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Q: Cannot connect to wired ethernet switch I am trying to connect my computer running Ubuntu 20.04.1 to an Ethernet switch. When I plug in the cable, then Settings->Network shows Connected-100 Mb/s. From the ifconifg and elsewhere I am able to see that Ethernet interface eno1 has now an IP address, default route and DNS address which are obtained through DHCP. However, it is still unable to browse. When I boot the same computer using a Linux live USB (not Ubuntu), it is connected fine to the same device using the same Ethernet cable. I have tried static IP assignment as well without any success. I am unable to figure out what is missing. I have collected log details using journalctl and are appended below. One thing which seems to be missing from the logs is CONNECTED_GLOBAL, which I have seen with other connections. However, I am not sure if it has any effect. I will much appreciate any help to resolve this.
Here are the log details. From the logs also, you can see that it is unable to connect to daisy.ubuntu.com.
Jun 02 19:20:22 River kernel: e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eno1: NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: Rx/Tx
Jun 02 19:20:23 River kernel: e1000e 0000:00:19.0 eno1: 10/100 speed: disabling TSO
Jun 02 19:20:23 River kernel: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eno1: link becomes ready
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9876] device (eno1): carrier: link connected
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9886] device (eno1): state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'carrier-changed', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9909] policy: auto-activating connection 'Wired connection 1' (cdd9a516-d7a6-3705-97cd-1dd266f40234)
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9927] device (eno1): Activation: starting connection 'Wired connection 1' (cdd9a516-d7a6-3705-97cd-1dd266f40234)
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9930] device (eno1): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9945] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9951] device (eno1): state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9961] device (eno1): state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:22 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643622.9965] dhcp4 (eno1): activation: beginning transaction (timeout in 45 seconds)
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0583] dhcp4 (eno1): option dhcp_lease_time      => '86400'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option domain_name_servers  => '192.168.1.1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option expiry               => '1622730022'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option ip_address           => '192.168.1.107'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_broadcast_address => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_domain_name => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_domain_name_servers => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_domain_search => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0584] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_host_name  => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_interface_mtu => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_ms_classless_static_routes => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_nis_domain => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_nis_servers => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_ntp_servers => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_root_path  => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_routers    => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0585] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_static_routes => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_subnet_mask => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_time_offset => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): option requested_wpad       => '1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): option routers              => '192.168.1.1'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): option subnet_mask          => '255.255.255.0'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0586] dhcp4 (eno1): state changed unknown -> bound
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0631] device (eno1): state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:23 River dbus-daemon[576]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.13' (uid=0 pid=577 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon " label="unconfined")
Jun 02 19:20:23 River systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jun 02 19:20:23 River dbus-daemon[576]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=unconfined msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jun 02 19:20:23 River systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0769] device (eno1): state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0772] device (eno1): state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none', sys-iface-state: 'managed')
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0779] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_LOCAL
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0803] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_SITE
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0804] policy: set 'Wired connection 1' (eno1) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS
Jun 02 19:20:23 River NetworkManager[577]: <info>  [1622643623.0811] device (eno1): Activation: successful, device activated.
Jun 02 19:20:33 River whoopsie[736]: [19:20:33] Cannot reach: https://daisy.ubuntu.com
Jun 02 19:20:33 River systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Succeeded.
Jun 02 19:20:33 River audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=unconfined msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jun 02 19:20:43 River whoopsie[736]: [19:20:43] Cannot reach: https://daisy.ubuntu.com
Jun 02 19:20:53 River whoopsie[736]: [19:20:53] Cannot reach: https://daisy.ubuntu.com
Jun 02 19:20:58 River dbus-daemon[576]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.13' (uid=0 pid=577 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon " label="unconfined")
Jun 02 19:20:58 River systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jun 02 19:20:58 River audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=unconfined msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Jun 02 19:20:58 River dbus-daemon[576]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jun 02 19:20:58 River systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jun 02 19:21:08 River systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Succeeded.
Jun 02 19:21:08 River audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=unconfined msg='unit=NetworkManager-dispatcher comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'

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Grain owners taking over Aqua Sol in Bear
Patricia Talorico
Owners of Newark's Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen have purchased the former Aqua Sol eatery and plan to reopen the Bear site by the late spring or early summer.
The restaurant at the Summit North Marina, on an inlet along the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, now will be called Grain H2O, say operators Lee Mikles and Jim O'Donoghue.
The pair plan to make renovations to the building that had once housed Aqua Sol. The former restaurant and bar at 3006 Summit Harbour Place served Miami/Latin infusion cuisine from 2009 until its closing last year.
O'Donoghue said it will take a few months "to redo the interior," which includes reconfiguring and expanding the indoor bar area.
"The bar is not situated well for taking advantage of the beautiful outdoor views," he said, adding that they will install a new outdoor bar as well as some fire pits. Mikles said there also will be a private room for about 40 to 50 people.
"We want to make it a neighborhood spot for people who like being on the water," Mikles said of the restaurant which will have seating, indoor and outside, for about 280 people. Acoustic acts will be booked to perform, just like Grain in Newark, he said. Steel drum and reggae bands might play on the outdoor stage.
Mikles and O'Donoghue were first-time restaurateurs when they opened Grain Craft Bar + Kitchen at 270 E. Main St. in Newark in July 2015. The eatery is not far from the University of Delaware's main campus.
The business partners and UD alumni took over the site perhaps once best known as The East End Cafe, and later Mojo Main. They entirely renovated and retooled the location into Grain, a craft beer-themed restaurant focused on serving unpretentious comfort foods. It's become a thriving eatery in downtown Newark.
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Mikles said at the new Grain H2O executive chef Bill Wallen will duplicate some of the popular menu items he currently serves at the Newark location including tuna nacho bites and bacon-wrapped shrimp. But Wallen also plans to add "a seafood slant" to the menu of the Bear restaurant with dishes like steamed shrimp and perhaps a tempura lobster sandwich. Saturday and Sunday brunch will be served from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The restaurant will close daily at 1 a.m.
O'Donoghue said he and Mikles were attracted to the site because of the water views - the marina is 7 miles from both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays - and work the state Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control is doing to improve the marina, including dredging. "It seemed like everything is on the upswing."
Mikles agreed. "When we started out, we had a goal to open one [restaurant] a year. This [site] seemed to check all the boxes," he said. "The marina itself is pretty impressive. The quality is first rate." He said it has about 300 slips.
"It's going will be a neat environment to watch the boats."
The restaurant also is located along the Michael N. Castle Trail, a 12.1-mile paved path that links the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware River and is named for the longtime Delaware politician who served the state for nearly 40 years as state legislator, lieutenant governor, governor and U.S. congressman.
More than 100,000 hikers, runners, cyclists and equestrian enthusiasts annually have used the trail since it was partially opened in 2013, according to state officials.
"This will be a cool stop for anyone on the trail," Mikles said. "The trail goes right through our parking lot."
Contact Patricia Talorico at (302) 324-2861 or ptalorico@delawareonline.com and on Twitter @pattytalorico

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Seagate unveils the "world's first" USB-powered 8TB desktop hard drive
- Mar. 31st 2016 3:45 pm ET
New Toy of the Day
External storage is basically an essential to any setup in 2016. With 4K video and higher resolution files becoming more prevalent and our devices slimming down, the need for a little extra room is a necessity. We see plenty of deals on portable and desktop hard drives here at 9to5Toys. Each type offers its own positives and negatives, depending on what you're in need of. Portable hard drives do not require a separate power source but are often limited in storage capacity. Desktop options flip the script but can be a hassle (and dangerous to your data) to move around frequently.
Seagate claims to have solved this problem with the "world's first USB-powered desktop drive". The Innov8 (clever name) uses USB 3.1 technology to provide enough juice for 8TB of storage. Full details on this technology and pricing below.
According to Seagate, there has never been an 8TB desktop hard drive that didn't require an external power source. By only requiring one cable, it simplifies the setup and leaves a free outlet available. How did Seagate make this happen? It uses a technology that it calls "Ignition Boost". Similar to a car, the Innov8 pulls more energy when initially accessing data as means to make up for the lack of a traditional power source.
Instead of using a USB-A cable, Seagate has opted for the newer USB-C. While this will be handy with the 12-inch MacBook and some Chromebooks, a large portion of Apple's products will not be compatible from the get-go. That said, it would be a surprise for the rumored upcoming MacBooks to not include a USB-C port of some kind.
We'd be remiss to not mention the attractive layered aluminum design put forth by Seagate. It was created in partnership with the firm Huge-Design, which was a Red Dot winner in 2015. One thing is for sure, this drive will look great next to any Mac.
Much like its other hard drives, the Seagate Innov8 will include 200GB of OneDrive storage and will provide automatic backup to the cloud. This new desktop hard drive is slated to ship next month for $349 and will be available at a variety of retailers including Amazon.
Like the metal design but don't need the latest and greatest? Seagate's 4TB option is currently available in Silver from Newegg via eBay for $110 shipped.
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Seagate Launches World's First USB-powered Desktop Hard Drive With Innov8
CUPERTINO, CA – Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in storage solutions, today announced the launch of Seagate® Innov8™, the world's first USB-powered desktop hard drive. Seagate Innov8 features innovation from the inside out with its industry-leading 8TB capacity, trend-setting Ignition Boost Technology and expressive design.
Convenience and Capacity There is still an abundance of consumer electronics that require an external power supply, placing a premium on power outlets. With advancements in USB 3.1 technology, major manufacturers like Apple® are beginning to rely on one connection-type for everything. Today, with the introduction of Seagate's new Ignition Boost Technology, Innov8 is the world's first 8TB desktop hard drive that does not need to be plugged into a power outlet. Similar to a standard car requiring a battery kick to start the engine, Ignition Boost together with USB 3.1 enables Innov8 to thrive off bus power. No dedicated power source or adapter required.
What's more, Innov8 features industry-leading capacity with Seagate's 8TB HDD. Now users simply plug in the reversible USB-C cable and have access to a lifetime of data – including more than two million songs, four million photos and eight hundred HD Movies.
Art Imitates Engineering Innov8, a recipient of this year's Red Dot design award, follows Seagate Seven™—a 2015 Red Dot design award winner—by embodying the durability and physique of the hard drive inside. Innov8's premium, well-balanced aluminum enclosure and design means users can horizontally or vertically place it on the desktop as they prefer. The industrial design excellence of Innov8—as with Seagate Seven—was done in partnership with Huge-Design, a firm recognized by some of the industry's most influential consumer electronics brands GoPro, HP, and Nike.
"Creating an extreme design that visually celebrates Seagate's world-class engineering capabilities was a key objective of this engagement," said Bill Webb, Huge-Design. "Innov8 builds on Seven's success to once again convey the functional beauty of an internal hard drive, but with enough capacity to help ensure seemingly endless space to store the memories we all love. The drive represents a bold yet practical solution for today's consumer, looking to preserve a wealth of memories in the most compelling way possible."
Software Suite Innov8 includes Seagate Dashboard software, which offers users either one-click on-demand or customizable, scheduled backups for their devices. Further, Seagate Innov8 includes 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive® cloud storage and Lyve® software compatibility, so users can back up, access and share their favorite files from any device or location.
Pricing and Availability Seagate Innov8 will be available in April for $349 (US MSRP) through Seagate.com, Amazon and other premium resellers.
About Seagate Seagate creates space for the human experience by innovating how data is stored, shared and used. Learn more atwww.seagate.com. Follow Seagate on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Spiceworks, YouTube and subscribe to our blog.
©2016 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, the Spiral logo, Seven and Lyve are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage.
USB-C Bus-powered Innov8


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Newborn and Babies
John Dawson – Professional Photographer
June 26, 2015 - 5 years ago
I'm John
Hello, my name is John Dawson. I am 52 (I think), scrub that, I am now!
I am a professional photographer.
I am the youngest of three, the eldest being my sister Vivienne and my brother, Steven.
And I love music.
Born in September 1962 at Oldchurch Hospital (now apartments), Romford, Essex.
I grew up in an era of "old school " traditions like riding a bike with no brakes without a crash helmet, drinking copious amounts of Coca Cola and eating Mars bars before telling my mum at tea time, " I'm not very hungry" and " oh no, not fillet steak again!" (my dad was a butcher).
My dad's parents came from the East End of London, and under my Grandfather's wisdom, decided to move to Essex during World War Two. Now this sounds like a sensible move until you realise that they relocated to the bottom of Hacton Drive, Hornchurch, which was directly connected to Hornchurch Airfield, one of the most bombed airfields by the Nazis of the Second World War!
I naturally grew up with an interest in modern history, as my dad would show me around the airfield and go into graphic detail about events unfolding during the Battle of Britain. My love for aircraft has stayed with me all my life and I am particularly proud of my Mum's dad, as he was on the ground crew, working on Spitfires in the Royal Air Force (RAF).
My dad was a terrific artist, he loved to do pen and ink drawings, and always encouraged the artist in me. He had the biggest hands, gnarled by years of being in the Butchery trade, yet he always appreciated music and art. Later on in life he took to playing the organ and I would be transfixed, looking at these big sausages creating "Wedding of the Painted Doll" whilst stomping wildly with his size 11 butchers boot and the odd (but frequent) "sod it!", as he did not quite complete the movement he was anticipating on the keyboard. This was, however, always passed off to my inexperienced ears as "Jazz improvisation".
He was overjoyed when my brother started playing guitar and so when I saw this encouragement, I'd thought I would get in on some of this action, especially when my dad would throw the odd pound at my brother for playing a tune he had learnt earlier that day. So it was praise and cash that started my interest in playing the guitar, art would have to wait.
When I was about thirteen that I got together with some classmates and we formed a band. Michael Casswell was on guitar, I was on guitar and my friend Paul Underwood was on bass. Paul, bless him, we soon found out, was one of the most tone deaf people you could ever get, so we sacked him! (Well it is very cut throat in the music business, better to learn early I say).
Paul now lives in Sydney, Australia and we still laugh about his "Pete Best" experience.
Soon after I took the natural progression to go onto bass guitar as my brother was already a bass player in a band (The Bearded Clam Band, don't ask). We then signed up Matthew Irvin on a contract of weekly Mars bars and highballs from Fred's ice cream van outside The Royal Liberty School (yes it was my school). All we had to find now was a drummer.
Our guitar tutor, Terry Hayes, had a good friend and professional drum tutor, Bob Armstrong. Bob recommended one of his pupils called Steve Flame, yes that is his real name!
By this time Mike, Matthew and I had turned 14, but Steve was 13 and came from another school. This was an alien us back then in the 70s, but we were willing to overcome the divide of our conflicting schools, and give him an audition. He turned up on a Saturday and set up in my parent's garage. I never forget the look that Mike, Matthew and I shared when he started playing, he was brilliant!
"Split Grass" was born!
Michael Casswell is still a professional guitarist playing with people like Brian May (lead guitarist from Queen), Billy Gibbons (guitarist from ZZ Top), Steve Lukather (best known for his work with rock band Toto), Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Emmanuel etc.
I have just finished doing the photography for Mike's album 'Complaints about the noise' , which is a whole new story in itself, more about that later.
So, that brings me on to the Romford song!
The Romford Song
There were about 15 of us in the flat I was renting at the time in Romford.
In the corner of the room was my Apple Mac set up with a music program called Logic. Mike Baker, a good friend and fantastic musician, was playing guitar and putting down a riff on my computer on my acoustic guitar. This is the opening music to the Romford Song that then ensued.
I suggested that we wrote a song about Romford, as most of the people in the room were from Romford. A light hearted, nostalgic song and certainly NO SWEARING… I wanted to play this to my mum!
We only had the one guitar riff at this point but ideas started to come thick and fast. I came up with the first line "from Liverpool Street, to Chadwell Heath, I keep gnashing my teeth, can't wait to get on the streets of Romford" and that set the tone for the rest of the song.
I then put a bass track down (on my 1976 Fretless Fender Precision for all you guitar geeks), and
Mike put on some lovely little Stratocaster (that's another guitar) tremolo bendy, 'soundy' bits.
A line I am particularly proud of is the fact I got to rhyme 'Ludwigshafen'.
Ludwigshafen is a town in Germany that is twinned with Romford; how lucky do they feel living there?!
"You are always laughing in Ludwigshafen, it's twinned with Romford, now, that's a bargain, Ludwigshafen!"
I could go on ('really John?') with a break down on all the lyrics, as they do make sense in a 'Romfordian' way, but I thought that I would save that for another day.
So, I set about the arrangement of the song and throughout the next couple of weeks, remember I do have a day job at Imagethirst, I put on other instruments. Unfortunately I don't have a full orchestra, they wouldn't fit in my flat and it would be very hard to keep making cups of tea for them all day. Incidentally, Pete Wingfield, 1980's record producer, once said that I made the best cup of tea he has ever had….. Box ticked!
So I used the software strings on the computer as well as a basic drum track and then I just needed a couple more touches to finish the song.
Fast-forwarding, it took about two years of my friends nagging me about the song for me to finally relent to put something on YouTube. It was a complete surprise to me how many people liked my song. "How can people relate to a 'Romfordian' song" I thought. They can't know about the Dolphin Centre?"
I was confused, but very happy that someone outside the London Borough of Havering, could relate…
The Romford song has almost 70 000 hits on YouTube now and I'm in talks with Freddie Stevenson on doing an all bells and whistles video for charity. More on that later. For now, just enjoy the Romford Song.
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-- Create the schema we are going to use.
create schema nord;

-- Create a schema to host the utilities for our schema. The reason it is in
-- another schema is so that it can be private.
create schema nord_utils;

-- By setting the `search_path`, whenever we create something in the default
-- namespace it is actually created in the `nord` schema.
--
-- For example, this lets us write `create table person …` instead of
-- `create table nord.person …`.
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  created_at       timestamp,
  updated_at       timestamp
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comment on table person is 'A user of the forum.';
comment on column person.id is 'The primary key for the person.';
comment on column person.name is 'The person's first name.';
comment on column person.ugla_id is 'Username on ugla.hi.is';
comment on column person.created_at is 'The time this person was created.';
comment on column person.updated_at is 'The latest time this person was updated.';

create type post_topic as enum ('discussion', 'inspiration', 'help');

create table post (
  id               serial not null primary key,
  author_id        int not null references person(id),
  headline         text not null,
  topic            post_topic,
  body             text,
  created_at       timestamp,
  updated_at       timestamp
);

comment on table post is 'A forum post written by a user.';
comment on column post.id is 'The primary key for the post.';
comment on column post.headline is 'The title written by the user.';
comment on column post.author_id is 'The id of the author user.';
comment on column post.topic is 'The topic this has been posted in.';
comment on column post.body is 'The main body text of our post.';
comment on column post.created_at is 'The time this post was created.';
comment on column post.updated_at is 'The latest time this post was updated.';

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Query Procedures

-- Fetches and returns the latest post authored by our person.
create function person_latest_post(person) returns post as $$
  select *
  from post
  where author_id = $1.id
  order by created_at desc
  limit 1
$$ language sql
stable
set search_path from current;

comment on function person_latest_post(person) is 'Get's the latest post written by the person.';

-- Truncates the body with a given length and a given omission character. The
-- reason we don't use defaults is because PostGraphQL will always send three
-- parameters and if one parameter is null, the default won't be used.
create function post_summary(
  post,
  length int,
  omission varchar
) returns text as $$
  select case
    when $1.body is null then null
    else substring($1.body from 0 for coalesce(length, 50)) || coalesce(omission, '…')
  end
$$ language sql
stable;

comment on function post_summary(post, int, varchar) is 'A truncated version of the body for summaries.';

-- A procedure to search the headline and body of all posts using a given
-- search term.
create function search_posts(search varchar) returns setof post as $$
  select * from post where headline ilike ('%' || search || '%') or body ilike ('%' || search || '%')
$$ language sql
stable
set search_path from current;

comment on function search_posts(varchar) is 'Returns posts containing a given search term.';

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Mutation Procedures

-- Registers a person in our forum with a few key parameters creating a
-- `person` row and an associated `person_account` row.
create function register_person(
  name varchar,
  ugla_id varchar
) returns person as $$
declare
  row person;
begin
  -- Insert the person's public profile data.
  insert into person (name, ugla_id) values
    (name, ugla_id)
    returning * into row;

  return row;
end;
$$ language plpgsql
strict
set search_path from current;

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Triggers

-- First we must define two utility functions, `set_created_at` and
-- set_updated_at` which we will use for our triggers.
--
-- Note that we also create them in `nord_utils` as we want them to be
-- private and not exposed.
--
-- Triggers taken initially from the Rust [Diesel][1] library, documentation
-- for `is distinct from` can be found [here][2].
--
-- [1]: https://github.com/diesel-rs/diesel/blob/1427b9f/diesel/src/pg/connection/setup/timestamp_helpers.sql
-- [2]: https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Is_distinct_from

create function nord_utils.set_created_at() returns trigger as $$
begin
  -- We will let the inserter manually set a `created_at` time if they desire.
  if (new.created_at is null) then
    new.created_at := current_timestamp;
  end if;
  return new;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

create function nord_utils.set_updated_at() returns trigger as $$
begin
  new.updated_at := current_timestamp;
  return new;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

-- Next we must actually define our triggers for all tables that need them.
--
-- This is not a good example to copy if you are looking for a good way to
-- indent and style your trigger statements. They are all on one line to
-- conserve space :)

create trigger created_at before insert on person for each row execute procedure set_created_at();
create trigger updated_at before update on person for each row execute procedure set_updated_at();
create trigger created_at before insert on post for each row execute procedure set_created_at();
create trigger updated_at before update on post for each row execute procedure set_updated_at();

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Permissions

grant select on person, post to public;

-- Commit all the changes from this transaction. If any statement failed,
-- these statements will not have succeeded.
commit;

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text:
package main

import (
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	"github.com/proppy/docker-cloud/dockercloud"
)

var (
	dockerPort   = flag.Int("dockerport", 8000, "The remote port to run docker on")
	tunnelPort   = flag.Int("tunnelport", 8001, "The local port open the tunnel to docker")
	instanceName = flag.String("instancename", "docker-instance", "The name of the instance")
	zone         = flag.String("zone", "us-central1-a", "The zone to run in")
)

type DockerCloud struct {
	dockercloud.Cloud
}

func (cloud *DockerCloud) GetOrCreateInstance() (string, error) {
	ip, err := cloud.GetPublicIPAddress(*instanceName, *zone)
	instanceRunning := len(ip) > 0
	if instanceRunning {
		return ip, err
	}

	// Otherwise create a new VM.
	return cloud.CreateInstance(*instanceName, *zone)
}

func main() {
	flag.Parse()
	args := flag.Args()
	if len(args) == 0 {
		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: docker-cloud start|stop")
		flag.Usage()
		flag.PrintDefaults()
		os.Exit(-1)
	}
	cloud := DockerCloud{dockercloud.NewGCECloud()}
	switch args[0] {
	case "start":
		_, err := cloud.GetOrCreateInstance()
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("failed to create VM instance")
		}
		_, err = cloud.OpenSecureTunnel(*instanceName, *zone, *tunnelPort, *dockerPort)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("failed to create SSH tunnel")
		}
		var c chan bool
		<-c
	case "stop":
		err := cloud.DeleteInstance(*instanceName, *zone)
		if err != nil {
			log.Fatalf("failed to delete VM instance")
		}
	}
}


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Готтард Баклунд () — шведский шахматист, мастер.

Входил в число сильнейших шахматистов Швеции 1950-х гг. В составе национальной сборной участвовал в шахматной олимпиаде 1956 г. и международном матче со сборной СССР (1954 г.).

Участвовал в соревнованиях до конца 1970-х гг.

В базах его партии часто приписывают Оке Баклунду, международному мастеру ИКЧФ из Финляндии.

Спортивные результаты

Примечания

Ссылки
 Партии Г. Баклунда в базе Chessgames
 Личная карточка Г. Баклунда на сайте 365Chess

Шахматисты Швеции
Шахматисты XX века
Участники шахматных олимпиад

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Techweek TV: Internet of Things - Are we ready for this continued change?
Get a grasp on the evolution, impact and future of Internet of Things. Also hear from two Kiwi AgriTech companies in this space.
IoT refers to the billions of smart sensor devices collecting data around the world. Connected to the internet, the data collected has all sorts of uses from real time air and water quality monitoring, to traffic safety and management.
This panel discussion takes a deep dive into what IoT is, and examines the vast potential impacts this exciting resource is set to have in the future. Watch as we present some use cases already making a hugely positive impact.


NEW DELHI – Virat Kohli's India have topped the international Test rankings for the third year in a row – boosted by their first ever series triumph in Australia – earning a million dollar prize for the team.
India finished eight points clear of New Zealand in the contest, taking in matches up to Sunday.
Kohli, who led India to their maiden series win in Australia in 71 years of trying, said the achievement would inspire the team to try harder in the inaugural world Test championship, which starts this year.
"Retaining the ICC Test Championship Mace once again is something we are all really proud of," he said.
"We all know of the importance of Test cricket and of how only the best can prosper in the format," he said in a statement published by the International Cricket Council.
The five-Test Ashes series between England and Australia this summer will launch the first world championship.
Nine teams will play in a Test league over two years, with the top two teams to square off in a June 2021 final.
In the current world rankings, South Africa are third, while England and Australia take fourth and fifth spots respectively.
New Zealand received $500 000 for their second-place finish, while South Africa got $200 000.
"I am sure this will stand us in good stead once the ICC World Test Championship commences later this year." – Virat Kohli on India's retention of the ICC Test Championship mace.
New ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney congratulated Kohli and his team for their success, and said the new world championship will provide "an undisputed conclusion to some of the most renowned cricket rivalries in the international game".
The top nine Test nations out of 12 will compete in 71 matches and 27 series to decide who reaches the final.


text:
Q: XSLT Check the presence of a substring and then print if exist Consider the following XML input:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<catalog>
  <cd>
    <title>Empire_Burlesque_something</title>
    <title>Empire_Burlesque_other</title>
    <title>Home_Empire_Burlesque</title>
  </cd>
</catalog>

The desired output would be something like this:
Empire: Empire_Burlesque_something;Empire_Burlesque_other;
Home: Home_Empire_Burlesque

What's being done here is, as evident, we are selecting the first word (before the first "_") from every input string and marking it as a substring. Then this substring would be checked against all the input strings to see if it exists, and if it does, concatenate all the strings if they contain the substring and further prepend that with the substring. Repeat this procedure with all the substrings against every input string.
Here's what I have written until now (Yes, it could be way much better and simple and all other things but this is me trying to first get the desired output)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:variable name="key">
  <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd/title">
<value>
      <xsl:value-of select="substring-before(current(),'_')" />
</value>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="abc">
<xsl:for-each select="distinct-values(($key)/value)">
<value>
      <xsl:value-of select="." />
</value>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:variable name="value">
  <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd/title">
    <value>
      <xsl:value-of select="current()" />
    </value>
  </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>
<xsl:template match="/">

My CD Collection

<xsl:value-of select="$abc" />

<xsl:value-of select="$key" />

      <xsl:for-each select="($abc)/value">
<xsl:variable name="some" select="text()" />
<xsl:value-of select="concat($some,':')" />
        <xsl:for-each select="($value)/value">
<xsl:variable name="other" select="text()" />
        <xsl:if test="contains($other,$some)">
<xsl:value-of select="concat(text(),';')" />
        </xsl:if>
        </xsl:for-each>
      </xsl:for-each>

        Title
        Artist
        variable

      <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd/title">

        <xsl:value-of select="concat(substring-before(current(),'_'),':',current())" />

      </xsl:for-each>

</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

As can be seen, I am still struggling a lot to get to that point where I would get my desired output. I am very much fed up with XSL's constant variables. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Link to Online XML Transformer:
https://www.freeformatter.com/xsl-transformer.html

A: To achieve the result you mentioned in XSLT-1.0 (because the distinct-values() function is not available in XSLT-1.0), add the following key
<xsl:key name="titles" match="catalog/cd/title" use="substring-before(.,'_')" />

and then use it in your variables like this (This is call Muenchian Grouping as mentioned above):
<xsl:variable name="abc">
    <xsl:for-each select="/catalog/cd/title[generate-id(.) = generate-id(key('titles',substring-before(.,'_'))[1])]">
        <xsl:value-of select="substring-before(.,'_')" /><xsl:text>: </xsl:text>
        <xsl:for-each select="key('titles',substring-before(.,'_'))">
            <xsl:value-of select="." />
            <xsl:if test="position() != last()"><xsl:text>;</xsl:text></xsl:if>
        </xsl:for-each>
        <xsl:text>
</xsl:text>
    </xsl:for-each>
</xsl:variable>

If you then output the variable with
<xsl:copy-of select="$abc" />

you will get the following result:

Empire: Empire_Burlesque_something;Empire_Burlesque_other
Home: Home_Empire_Burlesque

With this knowledge you can complete your task creating an HTML file.
You should probably change your output method to "HTML" too by adding
<xsl:output method="html" />

to the root element of your XSLT.


Once you grinder wear parts hit the end of their useful life, the only way out is to get a replacement. Fortunately, the market is offering you a vast range of outlets to get your replacements from. You can buy from the original manufacturer, reputable aftermarket manufacturer or unauthorized dealers. However, the three of them offers various benefits that make them stand out from the other. If you are looking guaranteed quality, original manufacturer stands out from the rest. For friendly priced grinder wear parts, an aftermarket supplier would be a perfect choice.
One of the biggest limitations of OEM and non-OEM grinder wear parts is availability. These companies are usually located overseas and thus setting shops all over the world can be a challenge. Due to this limited reach of the market, it can be difficult to buy parts that require an instant replacement from them. In most cases, buyers are made to wait for days for the teeth to be shipped. However, that is not the case with a local authorized dealer. There is no waiting time since they have everything that you need in their store. You just walk and come out with what you need. It's across the counter deal.
Downtime is a major problem in all industries that use industrial machines. Imagine your wood grinding machine breakdown while working? If you don't have spare parts, you have no other alternative but to stop working until the problem is sorted. If you are buying OEM or non-OEM grinder wear parts and they don't have an outlet near you, then you will experience a long downtime before a replacement is shipped. But with a local dealer authorized by the original manufacturer or a reputable aftermarket manufacturer would help to reduce downtimes.
One of the biggest benefits that come with buying grinder wear parts forms your local dealer is a cross-counter inspection. It sometimes happens that the wrong parts are shipped because buyers are unable to verify the item. That means the wear part has to be returned and longer downtime. That problem will be sorted by buying from an authorized local dealer.


thats really gay..........cause then thts forcing people to comment on that character u seriously have nothing to do with the forum do u...*just assuming*and is there a logical explanation on why your doing this?
I think it's a good way for members to find out about every character. Cause honestly there were some characters that i didn't know about until i got bored and looked on the whole list.
Thank you Banshee and Ichi, and for you Enix, I'm not forcing anyone to do anything. I'm simply putting it this why, I'm giving people an incentive to take more of an interest in their fellow citizens. If you want to call it forcing, then be my guest because it stands and there's really nothing you can do about it. If you don't want to comment on anyone's character Enix then noones stopping you, however if it turns out that no one even bothers to view your characters when you post them up- then I guess that's your problem. But I'm not forcing anyone to do anything, because I know for a fact that there are three people that will comment on someone's character.
Good! I'm glad we're on the same page then.


text:
Peace Corps Volunteer Sean O'Keefe's Adventures in Benin
Peace Corps Online: Directory: Benin: Peace Corps Benin : Web Links for Benin RPCVs: Peace Corps Volunteer Sean O'Keefe's Adventures in Benin
By Admin1 (admin) on Monday, July 02, 2001 - 12:31 pm: Edit Post
Sean O'Keefe is a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Ouake in Benin, West Africa. He writes his journal on notebook paper by lantern light and sends the handwritten text, along with film, to his mother in North Carolina. She types his text and has his film developed and then sends them electronically to friends at The Edcomm Group Advanced Design Center in Fort Washington, PA. where staff designed and maintain the website. Hosting services and technical support have also been donated by The Edcomm Group.
"I left the village today and yesterday a few more things were finished....I was right to have a dream and right to force it to follow itself to the end."
7/13/00 The director came to my house at eight o'clock in the morning to tell me that the sous-prefet and the mayor were calling Marissa and me to lunch at noon and he didn't make it sound optional.
Also contains a photo gallery and message board.
The director came to my house at eight o'clock in the morning to tell me that the sous-prefet and the mayor were calling Marissa and me to lunch at noon and he didn't make it sound optional.
7/3/00 Now I'm definitely into the final stretch, to the point where I can see the end but despite my proximity to it I still don't know how it will all shake out. The Peace Corps hasn't made it clear what they intend to do with us in Ouake and for the past few days I've just been enjoying the good life here in Cotonou. I suspect that one way or another they, the Peace Corps, are going to want to bring that to an end. "How" is just not yet clear, much like the "when." I haven't really got anything to do in Ouake other than give what I don't need away and say goodbye to a few people, so the good life isn't much of a burden to bear. As for Ouake, they might be better off waiting and wanting for awhile, in that they seem to take the presence of volunteers for granted and don't know the sacrifices we make to have this experience. I can say that not a lot of people have had a story like mine which is just about par for the course from my point of view.
7/6/00 There aren't a whole lot of experiences you get to have twice in life, especially when the experience is one of the extreme variety. In extremes there is good and bad and in experience we wait our whole lives for the best of them and cringe at the possibilities of even the thought of the worst of them. I got to have an experience for the second time yesterday right down to the details so perfectly the same that it even made me feel and react the same way as the first time. All of this strikes me as rather amazing despite the unfortunate fact that the experience was a bad one and certainly an extreme. Yesterday the Peace Corps sent Marissa and me back to Ouake in a Peace Corps vehicle, with a Peace Corps driver, and a senior staff Peace Corps administration representative. Their stated objective was to determine our security in Ouake and to test the community's reaction to all that has happened. That mainly meant a free ride back to post for me, or so I thought, but considerably more for my post mate who still has six months of service. As soon as we got in the car and started out of Cotonou, Pascal, the Peace Corps representative, asked us to explain to him our problems. My problem all along still being the water, the well, and the mayor's reaction to my complaint when it ran out. Marissa's main concern was the theft that occurred two weeks ago and sent us to Cotonou in the first place. Pascal didn't seem unattentive to what we had to say and, going in, Marissa and I both had the impression that something concrete was going to come out of the day. From his reactions to our stories it appeared that he was taking us seriously, and when we got to Ouake at approximately 4 PM yesterday afternoon we were a little anxious but definitely ready. Pascal first directed us to the mayor's house who wasn't immediately home, and then to the brigade to talk with the police. The deputy was in and went over the particulars of what he knew of the incident, which wasn't far from what actually happened. Pascal asked him a few questions and explained briefly that the Peace Corps was following procedure by sending him out. The deputy was a little put out that we'd brought the Peace Corps to his office and said he didn't see why we had when the issue had already been settled. It's as if we took a family problem outside of the family from the local point of view except we're only in a foster family at best, more likely a halfway home in a foreign country, and we're not children but adults. Nevertheless we finished with the police and continued on to the sous-prefecture in hopes of seeing the sous-prefet. On the ride over Pascal asked us how he was doing and pretended to talk about a strategy he was employing and alluded to what a great job he was doing. At the sous-prefecture the sous-prefet was in but occupied and the three of us waited on a bench out front only a few minutes before he was ready to see us. The sous-prefet's main point of view was that Marissa and I jumped the gun when we left after the incident and normally we should have allowed the village to handle our problems. He pretended to be hurt that we went to the Peace Corps and promised that he would have come to comfort us or whatever else if we'd only waited. Meanwhile we were in the village for a day and a half after the incident and he most certainly never had any intention of checking on us. This time Pascal didn't say much about the Peace Corps role in our departure and definitely didn't bother to explain that we don't report to the sous-prefet, or that we are adults who are capable of making our own decisions,. My only question for the sous-prefet was why he said I was negligent when I was robbed and how he could defend that statement when his half-brother was implicated in the crime. The sous-prefet tried to say that he never said I was negligent and that even if he did it was because I came to him with my problems at the wrong place at the wrong time. I came to him when it happened and I found him where I did, both of which are factors I had no control over. I didn't really feel like getting into it too much and didn't have to because as we sat there the mayor showed up, having heard we were in town with the Peace Corps. It seemed convenient enough at the time and I figured I might finally have a chance to address the issue between the mayor and myself with the advantage of some perspective. Well, the mayor wanted to bring Pascal to my house to explain his point of view so that's what we did. As soon as we got out of the Peace Corps vehicle, literally before I even was out of the car, the mayor started to berate me. For 45 minutes he did nothing but attempt to prove that I was the problem, that I refused to even give people water to drink, even so far as to say I was the reason people were getting robbed in Ouake because the thief was tempted into it by my presence. It was every bit as bad as the first time but somehow through most of it I thought I was at least going to respond to what was being said about me, to defend myself. Only when the time came it wasn't in me. I said nothing and explained nothing. In fact I told Pascal that he could continue his investigation without me as I had no interest in the outcome, at which point he and the mayor left and I began arranging my things for the departure which will be a few days sooner than I thought. So I offered these people two years of my life and was basically spat on in return, twice. Someone recently asked me if all of this was worth it and the answer has still got to be yes. Despite the mayor's sentiments, the Peace Corps' lack of support, the good and the bad of it all, I'm sure it will be worth it in the end but only because I made it worth it from the start. Life is beautiful, even in pain, and I only want as much as I can ask for.
7/8/00 And these are the last few days in Ouake, the last few times I'll be able to be just so a feeling that's hard to express. Most of my things have been given away with a few more to follow. Most of the people I'm friends with have been seen or will be seen in the next few days and then the end will be here. This the saga of Ouake. This part of my life that seems like it began only moments ago is coming to an end. All things will the way that they do and there is no reason to resist it any more than I resisted the beginning, which was alone at all. Yes this part has always been about time which is about eventuality and coming around for all of us.
7/12/00 Today is my last day in Ouake with most of it still before me. I still have plenty to do to get ready to go and I'm kind of expecting a few people to come by to see me, so it will probably be about the same as the first. I wasn't worried then and see no reason to now. I don't have any regrets in this and can see so clearly everything that happened. Asking questions has led me to answers but not so directly as one might think. Really, it was just the wanting to know that brought me this much closer to the truth and I'm glad I wasn't fool enough to see it all through rose-colored glass. The truth is in Ouake people are living by their wits much like people are all over the world. The truth is they have problems and believe in gods or religions just like the rest of us. They are poor for the most part but they don't really suffer as much as you might think because of poverty; it's all they've ever known. These days there are only a few people around who can really remember when a man's wealth grew in his fields, and those people are dying. Now, today, my last day in Ouake, people are alive and working for the pleasure to be so, and they will complain about that like anyone would but only to pass the time. Me, I've got things to do so that I can go and wait on nothing but the beauty of time to bring me what's mine.
7/13/00 I left the village today and yesterday a few more things were finished. I guess it's just the way that things have to be, but there was good and bad in it and that has left me with the feeling this experience has: ambivalence. I want to care more than I do but I can't ask myself to care anymore than I already have. It felt like a lot, maybe even too much, but then again maybe not as much as I thought it did. The good was standing beside my main man Emmanuel and watching him put the finishing touches on another basketball rim, this one for a volunteer in another village far away from Ouake who only wanted one rim made as a model for someone to duplicate. He's going to build a basketball court there. It's the in thing to be doing in world development these days, you know. It means that I was right to have a dream and right to force it to follow itself to the end. Good things come from good things and has to be a good thing. The bad was getting to go one more senseless round with the mayor, senseless from a selfish point of view, I admit, but I'd already settled myself on the point that I'd done all I could to help these people. I'll never even really know if it took, but I gave a lot of people my correct address in the last few days. Maybe once in awhile for the rest of my life I'll get a letter thanking me for teaching someone English or basketball, or something. Hopefully I won't get too many that ask me for money or to bring them to America. Whatever, I really had no intentions of going that last round with the mayor but I did. The director came to my house at eight o'clock in the morning to tell me that the sous-prefet and the mayor were calling Marissa and me to lunch at noon and he didn't make it sound optional. So of course I had to go, and had the idea that I'd get a chance to say a few things before it was all over. There was no need to prepare any remarks as they were all on the tip of my tongue and my only intention with them was to be mildly diplomatic. That I was and with less reason than I needed. After we ate what I couldn't help but feel was a tense meal, the sous-prefet had a few words for me which were for the most part polite, compassionate, and sympathetic to the situation in which I'd been living. His main aim was that I "forget" all the bad parts of the experience and remember all the good parts. Not exactly the advice I'd give myself, but gentle enough in principle. He really wanted to say, "Sorry things didn't work out where you could have had a big send off but even still we can't have it on our conscience that you left without us saying goodbye." That just wouldn't be African of them. After the sous-prefet finished, the mayor decided it was his turn to talk, and for some strange reason he felt like he might as well use the opportunity to berate me one more time. At my last meal, on my last day, with his last breath, that thick headed, stubborn old man wanted to tell me exactly what he thinks of me but with out a backbone of reason in the whole fish. He went on until he was repeating himself and then went on just a little bit more. Then it was my turn to speak and I started to do so by pointing out that up until then, through these encounters, I had yet to have a word to say in the whole affair. I explained several points of interest to the mayor, beginning with the problem of theft. I reminded the mayor that within my first two months in Ouake I came to his house and complained about people taking down my laundry lines. I was only asking him at the time to tell people not to take things from my house. It seemed like a reasonable request when I made it and it seems like a reasonable request now. I doubt he did even that then and he didn't even think to claim that he had now. Then I pointed out that many months later I found one of the lines, a synthetic fishing line, in my neighbor's house, and now just recently the same man also has my camera that was stolen more than a year ago. According to the local logic, which is based on reason, it would clearly follow that if he [the mayor] had only walked over to my house, looked around in four directions, and guessed which family would have people that would take even small things from my house, the larger theft that eventually occurred wouldn't have. Then I got on to the point about the well and the water situation. I illustrated briefly that although they like to claim that they don't have enough water, that in fact is not actually the case. They make tchouk almost everyday all over the place. On Tuesdays they consume hundreds of gallons of it at the market and tchouk is, of course, mainly water. They also manage to build something during the dry season every year, whether it's an addition to their house or whatever. I pointed out that if the truth be told, which truthfully it had not, there was not one single occasion when I refused anyone who asked me first the right to take as much water as they wanted. I explained that when I arrived in the village I had never lived through a "dry" season in my life. It doesn't exist where I come from and probably wouldn't matter to me even if it did since I'm not a farmer. I got into it as deep as I could which with three months to simmer on the roaster with it inside me was pretty deep. I showed them how all they were asked to do in the whole thing was provide the volunteer with a house of his own, and that they had failed to do even that. I tried to make the point that I only came to help them and was only trying to protect what I was told was mine. If at any point the mayor, the sous-prefet, the director, or anyone else had a problem with the way I was interacting with the community, then someone should have stepped up to the plate and been a man about dealing with the problem. That didn't happen and now we're having my send-off in an argument. I don't know if they got the point I was hoping to make, but I think maybe the director and the sous-prefet at least understood. I know Emmanuel got the point and he was just as happy as I was to see another basketball rim finished with a little money in his pocket to boot. So the good and the bad are the way it went in Ouake and all in all there's nothing wrong with that.
7/17/00 So now I'm in Cotonou whiling away my time and waiting to leave. I can't help but feel there has to be at least one more thing, one more adventure, one more challenge, problem, solution, or story. Personally, after all that has happened, I'm really ready to get to a point where nothing else can happen, but I'm not so sure that letting down my guard is the best plan of action. There are a few things to do here that can't be done in Ouake, or anywhere else in Benin for that matter, and that is enough for the moment. All of my travel plans for departure are finally settled and in 10 days I'll be landing in Rome, Italy, the city of my birth. That's been my life's dream as long as I've known that's where I was born, so I can't see how it will be anything less than incredible. After all, it was never my dream to join the Peace Corps, I'd never even heard of Benin, much less Ouake, and look at all that has happened here. I won't say too much, but I definitely can't say not enough. After Rome it's on to Florence, Venice, Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Nice, and just about every place in between. Six weeks of travel through a decent part of Europe without a planned day in the whole bunch. After that, back to America. The end is close but not yet here, and if I've learned anything through all of this, it's never say never cause you never know. As for Ouake and the Peace Corps I can only wish them, both of them apart, and the two of them together, the best of luck. My stay here and my service with this organization has ended on something of a sour note but that's not to say I wouldn't do the whole thing again if I hadn't done it already. The adventure continues for us all and, like anything else in life, it's what you make of it and afterwards how you take it.
7/22/00 These days are getting by as slowly and as quickly as this whole thing has. Time has been a funny thing here in Benin in that the minute to minute and day to day of it will go exceedingly slowly but the whole, bigger terms, like the week, or the month, or the year, race by as if none of it was supposed to make sense. Now I'm on the last of each one, and have only thoughts about the future, a future away from this place and these people to occupy my time. I'm not even sure what my plans are for America right now, only that I want to get there and want to keep the ball rolling the way I do. What does this have to do with anything, indeed what does any of it have to do with anything other than everything? A few thoughts that I can't do without.
7/24/00 Just as I feared, things are not over yet, but not in the way I imagined. Yesterday while playing basketball at the American recreation center I twisted my knee somehow and now have something of a limp. That's not going to do me any good walking around in Europe for six weeks but if that was the extent of it, I probably wouldn't even be writing this. In addition to the knee problem, I found out at the med unit that I tested positive for some more parasites in last week's evaluation of my insides and will now have to go on some medication to flush them out of my system. Again, I'll admit it's not really noteworthy. However, while I was waiting to get the knee checked on the nurse checked the result of the tuberculosis test injection that I had last week and she seems to think I may be positive. Positive for TB would not be my idea of a nice farewell present from this place and I can now only hope the second test, that will be read on Wednesday, is negative. TB is treatable but the treatment takes six months and allows for no beer or alcohol the whole time. Besides the inconvenience of that, I just plain don't want to have it in me even if it is treatable. That will suck just about as much as anything else that hasn't gone as well as I would have hoped in this thing and will make the bad of it linger into the next calendar year. Beyond that I wasn't able to get any traveler's checks at the bank today and will have to wait until I get to the airport in Belgium or Rome to do that. Another incipience and potentially disastrous since I'll now be on the airplane with over three thousand dollars in cash in my bag. I don't really like the thought of that any more than the idea of having TB and the combination of the two problems is making this something of a really bad day. Bad days pave the way for the good ones, so says the man who believes in karma. I've got it coming, one way or another, and even in the bad I've got to say it's all right until it's not and then only until it is again.
7/26/00 Today is the day and it's all but done. There's a lunch to eat, a couple of pieces of paper to sign, then more beers to drink. A plane to catch and another adventure to begin. The med unit doesn't think I have TB after looking at the second test so medically I'm probably no worse for the wear, but two years is two years and only time will prove the point. I've had my last run in with the Peace Corps administration and it went about as I'd expected, which is to say I gave the big man a piece of my mind about the way things are run around here, and he gave me a piece of his in reaction. I told him I didn't think the Peace Corps administration was really interested in the work as much as the appearance of the work and he didn't take that too well. He said I was arrogant, and impolite. He said that it was I that brought any problems I'd had on myself and recommended I adjust my attitude. I wouldn't argue the point of my arrogance and didn't. Arrogance is what you end up with when you're used to having things work out your way. I am used to just that and often tell people I live a charmed life. It's not without a substantial amount of effort on my part, however, and I'll give myself as much credit for my successes as I would be willing to take for my failures. In essence that is what this experience has been about. Successes and failures, often in the same day and occasionally at the same time. It's been great and, despite what hasn't gone as well as I might have liked, I wouldn't change a thing. The time has gotten by the way it will when you're deep in the moment and now, finally, now, it's time to say good-bye and move on. So there you have it, an idea of what you can get into if you're willing to get into it. Here is here and probably always will be. Thanks for reading and remember: there will always be other ways of living, seeing and understanding this beautiful thing that is life.
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
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I had to learn to trust my instincts and tune out the nay-sayers. I talk about that in the book, how "friends" or family members provide messages, "you can't, you're not good enoughne of the reasons I was able to sit down and write the book was to help people, but also quiet those who doubted me. It surprised me when people suggested that I wouldn't finish it or get it published.
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Big things are happening at Cascade Brewing. The purveyors of Northwest-style sour beers have been growing like crazy since opening the "House of Sour" Barrel House on Southeast Belmont. Today, they are building on that success.
Plans for the immediate future include moving production to a significantly larger, climate-controlled facility in Beaverton. Most blending and aging will happen there. Meanwhile, the Barrel House, freed of production demands, will be transformed with additional seating and a substantially expanded kitchen.
A little background. Before Larrance opened the Barrel House in 2010, Cascade's sour beers, which had won GABF medals, were sequestered at the Raccoon Lodge on Portland's westside. The Lodge never attracted much of a following, victimized by the fact that people from the city's core generally don't go west for beer.
In fact, Larrance had coveted a spot in Southeast Portland for many years. It turned out the feeling was mutual on the part of core residents. Almost as soon as the Barrel House opened, it was pretty clear that the space was too small. Of the 7,000 sq ft of space there, 5,000 was dedicated to production...much of it barrels. That meant limited seating and a tiny kitchen
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"Opening of the Barrel House built on our success in a big way," Larrance recently told me. "People who were curious came in to taste the beers. Many liked them. The Barrel House exceeded expectations. The renovation will make the place more user-friendly. We've needed more seating and a fully functional kitchen since the beginning and now we'll have the space to do that."
Of course, the ability to do these things is fueled by the success of Cascade's sour beers. They did not invent sour beers. What they did do is take the sour concept and develop a unique approach to it by leaning on Northwest produce, typically added during the aging process.
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Cascades's sour program is largely the creation of Ron Gansberg, who worked at Bridgeport and Portland Brewing before joining forces with Larrance during construction of the Raccoon Lodge in 1997-98. He was then tasked with finding a "magic elixir."
Larrance and Gansberg knew they would not survive selling a commodity product. They had no intention of competing with the likes of Widmer and Deschutes. Instead, they wanted a specialty product, a "magic elixir," that would be produced in limited quantities and sold at a premium price. Sour beers are the result and the solution to that challenge.
There's more than just expansion going on at Cascade. Larrance is working on several pieces of legislation that will enhance Cascade's ability to produce and sell its beer. Gansberg is actively working on building relationships, determined to be as sharing and collaborative as possible.
"Because of the success we've had with these beers, I find myself in a unique position," Gansberg says. "I have an opportunity to work with others and share the expertise and experience I've acquired. That's a big priority within our organization, but I'm also developing collaborative relationships with brewers outside Cascade and Portland."
You look at what these guys have done and you have to be impressed. When they started Cascade Brewing, they had an outline of where they wanted to go and how they hoped to get there, but it was rough. Their success is largely the result of determination and creativity. Now they get to to enjoy the accolades and share what they know. Good times.
In case you're wondering, Cascade will be hosting a a series of events in conjunction with the upcoming Craft Brewers Conference, April 14-17. They expect to feature a hoard of sour and wild beers at two bars. It's going to be packed much of the time. Watch their social media feed for details.
Update: I just found out my article on Cascade Brewing is featured on the cover of BeerAdvocate's April issue. I can't provide a link because there's no online version as of today.
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Miller re-elected president of BAAC in landslide victory
Coaches Shaun Miller and Dawn Johnson display some of the spikes they presented to Family Island athletes.
By BRENT STUBBS
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SHAUN Miller has been re-elected as president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches in a landslide victory over past president Curtis Pride with all of his slate of officers voted in.
The elections took place on Saturday morning as the coaches took advantage of the break in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's National Track and Field Championships.
Miller collected 105 votes to beat out Pride, who got 12 for his second consecutive two-year term in office during the elections held at the Courtyard Marriott, which served as the host hotel for the Nationals.
Rudolph Ferguson went in unopposed as first vice president. So did secretary general Nikita Charlton and treasurer Dawn Johnson.
Grand Bahamian Dereck Wells won 97-20 over Jason Larimore for second vice president and Robert Ayton won 82-34 over Grand Bahamian Nikito Johnson for assistant secretary.
The four board members elected were Sherry Francis with 99 votes, Bernard Rolle with 90, Marian Stapleton with 88 and David Ferguson with 87. They won over Dexter Bodie with 35, Andrew Tynes with 16, Pride with 14, Grand Bahamian Sandra Laing with nine and Valentine Davis with four.
"We want to give God all the thanks and all the praise and we also want to say thank you to all of the coaches for showing up their support," said Miller, who had about 124 coaches participate in the voting process. "Our executive team have been working for the past two years and I guess this was the coaches way of saying that they were satisfied with what we did and they put us back in."
Miller, the father of Olympic and world champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo, said he was a bit surprised of the landslide victory, even though he had a lot of respect for Pride.
"With the coaches giving me that kind of support, it just means that I have to go and work twice as hard to get more things done for the coaches," Miller pointed out.
"Once the coaches get what they are looking for, then the country can move forward and produce better athletes through the coaches. So our plan is education, we are looking for safety and we are looking at Family Island development."
While they visited some of the Family Islands to impart their knowledge, Miller said he and his executives spearheaded a drive where the coaches were able to provide more than 100 tennis shoes and spikes that they presented to the Family Island athletes.
The Sports Center and Miller-Uibo and her Foundation assisted in the project.
"In most cases, what we did with the athletes when they crossed the finish line and we looked at their feet, we were able to give them something to wear," he said. "It was a very successful shoe drive.
"We need some sponsors, but we hope to do it again. There's a lot that these kids need in the Family Islands and in our inner cities, so I know just what doors I'm going to knock on to ask for help. So there's a lot of work out there for us to do."
With the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations getting ready to send off its national teams to compete, Miller said the Coaches Association has been given the opportunity to make recommendations for the head coaches and they have been able to select the assistant coaches.
"The process is a little tricky and a tedious one, but in the long run we feel we should know who best to put on the team because we work with the coaches," he said.
"So we're working with that and this year is the first year that the coaches, except for the head coach, is selected solely by the Coaches Association.
"We are responsible for making our recommendations for the head coaches. The BAAA, however, has the right to make the final decision on the head coaches."
One of the other things the Coaches Association intends to concentrate on this year will be on educating their coaches.
"We had some discussions just before the elections on how we are going to go about getting funding for education and so that is something that is high on our agenda," he said.
"We came up with a master plan, but we are keeping it a secret for right now. But we're asking all of the entities out there to stand by because we will be coming to you to help us," added Miller.


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I'm spending most of this week organizing, labeling, and hanging pieces for the Youth Art Month Expo's juried art show. It's a lot of work, a lot of fun, and I get to be in the same room as other art teachers. Beware!
While sorting the untold piles of art I couldn't help but think of my own art classes. Not the ones I teach, mind you – I'm talking about back when I was in high school. Back then I was a bit of a geek.
Um, OK, so I still am.
But while now I'm an outgoing extrovert of a geek with an ego larger than the Hindenburg, back then I was an introvert with very little self confidence. The only class where I felt I could really speak my mind was art, and that was because Mr. Lichner promoted the kind of environment where good ideas were rewarded and negative criticism had no place. When one of us came up with an art project that had nothing to do with his idea for what projects he wanted us to do, he still encouraged us to explore the possibilities allowed to us by the media to which we had access.
If all of my classes had been like my art classes, I can assure you my parents would have been much happier with my report cards.
And so, since I was thinking about this, I posed a question to Plurk, Twitter, and a few other outlets.
What's something you've learned from an art teacher?
The results were rather interesting, I thought.
You can always throw it out and start over :-D – Jacqui Derby, Ph.D.
Part of me feels the need to comment on each of these individually, but I think it's better to let them stay as-is. What I will say is that each person who responded took something useful and meaningful back with them when they left their art classes.
As the powers that be wring their hands and look at budgets that are stretched too thin to fit everything, it is my hope that they too will remember what they learned in their own art classes.
Art is amazing. As an artist/musician myself i believe that it was the only outlet for expression or creative freedom accepted in a schools criteria. It has transcended into my life today, as it is still the platform that allows me to do what i want without having to hash up a title or a side i have to belong too. great blog very thought provoking. Here is a video that i found very useful.
What a terrific post, and what a perfect testimonial to the value of art education!
It is nice to be in the same room with other art teachers!


NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Island Creek near OMAR. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
16 Major flooding all along island creek. Several areas of route 44 are flooded. Several homes, buildings and school are flooded.
12 Between 12 and 13 feet, water starts affecting school. Trailer behind school starts to flood. Several low spots and poor drainage areas along island creek above and below omar and chauncey are flooded. Lows spots along route 44 near the creek start to flood.
10 Ball field and storage buildings next to it are flooded. School access road behind school starts to flood. Low areas along island creek above and below omar and chauncey start to flood.
6.5 Ball field next to and sewer plant next to creek school starts to flood.


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Shropshire logistics company Dulson Training has partnered with Shrewsbury Colleges Group to help meet the demand for warehouse jobs.
UK logistics operators are currently facing a shortage in warehouse staff and companies are often finding it harder to recruit staff.
Logistics experts Dulson Training, based in Roddington, has stepped in to offer industry training for young people with the help of Shrewsbury Colleges Group and the Kickstart scheme.
Managing Director at Dulson Training, Steve Dulson said: "We are proud to support the younger generation with new skills allowing for an easier transition into the workplace, combined with the government-backed Kickstart scheme which assists job seekers and the employers.
"All of this is linked together by our longstanding partnership with Shrewsbury Colleges Group. With the recent effects of the pandemic what a fantastic time to be involved with helping young people enter the workplace."
The new government-backed Kickstart scheme offers young people, aged 16 – 24, in receipt of Universal Credit and actively seeking work, the chance to work for six months, 25 hours per week, fully paid by the government.
Dulson Training are offering a tailored training offer for young people placed with logistics employers. For warehousing this could include Forklift Licence, Yard Shunter, First Aid, Health and Safety, Manual Handling, and for drivers, the training allowance would fully cover the Class 2 licence, including medical, provisional, theory tests, Class 2 driver training and the Class 2 driving test. Whatever the role demands, the young person and the business will get what they need.
Business Development Manager at SCG, Corinne Brown, said: "As a Kickstart Gateway, we are keen to promote a complete offer which extends way beyond recruitment."
"This partnership ensures we have the right expertise to support young people in the logistics environment with just the right skills they need. That, coupled with our years of experience in working with young people, means we are on hand to make sure those softer skills like working as part of a team and time management for example are also addressed."
To find out how you can get involved, call Corinne Brown at SCG on 07792 039731


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Danangombe (formerly Dhlo-Dhlo or Ndlo Dlo, alternative spellings Danamombe per National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Dananombe and Danan'ombe) is a Zimbabwean archaeological site, about eighty kilometres from Gweru, in the direction of Bulawayo and about 35 kilometres south of the highway. It is not often visited due to the poor quality roads in the area. The remains on the site resemble those of Khami. Nearby are the smaller ruins at Naletale, that were occupied at the same time. The original name used by the Kalanga people is unknown as Dhlo-Dhlo (the name in Sindebele) was applied to the site later and it is unclear whether the name of Danangombe retains elements of the original name.

Danan(g)ombe (together with Khami and Naletale) was one of the centres of the Rozvi culture, which had succeeded the Torwa.

It is not to be confused with Danangombe Hill near Mutare.

Layout
The site consists of a ruined town dating from the 17th or 18th century AD, and therefore probably occupied just after the abandonment of the site at Khami. The town plan follows a similar layout to Khami but is on a smaller scale. It is therefore a deliberate attempt to sustain the society and culture that had been established at Khami. The most extensive foundations are on the highest ground and it appears that all the dwellings were constructed using walls of wood-reinforced mud, as all traces of these have been lost. The site was destroyed in the 1830s when the Matabele arrived in the area. See Mapungubwe, Great Zimbabwe, and Khami.

Sources and external links
Zimbabwe Khami Ruins from Bulawayo1872
Zimbabwe History from Africanet
Zimbabwe Information from Solomons Guide
K. Chikuse Effects of Ndebele raids on Shona power (proving the synonymity of Dhlodhlo and Danangombe)

References

Archaeological sites in Zimbabwe
Former populated places in Zimbabwe
Archaeological sites of Eastern Africa