We hailed it as one of the best new effects pedals of NAMM 2017, and now Empress has announced the final details for its all-conquering monster, the Echosystem delay pedal.
Packing 12 algorithm types, each with multiple variations, the Echosystem can boast over 36 sounds, from tape, digital and analogue to stutter, lo-fi and, yes, Whisky.
Thanks to the company's dual delay engines, two delays can be used at once and routed in serial, parallel or left/right, while sounds can be saved in 35 preset slots and updated via an SD card slot.
Other features include a cabinet simulator, analogue dry path, Universal Control Port (which handles expression pedal, tap switch, external audio input and MIDI), plus a choice of true or buffered bypass.
Empress reckon it "could be the ultimate delay-crafting tool", and based on this evidence, it will be hard to argue. We're sure it will rank highly in our line-up of the best delay pedals in the world today.
The Echosystem is available from Empress Effects from 4 May for $449.


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I am definitely not part of the 1% of people who woke up today to a brand new Twitter but even if I was, I wouldn't have known it considering I only ever go to the Twitter website to click my list of followers to follow people back. For the rest of the day I have TweetDeck running on my screen at all times.
Even if I were part of the 1% of Twitter users who woke up with a brand new interface it wouldn't do me any good because TweetDeck gives me way more than Twitter.com ever did and even with a new UI it still won't do me as much good as TweetDeck does.
For the 1 percent of users who woke up to a different Twitter experience Wednesday morning, it was probably the biggest change they have ever seen to the real-time information service. Twitter has approximately 160 million users and there are nearly 90 million tweets sent every day.


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TXU Electric & Gas wants to make paying monthly bills easier for the business and residential tenants of the future. At the same time, the utility giant would like to cash in on the higher profit margins of "non-essential" services such as Internet access, long distance and cable.
The testing ground for combining the service provision: La Frontera, a 328-acre development at I-35 and FM 1325 in Round Rock set for completion early next year.
After soliciting bids from several companies, 35/45 Investors LP -- a partnership of the project's managing partners Don Martin, Bill Smalling and Bill Boecker -- signed an agreement last June with Dallas-based TXU for the utility to provide single-source services to La Frontera tenants.
Single-source provision is an increasingly popular concept that has yet to be put into common practice by large utility companies but is predicted to grow as utility companies are forced to compete in an open market.
TXU will offer basic electric, gas and local telephone services to tenants, but will also tack on "convenience" services such as cable, Internet and long distance telephony as additional options, says TXU Spokesperson Chris Shine.
"It's an a la carte menu," Shine says. "Customers can choose the services they want, and it's important to make the distinction that we are not offering a `bundled' service, which would imply a discount. Electric, gas and local phone are all still at regulated rates."
The term "bundled" however signifies different characteristics for different companies. Some refer to single-source services as "bundled" not implying a discount but merely a multiplicity of services. It is important for customers to distinguish what the provider means when using the term.
Thanks to legislation passed earlier this year designed to restructure the electric-utility industry throughout Texas, deregulation will cause utility providers from the top down to seek out methods of becoming or remaining competitive.
TXU is not the first to offer the single source menu, and certainly won't be the last before deregulation is put into action in two years.
Corinth-based CoServ Electric has provided North Texans single-source services since 1998.
"It seems to be becoming a very popular concept," says CoServ Director of Business Development Jody Forman. "There are a lot of utilities that are undergoing merger and acquisitions and trying to bundle different aspects of the business together.
"It's logical with deregulation just around the corner that we need to find different ways to bring in revenue. And we have to try to stay a competitor on the unregulated side [of the utilities industry such as cable, long distance and telecommunications]," he says.
TXU wants to remain competitive, says Shine, but will in no way alter its company image or reputation in order to put the cheapest rate on the market. Quality comes first, Shine says.
Name recognition will play an important role in selling the single-source concept. In May, TXU changed its name from Texas Utilities Co. in order to reflect its revamped business focus and image away from the traditional to more contemporary.
"TXU recognized that we are migrating into a world that is more customer driven," Shine says. "After surveying our customers we discovered what they want and one of the big things was a single source provider."
That reputation, says La Frontera managing partner Martin, is a huge marketing advantage.
"We approached TXU because they had just purchased Lukin-Conroe Communications Co., a telephone company and because they already had electric and gas capabilities," Martin says. "We wanted to find the most innovative ways to work together at the highest level and the ideas involved.
"It's a marketing advantage [that TXU is handling the utilities] because of the credibility and size and name-brand awareness," he says.
"Bundled service is fast becoming a trend because it's convenient and everyone is looking for convenience," says Forman. "Customers have one telephone number and one contact when they have to call and ask questions."
Forman says other areas where bundling services might be successful include Denver, Atlanta and Raleigh, N.C. because growth and such services go hand in hand.
The emergence of single-source providers can be seen already throughout the telecommunications industry.
Although, not a gas or electric utility provider, ATS Telecommunications Services, a Houston-based incumbent provider of local and long distance telephone services and cable television, is getting in on the single-source concept.
ATS recently signed a letter of intent with 2-Infinity.com, a subsidiary of Lakota Technologies Inc., which will provide high speed Internet services to Crystal Falls, a residential subdivision in Leander.
That agreement increases the marketability of ATS' capabilities says President Perry Gotcher.
"We firmly believe that bundling services�telephony, cable TV and Internet�into one package is advantageous to the customer because it provides a multiplicity of services and is more economical to the end user," says Gotcher.
"The reason bundled services are a value [to the vendor]," says Gotcher, "is with any product, the more you have to offer, the better the margin of opportunity."


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A cargo-container retreat: That's thinking inside the box
ZAYANTE, Calif. - Suspended from a crane in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Connie DeWitt's kitchen and bathroom are inches from nudging a madrone tree.
by By Laura Copeland, SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL, Inquirer
The 30-foot shipping container was the largest of six trucked from Oakland, Calif., up a muddy road one Thursday afternoon. Before dinner, less than eight hours after the containers arrived, workers from NorCal Construction in Santa Cruz had ground the final bits of rust off the boxes and welded them together to create DeWitt's two-story mountain retreat.
"The crane guy said it might be tough, but if we put a man on the moon, we can do it," DeWitt said.
Homes built from used cargo containers are a growing trend, but this cabin was a first for nearly everyone involved in its construction: the DeWitts; designer David Fenster of Modulus Architects; general contractor Adam Dorn of NorCal Construction; and even Santa Cruz County, which has known an offbeat home or two in its day.
Pieced together like Lincoln Logs in a single afternoon, the construction project seemed to belie the time it took to design the cabin, and fit it within the DeWitts' budget and space constraints.
"There have been more consultants on this project than I've done on certain high-rises," Fenster said.
As a young girl in Upstate New York, Connie DeWitt had a 1,000-acre wooded wonderland at her disposal. She wanted the same for her 7-year-old son, Kyler, and the family's postage-stamp backyard in downtown San Jose wasn't cutting it. In May 2009, she and husband Kam DeWitt purchased 10.8 acres on an adjacent pair of parcels off Zayante Road.
High-tech engineers by trade, Connie and Kam DeWitt got "the Internet bug" and moved together to Silicon Valley in 1997. Connie DeWitt eventually left the start-up life, so when she got the idea for the mountain cabin, she knew she'd be working on a budget. She didn't want to compromise on the design, though.
DeWitt wanted a light-filled, minimalist retreat, a world away from the family's San Jose residence, which was built in 1912.
A prefab home seemed like the obvious choice, maybe a Michelle Kaufmann or a Rocio Romero. Both designers offer a modern aesthetic, with relatively predictable pricing. But trucking a prefab home into the Santa Cruz Mountains posed challenges.
Even if a truck could make it up the steep, winding road through the redwoods, the private bridge off Zayante Road was too narrow to fit a house.
Some prefab homes "are flat-pack, like Ikea houses, and the constructor puts it together," DeWitt said. "But [the designs are] not that flexible. And our land is terraced, as the creek has worked its way down over the eons." DeWitt's research eventually pointed her to shipping containers, reused by a growing number of people to build homes and commercial structures.
DeWitt estimates she will have paid close to $600,000 for her custom home. The DeWitts contacted a homeowner in Richmond, Va., who warned them that if they were hoping to save money, they should look elsewhere.
The same proved true for saving time.
"It's been a much bigger project than any of us anticipated," DeWitt said.
Even before the myriad of consultants - soil analysts, structural engineers, and geologists, to name a few - DeWitt's first roadblock was finding a suitably flat spot on her land. It helped that she wanted a home with a light footprint, no more than 1,200 square feet.
On a camping trip, she found a clearing, roughly 200 by 70 feet, where the trees were already felled and the sunlight streamed in.
The DeWitts said they might one day retire to their mountain home. And carrying groceries down the 120-foot trail from their new driveway, across the steel footbridge to their front door, will keep them in shape, Connie DeWitt said.
By Laura Copeland, SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL, Inquirer

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Google is updating Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps with link previews, Smart Compose, and more
Visual updates for easier work on the go
By James Vincent Aug 5, 2020, 12:00pm EDT
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Google is updating its office software on mobile devices for G Suite users, adding new features to the Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps that should make it easier to get work done from your smartphone. The changes are mostly visual and include a link preview feature and new comment interface. Google is also bundling in the news that Dark Mode is available for Docs, Sheets, and Slides, though it announced that last month.
The full changes are as follows:
Link previews in Docs. Tap a link in Docs, and you'll now be shown a dynamic card with information instead of having to leave the app. That info includes thumbnails, titles, and descriptions for web links, and latest activity and owner information for Drive files. Available now on iOS and coming to Android in a matter of weeks.
Improved comment navigation in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Instead of having to select each comment individually from the document, you can now tap through comments from a single unified interface. Available on Android now and coming to iOS in the next few months.
The new comment interface makes it easier to navigate through all comments from a single pane.
Vertical navigation in Slides. You can now scroll through your slideshows as a vertical stream in Slides, using pinch-and-zoom to examine content. The change should make it easier and faster to review presentations on the go and is perfect for last-minute prep. Available on Android in the coming weeks and iOS in the coming months.
Smart Compose in Docs. Some hate it, some love it, but for fans of the feature, Smart Compose certainly saves time. Google introduced this AI-powered tool in Gmail in 2018 and then in Docs on the web in 2019. It'll be available for Docs on iOS and Android in the coming weeks.
Microsoft Office editing in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Last year, Google made it easier for G Suite users to edit Microsoft Office files on the web. Now, that same functionality is coming to the mobile Docs, Sheets, and Slides app on Android in coming weeks and to the iOS app "later this year."


This blog series shares lessons from leaders in competency-based education at different levels of leadership: state, district, and school. Each post will highlight the work of several leaders at a given level and will share lessons learned for other educators to consider in their own development of competency-based education.
This post is the second in a two-part series highlighting key conversations from the April 3, 2014, Webinar titled, "CCSSO Innovation Lab Network: Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Competency Based Education" hosted by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the Council of Chief State School Officials (CCSSO).
On April 3, 2014 the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and the Council of Chief State School Officials (CCSSO) co-hosted the second installment of a three-part webinar series on creative educational practices titled "CCSSO Innovation Lab Network: Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Competency Based Education." This post is the first in a two-part series highlighting key conversations from the presenters.
On May 1, 2014, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education led a question and answer based conversation about the role of secondary school leaders in creating personalized learning environments that are sustainable and increase student achievement.
At the core of the transformation of education toward student-centered learning[i] is the ability to personalize learning for each student, to open student pathways, and to encourage student voice and choice in next generation education models.


The median home value in Nazareth, PA is $332,750. This is higher than the county median home value of $181,100. The national median home value is $185,800. The average price of homes sold in Nazareth, PA is $332,750. Approximately 43.95% of Nazareth homes are owned, compared to 47.22% rented, while 8.83% are vacant. Nazareth real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale. Commercial properties are also available. If you see a property you're interested in, contact a Nazareth real estate agent to arrange a tour today!
Learn more about Nazareth Real Estate.
2 bedroom single home (1474 sq ft) with 1 full bath located within 1 block of Nazareth's Center Square. Den/office or possible walk through 3rd bedroom on 2nd level. Off street & on street parking. Oil heat. Washer/dryer hookup in basement. Tenant responsible for lawn maintenance, snow removal, heating fuel, electric, and water. Landlord pays sewer and garbage. Small pets considered on a case by case basis, there is a small rent increase for a pet. Landlord requires 1st and last months rent and 1 month security. Available for May 1 occupancy.
4BR, 2.5BA colonial in Upper Nazareth Township. Minutes to Route 33 for easy commuting to the Lehigh Valley or the Poconos. Other features include a 2 car garage, a partially finished basement, and a .34 acre lot. Tenant is responsible for all utilities. No Pets or smokers.
Modern, Open Concept Luxury Townhouse with Great floor plan. Situated in a serene Nazareth Borough. New Kitchen with Granite Counter Tops and Stainless Street Appliances Master Suite with walk-in closet and full bath.
One apartment was created from two smaller apartments. All new flooring, fresh paint, closets added, very nice space to live in with privacy on each end of the rental. this unit has two bedrooms, one and a half baths living and family room. Outside there is a deck and fenced in shared yard with two parking spaces off street. Home is not registered section 8. No smoking or pets in the home.. Tenant responsible for utilities and garbage.
Large One Bedroom Apartment available on first floor. Great Proce and convenient location in Beautiful Nazareth! Will go fast! Unit available NOW. Schedule your Showing Today!
This absolutely gorgeous open concept two story colonial in the NAZARETH school district is available for lease. 4 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths. High Efficiency mechanics. EPA Energy Star. Hardwood floors throughout 1st floor. Custom designed Kitchen has granite counter tops, center island, stainless steel appliances, breakfast room with skylights, opens to large living room with fire place, Formal dining room. Master suite on 2nd floor with sitting area, large bath with whirlpool tub, very large walk-in closet, and 3 additional bedrooms. Oversized 3 car garage. Built by EAN SUSSICK & SONS INC. One year lease minimum, small pets allowed, fees apply. Shed is included with lease. Tenants are responsible for all utilities. 1st month rent & 1 month security deposit due upfront in certified funds. All applications must be submitted with full credit report, 4 most recent pay stubs, job verification letter, photo ID, background check report & references.


Looks Good from the Back: Adrien: Frye Rehab.
I felt the need to undo yesterday's non-work-appropriate outfit and went with a few of my favorites: red pencil skirt, print top, funky necklace. But I think the real star of the show is my shoes! Remember these? I finally got around to taking them to my shoe guy and he worked crazy magic on them - basically they look brand new. I have no idea how he does it but I am so grateful that he does. I think I paid $30 for them on eBay plus $15 to get them fixed up, so $45 for a pair of $170 shoes? Not bad!
As usual you look fabu. I think I might have to steal this outfit. It's perfect for pre-game day in this town without looking like I'm trying too hard. I promise I'm not going all Single White Female on you, despite all evidence to the contrary. I figure we live so far away from each other that it certainly won't matter if we have some of the same outfits. And hey, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!
gotta love the shoe repair man! With everything being so disposable these days, I don't know how they stay in business. So worth it to spiff up older shoes!
You look beautiful and those shoes are fantastic! I love the pencil skirt. Its color is so pretty and shape so flattering! Great choice to restore the shoes!
MQ, steal away. I think this look would be great on you.


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The last time we spent October week at Haggerston was three years ago, and it rained all the time. We chanced it again this year, and Irene and Sam came with us, and we got lucky this time, with some lovely days.
Our caravan was Castle Lake 46, and came equipped with 3 bedrooms and decent radiators, which were definitely welcome, as it was sunny but pretty cold. Our patch was on a loop around a little lake with an island in the middle, and a bridge to cross over to it. We spent a little while on the island feeding the ducks, and it made for a nice setting. No complaints about the caravan either. We might have had problems with 2 cars but the neighbouring caravans were both empty so there were plenty of parking spaces.
Our first day was mostly spent checking in and getting ourselves sorted, plus a quick trip to the main complex to play on the tuppeny waterfall machines, which became a big draw during the week. As well as getting back slightly fewer 2ps than you put in, the machines also occasionally spat out some tickets. After a whole week's effort we had collected enough tickets for 3 white mice and a couple of packets of refreshers.
We had bought activity vouchers and booked most things online, but had just one more thing we wanted to book. Lucky we did it mostly online as most of the activities seemed to be fully booked by now. There's nothing on on Mondays and Fridays, so we'd booked up Tuesday and Thursday and kept Wednesday free for a trip.
Our first activity day was fairly light but we had an early start. The aerial adventure is a new thing at Haggerston and started sharp at 9am. Sam and Cate got kitted up in their harnesses and helmets and hooked on to the safety line. The course takes you through the trees on rope netting, stepping logs, tightropes and zip lines, and both enjoyed it, though Sam found it hard getting the runner over the joints in the safety line sometimes - there's a definite advantage in being able to reach up high enough to give it a good wiggle.
Back to the caravan for lunch and to call the doctor - Sam had come out in spots overnight and we were worried he might have chicken pox. The doctor thought not, so we didn't have to give him a bell and get him to shout "unclean" to everyone we passed.
After lunch we had aqua-jets, where both kids got to get pulled along underwater by little propellor things. We all spent a while in the pool afterwards but it was really busy.
We had dinner at the Chinese place just up the road, which does a buffet meal. Cate made it as a child by about 2cm (no difficulties there for Sam) and we had a good meal. We were upstairs and had to come down for each course so felt that gave us enough exercise to eat a bit more.
This was our free day. Irene and Sam fancied a quiet day at the park, so stayed to try the adventure golf and the pedal boats, while we drove south for half an hour to Alnwick Castle.
We've been here before, but it's changed a bit since we last came. The entry fee is quite steep but there was quite a lot to do. One of the Downton Abbey Christmas specials was filmed at the castle and they have a short documentary on that, which kept Claire interested. We toured the rooms and they also had a few artefacts from the programme.
The other highlight is the Harry Potter broomstick training. We tried to book up the 11am session but it was already full, despite us getting there pretty early. So we got a ticket for the 2pm one, not sure if we'd stay that long. Thankfully we did.
Cate made some scented soap in the Knight's Quest area, and also dressed up as a knight. Then we tried the Dragon Quest, which was really good, with a couple of well done shocks.
We had a walk in the woods and visited the treehouse before getting back in time for the broomstick training. Again this was really well done. Professors Kevin and Thickbroom taught the class and were very entertaining. At the end we had a chance to photograph our students "flying" on their brooms.
The rest of our activities were all packed into one day, so it was a busy one, starting at 9.30.
45 minutes of archery training and practise in the big tent, including a team competition to see who could get all the colours first.
A quick lunch and then it was out again for bush craft. The kids were taken out into the woods and shown how to light a fire, each getting a shot with flint and steel, then toasting a marshmallow.
A short break for a walk, and a chance for me to get us lost, and then we had fencing. They put on the safety suits, were shown how to hold the sword, and then let loose on each other.
Finally, after dinner, Sam had a kayaking lesson, doing well, especially when he was turned upside down. When the instructor turned him round again he was still clinging on to the kayak, and just paddled away.
Cate had a half hour session at the pool party, where they brought out a big inflatable for the kids to run along and fall off.
We had to check out by 10am on Friday and thought about maybe making another trip somewhere, but the weather wasn't so great, so we just headed on home. Two and a bit hours later we were back and the washing machine was busy.


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Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio tells the story of a Konstanze and her maid Blonde, who find themselves in the Harem of Pasha Salim! Thrust into action, Belmonte, the gallant nobleman, assisted by his servant Pedrillo, attempt to rescue the women from the confines of their Turkish harem and sinister overseer, Osmin, who is determined to keep Konstanze for his master and have Blonde for himself.
ACT I: At the main entrance to Pasha Selim's summer palace on the Turkish coast.
After months of searching, Belmonte, a Spanish noble, arrives seeking his beloved, Konstanze, who, with her maidservant Blonde and Belmonte's valet Pedrillo have been captured and sold as slaves to the Pasha. Belmonte intends to rescue them from the Pasha's palace. The first person he meets is Osmin, a gardener who watches jealously over the Pasha's wives. Belmonte asks if he has found Pasha Selim's palace, but Osmin ignores him as long as possible, then breaks into a tirade accusing Belmonte of wanting to carry off women from the seraglio. When Belmonte finally breaks through to Osmin and asks where he can find Pedrillo, Osmin loses his already explosive temper and orders Belmonte to get out or be arrested and tortured. Belmonte goes and very soon the flippant Pedrillo arrives. Osmin lets fly a burst of deadly threats, then leaves. With Pedrillo still in the garden, Belmonte returns and the two are greatly relieved to find one another. It is especially good news that Belmonte has a ship waiting offshore to take them all to safety and freedom. Now, all they must do is figure out a way to get the four of them out of the palace and into a boat. As soon as Belmonte and Pedrillo have left to make their plan, Pasha Selim and Konstanze arrive from an outing. The Pasha expresses his love for Konstanze and tells her that he is determined to win her affection. Konstanze explains that before her captivity, she was already in love and is promised to that man. She is firmly resolved never to break her vow, and Pasha Selim marvels at her steadfastness and finds that he loves her all the more. Pedrillo returns with Belmonte and introduces him to the Pasha as an accomplished architect. As architecture is Selim's great passion, he welcomes Belmonte into his household. The first stage of the plan has gone smoothly until Osmin decides to block the entrance of Belmonte and Pedrillo into the palace. There is a scuffle.
Osmin tries to convince Blonde that she is his property, given to him by the Pasha. Blonde tries to instruct him on how to deal with women, but it all ends with Blonde threatening to scratch out his eyes if he doesn't leave immediately. Osmin is astonished that Englishmen allow their women to behave like this, but leaves, as does Blonde.
Konstanze reflects on her present sorrow at having been separated from Belmonte, realizing that she has never before experienced heartbreak. Pasha Selim arrives to convince Konstanze of his sincere and deep feelings for her. She responds that while she will always hold him in high regard, she will never love him. Angered, he informs her that he could force her or submit her to all kinds of torture if she continues to refuse. She responds adamantly that he can do his worst; she will never break her vow.
Pedrillo tells Blonde that Belmonte has arrived to set them free. After Pedrillo deals with Osmin, they will all escape at midnight. Blonde rushes off to tell Konstanze while Pedrillo stays behind to ponder how he will overcome Osmin. He settles on enticing him to drink a generous amount of wine, though this is firmly against Islamic law. Succumbing to temptation, and unaccustomed to alcohol, Osmin becomes inebriated and passes out. The coast is clear for the reunion between Belmonte and Konstanze, which, as with Pedrillo and Blonde's reunion, has challenges.
ACT III: At night, outside the seraglio.
A scaffold erected by workers at Belmonte's direction, supposedly to facilitate an addition to the building, is ready as an escape route from the second floor. To signal that the ship is at the ready, Pedrillo sings a serenade. All seems well until Pedrillo's singing wakes Osmin who calls the guards. The Pasha is awakened by the ruckus and the scene pivots to reveal his private apartments.
Osmin tells all, and Konstanze pleads for the life of Belmonte. Belmonte tells Pasha Selim that his father, Commandant Lostados, will pay any amount for their safe release. Selim rejoices that the son of Lostados, Selim's most hated enemy, is kneeling before him, pleading for mercy. He asks Belmonte what fate he would have should he be kneeling before Lostados. Belmonte admits that his fate would be bleak. Selim, however, announces that responding to injustice with injustice, and to violence with more violence, is misguided. He instructs Belmonte to be a better man than his father, which would be reward enough to Selim for his clemency. All rejoice, except Osmin.
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Guided tour to Stanguellini Museum in Modena.
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The art of Modena car maker Stanguellini consisted of creating very light automobiles, built and rebuilt for speed. In the fascinating Stanguellini Museum, founded in 1996 by Francesco, son of the legendary Vittorio, visitors can admire the finest cars, motorcycles, accessories, and the advertising material of the epoch. Outstanding among the 30 or so most important automobiles are Fiat's first Sport 750s and 1100s and the Stanguellini Junior 1100
The name of Stanguellini is synonymous with stylish sports cars. A family firm created in Modena at the dawn of the automobile era, Stanguellini made its name through Vittorio, who set up a racing team in 1925, a rival to the equally local Ferrari. Economizing on space through ceaseless expert chiselling and perforating, Stanguellini had but one single aim: speed. First by modifying cars created by others, and then by constructing its own, Stanguellini began an extraordinary series of victories in the most important races of the day. With the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia, and various European championships, Stanguellini soon reached worldwide fame. The kind of vehicles used, such as the Stanguellini Junior 1100 which won the Monte Carlo Grand Prix, are on display at the Museo Stanguellini.
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Clarksville's Eakin to compete against nation's top weekend anglers at BFL All-American on Lake Barkley
The Leaf-Chronicle
CADIZ, Ky. – Local angler Jim Eakin of Clarksville, Tennessee, will be among the 49 anglers competing at the 33rd annual FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American on Barkley Lake in Cadiz, Kentucky, June 9-11. The tournament will feature the top boaters and co-anglers from across the nationwide 24-division BFL circuit casting for cash prizes of up to $120,000 in the Boater Division and $60,000 in the Co-angler Division, plus an opportunity to compete in the world championship of professional bass fishing, the Forrest Wood Cup.
Eakin punched his ticket to the event via his second place finish at the BFL Wild Card event on Lake Hartwell last season. The top six boaters and co-anglers from each of the six regional championships advanced to the All-American, along with six qualifiers from the annual Wild Card tournament. The event will be internationally televised on the NBC Sports Network, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network this fall.
"To a weekend angler, this event is like fishing for the world championship – the Forrest Wood Cup," said Eakin.
Anglers will take off from Lake Barkley State Resort Park in Cadiz, Kentucky, at 7 a.m. CDT each morning. Weigh-ins will be begin at 3 p.m. on the first two days of competition. Saturday's final weigh-in will begin at 4 p.m.
Fishing fans that can't make the trek to Kentucky can still follow along with all of the tournament action at FLWFishing.com. Updates, photos and videos will be posted throughout the three days of competition as well as a live streaming video feed of the weigh-in each day.
Coverage of the 2016 BFL All-American will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 5 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
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Q 1 Akansha bought a toy car at Rs 300 including a tax of 10%. Find the price of the car before the Tax.
Q 2: 18% of a class took part in a karate competition. If 18 students have taken part in it, then what is the total number of students in the class?
Q 3. Convert the following ratio into percentage:
a. 3:4
Q 4. 72% of 25 students are good at mathematics. How many are not good in mathematics?
Q 5: On selling a chair for Rs 736,a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 8%. At what price should he sell it so as to gain 8%
Q 6: The population of a town was decreasing every year due to migration, poverty and unemployment. The present population of the town is6,31,680. Last year the migration was 4% and the year before last, itwas 6%. What was the population two years ago?
Q 7: Lemons were bought at Rs 48 per dozen and sold at the rate of Rs 40 per 10. Find the gain or loss per cent.
Q 8. Prachi bought medicines from a medical store as prescribed by her doctor for Rs 36.40 including 4% VAT. Find the price before VAT was added.
Q 9: In the year 2001, the number of malaria patients admitted in the hospitals of a state was 4,375. Every year this number decreases by 8%. Find the number of patients in 2003.
Q 10: Increase of a number from 150 to 162 is equal to increase of _________ per cent.
Q 11: In the first year on an investment of Rs 6,00,000 the loss is 5% and in the second year the gain is 10%, the net result is _________.
Q 12 A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :
Q 13: A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
Q 14: In a factory, women are 35% of all the workers, the rest of the workers being men. The number of men exceeds that of women by 252. Find the total number of workers in the factory.
Q 15: Find the difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest on Rs 45,000 at 12% per annum for 5 years.
Q 16: A store is having a 25% discount sale. Sheela has a Rs 50 gift voucher and wants to use it to buy a board game marked for Rs 320. She is not sure how to calculate the concession she will get. The sales clerk has suggested two ways to calculate the amount payable.
– Method 1: Subtract Rs 50 from the price and take 25% off the resulting price.
– Method 2: Take 25% off the original price and then subtract Rs 50.
a. Do you think both the methods will give the same result? If not, predict which method will be beneficial for her.
b. For each method, calculate the amount Sheela would have to pay.
Show your work.
Q 17: A shirt with marked price Rs 800 was sold at Rs 680. The rate of discount allowed on the shirt is:
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(a) Profit of 25% (b) Loss of 25%
(c) Profit of 20% (d) Loss of 20%
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(a)2 and 3 (b) 8 and 12 (c) 15 and 20 (d) 25 and 37.5
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Wednesday's Shocking 'General Hospital' Spoilers: Lulu's Health Takes A Frightening Turn
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Stacy Carey
Lulu Spencer initially made it through the explosion at the Floating Rib, but General Hospital spoilers reveal that she's not out of the woods yet. Viewers had speculated that she might end up with a head injury that brought on a delayed complication, and it looks as if that's exactly what's about to play out.
Throughout Tuesday's General Hospital episode, an emotional Lulu tried to cope with Dustin's death. She talked with Maxie, who encouraged her to tell Dante that she was still in love with him. Initially, Lulu resisted, but by the end of the episode, she admitted her feelings for him.
Unfortunately, as Lulu was telling Dante she loved him, it was clear she was not feeling well. He teased her about telling him what she needed because he wanted her to get checked out.
She collapsed right after mouthing to Dante that she loved him. In the days ahead, General Hospital spoilers suggest that there's a lot of heartbreak ahead for her loved ones.
According to General Hospital teasers from SheKnows Soaps, Kevin will have to share some bad news with Laura during Wednesday's show. Given Lulu's collapse into Dante's arms, it seems quite certain that Kevin will be the one to tell Laura about her daughter's situation.
Craig Sjodin / ABC
Will Lulu be able to survive this? All that is known for certain right now is that actress Emme Rylan, who has played Lulu for several years, wrapped up filming several weeks ago. She wasn't able to explicitly confirm the rumors that she had been fired, but it was made pretty clear.
If she does survive this, it seems likely she'll end up leaving Port Charles for some reason connected to what happened. She could end up in a coma or need to go to rehabilitation out of town, or it's possible she might be fine but have to leave to keep herself safe as Laura tries to deal with Cyrus.
Unfortunately, it seems more likely that Lulu will end up dying from the injuries she suffered in the explosion. Next week, teasers indicate that Laura and Dante will clash over what's going on with Lulu, though nothing definitive has been revealed beyond that.
Lulu isn't the only one in a heap of trouble right now. Julian is not only terrified of what Cyrus will do to him after failing to kill Jason, but he'll soon learn he's got other problems.
Britt told Jason and Sonny the truth that Julian had scrambled to hide for so long about the baby swap. General Hospital spoilers suggest that he'll soon be gone from town too, but it's not known yet whether he'll leave on his own or if he gets killed by one of the mobsters.
All signs point toward Wednesday's episode of General Hospital being an intense one that fans will not want to miss.
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University of Florida becomes first top-10 Florida public university
James Profetto
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) – The University of Florida has made history by becoming the first Florida school to rank in the Top 10 Best Public Universities.
According to the U.S. News and World Report's 2018 rankings, UF is tied for ninth place among top public universities in the country. The report also has the school in the top 10 for the following programs: biological/agricultural and real estate.
The top 10 schools were as follows:
1 – University of California, Berkeley & University of California, Los Angeles
3 – University of Virginia
4 – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
5 – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
6 – College of William & Mary
7 – Georgia Institute of Technology
8 – University of California, Santa Barbara
9 – University of Florida, University of California, Irvine & University of California, San Diego


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Big Ten Power Rankings: Week 8
Justin Albers
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Michigan State is heading in one direction and Illinois is going the opposite way. After the Spartans upset Ohio State in Columbus, we have a shake-up at the top of this week's power rankings. The bottom also looks different as the Fighting Illini continue to fall out of the race.
Here is the eighth edition of Inside The Hall's Big Ten power rankings.
12. Nebraska (11-13, 3-10) (LAST WEEK: 11)…It's beginning to look like the Cornhuskers are running out of steam in their first season in the Big Ten. After beating Iowa on Jan. 26, Nebraska has lost four straight — three of which came against teams in the bottom half of the conference (Northwestern, Minnesota and Penn State).
11. Penn State (11-15, 3-10) (LAST WEEK: 12)…A home win against Nebraska gets the Nittany Lions out of the bottom spot for the first time in weeks.
10. Illinois (16-9, 5-7) (LAST WEEK: 6)…The free fall continues for the Illini after losses at Indiana and Michigan. Illinois has lost six of seven, including defeats to Penn State, Minnesota and Northwestern. Bruce Weber will likely be on his way out if the Illini don't turn it around in a hurry.
9. Minnesota (17-8, 5-7) (LAST WEEK: 9)…An overtime loss to Wisconsin is usually nothing to be ashamed of, but the Golden Gophers really needed that one to improve their chances of making the NCAA tournament. Given the strength of their remaining schedule, the Gophers might not win again until the season finale against Nebraska.
8. Iowa (13-12, 5-7) (LAST WEEK: 8)…An 83-64 loss at Northwestern last week was the fifth time this season the Hawkeyes have given up at least 80 points on the road. They haven't given up that many points on any occasion at home.
7. Northwestern (15-9, 5-7) (LAST WEEK: 10)…The Wildcats followed up a win at Illinois with a pretty impressive showing against Iowa, but couldn't quite steal one at Purdue. Northwestern is still in the thick of it, though, with a few winnable games remaining on the schedule.
6. Purdue (16-9, 6-6) (LAST WEEK: 7)…It just seems like the Boilermakers belong in this spot. Why? Because they are perhaps the perfect definition of an average team. They are good enough to beat the teams in the bottom half of the conference, but not the league's top five teams. The way this season has gone, I expect Purdue to finish 9-9 and be right on the tournament bubble.
5. Indiana (19-6, 7-6) (LAST WEEK: 5)…The Hoosiers seem to have righted the ship after a tough start at Michigan. Now, Tom Crean faces the challenge of keeping his team sharp with nearly a week in between games.
4. Wisconsin (19-6, 8-4) (LAST WEEK: 4)…They earned a big road win at Minnesota, but the Badgers still have to go on the road to play Michigan State and Ohio State.
3. Michigan (19-7, 9-4) (LAST WEEK: 3)…The Wolverines played two struggling teams last week, but they took care of business and did what they were expected to do. Can the Wolverines take out Ohio State at home like they did Michigan State?
2. Ohio State (21-4, 9-3) (LAST WEEK: 1)…The Buckeyes had close calls against Wisconsin and Purdue, and then got beat by Michigan State at home. When they go to East Lansing for the season finale, a conference title could be very much up for stake.
1. Michigan State (20-5, 9-3) (LAST WEEK: 2)…After a loss at Illinois, the Spartans are suddenly the conference's hottest team. They've won three straight, including victories against Ohio State and Michigan. Tom Izzo's team looks poised to make another run late into March.
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Sofia Design Week 2012: Design and Happiness Courtesy of Stefan Sagmeister
By Core Jr - June 8, 2012
Reporting by Temenouzhka Zaharieva. Images by Michail Novokav and Dimitar Dimitrov.
"Can happiness be manipulated?" was my natural question after Stefan Sagmeister, one of the most interesting guest speakers at the Sofia Design Week 2012 Professional Forum. "Yes!" Sagmeister answered, "Happiness can be trained like we do with fitness training."
Austrian by birth, based in New York, the designer has had his own agency, Sagmeister Inc., since 1993. Last month, all of this changed when Sagmeister Inc. relaunched as Sagmeister & Walsh with an eye-catching announcement (warning, NSFW) to prove that "we'd do anything for design." Using his own body to make a design statement is not new for Sagmeister—he also employed this tactic with his famous AIGA poster from 1999 advertising a speaking engagement at Cranbrook by carving the details onto his torso.
With a stellar list of clients, including Lou Reed, the Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Guggenheim Museum and Levi's, Stefan Sagmeister certainly needs no introduction. He explains that he is trying to stay small and to work only on projects which he finds interesting, but they include a wide range: the design of magazines, advertisements, posters, installations, films and books. His work often involves experiments in which the main protagonist is himself.
Sagmeister has an established tradition: every 7 years he closes the studio for experiments—a year-long sabbatical in exotic places. "The sabbaticals are the best strategy that I have come to in my life", said he. On the last such leave in Bali he began working on a feature length documentary that explores happiness and that seeks to prove whether people can consciously increase their own happiness. [Editors Note: See the review from Sagmeister's screening in New York City last fall] The film is still in production. The organizers of the festival explain that Stefan Sagmeister agreed to speak at the forum of Sofia Design Week provided that we contribute to its implementation.
The theme of his lecture was "Design and Happiness" and was directly connected with his Happy Film from which we saw about 12 minutes. During the lecture he shared some of his famous personal maxims, published in Things I have Learned in Life So Far and the paths of achieving happiness as a designer. Some of them are:
- thinking without pressure; - travelling to new places; - using a wide variety of tools and technologies; - working on projects that matter to me. - getting feedback from people who see our work - designing a project that feels partly brand new and partly familiar - working without interruption on a single project.
He showed his scale to measure happiness—from 1 to 10, with 10 being the happiest and discussed factors that influence happiness—short term and long term happiness. Some of the conclusions: almost half of the reasons for people to be happy are genetic. The majority of the cases are related to activities that are not repeated, and things that do not adapt easily. Different activities play a much larger role than the circumstances in life such as gender, race, wealth, etc.
For the film, Sagmeister narrows the big overall theme of 'happiness' by concentrating on his own happiness, and is trying to find out if it's possible to train his mind in the same way it is possible to train the body. For the purpose he is going now through three months of meditation, three months of cognitive therapy and three months of taking psychopharmaceutical drugs to find out which (if any) of these methods lead most effectively to the state of happiness.
When asked if he has already found which of these is the best one, the answer was that he has not yet finished with the experiments "and it is too early to tell, but I feel that from these three cognitive therapy was most effective for me."
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Q: Systemd services spontaneously restart every 30 minutes Several services are restarting without a cause I can determine.  The Ubuntu 20.04.4 Server is running Nexus which is getting caught up in the restart frenzy.  It is not a new VM and have been running on Ubuntu 20.04.4 for a while with patches applied last week. It is running on AWS.
I encountered the same issue about 8 months ago after setting up a new internal VMWare Ubuntu 20.04.x running Atlassian Bamboo.  Pretty much the same log output as below except for replace Nexus service with Bamboo service.  I was not able to determine the root cause, so I stood up a new VM and started fresh.  It was not production yet, so I had that option.
At this point, I feel I need to determine the root cause and solution since it might be a re-occurring issue.
I am unable to determine the cause or troubleshooting steps to proceed.
This is an hour snippet of the logs, but it's pretty much the same for hours.  Has anyone encountered this before or can provide advice on how to investigate this?
Aug  2 10:54:01 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.1989' (uid=0 pid=362880 comm="/usr/bin/hostnamectl " label="unconfined")
Aug  2 10:54:01 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Aug  2 10:54:02 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Aug  2 10:54:02 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Aug  2 10:54:06 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.1991' (uid=0 pid=363670 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
Aug  2 10:54:06 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Aug  2 10:54:06 beta-nexus PackageKit: daemon start
Aug  2 10:54:06 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug  2 10:54:06 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Aug  2 10:54:11 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopping Nexus Service...
Aug  2 10:54:11 beta-nexus nexus[363835]: Shutting down nexus
Aug  2 10:54:14 beta-nexus nexus[363835]: Stopped.
Aug  2 10:54:14 beta-nexus systemd[1]: nexus.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 10:54:14 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopped Nexus Service.
Aug  2 10:54:16 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Nexus Service...
Aug  2 10:54:16 beta-nexus nexus[364093]: Starting nexus
Aug  2 10:54:16 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Nexus Service.
Aug  2 10:54:32 beta-nexus systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 10:59:12 beta-nexus PackageKit: daemon quit
Aug  2 10:59:12 beta-nexus systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:17:01 beta-nexus CRON[364689]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Aug  2 11:24:22 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.2000' (uid=0 pid=364954 comm="/usr/bin/hostnamectl " label="unconfined")
Aug  2 11:24:22 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Aug  2 11:24:22 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Aug  2 11:24:22 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Aug  2 11:24:27 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.2002' (uid=0 pid=365742 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
Aug  2 11:24:27 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Aug  2 11:24:27 beta-nexus PackageKit: daemon start
Aug  2 11:24:27 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug  2 11:24:27 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Aug  2 11:24:31 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopping Nexus Service...
Aug  2 11:24:31 beta-nexus nexus[365908]: Shutting down nexus
Aug  2 11:24:34 beta-nexus nexus[365908]: Stopped.
Aug  2 11:24:34 beta-nexus systemd[1]: nexus.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:24:34 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopped Nexus Service.
Aug  2 11:24:36 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Nexus Service...
Aug  2 11:24:36 beta-nexus nexus[366166]: Starting nexus
Aug  2 11:24:36 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Nexus Service.
Aug  2 11:24:53 beta-nexus systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:29:32 beta-nexus PackageKit: daemon quit
Aug  2 11:29:32 beta-nexus systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:31:17 beta-nexus snapd[601]: storehelpers.go:722: cannot refresh: snap has no updates available: "amazon-ssm-agent", "core", "core18", "core20"
Aug  2 11:31:17 beta-nexus snapd[601]: autorefresh.go:539: auto-refresh: all snaps are up-to-date
Aug  2 11:39:45 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Message of the Day...
Aug  2 11:39:46 beta-nexus 50-motd-news[366751]:  * Ubuntu ....
Aug  2 11:39:46 beta-nexus systemd[1]: motd-news.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:39:46 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Finished Message of the Day.
Aug  2 11:54:44 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.2011' (uid=0 pid=367055 comm="/usr/bin/hostnamectl " label="unconfined")
Aug  2 11:54:44 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
Aug  2 11:54:44 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Aug  2 11:54:44 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
Aug  2 11:54:48 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.2013' (uid=0 pid=367843 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
Aug  2 11:54:48 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Aug  2 11:54:48 beta-nexus PackageKit: daemon start
Aug  2 11:54:48 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug  2 11:54:48 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Aug  2 11:54:55 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopping Nexus Service...
Aug  2 11:54:55 beta-nexus nexus[368017]: Shutting down nexus
Aug  2 11:54:58 beta-nexus nexus[368017]: Stopped.
Aug  2 11:54:58 beta-nexus systemd[1]: nexus.service: Succeeded.
Aug  2 11:54:58 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Stopped Nexus Service.
Aug  2 11:55:00 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Starting Nexus Service...
Aug  2 11:55:00 beta-nexus nexus[368276]: Starting nexus
Aug  2 11:55:00 beta-nexus systemd[1]: Started Nexus Service.
Aug  2 11:55:14 beta-nexus systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Succeeded.

This was originally posted in stackoverflow, but a friendly suggestion was made to post it here.
EDIT: Added nexus.service file. I have confirmed that it is identical to the other two Nexus servers running on Ubuntu 20.04.4 that are not having this issue.
[Unit]
Description = Nexus Service
After = network.target

[Service]
Type = forking
LimitNOFILE = 65536
WorkingDirectory = /opt/sonatype/nexus
ExecStart = /opt/sonatype/nexus/bin/nexus start
ExecStop = /opt/sonatype/nexus/bin/nexus stop
User = nexus
Group = nexus
Restart = on-abort

[Install]
WantedBy = multi-user.target

EDIT: Additional information that may or may not be helpful... I have three Nexus servers. All maintained by Chef. All Ubuntu 20.04.4.  One on internal VMWare and two on AWS.  The VMWare and the other AWS setups are running normally.
Also, I need to correct myself that it was NOT recently upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04.4, but patched last week along with the others.
EDIT: Added timers listed from systemctl list-timers:
NEXT                        LEFT          LAST                        PASSED       UNIT                         ACTIVATES
Wed 2022-08-03 06:59:48 EDT 1min 4s left  Tue 2022-08-02 06:51:03 EDT 24h ago      apt-daily-upgrade.timer      apt-daily-upgrade.service
Wed 2022-08-03 07:10:24 EDT 11min left    Tue 2022-08-02 20:07:47 EDT 10h ago      fwupd-refresh.timer          fwupd-refresh.service
Wed 2022-08-03 10:19:46 EDT 3h 21min left Wed 2022-08-03 04:04:26 EDT 2h 54min ago ua-timer.timer               ua-timer.service
Wed 2022-08-03 14:12:57 EDT 7h left       Tue 2022-08-02 14:12:57 EDT 16h ago      systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service
Wed 2022-08-03 16:48:43 EDT 9h left       Tue 2022-08-02 18:26:57 EDT 12h ago      apt-daily.timer              apt-daily.service
Wed 2022-08-03 21:01:28 EDT 14h left      Wed 2022-08-03 04:30:02 EDT 2h 28min ago motd-news.timer              motd-news.service
Thu 2022-08-04 00:00:00 EDT 17h left      Wed 2022-08-03 00:00:37 EDT 6h ago       logrotate.timer              logrotate.service
Thu 2022-08-04 00:00:00 EDT 17h left      Wed 2022-08-03 00:00:37 EDT 6h ago       man-db.timer                 man-db.service
Sun 2022-08-07 03:10:37 EDT 3 days left   Sun 2022-07-31 03:10:29 EDT 3 days ago   e2scrub_all.timer            e2scrub_all.service
Mon 2022-08-08 00:00:00 EDT 4 days left   Mon 2022-08-01 00:00:47 EDT 2 days ago   fstrim.timer                 fstrim.service

EDIT: Added systemd journal snippet.  The dominos start with the same entry:
Aug 03 06:36:35 beta-nexus.******.tld dbus-daemon[599]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service' requested by ':1.365' (uid=0 pid=65537 comm="/usr/bin/hostnamectl " label="unconfined")
Aug 03 06:36:35 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Starting Hostname Service...
-- Subject: A start job for unit systemd-hostnamed.service has begun execution
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit systemd-hostnamed.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 7793.
Aug 03 06:36:35 beta-nexus.******.tld dbus-daemon[599]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Aug 03 06:36:35 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Started Hostname Service.
-- Subject: A start job for unit systemd-hostnamed.service has finished successfully
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit systemd-hostnamed.service has finished successfully.
--
-- The job identifier is 7793.
Aug 03 06:36:39 beta-nexus.******.tld dbus-daemon[599]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.367' (uid=0 pid=66327 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
Aug 03 06:36:39 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
-- Subject: A start job for unit packagekit.service has begun execution
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit packagekit.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 7861.
Aug 03 06:36:39 beta-nexus.******.tld PackageKit[66330]: daemon start
Aug 03 06:36:39 beta-nexus.******.tld dbus-daemon[599]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug 03 06:36:39 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
-- Subject: A start job for unit packagekit.service has finished successfully
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit packagekit.service has finished successfully.
--
-- The job identifier is 7861.
Aug 03 06:36:46 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Stopping Nexus Service...
-- Subject: A stop job for unit nexus.service has begun execution
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A stop job for unit nexus.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 7929.
Aug 03 06:36:46 beta-nexus.******.tld nexus[66504]: Shutting down nexus
Aug 03 06:36:49 beta-nexus.******.tld nexus[66504]: Stopped.
Aug 03 06:36:49 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: nexus.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit nexus.service has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Aug 03 06:36:49 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Stopped Nexus Service.
-- Subject: A stop job for unit nexus.service has finished
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A stop job for unit nexus.service has finished.
--
-- The job identifier is 7929 and the job result is done.
Aug 03 06:36:51 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Starting Nexus Service...
-- Subject: A start job for unit nexus.service has begun execution
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit nexus.service has begun execution.
--
-- The job identifier is 7930.
Aug 03 06:36:51 beta-nexus.******.tld nexus[66763]: Starting nexus
Aug 03 06:36:51 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: Started Nexus Service.
-- Subject: A start job for unit nexus.service has finished successfully
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- A start job for unit nexus.service has finished successfully.
--
-- The job identifier is 7930.
Aug 03 06:37:05 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: systemd-hostnamed.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit systemd-hostnamed.service has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Aug 03 06:41:44 beta-nexus.******.tld PackageKit[66330]: daemon quit
Aug 03 06:41:44 beta-nexus.******.tld systemd[1]: packagekit.service: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit packagekit.service has successfully entered the 'dead' state.

A: It seems like it's related to packagekit. The restart of nexus is about 5 seconds after the start of packagekit.
I wonder if you can figure out what this PID is:
Aug 2 11:54:48 beta-nexus dbus-daemon[585]: ... (uid=0 pid=367843 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")

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William Wenthe is an American poet and professor. His most recent poetry collection is Words Before Dawn (Louisiana State University Press, 2013). His poems have appeared in literary journals and magazines including Georgia Review, Southern Review, Callaloo, Tin House, Paris Review, Poetry, and in anthologies including Poets on Place (Utah State University Press, 2005). His honors include a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Wenthe earned his B.A. from College of the Holy Cross, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from University of Virginia. He lives in Lubbock with his wife, the poet Jacqueline Kolosov, and their daughter Sophia. He teaches at Texas Tech University and is the poetry editor for Iron Horse Literary Review.

Published works
 Words Before Dawn (Louisiana State University Press, 2012)
 Not Till We Are Lost (Louisiana State University Press, 2003)
 Birds of Hoboken (Orchises Press, 1995)

Honors and awards
 2009 Everett Southwest Literary Award
 2004 Natalie Ornish Best Book of Poetry Award
 1995 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

References

External links
 Author Page: William Wenthe > Louisiana State University Press
 Faculty Page: William Wenthe > Texas Tech University
 Poem: AGNI Online > 2008 > Goldsmith and Charity by William Wenthe
 Poem: Callaloo > Volume 32, Number 1, Winter 2009 > Reading by William Wenthe

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Poets from New Jersey
Poets from Texas
National Endowment for the Arts Fellows
University of Virginia alumni
College of the Holy Cross alumni
Texas Tech University faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)


The two drivers involved in a fatal truck accident in February were issued citations, according to sources. On February 16, a school bus full of children collided with a dump truck, killing one and injuring 17 others. We wrote about this story last month; you can read about it here.
School bus driver John Tieman, 66, was inching forward at a stop sign to get a better look when a dump truck struck the bus in the intersection. Police cited Tieman for failure to yield. The truck driver, Michael Caporale, 38, was cited for failure to secure the container on his truck and failure to cover the load with a tarp. No criminal charges have been filed against the drivers yet—toxicology test results are still pending.
The accident claimed the life of 11-year-old Isabelle Tezsla and injured her two triplet sisters, who required hospitalization.
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Safety regulations are in place for a reason. Even if these infractions seem minor at the time, they can eventually cause an accident or make an accident more dangerous. Herman's Trucking needs to be held accountable for its negligence.


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In the LGBT community, bisexual people have more health risks. Here's what could help.
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By Zachary Zane
The B in the LGBT community often comes as an afterthought.
There are fewer groups and resources dedicated to bisexual individuals than to gay, lesbian and transgender individuals. The 40th annual LGBT Funders Report, which tracked funding to LGBT organizations from 1970 to 2010, found that, of the $487 million that went to programs and organizations that serve the overall LGBT population, a mere $84,000 went to groups that specifically serve bisexuals.
Bisexual folks are in desperate need of resources and support. In the past decade, there has been a slew of research consistently finding that bisexual individuals have worse health outcomes than the general population and are worse off when compared with the LGBT community as a whole.
Bisexual individuals have higher rates of depression and anxiety and are at a higher risk for suicide than gay and lesbian folks. They also report more experiences of physical pain than their gay and lesbian peers.
I spoke to three bisexuality researchers to help understand why bisexual individuals are experiencing more mental and physical problems than the rest of the population, as well as how to address these poorer health outcomes.
Double discrimination from both heterosexual and homosexual communities was a common theme mentioned by all three researchers. Sabra L. Katz-Wise, an assistant professor at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, mentioned that bisexuals are "often experiencing discrimination from both heterosexual and sexual minority communities, where the same may not be true for lesbian and gay individuals."
Ethan Mereish, a licensed psychologist and associate professor at American University, said that this double discrimination can lead to negative health outcomes.
"We know that bisexual people are often invisible, invalidated and stigmatized — experiencing multiple forms of discrimination from the heterosexual community and lesbian and gay community," Mereish said. "This creates pressure to conceal their identity as well as internalize these stigma[s]. … These types of stressors and double discrimination are related to increased feelings of loneliness, and it's these feelings of loneliness that heavily contributed to experiencing depression, anxiety and suicidality."
Perceptions of gay and lesbian individuals have improved drastically over the past two decades, and stigma has lessened. But Brian Dodge, associate professor at Indiana University's School of Public Health, noted that members of the bisexual community haven't seen such large improvements. In a 2016 study, Dodge and his fellow researchers "we only saw a little shift" in attitudes toward bisexual men and women. "The only other study similar to ours was conducted in 1999," Dodge said, "and people in that study rated bisexual people more negatively than any other group except injecting drug users. So we moved up a little bit, from rock bottom, but still, attitudes [toward bisexuals] are ambivalent at best."
The question then becomes: How can we address these negative health disparities? How can both the LGBT community and straight allies help decrease the feelings of loneliness plaguing bisexual individuals, create more bisexual-specific support groups, dispel negative bisexual stigmas and, lastly, shift perception of bisexual people from ambivalent to positive?
The first step, both Katz-Wise and Dodge noted, is through altering health-care practices to address the specific needs of bisexual individuals. "We need to address the assumptions that providers are making about their patients regarding bisexuality, as well as [change] how questions are asked of their patients to be inclusive of bisexual orientation," Katz-Wise said.
Dodge mentioned that while he would love for more bisexual men to come out to their doctors, to increase visibility in the medical field, he acknowledges that we need to be realistic. "That's going to require a context where the doctor isn't engaging in implicit forms of biphobia, like giving a strange look [when a patient discloses being bisexual], or the doctor assuming you're straight because you're dating a woman and you don't need an STI test," Dodge said, adding, "While they seem like small things, cumulatively, they build over time. I think this does take a toll on mental health and contributes to why we see these health disparities."
Dodge said he finds that men do want to talk about their bisexuality, but often don't know how. "They might not have had anyone in their lives say to them: 'It's okay to be bisexual,' " Dodge noted. "Additionally, the social context is challenging. If you know that your partner is going to break up with you, or we've even heard stories where guys are afraid to tell their partner about their sexuality because of threats of violence, then you're not likely to disclose."
Thus, the second step, as Mereish noted, is "having support groups and spaces where bisexual people can connect with other bisexual people who've had similar experiences." While also addressing the stigma and biphobia that exists at systemic levels. "We want to accurately and positively depict bisexual individuals in the media [in order] to debunk bi myths."
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Q: What are these strange warnings while invoking ggsave? While invoking ggsave I get the following strange warnings:
> ggsave(filename='/Users/bravegag/Dropbox/CV/skills.pdf', width=12, height=6)
  Warning messages:
  1: In grid.Call.graphics(L_text, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y,  :
    unknown AFM entity encountered
  2: In grid.Call.graphics(L_text, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y,  :
    unknown AFM entity encountered
  3: In grid.Call.graphics(L_text, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y,  :
    unknown AFM entity encountered
  4: In grid.Call.graphics(L_text, as.graphicsAnnot(x$label), x$x, x$y,  :
    unknown AFM entity encountered

Is there a way to troubleshoot/fix this? I'd rather not share the code if this is enough to diagnose the issue. Note that the plot comes out just perfectly.
UPDATE: These are my dependencies including extrafonts and the issue happens in Mac OS X as well as in Windows.
rm(list=ls())                         # clear workspace
library(ggplot2)                      # use ggplot2 library
library(directlabels)
library(scales)
library(extrafont)
library(extrafontdb)

loadfonts(device="pdf",quiet=TRUE)