"We are closely tracking the situation close to the border of Afghanistan, especially in the Badakhshan and Pyanj areas, where intelligence has noted a gathering of armed individuals, coming from various extremist and terrorist communities like the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan," the source said.
"Tajik special services are undertaking an array of preventative measures, using the reserves of the main directorate of the border service of Tajikistan, to strengthen the most vulnerable parts" of the border, the official added. "We've established close cooperation with colleagues from the CSTO, including Russians, for the exchange of operational information, we're carefully gathering information about the goals of the concentration of fighters on the border with Tajikistan, their plans."
In a curious coincidence, on the same day an unnamed official from Uzbekistan's National Security Service also gave an interview with a Russian news agency, RIA Novosti, using similar language. "Operational information indicates a noticeable increased concentration of armed formations not controlled by the government of Afghanistan," the source said.
In the case of Uzbekistan no additional forces or facilities are being used to address the situation, but technical improvements have allowed border posts to better communicate with one another, allowing the same number of guards to function better.
As both reports noted, all of this comes just after a senior Kremlin official warned that groups of armed fighters were massing in Afghanistan near the borders with Central Asia. (Though that official said the fighters were from ISIS, which these new reports don't claim.) All of these coincidences, and the lack of concrete information, are certainly grounds for suspicion given Russia's apparent interest in ginning up an Islamist threat in the region in order to increase its security presence in Central Asia.
However, there also has been an undeniable increase in the level of activity near the Afghanistan-Central Asia border. In late December four Tajikistan border guards were kidnapped by Taliban fighters while the guards were gathering firewood in Afghanistan. There are conflicting reports as to whether or not the Taliban made demands of an exchange of the guards for Taliban prisoners currently being held in Tajikistani prisons. Tajikistan newspaper Asia Plus reported that "the Afghan law enforcement authorities assure that the release of Tajik border guards is just a matter of time. 'The border guards' whereabouts has been established and there is reliable information that they are safe and sound,'" an unnamed security services source told the newspaper.
And on the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border, where there have reportedly been clashes between Taliban and Turkmenistan armed forces, the Afghanistanan armed forces are preparing a "large-scale operation to clean the area of Taliban fighters," reported the website Afghanistan.ru. "A concentration of fighters in the regions bordering Turkmenistan has become grounds for concern in Ashgabat," local police official General Fakir Mokhammed Dzhauzdzhani said.


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It is ridicule to think about installing solar panels while we do not even attempt to daylit our office spaces in the Tropics. Why the need for expensive, long-term investment on renewables when there are relatively cheap (or even free with energy conservation) energy efficient design methods via passive design such as daylighting? With the sunshine all year round, it is a paradox that many building professionals and clients seem to immerse into the aesthetic and monetary value of their design products instead of understanding the 'biophilic' design aspect of the building to live in – the interaction with the sun and the climate. Rightfully, daylighting is a civil matter in the UK, administered by the "Right to Light" law which prohibits new development from interrupting daylight getting into any windows of its nearby buildings. Sadly, similar rights and laws in the USA were abolished following the introduction of electric lighting in the mid of 20th century. The finger plan school layout in the California was also abandoned with the invention of air conditioning then, due to the concerns of thermal heat gain from huge glazing openings.
The critical importance of daylight associated with human health, happiness, well-being and performance are understood since the ancient civilisation as well as in modern healthcare. It is a fundamental healthy architecture design that is resurfacing with the recent green building movement. People generally prefer daylight predominantly with supporting electrical lights for their work spaces. Considering most of the office task today works from an illuminated visual display, daylight functions well as an appropriate ambient light source to complement with. Some would prefer the variation of lighting level throughout the day that hints the outdoor weather condition, while some would prefer a task light instead that empowers them to customize their personal workspace luminous environment. It is one of the many workspace psychology factor that affects mood and work productivity. Most importantly, the forgotten light is also beneficial in non-visual aspect, by regulating our circadian. It has significantly higher blue wavelength (464nm) in its spectrum as compared to that of our office conventional lighting which will suppress the production of melatonin by the pineal glands. The secretion of melatonin assists our bodies to sleep. This explains jet lags and your difficulty of falling asleep after browsing through your bright phone in the dark.
But why aren't we getting it Right?
The art of daylighting is easier said than being done. It has to take the surrounding obstacles, sun path, interior design, electrical light controls and work culture into account to understand occupant behaviours with their lighting environment. It bothers me when a local press quoted that green building has large glazing to enable plentiful of incoming daylight. Just look around our office towers with all the roller blinds pulled down due to sources of glare from bright sky, not only direct sun! Subsequently, that shuts out the incoming daylight from the vision window and hence the total reliance on electrical light. The trick is to distribute only diffuse light deeper into the office space uniformly, while ensuring direct sun is shaded off (which also helps in reducing radiation thermal loads that saves air conditioning cost). There are many ways to daylighting, from the façade via light shelf, from the top via light pipes, from courtyards, or even fibre optics and many advance technologies. Eventually a successful daylight system is one that is proven with reduction of electrical lights that shows daylight interaction and occupants visual comfort acceptance. This article will share one of the latest project consulted by IEN consultants, which pioneers the usage of daylight trough in this region.
The conventional daylighting strategy utilizes light shelf which bounces off incoming diffuse light to the ceiling above and spread it throughout the office space. Instead, the approach taken by the daylight trough, in Menara Mustapha Kamal Block D, guides the diffuse daylight in and exit the aperture which flushes in as a ceiling panel. The 21 stories provisional GBI Gold certified office tower in Damansara Perdana has an average of 1,193m2 of net lettable area per floor with office depth ranging from 9-16 meters and alternate level of sky gardens. In terms of daylighting performance, the performance of the daylight trough is superior to that of the conventional office. Under the definition of useful Daylight Factor (1-3.5%) by Green Building Index, the result shows that the daylight trough is capable of delivering up to 6 meters into the office space. This measured result is taken in prior of occupancy with the blind assumed fully in rolled down as shown. It also compares with the lighting simulation tool, Radiance from IES-VE software and proving it's a reliability with a significant correlation in result (r=0.7577).
Various scientific literature have shown that human subjects are capable to adapt to ambient daylight illuminance range from 200-2000 lux (sometimes we even measured as low as 100lux during laptop usage). As shown, the 3 different electric light circuits are controlled by the lux sensor with the set point of 250 lux. However, the provision of an ergonomic task light was also proposed to ensure localized lighting control. The depth of the sun shading slab works well to shade the interior from direct sun, which has the lowest altitude of 65 degrees. Hence, the variation in illuminance contributed by the daylight trough will not be dramatic as it is independent of direct sun. In terms of energy efficiency, the calculated lighting power density for the office is 5.25W/m2 and 1.90W/m2 without and with the assistance of daylight trough, both well within the MS1525:2014 maximum requirement of 10W/m2. Using the annual hourly weather file for Kuala Lumpur, the electrical lighting savings from daylight system by on/off controls of the lights is as high as 39.2%. The anodized reflectivity material within the daylight trough is MIRO95ax4 Extra Bright from Alanod, which means having reflectivity of 95%. It has to be noted that the diagram shows the north oriented office receives low illuminance from the similar daylight trough as oppose to the south oriented office. This is due to the surrounding obstacles as the north oriented office faces another tall office building and Flora Damansara hill as the obstacles, while the south oriented office faces the open skyline of Mutiara Damansara.
The design of the daylight trough has to cater for three objectives; constructability considering all other mechanical and electrical components in the ceiling space, maintenance of the daylight trough (as dust affects daylight bounce) and daylight performance. The design of the daylight trough does not span across entire ceiling space as there are pockets of ceiling space for fresh air ducts and fire sprinkles (as shown). The daylight trough design only caters for the centre of the office space as the corners with shallow depth should get sufficient daylight from fenestration alone. While conventional office typically ignores the hidden space above the ceiling which offers the flexibility of laying the components anywhere, this one does not. The initial daylight trough design had the upper light trough tilted to allow redirection of daylight deeper into the space, however this was later revised due to constructability considerations. The evolution of the design also considered maintenance which suggested robot vacuum cleaners every half year to clean the daylight trough. As there was an uncertainty over the robot's navigation due to height clearance and frequent ceiling hangers, and even levelling, the act of "over-engineering" also potentially added cost. Also, the unconventional issue of additional lateral load and movements by the robot vacuum concerns the warranty of ceiling panel suppliers and various sub-contractors. With the complication of liability and potential defects, the daylight trough was redesigned to be isolated and enclosed which accumulates only minimal dust. Telescopic mops will be used via the translucent exit aperture of the system to maintain the daylight trough.
Well, so comes the common question, what's the cost? The total additional cost of the daylight trough per meter square office area (Nett Lettable Area) is RM38.21/m2, which includes the additional reflective aluminium sheet from Alanold and Gypsum Board. The expected payback period for the daylight trough is 20.4 years with the consideration of operational expenditure only. The operational energy savings computes the avoided lighting energy usage with the current C1 tariff rate at the price of RM0.365 while lamp replacement cost annually is reduced due to increased lifespan of T5 electrical lights. However, the conventional payback period does not capture intangible items such as building cooling load savings, carbon tax savings, residual value, enhanced corporate prestige, and most importantly, the effect of daylight on human well-being, which potentially improves work performance. A study from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) shows that costs of an employee is some 160 times that of energy. Conventional daylight from windows yielded energy savings of £7/m2 and annual productivity gains of £142/m2 (Mayhoub & Carter, 2011). One example which uses the whole life cycle costing (WLCC) method computes a payback period of as fast as 6 years. Besides, there are three factors affecting payback periods; electricity prices, system capital cost, and available external local illuminance. Which in accordance to the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), electricity prices will be subsequently increased due to the removal of subsidies.
Further investigation on the effectiveness of the daylight trough will be done during occupancy stage later. Do the occupants improve in cognitive performance under the daylight trough as compared to electrical lights? Are they visually comfort under such variation of natural daylight across the day? Despite whatever outcome, it is high time for us to think our cities and buildings as the space to live as they shape the way we are. The fundamental of good architecture lies in functional spaces that catalyses the idealism of social cohesiveness and biophilic design. Employees spend almost half of their days in an artificial space with artificial light levels. The forgotten light, daylight, is one of the many common sense aspects to rethink how we shape our built environment today.


As an invaluable member of the restaurant industry, the food servers have a very important job of making sure everything runs smoothly for both the staff and customers. In essence, they are the ones who see to all the customers and make sure they have the best dining experience possible.
Working in restaurants usually means working in a fast-paced environment, where staff will be running around all day, taking food and drinks orders, going up and down the stairs and that is barely scratching the surface. Not only are they expected to be here, there and everywhere, but work shifts can vary in length and sometimes the days can be very long. By the time it comes to the end of the shift, you probably feel exhausted, and all that walking around really takes its toll.
Waiting on customers a hard task in and of itself, and the last thing you need is sore feet on top of that. You know there has to be a better way to make the job easier, and we believe it all comes down to the shoe. Therefore knowing which shoes that will get you through a long shift is imperative, which is why we've created this guide.
While it might be tempting to choose a shoe that looks great, there are certain practicalities that you need to prioritize and consider first.
What Type of Shoes Do Waiters and Waitresses Wear?
How to Pick the Most Comfortable Server Shoes?
Unless you have been a server, there is no way you can understand exactly how hard it can be. All that running backward and forwards to the kitchen can be really hard on your feet. And, when you are busy, it never lets up.
The right shoes are essential to keep your feet comfortable and prevent you from developing problems later on. In this post, we will go through some of the top shoe choices for servers.
When you are in the weeds, these shoes will prove their weight in gold. They look good, and they feel great on.
The uppers are leather with great stitching to ensure maximum durability even with heavy use. The leather is supple and comfortable on your feet. The more relaxed fit means that your toes have space. This, in conjunction with the leather, makes the shoes breathable.
These are lace-ups so there is no need to worry about shoes slipping off at inopportune moments.
The soles are skid-resistant, something that is very useful for a server. They are made from rubber and will cushion your foot from the worst of the impacts. You will be able to race to your patrons all day.
The insole is contoured to provide extra support for the arches and more padding. They can be removed or left in as you like.
Looks are not as important as comfort, but it is nice when a shoe has both. This design features an embossed, inlaid design instead of the standard perforations. If you like something that not everyone will have, these could work well for you.
Comfort-wise, these are our favorite pick. The leather uppers are fabric-lined for maximum comfort.
Skechers have used their standard molded insoles with memory foam uppers. This extra padding can make a world o difference when it comes to a long work day. The insoles can be removed if you prefer.
The soles are made from rubber and have excellent traction. You couldn't really skid around in these, even if you were trying really hard. The soles help to cushion the impact and so relieve the pressure on your feet.
If we could have changed one aspect, it would be to add in some more colors. These only come in black and white.
You are either going to love the look of these, or you are going to hate it. We don't feel that there is a middle ground here. The style is very pared down and simple. But don't let that put you off. These are designed to be one of the most comfortable pairs of shoes you will own.
They feature the classic Go Walk design. They are slip-ons and are what Skechers designates a recovery shoe.
The uppers are made from fabric that is designed to keep your feet cool and comfortable. The fabric is responsive and allows for a snug but comfortable fit.
What makes these special is the Resalyte cushioning. This is very light-weight so will not weigh down your feet. It offers excellent support and is very responsive.
The outer sole features a circular pattern that is not only cool but allows more responsiveness, no matter what the terrain.
If you are not into the leather scene, these shoes provide a stylish alternative. The uppers are made of mesh fabric that is light and comfortable to wear. The fabric provides a more relaxed fit than you would get from leather. It is a lace-up design.
The sole is made of rubber and highly skid-resistant. They stand up well – even for use in the kitchen and slippery surfaces. The sole has been designed to help cushion your feet over various and different surfaces.
The arch support is pretty good. The insoles are the standard memory foam-topped inserts. You can swap them out for your more customized inserts if you like.
If you do have problems with your arches, we recommend you do this. The arch support here is not very high.
Overall this is a very hard-working pair of shoes that will last well. The mesh pattern makes them very interesting.
Comfort-wise, these are as good as Crocs. They just look more streamlined. What is great is that you don't have to stick to plain old black. The uppers are leather but come in a range of different finishes, colors, and patterns.
Choose a basic suede finish for a more understated look or splash out on a brightly pattern patent leather look. With choices like Blackberry and Rose Garden, there is sure to be something you like.
The anti-slip outsoles are perfect for use in oily or wet conditions. This makes them ideal for wearing in and out of the kitchen and on the dining floor. They are made from polyurethane and offer the best traction of all our picks.
The insoles are also made of polyurethane and crafted to provide extra cushioning. They can be removed if need be. Together, though, the soles and insoles make an unbeatable pair when it comes to comfort.
Okay, so Crocs might not win the award for the best-looking shoe, but they are undeniably comfy. These ones are designed for use by those in the restaurant industry, or those who are on their feet all day. They are made for those hard days.
The soles are thicker at the metatarsal and toe area as these take the most strain when you are walking. They have a non-slip underside. The arch support has been taken up a notch so that you get the perfect balance between support and comfort.
The insole features small nubs that massage your feet every time you take a step. It helps to keep your feet feeling refreshed.
The upper is fully enclosed to protect your toes from any spills and potential food burns. The shoes are simple to keep clean – you just need to use tepid, soapy water.
These are a casual-style shoe that could also pass as smart casual. They are very comfy and allow you to really gain traction as a server. Seriously, you are not going to slip anytime soon with these on. The outsole is completely OHSA compliant.
The uppers are made of synthesized leather with double-stitching detail. The collar and flap of the shoe are padded for additional comfort. These are lace-up shoe so you can get them nice and snug. The cut is more relaxed in the toe area to avoid pinching.
The insole features memory foam on the top to make it a whole lot more comfortable. The insole provides excellent support and the extra cushioning makes a lot of difference. If you prefer to use your own insert, you can easily remove these ones.
The midsole is jerk-resistant to enhance your comfort further while wearing them.
These lace-up shoes lean towards the smarter side of smart casual. It is a simple design that won't date easily. You can choose between Black and Bushwacker. The latter looks more casual and has a brown finish to it.
The leather uppers are made from leather and hold up really well. The shoes breathe well, and the uppers are supple and easy to care for. A good polish every now and again keeps them looking as good as new.
The padded collar and tongue help enhance the overall comfort of the shoe, but it is in support of the insole that this shoe excels for servers. The insole has a gel cushion that reduces the impact of spending many hours standing.
The outer sole is slip-resistant and offers superior traction. The sole also helps to absorb much of the impact of walking.
These have more of a slippery feel to them. They are not the most fashion-forward design, but they make up for this in spades by being comfortable. They are slip-ons so are a good option if you hate laces. We liked the fit of these and the convenience of just being able to slip your feet in.
The uppers are synthetic but are waterproof if this is a concern for you. The uppers have a mesh detailing to make them look a little more interesting. High-quality elastic is used on the sides to make sure that they stay while you are wearing them. The collar is padded for extra comfort.
The insole features a memory foam upper for additional support and comfort.
The outer sole features a slip-resistant pattern and is very durable. It is flexible and shock-absorbent.
These are also slip on but look quite a bit smarter than our previous option. The upper is made from leather and is easy to maintain. They are comfortable to wear in a warm environment because the leather breathes.
The collar is padded and designed to help prevent chafing and blistering. The goring on the sides has high-quality elastic that will last a good while. This helps keep the shoes on securely. To add extra comfort, there is a lining inside the upper to help wick moisture away.
The midsole is made from molded EVA for increased support and extra comfort. This insole is what makes the shoe special and a lot more comfortable.
The outer sole is slip-resistant and contains channels to help disperse liquids effectively. The traction with these shoes is excellent. The liquid dispersion is great if you have to do a quick cleanup in a messy kitchen.
Those are our top choices for you if you are a server. We have incorporated a few different styles to suit different tastes. Who says that great footwear has to be boring?
There are a variety of different shoes a waiter or waitress can wear, and much of the decision comes down to a variety of factors that need to be taken into consideration, which we have outlined in the following.
A good shoe fit is important because it will generally improve the comfort of the shoe and make your life at work easier. When it comes to how well the shoe fits, it will vary from person to person, but there are a few things you need to take into consideration that apply to everyone.
First of all, try the shoe on and see how it feels. Does it feel snug, or does it feel loose? You will want a shoe that feels snug around your foot, but with enough space so that it doesn't feel too tight. While a tight shoe might feel like a good fit, it will eventually start to hurt your feet and could end up causing problems later down the line. You also need to think about when how well the heel of the shoe fits on your foot, and whether there is plenty of space in the toe area to prevent your toes from feeling crushed. Having a backless shoe might look great, but they offer very little in the way of support and may not be ideal for waiting staff.
When deciding on the best shoe for serving food, comfort and cushioning is going to be a very important part of your decision. Considering how much a waiter is required to be on their feet, you want to consider optimal comfort to ensure that by the end of your shift, your feet are not sore. One aspect of comfort means taking the size and shape of your foot in account. For instance, the width or narrowness of your feet will determine how comfortable a shoe is when trying it on. If your feet are wide, you will need to consider a wide fitting shoe. Likewise, if your foot is narrow, you will need to make sure your foot doesn't feel too loose in the shoe. A good quality insole may also be beneficial for added cushioning if you are wearing your shoes for many hours at a time. Some shoes have an insole built in, but some may require an additional insole putting it.
The natural arch in your foot is the part of your foot that helps structure the shape and functionality of your foot. Your foot arches take a lot of weight with every step you take, and in order to keep your feet strong and pain-free, the arches need to be supported by the shoe. Not only does this help with short-term pain, but a strong foot arch can also prevent musculoskeletal problems down the line that could lead to low activity or even damage to the foot long term, so it's important this is taken seriously. The height of the arch varies amongst each individual, so you need to choose a shoe that reflects the height of your arch. For example, someone with a low arch will need a shoe with built-in support to help elevate their arch and provide added stability whee the arch may collapse. This will help keep the foot in the correct position by stopping the foot from rolling inwards.
If you are serving food and running around the restaurant floor all day, your shoe is going to get worn a lot and will therefore need to be durable to sustain the work. Durability comes down to the material, so you will need a strong outer material to withstand the amount of pressure it will be under. Not only do you want them to last well without having to replace them regularly, but you also need the material to stand well against any food or drink spillages and any grease from the kitchen. A shoe with a tough, upper sole that has some waterproof material like leather would be ideal for kitchen servers, as they last a long time and will deal better with spillages than other materials.
While it's important that your work shoe is comfortable and functional, it's still important to think about presentable they. For example, a clog might be a practical and comfortable shoe, but it may not be appropriate. The reality is, you are part of the front of house team and the chances are, you need a shoe that looks professional that adheres to the dress code. Once again, a leather shoe would be a good option because they meet the criteria for comfort while adding a bit of style. They are also one of the easier materials to maintain the appearance of, which again is important when you're dealing with customers face-to-face.
One of the most important features of the shoe for food servers is the actual material of that the shoe is made of. The most common materials used for shoes are leather, synthetics, textiles, rubber and foam. Synthetic materials are a great option from a price point of view and in some cases can be cleaned fairly easily. However, it is not a very durable material and it tends to wear out quite quickly. This means they may need replacing fairly frequently, which might not be ideal if you're working many hours serving food. Since you most likely need a shoe that is durable and presentable, you may want to consider a higher quality material like leather to make sure that they will last and meet the dress code requirement.
Now that you have got to the end, we hope you feel more informed about making the right decision when it comes to buying the best pair of shoes for food servers. Just keep in mind that your safety and comfort is a priority, so make sure you always take that into account by investing in and wearing the best pair of shoes.


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'Doctor Who' Christmas countdown Day 6: 'The End of Time'
Posted December 19, 2015 by Sami Kelsh Filed under
First things first: why the heck is Martha married to Mickey?
As far as swan songs go, 'The End of Time' certainly is one. Doctor Who bids farewell to the Tenth Doctor over two episodes that run the emotional range from zany to heartbreaking to downright ridiculous (often within the same scene), concluding with a series of pre-regeneration codas which run only slightly shorter than the goodbye sequence at the end of Return Of The King.
While I will say that this isn't my favourite festive Doctor Who special by a long stretch, seeing as it's Christmas, it seems only fair to focus on the things about it that are good.
Here are six such things:
The best thing about the episode is obviously Wilfred Mott, played with such heart by the legendary Bernard Cribbins – so much so, that I'd have quite liked to see a two-part special devoted to the exploits of Wilf and his chums, especially the magnificent Minnie (played by the equally magnificent June Whitfield).
Every emotionally-charged scene between the Doctor and John Simm's decidedly unstable Master – albeit with apologies to the significant corner of fandom bemoaning the wasted opportunity to get those two to finally kiss.
Donna's new husband seems like a lovely gentleman. Every heartbreaking memory wipe should have a silver lining. (I'm looking at you, 'Hell Bent'. And, for that matter, I'm still not over 'The War Games'.
John Simm's many, many costume changes. He looked especially fetching in that disconcertingly incest-y evil daughter's posh pink ensemble.
Verity Newman. We see what they did there.
Everybody's favourite James Bond, Timothy Dalton, spitting all over the place and making the Master look quite rational really.
Next Christmas, the Doctor is tweedier, his hair is floppier and he's lost his eyebrows.
It's been fun revisiting Christmas with Tennant. If nothing else, go back and listen to the way he says the word "shimmer". Trust me.
> Buy the Christmas specials box set on DVD on Amazon.
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Assuming you have at least three friends, one of you will experience a mental health problem each year. That's the crisis we're in – one in four. Drill down further and the latest statistics for England suggest one in six of us will experience this each week. So it's no surprise that we're all likely to be within touching distance of someone who may, one day, need our support. Here's what to do when that day comes.
This will emerge in one of two ways. The first, and less subtle, is that your friend tells you their problem, reaching out to you with the barn door wide open. The second, and more subtle, is that they drop hints to you through commentary like "the world's against me", "you don't know what it's like for me" or "no one loves me". The proverbial bone is being thrown here.
Tell them to "cheer up, mate": Fuel. Fire.
In an ideal world, we would all accept help when needed. Reality is less perfect. You may instead be faced with a friend who isn't willing to accept help, for that to them may herald a myriad of emotions from shame and weakness, to guilt. Any frustrations need to be parked, for if they have the capacity to make their own decisions, then you have to respect them. Your job is to not burn that bridge, keep the lines of communication open, and be ready - for when your friend is.
Dr Nick Knight is a GP. Follow him on Twitter at @DrNickKnight.
Luke founded mental health support network Andy's Man Club, and the associated Instagram account @andymansclubUK, in August 2016 after his brother-in-law, Andy, took his own life following a period of depression. The club is "a talking group, a place for men to come together in a safe environment to talk about issues and problems they have faced or are currently facing" with other men who may have been or are in similar situations.
What's your advice for anyone who is close to someone suffering from a bout of depression?
What I always say is that you should strive to be that trusted person in your community or your family who people can talk to. It's vital to be that non-judgemental person who will be there and that people can talk to no matter what. And it's so important to learn to accept that people who do have depression have good days and bad days.
From your experience, what is the worst thing people can do when someone is in the depths of depression?
The worst thing someone can do is to tell them what you would do, or to "man up" or "get on with it". These are toxic phrases that have adverse affects and should not be used. Often, people don't know why they feel the way they do, and they can't explain it. As a society, we need to learn to not be reactive to each other's behaviours and to be more sympathetic to what others might be dealing with.
What are the key things that you believe help someone suffering from depression to survive it?
Speaking out. We've had best part of 250 men in Halifax alone (this doesn't' include our other groups across the country) saying that sharing has saved their life. They also say how useful it is talking to someone experiencing the same thing because you can help each other to provide coping strategies and you identify with each other, which is a totally different experience to sitting opposite a councillor.
The most basic and rewarding thing we encourage is finding the good stuff in the day. It's about making sure the good outweighs the bad. You might talk to someone that says, "I had the worst day on Friday". And my reaction is, "Well, what about the other six days?".
One other thing I would add is that you never really "recover" or are "cured". This is a misconception and it's so much more beneficial to understand that fundamentally this is about helping people learn to cope. You need strategies. You need to know what you can use to remain anchored when you are down, whether that be surrounding yourself with people that make you feel good or visiting places that evoke happiness, or by going to the gym, playing a sport, playing an instrument or reading.
Why is it so difficult for men to speak out?
I think there are three reasons. First, they don't want to burden loved ones. Second is weakness. Historically men work and women are the homemakers, but society has evolved and women work now and people strive for equal opportunities. Social evolution has moved at such a pace and men are no longer the leaders of the pack as such, but we now need to break this stigma down and change our culture. And finally, I think embarrassment plays a big part. People are scared of giving others something that could be used against them.
Why is it important for people to talk about mental health?
Because it's the first step to getting the help you need. Talking is so vital and so crucial.
Brian is a 17-year-old model based in Los Angeles who has suffered from depression and anxiety himself. At time of publication @brianhwhittaker had 762k followers on Instagram and often comments about his mental health on his posts.
What do you wish you'd been able to say to yourself during your darkest bout of depression?
When I was feeling particularly depressed and anxious, it would have been great if I could have told myself to look at the bigger picture, and to know that I was, in fact, depressed - and that that patch was temporary.
What is the worst thing people close to you can do when you're in the depths of depression?
When they see you suffering, but think the best thing to do is to just leave you and let you deal with it on your own.
What are the key things that help or have helped you to come through it?
Being around good people and creative minds. I've also found that staying busy helps, so, for example, going to the gym was something for me to do and that helped take my mind off whatever I was thinking about. I found that setting a goal in the gym was something to concentrate on rather than sitting in my bed feeling sorry for myself. I used social media to talk about depressive feelings and how I have overcome my issues. I've also stayed busy, which meant I managed to keep my head above water.
Quentin is a 21-year-old photographer who set up the non-profit project @lifemattersfoundation with his friend, David, in September 2016. One of the things they focus on is raising awareness of mental health issues in young people – and men – in particular. Based in Munich and Nuremberg respectively, a huge part of Quentin and David's work consists of going to concerts and informing people face to face. They've also created merchandise and do gigs, with the money from both going into the charity.
What's your advice to anyone who is close to someone suffering from a bout of depression?
Quentin: Through our work and conversations with people who have suffered or are suffering from depression, we've learnt how important it is to take the situation seriously. If your friend, family member or someone you're close to is depressed, listening and being there for them cannot be underestimated – it's the first step to helping. However, it's important you don't put yourself in the position of 'therapist', especially if you don't have any professional knowledge or experience. The best thing to try and do is direct them to a professional for medical attention.
David: Depression can have a big impact on your relationship with the person who is suffering, so just try to remember you can get through this together.
David: The worst thing to do is 'nothing'. If you know someone is suffering from depression try to talk to him or her openly, even it means asking them uncomfortable questions to try to get them to talk. Once you get the conversation started you can begin to help by finding out more about how they're feeling and ultimately point them in the right direction to get help.
Quentin: Don't expect there to be a 'quick fix' to curing depression. I have a friend who is very traditional – he doesn't believe in depression, and thinks people who suffer from it are just suffering from a few bad days. But it should never be underrated. Sadly some people can suffer for long periods of time, and it can come and go. Try to be there for the person during the good times and the bad.
What are the key things that you believe help someone suffering from depression come through it?
David: Advice around depression is very individual; you can't generalise. Listening and talking goes a long way, but advice should always be given by mental health professionals – they're the experts and will know what is best for each person and how they are feeling.
Quentin: We absolutely encourage seeking professional help – for example, through our work we always try to put people in touch with the right people who can give you tailored advice. Self-help can also be a great motivator. If you have depression you can get caught in a hole, but looking at every day as a new chance and opportunity is a positive way to begin each morning or the push you need to get through the particularly bad days. Have faith.


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Q: How to create multiple instances of the same singleton service in .NET Core? Supposing that I have 10 Machines that they have instruments attached to them and different users could access a machine, but not all users have access to all the machines.
So, I have a IMachineInstrumentService abstraction and a MachineInstrumentService implementation.
How I should create 10 Singleton instances of a IMachineInstrumentService in startUp.cs?
Is this possible or should I create a scoped IMachineInstrumentService and to create 10 mutexes for the machines
For example something like this
foreach(var machine in Machines)
{
    services.AddSingleton<IMachineInstrumentService , MachineInstrumentService >(machine);
}

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Players react to win over St Mirren
Manager hails another 'terrific performance'
Motherwell win at St Mirren
Listen to live commentary from St Mirren
Previewing St Mirren v Motherwell
Manager: We will not be complacent
David Turnbull is January player of the month
Mark Gillespie says balance is key to form
Steelman backs Safer Internet Day 2019
Jake Hastie, Allan Campbell and Elliott Frear speak as Motherwell hit five-in-a-row with another league win at St Mirren.
Stephen Robinson saluted the lack of fear in his young Motherwell side, as they showed character to record their fifth straight league win in victory at St Mirren.
Motherwell showed grit and character to grind out a fifth straight Ladbrokes Premiership victory at St Mirren.
Jake Hastie and Allan Campbell goals in either half got the win for the men in claret, as they recovered from a potentially morale-sapping equaliser to roar up the park and grab the winner.
Stephen Robinson elected to remain unchanged for the third successive match, with his substitute bench also remaining the same from the weekend win over Livingston.
After scrappy opening exchanges, the game immediately exploded into life through Hastie.
Challenging the full back Muzek, he cut inside from the right, beat another and then rocketed a left-footed effort into the top right corner of the net, via the crossbar, past a stunned goalkeeper.
St Mirren, in truth, had the better chances in the first half thereafter. Nazon was denied a goal through an incredible point blank save from Gillespie, and substitute McAllister curled over shortly after.
Motherwell's first half was a succession of set plays which failed to create any further serious chances, while the hosts had plenty possession but mainly in their own half.
St Mirren again enjoyed possession in the second period, but the best chances fell to the Steelmen.
The second arguably should have came. A three versus two situation saw link up play between Campbell, Ariyibi and Hastie. The latter finally squared to Main for a tap in, but he just made his run too early and the ball was cleared.
With 17 minutes left, the hosts were level. At the second bite after a corner, Dreyer got the ball into the area for Paul McGinn to loop a brilliant header over Gillespie.
Motherwell's heads could have went down, but they roared back to life shortly after to claim the winner. Elliott Frear's outstanding cross from the left met the run of Campbell brilliantly, leaving the midfielder no option but to power an excellent header home to send the travelling crowd wild.
If you can't make the Ladbrokes Premiership match at St Mirren on Wednesday night, we've got you covered.
Our live streaming service is unfortunately not available for the trip to face St Mirren. But users can get live audio commentary via our service at tv.motherwellfc.co.uk.
Packages start at £6 for subscribers in the UK/Ireland, and £12 for international fans.
Fear not, all of our other remaining home and away Ladbrokes Premiership games before the split will be available outside of the UK/Ireland via our live streaming service.
St Mirren host Motherwell on Wednesday night, as Stephen Robinson's men seek a fifth league win on the bounce.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Motherwell and St Mirren have met twice so far in the Ladbrokes Premiership in the 2018/19 season, recording a win apiece.
David Turnbull and Chris Cadden netted as the Steelmen picked up a 2-0 win in October, while the Buddies returned the favour at Fir Park in a 1-0 victory in December.
Craig Tanner, Trevor Carson and Chris Cadden remain out long term for Motherwell. Christian Mbulu is sidelined with a hamstring strain.
Save time and buy your tickets in advance
Tickets are available online now to collect from the Fir Park ticket office before 4pm on Wednesday. Buy your tickets in advance to avoid queuing at the ground.
At the ground, ticket booths are available next to the stand. Motherwell supporters will be situated in the North Stand.
Over 65s / Under 18s / Student £12
Under 12s £6
Listen to live commentary
Our live streaming service is not available for the trip to face St Mirren. Instead, users can get live audio commentary via our service at tv.motherwellfc.co.uk.
Stephen Robinson says he has no doubt his Motherwell players will avoid complacency against St Mirren.
The Steelmen travel to Paisley on Wednesday night on the back of four straight league wins, but the manager says doing the simple things first will always be the team's priority.
After another excellent month, youngster David Turnbull is the Tullibardine Motherwell FC player of the month for January.
Having also picked up the award in November and December, the midfielder's goals against Hibernian and Dundee contributed to him winning the public vote.
Well Society member Drew Nelson came along to Fir Park to present David with his award.
Mark Gillespie says a solid defence and strong attacking options have been the catalyst to Motherwell's recent upturn in form.
The goalkeeper has contributed to the team's four consecutive league wins, keeping three clean sheets in the process.
Steelman and his sidekick Raven Steel have been brought to life in cartoon form to back North Lanarkshire Council's programme around Safer Internet Day.
The club mascots teach a short lesson on the concept of consent online for our younger fans, answering typical questions and giving a simple guide to understanding.
Based around a theme of "Together for a better internet", North Lanarkshire Child Protection Committee are committed to helping keep children safe online and they are encouraging parents to make use of the resources available online to engage with children's digital lives.
The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community.


Randal A. Koene is Dutch neuroscientist and -engineer, co-founder of carboncopies.org network.
Randal's research is centered on how to decode and simulate brain processes on computers and to find out, if and how could we possibly transfer mind to a non-biological substrate that is needed in patient-specific neuroprostheses. He is also working on the feasibility and roadmap to whole brain emulation.


The Crumlin Club House is located in Lorcan O' Toole Park which close to junction of Kimmage Road West and Stanaway Road. The function room in the club can also be booked for social events, see contact details below.
Matches are played in Pearse Park which is close to Crumlin Village, see maps below.


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Andrea Gibson (they/them/their) is one of the most stirring and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, in which they regularly sell out large capacity rock clubs and concert halls, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a "poetry show" altogether. Gibson's poems center around LGBTQ issues, gender, feminism, and mental health, as well as gun reform and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Their live shows, in which they are often accompanied by musicians, have become loving and supportive ecosystems for audiences to feel seen, heard, and held through Gibson's art.
Gibson is the author of six books. Lord of the Butterflies (Button Poetry), which sold almost 20,000 copies in its debut year, was the winner of the Independent Publisher's Award in 2019 as well as a Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist. Take Me With You (Penguin, 2018), an illustrated collection of Gibson's most memorable quotes, was also a Goodreads Finalist. In 2019, they co-authored their first ever non-fiction book, How Poetry Can Change Your Heart (Chronicle Books).
In addition to their publishing accolades, Andrea has released seven full-length albums, combining their socially active spoken word with musical collaborations. They are the winner of the first ever Women's World Poetry Slam Championship (2008) and frequent World Poetry Slam Finalist.


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Netflix's 'Long Term View' lays out predictions for internet vs. traditional TV delivery
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Haven't been reading every Netflix quarterly report or listening to each earnings call for the last several years? No problem: you can quickly get caught up on the company's strategy thanks to a "Long Term View" document posted to its investor relations site. Boiling down many of the things executives like Reed Hastings have been saying into a single PDF, it's easier to digest road map of where Netflix thinks this whole online video thing is going. Among other things, it sees the simplicity of its offering -- no ads, no VOD, no-hassle cancellation, access on any screen at any time mobile or TV -- as a main selling point. How to keep customers happy? Make sure that they think of Netflix as the better option for their entertainment time than other possible choices. Hit the source link to dig into it yourself or check below for a breakdown.
We have more content, more viewing, a broader brand proposition, are on-demand, on all devices, and are less expensive, so we estimate that we can be 2 to 3 times larger than current linear-HBO, or 60-90 million domestic members.
One tack explained is Netflix's drive to keep expanding into new countries at such a rapid pace -- it's taking a page from other video subscription services. Citing others (broadcast, cable) that eventually achieved "profitability and scale in a market" and then sustained them over decades, it predicts a similar future for itself until whatever is "beyond streaming" arrives. Netflix isn't throwing dirt on their graves just yet though, saying most customers see it as complementary to standard pay-TV and specifically mentioning that despite a 30 million-strong customer base, it's observed an "absence of cord-cutting." Between that trend and its importance to so many customers, it's still holding out hope to work with more ISP / video providers for initiatives like the OpenConnect program with Super HD. So how big can Netflix get? Eyeing HBO's 30 million or so subscribers, it sees potential growth to 60 - 90 million US members thanks to the aforementioned simplicity and its cheaper price.
..we've realized that the 20th documentary about the financial crisis will mostly just take away viewing from the other 19 such docs, and instead of trying to have everything, we should strive to have the best in each category.
Much of the revenue those members generate goes to content, which it's spending around $2 billion per year to license. Even throwing around that amount of cash it can't afford to pick up every thing available, so how does it choose? According to the document, while Netflix seeks to have a broad library that crosses many categories, there are other factors at play. Though it prefers to offer the best in each category, it has so many options that even the most in demand movies and TV shows don't "materially swing" viewership numbers. How much it's willing to pay then, depends on how much it's been watched, how much similar content it has, and ratings. Things get even more complicated in international markets, or as it gambles on original content, though any competitors to the crown will have the same issues without the head start. Additional issues will arise from growing competition, and Netflix has singled out HBO as its number one future competitor to license content.
We believe we have a strong advantage over our linear competitors when it comes to launching a show...we are able to provide a platform for more creative storytelling (varying run times per episode based on storyline, no need for week to week recaps, no fixed notion of what constitutes a "season").
There's room left over for a description of the company's approach to original content, as the experience it's developed picking reruns out of the bargain box is applied to selecting all-new content for future exclusives. After judging concepts, it hands them off to studio partners to execute the actual production. Netflix's setup also allows for far more flexibility than the usual squeeze for prime-time hours. What we've seen so far has mostly stuck to traditional time windows and seasonal layouts despite the all-at-once release strategy, but that could change. That release method seems to fit its Watch Instantly promise and viewer expectations so far, since the company notes "huge numbers of members" are still just starting House of Cards months after launch. Still, it's not diving into original content at the expense of everything else just yet. Netflix anticipates spending on originals will be less than 10 percent of its content budget for the next few years.
These are just some of the highlights of the document of course -- a bet that 4K streaming will proliferate "long before" linear TV makes the shift jumps out -- and a full read through should display even more information. Coming in one piece instead of the drips and drabs of PR, interviews and SEC-angering Facebook posts, it's a more coherent style of communication than we're used to. What are still unanswered however, are the questions of users missing features like DVD queueing in official mobile apps, the recently-killed RSS feeds that used to serve up a comprehensive list of new content and its walking-dead public API program. Taken as a whole however, it's clear there's little room left for plans outside its main service + app approach. We've seen Netflix's rush to move forward result in setbacks before, what happens next and how viewers respond will be nearly as interesting to watch as any of the original series it has planned for the next year.
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Policy change, land use, and agriculture: The case of soy production and cattle ranching in Brazil, 2001–2012.
The Brazilian Amazon has experienced one of the world's highest deforestation rates in the last decades. Cattle ranching and soy expansion constitute the major drivers of deforestation, both through direct conversion and indirectly by land use displacement. However, deforestation rates decreased significantly after the implementation of the action plan to prevent and control deforestation in 2004. The aim of this study is to quantify the contribution of cattle and soy production with deforestation before and after the implementation of the action plan in the two states Mato Grosso and Pará along the BR-163. Specifically, we aim to empirically test for land use displacement processes from soy expansion in Mato Grosso to the deforestation frontier between 2001 and 2012. First, we calculated the relationships between deforestation rate and the change in cattle head and planted soy area respectively for the BR-163 region. Second, we estimated different panel regression models to test the association between processes of land use displacement. Our results indicate a close linkage between cattle ranching and deforestation along the BR-163 between 2001 and 2004. Soy expansion in Mato Grosso was significantly associated with deforestation during this period. However, these relations have diminished after the implementation of the action plan to control and prevent deforestation. With the decrease in deforestation rates in 2005, cattle ranching and deforestation were not directly linked, nor was soy expansion in Mato Grosso and deforestation at the forest frontier. Our analysis hence suggests that there was a close coupling of processes and spatial displacement until 2004 and a decoupling has taken place following the political interventions. These findings improve the understanding of land use displacement processes in Brazil and the methods offer potential for exploring similar processes in different regions of the world.


1. A summary of services a bank provides for a company. Examples of information in an account analysis include average daily float, accounts receivable turnover, and the account balance. Account analysis helps a company identify any potential weaknesses in its structure.
2. A statement providing the account analysis for a company.
Its products can manage stock levels, pricing information, data management, account analysis and route-planning.
Banking services sought include, but are not limited to:concentration account(s), controlled disbursements, outstanding check reconciliation, information services, electronic funds transfer, online access, overnight investment, and monthly account analysis.
The study noted, "These leading-edge CFOs are being called upon to carefully direct technology investments towards systems that enhance budgeting and forecasting, as well as back-office processes such as account reconciliation and account analysis.
The integrated solution adds user and account analysis to TAP's hosted incident response platform to augment the detection of advanced attacks and insider threats.
Latitude's custom workflows and account analysis features have helped us increase our collection recovery rate by 25 percent," said Green Tree's vice president of ARM operations, Mark Foley.
Through the purchase, the buyer will enhance its portfolio with solutions including the DNA real-time, open technology account processing platform, CUnify and TotalPlus account processing platforms, Weiland Account Analysis for commercial account analysis, tools for the creation and sharing of client-developed functionality.
Global Banking News-January 31, 2012--Citi launches tracking and account analysis tool for credit card holders(C)2012 ENPublishing - http://www.
4 billion maker of cereal and convenience foods, were bogged down in paper, ranging from billing statements and foreign exchange confirmations to account analysis statements.
The software integrates into the core system a range of activities, including multiple loan types from simple to Small Business Administration, account analysis and reporting and loan participation support, along with cash and coin handling options.
The stack of account analysis statements that corporate treasury receives from banks each month can be daunting to pick up let alone use to perform a thorough review.
The product's price is based on individual household information and is managed through the company's Secondary Applications Services Platform, a Web-based technology platform that provides account analysis and valuation services and functions as an online marketplace for banks to offer a variety of risk solutions to customers.


As you can recall from my previous post on Extentioniste, we are talking about the therapy that strengthens weakened hair prone to breakage! With your right at-home routine, your hair can be strong and healthy and grow as long as you want it to be. However, it's equally important to visit the hairdresser 3 in 3 months to achieve the desirable results. This is why, I had my first visit last week at one of my favourite hair salons in Thessaloniki, Lefas Hair Operators. I truly admire them for their professionalism and constantly evolving techniques and it's a salon I would totally recommend to anyone visiting Thessaloniki.
The treatment lasts for quite a short time (30 mins max) and leaves the hair soft and rejuvenated.
Below you will see some screenshots from my IG stories where I describe the whole process. The first step is to apply the Bain Extentioniste shampoo to wet hair, massage well to release its rich, airy lather and aromatic fragrance before rinsing it well. Right afterwards, a mask is applied which is a mixture of Soin No. 2 &3. As you can understand it's very concentrated for maximum results. The mask is kept in place for 15 mins, then rinsed and the final step is the leave-in serum (the miracle serum as I call it).
Et voila! My hair fibers are two months away from complete rejuvenation and restoration.
My next visit is on the same day in November and I literally cannot wait! Of course, I am still following a hair care routine at home with the products you see below. You can shop them here if you like.


With Oregon 450 you can really get in touch with nature. This next-generation handheld features a rugged, sunlight-readable, touchscreen along with a built-in basemap with shaded relief, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, 3-axis electronic compass, microSD card slot, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units.
Oregon 450 leads the way with a tough, 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, color, touchscreen display that offers crystal clear enhanced colors and high-resolution images. Its easy-to-use interface means you'll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. With user-selectable dashboards, you can customize the appearance of your display. Both durable and waterproof, Oregon 450 is built to withstand the elements. Bumps, dust, dirt, humidity and water are no match for this rugged navigator.
Oregon 450 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded contours. Simply touch the color screen to navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain.
With Oregon 450 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly other compatible Oregon, Colorado and Dakota users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your friend to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just touch "send" to transfer your information to similar units.
Oregon 450 supports Geocaching.com GPX files for downloading geocaches and details straight to your unit. By going paperless, you're not only helping the environment but also improving efficiency. Oregon stores and displays key information, including location, terrain, difficulty, hints and descriptions, which means no more manually entering coordinates and paper print outs! Simply upload the GPX file to your unit and start hunting for caches. Show off photos of your excursions with Oregon's picture viewer. Slim and lightweight, Oregon is the perfect companion for all your outdoor pursuits.
Oregon 450 has a built-in 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, which shows your heading even when you're standing still, without holding it level. Its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude, and you can even use it to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. See changes in your elevation ahead of you and where you've been with enhanced track navigation. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, Oregon 450 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons.
Conveniently plug in optional preloaded microSD cards for all your outdoor activities on land or water (see maps tab for compatible maps). Just insert a MapSource card with detailed street maps, and Oregon provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Add select topographic maps to take advantage of Oregon's 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation. With BlueChart g2 , you'll get everything you need for a great day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet.


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After 3 hours of poking at samples and documentation and sleep deprivation, I now have a package containing… a changelog file.
In the run-up to Wikimania, I plan to get the single-user-login code base sufficiently up to stuff to at least demo it at the conference, and to be able to snap it into action probably shortly after.
The English Wikipedia full-history data dump (my arch-nemesis) died again while building due to a database disconnection. I've taken the opportunity to clean up dbzip2 a little more and restart the dump build using it.
The client now handles server connections dropping out, and can even reconnect when they come back, so it should be relatively safe for a long-running process. The remote daemon also daemonizes properly, instead of leaving zombies and breaking your terminal.
I've managed to bang my dbzip2 prototype into a pretty decent state now, rewriting some of the lower-level bitstream code as a C module while keeping the high-level bits in Python.
This was using Wikimedia's database servers; beefy Opteron boxes with gigabit ethernet and usually a lot of idle CPU cycles while they wait on local disk I/O.
The peak throughput on my initial multiple-server tests was about 24 megabytes per second with 10 remote threads, and I was able to get over 19 megs/sec on my full gigabyte test file, compressing it in under a minute. With some further work and better stability, this could be really helpful in getting the big data dumps going faster.
Still fiddling with distributed bzip2 compression in the hopes of speeding up data dump generation.
My first proof of concept worked similarly to the pbzip2 I came across: input was broken into blocks, each block sent out to local (and remote) threads to be separately compressed as its own little bzip2 stream. The streams were then concatenated together in order.
This works surprisingly well, but has serious compatibility problems. While the standard bzip2 utility happily decompresses all the streams you care to place into one input file, other users of the library functions don't expect this: the tools I needed to work with the dumps would end with the first stream.
A more compatible implementation should produce a single stream with multiple data blocks in the expected sequence, but the file format doesn't seem to be well documented.
In my research I came across another parallel bzip2 implementation, bzip2smp. Its author had also found pbzip2 and rejected it, preferring instead to hack the core bzip2 library enough to parallelize the slowest part of it, the Burrows-Wheeler transform. The author claims the output is bit-for-bit identical to the output of regular bzip2, which is obviously attractive.
I'm not 100% sure how easy or practical it would be to extend that to distributed use; the library code is scary and lots of parts are mixed together. Before diving in, I decided to start poking around at the file format and the compression steps to get a better idea of what happened where.
I've been putting together some notes on the format. The basic stream itself is slightly complicated by being a true bitstream — blocks in output are not aligned to byte boundaries!
As a further proof of concept I've hacked up dbzip2 to combine the separately compressed blocks into a single stream, complete with a combined CRC at the end so bzip2 doesn't barf and cut off the end of the data. This should be more compatible, but it's not suitable for use right now: the bit-shifting is done in Python and way too slow. Additionally the input block cutting is probably not totally reliable, and certainly doesn't produce the same size blocks as real bzip2.
Replicating the RLE performed on input could get the blocks the same size, but at that point it might start to make sense to start using the actual library (or a serious hack of it) instead of the scary Python wrapper I've got now.


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Halime History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestors of the name Halime date back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from when the Halime family lived in Hallam, a place name found in Yorkshire and Derbyshire. In the Domesday Book of 1086, this place is called Hallum. [1] In Yorkshire, Hallam is found in the South Riding.
Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old Scandinavian word hallr, or from the Old English word hall, both of which meant "stony." The place name meant "the stony place, the place at the rocks." [2]
In Derbyshire there is a place called West Hallam and another called Kirk Hallam. These names are derived from the Old English word halh, which meant "remote nook of land." Kirk in the Old English meat "church;" the name as a whole would be "church in a remote place," while West Hallam was a "remote place in the west." [3]
Early Origins of the Halime family
The surname Halime was first found in Yorkshire at Hallam or perhaps at Halling, a village on the North Downs in the northern part of Kent that dates back to Saxon times in the 8th century when it was first listed as Hallingas. [3]
By the time of the Domesday Book of 1086, the place name was known as Hallinges, [1] and literally meant "settlement of the family of a man called Heall, " from the Old English personal name + "ingas." [3]
A scan of early rolls revealed Adam de Hallum in the Subsidy Rolls for Yorkshire in 1297 and John de Hallum in Lancashire in 1328. Richard de Halom was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Derbyshire in 1327 and Henry de Halom held lands in Yorkshire in 1392. [4]
The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Willelmus de Hallom and Elena de Hallum. [5]
In Scotland, the name was "probably a late introduction from England. Janet Hallam was in the Carse of Twynholm, 1758. John Hallum or Hallume was hanged for being a Covenanter, 1685." [6]
Early History of the Halime family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Halime research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1417, 1403, 1405, 1360, 1370, 1537, 1537 and 1537 are included under the topic Early Halime History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Halime Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Halime are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Halime include: Hallam, Halam, Hallum and others.
Early Notables of the Halime family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Robert Hallam (d. 1417), an English churchman, Bishop of Salisbury and English representative at the Council of Constance. He was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1403 to 1405. He was born probably between 1360 and 1370, and educated at Oxford. [7] John Hallam (d. 1537), was an English "conspirator, a native of Cawkill, Yorkshire, and had much local influence and popularity. A determined Romanist he strenuously opposed the king's supremacy and the suppression of the monasteries. When the priest announced at Kilnskill that the king had suppressed St. Wilfrid's day, Hallam angrily...
Another 112 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Halime Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Halime family
Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Halime or a variant listed above: James Hallam who settled in Maryland in 1741; William Hallam settled in Barbados in 1680 with his servants; Thomas and William Hallam settled in Newcastle co. Del. in 1855.
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^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
^ Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
^ Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
^ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Halime (English)


If you were asked to stand in front of a mirror and describe what you see, what would you say? Would you say you see a masterpiece or a broken piece? It's safe to say we all have experienced a moment of brokenness- a loss, a broken marriage, a failed business, a heartbreak, abuse, an illness or maybe even faced a traumatic event; situations that turned our joy into sorrow. These kinds of events change us and they can affect us daily- if we give them permission. How do we overcome the bitterness or depression when life has bruised us to the point where it has become difficult to even roll out of bed? To clarify, I do not have all the answers, but I pray that you find some encouragement after reading the below.
I want to make a quick reference in the title. The title of this blog, resulted from a passage in the bible found in Proverbs 31:10-31; a section that speaks of a virtuous woman. Furthermore, it describes in detail how a woman of noble character thinks and acts. She is hardworking, loving, caring, intelligent, and a woman of faith. Even more, she is so astonishing, her value is said to surpass that of rubies. No pressure, right?
When I first read this epilogue, my mind kept circling on how short I fell from reaching this level of excellence. The described woman did an exceptional job, inside and outside her home. I can barely remember my own kids' names, let alone be a superwoman. Why would the bible speak of such a woman? Perhaps because there is a profound meaning behind it. Now, if you are struggling to keep your head above the water, know that your breakthrough is near. Lets take a dive into exploring the correlation between the woman mentioned in the Proverb and ourselves.
Let's link all of this together. There is a certainty within me that knows Proverbs 31 was not written for the purpose of composing a good bedtime poem. Also, if studied carefully, there is no place within the script that confirms only a selected few were born with or can attain this level of awesomeness, it does not mention details on how to become her, it only shares a vivid image of a woman who has used her potential wisely and as a result, she has accomplished excellence and success. I can confidently say we are carriers of the same attributes listed in every one of the 21 verses, however, the burdens of life have in different ways, suppressed our capabilities.
The relieving news is: our circumstance, our past, or our pain will not take from us everything that we were born with. You and I were created to be hardworking, caring, loving, intelligent, strong, bold, courageous, self-dependent, and full of faith. We were meant to excel, to be extraordinary. God made us his masterpiece and he's definitely not finished with us yet- it's a work in progress. When we were created, God went above and beyond on the details. He equipped us with every possible tool to overcome any challenge. For this reason, we are alive today and reading a blog about how valuable our life is. He knew every single skill every person needed to be productive. He empowered us and filled us with grace and favor. He intentionally made us the way we are- to fulfill the purpose he designed for our lives.
Women- we were not created to be used and abused or feel self-pity, or to be anything less than smart and overachieving. We were created to nurture our homes as well as be career oriented. I should add, both men and women have different and important skills, we need one another to make the world function. I would dare to recommend being cautious, that neither the past or present traumatic events stop us from becoming the accomplished individual we were meant to be since the day of our existence. I often wonder, if women have fully understood the definition of beauty. Beauty does not only rely on beautiful makeup, good hair, and stylish clothes, but rather, on how many of our talents we put to work and how much of it impacts the world.
Equally, important, we need to love our uniqueness. We all have been equipped with different talents and abilities, because our purpose is unique. The problem I was made to solve; my purpose, is completely different from the problem you were designed to solve ( your purpose). Sadly enough, we tend to be analytical- in the wrong direction. We most often use our analytical skills to do comparisons of one another. We compare our beauty, our families, and even our bodies. Unfortunately, we can compare ourselves all day long, but that will not change who we are, it is wasted energy. Instead, we need to learn to analyze ourselves. We must remain observant of our behaviors, our thoughts, our emotions, our moods; the areas that control our daily decision-making and affect those we interact with. A speaker I once listened to, recounted feeling more bitter seeing others enjoying life while she felt the weight of depression on her shoulders. After noticing the emotion of jealousy digging her into a deeper hole, she stepped into her thoughts and shifted them. Her action transformed her life. I believe its time we step foot into our brains and reorganize our thoughts. Lets be bold to change.
You might ask, if I am a valuable being, why do I feel so valueless? Ask yourself these questions: What have I allowed into my life that currently restricts me from living to my fullest ability? What thoughts and emotions have been taking over my thinking process and controlling my behaviors? How much longer do I want to allow the negative influences direct me? The answers will pinpoint you to the areas that may need some work in redirecting your life's course. Picture a computer without an antivirus software, if it contracts a virus, it can disrupt the potential of the machine. Similarly, when the function of our brain is disrupted through negative thinking, it becomes challenging for us to function the way we were created to, in fact, we begin to break down in slow motion. In order to see different results, we must be willing to change our mentality.


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