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I'm going to honest, Mommy and I selected a picture to create this week's art project, and between LunaPic and PicMonkey we completely lost track of what we did. We like how it turned out though!
1. My favorite kind of cookie is Cranberry White Chocolate Chip.
2. Jaclyn Smith would play me in a movie about my life. No particular reason, I've just always liked her.
3. Love is a forever home with a Mommy who cherishes me.
4. For Valentine's Day, I plan to spend extra time on Mommy's lap to show her how much I love her.
TBT: Cranberry White Chocalate Chip... Can I use Black Cherries?
We like how it turned out, too!
Good answers. The cookies sound good, too! Hugs!
Song: "Am I blue? Am I blue? Are those Tears in my eyes am I blue...."
know that song, Mudpie? You remember us of it today! We hope you are only blue in color and not in spirit, Mesmerizing Mudpie!
We love this gorgeous art of gorgeous you, Mudpie! And you and your mommy always have such wonderful fill-ins. That cookie sounds to die for! I love white chocolate, and cranberries, so yum! Mudpie, your answers are nothing short of purrfect. Purrs to both of you!
Always beautiful, Mudpie, and loved your fill-ins.
Melissa, Cranberry White Chocolate Chip cookies sound yummy! Some shared Cherry White Chocolate Shortbread cookies that sounded good, too. I'm gonna have to look for your fave cookie recipe. It seems like I've had these from a bakery but I've not made them. It was nice to read your fill-ins. Have a good weekend!
You are looking great Mudpie!
ps - we forgot to mention on other post that we will defintely be nominating you --and Amarula agrees with Mudpie that there should be a best tortie category!
Mudpie you always delight us with your artwork!
Super artwork and great Fill-Ins!
Love the two textures. You're so cute, MP.


Minister for Aviation Kofi Adda says Ghanaians will maintain majority shares in the setup of the home-based carrier.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed On Tuesday at the ET's headquarters to signify government's undertaking to work with ET in establishing a new home-based flag carrier.
Aviation Minister, Joseph Kofi Adda, signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana while Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopia's Chief Executive Officer signed the MoU on behalf of the airline.
Speaking to JoyBusiness Mr Adda says although Ethiopian airlines will manage the home-based carrier, Ghanaians will maintain a majority stake.
He said the government would not take up more than 10 per cent in the yet-to-be-established new national air carrier – emphasising that government is being careful not to repeat mistakes of the past.
The government and Ghanaian investors will have a majority shareholding of 51%, Out of this, the government intends to have only 10% shares and Ghanaian investors will hold 41%.
Ethiopian Airlines and other foreign investors will hold the remaining 49%.
This means if there are no additional foreign partners, Ethiopian Airlines shares could go up to 49%.
Ethiopian Airlines is coming in as a minority shareholder and will be contributing in terms of aircraft and management services.''Mr Adda further clarified that although they are yet to confirm the exact shares to be held, Ethiopian airlines will have less than fifty per cent shares and this will be finalized in the shareholder's agreement.
Other investors are however still in the line to contribute to the set up of the airline. "Quite a few Ghanaians have expressed interest and we will be calling them back for a meeting next week to look at what proportion they will be contributing," he added.
Some of the other investors include Air Mauritius, Africa World Airlines, Colt aviation, Goil, Teachers Fund among others.
The home-based carrier is expected to commence operations by first quarter of next year with a minimum of four aircraft and will be doing regional as well as international flights.


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Low-income single mothers able to afford winter clothes on Australia's Covid supplement
Morrison government urged not to cut jobseeker supplement as Acoss says affected households include 1.1 million children
The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the federal government to make 'a permanent, adequate increase to the jobseeker and other income support' amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP
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Social service groups are warning against a $300-a-fortnight cut to the coronavirus supplement, saying it has allowed their vulnerable clients to afford food and accommodation.
Unemployment benefits including the jobseeker payment have included a $550 fortnightly supplement since April, but this will be reduced to $250 on 25 September.
An Australian Council of Social Service (Acoss) survey to be released on Wednesday found 81% of community sector staff and leaders believed the supplement had been positive for their clients.
The survey of 700 respondents found 12% said it had no effect, while only 7% viewed the income boost negatively.
Labor to pass government's jobkeeper 2.0 despite concerns for workers' conditions
One project officer at a child, youth and family service said in a survey response that the doubled rate of the jobseeker payment meant "very low-income single mothers have been able to buy new winter clothes, replace broken whitegoods [and] repair cars".
People assisted by homelessness services were also able to afford accommodation and eat properly, a team leader at one organisation was recorded in the survey as saying.
Some services also noted a reduction in demand for help, which was attributed to their clients now having sufficient income.
When the coronavirus supplement is cut next month, the fortnightly rate of the jobseeker payment will fall to $815, with reductions also to parenting payment, Austudy and youth allowance. The jobkeeper wage subsidy is also slated to taper at the same time.
The Acoss chief executive, Cassandra Goldie, said government data showed 2.3 million people were facing a "$300 a fortnight cut to their incomes". There were also 1.1 million children living in households currently receiving the coronavirus supplement.
"Most people need every dollar they are getting now to cover the basics and in some cases more especially to cover housing costs, illness or disability or costs of children," she said.
Jeanette Large, the chief executive of Women's Property Initiatives, which provides affordable housing to disadvantaged women, said the $550 supplement was vital and should stay for good.
During the pandemic many clients had lost their part-time or casual jobs, which they juggled while raising children, she said. Without the supplement, some would not have been able to afford internet bills or other technology costs when face-to-face classes were swapped for home learning.
"It's been absolutely lifesaving for some of the women we are housing," Large said.
Welfare recipients have also previously told Guardian Australia of their concerns about having their incomes cut when the supplement is reduced.
The government has suggested the coronavirus supplement will continue at the lower rate into next year, although it has not made up its mind about a permanent increase to benefits.
There are not a lot of jobs for women my age. On jobseeker, paying bills is a balancing act | Jessica Harrison
Before the temporary boost, the base rate of jobseeker payment – equivalent to about $40 a day – had drawn criticism from welfare groups, Labor, the Greens, unions and business leaders.
Acoss, which called for a $95-a-week increase to the old rate in January, says it now recommends a permanent increase ranging between $185 to $275 a week and a 50% boost to rent assistance.
Other groups including the Greens, Anglicare and the Australian Unemployed Workers Union have effectively called for the coronavirus supplement to be made permanent.
The Acoss report found 72% of social service organisations that took part in the survey believed the suspension of mutual obligations for welfare recipients had helped their clients.
Large said the reprieve had been of "great benefit" to clients.
"They're parenting, and some of them have several children," she told Guardian Australia. "It has allowed them to spend that time with their children."
During the pandemic, welfare recipients have been excused from compulsory appointments with employment service agencies and rules to fill out 20 job applications a month.
Welfare penalties remain suspended, but this month the government reintroduced rules stating jobseekers can have their benefits stopped if they refuse a "suitable" job.
The new Acoss survey was being released on Wednesday to coincide with a day of action among grassroots groups calling for a permanent increase to welfare benefits.

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iPhone OS 2 is the second major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iPhone OS 1.  It was the first release of iOS to support third-party applications via the App Store. iPhone OS 2.2.1 was the final version of iPhone OS 2. It was succeeded by iPhone OS 3 on June 17, 2009.

iPhone OS 2.0 became available on July 11, 2008 with the release of the iPhone 3G. Devices running iPhone OS 1 are upgradable to this version. This version of iOS introduces the App Store, making third-party applications available to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Prior to the public release of iPhone OS 2.0, Apple held a keynote event to announce the iPhone OS Software Development Kit ("SDK") to developers. Originally it was called 1.2.

Apps

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 YouTube
 Clock
 iTunes

 Calendar
 Stocks
 Calculator
 App Store

 Photos
 Maps
 Notes

 Camera
 Weather
 Settings
 Videos (iPod Touch exclusive)

Dock

 Phone

 Mail

 Safari

 iPod

History

iPhone OS 2 was introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address on June 9, 2008.
iPhone OS 2.0 was released on July 11, 2008. It was released along with the iPhone 3G, and ran on the first-generation iPhone as well.

Features

App Store

The most notable feature of iPhone OS 2 was the App Store. Before this feature was introduced, the only way to install custom applications on the device was via jailbreaking, which is strongly discouraged and unsupported by Apple. There were 500 applications available for download at the launch of the App Store, though this amount has grown dramatically since then. Now, the App Store has more than 4 million apps and games as of 2021.

Mail
The Mail app had a makeover, having push-emails that provide an always-on capability. It also supports Microsoft Office attachments, as well as iWork attachments. Other new features including support for BCC, multiple email delete, and the ability to select an outgoing email.

Contacts
The Contacts app now has a new home screen icon that is only available on iPod Touch. Along with the release is the ability to search contacts without being searched one-by-one, as well as SIM contacts import ability.

Maps
New features were added to the Maps app in the iPhone OS 2.2 software update. Among the features added are the inclusion of Google Street View, directions to public transit and while walking, and the ability to display the address of a dropped pin.

Calculator
When the device is in landscape mode, the calculator app displays a scientific calculator. Also, the app icon is updated.

Settings
Settings now has an ability to turn Wi-Fi back on while in Airplane mode, as well as the ability to turn on/off Location Services.

Reception
Rene Ritchie at iMore said, "Overall, iPhone Firmware 2.0 is a stunning achievement that really puts the iPhone on par with the Apple II and Mac as one of the great revolutions in modern technology. It takes it beyond simple Phone + iPod, or even smartphone, and makes it the leading contender for the next great shift in computing." However, they criticized it for having stability issues and overall sluggishness. Macworld said, "The iPhone 2.0 software is full of the kind of refinements that you'd expect from a second-generation Apple product. The iPhone OS still isn't perfect, and we wish Apple has addressed some lingering shortcomings, but it's a welcome step-up for what was already arguably the best mobile platform on the market."

iPod Touch price
The update from iPhone OS 1.x to iPhone OS 2.0 cost $9.95 for iPod touch users; it was free for iPhone users. This was mandatory under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which has been since revised. Upgrades to iPhone OS 2.1 or 2.2 from iPhone OS 2.0 were free for iPod touch users.

Supported devices

iPhone
iPhone (1st generation)
iPhone 3G

iPod Touch
iPod Touch (1st generation)
iPod Touch (2nd generation)

Version history

References

External links

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Products introduced in 2008
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Happy birthday. Don't say that! Embrace it!!!!! I will be 31 in 2 months.
Happy Birthday. that's a great age. Enjoy it.
Happy belated Ant! Don't feel bad I'm 26 and feels like times flies.
It seems we can't wait to get to 18 years old and then 21 years old. After that there really is not an age that we look forward to getting to. Age becomes relative. When your 22, 30 is old. When your 45, 30 is young. When your 90, a 60 year old is a kid.


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A Documentary about systemic corruption and income inequality
Directed by Alex Winter
A reminder of the important work reporters do in fighting abuses of power and the way that work is evolving in an increasingly fractured global landscape. --Los Angeles Times
The Panama Papers is a lively and level-headed exposé, but it's also a moral inquiry into how the top echelon is now united, structurally and spiritually, in robbing the rest of us blind. -- Owen Gleiberman (Variety)
The most critical element of Winter's documentary is not the scandal itself, but the fact that hundreds of journalists from around the world were able to work together to expose this corruption, despite the consequences, and their egos. --Film Threat
Investigative journalism doesn't get more exciting than this: a backstage look at the work that produced the sensational revelations from the Panama Papers.
THE PANAMA PAPERS is a feature documentary that charts the story of the massive data leak that exposed the largest global corruption scandal in history.
Hundreds of journalists around the globe worked in secret, at great personal risk, to reveal a scandal involving corrupt power brokers, the uber rich, elected officials, dictators, cartel bosses, athletes and celebrities who had used the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca to hide their money for any number of illegal reasons.
Panama Papers revealed many world leaders had hidden their money in tax havens.
The reports detailed tax evasion, fraud, cronyism, bribing government officials, election meddling, and murder. The investigation proved that the system is rigged, and cracked the vault of well-kept secrets and ill-gotten wealth, revealing vast and coordinated corruption among the world's elite.
The significance for the average, tax paying, law-abiding citizen is enormous; with the leaks showing that at least $32 trillion was hiding in more than 80 tax havens in 2010 alone. But breaking the story was only the beginning.
There was immediate blowback from many of the named and accused, who are using every tactic imaginable to silence the journalists.


Tick. Tock, the clock is ticking.
It's only for a little bit, we think. We thought, hours and hours later.
The circadian rhythm is our own internal clock and it uses the sun to tell time. Sunlight means 'fun in the sun' versus the lack of light which means, 'it's bed time'.
But artificial light can still act as sunlight and affect our circadian rhythm.
How it works is a hormone called melatonin communicates with our brain. The more melatonin in our circulation, the more sleepy we are; the less melatonin in our system, the more awake we are. This is why most sleep aids uses melatonin.
But should we be resorting to supplements?
Our phone, television, computers, or even illuminate light bulbs uses blue light- a light wavelength that just happens to be the most powerful suppressant of melatonin.
But other light wavelengths may be less luminous and hindering to our beauty sleep.
Orange and red tints are shown in studies to be much more tolerable and less disruptive to sleep.
How much light is acceptable?
Studies say it doesn't take much light (in lux) to disrupt sleep. Table lamps with just 8 lux can still have that effect.
Table 1: For reference in terms how much light in lux can be disruptive.
Blue is not always the enemy. Studies show that the pigment blue can create a relaxing mood before sleeping. Decorating a room with blue, such as blue wallpaper, blue bed sheets, pillow cases or duvet covers, may contribute to a more well rested sleep. Green and yellow may also be effective for restful sleep.
Orange/red tinted lamps. Either DIY or buy. But it's been shown to be effective.
Multiple settings lamp. Some lamps have study light, reading light, or a softer warm light before bed.
Orange tinted sunglasses. It may look dorky at first, but you can definitely rock it. At night. In the bedroom.
Avoiding the phone/television/computer. Two hours before bed is often suggested. We get it. It's hard. But you can do it!
In the long run, however, you can reduce the health risk by taking precaution.
A Harvard study shows the possible connection between blue lights from our phone puts us at a higher risk for: cancer, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and even depression.
Snuggle up to a fluffy pillow instead.
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Why Is Sleep Essential To Good Health?
The need for sleep is still only theory and speculation.
If you can't get to sleep at night, you may be thinking about melatonin supplements. Many people would like to try melatonin for sleep, but they don't really know much about it. Here are answers to your questions.
We spend a third of our lives sleeping, so it`s normal to have a high interest in this natural process. Experts are constantly trying to discover why we need sleep and what happens when we travel to the world of dreams.


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Q: Wordpress 3 multi-site install Trying to figure out if this is possible... My company has a cms product that was written in Java and we decided to use Wordpress to run blogs for our clients. Obviously, Wordpress does not run on tomcat(at least not by default) so we installed Pound(http://www.apsis.ch/pound/) on our server and have setup any Apache and Tomcat on different ports. When "/blog/" is requested, the request is directed to Apache. This works fine but we would like to use Wordpress multi site so that we can manage all the blogs from a single interface. We would also like the url for every site to be "/blog/" example:
http://www.site1.com/blog/
http://www.site2.com/blog/
I'm thinking it would have to be done with apache??? Is it even possible?
Thanks!

A: Option A.) use mod_jk (actually I think its mod_jk2 these days?) in apache.  You can configure it to proxy all url's by default back to tomcat and then have /blog handled by the local filesystem/mod_php mechanism.
Option B.) is to treat the php and java appservers as peers and put a http proxy in front of them that decides which url's get directed to which appserver.  You'll sometimes see loadbalancer vendors call this "url switching".
A has two parts, B has three, so knowing nothing else about your environment I'd say A, but if you have other reasons to justify the third component in house B could be appropriate.

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UK secretly helping Canada push its oil sands project
Damian Carrington - The Guardian
Canadian interests and oil lobby win coalition's support for highly polluting process in runup to European fuel quality vote
Greenpeace protesters block the entrance to the Department for Transport over its involvement in UK support for Canada tar sands. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA
The UK government has been giving secret support at the very highest levels to Canada's campaign against European penalties on its highly polluting tar sands fuel, the Guardian can reveal.
At the same time, the UK government was being lobbied by Shell and BP, which both have major tar sands projects in Alberta, and opened a new consulate in the province to "support British commercial interests".
At least 15 high-level meetings and frequent communications have taken place since September, with David Cameron discussing the issue with his counterpart Stephen Harper during his visit to Canada, and stating privately that the UK wanted "to work with Canada on finding a way forward", according to documents released under freedom of information laws.
Charles Hendry, the energy minister, later told the Canadian high commissioner: "We would value continued discussion with you on how we can progress discussions in Brussels," with Hendry's official asking the Canadians if they had "any suggestions as to what we might do, given the politics in Brussels".
Canada's vast tar sands – also known as oil sands – are the second largest reserve of carbon in the world after Saudi Arabia, although the energy needed to extract oil from the ground means the process results in far more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional oil drilling, as well as causing the destruction of forests and air and water pollution.
Nasa scientist James Hansen says if the oil sands were exploited as projected it would be "game over for the climate".
The European proposal is to designate transport fuel from tar sands as resulting in 22% more greenhouse gas emissions than that from conventional fuels. This would make suppliers, who have to reduce the emissions from their fuels by 10% by 2020, very reluctant to include it in their fuel mix. It would also set an unwelcome precedent for Canada by officially labelling fuel from tar sands as dirtier.
The UK and Canada's shared opposition to the European plan puts the UK in a minority among EU countries and will be deeply embarrassing as a new round of global negotiations on tackling climate change begins in Durban, South Africa on Monday. Chris Huhne, the energy and climate change secretary, claimed on Thursday that the UK was showing "leadership" in the UN negotiations, while Canada's prime minister has blocked climate laws. The revelations are also the latest blow to Cameron's claim to be the "greenest government ever".
The vote to approve the European fuel quality regulations takes place on Friday. In advance of that, William Hague, the foreign secretary, has also given support to Canada, sending an "immediate action" cable in September to the UK's embassies there asking "to communicate our position and seek Canadian views on what might be acceptable".
However, the Department for Transport, in which the Liberal Democrat minister Norman Baker has responsibility for tar sands issues, has released only two presentations made to it by Shell, both heavily redacted. The DfT rejected requests to release at least six other relevant documents on the grounds of commercial confidentiality and adverse effect on international relations, as did the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), where Shell also met ministers.
BP has lobbied ministers, too. Its vice president in Europe, Peter Mather, has been, in his own words, "bending the ear" of Baker. Mather also sent a letter in which he wrote: "The regulatory burden would be considerable at a time when the industry is already creaking under the weight of a heavy regulatory regime."
John Sauven, executive director of Greenpeace UK, said: "The scale of oil industry lobbying exposed in these documents is quite extraordinary. It's especially worrying that Baker held a secret meeting with Shell about this key European vote on tar sands. But worse still, he's now covering up what was discussed."
Colin Baines, toxic fuels campaign manager at the Co-operative, the UK mutual business group which targets tar sands as part of its climate change campaigning, said: "It is very disappointing that the UK government is supporting Canada's efforts and we hope it has a rethink and puts tackling climate change ahead of Canada's trade interests when it comes to vote on the European commission's commonsense proposal."
The documents were obtained by the Co-operative under environmental information regulations, a type of freedom of information law. They include letters to and from ministers, diplomatic correspondence and notes of meetings.
Baker said: "The government is staying true to its aspiration to be the greenest ever by seeking to secure the best deal it can for the environment from the discussions ongoing in the EU about the fuel quality directive.
"We believe that means tackling all highly polluting crudes equally, not simply oil sands from one particular country. These certainly represent a problem, but so do other crudes, and it makes no environmental sense to ignore these.
"This is not about protecting one particular country – we want to deal with all crudes, not just one type, and in a way that is based on robust and objective data, related to their carbon emissions."
Like Baker, Canada also argues in the newly revealed documents that it is unfair to single out one nation and that other types of oil can be as dirty as tar sands.
But Baines says these arguments are "myths", as the European proposal does not name any nation and on average fuel from tar sands is a greater source of carbon by a clear margin, according to a Stanford University study for the European commission.
Furthermore, the European commission proposal allows for changes in the emissions designated for fuel types.
Canadian ministers and diplomats state they support an "overarching ambition" to reduce carbon emissions. But Canada has admitted it will fail to meet its Kyoto protocol target of a 6% cut compared with 1990 levels: in 2009 its emissions were 34% higher.
In September, Lord Sassoon, the UK Treasury minister for commerce, spent two days in the Albertan capital Calgary, a few hundred miles from the vast oil sand pits excavated by 1,500-tonne diggers. The International Energy Agency expects production to treble in the next 20 years. Sassoon met politicians and oil executives to discuss boosting trade with the UK and told reporters that Alberta is "one of the main focuses of British business". Alberta's energy minister, Ron Liepert, told Sassoon privately he "was grateful for UK efforts" on the tar sands issue in Europe.
The new British consulate-general in Calgary was announced by Hague on 18 October, the same day as Canadian energy minister Joe Oliver said: "[The British] have been very, very helpful and we're pleased about that. Many European companies are heavily invested in the oil sands and they also would be concerned." The new documents and diplomatic sources suggest the Netherlands, Spain and Poland are among those backing the British-Canadian position.
In London, a senior Canadian diplomat, Sushma Gera, told BIS: "Canada will not hesitate to defend her interests," perhaps via a World Trade Organisation dispute, a possibility also raised by Shell in its presentation to DfT.
Bill McKibben, a leading US environmentalist, who was arrested in August protesting against a major oil sands pipeline called Keystone XL said: "The UK seems to have emerged as Canada's partner in crime, leaning on Brussels to let this crud across the borders. This will be among the biggest single environmental decisions the Cameron government makes."
Greenpeace's Sauven, along with the head of Friends of the Earth, Andy Atkins, and David Nussbaum, leader of WWF-UK, have written to Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister and Lib Dem leader.
The letter says: "We ask you to intervene personally on this, to ensure that your party's green ambitions are more effectively upheld across Whitehall."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/27/canada-oil-sands-uk-ba...


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Q: Trying to overwrite pre populated data in an input area I am trying to display an input area in a Jade file with pre-populated data gathered from the session info being stored in mongodb session store. The web app is built on Express for node.js. My Jade file looks like this with the input area (pre-populated with session data):
            input(name='username', value='#{username}')

So the input area is displaying the correct username stored in the session. Then, I want the user to be able to edit that field and submit a new username if desired. My mongodb update() looks like this:
uname = request.body.username;
targetcol.update({username: req.session.username, password: req.session.password}, {username: uname});

Once submitted however, the document in the mongodb collection for the related profile is not being updated, it's keeping the same value that's been pre-populated. I'm wondering if this is because I'm assigning it as a value= in the Jade file? Any advice on what is wrong and how to fix it?

A: Assuming you are using a form, access the value attribute of the input with name username from your route handler function using req.body.username:
app.use(express.bodyParser());
app.post('/form', function(req, res){
  var newUsername = req.body.username;
  targetcol.update({ username: req.session.uname, password: req.session.password}
  , {username: newUsername});
  res.redirect('/');
});

A: The answer was on the mongodb update() side of things. I left a big part out of my question apparently... The selection criteria was actually this:
input(name='username', value='#{username}', disabled)

I didn't realize disabled fields would pass in undefined values, I just thought it made them un-editable. So the update() wasn't working because it couldn't find any matching documents in the collection because username was undefined. You know what they say about assumptions!
I'll credit you @Plato with the answer though, the hint to investigate the values is what lead me to figure this out.


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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment presents
The Three Stooges Collection Volume Two 1937-1939 (1937-1939)
"If I wasn't so weak from hunger, I'd beat out your brains, if you had any brains."
- Moe Howard in Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
Review By: Mark Zimmer
Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard
Other Stars: Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, Monte Collins, Jane Hamilton, Bess Flowers, Dick Curtis, Chester Conklin, Lulu Jensen, Phyllis Barry, Harry Semels, Lynton Brent, LeRoy Mason, Carmen LeRoux, Lorna Gray, Don Beddoe
Director: Preston Black, Del Lord, Charles Lamont, Charley Chase, Jules White
MPAA Rating: Not Rated for (slapstick violence, unsafe gun handling)
Run Time: 06h:57m:59s
Audio Transfer
A- B+ A- B- D-
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment quietly released the first volume of what will hopefully be the entire collection of The Three Stooges' short films. That release was so quiet that we received no review copies and few people were even aware of its existence, which was criminal considering that these shorts are now restored and in very good condition. Best of all, the sets of 20+ shorts are cheaper than Sony's prior hit-and-miss discs of four to six shorts each were. This second volume covers the years 1937-1939, which offer some prime Curly comedy. The threesome is at the height of their comic ingenuity, having worked out the kinks of the early years, but before they started repeating themselves. While many of these shorts were previously released, several (Cash & Carry, Tassels in the Air, Mutts to You, Three Little Sew and Sews and the classic We Want Our Mummy are all new to DVD, as are Saved by the Belle, Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise and Three Sappy People. This set takes the boys from a selection of directors, from silent comic Charley Chase to Jules White, who would get some of the best work out of the Stooges.
The set begins with one of the most violent, Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937). Something of a remake of Punch Drunks (1934), it features the boys being assigned to keep wrestler Bustoff from getting drunk, under threat of murder from gamblers. When they inevitably fail in their assignment, Curly must don a beard and face Bustoff's opponent in the ring. Instead of "Pop Goes the Weasel," the scent of wild hyacinth sets Culy off. Nine slaps, two eye pokes and a whopping 28 conks to the head, and that's not even counting the boxing and wrestling moves.
Dizzy Doctors features the trio as salesmen for the tonic Brighto. Oblivious of the fact it's medicine, they attempt to hawk it on the streets as a cleaner with predictably disastrous results. Once set straight on the nature of their product, they invade a hospital and work on dispensing their wares there, infuriating the staff. The short climaxes with an extended (and undercranked) chase scene that features plenty of knockabout. One of the better Stooge shorts, it features a full 11 conks on the head, three eye pokes and even a pie in the face, as well as a multitude of face slaps.
Three Dumb Clucks utilizes a script by Buster Keaton writer Clyde Bruckman, and it's somewhat unusual in concept. Starting off in jail, the Stooges learn that their father, now wealthy from oil, is about to marry a young blonde. Determined to break out and stop the wedding, they find out that not only is the blonde a golddigger, but that she intends to murder the old man—who is played by none other than Curly in mutton chops, in full Ted Healy mode. It's quite enjoyable, with a classic routine in a hat shop featuring Curly being determined to wear a cloth cap to the wedding. Five slaps and eight blows to the head make it a middling outing.
The 17th century is the setting of Back to the Woods, as the boys are sentenced to the New World to fight the natives. The highlight is an incredibly bizarre dance number set to a musicbox minuet that begins to swing. A WPA joke may have prevented this from getting major syndication play. The sad production values of the Columbia studios are displayed by the fact that much of this picture is shot with painted backdrops. It has a somewhat weak ending, and is a bit repetitive once the boys get into the woods, but it not only features five slaps, two eye pokes and four head thumps, but a solid ear twist to boot.
History takes another beating in Goofs and Saddles as the Stooges are cavalry scouts (Wild Bill Hiccup, Buffalo Bilious, and Just Plain Bill) who are assigned to locate some rustlers. There's an amusing poker game at the centerpiece, and monkey business with a monkey. The finale features a meat grinder as a machine gun, which can hardly make up for the single slap and the two conks on the bean that make this a lightly violent offering.
Bruckman also wrote Cash & Carry, a slightly sentimental tale that features the boys as prospectors who live in the city dump. When a brother and sister pair of orphans come to live with them, the boys can't say no and try to raise the money for the boy's needed operation. Unfortunately, their method of doing so involves looking for buried treasure in the walls of a house and a trip to the penitentiary. Oddly enough, FDR makes an appearance and helps save the day for the boys. A pair each of slaps and eye pokes and a healthy 17 bonks on the bean.
Playing the Ponies opens with the boys operating a hash house. That's not going so well, so they trade the business for the race horse Thunderbolt. Unfortunately, Thunderbolt's a broken-down nag that can only be motivated to run with handfuls of chili pepperinos. Four face slaps and 16 thumps to the temple make it a reasonably violent outing, with Moe surprisingly taking about half of the damage for a change.
The Sitter Downers is one of a long string of construction site disasters for the Stooges. The boys want to marry Flora Belle, Cora Belle and Dora Belle (June Gittelson, Marcia Healy, Betty Mack, respectively), and when their father refuses to give his permission, they stage a sitdown strike. Becoming national heroes with fan mail, they are awarded a lot and a house. This gets dad to relent, but the problem with the house is it's do-it-yourself. Predictably, catastrophe results with some of the wildest house-building gags since Keaton's One Week. A surprisingly mild Stooges outing, with only one face slap and six blows to the noggin.
Moving on to the year 1938, we find them as the Acme Exterminators in Termites of 1938. When they are accidentally called instead of the Acme Escort Service, the boys manage to gain entry to a high society party. In their usual deflation of stuffed shirts, the Stooges end up as models of etiquette at the dinner table, which makes for a lot of laughs. Winding things up, they take on the extermination project and completely wreck the house. Although containing quite a few good bits, there is a fair amount of padding in the dinner sequence. The "pull the wiring through the wall" gag is trotted out again here. A decent effort, although Curly isn't displayed to his best here. Less violent than most, with only one conk to the head, and no eye pokes.
We find the boys as artists in Paris, "somewhere in France" in Wee Wee Monsieur . They accidentally enlist in the French Foreign Legion, and are given an espionage assignment. When sent in disguise to an Arab stronghold, they are variously dressed in Santa suits and harem outfits, giving the short a weird surrealism that's pretty entertaining. The standard two face slaps, one eye poke and six thumps to the bean.
Curly is set off by tassels of all things in Tassels in the Air. It's a fairly disjointed piece, starting off with the boys as sign painters in a building, then getting mistaken for interior decorators. Charley Chase directs in one of the more elaborate wordplay shorts the Stoogers ever did, including a lesson in pig latin. The violence quotient is fairly low, with three each of slaps and conks to the noggin.
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb, is the first of two pieces here that feature Curly coming into money. In this case, a contest from the Coffin Nail Cigarette Co. brings him $50,000, as well as three golddigging women after the money. One of the staples of the Stooges' routine was food, and this short features one of the best, with glue being substituted for maple syrup with predictable mayhem resulting. Three pokes to the eye, five face slaps and five conks to the noggin.
Disc One concludes with Violent is the Word for Curly, a classic of hilarity as the boys start off as gas station attendants and then wind up at Mildew College, mistaken for European professors Finestein, Frankfurter and Von Stupor. The boys perform their novelty song, Swingin' the Alphabet. The name is borrowed from a popular tearjerker book and film of the era, Valiant is the Word for Carrie. But that picture didn't feature twelve conks to the head and a pair of face slaps.
A Stooge disc would hardly be complete without a gorilla suit, and there are two in Three Missing Links (1938), the first short on disc 2. Although they again start off as actors, the boys are recognized by the Super Terrific movie studio as being dead ringers for the Missing Link and two Neanderthals, and accordingly are cast in a jungle action picture in Africa. There's some moderately racist business here with a cannibalistic medicine man who dispenses some love candies. Of course, before long, Curly in an ape suit uses them and manages to get romantically involved with a genuine gorilla (of course another suit, though not quite as poor as Curly's). A dozen knocks to the nut and one face slap is as violent as this one gets.
Mutts to You features a rare credited appearance by "Queen of the Extras" Bess Flowers in a major role. The boys serve as dog washers who end up stealing baby, though the mean well. It's particularly notable for the bizarre Rube Goldberg dog washing equipment the Stooges use, and its use on an extraordinarily patient dalmation. Two slaps and six whacks to the crown.
Despite the title, Flat Foot Stooges doesn't refer to the police force. The boys are instead members of the fire department, which predictably catches fire. The low budgets are really showing here; Moe muffs a line but the scene stays in the picture nonetheless. One of the weaker entries on the disc, but it's still worthwhile because of Curly. This and the previous short were a few of the handful of Stooge shorts directed by silent comic legend Charley Chase. Five face slaps but only one poke to the eye and one clock to the head. For some reason this is presented out of production order; it should fall after Tassels in the Air. Not a huge issue, though.
1939 brings us Three Little Sew and Sews, one of the first of the military themed shorts that would be par for the course during the war. As navy tailors, the Stooges impersonate an admiral and foil a spy who means to steal a submarine. It's fairly pedestrian stuff, with three slaps, an eye poke and eight knocks to the dome.
The classic We Want Our Mummy features the boys as detectives who are first sent to find the missing egyptologist, Professor Tuttle, and then are given the task of finding the lost tomb of King Rootentooten. The laughs are a plenty even though there's merely a conk the the head.
A Ducking They Did Go is one of the funniest on the set, as the Stooges sell memberships in the Canvasback Duck Club to the police only to find out that the club is a fake. Somehow they have to come up with ducks for the hunters, and it's hilarious how the boys work to get themselves out of this pickle. One slap and four doinks to the bean.
The Stooges are keeping a saloon in Yes, We Have No Bonanza but decide to become gold prospectors. When their boss robs the local bank, he makes the mistake of burying the loot where the gold-diggers are about to dig. Ten blows to the head, seven slaps and two pokes to the eye make this one of the more violent on the set.
Saved by the Belle is set in the tropical kingdom of Valeska, where the boys are arrested under suspicion of being spies. Rita (Carmen LeRoux) secures their escape from prison, only to get them mixed up with genuine revolutionaries. There's a dismal running gag involving Curly's pet parrot, and the ending is more an abrupt stop than a conclusion, but there are at least two slaps and four thumps to the head.
In Calling All Curs (1939), the boys are animal surgeons. When dognappers steal the prize poodle Gar�on out from under their noses, they're forced to turn detective. A fairly mild outing for a Curly short, with three face slaps, two eye pokes and only three conks to the head.
There are plenty of laughs in Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise, as the boys are eager to help the Widow Jenkins get back the deed to her land from some oil swindlers. There are some classic gags including several saw jokes and a great routine involving Curly and a wagon with a trap door in the bottom. There's a theme of wish fulfillment as Curly repeatedly gets his wish. Some exciting stunt work is featured as they nearly run off the road numerous times, with a slap to the face and an even dozen conks on the noggin to see you through.
Three Sappy People, also written by Bruckman, is a fitting culmination to the set. The boys pose as psychiatrists to cure Bud Jamison's wife and instead end up ruining one of a multitude of dinner parties. This one features a variant on the pie fight with well over 30 cream puffs being hurled in the grand finale, to go along with nine bonks to the dome and a solid eye poke.
Rating for Style: A-
Rating for Substance: B+
Aspect Ratio 1.33:1 - Full Frame
Original Aspect Ratio yes
Anamorphic no
Image Transfer Review: The original full frame presentations have been remastered in high definition, and they look sparkling for the most part. A few segments, apparently later-generation replacements due to damage, are a shade dupey, but they're rare and brief. For the most part, there's excellent greyscale, with tons of detail and texture. There's scarcely a speckle present and no major damage of any kind. It's most welcome after the often mediocre transfers that appeared on the earlier discs. Grain structure is still present but not annoying or particularly noticeable. I didn't observe any significant artifacting or edge enhancement.
Image Transfer Grade: A-
Mono English no
Audio Transfer Review: The mono English track has a faint amount of hiss but it otherwise is perfectly serviceable. Dialogue is quite clear at all times. The Stooges' main theme doesn't have much depth but it probably never did in theatrical release either.
Audio Transfer Grade: B-
Disc Extras
Static menu
Scene Access with 24 cues and remote access
Packaging: Thinpak
1-Sided disc(s)
Layers: dual
Extras Review: There aren't any extras at all (not even subtitles), but the presentation of the shorts themselves is so nice that it feels churlish to complain. There is a handy "Play All" button, which wasn't always present on Columbia's earlier DVDs, and only one chapter stop per short.
Extras Grade: D-
This set is a superb value, with excellent transfers and two dozen classics of the Stooge brand of slapstick. Stooges fans will be overjoyed at this second installment of what will (we hope) eventually be the complete set of their short films.


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Q: How to implement a generic deep copy function for an object in Java I'm trying to create a deep copy function for an object in Java, but I want it to be generic so that it can work for any object, not just a specific class. My current implementation uses serialization to create the deep copy, but it feels hacky and inelegant:
public static <T> T deepCopy(T object) {

        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
        ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(baos);
        oos.writeObject(object);

        ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(baos.toByteArray());
        ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
        return (T) ois.readObject();
}

Is there a more straightforward way to implement a deep copy function in Java that is both efficient and flexible?

A: No, there is not.  Deep serialization is as good and general as it gets.
(Ideally, code designed using good immutability practices shouldn't need shallow or deep copies.  I haven't written a copy function in years.)


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India and the UN Security Council
IndiaNews
Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji
On 1 January 2021, India began eighth two-year elected term in the UN Security Council (UNSC). During campaign for this election, India had identified four priorities. These were to implement a New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System (NORMS) to promote inclusive solutions to peace and security; to pursue result-oriented UNSC measures to counter terrorism; to make UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKOs) more effective; and to focus on securing a human-centric technology-driven world.
The UN Charter stipulates that "non-permanent" member-states must obtain the votes of at least two-thirds of the membership of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to be elected to the UNSC for a two-year term. It is ironic that while countries like India have successfully met this high threshold of international support for their membership of the UNSC regularly since 1950, none of the five permanent members (P5) of the UNSC have ever received such a democratic endorsement of support from member-states in the UNGA for their presence in the UNSC.
Elected from the Asia-Pacific constituency, India is expected to be active on Asia-Pacific issues already on the agenda of the Council. These include "country issues" like Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Yemen, and Syria, and "regional issues" like the Palestinian Question. In addition, "thematic issues" like health crises, human rights, protection of civilians including women and children impacted by conflicts, terrorism, climate issues, and information and communication technologies are already on the UNSC agenda.
The pursuit of NORMS requires India to confront a specific challenge in the UNSC's method of taking decisions. This is the veto privilege which was made a pre-condition by the P5 for their adopting the UN Charter at the 1945 San Francisco Conference. The veto has effectively blocked decisions supported by the majority of UNSC members. Till December 2020, the P5 had used their veto as many as 293 times since the first meeting of the UNSC in 1946. The latest example of the UNSC being held hostage by the veto privilege of the P5 was in its tardy response to the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. This delay contributed significantly to a fragmented global response to the crisis, impacting all member-states of the UN.
The question of the veto is mandated to be addressed as one of the five agreed areas for inter-governmental negotiations on UNSC reform underway in the UNGA since 2008. Until the UNGA adopts its resolution to amend the UN Charter, India's objective within the UNSC should be to make the use of the veto accountable and transparent as part of the reforms of the UNSC's working procedures, which have remained provisional since 1946.
India's adroit use of bilateral diplomacy to create a supportive network for pursuing declared priorities within the UNSC is evident. India has enhanced the momentum of strategic partnerships with four of the P5 (France, Russia, the UK, and USA). India and Vietnam (an E-10 member during 2021) held a Virtual Summit on 21 December 2020, during which they adopted a Joint Vision document to guide the future development of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. In December 2020 India announced the opening of resident Embassy in Estonia (an E-10 member during 2021). Earlier, in September 2019, India had hosted the visit of the Prime Minister of St Vincent and The Grenadines (an E-10 member during 2020-21) to India as a special guest to participate in the UN Conference to Combat Desertification. India has assiduously maintained good bilateral relations with the other E-10 members like Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, and Tunisia.
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On 7 January 2021, under Tunisia's Presidency, the UNSC agreed by consensus to elect India as the Chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee, the Chair of the Libya Sanctions Committee, and the Vice-Chair of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC). India will become Chair of the CTC in 2022 after Tunisia completes its UNSC term in December 2021.India was elected one of the Vice-Chairs of the Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Committee which will be chaired by Mexico, as well as a Vice-Chair (along with France and Russia) of the Working Group to monitor implementation of UNSC sanctions on Al Qaida and the Taliban. This Working Group, chaired by Niger, is also expected to consider setting up an international fund to compensate victims of terrorism and their families. These outcomes of India's inclusive approach provide a platform to attempt to reform the UNSC's ineffectiveness in countering terrorism so far.
India's Chairmanship of the Taliban Sanctions Committee, where the two Vice-Chairs are Russia and St Vincent and The Grenadines, will be significant. Afghanistan had stepped aside from its candidacy in 2013 and endorsed India instead for election to the UNSC for the 2021-22 vacancy from the Asia-Pacific region. This fact, along with the evolving geo-political situation in and around Afghanistan, will require India to keep Afghanistan's interests in mind while taking initiatives to enforce UNSC sanctions. Another initiative proposed by India in the UNSC on 8 January 2021 is closer cooperation with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and to use the FATF network of financial institutions to enforce UNSC sanctions. India's success in implementing this approach will be determined by the position of the P5, who have displayed varying levels of ambivalence on prosecuting terrorism emanating from the Af-Pak region due to their regional and geopolitical interests.
In 2020, the UN reported that more than 80 million people had been forcibly displaced worldwide due to conflicts on the UNSC's agenda, the highest such number since the end of the Second World War. The UNSC has used PKOs to respond to the most volatile of these conflicts. The two main objectives of UN PKOs today are to protect civilians caught in conflicts, and to create space for sustainable political solutions to be negotiated to end conflicts where they are deployed. The inability of the P5 to use UN PKOs effectively, especially in Africa and West Asia, calls for new initiatives to make UN PKOs more effective and accountable. While waiting for UNSC reform to get more permanent African and Asian voices into PKO decision-making, India can take the initiative with other E-10 members to provide the first draft of UNSC mandates for UN PKOs, especially in Africa and Asia. These PKOs account for the bulk of peacekeeping resources in terms of troops and budgets, and India can lead the process to turn UN peacekeepers into peace builders, who can assist in strengthening national institutions of governance where they are deployed.
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India's rich PKOs experience is unique in the UN system, with over 240,000 Indian UN troops having served in 50 of the 72 PKOs since 1948. The track record of India's pioneering women UN peacekeepers in Liberia and South Sudan can become a template for UNSC mandates to integrate issues like women, peace and security, the protection of civilians, and peace building. India's advocacy of adopting a ground-up integrated approach will help the UN pursue its declared priority of using UN peace operations to create conditions for the negotiation of sustainable political solutions, including by using local dispute resolution mechanisms that exist in many of these conflict-wracked societies but are often ignored by P5 dominated PKO mandates.
The UN's unanimous and universal Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development prioritizes the transfer and application of technology for socio-economic development and climate change. The Preamble of Agenda 2030 recognizes the inter-linkage between peace, security, and sustainable development. This enables India with other E-10 members in the UNSC to call for integrating sustainable development issues into UNSC decisions. None of the P5 have so far addressed the development dimension of peace and security.
A multi-dimensional approach to the concept of peace and security combined with sustainable development is becoming the norm in the UN's activities, including those of UN Specialized Agencies who help member-states implement Agenda 2030 on the ground. India's advocacy of using technology with a human touch through multiple stakeholder participation fits into this matrix. Three priority areas for the UNSC where technology transfers should be recommended to maintain peace and security are in the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the support for environmentally friendly technologies to respond to climate change issues, and the integrity of cyberspace.
India's leadership on the way the UNSC deals with these issues will highlight the need for bringing an Asia-Pacific and developing country perspective into the UNSC. The absence of such a perspective in UNSC decisions is palpable despite the presence of one P5 member from the Asia-Pacific in the UNSC. India's success in achieving her declared priorities during her term in the UNSC will play a significant role in highlighting the inter-linked challenges to peace, security, and development. That would lay the foundations for pursuing the bigger objective of "reformed multilateralism", which would require amendments to the 1945 UN Charter by the UNGA.


Expert Help? Does Your Equipment Need Expert Help?
Most bows need little maintenance, which mostly means waxing the bowstring as needed.
Even so, you occasionally must call on the archery shop's experts to handle bigger projects like bow-tuning, bowstring repairs and damage caused by dry-fires.
Bows must be tuned for peak accuracy. When you buy a bow, the shop's technician will tune it before you leave the store. Bows endure much wear and tear in the field and on the range, and so you should visit your bow tech annually. Bowstrings stretch, parts vibrate loose, and other parts get knocked out of alignment. Bow techs check your bow and retune everything. The downside? You can no longer blame the bow for bad shots.
No other part of your bow requires as much maintenance as the bowstring. If it shows signs of wear, take your bow to the shop. If your peep sight doesn't align at full draw, have your bow tech check it out. The likely problem is a stretched bowstring. The bow tech will remove the string, twist it back to the proper length, and realign your peep.
Bowstrings wear out over time. When should you replace them? That depends on how often you shoot, how well you maintain your bow, and what conditions it regularly endures. Well-maintained bowstrings last about three years, and should then be replaced. Also replace bowstrings with frayed or broken strands. If you're unsure whether to replace your bowstring, visit an archery store for advice. The best part about replacing a factory-installed bowstring is that you can replace it with a custom-colored string that makes your bow unique.
One of archery's worst scenarios is when someone shoots a bow without a nocked arrow. Dry-fires can damage or ruin a bow, which aren't designed to shoot air. When you draw a bow and release the bowstring without a nocked arrow, all that stored energy meant for the arrow blasts straight into the bow.
The result is loud and scary. If you dry-fire a bow, immediately check yourself for injuries. If you're unharmed, place the bow inside a case. If the bow starts coming apart, the case will contain its parts. Then drive to the archery shop so a technician can evaluate your bow and make repairs.
Well-maintained bows provide years of enjoyment. If you've neglected your bow and it needs a tune-up, head to an archery shop. A good bow technician will get it shooting like new.


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BioShock Infinite Review
02 April 2013 | By Chris Capel
There's a better home a-waiting... in the sky, in the sky
I hate it when I'm supposed to be reviewing a game and it makes me cry at the end (both that it's over and just, well, generally). I completely forget any issues I had while playing and it makes me want to slap the highest award I can give on it. It's called "Walking Dead syndrome" I think, but it might as well be called "Bioshock Infinite syndrome". I've just finished it. And I'll be buying the soundtrack now, thank you. No spoilers follow... but you know what's coming, in this review at least. Expect a very high score indeed, if I can wipe the tears away enough to see the '1' and '0' keys. Speaking of Tears...
Not going too deep into the plot, the year is 1912 and you play as Booker DeWitt, a shady ex-military man who is tasked with going to the wondrous floating city of Columbia to find and bring back a girl named Elizabeth to wipe away some unspoken debt. Upon arriving you find Columbia ruled by a religious fanatic called Comstock, the city divided into Haves and Have-Nots, an uprising in the works, mysterious rips called Tears are showing glimpses into other times and places, and everything is not as it seems.
Elizabeth is the star of the show
While I'm not going to spoil moments or plot it does not spoil things to say that you can expect major twists in the game, not only because after Bioshock's amazing "would you kindly" gamers are expecting it from Irrational but also because Bioshock Infinite basically tells you right at the very beginning that twists will come. You may want to play "guess the twist" during the game (they're all clones! He's his own brother! Everyone's a ghost!) and undoubtedly some people will get some, but how the dots are connected and how messed up things get only Ken Levine and possibly Christopher Nolan could think up.
Unlike the rest of the Shock Series (System Shock, Bioshock) Bioshock Infinite does not take place in the aftermath of some great disaster, instead you get to play through the downfall of Columbia and be instrumental in those events. Consequently you get the chance to explore Columbia as a normal city at certain moments, visiting fairs, shops, museums, factories and beaches, and getting a grasp of people's attitudes – which are usually horrifying, especially towards racial issues. It's an early disappointment to find that Infinite isn't quite as free-roaming or open-world as the much-advertised Skylines may have suggested, but while Booker's path through the game is definitely linear there is a lot of scope for exploration. This is what a few extra years of development time gets you, as no matter what corner you head to odds-are there will be something of value to find. I'd always head in the opposite direction to the Dead Space-style objective pointer and would frequently get rewarded for doing so.
The Skylines are therefore more used for travel over a short contained area during shootouts using Booker's hand-mounted Skyhook to attach to them, and this is just one part of what makes Infinite's combat so on-the-fly tactical and fun. It's all change from Bioshock with Irrational bringing in modern FPS tropes such as a two weapon limit and a rechargeable shield, although the traditional health bar is still present – but Irrational have ditched carry-able medkits and so now we're back to Doom-style health pack-hunting, weirdly. The same goes for the special powers formerly known as Plasmids, now known as Vigors.
Vigors are picked up throughout the game and can be equipped two at a time, although are easily changed out through a dial menu. With the exception of Electro-Bolt/Shock Jockey there are no carry-overs from Bioshock, and some are only useful in certain situations. 'Undertow' for example blasts enemies backwards with a jet of water, which is useless indoors but outside near a railing it can be devastating. Vigors can also be combined, like water with electricity, although the results are often so brief it's hardly worth it. These powers can be totally optional and are rarely used for environmental puzzles or to fight certain enemies, which is a bit of a shame but they add to the fun of combat if you play with them. Vigors use 'Salts' to recharge, and once again unlike EVE hypos from Bioshock they cannot be carried with you. This is a bit of a step-back as I mentioned with health packs above, but it's obviously meant to enhance the usefulness of Elizabeth.
The biggest change to the Shock formula is the inclusion of a regular AI partner in the form of Elizabeth, which could have gone disastrously wrong but fortunately Irrational has utterly nailed it (I'm glad I said "it" and not "her" there, since that would sound very wrong). Elizabeth never gets attacked by enemies so you never have to worry about getting her out of trouble, instead she finds you health, Salts (negating the need to carry either), money and ammo, points out significant enemies or items, and can open Tears on your command. These Tears can take the form of useful items, points to grapple on to with the Skyhook, automated turrets, cover, and even loyal Motorized Patriots. Elizabeth really is extraordinarily useful, and is much missed when not by your side. She's perfect, and more on her in a moment.
This mysterious duo follow you throughout the game. Who are they and what do they want?
The combination of Vigors, Skylines, Tears, and assorted weaponry elevates Bioshock Infinite's combat to something truly unique and exciting in the FPS genre. There's a ridiculous amount of choice given to the player in every combat encounter, and with the additions of gun and Vigor upgrades plus 'Gear' for Booker to equip (granting bonuses like fiery attacks or extra damage) those choices only increase. Use a 'Possession' Vigor on a Motorized Patriot, get Elizabeth to open a Tear for a floating Mosquito Turret, then while enemies fight both of them jump on a Skyline and launch Booker into their ranks with a fiery explosion (from those boots I equipped earlier) then finish them off with water spouts and shotgun blasts… and that's just one possible moment from the 20 or so hours I spent playing the game. Experimenting is the key to fun combat, and Bioshock Infinite offers the very best in FPS experimentation. Yes, the very best, and I've played a lot of FPS' so I should know. Only Half-Life 2 approaches the same level of excitement and wild experimentation in its shootouts, and that was mostly down to the ability to fire toilets at people.
Yet combat comes second in my opinion to just exploring the incredible world of Columbia. Irrational have said that instead of just doing Rapture again, which players know, they wanted to instead inspire the same sense of wonder that gamers felt when they played Bioshock for the first time with a new city. Columbia does that. The floating city in the clouds inspires delight when you first enter it and shock when it starts to burn, with visits and shootouts in banks, fairs, museums, dirigibles, and shantytowns. Like all games in the Shock series it's the exploration of the setting that provides the most joy, and while if I'm being brutally honest I kind of feel Rapture felt more like an actual city, Columbia has an astonishing degree of attention to detail – with secrets at every turn and a "what's over there" curiosity value equal to open-world games like Skyrim, despite Infinite's linearity. For example I went over Infinite with a fine-tooth comb with a lot of backtracking and I still didn't find all the Voxophones (audio logs). I'll be playing again for sure.
Elizabeth though is really the hook that knocks Bioshock Infinite into maximum score territory. Booker's connection with her is the heart and soul of the game, and she is so useful and welcome in and out of combat that the game feels wrong when she's not there. She is a truly phenomenal combination of coding, voice acting, mo-cap, design, and writing, the likes of which gaming has never truly seen to this degree before – the closest recently is possibly Clementine from last year's The Walking Dead in terms of emotional bonding but not in gameplay usefulness. She's a fully formed character, a real person near enough, and you want to both keep her safe and find out everything about her. Elizabeth is an absolute triumph, and now that the game's over I've found I'm actually missing her.
If I had one major criticism it wouldn't be about the game itself, but of 2K's marketing. If you've been paying attention to the videos released you've had a great deal spoiled for you – the 'Heavy Hitters' series they released for example basically catalogues every single enemy in the game, including a few that only turn up right at the end of the game for a single level or boss fight. The Motorized Patriots are built up to be a big surprise, but they've been in every trailer. Hell, one screenshot we were given to run alongside this review was actually taken from the final battle! Seriously people, if you're interested in a game read news, previews and reviews and don't check out any marketing material or videos for that game whatsoever, you'll only spoil things for yourself.
My only other real criticism is one of checkpointing. Dying is never a problem due to Infinite's version of Vita Chambers (often just Elizabeth reviving you in a safe place), but turning the game off or it crashing, as has been the case for some PC owners? More problematic, since checkpoints are inexplicably really far apart and you can't save anywhere anymore. At one point in the game you can spend over an hour exploring a part of Columbia without a single checkpoint, which is ridiculous. Like I said, it doesn't really affect the game, but it will if you're planning on turning it off at any point (like if your significant other is demanding you spend some time with her because you've spent every evening for a week reviewing that stupid game, for a purely theoretical example).
The fearsome Motorized Patriot... turn one to your side however and the tide can turn in your favour
I debated a long time what score to give Bioshock Infinite. It's clearly a fantastic, classic title that everyone should experience, with amazing combat that encourages wild experimentation, wondrous level design that will make you want to explore every nook and cranny of Columbia, perfect music and sound design that makes the world come to life, and some tremendous writing with dozens of mind-bending twists. What pushed it over into "perfect" 10.0 territory were three factors: firstly, I couldn't really think of anything wrong with it that truly hurt my amazing experience. Secondly, I am utterly in love with Elizabeth and I'm sure you will be too, as her companionship drives the entire experience. Thirdly, you may have your mind completely blown or you might even be disappointed by the astonishing ending, but no game ever has kept me awake thinking about it for three nights straight. I feel bad that I'm not playing it again right now.
When a game inspires debate, conjecture, sleepless nights, floods of emotion, and the desperate desire to play it all the way through again immediately after watching all of the sizeable end credits you know you've got something special. Bioshock Infinite is a game that deserves to be played, and then played again straight afterwards. It's one of those games that you finish and just feel sad because you know you won't be playing another game that good for a long time to come. If it's not my Game of the Year come December then I'll eat my Big Daddy statue. Visit Columbia today, just don't set fire to anything.
Platform Played: Xbox 360
BIOSHOCK INFINITE VERDICT
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Foot off the Brake for Automotive Parts Manufacturer with Pisys PTW
Posted on March 28, 2020 by Chrissie
Case Study: This key player in the automotive parts industry swapped their paper-based permit system for Pisys PTW.
It took only 3 months from initial enquiry to going live with the new system throughout their manufacturing plant, which produces components for passenger, commercial and racing vehicles.
The result is a reduction in workload for the Permit Manager, shared responsibilities and better control over the whole permit cycle from creation to close-out.
The company also added a 'Contractor Work Authority' form for minimal risk tasks to the system – giving them a complete overview of every planned an ongoing job throughout the manufacturing plant.
When a new Facilities Manager joined the company, he looked at the company's PTW activities with a fresh pair of eyes: the permit form was solid and the process well-established; he also knew that an electronic PTW system could make a good system even better.
Under the old system, the FM was responsible for raising all permits for the entire manufacturing plant, which was time consuming and detracted from his other responsibilities.
Each Permit was only valid for 12 hours even if the job continued over longer periods. New permits were created for these jobs every day, which led to unnecessary duplication of work.
Permits for jobs which finished after hours were sometimes not cancelled until the following day, if the FM was off site or had gone home for the day. If this was the case, it was often difficult to establish whether any reviews were done while the contractors were still on site.
The FM embarked on a search for an electronic system which would allow:
a team of people to share permit management – ensuring that there was always somebody who could action permits, even if the FM was not around.
a way to record reviews on the permit
electronic permit archives
An internet search led the FM to Pisys, who reviewed the company's existing paper PTW forms – and found that it was a great candidate for Pisys PTW: the software could be customised to keep all permit questions and replicate the workflow, with the addition of all the improvements the FM proposed already possible.
Following a software demo to a team of key HSE, Engineering and IT personnel, Pisys received a brief and decisive email: "Thank you for today. I was very impressed with the system, as was everyone else", along with the decision to implement a trial of the system at the manufacturing siite.
The Pisys team agreed to do the customisation, and the trial started with a PTW system that staff were already familiar with, as all the permit questions were still the same.
Personnel quickly saw the potential and flexibility of the system to also manage minimal risk work tasks carried out by contractors.
The Pisys Team helped to create this electronic form, which has a simpler set of controls and workflow than the full PTW form.
After this addition, the electronic Permit Board showed ALL work going on in the factory, not just Permits.
The trial was successful, and a decision to purchase was taken. The Pisys team implemented the site's plot plan, consisting of 81 areas – which shows permits and Contractor Work Authorisations as coloured dots in their work location.
Pisys worked closely with this customer to understand their current system, which consisted of flow charts, procedures and multiple paper forms
The Pisys team then customized the 'off-the-shelf' PTW system, and the fine-tuned the system to do exactly what the customer required.
For some of this, the software development team had to get involved, namely, to create SMS notifications, email re-direction and a form to enter continuous gas testing.
Extra development work was organized as a separate software development project, which ran side-by-side with the customisation and implementati
The solution for this customer was a direct transfer of their existing paper system onto Pisys PTW, including provision for Working at Height, Electrical, Hot Work, Confined Space, Asbestos, Fire Alarm and a simple Isolations checklist with space to attach Isolations Certificates.
As before, the process handles Permit creation, issue & acceptance and closeout/cancellation.
In addition, the system now offers:
A suspend/re-instate workflow – avoiding the need to create new permits from scratch every day
Confirmation of completion of job
A record of all Reviews of Work Conditions carried out on site while the job was ongoing
Email notifications to key personnel at permit issue and cancellation
A plot plan of the site, showing permits and work authorisations in their locations
A Contractor Authorisation form and process for non-PTW-jobs.
To share the workload, initially 12 key personnel (e.g. Maintenance Manager, Project Engineer) were given accounts on the PTW System. All had the rights to create, issue, suspend and cancel permits, and to add worksite reviews.
The system, which runs on the cloud and is accessible from anywhere with internet/WiFi/4G signal, keeps everyone informed on the status and location of each permit, and helps people collaborate on permits – avoiding single-point failures and ensuring hand-backs/cancellations are completed even in the middle of the night.
To avoid having to raise a new permit for ongoing jobs every 12 hours, the suspend/re-instate feature is used heavily, along with the 'Worksite Review' feature.
Reduction in workload for the FM, shared responsibility and avoidance of single-point failure, as:
other personnel can now create, issue and close permits – even after hours
fewer permits are created every day, thanks to the suspend/re-instate process
Handbacks are completed straight away and include a review with the contractor, even if a job finishes after hours or in the middle of the night.
Physical storage space for permit archives is greatly reduced, as all current and historic permits are stored on the Cloud, with access from anywhere at any time.
BONUS RESULT: Better control of contractors through the introduction of a 'General Work Aughority' Form and process, which is managed 'under the same roof' as Permits.
The success of this implementation is shown in the fact that the number of users has more than doubled since the system was introduced, and it is now widely accepted throughout this company's car parts manufacturing plant.
Find out more about Pisys PTW Software here: https://pisys.co/permit-to-work-software/
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Comincia l'attività ciclistica nel 1988, prima su BMX e poi su strada. Grazie alle buone doti di passista si distingue sin dalle categorie giovanili soprattutto nelle prove a cronometro, tanto che nel 2001 si laurea campione europeo di specialità nella categoria Under-23. L'anno successivo, dopo i quattro anni trascorsi tra i dilettanti con la Zalf-Euromobil-Fior, passa professionista nelle file della Lampre-Daikin; nell'ottobre 2002 viene quindi selezionato per partecipare alla prova élite a cronometro dei campionati del mondo di Zolder, ove si classifica diciottesimo.

Resta alla Lampre fino al 2004; poi, dopo una stagione alla spagnola Saunier Duval-Prodir, nel 2006 si trasferisce alla Liquigas, squadra con la quale, nello stesso anno, coglie il primo successo da professionista, in una tappa all'Eneco Tour. Nelle stagioni a seguire si mette in evidenza nelle classiche del Nord, tanto da ottenere due noni posti alla Gand-Wevelgem e alla Parigi-Roubaix nel 2009.

Dal 2011 al 2017 veste la divisa della squadra statunitense BMC Racing Team. Con questa formazione nelle stagioni seguenti partecipa a diverse edizioni dei grandi Giri e delle classiche e vince, nel 2014 e nel 2015, il titolo mondiale nella cronometro a squadre. Nel 2015 vince anche l'ultima tappa dell'Eneco Tour, mentre nel 2016 si laurea per la prima volta campione italiano a cronometro.

Palmarès
2000 (Under-23, Zalf-Euromobil-Fior, una vittoria)
Gran Premio Site

2001 (Under-23, Zalf-Euromobil-Fior, cinque vittorie)
Campionati europei, Cronometro Under-23
1ª tappa Giro delle Regioni (Montalto di Castro > Castiglione del Lago)
2ª tappa Grand Prix Guillaume Tell (Oberentfelden > Oberentfelden)
1ª tappa Grand Prix Nacoes
3ª tappa Grand Prix Nacoes

2006 (Liquigas, una vittoria)
2ª tappa Eneco Tour ('s-Hertogenbosch > Sittard-Geleen)

2008 (Saunier Duval-Scott, due vittorie)
1ª prova Intakatech World's View Challenge (Richmond > Camperdown)
5ª prova Intakatech World's View Challenge (Edendale > Cedera)

2015 (BMC Racing Team, una vittoria)
7ª tappa Eneco Tour (Sint-Pieters-Leeuw > Geraardsbergen)

2016 (BMC Racing Team, una vittoria)
Campionati italiani, Prova a cronometro

Altri successi
2008 (Saunier Duval-Scott)
Classifica sprint Volta a Catalunya
1ª tappa Vuelta a España (Granada, cronosquadre)

2014 (BMC Racing Team)
Campionati del mondo, Cronosquadre

2015 (BMC Racing Team)
3ª tappa Critérium du Dauphiné (Roanne > Montagny, cronosquadre)
Campionati del mondo, Cronosquadre

2016 (BMC Racing Team)
1ª tappa Tirreno-Adriatico (Lido di Camaiore, cronosquadre)
5ª tappa Eneco Tour (Sittard-Geleen, cronosquadre)

2017 (BMC Racing Team)
1ª tappa Tirreno-Adriatico (Lido di Camaiore, cronosquadre)

Piazzamenti

Grandi Giri

Giro d'Italia
2003: 86º
2009: 106º
2014: 112º
2016: 117º
2017: 133º

Tour de France
2005: 131º
2006: 80º
2007: 113º
2008: 130º
2010: 162º
2011: 115º
2012: 109º
2013: 85º
2015: 120º

Vuelta a España
2004: 94º
2008: ritirato
2009: 126º
2011: 131º
2014: 68º

Classiche monumento

Milano-Sanremo
2003: 50º
2005: 134º
2007: 135º
2008: 97º
2010: 79º
2012: 95º
2013: 71º
2014: 48º
2015: 42º
2016: 136º
2017: 154º

Giro delle Fiandre
2003: ritirato
2003: 84º
2007: ritirato
2008: 37º
2009: 32º
2010: 48º
2011: 59º
2012: ritirato
2013: 57º
2014: 56º
2015: 49º
2016: ritirato
2017: ritirato

Parigi-Roubaix
2003: ritirato
2004: ritirato
2005: ritirato
2008: 13º
2009: 9º
2010: 63º
2011: 24º
2012: 82º
2013: 71º
2014: 96º
2015: 34º
2016: ritirato
2017: 73º

Giro di Lombardia
2004: ritirato
2007: 94º
2013: ritirato

Competizioni mondiali
Campionati del mondo
Lisbona 2001 - Cronometro Under-23: 9º
Zolder 2002 - Cronometro Elite: 18º
Varese 2008 - Cronometro Elite: 14º
Copenaghen 2011 - In linea Elite: 103º
Valkenburg 2012 - Cronosquadre: 2º
Toscana 2013 - Cronosquadre: 4º
Ponferrada 2014 - Cronosquadre: vincitore
Ponferrada 2014 - In linea Elite: 80º
Richmond 2015 - Cronosquadre: vincitore
Richmond 2015 - In linea Elite: 82º
Doha 2016 - Cronosquadre: 2º
Doha 2016 - Cronometro Elite: 22º
Doha 2016 - In linea Elite: 46º

Riconoscimenti
 Premio Italia under 23 nel 2001

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Studenti dell'Università degli Studi di Trento


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Small Boxes, 2009-
Protection Series, 2008
Plasmodium, 2009
Exposed, 2009
Best Laid Plans, 2011
Take & Give, 2010
Detritus, 2012
Lrn2, 2012
Nyuck-Yuck, NOW
Cast Metal Whoopees
Duh Bo$s, Hegemonic Creep
Lecturer, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2018-Present
Metal Artist in Residence, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2013-Present
Technical Instructor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2013-2018
Teaching Assistant, (Courses: Advanced Projects in Printmaking, Hand-Drawn Animation, and Visual Studies: Time and Space), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012-2013
Exhibition Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Guest Reviewer, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 2011
Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing Instructor and Consultant, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2010-2011
Beginning and Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing Instructor, River East Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2009-2010
Art Director, Goleta Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County, Goleta, CA, 2002-2008
M.F.A. Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
B.F.A. Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2001
Semester Abroad, Maori Art History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2000
Supplementary Study
Vermont Studio Center, Fellow, Johnson, VT, 2012
Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Washington Island, WI, 2011
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2010
River East Art Center, Project 465, Resident Artist, Chicago, IL, 2008-2009
Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA, 2002-2008
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 2000
Solo Projects
Three Layers, sculpture, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2015-
In Earnest, installation, back room projects, Chicago, IL, 2011
Cyclic, installation, Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2011
Take and Give, installation, HYPA Art Here Art Now, Chicago, IL, 2010
Divulgence, multi-media installation, Pop-Up Art Loop, Chicago, IL, 2010
Exposed, multi-media, interactive installation, River East Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2009
Community Tree, Goleta Boys and Girls Club, Goleta, CA, 2008
Bulwark, Community Environmental Council's Second Annual Steelhead Festival, Commissioned Artist, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
MIT Alumni Funds Grant, MIT, Cambridge, MA, 2018-2019
Andrew W. Mellon Graduate Research Fellowship, Penn Humanities Forum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012-2013
Vermont Studio Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
PennDesign Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011, 2012
Illinois Arts Council Professional Development Grant, Chicago, IL, 2011
Webpage Featured Artist (January, 2011), Women's Caucus For Art, New York, NY, 2010
City of Chicago Community Arts Assistance Program Individual Artist Grant, Chicago, IL, 2009
Individual Artist Grant, William T. Colville Memorial Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
First Place Award, Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA, 2004
Friends of the Library Purchase Award, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS, 2002
University of Kansas Crafts Area Scholarship, Lawrence, KS, 2000
Sherrin Higdon Summer Enrichment in Crafts Scholarship, Lawrence, KS, 2000
University of Kansas Basic Studies Scholarship, Lawrence, KS, 1998
Selected Group Shows
Object Permanence, Fjord Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2018
WomenCinemakers 2018 Biennial, Berlin, Germany, 2018
Red, White + Blue, Brookline Art Center, Brookline, MA, 2018
#PERSIST, Catalyst Ranch, Chicago, IL, 2017
Banned Bites, MIT Day of Engagement, Cambridge, MA, 2017
TXL/LAX, University of Pennsylvania Thesis Exhibition, Forum Factory. Berlin, Germany, 2013
Things Change, Physical Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2013
I Don't Question the Things You Do Anymore, Charles Addams Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Safeword, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
After Siddartha, Physical Lab, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Urban Pulse, Tom Robinson Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
S.O.S. ...---..., Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2010 Artists of EastBank Present, Bridgeport Art Center, Chicago, IL, 2010
From the Center: NOW!, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2010
Derivatives, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
The Exchange Project, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
Women/Mujeres, Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival, Chicago, IL, 2009
Paper Works, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
eARTh: Global Consciousness, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009
Project 465, REpose Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
SCORE VI, Valley Institute of Visual Art, Sherman Oaks, CA, 2007
Festival of Arts, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
Synergy, Red Brick Gallery, Ventura, CA, 2007
SBAA, Gallery 113, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
On Site at the Gate, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, 2007
Metal Art, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO, 2007
A Dialogue in 3-D, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007
Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003-06
La Arcada SCAPES Show, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003
St. Vincent's Festival of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, 2003
Topeka Competition 24, Topeka, KS, 2002
Baker Arts Center 5th National Juried Art Exhibition, Liberal, KS, 2002
The Road Show, Kansas City Artists Coalition, St. Louis, MO, 2001
Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Gordon Center for Integrative Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Hutton Foundation, Santa Barbara, CA
Goleta Boys and Girls Club, Goleta, CA
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS
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To Punt, Or Not To Punt?
My college roommate and I have long held, without rigorous empirical evidence, that NFL coaches punt way too often. This week's Tuesday Morning Quarterback makes that case and even backs it with some non-trivial evidence derived from a 2005 David Romer paper. This is by no means an airtight argument, but it's sound enough -- i.e., certainly worthy of more than 3 percent credence -- that really someone or other ought to think outside the box and give it a try.
Let me also say that Easterbrook doesn't even throw on to the pile one of the considerations in favor of a much more aggressive fourth down strategy -- it would make defending third down situations harder. One major structural advantage the offense has is, of course, that the defense doesn't know what play the offense is going to run. In certain circumstances, though, you can get a pretty good guess. Third down situations, in particular, get fairly predictable. If you need short yardage, you're goign to run; if you need long yardage, you're going to pass. If, however, you plan on going for it on fourth down and the other team knows you're going to go for it then everything gets much harder to predict.


The Olympic Truce aims to ensure the safe passage and participation of athletes and spectators at February's Olympic Winter Games in the Republic of Korea.
In a strong sign of confidence of the Member States of the United Nations in the upcoming Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, the UN General Assembly today adopted the resolution "Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal" by consensus. It followed two hours of discussions between the Member States.
The consensus for the Olympic Truce resolution included both the Republic of Korea and the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea as well as the future hosts of the Olympic Games: Japan, China, France and the United States of America.
The resolution calls on the nations of the world to uphold the Olympic Truce for the time of the Olympic Winter Games. The first operative clause of the resolution specifically asks Member States "to ensure the safe passage, access and participation of athletes, officials and all other accredited persons taking part in the Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games". This specific call is especially important, given the time and place of these Olympic Winter Games.
In his remarks, the President of the United Nations General Assembly H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák said: "The Olympic Games and the United Nations aspire to the same ideal. This is an ideal based on humanity. It says that, no matter what is going on in state capitals around the world, people will always have a space in which to engage and connect. "
The resolution calls for the Olympic Truce to be respected from seven days before the start of the Olympic Games in February 2018 until seven days after the Paralympic Games, and to use this opportunity to harness sport to foster and encourage concrete action that promotes dialogue and reconciliation during the Games and beyond. By adopting this resolution, the international community at the United Nations recognizes the power of sport and the relevance of the Olympic Games to bring the world together in peaceful competition, providing hope for a better future.
The resolution was formally submitted to the General Assembly by the Republic of Korea, on behalf of the Olympic Movement and the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 (POCOG). Lee Hee-beom, President of POCOG, introduced it to the General Assembly.
The tradition of the Olympic Truce has been to ensure a halt of all hostilities, allowing the safe passage and participation of athletes and spectators taking part in the Olympic Games. Then as now, the Olympic Games are a symbol of hope and peace. The resolution reaffirms that the Olympic values of peace, solidarity and respect are as important across the world today as they were over 3,000 years ago, when the ancient Olympic Games first took place in Greece.
The Olympic Winter Games 2018 will take place in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018 and will be followed by the Paralympic Games from 8 to 18 March 2018.