Alma what kind of beef did you use?
Very very good dish wow!! Great taste very easy not spicy. I left to go shopping and all my juice evaporated so i was mad about that but other than that everyone needs to try this!
The food looks awesome, and beautiful chef!
Binge watching all your videos! Love your recipes thank you for sharing 😊 !!
I just made this last night and mmmmmmmmmmmmm, flavor was on point ☝ however I'd strain the sauce next time other then that awesome the family loved it !
Thank you thank you. I'm going to try.
How many chilies did you use?
I love this recipe! you make everything look so easy!!
Mm looks delicious 😋 !!! Can't wait to try this recipe!!
Oh My Goodness – I gotta make this.
That looks good Alma, especially the tacos. I'll have to make this very soon. Happy New Year.
I can't wait to try this! it looks delicious. you are awesome!!


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One of Pennsylvania's largest fish, a probable state record, caught in Philly
Jonathan Pierce's flathead catfish, officially weighing 56.3 pounds, will likely shatter the state record of 50.7 pounds set last spring on the Susquehanna River. He pulled it from the Schuylkill on Sunday night.
Jonathan Pierce. 34. of Roxborough, holds his potential record-breaking flathead catfish Sunday night after landing it in the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.Read moreCOURTESY / Jonathan Pierce
by Jason Nark
As Sunday night faded into Monday, Jonathan Pierce tossed and turned at home in Roxborough, a slimy monster in his backyard keeping him awake.
Hours earlier, he had wrangled the beast out from an undisclosed location in the Schuylkill in Philadelphia. Pierce, 34, a union insulator and father of four, has hunted Pylodictis olivaris, the flathead catfish, for a decade on "the Skuke" and knew, from catching smaller flatheads, that the fish chomping down on his bait (trout head) Sunday night was simply bigger than anything he's ever caught.
"It took off like a torpedo, running right for a rocky, snaggy section of the river," Pierce said Wednesday morning. "It splashed its tail on the top of the water."
Pierce's flathead, officially weighing 56.3 pounds, will likely shatter the state record of 50.7 pounds set last spring on the Susquehanna River. It's surely one of the biggest fish ever caught on rod and reel in Pennsylvania. Certifying a state record isn't so simple, though. Certified scales must be used, the fishing gear documented in great detail. Sometimes, witnesses are interviewed. In some states, lie detector tests have been used, and catches have been ruled out.
"We're pretty sure that everything appears to be good," said Mike Parker, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Pierce, like most fisherman, honored the code and was vague about his exact fishing location, other than to say it was "within city limits." That alone is rare, as most of the larger flathead catfish, considered an invasive species in the Susquehanna and all waters east of it, are usually caught outside the city.
The world-record flathead catfish was caught in Kansas in 1998. It weighed 123 pounds.
Pierce's blow-by-blow of the catch is proof enough that fishing doesn't mean catching, that even hooking into a fish doesn't mean you'll land one. He was using a 10-foot pole, something you'd normally see in the surf at the Shore. Once the fish was hooked, he knew it would swim for the rocks, to try to cut the line. Each fishing rod has a "drag" system, so that the fish can pull line off the rod, with tension. If the drag is too tight, fish snap the line. Too loose and they can take all the line off. Drag tires a fish out. Usually.
"I had my drag tight, and it was still pulling line," he said. "Torpedo."
Pierce's fish got stuck in the rocks for a few minutes. He was fishing from the bank and had to wait it out. Once it was freed, the fish made a few more runs. Pierce knew it had record potential when he saw it but also knew there would be no certified scale open anywhere on the holiday weekend. Not wanting to kill the fish, he used a plastic container from home, the kind for storing Christmas decorations, to transport the 50-inch fish home. It sat in his backyard overnight, with an aerator for oxygen.
"I maybe slept an hour," he said. "I had too much adrenaline."
The next morning, he finally found a scale at the Blue Marsh Outdoors store in Berks County. Fish and Boat officers came to take their own measurements.
"I think it's just a matter of paperwork," Pierce said.
Pierce believes the flathead was at least 20 years old, and can't imagine many much bigger in the Schuylkill. He said the next record is likely swimming in the Susquehanna. He released the fish, alive, not far from Blue Marsh Outdoors, in another undisclosed location he said was part of the Schuylkill's watershed.
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I write stories about rural and exurban areas, the places where development meets farmland and farms meet the great outdoors.

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The front page has 3 ZP videos on the bar. Slow fortnight guys?
Forum: V1 Archive
Payday 2 Ultimate Edition Announced, All Future DLC to be Free
I have the strangest feeling that this will NOT be the version coming to Switch.
Blizzard is Raising Prices for WoW Account Services in the UK and EU
That was not what I was suggesting. I believe the game's quality has gone down drastically and it isn't worth the huge investment of time anymore.
WoW has been around for 13 years. I think it's about time it finally kicked the bucket - even though I doubt it will ever actually happen before it turns 15. Right now, I just feel bad for anyone that still plays it since there are so many other games to play in the TWO console generations...
Fan Project to get Breath of the Wild Running on PC Makes Major Progress
Hey, real talk. Can we please stop using that thumbnail of Link looking slightly angrily in the distance? It's kinda overused, like that sad Mario doll
Nintendo Switch Uses a Standard Tegra X1 Chip
every time I see a Nintendo article on this site I always expect 75% or more of the comments to be about how Nintendo sucks. and while I'm frankly tired of it all I am glad to see that it's kept to a minimum on this piece
Why Nintendo Dropped Gamepad Support For Breath of The Wild
I get the feeling that this article will bring anti-Switch people together so they can bash on Nintendo for enforcing parity on a system that non-Nintendo fans disliked to begin with. That being said - I haven't played the Wii U version quite yet, and I'm enjoying the Switch version very much
Nintendo Switch Game Saves are Stored on the Console, Can't Be Transferred
Nintendo has said that My Nintendo will be a platform for Cloud Saves. It's likely that Cloud Saves are coming before any warranty expires. Not to mention, neither 360 or PS3 had cloud saves at launch. It's hardly worth getting pissed off over since chamges WILL be coming soon.
Nintendo Announces DLC Pass for Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I notice a lot of complaints regarding the difficulty - but no one seems to see the additional maps and challenges added in on the same pack. If anything, this will likely be a "Super Hard" mode, since Hero Mode (The Hard difficulty) has been included in every Zelda game since ~2011. Also -...
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The last time I saw a machine named NEO, I touched it and it exploded into a million pieces after it realized I didn't want to join its fan club.
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--Oculus Rift will retail for 599 US dollars-- Hmm... where have I heard that before?
Zero Punctuation: Top 5 Games of 2015
When Yahtzee decided to add Undertale as a surprise candidate, I knew it was going to be his #1 right off the bat. He said that it's a game that should be played blindly so you can get the most out of it. Doing a review would be doing the game and its message a disservice.
Sony Adds 40+ PlayStation 3 Exclusive Games to PS Now Service
As few backwards compatible 360 titles as there are, at least you don't have to pay again to play on Xbox One
Bayonetta is Joining Super Smash Bros
Yahtzee has had his fingers crossed for Bayonetta to be in Smash Bros for the last year (despite not liking Smash, of course) I wonder if he'll address this in any way.


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Meet a Game Developer: Christopher Natsuume on Rappler
June 21, 2014 January 10, 2017 ninesquirrels Business, Development, Interview, Production
From the vaults… this is an interview I gave with Gabby Dizon about Boomzap. Lots of great info about how the company started, where its going, and what we've done. As a fun fact, Gabby was once a 'Zapper himself, and has recently started the Philippine studio, Altitude Games, with a few other young Filipino devs, and it has quickly grown into one of the top indie game studios in the region. Was fun to chat again about old times.
Check out the article HERE
Meet game developer: Christopher Natsuume, Boomzap Entertainment
'Making games is a craft, and like any craft, you'll improve with experience'
By Gabby Dizon
In our "Meet a Game Developer" series, we will be interviewing different game developers from around Southeast Asia to see how they got into the game industry, what kind of games they make, and what their favorite games are.
Previously, we interviewed Chester Ocampo, the art director of Altitude Games; and Bari Silvestre, the indie developer behind Keybol Games.
Now, let's get to know Christopher Natsuume, Creative Director and co-founder of Boomzap Entertainment, one of the top independent casual game development studios in the world.
Christopher has been making games since 1994, including titles on PC, console, and mobile. He holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the proud employer of the best damn game developers in Southeast Asia.
Q: How did you get started in the game industry?
Like the best designers, I got in through blatant nepotism.
In the mid-90s, when I was finishing college, I was the dungeon master for a gaming group that was made up largely of some of the core members of the Privateer team at Origin in Austin. Every Wednesday night, I would go to Origin and play D&D in their conference room. I applied over and over at Origin, but they never hired me. Instead, when a bunch of those guys finally started their own game studio, they brought me over as a designer. Largely, I think this is because they all wanted to keep our D&D campaign going and knew it would be kind of weird if they didn't hire me, since we'd be playing at their company now.
Q: What are the favorite games you played growing up?
I was a much more avid board and paper and pen gamer than I was a computer gamer. When I was a kid, we would have epic weekend-long parties at my friends' houses, where we would play Axis and Allies, Diplomacy, Car Wars, Traveller, and of course, D&D. We'd start gaming on Friday night and play until Sunday with very little sleep. In the summer, some of these gaming sessions could go on for 4 to 5 days. Our parents were slightly horrified, I think.
My first serious computer gaming was on a C64 and the most formative games were the Ultima series. I played those until my fingers hurt. When I was older, most of my gaming was on a PC – and again, mostly strategy. Civilization. Diplomacy. SimCity. Anything where I could build stuff. I've never been a huge fan of twitch-reaction games, mainly because I suck at them. In fact, I didn't really own a game console (other than an Atari) until after I had worked in the game industry for years. I still very rarely find myself playing console games.
Q: What was the first game that you made, and how did it do in the marketplace?
Interestingly, my first job in the industry was like Boomzap – a work-from-home job. I built levels for a very early FPS (first-person shooter) called "The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki." I can remember how in shock I was that people were paying me to do this. I was still working as a theater technician at the time to make ends meet, so I would go work at the concert hall all night, and then come home, crack a beer, and start building games.
It was hard being a virtual company back then – there was still no real Internet to speak of. Two or 3 times a week, I would copy all my files onto a pile of floppy disks and drive out to the hill country where the programmer lived, then we'd compile a build. Most of the time it wouldn't work, so I'd have to stay there until we fixed them. We had about 5 PCs in his house lined up on a table along the side of his bed and we'd all sit in a row on his bed and work. It was pretty darn indie.
The game was a financial flop – it was one of a couple dozen early clones of Doom and was either as fun or pretty as most of the other clones at the time. But it wasn't bad for a first game and taught me a lot about making games – also about being a small indie company. The company, sadly, didn't survive long after the release, but it was Austin in the 90s – there were other game companies, and we all moved on to bigger and better things.
Q: What's the lowest point that you encountered as a company, and how did you get through it?
Starting Boomzap was rough. We made a few games that simply didn't do well and we had a hard time making ends meet. Actually, Allan Simonsen (Boomzap co-founder) and I started the company while I was still in graduate school and we've never had any investment, so we were really bootstrapping.
At one point, when we were really low on money, I actually went down to Tacoma and enrolled in an experimental drug study where I had to live in a research facility for a month and test some kind of anti-cancer drug. I think it paid like $3000 or something like that, but they had wireless Internet there so I could still work. I actually built a bunch of the levels for Jewels of Cleopatra there, working at a laboratory table on my laptop with an IV hooked up to my arm-taking blood. I still have scars on the back of my neck where they cut 3 big hunks of flesh out of me to see how much of the drug was left in my skin tissue. We used the money to pay our first artist, who is still with us. When he complains about how hard we work him, I show him the scars.
But even then, we weren't out of the woods. Jewels of Cleo was our first success, but it wasn't enough to really continue the company profitably. In the end, I had to move my family from Seattle back to Japan so we could live in my in-laws' home to cut down on expenses. That, plus a short-term loan from my father, helped get us through the hardest times.
But what finally turned the corner for us was shipping Awakening: The Dreamless Castle. But that's what it takes to bootstrap a company –credit card debt, help from friends and family, and in my case, real live blood and flesh. Even then, we needed the lucky break we got with Big Fish Games and the Awakening franchise to turn that struggle into success.
Q: Boomzap is famously known for its 100% remote work environment. How do you make it work?
Honestly, the same way any successful studio works: by hiring people who are genuinely interested in making games, giving them the tools they need, giving them the authority to make decisions about their own projects, and then getting the hell out of the way and letting them work.
Honestly, if you go into any large studio, most of the communication is done the same way we do it – instant messaging, emails, and a company database. In our case, that's HipChat, Gmail, and Basecamp. Every now and then, when a traditional studio would have a sit-down meeting in a conference room, we'll have a quick Skype call. We lose a little bit in not being face-to-face as often, but we gain a great deal in not having endless useless meetings – and in having a studio where we can hire the best people from around the world, and not have to move them all to one location.
Q: You've been in the game industry a long time, and weathered several shifts in the industry. What do you think is in store for game developers in the next 3 years?
Right now, I'm really hot and bothered about the mobile industry in the developing world.…Now, you can buy a pretty good Android smartphone for around 25 bucks in places like India, Indonesia, and rural China. There are a lot of people in these places and for many of them, this is their first introduction to a serious computing device or game console. Companies that figure out how to monetize them are going to be very, very successful. I think that's going to take a shift in understanding what people want to play, and how they will be willing and able to pay.
Developers who understand the developing world are going to be at a serious advantage in these markets.
Q: Boomzap is known primarily for making hidden object puzzle adventure games. Will this continue in the future?
Not really. We're in the process of diversifying a great deal – our lineup for release in the next 6 months includes a number of different genres, including HOPAs, some mobile puzzle games, hardcore strategy games, and mid-core strategy games.
Q: What are you working on now? Can you tell us more about your current games in progress?
The next 3 games we'll release include Rescue Quest, a mobile matching puzzle arcade game; Pillage People, a mid-core strategy game for tablets; and Super Awesome Quest, a really innovative turn-based fighting game for handphones. All of these should be out by the end of the summer and we're very excited about all of them as new directions for the studio.
As for games shipping later, we're also working on a very original hardcore trading strategy game set in colonial Southeast Asia, and a mobile sim where you design and run your own MMA fighting gym. We're also working on two new HOPAs for Big Fish Games, set in two of our most beloved franchises.
But a lot of the work, honestly, is going to be supporting the new games we have released and will be releasing over the summer with new updates and content.
Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of running a game development studio with staff based mainly in Southeast Asia?
Well, the major disadvantage is pretty obvious: infrastructure. Countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines have some of the worst infrastructure in the developed world. Every time it rains, some of our people lose Internet and/or power—and it rains a lot down there. The Internet speeds are pretty awful in some places even on a good day. We've had to make a lot of modifications to our process to survive in this environment.
Luckily for us, our work-from-home environment allows us to overcome the crippling traffic and congestion that people in cities like Jakarta and Manila face. Before they joined us, many of our staff were commuting 3 or more hours a day, often in open vehicles like jeepneys to get to and from work. That's like a part-time job level of time commitment, just to move around.
As for advantages, we have access to some of the brightest, hardest-working game developers I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
Our virtual environment has allowed us to find some of the best people in the region—not just in Manila, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, but in places like Solo, Yogyakarta, Ipoh, and Medan. Additionally, the cost of living in these regions has allowed us to pay salaries that are extremely competitive in the local market, which not only gives us the ability to hire the best, but a great ability to retain people. This retention means that we get huge long-term advantage from training, which has allowed us to hire young artists and designers, and invest in training them from a very early part of their careers.
Q: What's your advice for game developers who want to enter the industry?
Find a good company and put in a couple years before you try to start your own thing.
I know being an indie developer is all the rage right now, but I see a lot of wasted talent out there in young college graduates who really should have gone through the process of building and shipping a game a few times before they tried to start their own company or build their own game. Making games is a craft, and like any craft, you'll improve with experience. Go have someone pay you for a couple years while you work through your formative, learning years.
Then, when you know what you're doing, you'll achieve a lot more with a lot less time and effort and personal cost when you go out on your own. – Rappler.com
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For years, Glenn Beck has been obsessed with George Soros, regularly portraying the liberal billionaire philanthropist as some sort of evil genius and puppet master who has been behind countless efforts to destroy America. So naturally, when right-wing media outlets began reporting that Soros-linked figures had donated money to a super PAC supporting John Kasich, Beck seized upon the news.
On his radio show last week, Beck declared that Soros was backing Kasich in an effort to foment a brokered Republican convention, all for the purpose of sowing chaos.
Neither progressive billionaire George Soros — who has bankrolled numerous far-left initiatives and Democratic political campaigns — nor his company has spent money to support the campaign of John Kasich for president.
Still, numerous conservative news sites have pointed to campaign finance watchdog Center for Responsive Politics, which lists the Soros Fund Management company as a prominent supporter of the of Kasich super PAC New Day for America, with $200,000 in donations. In some cases, the news accounts presented Soros as backing Kasich to cause mayhem in the Republican presidential primary — to either draw votes from front-runner Donald Trump or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
However, the firm Soros Fund Management did not give money to the Kasich super PAC. Rather, a one-time top-ranking executive, Scott Bessent, made two separate $100,000 donations to New Day — one on Oct. 21 and second on Dec. 8, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Another close Soros associate, Stanley Druckenmiller, whom Forbes once referred to as "George Soros's main man," gave three separate contributions of $150,000 to the Kasich super PAC, for a total of $450,000. Druckenmiller heads the Duquesne Family Office hedge fund firm. Druckenmiller made his first donation to the Kasich super PAC on Aug. 10 and the other two in February.
Bessent was the chief investment officer for Soros Fund Management. A Soros Fund Management spokesman who did not provide his name told TheBlaze, said, "Scott Bessent doesn't even work here any more, which is neither here nor there." The spokesman angrily asserted that the firm itself did not contribute to the Kasich PAC.


FREME will take part to the FEISGILTT (Federated Event For Interoperability Standardization in Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and Translation Technologies) 2015 event in Berlin with several presentations, on FREME use cases and on how to make linked data available to localisers. This year the LocWorld Berlin 2015 will co-host the fourth FEISGILTT event on 2-3 June 2015.
The conference, now called "The marketplace of the language industry", was designed to provide ample opportunities for networking and doing business. With a strong program with multiple tracks and a preconference day of in-depth workshops, attendees can strengthen their knowledge and form profitable strategies. The exhibit hall aims to be a place where everyone can gather and chat and find out what is new in the industry. And the conference now has been called "The marketplace of the language industry".
We are looking forward to get feedback from the localisation industry on FREME!


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If you are a frequent Excel user, then mostly you'd be handling large amount of data. Each file might be having many entries. But most of the time, you would be only interested in certain cells in the whole file. It is a difficult task to spot a few cells from a huge worksheet. The Watch Window feature in Excel is meant to simplify your task. Using this, you can view a limited number of cells in a separate window within the worksheet. At the same time you can continue processing the original data. Every change in the fields will be reflected in it. Simply put, Watch Window is a window through which you can see just what you wish to see. It filters out selected content from the vast dataset. So you will no longer have to scroll up and down looking for a specific field. Read this post to know more about Watch Window and how to enable it.
In the ribbon menu, click on Formulas tab.
A few sections such as Function Library, Defined Names etc will be seen. Click on the option Watch Window in Formula Auditing.
A dialog box pops up as shown in the image below.
This is your watch window. It will be empty initially. Now, you can add the selected number of fields that you wish to see.
For this, click on Add Watch at the top-left corner.
Again, a small window appears.
If you have just a couple of cells to be selected, you can type the corresponding cell in the field given. If more cells are to be added, drag the mouse to perform the selection. When done, click on Add button.
You can see that the Watch Window immediately gets filled with the data that you have selected.
Whatever edits you make in the actual file will be reflected in the Watch Window. The Watch Window always shows the updated values.
If you wish to delete a particular field, select the row and then click on Delete Watch.
Hope this post becomes a life saver for those people who spent a large chunk of their time scrolling and using the "Find" option!


Key forward Matt Garland booted 8 goals after quarter time to lead the Western Magpies Reserves to a big 109 point victory over Sandgate on Saturday. The Pies won 22.8-140 to 5.7-31.
The win is bitter-sweet for the Pies and coach Quentin Johnson as it shows what might have been for his side as their recent form indicates they are up with the best teams in the competition but unfortunately they won't be playing finals.
A 0-8 start to the season when the Pies depth was severely tested has proved a step too far. The Pies have won 6 of their past 9 matches and will be favourites against UQ in the final round, but have run out of time to make up lost ground.
Garland started in the ruck in the first quarter and was moved forward in the second and with the Pies on top in midfield and enjoying good delivery and space to lead, he marked strongly and kicked accurately for goal.
The Pies had many good players with Redlands based youngster Jak Williams having his best game for some time with an energetic display in the midfield, Matt Green won plenty of possessions and capped his game with 3 goals and Brodie Easton had leather poisoning playing in the centre.
Ben Hooper has played well in recent games and he had another good match, highlighted with a 60 metre chase and tackle in the last quarter when the match was well won. Coach Quentin Johnson was also happy with his 2 young ruckmen in Monty Vine and Jesse Rigsby-Jones who have both improved throughout the season.
The only disappointment was that full back Sean McEvoy was moved forward in the last quarter but he was unable to snaffle a goal!!
The Pies host UQ next Saturday and will be ken to finish the season on a high note and to celebrate at the Mr Magpie function after the game.
The Pies are in the strong position to have the likes of Garland, Easton and Williams in the wings as all have played well in Seniors this year.
Young ruckman Liam Dwyer, centreman Bryce Crossley and key big man Jadan Morton also add depth to the Pies squad.
It was also good to see Tadiwa Parirenyatwa watching the match after recent surgery for his ruptured patellar tendon he suffered at training 6 weeks ago.
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Much of what we think we know is false; what really happened matters desperately to us today.
This summer will mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, and we should reflect on the "lessons" we have been taught so often on how to avoid another such devastating conflict. Chief among them seems to be the canard that the Versailles Treaty of 1919 that officially ended the war caused a far worse one just 20 years later — usually in the sense of an unnecessary harshness accorded a defeated Imperial Germany.
Why Do Societies Give Up?
Why do once-successful societies ossify and decline?
What seems sometimes incomprehensible in the contemporary world makes perfect sense — if we pause and study a little history.
'Germany May Destroy Europe for the Third Time'–Really?
Editor's note: Recently, VDH led a group on a tour of the Rhine and wrote these thoughts.


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Q: How to get an unique ID using DeviceCheck API swift? hope all are doing good. I am working on a device check API now how can I get a unique id when hit the apple server?  When sending the device token from mobile to our server then Our server sends the query request to APN server like this:
{
 "device_token" : "wlkCDA2Hy/CfrMqVAShs1BAR/0sAiuRIUm5jQg0a..."
 "transaction_id" : "5b737ca6-a4c7-488e-b928-8452960c4be9",
 "timestamp" : 1487716472000
}

Then received a response from APN server as There is no bit value for this device token
After that, I have sent the update message to apple server with bit values like
{
 "device_token" : "wlkCDA2Hy/CfrMqVAShs1BAR/0sAiuRIUm5jQg0a..."
 "transaction_id" : "5b737ca6-a4c7-488e-b928-8452960c4be9",
 "timestamp" : 1487716472000,
 "bit0" : false,
 "bit1" : false
}

Then received the successful message as
{"status":200,"bit0":false,"bit1":false,"lastUpdated":"2018-10"}

But here how can I get a unique device id? Please someone help me I mess around this for 2 days. I have referred a lot of examples but nothing helped me. Thanks in advance

A: You can use the UUID string

UIDevice.current.identifierForVendor?.uuidString

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


The type of metals used to construct a part can affect how easily it is cleaned and the part's physical condition after a finishing process. If dissimilar metals are used without regard to how the combination reacts to finishing chemicals, severe problems can result.
Dissimilar metals are typically brought together through joining processes. Problems with welded, brazed or soldered assemblies are most common, but bolted and press-fit assemblies must also be dealt with carefully.
A manufacturer of food packaging machinery attempted to lower costs on one of their larger weldments, by welding stainless steel plates to a cold-rolled steel tube. The assembly was sent out for electroless nickel plating to protect the steel tube from corrosion during use. By oversight the plater was not told the plates were stainless steel.
When the plated parts came back, the manufacturer found small blisters forming on the stainless steel. Plating in these areas easily scraped off. But, the plating on the steel tube was acceptable. The manufacturer called their plater and learned electroless nickel–as well as most other types of plating–does not bond well to stainless steel.
To salvage the parts, the plating was stripped and the parts received a nickel strike followed by replating with electroless nickel. The total cost was three times the original quote. If the plater had been able to prepare for the dissimilar metals, a nickel strike step could have been inserted into the process, giving adequate bonding to the entire part, for about a 15% increase in plating costs.
The manufacturer had problems when their plating shop had insufficient knowledge about the part they were finishing. The problem could have been avoided through better communication when the job was arranged. Alternatively, this part could have been made entirely out of cold-rolled steel and plated, or entirely made of stainless steel and left without plating, avoiding issues of adhesion entirely. The best choice depends on overall economics and how the part will be used.
The selection of the base metal of a part and the type of plating applied have a strong influence on the plating bond strength. Given good preparation and processing the bond strength for substrates and finishes vary according to the following table.
In addition, the bond strength of plate on a hardened alloy will be lower than for the same plate on the same unhardened alloy. The problem with chrome alloys, and to a lesser extent nickel and leaded steel alloys, is that these metals oxidize in the presence of air. The same thing that gives chrome alloys corrosion resistance, makes the surface difficult to activate and creates weak bonds with the plated metal. Weak bond strengths can be partially compensated for by increasing the thickness of plating.
Welded stainless steel assemblies are troublesome for two reasons: 1) plated coatings do not bond well because of its chromium content; and 2) welding causes further oxidation and changes the local metal composition slightly.
Stainless steels and some other difficult metals can be plated successfully if surfaces are prepared with a thin, nickel or copper strike. However, plating bond strength will be roughly half as good with carbon steel. Also, strikes are off-line, specialty plating baths. They are always an extra process step, used with another plating bath which produces a more corrosion resistant, wear resistant, or aesthetic finish. Another disadvantage is the nickel strike coating does not penetrate into recesses, holes and tubing nearly as well as electroless plating. If plating quality is important on these hard to reach surfaces, the part design or metal selection needs to change. When strikes are required, plating costs increase.
Dissimilar metals in an assembly can also cause problems, especially when that information is not communicated to the plater. Frequently one of the metals will etch or corrode in the strong plating chemicals, which would not occur in the absence of the other metal. The dissimilar metals plus the plating chemical set up an electrochemical corrosion cell. This can result in: stains; a roughened texture in the corroded areas; an unintended metal coating on other metal surfaces, affecting either the part appearance or the plating quality; or in extreme cases, substantial loss of material in the assembly.
Change welding rods when jobs change, to match the base metal of the new job. If an operator continues to use stainless steel wire or rod for carbon steel parts, in general the weld will perform well structurally, but plating on the welds will flake. Other metal mismatches will generally perform better than combinations of steel and stainless steel, but adhesion will be compromised.
Use only stainless steel brushes and tools to remove slag and scale from welds on stainless surfaces, to prevent imbedding impurities which can create defects over time.
Avoid brazing with copper-zinc filler on ferrous parts that will be plated. Use silver solder or join components after plating. Copper dissolves in acid baths and leaves a thin immersion copper plate on steel surfaces which interferes with adhesion of the intended plate.
Avoid tin-lead soldering for parts that will be plated. Use silver solder instead. There are no good conventional procedures to plate over lead. In addition, lead contaminants in plating baths add significantly to platers' expense and difficulty of waste management.
Mask the stainless steel or difficult to plate components and plate only the steel. Realize this process can still cause slight flaking at the weld joints if the masking is not perfect.
Discuss unavoidable combinations of dissimilar metals with your plater.
Use cold-rolled steel whenever possible in assemblies to be plated. Hot-rolled steels have carbon scales on their surfaces which interfere with plating bonds.
Clean surfaces before welding if hot-rolled steel must be used. Welding hot-rolled steel increases the difficulty of removing scale. Clean surfaces by abrasive blasting or immersion in a strong acid pickle.
Avoid mixing metal parts in an assembly that will be plated or chemically finished. The presence of more than one metal can create a corrosion cell within a part which has been known to completely destroy components by treating them as sacrificial anodes. When significant destruction does not occur staining is quite common.
Assemble parts after plating if the use of dissimilar metal components is unavoidable. Join with screws, bolts, rivets or press-fit, as appropriate.
Avoid welding stainless steel and steel components together. To prevent flaking or peeling of the plating, coat the whole assembly with a nickel strike before plating if the use of both is unavoidable.
Consider polishing as an alternative to electroplating stainless steel assemblies.
Mixed aluminum alloys being anodized are susceptible to sacrificial corrosion. Alloys 6061 and 2024 (the anode) are an extreme case where the 2024 part is likely to be destroyed during anodizing.
Steel inserts, and most other types of metal inserts, in aluminum parts being anodized can be severely etched. The heat generated by the acid attacking the insert can burn the surrounding aluminum. Titanium is the only metal which is safe in the presence of aluminum during anodizing.
Stainless pemnuts, pop rivets and similar hardware attached to steel parts undergoing zinc plating are a common problem in which plating will not adhere to the stainless steel without a nickel strike coating.


The Sydney Roosters are pleased to announce the appointment of Rick Stone to the part-time role of Central Coast Coaching and Pathways Coordinator.
The Roosters have an existing partnership with the CRL Central Coast Division, providing a series of talent development pathways and participation development initiatives for local players, coaches, support staff, match officials and administrators. The Club is also proud to have a primary affiliation with the Wyong Roos in the NSW Cup.
In assuming the role, Stone will be an advocate for the development pathway for aspiring players who live on the Central Coast.
"Its great news for the Central Coast and our Club and partners to have Rick assume this important developmental role," said Brian Canavan, Roosters Chief Operating Officer, Football.
"Rick will work closely with the Centurions coaching staff and players and will be heavily involved in coach education and upskilling for the Central Coast division's Junior and Senior coaches. Rick will also participate in rugby league-related community programs across the Central Coast," he added.
Roosters Head Coach, Trent Robinson, was also pleased to have Stone on board.
"Having previously worked with Rick, it's really pleasing to have someone with his experience and philosophies on coaching and player development take on this role," said Robinson.


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Scott's Oriole by Ned Harris
Scott's OrioleIcterus parisorum
FAMILY: Icteridae
HabitatOpen Woodlands
NestingTree
BehaviorFoliage Gleaner
In the arid Southwest, few birds stand out as brightly as the male Scott's Oriole, which lights up the desert's earth tones with rich lemon-and-black plumage. This gifted and frequent singer inhabits high deserts and the mountain slopes adjacent to them, where it nests and forages in tall yuccas, palms, junipers, and pinyon pines, restlessly moving about in pairs or small groups in search of invertebrates, nectar, and fruit. It's particularly closely associated with yuccas, where it forages for insects and nectar and gathers fibers for its nests.
Scott's Orioles are relatively easy to find. Males begin singing well before sunrise and sing frequently during the day, even when foraging and during the nonbreeding season. When foraging, Scott's Orioles do spend time "buried" in yucca plants and other desert and mountain vegetation, but their bright plumage tends to make them easy to spot when they come up for air. In mountain woodlands, they may forage with warblers, vireos, woodpeckers, and kinglets.
Turpial de Scott (Spanish)
Oriole jaune-verdâtre (French)
The Scott's Oriole is closely associated with yuccas in much of its range. It forages for insects on yucca plants, eats nectar from yucca flowers, weaves its nest from fibers taken from dead yucca leaves, and hangs the nest from live yucca leaves.
Scott's Oriole, Black-backed Oriole, and Black-headed Grosbeak are predators of monarch butterflies on the wintering grounds in Mexico. Many monarchs concentrate toxins from milkweed plants in their bodies, and most bird species avoid eating them. However, a few species have learned to taste individual butterflies and eat only the abdomens of the less noxious ones.
Darius Couch, a U.S. Civil War general, named Scott's Oriole to commemorate his superior in the Mexican-American War, General Winfield Scott. French natural historian Charles Lucien Bonaparte gave the bird its scientific name, Icterus parisorum, in honor of the Paris brothers who underwrote the costs of French natural history expeditions in western North America.
Orioles like Scott's Oriole are grouped in the genus Icterus, derived from the Greek ikteros, meaning "jaundice." In ancient Greece, the sighting of a small yellow bird (perhaps a Yellowhammer, a small finch) was believed to provide a cure for jaundice. In the earliest days of North American ornithology, the discoverers of bright yellow and orange birds were apparently still aware of the old lore.
The Scott's Oriole is one of the first birds to start singing each day, starting before sunrise. It is a persistent singer, too, and can be heard at all times of the day and throughout most of the summer. It has even been heard singing on its wintering grounds. The female will sing from the nest in response to the male's song.
The oldest recorded Scott's Oriole was a male, and at least 6 years, 5 months old when he was recaught and rereleased during banding operations in Arizona.
Hooded OrioleAdult male
Hooded OrioleFemale
Bullock's Oriole
Orchard Oriole
Audubon's Oriole
Troupials and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Icteridae)
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Hooded Oriole
Spot-breasted Oriole
Altamira Oriole
Tricolored Blackbird
Shiny Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
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Days Until Ordination
Public Events for the Ordination of Andrew Boyd to the Presbyterate
Saint Peter Cathedral,
First Mass
Saint James Parish,
Please feel free to attend any and all of these public events!
Saint Peter Cathedral
The home of the Catholic Diocese of Erie, PA
Saint Peter Cathedral is the home-base of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie, PA. In this Church resides the cathedra, the chair, of the Bishop of Erie, His Excellency Lawrence T. Persico. It is by the imposition of the Bishop's hands, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the consecration of the hands of the newly ordained that makes the man an priest.
Join us at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 8, 2018, for Andrew's and Ian's Ordination to the Presbyterate.
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Saint James Church
The Boyd Family Parish
On Saturday, June 9, 2018, all are invited to celebrate with Father Andrew and his family and friends, his First Mass. This mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM at Saint James Parish Church, Father Andrew's Home Parish. Seating is limited, so please be generous to those who are elderly.
Please note: attending this mass does not fulfill your Sunday Obligation. To fulfill this obligation, please consider attending one of the two masses below.
Saint James Roman Catholic Church
Parish Sunday Vigil Mass
Saturday, June 9, 2018, Father Andrew will celebrate the Saint James Parish 5pm Sunday Vigil Mass. All are welcome to attend!
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
The First Church of Father Andrew
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
On Sunday, June 10, 2018, by the invitation of Father Raymond Hahn, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Father Andrew will celebrate the parish's 11 AM Mass.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was the location where Father Andrew received his first lessons in the Catholic Faith. This is where Father Andrew attended Grade School, as well as received most of his Sacramental instruction.
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1.2 miles from St. Peter Cathedral
4.8 Miles from St. James
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5 miles from St. James
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© Father Andrew Boyd, 2018


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The Dracut High softball team picked the perfect time for an offensively explosion.
Through the first three games of the Division 2 North Tournament, the Middies really didn't need to do much offensively. After all, sophomore pitcher Ryley White White had allowed just one run, including a spectacular perfect game in a 1-0 win over Danvers in the semifinals.
But Swampscott High got to White in the championship game on Sunday. No worries. the Dracut offense had White's back, erupting for seven runs in the fourth inning, en route to a 12-5 win and the D2 North Sectional Title.
The Middies (20-4) will take on South Sectional champ Norton (25-1) today (Tuesday, June 13) at 5 p.m. at Endicott College for a birth in the State Championship game.
Swampscott jumped out to a 3-0 lead, helped in part by some shaky defense from the Middies. Dracut responded with a single run in the third but still trailed, 3-1, with two outs and nobody on in the fourth, when the fireworks started.
Dracut reeled off seven straight hits and suddenly the Middies had an 8-3 lead. Nadia Saari, White, Sabrina Morse and Kayla Gooch al drove in runs as part of the rally.
Swampscott (15-10) fought back against White and closed the gap to 8-5 with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. But Dracut answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth and three more in the sixth to put the game away.
Dracut's 1-0 win over Danvers in the semifinal round was a very different type of game, as the Middies' struggled to mount an offense.
But White was on top of her game and didn't need much support. The sophomore retired all 21 Danvers batters, striking out 11 along the way.
Lauren Byam played the offensive hero for Dracut, stroking an RBI double in the fourth inning for the only run of the game. White added a pair of hits, including a double.


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package ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.appmanager;

import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
import org.openqa.selenium.support.ui.Select;
import org.testng.Assert;
import ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.model.ContactData;
import ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.model.Contacts;
import ru.stqa.pft.addressbook.model.GroupData;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class ContactHelper extends HelperBase {
	ContactHelper(WebDriver wd) {
		super(wd);
	}

	private void initCreation() {
		click(By.linkText("add new"));
	}

	private void fillForm(ContactData contactData, boolean creation) {
		type(By.name("firstname"), contactData.getFirstName());
		type(By.name("middlename"), contactData.getMiddleName());
		type(By.name("lastname"), contactData.getLastName());
		type(By.name("nickname"), contactData.getNickName());
		type(By.name("address"), contactData.getAddress());
		type(By.name("home"), contactData.getHomePhone());
		type(By.name("mobile"), contactData.getMobilePhone());
		type(By.name("work"), contactData.getWorkPhone());
		type(By.name("email"), contactData.getEmail1());
		type(By.name("email2"), contactData.getEmail2());
		type(By.name("email3"), contactData.getEmail3());
//		attach(By.name("photo"), contactData.getPhoto());

		if (contactData.getGroups().size()>0 && creation) {
			Assert.assertTrue(contactData.getGroups().size() == 1);
			new Select(wd.findElement(By.name("new_group"))).selectByVisibleText(contactData.getGroups().iterator().next().getName());
		} else if(!creation) {
			Assert.assertFalse(isElementPresent(By.name("new_group")));
		}
	}

	private void submitCreation() {
		click(By.name("submit"));
	}

	private void deleteSelected() {
		click(By.xpath("//div[@id='content']/form[2]/div[2]/input"));
		wd.switchTo().alert().accept();
	}

	private void clickUpdateContact() {
		click(By.name("update"));
	}

	private void clickEditContact(int index) {
		findContactById(index).findElements(By.tagName("td")).get(7).findElement(By.tagName("a")).click();
	}

	private void clickViewContact(int index) {
		findContactById(index).findElements(By.tagName("td")).get(6).findElement(By.tagName("a")).click();
	}

	private void selectContactCheckbox(ContactData contact) {
		findContactById(contact.getId()).findElement(By.cssSelector(String.format("input[value='%s']",contact.getId()))).click();
	}

	private void goHome() {
		click(By.linkText("home"));
	}

	public void create(ContactData contact) {
		initCreation();
		fillForm(contact, true);
		submitCreation();
		goHome();
	}

	public void delete(ContactData contact) {
		selectContactCheckbox(contact);
		deleteSelected();
		goHome();
	}

	public void modify(ContactData contact) {
		clickEditContact(contact.getId());
		fillForm(contact, false);
		clickUpdateContact();
		goHome();
	}

	private WebElement findContactById(int id) {
		return wd.findElement(By.xpath(String.format("//tr[.//input[@value='%s']]", id)));
	}

	public boolean isThereAContact() {
		return isElementPresent(By.name("selected[]"));
	}

	public int getGroupCount() {
		return wd.findElements(By.name("selected[]")).size();
	}

	public Contacts all() {
		Contacts contacts = new Contacts();
		List<WebElement> elements = wd.findElements(By.name("entry"));
		for (WebElement element : elements) {
			List<WebElement> info = element.findElements(By.tagName("td"));
			String lastName = info.get(1).getText();
			String firstName = info.get(2).getText();
			int id = Integer.parseInt(element.findElement(By.tagName("input")).getAttribute("value"));
			String allPhones = info.get(5).getText();
			String address = info.get(3).getText();
			String allMails = info.get(4).getText();
			ContactData contact = new ContactData()
					.withId(id)
					.withFirstName(firstName).withLastName(lastName)
					.withAllPhones(allPhones)
					.withAddress(address)
					.withAllMails(allMails);
			contacts.add(contact);
		}
		return contacts;
	}

	public ContactData infoFromEditForm(ContactData contact) {
		clickEditContact(contact.getId());
		String firstName = wd.findElement(By.name("firstname")).getAttribute("value");
		String lastName = wd.findElement(By.name("lastname")).getAttribute("value");
		String middleName = wd.findElement(By.name("middlename")).getAttribute("value");
		String nickname = wd.findElement(By.name("nickname")).getAttribute("value");
		String home = wd.findElement(By.name("home")).getAttribute("value");
		String mobile = wd.findElement(By.name("mobile")).getAttribute("value");
		String work = wd.findElement(By.name("work")).getAttribute("value");
		String address = wd.findElement(By.name("address")).getText();
		String email1 = wd.findElement(By.name("email")).getAttribute("value");
		String email2 = wd.findElement(By.name("email2")).getAttribute("value");
		String email3 = wd.findElement(By.name("email3")).getAttribute("value");
		wd.navigate().back();
		return new ContactData().withId(contact.getId()).withFirstName(firstName).withLastName(lastName).withMiddleName(middleName).withNickName(nickname)
				.withHomePhone(home).withMobilePhone(mobile).withWorkPhone(work).withAddress(address)
				.withEmail1(email1).withEmail2(email2).withEmail3(email3);
	}

	public String infoFromViewPage(ContactData contact) {
		clickViewContact(contact.getId());
		String contactData = wd.findElement(By.cssSelector("#content")).getText().replaceAll("\\n\\n\\nMember of.*","");
		wd.navigate().back();
		return contactData;
	}

	public String infoFromEditFormToString(ContactData contact) {
		ContactData contactData = infoFromEditForm(contact);
		String delimiter = "\n";

		return String.join(delimiter,
				//First Name, MiddleName, LastName
				String.join(" ",contactData.getFirstName(), contactData.getMiddleName(), contactData.getLastName()),
				//NickName
				contactData.getNickName(),
				//Address
				String.join("",contactData.getAddress(),delimiter),
				//Mobile Phones
				String.join("",Arrays.asList(String.join(": ","H",contactData.getHomePhone()),
						String.join(": ","M",contactData.getMobilePhone()),
						String.join(": ","W",contactData.getWorkPhone()))
						.stream().filter((s) -> s.matches(".*\\d.*"))
						.collect(Collectors.joining(delimiter)),delimiter),
				//Emails
				Arrays.asList(contactData.getEmail1(), contactData.getEmail2(),contactData.getEmail3())
						.stream().filter((s) -> s.matches(".*@.*"))
						.map(ContactHelper::createMailString)
						.collect(Collectors.joining(delimiter))
		) ;
	}

	private static String createMailString(String mail) {
		String result = mail;

		String[] splitedMail = mail.split("@");
		String domain = splitedMail[splitedMail.length-1];
		if(domain.matches("mail.*") || domain.matches("test.*")){
			result = String.join(" ",result,String.format("(www.%s)",domain));
		}
		return result;
	}

	public ContactData getContactFromDataProvider(Object[] contacts) {
		ContactData contact = new ContactData();
		for(Object contactObject : contacts){
			contact = (ContactData) contactObject;
		}
		return contact;
	}

	public int getPresentContactId(ContactData contact) {
		Contacts allContacts = all();
		for(ContactData existingContact: allContacts){
			if(existingContact.hasSameData(contact)){
				return existingContact.getId();
			}
		}
		return 0;
	}

	public ContactData infoFromHomePage(ContactData contact){
		WebElement contactRow = findContactById(contact.getId());
		List<WebElement> info = contactRow.findElements(By.tagName("td"));
		String lastName = info.get(1).getText();
		String firstName = info.get(2).getText();
		int id = Integer.parseInt(info.get(0).findElement(By.tagName("input")).getAttribute("value"));
		String allPhones = info.get(5).getText();
		String address = info.get(3).getText();
		String allMails = info.get(4).getText();
		return new ContactData()
				.withId(id)
				.withFirstName(firstName).withLastName(lastName)
				.withAllPhones(allPhones)
				.withAddress(address)
				.withAllMails(allMails);
	}

	public void addToGroup(ContactData contact, GroupData group) {
		selectContactCheckbox(contact);
		addToGroupAction(group);
		goHome();
	}

	private void addToGroupAction(GroupData group) {
		new Select(wd.findElement(By.name("to_group"))).selectByVisibleText(group.getName());
		click(By.name("add"));
	}

	public void removeFromGroup(ContactData contact, GroupData group) {
		selectContactCheckbox(contact);
		removeFromGroupAction();
		goHome();
	}

	private void removeFromGroupAction() {
		click(By.name("remove"));
	}
}


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Paul Merton
News and research guides relating to Paul Merton's episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, broadcast on Wednesday 28 August 2019
London-born comedian Paul Merton was close to his parents.
His mum, he remembers, encouraged him in his career simply by finding his antics funny.
"That joyful sound of your mother laughing is something that's sort of stayed with me."
Paul's mother was fostered and, family stories suggest, her father died at sea.
Paul knows little about his dad's side of the family.
There are plenty of blanks to fill in.
He begins by visiting his sister.
The two realise that at least one story – that their maternal grandmother, hearing her husband had died, went into premature labour and died in childbirth – isn't true.
She outlived an infant son, but it seems all three died within a few days of each other.
"Perhaps [the trauma is] one of the reasons why my mother didn't want to tell us about this stuff," says Paul.
To learn more, Paul heads to the village of Passage East in County Waterford, Ireland, where his grandfather, James Power, was born in 1889.
The son of an agricultural labourer, James was found guilty of "riotous behaviour" in 1911.
His prospects wouldn't have looked good.
During the First World War, James enlisted, but his military record suggests indiscipline.
Then, in 1916, he found himself on the streets of Dublin fighting not Germans, but Irish republicans during the Easter Rising.
His regiment, the Royal Irish, were later sent abroad and James fought at the battle of Jerusalem in December 1917.
Records show James returned his military medals.
Probably because he joined the IRA, in the 1920s the military wing of Irish republicanism.
In 1922, Ireland became independent, but there were few employment opportunities.
James left a young family to join the merchant navy as a fireman and trimmer, a tough job stoking furnaces.
In 1926, he travelled to South America aboard the steamer Sheaf Lance.
Arriving back in Wales, he disembarked.
There, his maritime records end.
That's because he died, aged 37, probably of a heart attack, in April 1927, his body discovered in the Glamorganshire Canal.
Paul visits his unmarked grave.
"I'm the first member of the family to find out his final resting place," he says, and resolves to "install a headstone".
Paul now investigates his father's side of the family.
Paul's 3x and 2x great grandfathers, both called William Simmonds, are listed in records as "musicians".
Moreover, Paul's 2x great grandmother, Caroline Plunkett, is listed in the records of a Southwark workhouse, where as a teenager she gave birth, as a "vocalist".
Caroline, it seems, was probably a busker.
Caroline also turns up in Old Bailey records, aged 14 or 15, as being involved in a street robbery.
Improbably, she was accused of hitting the victim with her banjo.
Caroline was sentenced to six months in Wandsworth Prison.
Visiting the jail, Paul learns she was held under a 'separate and silent' regime and, like all female prisoners, had to wear a veil to keep her from talking to or looking at fellow prisoners, a dehumanising experience.
She was released in 1868 and two years later married William.
"It's great to learn that there's a performance gene somewhere back in my deep past and I wasn't the first one to embarrass myself publicly," says Paul.
"Our family never really had a treasure trove of stories, but now there's quite a few."
Adil Ray


Chronic health issues, headaches, and lethargy have all been linked to a silent home invader: poor air quality.We breathe the air in our homes every day. It's no surprise, then, that poor indoor air quality can lead to these problems. But what causes poor indoor air quality? And, most importantly, how can we fix it? These are some of the questions we aim to answer in this brief guide. If you think something is amiss around your home, read on – it may be poor indoor air quality. And with the right attention and some expert help, that's a problem you can fix.
Poor air quality isn't always something we notice. When you think about it, things like pollution, smog, and dust all come to mind. But in reality, poor air quality is rarely noticeable – at least, not by sight or smell. One of the main giveaways of poor indoor air quality is symptomatic. Things like respiratory issues, chronic fatigue, frequent headaches, burning eyes, and dizziness are all indicators. If you've started experiencing these symptoms since moving into a new house, you may be affected by poor air quality. It's important to take these symptoms seriously, too. Even if they're manageable for the time being, they can develop into more serious issues later in life.
If you're like most Queenslanders, you rely on an air conditioner almost all summer long. Air conditioners are designed to improve our air by passing it through a system of cooling and filtration. So what happens if the filter itself is dirty? Mould spores, dust, and even skin particles can clog air conditioning filters in relatively short periods of time. That is especially true of periods during which air conditioners are used heavily, like summer. Once clogged, air conditioner filters can promote the growth of mould and bacteria. If unrectified, that mould and bacteria will then spread through the air. The result: poor indoor air quality, and associated health issues. That's why it's important to have your air conditioners expertly serviced frequently – especially in summer.
On the topic of mould, let's take a closer look at its impact on indoor air quality. Mould grows by spreading spores. If patches of mould are disturbed, even slightly, those spores can become airborne. Needless to say, once they're airborne, mould spores are a respiratory hazard. They're also invisible, and often hard to identify by smell. So how can you spot mould? They key is to find where it's growing. Check in damp areas first – like bathrooms, or around air conditioning vents. You can tell mould patches by their dark colouration, and sometimes furry appearance. If you spot mould, it's ideal to treat it with the help of professionals.
Ventilation is one of the keys to defeating poor air quality. But if you live in an old home, you may not have the best ventilation. Older homes often lack the smooth air flow and open plan of their more modern counterparts. A good air conditioning system is one way to address that. But make sure you get it serviced regularly!
Building history: if you're concerned about poor indoor air quality, get it tested asap!
Finally, if you're unable to locate the source of your poor indoor air quality, there may be an underlying problem. If that's the case, check the history of your home. If it has been used to produce illegal substances in the past, residual chemicals could be a serious issue. Alternatively, it may have traces of lead paint or other such harmful and outdated substances. Some expert diagnosis is the key to finding these issues, but it's well worth it!
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The DRX9000 Spinal Decompression Machine is designed for use by chiropractors to alleviate and ultimately cure the crippling lumbar pain that those suffering from ruptured disc syndrome, sciatica, a herniated disc (or bulging disc), or degenerated disc experience daily throughout the US and the world. The DRX9000 can prevent the need for lumbar surgery.
Having a pain free and correctly aligned spine, with no fragmented discs causing you to alter your way of movement can set you free to carry out the most basic of actions: such as dressing yourself, trying to stand up from a sitting position, or even just reaching out to pat your dog, all of which can cause the most excruciating pain in sufferers of a ruptured disc syndrome or if you are suffering from any of the above symptoms. Pain medication and injections will only last a short time, as they delay the pain, they do not cure the cause.
Spinal decompression therapy treatment with the use of the DRX9000 usually takes from fifteen to twenty four sessions. The pain is sometimes alleviated after the first couple of sessions, as the stretching and the pressure brought to bear on the spine by the DRX9000 can and eventually will create a vacuum which allows the compressed or fragmented disc to fall into place. Relief from the pain and the spinal column being correctly aligned are only two of the benefits of this treatment. It is advisable to continue with the full treatment as recommended by your doctor or chiropractor.
Pain relief and a possible cure can be vouchsafed by clinical studies done in Japan on the effect of the DRX9000 for spinal decompression, with a 76% success rate reported. Further studies and tests done by Dr John Leslie from the Mayo Clinic, here in the USA, are reported as 88% on those patients who have taken undergone full therapy treatment. The DRX9000 was also found by Dr Leslie, in his safety and effectiveness of the machine for use in Lumbar pain relief, reports, that the height and strength of the vertebral discs increased with this treatment.


Katten's Entertainment and Media Litigation team serves entertainment conglomerates and motion picture studios; independent motion picture, television and new media production and distribution companies; record labels and music publishers; animation creators and producers; trade associations; interactive game developers and publishers; software publishers; international media companies; investors and financiers; and other conventional and cutting-edge ventures involved in the entertainment and media industry.
We offer a full-service, multidisciplinary approach to litigation and dispute resolution in matters involving intellectual property, contract and business torts, and other issues related to the entertainment and media industry.
Our seasoned litigators handle a wide range of matters, including idea submissions and copyright and trademark infringement claims; motion picture and television financing, development, production, distribution and profit participation disputes; defamation and right of privacy claims; artist management and talent agreements; employment; and valuation of motion picture and television libraries.
Katten's Entertainment and Media Litigation team truly understands the business of entertainment and seeks to add value in every scenario, providing thorough risk assessment and pre-litigation advice and strategy to help clients avoid litigation, and effective, experienced representation when litigation is unavoidable.
Representation of FremantleMedia North America, Inc. in defense of the claims by American Idol creator Simon Fuller that he is contractually entitled to receive an executive producer credit and an executive producer fee in connection with the television series The X Factor. Fuller claims that both Fox and FremantleMedia agreed to these demands in the context of the settlement of litigation in the United Kingdom relating to both the original UK Pop Idol and The X Factor television series.
Trial counsel for McGraw Hill in an action to stop infringement and counterfeiting of textbooks by major textbook publishers.
Defense of Scripps Network against a claim that it unlawfully appropriated plaintiff's idea for television shows involving "Man Cave" and "Tree House."
Representation of E! Entertainment Television in a suit filed against a party in the television industry using the marks "E1" and "E1 Entertainment."
Representation of NBCUniversal and Pilgrim Films, in a highly significant and publicized case. Larry Montz, a parapsychologist, and Daena Smoller, a publicist, filed a lawsuit claiming plaintiffs had conceived the idea for SyFy's successful reality television series Ghost Hunters (and its various spinoffs) produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. Montz and Smoller asserted claims for copyright infringement, breach of implied contract and breach of confidence, among others. The district court dismissed Montz and Smoller's state law claims for breach of implied contract and breach of confidence as preempted by the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 301(a), et seq. Their copyright claim was also dismissed. Montz and Smoller appealed only from the ruling on their claims for breach of implied contract and confidence.
Representation of clients in a suit alleging copyright infringement and state law claims. Plaintiff Jazan Wild authored a three-part graphic novel, Carnival of Souls. He filed suit against defendants NBCUniversal and the producers of the television series Heroes, alleging a federal claim for copyright infringement, and state law claims for intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair competition and unjust enrichment. The US District Court for the Central District of California granted defendants' motion and dismissed plaintiff's copyright infringement claim for lack of substantial similarity, and the state law claims as preempted by the Copyright Act, without leave to amend. Defendants were awarded attorneys' fees. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed.
Representation of NBCUniversal and Reveille in a copyright infringement suit. Plaintiff, Sonya Latimore, contended that the enormously popular reality television weight-loss competition show The Biggest Loser infringed a copyrighted treatment that she wrote. Plaintiff contends that defendants received her treatment and incorporated elements into The Biggest Loser without her permission, including the existence of competing teams, contestants living together, the use of hidden microphones and cameras, display of food temptations, use of "celebrity trainers," educating the audience about dieting methods, and weekly eliminations of contestants. This case presented the opportunity for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to weigh in for the first time on this important issue in the context of the increasingly important reality television competition genre. Following completion of discovery, NBCUniversal/Reveille successfully moved for summary judgment, winning the dismissal of the copyright infringement claim. The court agreed that plaintiff failed to raise a genuine issue of disputed fact that (i) the two works contained protectable elements that were substantially similar and (ii) NBCUniversal/Reveille had access to her treatment. Plaintiff appealed the decision. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's decision in granting defendants' motion for summary judgment and denying plaintiff cross-motion to conduct additional discovery, "finding no merit in Latimore's remaining arguments."
Representation of an American home entertainment and production company in prosecuting claims against a motion picture producer for breaching, and the producer's film financier for interfering with, a worldwide exclusive home video distribution agreement for a motion picture.
Defense of Summit Entertainment, LLC in First Amendment litigation regarding the Academy Award®-winning motion picture The Hurt Locker. In the lawsuit, which was filed just days before The Hurt Locker went on to win six Oscars, plaintiff—an Iraq War veteran—claimed that the film was based on his experiences as a bomb disposal expert. He sought damages for the alleged violation of his right of publicity, defamation, invasion of privacy, infliction of emotional distress and other claims. Katten attorneys successfully moved to have the action transferred from New Jersey to California, and filed a special anti-SLAPP motion to strike and to dismiss. All of the claims against Summit were summarily dismissed, and Summit subsequently obtained an award of substantial attorneys' fees.
Representation of Scripps Networks in a trademark infringement claim related to the television show Private Chefs of Beverly Hills. The US District Court ruled that plaintiff had not shown that it would likely win the trademark battle, or that it would be irreparably harmed without a TRO. In its motion for a TRO, plaintiff argued that the Food Network's use of the trademark "Private Chefs" had confused, and would continue to confuse, consumers about the source or affiliation of the show.
Representation of Universal Pictures against producer Mort Engelberg's claims for unpaid profits from the motion pictures Smokey and the Bandit and Smokey and the Bandit II, under an unusual third-party beneficiary theory. Allegations include, among other things, breach of written contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and violations of California B&P Code Section 17200.
Representation of legendary recording artists Slash and Duff along with the Guns N' Roses Partnership in an action for trademark infringement against the unauthorized seller of "Historic Guns N Roses" merchandise using the classic artwork and logos from the original band that existed until 1995. The case, which was pending in federal district court in Los Angeles, also included longstanding and complex disputes with former band frontman Axl Rose relating to ownership and control over the legacy Guns N' Roses partnership assets, settled with Katten clients being compensated for the use of their marks.
Representation of Universal City Studios in connection with profit participation and related claims brought by actor Jack Klugman regarding television series Quincy, M.E.
Representation of defendant in an action alleging fraud and breach of contract for contingent participation brought by actor Kevin Sorbo regarding the series Hercules. Prevailed on motion for summary judgment, including favored nations and 12 contract interpretation and accounting claims. Affirmed by California Court of Appeal.


SPJ/ONA DePaul, the campus organization for the Society of Professional Journalists and the Online News Association, received the Outstanding Organizational Development award Thursday night at the DePaul Socially Responsible Leadership Awards at the Lincoln Park Student Center.
SPJ/ONA DePaul was honored for its innovative programming, which includes social media training, ethics, free speech, coding and multimedia training and a diversity panel. Judges also mentioned the organization's ability to recruit new members and use the web in daily operations as a factor in the award.
The organization also was a finalist in the Outstanding Student Organization and the Diversity/Social Justice categories. The organization has won eight SRL awards in the last four years.