to pick it up. Bornstein said in an interview with CNN that "Mr. Trump dictated the letter and I would tell him what he couldn't put in there..."

Speaking to The New York Times in February 2017, Bornstein revealed that he was invited to and attended President Trump's inauguration with his wife Melissa. Bornstein told The Times that he enjoyed the attention from being known as the President's personal physician. According to Stat, Bornstein had hoped to be the physician to the President, but the White House decided that Ronny Jackson would continue in that role.

On May 1, 2018, Bornstein told NBC News that three Trump representatives had "raided" his office on February 3, 2017, taking all of Trump's medical records. He identified two of the men as Trump's longtime bodyguard Keith Schiller and the Trump Organization's chief legal officer Alan Garten. Two days earlier, Bornstein had told a reporter that Trump took a prescription hair growth medicine, Propecia, after which Trump cut ties with him.

Death
Bornstein died in January 2021. The place and cause of death was not disclosed.

References

1947 births
2021 deaths
21st-century American physicians
American gastroenterologists
Tufts University School of Medicine alumni
Physicians from New York City
American people of Jewish descent

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North Shore Music Theatre is headed to Broadway. Well, not exactly the theater, but a production that you can see this summer right here in Beverly.
There is a good chance that "The Three Musketeers" — a new musical adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel — will end up on the Great White Way. NSMT staff — along with 321 Theatrical Management, a production company — are gearing up to take "The Three Musketeers" to Broadway. If it happens, and the folks involved are highly optimistic it will, it would be the first time in the theater's history that a new work went from NSMT to the Broadway stage. It plays at NSMT from Aug. 21 through Sept. 9.
And local audiences will have full bragging rights to be able to say they saw it first — and for a lot less money.
This is significant to NSMT for several reasons. The first is financial. NSMT would receive a portion of the ticket sales from the Broadway shows. Also, it would bring more prestige to the theater. It could serve as a selling point in recruiting "big name" talent to the theater, from composers to directors to actors, says Jon Kimbell, NSMT executive producer and artistic director.
"Let's say it's a success," Kimbell says. "It raises our name nationally."
As for any money NSMT would receive, Kimbell says, "We would put the money back into developing new works."
D'Artagnan's journey
So when might all of this happen? The earliest would be the fall of 2008, says Greg Schaffert, consulting commercial producer with 321 Theatrical Management. 321 Theatrical Management's current productions include "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," "Wicked" and "The Graduate."
Schaffert says the production needs to mounted in a proscenium theater first before heading to New York. NSMT is an in-the-round theater, and most Broadway theaters are proscenium format.
"My thinking is, let's go somewhere else first so we can tweak it one more time," Schaffert says.
"The Three Musketeers" is a co-production not only with Schaffert, but also with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. It played there first and has since been revised, Kimbell says.
Schaffert says, "We learned an incredible amount from the Chicago production."
That education, if you will, led to major changes that audiences will see at NSMT. If it needs to be tweaked or reworked again, Schaffert says they'll do it now — as he points out, you only get one chance once you get to Broadway.
The composer of the production is George Stiles, who should be familiar to NSMT audiences: He wrote the music for "Honk!," "Tom Jones" and "Just So."
"It's one of the best scores I've heard," says Aaron Tveit, who will play D'Artagnan.
The story focuses on D'Artagnan and his adventures in Paris with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the hardiest, wittiest and most reckless of King Louis XIII's musketeers. "Since Chicago's production of 'The Three Musketeers' in December we've worked closely with George and the creative team to revise and refocus the script and score to further clarify D'Artagnan's journey," notes Kimbell.
"We've been working on this since 1999. Musicals always take a long time. This show takes you where you don't really expect to go," Stiles says. "This is the story of one boy's determination to become a hero. I wanted to do this [The Three Musketeers] as a musical — very truthful, very real — but also heroic and adventurous."
The male component
Schaffert says he thinks "The Three Musketeers" has all the necessary ingredients to be a hit.
"A producer's job is to decide 'Does this show have an audience?' I think this has a few audiences. It has sword fighting. It has romance. It's like 'Wicked' — anyone between eight and 80 will want to see it."
But while its universal appeal may have something in common with that 2003 Broadway hit, "It's a little bit different. It has a male component," Schaffert says. "Men will want to see it. 'Wicked' is for 13-year-old girls. This will be for 11-year-old boys."
Francis Matthew, the show's director, says people will fall in love with the story.
"This musical is about a lot of people's attitudes towards the future," he says. "The Three Musketeers are always singing about the future."
And Kimbell says the set and the costumes will have people talking. The set and costume designer is Tony Award winner Lez Brotherston.
"There is a use of this space that hasn't happened before," Kimbell says. "There are ropes to swing on. The set is like a playground."
While many people may be familiar with "The Three Musketeers," either because they know the story or have read the novel, Kimbell admits that some people shy away from seeing new works. He'd like to change that. After all, "The Sound of Music" was once a new work.
"We are trying to form what are tomorrow's Oklahomas," Kimbell says.
Even though Kimbell is stepping down from his position at the end of the year, he will still be consulting with NSMT and says he will see this project through.
"My interest is in developing new works. It's what gets me up in the morning," he says. "I will stay with this through the end."
"The Three Musketeers" runs Aug. 21 through Sept. 9 at North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road in Beverly. Tickets are $35-$70. Senior and youth discounts and rush tickets are available. For show times and tickets, visit www.nsmt.org, call 978-232-7200 or visit the box office at 62 Dunham Road.
Theresa DeFranzo is a freelance writer. Sally Applegate also contributed to this story.


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1Started to rain? Take some time out to enjoy some of the other attractions that are right on your doorstep.
The London Transport Museum situated in the heart of Covent Garden is a fascinating museum to visit, it has one of the finest graphic collections in the world with over 5,000 original posters and artworks dating back to 1908, as well as buses, trains and trams through the ages. As a grown-up I find one of the best times to visit is during their Friday Lates, and this Friday Late they are whisking us back to the 80's. There will be music (thinking Duran Duran and other 80s classics) a retro arcade (including Mario Kart and PacMan) and Go Bonkers Bingo. Get the 80's look with a visit to Urban Decay Make-up, then smile sweetly for a retro style photo taken in the Tuk Tuk photo booth.
There's still lots more fun to be had with Neon Nights cocktails (2 for £12), 1980's curator led tours, talks, crafts and so much more. And there's the Poster Girls exhibition, so don't delay dig out some shoulder pads and power dress your way back to the 80's.
Friday Late: Power, Play & Politics.
2A visit to The National Gallery is always time well spent. Thomas Cole: Eden to Empire is currently on show until 7 October. Thomas Cole was a self-taught artist from Bolton in England who became the greatest American landscape artist of his generation. As you drift through the galleries you can watch empires rise and fall, and lose yourself in the vast American wilderness.
This is a rare chance to see his epic works including his masterpiece the 'Oxbow', and his awe-inspiring portrayals of Eden showing the force of nature. Cole's paintings are shown alongside the sublime masterpieces by Turner and Constable that inspired him. Eden to Empire, £10-£12.
3Currently showing at Proud Galleries, Audrey Hepburn: Beyond the Screen is a photographic exhibition displaying rare portraits of Audrey Hepburn captured by a selection of high profile twentieth century photographers.
The collection brings together the work of Terry O'Neill, Norman Parkinson, Bob Willoughby, Eva Sereny, Mark Shaw and Douglas Kirkland; each celebrated for their distinctive portrayals of Hepburn. Renowned for her progressive acting roles, stylish sensibilities and humanitarian endeavours, Hepburn remains one of the most instantly recognisable icons of the 1950s and has charmed generations since the Golden Age of Hollywood. A selection of hand-signed and limited-edition photographs are available for purchase.
Audrey Hepburn: Beyond the Screen. Showing until 30 September.


There was a fake tweet today that Prince Fielder to the Nationals, on an eight-year contract, was a done deal, which caused an initial burst of excitement, until it was revealed as a hoax.
Tim Brown Source: Prince is very close to a nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to sources.
That's quite a shocker, considering the Tigers have never even been mentioned until today, when Buster Olney threw out a one-year scenario. The theory was that Fielder could be a one-year stopgap in Detroit to cover for the loss of Victor Martinez, and then Fielder would be able to hit a more robust free-agent market next year (when the Dodgers and Mets presumably would have their financial problems solved).
Well, this is more than a stopgap — this is a major commitment by the Tigers, who clearly want to make another run at the World Series. Fielder and Miguel Cabrera would be the top one-two punch in baseball — or very close to it. And Prince goes back to where his father, Cecil — with whom he's been famously estranged — had his greatest glory.
Now more tweets are coming in confirming Brown's scoop. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports says the deal is for nine years, $214 million. Wow! Heyman also says that Fielder will play first base and Cabrera, the incumbent first baseman, will take a new role. The average annual value of the deal is $23.78 million. Fielder will be 36 when it expires.
Not to gloat, but I've said from the start that Boras would get the mega-deal he wanted, and to discount indications and speculation otherwise.
My final sentence from the Jan. 3 post: I still expect a jaw-dropping deal for Prince Fielder.
My jaw has officially dropped.


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For most commercial spaces, nowadays, lighting is always an important aspect of the business. In a way, it affects overall productivity, the aesthetics, and comfortability of a space. Therefore, it's always imperative to ensure that there is ample lighting that not only helps your students to read easily or workers to perform better but also brings out the beauty in your commercial space. And that's why a lot of commercial space owners have migrated to flat LED panels. These fixtures are well-known for their stunning designs, longevity, efficiency, high luminous flux, and strength among other cool features.
Now, you may be wondering; why should you buy the ShineLong Slice US LED Panel light?
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Their #6063 Aluminum frame, PMMA plastic, and alloy parts help to protect the fixture from external damage including corrosion and aging. And this is probably one of the reasons why ShineLong Slice US LEDs often last for more than 70,000 hours and come with a 5-year warranty.
We value your comfort and that's why we always engineer our LEDs to be as convenient and easy to use as possible. With ShineLong LED panels, you no longer have to worry about small nuisances like consistent flickering, UV exposure, noise, shadows, light leaks, delayed lighting, and constant breakdowns. And with their 100lm/W energy efficiency, lighting up your office, school, hospital, showroom, halls, and supermarkets becomes cheaper while at the same time better. And to erase any doubts, these luminaries are eco-friendly with legitimate certifications from global compliance bodies like UL, CUL, and DLC. Start enjoying these and many more features by placing your order today! It's easy, it's fast, and most importantly, it's FREE.


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Q: How to get h264 frames via gstreamer I'm familiar with ffmpeg, but not with GStreamer. I know how to get a H264 frame through ffmpeg, for example, I can get a H264 frame through AVPacket. But I don't know how to use GStreamer to get a frame of h264. I don't intend to save the H264 data directly as a local file because I need to do other processing. Can anyone give me some sample code? I'll be very grateful. Here's what I learned from other people's code.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <fstream>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <gst/gst.h>
#include <gst/app/gstappsrc.h>

typedef struct {
    GstPipeline *pipeline;
    GstAppSrc  *src;
    GstElement *filter1;
    GstElement *encoder;
    GstElement *filter2;
    GstElement *parser;
    GstElement *qtmux;
    GstElement *sink;

    GstClockTime timestamp;
    guint sourceid;
} gst_app_t;

static gst_app_t gst_app;

int main()
{
    gst_app_t *app = &gst_app;
    GstStateChangeReturn state_ret;
    gst_init(NULL, NULL); //Initialize Gstreamer
    app->timestamp = 0; //Set timestamp to 0

    //Create pipeline, and pipeline elements
    app->pipeline = (GstPipeline*)gst_pipeline_new("mypipeline");
    app->src    =   (GstAppSrc*)gst_element_factory_make("appsrc", "mysrc");
    app->filter1 =  gst_element_factory_make ("capsfilter", "myfilter1");
    app->encoder =  gst_element_factory_make ("omxh264enc", "myomx");
    app->filter2 =  gst_element_factory_make ("capsfilter", "myfilter2");
    app->parser =   gst_element_factory_make("h264parse"  , "myparser");
    app->qtmux =    gst_element_factory_make("qtmux"      , "mymux");
    app->sink =     gst_element_factory_make ("filesink"  , NULL);

    if( !app->pipeline ||
        !app->src      || !app->filter1 ||
        !app->encoder  || !app->filter2 ||
        !app->parser   || !app->qtmux    ||
        !app->sink    )  {
        printf("Error creating pipeline elements!\n");
        exit(2);
    }

    //Attach elements to pipeline
    gst_bin_add_many(
        GST_BIN(app->pipeline),
        (GstElement*)app->src,
        app->filter1,
        app->encoder,
        app->filter2,
        app->parser,
        app->qtmux,
        app->sink,
        NULL);

    //Set pipeline element attributes
    g_object_set (app->src, "format", GST_FORMAT_TIME, NULL);
    GstCaps *filtercaps1 = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-raw",
        "format", G_TYPE_STRING, "I420",
        "width", G_TYPE_INT, 1280,
        "height", G_TYPE_INT, 720,
        "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1, 1,
        NULL);
    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (app->filter1), "caps", filtercaps1, NULL);
    GstCaps *filtercaps2 = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-h264",
        "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream",
        NULL);
    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (app->filter2), "caps", filtercaps2, NULL);
    g_object_set (G_OBJECT (app->sink), "location", "output.h264", NULL);

    //Link elements together
    g_assert( gst_element_link_many(
        (GstElement*)app->src,
        app->filter1,
        app->encoder,
        app->filter2,
        app->parser,
        app->qtmux,
        app->sink,
        NULL ) );

    //Play the pipeline
    state_ret = gst_element_set_state((GstElement*)app->pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
    g_assert(state_ret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC);

    //Get a pointer to the test input
    FILE *testfile = fopen("test.yuv", "rb");
    g_assert(testfile != NULL);

    //Push the data from buffer to gstpipeline 100 times
    for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
        char* filebuffer = (char*)malloc (1382400); //Allocate memory for framebuffer
        if (filebuffer == NULL) {printf("Memory error\n"); exit (2);} //Errorcheck
        size_t bytesread = fread(filebuffer, 1 , (1382400), testfile); //Read to filebuffer
        //printf("File Read: %zu bytes\n", bytesread);

        GstBuffer *pushbuffer; //Actual databuffer
        GstFlowReturn ret; //Return value
        pushbuffer = gst_buffer_new_wrapped (filebuffer, 1382400); //Wrap the data

        //Set frame timestamp
        GST_BUFFER_PTS      (pushbuffer) = app->timestamp;
        GST_BUFFER_DTS      (pushbuffer) = app->timestamp;
        GST_BUFFER_DURATION (pushbuffer) = gst_util_uint64_scale_int (1, GST_SECOND, 1);
        app->timestamp += GST_BUFFER_DURATION (pushbuffer);
        //printf("Frame is at %lu\n", app->timestamp);

        ret = gst_app_src_push_buffer( app->src, pushbuffer); //Push data into pipeline

        g_assert(ret ==  GST_FLOW_OK);
    }
    usleep(100000);

    //Declare end of stream
    gst_app_src_end_of_stream (GST_APP_SRC (app->src));
    printf("End Program.\n");

return 0;

}

Here is a link to the source of the code
link

A: Your example serves for the purpose of feeding the data from application to the GStreamer with a hope to encode with x264 and the result goes to file.
What you need (I am guessing here) is to read data from file - lets say movie.mp4 and get the decoded data into your application (?)
I believe you have two options:
1, Use appsink instead of filesink and feed the data from file using filesrc. So if you need also other processing beside grabbing the h264 frames (like playing or sending via network), you would have to use tee to split the pipeline into two output branches like example gst-launch below. One branch of output pipeline would go to for example windowed output - autovideosink and the other part would go to your application.
To demonstrate this split and still show you what is really happening I will use debugging element identity which is able to dump data which goes through it.
This way you will learn to use this handy tool for experiments and verification that you know what you are doing. This is not the solution you need.
gst-launch-1.0 -q filesrc location= movie.mp4 ! qtdemux name=qt ! video/x-h264 ! h264parse ! tee name=t  t. ! queue ! avdec_h264 ! videoconvert ! autovideosink  t. ! queue ! identity dump=1 ! fakesink sync=true
This pipeline plays the video into window (autovideosink) and the other branch of tee goes to the debugging element called identity which dumps the frame in hexdump manner (with addresses, character representation and everything).
So what you see in the stdout of the gst-launch are actual h264 frames (but you do not see boundaries or anything.. its just really raw dump).
To understand the gst-launch syntax (mainly the aliases with name=) check this part of the documentation.
In real code you would not use identity and fakesink but instead you would link there just appsink and connect the appsink signals to callbacks in your C source code.
There are nice examples for this, I will not attempt to give you complete solution. This example demonstrate how to get samples out of appsink.
The important bits are:
/* The appsink has received a buffer */
static GstFlowReturn new_sample (GstElement *sink, CustomData *data) {
  GstSample *sample;

  /* Retrieve the buffer */
  g_signal_emit_by_name (sink, "pull-sample", &sample);
  if (sample) {
    /* The only thing we do in this example is print a * to indicate a received buffer */
    g_print ("*");
    gst_sample_unref (sample);
    return GST_FLOW_OK;
  }

  return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
}

// somewhere in main()
// construction and linkage of elements
g_signal_connect (data.app_sink, "new-sample", G_CALLBACK (new_sample), &data);

2, Second solution is to use pad probe registered for buffers only. Pad probe is a way to register a callback on any pad of any element in pipeline and tell GStreamer in what information are you interested in on that probe. You can ask it to call the callback upon every event, or any downstream event, or on any buffer going through that probe. In the callback which pad probe calls you will extract the buffer and the actuall data in that buffer.
Again there are many examples on how to use pad probes.
One very nice example containing logic of almost exactly what you need can be found here
The important bits:
static GstPadProbeReturn
cb_have_data (GstPad          *pad,
              GstPadProbeInfo *info,
              gpointer         user_data)
{
// ... the code for writing the buffer data somewhere ..
}

// ... later in main()
pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (src, "src");
gst_pad_add_probe (pad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_BUFFER,
      (GstPadProbeCallback) cb_have_data, NULL, NULL);

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http://freepressers.com/articles/is-rino-mod-squad-about-to-be-extinct
The RINO Mod Squad: And then there was one
Sen. Susan Collins
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FPI / August 27, 2019
Analysis by Joe Schaeffer, LibertyNation.com
Before there was the Squad, that wacky team of radical extremist Democrat superheroes in Congress led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the GOP had its Mod Squad, a group of "moderate" Republican senators who met once a week for lunch around the turn of the century.
Former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) confirmed that he would regularly get together with notorious RINO Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-VT), and Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine in a spirit of non-conservative-elephant commiseration.
Jeffords bolted from the GOP in 2001 to become an independent who caucused with Democrats. Chafee was defeated by Democrat challenger Sheldon Whitehouse in 2006. When asked if he had done the nation a service by losing and allowing Democrats to gain control of the Senate, Chafee replied, "To be honest, yes." Specter switched parties in 2010 in a last-ditch effort to save his three-decades-long senatorial career after conservative disenchantment with him reached a breaking point. He lost in a Democratic primary. Snowe surprisingly opted against running for a fourth term in 2012, criticizing the extreme "partisanship" in Congress on her way out the door.
That leaves Collins as the lone RINO remaining from the old club. And with each passing day, she looks more and more like a relic from a political landscape that no longer exists. If she chooses to run for a fifth term, Collins will be staring at an uphill fight in 2020 that would coincide with populist-nationalist GOP President Donald Trump's effort to secure a second term in office. This would be the same Trump whom the Maine senator adamantly refused to support in his 2016 general election battle against Democrat Hillary Clinton. The bill on Collins' hostile Washington Post op-ed slamming Trump as he squared off against Hillary is about to come due.
"I will not be voting for Donald Trump for president," Collins wrote in the blistering op-ed, published only three months before the election was held. "This is not a decision I make lightly, for I am a lifelong Republican. But Donald Trump does not reflect historical Republican values nor the inclusive approach to governing that is critical to healing the divisions in our country."
Seething Trump supporters will argue that it is Collins who has never represented Republican values, be they subscribers to the new America First spirit or to the oft-stated conservative principles that the establishment GOP claimed to champion yet never quite succeeded in upholding. In February 2018, Breitbart's Neil Munro detailed how Collins tried to sneak a stealth amnesty for some 12 million illegal aliens into immigration legislation hastily advanced by her and a "bipartisan" group of senators that included GOP establishment stalwarts such as former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN). The bill ostensibly aimed to legalize some 3 million Dreamer illegal youths but included amnesty for an additional 8 million illegals employed in the United States plus four million of their dependents.
In November 2017, Collins was honored by Planned Parenthood with its Barry Goldwater Award, which is bestowed upon "Republican lawmakers who champion reproductive health care issues and who fight to ensure the rights granted to women." In July 2017, Collins cast a crucial vote to kill a bid to end Obamacare, motivated in large part by a determination to protect funding for Planned Parenthood.
Yet despite her carrying water for their causes, progressives are furious at Collins. Supporting the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh deeply embittered liberals, and they now eagerly rally behind prospective Dem challenger Sara Gideon in her attempt to capture Collins' seat.
Collins thus finds herself in the extremely precarious position of being hit with a backlash from the fervent supporters of a president who is extremely popular with Republican voters and facing the wrath of progressives eager to avenge her "betrayal of women" with Kavanaugh. At this point, it is not clear exactly who makes up her base of support. Collins touts the close relationship she has maintained with the citizens of Maine throughout the years and appears to be pinning her hopes on that familiarity along with the built-in advantages of incumbency if she opts to run in 2020. One point she has working for her so far is that no primary challenger of stature has emerged yet on her right.
But it remains to be seen whether Republican voters in the Age of Trump will back this staunch RINO, even if she does manage to capture the party's nomination. The threat of losing control of the Senate is certainly a factor in her favor, but the strong animus displayed against Collins does not bode well.
Nonstop Trump basher Flake decided not to run for re-election in 2018, and his Senate seat was lost to a Democrat, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). Nobody in Trump World is shedding any tears over the loss of Flake. It is imperative for Trump's legacy that he has Republican allies in Congress that he can count on to advance his agenda. During his first term, Trump too often has been met with obstruction on the Republican side of the aisle. Possessing control of both houses of Congress for the first two years of the Trump administration, Republicans failed to pass into law any core part of the president's agenda, most notably failing to fund Trump's central campaign promise: the construction of a wall on our porous southern border.
If Collins does pursue re-election, just having an R by her name will not earn her the votes of the president's supporters. The thought of preventing a Democrat from claiming a Senate seat may very well be blotted out by the pleasing notion of seeing another Old Guard RINO go extinct.


Brand Vibes | The New SF AF1 Debuts Filed Boot Details For Fall.
Nike unveils its new winter-proof apparel with the release of the Special Field Air force 1.
Keeping with the classic AF1 silhouette, the new shoe introduces a more militarized concept with higher ankle support, a secret pocket and nylon straps that convert into handles for its tote hand bag partner. Among the all-star lineup for Complex con this year, the SF AF1 will be available for purchase. Nike's designer Ben Kirschner mentioned that the concept was focused on durability but also keeping the rubber sole that makes the shoe true to the AF1 lineage.
The Special Field Air Force 1 shoe releases in two fall color ways, a [Faded Olive/Gum and Black/Gum] also, two women's color ways [Light Bone/Sail and Golden Beige/Linen] at the Complex Con festival on November 5.


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Q: List all occurs of a value in a Map I have a map:
public static Map<String, Integer> playersInArenas = new HashMap<String, Integer>();

How can I search for all strings (in left column) where Integer (right column) is for example 5?

A: You can use a loop and compare the value on each iteration:
// declaring map
Map<String, Integer> playersInArenas = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
playersInArenas.put("A", 5);
playersInArenas.put("B", 4);
playersInArenas.put("C", 5);

// "searching" strings
for (Entry<String, Integer> e : playersInArenas.entrySet()) {
    if (e.getValue() == 5) {
        System.out.println(e.getKey());
    }
}

Note: Instead of printing the key you could store it, or do whatever you want with it.

A: try this
    playersInArenas.values().retainAll(Collections.singleton(5));
    Set<String> strings = playersInArenas.keySet();

A: If you are using java-8, you could also use the brand new Stream API.
Set<String> set = playersInArenas.entrySet()
                                 .stream()
                                 .filter(e -> e.getValue() == 5)
                                 .map(e -> e.getKey())
                                 .collect(Collectors.toSet());

What it does is:

*

*get a Stream of all the entries of your map

*apply a filter to only get the entries that have the value 5

*map each entry to its key

*collect the result in a Set

A: You could use a for each loop that iterates through the maps key set:
Map<String, Integer> playersInArenas = new HashMap<String,Integer>();
playersInArenas.put("hello", 5);
playersInArenas.put("Goodbye", 6);
playersInArenas.put("gret", 5);
for(String key : playersInArenas.keySet()){
    //checks to see if the value associated with the current key
    // is equal to five
    if(playersInArenas.get(key) == 5){
        System.out.println(key);
    }


Following on from the business impact assessment phase a Recovery Plan needs to be prepared. As this will be prepared once the disruptive event has occurred, this is likely to initially be an outline plan only as the most important requirement will be to mobilise the resources towards recovery as fast as possible. Nevertheless, in order to be effective, the process must be carefully planned and structured and the Business Recovery Team header must be adept at planning, organisation and decision making under extreme conditions.
The Recovery Plan will identify those areas which need to be addressed immediately and will establish a prioritised sequence for the recovery process to proceed. Activities will, wherever possible, be carried out simultaneously but the critical path must be identified to ensure that those activities directly on the critical path receive the highest priority.
The Recovery Plan will list the activities which need to be carried out in priority sequence and which persons or teams are responsible for completing those tasks. Where suppliers and vendors are required to supply goods or services as part of the recovery process then these activities will be involved also.
The Recovery Plan will activate the recovery process and will activate the various people or taskforces involved.
The Business Recovery Team are to be fully briefed on the extent of the recovery operation and the activities they are expected to carry out. The impact of each of their tasks on the Critical Path must also be communicated.


Facebook is testing a new auto-play video advertisement function.
Facebook is now rolling out auto-play video advertisements on users' news feeds.
The first ads will be from Summit Entertainment and Mindshare, which are promoting their upcoming movie, Divergent. As people scroll through their news feeds, these ads will come to life automatically, though the sound will be muted. Click or tap the video to listen to it.
Facebook started experimenting with auto-play videos in September on the Pages of musicians and bands, as well as individual accounts and verified Pages. That rolled out to iOS earlier this month, and it is now extending to ads after the social network noted a 10 percent increase in people watching, liking, sharing, and commenting on auto-play videos.
"It's a better experience for people and it's leading to increased engagement," Facebook said Tuesday.
"Compelling sight, sound and motion are often integral components of great marketing campaigns," Facebook said in an announcement. "Particularly when brands want to increase awareness and attention over a short period of time."
At the end of each clip, a carousel of two more videos will appear, providing addition content from the same marketer. Like, comment on, or share the videos, or just keep moving through the news feed to see what your friends are up to.
"The format isn't intended for every video ad or Page post video on Facebook," the company said. "It meets specific needs for certain marketers with certain objectives."
At this time, videos play only from individuals, select Pages, and Summit Entertainment's Divergent promotions. So, while you shouldn't expect to be inundated with silent video clips, the social network noted that it will continue to refine the feature to create new ways for brands to tell stories on Facebook "to ensure the best experience for people and marketers."
In the fall, Facebook launched its "video creative" service, which allows mobile app advertisers to insert a marketing video in the app ads that appear on the news feed.
For more, check out PCMag Live in the video below, which discusses Facebook's new ad strategy.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

import django.utils.timezone
from django.db import migrations, models

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [
        ("auth", "0001_initial"),
    ]

    operations = [
        migrations.CreateModel(
            name="EmailUser",
            fields=[
                (
                    "id",
                    models.AutoField(
                        verbose_name="ID",
                        serialize=False,
                        auto_created=True,
                        primary_key=True,
                    ),
                ),
                ("password", models.CharField(max_length=128, verbose_name="password")),
                (
                    "last_login",
                    models.DateTimeField(
                        default=django.utils.timezone.now, verbose_name="last login"
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "is_superuser",
                    models.BooleanField(
                        default=False,
                        help_text="Designates that this user has all permissions without explicitly assigning them.",
                        verbose_name="superuser status",
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "email",
                    models.EmailField(
                        verbose_name="email address",
                        db_index=True,
                        max_length=255,
                        unique=True,
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "is_staff",
                    models.BooleanField(
                        default=False,
                        help_text="Designates whether the user can log into this admin site.",
                        verbose_name="staff status",
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "is_active",
                    models.BooleanField(
                        default=True,
                        help_text="Designates whether this user should be treated as active. Unselect this instead of deleting accounts.",
                        verbose_name="active",
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "date_joined",
                    models.DateTimeField(
                        default=django.utils.timezone.now, verbose_name="date joined"
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "groups",
                    models.ManyToManyField(
                        to="auth.Group",
                        verbose_name="groups",
                        blank=True,
                        help_text="The groups this user belongs to. A user will get all permissions granted to each of his/her group.",
                        related_name="user_set",
                        related_query_name="user",
                    ),
                ),
                (
                    "user_permissions",
                    models.ManyToManyField(
                        to="auth.Permission",
                        verbose_name="user permissions",
                        blank=True,
                        help_text="Specific permissions for this user.",
                        related_name="user_set",
                        related_query_name="user",
                    ),
                ),
            ],
            options={
                "swappable": "AUTH_USER_MODEL",
                "verbose_name": "user",
                "verbose_name_plural": "users",
                "abstract": False,
            },
            bases=(models.Model,),
        ),
    ]

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