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package com.addthis.hydra.task.map;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

import java.text.DecimalFormat;

import com.addthis.basis.util.LessStrings;
import com.addthis.basis.util.Parameter;

import com.addthis.bundle.core.Bundle;
import com.addthis.bundle.core.kvp.KVBundle;
import com.addthis.bundle.util.AutoField;
import com.addthis.bundle.util.ValueUtil;
import com.addthis.hydra.common.hash.PluggableHashFunction;
import com.addthis.hydra.task.source.TaskDataSource;

import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Uninterruptibles;

import com.yammer.metrics.Metrics;
import com.yammer.metrics.core.Meter;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public final class MapFeeder implements Runnable {
    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MapFeeder.class);

    private static final Bundle TERM_BUNDLE = new KVBundle();
    private static final DecimalFormat timeFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###.00");
    private static final DecimalFormat countFormat = new DecimalFormat("#,###");
    private static final int QUEUE_DEPTH = Parameter.intValue("task.queue.depth", 100);
    private static final int stealThreshold = Parameter.intValue("task.queue.worksteal.threshold", 50);
    private static final boolean shouldSteal = Parameter.boolValue("task.worksteal", false);

    // state control
    private final AtomicBoolean errored = new AtomicBoolean(false);
    private boolean hasClosedStreams = false; // not shared with MapperTasks

    // enclosing task
    private final StreamMapper task;
    private final TaskDataSource source;

    // mapper task controls
    private final int feeders;
    private final AutoField shardField;
    private final Thread[] threads;
    private final BlockingQueue<Bundle>[] queues;

    // metrics
    private final long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
    private long totalBundles = 0;

    @Nullable private final Meter stealAttemptMeter;
    @Nullable private final Meter stealSuccessMeter;

    public MapFeeder(StreamMapper task, TaskDataSource source, int feeders) {
        if (shouldSteal) {
            stealAttemptMeter = Metrics.newMeter(getClass(), "stealAttemptRate", "steals", TimeUnit.SECONDS);
            stealSuccessMeter = Metrics.newMeter(getClass(), "stealSuccessRate", "steals", TimeUnit.SECONDS);
        } else {
            stealAttemptMeter = null;
            stealSuccessMeter = null;
        }

        this.source = source;
        this.task = task;
        this.feeders = feeders;

        shardField = source.getShardField();
        threads = new Thread[feeders];
        queues = new LinkedBlockingQueue[feeders];

        for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++) {
            queues[i] = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(QUEUE_DEPTH);
            threads[i] = new Thread(new MapperTask(this, i), "MapProcessor #" + i);
        }
    }

    @Override public void run() {
        log.info("starting {} thread(s) for src={}", feeders, source);
        for (Thread thread : threads) {
            thread.start();
        }

        try {
            if (source.isEnabled()) {
                while (fillBuffer()) {
                    if (Thread.interrupted()) {
                        closeSourceIfNeeded();
                    }
                }
            }
            closeSourceIfNeeded();
            joinProcessors();
            log.info("all ({}) task threads exited; sending taskComplete", feeders);
            logBundleThroughput();
            // run in different threads to isolate them from interrupts. ie. "taskCompleteUninterruptibly"
            // join awaits completion, is uninterruptible, and will propagate any exception
            CompletableFuture.runAsync(task::taskComplete).join();
        } catch (Throwable t) {
            logBundleThroughput();
            handleUncaughtThrowable(t);
        }
        log.debug("task feeder exited");
    }

    private void logBundleThroughput() {
        long elapse = (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) / 1000;
        log.info("{} bundles processed in {} seconds (avg rate={}/s)", totalBundles, elapse,
                 (elapse == 0) ? 0 : (totalBundles / elapse));
    }

    /**
     * Immediately halting is the best way we have of ensuring errors are reported without a significantly
     * more involved system.
     */
    private void handleUncaughtThrowable(Throwable t) {
        if (errored.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
            log.error("unrecoverable error in task feeder or one of its mapper threads. immediately halting jvm", t);
            Runtime.getRuntime().halt(1);
        }
    }

    private boolean fillBuffer() {
        // iterate over inputs and execute default target
        try {
            Bundle p = source.next();
            if (p == null) {
                log.info("exiting on null bundle from {}", source);
                return false;
            }
            totalBundles++;
            int hash = p.hashCode();
            if (shardField != null) {
                String val = ValueUtil.asNativeString(shardField.getValue(p));
                if (!LessStrings.isEmpty(val)) {
                    hash = PluggableHashFunction.hash(val);
                }
            }
            int mod = Math.abs(hash % queues.length);
            pushQueue(mod, p);
            return true;
        } catch (NoSuchElementException ignored) {
            log.info("exiting on premature stream termination");
        }
        return false;
    }

    private void pushQueue(int queueNum, Bundle item) {
        BlockingQueue<Bundle> queue = queues[queueNum];
        Uninterruptibles.putUninterruptibly(queue, item);
    }

    private void joinProcessors() {
        log.debug("pushing terminating bundles to {} processors", queues.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < queues.length; i++) {
            pushQueue(i, TERM_BUNDLE);
        }
        for (Thread thread : threads) {
            Uninterruptibles.joinUninterruptibly(thread);
        }
    }

    private void closeSourceIfNeeded() {
        if (!hasClosedStreams) {
            hasClosedStreams = true;
            log.info("closing stream {}", source.getClass().getSimpleName());
            // TODO: better API/ force sources to behave more sensibly
            CompletableFuture.runAsync(source::close).join();
        }
    }

    private static class MapperTask implements Runnable {
        private final int processorID;
        private final MapFeeder mapFeeder;

        public MapperTask(MapFeeder mapFeeder, int processorID) {
            this.processorID = processorID;
            this.mapFeeder = mapFeeder;
        }

        @Override
        public void run() {
            while (true) {
                try {
                    Bundle next = popQueue();
                    if (next == null) {
                        return;
                    }
                    mapFeeder.task.process(next);
                } catch (Throwable t) {
                    mapFeeder.handleUncaughtThrowable(t);
                }
            }
        }

        @Nullable private Bundle popQueue() throws InterruptedException {
            BlockingQueue<Bundle> queue = mapFeeder.queues[processorID];
            Bundle item = null;
            if (shouldSteal) {
                // first check our own queue
                item = queue.poll();
                if (item == null) {
                    // then check every other queue
                    item = steal(queue);
                }
            }
            if (item == null) {
                item = queue.take();
            }
            if (item == TERM_BUNDLE) {
                return null;
            } else {
                return item;
            }
        }

        @Nullable private Bundle steal(BlockingQueue<Bundle> primaryQueue) throws InterruptedException {
            mapFeeder.stealAttemptMeter.mark();
            for (BlockingQueue<Bundle> queue : mapFeeder.queues) {
                if ((queue != primaryQueue) && (queue.size() >= stealThreshold)) {
                    Bundle item = queue.poll();
                    if (item == TERM_BUNDLE) {
                        queue.put(item);
                    } else if (item != null) {
                        mapFeeder.stealSuccessMeter.mark();
                        return item;
                    }
                }
            }
            return null;
        }
    }
}

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Ready to ride the Theo Riddick hype train?
Published: Feb. 26, 2015 at 12:44 p.m.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2015 at 01:47 p.m.
Fantasy footballheads have already been gifted with a pair of young running backs to froth over this offseason.
After Atlanta's Devonta Freeman was billed by Falcons brass at the combine as a workhorse-in-waiting, Detroit's Theo Riddick is now being touted as a breakout candidate after Wednesday's release of Reggie Bush.
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The offseason is a special place, a lawless frontier ripe for glowing puff pieces and spine-tingling overstatement.
Riddick is a talented young player, but let's look closer before hopping on the hype train, shall we?
"It depends on what we want to do, but he's capable of carrying it more than what we gave it to him," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said of Riddick last week, per ESPN.com. "But he's also, you can also see his numbers of out of the backfield, catching the ball. Things of that nature, they jump out at you.
"So he's got a unique skill there, but he's also a good ball carrier, so we'll see how that goes."
Riddick managed just 2.6 yards per carry off 20 attempts last season, while none of his 29 career carries have gone for more than nine yards. Joique Bell remains the clear-cut option between the tackles.
Still, there is no denying Riddick in space. The 5-foot-9, 200-pounder was a blast to watch on Game Rewind, exploding onto the scene in Week 6 against the Vikings with 75 receiving yards off five grabs. He piled up eight catches for 74 yards against the Falcons the following week, laying the bedrock for a passing-down role that saw him haul in 34 balls for 316 yards and four scores in his second NFL season.
Riddick's 2.45 yards per route run in 2014 were the best of any NFL running back, per Pro Football Focus.
"He's a good player, he's been productive and certainly we're going to use him in the future," offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi said in December.
Still, there is scant evidence to suggest that Riddick and Bush are interchangeable on the ground. Bush averaged 1,026 yards rushing per season between 2011 and 2013 at 4.6 yards per carry. Riddick has never run for more than 16 yards in a game. When he was on the field last season, opponents knew the Lions were angling to pass.
A receiver at Notre Dame before he took over backfield duties, Riddick's 4.68 speed certainly brings another dimension to Detroit's offense, but I side with Around The NFL's Kevin Patra in remaining leery about tagging him as Bush's replacement:
T-minus 14 minutes before the Theo Riddick fantasy value conversations start.
— Kevin Patra (@kpatra) February 25, 2015
Bush was due $3.25 million next season. His release likely had as much to do with his unwillingness to accept a pay cut as anything they saw in Riddick. After all, Bush still showed juicy burst and versatility in space when healthy last season.
The Lions know what Riddick is, with general manager Martin Mayhew saying last week that he "can make a difference in the passing game." Detroit, though, remains a strong candidate to spice up the backfield through free agency and a runner-rich draft.
Will Riddick's role expand? Sure. Should we spend the spring and summer months churning out flowery think-pieces declaring his greatness? I'd pump the brakes on that operation.
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Over 20? Seeking a new challenge? Would you like to develop skills, leadership qualities and gain qualifications too?
At Air Cadets, we constantly assess our past achievements, implement changes to meet the challenges of today and make plans for the future. And a huge part of that planning is you. As the backbone of our organisation we're always on the look out for high-calibre individuals to become volunteers, helping to run the activities that play such an important role in the lives of our young members.
All kinds of people make up our volunteer staff, coming from a range of backgrounds and interests. Obviously if you have direct experience of working with young people, or any relevant skills such as flying or gliding, you would be particularly welcome. These aren't essential though, as we will train and support you at every stage.
That said, you'll have some personal qualities that are essential, such as patience, maturity and responsibility along with an understanding of young people and their needs. You needn't be an athlete, but a good level of physical fitness also helps to ensure you can keep up with the cadets!
Join as a Civilian Instructor
The most common volunteer designation in Air Cadets is Civilian Instructor - it's a varied role allowing you to use your skills where they best fit. You can give as much or little time as you can, and you don't need any formal qualifications - just enthusiasm that's infectious.
Many cadets go straight into volunteer roles when they leave at 20 years old - often they feel that they can 'give back' their great experiences to a new generation of young people.
Your role is vital to the success of our cadets. You'll see your dedication and effort pay-off in the achievements you inspire amongst our members. But it isn't just the cadets that benefit - you'll get involved in many squadron activities and have the same kinds of opportunities as cadets to develop your leadership skills and gain qualifications in things such as mountain leadership, First Aid and NVQs that may be useful to you in your career. You'll also have as much fun as the cadets do!
And it doesn't stop there. If you choose, you may apply to become a sergeant or an officer. As an Air Cadet officer you can claim up to 28 days' volunteer allowance per year and work your way up through the ranks in a similar manner to the RAF.
Our volunteers say they gain a huge sense of achievement from helping young people realise their potential. Why not give it a try?
Are you Officer or SNCO material?
We rely on our volunteers to help us operate as effectively as possible. Being well organised is an obvious must, ideally with good managerial and administrative skills, and an ability to listen to problems and deal with them tactfully and appropriately.
Really show your skills in these areas and you could end up taking on more responsibility and moving up through the ranks as an officer or senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO). Of course, first you have to join as a Civilian Instructor and then have selection interviews at Wing HQs and Regional HQs but we guide you through that…if you have the potential then we'll spot it!
Support the squadron as a member of the Squadron Association committee
As parents of cadets, you will automatically become a member of the Squadron Assossiation, however a small goup of parents and friends of the squadron, serve on the committee. This committee meets every two months and looks after the financial wellbeing of the squadron and serves as a civilian "oversight" forthe wellbeing of the cadets and supports the Officer Commanding and staff in ensure the success of the squadron.
Fill in the contact us form - tell us you would like to join and we will get in touch


Right whale mother and calf (public domain photo on Wikipedia).
The right whale's existence has been threatened since it was named "right whale" by whalers about 800 years ago (the "right" whale to hunt because they swim slowly, close to the surface, close to shore, and float when killed because of the abundant blubber). The whale's oil was used in lamps and perfume; their baleen for buggy whips, umbrella ribs, corset stays, hair brushes, and many other articles. The baleen alone on a right whale could make a voyage profitable for the whalers.
By the late 1800's there were so few right whales left that hunting them was not profitable, and today it is critically endangered with only about 350 left. Some scientists believe they will not escape extinction. Although hunting the northern right whale has been illegal for almost 100 years, their numbers are not increasing. Because they swim and rest very close to the surface, many are killed by colliding with ships. Fishing nets are also a serious hazard. Some scientists also believe that the pollution in the ocean is affecting the growth of the krill and plankton on which they feed. Add to all this the fact that a female Right whales give birth every three to five years to a single calf.
Whales are divided into two groups; toothed whales (odontoceti) and baleen whales (mysticeti). Toothed whales eat fish,squid, octupus, and other sea creatures and have one blowhole. The largest toothed whale is the sperm whale which grows to about 50-60 feet long. Baleen whales are larger than toothed whales and have two blowholes. The largest baleen whale is the blue whale which is the largest animal that has ever lived on earth (with length up to 110 feet and weighing up to 174 Tons).
A Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis glacialis) grows to about 50 feet long and weighs about 120,000 pounds. Southern right whales (Eubalena glacialis australis) are a little larger, growing up to 54 feet long. In both species the male is slightly smaller than the female.
The Northern right whale (like all baleen whales) is a seasonal feeder that filter feeds crustaceans and plankton from the water. Baleen whales have baleen plates instead of teeth. Baleen is made of keratin (the same substance as fingernails); in the case of the northern right whale baleen hangs in a comb-like series of bristles up to 9.5 feet long from the upper jaw. The northern right whale swims slowly with it's mouth open while the baleen filters the krill (small shrimp-like crustaceans), plankton (plankton is made up of many tiny plants and animals), and capepods (also tiny crustaceans) from the water. Alaska also has a filter feeding whale as the state marine mammal (bowhead whale).
Right whale; photo by Head Harbour Lightstation on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).
Right whale / human size; image by Chris huh on Wikipedia (use permitted with attribution / share alike).


"Jem" Is how Michiel and I have referred to our relationship since we started dating.
A good friend ( yes you Zoe 😉 came up with the phrase.
J stands for Jessica, E stands for 'and' in Dutch which is spelt 'en' and soo surprisingly M stands for Michiel.
A literal gem, is found after much work and exploration.
A precious stone but hidden under a rough exterior at times.
OUR Jem may not be spelt the same but I want it to represent something fitting to our life.
Jem: Definition – Life's precious and rough moments. Discovered on a day to day basis, possibly in the smallest or most unexpected places.
During my time writing here, I want to try to include a "Jem" moment whenever I post.


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Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation
Subsignal
Ghost Whistler
Joined: July 25 2014
Points: 310 Topic: Subsignal
Just acquired their ouevre (all 4 albums).
Took me a while to appreciate as they are, to the untrained observer, a rather commercial sounding affair. But their music is like a mix of clannad and Rush.
Crossover / Prog Metal Teams
Location: wonderland
Clannad? Really?
Subsignal emerged from the ashes of Sieges Even; vocalist Arno Menses and guitarist Markus Steffen are the creators of Subsignal. They basically continued with sound of Sieges Even's last two albums - The Art of Navigating by the stars and Paramount. Their sound is quite unique I dare say, although the influences are visible (if I may say so): there's Rush plus some hints of metal and neo-prog. But all together quite nicely done.
It's the harmonies.
They aren't terribly heavy and are quite ballad oriented.
Each to their own. I read their history on Spotify (boo hiss), but not really listened much to Sieges Even.
^ ballad oriented I wouldn't say, they know how to blend soft passages with heavier ones.
They're not that heavy, I agree, they're under neo-prog on PA, but I say they're more progreesive metal than neo-prog.
POTA
Beautiful & Monstrous is one of the most solid albums of the last 10 years in my opinion. I discovered it nearly a year ago, and it's already been listened start to finish at least a hundred times. My favorite track by them is Paradigm. Beautiful harmonies.
Yes, Paradigm is a great track.


Michael Terzer finished his master studies 2017 in "Mechatronics & Smart Technologies" in Innsbruck and is currently working as Researcher within the Automation and Mechatronics Engineering Team at Fraunhofer Italia. His special interests are in the field of precision agriculture/ smart farming, mechatronic systems and industry 4.0. He gained various experiences during internships at Audio Electronic (IT), 3CI (IT), Detotronic (IT), Frutmac (IT), BIDAC (IT), MetaSys (AT) and Fraunhofer Italia (IT).


D-dimer is a soluble fibrin degradation product that results from ordered breakdown of thrombi by the fibrinolytic system. Numerous studies have shown that D-dimer serves as a valuable marker of activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis. Consequently, D-dimer has been extensively investigated for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is used routinely for this indication. In addition, D-dimer has been evaluated for determining the optimal duration of anticoagulation in VTE patients, for diagnosing and monitoring disseminated intravascular coagulation, and as an aid in the identification of medical patients at high risk for VTE. Thus, quantification of D-dimer levels serves an important role in guiding therapy. This review: 1) describes how D-dimer is generated; 2) reviews the assays used for its detection; and 3) discusses the role of D-dimer determination in these various conditions.


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Mental Health Service Provision for the People of Cambridge: Are services facilitating recovery?
Cleland, Hannah Nicole
Cleland, H. N. (2010). Mental Health Service Provision for the People of Cambridge: Are services facilitating recovery? (Thesis, Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5174
The purpose of the present research was to investigate consumer perspectives of mental health service provision in Cambridge and whether services were helpful in facilitating recovery. Cambridge is a small township in the Waikato region, approximately twenty-five kilometers south-east of Hamilton. The study aimed to: gain an understanding of consumers' interpretations of recovery; identify consumer perspectives of service delivery in Cambridge; assess whether services in Cambridge are working from a recovery ethos; and determine how consumers' think service delivery could be improved. Interviews with 14 consumers of mental health services were completed. The key findings of this study suggest that the mental health needs of Cambridge consumer's were not being met. More specifically, consumers' who had severe or mild mental illness were reasonably happy with service delivery. However, consumers whose mental illness impacted their life considerably, yet their symptoms were not deemed severe enough to access public services, identified significant discrepancies between service provision and recovery facilitation.
Curtis, Cate
Boer, Douglas Pieter


SAN DIEGO -- Major League Baseball's fundraising auction this week to support LUNGevity cancer research includes three items donated by the Dodgers.
Bidding closes at 8 p.m. PT on Thursday with 80 baseball-related experiences ranging from private pitching and batting lessons with players to lunches with general managers to team bus rides and meet-and-greets with Hall of Fame players.
• Batting practice visit for four and a meet-and-greet with a current Dodgers player. (Four Field Level tickets included).
• Signed 2014 NL Cy Young and MVP Award winner Clayton Kershaw jersey (Can be a straight signature or personalized message).
• Four Field Level tickets to a 2015 Dodgers home game and a photograph of your group with Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully.
LUNGevity Foundation is firmly committed to making an immediate impact on increasing quality of life and survivorship of people with lung cancer by accelerating research into early detection and more effective treatments, as well as providing community, support and education for all those affected by the disease. The goal is to create a world where no one dies from lung cancer.
LUNGevity was founded in 2001 by seven lung cancer survivors, and tens of thousands of others affected by lung cancer have joined in the years since.
The event is part of MLB's affiliation with Stand Up To Cancer, a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. MLB has supported SU2C since 2008 as founding sponsor. To learn more visit www.SU2C.org.


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SPOKANE, Wash. – After strong performances from both cross country teams at the PLU invite, including a victory for the women's team, the Whitworth Pirates are headed to Oregon to compete in the Charles Bowles Invitational.
The Bowles Invite is hosted by Willamette University in Salem, Ore. The men's race opens the day at 9:30 a.m. with the women's race following at 10:20 am. More information, including course maps and parking, is available here.
Last Time Out: Marissa Mount's fifth-place performance led the Pirate women to a team victory in the PLU invite. The senior combined with fellow star returner Krystal Roberts, who finished seventh, and freshman Ellie Shoop, who finished eighth, to lead the team to its first victory of the year. Emma Bates rounded out Whitworth's four top-10 performers with a 10th place result.
On the men's side, William Glick placed 11th to lead the Bucs to a fourth place team finish. Freshman Aidan Smith finished just .01 seconds behind Glick to place 12th, followed by Jacob Clark and Nathaniel Anderson in 21st and 22nd place respectively.
Regional Rankings: The third in-season USTFCCCA regional rankings were released Tuesday and both Pirate teams own spots in the top-ten. The Whitworth women are ranked sixth in the West, and the men were picked in ninth.
Woman of the Year: Former Pirate cross country runner Kayla Leland was selected as one of the 30 finalists for the NCAA's Woman of the Year Award. Leland is the first Pirate to be chosen as a finalist for the award and the second Buc in three years to be the Northwest Conference's Woman of the Year.
National Championships: The 2018 NCAA Division III National Championships are hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on November 17 in Oshkosh, Wis.
Recent Championship History: Whitworth has a proud history of competing at the cross country national championships, including two All-America performances and top-20 finishes for the women's team in each of the last three seasons.
2017 – Kayla Leland took home All-American honors by finishing 19th and led the Whitworth women to an 11th place finish, the team's second-best in school history.
2016 – Leland placed 11th in Whitworth's best ever individual performance at the Division III National Championships. Leland's All-American performance helped the Bucs place 17th, the third-best result in school history.
2015 – Allison Wood and Kellyn Roiko finished in 85th and 86th place respectively to lead the Pirates to a 20th place team finish. Christopher MacMurray earned an individual bid to the meet and finished 217th.
Looking Ahead: The Pirates travel back to Oregon in two weeks for their final tune-up before the Northwest Conference Championships. Whitworth competes in the Lewis & Clark Invitational, which will be in the same location as this year's conference championships, on Saturday, Oct. 13.
The Coach: The fall of 2018 marks Dr. Toby Schwarz's 21st season as head coach of the Whitworth Cross Country program. During his time at Whitworth Schwarz has been named West Region Coach of the Year four times and Northwest Conference Coach of the Year on seven occasions. Schwarz was selected as the NWC Women's Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading Whitworth to its third straight conference title.
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There are very few people making their first move inside or outside of Durham, NC, who do not at least think about the completing the move on their own. Often this is couple's or professionals with smaller homes, condos or apartments who assume they can save money with a do-it-yourself moving project.
In reality, hiring movers is often a lower cost option than trying to complete a move on your own. Considering all of the costs can clarify why bringing in the professionals, even for local moves, is often much more efficient and leads to cost savings.
Truck rental is a very big cost in local or long-distance moves. Most truck rental facilities will also offer moving pads and blankets, but these will be at an additional cost.
The truck, depending on the size, may be very difficult to drive in the city, and you will need to ensure you have the correct insurance. You will also need to schedule a truck rental well in advance, and you may need to put down a deposit to hold the vehicle.
Keep in mind, you will also need to pay for fuel for the truck, and the rental will be based on the number of days you need the truck.
Top relocation services use trained, screened and professional movers. These individuals know how to move furniture and items, the correct way to wrap and pad the items and how to load the truck to prevent damage in transit.
Without the expertise of trained movers, it is much more likely there is some damage, with the potential for significant damage. Furniture can be scratched, dropped and even significantly damaged if it falls over in the truck or is incorrectly secured during moving.
It will also be important to get friends or family to help with the move, and there may even be the need to take time off work. Adding up all these expenses makes moving companies in Durham, NC, a very good option.


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Free Picks » Soccer Picks » Chelsea vs Tottenham Prediction, 11/29/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Chelsea vs Tottenham Prediction, 11/29/2020 EPL Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
by Tony Sink - 11/25/2020
Game: Chelsea vs Tottenham
Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020
Location: Stamford Bridge in London, England
TV: NBCSN
Odds/Point Spread: Chelsea (+115) Tottenham (+230)
Kai Havertz and Chelsea (5-3-1, 3rd in the EPL) play Tottenham (6-2-1, 1st in the EPL) at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The goalkeepers protecting the net will be Edouard Mendy for Chelsea and Hugo Lloris for Tottenham. The odds on this game have Chelsea priced at +115 and the Spurs are priced at +230. The total opens at 2.5.
Chelsea stepped onto the pitch against Newcastle United in their most recent match and took home the win by a score of 2 - 0. When discussing the passing game, they earned a 89.4% received passes percentage by connecting on 685 out of their 766 pass attempts in their last outing. Chelsea tried 6 dribbles in this outing and were able to convert 4 of those tries for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shooting accuracy, Chelsea ended this match at a 50.0% clip by putting 5 shots on target out of 10 total shots. Chelsea is averaging 2.33 g/90 (21 total goals) and have accounted for 15 assists in all contests for the year.
Kai Havertz is a player who can be a difference maker for Chelsea. He has accounted for 22 assists while tallying 11 yellow card warnings in his career. Havertz has been in the starting lineup in 106 contests in his career and tallies 0.35 goals per 90 mins. The forward who is from Germany has 37 goals scored in 9,495 minutes played. Someone else who should impact this game is Timo Werner, the forward representing Germany. Werner has 16,418 mins during 186 starts and has been given a total of 12 yellow cards. He has helped a teammate on a goal 38 times so far in his career and he has scored 96 total goals. He has an average of 0.53 goals per 90 mins so far in his pro soccer career.
The guy defending the goal for Chelsea will be Edouard Mendy. Mendy (33-26-17 mark in his career) has earned 47 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 43.1% clean sheet percentage. The goalkeeper hailing from Senegal has faced 366 shots sent his way in 109 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 0.86 (94 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .781. Mendy has seen the pitch for 9,823 mins and has accumulated 285 saves so far in his pro soccer career.
The last time they took the pitch, Tottenham walked away with a victory by a final of 2 - 0 against Manchester City. Tottenham earned a 53.3% successful dribble rate by completing 8 of the 15 dribbles they tried. They wrapped up this match by connecting on 228 of the 271 passing attempts for a rate of 84.1%. Tottenham had 2 shots on target out of their 4 shots tried giving them a 50.0% rate when they last stepped onto the pitch. Having accumulated 21 goals and 17 assists in all matches, Tottenham is averaging 2.33 goals and 1.89 assists per 90 min.
Lucas Moura will need to be on top of his game for Tottenham. The forward hailing from Brazil has totaled 14,322 mins while scoring 49 goals. He has totaled 15 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 35 times. He scores 0.31 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 160 games during his pro soccer career. You should also keep an eye on Harry Kane, the forward born in England. Kane has been given 30 yellow cards in 21,037 professional minutes played (235 starts). His G/90 average so far in his career is 0.70. He has totaled 164 goals in his pro soccer career while helping on a goal 28 different times.
Hugo Lloris is expected to look after the net for Tottenham. Lloris has accumulated 171 clean sheets and has defended 1,844 shots against him in 43,495 minutes in his career. He holds a save percentage of .735 and his clean sheet rate is currently at 35.1%. He has conceded 1.03 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 250-125-109. So far in his career, Lloris has conceded 499 goals and has 1,357 stops in 487 starting assignments.
Who will win tonight's EPL game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chelsea (+115)
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Q: How to determine BCNF I've already read a bunch of other threads involving BCNF on SO, but I'm still a bit confused about how I would write a function to determine if a relation was in BCNF given the relation and a list of its functional dependencies.
So obviously if the union of all inputs and outputs of the FD's don't equal the relation, then it's not in BCNF, but that's also obviously all I need to check.
So, say I'm given an input:
R(A,B,C,D,E,F,G)
A->B
C,D->F
G->E

Then what would I need to check to determine if it's BCNF?

A: A relation is in BCNF if and only if each functional dependency X → Y has a determinant (X) which is a superkey, that is, it determines all the other attributes of the relation.
To observe this, you can calculate the "closure" of the determinant with respect to the set of functional dependencies: if it contains all the attributes, than it is a superkey.
So, for instance, in your example we have that the closure of A is A itself plus B:
A+ = AB

This means that A is not a superkey, and the relation is not in BCNF. In fact, the only key of your relation is A C D G.

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You are here: Home / Visions / AI-designed websites have arrived, so what now for WordPress?
Intro: This post is a guest post by my friend Jason Amunwa. Jason worked in UX and developed SaaS products like Hello Bar (yes, the one acquired by CrazyEgg) or Filament (acquired by ShareThis). I'm pumped to have him share his thoughts on WordPress vs AI designed websites on WP Mastery. Take it away, Jason!
Reality check time: did you know that 70% of the internet is powered by the top 3 content management systems (CMSes), with our old friend WordPress making up close to 60% all by its self? Safe to say that CMSes are solidly entrenched in the mainstream, making publishing web content far more accessible to the general public.
It still takes hours, days,and weeks to create a well-designed website - and even then, they require far more maintenance than one might expect. In the age of machine learning, space microphones that can hear gravity, and cars that can drive themselves, the process of building a website still seems so unnecessarily clunky, even some 27 years since their invention.
This is why I've been so intrigued by a new website platform called The Grid, which launched this week with promises to take whatever content you send it and automatically design & build the website for you, using artificial intelligence magic pixie dust. Check out their explainer video below.
It's a compelling notion, for sure - why spend tons of time and effort agonizing over the color palette, layout, fonts, etc. of your website, when you can simply hand the content you to publish over to the machine, and let it find the most appropriate representation of your message for web consumption?
But this vision of automated web publishing raises many questions. What does this mean for the traditional DIY CMSes? Should WordPress, SquareSpace, and the others be lying awake at night, awaiting the inexorable rise of the robots?
In my mind, the answer is yes. Also no. And uh, maybe... See, this is a complex question that I think can be convincingly argued a number of different ways, so I decided to argue all three, and let you decide where you stand. Helpful? Perhaps… let's find out, shall we?
Should WordPress (and other CMSes) be worried about The Grid?
Major caveat - the following is merely my speculation. I've not gotten access to The Grid yet, but the following is my take on the implications of procedurally generated/AI-driven websites on the market share of traditional CMSes.
Aside from actually creating the content, getting it ready for primetime is one of the biggest timesucks & costs related to content marketing. This means that if The Grid delivers on its promise to eliminate the need for manual formatting of content, marketers who adopt it will be able to significantly out-produce those who continue to do it manually.
Said no-one, ever. C'mon, if you're really honest with yourself, when was the last time your heart skipped a beat at the thought of getting to format some content? Too many people regard their CMS as a means to an end, rather than an enjoyable tool to work with.
As a 2015 survey on CMSes by UserView found, people don't really care about their CMSes, they tolerate them. The Grid could be a massive painkiller that accelerates the speed of content publication while raising the average aesthetic quality of content sites operating on the platform. In addition, traction with The Grid's usage will also signal to other CMSes to focus on streamlining and enhancing the reliability of their publishing workflows, so it's easier to publish and always just looks good.
A/B testing is a hands-on sport, with many marketers spending tons of time implementing tests and interpreting their results - so just imagine the time saving for marketing teams when this kind of testing is automated for them, with a focus on maximizing their important goals, e.g. maximizing subscribers/followers, etc.
Although I believe it still requires human intuition to find the right things to test, automation at the level of The Grid expands the coverage a marketing team has, thus increasing the likelihood of finding growth opportunities that otherwise would've gone unnoticed.
Migrate my website? Stay away from me!
CMSes of all types benefit greatly from a high degree of lock-in. After all, even today, most migrations of established websites between platforms is hardly a 1-click effort, and is the reason why there's so much advice out there for choosing the right CMS for your purposes - it's not a choice you want to have to make more than once.
In addition, the majority of the population doesn't build a new website very often, so the amount of headache involved in migrating to The Grid will likely prove prohibitive to its adoption for the time being.
In a 2011 study, a team of researchers from Harvard Business School, Yale and Duke University found that consumers irrationally value a product by up to 5X more if they had invested time and effort into producing it - they dubbed this cognitive bias "The IKEA Effect".
There's also the famous story about Betty Crocker's instant cake mix in the 1950's that illustrates the reverse: housewives at the time felt guilty for using cake mix, because they didn't feel they'd contributed any actual work to produce the cake.
What does this psychological phenomenon mean for personal websites that spring out of thin air after you simply supply the content? There's a good psychological precedent indicating people will want to retain more participation in, and ownership over the presentation of their content.
The level of customization and innate tinker-ability of established CMSes like WordPress will most likely offer a ton more flexibility than something like The Grid - at least to start. WordPress in particular has a massive head-start in terms of install base and vibrancy of the community, as well as the customizability of the platform. It'll take a lot to persuade even a portion of that audience to jump ship to a new platform.
These tools herald the dawn of a time when you can almost fully automate the production, publishing and promotion of quality content. They ain't perfect just yet - but they're good enough to use, and will only get better, so it'd behoove WordPress and other CMSes to look at how they can make life easier for content creators and assist them in taking the grunt work out of creating and publishing content via the traditional, all-manual workflow.
Everyone hates having to maintain their WP sites/themes/plugins. If The Grid is able to minimize that pain, but still offer the functional flexibility that WordPress and other CMSes currently offer, the pressure will be on the incumbents to up their game.
Things self-hosted CMS users take for granted, like theme and plugin conflicts will largely be eliminated with a platform like The Grid, meaning website owners will have to make a judgement call as to whether it's worth sacrificing the time to retain 100% control over the presentation of their content.
If the concept behind The Grid sounds familiar, it's basically because this is how social media sites run - you supply the content, and they format it in a pleasing way for your friends, coworkers and distant relatives. But where social networks are able to offer built-in exposure for your content, The Grid is starting out at a bit of a disadvantage, given that you have to pay for The Grid, while all the other social networks are free.
However, if The Grid does indeed gain traction among content creators, expect a bidding war over them between the social media giants - a reliable AI that formats and represents content in the most pleasing way would be a jewel in any network's crown, whose valuation depends on attracting and retaining as many human eyeballs as possible.
Traditional CMSes have been the backbone behind publishing online content for years - but technology is starting to offer new avenues to non-technical folks that eliminate much of the work behind getting content in front of an audience.
WordPress and all the others will soon face a choice: rethink content production, or be left behind. The Grid may not singlehandedly kill them, but it may just open people's eyes to what's possible when we hand over the web design reins to the computer, and focus on just crafting the best content we're capable of.
I advise startups on product management and have worked on 8 SaaS products in the past, including Hello Bar (acquired by Crazy Egg), Flare & Filament, which was acquired by ShareThis. I also write all about startups, product management, artificial intelligence, and designing human-readable analytics. Oh, and my favorite guilty pleasure movie is Stealth (shh, don't tell anyone).


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Following two years at Dartmouth, Rogers transferred to Rollins College in Florida to study music, after which he planned to become a Presbyterian minister. But in 1951, while home during his senior year, he experienced "this new thing called television." As he recalls in the film, "I saw people throwing pies in each other's faces and I thought, 'This could be a wonderful tool. Why is it being used this way?'" Thanks to stock the family held in RCA, which owned NBC, Rogers's father got him a job in New York, working variously with Kate Smith and Arturo Toscanini. Two years later, his father lured him back to Pittsburgh, where a family friend was starting up a public TV station.
Public broadcasting appealed to the minister in Rogers: he was concerned that profit-driven networks like NBC diluted arts programming, and he envisioned programming for young people with less slapstick, more meaning. By 1954, Rogers was producing The Children's Corner, writing music and songs with his co-host, Josie Carey, and interspersing their performances with free educational films. One day, when a brittle reel broke on live television, Rogers poked a puppet through a backdrop and created the soft-spoken character of Daniel Striped Tiger, who through his own expressions of self-doubt gave voice to children's fears. Daniel became a central fixture of that early show and the ones that followed.


She's spoken about her weight problem in the past but it seems Lauren Goodger is still hung up about her size.
The Only Way Is Essex star has spoken out about her constant weight battle revealing her struggle to shift the excess pounds.
The reality TV star - whose Essex salon was recently petrol bombed - has tried many attempts to shape up in the past but just can't seem to stick to a routine.
But it's not just her love of food that is causing Lauren to eat more, but the constant abuse that she receives via social networking site Twitter.
'It's awful,' Lauren said of some of the messages. 'There are some really unkind bullies out there. They don't even know me. Who do they think they are?
But it seems Lauren is ready to confront these people and her own demons as she exposes her body and bare face in the magazine.
Wearing a pair of red shorts, a white vest and just a hint of lipgloss, the brunette looks miserable as she stares into the camera and admits that she hardly ever looks in the mirror when leaving for her various nights out on the town.
Lauren's weight issues have even driven her to buy only dresses that have sleeves, and has forced her to wear cardigans all the time as she 'hates' her arms.
Since splitting from her long-term boyfriend Mark Wright last year, Lauren feels that she has gained weight but admitted she likes to go out and enjoy being single if only she had the confidence.
'I am single now and I should be thinner so I can wear a nice little dress when I go out and have a flirt but at the minute I can't,' she said.
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Seventeen-year-old Arial Cole is a foster child with few friends and no family. A near death experience brings her face-to-face with the one who knows her better than anyone else. Despite coming from different worlds, their spiritual connection cannot be denied. She will open his world to love. He will help her find God's purpose for her life.
Romantic and hopeful, this is a story about using the dark circumstances of your past to become a hero.
"We fight not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness," his whispers came out in a rush.
"Why are you quoting Ephesians?" My voice was bordering on panic.
He squeezed me tighter, sending positive emotions through my skin, alerting me that it was bad news he was about to deliver.
If you had told me a week ago that there was something so frightening that I would consider running into the arms of a murderer with a gun to escape it, I would not have believed you. And yet there I was. I didn't know what the demon we shared this closet with looked like but my imagination was doing a wonderful job of providing me with ideas. I didn't understand why it was there, but I had a feeling it had something to do with the dead body lying a few feet away.


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McDonald's just launched a brilliant new way for customers to save money
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Thinking of its customers?
The pandemic served McDonald's quite well.
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It suddenly had an even more captive market, prepared to pay a little bit more just to get familiar food quickly.
Soon, though, inflationary pressures loomed and prices accelerated.
This is a little uncomfortable for a brand that has always claimed to represent value. But what can any fast-food purveyor do to make customers feel even a little better?
How about making them believe that none of the bad stuff ever happened? How about finding an entertaining way for them to get the sort of deals they got before so much of the world went askew?
That's what McDonald's Swedish arm did, with a little technological help.
A campaign called "Deals Stuck in Time" asks customers to scour Google Street View to find real McDonald's billboards from times gone by — 2009, for example.
Yes, McDonald's actually went into Street View and used a little techno know-how to alter several existing billboards and turn back time, to finer years gone by.
All customers had to do is work out which year the deal ran, then go to the Deals Stuck in Time website and claim their cheap food.
McDonald's Sweden marketing director Staffan Ekstam put it like this: "We thought it was a good and fun idea to revive old McDonald's offers and allow for 'time travels,' especially at a time when price is discussed more than ever. We hope that people will take the chance to travel back in time and enjoy their McDonald's favorites like it was 2009 all over again."
2009? I remember that. The year Bitcoin was created, the year Circuit City closed all its fine establishments, and the year Grindr launched.
You see? Much happier, more optimistic times.
Oh, the McDonald's campaign is just marketing of course. It was nothing more than a limited-time promotion.
But there's something heartening when a big brand expresses the tiniest consciousness that its customers might be suffering a little.
Moreover, when a brand decides to be even marginally clever and uses technology in a simple and entertaining way, one can't help but offer a tinge of admiration.
I wonder how this campaign would go down in the US, where some customers are complaining, for example, that they were charged $16 for a Combo Meal.
Surely many might think, even if they don't remember too much about it, that 2009 must have been a slightly easier, saner time to live.
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Open Invention Network — Committed to Removing Risk and Promoting Innovation and Collaboration in the Linux Ecosystem
TL; DR: Launched in 2005, Open Invention Network (OIN) strives to shield the open-source software community from unnecessary courtroom battles through a shared patent pool. Now boasting more than 2,400 participants, OIN is the largest patent non-aggression, Linux-focused organization in existence. As Linux increasingly permeates our daily lives — as most recently seen in the automotive and financial service industries — OIN's mission to protect open-source innovation is becoming even more critical. We recently sat down with OIN CEO Keith Bergelt, who told us how the company is helping the open-source community continue to thrive through collaboration.
The open-source code behind Linux impacts our daily lives in more ways than most of us realize. Scouring the internet for the perfect recipe? Most search engines, including Google, are powered by Linux. Catching a flight? The computers managing air traffic control for the FAA depend on Linux to keep you safe. Connecting with friends on Facebook? You guessed it — Linux is running in the background.
Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN), told us the operating systems' relevancy is soaring to new heights.
"A dozen years ago it was a different environment," he said. "Clearly, open-source was maturing, but certainly not at as mature a level as it is now in terms of where it appears and how broad-based Linux really is."
As Keith noted, Linux is behind nearly every electronic interface we touch. And the open-source nature of Linux is precisely what makes it so valuable in fostering innovation.
CEO Keith Bergelt told us OIN's mission is to protect the freedom and innovation delivered by open-source software.
"The whole idea is that one plus one plus one doesn't equal three, but equals six, or 10, or 20 when you bring smart people together and let them engage and create opportunities for code to solve human problems," Keith said. "The collaborative component to getting increasing returns is compelling because it gets you to new innovation sooner."
Safeguarding that environment is the basis of OIN, established in 2005 to protect companies and developers using Linux from software patent suits. Membership in the OIN community, which is supported by the likes of Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Red Hat, Sony, SUSE, and Toyota, is free, and the OIN patent license and cross-licenses are available to any party that joins.
"It's grown into the largest patent non-aggression community in the history of technology with upward of 2,400 participants, including some of the largest companies in the world," Keith said.
Enabling Project-Based Breakthroughs with a Shared Patent Pool
Keith said OIN was born out of the need to defend Linux users from legal threats, pointing to a 2003 lawsuit between SCO Group and several members of the Linux community.
"The lawsuit, at the end of the day, was baseless," he said. "But it created a wake-up call that companies are incumbents that are threatened by the advent of an open-source model and the innovation levels that it gives rise to and would look to slow and stall the progress of Linux through whatever means they could."
Keith told us such companies aim to use intellectual property to build up an environment of fear and uncertainty around open-source solutions. That way, their potential customers would be wary of expanding into Linux and open-source and instead turn to their proprietary solutions even if the price points were larger.
Open Invention Network encourages collaboration on ideas that shape the technological developments of the future.
OIN's mission is to remove potential risk through its Linux System, a form of patent non-aggression that licenses Linux patents to members of the community on a royalty-free basis. Any organization can join the community for free, provided they agree not to assert patents against the Linux System. This process helps ensure programmers, independent software vendors, distributors, and businesses have open access to intellectual property related to Linux.
"Reduction of risk is the biggest goal," Keith said. "If you're going to suffer less litigation, and you're not going to be a target, it just makes open-source that much more seductive as a modality to buy into and a place to invest to grow technology. If you thought you were going to be walking into a minefield where you'd be subject to litigation, it just becomes that much less appealing."
Being a part of the OIN community alleviates that fear.
Driving Open-Source Software Solutions in the Auto Industry
Keith said the automotive industry is increasingly aware that its future depends on collaborative development, citing Automotive Grade Linux, a collaborative effort by The Linux Foundation to standardize an open-source software stack for modern cars.
"Automotive Grade Linux is evidence that the auto space is moving toward Linux as the digital DNA of vehicles going forward, from model 2019 onward," Keith said.
In this way, Keith said auto companies are re-emerging as technology leaders. "They're not just providing carriage," he said. "They're allowing you to do what you do outside of vehicles, but do it safely inside of vehicles, whether you're transacting, being entertained, or getting information. "
Leaders throughout the auto industry have embraced open-source software and OIN's dedication to drive innovation.
Keith said he anticipates these systems to increasingly scale over the next five years and predicts the rise of smart and self-driving cars will speed this growth. Ford, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, and Subaru, as well as many other auto companies, have signed on as licensees.
"Most of the major auto companies are participating or will participate shortly," Keith said. "This way they take control of the technology roadmap and they drive solutions that their customers really want."
Just last year, Toyota — the world's largest car manufacturer — joined OIN as both a funding member and licensee. Keith noted the rapid increase in OIN membership among car companies is a matter of relevance.
"We're expanding and growing in lockstep with what's happening on the technology development side," he said. "As projects expand, we expand."
How Curtailing Patent Aggression Promotes FinTech Innovations
In the same vein, patent non-aggression is paving the way for innovations in FinTech. Keith told us banking, financial services, and insurance industry businesses are beginning to participate in OIN's community due to the relevance and wide use of open-source-derived technology.
As anyone in the financial services industry knows, blockchain — a digital ledger of cryptocurrency transactions — is central to the conversation surrounding FinTech. Currently, various organizations are seeking to patent the tech, which supports digital currencies like Bitcoin.
When the issue heats up, OIN will be there. Keith said the company will focus largely on projects, such as Hyperledger, a global, open-source collaboration managed by The Linux Foundation that aims to advance blockchain in 2018.
OIN has centered a focus on the FinTech sector in efforts to block patent aggression against open-source solutions.
"Hyperledger is essentially reducing blockchain to significant applications — not just to Bitcoin, which is where it started," Keith said. "Ethereum and Bitcoin are very interesting applications, but there's much more relevance and importance to society that is going to come out of blockchain and the idea of building trusted networks for transactions, activities, and contractual obligations."
Then there's the Internet of Things (IoT). As everyday objects become smar — think paying bills with a watch — OIN's efforts in patent non-aggression will adjust accordingly. Keith sees a similar effect as IoT technologies saturate the auto industry.
"That's a ubiquitous transformational thing that a lot of these projects will touch on," he said. "IoT is about pervasive computing and responsive extensions of the human condition."
Ensuring a Bright Future for a Community Dedicated to Cooperation
Overall, Keith said that OIN's mission is to protect the core of Linux.
"It's a form of competition where we cooperate and compete increasingly, and where we cooperate we should not be suing each other," he said. "But everywhere else, normal rules for intellectual property apply."
And, as Keith noted, it's essential intellectual property managers understand that duality.
"We're introducing them to a code of conduct and a set of norms on how you behave properly and how you use patents in an open-source-centered world," he said. "It establishes a long-term set of values in becoming part of a culture, and you need to behave in a certain way."
Keith said the fact that multi-industrial companies are joining OIN bodes well for the future of open-source software. Hitachi, a sizeable corporation with many divisions and subsidiaries, recently joined the OIN community as a licensee.
"These kinds of companies are very important because they cover so many technology areas," Keith said. "When they commit to open-source on a broad-scale basis, it's evidence that the future is really bright."


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Ghosts of the White House
Is the White House haunted?
By: Kelli Ballard | October 31, 2022 | Tags: ghosts, Halloween, White House 544 Words
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"My dear Clara, it seems that the White House is haunted." These words were written by Major Archie Butt to his sister-in-law in the summer of 1911. He was talking about "the Thing," a ghost believed to be the spirit of a 15-year-old boy. Butt was a military aide to President Howard Taft and had been getting reports from frightened staff about strange encounters.
Servants told stories of feeling the Thing touching them on the shoulder, as if it were a curious boy leaning over to see what they were doing. Taft's housekeeper, whom Butt called "a spooky little thing herself," was the only one who claimed to have actually seen the apparition. She described it as a young boy around 14 or 15 with sad, blue eyes and light, unkempt hair.
East Room, White House (Photo by by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Image
Taft was very angry at the upheaval caused by the panic and nervousness of the staff in his home. He ordered Butt to get it under control. They were determined to find out who the mysterious "Thing" was. Unfortunately, Butt was on the Titanic one year later, when the ship sank. He perished and the mystery is still unsolved.
The Thing has not been the only ghostly visitor reported at White House. Between 1862 and 1863, Mary Todd Lincoln held seances in the Red Room after her son, Willie, died. Willie's spirit is a sight many are reported to have seen. Mary Lincoln told her friends she'd heard President Andrew Jackson stomping through the halls. The Rose Room, Jackson's bedroom while he was president, is supposedly the most haunted room in the White House.
President Abraham Lincoln's ghost is the most common that folks claim to have seen. Grace Coolidge, the wife of President Calvin Coolidge, was the first to report seeing Lincoln's spirit.
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (Photo by Photo12/UIG/Getty Images)
America's 33rd president, Harry Truman, wrote to his wife Bess in June 1945 to talk about the spookiness in his new residence. "I sit here in this old house and work on foreign affairs, read reports, and work on speeches – all the while listening to the ghosts walk up and down the hallway and even right here in the study. The floors pop and the drapes move back and forth – I can just imagine old Andy [Jackson] and Teddy [Roosevelt] having an argument over Franklin [Roosevelt]."
Other Ghostly Residents
Abigail Adams, wife to John Adams, the second president of the US, used to hang laundry in the East Room of the White House because it was the warmest and driest place. Some say they have seen her ghost, wearing a lace shawl and cap, heading toward the East Room with outstretched arms, as if she were carrying laundry, the scent of lavender filling the air.
President Thomas Jefferson supposedly plays his violin in the Yellow Oval Room.
Anna Surratt reportedly bangs on the doors of the White House, begging to see President Andrew Johnson to plead for a pardon for her mother, Mary Surratt, a conspirator of Lincoln's assassination.


When making decisions on spending the motorcycle safety levy, MSAC and ACC look at the evidence on crashes and study good practice examples. But sometimes we need to broaden our knowledge or get new evidence on what would be a good investment for motorcycle safety. In these circumstances we commission research by road safety experts. Usually this research is used to support an investment case or increase our understanding of a particular issue.
Some examples of research MSAC, ACC or partner agencies have done can be found below.
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The development of the health industry in the Philippines has given way to Filipinos learning more about medical supplies and checking Ambu bag cost, for one. Knowing about these supplies and equipment and their corresponding prices helps them prepare for medical emergencies, especially when they are in the medical field or interested to pursue a career in medicine and the like.
Many medical things such as bedridden patient supplies are available online and easily acquired. If you have the funds for it, it would be better to have these and other emergency supplies at home, for when you have a sick family member, a bedridden patient or in preparation for an accident or emergency. You never know when you're gonna these items.
So it is better to explore these things now to be better prepared for the future.
Although the Philippines has yet to acquire advanced medical equipment for health centers and district hospitals, there are already tertiary hospitals in cities that offer world-class medical procedures and services. This is a great big step in the medical industry for a third-world country such as the Philippines.
The improvements in our nation cannot be denied. And the Filipino's thirst for knowledge is increasing each day. More so when it comes to health and medicine.
So, let us learn about the common medical supplies that we are likely to encounter one of these days.
Stethoscope – this is one of the most common devices used in the health industry. Doctors and nurses use it to check vital signs and auscultate organs to check their condition. It is recommended to have one at home. The Littmann stethoscope classic III price is at Php6850.00.
BP Apparatus – everyone is likely to have encountered a BP app. This device checks a person's blood pressure for a variety of reasons. Now there are digital BP apps that you can use with just the press of a button. Its price starts at Php1,200.00.
Ambu Bag – this is an emergency device which is used for a person who is not breathing. You can get it for Php2,200.00.
Nerve Stimulator – the Omron stimulator is priced at Php4,000.00 and is used to stimulate nerves and muscles to relieve tension, pain and other problems.
If you want to learn more about medical supplies and get the best items delivered to your home, Philippine Medical Supplies is the best place to explore. Visit Philippine Medical Supplies now.
Being a student, whether for a medical career or not, requires familiarity and knowledge about certain laboratory items such as the test tubes and single test tube holder, beakers and more. In high school, you will need introduction to these things in preparation for college. And in college, specific courses will have you dealing with these items on a daily basis. More so when you enter a medical course and get into the medical field.
With the countless medical and laboratory supplies used in school and in the medical field, you will definitely need a head start in learning about them, especially if you plan on having a medical career.
Subjects in school such as chemistry and physics require passing a practical exam in order to get an average to high mark. Failing these tests is not an option. Practical exams are a prerequisite to graduation.
And you will be happy to acquire knowledge from these once you enter your choice of career.
So, aside from the lab gown, what are the common laboratory equipment that you need to have and familiarize yourself with?
Test tubes and test tube holders – items used for mixing chemicals and monitoring a reaction.
Beakers and flasks – used for holding and measuring fluids and chemicals.
Petri dish – glass or plastic lidded dish used to culture cells.
Portable autoclave machine – a device used for steam sterilizing equipment and objects.
Burette – used for transferring fluids, especially in titrations.
These some of the most common items and equipment that students get exposed to in some of their subjects.
You will also need to learn how to clean your supplies with Cidex, an effective, high level disinfection solution. Proper and safe use of this disinfectant is needed to achieve sterilization, especially when students use it.
If you plan to become a medical technologist, scientist or other science and medical profession, you need not only learn about them but have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of their uses. It would be even better to have your own supplies of laboratory items. And you can get all these at Philippine Medical Supplies.
Philippine Medical Supplies is the nation's top supplier of medical items and equipment. You will find all that you need for your school's practical exams and for you career from this high quality and hassle-free supplier. Visit Philippine Medical Supplies now.
The electric massager Philippines offers relaxation and convenience in just a small device. That is one of the reasons why its use has been steadily increasing. Being able to stay at home and experience the comfort and relaxation of a massage without the need for massage therapists is one thing that many people crave in this fast-paced world.
But what is an electric massager? How does it work? Does it provide other benefits aside from relaxation?
Let's learn about this helpful innovative tool now.
An electric massager is a hand-held device for self-massage. It provides, soothing or vigorous palpating and rolling actions with different intensities which is ideal for home use or on the go. It eliminates the need to go to spa centers or a massage therapist.
What are the benefits of using this modern device? Read on to find out.
– It provides relaxation and relief from stress. Electric massagers come in different shapes and sizes and have different levels of intensity that can suit any need. It can even be one of the many bedridden patient supplies because of the benefits it can give to someone confined to the bed. The vibrations produce by the massager definitely provides relaxation and relieves stress on the muscles.
– I helps relieve pain. The electric massager is ideal when you're looking to relieve pain, just like the Omron Stimulator. This device soothes affected nerves and muscles and improve circulation of the blood, thereby relieving pain associated with sitting or standing for too long and other causes.
– It is convenient and affordable. You don't have to go looking for a massage therapist or go to a spa when you feel the need for a massage. By having the electric massager, you can have a massage anywhere, at anytime. Plus, it is an affordable alternative to some massage modalities.
With all these benefits, many choose to have the massager at home. But be careful in using this device, though.
It is important to understand how the electric massage works and how to use it effectively and safely before using it. Learn about it and the different prices for different styles now, as well as other supplies like the portable autoclave machine.
Find the electric massager and medical supplies like the wheelchair, Convatec colostomy and patient supplies at Philippine Medical Supplies, the nation's top supplier of all things medical. Check them out now.
Philippine Medical Supplies is the country's top supplier of all things medical, where you get to find Littmann Stethoscope Classic III price lower than anywhere else. Moreover, these supplies are all delivered right to your doorstep, hassle-free.
With the growing medical industry in the Philippines and more and more people going into the medical field, the need for medical supplies is ever increasing. But people don't want substandard things to use in their medical career. What's the use of cheap products when you have to buy another one sooner than you think because the one you bought first is already broken? Instead of saving, you actually spend more.
Fortunately, this habit is being replaced with a much more practical one. Investing in high quality materials instead of cheaper ones will help you save more in the long run.
However, the best supplies such as the Omron stimulator and other common medical equipment needed by medical students and practitioners aren't always available. So they make do with what's on hand. And this isn't exactly how you want your career in the medical field to go.
But now that Philippine Medical Supplies is here, your medical supplies needs will be delivered to you with just a click.
Here are some of the top purchases at Philippine Medical Supplies.
Philippine Medical Supplies has become the nation's top medical supplier because of the easy access to hard to find equipment that consumers need. Moreover, transactions are quite easy and with your purchases sent to your doorstep through reliable shipping partners.
Whether you need medical supplies for your medical career, for education or for personal and family use, you can count on Philippine Medical Supplies to provide you with the top items.
Just check out their website and you will see that their prices are quite reasonable considering their top quality. And feedback on the transactions show why they became the number 1 medical supplier in the Philippines. So find your Littmann stethoscope and other needs priced just right at Philippine Medical Supplies. Visit them today.


Streets lined with contemporary buildings sometimes lack a certain amount of charm. Town councils are often choosing to implement contrasting styles.
Traditional urban furniture is combined with contemporary urban design in this collection of products made from white sanded concrete, in the image of old stone.


The construction of a soybean processing plant has been started in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, on the premises of Slavyansky Grain Product Plant. The plant's crushing capacity will equal 100 KMT of soybeans a year, reports UkrAgroConsult.
The crusher will process locally grown soybeans. The finished products (soybean oil, oil cake, high-protein feed additives) will mostly be used for internal needs of Agrocomplex, which comprises the plant.
The launch of the facilities is scheduled for September 2019.


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Key Looks: The half-and-half duo tone plaid print trousers in slide #7, and the black/yellow/red plaid colorway pants in slide #13.
Editor's Notes: Plaid, tartan, check, whatever you call it, these intersecting lines and colors are trending right now. As London Fashion Week finishes (and everyone makes hasty moves to Milan for Fendi and Prada shows tomorrow), this street style set from Eva Al Desnudo shows how the city is styling out tartan and plaid prints across pants, tops and accessories, sometimes all at once.
Sound off in the comments with who you think has the best 'fit, and to cop the style yourself, check out our favorite checked pants to buy right now.


Background: Insta Backup is a software product startup.
Challenge: As a outsourced software development company, we took care of the entire product development life-cycle.
Solution: We helped in product design, product development, product testing, product deployment, product licensing and product marketing via online media.


Situated on the banks of the Inglis River in North West Tasmania, sun fills these unique sanctuaries of seaside bliss. Up Cycled from shipping containers, these waterfront apartments feature two bedrooms with king beds, with ensuites; one lucky person has the luxury bath.
A full sized kitchen, laundry and ample dining space give you plenty of room to indulge in local Tasmanian gourmet treats. An intimate reading nook with full sized picture windows gives you a space to call your own.
The lounge opens on to the enormous north facing deck, with all the river precinct views you can handle. Contemporary seaside chic centrally located to all the northwest attractions. Once you check in, you won't want to leave.


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Daily Joke: A man and an ostrich walked into a restaurant
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"I'll have the same," says the ostrich. Source: Getty.
A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. As he sits, the waitress comes over and asks for their orders.
The man says: "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"
"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress returns with the order. "That will be $6.40 please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.
The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says: "I'll have a hamburger, fries and a coke."
And the ostrich says: "I'll have the same."
Once again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change. This becomes a routine until late one evening, the two enter again.
"The usual?" asks the waitress. "No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and salad," says the man.
"Same for me," says the ostrich.
A short time later the waitress comes with the order and says, "That will be $12.62."
Once again the man pulls exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table. The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer: "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?"
"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and I found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."
"That's brilliant!"says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"
"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.
The waitress asks: "One other thing, sir, what's with the ostrich?"
The man sighs, pauses, and answers: "My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with everything I say."
A young woman went to the doctor
A young woman said to her doctor: "You have to help me, I hurt all over."
"What do you mean?" said the doctor.
The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled: "Ow, that hurts!"
Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled: "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe. "Ow, even that hurts!"
The doctor took a second to examine the woman before standing back and making his decision.
"Ah yes, I know what it is," he said. "You have a sprained finger."
Two elderly women were driving in their car
Two elderly women were out driving in a large car. Both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself: "I must be losing it, I could have sworn we just went through a red light."
After a few more minutes they came to another intersection and the light was red again and again they went right though. This time the woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous and decided to pay very close attention to the road and the next intersection to see what was going on.
At the next intersection, sure enough, the light was definitely red and they went right through and she turned to the other woman and said: "Mildred! Did you know we just ran through three red lights in a row! You could have killed us!"
Mildred turned to her and said: "Oh, am I driving?"