I heard a comic say last night that instead of offering gluten free loaves, she would offer free gluten -- which is actually what I've been doing when I offer bread samples at book talks. And with those samples of free gluten I've found that people have been given permission to enjoy bread at a time when it's so often maligned.
Beer and wine have come a long way since the 1970s. It is my hope, and Mr. Fromartz's, that something similar is happening to bread now. May the ragamuffin collection of farmers, millers, bakers, seed savers, home bakers and bread enthusiasts he describes bring about a revolution in how we bake and eat bread. We need to shorten our supply chains and strengthen our regional economies by growing wheat locally. Local wheat might not be white, but it will probably taste better. I hope his book leads other people to go on their own search for the perfect loaf (even if it doesn't exist) and to open small-scale bakeries all over the country. It might put me out of business, but that's OK. Long live the revolution.
The loaf pictured above, made by Mike Zakowski in Sonoma, California, illustrates this revolution in all its glory. He said this was the first loaf that routinely sold out at the farmers' market, even among his gorgeous baguettes. Einkorn by the way is one of the "founder" grains of the Fertile Crescent, with a history going back 20,000 years.
Finally, I gave an extensive interview recently with Portland radio station KBOO, where I discuss some of these "revolutionary" concepts, especially on the value of hand work. (The interview begins at about minute 2:30 into the segment and ends at minute 22.) In our age, that's truly something we've forgotten as a culture.


This handout involves a discussion of the personal qualities of various well-known historical figures, what it takes to be a leading light in various professions and a number of quotes related to leadership.
2. Put the students into pairs, and hand out the worksheets one between two (give out the remaining sheets after the activity to ensure better pair work).
3. Focus students' attention on A and allow students three minutes to discuss the question in pairs. Elicit responses.
4. Move onto B and get students to match personality adjectives in the box with the famous historical leaders. Ensure students justify their answers.
5. Continue onto C&D and firstly allow students some individual time to consider which three people they will speak about. After, students should spend around five minutes describing the three thought of people.
6. Monitor the students, providing language input or error correction when necessary.
7. Finally, complete the speaking by focusing students on part E. This can be done in pairs or as a group debate if you you want to change the group formats. Students should have individual time to consider their views before discussing.
8. Make sure now every student has a copy of the sheet, and elicit responses from some of the students and draw to their attention any appropriate vocabulary or serious language mistakes.


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Despite limiting Lamar Jackson, Panthers defense left looking for more big plays
BALTIMORE – It wasn't easy to capture the mood across Carolina's defense after a 13-3 loss to Baltimore.
The Panthers did a generally solid job handling the multiple challenges Lamar Jackson presents. Carolina limited the Ravens' mobile quarterback to 31 yards rushing on 11 attempts with a single touchdown, throwing for 209 yards on 24-of-33 passing with an interception and three sacks. Baltimore didn't even get on the board until just before halftime (a Justin Tucker field goal) and the league's 12th-ranked offense put up just 13 points and 308 total yards.
But a loss stands as a loss whether the Ravens scored 13 or 31, and the Panthers found a way to lose late-game momentum in the fourth quarter and the turnover battle by two.
"I thought we came out fast in the beginning of the game," defensive end Brian Burns said. "In the second half, I would just say (in) those tough jobs – or any tough situations we get put in – we've got to come out with either a field goal or turnover. We've got to take the ball away."
The games was tied at 3 midway through the fourth quarter when the Ravens scored 10 unanswered points to close the day. That period included a gut-punch touchdown after a Shi Smith fumble, recovered by Baltimore's Marlon Humphrey at Carolina's 31-yard line. The ensuing one-two ground punch of a 29-yard Kenyan Drake rush and 1-yard Jackson touchdown run essentially finished the Panthers with just over 7 minutes left.
Burns said there were "a couple mishaps" against Jackson and the Ravens' running backs, and he felt Jackson was "calling his own number" more in the second half than in the first, but they knew that was a possibility.
Jackson ran the ball six times in the second half for just 4 yards after posting 27 yards on five attempts through the first half. The Ravens' run game improved in the second half, finishing the game with 115 yards on 30 carries (after just 37 yards in the first half).
"It's difficult," Burns said. "I mean, they have a difficult offense. Nobody really knows exactly what to do or exactly how to attack (Jackson). But I feel like we did good. We were solid, and he was mainly always accounted for. We knew later (in) the game he was going to start calling his own number more. I felt like we did a decent job containing him."
Burns accounted for one of the three sacks against Jackson. Defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos and linebacker Frankie Luvu brought Jackson down the other two times.
Luvu agreed it was tough to continue chasing Jackson around for four quarters, as defenders around the league have found out plenty over the past five seasons.
"That's the thing, it feels like you're doing it over and over again," Luvu said. "But you've just got to keep sticking with your poise and keep doing your job. … Their offense is one of a kind, as far as trying to defend it."
Interim coach Steve Wilks said the defense needed to make more plays down the stretch, repeating a frequent message around "finishing." But he also said finishing games would need to work in all three phases.
"I love the way the defense played; it gave us an opportunity and a chance," Wilks said. "Offensively right here, we've got to be able to convert and get some things going. Special teams, we've got to come up with explosive plays. So kudos to the defense first half. We didn't make enough plays in the second half."
Burns said the Panthers go into each game aiming for three takeaways. And while defensive tackle Bravvion Roy's first career interception was exciting early, failing to turn that into points or force any other turnover was difficult for Carolina to overcome in a close contest.
Roy said he was close to an interception two weeks ago against Cincinnati's Joe Burrow, but he had an "Oh s—" moment when Jackson's ball fell into his grip for his first career pick.
Despite the career moment, Roy remained stoic after losing to the Ravens, focused on Wilks's message about finishing games.
"You've got to keep your head down and keep grinding," Roy said. "We played good the first half. We want to play better the second half. That's finishing. …
"(The interception) doesn't even matter; we lost. At the end of the day, the goal is to win."
And from veteran safety Xavier Woods' perspective, the Panthers need to turn more takeaways into points on the defensive side of the ball to help win games.
"I think the consensus in the room among us is we've got to find a way to score, put points on the board and not just hold them," Woods said. "Bottom line, we gave up too many points today, no matter how good we played."
Burns said the Panthers are back to focusing on how to end games well. Even though there are some good points to take from how they battled against Jackson, and they played a strong game in last week's win against Atlanta, there are more areas to improve before hosting Denver next week.
"We executed last week, and we did well," Burns said. "But this week, we have to get back to the drawing board and make it more of an emphasis."
LB – 49 – Frankie Luvu
CB – 8 – Jaycee Horn
DT – 93 – Bravvion Roy
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks to pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) directs his team in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Baltimore Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard (42) misses a pass as Carolina Panthers safety Jeremy Chinn (21) defends in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks to pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) is sacked in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns (53) closes in on Baltimore Ravens running back Kenyan Drake (17) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Demarcus Robinson (10) makes a first down as Carolina Panthers safety Jeremy Chinn (21) defends in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers defensive end Brian Burns (left) makes the stop of Baltimore Ravens running back Kenyan Drake, right, in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) is sacked by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Patrick Queen (6) and linebacker Roquan Smith (18) in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard (30) gains yardage in front of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith (18) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton (14) stops Carolina Panthers wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. (15) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) takes off in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore (2) makes a catch in front of Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters (24) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Bravvion Roy (93) and teammate safety Jeremy Chinn (21) celebrate an interception in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers tight end Ian Thomas (80) gains yardage as he is pursued by Baltimore Raven defenders in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Bravvion Roy (93) celebrates an interception in the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) looks to pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay (13) gains a first down in front of Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson (7) in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
DE – 97 – Bravvion Roy
DE – 53 – Brian Burns
DE – 97 – Yetur Gross-Matos
QB – 6 – Baker Mayfield
LB – 40 – Brandon Smith
LB – 7 – Shaq Thompson
S – 42 – Sam Franklin
S – 21 – Jeremy Chinn
C/G – 56 – Bradley Bozeman
WR – 88 – Terrace Marshall Jr.
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1. Where are Rotronics test benches manufactured?
Rotronics benches are manufactured by the Dynosens company, based in France, Haute Savoie (74). The company is made up of engineers and technicians who design the software, electronic and mechanical components. Part of the manufacturing of the sub-assemblies is handled internally – in the case of all welded structures or software for example – while another part is outsourced. In the final phase, and in all cases, the assembly of benches and the testing operations before delivery to the customer are handled internally. Commissioning and user training tasks are always performed by Dynosens staff including technicians with over 15 years of experience.
2. Who should I contact to repair, replace or upgrade an old Rotronics bench?
Who better than Rotronics, can take care of a Rotronics bench? Regardless of the unrestricted technical possibilities, Rotronics keeps records of every bench sold since 1990 along with its original specifications. Moreover, it would not be unusual for a technician working on old bench to have also taken part in its initial construction!
3. Can Rotronics work with benches from other brands?
Yes, Rotronics regularly performs work on benches other than its own. In the specific case of old chassis dynamometers for cars and bikes: the Dynascan system allows these test benches to be modernised and give them a new lease of life.
4. Is it necessary to subscribe to a database to use a Rotronics system?
Absolutely not. The Rotronics software packages are autonomous and can be used indefinitely. Furthermore, in demonstration mode they can be installed an infinite number of times on an infinite number of posts and used for measurements on the bench.
5. What is the true power absorption capacity of the chassis dynamometers and agricultural test benches?
Rotronics dynamometers and agricultural power take-off benches use air-cooled electrical load brakes. Their absorption capacity depends on the rotational speed and the time of use. Another less known parameter is the electronic brake control system which can significantly affect the braking capacity. Rotronics measures the capacity of its test benches on an experimental basis before delivering this information to customers in graph form. Therefore, there are no surprises, the rated absorption capacity is real and it is not just a theoretical braking specification.
6. Can you really test a 1000 hp vehicle on a chassis dynamometer?
7. Can the use of a dynamometer, sometimes at high speeds, be dangerous?
When using any kind of dynamometer (car, motorcycle, quad …) the risks are mainly due to rotating parts, running at high speeds and sometimes with considerable inertia. Therefore Rotronics pays particular attention to the safety of the equipment and its users. Rotronics dynamometer test benches comply with European Directive EC 95/1 and are accordingly equipped with protection devices and an emergency stop button, even on the wireless remote systems. However Rotronics goes beyond mere statutory compliance: the protective guards physically prevent access to rotating parts, making it impossible to use the bench if precautions are not taken, with an emergency stop that uses the brake load at maximum power to reduce the stopping time that is already relatively short thanks to Fi technology … All these elements are designed for the greater safety of our customers without hindering their work tasks.
8. What is a look-up table?
A look-up table is a mathematical formula that calculates the resistance to movement of the vehicle according to its speed, i.e., the force applied to it by the road or track. The parameters taken into account are the vehicle mass, the rolling resistance coefficient, the CdA and the slope. Once these parameters are correctly set, the vehicle is subjected to the same resistance on the test bench as on the road. The high performance Rotronics control electronics employ the look-up table very dynamically, even under rapid acceleration. Therefore engines received the right load at the right time, no more overloading turbos at low speed or insufficient resistance at high speed!
9. What is the accuracy of a chassis dynamometer test bench?
The accuracy of the dynamometer obviously depends on the cumulative error of the entire measurement chain but also on the tire/roller connection which is complex in nature. The thoroughness of the test is also a factor: i.e., verifying that all the parameters involved (intake air temperature, engine temperature, warm-up, etc …) are identical in all the tests. It is of course more difficult to maintain the inlet temperature at a constant value than to adjust a parameter on the test bench. Hence the crucial importance of using an accurate test bench with reliable measurements in order to focus on other parameters.
10. Is it necessary to use an accurate test bench just for checking modifications made to an engine (measured before/after)?
Yes, because accuracy does not involve just measuring the power rating announced by the vehicle manufacturer. Accuracy also provides the repeatability of measurements and if the measurements are not repeatable, it is difficult to reliably determine performance gains after modifications.


There won't ever be many editorials from me. I believe there is nothing more out of place in a newspaper than a journalist's opinion. This is your newspaper — a part of your community and your heritage. I'm just a lucky guy who gets to write about all you amazing people and take your pictures, and the last thing that matters is me or what I think.
But we are planning a new monthly feature, and it requires some kind of announcement. Plus, I suppose the desire to do this feature says something about my opinions or world view anyway, so I shouldn't pretend I'm not editorializing a bit.
It's a value I have seen all around me since I moved here, and it's part of why, if I ever leave, you'll see a team of horses dragging me.
I was recently having a conversation with Suzanne Resch — your Western News general manager — about the importance of volunteers, and about encouraging volunteerism. Out of that conversation, we agreed on an idea for a new monthly feature that will focus on a different volunteer each month.
I think, in a community such as this, the whole reason it works at all is because so many are willing to do so much more than anyone has any right to ask of them. And they don't do it for praise or recognition. They certainly don't do it for compensation.
I think people go that extra mile — and many more beyond — because of love: Love for their communities and neighbors, for their fellow volunteers, for their fellow human beings, and for the experience of helping them all.
We want to talk a little bit more about those volunteers, and about why they do what they do. We want to help spur a community conversation that not only celebrates volunteers, but inspires others to volunteer as well.
We want to talk about the volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance members, those who strive to be their best when your life is at its worst. We want to showcase the retirees who have dedicated their retirements to their communities, and the busy people who find time to coach or run community programs after already putting in a full day's work. We want to hear about anyone who selflessly labors to make our communities better, and the examples are too many to list here.
We want to talk about what they give, and how volunteering connects them to their communities and adds meaning to their lives.
This isn't meant to serve as something similar to a volunteering award, though recognition is obviously a part of it. Our desire is to make people think and discuss, to shed light on those who make this a great place to live, and to hopefully inspire even more involvement in the communities we all share.
So, please, send us your nominations. Join us in this conversation about volunteerism, and in celebrating communities that inspire so many who are willing to give so much.
"The extra mile," will run in the final issue of your Western News each month, starting with the Tuesday, Feb. 26 issue.
We are seeking nominations from fellow volunteers, coworkers, bosses, family, friends, neighbors or anyone else who sees what a volunteer does and thinks others should too.


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Southend ranked as digital suburb in new report
Southend has been ranked with 15 other towns as a digital suburb in a new report outlining the current state of the UK 's technology industry.
According to the annual Tech Nation report, the technology industry in Britain is growing at more than twice the rate of rest of the economy and developing significant clusters of digital businesses in towns outside of the main cities.
The report, developed from a survey of 3,400 people within the industry and statistics from the ONS, claims that the tech industry grew by 4.5% in 2016-7, compared to UK GDP, which only grew by 1.7%. The technology sector is now worth £184bn, up from £170bn in 2016. Tech employment is also increasing at an astonishing five times the rate of the rest of the economy.
Productivity in the industry is also higher than in other industries, with each employee generating between £100,000 to £320,000 of turnover.
New Digital Suburbs
Cities are responsible for most of Britain's digital tech business turnover, with London ranked as the third major centre for tech behind Silicon Valley and New York. However, the report also identified that tech hubs are also appearing in 16 smaller towns, which have a higher proportion of tech employment than the UK average, including Southend:
Slough and Heathrow
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Guildford and Aldershot
High Wycombe and Aylesbury
The report contains a range of data across the country, broken down into regions. Southend ranks well, outlining several pros and cons of the town from the industry's point of view.
Employment, Turnover and Productivity in Southend
For a comparatively small town, employment in the area is high with 8517 people working in the industry in 2017 turning over £942,470,000 or £111,000 per person.
Most technology companies within Southend are classed as scaleup, meaning they are aged between 5-9 years and as such are considered mid-stage and good opportunities for investment to rapidly grow.
Over 8000 people are employed in the tech industry in Southend
The technology sector in Southend has almost £1Billion in turnover
Technology Sector's Community Perception
The report also includes data on the industry's perception of the community in which they operate.
Southend performs well in the category Perception of Living, with an overall score of 7.30 out of 10, compared with London's 6.03, and beats the capital in all the categories surveyed including cultural amenities, cost of living and quality of life.
The results from the Perception of People are more of a mixed bag, though still proved more positive than those of London, with an overall score of 6, compared to London's 5.34 and Southend scoring particularly well in the quality of local schools.
The report for the Perception of Doing Business slips below London, unsurprisingly with London scoring 5.69 compared to Southend's 5.13; but the town's perception of its digital infrastructure is especially optimistic, even if the locals don't believe the town is particularly well recognised in the UK or abroad for its tech industry.
However the town is far more optimistic when it comes to its future in the tech industry, recording high scores for growth potential.
Strengths and Challenges facing Southend's Technology Businesses
The survey asked the respondents to list the towns' strengths and challenges, information which local authorities should particularly take note of. Tech people in Southend feel there is a lack of training available in the area and lack of support from government. They also seem to worry about retaining talent, possibly die to lure of London and it's higher earning potential.
On the positive side, the respondents seem to like living in a town with nearby access to their workplaces, in an appealing part of the country. The towns digital infrastructure is highly valued, and the town's plans and agreements, such as Cisco's Kinetic for Cities and CityFibre's gigabit networking together with a host of new digital based workspaces, such as The Hive must surely influence the survey.
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Q: Error while running hadoop map reduce java program on HDP 2.0 I am running following mapreduce program in java it compile successfully  but getting at runtime I am using Hortonworks HDP2.0 on EC2.
    package edu.osu.cse.ysmart.TestQuery;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.util.*;
    import java.text.*;
    import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
    import org.apache.hadoop.conf.*;
    import org.apache.hadoop.io.*;
    import org.apache.hadoop.util.Tool;
    import org.apache.hadoop.util.ToolRunner;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Mapper;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Reducer;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.FileInputFormat;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.FileSplit;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.FileOutputFormat;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.MultipleOutputs;
    import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.partition.*;

    public class TestQuery1 extends Configured implements Tool{

            public static class Map extends Mapper<Object, Text,NullWritable,Text>{

                    public void map(Object key, Text value, Context context) throws IOException,InterruptedException{

                            String line = value.toString();
                            String[] line_buf = new String[3];
                            int prev=0,i=0,n=0;
                            for(i=0,n=0,prev=0;i<line.length();i++){

                                    if (line.charAt(i) == '|'){
                                            line_buf[n] = line.substring(prev,i);
                                            n = n+1;
                                            prev = i+1;
                                    }
                                    if(n == 3)
                                            break;
                            }

                            if(n<3)
                                    line_buf[n] = line.substring(prev,i);
                            if(line_buf[2].compareTo("Abid Khan") == 0){

                                    NullWritable key_op = NullWritable.get();
                                    context.write(key_op , new Text(line_buf[1]+ "|" ));
                            }
                    }

            }

            public int run(String[] args) throws Exception{

                    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
                    Job job = new Job(conf,"TestQuery1");
                    job.setJarByClass(TestQuery1.class);
                    job.setMapOutputKeyClass(NullWritable.class);
                    job.setMapOutputValueClass(Text.class);
                    job.setOutputKeyClass(NullWritable.class);
                    job.setOutputValueClass(Text.class);
                    job.setMapperClass(Map.class);
                    FileInputFormat.addInputPath(job, new Path(args[0]));
                    FileOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[1]));
                    return (job.waitForCompletion(true) ? 0 : 1);
            }

            public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

                            int res = ToolRunner.run(new Configuration(), new TestQuery1(), args);
                            System.exit(res);
            }

    }

following is the the error...
hadoop jar /usr/local/Read.jar edu.osu.cse.ysmart.TestQuery.TestQuery1  /user/nitin//Resume.csv  /user/nitin/outs
    14/01/03 17:12:05 INFO client.RMProxy: Connecting to ResourceManager at ip-10-0-0-219.ec2.internal/10.0.0.219:8050
    14/01/03 17:12:07 WARN mapreduce.JobSubmitter: Hadoop command-line option parsing not performed. Implement the Tool interface and execute your application with ToolRunner to remedy this.
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO input.FileInputFormat: Total input paths to process : 1
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO mapreduce.JobSubmitter: number of splits:1
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: user.name is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.user.name
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.jar is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.jar
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.output.value.class is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.output.value.class
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.mapoutput.value.class is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.map.output.value.class
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapreduce.map.class is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.map.class
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.job.name is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.name
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.input.dir is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.input.fileinputformat.inputdir
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.output.dir is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.output.fileoutputformat.outputdir
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.map.tasks is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.maps
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.output.key.class is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.output.key.class
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.mapoutput.key.class is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.map.output.key.class
    14/01/03 17:12:07 INFO Configuration.deprecation: mapred.working.dir is deprecated. Instead, use mapreduce.job.working.dir
    14/01/03 17:12:08 INFO mapreduce.JobSubmitter: Submitting tokens for job: job_1388768204803_0006
    14/01/03 17:12:08 INFO impl.YarnClientImpl: Submitted application application_1388768204803_0006 to ResourceManager at ip-10-0-0-219.ec2.internal/10.0.0.219:8050
    14/01/03 17:12:08 INFO mapreduce.Job: The url to track the job: http://ip.ec2.internal:8088/proxy/application_1388768204803_0006/
    14/01/03 17:12:08 INFO mapreduce.Job: Running job: job_1388768204803_0006
    14/01/03 17:12:36 INFO mapreduce.Job: Job job_1388768204803_0006 running in uber mode : false
    14/01/03 17:12:36 INFO mapreduce.Job:  map 0% reduce 0%
    14/01/03 17:12:58 INFO mapreduce.Job: Task Id : attempt_1388768204803_0006_m_000000_0, Status : FAILED
    Error: java.lang.NullPointerException
            at edu.osu.cse.ysmart.TestQuery.TestQuery1$Map.map(TestQuery1.java:42)
            at edu.osu.cse.ysmart.TestQuery.TestQuery1$Map.map(TestQuery1.java:22)
            at org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Mapper.run(Mapper.java:145)
            at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapTask.runNewMapper(MapTask.java:763)
            at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.MapTask.run(MapTask.java:339)
            at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.YarnChild$2.run(YarnChild.java:162)
            at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
            at javax.security.auth.Subject.doAs(Subject.java:396)
            at org.apache.hadoop.security.UserGroupInformation.doAs(UserGroupInformation.java:1491)
            at org.apache.hadoop.mapred.YarnChild.main(YarnChild.java:157)
Kindly help

A: From the exception trace it appears that your trying to invoke a method on a null object:
attempt_1388768204803_0006_m_000000_0, Status : FAILED Error: java.lang.NullPointerException at edu.osu.cse.ysmart.TestQuery.TestQuery1$Map.map(TestQuery1.java:42) at

From the source code, the following comparison fails:
if(line_buf[2].compareTo("Abid Khan") == 0)

line_buf[2] is not being populated and hence the null pointer exception. You can print the values for line_buf[2] just before the if condition to see if you are having values. This will help you debug the issue.

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This envocode project was a personal project of mine that I created for my own web design company. I spent about 2 weeks building this project from the ground up, starting with ideation and wireframing, all the way up to development. Im really happy with how this project turned out in the end.
This envocode project was created using a mixture of vanilla HTML/CSS and bootstrap (for the slider). It is a completely static website with no backend (currently), however, I plan to use node.js on the backend in the future to dynamically display content. This project is on-going and will endure some changes in the future.


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New $42M warehouse at PhilaPort topped off
PhilaPort has topped off a $42 million, 201,621-square-foot distribution center that is under construction at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.
The milestone means the last piece of steel has been installed in the construction of the building under development at 455 Pattison Ave. in South Philadelphia. Haines & Kibblehouse, a Skippack construction company that has an office at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, is the general contractor.
The warehouse will be occupied by Holt Logistics Corp. as part of the company's lease at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal. The facility will have 32 loading docks and provide storage for dry cargo arriving at that terminal. PhilaPort also intends to leverage the facility to attract other business to the port. It is expected to be completed May 2022 and potentially create between 200 to 300 jobs.
A second phase totaling 217,000 square feet could eventually be built that would incorporate refrigerated warehousing.
In late 2016, the state announced it would invest more than $300 million in infrastructure, warehousing, and equipment at the port. The work aimed to double container capacity and position it for future growth at its Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, its automobile-handling operations, and the Tioga Marine Terminal.
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A Godly Man is A Lover of the Word
By Thomas Watson; excerpted with minor editing from The Godly Man's Picture,—
Drawn with a Scripture Pencil, or Some Characteristic Marks of a Man who is Going to Heaven
(BOT, 1992 [666]), 60-67 [Sect. 9 of chap 4, "Showing the Characteristics of a Godly Man"]
"O how love I thy law" (Ps 119:97).
I. A Godly Man Loves the Word Written
Chrysostom compares the Scripture to a garden set with knots and flowers. A godly man delights to walk in this garden and sweetly solace himself. He loves every branch and part of the Word:
1. He loves the counselling part of the Word, as it is a directory and rule of life. The Word is the direction sign which points us to our duty. It contains in it things to be believed and practised. A godly man loves the directions of the Word:
2. He loves the threatening part of the Word. The Scripture is like the Garden of Eden: as it has a tree of life in it, so it has a flaming sword at its gates. This is the threatening of the Word. It flashes fire in the face of every person who goes on obstinately in wickedness. "God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses" (Ps 68:21). The Word gives no indulgence to evil. It will not let a man halt half-way between God and sin. The true mother would not let the child be divided (I Kgs 3:26), and God will not have the heart divided. The Word thunders out threatenings against the very appearance of evil. It is like that flying roll full of curses (Zec 5:1).
A godly man loves the menaces of the Word. He knows there is love in every threat. God would not have us perish; he therefore mercifully threatens us, so that he may scare us from sin. God's threats are like the buoy, which shows the rocks in the sea and threatens death to such as come near. The threat is a curbing bit to check us, so that we may not run in full career to hell. There is mercy in every threat.
3. He loves the consolatory part of the Word - the promises. He goes feeding on these as Samson went on his way eating the honeycomb (Jdg 14:8,9). The promises are all marrow and sweetness. They are our Bezar stone when we are fainting; they are the conduits of the water of life. "In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul" (Ps 94:19). The promises were David's harp to drive away sad thoughts; they were the breast which gave him the milk of divine consolation.
A godly man shows his love to the Word written:
(a) By diligently reading it. The noble Bereans "searched the Scriptures daily" (Acts 17:11). Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures (Acts 18:12). The Word is our Magna Carta for heaven; we should be daily reading over this charter.…
… The Word shows what is truth and what is error. It is the field where the pearl of price is hidden. How we should dig for this pearl! A godly man's heart is the library to hold the Word of God; it dwells richly in him (Col 3:16). It is reported of Melanchthon that when he was young, he always carried the Bible with him and read it greedily. The Word has a double work: to teach us and to judge us. Those who will not be taught by the Word shall be judged by the Word. Oh, let us make ourselves familiar with the Scripture! What if it should be as in the times of Diocletian, who commanded by proclamation that the Bible be burned? Or as in Queen Mary's days, when it spelled death to have a Bible in English? By diligent conversing with Scripture, we may carry a Bible in our heads.
(b) By frequently meditating on it: "It is my meditation all the day" (Ps 119:97). A pious soul meditates on the truth and holiness of the Word. He not only has a few transient thoughts, but leaves his mind steeping in the Scripture. By meditation, he sucks from this sweet flower and ruminates on holy truths in his mind.
(c) By delighting in it. It is his recreation: "Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart" (Jer 15:16). Never did a man take such delight in a dish that he loved as the prophet did in the Word. And indeed, how can a saint choose but take great pleasure in the Word? All that he ever hopes to be worth is contained in it. Does not a son take pleasure in reading his father's will and testament, in which he bequeaths his estate to him?
(d) By hiding it: "Thy word have I hid in my heart" (Ps 119:11) - as one hides a treasure so that it should not be stolen. The Word is the jewel; the heart is the cabinet where it must be locked up. Many hide the Word in their memory, but not in their heart. And why would David enclose the Word in his heart? "That I might be kept from sinning against thee." As a man would carry an antidote about him when he comes near an infected place, so a godly man carries the Word in his heart as a spiritual antidote to preserve him from the infection of sin. Why have so many been poisoned with error, others with moral vice, but because they have not hidden the Word as a holy antidote in their heart?
(e) By defending it. A wise man will not let his land be taken from him but will defend his title. David looked upon the Word as his land of inheritance: "Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever" (Ps 119:111) And do you think he will let his inheritance be wrested out of his hands? A godly man will not only dispute for the Word but die for it: "I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God" (Rev 6:9).
(f) By preferring it above things most precious: (i) Above food: "I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food" (Job 23:12). (ii) Above riches: "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver" (Ps 119:72). (iii) Above worldly honour. Memorable is the story of King Edward the Sixth. On the day of his coronation, when they presented three swords before him, signifying to him that he was monarch of three kingdoms, the king said, "There is still one sword missing." On being asked what that was, he answered, "The Holy Bible, which is the 'sword of the Spirit' and is to be preferred before these ensigns of royalty."
(f) By talking about it: "My tongue shall speak of thy word" (Ps 119:172). As a covetous man talks of his rich purchase, so a godly man speaks of the Word. What a treasure it is, how full of beauty and sweetness! Those whose mouths the devil has gagged, who never speak of God's Word, indicate that they never reaped any good from it.
(g) By conforming to it. The Word is his sundial, by which he sets his life, the balance in which he weighs his actions. He copies out the Word in his daily walk: "I have kept the faith" (2 Tim. 4:7). St Paul kept the doctrine of faith, and lived the life of faith.
Why is a godly man a lover of the Word?
Because of the excellence of the Word, for:
1. The Word written is our pillar of fire to guide us. It shows us what rocks we are to avoid; it is the map by which we sail to the new Jerusalem.
2. The Word is a spiritual mirror through which we may see our own hearts. The mirror of nature, which the heathen had, revealed spots in their lives, but this mirror reveals spots in the imagination; that mirror revealed the spots of their unrighteousness, this reveals the spots of our righteousness. "When the commandment came, sin revived, and I died" (Rom 7:9). When the Word came like a mirror, all my opinion of self-righteousness died.
3. The Word of God is a sovereign comfort in distress. While we follow this cloud, the rock follows us. "This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me" (Ps 119:50). Christ is the fountain of living water, the Word is the golden pipe through which it runs. What can revive at the hour of death but the word of life (Phil. 2:16)?
II. A Godly Man Loves the Word, Because of the Efficacy it has had upon Him
The day-star has risen in his heart, and ushered in the Sun of righteousness.
A godly man loves the Word preached, which is a commentary upon the Word written. The Scriptures are the sovereign oils and balsams; the preaching of the Word is the pouring of them out. The Scriptures are the precious spices; the preaching of the Word is the beating of these spices, which causes a wonderful fragrance and delight. The Word preached is "the rod of God's strength" (Ps 11O:2) and "the breath of his lips" (Isa 11:4). What was once said of the city of Thebes, that it was built by the sound of Amphius' harp, is much more true of soul conversion. It is built by the sound of the gospel harp. Therefore the preaching of the Word is called "the power of God to salvation" (Rom 1:16). By this, Christ is said (now) to speak to us from heaven (Heb. 12:25). This ministry of the Word is to be preferred before the ministry of angels.
A godly man loves the Word preached, partly from the good he has found by it - he has felt the dew fall with this manna - and partly because of God's institution. The Lord has appointed this ordinance to save him. The king's image makes the coin current. The stamp of divine authority on the Word preached makes it an instrument conducive to men's salvation.
Let us test by this characteristic whether we are godly: Are we lovers of the Word?
1. Do we love the Word written? What sums of money the martyrs gave for a few pages of the Bible! Do we make the Word our bosom friend? As Moses often had 'the rod of God' in his hand, so we should have 'the Book of God' in our hand. When we want direction, do we consult this sacred oracle? When we find corruptions strong, do we make use of this "sword of the Spirit" to hew them down? When we are disconsolate, do we go to this bottle of the water of life for comfort? Then we are lovers of the Word! But alas, how can they who are seldom conversant with the Scriptures say they love them? Their eyes begin to be sore when they look at a Bible. The two testaments are hung up like rusty armour which is seldom or never made use of. The Lord wrote the law with his own finger, but though God took pains to write, men will not take pains to read. They would rather look at a deck of cards than at a Bible.
2. Do we love the Word preached? Do we prize it in our judgments? Do we receive it into our hearts? Do we fear the loss of the Word preached more than the loss of peace and trade? Is it the removal of the ark that troubles us?
Again, do we attend to the Word with reverential devotion? When the judge is giving his charge from the bench, all attend. When the Word is preached, the great God is giving us his charge. Do we listen to it as to a matter of life and death? This is a good sign that we love the Word.
Again, do we love the holiness of the Word (Ps 119:140)? The Word is preached to beat down sin and advance holiness. Do we love it for its spirituality and purity? Many love the Word preached only for its eloquence and notion. They come to a sermon as to a performance (Ezk 33:31,32) or as to a garden to pick flowers, but not to have their lusts subdued or their hearts bettered. These are like a foolish woman who paints her face but neglects her health.
Again, do we love the convictions of the Word? Do we love the Word when it comes home to our conscience and shoots its arrows of reproof at our sins? It is the minister's duty sometimes to reprove. He who can speak smooth words in the pulpit, but does not know how to reprove, is like a sword with a fine hilt but without an edge. "Rebuke them sharply" (Titus 2:15). Dip the nail in oil, reprove in love, but strike the nail home. Now Christian, when the Word touches on your sin and says, "You are the man", do you love the reproof? Can you bless God that "the sword of the Spirit" has divided between you and your lusts? This is indeed a sign of grace and shows that you are a lover of the Word.
A corrupt heart loves the comforts of the Word, but not the reproofs: "They hate the one that rebuketh in the gate" (Amos 5:10). "Their eyes flash with fire!" Like venomous creatures that at the least touch spit poison, "When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth" (Acts 7:54). When Stephen touched them to the quick, they were mad and could not endure it.
How shall we know that we love the reproofs of the Word?
When we desire to sit under a heart-searching ministry. Who cares for medicines that will not work? A godly man does not choose to sit under a ministry that will not work upon his conscience.
When we pray that the Word may meet with our sins. If there is any traitorous lust in our heart, we would have it found out and executed. We do not want sin covered, but cured. We can open our breast to the bullet of the Word and say, "Lord, smite this sin."
When we are thankful for a reproof: "Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities" (Ps 141:5). David was glad of a reproof. Suppose a man were in the mouth of a lion, and another should shoot the lion and save the man, would he not be thankful? So, when we are in the mouth of sin, as of a lion, and the minister by a reproof shoots this sin to death, shall we not be thankful? A gracious soul rejoices when the sharp lance of the Word has pierced his abscess. He wears a reproof like a jewel on his ear: "As an earring of gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear" (Prov 25:12). To conclude, it is convincing preaching which must do the soul good. A nipping reproof prepares for comfort, as a nipping frost prepares for the sweet flowers of spring. W


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Somalia: Why Puntland in peace and Mogadishu in crises?
Bosaso (HAN) June 22, 2014. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by: Dr.Ali Sheikh. The Somalis, as part of their tradition, are more often than not, attached to historical events so as to make ruling or find a solution to any standing problems. In that regard, the history of war and peace is a unique reference in the eye of Somali elders. Barely any events and stories pass without necessarily quoting war sayings and peace proverbs. Somalis are fussed by three forces as part of identity and survival, these are: pastoralism and culture which are a way of life, secondly the Somali language that stands out to be an exceptionally unique identity and order that brings them together and isolates them from other non Somalis, the third force is the clan politics-the latter is a vital fact as all Somalis believed political clan representation as a "matter of life and death." Somalia remained a stateless society up until the emergence of the Ethiopian Somali freedom fighters and the commander of the Dervish forces, Sayyid Mohamed Abdulle Hassan, alias Mad-Mullah who liberated them from European colonization. The Dervish, which was the strongest army in the history of all Somalis in the Horn of Africa during the 19th century, had its headquarters in Puntland of Somalia. The Dervishes also operated faintly between different temporary locations such as Daratole (Doolo zone-Ethiopia,) Buuhoodle (Danot District of the Ethiopian side), Eyl District, Aynabo and Taleeh districts. However, Sayyid Mohamed Abdulle Hassan never considered South Somalia, mainly Mogadishu, the headquarters. His reason was perhaps that he could not trust any pledge of loyalty from Mogadishu residents. For some reasons the past leaders of Somalia, including the late president Abdullahi Yusuf, never agreed to the idea that Mogadishu is an appropriate capital city for Somalia. They believed that there were numerically small tribes with fragmented Persian and Arabian genealogy who dwelt in Mogadishu long before the arrival of European (Italian) colonialists that crowded Mogadishu. The Hawiye tribe, who arrived late to Mogadishu city, badly mishandled minority tribes in Mogadishu with impunity, and exempted them from the city leadership administration. This uncouth aggression from the Hawiye tribe against the minority Mogadishu tribes made the glorious Mogadishu unstable and a "time bomb city."
Mogadishu, since the collapse of the Said Barre regime in 1991 became an apparition city; a city of death, devastation, rape and looting; it has entirely lost its fame and pleasure in the eyes of Somalis. Many Somali elites believe that Mogadishu featured the endless Somali civil war needs to be taken into account critically and re-analyzed if at all a national reconciliation is foreseeable solution for Somalia. If an area becomes devastating and by extension an "axis of evil" hideout, the only solution could be shifting it out completely or imposing total isolation in order to punish the inhabitant, however, the later resolution is not a preferred choice.
Mogadishu continues to be the spotlight of so much demolition and human death when other cities such as Garowe, Hargeysa, Kismayo and more enjoy some sort of diminutive security and stability. The metropolitan city (Mogadishu) has completely lost its attraction drastically, simply because of the continuous onslaught of human beings. Thus it is very normal and acceptable for a country to change its capital city as long as it is for the interest and benefit of its people. The most imperative element in human emotion and psychology is "peace," if this element is under threat, human beings' capacity of creativity and production will cease, leadership will disappear and all hopes will shrink desperately. Consequently, any desire of change of a country capital city is normally based in three factors, i.e. political, social and economic reasons, considering the past example of various countries that changed their capital city, such as Tanzania-changed capital from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma and Nigeria changed her capital city from Lagos to Abuja. The then Somalia Transitional Federal Government's decision to use Baydhabo as a temporary seat for the government was also a courageous and important political decision that brought relative stability in the country in those days of late president Abdullahi Yusuf.
In just about two perfect decades and plus, Somalia is in a civil war; killing and counter-killing became the order of the day. Somalia refugees scattered all over the five continents in the globe. Suffering and insolvency subjugated the world medias. Insurgencies of different fashions and with diverse ideologies ranging from 'warlordism', religious fundamentalism, and certain 'cartelism' conquered Somalia's affairs in a fashion no less than the cruelest irony of the 21st century. Much more is the fundamental abuse of honor and virtue in Somalia.
The worst form of human catastrophe has swallowed Mogadishu. High level of crimes committed against humanity in Somalia took place in Mogadishu and its vicinity. No man better knows what good is than he who has endured evil of killing in Mogadishu. Each and every one of the successive Transitional Federal Governments formed since 1992 suffered humiliating defeats from sympathizers of the axis of evil permanently stationed in Mogadishu. All the religious and warlords insurgencies were basically sheltered in Mogadishu and its immediate environs. Although faint peace and stability was apprehended in other parts of Somalia such as Puntland, Somaliland and of late increasingly in Jubaland, still the headhunting, public shootings, bomb blasts, summary executions and all sorts of evil against humanity are carried out in Mogadishu.
Why Garowe will be the perfect option for Somalia's capital city
Garowe city, one of the Somali commercial towns was formally incorporated into Italian-ruled Somalia during the colonial period. Following the Somalia independence in 1960, Garowe was made a district center of Bosaso, the seaport city with a perfect natural harbor. The city would subsequently be re-assigned in the early 1970s as the regional capital of an area consisting of Las Anod and Eyl. With a leg on each side of the Nugal Valley, this new administrative division was later named the Nugal province.
Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1991, Garowe was the only city that experienced the least war vandalism; a homogenous commercial city was later renamed as the capital of Puntland, autonomous state of Somalia a homegrown constitutional conference was held in Garowe in 1998 over a period of three months, first of its kind in any part of Somalia since the collapse of the Said Bare regime. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (Issims,) members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners.
Puntland is a historical identity for all Somalis; every Somali ancestor has got a time immemorial historical reference to Puntland. It is the part of Somalia that had a long history of trade dealings with the pharaoh kingdom of Egypt. In addition, Puntland has a history of respecting conventions such as the trade dealings with Said Barqash, the Sultan of Zanzibar and the British protectorate of Somaliland. Garowe city at the moment is a perfect option for being Somalia's capital city. As the saying goes "diversity is the touchstone of virtue." Somalia at present needs a new capital city, a new formula to replace the endless Mogadishu desolation, and open a new chapter of peace and reconciliation as change is as good as rest.
Geeska Afrika Online regular Contributors & Columns By. Dr. Ali Sheikh is an MBA-IB. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of The Reporter.
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MJ. Farah June 23, 2014 at 8:45 pm
Dr. Ali sheikh maybe you are wrong on putting Somalia into two Somalis; There are no two
Somalias. There is only one(1) Somaliland. Bear in mind that Hargeysa is not yet recognized by
any Organization except you. Be careful to divide the Somalis, it may cause you too much
Jay Xhahy June 30, 2014 at 10:54 pm
This guy, is fucking joke, a single tribe settlement as a capital city of a nation and the most doggishly tribalism people off all, proven in point by this kind plethora of wet dreams, and I am Daarood. It is like chumping from frying pan into boiling mad, Disagree. By the way Majeereen were Italian servants and against Abula Hassan.
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The first public interactive art installation at Alexandria's Waterfront opens March 30.
The grand opening of "Mirror Mirror" is set for March 30 at the new Waterfront Park at the foot of King Street.
This week, a number of professionals are at work installing the semi-permanent interactive sculpture in the new park. "Mirror Mirror" will respond to sound with light as people walk through the art installation that features mirrors and LED lights.
The Saturday, March 30 grand opening is from 2 - 9 p.m.
"Mirror Mirror" was created SOFTlab, a New York-based design studio. The lead artist is Michael Szivos.
The piece was inspired by the historic lighthouse at Jones Point. According to notes from Szivos, "For Mirror Mirror we were inspired by the architecture of the lighthouse and how it uses a lenticular lens to cast light, panoramically connecting land and sea," 88DesignBox reported.
"Mirror Mirror" is the first piece of art commissioned for Site/See: New Views in Old Town, an annual series of temporary public art installations. The goal of Site/See is to draw in visitors and encourage interaction. Alexandria plans special programs and performances in and around the 2019 piece as part of the ongoing Portside in Old Town initiative.
"Mirror Mirror" will be at the new waterfront park space through November this year.
See more of SOFTlab's art at softlabnyc.com.


These blog posts are from CASA Forum members and represent diversity in the sector.
In case you missed it, Victoria Police recently posted on their Facebook page, bringing to light the wonderful work that occurs across the state of Victoria through the Multidisciplinary Centres.
Totems: In Indigenous culture a totem is a natural object, plant or animal that is inherited by members of a clan or family as their spiritual emblem.
"Stealthing" is it sexual assault?
Imagine… You go through a travel agent to book yourself a little getaway. You discuss what you'd like to do, and where you'd like to go, and take out travel insurance.
In a "just world" why do we victim blame?
In recent weeks, there have been a number of high-profile claims of sexual misconduct, both domestically and abroad.


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Kerala floods show climate change nears point of no return: UN chief
By Press Trust of India | United Nations | Last Updated at September 12 2018 02:19 IST
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. Photo: Reuters
UN chief Antonio Guteress cited the recent devastating floods in Kerala and last year's hurricane in Puerto Rico as he issued a grave warning about consequences of inaction over climate change and called for more leadership and greater ambition for climate action.
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat. Climate change is moving faster than we are and its speed has provoked a sonic boom SOS across our world," Guterres said in a landmark speech on climate action on Monday.
The UN Secretary General referred to the Kerala floods, among other natural disasters across the world, to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to step up efforts to reverse course on climate change.
Guteress referred to hurricane Maria that killed almost 3,000 people in Puerto Rico last year, making it one of the deadliest extreme weather disasters in the United States history.
"Let there be no doubt about the urgency of the crisis. We are experiencing record breaking temperatures around the world," he said, adding that according to the World Meteorological Organisation, the past two decades included 18 of the warmest years since 1850, when records began.
This year is shaping up to be the fourth hottest, he said.
Guterres warned that the world risks crossing the point of no return on climate change with disastrous consequences for people across the planet and the natural systems that sustain them, calling for more leadership and greater ambition for climate action, to reverse course.
The pledge made by world leaders in the Paris Agreement three years ago to stop temperature rising by less than 2 degree Celsius and working to keep the increase as close as possible to 1.5 degree Celsius "were really the bare minimum to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, he said.
"The mountain in front of us is very high but it is not insurmountable. We know how to scale it," he added.
"Put simply, we need to put the brake on deadly greenhouse gas emissions and drive climate action," Guterres said, calling for a shift away from the dependency on fossil fuels towards cleaner energy and away from deforestation to more efficient use of resources.
The UN chief said that such a shift in thinking is where "enormous benefits await humankind."
"I have heard the argument usually from vested interests that tackling climate change is expensive and could harm economic growth. This is hogwash. In fact, the opposite is true," he said.
In his message, Guterres highlighted the huge economic costs of climate change and the opportunities presented by climate action.
"Climate action and socio-economic progress are mutually supportive, with gains of 26 trillion dollars predicted by 2030 compared with business as usual, if we pursue the right path, he said, citing the findings of the recent Climate Economy report from the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate Change.
Guterres said climate-resilient water supply and sanitation could save the lives of more than 360,000 infants every year, clean air has vast benefits for public health and in China and the US, new renewable energy jobs now outstrip those created in the oil and gas industries, noting several examples from across the world of climate action resulting in enormous benefits for countries and communities.
Looking ahead, the UN chief emphasised that he would be reiterating this message at the General Assembly's high level segment later in the month as well as at other key events, including the G7 and G20 meetings of world leaders; and the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings.
"The time has come for our leaders to show they care about the people whose fate they hold in their hands. We need them to show they care about the future," he said.
Guterres further announced that in September 2019, he will convene a Climate Summit to bring climate action to the top of the international agenda and unveiled the appointment of Luis Alfonso de Alba, a former Mexican diplomat, as his Special Envoy to lead its preparations.
The summit, he said, will focus on the heart of the problem the sectors that create the most emissions and the areas where building resilience could make the biggest difference as well as provide leaders and partners the opportunity to demonstrate real climate action and showcase their ambition.
"I am calling on all leaders to come to next year's Climate Summit prepared to report not only on what they are doing, but what more they intend to do when they convene in 2020 for the UN climate conference and where commitments will be renewed and surely ambitiously increased," he said.
In the same vein, the UN Secretary General called on civil society and young people to push the agenda of climate action.
"There is no more time to waste. We are careering towards the edge of the abyss," Guterres said, adding that though it is not too late to shift course, "every day that passes means the world heats up a little more and the cost of our inaction mounts.
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Geography Exam
These are supposedly answers to grade school and high school geography exams. Whether that's true or not, they are plenty funny!
Climate is caused by the emotion of the earth around the sun.
The people of Japan ride around in jig-saws.
The plains of Siberia are roamed over by the lynx and the larynx.
Lindberg is the capital of Germany.
The chief animals of Australia are the kangaroo, larkspur, boomerang, and peccadillo.
The inhabitants of ancient Egypt were called Mummies.
Don Juan is a town in the West Indies.
Germany is an industrial country because the poor have nothing else to do, so they make lots and lots of factories.
Where is Alaska? Alaska is not in Canada.
Spain's national music is the cascarets.
What people live in the Po Valley? Po people.
In Pittsburgh they manufacture iron and steal.
In Athens there is a temple called the Pancreas.
The Alimentary Canal is located in the northern part of Indiana.
Georgia was founded by people who had been executed.
When we cross the Hudson River we come to the United States.
Where is the greater part of Europe? In New York.
The principal export of Sweden is hired girls.
The Indian squabs carry porpoises on their backs.
Among the enduring remains of Egyptian civilization are pyramids and obsequies.
The writing of ancient Egypt was called hydraulics.
Rome had a fine defensive position, being seven miles from the mouth of the Tiger.
The seaport of Athens is Pyorrhea.
The Greeks wore scandals on their feet.
In what general direction to the rivers of France flow? From the source to the mouth.
The general direction of the Alps is straight up.
Manhattan island was bought from the Indians for about $24, and now I don't suppose you could buy it for $500.
The United States are mostly populated by people.
The State of Virginia was named for the Virgin Mary, who afterward married Captain John Smith.
What is the sound west of the State of Washington? The sound of the ocean.
Canadians raise boll weevils for their wool.
Where is Cincinnati? First place in the National League.
Floods from the Mississippi may be prevented by putting big dames in the river.
Denver is just below the 'o' in Colorado.
They don't raise anything in Kansas but Alpaca grass, and they have to irritate that to make it grow.
The benefit of latitude and longitude is that when a man is drowning he can call out what latitude and longitude he is and we can find him.
Virginia is the mother of President Wilson and is also noted for her hysterical sights.
The chief products of the Hawaiian Islands is rainfall.
Philistines were inhabitants of the Philippine Islands.
The original tribes of Central America were the Axtecs, the Celts, and the Morons.
New Zealand is a democratic country. they passed a law there preventing women from sweating in the factories.
Malays are brown generally and inhabit Malaria.
The climate is hottest next to the Creator.
The Kaffirs of Africa are a very savage race. In times of war they beat their tum-tums and can be heard for miles around.
The American Indians travel in birchbark canoes on little streams of water that they make themselves.
The state flower of Colorado is the concubine.
The soil of Prussia was so poor that the people had to work hard just to stay on top.
The Mason line is the line running north of the Equator and the Dixon line is south.
In the west, farming is done mostly by irritating the land.
Oceania is a continent that contains no land.
There is a great deal of nothing in the center of Australia.
Asked to name six animals peculiar to Arctic regions, a boy replied, "Three bears and three seals."
Climate lasts all the time, but weather lasts only a few days.
Latitude tells how hot you are and longitude tells how cold you are.
The Menai Straits are crossed by a tubercular bridge.
Sienna is famous for being burnt.
The climate of Bombay is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
The sun never sets on the British Empire because the British Empire is in the east and the sun sets in the west.
The trade of Spain is small, owing to the insolence of the people.
The Eskimos are God's frozen people.
The sun sets in the west and hurries around to the east to be in time to rise the next morning.
Name three animals peculiar to frigid regions. The lion and the giraffe and the elephant are peculiar to frigid regions, but the polar bear and the seal and the walrus live there.
People go to Africa to hunt rhinostriches.
Glaciers spread a murrain over the land.
The highest peak in the Alps is the Blanc Mange.
The Equator is a menagerie lion running around the earth and through Africa.
Imports are ports very far inland.
Nearly at the bottom of Lake Michigan is Chicago.
The chief occupation of Perth is Dying.
The inhabitants of Moscow are Mosquitoes.
The Pyramids are a range of mountains between France and Spain.
A mountain range is a cooking stove used at high altitudes.
An Indian Reservation consists of a mile of land for every five square Indians.
The only signs of life in the Tundra are a few stunned corpses.
Among the islands of the West Indies are the Pyjamas, noted for their toilet sponges.
Lipton is the capital of Ceylon.
The population of London is a bit too thick.
Persian cats is the chief industry of Persia, hence the word purr.
The Mediterranean and the Red Seas are connected by the Sewage Canal.
New York is behind Greenwich time because America was not discovered until very much later.
Henry VIII had an abyss on his knee which made walking difficult.
Certain areas of Egypt are cultivated by irritation.
Zanzibar is noted for its monkeys. The British Governor lives there.
A watershed is a shed in the middle of the ocean where ships shelter during a storm.
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2021 Micro Surfacing Project
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RECEIPT OF BIDS: Separate sealed BIDS or Electronic Submittal using SciQuest for the 2021 Micro Surfacing Project (20-108) will be received by the City Engineer at the City of Orem, Development Services Room 105, 56 North State, Orem, UT 84057 or opened electronically on SciQuest until January 12, 2021 at 10:30 am and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The preferred method for submitting a bid is by using SciQuest at purchasing.utah.gov.
OBTAINING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained December 15, 2020 electronically on SciQuest, or at the City of Orem, Engineering Division, Development Services Offices, 56 North State Street, Orem, UT 84057. There will be a $20.00 non-refundable fee for a copy of the specifications. (An additional $5.00 service charge will be assessed if the specifications are to be mailed).
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The WORK will consist of 950,000 square feet of Type III Micro Surfacing and removal of existing thermoplastic. The work is estimated to be between $360,000 and $380,000.
BIDDING QUESTIONS: Please use SciQuest to submit questions relating to bid items, specifications and other technical questions. Additional questions may also be directed to Jared Peck at (801) 229-7535 or Carlos Garcia at (801) 229-7318.
SITE OF WORK: The site of the WORK is located at 1200 West (800 South to 950 North), 1200 North (1200 West to 800 West), 800 East (800 North to 1600 North), Columbia Lane (State Street to 2000 South), and Center Street (State Street to 10 East).


Michael Koelsch is an illustrator, designer and digital artist who acknowledges the beliefs of some of the great illustrators of retro era 50's and 60's - the giants like Coby Whitmore and Austin Briggs, who thought that keeping up with the times and evolving your style is as important as your sense of design and color... along with the fundamentals of drawing and painting.
He has worked with every major publishing house, countless advertising agencies, and a large number of design agencies and magazines. Best known for his retro style and horror film posters, Michael Koelsch continues to evolve and adjust his styles for each client.