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Deck Machinery for a Successful Season
Marco Global's new line of purse seine deck winches promise to free up a deckhand and reduce the risk of crew injury while streamlining the net pursing process with a dual sheave design that eliminates slippage. Photo courtesy of Marco Global.
A fishing boat may be the most expensive part of the commercial fishermen's tool kit, but the machinery and gear he uses on a day to day basis is just as important. The tools for catching fish and hauling it aboard are important for a profitable and safe fishing trip, and the reliability of a product can mean the difference between a good season and a great season.
New Seine Winches
Seattle's Marco Global has developed a new line of purse seine deck winches that promise to free up a deckhand and reduce the risk of crew injury while streamlining the net pursing process.
The four models of Purse King seine deck winches and line haulers come in sizes to fit most fishermen's needs, including a model that bolts on top of an existing winch and three stand-alone models that replace an existing winch, using the existing hydraulic system.
The new winches feature a unique dual sheave design, which eliminates slippage when pursing.
The line wraps first around the inside sheave, then comes around the outer sheave for a second wrap which takes the slack and maintains traction on the line in the inside sheave.
The extra traction provided by the outer sheave gives the operator a safe way to stop and reverse the winch to pay out line under tension.
The dual sheave design allows splices, knots and even links to pass through the sheaves safely without slippage.
Dick Boehm, Vice President and General Manager of Marco Global says his company's challenge was to understand the problems of its customers and come up with product ideas to solve those problems.
"Our biggest customers are the Alaska salmon fleet," Boehm says. "These fishermen are operating under the 58-foot rule, and there isn't a lot of room on these small boats." He says the area between the house and the hatch is a pretty small footprint, and drum winches, which are safe, take up too much room, so a capstan is the most widely used method of pursing the seine.
In 2008, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) had authored a study finding that 67 percent of purse seine injuries were directly attributed to the capstan winch.
"A few years ago there was a movement among seiners to use crab block haulers to do the pursing," Boehm says. "Capstan winches are dangerous, and customers were looking for a solution."
One of the problems with both crab block solutions and traditional capstan winches is maintaining control of the load on the line. "You can't pay out line on a capstan, and while pinch sheaves haul pretty well, there's also no way to pay out line," Boehm says.
With a pinch sheave design, the line has to stay deep in the wedge to maintain the friction required to haul the line. When a splice in the line or a link runs through, it will often break the wedge and lose traction. The two sets of hauling sheaves in the Purse King design maintain control of the line, even with splices, links or knots passing through.
The bolt-on PLH17 model offers up to 4,000 lbs. of pull at 336 feet per minute. The PKW15 offers 15-inch sheaves and a line pull of 4,000 lbs. for smaller boats. The larger PKW17 offers 17-inch sheaves and up to 8,000 lbs. of pull and the 12,000-lb.-pull PKW20 features 20-inch diameter sheaves and is designed for herring or squid seiners.
The three stand-alone Purse Kings feature a separate mounting plate that bolts to the deck for ease of installation and an E-STOP emergency shut off switch on the top horn.
Net Technology
Many of the salmon seiners from Alaska to Seattle are equipped with seines built by Bulletproof Nets, of Homer, Alaska. One of Bulletproof's owners, Matt Alward, says there are a lot of variables that go into the design and construction of a Bulletproof Net. "We custom-build every single net," he says. "We'll look at where a customer fishes, his boat, what equipment he is using, how he handles his gear, and even his personality"
The company's line of custom seines are tailored to the customer and constructed of a range of materials, from traditional nylon and polyethylene to Dyneema and Vectran, based on the individual fisherman's needs.
Alward says nylon is a traditional webbing material that holds dye well and sinks, but offers lower abrasion resistance than some of the newer materials, and has to be made of larger diameter twine to provide the necessary strength increasing the drag.
Polyethylene is usually used as a chafe strip, and offers higher abrasion resistance than nylon.
Dyneema is polyethylene constructed so the long chain molecules offer the highest possible strength for the material. It's a high-tech fiber that offers high strength and wear resistance, but it doesn't hold dye as well as nylon, and it floats, which can be good or bad, depending on the application.
Vectran is a new material to seines that offers high strength and high wear resistance with smaller twine. "Vectran is a new product we're experimenting with," Alward says. "We have used it in a few nets so far, and it has promise."
Because it's strong for its diameter, it decreases drag, and that saves fuel while allowing the fisherman's nets to cover more ground. It's stronger than nylon, it holds dye well and it sinks. Bulletproof Nets is the first in the United Sates to use the material for seine web.
One of the product lines distributed by Bulletproof Nets is stainless steel rigging equipment made by ASANO Metal Industry of Japan. Alward says the hardware is the first high-quality stainless steel tackle of its kind designed specifically for commercial fishermen. "They offer the best stainless steel block and tackle we have ever seen. They have a line of rigging blocks and open face blocks for ground line, and quick release options for when you're towing nets or a skiff." The other owner of Bulletproof Nets, Josiah Campbell, has developed "a strong working relationship with Asano Metal Industries" says Alward. "Through our close collaboration with Asano, we have some very exciting new seine specific hardware in the works"
Bulletproof Nets works with deck machinery manufacturers to produce nets that work with new equipment designs. "There's a correlation between deck equipment and the nets they haul," Alward says. "Often an upgraded equipment design will have an effect on the gear we make. We work with manufacturers like MARCO on their design improvements so the net side of the industry isn't caught off guard."
For example, he notes that the development of the gripper wheel for the Marco Power block resulted in damage to the nets. "We had to come up with new construction methods to build tougher nets."
Bulletproof is always experimenting with new materials that might work better. "We have a large data set," Alward says. "We work with more than 80 nets a year, including my own, so we get to try new materials and techniques." He says some of the techniques are "tried and true" while other areas require experimentation.
"It's a never ending process, as far as we're concerned," Alward says. "We feel we can still keep making a better net. We already make the best net available, but we can do better."
Trawl Package
The O'Hara Corporation, of Rockland, Maine, chose Rapp Marine as the winch supplier for a new 194-foot, DNV-classed Stern Trawler, Araho.
"We're supplying the complete winch package," says Dan Markovic, engineering manager for Rapp Marine in Seattle. All the winches are electric, with the exception of the anchor winch, which is a hydraulic unit.
"We make an electric anchor winch," Markovic says, "but in this case the hydraulic version was specified."
The new vessel is being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida to a Norwegian design, and will be fitted with 14 Rapp Marine winches.
The main Trawl Winches will be a pair of TWS-22030E/S6 winches, each offering 45 tons of pull and capable of accommodating 2,800 meters of 32-mm cable.
The big electric winches are the workhorses of the fishing operation and are equipped with Rapp fluid-cooled electric motors. The motors are attached to the Rapp-designed gearbox, through which the winch is powered.
"One very important detail for these winches is that the motors are fluid cooled" Markovic says. "When winches are operated, they work hard and may stay on for a long time. The cooling extends the life of the motors and allows us to extract greater power from them."
Markovic says the system is very effective as the oil is circulating internally for cooling, where it has direct contact with rotating parts of the motor. "The rotor is actually bathing in the cooling liquid, providing for the most effective heat control" he says.
Also part of the package are two Gilson winches. Markovic says these winches have conventional, air-cooled electric motors, as they're used for short periods and don't experience heating issues.
The two GW-4000BE Gilsons each offer 32 tons of pull, courtesy of an ABB electro-motor system.
The new Araho will also feature two NDD-4500BE Double Net Drums, each offering 19 cubic meters of capacity, and each equipped with two 25-ton capable motors for a combined pulling capacity of 50 tons per Net Drum.
Another single 19 cubic meter ND-4500BE Net Drum is fitted with one electric motor, providing pull of 32-tons.
Three electric cod end/outhaul winches will pull 12 tons each and a model SOW-502E/S6 electric net sounding winch with 3,700 meters of 11-mm cable will be capable of pulling 3.5 tons.
Two AWW-4000 hydraulic anchor winches, fitted with Warping Heads, each storing 330 meters of 40-mm cable, round out the package along with a 372-mm hydraulic capstan which provides 5 tons of pull.
Rapp Marine is also supplying complete controls for the fishery winches including a Pentagon control system consisting of computerized control unit, touch screens and joysticks, offering features such as local and remote control, a monitoring system for auto payout and haul back and automatic operation of the trawl winches.
The system is equipped with 17-inch and 19-inch touch screens as well as real-time trawl length, speed and tension monitoring and logging of relevant winch data.
Rapp Marine has shipped the equipment from Europe as scheduled, and will execute installation supervising, start-up and performance testing including crew training, as well as sea trials before the delivery of the new vessel this summer.
Longline Haulers
Jim Kreider says his Seattle company JK Fabrication provides equipment for every fishery from salmon fishing to longliners and king crab. "We provide a lot of the deck winches for salmon fishermen," he says, noting the company's line of purse seine deck winches that benefit from galvanized steel construction with stainless steel horizontal rollers, for high strength and long life in the tough marine environment.
The company also supplies longline haulers for halibut and cod fishing. "There are several reasons why our longline haulers are so popular," Kreider says. "The design is simple and proven." Kreider says smaller vessels use the company's 17-inch convertible haulers, and he considers the company's 24-inch convertible hauler to be the Cadillac in the industry.
"Convertible means that no matter how the vessel is configured, you can take our hauler apart, turn it left or right on any angle, up or down, and it will work," he says. The company's haulers have a hot dipped galvanized finish. The sheaves are cast iron, and stainless steel or bronze is available.
"The design is simple and proven," Kreider says. "Customers that have switched to our haulers from another brand tell us that our haulers work so well they wish they had purchased ours in the first place."
Kreider says his company stands out for its longline equipment, including hauling stations, heavy-duty side or bulwark rollers and halibut side rollers. JK Fabrication recently supplied an all-stainless 30-inch longline hauler with direct drive and a radial piston hydraulic motor for the new Vigor Alaska-built Arctic Prowler.
"Our fish stripper/hook cleaner has been proven throughout the world," Kreider says. "The all stainless steel design has a great reputation, and it's small enough to work with any size boat."
JK Fabrication does custom work for small and large clients, and prides itself on the quick turnaround the company can offer its clients.
"We have stuff ready to ship right away – not in a couple of months but a day or two." Kreider says. "If a fisherman needs a motor or a gearbox he needs it right away. We can have it ready the same day or next day to get him back fishing."
Crab Gear
Doug Alldridge has been working in shipyards since he was eighteen years old, so it's natural that his company, Yaquina Boat Equipment in Toledo Oregon, co-owned with partner Jerry Esbenshade, would offer vessel repair services to the West Coast commercial fishing fleet, but that's only part of their business. Along with pilothouses, raised fo'c'sles, whalebacks and other conversion work as well as general dockside service and sales, Yaquina Boat Equipment also manufactures, sells and services a line of hydraulic deck equipment for the commercial fishing fleet including trawl winches, anchor winches, net reels, king crab blocks, pot launchers and sorting tables as well as numerous other products.
The company builds a line of trawl winches and net reels for boats ranging from 450 to 1,600 horsepower, all designed and built in-house. Most are custom-built for each application.
As well as their machine and fab shop, they also have several ABS certified welders on staff.
"We've more than doubled in output and company size in the last 5 years," Alldridge says. The company has 25 full-time employees building equipment for all facets of the west coast fishing industry.
"One of our newest products is a Dungeness crab davit with a davit sequencing valve," Alldridge says. "When you get done lifting the pot, the same lever swings it aboard- it really speeds up the handling process and reduces the fatigue of manually pulling a crab pot aboard." The Davit Sequencing Valve can be retrofit to existing davits as well.
The company also makes equipment for the king crab fleet, including a line of crab blocks, pot launchers and articulated or pivoting sorting tables. Their all-stainless bait choppers come in two sizes: Piranha and Barracuda, and the company has even built a specialized wax shredder for the candle-making industry based on a drum style version.
Yaquina Boat also builds anchor winches, and by repurposing hydraulic motors from winches and net reels to drive new stainless or galvanized anchor winches the customer can save a lot of money for a very reliable, low maintenance product.
"We'll pull a motor from a net reel or trawl winch at 50 percent or more of its useful life," Alldridge says. The motor is being pulled from a power intensive application and installed in an anchor winch where it will have very low use and be fully serviceable.
"We'll build an anchor winch for 500- to 1,250-lb anchors," Alldridge says, for 50-foot to 140-foot boats. "We don't really do the smaller anchor winches."
Yaquina Boat Equipment also makes pre-mounted stainless steel freeing ports, or scupper doors, heavy-duty aluminum pen boards, masts and gantries.
The company hasn't traditionally carried equipment for other manufacturers, but recently announced a line of marinized hydraulic valves for the fishing industry. "We are now the nation's largest stocker and seller of hydraulic control valves marinized for trawl winches," Alldridge says. The valves are from an Italian company but they're marinized in the US. "The valves are made from very high quality type 316 stainless steel, including the spool, handle brackets, handles and lever return assembly," Alldridge says.
"There have been valves with stainless spools on the market in the past, but we have never found any with type 316L and not with all of the other working parts built of stainless steel," Alldridge says. The marinized versions of the valves are available for applications from 15 gpm to 70 gpm and they also handle valves with enclosed, nickel-plated spools rated at 100 gpm to 200 gpm.
"This new line of valves is really a high quality product, and we're happy to be providing them to dealers or direct to our customers."
Gillnet Drums
Kinematics, based in Marysville, Washington, builds deck machinery for many gear types, but concentrates on providing net drums, drum drives and net rollers to gillnetters, most of whom are fishing in Bristol Bay. "A majority of our sales are to Alaska," says Owner Ed Luttrell. I just spoke to a guy about a drum for the Columbia River, but most of it is still for the Bay."
Luttrell says their flagship products are their net rollers and anchor winches. "We have one of the best built net rollers in the business," he says.
The net rollers feature drive parts of stainless steel, with roller bearings and a totally enclosed motor. The castings are fabricated right next door to Kinematics, at Fraser Bronze Foundry. "There's a lot more metal in the casting, and it's ribbed for strength," he says.
Luttrell says fishermen might buy other equipment from his competitors, "but they always buy our roller."
The rollers feature a 4 x 4 hub and provide power in, power out and freewheeling modes. "We feel they're superior across the board," Luttrell says, "and our customers are willing to pay for that quality."
The company also provides a limited amount of machinery to small research vessels and workboats, including small capstan winches and anchor winches. "We have a fairly active business in research vessel winches and setups for small trawl boats," he says. "For example, we build research winches for sounding equipment based on our current designs, but we'll build custom as well."
Nick Burquest, left, and Naomi Weddle stack a Bulletproof Nets seine on the F/V Challenger on the West Side of Kodiak Island in 2010. Photo by David Oneill courtesy of Bulletproof Nets.
Kinematics also rebuilds motors, installs new sheaves in old power blocks, adds removable cleats and refurbishes and services existing equipment.
His anchor winch is another notable piece of machinery, Luttrell says, adding that a Kinematics anchor winch is more substantial than those of his competitors. "It's a good solid winch, with cast sidings and stainless steel fittings," Luttrell says. "It just has a better look and feel."
He doesn't sell a lot of them to the gillnet fleet. "A lot of the fishermen in the bay don't really need an anchor winch that tough," he says. "That's what a deckhand is for."
Where he does sell them is the Southern California squid and dive boat fisheries. "Those anchors are up and down a lot, and the winches work hard all day every day," he says. "Those guys know we build a good anchor winch."
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Q: MQTT doesn't work with global ip General information:

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*IP: 1.2.3.4

*Server: Raspian Stretch (Debian 9)

*On the server is running apache2 with 2 website.

*mosquitto user: user

*moquittto password: psw
I've installed mosquitto on my server and set a user and a password.
When I use it in localhost I've no problem:
mosquitto_pub -h localhost -p 1883 -t topic -u "user" -P "psw" -m "new message"
mosquitto_sub -h localhost -p 1883 -t topic -u "user" -P "psw"

I receive new message without any problems
Unfortunately if I use my public ip it doesn't work anymore:
mosquitto_pub -h 1.2.3.4 -p 1883 -t topic -u "user" -P "psw" -m "new message"
mosquitto_sub -h 1.2.3.4 -p 1883 -t topic -u "user" -P "psw"

After few seconds both the subscriber and the publisher print this error: Error: Connection timed out
I can imagine is something like a closed port but I don't know how to unlock it.
I tried this but didn't change anything: sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 1883 -j ACCEPT
These are my configuration file:
/etc/mosquitto/conf.d/default.conf
allow_anonymous false
password_file /etc/mosquitto/passwd
listener 1883

/etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf
# Place your local configuration in /etc/mosquitto/conf.d/
#
# A full description of the configuration file is at
# /usr/share/doc/mosquitto/examples/mosquitto.conf.example

pid_file /var/run/mosquitto.pid

persistence true
persistence_location /var/lib/mosquitto/

log_dest file /var/log/mosquitto/mosquitto.log

include_dir /etc/mosquitto/conf.d

A: I presume that the IP you're using is not actually 1.2.3.4 - if you don't own it and it's not listed as a private / internal IP, don't use it internally.
Equally, if you don't own it, don't try to use it externally / on the internet.

If you are behind a consumer NAT'ing router, and using the router's external IP address, then there are a couple of potential issues:

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*Most consumer routers do not support hairpin NAT - i.e: you cannot access services (even if you've setup port forwarding correctly) by using your external IP from behind the router.

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*To test this out, try connecting from a friend's house or via another internet connection (e.g: your phone).

*The solution is to just connect to your internal server directly. If you're lucky your router can be configured to handle hairpinning, or you could upgrade your router.

*You might need to setup port forwarding on the router so that incoming connections on port 1883 are forwarded to your server internally.

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Most of the NPCs that appear in your games aren't really characters, they are just colour, just like the number of moons, or the grime on the cobblestones. They add flavour to the setting, and may even offer a rumour or a bit of advice, but they do not drive the action. Even recurring characters can fall into this category. While they are very important to creating a fun game, they do not need to be interrogated. Instead, they can be dealt with superficially, using nothing more than an attitude, maybe an accent, and a couple of memorable details.
The dividing line between the NPCs that should be interrogated the ones that are just colour is whether an NPC's actions can have a (meaningful) effect on any conflict that the PCs face. If so, you should interrogate the character. Their actions will be an important part of your games, and want to be able to figure them out on the fly as much as possible.
Since colour characters will not, as a rule, be caught up in weighty situations, there is little reason to consider anything more than superficial details. Of course they can become relevant to the real action over the course of a story or a campaign. They can be the inspiration for new plotlines and conflicts, or they can get dragged more deeply into events than you originally anticipated. When this happens, you should interrogate them like any other important player at the first opportunity.
One point that I will take directly from Card's book is that the first thing that comes to mind when you try to answer to a question should usually be discarded, or at least held in reserve. The first answer you think of is usually rooted in stereotypes, clichés or just plain banality. These answers just scratch the surface of your creativity, and won't be worthy of you or your players. No answer is completely original, but you'll know which ones are fresh enough and which ones aren't, especially if you have two or three ideas to choose from.
Of course clichés and (some) stereotypes aren't always bad. Generally they should be reserved for colour characters, or given an interesting and original(-ish) twist, though. Even better, you can get a lot of mileage out of subverting or deconstructing them.
It is possible to go off on an infinite regress with this, though, taking each new answer and asking "why?" again. This may be amusing as a pastime or a parlour game, but you should not indulge in it with characters you actually intend to play. It will just produce useless frippery and deep psychology that you won't use in play.
I will go into further detail about the use and abuse of "why?" in relation to each stage of interrogating an NPC, especially tips on when more is too much, as I go along.


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It's been 25 years since Evan first graced the stage as a saxophonist. This year Evan will commemorate this milestone with a series of single releases commencing with the soulful and rhythmic 'Groovehouse', and culminating with the album release of 'Will I See You Again'.
Inspired by the memory of his parents, 'Will I See You Again' celebrates family and introduces us to Evan's inimitable smooth jazz sound. "My mom and dad were first-generation immigrants who worked hard, and selflessly gave everything for their four children, so I am very blessed to have this opportunity in my life."
It is also fitting that the album is a family affair. Evan's with twin brother Stephan has co-written, produced and contributed bass guitar to several tracks. In addition, lifelong friend, guitarist, and co-producer Peter Kechays was instrumental in the album sound.
"These songs are the product of a great family upbringing, and the essence of jazz, pop, rock, R&B, and soul, that we all grew up listening to".
Born in Melbourne Victoria, Evan first picked up the saxophone at the age of 15. Initially inspired by Branford Marsalis's 'Royal garden Blues', it was his family's influence and love of all music that set Evan on his stylistic journey.
And along the way, Evan has been lucky enough to learn from some of the greats including Joe Viola, Jerry Bergonzi and Lee Konitz, but above all else Evan holds his time with legendary jazz educator Charlie Banacos as "the most influential " on his instrumental ability.
A three-time Arts grant recipient and sought-after festival performer, his current live show titled 'Boaz and Jachin – The Shape of Things to Come,' a tribute to John Coltrane, most recently premiered at Mona Foma.
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How much does the Cellulaize treatment cost?
Cellulaze is a very precise and individualized treatment. Costs for treatment can range frmo $3,000 to $5,000. Upon examination, Dr. Bednar will provide you with an accurate quote.
Only one Cellulaze treatment is necessary to achieve the desired results. You'll see some immediate results, but final results won't be apparent for three to six months. Of course there are exceptions to every rule, but unless there are very large areas that need to be treated, one procedure will provide excellent results.
The Cellulaze treatment is performed by using a very small cannula (or tube about the size of the tip of a pen) inserted under the skin. A unique SideLight™ laser fiber inside the tube delivers energy directly under the skin. The precise SideLight laser energy increases the depth and quality of your skin, while simultaneously releasing the fibrous bands that pull down on your skin to minimize the orange peel look associated with cellulite. The laser is also used to diminish the lumpy pockets of fat that protrude though the fibrous bands under your skin.
The best candidates for Cellulaze are women who are not significantly overweight but have cellulite on their thighs. A consultation with Dr. Bednar can provide you with the best information.
There is little discomfort associated with the Cellulaze treatment, since patients are treated with a local anesthetic to numb the areas that are treated. Patients may feel slight pressure or a warming sensation in and around the areas treated, but these are mild sensations. Patients are able to talk with the doctor during the procedure because they are awake and not sedated.
Cellulaze is backed by two years of clinical research and cleared for use in the United States. Clinical data has proven Cellulaze treatments can increase the thickness of the skin by 25% and increase the skin's elasticity by 29%: significant claims which haven't been made by many other anti-cellulite treatments*. Thicker and more elastic skin can help flatten and smooth the skin's surface therefore improving the appearance of cellulite. In addition, 100% of patients surveyed were satisfied or very satisfied with their results one year after their procedure, and all would recommend the Cellulaze treatment to a friend.
On average, the procedure takes one to two hours, depending on the size of the areas treated.
New collagen is formed in the areas treated with Cellulazeand the structures under the skin are altered—producing results that last. Clinical studies have shown results can persist for one year or more. However, it is important to maintain a healthy diet and exercise regimen to continue to enjoy the results.


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Ian McEwen was hailed as brilliant from his first book. A collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites won the 1975 M. Somerset Maugham award. His reputation only grew in the ensuing years, as he went on to claim the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, among other accolades. His 2001 novel Atonement sold in massive quantities and was made into a fine film. What makes McEwan's acclaim unusual is that he is not a formal innovator. It cannot be said that he—like, say, David Foster Wallace or Salman Rushdie—bumps forward fiction's possibilities.
Sweet Tooth, like Atonement, his best book, does have something of a postmodern curvature; the novel incorporates short stories written by characters and a letter at the end that upends some of the previous happenings. But those experiments exist in no sizable quantity, let alone in an especially innovative fashion. Rather, McEwan is highly regarded for the beauty and precision of his prose, and for the depths of his characters.
Passages of some of his books are worthy of the masters. I instance Saturday's pages-long relation of a squash game. As a player of the game myself, I could imagine few things less engaging than writing about a sport played by two sweaty men inside a small, bland room where conversation is slight and exhilaration slighter. At least David Foster Wallace had tennis played in the spacious outdoors. Yet Saturday's squash match is told with as much as splendor, observational power, and excitement as any bullfighting recollection to be found in Hemingway or the baseball game opening Philip Roth's American Pastoral. It is as if the players in Saturday are holding guns, not small racquets.
Unlike Saturday, which focused on a day in the life of a venerable English surgeon, Sweet Tooth is a story with inherent tension. Young, beautiful Englishwoman Serena Frome joins her country's intelligence service. She is tasked with assisting the war of ideas, as it was called in the Cold War and continues to be in whatever wars we are currently fighting. She works for a shell foundation supporting European anticommunist writers.
A remarkable admission coming from a future infiltrator. If she was thrillingly amoral, something out of a typical spy novel, the disclosure would be appealing. But in fact Frome courts no adventure; she simply joins the service because the job interview was arranged on her behalf. And then she displays indifference and unprofessionalism in her work.
McEwan has succeeded before in making odious characters likeable. Frome is not one of those characters. We sympathize with anyone but the worst of creatures who tells a story in which he or she suffers. But Frome is not funny enough to be guiltily enjoyed, nor intriguing enough to be appealing.
Sweet Tooth is disappointing because it is so promising. The book's epigraph alone—"If only I had met, on this search, a single clearly evil person," a line from Timothy Garton Ash's book about exploring the files that East German intelligence kept on him—is electrifying. Excepting the final chapter though, that tension is not sustained. For a book about a beautiful, unethical spy, it is decidedly boring.
McEwan retains his capacity for repeating an era. Any reader familiar with the CIA's funding of various cultural projects during the Cold War will find Freedom International's fronts and trickery familiar, right down to the organization's name. The employees of the group are bitingly portrayed, condescending and fraudulent. Sweet Tooth is a reminder that most intelligence agents in the Cold War were not out of James Bond movies. It's a fine recollection, but it does not nearly approach the best work of one of the world's premier writers of fiction.
Jordan Michael Smith, a contributing writer at Salon and the Christian Science Monitor, is a contributing editor at TAC.
Beautiful prose? Beautiful prose? Is that meant as some sort of wry joke? McEwan writes like a creative writing teacher at a community college in Dayton, Ohio. His descriptive passages are almost eerily devoid of any trace of originality or any hint of felicity. Ponderous piling up of obvious adjectives, laborious effects achieved without inspiration or grace, and a general bland incompetence–that's McEwan's prose. Not "beautiful" by any stretch of the imagination.
AMSTERDAM is my favorite of his novels.
Martin Amis he is not.


Cataclysm isn't just an expansion pack - it's a fundamental change to how MMOs are operated.
More is less is more.
The first thing you do when you spawn outside the gates of Orgrimmar is run in and see what they've done to your home. The scooped plaza of the once-ramshackle desert town is changed forever. The low-slung bank is now a menacing, fortified tower studded with black iron from which the zeppelins fly around the world; the surrounding architecture has gone from tumbledown to terrifying.
We meet the men tearing WOW to pieces: world guru Alex Afrasiabi and systems legend Greg Street.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is a uniquely ambitious expansion to an MMO, or to any kind of game, for that matter. Alongside the usual hefty suite of new content and features - a raised level cap, new endgame, two new races, new profession, guild levelling, new Battlegrounds - is a complete overhaul of the questing and levelling experience of the original game.
Competitors hoping for WOW to decline should be careful what they wish for.
The re-making of World of Warcraft.
"Was it a tough decision?" echoes Blizzard's chief operating officer Paul Sams. "I can tell you that me, the business guy, the operations guy... We were going through the whole process before we knew all the reasons why, and I was sitting there going, oh my God, really? Can we do that? Should we do that?"


For musicians seeking a Portastudio system which is effective yet affordable, the Tascam DP-03SD Digital Portastudio 8-Track Recorder is a clever option. It is capable of recording 2 channels simultaneously until a total of 8 are filled up. For tight-sounding tracks, a tuner and metronome are built-in, each featuring its own dedicated button, which allows for quick access. Able to record 16-bit/44.1 kHz resolution audio, the DP-03 records directly to SD/SDHC cards and can also export your mix to your computer via USB. TASCAM's DP-03SD is the simplest, best-sounding way to share your music with the world, for all to enjoy and appreciate.


The Zenmuse XT will work on the M200 series systems, however, the Zenmuse XT adapter is required in order for the sensor to interface on the drone. If you have a V1 Zenmuse XT sensor you will need to send it to DJI for updating. If you have a V2 Zenmuse XT, it has already been updated, however, it still requires the adapter.


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Deadly Exchange
Samantha and daughter Blake invite Chloe, a foreign exchange student from Britain, into their California home. The two girls become close friends but Samantha's uneasiness begins with the suspicious death of Blake's boyfriend. Samantha sets out to prove her daughter's innocence, discovering Chloe's ultimate plan is to "adopt" Samantha as her "mum".
Destruction Los Angeles
A fatal explosion and sudden earthquake rock Los Angeles, and reporter John Benson seizes his chance to cover the breaking news of increasing seismic activity.
A Smile as Big as the Moon
Mike Kersjes is a special-education teacher and football coach in Michigan. Mike doesn't talk down to his "special" students. He respects them, and he believes they're capable of achieving great things.
When Mike hears about Space Camp, a competitive education program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, he gets an idea. Even though the program is designed for gifted science students, Mike decides participating in the summer program would do wonders for the self-esteem of his young students, one in particular who wants to be an astronaut.
Genre: Family, TV Movie
Electrick Children
Electrick Children tells the story of Rachel, a rambunctious girl from a polygamist colony in southern Utah. On Rachel's 15th birthday, she finds a forbidden cassette tape. Having never seen anything like it before, Rachel plays the cassette tape, and finds glorious rock & roll thereupon. Weeks later, Rachel realizes a miracle has occurred- and the cassette tape must have something to do with it. She leaves her family and runs away to the closest city: Las Vegas. There she searches for the singer of the band on the cassette tape. She has a wild adventure and ultimately discovers who she really is: an ELECTRICK CHILD.
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
With his life already in shambles — his girlfriend just dumped him, he's lost his acting gig, and his cat is seriously ill — sad-sack Jimmy Zoole (Steve Guttenberg) comes home New Year's Eve to find a gay burglar (Lombardo Boyar) looting his apartment. Taking the intruder hostage, Jimmy threatens to unleash his pent-up rage on the would-be thief but instead begins to bond with his captive.
A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.


Which countries will hold the power in 20 years' time?
Water wars, Europe in decline and a dominant Africa - the BBC's James Robbins on how global power might shift over the next 20 years.
We take a look at what life might look like 20 years from now, in association with the innovation foundation, Nesta.
What will family life be like in the future?
Will we all be superhuman by 2039?
What will we eat for breakfast in 2039?


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A view of Dakar, where our local partners DMT Architects are based.
After their most recent visit to Senegal – where we are building a new community learning center in collaboration with village leaders, local craftsmen, and a group of enthusiastic students from Mamaroneck, NY – our Lambaye Learning Center team came home with some amazing stories and photos. One particularly inspiring takeaway was that construction processes in Senegal are highly visible to the public. After the jump, we share some photos illustrating this unique transparency, including a look at local building methods.
This future hotel features cast in place concrete and cantilevered balconies, whose depth supports passive solar shading. Next to the hotel is an existing structure made of concrete block.
Regardless of locale, it's always great to see women and men working together on a job site.
Some of the key elements of building with concrete block in Senegal. This process is strikingly similar to those in the United States.
Outside of Dakar, there are several concrete block makers scattered along the roads of Senegal, using molds such as these.
Concrete block makers, literally getting their hands dirty, before placing the blocks in the sun to dry.
Earth brick is another common building material in Senegal. Its isothermic properties allow the brick to retain the cool nighttime temperatures, keeping interior temperatures comfortable throughout the day.
The brick printing machine includes a customizable mold, and prints bricks one by one.
Rather than being kiln fired, the bricks are cured over several weeks. They are soaked in water each morning and then bake in the sun throughout the day, under a tarp.
After five years, this wall of durable earth bricks is still structurally sound.
Keep an eye out for future posts outlining which of these local processes, among others, we'll be using for our Lambaye Learning Center project.


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St. Pete man donates bikes to police department to give to kids in need
by: Chip Osowski
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man is continuing his annual tradition of donating bikes so they can go to Tampa Bay kids in need this holiday season.
Alex DeJesus says it all began three years ago when he was in line at a Walmart behind a St. Petersburg police officer buying a bike for a needy child. When DeJesus asked the officer if he could pay for the bike, the officer told him why he was purchasing it.
"He told me a story that he loaned a bike to a kid who couldn't make it to school," DeJesus said. "So he promised her that if she continued to go to school, he would buy her a bike eventually. "
That got his wheels turning. He bought his first bike to donate to the St. Petersburg Police Department and posted about the purchase on social media. Friends responded in droves.
"Another friend said that, 'I'll buy two' and now that means I got to buy three," said DeJesus. "And another person said 'I'll buy four' – and the next thing you know, it just kept going. "
This year, he's collected and bought more than a hundred bikes. But that presented a unique problem.
"We bought too many bikes and now we're trying to figure out how to raise some money to buy some helmets and locks," laughed DeJesus. "But fortunately, that's the easy ones."
Brittney Keever is a friend of Alex DeJesus and is helping with the bicycle donations.
DeJesus is not raising money under a nonprofit organization. He is an individual. Anyone who wants to donate can check out his wife's Facebook page.
After the bicycle donation has been made to the St. Petersburg Police Department, DeJesus says he will post the receipts online in order to remain transparent.
Brittney Keever is one of the friends who's helping. She calls the mission rewarding.
"I have a 9-year-old daughter as well, so she loves to be a part of it," Keever said. "And it's just great to give back to the community that we're so involved in and it's great to see the kids with smiles on their faces when they get the bikes for Christmas. "
Florida cop seen putting hand on fellow officer's throat on body cam video


Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah on Saturday continued their neck-to-neck race to become the Premier League's top scorer by notching a goal each.
Aubameyang's goal was not enough to give Arsenal a victory against a resolute Brighton & Hove Albion as the sides drew 1-1, but it ensured the 29-year-old remained the highest scorer in the league so far with 13 goals from 19 games.
Salah also found the net for his table-topping side as they thrashed Newcastle United 4-0, opening a 6-point gap at the top of the table.
Salah is tied on goals with Harry Kane at 12 goals, with Chelsea's Eden Hazard following with 10 goals.
Salah and Aubameyang will come face-to-face when Arsenal and Liverpool clash at Anfield on December 30, each seeking to increase their goal tally for the season.


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title: Performax
description: Prebid Performax Bidder Adaptor
pbjs: true
biddercode: performax
media_types: banner
enable_download: false
pbjs_version_notes: not ported to 5.x
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### Note:
Performax adapter requires setup and approval from the Performax team. Please reach out to your account team or info@performax.cz for more information.

### Bid Params

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Thread: NEW YORK | Redevelopment of the High Line
Posted Nov 6, 2012, 11:28 PM
NYguy
New Yorker for life
Location: Borough of Jersey
Originally Posted by NYguy
http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6328
Line Gang
Aqua Tower architect to make New York debut in booming meatpacking district
Alan G. Brake
http://www.gizmag.com/solar-carve-tower/24887/pictures
Solar Carve Tower means not to intrude
By James Holloway
Studio Gang Architects has unveiled an unusual scheme for a 213-ft (65-meter) tower to be be built directly next to New York's High Line, the elevated park converted from a former rail line. Studio Gang's Solar Carve Tower is named for its unusual tapered design which shaves away corners of an otherwise cuboid tower form. The shape is designed to minimize the tower as an obstruction to direct sunlight en route to the High Line.
Currently the site of meatpacking facilities on the corner of 14th Street and 10th Avenue, the proposed location for Solar Carve Tower stands directly to the west of the High Line, near the bank of the Hudson River. This makes the High Line particularly sensitive to new construction in that location, where new buildings are likely to block late, low sun from the west where, thanks to the presence of the river, there's otherwise plenty of sky.
Alternative forms explored (Image courtesy of Studio Gang Architects)
http://archrecord.construction.com/n...-Spotlight.asp
Gang's Solar Carve Tower Will Keep High Line in the Spotlight
By Lee Bey
An old meatpacking plant abutting Manhattan's celebrated High Line park could soon be replaced by what promises to be one of the most talked-about buildings in New York, if all goes according to plan.
Designed by Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, the proposed Solar Carve Tower is a glassy, 213-foot-tall office and retail building with a faceted facade. As its name suggests, two corners of the 186,700-square-foot building are carved away to let daylight shine past it and onto the neighboring High Line. The tower, to be developed by William Gottlieb Real Estate, would be located on 10th Avenue between 13th and 14th streets.
Solar Carve Tower would be the first New York project for Gang, who says the commission began with a phone call from the Gottlieb company. "They called us up one day and said, 'We want to do a very special building and we'd like you to look at the site,'" says Gang. The firm's analyses showed the sliced tower would allow 200 more hours of sunlight per year to fall on the High Line. But because of its unusual shape, which aims to bring light and air to the raised park instead of just the streets below, the architect and developer are seeking a zoning variance from the city's Board of Standards and Appeals.
"You want to bring light and air to the street, but zoning hasn't caught up," to treating the High Line as such, Gang says. "If we were to build what we were allowed to build, we'd be essentially running [the High Line] into a tunnel," similar to how the Standard Hotel currently straddles the park. Gang says she hopes to have the variance granted by May. "We're hoping they will recognize how important this is," she says. The project is tentatively scheduled to be completed by late 2015.
NEW YORK heals.
"Office buildings are our factories – whether for tech, creative or traditional industries we must continue to grow our modern factories to create new jobs," said United States Senator Chuck Schumer.
Find all posts by NYguy


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NDLEA Arrests Woman Feigning Pregnancy With Wraps Of Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday arrested a woman at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, who faked pregnancy with wraps of substances suspected to be cocaine.This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the agency's spokesperson, Mr Mitchell Ofoyeju.The statement alleged that the 41 year old mother of three, Dorothy Onyekas, faked her pregnancy with 86 pellets of white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine."The drug was intercepted during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirates flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
"The substance has a total weight of 1.720 kilogrammes with an estimated street value of N20.6 million,'' the statement said.The statement quoted the NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Ahmadu Garba, as saying that the wraps of cocaine would have been easily mistaken for pregnancy."It was discovered that the suspect kept 86 wraps of cocaine inside a waist bag which was tied to her stomach.`Unfortunately, the drug was detected by NDLEA officers on her arrival from Dubai. The drug was immediately packed and weighed in her presence."It had a gross weight of 1.720 kilogrammes,'' Ahmadu stated.The statement also quoted the chairman of the agency, Mr Muhammad Abdallah, as describing the recent drug seizures at this airport a welcome development that was capable of forcing drug cartels to a retreat."In the past few days, the NDLEA has recorded numerous arrests and drug seizures at the Lagos airport."The drug cartels have also suffered huge losses from these operations. This particular suspect feigned pregnancy with wraps of cocaine but she was caught by vigilant narcotic agents."Some of the suspects recently apprehended concealed drugs in their socks and luggage while others ingested wraps of cocaine in disregard of the danger to their health."In spite of their craftiness, we are daily stopping them from perpetrating their criminal act and forcing them to a retreat."She will be charged to court soon,'' Abdallah said.The Nation


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Type: Report
Corporate Affairs CSR & Sustainability Leadership SDGs Stakeholder Engagement
From Urgency to Action: Business and the SDGs
White Paper by CSR Europe and GlobeScan on Business and the SDGs
Four years after the launch of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the time to shift from urgency to action in addressing them has arrived, but the obstacles to doing so remain significant.
The challenge is to help navigate major transitions that are already underway, and which will shape our lives between now and 2030. These include the shift from a linear to a circular economy, the development of a sustainable food production system, and the drive to meet the Paris climate targets by embracing renewable energy and ensuring our buildings and transport systems are energy efficient. These transitions need to take place in an inclusive and fair way – ensuring that no one is left behind by the technological, structural, and demographic changes that are transforming the world around us.
This White Paper, From Urgency to Action: Business and the SDGs, produced by CSR Europe and GlobeScan, is not "just another" study on the SDGs – it is a call to be part of the action and to demonstrate Leadership and Engagement on the issues that concern all of us, and the generations that will come after us. We first show where we are as we near the end of the second decade of the 21st century. Then, we look at some of the mega-trends currently shaping the business environment within the sustainability arena. We draw on recent publications and studies to provide a detailed overview of challenges, progress, and action when it comes to CSR Europe's three priority areas – People, Materials and Markets. We outline expectations and opportunities for business to make a difference, and identify ways in which CEOs can lead change. Finally, we set out how CSR Europe is responding and supporting business with its 2030 Strategy.


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using MediaButler.Common.Workflow;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Blob;
using Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Queue;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using MediaButler.Common.Configuration;

namespace MediaButler.Common.WatcherWatcher
{
    /// <summary>
    /// MBF watcher JOB manager
    /// </summary>
    public static partial class JobManager
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Create a job object for a multipart job -- one that consists of
        /// multiple mezannine files.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="mediaAssets">The list of mezannine Assets</param>
        /// <param name="controlFile">Butler control file.</param>
        /// <returns>the new Butler job object</returns>
        public static ButlerJob CreateJob(IList<Uri> mediaAssets, Uri controlFile)
        {
            var b = new ButlerJob()
            {
                JobControlFile = controlFile,
                JobMediaFiles = mediaAssets,
            };
            return b;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Create a Butler job object for the case of a single mezannine
        /// file.  No control file provided.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="mediaAsset">The Uri of the single mezannine file (e.g.,
        /// for .../Incoming/myVid.mp4).</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static ButlerJob CreateSimpleJob(Uri mediaAsset)
        {
            var b = new ButlerJob()
            {
                JobControlFile = null,
                JobMediaFiles = new List<Uri>() { mediaAsset }
            };
            return b;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Submit this job to the Butler Request queue
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="j">Job to submit</param>
        /// <returns>the Guid of the JOB if submission was successful</returns>
        public static Guid Submit(ButlerJob j, string storageAccountString)
        {
            CloudStorageAccount account = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(storageAccountString);
            CloudQueueClient sendQueueClient = account.CreateCloudQueueClient();
            try
            {
                CloudQueue sendQueue = sendQueueClient.GetQueueReference(Configuration.MBFConfiguration.ButlerSendQueue);
                sendQueue.CreateIfNotExists();

                var message = new ButlerRequest
                {
                    MessageId = j.JobId,
                    MezzanineFiles = new List<string> { },
                    StorageConnectionString = storageAccountString,
                    WorkflowName = "",
                    TimeStampUTC = String.Format("{0:o}", DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime()),
                    ControlFileUri = ""
                };
                if (j.JobMediaFiles.Count > 0)
                {
                    var blob = new CloudBlockBlob(j.JobMediaFiles[0]);
                    message.WorkflowName = blob.Container.Name;
                }
                foreach (Uri blobUri in j.JobMediaFiles)
                {
                    message.MezzanineFiles.Add(blobUri.ToString());
                }

                if (j.JobControlFile != null)
                {
                    message.ControlFileUri = j.JobControlFile.ToString();
                    if (message.WorkflowName == "")
                    {
                        //Process with only ControlFile
                        try
                        {
                            Uri controlUri = new Uri(message.ControlFileUri);
                            message.WorkflowName = controlUri.Segments[1].Substring(0, controlUri.Segments[1].Length - 1);
                        }
                        catch (Exception)
                        {

                        }

                    }
                }

                CloudQueueMessage butlerRequestMessage = new CloudQueueMessage(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(message));
                sendQueue.AddMessageAsync(butlerRequestMessage);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {

                throw;
            }

            return j.JobId;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Read response from message
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="txtMsg">message text</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static ButlerResponse DeserializeRsponseMessage(string txtMsg)
        {
            ButlerResponse messageResponse = null;
            try
            {
                messageResponse = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ButlerResponse>(txtMsg);
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {

            }

            return messageResponse;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Send message to dead letter queue
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="errorFrendlyMessage">Error message for LOG</param>
        /// <param name="deadLetterQueueClient">Dead letter Queue </param>
        /// <param name="poisonMessage">the message with problem</param>
        private static void SendMessageToDeadLetterQueue(string errorFrendlyMessage, CloudQueueClient deadLetterQueueClient, CloudQueueMessage poisonMessage)
        {
            CloudQueue ButlerSuccessQueueDeadLetter = deadLetterQueueClient.GetQueueReference(Configuration.MBFConfiguration.ButlerResponseDeadLetter);
            ButlerSuccessQueueDeadLetter.CreateIfNotExists();
            ButlerSuccessQueueDeadLetter.AddMessage(poisonMessage);
            Trace.TraceError(errorFrendlyMessage);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Process message Back fro success and Fial queues
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="storageAccountString">Storage account</param>
        /// <param name="queueName">Queue Name</param>
        /// <param name="status">Workflow status</param>
        private static void processMessageBack(string storageAccountString, string queueName, Configuration.MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus status)
        {
            string erroMsg;
            //Trace.TraceInformation("reading from workflow results queue: " + status.ToString());
            CloudStorageAccount storageAccount = CloudStorageAccount.Parse(storageAccountString);
            CloudQueueClient inQueueClient = storageAccount.CreateCloudQueueClient();
            CloudQueue inQueue = inQueueClient.GetQueueReference(queueName);
            inQueue.CreateIfNotExists();
            CloudQueueMessage retrievedMessage = inQueue.GetMessage();
            if (retrievedMessage != null)
            {
                try
                {
                    if (retrievedMessage.DequeueCount > Configuration.MBFConfiguration.maxDequeueCount)
                    {
                        //Poison Message
                        erroMsg = String.Format("[0]Error: Max DequeueCount Messsage : {1}", "getWorkflowOperations_" + status.ToString(), retrievedMessage.AsString);
                        SendMessageToDeadLetterQueue(erroMsg, inQueueClient, retrievedMessage);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        ButlerResponse messageResponse = DeserializeRsponseMessage(retrievedMessage.AsString);
                        if (messageResponse != null)
                        {
                            //Process the message
                            Configuration.MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus messageStatus = status;
                            processFilesFromResponse(messageResponse, messageStatus, storageAccount);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            //Message bad format ccopu to deadletter
                            erroMsg = String.Format("[0]Error: invalid Response message : {1}", "getWorkflowOperations_" + status.ToString(), retrievedMessage.AsString);
                            SendMessageToDeadLetterQueue(erroMsg, inQueueClient, retrievedMessage);
                        }
                    }
                    // TODO: updateQueuemessage if it is taking longer
                    //Process the message in less than 30 seconds, and then delete the message
                    inQueue.DeleteMessage(retrievedMessage);
                }
                catch (Exception X)
                {
                    //Trace the error but don't break the proccess or delete the message.
                    //dequeue control is running too.
                    Trace.TraceError(string.Format("[{0}] Error: {1}", "getWorkflowOperations_" + status.ToString(), X.Message));
                }
            }

        }

        /// <summary>
        /// reading sucess messages task
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ct"></param>
        /// <param name="storageAccountString"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static async Task getWorkflowSuccessOperations(CancellationToken ct, string storageAccountString)
        {
            var pollingInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Configuration.MBFConfiguration.SuccessQueuePollingInterval);
            try
            {
                while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
                {
                    // Wake up and do some background processing if not canceled.
                    processMessageBack(storageAccountString, Configuration.MBFConfiguration.ButlerSuccessQueue, Configuration.MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus.Finished);
                    // Go back to sleep for a period of time unless asked to cancel.
                    // Task.Delay will throw an OperationCanceledException when canceled.
                    await Task.Delay(pollingInterval, ct);
                }
            }
            catch (OperationCanceledException ocEx)
            {
                // Expect this exception to be thrown in normal circumstances or check
                // the cancellation token. If the role instances are shutting down, a
                // cancellation request will be signaled.
                Trace.TraceInformation("Stopping service, cancellation requested");

                // Re-throw the Operation cancellation exception
                throw ocEx;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// reading faild messahe task
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="ct"></param>
        /// <param name="storageAccountString"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static async Task getWorkflowFailedOperations(CancellationToken ct, string storageAccountString)
        {
            ButlerJob job = new ButlerJob();
            var pollingInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(MBFConfiguration.FailedQueuePollingInterval);
            try
            {
                while (!ct.IsCancellationRequested)
                {
                    // Wake up and do some background processing if not canceled.
                    processMessageBack(storageAccountString, MBFConfiguration.ButlerFailedQueue, Configuration.MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus.Failed);
                    // Go back to sleep for a period of time unless asked to cancel.
                    // Task.Delay will throw an OperationCanceledException when canceled.
                    await Task.Delay(pollingInterval, ct);
                }
            }
            catch (OperationCanceledException ocEx)
            {
                // Expect this exception to be thrown in normal circumstances or check
                // the cancellation token. If the role instances are shutting down, a
                // cancellation request will be signaled.
                Trace.TraceInformation("Stopping service, cancellation requested");

                // Re-throw the Operation cancellation exception
                throw ocEx;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// process mezzamine files after process finish on stoarge
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="jobResponse"></param>
        /// <param name="jobStatus"></param>
        /// <param name="account"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static bool processFilesFromResponse(ButlerResponse jobResponse, MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus jobStatus, CloudStorageAccount account)
        {
            bool returnValue = true;
            CloudBlockBlob baseBlob = new CloudBlockBlob(new Uri(jobResponse.MezzanineFiles[0]), account.Credentials);
            CloudBlobContainer container = baseBlob.Container;
            string directoryTo = (jobStatus == Configuration.MBFConfiguration.WorkflowStatus.Failed) ? Configuration.MBFConfiguration.DirectoryFailed : Configuration.MBFConfiguration.DirectoryCompleted;
            string timestampFileAppend = (string.IsNullOrEmpty(jobResponse.TimeStampProcessingStarted)) ? "" : jobResponse.TimeStampProcessingStarted.Replace(':', '-');
            // fix: substitute / with - in date to avoid file being treated as series of dirs
            timestampFileAppend = timestampFileAppend.Replace('/', '-');
            try
            {
                foreach (string videoUri in jobResponse.MezzanineFiles)
                {
                    CloudBlockBlob fileToMove = new CloudBlockBlob(new Uri(videoUri), account.Credentials);
                    var blobContinuationToken = new BlobContinuationToken();

                    string blobTarget = BlobUtilities.AdjustPath(fileToMove, directoryTo);
                    int trimEnd = blobTarget.LastIndexOf('.');
                    string blobTargetFileExt = blobTarget.Substring(trimEnd, blobTarget.Length - trimEnd);
                    blobTarget = string.Concat(blobTarget, ".", timestampFileAppend, ".", blobTargetFileExt);
                    BlobUtilities.RenameBlobWithinContainer(container, BlobUtilities.ExtractBlobPath(fileToMove), blobTarget);
                }

                // write log file
                string blobUriString = BlobUtilities.AdjustPath(baseBlob, directoryTo);
                // remove file ext
                // append .log
                blobUriString = string.Concat(blobUriString, ".", timestampFileAppend, ".log");
                CloudBlockBlob logBlob = container.GetBlockBlobReference(blobUriString);
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Famed 'Sopranos' actor Tony Sirico dies at 79
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FILE - Michael Imperioli, left, and Tony Sirico attend HBO's "The Sopranos" 20th anniversary at the SVA Theatre on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Actor Tony Sirico, best known for starring in the HBO series "The Sopranos," has died, his manager Bob McGowan confirmed to NBC News and CNN.
His manager did not provide a cause of death.
Sirico was best known for playing mobster "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri on the hit show.
Sirico's "Sopranos" co-star Michael Imperioli said on social media that he passed away on Friday.
"Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal, and as big-hearted as anyone I've ever known," Imperioli said.
CBS News reported that Sirico is survived by his two children, Joanne Sirico Bello and Richard Sirico, and other family matters.


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R.J. Koreto's Mysteries
Lady Frances Series
Alice Roosevelt Series
Welcome to R.J. Koreto's Mysteries
I'm pleased to announce my new mystery series featuring Wren Fontaine, an architect who specializes in restoring historic homes. In the first book, The Greenleaf Murders, Wren gets her dream job of working on one of New York's finest Gilded Age mansions. More than a century ago, the house was the scene of a murder that was never solved, and now someone is killing again, in the same way. Wren can't even trust her secretive client, and she finds herself distracted by an exciting new girlfriend. She must risk her career–and her life–to solve multiple mysteries and save New York's most glorious residence. Welcome to Greenleaf House, where "skeleton in the closet" is not just a metaphor.
Coming in fall 2022 from Level Best Books.
Also from R.J. Koreto:
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From the Historical Novel Society on The Body in the Ballroom: "snappy dialogue…mystery fans should enjoy how [Koreto] brings turn-of-the-last-century America and the irrepressible Alice Roosevelt to life and look forward to her next adventure."
From Library Journal on Death at the Emerald: "Lady Frances's engaging third case is a good bet for fans of Rhys Bowen and Kate Saunders and for lovers of Downton Abbey."
From Bookreporter on Alice and the Assassin: "The unlikely friendship between the Montana cowboy-turned-Rough Rider-turned-bodyguard and the beautiful, strong-willed teenager with resources and grit turns out to be a nice part of the story. St. Clair seems mystified at times with Alice, and she with him, and the friendship they establish is both lopsided and real."
From Kirkus Reviews on Death at the Emerald: "Koreto's third period mystery, beautifully appointed and written with measured authority, reads uncannily like a reprinting of an authentic novel from the early 20th century."
From the New York Journal of Books on Alice and the Assassin: "Koreto has written a delightful book, full of the contrasts of Alice's audacity with her social status. By all accounts, Alice Roosevelt's life was lived as fully and flamboyantly as she could manage. The fictionalized Alice is an entertaining creation and one of whom the actual Alice probably would've approved."
Signing books at the wonderful Mysterious Bookshop in New York
About R.J. Koreto's Books:
Welcome to the turn-of-the-century, where in New York and London the world is rapidly changing: horses are giving way to motorcars, electricity is replacing gaslight, class boundaries are blurring, and women are demanding the vote.
But for now, the old families still hold sway in the great cities, and few see any change to their lives in the foreseeable future. As the Countess of Grantham tells her daughter in Downton Abbey, "Yes the world is changing. But not that much. And not fast enough for you."
R.J. Koreto explores this world in two series, below. Click on the above images for more on the books.
The Lady Frances Ffolkes Series
In England, Lady Frances Ffolkes, daughter of the Marquess of Seaforth, returns from America with her degree from Vassar College, determined to get the vote for women and support a range of progressive causes. She shocks her family by living on her own, and when mysteries come her way, she fearlessly investigates, from London's dangerous East End to the drawing rooms of the nobility. She's ably assisted by her loyal maid, June Mallow, who sees her mistress is well dressed–and defends her while brandishing a rolling pin. And despite her busy schedule, Lady Frances also finds time for romance.
The Alice Roosevelt Series
In New York, Alice Roosevelt, the spirited and wildly unconventional daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, is trying to find her place in the world. When she catches a shadowy company trying to spy on her, she turns detective and enters a world of murder and conspiracy among the city's lively ethnic communities. Alice forms a reluctant partnership with her Secret Service bodyguard, Joseph St. Clair, a former Western lawman and veteran of the Rough Riders. They learn to work together, as St. Clair tries to come to terms with his hard and violent past, and Alice struggles with her growing feelings for him.
What Leading Authors Say About R.J. Koreto's Books
ABOUT ALICE ROOSEVELT
"Alice And The Assassin is a great debut in a new series for fans of historical mystery. I loved spending time with feisty Alice Roosevelt in her role as a sleuth, and in the company of her sharp young Secret Service Agent, Mr. St. Clair. It's a delightful read and left me wanting more."
--Linda Fairstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Alexandra Cooper crime novels
"R.J. Koreto gives us a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the Roosevelts in this intriguing whodunit. Alice is a feisty, independent woman of her time, and her bodyguard, Mr. St. Clair, is a perfect foil with his calm demeanor and dry humor. Smooth writing and an eye for detail adds to this captivating mystery."
--Kate Kingsbury, national bestselling author of the Pennyfoot Hotel Mysteries
ABOUT LADY FRANCES
"An intelligent and engrossing historical novel with an wonderfully independent heroine (of the right social class!) and her enterprising maid. But it is by no means a cozy story, delving into the grim realities of war."
--Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of the Molly Murphy and Royal Spyness mysteries
"R. J. Koreto introduces a delightful new heroine with Lady Frances Ffolkes. Everyone underestimates Lady Frances and usually to their dismay. You'll love reading about her adventures as she takes time out from her efforts in the Women's Suffrage movement to solve the murder of an old friend."
--Victoria Thompson, bestselling author of Murder in Morningside Heights
"Spirited and tenacious, Lady Frances Ffolkes is a force to be reckoned with as she endeavors, undaunted by all obstacles, to find a missing manuscript and solve the murder of a family friend in this charming Edwardian-era mystery. With Death on the Sapphire, R.J. Koreto has given us a winning heroine and a thoroughly delightful read."
--Ashley Weaver, author of the Amory Ames Mysteries
"A memorable heroine--a young suffragette--and her equally dauntless maid engage in a battle of wits against the Establishment that is ready to kill to keep the truth buried. An enjoyable read."
--Carola Dunn, author of the Daisy Dalrymple mysteries
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In conjunction with its latest exhibition, hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK will host the Love & Obsession / Takoyaki+DJ Night. Twisty Bon Bon will provide tasty takoyaki, grilled balls of dough filled with octopus meat, and DJ Kurt Feldman from Ice Choir will be spinning. This event is BYOB.
While you're enjoying everyone's favorite Japanese street food and great music, you can take in the vibrant works of Japanese artists Tadahiro Gunji and Fantasista Utamaro. Read about their exhibition here.
Can't attend the party by still want to see the exhibition? Love & Obsession will be on view through Friday, September 8. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, please visit hpgrp GALLERY NEW YORK's website.


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Boston Bruins Top Stories Toronto Maple Leafs
Bruins-Leafs Notes: Patrice Bergeron Propels B's To Important Victory
BOSTON — Where would the Bruins be without Patrice Bergeron this season? Not in a playoff spot with three games left in the regular season would be a good place to start.
Bergeron once again was among Boston's best players in Saturday night's 2-1 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden.
He scored the team's only regulation goal 19 seconds into the second period. It was the 22nd goal of the season for Bergeron, which ties him with linemate Brad Marchand for the team lead.
Bergeron also scored the Bruins' lone goal in the shootout with a sensational move to beat Leafs goaltender James Reimer.
The veteran center finished with a goal, six shots, two takeaways and won 56 percent of his faceoffs in a team-high (among forwards) 20:05 of ice time.
Aside from goaltender Tuukka Rask, no one has been more valuable to the Bruins this season than Bergeron. He leads the team in scoring with 54 points, tied for both goals (22) and assists (32), and also ranks first in Corsi-for percentage (58.34), scoring chances-for percentage (60.04) and faceoff percentage (59.9). Bergeron plays against the toughest competition of any Bruins forwards, per BehindtheNet.ca, and ranks third among that same group in time on ice per game (18:05).
As long as Bergeron and Rask are healthy in the playoffs — if the Bruins secure a berth — they will have a chance to make a deep run in a wide-open Eastern Conference.
— The B's improved to 4-9 in shootouts. Bergeron's goal gives him a team-leading three shootout tallies on the season. Two of those have been game-deciding goals. Rask's three saves on three Toronto shooters vaulted Boston into fourth place in shootout save percentage (.782).
— Gregory Campbell was a healthy scratch for the first time in his Bruins career. Max Talbot entered the lineup as a result and played left wing on a fourth-line that featured Chris Kelly at center and Brett Connolly at right wing.
"More a rotation," Julien said of his fourth line. "I think (Campbell) is one of our great faceoff guys and he?s a good penalty killer. At the same time, I feel we?ve got a lot of players that can go in and out right now. That?s one of the reasons, but at the same time I?m trying to create a little bit of competition here; I don?t want anybody comfortable, knowing that they?re automatics game in and game out."
— Connolly tallied two assists in his Bruins debut Thursday against the Detroit Red Wings, and he played another strong game versus the Leafs.
"It was great. Obviously I was really looking forward to a fresh start with a new team and obviously disappointing coming in and getting hurt," Connolly said.
"Again, very excited to finally be out there and get a couple wins here in my first two games and to be able to contribute a little bit and help the team win. Again, the team?s playing well so far lately. It?s been a lot of fun to step in and be a part of it."
— Reilly Smith had a rough night. He turned the puck over and took a penalty on the same power-play shift in the third period and played one shift after that. Smith played just 3:45 in the third period and was replaced by Connolly at right wing on his line with Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson when Julien shortened his bench late in the game.
— Here's an updated look at the Eastern Conference playoff race. Detroit and Ottawa both have a game in hand on Boston, and those games will be played Sunday. The Florida Panthers were mathematically eliminated with a loss Saturday.
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Q: Is there an easy way to "reload" an object's methods without re-instantiating it entirely? This is typical pattern that I run into in Python but probably applies to most other multi-paradigm languages.
I write a bunch of functions. Some of these are like load_data() and some are like do_something_with_data(). That is the latter acts on the data that is read in with the first function. Let's say it takes 1 minute to read in the data.
After a while I refactor the code so that these are both methods within a class. While this seems neater, it is also harder to develop on. That is, if I fix a bug in do_something_with_data() the object that is already instantiated is not fixed. I have to re-instantiate it which might take a minute or so since it has to read the data.
object=my_object();object.load_data();object.do_something_with_data()

I am wondering if there is a good pattern for handling this issue. Can you update an object's methods without refreshing the data? Should I write a method that takes an old object and copies in all the data fields from an object that has been saved? Other ideas?

A: Methods are looked up on the class. On module reload, existing instances end up referencing a class that no longer exists; their __class__ points to an object that was the old module.classname, and is not the same object as the new module.classname.
You have two options:

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*Update the old class to have your new method:
existing_instance.__class__.methodname = module.classname.methodname.__func__

*Replace the class references on the existing objects:
existing_instance.__class__ = module.classname


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What is a Wireless-N Network Adapter?
Wireless-n Network Adapter
Wireless N Network Adapters
Wireless N Usb Adapter
Wireless N Adapters
Wireless Usb Network Adapters
Wireless G Usb Adapter
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A wireless-N network adapter is a device that allows a computer to connect to a wireless network, specifically a network utilizing wireless-N technology and standards. This simply refers to a specific type of wireless network, which is faster than previous wireless-G network systems and allows a wireless network to transmit data faster. Like any other type of network adapter, this device is typically connected directly to the motherboard through an internal installation or can be an external device that connects through a universal serial bus (USB) port. A wireless-N network adapter is typically backward compatible with older wireless-G network devices, such as routers, but requires a wireless-N enabled router or hub to take advantage of higher speeds.
A network adapter.
Network adapters are devices that connect to or are installed inside of a computer and allow the computer to connect to a network. These adapters can be wired and allow a computer to connect through a physical connection, typically an Ethernet cable, or they can be wireless. A wireless network adapter allows a computer to connect to a wireless network, typically through a wireless router or hub. In the past, wireless-B and wireless-G networks were standard, but newer network standards have increased performance and a wireless-N network adapter is typically required to connect to this kind of network.
A network adapter allows a person's computer to connect to a network through an Ethernet cable.
A wireless-N network represents a marked improvement in wireless technology and allows much greater transfer rates and speeds for wireless networks than previous wireless standards. When a wireless-N network adapter is used to connect to this type of network, multiple bands of radio signals are used simultaneously to transmit data faster. This is referred to as multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology and is vital to the increased performance of a wireless-N network adapter and network.
MIMO technology uses multiple radios to receive and transmit data simultaneously, significantly increasing the data transmission rate for a computer using a wireless-N network adapter. The wireless-N standards also allow two channels to be used simultaneously, effectively doubling the already increased transmission rates for systems using wireless-N technology. For a wireless-N network adapter to utilize these improvements, however, it needs to be connected to a network through a hub or router that also includes wireless-N technology.
A wireless-N network adapter can still connect to older systems that use wireless-B or wireless-G standards, since backward compatibility is one aspect of wireless-N standards, but will not be able to utilize MIMO technology or dual channels. This type of adapter will typically be an internal device that is installed inside of a computer tower and connects directly to the motherboard, often with an external antenna connected to the adapter. External wireless-N network adapters can also be used, which typically connect to a computer through a USB port.
What is Baselining?
How do I Choose the Best Network Adapter?
What is an External Network Adapter?
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'Revolution' Season 1, Episode 7: The Children's Crusade
Clo Sterling
– Posted on 05/05/2013Posted in: Reviews, TV
I've been thinking, "it's irritating when a dumb kid tells you what to do", and Miles agrees with me. I guess the producers of Revolution are self-aware. The absurdity of asking a kid to lead a group of four people to rescue the formerly free world indeed.
The Danny quest is put on hold once again and paradoxical Charlie leads the group on an undercover mission to help a group of orphaned children. Yes, the Revolution actors are getting younger with a large surrogate family of kids joining the cast this week. They were orphaned when the militia raided their homes and killed their parents. When the militia returns and captures one of their brothers, Charlie insists on helping them. Miles agrees to the rescue mission but he seems unable to believe he's really doing it. That, or he's too browbeaten by the fanciful script to care. Like puppets on a string.
In flashbacks, pre-blackout Rachel and Ben are involved in highly confidential, controversial work at the Department of Defence involving the power pendants. Rachel's strategy to help her family has really been at a high cost even pre-blackout. Revolution delivers some answers to some questions about the power cut but with a lot of sub-plots and diversions in between. Like the old ship that serves as a soldier training facility where children go in and soldiers come out. When the rescue mission goes momentarily wrong on board the ship Charlie gets branded with the Monroe militia mark. How that'll play out going forward remains to be seen. Grace and Randall Flynn make an appearance this week. The same Randall who kidnapped her a few episodes back; a slick, creepy Department of Defence government official who, pre-blackout pursued Ben and Rachel to gain access to their work with the pendants.
Finally Aaron the cowardly lion finds his roar as he comes to the defence of the kiddies. He also tells Miles and Charlie about the pendant after it fires up mysteriously. Perhaps we're beginning to see his raison d'etre. On the other hand, there are so many sub-plots, backstories and diversions in play at any one time, it's no wonder it feels like the script writers find it difficult to keep track of the storyboard and in moments of panic, rely on thin air to conjure up what'll happen next. It'll keep us guessing I suppose.
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Tottenham won their first game at their new stadium, beating Crystal Palace 2-0 during the midweek.
Heung-Min Son and Christian Eriksen scored for the north London club as they returned to winning ways after a disappointing run of results.
Crystal Palace winger and former Spurs player Andros Townsend has thanked Tottenham fans on social networking site Twitter after the match.
Townsend, who played for Spurs senior team after emerging from the club's academy, still remains a hugely popular figure among the fans.
Spurs finally moved to their new home, and the England international winger was very impressed by the new set-up. He has described the new stadium as 'incredible'.
Townsend played 93 games in all competitions and scored 11 goals during the his time at Spurs.
The victory against Palace meant Spurs jumped to third in the Premier League table, one point ahead of Arsenal, although they have played a game more.
Tottenham will play Manchester City next in the Champions League clash on Tuesday.