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CHRIS OFILI
Crowning of a Satyr, 2021
Watercolor, charcoal, pastel, and gold leaf on paper
40 7/8 x 26 5/8 inches (104 x 67.5 cm)
Framed: 50 7/8 x 36 inches (129.2 x 91.5 cm)
Chris Ofili creates intricate, kaleidoscopic paintings and works on paper that merge abstraction and figuration to investigate the intersection of desire, identity, and representation. Much of his work since 2010 has addressed themes of transformation in Greek and Roman mythology as well as local stories from Trinidad, where he has been based since 2005.
The artist's initial inspiration for this work was a rendition of Vaslav Nijinsky's ballet adaptation of the Stéphane Mallarmé poem L'après-midi d'un faune (1876). This work places a satyr, usually a marginal character who accompanies the god Dionysus in Greek mythology, at the center of the narrative. In the foreground, a satyr with golden horns reflects on the moment he receives the glowing celestial circle, represented as a full figure to the left, while a nymph witnesses the scene.
"The artist's exploration of male and female forms in antiquity … are not so much a looking back as a looking forward through the lens of history, a classical, poetical past that inspired Ofili when he was first starting out and that continues to inspire him, along with the natural world—sea, sky—reflected in canvases that don't distinguish between art and being."
—Hilton Als, art critic
Nijinsky as Faun in the premiere of ballet L'après-midi d'un faune, May 29, 1912. Photo by Adolph de Meyer (detail)
PORTIA ZVAVAHERA
Muchamupupuri (Into the whirlwind), 2020
Oil-based printing ink and oil bar on canvas
77 1/8 x 60 1/4 inches (196 x 153 cm)
Framed: 78 1/4 x 61 3/8 inches (198.8 x 155.8 cm)
Portia Zvavahera gives form to emotions from other realms and dimensions beyond everyday life and thought. These deeply personal visions are realized through layers of vibrant color and ornate, veillike patterns that she builds into palimpsestic surfaces, alternating expressive brushwork with elaborate printmaking techniques.
In this work, a figure is enveloped by a shroud of feather-like strokes of orange and red applied in spiraling circles that appear to recede into the distance. As with her other works, the imagery and forms concern the nature of the human condition while resolving the artist's own subconscious states.
Installation view, Program, David Zwirner, London, 2021, featuring works, from left, by Portia Zvavahera and Kerry James Marshall
Black and part Black Birds in America (Red wing Blackbirds, Yellow Bellied Sapsucker, Scarlet Tanager), 2021
Acrylic on PVC panel in artist's frame
36 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches (92.8 x 77.4 cm)
One of the most important artists working today, Kerry James Marshall is known for paintings that assert and celebrate the representation of Black figures, subjects who have long been marginalized within and excluded from Western art and visual culture.
This work, the third in the artist's Black and part Black Birds in America series, weaves together the taxonomy of John James Audubon's (1785–1851) The Birds of America, Audubon's little-known biracial heritage, and the history of racial classification systems from the eighteenth century forward that have shaped the construction of race and identity.
"The histories that I'm interested in are the history of art making, the history of Black people, the history of the world, the history of humanity."
Kerry James Marshall's studio, featuring birdhouse models referenced for his Black and part Black Birds in America series, begun in 2020
Viewed from above, the birds surround a network of flowering plants and a birdhouse, which are painted from artificial flowers and models of birdhouses that Marshall has collected over time in his studio.
Ohne Titel, 1999
Papier-mâché, gauze, wood, dispersion, and lacquer
Sculpture: 18 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 inches (46 x 60 x 60 cm)
Pedestal: 41 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches (106 x 38 x 38 cm)
Franz West's work playfully engages both high and low reference points, privileging art as a social experience. He manipulated materials and objects to call attention to the way works are presented to, and received by, their audience.
In the 1990s, he became increasingly fascinated by autonomous sculpture, creating a series of abstract, painted papier-mâché and plaster forms that humorously play with the conventions of art and display, here resting the work on a deliberately rough, partially painted pedestal.
"There is a distinct look to West's work that defies quick visual digestion. Fundamentally sculptural in construction, it veers frequently towards the biomorphic and the prosthetic, mines the intellectualism of Freud and Wittgenstein, and possesses an awkward beauty that speaks with equal fluency to the aesthetics of painterly abstraction and trash art."
—Darsie Alexander, chief curator of the Jewish Museum
Franz West, Ohne Titel, 1999
Installation view, Program, David Zwirner, London, 2021, featuring works, from left, by Josh Smith and Franz West
60 x 48 1/8 inches (152.4 x 122.2 cm)
Josh Smith's prolific and expansive body of work utilizes specific visual motifs—including his name, leaves, fish, and palm trees—to explore the potential of painting while simultaneously upending its conventions.
This painting was created in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and New York City's mandatory quarantine and depicts an empty streetscape inspired by Smith's neighborhood as he experienced it at the time. The work displays an accidental record of residential and industrial building styles and speaks to the tradition of the cityscape within the history of painting.
"Without all the cars and the people, I could look up and see where I was.… The colors, the edges, the relationships of things, appeared with clarity."
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Q: $t_1$, $t_2$, $t_3$ Hermitian generators of $SU(2)$ What is the exact $SU(2)$ representation to which these Hermitian generators belong?
\begin{equation}
t_a=\{t_1,t_2,t_3\}=\left\{\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{pmatrix}
0 & 1 & 0 \\
1 & 0 & 1 \\
0 & 1 & 0
\end{pmatrix},\,\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{pmatrix}
0 & -i & 0 \\
i & 0  & -i \\
0 & i & 0
\end{pmatrix},\,\begin{pmatrix}
1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & -1
\end{pmatrix} \right\}
\end{equation}
I'm a bit puzzled with this, these are not the generators of the triplet representation of $SU(2)$ (the triplet in $SU(2)$ is the adjoint rep which is real and constructed with the structure constants), nevertheless they are used as if they were in much literature. What are really these generators? They seem like the extension to 3 dimensions of the Pauli matrices. The 3 dimensional fundamental rep (this does not make sense to me)? some kind of non-irreducible representation?

A: As noted in the comments, these matrices are a basis for the adjoint representation of $SU(2)$ (the image of which representation is, as you likely know, $SO(3)$) but relabeled by a similarity transformation $S$ where:
$$S = \left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
 -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & 0 & \frac{i}{\sqrt{2}} \\
 0 & 1 & 0 \\
 \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & 0 & \frac{i}{\sqrt{2}} \\
\end{array}
\right)$$
which works as follows. I rescale your three t's so that they are skew-Hermitian (so they are a basis for the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{su}(2) = \mathfrak{so}(3)$) and I also re-order them so that, $(t_1, t_2, t_3)$ is a right-handed basis (in the order you have them, they are not):
$$t_1 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{pmatrix}
0 & i & 0 \\
i & 0 & i \\
0 & i & 0
\end{pmatrix},\,
t_2 = \begin{pmatrix}
i & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & -i
\end{pmatrix},\,
t_3=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\begin{pmatrix}
0 & 1 & 0 \\
-1 & 0  & 1 \\
0 & -1 & 0
\end{pmatrix}$$
Now we have the standard basis vectors in the Lie algebra acted on by the adjoint representation:
$$s_1 = \left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
 0 & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & -1 \\
 0 & 1 & 0 \\
\end{array}
\right),\,
s_2 = \left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
 0 & 0 & 1 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 \\
 -1 & 0 & 0 \\
\end{array}
\right),\,
s_3=\left(
\begin{array}{ccc}
 0 & -1 & 0 \\
 1 & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 \\
\end{array}
\right)$$
then the similarity transformation above does the trick: $t_j = S s_j S^\dagger$.
These are not really analogous to the Pauli matrices (as you speculate), even though all of the above form bases for a faithful representation of the Lie algebra $\mathfrak{su}(2) = \mathfrak{so}(3)$. Recall that the Pauli matrix (multiplied by $i$) Lie algebra exponentiates to $SU(2)$, whereas all the bases discussed here exponentiate to $SO(3)$, the former being the double cover of the latter.
A last way to think of this problem (this is a good one to keep up your sleeve for when you come across occasionally unwonted, weird and whacky representations), even if you can't straight away see that there is a similarity transformation, is through the Universal Enveloping Algebra (see Wikipedia page with this name). Once you've checked (which you can nowadays do in a few minutes with a software like Mathematica) that the commutation relationships fulfilled by the given matrices are indeed those of the $\mathfrak{su}(2) = \mathfrak{so}(3)$ Lie algebra, you know that the matrix representation you have been give must be isomorphic to some subset of the universal enveloping algebra, namely, the freest algebra possible tethered by the commutation relationships defining the Lie bracket. In the $\mathfrak{su}(2) = \mathfrak{so}(3)$ case it is not hard to show (although I can't put my hand on the proof right at the moment) that every member $H$ of such a freest possible algebra in this case fulfills the relationship
$$H\,(H + r^2 I) = 0\quad\quad\quad(1)$$
where $I$ is the unital element of the ring and $r^2$ some positive real, but that only in some matrix representations of the relevant Lie algebra do we have the stronger condition:
$$H + r^2 I = 0\quad\quad\quad(2)$$
So you can put your matrices into Mathematica and quickly test that indeed (1) is fulfilled but (2) is not. So this is indeed the universal enveloping algebra, i.e. the $3\times3$ real matrix algebra $\mathfrak{so}(3)$ rather than the more constrained one of $2\times2$ matrix algebra $\mathfrak{su}(2)$. There must therefore be some linear transformation between the given algebra and the standard $3\times3$ real matrix algebra that preservers the Lie brackets. It is readily shown that this must be a similarity transformation.

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Hello all! It's been quite a while since I last posted but that's only because life got in the way. Between vacationing up in Glacier National Park with Shannon this summer, working 50 hours a week every week, taking a full load of classes at Missouri State, and watching every Derek Jeter at-bat that I could, the ole' blog has been on the backburner. But with the start of the 2014 playoffs finally upon us, that's all about to change. Each week I'm planning 3-5 posts that cover a variety of postseason topics, starting with tonight's long-awaited matchup in Kansas City.
Can the Pirates Shift Past the Cardinals?
The ascension of the Pittsburgh Pirates, from two decade of losing to 94 wins and the NL Wild Card, was not an easy one. The franchise had to completely revamp everything, from they way they do business on the international market to the way they play on the field. Gone were the frugal Pirates of the past. In 2011, GM Neil Huntington and his mates scoured the high seas, spending a record $17 million in the amateur draft in order to turn the franchise around. And while many of those players (top pick Gerrit Cole aside) have yet to make an impact on the big league level, the message was sent. Pittsburgh was here to compete.
That aggressive front office approach in the draft has bled over into other areas of the franchise as well. After decades of doing everything in their power to avoid spending money on free agents, Pittsburgh opened up the coffers for Russell Martin, who was brought in on a 2 year/$17 million dollar deal to fortify what had previously been an extremely weak catching position. Along with Martin, veterans AJ Burnett, Wandy Rodriguez, and Justin Morneau among others have been traded for in an effort to raise the roster's overall talent level. And perhaps most importantly, modern-day analytical analysis has been embraced.
Nowhere is that new, modern approach to baseball more evident than in the Pirates' commitment to the defensive shift. Pittsburgh was one of the shiftiest teams in baseball this season, using one defensive maneuver or another over 400 times. That ranks 2nd among all of the franchises currently in the playoffs, trailing only the original super-shifters, the Tampa Bay Rays. That's a huge jump from 2012, when Pittsburgh shifted just 105 times and the numbers back up just how effective all those extra defensive movements were. Pittsburgh ranked 3rd in baseball as a team in defensive runs saved and they finished tied for 7th in the league in defensive efficiency, which is the percentage of balls put in play that are then converted into outs.
Since the day he was hired as the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays back in December of 2005, Joe Maddon has preached an organizational philosophy that starts with pitching, strong defense, and aggressiveness on the base paths. The organization-wide changes took a couple of seasons to fully catch on, but by his 3rd season on the job the Rays were fully buying in to Maddon's methods, particularly on defense. The 2008 Rays possessed the most efficient defense in baseball, turning balls put into play into outs at a 70.8% frequency, just one year after having the worst fielding team in baseball, ranking dead last in defensive efficiency at 65.2%. In terms of defensive runs saved, the 2008 Rays were credited by Baseball Info Solutions as being over 100 runs better on defense than they were in 2007. That kind of improvement led Tampa's pitching staff to cut out 300 hits from their opponents, nearly 2 per game, and it produced the franchise's first winning season ever. Those Rays would eventually fall to the Phillies in the 2008 World Series, but even in defeat Maddon's principles had taken hold of the franchise.
Together with Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, Tampa has been able to continue to excel on the defensive side of the ball since that pennant-winning season, frequently ranking among the top 5 in most team defensive statistics. But the 2012 edition was a little bit different. While the Rays were still one of baseball's five most efficient teams in the field, it was more a product of a fantastic pitching staff and Maddon's frequent shifting more than great team play in the field. The team actually led the AL in errors committed while ranking in the middle of the pack in most of the advanced range statistics. That kind of thing is bound to happen when you ask Hideki Matsui or Luke Scott to don a glove. The difference between having the 5th best defense and the first may not seem like a lot, but for a team on a limited budget with an even more limited offense, it may have been the difference between watching baseball in October and playing it.
Under Maddon's leadership the Rays have made the playoffs three different times, and in each year they boasted one of the best defenses, by any metric, in baseball. Although last year's unit was better than average on defense, they slipped in the rankings just a little bit, which may be driving Friedman's pursuit of better glove men. The Rays front office has already acquired shortstop Yunel Escobar and 1st baseman James Loney to meet those needs, and they are hot on the trails of an outfielder. Both, Escobar and Loney, come with excellent reputations with the glove that are backed up by most advanced numbers, and they should thrive behind a brilliant pitching staff.
Truly excellent defensive baseball is highly misunderstood by most fans today for a couple of simple reasons. The statistics (UZR, defensive runs saved, errors, assists, range factor) we currently have to evaluate an individual's defensive contributions aren't all that informative with each one containing inherent flaws, the fact that most people don't have the time of day or the drive to watch more than a couple of teams, and the idea that most people don't have a great understand how Major League defense actually works. The highlight shows on ESPN don't do much to help that perception because they can make defenders who are a step late and need to dive look like All-Stars while simultaneously ignoring players who get excellent jumps on the ball off the bat, thus rendering the aforementioned dive as unnecessary. Well, I'm here today to help with all of that by discussing a few of the best defensive teams and units in baseball, starting with the best of the best in the outfield.


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ball sack
the scrotum.
My ball sack itches.
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baloney pony
a penis.
She likes to ride the baloney pony.
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bang hole
vagina. anus. Also bam hole, ding dong hole.
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a promiscuous female.
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perineum. Etymology: this term is a contraction of "balls" (testicles) and "anus."
Man, my banus itches.
It wasn't his balls that hurt, it was the banging of the saddle against his banus that ached while he was riding.
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a breast. Usually used in the plural. From a type of large bread roll. British.
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a small pipe that contains only a single hit of a smoked substance - usually marijuana; "one hitter".
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bazonga
a breast. Usually used in the plural.
She's got some nice bazongas.
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bazoom
She's got some nice bazooms.
acronym for "bitch be crazy".
My girlfriend bleached all my clothes because I held the door for another girl. BBC!
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Charlie?s Streak: 333 days of riding and still going
Meghan McCloskey, National Bike Challenge coordinator
The warm-up period for the National Bike Challenge is about to come to an end. Once the Challenge officially begins, miles start going up as participants start logging more. If you?re reading this as a Challenger (and if not, sign up here!), you may choose to change your routine come May 1?your rides get longer on the weekends, or you ride to work a few more days a week. However, for one rider, not much will change at all.
That's because Charlie Fair never stopped riding after the 2014 Challenge concluded on September 30. In fact, he didn't stop riding for one day. Charlie has a streak going, and it doesn't seem like it's going to stop any time soon.
Charlie started his streaks back in 2009. His first one lasted 243 days. Like a lot of personal challenges, what keeps him going is his own motivation. He's not doing it for the bragging rights, but more for the simple reason that if he stops riding, he would have to start all over again.
He started logging his daily rides on the National Bike Challenge and discovered it was a great way to motivate other people in his Kansas community. He also likes to disprove any assumptions that people don't ride bikes in Kansas?and according to him, the state isn't as flat as you might think.
?The people who tell you it's flat haven?t ridden a bike in Kansas,? he says.
Biking in Kansas is close to Charlie. He is the Vice President of Bike Walk Wichita, a local advocacy organization working to make Kansas more bicycling friendly. This role on top of a day job means Charlie has to find time to squeeze in a ride every day, but he always does it. What's his advice for keeping a streak going?
?Get out and do it.?
Charlie has been getting out and doing it ever since May 2, 2014 (he missed the first day of the Challenge to travel for work). As of April 3rd, his latest streak was 333 days. Depending on when you read this, it will be even longer.
Just because he has a streak going, doesn't mean he's excited to ride every day. Sometimes it's more of a struggle to jump on his bike, but that feeling is soon forgotten once he starts riding. Maybe that's because boredom isn't a factor for him. He likes to go wherever his bike takes him?it's a way for him to take in his surroundings and discover something new on every ride.
?When you go out riding, if you open your eyes and you look around, it's amazing what you see,? says Charlie.
Thankfully, it's easy to see what he sees. Charlie tries to take a picture every time he goes out for a ride.
Charlie's goal is to get others to see the fun in riding. They might not go every day like him, but every person he encourages is another person on a bike. He even has a Facebook group dedicated to getting others to document their own streaks.
?If you can encourage one other person you know to join, and if everyone could encourage one other person, before long you?ve got a big community,? he says.
The goal of the National Bike Challenge is to get more people to ride more often, and Charlie is doing just that. Make sure to sign up and take Charlie's lead?encourage everyone you know to participate, and who knows, you might just start a streak of your own.
Images courtesy of Charlie Fair
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Here's a new set of 22 shields for your sim armory. As always, they're made for teen-elder, for both genders, and for both hands. They can be used along with other Armory accessories, or with NixNivis's original swords. The Skyrim shields were already converted by the talented Lady Lochlane; all I had to do was refoobulate the size of the handles a bit so that they fit better in the Sims' hands. The Witcher shields are perfect for designing your own heraldry; instead of mirroring the mesh for the left side, I cloned the meshes and mover the shield part over, so that whatever texture is applied to the right shield, appears exactly the same on the left shield.
Here are the Witcher shields in game. They can be recolored with your own heraldry.
And finally, here are the Oblivion shields in game.
Hi, Wawa. I actually have a whole bunch of extracted meshes from Skyrim, Oblivion, Witcher III, M&B, a few from Turbosquid and TF3DM. I just struggle with finding the time to make them all.
I was also seriously thinking about rebinning and changing the sort order of Hat's Magneto/Polaris helmets, remaking Cynnix's wide-brimmed helmet as an accessory, and rebinning a few others, so that they can be used with the set as well. They're really nicely made, but it drives me nuts that they're binned for all categories, so even when the sim is in the shower on swimming, the helmet is on.
Also (and I know this is a massive undertaking) I wanted to convert the Maxis knight helmet to an accessory. I tried to puzzle out how you did your armor recolors at Medieval Smithy, but it's still not clear to me. It would be neat to make helmets to match those armors, but that don't appear when the sim is in swimwear, underwear, etc.
I think that the issue with Oblivion is that not all the armors have helmets/weapons that correspond to the. Regardless, I have a whole bunch of Skyrim, Oblivion, and miscellaneous weapons I want to add eventually.
And before I forget, I have a tutorial for custom thumbnails, but right now it's only in Spanish. Someday, when I'm not so overwhelmed with other projects, I plan to rewrite it in English.
Thumbnails are handy for accessories that don't go on the sim's head, and they're really easy to make once you get the hang of them.
Thanks for that link. I will give it a browse later. I could try to make the helmet as an accessory? Not sure if I can extract it from the game. Never tried. Probably because there are so many others from the other games that would be the same. Just have to re-adjust the visors lol.
I love these shields! They're beautifully detailed, and even can help you create opposing armies in some medieval fantasy battle story. The Skyrim Fur Shield in particular reminds me of the dragon scale shield from the movie "Dragonslayer." Others remind me of Lord of the Rings. Awesome work ;).
*Whistles softly* Dragonslayer? That's a classic. I love that movie.
I'm glad you like them. I really can't take much of the credit. Lady Lochlane did an amazing job converting the Skyrim shields, and the original creators on Nexus made the other shields possible. Still, I hope you enjoy them.
What can I say? My brother and I were born in the 80s and were raised in the 90s by two parents who loved sci-fi and fantasy. Heck, I think we have it on DVD ;).
We're still recovering all our fave movies into DVD format after mom threw out like...200-300 videotapes back in 2005. I'm still a little bit unhappy over that b/c she didn't give a chance for us to fish out videos that can't be replaced, like the talent show I sang in when I was 6, or some other home-made films. Oh well *shrugs.* Most of it, though, was movies and tv shows we taped off of HBO in the 80s and regular cable over the past few decades. On the bright side, the DVD picture is much less fuzzy than the tapes.


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As 2011 Comes to a Close…
AS 2011 COMES TO A CLOSE I THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE A LAST LOOK AT MY TIME WITH USF (Universal Service Fund) Pakistan! Not that I will scratch it from my memory after this, but fact is that I won't have much to say about it, except always wishing USF lots and lots of success.
It was an exciting and extremely fulfilling experience spread over four years and seven months. During the first weeks, it was almost weird, I was the only employee whose main concern was hiring a team and making the premises ready (which included getting worn-out carpets replaced with tiles). Very little help was available, exceptions being Mr. Baqai (to whom I am indebted for his invaluable advice and his help in selection of first team members), my former colleague from Siemens Mr. Masood Abassi (who helped me a lot with the logistics) and colleagues of MoIT, including its then Federal Secretary Mr. Farrukh Qayyum.
During those initial days (May 2007) a World Bank Mission came on a visit and since the USF model had been structured by World Bank consultants, the Mission was greatly interested with whatever was going on. I remember one member (Mr. Rajendra?) wanted my opinion as to by when USF would be able to carry out it's first auction and sign the Subsidy Agreement for services in an unserved 'Lot'. When I answered that I expected it to be within six months, he looked at me with the skeptic expression of, "He doesn't know what he is talking about" and remarked that if that were to happen, I should get a Nobel Prize! We signed our first agreement on 4th October 2007 – in 5 months.
The secret of success was simply an awesome core team (for me, our first "team-building exercise" at Bhurban resort was significant). Thanks to the team, we started three programs one after the other, following extensive consultations and open forums with the stakeholders. We gained momentum with every passing month. Until May 2010, that is. That was when things went haywire and we hit a bad patch. There was nothing wrong within the USF (proven by several independent audits), it was all from outside, but very damaging. Thank God that by mid-2011, we came out of it, but the USF program suffered and as a consequence people of those unserved areas where we were steaming ahead, could not get services in time. But every cloud has a silver lining – the crisis convinced many that we had been doing our job cleanly and transparently.
There were several other challenges too, the biggest being the war-like situation in some of the remote USF areas and the (understandable) reluctance of Cellcos to bid in sparsely populated remote areas, where the operational costs are high and revenues are low. But at USF we were determined not to give up and to keep pressing ahead, wherever it was possible.
Now after four-and-half years I look back with satisfaction that, despite loss of more than a year, USF could make significant achievements. A total of Rs. 17 Billion (aprox US$ 200Mil) had been committed by USF as subsidy for ICT services in unserved areas that would surely help bring a silent ICT revolution in the hinterlands of Pakistan. The projects where bidding process was almost complete (but formal launching was to be done) amounted to an additional Rs. 6 Billion ($ 70 Mil). Among the provinces, largest share so far went to Balochistan – rightly so due to its large but neglected area. All this was done in an open, fair and transparent manner as duly acknowledged by all stakeholders.
So far USF provided basic voice telephony services to more than 3,500 villages; brought optic fiber connectivity (information motorways) to 58 unserved Tehsils (sub-districts) by laying nearly 4,000 kilometers of optic fiber cables in remote and difficult areas; sowed seeds of broadband in 256 smaller towns and cities (latest: 334,000 households and businesses had subscribed to broadband connections there) with providing free broadband to 943 Higher Secondary Schools (HSSs), Colleges and Libraries in those towns and cities, and establishing 291 Community Broadband Centers there.
And not to forget the about-to-be-launched program with anticipated most far-reaching impact, ie: an innovative program of broadband telecenters (with village-hotspots!) starting with a pilot project in 24 villages of all the four provinces. The pilot aims at discovering a self-sustaining model to provide education, training and eServices to the vast Pakistani population (above 60%) living in villages. Three to five hundred such telecenters are planned within this fiscal year alone.
There are several on-going projects where contracts are signed and work is under way. These include: 2,500 kms of optic fiber cables to connect another 44 unserved Tehsils in Balochistan, bringing broadband to another 230 HSSs/Colleges/Libraries plus 54 Community Broadband Centers.
Then there are projects where bidding process is complete but contracts are yet to be signed. These include voice telephony for 102 villages of Balochistan; optic fiber connectivity for 5 remote tehsils of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and broadband for 73 towns of Sindh, together with 93 Community Broadband Centers and 206 HSSs/Colleges/Libraries there.
In addition there are projects where pre-bid studies have been done and bids have been invited. These include broadband for 22 towns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, along with the Broadband Community Centers and broadband for HSSs/Colleges/Libraries. Necessary pre-bid studies for several other projects were either complete or under way.
With such a vibrant and ambitious agenda and a core team of dedicated individuals who are fully capable of taking all kinds of challenges, USF is well on it's way to make a mark to bridge the digital divide in Pakistan.
I sincerely wish USF Pakistan all the success in the world…
Posted on December 31, 2011 Categories BlogTags Blog, Islamabad, Pakistan, Parvez Iftikhar, Parvez Iftikhar USF Telecenters Universal Service Fund Pakistan, Universal Service Fund, USF11 Comments


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Deutsche Telekom Vying to Acquire Europe's Version of EIG, Host Europe Group
Mon, 20th June 2016, 23:02
A couple of financial rags, quoting upwards of five anonymous sources, are reporting that Deutsche Telekom is eyeing a bid for the web hosting giant Host Europe Group (HEG) in a bid to beef up their own cloud operation. The German telecom firm plans to use its own web hosting subsidiary Strato as a platform to buy private equity-backed HEG and is looking to partner with U.S. private equity firms to fund the transaction.
Berlin based Strato, which was acquired by Deutsche Telekom in 2009 for 275 million euros ($310 million), is a much smaller platform than the revival it's hoping to consume. (editor's note: consume sounds so predatory…. 'partnering with' sounds so much more palatable). Strato has annual earnings of approximately 30M euros or about 25% of Host Europe's annual haul. According to one source 'familiar with the situation', HEG owner Cinven wants to kick off a sales process before August and aims for a valuation of around 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion).
Host Europe Group, which became the largest privately-owned hosting group in Europe by swallowing up web hosting companies was acquired by private equity firm Cinven in 2013. HEG brands include Host Europe, 123-reg, Heart Internet, domainFACTORY, Webfusion, Domain Monster, RedCoruna, Domainbox, Donhost, Brand Fortress, PlusServer, Server4You, and the Paragon Internet Group which uses the trade name TsoHost.
In 2014 Glasgow based iomart rejected two separate cash takeover offers from Host Europe. Over the years iomart has gone on its own buying spree acquiring a number of brands including Serverlove, RapidSwitch, Easyspace,Titan Internet, Melbourne Server Hosting and RedStation. Iomart directors at the time stated that both HEG offers undervalued the company.
Reuters previously reported Deutsche Telekom's interest.


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Q: php-How to get selected items from one page and display ALL those specific items on another page? I have two pages. The menu.phpis where all the items from database is displayed and has an "ADD" button to add these items. The items are supposed to be added to a table in another page(addtocart.php). The problem is it only adds the first item that i click the "Add" button for. And when i do the same for other items, it does nothing.
Here is a picture of menu.php
Here only one item is being added and when i go back and click on add button again for another item, nothing happens in the table. It keeps that one item only, no updation.
Addtocart.php
Here is the code for menu.php

Breakfast

        <?php
        $conn1 = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "cart_mexican") or

      die();
        $dbsql1 = "SELECT * FROM breakfast ORDER BY id ";

        $query1 = mysqli_query($conn1, $dbsql1);
        if(mysqli_num_rows($query1) > 0)
            {
        while($row1= mysqli_fetch_assoc($query1) or die)
            {
            ?>

    <form method = "POST" action ="addtocart.php?action = add &id=<?phpecho
    $row1 ['id']; ?>">

    <img src = "<?php echo $row1["image_path"]; ?>" class = "img-responsive"
  />

<?php echo $row1["name"]; ?>

Rs <?php echo $row1["price"]; ?>

    <input type = "text" name ="quantity" class = "form-control"
   style="width: 260px" />
    <input type = "hidden" name ="hidden_name" value = "<?php echo
   $row1["name"]; ?>" />
    <input type = "hidden" name ="hidden_price" value = "<?php echo
   $row1["price"]; ?>" />
    <input type = "submit" name ="add_to_cart" style = "margin-
 left:0px; margin-top: 5px;" class ="btn btn-small btn-success" value=
 "Add"/>

        </form>

        <?php
    }
            }
        ?>

Here is the code for addtocart.php
    <?php
        session_start();
        $connect = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "cart_mexican");
        if(isset($_POST["add_to_cart"]))
        {
        if(isset($_SESSION["shopping_cart"]))
            {
       $item_array_id = array_column($_SESSION["shopping_cart"], "item_id");
       if(!in_array($_GET["id"], $item_array_id))
       {
            $count = count($_SESSION["shopping_cart"]);
            $item_array = array(
                 'item_id'               =>     $_GET["id"],
                 'item_name'               =>     $_POST["hidden_name"],
                 'item_price'          =>     $_POST["hidden_price"],
                 'item_quantity'          =>     $_POST["quantity"]
            );
            $_SESSION["shopping_cart"][$count] = $item_array;
       }
       else
       {
            echo '';
            echo '';
       }
        }
        else
            {
       $item_array = array(
            'item_id'               =>     $_GET["id"],
            'item_name'               =>     $_POST["hidden_name"],
            'item_price'          =>     $_POST["hidden_price"],
            'item_quantity'          =>     $_POST["quantity"]
       );
       $_SESSION["shopping_cart"][0] = $item_array;
        }
        }
        if(isset($_GET["action"]))
        {
        if($_GET["action"] == "delete")
        {
            foreach($_SESSION["shopping_cart"] as $keys => $values)
        {
            if($values["item_id"] == $_GET["id"])
            {
                 unset($_SESSION["shopping_cart"][$keys]);
                 echo '';
                 echo '';
            }
        }
        }
        }
        ?>

html code for the table

Order Details

                           Item Name
                           Quantity
                           Price
                           Total
                           Action

                      <?php
                      if(!empty($_SESSION["shopping_cart"]))
                      {
                           $total = 0;
                 foreach($_SESSION["shopping_cart"] as $keys => $values)
                           {
                      ?>

                           <?php echo $values["item_name"]; ?>
                           <?php echo $values["item_quantity"]; ?>
                           Rs <?php echo $values["item_price"]; ?>
                           Rs <?php echo
   number_format($values["item_quantity"] * $values["item_price"], 2); ?>

                           <a href="addtocart.php?action=delete&id=<?php
    echo $values["item_id"]; ?>">Remove

                      <?php
     $total =  $total +  ($values["item_quantity"]*$values["item_price"]);
                           }
                      ?>

                           Total
                           Rs <?php echo

     number_format($total, 2); ?>

                      <?php
                      }
                      ?>


It's almost October which means it's the start of our Tortoise & Hare race series!
The Tortoise & Hare is a low-key "handicap" series of seven races that are run monthly from October to April, typically on the first or second Sunday of the month. Computer-predicted times allow runners of all levels to compete equally. Runners start at staggered intervals with faster runners (Hares) trying to catch slower runners (Tortoises).
Races are free for FCRC members and only $10 for non-members. All participants must register online as there is NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION. It's just too crazy and we must start waves on time.
Registration closes at noon on October 6th.
Pay special attention to the registration directions. Since the set up for this race is unique it takes an extra step of looking up your wave number.


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Business_Markets
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CRRC Corp. to win $647m LA metro contract
CHINESE rail car manufacturer CRRC Corp. will build 64 subway cars for the Los Angeles metro as part of an order that could be worth as much as US$647 million.
A CRRC executive confirmed the news Monday, which was first announced by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) late last week.
The LACMTA said these cars will be used for the metro's red and purple lines, and they may also opt to buy another 218 subway cars, bringing the total order value to about US$647 million, it said.
The contract, which is the Chinese company's third major win in the United States, comes ahead of an expected meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump next month in Florida, where openness to trade and investment between the two nations will be a central theme.
"The company had the highest-rated technical offer and lowest price while offering the most robust local employment program and highest U.S. component content," the LACMTA stated, adding that it has already met Washington's "Buy America" provisions, which require 60 percent of components to be made in the United States.
CRRC plans to invest in a Los Angeles-based facility to manufacture major components, including propulsion and air-conditioning. It is expected to deliver the first car by 2020, and all 64 cars by September 2021, it added.
The metro cars' exterior shells will be manufactured in one of CRRC's factories in northeastern China, while the final assembling will be done in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the company is also manufacturing trains for Boston's subway system, the LACMTA added.
This win reflects how CRRC has been steadily gaining ground in the United States. The company had won a US$567 million Boston contract in 2014, and another bid worth US$1.3 billion last year to build rail cars for Chicago.
Tony Liu, assistant marketing director at CRRC's Qingdao Sifang unit, which won the Chicago project, told Reuters last week that the firm was focused on several other U.S. projects, including San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit project.
"The rolling stock market in the United States will come to another round of renewal for the existing fleet," Liu said. "We see great potential for the market in the United States in the coming decade."(SD-Agencies)


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Terdiek () é uma cidade dos Países Baixos, na província de Holanda do Norte. Terdiek pertence ao município de Niedorp, e está situada a 7 km, a nordeste de Heerhugowaard.

A área de Terdiek, que também inclui as partes periféricas da cidade, bem como a zona rural circundante, tem uma população estimada em 140 habitantes.

Cidades da Holanda do Norte

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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The Society was founded in 1982 to encourage and assist people in all parts of the world who are pursuing family history research related to Dyfed which comprises the old counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire. The Society also welcomes members who have no Dyfed ancestors but are interested in Dyfed history generally.
The Society has branches in Cardigan, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Llandovery, Llanelli and London. Each branch has a programme of meetings with talks on a wide range of subjects, as well as research evenings when members help each other with personal research. Each branch maintains a small library of research material.
The Society publishes a 64 page journal, which is distributed free to members three times a year. The journal keeps members in touch with Society affairs but also contains many articles about people, places and social history. The journal Includes requests from members for help with research.
Each member may record their research interests. These can be people who they are researching or people they have researched and about whom they would be willing to share information. An index of all members' research interests is published on our website. The research interests of new members are published in the journal.
Information on our website is available to the public but some information is for members only. Included is:
Information about people and places in Dyfed including many sources for personal research.
The Journal Archive and Index where members can read past journals on line
The Strays Database where members can access thousands of names of people born in Dyfed but found elsewhere.
The Dyfed Database, which contains detailed knowledge about places and parishes in Dyfed.
Project work, such as surveying graveyards and transcribing monumental inscriptions or other sources of information, is undertaken by the branches of the Society. This is an opportunity to meet other members.
Our website is the most appropriate route to membership particularly for those from overseas.
Payment can be made on line and members obtain immediate access to our resources
Subscription rates: Individual £12; Family £15; Organisation £15; Overseas £15
Those who do not conduct transactions over the internet can provide their details on line but send a cheque by post. A postal application may take up to two weeks for a UK member and up to three weeks for an overseas member.


Rick, thank you again, sir, for inviting me to this event and for allowing my son, Jackson, to accompany me. It was an absolutely fantastic evolution for your Marines, an incredible opportunity for me to interact with them, and an invaluable lifelong memory for my son. He will likely, and hopefully, tell my grandchildren about sharing a campfire, learning some astronomy, and rock climbing with some men who carried the burden of the war which dominated and defined his childhood. It was a pleasure to share a campfire with you and it is a privilege to care for your Marines as their Chaps. I sincerely thank and respect you for your leadership and care of the people God has entrusted to you.


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BETH NEGUS VIVEIROS | Dec 01, 2002
YOU'VE NAILED DOWN the venue, secured the hotel rooms, booked the speakers and signed the contracts. But as we learned so graphically on Sept. 11 last year, some things are beyond even the best planner's control.
What if the show can't go on? The consequences — particularly for a corporation staking big bucks on a marketing event or for an association that gains most of its revenue from an annual conference — can be dire. One safety net is event cancellation insurance, which can protect your event investment against snowstorms, strikes, earthquakes and other catastrophes.
Known as "business interruption insurance" in other industries, cancellation policies are valuable even when an event isn't a complete wash. Paulette Norman, assistant vice president of insurance company Seabury & Smith, Park Ridge, Ill., says it's important to keep in mind that claims can be filed for expenditures due to unforeseen circumstances. For example, she says, a group meeting in Dallas during a heat wave was worried that attendees wouldn't want to make the open-air walk from their hotels to the convention center. Its policy covered the cost of air-conditioned busses to ferry attendees back and forth.
Whether planners should invest in cancellation insurance depends upon how important an event is to an association or corporation financially and what kind of risk it is assuming. "If you're holding a board of directors meeting for 65 people that wouldn't generate income and was inexpensive to hold, there's no point," explains James M. Goldberg, an attorney with Washington-based Goldberg & Associates. "But if it's a big annual event for 3,000 people that's a major source of revenue, definitely think about insuring."
"It's a calculation," agrees Jonathan T. Howe of the Chicago-based law firm of Howe & Hutton Ltd. "If you're holding an event for 12 people, it's probably not worth it. But if the event is for 1,200, definitely."
Planners can't rely on a venue's liability coverage. Howe notes that if a convention center burns down, the venue's policy will help the owner construct another building — but it won't help a displaced conference find another meeting site. Likewise, a liability policy would cover the group if someone were injured at the meeting, Goldberg says, but wouldn't help a canceled event recoup lost profits and expenses.
COVERAGE AND COST
The rule of thumb is that cancellation insurance covers perils that are beyond the control of a planner, such as inclement weather, a principal speaker dropping out, strikes, outbreaks of disease and so on.
What the insurance won't cover is poor planning. You can't buy a policy to cover meetings scrapped because a company went bankrupt or losses due to low attendance because of a lack of interest or poor marketing.
The cost of a policy depends on variables such as where and when the meeting is scheduled and the budget. In the wake of 9/11, the standard cost of about 45 cents per $100 of exposure has doubled, according to Eileen Hoffman, assistant vice president of Aon Association Services, Washington. The cost varies with the season, with prices higher in winter than in spring, summer and fall. Coverage for areas at risk for earthquake and severe weather such as hurricanes can rise above $1 per $100 of exposure. "It's all about timing and location," Hoffman adds.
Because it is a smaller, more specialized market, cancellation insurance isn't standardized, as term life insurance is, and it is written on a policy-by-policy basis, says Goldberg, who estimates that about half his meeting clients purchase insurance. He notes that policies can cover multiple meetings or just one event.
WHEN TO BUY
The earlier you purchase cancellation insurance, the sooner it can start working for you. Hoffman says coverage begins as soon as premiums are paid and extends to five days after the event, to cover things such as extra expenses if hired trucks or moving people don't show to break down exhibits. The insurance can be purchased up to one month before an event begins or as far out as a year in advance. Coverage purchased well before an event can be vital if something happens to the facility at which your event is booked, she notes, explaining that the policy would cover costs incurred to relocate.
Lou Novick, president of Rockville, Md.-based Novick Group, remembers one group with a conference planned at the Fontainebleu in Miami not long after Hurricane Andrew. The group was able to file a claim to cover $100,000 in expenses for moving events to other hotels in the area, and another $10,000 to inform attendees of the changes.
Insurance also is usually less expensive if purchased far in advance. Insurers increase the price, theorizing that the closer the event is, the more desperate a group must be for coverage.
Goldberg urges planners not to make a commitment before getting at least two price quotes and reviewing the policies carefully to determine what is not covered. "For example, some companies opted to exclude coverage for terrorist attacks and incidents," he notes.
Michelle Holmes, vice president of Washington-based Rust Insurance, adds that 9/11 was "devastating" for this class of insurance business. She cautions, "In my opinion, another major catastrophe could make this coverage unobtainable."
Above all, everyone interviewed agrees that planners should, at the very least, consider a cancellation policy if their event is of fiscal importance to the organization — even though, as Novick notes, less than one percent of those who take out policies file claims.
"You're going to see an even greater trend toward this kind of coverage thanks to the volatile nature of the financial market," Holmes predicts. "People are less willing to take the loss upon themselves."
Beth Negus Viveiros is executive editor of Direct magazine, a sister publication to Special Events Magazine.
SHOWSTOPPERS ASSOCIATION
Event Cancellation Insurance
Aon Association Services
www.asae-aon.com
800/424-8830, Ext. 333
contact: Eileen Hoffman
EXPOPLUSCCI
Seabury & Smith
www.expoplus.net
800/323-2106, Ext. 34271
contact: Paulette Norman
EVENT SAVERS
Rust Insurance Agency Inc.
www.rustinsurance.com
contact: Michelle Holmes or Laura Johnson


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milli
=====
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/kelveden/milli.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/kelveden/milli)

> *IMPORTANT*: DEPRECATED. Milli has been deprecated and ownership of vanilli has been handed over to the good folks at [MixRadio](https://github.com/mixradio/vanilli).

Installation
------------
milli is a single library with no dependencies.

If you intend to use milli javascript running in a browser, install with bower:

	bower install milli --save-dev

alternatively, for server-side use, use npm:

    npm install milli --save-dev

(You could, of course, install with npm and then use from client-side code via some sort of browserify-type package.)

Usage
-----
milli manifests itself as a global singleton `milli`.

As milli talks to vanilli via the latter's REST API, milli is used in an asynchronous manner. A high-level view of usage (Mocha is the test framework that is used but milli has no explicit ties to it):

	beforeEach(function (done) {
		milli.clearStubs(done);
	});

	afterEach(function (done) {
		milli.verifyExpectations(done);
	});

	...

	it("does something", function (done) {
		milli
			.stub(stub1, stub2, ... , stubX)
			.expect(expectation1, expectation2, ... , expectationX)
			.run(function () {
				// Test stuff
			});
	});

	...

So, what's going on here? You can probably spot that there are several distinct steps:

1. Clear down any stubs from previous tests
2. Setup zero or more stubs
3. Setup zero or more expectations
4. Run test code
5. Verify that any expectations specified have been met

API
---
### milli.configure(config)
Allows the configuration of milli. See the 'Configuration' section below for more information.

### Asynchronous
#### milli.stub(s1, s2, ..., sX)
Tells milli about one or more stubs. A simple stub might look like:

    milli.stub(
        onGet("my/url")
            .param("queryparam1", "matchthisvalue")
            .respondWith(200)
            .entity("some content", "text/plain"))
        .run(function () {
            // Do stuff and assert...
        });

This stub would only be matched against a GET request to "/my/url" that included the query parameter `queryparam1=matchthisvalue`. For more information see the section on
"Stubs and Expectations" below.

#### milli.expectRequest(e1, e2, ..., eX)
Tells milli about one or more expectations. Setting up an expectation looks exactly the same as setting up a stub except that there is the extra option of
specifying the number of times that the stub is expected to be invoked.

#### milli.run(callback)
Causes milli to submit all stubs and expectations setup via the asynchronous `stub` to vanilli. The specified callback is then executed. It is not necessary to run this when using milli synchronously.

#### milli.verifyExpectations([doneCallback])
Verifies that all expectations setup via `expect` have been met. If expectations have not been met, the doneCallback argument is called passing in a new Error object to it as the first argument; otherwise the doneCallback is called with no arguments.

#### milli.clearStubs(doneCallback)
Tells vanilli to clear down all stubs and expectations. After this is done, the specified `doneCallback` is executed.

#### milli.getCapture(captureId, doneCallback)
Retrieves the details of the specified capture. The result is passed to the specified `doneCallback`.

### Synchronous
Synchronous versions of the asynchronous API above exist that are identical to their asynchronous versions apart from being
(duh) synchronous and therefore returning the operation result as the return value of the function itself: `verifyExpectationsSync`, `clearStubsSync`, `getCaptureSync`.

Setting up stubs themselves makes use of synchronous functions that in turn make use of the same `onGet` et al functions as the async versions.

To synchronously store one or more stubs to vanilli, instead of using `stub` use `allow`:

    milli.allow(
        onGet(...),
        onPost(...),
        ...);

To synchronously store one or more expectations, instead of using `expectRequest` use `expect`:

    milli.expect(
        onGet(...),
        onPost(...),
        ...);

Stubs
-----
A stub contains all the information that vanilli needs to match against an incoming HTTP request. If vanilli matches an
incoming HTTP request against a stub it will respond with the response specified against that stub.

The matching algorithm is lazy in the sense that whilst ALL criteria specifed in the stub MUST be matched against a request, beyond that
it is irrelevant what other data is in the request. E.g. if there are querystring parameters in the request that are not
explicitly mentioned in the stub, the stub will still match.

A new stub is created via one of the `onXXX` functions exposed globally by milli - where 'XXX' is
an HTTP method (e.g. `onGet`). Each one of these functions returns a new stub builder that exposes a fluent API for crafting HTTP request
criteria to match the stub against.

The minimum that milli/vanilli need to know is the URL to match against and what status code to respond with; e.g.:

    milli.stub(onGet("my/url")).respondWith(200));

(Note that the url specified may be a string or a RegExp.) However, there are plenty of other criteria to match against on the stub builder API:

### Stub Builder API
#### Stub.body(body)
Match against a specific request body regex.

#### Stub.contentType(contentType)
Match against a specific Content-Type header; equivalent to `Stub.header("Content-Type", value)`;

#### Stub.entity(body, contentType)
Convenience function equivalent to `Stub.body(body).contentType(contentType)`;

#### Stub.header(name, value)
Match against a specific header with value. (Value may be a RegExp.)

#### Stub.param(name, value)
Match against a specific querystring parameter with value. (Value may be a RegExp.)

#### Stub.query(name, value)
Synnoym for `stub.param`. See above.

#### Stub.capture(captureId)
Instructs milli to capture the content of the request matched against the stub by logging it with the specified `captureId`. This id can
then be used with `milli.getCapture(captureId)` to retrieve the captured details.

#### Stub.respondWith(status)
Instructs milli to respond with the specified status when an incoming request matched against the stub. Returns a builder that
can be used to flesh out the stub response further:

### Stub Response Builder API
#### StubRespondWith.body(body)
The entity body to respond with.

#### StubRespondWith.contentType(contentType)
The entity content type; equivalent to `StubRespondWith.header("Content-Type", value)`.

#### StubRespondWith.entity(body, contentType)
Convenience function equivalent to `StubRespondWith.body(body).contentType(contentType)`;

#### StubRespondWith.header(name, value)
Add the specified header to the response.

#### StubRespondWith.times(numberOfTimes)
Instructs vanilli to only match against this stub the specified number of times.

#### StubRespondWith.afterWaiting(numberOfMilliseconds)
Instructs vanilli to only respond with the stub after waiting the specified number of milliseconds. Useful for simulating potential race conditions or latency issues.

### Example
Here is an example of a more complex stub that makes use of the entire Stub API:

    milli.stub(
        onPost("/my/url")
            .entity("some submitted content", "text/plain")
            .param("queryparam1", "value1")
            .header("myheader", "myheadervalue")
            .capture("mycapture")
            .respondWith(200)
                .entity("my response", "text/plain")
                .header("myresponseheader", "some value")
                .afterWaiting(2000)
                .times(2));

This will match against any request that:

* Has the URL "/my/url" AND
* Has an entity body of "some submitted content" AND a Content-Type header "text/plain" AND
* Includes the querystring parameter "queryparam1" with value "value1"

NOTE: It will ONLY match 2 times at most.
NOTE: The last request matching the stub will be stored under the id "mycapture" for future reference with `milli.getCapture`.
NOTE: The response will only be completed after waiting 2000 milliseconds.

When the stub is matched, vanilli will respond with:

* Status 200 AND
* A body "my response" AND Content-Type header "text/plain" AND
* A header "myresponseheader" with the value "some value".

Expectations
------------
By default, milli stubs are simply that - stubs. If one wants to actually assert that a specified stub is called a specific number of times then an expectation can be used instead.
They are simply stubs with the one subtle difference:

* The `StubRespondWith.times` function has a different effect - 1) the stub will match ANY number of times, regardless of the number specified; 2) BUT `milli.verifyExpectations` will
fail if the number of times the stub was called differs the number of times specified against the stub.

Referring to a pre-defined REST API instead of plain urls
---------------------------------------------------------
Instead of specifying a url (e.g. `onGet('/my/url')`) one can also define a templated REST API ahead of time and reference that instead. The format of a single resource is crude:

    var myApi.myResource = {
        url: "/some/url/:param1",
        produces: "application/json"
    };

One can then simply reference the resource instead of a url in milli; e.g.:

	milli.allow(
		onGet(myApi.myResource, { param1: "whatever" }).respondWith(200)
	);

Note the substitution object that will be used to substitute values in the URI template of the resource. So, in the example above, the url that would actually be matched against by
milli would be `/some/url/whatever`.

Captures
--------
For more sophisticated matching of a stub against a request it might be necessary to let the stub match "loosely", capture the details of the actual request that matches against it
and then assert against that captured request. One does by telling milli to capture the request matched against a stub with `Stub.capture`
and then retrieving the captured request with `milli.getCapture`. E.g.:

      milli.stub(onGet("/my/url").capture("mycaptureid").respondWith(200))
      ...
      milli.getCapture("mycaptureid", function(capturedEntity) {
        // Assert against the captured request.
      });

NOTE: If the stub is matched multiple times then the capture will be of the LAST match.

Callback Mode vs Promise Mode
-----------------------------
All the async milli functions act in "callback mode" by default - that is, they take a `doneCallback` argument. However, they can also act in "promise mode" instead. In promise mode
milli will instead propagate the result of the async function via a promise `resolve` or `reject` as appropriate. E.g.

	milli.clearStubs()
		.then(function () {
			// Everything is OK
		}, function (err) {
			throw err;
		});

To be able to use "promise mode" you will need to do 2 things:

* Specify a `promiser` in the Milli configuration (see documentation on `milli.configure` below).
* Do NOT pass a `doneCallback` into the function - if one is passed in then "callback mode" will be assumed.

Synchronous mode
----------------
All async operations have a corresponding synchronous operation: `milli.clearStubsSync`, `milli.verifyExpectationsSync` and `milli.getCaptureSync`. Stubs themselves can also be stored synchronously by using
the `milli.storeStubs` function instead of `milli.stub`. E.g.:

    function myTest() {
        milli.clearStubsSync();

        milli.storeStubs(
            onGet('/my/url').respondWith(234),
            onGet('/another/url').respondWith(222));

        ...Do somethng with the SUT...

        milli.verifyExpectationsSync();
    }

For more examples see the milli-sync-e2e.js test file.

Configuration
-------------
Configuration is specified via `milli.configure(config)`. The `config` parameter is an object with the following available fields:

* `port` (mandatory): The port on which Vanilli is running.
* `promiser` (optional): A reference to a promises library that MUST include `then` AND `defer` functions as described in the [Promises/B specification](http://wiki.commonjs.org/wiki/Promises/B).
(E.g. `{ promiser: Q }` to use Kris Kowal's Q library.) If specified it allows milli to operate in "promise mode". (See "Callback Mode vs Promise Mode" above.)

NOTE: milli just uses duck-typing on the promise library - so the library doesn't *have* to be Promises/B compatible: only to include the functions mentioned above.

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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 Pre-Orders Start April 16 for $249
By Lisa Eadicicco - LAPTOP Staff Writer 2013-03-28T12:15:00Z
AT&T has announced pricing and availability for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 handset. The smartphone will sell for $250 on-contract with pre-orders set to roll out on April 16, which will make it the first carrier to offer the S3's replacement in the U.S. (so far).
Earlier this week T-Mobile announced that the S4 will land on its network on May 1 as part of its new "uncarrier plan," which runs users $99 for a down payment along with monthly costs.
Last year, pricing for the Galaxy S3 on a two-year contract with AT&T started at $199 — a $50 difference from the announced cost of the S4. AT&T has not specified whether or not the $250 price point refers to the 16GB variant or the 32GB version. Assuming a 4GB Mobile Share data plan with unlimited talk and text through the carrier plus the $36 activation fee, that's a $1,966 commitment over 2 years.
We wouldn't be surprised to see the Galaxy S4 land on AT&T's network first. Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note II debuted on the carrier's network before rolling out elsewhere, and the first-generation Galaxy Note was exclusive to AT&T.
via AT&T Consumer Blog
7 Galaxy S4 Features You Can Get on Your iPhone Today
5 Ways the Galaxy S4 Makes the iPhone 5 Look Ancient
12 Best New Features of the Galaxy S4


"In the long run, no one will buy a car other than a driverless one: owning a vehicle that does not drive itself will be like having a horse. You can keep and use it as a romantic tool, not for daily use." said Elon Musk, Tesla's top name. The self-driving car is the bet for the future of car manufacturers, so much so that leading industry players have been investing billions dollars in R&D and in the acquisition of startups which can quickly advance in testing and development thanks to their technologies.
By 2019, the driverless car could turn from an investment sector and a fast-growing market (according to a report by Juniper Research, annual sales of driverless vehicles will reach 5 million by 2026 in the U.S.; 20 million globally) into a tangible experience which can be seen on our roads, including Italians. If on the one hand according to FCA the driverless cars are going to have their light in a few years' time (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will invest in self-driving at level 3 between 2020 and 2021; only between 2023 and 2025 will it go to level 4), many other players are already working in this sector. That's all it takes in 2019.
The city of Turin will be the city of driverless cars in 2019. The Piedmont municipality and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport have signed a protocol to make the city a laboratory of innovation focused on the car of the future. Testing kicked off last November: the mayor Chiara Appendino was the main participant in the first road test of a car without a driver. A short trial run that ended with a "minor glitch": near the pedestrian crossing of Corso Castelfidardo, the car passed while the traffic light was turning red.
Therefore, we are likely to see more and more driverless cars in the urban area chosen by the municipality to build the future of the car during the next year. In the city, in fact, a route has been identified where manufacturers and research centers can test driverless cars as well as their systems in a variety of situations. It is an area of 35 km covering the main sites: from Città della Salute to the university, from Palagiustizia to the Porta Nuova and Porta Susa railway stations, up to the Mirafiori and Powertrain plants.
Elon Musk's car manufacturer was the first to market driverless cars, and as early as 2017 the tycoon announced on Twitter that Tesla's "full independent driving ability" will increase in a few months, and predicted that in a short time one of its cars will be able to drive alone from Los Angeles to New York without the driver having to touch the steering wheel. Musk has also promised that by 2019 his company will launch a level 5 driverless car on the market, the most advanced one, without requiring any human intervention..
General Motors having important projects on driverless cars doesn't surprise: last May it signed a partnership with Softbank for an investment of 3,30 billion to develop the technologies of driverless car. According to Corcom, Softbank has plucked €2.25 billion into GM Cruise Holdings, the manufacturer's driverless car division, while GM has invested €1.1 billion in the partnership. According to Ceo GM Mary Barra, the funding will permit the launch of autonomous vehicles as early as 2019. Indeed, next year GM wants to launch the Cruise AV, the car without manual controls. Tests have already begun in Phoenix and San Francisco and, by 2019, the car manufacturer wants to take it on the road beyond the route dedicated to testing.
After Miami, where testing began some years ago, the automotive giant chose Washington DC to test its driverless cars, hitherto tested only in suburbs and small towns. By 2019, therefore, Ford aims at bringing unmanned cars into a more complex road environment with pedestrians, other vehicles, scooters, cyclists. The choice of the city seems to be due to the young inhabitants, who are particularly favorable towards innovation and technological transformation.
The startup for artificial intelligence, Argo AI, whose Ford invested 1 billion in 2017, has already mapped the city of Washington whose streets will be used by the driverless cars of the American giant..
In early 2019, Volkswagen and Intel will launch a project to bring an electric and driverless taxi service to Israel. Specifically, Volkswagen will supply the electric vehicles, while Mobileye, an Intel subsidiary, will supply hardware and software for Level 4 autonomous driving. A few dozen vehicles will be used next year, followed by hundreds of driverless electric vehicles by 2022.
The Volkswagen Group company has announced plans to start next year with the aim to run until the end of 2023: starting in 2019, Audi will invest 14 billion euros in electric mobility, digitalization and driverless systems. The company is "always giving priority to future issues" said the interim CEO, Bram Schot. As CorCom reports, "the company's total planned investment over the next five years is about 40 billion euros".
San José, the third largest city in California, is the place chosen by Daimler to start testing driverless vehicles in the second half of next year. The German group, in partnership with Bosh, recently entered into an agreement with the Californian city to start trials with Mercedes S-Class driverless cars.
"We'll have our driverless cars on the roads, I think, within the next 18 months. Not only for testing technology, but also for their use in the real world": The first driverless taxis were introduced on public roads at the beginning of 2018, according to Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. Scheduled time: around mid-2019.
Last spring, the passenger transport company suspended the service of driverless vehicles after the accident that caused the death of a woman in Arizona: the trials underway in Tempe, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto had been frozen. Then, during the summer, the San Francisco company had restarted the tests on autonomous driving, albeit with a driver behind the steering wheel.
At the end of August, Uber received half a billion dollars from Toyota which considered the alliance with the San Francisco company, an opportunity to speed up on the autonomous driving. The investment involves the integration of technologies on vehicles specifically designed by Toyota and part of the Uber fleet. The fleet will be called "Autono-MaaS" (autonomous-mobility as a service) and will be based on Toyota's Sienna minivan platform. Specifically, the Uber's Autonomous Driving System and Toyota's Guardian safety support system will be integrated into the vehicles.
The introduction of Japanese technology, however, will begin in 2021.
Waymo, a company belonging to the Google "gallery", is one of the leaders in the autonomous driving sector since its inception, and its fleet of driverless vehicles have already covered over 16 million kilometres on the road and a further 11 million "virtual" kilometres in simulations. The company, which analysts estimate could be worth close to $175 billion, is also one of the few companies in the industry to have an independent ride sharing program in place in Phoenix, Arizona: The Early Rider Program allows the population to use driverless vans, currently completely free, in the same way that they would use a taxi, even if the pricing options are being investigated. The commercial version of the program is expected to be released, according to Waymo's plans, in several other cities in 2019, thus becoming the company with the largest driverless ride hailing operating service.


Winter reduces exercise levels and those with arthritis pay a painful price for sitting around. How to get moving.
Essentially, they were spending three more hours a day just sitting around as the days grew shorter and temperatures dropped. And winter hadn't even officially begun.


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Donald & District Racing Club
R 990 Jeffcott Rd, Donald VIC 3480
^ 0418 124 289
] PO Box 87, Donald VIC 3480
Racing Clubs
The Donald Turf Club staged its first official race meeting on Boxing Day 1875. However horse racing had been an important part of life in the town since the 1850's and it is believed an organized race meeting was staged in December of 1864 which consisted of gallop and trotting races, as well as foot races. This could be Victoria's earliest known tri-code meeting!
The town's first racecourse was the main street, and it is not known when the current site on the Borung Highway was first used, but there can be little doubt it was some time ago. The course boasts a long, wide straight and long runs to the first turn from all the starting positions, giving every horse a chance.
The facilities and surrounds of the Donald Racecourse are among the finest in Victoria, featuring rows of hedges and rose gardens near the winning post, and an indoor viewing area with excellent dining and bar facilities.
In 1963 the Donald Turf Club amalgamated with the Corack club and the Donald & District Race Club was formed. There was a further amalgamation with the Watchem-Birchip club in 1978. In 1998, the Wimmera Racing Club was formed and a central regional hub administered racing in the region. These days the Donald & District Racing Club manages racing in Donald along with the Wimmera Racing Club.
Board & Committee
The Donald & District Racing Club Committee is made up of a group of passionate thoroughbred racing enthusiasts in Donald.
The Donald & District Racing Club Committee:
Graeme Leishman (Chairman), Patrick O'Reilly (Vice Chairman), Jack Alexander (Treasurer), Glenn Wright, Shane Wall, Leigh Herben, Gerard Hogan, Geoff Brown, Greg Hogan, Kim Spencer, Kelvin Clark and Paul Clements.
Club Manager: Penny Penfold
Track Manager: Graeme Cocking
Donald & District Racing Club Life Members:
Greg Hogan, Gerard Hogan, Jack Styring, Shane Wall.
The Donald Colts & Gelding Association:
The Donald Colts & Gelding Association provides an opportunity to be involved with the Donald & District Racing Club and thoroughbred racing without the full commitment and responsibility of joining the committee.
If you would like to be a part of the Donald & District Racing Club's Colts & Gelding Association and be notified of such things as volunteer club working bees, race days and club social events simply contact the club to discuss.
The Wimmera Racing Club
The Wimmera Racing Club Board of Directors is made up of representatives of each of the nine Wimmera Member clubs from Ararat, Donald, Great Western, Horsham, Murtoa, Nhill, St Arnaud, Stawell and Warracknabeal.
The Wimmera Racing Club functions alongside the individual local clubs and provides a collegiate industry involvement, administrative and operational support. The Wimmera Racing Club also aims to ensure that the clubs continue to work
together cooperatively with a broader goal of strengthening and promoting thoroughbred racing throughout the region.
Wimmera Racing Club Board of Directors:
Don Murphy (Chairman), Damian Drum (Vice Chairman), Lance Huebner, Peter Knights, Graeme Leishman, Karen Thomas, Max Magrath, Kelvin Clark, Leo Harrington and Carl Barry.
AGM Reports
View the 2016 Financial Report
Support the Donald & District Racing Club by purchasing or renewing your membership.
Browse through our frequently asked questions, including race day information & dress standards.
Past Donald Cup Winners


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Apply Now to NIMHD Loan Repayment Programs
Posted on October 17, 2016 July 24, 2019 by jberry
UPDATE: Click here to access the Loan Repayment Program Technical Assistance webinar that NIMHD hosted on September 15, 2016.
By Dorothy M. Castille, Ph.D.
Health Scientist Administrator, Division of Scientific Programs
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,
Education is the foundation of our nation's biomedical research enterprise. But a college education is expensive, and a post-graduate education is even more expensive, with the average cost of medical, veterinary, and dental school totaling more than $200,000. In exchange for a commitment to conduct biomedical or behavioral research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will repay up to $70,000 of student loan debt (over two years) per two-year contract through the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs).
If you are a qualified health professional who agrees to engage in NIH mission–relevant research for at least 20 hours per week at a nonprofit or government institution, you may be eligible to apply to one of the five extramural LRPs:
Clinical Research Extramural LRP: Patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects
Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Extramural LRP: Research conducted by clinical investigators from disadvantaged backgrounds
Contraception and Infertility Research Extramural LRP: Research on conditions affecting the ability to conceive and bear young
Health Disparities Research Extramural LRP: Research that focuses on minority and other health disparity populations
Pediatric Research Extramural LRP: Research that is directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) funds two of these LRPs. The objective of the Health Disparities Research Extramural LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals for research careers that focus on minority health disparities or other health disparities to engage and promote the development of research and research programs that reflect the variety of issues and problems associated with disparities in health status. This requirement highlights the need for the involvement of a cadre of culturally competent health professionals in minority health disparities and other health disparities research.
The objective of the Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Extramural LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds for clinical research careers. The emphasis on clinical research and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds highlights the need for the involvement of a cadre of competent health professionals in clinical research.
Approximately 1,500 scientists benefit from the $70 million that NIH invests each year through the extramural LRPs. On average, nearly 50 percent of all new LRP applications are funded, and these awards are competitively renewable (for a one- or two-year period) until all educational debt is repaid. The LRPs are unique programs with tremendous benefit to young researchers, so we strongly encourage researchers that were not successful in getting their applications funded to apply again.
To qualify, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident, possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the Contraception and Infertility Research LRP), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of his/her annual institutional base salary.
Thinking of applying this year? There are a few updates that you should keep in mind:
All applicants (new and renewal) are required to have an eRA Commons ID to submit an LRP application. If you don't have an eRA Commons ID, act quickly, because it could take several weeks to get one! Check with your grants administrator and visit the eRA Commons website for more information.
We have a newly redesigned, easier-to-use online application! All applicants (new and renewal) will be required to create a new log-in account. Check out the new application and application guide (online and as a PDF) at lrp.nih.gov.
All application components, including the LRP application, recommendations, and institutional support documentation, are due by December 1, 2016.
Please contact any of these NIMHD program staff for assistance with a new application or feedback on a previous application:
Dorothy M. Castille, Ph.D.
Dorothy.Castille@nih.gov
Adelaida Rosario, Ph.D.
Adelaida.Rosario@nih.gov
Vincent Thomas, M.S.W., M.P.A.
Vincent.ThomasJr@nih.gov
Visit www.lrp.nih.gov for more details and to apply. For additional assistance, call or email the LRP Information Center at 866-849-4047 or lrp@nih.gov, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. You can also follow the NIH Division of Loan Repayment on Twitter and Facebook for more information and cycle updates. Get started on your application today!
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blueVisions team in the UAE provided GASCO HABSHAN 5 with consultancy services and a workshop to develop clear and focussed strategic objectives for 2014. blueVisions provided these services by meeting with all Section Heads in order to align the strategic objective with the action plan. This allowed blueVisions to gain more in-depth understanding of each of the roles and responsibilities and discuss various action points that need to be reflected in the strategic objectives. After ensuring that the strategic objectives were correct and in line with the action plan, blueVisions then ran 2 half-day workshops on site at Habshan, to review all the points and make any necessary adjustments before the final document sign off. Wheatstone LNG is forecasted to be a $29bn project one of Australia's largest resource projects with a LNG liquefaction and export plant which will have an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes of LNG. Project scope entailed over 1 million cubic meters of fill placed for the construction village pad and 7 new access roads built to ensure safe access and accommodation for over 6000 workers. blueVisions scope consisted of providing detailed planning services, evaluation of extention of time claims, quantity tracking and forecasting to the clients requirements.
Construction of the Darwin Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant began in June 2003 and the plant was commissioned in the first quarter 2006 when LNG sales commenced. A 502 kilometre subsea pipeline connects the Bayu-Undan offshore facility to the Darwin LNG plant in Darwin. WorleyParsons have been contracted by ConocoPhillips,through an Engineering Services Contract, to provide the maintenance engineering and support required for the ongoing maintenance at the Darwin LNG plant.
Georgiou is building Woodside's Greenfield LNG processing site which involves 4 areas: Effluent treatment Plant; Site B East; Road 10; and Road 5. The scope of works include construction of reinforced foundations (in-situ & precast), reinforced concrete basins & sumps, underground cabling, piping, drainage, and detailed earthworks. The construction is employing some 1,500 people.
Wheatstone LNG is forecasted to be a $29bn project one of Australia's largest resource projects with a LNG liquefaction and export plant which will have an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes of LNG. Project scope entailed over 1 million cubic meters of fill placed for the construction village pad and 7 new access roads built to ensure safe access and accommodation for over 6000 workers. blueVisions scope consisted of providing detailed planning services, evaluation of extention of time claims, quantity tracking and forecasting to the clients requirements.
Hamilton Mineral Separation Plant and Balmoral mine site, spearheading the completion of the 18-month project. Engaged after significant delays and design issues on the project. The project valued $350 million for three years, located in Murray Bassin. blueVisions managed the completion phase of the project, including all planning and coordination of on-site work, successfully achieving stringent quality, time and monetary requirements and to manage the contractual disputes arising from these delays to the value of an additional AUD$300M.


Elderberries are easy to find growing wild in the eastern forests of the United States. The dark purple, tiny berries are rich in antioxidants and have valuable medicinal properties.
Elderberries are ripe for picking from late summer through early fall. Pick and freeze berries for winter remedies. If you don't have ripe of frozen berries, use reconstituted dried berries to make elderberry syrup.
Wash elderberries. If using dried berries, soak in water until plump to reconstitute.
Place berries in a large pot with lid.
Cover and bake until juice begins to run.
Strain juice into saucepan. Add 1 cup sugar and one cinnamon stick for every 3 cups juice.
Bring saucepan to boil. Cook liquid until reduced to syrup consistency.
Cool completely. Pour into glass bottles.
The holiday season may be full of joy and cheer, but it also brings stress and digestive woes. Tea is an effective natural way to calm and restore your body.
Chamomile tea calms and sooths an upset stomach.
Peppermint tea refreshes and restores mind and body.
Ginger tea fixes sluggish digestion.
Dandelion tea detoxes the entire body.
Chapped, flaky winter skin will soak up this nourishing skin oil. Lavender essential oil calms inflamed skin and adds a fresh floral scent.
In a one-ounce bottle combine .7 oz. jojoba oil with .25 oz. vitamin E oil and 40 drops lavender essential oil. Mix well before use.


After installation tableau server i'm not redirected to Create Admin User page, instead i'm redirected to page for Sign In, with Sign in failed error. I'm trying to Sign in with my active directory user but still i'm getting sign in failed error.
Normally, you should be prompted as part of installation to create an admin account. What kind of authentication method are you using (i.e. AD, local)? Have a look at tabadmin.log to see if there were any errors associated with showing the dialog to create an admin account. Also, try to signin via localhost on the server that you installed the software, see if this helps. Also, be sure to turn off popup blockers, not sure if this will have an affect or not.
Dear jeff thanks for answering.
First i chose AD authentication method, and i got this problem (sign in failed) then i uninstalled tableau and chose local authentication, but the same issue was still alive.
i can't find tabadmin.log (I searched in tableau server directory but there wasn't such a thing).would you please tell me where does it place?
Dear Carisa, thanks for the answer.
Unfortunately i'm getting error when i'm trying to execute tabadmin reset command.
For your information here is an screenshot from tableau server status.
Mahyar. Are you logged in with admin rights on the windows server where you are installing? It appears that something may be missing if you can't find the tabadmin.log in the main logs directory. And I've run into this kind of issue before when windows didn't like something related to rights.
I'm in administration group but i don't have all permissions. Should i uninstall tableau and tell IT team to install it with admin user, or just restarting tableau server with admin user would be enough?
I think best course of action is to uninstall and then install with full admin rights.


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