I love progress! This is exciting. Today was the Roger's River Run 5K in the thriving metropolis of Longmont, CO. Our whole family ran it last year and we showed up again this year. It was a great day for a run in Colorado. Hot air balloons overhead, mountains as the backdrop.
For an average pace of 7:39.
My first born and stud-son, Sam (age 11), ran it in 27:40, which was also a 5K PR for him. Emma and Ken finished in 40:00. Not bad for an eight year old and her 43 year old dad.
Now, something weird happened to me while running and I wonder if this has happened to any of you. This was a first for me. About mile two my right leg felt totally dead. Like all the energy was drained out of it and I couldn't make it work. It did however, keep working. It was almost like it was asleep without the pins and needles. A complete and overall feeling of fatigue in that leg. Then about a half mile later, it woke up. Very odd. Anyone had this happen before?
Kind of cool - I saw someone I know in the community who reads my blog after the race. He yelled out "Hey, there's Shut Up and Run!" Hi Eldon!
Best weekend to all of you out running races this weekend! I know there are tons of them around here. Congrats to Marlene at Mission to Another Marathon for her 5K PR of 22:40!!!
PR is good! Beer reward for PR is better! Congrats!
Congrats on a great time...way to go!!!! It looks gorgeous there!
I have never had that leg thing happen to me when running...very odd. Mine only gets pins and needles when I sit cross-legged for too long.
Congrats on your PR! Way to go! Also very happy for you about not shitting yourself.
Damn girl, nearly 3 minutes for a 5k. That's pretty f'n amazing! You son almost beat my PR too:) Very cool!
I've never experinced 'dead leg' before. Is it related to elevation I wonder?
Woohoo, congratulations on the sweet PR!
Congrats!! I did the exact same thing this year, shaved minutes of my previous 5K time and set my new PR 5K at 23+ too! It's amazing what more miles under your belt can do. Huge congrats to you!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that your whole family ran the race, especially your kids! I secretly hope my daughters will run races with me when they are older. Too damn sweet.
congrats on the PR!! and damn you are ripped!
hmm never had that one happen..I mean everything else hurts, but nothing dead!
Thats a Huge jump for your PR, CONGRATS!!!! Super fit and showin' it, good stuff! ;) I love that the whole fam heads out for the race.
The leg thing? Eh, never had that happen. I guess, just fingers crossed it doesn't happen again? agh, sounds uncomfortable.
That's a heck of a PR! I love that your entire family does races like this. I hope I can run with my kids like that some day.
Whoa! You AND your family are amazing! What an awesome PR and great times for all of you! And what a beautiful location.
I have not had that happen to my leg, but it sounds frustrating :( I am happy it went away!
CONGRATULATIONS! That's a terrific time -- woo hoo!


Oberon Council hosted several events across the shire last week to celebrate Seniors Week. On Saturday 15 March a Seniors Expo was held at the Oberon High School. Those in attendance enjoyed morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea which was provided by the Oberon Rotary Club. I was very happy to see the members of the Oberon Youth Council who also helped out throughout the day.
Guest Speaker Ron McCumstie from the Morse Group spoke about 'Alternative Income Options in a Low Interest Rate Environment and Eric Hiam from Balance Financial Solutions gave a presentation about 'Maximising Your Pension Entitlement'.
There was a great variety of stalls including, Oberon Health Council, Oberon U3A, Oberon Neighbourhood Centre, Oberon Community Transport, Columbia Homes, Evans Community Options, Hammond Care, Friends of the Oberon Library, Oberon Men's Shed, Oberon Golf Club, Oberon Arts Council and Meals on Wheels. The Oberon Needleworkers also displayed 40 quilts which they have made for the victims of the October bushfires.
The two mystery bus trips were driven by Councillor Gibbons were very popular. Seniors were taken for a trip around the southern side of the Oberon Dam which included some magnificent scenery, particularly after the recent rain. They then stopped off at the Columbia Homes construction site where the Overseer hopped on the bus and gave a talk about the progress of the Aged Care Facility before returning to the Robert Hooper Community Centre for morning tea.
A Seniors Week Luncheon was held at Oberon High School on Thursday 20 March, with lunch prepared and served by Hospitality students from Oberon High and St Joseph's. Schools. A variety of performances were given by the schools across the shire including Black Springs Public, Hampton Public, O'Connell Public, St Josephs, Oberon Public and the Oberon High School. The Burraga School also performed at the Seniors Week function held in Burraga on the same day. It is pleasing to see so much involvement from the young people across our schools in Seniors Week.
On Monday, Councillors and Management Staff attended a Leaders Forum in Bathurst hosted by Local Government NSW. The forum was very well attended by Councils from across the Central West with presentations regarding the outcomes of the Local Government Independent Review Panels final recommendations for reform of Local Government.
Local Government NSW are very much on the ball when it comes to the Panel's final report. The meeting in Bathurst was the 8th meeting which they have hosted across the state and it appears that the same theme is coming through from the delegates in each area. They do not support Community Boards or Rural Councils, they are opposed to mandatory amalgamations and mandatory membership of Joint Organisations. I found it very uplifting and reassuring that the management of Local Government NSW is so well informed about the issue. Their recommendations were met with general approval.
A reminder, the Oberon Hospital Auxiliary is celebrating their 70th Birthday this Friday 28 March at the Oberon RSL Club, commencing at 12 noon. I would like to congratulate the Hospital Auxiliary on this remarkable milestone. There have been many who have been members over the years and have contributed to the outstanding facilities that we have at the Oberon Hospital.


Macintosh users like me have been the last to have access to 360/VR tools because these computers just haven't been powerful enough to make the workflow fast and efficient. The big inflection point for 360 on the Mac was when Tim Dashwood created his 360 toolset for FCPX and then went to work at Apple, integrating those tools into version 10.4. Ryan Ritchey recently started up the VR on Mac blog specifically to address news about VR and 360 video on the Mac. It's a new site and it'll be fun to see what he does with it.


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Q: How to allow all file upload types except a specific one My upload php code can allow all file types but i want to block out some certain file types
here is my upload php code
I want to block out file types like .exe,.php
please explain briefly I am a beginner in php
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$target_dir = "/uploads/";
$target_file = $target_dir . basename($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["name"]);
$uploadOk = 1;
$FileType = pathinfo($target_file,PATHINFO_EXTENSION);
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    $check = filetype($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["tmp_name"]);
    if($check !== true) {
        echo "THANK YOU - " . $check["mime"] . ".";
        $uploadOk = 1;
    } else {
        echo "File is not an image.";
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    }
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    if (move_uploaded_file($_FILES["fileToUpload"]["tmp_name"], $target_file)) {
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        echo "Sorry, there was an error uploading your file.";
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A: Core PHP(found on http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.php):
// DO NOT TRUST $_FILES['upfile']['mime'] VALUE !!
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        'png' => 'image/png',
        'gif' => 'image/gif',
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from common_kube import KubeTest

class TestDeleteAction(KubeTest):
    def test_delete_action(self):
        factory = self.replay_flight_data()
        p = self.load_policy(
            {
                'name': 'delete-namespace',
                'resource': 'k8s.namespace',
                'filters': [
                    {'metadata.name': 'test'}
                ],
                'actions': [
                    {'type': 'delete'}
                ]
            },
            session_factory=factory
        )
        resources = p.run()
        self.assertEqual(len(resources), 1)
        client = factory().client('Core', 'V1')
        namespaces = client.list_namespace().to_dict()['items']
        test_namespace = [n for n in namespaces if n['metadata']['name'] == 'test'][0]
        self.assertEqual(test_namespace['status']['phase'], 'Terminating')

    def test_delete_namespaced_resource(self):
        factory = self.replay_flight_data()
        p = self.load_policy(
            {
                'name': 'delete-service',
                'resource': 'k8s.service',
                'filters': [
                    {'metadata.name': 'hello-node'}
                ],
                'actions': [
                    {'type': 'delete'}
                ]
            },
            session_factory=factory
        )
        resources = p.run()
        self.assertEqual(len(resources), 1)
        client = factory().client('Core', 'V1')
        namespaces = client.list_service_for_all_namespaces().to_dict()['items']
        hello_node_service = [n for n in namespaces if n['metadata']['name'] == 'hello-node']
        self.assertFalse(hello_node_service)

class TestPatchAction(KubeTest):
    def test_patch_action(self):
        factory = self.replay_flight_data()
        p = self.load_policy(
            {
                'name': 'test-patch',
                'resource': 'k8s.deployment',
                'filters': [
                    {'metadata.name': 'hello-node'},
                    {'spec.replicas': 1}
                ],
                'actions': [
                    {
                        'type': 'patch',
                        'options': {
                            'spec': {
                                'replicas': 2
                            }
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            session_factory=factory
        )
        resources = p.run()
        self.assertTrue(len(resources), 1)
        client = factory().client('Apps', 'V1')
        deployments = client.list_deployment_for_all_namespaces().to_dict()['items']
        hello_node_deployment = [d for d in deployments if d['metadata']['name'] == 'hello-node'][0]
        self.assertEqual(hello_node_deployment['spec']['replicas'], 2)

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Lamont backs down on TCI: "Tough rock to push when gas prices are so high."
By Marc E. Fitch November 16 , 2021
Energy, Taxes, Transportation
Gov. Ned Lamont says he is no longer pushing for Connecticut to implement the Transportation and Climate Initiative program, citing high gasoline prices and federal infrastructure dollars coming from Washington D.C., according the Waterbury Republican-American.
"Look, I couldn't get [TCI] through when gas prices were at historic lows. So, I think the legislature has been pretty clear it is a tough rock to push when gas prices so high, so, now, no," Lamont told the Republican-American.
Lamont made the comments after returning from Washington D.C. where he attended President Joe Biden's signing of the infrastructure bill, which will send more than $5 billion in federal dollars to Connecticut.
Lamont initially signed onto the TCI program's final memorandum of understanding in December of 2020 after failing to get tolls established on Connecticut highways.
The TCI program would require fuel wholesalers to purchase emission credits at auction and then send that money to participating states to be spent on electric vehicles, public transportation and climate justice initiatives.
The program would have generated upwards of $100 million per year but also would have increased the price of gasoline – a tough sell at any point, but particularly when gasoline prices have skyrocketed over the past year and may reach $5 per gallon, according to some estimates.
The Lamont administration said the TCI program would likely have added between 5 and 10 cents per gallon to the price of gasoline in the first year of the program, but the declining emissions cap meant those price increases could rise over the next ten years.
Lamont and supporters gave a list of reasons why Connecticut needed revenue from TCI, which ranged from addressing climate change, to reducing asthma rates and locking in a new revenue stream to help pay for public transportation and electric vehicles.
Lamont was eventually successful in implementing a highway use tax on trucks driving in Connecticut, which will bring in more than $90 million per year when fully implemented.
Republicans, who have steadfastly, rejected the TCI program as another gasoline tax, remain skeptical of Lamont's comments after nearly a year of the governor's administration trying to push the TCI program through the legislature.
House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford, believes the 2022 election year is likely the root cause of the about-face.
"I think the only thing that is going to prevent tax increases this year is the fact that we're going into an election year," Candelora told the Republican-American. "But given how hard they have pushed it you can sure bet after election we're going to see these taxes put right back on the table."
The Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, which has opposed the TCI program, said they are "pleased the Governor has recognized that this is not the time for TCI, but the simple fact of the matter is that it was never time for it, and there never will be a time for it."
"Governor Lamont's position on TCI was misguided from the beginning, and now he needs to withdraw entirely from the program so that the public can be assured that the state will not push the cost of gasoline any higher than it already is," said CEMA President Chris Herb.
Connecticut's Special Transportation Fund saw an estimated increase in revenue of $166 million over the next two years as higher gas prices mean increased tax revenue from the state's petroleum gross receipts tax combined with increased sales tax revenue sharing.
Connecticut was one of only three states and Washington D.C. to sign on to the final TCI program, but thus far only Massachusetts and Washington D.C. have moved forward with implementation.
Rhode Island did not pass authorizing legislation during its 2020 legislative session and while TCI was meant to be a regional program across the Northeast, states like New York and Pennsylvania have held back on jumping into the program.
"There is no need to add another tax on gasoline, especially with billions of dollars coming to Connecticut from the federal government for projects TCI was meant to fund," Herb said. "Since we will be paying this infrastructure debt for generations to come, there is no real reason for the TCI tax to be added to the price of gas today."

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Receipts of these funds would enable the SPV to implement larger sized and numbers of projects in the mining affected districts.
Creation of SPV or Project Company is the seminal step in any PPP infrastructure project.
The report quoted Siddharth Shah, head of corporate & securities practice at Nishith Desai Associates, as saying "Irrespective of the level of ownership by PE firms, if the SPV does not form part of the promoter group or qualifying promoter - wherein inter se transfers are exempt - it should trigger an open offer.
Red Rock Resources PLC (Red Rock) (LSE: RRR), a mining exploration and development company, has announced that YA Global Master SPV Limited (Global Master SPV) has subscribed for 8,691,020 ordinary shares in the company.
It has meant a business boom for the shopfitting company that formed in January this year as part of the Aldridge-based SPV Group.
As investors lost confidence in equities, gold and currency futures, and realty is in its downturn, there should be an overwhelming response to this product that will provide continuous liquidity to the proposed Realty SPV and thereby to the realty companies.
The SPV systems are stand-alone and powered by an SPV panel with a pole mounted battery providing energy storage for night usage.
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-11 August 2006-Orange Business Services introduces SPV M3100 PDA(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.
The SPV M5000 laptop/PDA, already available in Switzerland, is the first UMTS and WLAN-capable PDA with laptop style design, running on the new Windows Mobile 5.
As a result, the SPV Water Company notified almost 70 homes that a boil-water order was in effect, after a citation was handed down from the county.
Dan Hall at the high-end Wild Rose bike shop in the Avenues has ridden the SPV system bikes and says the difference in how the SPV-shocked bike puts the pedaling energy straight to the ground is dramatic.


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Man forges deed to Beverly Hills estate and then tries to break in, police say
Ronald Eugene Griffin forged documents so that he could claim he was the owner of a Beverly Hills home, police say.
(LAPD)
By Alejandra Reyes-VelardeStaff Writer
A man who police say fraudulently listed himself as the owner of a Beverly Hills estate has been arrested after an attempted break-in at the home, authorities said.
Ronald Eugene Griffin, 59, was arrested last week after officials said he tried to break into a home in the 1200 block of Benedict Canyon Drive. In addition to the attempted break-in, Griffin was charged with procuring and offering a false or forged instrument, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
The home's owner was not identified by police, but TMZ reported it belongs to actress Halle Berry. According to public records, Berry owns a home on Benedict Canyon Drive.
Prosecutors say Griffin forged a warranty deed for the home in January. On March 18, he tried to break into the house, claiming he was the new owner, according to an LAPD news release.
Employees at the home told police that Griffin had tried to get inside by "compromising" the house's locks.
Officers got in touch with the homeowner, who did not know Griffin and said no one was given permission to change the home's title, police said.
Prosecutors say Griffin also stole car keys with a remote worth $950. It was not immediately clear whether the keys were taken from the Beverly Hills home.
He is being held in lieu of $36,000 bail and is expected to appear in court Wednesday, according to inmate records.
alejandra.reyesvelarde@latimes.com
Twitter: @r_valejandra
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is a Metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she wrote for the San Francisco Business Times and the Sacramento Bee. A UCLA graduate, she is originally from Duarte, Calif., and is a native Spanish speaker.


We knew it would be a short visit to the ranch and we enjoyed every minute we were there!
Louis Dean and I both slept so long and so hard last night - good solid sound sleep!
It didn't take us long to get packed and ready to go since we didn't have to pack up much.
Laptop, our personal bags with medicine and such, perishables that I packed in our insulated bags, Louis Dean's guitar and music, our Bible basket and that's about it!
We drove down to say our goodbyes to Dean and Sherry and the critters.
I'm looking forward to getting to feed all the animals next weekend.
Most of them, anyway! Some of the banty roosters are pretty intimidating.
I walked down to the meadow - my favorite place.
I spy some firewood ready to cut up!
We usually have campfires year round down there at the ranch.
I totally neglected the horses this time but I will make up for it next week!
The peacock was showing off for me.
I was excited to get to see him swoop down and fly from the top of the pen.
Dean did a fantastic job building this bigger better higher peacock pen.
I am a sucker for old rusty weathered things.
And I have a soft spot for my grand dog, Rufus!
Louis Dean and I have been saving bones for him and I gave him some when he came down to visit last night. I left the rest in the fridge for him.
Dean dearly loves Rufus and Rufus loves Dean.
Louis Dean is keeping his eyes on the geese. They had followed me back from the meadow and you can't turn your back on them because they can sneak up and nip you pretty hard!
See that dryer drum beside the dog? That's a gift from Dean and Sherry. It will be our new fire pit liner! I am so excited! The last one he gave us has been used up!
You can see tiny wildflowers start to appear all over the place and then there were these pretty little things!
We passed the big tank as we drove up to the gate.
I want to brag on my friend, Jutta!
She was featured in a professional dental magazine and this is the interview they did with her.
1. What is best in your job / work?
Very international community both in the Helsinki hospital area and abroad in the science meetings. On going learning of new and challenging of my self on daily bases.
2. Worst in your job / work?
Uncertainly about the results of my science and the possibility of the possible clinical use of them.
3. What motivates you in your work?
See the previous 1 and 2.
4. The colleague whom you admire the most and why?
6. In what you are good?
To take other people better in account better, forgiveness.
8. What quality do you respect?
I love that last question!!
So we are back home as I write this journal entry tonight.
As we were driving back, the temps starting dropping and the clouds grew heavier and the misty rain just kept on falling. We drove straight to the Center where we did our walking. Only missed Tuesday's walk. Then I shopped Aldi while Louis Dean sat in the truck listening to the news.
I bought most of the groceries for our company meal this weekend.....after changing my mind several times I have decided to go with pot roast, mashed potatoes, candied carrots, fluffy salad, an appetizer tray....and brownies. Maybe some chocolate chip cookies. Coffee. Ice tea.
His granddaughter and her husband, her 14 year old daughter and her one year old baby who is named Bella are coming on Saturday! Bella is what Rayne calls me.
Tonight I worked in the den - I took down the Santa wall and rehung it with the landscapes and still life. As I was putting these up it struck me that I need to paint some new ones!
I hope to do more art this year. Nearly all my paints are down at the ranch since that's where I paint now. I think I'm going to do a series of cow paintings. I've never painted cows before.
It's probably time for me to paint some different things....past time, really!
Since it had turned really cold, I cleaned the fireplace and used some of the free wood Louis Dean got last week and kept a nice fire going out here in the den all evening.
This is the only clean area in the den right now!
I'm hoping to have the whole room clean and all spruced up by this time tomorrow night!
It was a good time to come home and watch the news.
We have been watching President Trump and Kim Jon Un on TV.
A truly historical event and I am so proud of our President.
Monday morning Louis Dean dropped his heart monitor off at the doctor's office, we packed a few things in the truck and went up to the center to walk before heading south on Interstate 35!
We were going to the COUNTRY!!!
Monday was Sherry's birthday so we stopped in West, Texas at the Czech Bakery to buy her favorite kolaches....Apricot!
Once we got to Waco I made a mad dash into HEB to pick up a few things.
I was in a hurry!
Finally! We turned onto FM 939 and look what I saw!!
I have no idea what kind of cows these are but I like them!
Louis Dean is such a good guy!
He's always willing to stop and wait on me while I take a picture!
We drove in at the ranch and quickly unloaded the big red work table and all the stuff in the back seat, picked Sherry up and we drove back to Waco.
Dean met us at La Fiesta Restaurant and Cantina to celebrate Sherry's birthday!
She is such a blessing to all who know her!
She and Dean are a great couple!
Kind, thoughtful and both of them are so much fun!
We ended the evening with music.
It was a wonderful day from start to finish.
It's always good to wake up in the country.
The goats came all the way up here to say good morning!
They are loud but so entertaining!!
Louis Dean calls them Larry, Curly, Moe and Joe!
Monday was like a spring day with blue skies and warm weather.
Today was more wintry looking with gray everything.....gray skies, gray trees, gray ground.
Louis Dean came in and said the 20% chance of rain had arrived!
Not heavy but still wet.
We spent a couple of hours putting the table in place and getting the front room put back to rights.
I'll buy some red paint next week and bring with us when we come back and repaint the whole thing.
For now we just wanted to set it up and see if it will work for us and it will!
I made some stuffed Jalapeno peppers for our lunch along with some quesadillas with refried beans and shredded cheese.
While I did the dishes and puttered around up here, Louis Dean went fishing.
Just as soon as Sherry got off work the two of us were in the truck and going back to Waco.
Tonight was the Beekeepers Meeting but first we had to get to the feed store before it closed at 6:00 so Sherry could buy some baby chicks.
I meandered around the store looking at all the different kinds of chicks!
These weren't the ones Sherry bought. She got some really cute ones with little puffy balls of feathers on top of their heads and they were so tiny!
While Sherry paid, I continued to mosey about and when she said 'Hello' I turned around to look at her - but she was still at the desk paying.
This is the gal that said hello!
We were early to the bee meeting - like over half an hour early!
Being early is a real novelty for me.
It was nice to be relaxed and watch the other people arrive.
Now that I have met a few of them at the work day on Saturday, I am feeling more a part of things.
Sherry and I sat on the second row from the front - with the cardboard box of chicks in the seat next to Sherry. The baby chicks cheeped all through the meeting! Sometimes really soft and sometimes louder. She even covered the box with her jacket to muffle them. We didn't leave them in the truck because we didn't want them to get cold. They are really brand new babies.
No one said anything during the meeting about the chicks cheeping but afterwards, when Sherry and I were in the ladies room, one of the members said, "I still hear little birds!"
She laughed when we showed her the chicks. She thought she was hearing things and had asked her husband, "Do you hear birds?" Then when she heard them in the bathroom, too, she really thought she was losing it!
We stopped at HEB on our way home so I could get Louis Dean some coffee.
I used flavored coffee and he uses regular.
When we left last time, I had put the coffee for our separate pots in the filters and stacked them in the metal tin. That was the last of his Folgers and I had meant to bring more coffee with us when we came but I forgot. Apparently the fragrance of my coffee got on his coffee!
And he is not a fan of frangrance on his coffee!
He didn't drink but half a cup!
The trees and parking lot were covered in birds!
Not pretty birds chirping and tweeting, either.
I think they are grackles or starlings.
Well, we are off to bed. We go home in the morning and will go by way of the nursing home to see Lillian and Roberta. It's been a short but sweet visit and we are planning on coming back after Louis Dean's doctor appointment next Wednesday. We will be on Critter Duty!
One more night in the country!
This whole week I have been determined to address some of those pesky little nuisances that I have kept putting off. Anytime you call a doctor to ask a question is going to be time consuming. That was the most important 'nuisance' on my list so I addressed it first thing Friday morning.
My question was - I was wondering if it would be okay to take Louis Dean out of town on Saturday.
He was still wearing a heart monitor but it wasn't the kind that is on 'real time' so they are alerted in an emergency. It was the kind that records his heart over a period of 5 days to see if the new medicine is working. It wasn't certain that he would go with me to the Bee Keepers Work Day near Whitney, Texas - barely 2 hours away - but I wanted to know for sure it would be okay. After going through several minutes of prompts and waiting on hold......I talked to a person......explained the situation.....and she said Oscar would call me back. And he did! Not much over 2 hours later. He said it would be fine. Next I called Humana in behalf of Louis Dean and responded to a questionair regarding his last visit with his primary care/physician assistant. It was important to him that he leave a good report as he dearly loves his PA! Important even though time consuming! The computer voice sounded just like Captain Rader on Major Crimes. Tone, inflection, everything!!! Made the chore a little more enjoyable.
Wednesday I finally cried Uncle on our super slow/often disconnecting Internet service with Frontier. I elected the 'Live Chat' with a technician and after interacting for over an hour - and more than two cups of coffee on my part - I had turned off the modem/router after hooking up to my personal AT&T hot spot to continue our chat - and plugged everything back in and all seemed to be better. Still, he said a service man will come out and check things. I nearly cancelled the call since all seemed to be going well......but I had started the Live Chat conversation off with saying I need a new router. I only had Internet when I would turn the router on and off when it would disappear when I was online. I'm happy I did NOT cancel the call......the appointment was between 1:00-5:00 so at noon Louis Dean and I were getting ready to go up to the gym and walk.
Meet Richard from Frontier Communications.
He was at our door at 12:05.
We have no doorbell so he knocked and waited. Knocked and waited.
I'm glad I happened to walk through the living room and noticed someone was at the door.
We have no screen so I never open the door without knowing who is there.
Let me tell you, Richard solved all our problems!
He looked things over and went back to the truck for a brand new modem/router!
The best thing about the whole deal was how Richard and Louis Dean hit it off!
I went back to fixing my hair and putting on my make up - you know I don't leave the house unless I do - even for the gym! I could hear them in there swapping stories and laughing.
I listened to make sure Richard was doing as much talking as Louis Dean. Otherwise I would have gone in there and rescued him!
What we know about this fine Frontier technician is that he is 42 and has a great sense of humor.
He told us the story about his 17 year old son getting smart with his mother. Richard confronted him and said, "I have known you for all of your 17 years. I've known your mother for longer! I love you - but I love HER more! You better never talk to her in disrespect because we can always make more kids that look just like you!" I'm telling you - this man is awesome!!
When he left I told him to tell his wife she is a blessed woman. Of course,he told us that HE is the most blessed man.
Then we went to the gym laughing and talking about Richard!
We are rocking this walking thing and I am going in April for my check up.
I know Dr. Abraham will be impressed!
We are also eating more healthy meals.
Pork chops and baked potato plus a salad.
We eat at least one salad every day.
I did not fry the pork chops but breaded them with egg and milk and coated them with crushed up Durkey's French Fried Onions. Then I baked them and they were delicious!!
We had a nice Friday.
While watching a TV program, Louis Dean mentioned he was having tightness in his chest just like before he went to the cardiologist. I stopped and called Sherry and said I couldn't come to the work day the next morning. I needed to stay with Louis Dean. Then we talked it over and since I had permission.....I told him he was coming with me. End of discussion. I'm not usually as pushy with him as this but I need to know he's okay and I did not want to leave him. So he had to come with me!
Saturday morning we woke up at 7:00 - a compromise from the 5:00 I was intending to get up.
The work day started at 8:00 so I needed to be up and leave early. But we made an allowance for Louis Dean and left around 9:00 and arrived shortly after 11:00.
I was just so happy to 'bee' there!
The treasurer of the Bee Keepers opened his barn up for the work day.
We were building Bee Boxes in preparation for the bees we have ordered which will arrive about April 15.
Sherry was already there and had been working away on long before we arrived.
She had brought Louis Dean's reclining lawn chair from the front room and he sat himself up to watch and visit with everyone.
Everyone was helping one another!
When one would finish their bee boxes - they moved over to help someone else finish theirs.
I already love these people!
Brisket and all the trimmings!
Everyone brought sides and treats and it was every bit D-lish-US!!!
This was Louis Dean's favorite part of the work day!
I brought potato salad, dill pickle spears, pumpkin muffins and fruitcake cookies.
Sherry brought chip and a crock pot full of pulled pork.
One lady brought three of the best pies ever! Two pecan pies and one buttermilk.
I seldom eat sweets and can say no to cakes and pies - normally!
I have to say - I could have eaten an entire pie!!
Dare I admit to eating two pieces of pecan pie??
And half a slice of the buttermilk?
AND the lady gave us two slices to take home!
It was such a good day and we had fun and made some new friends.
We drove the country roads back to Hillsboro.
This is the courthouse on the square.
When I think of Hillsboro, it's the business areas alongside Interstate 35......but there's much more to the town than that!
Of COURSE, I spied a thrift store!!!
And of COURSE, we parked and went in!
I found a few treasures......3 movies to take back to the ranch.
plus I bought three stemmed glass votive holders and 3 hand made candles....and a pretty green glass bud vase.
We left at 9:00 or so and came home shortly before 4:00.
I got to work on my housecleaning and cooking. Louis Dean went back to his music.
Sherry called me a little later and said the wild wind that had been blowing all day had done an amazing job of drying up some of the mud at the ranch. She couldn't believe it!
So we decided to make plans to leave Monday morning after Louis Dean goes to the doctor.
My goal is to be at the ranch half of every month......or at least BE there every month!
Last year I missed February, September, October and November!
We went to bed happy campers thinking and planning about getting down to the ranch!
Sunday morning I woke up tired and knew Louis Dean would be, too.
We opted to watch this morning's service at Fellowship Live online.
I poured our coffee and made a tray of mini pumpkin muffins with cream cheese and we settled down in front of my laptop in Louis Dean's music room.
I had gone into the kitchen and was banging around making some lunch when I heard the door bell - as in a real bell with a string that has vintage cuff links tied to it by which you can make the bell ring.
It was Kimmy and June......this is June.
She stayed in the car while Kimmy came up to the door.
I had messaged them that I had pumpkin muffins and fruitcake cookies for them.
Louis Dean hijacked Kimmy and was showing her some gospel music videos so I went out to sit with June in the car. I was in my 'bag lady' outfit so I put a pink cap on - I was wearing a green night dress with a flannel blue plaid shirt and black socks - to improve my appearance. It didn't help.
We do so love Kimmy and June!
and he is a genius at loading something heavy all by himself!
He is a master of physics......how things work!
In keeping with our more healthy way of eating......I made a salad for a late lunch.
Since we eat salad every day, I am using different salad plates to change it up a bit.
Our main course was chicken and dumplings.
I bought a roasted rotisserie chicken the other day and after using some for a salad, I boiled the rest and gave the skin, fat and bones to my possum. I added dumplings (torn up tube biscuits) and some seasonings. It was really good. We ate most of the dumplings so I will use the remainder for chicken noodle soup next week. I put the rich broth in the freezer until then.
This afternoon I brought in a bunch of my spring decorations.
Back in September when we were driving home from our cruise, I bought a bag of rose garlands at a thrift store.
I never opened them until today. I used two of the matching rose garlands to fluff up this tea cup wreath I made a few years ago.
I hung it on the china cabinet in the dining room.
The rose theme continued to develop as I set the table with my Desert Rose dinnerware.....also from Goodwill last year or the year before.
There was a smaller garland of roses that I used in the middle of the table around the spring tea pots I chose for a centerpiece. Teapots also from Goodwill!
The tiny creamer ( Goodwill) will hold a small bouquet of herbs when guests come.
And we are expecting guests soon!
Louis Dean's granddaughter and her family will be here next Saturday.
I'll brag on Dean for a minute!
We could not be prouder of him and the work he has done and continues to do in martial arts.
He is such a good guy and we love being around him and Sherry!
I will close tonight's journal entry with a picture of my Sister Nita's new chicken lamp.
She and Mike went to Mineral Wells on Saturday.
In case you haven't heard - Mineral Wells is making a big come back!
Nita found and purchased this amazing lamp.
there's only ONE name for this beautiful girl!!!!
Nita was thinking the very same thing!!
Last Monday we were planning on going to the ranch.
The doctor said no travel.
Saying a prayer that tomorrow is a go!
We are packed and ready to leave!
Hopefully my next entry will be from the country!!


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Currently available in more countries than any other, this San Francisco based company is growing very rapidly and is the highest recommended taxi service application. However, be aware that there is a strong blacklash happening with Uber in many countries, so make sure you have a backup option! Uber was just banned throughout Germany.
Starting in Brazil, this company took South America by storm and spread out across the world.
This taxi applications is gaining a lot of traction in South East Asia.
A German based company currently trying to expand through out the world.
This company has been around since 2011and according to their website, averages a customer every 2 seconds.
A very simple translation application, pretty straightforward interface and operation. For $4.99 you can go Premium and get vocal submission and unlimited translations! Or, you can download an additional free application for vocal, see more below.
Offers both text-to-text and speech-to-speech, this is a pretty handy application and is pretty accurate! It does have it's fair share of ads though. Premium offers no ads and no translation limits.
It's always helpful to know what direction you're walking when you're in unknown territory. You'll also probably come across someone offering directions and instead of saying Left or Right, they'll use East and West.
Unless you're traveling to a country that has the same types of measurements, you'll probably need this at some point.
Most countries have their own currency, so there's a very good chance you'll want to know how much money you're actually spending by converting it to your native currency.
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Another powerful little photo enhancer, you can also use both PS Express and Darkroom in conjuction to get some really nice looking photographs.
This is a very cool photo application that allows you to highlight certain areas of color while turning the rest black & white along with the ability to recolor a photo differently (though this is a pay option).


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Due to head mal-adjustment as "forceps baby", several car accidents and slowly degenerating misalignments, my headaches and head pressure grew unbearable - even with chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, massage and daily pain medication.
I suffered with head pressure for most of my life. I was a forceps baby, my teeth grew in crooked with an over/under bite, and after a few car accidents here and there, and my head pressure became a daily challenge. As a child, doctors would tell my mother my headaches were just part of growing, or even "imagined".As I became an adult, each week I would need chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture treatments, massage, and daily pain medications to keep my head pressure at bay. (Sound familiar?) The first picture is of me at age 17, 6 years before I found NCR. Note I don't smile, my teeth were not straight.
In 1996 I met Dr Dean Howell ND while I was a massage therapist. I consulted with him and decided that I needed NCR. After my very first treatment I was free of head pressure for the first night in many years. After finishing my four-day session, I knew that NCR was going to change my life. My head pressure was fully relieved after 3 sessions, and shortly there after I went to work with Dr Howell as his first personal assistant.
From 1997-2002 I worked on thousands of patients with Dr Howell, performing the specialized pre-treatment massage that Dr Howell trained me in, and assisted each patient through their treatments.
Through NCR my face has completely changed shape, my cheekbones are higher, my head is wider, my bite is wider allowing more space for my teeth, and my nasal bridge is straighter. I have improved posture and I no longer have to wear expensive orthotics in my shoes to support my feet. I did have an upper palette appliance that straightened my upper teeth without braces, thuse allowing the shape of my face to change even more, as you can see in the second picture, which is me just over 20 years older than the first picture.
Today I am a Naturopathic Doctor because of NCR- I have seen it change the lives of thousands of children, adults, families, and communities, giving new hope to many, who, like me, were felt they would never be helped.
I hope I am can help you experience the great benefits that I have!


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It's safe to come out now.
I'm so tired of talking about the weather! Enough already! It looks like Summer is making a fashionably late entrance and it's safe to come out and play now – and just in time for the 4th of July! My father inlaw has made jokes for years that he doesn't put away his long underwear until the 4th of July. I'll bet money this year he didn't.
Despite the abysmal weather, we've been quite busy listing and selling properties during the last month. (As noted in my inability to post blog updates!) It's been a good flurry of activity and we hope it continues. I've been asked "what's selling?" and the answer is all categories and all price ranges. There isn't any magic to it. The properties that are well cared for, neat, clean and priced well are selling. A common response to that is "I'm not going to give my property away." I can understand that feeling. After watching property prices soar starting a decade ago and then decline a few years ago, it's a tough pill to swallow when there was a day that properties sold for 30% higher than today. But that's yesterday and today is today. (I used to be in my 30's too. It's so over!) And so we find good things to enjoy about the present and work with our new reality.
You'll find some "good things" to do on our Facebook Page. Search for us under CENTURY 21 Sand County Services, Inc. Take a look at the Events we've posted to see some of the fun things happening in the area to celebrate the independence of our mighty country and the people who make it strong. Have a safe and happy July 4th.
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Blood Bags (Movie Review)
December 12, 2019 Blood Bags (Movie Review)
Blood is thicker than water in the new Italian Horror offering Blood Bags. High Octane Pictures deliver the film to DVD and Digital on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Hoping to perfect her craft by studying overseas, passionate photographer Tracy (Makenna Guyler: King of Crime 2018, The Barge People 2018) has three months left in Italy before she heads back home to Ohio. Hoping to make the most of her time, she enlists her Russian roommate Petra (Marta Tananyan: Bodycount series, The Vegetarian 2019) to head out of the city to photograph some old buildings. Referring to herself as an architectural archaeologist, Tracy is enticed by an old abandoned villa and enters the property to document its curious insides.
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Soon, however, it becomes clear that the two women are not the only ones breathing the dusty air inside the supposedly abandoned mansion. There's a thief, Alex (Emanuele Turetta in his acting debut), who has been trapped inside for the entire night, and he claims to be trying to escape a mysterious creature (Mario Cellini: La donna della toilette short 2017, Cras short 2018) that lurks within. With nowhere to run and all the exits sealed, the threesome will find themselves hunted by something that is very hungry for their blood.
Clocking in at 83 minutes, Blood Bags is a feature-length directorial debut for Emiliano Ranzani (Langliena video short 2009, Miriam short 2016) who co-wrote the screenplay along with Davide Mela (I'm Here short 2015, Incipit short 2017), and with additional assistance from Scarlett Amaris (The Theatre Bizarre 2011, Replace 2017). The film also features the acting talents of Alberto Sette (Medici series, Come l'ombra nel buio 2019), Salvatore Palombi (Il muro di gomma 1991, Non si può morire ballando 2019), Denitza Diakovska (Thou Shalt Not Kill series, Compulsion 2016), Franco Olivero (The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair 2002, La notte eterna del coniglio 2007), Riccardo Leto (Dark Resurrection 2007, Brokers – Eroi per gioco 2008), and more.
Billed as a "modern take on classic Italian Horror cinema," Blood Bags pairs Gunther Disease (believed to be the congenital illness behind the origin of the vampire mythos) with a student photographer, a handsome thief, and one very diligent police officer to craft a tale of bloody thrills. Presented in English, though with a minor dash of Italian (with English subtitles), the Horror flick maintains a classic feel throughout—utilizing practical effects along with ambiance, and never going for obvious jump-scares or CGI carotid spurts.
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Maiduguri, 13 August 2019 – Following recommendations from malaria interventions in Borno State Nigeria, the Malaria Annual Operational Plan (MAOP) was developed and launched on 08 August 2019 with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. Aligned to the National Malaria Strategic Plan (2014 -2020), MAOP was developed through a broad-based stakeholders workshop involving malaria stakeholders, reviewed on different thematic areas and endorsed by the Commissioner for Health and Permanent Secretary, Borno State Ministry of Health.
Speaking during the launch, the Borno state Malaria Programme Manager, Mr Mala Waziri described the MAOP as the first to be endorsed and disseminated in Borno State. "WHO has made us proud by supporting the first ever Malaria Operational Plan right from development, review, printing to dissemination."
Dr Ibrahim Kida, the Ministerial Secretary Borno State Ministry of Health and Incident Manager of the state, described the launch as "an historic event as stakeholders across the health sector made commitments to use the document as an implementation guide for all malaria programs". The plan was also described as an advocacy tool for planning domestic funds mobilization.
The MAOP has seven objectives among which are: provide at least 50% of targeted population with appropriate preventive measures by 2020; ensure that all persons with suspected malaria who seek care are tested with Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) or microscopy by 2020 and all persons with confirmed malaria seen in private or public health facilities receive prompt treatment with an effective anti-malarial drug by 2020.
The MAOP will further ensure that at least 50% of the population practice appropriate malaria prevention and management by 2020, ensuring timely availability of appropriate anti-malarial medicines and commodities required for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria in Borno State by 2020.
In addition, it seeks to ensure that all health facilities report on key malaria indicators routinely by 2020 and finally strengthen governance and coordination of all stakeholders for effective program implementation towards an A rating by 2020 on a standardized scorecard. These strategic objectives have specific targets and the MAOP takes into account the humanitarian response.
"Malaria remains a leading cause of poor health in Nigeria. According to the 2018 WHO Malaria Report, 53million cases are recorded annually in Nigeria, roughly 1 in 4 persons is infected with malaria contributing 25% of the global burden," says Dr Nglass Ini Abasi, WHO Malaria Consultant for the North East.
"Furthermore, 81,640 deaths are recorded annually (9 deaths every hour), which accounts for 19% of global malaria deaths (1 in 5 global malaria deaths) and 45% malaria deaths in West Africa. The Nigeria Malaria Strategic Plan (NMSP) 2014-2020 has a goal to reduce malaria burden to pre-elimination levels and bring malaria-related mortality to zero and WHO is working assiduously with Government to ensure the burden is reduced accordingly."
Results from WHO's Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) week 30 report from 223 sites, (including 32 IDP camps) show that malaria was the leading cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for 35% of cases and 46% of reported deaths. In addition, results from the Nigeria Humanitarian Response Strategy (NHRS 2019-2021) indicate 7.1million people are in dire need of healthcare and 6.2million are targeted for immediate attention.
Despite recent improvements, insecurity remains a challenge limiting access to the functional health facilities. Easily preventable and treatable diseases such as malaria, acute respiratory infection and diarrheal diseases account for the greatest proportion of morbidity and mortality among the vulnerable population. Furthermore, Malaria is endemic in North East Nigeria and the transmission is perennial with a marked seasonal peak from July to November every year.
An analysis commissioned by the WHO Global Malaria Programme to guide the next steps in the response to the malaria interventions in the complex humanitarian emergency concluded that malaria is the number one health risk that populations in the affected areas in NE Nigeria are confronting.
"Malaria has not only been the number one cause of morbidity over the past 3years but one can predict with certainty that it is going to be the main cause of disease and death over the coming months unless something drastic is done. With the MAOP launched, WHO Nigeria will continue to work assiduously with Government to tackle the Malaria," states Dr Nglass.
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Q: Please explain the different types of Context in YAML with proper examples YAML contains six different types of Contexts.
Block-in, Block-out, Flow-in, Flow-out, Block-key, Flow-key.
I get the difference between Block-key and Flow-key but I am not able
differentiate between the other four contexts.
I have seen quite a few examples and their definition in YAML specs but I am not able to differentiate between them properly.
So, please show the differences between them with some examples and also explain when does one context convert into another context.

A: You can find a short description of the six different contexts under Production parameters
block-in
---
- foo

Each value of a block sequence is in block-in context.
Additionally, top-level nodes are also in block-in context, although you can only derive that from production 207 and not from the short description of contexts.
block-out
---
key:
- foo

A value of a block mapping is in block-out context. This is important for indentation, so this is why you can "zero-indent" such a sequence (or why dashes "count" as indentation).
Here is the production that defines that difference:
https://yaml.org/spec/1.2/spec.html#seq-spaces(n,c)
[201]   seq-spaces(n,c) ::= c = block-out ⇒ n-1
                            c = block-in  ⇒ n

block-key
---
foo: bar

Keys in a block mapping are in block-key context.
flow-key
---
{ foo: bar }

Keys in a flow mapping are in flow-key context.
flow-in
---
{ key: foo }
---
[ foo ]

Values in flow collections are in flow-in context.
flow-out
---
- foo

Values outside flow collections are in flow-out context.

It might seem that contexts can overlap, and I agree that it's not very well explained in the spec. Details make only sense if you explain each production.
I guess it also depends what you need this for. If you are implementing a parser then it will probably all make more sense when you understand and implement the single productions.
Be sure to use the YAML Test Suite when implementing a parser, and join us on freenode IRC in #yaml-dev.


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Na Nach | Moshiach Oi!
'Na Nach Nachmu Nachman Me-Uman' is the name of our holy leader Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. (born in 1774) Through a note (Petek) which he sent in a miraculous manner to Rabbi Israel Dov Odesser (known as the "Saba"), Rabbi Nachman revealed that his name (meaning his soul and teachings) is the Song of the Redemption; the song that is Single (Na – נ), Doubled (Nach – נח), Tripled (Nachmu – נחמ), and Quadrupled (Nachman – נחמן).
Great tzadikim (holy sages) preceding Rabbi Nachman's time spoke of the Song that will be revealed in the future, among them Rabbi Yonason ben Uziel (in the introduction to his translation of Shir Hashirim – the Song of Songs) and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Master of the Zohar and Tikunay Zohar). These tzadikim explained that before the coming of the Messiah, there will be revealed a song that is Single, Doubled, Tripled, and Quadrupled, and that through this Song the true faith and belief in God will be restored in the world as God will renew the world in His wondrous ways. All of this will occur before the coming of the Messiah. The Messiah himself will sing this song and redeem the Jewish People and bring the Knowledge of God, peace, and compassion to the whole world.
Today, Na Nach's follow the holy path left by Rebbe Nachman and Saba and are working hard to spread Rebbe Nachman's teachings and the Song of Redemption around the world, thus hastening the Final Redemption.


Paninis are super easy for a Weekday Supper and the flavors of brie, apple and ham together creates something memorable.
Every time I go to Ontario I end up going to Springridge Farms and my girlfriend Karen gets this sandwich but without the ham as she is a vegetarian. For some reason I am always enticed to get another seasonal sandwich. The last time I was there I got the turkey and stuffing sandwich with cranberry sauce. Oh ya baby was that good!!!! Anyway I wanted to make that sandwich to share with my family as Karen has always raved about it and I see why!!!
What a great combination of flavors, sweet, slightly spicy and with amazing melty brie cheese. You can't go wrong!!
Your family will gobble down this sandwich and ask for more!!
Apple, Brie and Ham make a memorable combination of flavors!!
Butter the outside of the bread, turn over onto a work surface and spread one slice with red pepper jelly. Top with apples, ham and brie cheese. Top with the other slice of bread and toast in a panini maker until cheese is melted and the sandwich is heated through and toasted on the outside.
Come and see the rest of the recipes for the week, you will love them.
I was thinking of you Isabel when I decided to do this sandwich, as I know how much you love brie!!
A quick run to the store for some brie and I can make this for my lunch. I don't think I can wait to have it for supper. Yum!
I hope you like it as much as we did Renee!!!
Now I so very much regretting leaving my lunch at home today. This sandwich just look amazing.
This looks amazing – I made mini brie appetizers for Thanksgiving and am in need of recipes for the extra cheese. This fits the bill!
I love brie period and could have it any day!! Thanks for coming over!!
It's close to dinnertime and this post is making my stomach growl, Tara. I want one of these paninis right now! It looks fabulous and that's a delicious flavour combo.
Thanks so much Crystal for coming over!!


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Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri Final Results: Santorum, Paul Revive Bid, Romney Hit and Gingrich Sinks
By Sreeja VN
02/08/12 AT 3:16 AM
Rick Santorum greeted supporters in St. Charles, Mo., after winning caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
The final results of the GOP race in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri have boosted Rick Santorum's chances and dealt a rude blow to Mitt Romney, who has so far enjoyed the top frontrunner position comfortably.
In Minnesota, Santorum had a convincing victory with 44.9 percent votes. Texas Congressman Ron Paul had a strong second place finish with 27.1 percent votes. Romney, who won the state easily in 2008 elections, had to settle for a third position with 16.9 percent, behind Santorum and Paul. For Newt Gingrich it cannot be more disappointing as he finished last in the contest with 10.8 percent votes.
In Colorado the latest trial polls had predicted a Romney victory with Santorum in second place. But Santorum edged out Romney to win the caucus with 40.2 percent and 26,372 votes. Romney has gathered 23,097 votes constituting 34.9 percent vote share.
Gingrich and Paul finished in third and fourth place, respectively, with 12.8(8,457) and 11.8(7,792) percent of votes in the state.
Santorum also won the Missouri primary convincingly with 55.2 percent while Romney got 25.3 percent followed by Paul with 12.2 percent vote share. However, Missouri which held a non-binding, no-delegate primary, is dubbed as a beauty contest, as the state will be holding a caucus to award its delegates later in March. Gingrich did not contest in Missouri.
The results are a clear indication that the 2012 GOP presidential race is going to be one of the most unpredictable in recent history. Santorum's surprising wins are a clear jolt to Romney's campaign as it successfully blew out Romney's inevitable candidate image. Now, he will have to head for other elections in the next-in-line states, as the one among the frontrunners.
The results have given much needed boost to Santorum's candidacy, while it took the steam completely out of Gingrich's campaign. Gingrich has much to worry on Santorum's resurgence as it indicates his failure to consolidate his position as a conservative and anti- Romney alternative. Even the fact that Romney, his top rival so far, is trailing can't be a solace to him.
In fact, Gingrich failed in leveraging his New Hampshire victory or the Romney alternative image, while Santorum surged past him to win the contests, sticking to his ultra conservative image.
Ron Paul, on the other hand, saw a strong second finish in Minnesota behind Santorum, but was placed last at Colorado and Missouri. However, in Colorado he was only marginally behind Gingrich.
For Paul, whose strategy is to gather more delegates, the situation isn't as grim as it is for Gingrich. With his fervent supporters, Paul intends to stay in the race till the end to win as much delegates as he can. The strategy might still work for him in the long run, as he is successful in garnering his share of votes in all the states he campaigned.


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Линн Фредерик Молленауэр (; 6 января 1937 — 28 июля 2021) — американский физик, известный своими исследованиями оптических солитонов.

Биография
Родился в семье Элис и Донли Молленауэр, вырос в Маунт-Лебанон (Пенсильвания). В 1959 году получил степень бакалавра по технической физике в Корнеллском университете. В 1965 году защитил докторскую диссертацию по физике в Стэнфордском университете. После защиты преподавал в должности доцента в Калифорнийском университете в Беркли. В 1972 году стал исследователем в Лабораториях Белла и переехал в Холмдел (Нью-Джерси). В 2001 году получил звание заслуженного работника Лабораторий Белла (), а два года спустя вышел в отставку. После этого часто посещал свою лабораторию, которая переехала в Корнелл, а также был приглашённым профессором в Аризонском университете. Был избран действительным членом Оптического общества Америки, Американского физического общества, Института инженеров электротехники и электроники и Американской ассоциации содействия развитию науки.

Работы посвящены проблемам нелинейной оптики, лазерной физики и оптической связи. В 1970-е годы внёс значительный вклад в разработку лазеров на центрах окраски. В 1980 году впервые экспериментально продемонстрировал распространение солитонов через оптическое волокно; такие уединённые импульсы света, не испытывающие дисперсии при распространении, могут быть описаны математически с помощью нелинейного уравнения Шрёдингера. В дальнейшем детально исследовал свойства солитонов и условия их возникновения, в том числе влияние на нелинейные процессы таких явлений, как поляризационная модовая дисперсия и комбинационное рассеяние. Показал важную роль стабилизации солитонов для развития технологии , активно используемой в метрологических приложениях. Изучал возможность использования солитонов для передачи оптических сигналов, перспективы таких подходов как спектральное уплотнение каналов, управление дисперсией, , оптическое усиление в волокнах, легированных эрбием.  Многие работы по солитонной тематике были выполнены в тесной кооперации с известным теоретиком .

Был женат на Марджори, с которой прожил 58 лет и которая скончалась в декабре 2020 года. У них было два сына.

Награды и отличия
 Премия Р. В. Вуда (1982)
 Медаль Стюарта Баллантайна (1986)
  (1991)
 Член Национальной инженерной академии США (1993)
 Премия Таунса (1997)
 Премия по квантовой электронике IEEE (2001)

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Члены Оптического общества Америки


Today is the very first official blogpost of 2016. I'm done with all my year end blog posts over the last week of December. I am now all set and ready to create contents on the present year.
As I've revealed last year Monday will be all about BOOKS. I wanted IzzaGlino to reflect me as a person and reading has been one of my most looked forward moment of the day. I spend at least 30 minutes a day reading. I started gaining more interest in reading books on 2015. I collected so much for such a short period of time. I gained so much knowledge and traveled along every location described in the book.
As a first blog post in my tagged as BOOKS, I welcome you to 10 Books of 2015 That Made An Impact in my Life. Treat this also as my year-ender book haul.
This is the book at started it all. By all I mean my obsession once again in reading. I will never forget this book because it was so intense to read. You will never be bored reading the book. I love how the characters and the setting were presented. The Godfather is a must read and its movie adaptation is a must see.
Over the middle of the year I was reunited with someone. No weren't together but we went out a couple of times. But I was all confused by his intentions and these two books by her excellency Helen Fielding gave me so much heart and dating lessons.
If you'll read this book I would suggest that you have nothing to do for about 6-8 hours. You can finish the book in an hour or two but it would leave you speechless. It would give you goosebumps on how amazingly written the book was and how the story goes. This isn't typical happy ending.
I've been a big fan of the movie but reading the book will set you on a different level of experience. I love every detail of the book as much as I love every part of the movie adaptation. Life of Pi is book of survival. A book of conquering your fears and doubts. It is a book you'll want to read over again.
This classic love story will never die. I'm glad I've read this book for it helped me realize that if it's meant to be God will surely make a way. It's a perfect book that will make you believe that there's forever.
I shed tears watching the movie and so I told myself that I'll be reading the novel to see how different it would be. The movie and and the book is so close to each other. The people behind the film did an amazing job making the great story come to life. I love that it doesn't have the happy ending you wish it had. It will teach you that sometimes it won't work the way you wanted it to be. But know that its all according to God's plan.
I can't describe how I felt reading this book. It was the type of book that you won't put down and will give you a new perspective in life. I've loved Alice Sebold since the highly acclaimed book The Lovely Bones but this book is amazingly written too.
This book makes you time travel to the era when there's a great division between the White American and Black American. It was written amazingly and interestingly by the author.
Hope you like this post. Again the above were the some of the most unforgettable books I've read in 2015.
Share your book/s of the year too.


This is the only guest post, by John.
weeks before I was able to get through to an operator.
happy to take my order and bill my card now.
supplies last, so be sure to order early.
at a later date when the call volume will be lower.
They didn't even answer my note, nor (I think) did they correct their misleading web site. Instead, they dumped the whole Newton line in early 1998. Great move for customer loyalty.
I got a couple of years of partly-satisfactory use out of the gadget, but ended up putting it in the closet, since it could not be made ot interoperate with anything else. A fate which should be of concern to any potential customer of theirs.


Home Troubleshoot How to access blocked torrent sites?
The Torrents are widely used to download Movies, Music, softwares and Games. But most of the popular torrent sites have now been blocked or are closed. Also, there are not many options available to download files due to access restrictions and other stuffs. There are a lot of popular torrent sites that have been blocked by the government. Hence, in this article we will focus on tricks to access blocked torrent sites.
Below we will discuss 3 easy ways to access blocked torrent sites. These tricks will work for anyone, no matter of their location.
VPN is an easy tool to access any blocked site or content. VPN is used to make it appear as if you are located in another country. But it is also very hard to setup a VPN. First of all you will have to buy a cheap VPN client. You can also use a free VPN if available. Below are some free VPN website. Just browse them and download the VPN software.
After downloading the VPN software, install it on your Windows. Open the VPN and save your Virtual network to any other location (like the US). Saving these settings will change your IP's current location. Hence now you can access most of the blocked sites on your windows.
NOTE: You can also use Hola extension on the Chrome browser. It is also a free VPn service provider. Most of the free VPN doesen't offer services like choosing yur location or fast browsing. Hence you can always use cheap paid VPN's.
There are many proxy sites available which can help you to access blocked torrent sites. These sites can help you in college, schools or at the office. Proxy sites are used to access blocked or restricted content on your browser. To use these proxy sites just browse to their address and paste the link of the blocked torrent website.


Want to add cables together to increase the length? A male connector (the same one we use in the ends of our Northern Light™ and Nickel needles) will do the trick! Turned for us from stainless steel in New England.


It's a funny thing, AI. It can identify objects in a fraction of a second, imitate the human voice and recommend new music, but most machine "intelligence" lacks the most basic understanding of everyday objects and actions — in other words, common sense. DARPA is teaming up with the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence to see about changing that.
The Machine Common Sense program aims to both define the problem and engender progress on it, though no one is expecting this to be "solved" in a year or two. But if AI is to escape the prison of the hyper-specific niches where it works well, it's going to need to grow a brain that does more than execute a classification task at great speed.
"The absence of common sense prevents an intelligent system from understanding its world, communicating naturally with people, behaving reasonably in unforeseen situations, and learning from new experiences. This absence is perhaps the most significant barrier between the narrowly focused AI applications we have today and the more general AI applications we would like to create in the future," explained DARPA's Dave Gunning in a press release.
Not only is common sense lacking in AIs, but it's remarkably difficult to define and test, given how broad the concept is. Common sense could be anything from understanding that solid objects can't intersect to the idea that the kitchen is where people generally go when they're thirsty. As obvious as those things are to any human more than a few months old, they're actually quite sophisticated constructs involving multiple concepts and intuitive connections.
But how do you test these things? Fortunately, great minds have been at work on this problem for decades, and one research group has proposed an initial method for testing common sense that should work as a stepping stone to more sophisticated ones.
I talked with Oren Etzioni, head of the Allen Institute for AI, which has been working on common sense AI for quite a while now, among many other projects regarding the understanding and navigation of the real world.
The answer, as you and I would know in a heartbeat, is d. But the amount of context and knowledge that we put into finding that answer is enormous. And it's not like the other options are impossible — in fact, they're AI-generated to seem plausible to other agents but easily detectable by humans. This really is quite a difficult problem for a machine to solve, and current models are getting it right about 60 percent of the time (25 percent would be chance).
There are 113,000 of these questions, but Etzioni told me this is just the first data set of several.
After all, toddlers don't learn common sense by taking the GRE. As with other AI challenges, you want gradual improvements that generalize to harder versions of similar problems — for example, going from recognizing a face in a photo, to recognizing multiple faces, then identifying the expression on those faces.
There will be a proposers' day next week in Arlington for any researcher who wants a little face time with the people running this little challenge, after which there will be a partner selection process, and early next year the selected groups will be able to submit their models for evaluation by AI2's systems in the spring.
The common sense effort is part of DARPA's big $2 billion investment in AI on multiple fronts. But they're not looking to duplicate or compete with the likes of Google, Amazon and Baidu, which have invested heavily in the narrow AI applications we see on our phones and the like.
"They're saying, what are the limitations of those systems? Where can we fund basic research that will be the basis of whole new industries?" Etzioni suggested. And of course it is DARPA and government investment that set the likes of self-driving cars and virtual assistants on their first steps. Why shouldn't it be the same for common sense?