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On the new top 40 this week there are just 3 new entries.The highest of them at Number 4 for Clean Bandit with 'Stronger', Michael Calfan with 'Treasured Soul 'charts at Number 17 and Jack U featuring Justin Bieber with 'Where Are U Now' enters at Number 32, more on all of these later this week. As for the top of the chart it is as you were last week , the top 3 remains unchanged, Wiz Khalifa holds on to the top spot for a 2nd week with 'See You Again', Omi with 'Cheerleader' stays at Number 2 and Jess Glynne with her ex Number 1 'Hold My Hand' stays at Number 3.
Clean Bandit have the highest new entry this week at Number 4 with 'Stronger'. It is the 4th hit single to be taken from their debut Album called 'New Eyes'. It was back in February 2014 that they had their biggest success when 'Rather Be' spent 4 weeks at Number 1.The 2 other hits from the Album were 'Extraordinary' peaking at Number 5 and 'Real Love' with vocals from Jess Glynne reaching Number 2. In total they have now had 5 hits as the non Album single 'Mozart's House' made Number 17 back in 2013.
Dance music is always the main staple of the UK top 40 as you can always rely on at least 1 new dance track to appear on the chart every week. This week we welcome Parisian dance music producer Michael Calfan at Number 17 with 'Treasured Soul'. The song is released on the record label owned by fellow French dance music producer Bob Sinclair called 'Yellow Productions'. This track is the 2nd release and 1st hit for Calfan, his debut track is called 'Resurrection'.
New into the top 40 this week at Number 32 is Jack U featuring Justin Bieber with 'Where Are U Now'. Jack U is the name given to the latest project that brings together 2 of dance music's biggest names Skrillex and Diplo, 'Where Are U Now 'is taken from their Album 'Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U'. As well as Justin Bieber other guest vocalists on the Album include Kiesza, 2 Chainz and Aluna George. The track with Kiesza called 'Take U There 'was released as the Albums 1st single last year.

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During the summer of 2010, my wife and I spent several weeks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We frequently traveled by taxi. Most of the cabs were pretty old and poorly kept. However, on one occasion we rode in a cab that was very different from the norm. This cab was a bright red late model car and was spotless inside and out.
As we got in the cab, I commented to the driver on how nice the cab was and that he obviously took pride in his work. He responded favorably to that comment and we began a conversation. As we rode along I asked about his schedule of work. I also asked how many hours a day he drove the cab and if he were a native of the city. As we talked, he seemed to become more comfortable in sharing personal information and I continued asking questions.
I learned a lot about him. He only worked when he wanted to since he had retired from the police department. He had worked mainly in the special forces of the department. Then he mentioned that he was a marksman and had actually been trained by Americans in Bangkok. As I was pondering this information, he began pointing out locations where he had been sent because of a murder or a robbery in process. His job was to shoot the perpetrator.
We passed one building where he casually said that he had shot and killed four people. So as calmly as possible, I asked how many people he had killed in the line of duty. His answer was quick and concise. He said, "Overall, I have killed 84 people." This information really shook me. My cabby was a trained and experienced assassin! I was grateful when we reached our destination.
This experience demonstrates not only the value of questions, but especially that the most interesting and memorable information is several questions deep.
A dear friend of mine in his eighties, Clancy, fought in the Battle of the Bulge during the winter months of 1944-1945. Recently, he recounted for me his several weeks on the front lines of that famous battle.
He told about his company pushing forward in a forest area to attack the enemy. He recalled the constant bombing that he and his fellow soldiers were exposed to. They never knew when the bombs were coming and had no idea where they would explode. The constant noise was deafening. The cold temperatures were numbing and made it hard to pull the trigger on his rifle. Sometimes he saw individual soldiers he was shooting and sometimes he just aimed and shot, hoping to secure his own safety.
Foxholes were the only source of protection and that was minimal. The enemy had concrete bunkers, which were difficult to penetrate so our troops always felt that they were at a disadvantage.
The most telling exchange with Clancy was his lack of specificity about some of the events. For example, he did not remember even an estimate of the casualties among the 500 men who were fighting in his particular part of the battle field. His response was simply, "Most of the soldiers." He did not recall in specific details any of the many close calls with death he experienced.
He was vague about how they survived the cold temperatures, lack of living quarters, the constant barrage of enemy fire, and the poor sanitary conditions. As he was pausing to consider these kinds of questions, his daughter who was listening said, "Dad, do you still have nightmares about it?" His pause followed by a simple "Yes" after sixty-seven years was a quiet tribute to the horrors of the war.
The human mind is able to shut out the horrific and couch the memories in general terms. There were 81,000 American casualties in the forests of Belgium during that battle. Clancy's story is a reminder of the debt we owe the men, often very young, who fought in this battle that was the turning point in the war.


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Q: find max and min in reduce function javascript how to find max and min value inside reduce function.I can do sum of 'a' and sum of 'b' in the data set  but I can't find the maximum a and the minumum b and add it in the same list

var liste = [
  {"id":1,"a":5,"b":4},
  {"id":1,"a":2,"b":2},
  {"id":1,"a":7,"b":1},
  {"id":1,"a":1,"b":0},

  {"id":2,"a":11,"b":5},
  {"id":2,"a":32,"b":75},
  {"id":3,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":4,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":4,"a":213,"b":1},
  {"id":5,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":5,"a":1,"b":1},
]
var max = 0;
let map = liste.reduce((prev, next) => {

    if (next.id in prev) {
       prev[next.id].a += next.a;
       prev[next.id].b += next.b;
       if(next.a > max){
         max = next.a;
         prev[next.id].max = max;

       }
    } else {
       prev[next.id] = next;

       next.max =max
    }
    return prev;
}, {});
let result = Object.keys(map).map(id => map[id]);
console.log(result);

A: You basically do what you're doing, just include max values for a and b in the entry where you're doing your summing up.
But reduce is the wrong tool for this, all you need is a simple for-of loop. (You can shoehorn it into a reduce call, because basically any array manipulation can be shoehorned into a reduce call, but it doesn't buy you anything but complexity.) I'd also use a Map rather than a blank object for the lookup (but an object works too; when using objects for this, I typically suggest creating ones without prototypes via Object.create(null)).
const map = new Map();
for (const entry of liste) {
    const {id, a, b} = entry;
    // Do we have an entry for this ID?
    let known = map.get(id);
    if (!known) {
        // No, use this one (note: I would make a copy rather than modifying the original)
        known = entry;
        map.set(id, entry);
        // Initialize its max with the values from this entry
        entry.max_a = a;
        entry.max_b = b;
    } else {
        // Update our max values
        known.max_a = Math.max(known.max_a, a);
        known.max_b = Math.max(known.max_b, b);
        // Add in the current entries to the sum
        known.a += a;
        known.b += b;
    }
}
// Show the result
console.log([...map.values()]);

Live Example:

var liste = [
  {"id":1,"a":5,"b":4},
  {"id":1,"a":2,"b":2},
  {"id":1,"a":7,"b":1},
  {"id":1,"a":1,"b":0},

  {"id":2,"a":11,"b":5},
  {"id":2,"a":32,"b":75},
  {"id":3,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":4,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":4,"a":213,"b":1},
  {"id":5,"a":1,"b":1},
  {"id":5,"a":1,"b":1},
]
const map = new Map();
for (const entry of liste) {
    const {id, a, b} = entry;
    // Do we have an entry for this ID?
    let known = map.get(id);
    if (!known) {
        // No, use this one (note: I would make a copy rather than modifying the original)
        known = entry;
        map.set(id, entry);
        // Initialize its max with the values from this entry
        entry.max_a = a;
        entry.max_b = b;
    } else {
        // Update our max values
        known.max_a = Math.max(known.max_a, a);
        known.max_b = Math.max(known.max_b, b);
        // Add in the current entries to the sum
        known.a += a;
        known.b += b;
    }
}
// Show the result
console.log([...map.values()]);
.as-console-wrapper {
    max-height: 100% !important;
}

A: You could check if id exists and update the object, otherwise create a new object with the given values and the min and max values.

var liste = [{ id: 1, a: 5, b: 4 }, { id: 1, a: 2, b: 2 }, { id: 1, a: 7, b: 1 }, { id: 1, a: 1, b: 0 }, { id: 2, a: 11, b: 5 }, { id: 2, a: 32, b: 75 }, { id: 3, a: 1, b: 1 }, { id: 4, a: 1, b: 1 }, { id: 4, a: 213, b: 1 }, { id: 5, a: 1, b: 1 }, { id: 5, a: 1, b: 1 }],
    global_min = Infinity,
    global_max = -Infinity,
    map = liste.reduce((r, { id, a, b }) => {
        if (id in r) {
            r[id].a += a;
            r[id].b += b;
            r[id].max = Math.max(r[id].max, a);
            r[id].min = Math.min(r[id].min, b);
        } else {
            r[id] = { id, a, b, max: a, min: b };
        }
        global_max = Math.max(global_max, a);
        global_min = Math.min(global_min, b);
        return r;
    }, {}),
    result = Object.values(map).map(o => Object.assign(o, { global_max, global_min }));

console.log(result);
.as-console-wrapper { max-height: 100% !important; top: 0; }

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using System;
using Loon.Utils;
namespace Loon.Core.Graphics.Opengl
{
    public class LTextureRegion : LRelease
    {

        public LTexture texture;

        public float xOff, yOff;

        public float widthRatio = 1f, heightRatio = 1f;

        public LTextureRegion()
        {
        }

        public LTextureRegion(string file)
            : this(file, Loon.Core.Graphics.Opengl.LTexture.Format.LINEAR)
        {

        }

        public LTextureRegion(string file, Loon.Core.Graphics.Opengl.LTexture.Format f)
            : this(LTextures.LoadTexture(file, f))
        {

        }

        public LTextureRegion(string file, int x, int y, int width, int height)
            : this(LTextures.LoadTexture(file), x, y, width, height)
        {

        }

        public LTextureRegion(LTexture texture)
        {
            if (texture == null)
            {
                throw new Exception("texture cannot be null.");
            }
            this.texture = texture;
            SetRegion(0, 0, texture.texWidth, texture.texHeight);
        }

        public LTextureRegion(LTexture texture, int width, int height)
        {
            if (texture == null)
            {
                throw new Exception("texture cannot be null.");
            }
            this.texture = texture;
            SetRegion(0, 0, width, height);
        }

        public LTextureRegion(LTexture texture, int x, int y, int width, int height)
        {
            if (texture == null)
            {
                throw new Exception("texture cannot be null.");
            }
            this.texture = texture;
            SetRegion(x, y, width, height);
        }

        public LTextureRegion(LTextureRegion region)
        {
            SetRegion(region);
        }

        public LTextureRegion(LTextureRegion region, int x, int y, int width,
                int height)
        {
            SetRegion(region, x, y, width, height);
        }

        public virtual void SetRegion(LTexture texture)
        {
            this.texture = texture;
            SetRegion(0, 0, texture.Width, texture.Height);
        }

        public virtual void SetRegion(int x, int y, int width, int height)
        {
            float invTexWidth = (1f / texture.Width) * texture.widthRatio;
            float invTexHeight = (1f / texture.Height) * texture.heightRatio;
            SetRegion(x * invTexWidth + texture.xOff, y * invTexHeight
                    + texture.yOff, (x + width) * invTexWidth, (y + height)
                    * invTexHeight);
        }

        public virtual void SetRegion(float xOff, float yOff, float widthRatio,
                float heightRatio)
        {
            this.xOff = xOff;
            this.yOff = yOff;
            this.widthRatio = widthRatio;
            this.heightRatio = heightRatio;
        }

        public virtual void SetRegion(LTextureRegion region)
        {
            texture = region.texture;
            SetRegion(region.xOff, region.yOff, region.widthRatio,
                    region.heightRatio);
        }

        public virtual void SetRegion(LTextureRegion region, int x, int y, int width,
                int height)
        {
            texture = region.texture;
            SetRegion(region.GetRegionX() + x, region.GetRegionY() + y, width,
                    height);
        }

        public virtual LTexture GetTexture()
        {
            return texture;
        }

        public virtual void SetTexture(LTexture texture)
        {
            this.texture = texture;
        }

        public virtual int GetRegionX()
        {
            return (int)(xOff * texture.texWidth);
        }

        public virtual int GetRegionY()
        {
            return (int)(yOff * texture.texHeight);
        }

        public virtual int GetRegionWidth()
        {
            int result = MathUtils.Round((widthRatio - xOff)
                    * texture.GetTextureWidth());
            return result > 0 ? result : -result;
        }

        public virtual int GetRegionHeight()
        {
            int result = MathUtils.Round((heightRatio - yOff)
                    * texture.GetTextureHeight());
            return result > 0 ? result : -result;
        }

        public virtual void Flip(bool x, bool y)
        {
            if (x)
            {
                float temp = xOff;
                xOff = widthRatio;
                widthRatio = temp;
            }
            if (y)
            {
                float temp = yOff;
                yOff = heightRatio;
                heightRatio = temp;
            }
        }

        public virtual void Scroll(float xAmount, float yAmount)
        {
            if (xAmount != 0)
            {
                float width = (widthRatio - xOff) * texture.GetTextureWidth();
                xOff = (xOff + xAmount) % 1;
                widthRatio = xOff + width / texture.GetWidth();
            }
            if (yAmount != 0)
            {
                float height = (heightRatio - yOff) * texture.GetTextureHeight();
                yOff = (yOff + yAmount) % 1;
                heightRatio = yOff + height / texture.GetTextureHeight();
            }
        }

        public virtual LTextureRegion[][] Split(int tileWidth, int tileHeight)
        {
            int x = GetRegionX();
            int y = GetRegionY();
            int width = GetRegionWidth();
            int height = GetRegionHeight();

            if (width < 0)
            {
                x = x - width;
                width = -width;
            }

            if (height < 0)
            {
                y = y - height;
                height = -height;
            }

            int rows = height / tileHeight;
            int cols = width / tileWidth;

            int startX = x;
            LTextureRegion[][] tiles = (LTextureRegion[][])CollectionUtils.XNA_CreateJaggedArray(typeof(LTextureRegion), rows, cols);
            for (int row = 0; row < rows; row++, y += tileHeight)
            {
                x = startX;
                for (int col = 0; col < cols; col++, x += tileWidth)
                {
                    tiles[row][col] = new LTextureRegion(texture, x, y, tileWidth,
                            tileHeight);
                }
            }

            return tiles;
        }

        public static LTextureRegion[][] Split(LTexture texture, int tileWidth,
                int tileHeight)
        {
            LTextureRegion region = new LTextureRegion(texture);
            return region.Split(tileWidth, tileHeight);
        }

        public virtual void Dispose()
        {
            if (texture != null)
            {
                texture.Destroy();
            }
        }
    }
}

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T.J. Holmes On Divesting From Hollywood Awards, Helping Black Actresses Shine And ABC's 'Soul of a Nation'
Black History Month is here and there's tons of programming to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions Black folks have made to the world.
One program in particular is ABC's Soul of a Nation. The first special, Screen Queens Rising, explores how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and undervalued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture.
In the special, journalists sit with celebrated Black talent. Deborah Roberts interviews Tessa Thompson and T.J. Holmes chats with Halle Berry. Holmes has built his career being an advocate for Black talent, both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
Shadow and Act spoke with Holmes about how his work as a Black male journalist helps Black women in Hollywood, the importance of the special and more. The special airs Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
You interviewed the legendary Halle Berry and with her being an Oscar winning-actress and having such a versatile portfolio in terms of the roles that she played, now seeing her as a mentor to others, how important has someone like Halle been to the culture in your eyes?
TH: Halle Berry is everything. You started with "the legendary" and it's hard to mention Halle Berry without putting some adjective in front of her name because she has had such a long career [and] such an influential career. It's now the 20th anniversary of her winning that Oscar, but she has stayed so engaged in such a way in the industry she has served she is a mentor. She also just sets an example. And she also not only sets an example for folks to aspire to, even though no other Black actress has won it since she did, she is absolutely disappointed by that. But that moment inspired folks. That happened 20 years ago. So if you think about some of the young folks who were kids who were young women who were even little girls, or to be able to see her having that moment, did wonders for the industry and for women of color just to see it…even if they haven't necessarily seen the fruits with awards. She sat on that mountain alone. It's unfortunate. But we can't just use awards as the measure of your worth or your success. And that's something she really hits on in the interview — is that we've got to stop using these awards to kind of measure our success and our worth by these awards.
What else is something that you learned from her and this conversation that you had?
TH: 20 years ago this happened, when she won that Oscar. Now, she's at the point where she believes that we have to stop using these awards as some kind of validation, even the nominations as validation of our awards in our work. And this was remarkable to me. She said she knows the exact moment she made that decision and that was at the Oscars when we had Viola Davis and Andra Day nominated in the Best Actress category, and neither one of them won. And she said she was sitting with Andra, and she was sitting within eye shot of Viola. And she says, you can just feel the weight she felt from then. The disappointment of neither one of them winning two chances out of five. I think the odds are in your favor. But she said that was the moment where she saw that disappointment and that hurt to where she said she had to stop.
We are going to stop using these awards as validation and say it's something I learned and almost to the point at the end of our conversation – we spent two plus hours together – and it got to a point where I was almost wanting to apologize to her for saying, 'You know what? I am sorry. I didn't have enough appreciation of the work you have put in.' And what I mean is we of course, it's Hollywood. It's hard, it's hard work. It's a fight, it's a struggle to be a woman, to be a minority.
There's a documentary that's going to come out that shows the behind the scenes of her directing Bruised, and just to see the physical pain, the emotional pain she went through every single day to get this movie made. She broke ribs on the first day of shooting and didn't tell anybody because she didn't want the production to shut down every single day. Getting a call about there's an issue with funding, having to have that fight. There were days, even in the trailer she was in, she couldn't get hair and makeup done because the power goes out. It was non-stop. So where there was an appreciation, I saw and I saw it in her voice and she's talking to me about the pain, but also then to see it laid out in this documentary, which she shared with me and again, folks are going to see it. She's just different. She's built differently and she is special, and she works hard in such a way that is beyond the glamour and the glitz and the beauty that people so often think of when they think of Halle Berry. She's just absolutely remarkable – the work she puts in to be the success she is.
As someone who interviews Black actresses often, how does it feel to always talk to them and interview them and to understand that despite the critical acclaim it doesn't really necessarily translate into mainstream recognition. You did speak about obviously not holding so much weight on these accolades, but it's also frustrating at the same time.
TH: Too often, we are dismissive of that. People will think, it's all glitz, it's all fun, it's all fame. And I think we, even though we understand it's not necessarily easy, we don't understand that Halle Berry does experience some of the same things that you or I or any of our other sisters that work in corporate America or work whatever organization it may be to be looked at, to be looked down at, to be assuming that how you look like that. So that means you must not be as smart or to be in some way diminished because you are a Black woman. And that is a pain and a struggle that certainly Black women in this country have a sisterhood. And no matter who you are and what industry, you can almost have those same conversations and have similar stories.
It's shocking that you have an Oscar in one hand as Halle Berry and in some way, are viewed as less than or you having some of the same struggles or having to have some of the same fights as sisters. We get it intellectually and we can understand it as commonsensical. But at the same time, it's still shocking. So it's just that I have the utmost respect, not just for actors and actresses in Hollywood, but for the work they put in and what they still have to overcome and have to do it in front of the public a lot of times and still smile. So I just have a better appreciation now than I ever had.
I spoke with Sunny Hostin earlier, and we spoke about how there has been a shift in terms of representation and Black actors and actresses being able to have certain opportunities because of streaming platforms and there's just more networks and different things like that. But there is still a select group of talent that is getting more roles, and they're constantly sought after for the bigger roles. How do you feel about that and what do you think needs to be done?
TH: When you have more control at that level now, you can control not just the story you can control, but who gets hired to be in front of the camera, you can have control over what your writing room looks like. You can have control over what director of photography you hire and. That's just starting a pipeline. Because now, Black women at the top hire a Black scriptwriter, a woman who now is going to get more opportunity, and now she's more, she's in the room and having more influence, and that's going to branch out. So it's that the beauty of it is not depending anymore on anyone else to help you tell your story. That's still going to be necessary on some levels, but so much more. And it's happening so much that people are taking in women – and women of color in particular are taking control of their own story.
How important do you think this special is for both Black and non-Black viewers?
TH: I think it's important for us to see our people, see our stories, to hear the experience of somebody like a like a Tessa Thompson or Halle Berry, to be able to hear from them and share their stories. And for us, our community to be able to listen to them and to be able to relate, to be able to sympathize and also be inspired and be motivated. I always think it's important for people outside of our race to hear from us, to hear directly from us what our stories and what our experiences are and have a better understanding of us and what our experiences are. So I think there's incredible value in that. I think it's important for all to pay attention to these voices and these stories.
What are you doing to make changes and put your stamp on change in your everyday work, whether it's personal or professional or both that you can speak of.
It's nothing more pleasing when somebody reaches out and says, 'Thank you.' I'm an expert on Black stuff because I have lived this experience and we all oftentimes have to fight and struggle to get stories or get stories told a certain way. Because I am sitting in a room with 30 white people and those 30 white people don't understand what I'm saying, so they're all in agreement. So that is a constant fight. That's a constant struggle. Sometimes it gets frustrating.
We have made strides at ABC in that regard, and I believe I've been there seven years. It's come a long way since I first started. Several years ago on air, we banded together – a few of us initially – four or five of us, and then we expanded the group of all of the Black on air talent at ABC News, and we got together and went to our then president at ABC News and directly made some suggestions to improve diversity behind the scenes at ABC. It's one of the things I am most proud of in my career. It's not something that was public that we were trying to get credit for. It's not something that benefited any of us in our individual careers on the air, but we were fighting to get more diversity in our newsroom and we got it and we got a lot of it. And no, it's not perfect, but that's something that I am so, so proud of and that we made an effort to make a difference at a network this big and improve not just diversity in the newsroom, but diversity in the newsroom improved your products.
Your product is more diverse that you put on the air, you're serving more people and it's a better product. So this is every single day, so it is every single day and sometimes it gets exhausting. But if I don't speak up, nobody else is going to. So I carry it proudly. It's one of the things I'm most proud of and it's a responsibility and I will continue to take it on.
Soul of a Nation begins airing on ABC on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. EST.


OCT. 30, 2011 | While driving Highway 16 on August 28, 2011, I noticed white flowers blooming along the highway but couldn't get a really good view of them. Slowing down, I realized that they were flowering spurge (Euphorbia corollata) putting on a really big show, one of the best displays I have ever seen that species make.
When we arrived at the parking place, there was a crowd already! It was hard to believe people wanted to come out on an August hot day to explore Kings River Falls. It could be that we had just been inside too long this summer, waiting out the 100 degrees heat. Linda Ellis arrived and then another three carloads of people. This was the best turnout in a long time and it was great to see new faces and meet new plant lovers.
We hiked upriver, finding the little threebirds orchid (Triphora trianthophora), which is ranked endangered or threatened in some states, although not in Arkansas. There was a fairly large population of the orchid scattered in the low area. We also observed nits and lice (Hypericum drummondii) and seeds of Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) along the trail. There was a bluff with lots of ferns, mosses, liverworts, and Arkansas alumroot (Heuchera villosa var. arkansana) shaded by the small trees that lined the road.
Once at the creek we found red alder (Alnus serrulata), ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) Ozark witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis), plus late summer gravel-bar-lovers roundfruit hedgehyssop (Gratiola virginiana) and sharpwing monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus).
After we ate lunch, we moved downriver to the Kings River Falls. The sign stated the trail was one half mile long; it seemed a longer, but it was unique in that large boulders were placed along part of the trail to provide flat or sloped surfaces on which to walk; the rest of the trail was sandy and rocky. Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) was growing in the sand along the trail. We also saw butterfly pea (Clitoria mariana), tall blazing star (Liatris aspera) and a large population of royal fern (Osmunda regalis) on the bank beside the trail. Rick Noyes pointed out a small spikesedge (Kyllinga pumila) that I had never noticed before.
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission maintains the Kings River Falls Natural Area in Madison County. A map and more information are available here.
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Yonge Love: Crowd-Sourcing the History of Toronto's Main Drag
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By Daniel Ross
Every Torontonian has a story about Yonge Street. For nearly a century it was the city's unquestioned commercial and entertainment hub, the place to go for everything from window-shopping and people-watching to a Saturday night out on the town. Even in today's diverse, dispersed Toronto it remains our most iconic street. Love it or hate it, like Montreal's rue Sainte-Catherine or Manhattan's Broadway, it is hard to imagine the city without it.
It makes sense, then, that there has always been public interest in celebrating (and sometimes criticizing) Yonge Street. In this post I introduce an exciting new public history project organized by the Toronto Public Library, called youryongestreet. Dedicated to bringing together Torontonians to tell their stories about Yonge, the project includes four public talks this fall about Yonge's history, as well as the creation of a website where people can share their own memories.
Detail from an 1813 map showing York and Yonge Street.
First surveyed in 1794, Yonge Street has been the primary north-south axis for development in the Toronto area for more than two centuries. By 1900 it had emerged as the main street of a booming industrial city: important civic and commercial buildings dotted its downtown blocks, while to the north it pointed the way to a series of growing streetcar suburbs. For Toronto's growing middle class, Yonge was the natural place to go to take part in the burgeoning consumer economy. And for those with less means, there was always window-shopping at Eaton's and Simpson's.
Yonge and Queen, 1920s. Chuckman's Toronto.
Over the next few decades, downtown Yonge Street became known as much for its bright neon lights, theatres and taverns as for its shops. Patrons of music halls and cinemas could stop into any number of fancy restaurants, not to mention Toronto's first cocktail lounges. The area's traffic jams were famous too. As Toronto's population growth showed no signs of slowing—quadrupling to nearly 1 million by the 1940s—politicians and planners began to search for better ways of moving citizens in and out of downtown. Naturally their first choice for an underground transit route was Yonge. In the first youryongestreet lecture earlier this month, transit historian Jay Young discussed the construction of the Yonge subway from 1949 to its opening in 1954 and the important effects underground transit had on Toronto's built landscape and the lives of Torontonians.
Yorkville, 1968. Toronto Star.
With the new subway, a number of areas north of the central core along Yonge were made much more accessible, expanding the downtown and giving the suburbs better access to it. Increased accessibility helped transform the neighbourhood of Yorkville, north of Bloor St. off Yonge, which in the 1960s became the centre of Toronto's bohemian counterculture. For a few years, young people from across Canada congregated in Yorkville to "make the scene," whether that meant demonstrating their rejection of mainstream values or simply searching for a good time. On November 7th at 6:30pm, historian Stuart Henderson will give a talk at the Yorkville public library about the politics and culture of this hip rebellion. Needless to say, Torontonians at the time — many of whom were nostalgic for the supposed respectable bustle and family orientation of Yonge Street of old — were opposed to the hedonism they saw operating in Yorkville during the 1960s.
Yonge Street striptease ad, 1971.
One of the more far-reaching consequences of the new permissive morality espoused by 1960s hip youth was a relaxation of Canadian obscenity law. By the late 1960s the police and courts in Toronto to a large degree accepted—or at least tolerated—nude entertainment and the open sale of pornography. This change led to dramatic changes along Yonge between Gerrard and Queen, the heart of the city's entertainment district. Taverns became strip clubs, bookstores branched into adult materials, and entrepreneurs opened erotic massage parlours and sex cinemas on the upper floors of run-down buildings. Landlords found attractive the higher rents these businesses could pay for unimproved properties, particularly since the growth of suburban entertainment and shopping complexes were more than ever giving downtown a run for its money. For a few years in the 1970s, Yonge was famous as Canada's "sin strip," a playground for heterosexual men, until public outrage led to a police crackdown. On December 4th at 6:30pm, I'll be speaking at Deer Park library about the rise and fall of sinful downtown Yonge Street.
Protest against the police tactics, 1981. Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.
Attempts to use police powers to "clean up" the downtown Yonge Street area were not limited to body rub parlours and peep shows. In the 1970s, Yonge Street's St. Charles Tavern was a gathering place for gay Torontonians, as were nearby bathhouses that acted as safe social spaces. In 1981, Toronto police launched "Operation Soap," a series of massive police raids that took over 300 men into custody. On November 21st at 6:30pm, a panel discussion at the Yorkville Library featuring historian Tom Hooper will discuss Operation Soap and the protests it sparked from the gay community.
All four talks will be complemented by materials uploaded to youryongestreet.omeka.net. The site is an attractive, easy-to-use addition to the growing amount of user-generated web content that focuses on Toronto's past. Naturally, Yonge has inspired more than a few. The Toronto Star's "Oral History of Yonge" facebook page is one, although it seems to have lost momentum. On a more whimsical note, check out this exhilarating stop-motion tour of Yonge from Aurora to Lake Ontario. Along the way, there are vivid reminders of a number of historical processes, including the growth of the suburbs, the construction of the subway, and the continued development of the downtown entertainment zone.
Although it was launched just a month ago, youryongestreet is already home to dozens of photographs and memories shared by users. For example, just in time for Hallowe'en, one visitor has posted an image from 1856 portraying a human (ugh) dissection at the Toronto School of Medicine at Yonge and Richmond. As the site becomes better-known, we'll be sure to see more stories and media appear on its handy Yonge Street map. Projects like youryongestreet confirm that, whether celebrated as the vibrant heart of city, or reviled for its associations with sex and danger, Yonge has always been an important part of Toronto's sense of itself as a city.
Further links and information:
The schedule for the remaining youryongestreet talks is here.
Magel, Ralph. 200 Years Yonge; A History. Toronto: Natural Heritage Books, 1998.
Meyers, Jay. The Great Canadian Road: A History of Yonge Street. Toronto: Red Rock, 1977.
Daniel Ross is a PhD candidate in history at York University. His research focuses on the 1960s and 70s, and he is currently studying Toronto's attempts to remake, revitalize, and re-brand downtown Yonge Street. He blogs at historiandanielross.com.
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Loved ones gather to mourn cabbie who took his own life
Loved ones and fellow taxi drivers gathered on the Upper East Side Sunday to mourn the cabby whose body was found in the East River last week after he apparently took his own life — as new details emerged about the financial hardships that helped push him to the brink.
About 40 mourners bearing flowers and candles assembled for a prayer vigil at East 86th Street and East End Avenue, the intersection where Yu Mein "Kenny" Chow's taxi was found abandoned May 12.
The 56-year-old Queens man's body was found near the Brooklyn Bridge off Brooklyn Heights Wednesday but was not identified until Saturday.
In his final days, Chow was plagued by sleepless nights "because of a lot of stress, not making money, his wife was sick, he was very depressed," said his older brother and fellow cabdriver, Richard.
In addition to his wife Li Xian's battle with Stage 4 colon cancer, Kenny Chow was facing a deepening financial hole that began in 2011 when he took out a $700,000 mortgage with Melrose Credit Union to buy his taxi medallion, loved ones said.
Chow bought the medallion when rates were at an all-time high, but he quickly found himself struggling to make payments as the rise of ride-sharing services drastically transformed the industry's landscape in the city.
When Chow initially dealt with Melrose Credit Union, he only had to list the medallion itself as collateral, according to loan documents obtained by The Post.
By 2016, he refinanced with the credit union, this time putting up everything he owned as collateral, including his home, industry sources said.
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"Melrose Credit Union is looking out for itself while putting these drivers at great risk," one source said.
Melrose Credit Union was taken over by the government last year and placed in a conservatorship under the National Credit Union Administration due to "unsafe and unsound" practices.
It had also financed Nicanor Ochisor, a yellow-cab driver who hanged himself in March due to financial strain.
Five cabbies, including Chow, have committed suicide since December 2017, with at least four citing dire straits plaguing the industry.
Melrose Credit Union and the National Credit Union Administration did not respond to requests for comment.
At Sunday afternoon's vigil, some blamed Melrose Credit Union, some blamed ride-sharing companies and some blamed Mayor de Blasio, whose Gracie Mansion was just blocks away.
"It's a tragedy," said driver Bigu Haider, 53. "This never used to happen before."
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A global fitness study has found today's children cannot run as fast as their parents did when they were young.
Experts warn their research could suggest that child fitness levels may be in decline.
The study, which spanned over almost five decades, looked at more than 25 million children across 28 countries.
According to the results, today's child runs a mile, or 1.6 km, a minute and a half slower than their counterparts did more than 30 years ago.
The research, presented at an American Heart Association meeting, highlighted the idea that 'cardiovascular endurance' has decreased consistently over the years.
In this case, cardiovascular endurance is gauged by how far a child can run in a set time. If we were to go by the results presented in this study, cardiovascular endurance has dropped on average by 5 per cent every decade.
Researchers say the decline is seen across all children, both boys and girls, in a wide-ranging age group – from 9 to 17.
With some countries faring far worse than others, the study's authors believe that the rate of obesity is most likely the cause of the results.
"In fact, about 30% to 60% of the declines in endurance running performance can be explained by increases in fat mass," explained Dr Grant Tomkinson of the University of South Australia's School of Health Sciences.
Young people need to be encouraged to partake in more vigorous exercise, Dr Tomkinson warned, arguing that if not the consequences for public health could be devastating.
"If a young person is generally unfit now, then they are more likely to develop conditions like heart disease later in life," argued Dr Tomkinson.
So how much exercise should children and young people partake in to safeguard their fitness and endurance levels?
At least one hour of physical exercise per day, from walking to cycling to and from school and running around the playground.
Do you agree with the study's results? Would you say you're children are slower and less active than what you were as a child?


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Palus taluka
Palus Population, Caste, Working Data Sangli, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Palus is a village situated in Palus taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 5,379 families residing in the village Palus. The total population of Palus is 26,151 out of which 13,729 are males and 12,422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palus is 905.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Palus village is 2720 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1451 male children and 1269 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palus is 875 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Palus village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palus is 87.7%. Thus Palus village has a higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Sangli district. The male literacy rate is 92.6% and the female literacy rate is 82.4% in Palus village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palus village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palus Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palus village.
Children 2,720 1,451 1,269
Literacy 87.74% 92.6% 82.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,851 1,490 1,361
Scheduled Tribe 162 86 76
Illiterate 5,592 2,360 3,232
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Palus village.
In Palus village out of total population, 9,410 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,410 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,359 were Agricultural labourers.
Main Workers 8,921 6,977 1,944
Cultivators 2,258 2,044 214
Agriculture Labourer 2,359 1,358 1,001
Household Industries 289 201 88
Other Workers 4,015 3,374 641
Marginal Workers 489 170 319
Non Working 16,741 6,582 10,159
Map of Palus, Sangli, Maharashtra
Nearby Villages to Palus, Palus
Below are the list of villages near Palus village in Palus.
Sandgewadi 4,505
Sawantpur 6,836
Kundal 18,287
Pundi Tarf Walava 3,712
Share Dudhondi 269
Pundiwadi 556
Dudhondi 7,435
Nagrale 3,181
Ghogaon 2,315
Burli 5,850
Palus, Sangli, Maharashtra - Wikipedia


The city has scheduled two public hearings on Minneapolis 2040, its once-a-decade update to the comprehensive plan.
The comprehensive plan guides land use and development, and the city is required by law to update the plan every 10 years. Minneapolis 2040 aims to lay the groundwork for what its authors describe as "equitable growth" over the next two decades, when Minneapolis' population is projected to grow to 465,000 from 416,000.
Published online in the form of an interactive website in March, the plan reflects 14 goals adopted by the City Council, which include promoting growth, adding living wage jobs and affordable housing and maintaining a sustainable and diverse local economy.
The City Council is expected to vote on the plan in December before submitting it to the Metropolitan Council. The land use changes outlined in the plan will be set in ordinance when the city updates its zoning code in 2019.
After nearly 10,000 comments were submitted over the summer, city planners revised Minneapolis 2040 and released an updated version in September. It stepped back from one of the most controversial aspects of the plan, which would have opened almost all neighborhoods to fourplex development, instead recommending triplexes the size of single-family homes be allowed in most neighborhoods.
The revised plan also lowered the recommended increase in allowable building heights along some transit corridors where the city aims to encourage denser development. A similar change was made to the recommended building height limits in the transition areas between some busy streets and the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
The first public hearing is 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29 during the regular Planning Commission meeting. The City Council hosts a second public hearing 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Both take place in room 317 at City Hall.


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Проповідь Івана Предтечі була не тривалою. Коли він приготував людей до пришестя Спасителя, то закінчив своє життя мученицькою смертю. Незабаром після хрещення Господнього Івана було ув'язнено галилейським царем Іродом. Цей Галилейський цар Ірод Антипа був сином того самого Ірода Великого, який убив 14 тисяч вифлеємських немовлят.

Іоан викривав царя Ірода в тому, що він за життя свого брата Филипа, одружився з його дружиною, Іродіадою. Іродіада розлютилася і озлобилася за це на Іоана і просила Ірода вбити його. Та Ірод не погоджувався на це, через те що вважав Івана за великого пророка і боявся народу, але, щоб догодити дружині, кинув Іоана у в'язницю. Іродіада не вдовольнилася цим, тим більше що сам Ірод прислухався до настанов Іоана і в багатьох випадках чинив згідно з його словами.

Минув майже рік. Коли Ірод святкував день народження, то влаштував бенкет для своїх вельмож, тисячників і старійшин галилейських. На бенкет прийшла дочка Іродіади (пасербниця Ірода) Саломія і стала вона танцювати, і догодила Іродові та тим що були на бенкеті, і так сильно, що Ірод сказав до неї: «Проси у мене чого хочеш», і клявся що віддасть їй навіть до половини свого царства.

Тоді вона вийшла і запитала у своєї матері, чого просити в Ірода? Іродіада відповіла: «Голову Іоана Хрестителя». Саломія швидко повернулась до Ірода і сказала: «Я бажаю, щоб ти мені зараз подав голову Іоана Хрестителя на таці».

Ірод засмутився, але не міг при гостях порушити клятву; і він послав воїна до в'язниці щоб відсікти голову Іоанові. Воїн, виконавши наказ царя, приніс на таці голову Іоана Хрестителя і віддав Саломії, а Саломія віднесла своїй матері Іродіаді.

Коли почули про це ученики Івана Хрестителя, прийшли, взяли тіло його і поховали.

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У цей день, за народними повір'ями, не можна різати нічого, що зовні нагадує голову, навіть хліб треба ламати руками, а не різати ножем. Також в народі вважається, що це один-єдиний день протягом року, коли варити та їсти борщ — великий гріх. У народі кажуть: «Якщо зрізати головку капусти в цей день, то може потекти кров». Під час свята не можна їсти круглі фрукти та овочі: яблука, капусту, картоплю (їхня форма нагадує відрубану голову Предтечі), а також червоні помідори, кавуни, бо вони нагадують кров святого. Відтак не можна їсти й будь-що на блюді — на ньому лежала голова Івана Предтечі. Картоплю варили в «мундирах», гарбузи пекли, хліб відламували руками. Їли тільки пісні страви або й зовсім не їли. Цього дня заборонялося співати й танцювати. Тому що за допомогою пісень і танців Іродіада домоглася страти Хрестителя. За народним переданням в цей день ті, хто мучився головними болями, просили зцілення. Також цього дня збирали коріння цілющих трав, якими лікували головні болі, безсоння та психічні розлади у людей.

Дехто з духовенства Православної церкви не підтримує такі традиції та засуджує такі звичаї і називає їх забобонами і гріхом і радить замість дотримання цих забобонів постити та відвідати богослужіння у церкві. Священик Георгій Коваленко каже що «такі забобони — це свідчення відсутності релігійної освіти». Утім такі звичаї не суперечать жодним офіційним православним догматам чи канонам.

У деяких регіонах України це свято називали: Іван Пісний. Але найбільш поширеною назвою була Головосіка.

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As the nutritional value of land vegetables continues to decline due to ongoing soil erosion and pollution, sea vegetables – whose nutritional compositions have remained intact for centuries – are coming to the fore as a much-needed source of minerals. Indeed, the average seaweed still contains over 70 essential minerals and phytonutrients, as well as numerous compounds that can pull unpleasant toxins from our bodies.
Though all sea vegetables contain a large number of health benefits, some stand out more than others in one or more categories. The four seaweeds listed below fall into this group.
Kelp is arguably the greatest "all round" seaweed, since it is rich in virtually every nutrient our body requires for superior health. For example, kelp contains impressive quantities of all the major vitamins (vitamins A, B, C, D, E, and K), which play numerous roles in ensuring our biological processes run smoothly. Kelp is also filled with dietary fiber, protein, countless trace minerals, and sodium alginate – an element that helps the body to rid itself of radioactive particles. (This is especially important post-Fukushima, since while both sea and land vegetables are affected by this disaster [85 percent of rainwater comes from the oceans], few land vegetables can eliminate these particles).
Bladderwrack was Europe's original source of iodine, and it remains the ocean's greatest source of this essential trace nutrient (50 grams of bladderwrack contains more than 100 percent of our recommended daily allowance of iodine). Iodine is needed to regulate the thyroid gland, which in turn regulates the metabolism. People who have difficulty losing weight despite dieting and exercising heavily, for example, are often suffering from thyroid dysfunction.
Bladderwrack is also rich in zeaxanthin and fucoidan. Zeaxanthin is a natural carotenoid that helps guard our eyes from oxidative harm, thus guarding us from eye-related disorders such as macular degeneration. Fucoidan, a polysaccharide found in the cell walls of brown algae, has been shown to inhibit tumor growth and regulate the production of AP-I (which regulates cell proliferation), making bladderwrack an excellent cancer-fighting food.
Nori, which is famous for its role in wrapping sushi and garnishing noodle dishes, is the greatest seaweed source of protein. Indeed, depending on its quality, nori is comprised of between 30 and 50 percent protein (a comparable amount to soybeans, spirulina, and chlorella), making it an excellent source of bioavailable, plant-based protein for vegetarians and vegans. Protein, of course, plays a crucial role in the growth and repair of cells; a deficiency can lead to muscle and joint pain and a constant craving for unhealthy foods such as refined carbs and sweets.
If bladderwrack is the king of iodine and nori is the king of protein, then hijiki is surely the king of calcium. In fact, studies show that there is more calcium in hijiki than that contained in an equal weight of cow's milk. Moreover, hijiki boasts an optimum calcium-magnesium ratio of 2-1 (we need magnesium to help us absorb the calcium).
Perhaps hijiki's impressive calcium content explains why this brown seaweed is so closely associated with healthy, lustrous hair in Japanese folklore. Indeed, hijiki – with its smooth appearance and delicate curls – even resembles human hair as it grows on the ocean floor.
Michael Ravensthorpe is an independent writer whose research interests include nutrition, alternative medicine, and bushcraft. He is the creator of the website, Spiritfoods, through which he promotes the world's healthiest foods.


For example, if you click on "General Education" you see a lot of people become elementary and middle school teachers. The diagram works the other way around too, so that you can select a profession to see what people in that area tend to major in.
As Schmidt says in his description, it was just quick sketch, so the interaction is rough around the edges, but the data here is kind of interesting to look at, especially with all the graduating kids right now.


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Малейка Юнус кызы Гумбатова (; род. 17 марта 1929, Джебраильский уезд) — советский азербайджанский хлопковод, Герой Социалистического Труда (1948).

Биография
Родилась 17 марта 1929 года в селе Бабы Джебраильского уезда Азербайджанской ССР (ныне Физулинский район).

С 1945 года звеньевая в колхозах «Красная Армия», имени Мусабекова, имени Ворошилова и «1 мая», с 1968 года звеньевая колхоза имени Герая Асадова Ждановского района. В 1949 году получила урожай хлопка 80,2 центнеров с гектара на площади 6 гектаров.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 29 августа 1950 года за получение высоких урожаев хлопка на поливных землях в 1949 году Гумбатовой Малейке Юнус кызы присвоено звание Героя Социалистического Труда с вручением ордена Ленина и золотой медали «Серп и Молот».

Активно участвовал в общественной жизни Азербайджана. Член КПСС с 1955 года.

С 2002 года президентский пенсионер

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How cybercriminals and hacktivists use DDoS tools to attack
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Network professionals know that distributed denial-of-service attacks are an ever-growing danger. The recent assault on Twitter is just the latest evidence. Using a mushrooming array of advanced tools, including pay-per-use services and mobile devices, attackers are taking down websites, DNS and email servers, often using these tools to destroy a company's online revenue, customer service and brand reputation. But the technology is only half the story. The thinking that shapes attacks an evolving blend of careful planning, probing and improvisation is often the difference between duds and strikes that leave victims begging for mercy.
So who launches DDoS attacks and why? The most common profiles: extortionists, ruthless competitors and "hacktivists," those attacking not for money, but in the name of social or political protest. The latter gets the most press, thanks to the media-savvy tactics of groups that have punished the likes of Bank of America and the US Chamber of Commerce. However, even though reliable statistics about attacks are hard to find, it's likely that money, not justice, is the main motive.
Regardless of the attacker's identity or incentive, criminals use common tools and tactics in varying combinations. Many of these tools are cheap or free and easily available. They also require no more specialised skill than typing in the target's name and hitting "enter." The low-orbit ion cannon (LOIC), for example, is an open-source DDoS application which floods a server with enough UDP or TCP packets to disrupt service. The LOIC even offers multiple attack vectors. Attackers can send anything from packets with the text of their choice to random HTTP GET requests which imitate legitimate application-layer traffic.
The future of malware
The means to launch an assault doesn't stop there though, as there are many other resources for attackers to use. If someone rents a server from a hosting company, but doesn't secure it, an attacker could obtain administrative rights to the server, load scripts onto it and execute them at will. This is known as accessing a "shell booter."
There are also remote-access Trojans and DDoS bots, both forms of malware that infect PCs and mobile phones, letting criminals control them remotely to execute attacks. A group of such computers is a "botnet" and each computer infected is a "zombie." Each family of malware has its own destructive capabilities. The most advanced the ones that avoid detection the longest and support the most types of attacks are often sold as software or as a complete pay-by-the-hour service.
Attackers can also infect mobile phones to be used as extra resources. It's the same idea as launching attacks with other people's computers in a botnet. However, the added benefit is that there are billions of smartphones in use all around the world. And unlike desktop computers and laptops which are shut off for hours each day, mobile phones are always on, connected and able to abet attacks. In the DDoS world, it's all about how much traffic you can generate, which depends on the number of hosts under your control. Mobile phones are simply too tempting to resist, and a new weapon that network security personnel have to keep an eye out for.
However, before going through choosing a weapon and firing, the smartest attackers do their homework first. After all, there's a ton of public information available about any business, including yours. For instance, a simple DNS look-up can reveal a lot of information about your public-facing assets. Attackers will also check your infrastructure for open ports, protocols, applications and firewalls. By doing recon on your infrastructure and understanding what it's built to support ecommerce, customer service or public information, let's say the bad guys will assess what's at risk and will look for the best ways to exploit these weak spots in your infrastructure.
In the ramp-up to an attack, you might notice bursts of heavier traffic in key areas of your network. The attacker is probing, trying to find a way in. While some will simply try to flood you, others will try to find a little crack in your network defenses, some piece of infrastructure too tempting to ignore. If you're a retailer, for example, and someone succeeds in bringing down your point-of-sale applications, the pain could be acute. For the attacker, it's well worth the time investment and ensures that your entire organization will take notice of the attack.
Know your network and security inside-out
Everything's not all doom and gloom though. While criminals have many tools at their disposal, understanding what's at risk, and how it will be attacked, allows you to understand how to take the first steps in order to protect it. For starters, make sure your team knows not only your network inside-out but also your security set-up. Conduct a security assessment, either in-house or with third-party experts who can give independent validation. Use these findings to help optimize your systems. It's also critical to monitor traffic, so you know what's normal and what's not. With a clear baseline, you'll be able to spot and mitigate DDoS attacks faster.
Maybe most important of all, devise a DDoS response plan to counteract some of the tactics described here, listing procedures to follow and which team members are responsible for what. And practice executing this plan regularly. If you have to dust it off in the midst of an attack, you're inviting chaos. Run regular drills including simulated communications with customers, so you can become adept at managing their expectations.
At the end of the day, it's not only attackers whose thinking makes a difference. Companies that invest more brainpower in understanding how DDoS attacks work, to better protect themselves are also more skilled in deploying the technologies designed to keep their online presences safe.
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Listen to the brightest minds in the field of economics and development discuss their latest research and deconstruct global economic trends. IMF Podcasts are also available on digital platforms such as iTunes, SoundCloud and Libsyn, and free to use for broadcasters, educators and institutions.
Mthuli Ncube: Building Blocks for Africa's Growth
Electricity pylons, Cape Town. Frequent power shortages cause problems for businesses in South Africa. (photo: Mike Hutchings/Reuters /Newscom).
While Africa's workforce expands, the lack of modern and efficient infrastructure is inhibiting economic growth. The prospect of building power plants and transportation networks is daunting for many countries with limited resources, but in this podcast, former Chief Economist of the African Development Bank, Mthuli Ncube, says reducing risks for private sector investors could help Africa build the infrastructure it so desperately needs.
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I Am China
Guo, Xiaolu
Rock 'n' roll, revolution, and romance are seductively woven together in this intense and moving novel from the author of Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
In her flat in north London, Iona Kirkpatrick sets to work on a new project translating a collection of letters and diaries by a Chinese musician. With each letter and journal entry, Iona becomes more and more intrigued with the unfolding story of two lovers: Jian, a punk rocker who believes there is no art without political commitment, and Mu, the young woman he loves as fiercely as his ideals.
Iona cannot possibly know that Jian is mere miles away in Dover, awaiting the uncertain fate of a political exile. Mu is still in Beijing, writing letters to London and desperately trying to track Jian down. As Iona charts the course of their twenty-year relationship, from its early beginnings at Beijing University to Jian's defiant march in the Jasmine Revolution, her own empty life takes on an urgent purpose: to bring Jian and Mu together again before it's too late.
Publisher: New York :, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,, [2014]
Edition: First American edition
Branch Call Number: FIC Guo
Characteristics: 373 pages
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I found this author because I was looking for contemporary notable women with 'Lu' in their names; turns out she doesn't have the same 'Lu', but her framing protagonist knows my story (it's actually a bit uncanny), and the framed protagonists help me triangulate my parents' (generation's stories). Not sure how people who aren't me react to this!
uncommonreader Apr 01, 2015
A translator from Mull, now in London, unravels the letters and diaries of a Chinese musician in exile and a Chinese poet. The idea of using a translator the tell the story is very clever, as the reader too tries to interpret and understand the story of these two people. I was intrigued and then the author would hit a false note. An imperfect book, very critical of China, but nonetheless an enjoyable read.
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In the final moments of Angus & Julia Stone's self-titled full-length, the Australian folk-rock duo adopt a pace and palette that brings to mind Neil Young's 1975 guitar epic "Cortez the Killer". Nearing seven frequently stormy minutes, the album-closing "Crash and Burn" locks into a sumptuous groove that encapsulates the Sydney-bred siblings' intimate, mood-driven album: saturnine solos, aching vocals and all. Produced and recorded with fan-turned-mentor Rick Rubin, it's naturally radiant and singularly disarming—testament to the intangible power of chemistry. On "Heart Beats Slow", the Stones centre themselves in an increasingly warm bath of shimmering guitars, sudsy basslines and the intermittent howl of a Hammond organ. Elsewhere, in the hypnotic twinkle of "Wherever You Are", they play off one another vocally amid a gentle, fingerpicked guitar figure with similarly beautiful ease.
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Answering the Call — Avengers #2 Review
Origin stories get their spotlight in Avengers #2 as the bulk of the book is spent in different timelines defining the threat and the team designed to defeat it.
The main team, held captive by Ex Nihilo and his cohorts, learns about the Alephs, Nihilo's mission to create higher forms of life according to his own vision, and his plans for Earth.
To continue with last issue's theme of escalation and the need for a broader team capable of facing larger threats, Avengers #2 follows Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in their recruitment drive. Wolverine, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Manifold, and several others get the nod to join the Avengers, and it's a treat to see what it takes to motivate each of them to accept the invite. For Cannonball and Sunspot, the allure of being on a team of accepted heroes as opposed to aligning themselves with the controversial X-Men is more than enough to risk the dangers. For Spider-Woman, it's a noble calling with great responsibility.
The characterization opens up plotlines and adds drama to the mix. Wolverine's surly attitude plays backseat driver to Captain America's drive to push forward and lead the team towards imminent danger. Ex Nihilo is still compelling — is it narcissism or purpose that drives him — and the main team's quick defeat last issue has shown how powerful Nihilo's small squad is. Will the larger team made up of ringers be enough to save Earth?
Jonathan Hickman's scripting flows well, and the plotting is clear with steady sailing back and forth through all of the flashbacks interspersed throughout the book. Even with book's focus on background and foundation, there's still that pertinent sense of urgency that builds a stronger case for what's yet to come. This book sets up the next issue for an epic battle pitting Ex Nihilo's band against an untested team rushing headfirst into unknown territory.
Jerome Opena's artwork is not as strong with this issue, but don't interpret that as saying his artwork isn't beautiful, cinematically charged, and comic-forward. It seems like there's a lot less action in this book, and Opena's composition still makes things interesting though some of the facial expressions aren't consistent with the rest of his work. Opena's art is complimented by the color workings of Dean White, Justin Ponsor, and Morry Hollowell. Panels are toned and flushed with colors that convey a sense of mood while other panels have broad palettes of color. Visually striking, an action packed third issue could lead to high sales as people pick one issue up for reading and another to cut and paste panels onto a bulletin board.
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Two communities originally sparked the housing boom in the area, Palenica and Walden Chase. Palencia located directly on the inter-coastal offers an area of highly crafted and meticulously built luxury homes and condos. Walden Chase offered many residents the convenience of being close to Neese High School which is the choice school for those that were living in Ponte Vedra area. Palencia includes single family homes, town homes, condominiums, multi dollar estate homes, unique live/work lots and marsh front estate lots.
Nocatee, a new city being built will bring the entire St. Johns Northeast area to life. Nocatee is the equivalent of an entirely new city from concept to fruition, that will provide new schools, businesses, and many new home and condo communities. Many of the top builders such as Toll Brothers, Del Webb, Pulte, Centex and Cornerstone are providing wonderful new home and condo communities in Nocatee.
Toll Brothers in Nocatee is offering a private gated community of luxury family homes in its subdivision called Coastal Oaks. Coastal Oaks features, luxurious single-family estate homes, traditional homes, townhomes and village homes. Coastal Oaks will have a beautiful clubhouse and recreation facility which includes a fully equipped fitness center, meeting room, soccer field, softball field, tennis courts, basketball court, two outdoors pools and a children's splash pool.
Del Webb in Nocatee is offering a beautiful adult 55 or better community in its subdivision called Riverwood. Riverwood is a private gated community designed to offer the pleasures of life in a relaxed resort-style community. Homes will have a Tuscan-inspired architecture and elegance. Riverwood includes an 8,000 square-foot Welcome Center and a 25,000 square-foot amenities center.
Pulte in Nocatee is offering a luxury condominium subdivision called Tidewater. Tidewater offers both the joy of inter-coastal living and privacy of being in a gated community.
Centex in Nocatee is offering a community of fine family homes and town homes in its subdivision called Willowcove. Willowcove will be adjacent to the main Nocatee amenities center and near the Town Center offers the beauty of a traditional neighborhood and many choices of wonderful estate homes to fine town homes.
Cornerstone Homes in Nocatee is offering a community of single family homes in its subdivision called Austin Park. Austin Park offers a mix of popular Florida style family homes from Traditional, Mediterranean, and Tuscany inspired architecture. Many homes are priced to be a perfect match for first time home buyers.


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President Trump faces a crucial test of his foreign policy and his resolve over Venezuela. His administration has made absolutely clear that the United States no longer considers Nicolas Maduro to be president, publicly backing Juan Guaido, the head of Venezuela's National Assembly, as the country's interim leader. Trump has gone so far as to urge the Venezuelan military not to follow Maduro's orders. These declarations are much stronger than the "red line" Barack Obama drew around Syrian president Bashar Assad.