database login for 'Sharepoint_Config' on instance 'SQLServer\SharePointInstance' failed. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below.
Login failed for user 'Domain\ComputerName$'.
I have seen this a couple of times and in both cases it was due to the MOM/SCOM Agent that has a SharePoint management pack installed, the agents Windows Service runs as 'Local System' and thus causes this. The agent tries to access some information from the Configuration database and when accessing the database as the SharePoint Server's 'Local System' account, it gets access denied, this is as it should be, the local system account must never get access outside of the server and especially to the config database.
The workaround in the cases I have seen this so far, is to either kill the SCOM agent service, or set it to run as a dedicated service account. The later is the one that sound better to me, so I will try and add info on how exactly this is done in an update to this post later.
What probably should be done when installing the Management pack, and this my personal guess so far, is that the service account for the agent, should be given the Add-SPShellAdmin permission on the Config database. This is completely unconfirmed, but if any of you would confirm that this is required, please post me a note.
This is the guide on how to install and use the SharePoint Branding Project.
In the categories, select C#, SharePoint, 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Branding Project.
Name the project(This name will also be the name of the SharePoint Feature), select its file location and Click OK.
Clicking on OK will create a new project for you in Visual Studio, the project will be a complete branding solution ready to deploy or package and install to a SharePoint 2010 farm or even an Office 365/SharePoint online tenant.
The solution will by default have a number of components and functionalities.
Team sites MyBranding.master, equivalent to the general V4.master.
Meeting Workspaces MyBrandingMWS.master, equivalent to the general MWSDefaultV4.master.
Team sites MyBrandingMinimal.master, equivalent to the minimal.master.
MyStyles.css, Contains styles for basic look and feel for most sites and is used in all masterpages.
MyStylesMinimal.css, This is an additional stylesheet loaded and used when the MyBrandingMinimal.master is loaded.
ChildSiteInit, This handles the web provisioned event to apply branding on new subsites.
Main, This feature applies the branding to the rootsite and all subsites.
Now you are ready to deploy the solution to SharePoint with the default branding. The default branding is good looking and all that, but perhaps you want to make a few changes first? I would however recommend that you try the deployment so that you can verify that everything really works and that you have the permissions needed and so on. After successful trial deploy and complete awe for the good looking SHarePoint you made for yourself, it is time to start changing the branding.
Same story with the logo, it does not have the same rigorous restrictions on the size and type, but it should be close to what is the default size, use a too big or small image and you will have to make adjustments to the master/Stylesheets to compensate.
The current logo, logo.png – 120×120.
Now the logo file is deleted and we have to replace it with our new custom logo file. For simplicity, use a PNG file if you have one (if you don't, use another file but then you will HAVE to edit the feature that adds the logo to the site).
Now the imagefile is added, in my case I have found a wonderful logo from back in the days, when SharePoint 2001 was the talk of the town. SharePoint Portal Server 2001 had a pretty mean logo, this is what I'll be using in my demo. See this guide part 3 for a presentation of that logo in action.
For the branding project to recognize the image as the logo, it will have to be renamed to logo.png (unless you used another fileformat or if you want to edit the feature to fit anyway).
Right Click on the Image in the Solution explorer window and select Rename.
Did you know that CSS actually stands for Cascading Style Sheets, Cascading comes from the order in which they are applied, the classes in the last css to be applied overruns the previous even if they contain the same classes.
Now we are ready to deploy. So, how do we do that? From Visual Studio, you simply do it in a few Clicks, or really, its just two Clicks away.
Right Click on the Project in Solution explorer, Click Deploy.
In my case, it did! Happy happy! Over to the browser and verify the new look and feel, go to the site, if allready there, refresh the page.
This is what my site looks like with that beautiful replaced retro logo, don't you just love it?
In the next section of this guide, I will show you what the branding does and what you will see in the browser 'onsite'.
Allow me to welcome you on a journey to the wonderful world of SharePoint Branding. I created this SharePoint Branding Project thinking that the overhead and the learning curve to just get started with branding, was way too high. The amount of blogs to read and discard until you could actually build you very first, very basic custom branding solution, it was rediculous! Now pretty recently, the guides on Technet have been improved and most of them actually work, but it is still a long way to go if you want to start from scratch with little or no knowledge about how you go about creating such a project in Visual Studio.
With the SharePoint Branding Project, you can brand your company, organization or customer SharePoint in about 10 minutes, and you will have full control doing so. Follow this guide and you will cruise all the way to the finnish line.
To use this template, you need a SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio on the same machine. If you can follow instructions, then you can achieve this.
Now, lets get started and have some fun, this IS fun after all!
There are two ways to download the extension file from the Visual Studio Gallery, the first is to simply go to the Visual Studio gallery, Click SPB.
Then on the large purple button, Click Download.
In the annoying but useful IE download bar, Click Open.
Click 'Install' to install the extension into Visual Studio.
When the extension is installed you will get a 'Complete' notice. Click Close in the dialog.
You are now done downloading and Installing the actual extension and you can now move on to the interesting stuff, to create a SharePoint Branding Project in Visual Studio.
But before we go into how, we will show you another way to install the extension. From Visual Studio Extension Manager. The extension manager will show the installed extension regarless of the way you installed it, here you will also be notified of updates that have been released of the same extension.
Click Online Gallery and search for SPB or browse the 'Templates' category and 'SharePoint' and you will find the SPB extension.
In the Installed Templates section, select Visual C#, SharePoint, 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Branding Project.
Name the project (This name will also be the name of the SharePoint Feature once deployed to SharePoint), select the projects file location and Click OK.
If you for unknown reasons end up with the wrong user in the last modified and author field of documents and folder, or if you simply want to replace a user with a differerent user account, then you can use this script to do it in all documents and flders within an SPWeb.
The script below will iterate thru the Shared Documents library, replace every 'Last Modified'(Editor) and 'Created By'(Author) with the user with ID 405.
#This example gets the user with 'SharePoint ID' of 405.
Remember though, the last modified date will be updated to the current date.
When you migrate SharePoint 2007 to 2010, it sometimes happens that the UI gets 'stuck' in v.3.0 mode. When you move a database from 2007 and do an attach upgrade, you have a choice to use the -UpdateUserExperience flag when you run the Mount-SPContentDatabase command. This is usefull so that you don't have to manually update the Visual UI, but this flag can be dangerous as well.
I have used it and sometimes, it causes most sites UI to be upgraded to v.4, but not all. On the not upgraded, the option to upgrade the visual UI is gone which puts you in the spot a bit.


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The Facile Trick
September 15, 2010 by Mark Athitakis, posted in Jonathan Franzen
B.R. Myers' dismissal of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom in the Atlantic is strange—not least Myers' complaint that the novel's coarse language does some kind of disservice not just to the book to but to literature. (If the casual use of the word "fucking" in a novel offends Myers so, by reading contemporary living fiction he's doomed to be constantly offended.*) But his oddest complaint is that Franzen litters his prose with brand names to please the market:
Franzen uses facile tricks to tart up the story as a total account of American life: the main news events of the past quarter century each get a nod in the appropriate chapter. Brands are identified whenever possible; we go from Parliament butts in the first chapter to Glad-wrapped cookies in the last. Countless pop-cultural artifacts are name-checked, in the most minimal sense of the term. When Joey and a girl fly to Argentina, Pirates of the Caribbean is playing on the seat backs in front of them. Facile, yes, but Franzen knows his market. Many people who eschew great books for the latest novels do so because they want precisely this kind of thing. (Every new book we read in our brief and busy lives means that a classic is left unread.)
Franzen's use of brand names is a literary strategy, sure—a way to give the novel an extra touch of precision and verisimilitude, and if Myers thinks he goes a little overboard with the cultural references, I won't disagree. (Franzen rarely passes on an opportunity to smirkingly mock the authority of the New York Times, or the self-satisfaction of NPR listeners.) But that's not a craven marketing strategy to gain readers. How could it be? A reader who's pleased by references to Parliaments and Pirates of the Caribbean won't find their bliss until they're deep into the novel anyway, and if that's the bliss they're looking for there are shorter, more comforting novels to read. (If Myers is right, perhaps publishers have been putting the wrong stickers on their covers for years. Instead of "Winner of the National Book Award" or "Oprah's Book Club," there should be stickers saying, "Mentions Lady Gaga" or "Droll reference to Car Talk on page 428!") Franzen likes those "trivial particulars" because he wants to say (not wholly successfully) that they're not so trivial, and if those references fail to create a portrait of modern life that has "real relevance" (whatever that is), it's not because the author cynically chasing sales.
* And this from the same critic who made his name criticizing literary prose.
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Ed Bast says:
Good Lord. Well after reading his diatribe on contemporary writers, is it any shock the guy panned Freedom? It seems to me he has more a problem with contemporary fiction in general than with "literary" writing. He's the equivalent of the senile old man muttering "They don't make 'em like they used to" on his back porch. As such – and verified by the Franzen review – Myers seems incapable of the objectivity fundamentally required of his profession.
Based on the review it seems Myers picked up the novel looking for reasons he could say it sucked. Oops, I mean…."was clearly not a novel written before 1950."
It doesn't seem like he's offended by so-called coarse language. What he's reacting to is that the way he uses it is ineffective, and his reliance on it is damning of the whole work.
"The language a writer uses to create a world is that world"
A sentiment shared by many lovers of literary prose… Gass comes to mind.
Reader's Manifesto wasn't so much an attack on literary prose as an attack on opaque badly written prose that is deemed literary. Myers seems to do better when he's directing his ire at critics rather than the general reading public. When he's criticizing contemporary readers, as in the Franzen review, he sounds like an ass, and even his valid points lose weight (which I think happens with this instance of criticizing the brand-name dropping).
Really like the blog.
-Longtime lurker
Mark Athitakis says:
@DC I was perhaps a bit glib up there: I recognize that Myers isn't just being a prude who's easily offended by swears. But he is equating coarser words and colloquial writing ("fucking," "sucked," "very into") for some kind of diminished degree of attention on Franzen's part to his own characters. Myers suggests he's smearing some kind of "reassuring vulgarity" in the novel in the same way a middle-aged guy might use teen slang, but I'm not buying it. Whatever the novel's flaws, I don't think the problem is that Franzen fails to construct deep characterizations of his characters. At least at first—Walter in particular grows more unconvincing as the novel moves along. But Walter doesn't disintegrate because Franzen used too many colloquialisms. And it's been a while since I read "A Reader's Manifesto" start-to-finish (and I never read the expanded book), but Myers argued at least in part for the intellectual worth of genre fiction, calling out Stephen King's "Bag of Bones" in particular—and King knows from "fucking."
Not to get too drawn into defending Myers, I'm not sure he's equating coarser language with a diminished degree of attention on Franzen's part towards his own characters. I think, just from what he writes in that second paragraph, that Myers is simply saying that if you describe characters in mundane terms, they are inevitably going to be mundane, which sort of sets a low bar for the reader's expectations. Not having read the book, I can't really comment on whether this is true or not for Freedom, but in a general way, I think I agree with the sentiment. Whether in any specific case this idea holds true (Jacob Van Gunten, say), is debatable.
And while Myers did make a case for King's fiction, I think, if memory serves, it was in terms of entertainment, whereas his criticism of so-called literary fiction was also centered on entertainment value, coupled with, as he had it, opaque, meaningless prose that served no purpose than to be a flag for plaudits.
Again, I don't want to defend him overmuch as he certainly has an axe to grind of some kind, but I think that his criticism, in this and other instances, does serve as a reminder and a warning for critics caught in the reviewing moment that perhaps they are missing the forest for the trees, and when they praise or overpraise, seemingly in unison, a book like Freedom, it might be wise to rethink what, exactly, the fuss is about.
Attacking authors or the general readership, on the other hand, and impugning their motives is adolescent and unhelpful.
Someone should ask B.R. Meyers how we are supposed to find the classics of tomorrow if we're all too busy reading books that are already classics.
Hank, I think his belief is that there's no such thing as a classic of tomorrow.
Tom B. says:
Yeah, the only solution is to stop publishing new books.
Edward Champion says:
So let me get this straight. You can't use "fucking" as a gerund, you can't capture the brand names littering the world around us (I'm not a Franzen fan, but FREEDOM is hardly as injurious in its name dropping as Bret Easton Ellis), and you can't write a first-person perspective who is "stupid." (By that latter standard, we may as well throw THE SOUND AND THE FURY into the bonfire.) This is typical B.R. Myers BS, the testament of a desperate contrarian who could probably use a good fuck.
RichLeC says:
Couldn't we all? I actually am a Franzen fan, but I agree with you here.
rggblog says:
Meyers has a very narrow and simplistic conception of fiction. His comment about DeLillo is especially obtuse:
"But if Freedom is middlebrow, it is so in the sacrosanct Don DeLillo tradition, which our critical establishment considers central to literature today."
I have no idea what he's talking about, and I'm not sure he does either. The point he misses is that every work has to shape its esthetic to meet the demands of its material, not that I'm convinced Franzen has successfully done this.
Neil Griffin says:
Myers is a kill joy. It's disheartening that such a terrible critic, who seems to take no joy in reading, whatsoever, has such a great gig at The Atlantic, when critics who actually enjoy reading contemporary fiction don't get the chance.
rgg, what follows the DeLillo sentence you cite in the review makes perfect sense to me: "The apparent logic is that the novel can lure Americans away from their media and entertainment buffet only by becoming more 'social,' broader in scope, more up-to-date in focus. . . . the Social Writer thinks of all the relevant issues he has to stuff in, then conceives a family 'typical' enough to hold everything together. The more aspects of our society he can fit between the book's covers, the more ambitious he is considered to be." Agree or not about whether that writing strategy deserves to be impugned, that's a pretty straightforward description of certain contemporary novels. Haven't read Freedom yet, but from what I've read (aside from Myers), I'm not optimistic.
And…. it features an indie band named Walnut Surprise? That actually does sound like a rapidly aging man trying to sound with it (or satirical, more likely) and failing.
Myers was doomed to be disappointed from the start with Freedom, just by dint of the fact that it has any ambition to be a "social novel," an ambition Franzen doesn't deny. We can argue about how successful Franzen is on that front, but what bothers me about Myers' assessment is his notion that this was all cannily engineered for better financial gain on Franzen's and publishers' part. Freedom's a bestseller, but there are certainly easier ways to make money and "lure Americans away from their media and entertainment buffet" than writing a 600-page novel that's critical of the lifestyle of its target market.
"Walnut Surprise" doesn't bother me—all band names sound dumb until they're attached to musicians with talent. I can't think of a more groan-worthy band name than the Beatles. (One thing Franzen does pretty well is come up with reasonable-sounding song lyrics, something a lot of writers bungle.)
That's interesting, about the song lyrics. And I agree with you that referencing brand names isn't for financial gain. That's a silly argument.
I think the Beatles is much less terrible than Walnut Surprise, but Smashing Pumpkins . . . now we're talking.
Have to disagree with you folks about Franzen's song lyrics — largely because, well, I listened to numerous bands and went to a lot of shows during that time period (still do from time to time) and it's very clear that Franzen has not. The lyrics in question are as bad as Tom Wolfe desperately offering rap lyrics in A MAN IN FULL. (And, yes, no self-respecting band of that type would call themselves Walnut Surprise.) But hey, for all we know, the lyrics are as "unreliable" as Patty's journal. One thing Myers's terrible essay HAS done is make me realize that I don't entirely despise FREEDOM for its narrative, but its competitive worldview (which Sam Sacks addressed in the WSJ), which is an extremely limited and unlived portrayal of the more variegated human world I live in.
I took a brief look at Atlantic's online archives, and so far as I can tell he's roundly panned every work of so-called literary fiction he's reviewed. He reserves a special contempt from "literary" works that are critically adored or, worse, that sell. The very idea of Freedom probably made his blood boil.
Toni Morrison, Denis Johnson, Jonathan Safran Foer – all terrible. In regards to Foer, he makes the classic critical blunder of spending half his review trashing the author's previous book.
Some of his pull quotes are pretty groan-inducing, and I have my own thoughts on those writers, but still – this guy is predisposed to abhor modern lit fiction. Why is he reviewing modern lit fiction? It's like having Chuck Norris review chick lit.
Myers again:
"ONE OPENS A new novel and is promptly introduced to some dull minor characters. Tiring of them, one skims ahead to meet the leads, only to realize: those minor characters are the leads."
Myers could make the same complaint about Dickens' characters, and probably would have had he been around at the time. The point he misses is that any time a writer steps back to see a larger picture, characters recede into the background. Even heroic types will appear small. There are reasons why novelists work with the characters they do: the interest is not in individuals but what they might represent.
Again, Myers is just being obtuse and most of his esthetic claims are empty posturing and pointless muscle flexing. Or maybe his real objection is with our culture itself, for all its warts. But this is the stuff writers have to work with now, and novels today can only come from some kind of maneuvering in and around it.
Except the difference here would be that Dickens was a former journalist and court reporter, went out of his way to document the poor, and had a great ear for vernacular (so great, in fact, that it salvages OLIVER TWIST from its contrived plot). Franzen's myopic worldview is really the biggest problem here and I wish that some critic would have the stones to tackle that at length, while simultaneously acknowledging Franzen's skill for gripping narrative. (Is Ben Marcus ready for Round 2?)
EC —
No argument. I'm criticizing Myers, not Franzen.

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India. Nagaland: Security forces mistakenly opened fire on miners. There are fatalities
December 7, 2021 by archynewsy
Indian security officials mistakenly opened fire on a group of miners riding a minibus in the state of Nagaland in Northeast India, killing six people according to Reuters. The massacre provoked the indignation of the inhabitants. Riots broke out in a nearby village, killing more people.
The incident took place near the village of Oting in the Mon district on the border with Myanmar (formerly Burma) during a counterinsurgency operation led by an Indian army unit called Assam Rifles. The fire was opened when a truck, carrying around 30 miners, passed near the Assam Rifles camp, reports a Reuters agency citing a high-ranking police officer in Nagaland. Workers were returning home from the coal mine. When, after many hours of waiting, the families worried about the fate of their relatives, they sent a reconnaissance which discovered the bodies of the executed miners. Local media say they were shot by mistake.
– The soldiers had intelligence about combat movements in the area. When they saw the truck, they mistook the miners for the rebels and opened fire, killing six people, said a Reuters informant who wanted to remain anonymous.
Indian security patrol in Nagaland stateYirmiyan Arthur/AP/East News
Tension grows in the village
As news of the accidental massacre spread through the village, Reuters reports, hundreds of indigenous people have surrounded the Indian security camp. "They burned Assam Rifles vehicles and confronted soldiers with primitive weapons," a local police informant told the agency. As he added, the military reacted to the attacks of the inhabitants by killing more people.
According to the latest reports, at least 15 people were killed that day, including 14 civilians and one Indian soldier. At least 12 civilians and several members of the security services have been injured, said a representative of the Indian Ministry of Defense.
Local authorities ensure that the police are in control of the situation in the region.
As Reuters writes, Nagaland residents have repeatedly accused the security forces of mistakenly attacks on civilians during counter-insurgency operations targeting local rebel groups.
Local authorities announce an investigation
Indian Interior Minister Amit Shah released a statement on Sunday saying he was "painfully affected" by the shooting death of Nagaland residents. "The state will investigate this incident in detail and will do everything in their power to do justice to justice," he promised the victims' families on Twitter.
Neiphiu Rio, the mayor of the city of Oting, near which the shooting took place, called on the inhabitants to remain calm. He also informed that he had ordered the submission of an application to the prosecutor's office to initiate an investigation into the case. He assured that the guilty would be punished. He added that an "intelligence error" had led to the tragedy.
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Medical bills which run into six-figure territory are "not uncommon" for British holidaymakers who end up needing emergency medical treatment abroad, travel insurers say.
Typically, nearly 3,000 travellers who require treatment in another country are helped by insurers every week, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Around £200 million is paid out each year to help people who fall seriously ill overseas.
The ABI said a claim for treating a stroke in the United States cost £768,000 - a figure that would take someone more than a quarter of a century to earn on an average UK salary. The bill included £60,000 for an air ambulance back to the UK.
The US, which attracts 3.8 million UK visitors a year, has some of the highest medical costs, the ABI said. In another case, £252,000 was spent treating a brain haemorrhage and broken shoulder suffered by a traveller when he fell off a bicycle.
The alarming figures only serve to highlight the importance of having medical travel insurance in place before leaving the country.
The ABI said: "Six-figure medical bills are now not uncommon."
It says the cost of the average medical claim, at £1,300, increased by 40% between 2011 and 2016.
The ABI has launched a new guide to travel insurance at www.abi.org.uk to help travellers ensure they have the right insurance to cover any "sky high" overseas medical bills and emergency repatriation to return home.
When travelling in Europe, the free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) gives holidaymakers access to state-provided healthcare available to a resident.
But it is not a substitute for having travel insurance because it will not cover all medical costs, or the cost of emergency repatriation back to the UK. For example, from Spain, an air ambulance can cost £25,000, the ABI said.
Mark Shepherd, assistant director, head of property, commercial and specialist lines at the ABI, said: "Incredibly an estimated one in four travellers still travel without insurance, despite the fact that the average cost of a single trip policy can be less than what a family spends on snacks at the airport.
"With a wide range of competitively priced policies available, shop around, don't forget to disclose any pre-existing medical conditions, and remember that the cheapest policy may not be best for your needs."


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An old favorite Christmas song with a midi and recording by Rhesa Siregar.
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Back to The Governor of Queensland
The Governor's Official Program is comprised of a wide range of constitutional and legal duties and ceremonial and community engagements. Each year, the Governor hosts thousands of visitors to Government House to take part in investiture and award ceremonies, Open Days, receptions and meetings, and travels widely throughout Queensland to support the activities of Patron groups. View a chronological record of the Governor's daily program below.
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On Thursday, in the morning, at Government House Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM greeted members of Evergreens Community Group visiting for a guided tour of the House…
On Wednesday, in the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD visited Ashgrove State School, and addressed students and teachers, toured the school…
On Tuesday, in the afternoon, at Government House Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD hosted an afternoon tea to launch the Government House…
On Monday, in the evening, at the West Village, Ice Cream Factory, West End, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD attended the Opera…
On Friday, in the evening, at the State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD attended the Queensland Library…
On Thursday, in the morning, at Anzac Square, Brisbane City, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD attended the Returned Service League Queensland Remembrance…
On Wednesday, in the morning, at Kedron, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD, toured the State Disaster Coordination Centre, received a briefing the…
On Tuesday, in the morning, at Government House, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD received Premier of Queensland and Minister for the Olympics,…
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In the spirit of all things Yuletide we have forgone our Friday Photo and instead present the Christmas gift given to Lord Leverhulme from his son in 1918. This booklet contains a series of poems, photographs and sketches created both by Leverhulme himself and guests during their stay in Lewis in the Autumn of 1918.
What is very interesting is the tone of poem shown above. It was composed by Leverhulme and he seems to have a positive view of both the island and its people. Lord Leverhulme is famous (amongst other things, such as buying up islands for philanthropic reasons) for his quote 'I know half my advertising isn't working, I just don't know which half'. I wonder if the failing advertisements rhymed?
Anyway, enough literary snobbery, those who know their history are aware that the Lord Leverhulme honeymoon period was not to last, as we will see from next week's Friday Christmas card.
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What more need one say.
So here ends my lay.
May deeds and not words in love our hearts fuse.


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require "active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions"

module FakeBraintree
  class Transaction
    def initialize(data, id)
      @data = data
      @id = id
    end

    def create
      response = {
        "id" => id,
        "amount" => data["amount"],
        "status" => status,
        "type" => "sale"
      }

      FakeBraintree.registry.transactions[id] = response
      response
    end

    private

    def status
      if submit_for_settlement?
        "submitted_for_settlement"
      else
        "authorized"
      end
    end

    def submit_for_settlement?
      options.fetch("submit_for_settlement", false) == true
    end

    def options
      data.fetch("options", {})
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SHANGHAI, April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab Biopharma ("I-Mab"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company exclusively focused on the development of potential first-in-class and best-in-class biologics in immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases enters into a collaboration with Roche for I-Mab's clinical study to evaluate TJD5 in combination with atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ®).
I-Mab is a dynamic and fast-growing China-based global player exclusively focused on developing potential first-in-class and/or best-in-class biologics in the areas of immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases through internal R&D capabilities and global partnerships. I-Mab's pipeline is driven by the company's development strategy to address unmet needs in China and to bring innovative assets to the world. The company is prepared to submit additional INDs in order to initiate clinical trials in China and the U.S., including multiple Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. I-Mab is on a fast track toward becoming an end-to-end fully integrated biopharma company. The company has been well-recognized by capital markets by successfully raising approximately USD 370 million within 12 months, with its USD 220 million Series C financing in July, 2018, representing one of the largest amounts ever raised by an innovative biotech company in China.


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Andrew reviews books and occasionally movies for online blogs and print magazines.
George Orwell and "Down And Out In Paris And London"
George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London is an account of the months he spent with the poor, destitute and half-starving people living on the brink in two great capital cities.
In this review I want to look at the contents of Down and Out, give some insights into George Orwell's thinking at the time and to ask questions about its relevancy for today.
Down and Out in Paris and London, the Penguin Modern Classics version, is 230 pages long, made up of 38 short chapters. The first twenty-four are set in Paris, the remainder in London. It was first published in England on 9th January 1933 by Victor Gollancz, and in New York on June 30th by Harper & Brothers.
Orwell's descriptions of life in the lowest strata of society are full of wit, colour and stark reality. From page one you are immediately taken into the Paris suburbs to learn of the daily grind on the Rue du Coq d'Or, 'a ravine of tall leprous houses, lurching towards one another in queer attitudes'.
Here the writer meets with all kinds of underworld characters : Henri, the melancholy sewer worker, the Rougiers, an old ragged, dwarfish couple, and Boris the Russian soldier turned French waiter. There are dozens of other floating characters, eccentrics who for one reason or another happen to have little or no income whatsoever.
Orwell sets out his chapters like days of a diary. This works well because it gives the reader a familiar framework which contrasts wildly with the odd goings on. Some days are just about ok, most days are submerged in a grim, desperate atmosphere of hunger, hopelessness and poverty. When he's not in the pawn shop, he's trekking around the city with Boris looking for work. When he's not debugging his grimy bed with pepper, he's struggling with the long hours of work in a filthy hotel kitchen. As a plongeur (dishwasher) Orwell finds himself the lowest of the low in the cruel hierarchy that exists in the hotel business.
"By seven I was in the desolation of the cold, filthy kitchen, with the potato skins and bones and fishtails littered on the floor, and a pile of plates, stuck together in their grease, waiting from overnight."
Orwell being Orwell, he delves much further into the life of the humble dishwasher. Chapter 22 for instance is an essay in itself on why it is necessary to have such a job in a modern, progressive civilisation.
He then goes on to build up a bigger picture of how the poor survive in abysmal conditions, in a world that doesn't want to know.
His argument is that both rich and poor are essentially the same, separated only by income. Underneath they are just humans, striving for a happier life. It's the system that has created the means by which the rich can control the poor and keep them in their place.
You can read between the lines of this brilliantly constructed book and catch glimpses of Orwell's compassionate, intelligent socialism. He suffers many a hardship to get an inside view of life in order to get a true picture of the reality, albeit brief and transitory. His humanity shines through, although I have to say the shock of reading an account of a murder in chapter sixteen does put things into perspective.
A man is attacked and has his skull cracked open on the street below Orwell's room window. Some people do go down to find the man dead, his purple blood on the cobbles.
Next morning the body has gone and only children remain to ogle at the blood. This is the world of the Parisian slums, where a life is taken and no-one seems to care, or according to the writer, people are too numb to care because they are exhausted from long hours of tedious work.
Eventually George leaves France and heads back to London where he teams up with various characters, tramps and beggars and homeless types, giving us great descriptions of how the poor are treated, and how they treated him.
Of great interest is the man named Bozo, a disabled beggar who can speak French, sketch with some skill and who knows the names of stars and constellations. He even wears a tie and collar. Orwell finds him fascinating and spends a few weeks with him on the streets and in filthy lodging houses. He is a one off, a cut above the other homeless men.
He did manage to do that in his book The Road to Wigan Pier, and he continued to champion the rights of the oppressed throughout his writing career. Down and Out in Paris and London helped launch the young author and established him as one of the most sensitive and politically intelligent writers of his generation.
He went on to produce his visionary masterpiece 1984 fifteen years later, using the deep experiences of his time on the streets to help create the sinister world of Big Brother.
George Orwell was born Eric Blair but changed his name partly because he was afraid of embarrassing his upper middle class parents, who wanted their son to follow a more conventional path into a normal type of career. Having their well educated son mix with dubious individuals from the lower strata must have come as some shock! Luckily for us George persisted in his writing and went on to become one of the most successful writers of his generation.
Is George Orwell's book of relevance for today's modern world? The answer to this is a resounding yes. Not only is it beautifully written, the observations are acute and the conclusions full of integrity. It still has a message for us. I hope this review has underlined that.
Poverty is a relative issue. In this high-tech age we may have loads of gadgets and other gizzmos to keep us amused but beggars still beg on our streets and the homeless still sleep cold on the bench. Poverty is still very much with us and as long as this situation continues Down and Out in Paris and London will be a relevant read.
Adventuretravels - thank you for the supportive comment, I appreciate your visit.
An excellent review of a masterpiece. The video is very interesting and I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusions. Have shared with social networks.
Interesting visit and comment, thank you. George Orwell showed great compassion throughout this first book of his. No-one had really focused on the 'low life' in such a realistic way.
This is one book of Orwell's that I haven't written. I think you've done a good job of describing it. I'm touched by Orwell's work here. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the visit and comment, much appreciated. George Orwell, although born into a privileged family, chose to use his talents to further the cause of those most in need. A wise move or not? A brave and fascinating writer without doubt.
Thanks for the visit RolyR. Yes it'll be interesting to see both cities and compare them to Orwell's days. I think Down and Out was a first realistic attempt to document poverty and to give individuals a voice who otherwise would have had none.
I read 1984 and Animal Farm, but after reading this review will pick this one up. I work in London and Paris so keen to see the comparison's drawn today.
Hey many thanks Jamie. I also read this book as a young (er) man and found it both inspiring and eye opening. Of all the areas of life to choose for a first book he chose the underworld! Fascinating. Animal Farm and 1984 were revelations. Homage to Catalonia is another documentary type book about the Spanish Civil war - he certainly put his heart into issues. A brave writer.


Just returned the banner to Coppal House Corn Maze in Lee, they decorate our NH MADE building at the fair every fall wonderfully with all sorts of pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and hay! Couldn't help but notice their fabulous corn maze and inside store offerings-October really is the perfect month to put some local meat and veggies from a local farmers market or farm stand in the crock pot then go off corn mazing! Many of our farm stand members also offer wagon rides. Beans and Greens Farm in Gilford is stocked with produce and has a corn maze, as does Trombly Gardens in Milford, Moulton Farm in Meredith, J & F Farms in Derry, and Longview Farm in Plymouth!


Long time camp friends Rosalind Jenkins and Mary-Martin France Nicholson started dreaming up the idea of Hilltop Shoppe after many summers at camp standing in line to receive a "happy" from home. In 2017 they made that dream a reality and opened up shoppe in New Orleans, Louisiana on Magazine Street.
Hilltop Shoppe is the kind of gift shop you can pop into in a hurry and emerge with the perfect "happy" or present. Hilltop carries everything from high-end bath necessities, pajamas, table top items, bar accessories, linens, pillows, books, art, and jewelry. It also provides a wedding and baby registry. We don't think it gets much better than opening your home, gathering your friends and family around your table and serving delicious cocktails and bites. The passion for hospitality is the heart of what you'll find at Hilltop Shoppe.
Rosalind attended The University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in Public Relations. Her press experience includes working in Washington, D.C. as a Deputy Press Secretary for a United States Senator. After years of living overseas and across the country, Rosalind left it all behind for more creative pastures in Louisiana and never looked back.
Mary-Martin attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a degree in Sports Administration. Her career experience includes development manager for the American Cancer Society in both Baton Rouge and New Orleans where she raised over $950,000 in her 2.5 years there. She then pursued a career in retail at a high- end shoe store on the Northshore and quickly realized the gift of making people feel special through retail was the right fit for her!


Get a head start on your home's summertime needs now to assure you have more time to soak in the sun!
Here are some quick tips and tricks to prepare your home, and your garden, more comfortable and cost-effective as we head into summer.
Service the air conditioning. Don't let a bad air-conditioning unit ruin your summer! Keep it running smoothly and cooling by servicing and checking it in the Spring! Change the filter, and clean out the drain lines with bleach, and ensure the outdoor unit can breathe and allow the vegetation to grow by keeping it an arm's length away.
Replace smoke detector batteries. The oncoming stress will disappear after handling this chore. Switch all the batteries in the same day and set a reminder to do it again in six months. If the smoke alarms were manufactured ten plus years ago, the alarms should be replaced entirely.
Rotate ceiling fan blades. If your ceiling fan has a switch that changes the direction of the turning blades, assure that your blades are moving counterclockwise and moving all the air down, instead of up.
Clean behind appliances. The shadows and corners of your kitchen scare you, but it is time to handle business and handle it. Bring the disinfectant cleaner and pull the oven out to conquer it.
Clean dryer vents. When your clothes leave the dryer and they are damp, it is likely your vent is clogged with lint. This means it is wasting energy and creating a fire risk. In order to complete it the first time and do it correctly, it is recommended that you buy a vent-cleaning kit. Its bendy rod and brush will link to your drill and extract a "puppy-sized" amount of lint in no time.
Upgrade your thermostat. If you switch out your current thermostat for a "smart model," it will save you money and benefit your home. The smart model will respond to your voice, and divert cooler air with rooms with higher occupancies. It can also be operated from your phone and provide you with a weather forecast before you arrive to work.
Repot houseplants. Provide your houseplants with fresh potting mixes in the spring as they are actively growing. Then slip the amounts of roots and potting mix outside of the pot and then easily tear the roots. After this, remove rotting pieces and switch it with a mix that is fresh and fertile. When the leave begin to turn pale from the bright sun, place them in a shady spot.
Patch your lawn. After a certain amount of time, you should plant new grass seeds, or even sod as weeds will begin to fill in all gaps for you. But, grass will establish before the weeds even have the opportunity to arise. You can help eliminate the chances of weeds by using topsoil and keeping the areas irrigated for the first two weeks.
Inspect gutters and downspouts. There is never a wrong time to clean out your gutters, especially if you are surrounded by any messy trees. Assure that the gutters are attached to your roof and fix any gaps with silicone caulk and also remove any barrier that lay at the bottom of the gutter downspout.
Inspect sprinklers. Once you identify any broken or clogged sprinkler heads, you should turn off the water and then dig a two inch diameter hole around the head. Then if you notice any clogged or broken sprinkler heads, shut off the water and dig a 2-inch diameter hole around the head. After this, take off the head from the riser and then screw on the new one. If there is a clogged head, take off the basket and rinse that and the head in clean water. Finally, assemble the head and put it back on the riser.
Get your mower up and running. Before the start of summer, clean up your mower, string trimmer, and other lawn equipment. You can do this by taking off the spark plug, changing the air filters and the oil, and then sharpen the blades. This will give your mower a good cleaning going into the summer's start.
Remove hornet nests. When hornet nests, yellow jackets, and paper wasps near your home, follow the steps needed to remove them before they assemble into a colony surrounding your home. This can be done by calling a professional, or even just spray the nests at night when they are less likely to swarm. Don't forget to wear eye equipment, a mask, pants, and long sleeves.
Clean the grill. In order to prevent flare ups and cooking fires during your summer BBQs, clean your grill up before you begin cooking. It is ideal to clean the grill after each use, but you can also use a grill brush, a nozzle, and a damp rag. It is also a good idea to stock up on charcoal and get all your tools ready for the season of grilling.


Hamiltonians have been lucky to see a serious increase in their restaurant choices in the past decade. With the rush of new restaurants, we've also seen a big increase of newcomers to the city as well as people who grew up here coming back to the city. Mush and I felt it was time some of the old school restaurants in the city got some of the love they've earned from decades of serving up great dishes.
Welcome to Steeltown Chowdown's Top 10 Old School Hamilton Restaurants.
Todd: Capri Pizza was one of the first places Mush and I ever reviewed. A small little Italian restaurant with the gaudy decor you expect at your Nonna's. This is a perfect early relationship date spot, not too expensive, feels fancy and you appear to be in the know for finding such a hidden gem. Get the pizza, a bottle of wine and then take your date to Sam Lawrence Park. You're welcome.
Mush: This place is worth the visit for the ceiling alone. It's like Hamilton's Sistine Chapel. Word on the street is that they're doing a big reno; hopefully they can update without losing that old-school charm.
Mush: One of my favourite pre-TigerCat spots. It's the rare place that does breakfast, lunch (anyone remember the lucky seat draw?) and dinner equally well. Take the time to look up and down the walls when you're there to learn the fascinating story of Gary Rankin and how they became famous.
Todd: Spoiler Alert — he rode an actual bull in a china shop. The first time I ever went to Rankin's was with Mush and his family for breakfast after a night of Super Nintendo and two litre colas. I remember the hashbrowns and the server was super friendly. Fast forward and last time I went, it was kind of the same story for the delicious hashbrowns and welcoming service. Nothing has changed, nothing should change.
Todd: Denniger's used to be the place I would run to during my lunch hour at high school. I wish the tucked away location on Upper James was still there as it was the epitome of old school, even 20 years ago. Now, I still take friends to their shops for the hot table and force feed them a Big Rudy. That's schnitzel, bacon, cheese on an onion bun with rudy sauce (see: Russian Dressing) served quickly for under $10. It's the perfect on the go lunch for me, I think I may get one right after I finish writing this.
Mush: *In Usher voice* This is my confession. Sometimes I'll go in to Denninger's intending on getting a Schnitzel on a Bun, but instead just head to the deli counter, grab a number, get a quarter pound of veal bologna and eat it straight up.
Mush: How do you know this place is outstanding? It's jammed. Always. From 4:30 to close. Why? Simple, uncompromising pizza and pasta. The deep dish may not be 100% authentic Chicago style, but there's no better way to ingest pounds of cheese and still have some self respect.
Todd: Always busy and always best to get it to go because I'm busy writing articles about food and don't have 45 minutes to wait for them to make it for me. OK, I'm not busy, I'm lonely and don't like eating alone. Regardless, for me the best part about Chicago Style Pizza is eating it the next day as a leftover.
Todd: The Attic screams old school as soon as you pull into the driveway. That recognizable sign is always lit up and drawing me to it like a hungry moth. I hope this article inspires you to connect with some of your old school friends and this is the exact place to do it. Soft, doughy pizza, crispy breaded wings, cold beer, and don't forget about their eating challenge. Grab your old high school buddies and get down there to try and get your name on the wall and enter The Attic's lore.
Mush: Man, there used to be nothing better than getting a pizza at The Attic then heading down the street to Stoney Creek Dairy (Tiger Tail FTW). Luckily we can still do part one. For some reason, they don't get nearly the love and respect they used to, but in my mind the quality hasn't wavered one bit.
Mush: I love everything about this place. The menus and the uniforms look exactly like they did decades ago, and the Vienna schnitzel is still bigger than the plate. Do yourself a favour, grab a friend and devour the Black Forest plate.
Todd: I love the whole atmosphere of this place but have a hard time really digging into the schnitzel. It's good but it's not the best — there I said it! However, I'm typically lucky to have Mush with me when I go so he and I can enjoy the Black Forest plate, that way we get a bit of everything and he can have my schnitzel and leftovers.
Mush: Two things never change here: The quality of the fish and chips, and the songs in the jukebox. And there's no reason to change either. Light fish, perfectly battered, with a mountain of fries that are somehow thick and crispy, but not overly potato-y. Pro tip: The small is large, and the large is massive!
Todd: I'll be honest, I don't like Hutch's as much as Mush. I find the fries too potato-y and the fish to be good but not elevated above others in the city. I can say that it is an institution in the city and a destination to stop on the beach for ice cream. That's why it's a great old school restaurant to me. You can't think of the beach without thinking of Hutch's for one memory or another.
Todd: Tally Ho is one of those places best enjoyed at 2 AM after a night at the bar. The true test of a place like this is visiting sober, during the day and realizing it's just as good, if not better because you didn't spill gravy on your shirt. Gravy stains aside, Tally Ho has been pleasing Mac students and lifelong Hamilton residents alike for years. This is my number one quick serve classic in town; I just wish I lived closer to it.
Mush: Hot take — Tally Ho is a poor man's Arby's. Don't get me wrong, I had my share of roast beef sandwiches here after dollar-beer Tuesdays at Billy Bob's. But I think a lot of it has to do with university memories and if you moved Tally Ho to the other side of the city it's not nearly as high on the list.
Todd: One of my favourite parts of Innsville is its flexibility. Fancy or casual dining, you can do both on separate sides of the dining room and still experience the same menu. Anything with their perfect prime rib is the way to go. The interior is classic, the hotel itself is still active and don't forget to visit on Mondays for Beatles, Burgers & Beer. It's a hell of a show.
Mush: What is it about the outskirts of the city that brings out the best in restaurants? The Innsville, The Plainsman (RIP), The Egg and I, Breezy Corners, — all are great examples of places on the boundary but worth the drive. I don't have much more to add on the Innsville other than ask anyone who's lived here their whole life where the best prime rib in the city is, and this is where they'll send you.
Mush: The ultimate "Treat Yo Self" dinner in Hamilton. The service is impeccable; the ambiance surrounds you in wood and leather; and the best steaks and seafood in town. The total restaurant package, which is why they've been doing it for so long. Don't forget to save room for the candy bowl!
Todd: There's one thing Mush and I can agree on and that's the truly elegant and sophisticated dining of Shakespeare's. You would be hard pressed to find better places in the city to celebrate a special event than this iconic restaurant that represents indulgence at its finest — they even have 3-ply in the restroom. Steak or seafood, there really is no wrong choice and I recommend both. May Steeltown Chowdown congratulate you in advance for whatever you're celebrating on your next visit!
If you're looking for more great restaurants, check out this list of diners from our places page!
Let us know your fav retro spots in Hamilton in the comments below!
I'd add Big Top Diner to the list. Legit diner classics. Best old school grease ball burger in anywhere in town. And it's $4. #TrueStory Bruh.


Some skin types are prone to redness. If you have sensitive skin, or are a natural pale pink, you have probably battled redness at some point in your life. If you don't want to spend the day looking like an angry tomato, we have a few simple tips that you can try.
No, don't take it. Crush a few up and mix with a little bit of water to make a paste. Then use the paste like a facemask for around 10 to 15 minutes. It should go without saying that if you are allergic, do not try this method!
Turmeric is all rage, and for a reason.
A good old-fashioned cold compress will work wonders for you.
You can supercharge this by using cold green tea instead of water. The green tea contains anti-inflammatory properties and will help reduce redness by constricting blood vessels.
If your facial redness is accompanied by dry skin and facial tightness, you may want to add an oil to your skincare regimen.
Coconut oil is very popular right now, and can help ease irritated and dry skin. You must be careful not to over-apply though. Our own DMK seba-e is a natural herbal oil and Vitamin E blend that mimics your skin's own sebum and this can calm a dry face. It can also be used under other facial creams and toners, so it's hard to use too much and get red oily skin instead.
If none of these home remedies are helping, you should make an appointment to have a chat with a professional. Facial redness can be from problems like rosacea, which is on the most common skin conditions we treat. Cold compresses, some dietary changes and the right skin care can help. If it's redness caused by acne, perimenopause, or even erythema (which is caused by outside influences), we can help. We will find the issue and work on helping your skin condition holistically, from diets to treatments.
I hope you found those tips helpful so you can begin to have glowing skin the more you use these tips.
If you would like to get more tips, help or have a consultation with our skin experts, do not hesitate to contact us – our goal is to help as many people in Brisbane as we can to have healthier, younger looking skin!


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New lawmakers begin orientation
Elected officials will take oath of office Dec. 5
Updated: 7:59 AM EST Nov 28, 2012
New Granite State legislators will gather at the State House Wednesday to begin orientation.Much of the program involves basic information like where things are located, but the new lawmakers will also get details on Organization Day, when they officially take the oath of office.This year's Organization Day is Dec. 5. After the legislature is sworn in, it will elect its officers, the state treasurer, and the secretary of state.Orientation runs Wednesday and Thursday.
CONCORD, N.H. —
New Granite State legislators will gather at the State House Wednesday to begin orientation.
Much of the program involves basic information like where things are located, but the new lawmakers will also get details on Organization Day, when they officially take the oath of office.
This year's Organization Day is Dec. 5. After the legislature is sworn in, it will elect its officers, the state treasurer, and the secretary of state.
Orientation runs Wednesday and Thursday.


Will my ex girlfriend (Name deleted), realise that she loves me and not her cheating husband and come back to me soon?
In your relationship there have been deception and petty disputes driven by greed and envy. Even if she chooses to return to you, it would be advisable not to get back in to this relationship as it does not have a future.


Every victory for Hamas is of course a defeat for the rival Palestinian Authority. At the same time, PA President Mahmoud Abbas is constrained by "patriotic sentiment" to support the cause of Hamas in public. In private, it is a different matter.
The Palestinian president reportedly told Obama that lifting the naval blockade of Gaza would bolster Hamas, a move that shouldn't be done at this stage.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is opposed to lifting the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip because this would bolster Hamas, according to what he told United States President Barack Obama during their meeting at the White House Wednesday. Egypt also supports this position.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once more put off announcing the creation of a committee of inquiry into the naval commando raid on the Gaza Strip flotilla, and the matter will not be brought before the cabinet for a vote this morning.
Netanyahu and his advisers had hoped to announce the establishment of a committee of inquiry as early as yesterday evening for a vote in the cabinet today. Nonetheless, the Prime Minister's Bureau said yesterday evening that the conditions have not matured for such an announcement "due to political reasons."
Talks have been held with the U.S. administration and several European countries to rally support for the mandate of the committee of inquiry and approval of its makeup. The Americans have rejected - a number of times - Israel's proposals and asked that a retired Supreme Court justice head the probe. The issue was resolved when Justice Yaakov Tirkel was proposed for the post.
The Americans have also been busy with the issue of sanctions against Iran at the United Nations Security Council and also with the visit to the U.S. capital by Abbas and so exchanges with Netanyahu's bureau on the committee of inquiry were delayed.
Apparently, there is another cause for delay involving exchanges between the Americans, Israel and European countries concerning the proposed foreign observers on the committee of inquiry and their authority. One of the foreign observers on the committee will be a senior American jurist. Washington has made it clear that the administration would like at least two European observers to be involved in order to strengthen the legitimacy of the Israeli panel.
The issue of the Gaza flotilla and lifting the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip was the main topic of discussion between Obama and Abbas last Wednesday night.
European diplomats updated by the White House on the talks said that Abbas had stressed to Obama the need of opening the border crossings into the Gaza Strip and the easing of the siege, but only in ways that do not bolster Hamas.
Abbas told Obama that actions easing the blockage should be done with care and undertaken gradually so it will not be construed as a victory for Hamas. The Palestinian leader also stressed that the population in the Gaza Strip must be supported, and that pressure should be brought to bear on Israel to allow more goods, humanitarian assistance and building materials for reconstruction. Abbas, however, said this added aid can be done by opening land crossings and other steps that do not include the lifting of the naval blockade.
On Friday, Netanyahu met with Quartet representative Tony Blair in his office. This was the third meeting between the two during the last eight days, and centered on ways of easing the blockade on the Strip.
Senior Israeli officials and European diplomats say there is agreement that policy on the blockade should be altered, but this should be done carefully and discretely.
"There is agreement that no major declarations should be made so Hamas will not to be allowed to score points," a source familiar with the talks with Blair said.


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Q: What's an industry standard in electrical engineering? Context: One of my colleague is arguing I can't use one of my baseline equipment for a long lifetime (15years) product because it is not an "industry standard" and might become obsolete and unsupported during that timescale.
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So when should we consider a particular equipment or device is an industry standard? Is there a database? How are industry standards defined?
This is not intended to be an open-ended question: "industry standard" appears to be a well-defined definition and I'm looking for that definition (I've looked at several sources including wikipedia and it doesn't help), guidelines on how to identify them, and explanations of how they are defined

A: Tautologically, something is industry standard if it's standardised by the industry. That means there will be a standards body issuing documents which define what the standard is.
For example, DIN standardise e.g. DIN plugs such as on PS/2 keyboards and audio equipment. JEDEC various things to do with ICs. IEEE. ISO. British Standards Institute for our BS1363 plugs. MILSPEC for high durability. There are quite a lot of these but they're not very search-friendly.
(The PS/2 keyboard is a good example of a defacto standard that didn't come from a body, rather from everyone making IBM compatible equipment. Defacto standards are harder to pin down.)

A: "Industry Standard" varies wildly from industry to industry. It very much depends on what you're buying and for what. In some industries, it means the device has passed testing (IE, automotive components passing AEC-Q# testing), while in others it means that it has a certain set of safety features (such as SEMI F47).
Very often, what it really means is "commonly used", not actually defined by a standard. Perhaps if you share what industry you're in or what type of device you're looking at, someone could give you a better answer.

A: An example of a standard that will probably stay around forever is the NEMA 1-15 specification for polarized two-prong plugs in the US. Along with that is the 120v, 60 Hz power we use (although I'm not sure there is a formal standard for that.)
However standards can become obsolete; for example ungrounded two-prong NEMA 1-15 receptacles have been prohibited in new construction for 50+ years, making that standard obsolete.  They have been replaced by the NEMA 5-15 three-prong polarized receptacles.  However many grounded and ungrounded two-prong receptacles still remain in older buildings (and are not required to be replaced, but if replaced, must be brought up to current standards).
If standards are updated, they need to be done in a compatible way if possible.  For example, the now obsolete unpolarized NEMA 1-15 two-prong plug will still fit into a three-prong polarized receptacle.  (However, a polarized 1-15 plug will not fit into an old-style unpolarized 1-15 receptacle by design, since it would defeat the purpose of the polarized plug.)
NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) is not a governmental organization, but rather an association of some 450 member companies.

A: In general, your colleague is simply wrong. A given model of equipment may be widespread in the industry (for instance, the Tektronix 465 scope was a workhorse for 20 years) but there is no such thing as an "industry standard" piece of equipment in the sense that he means it. There are industry standards (such as RS232, which is still in use after 50 years) but equipment gets superseded as the technology advances. The 465 is a prime example, having been made obsolete by newer digital scopes. What counts in equipment is performance.
It would be inappropriate for you to specify performance in terms of your favorite equipment, though. That is, you should not specify measurements as "made by an XYZ Widgets bogometer model 3.14159". Rather you should specify limits and precision in terms of volts, or amps, or ohms, or whatever is appropriate.

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I defy even the most inexperienced of photographers not to start snapping away, be it on a traditional camera or on a mobile telephone, when they go to Venice. It is, I would venture to guess, almost scientifically impossible for a visitor to the city not to become captivated by the beauty which exists at every corner, to fall under the spell of its utterly unique character, and to therefore attempt to capture themselves a little piece of the city, be it through photos or souvenirs (or usually both).
Regular readers of The Daily Norm have probably already noticed that I took a fair number of photos on my recent trip to Venice, even though it meant defying the cold and taking off my new comfy rabbit-lined gloves (bought on the Rialto Bridge) in order to do so. But despite the so often gloomy winter weather, it will come as no surprise that Venice inspired an entire flurry of photos, and I have plenty still to share in addition to those already posted.
And so in this last post looking back over my recent Venetian adventure, I am including a miscellany of photos which do, I think, effectively capture something of the essence of the place. Through the textures of the city – from crumbling walls to luxurious golden silk, and through the colours – ocres, yellows, the turquoise green water and of course the characteristic Venetian red; through its historical palaces, and even a shop filled with old waterlogged books…This is a selection of photos which is innately Venetian, transporting me back to that foggy, watery wonderland where a part of my heart remains firmly captured by the city in turn.
As much as I have always opined that you can only find the real authentic Venice the further you travel out of the tourist centre, there is no doubt that the Piazza San Marco remains the heart and soul of the city, even though it also coincides as the epicentre of the tourist trade. And just as three previous visits had never seen me travelling on one of the city's famous gondolas, I had likewise never visited one of the most important buildings in the city, the Doge's Palace. There can be no justification for this shortfall, since the palace was, and remains at the historical core of what was one of the world's greatest republics. And on this trip I was determined to put things to rights.
Walking through the main stone archway leading into the palace courtyard, passing one of the miscellany of ancient relics looted from all over the Eastern world, there could be no mistaking the grandeur of what had once been the centre of Venice's administrative, political and legal core. But beyond the exquisite marble facades, the windows characterised by the iconic "Venetian Gothic" style and the impressive statues peppering every wall and corner of the exterior, the real grandeur was reserved for the inside. For up a heavily gilded staircase and into the pomp of the ceremonial rooms upstairs, our eyes sprung open in astonished amazement at the extent of opulence on display.
There, paintings by the very historical best of Venice's artists were practically beaten into submission by the heavily baroque gilded mouldings which surrounded them. However it was the combination of both gilding and paintings on every surface of the walls and ceilings which created the real drama, and we were only saddened (and rather surprised) by the extent to which the condition of all surfaces had, like the city surrounding the palace, been allowed to fall into such a state of disrepair.
One might wonder how the world outside this glittering palace could follow this magnificent display of splendour, but of course Venice always has a new treasure in store, and as we left the Doge's Palazzo and saw a small queue forming across the square at the famous Bell Tower of San Mark's, we had just discovered our next treasure… for from the top of the tower, mercifully reached by lift, you can enjoy the most astonishing views of Venice sprawling out beneath you.
I loved the fact that from the top of the campanile, you could get a flavour of the true personality of this fascinating island… the extent to which the city is packed into a tiny space surrounded by a misty, boggy lagoon; the consistency of the sprawling wave of terracotta rooftops; and the incredible beauty of the many churches and palaces springing up all over the skyline.
A day full of such beauty could only be concluded by a visit to the other of the Piazza San Marco's famous gems; Florian's café, where we rightfully treated ourselves to a tray loaded with tea, macarons and cakes fit for the festive season. And with that marvellous afternoon tea, taste joined the others of our senses which had been utterly enchanted by a further day in Venice.
Venice is not just any city for me. It was present at the inception of my teenage renaissance, when at the age of 18 I travelled to Italy with 20 likeminded young people to study art history. Venice was the first stop, and it was in that city that I felt myself transform, like a butterfly whose wings burst forth upon a mega-wave of sights, images and inspirations. So whenever I return to the city, there is always a part of me which yearns to revisit all of the sites which gave birth to that transformative experience. But at the same time I always want to see something new, and despite its compact size, the intricate labyrinth of the city always provides a new surprise around every corner.
On this trip, I was determined to discover some of the areas which I do not know so well, and there to expose myself to some of the lesser-known gems of the city. One such area is the Sestiere di Castello, which, tucked just behind San Marco, sprawls eastwards from the Rialto across to the Arsenale and beyond.
It is easy to tire of the repetitiveness of central Venice, with every shopfront loaded with mass-produced masks and tacky souvenirs, but walk just a few canals beyond the centre, and a more quaint, authentic city is ripe for the discovery. Such is the case with the Castello, from the grand Campo Santa Maria Formosa with its curving church, to the impressive square in front of the Zanipolo church, the size and scale of which makes it a clear rival to St. Mark's itself. All this we explored as we traversed the area on foot, gawping at the stunning stone mausoleums of the doges set within the walls of the Zanipolo, as well as being mesmerised by the haunting chants of a Greek Orthodox service on the Rio del Greci in a beautiful little church which has its very own leaning tower.
But for me, the real star of the region is the Arsenale, this massive former industrial site which would have been the heart not only of the Venetian Republic's economy, but also of its military prowess. Although sadly unused today, from the mammoth encircling walls, and the huge classical gates at its entrance, once can still feel the might and power of the place. For Arsenale was not only large, taking up some 1/15th of Venice's entire landmass and giving employment to a huge proportion of the city's population, but it was also a place of innovation, being the first to mass-manufacture boats with the kind of conveyor-belt style product output which can only be dreamed of by car factories of today.
But beyond the hard lines of the Arsenale, a stunning city of view is always just around the corner, and as our day came to an end, we were treated to a glimpse of sunshine (in an otherwise foggy visit) over the lagoon, where Palladio's masterpiece, San Giorgio Maggiore glistened in the light, and along the lagoon, the warm cosy interior of Harry's Bar lay in wait. Most expensive amaretto known to man? It was surely so, but an apt treat at the end of an impressive day exploring the real Venice.
It seems like a longtime has passed since the halcyon days of summer were upon us, and indeed it was. For the entire season of autumn has passed since then, and the leaves of the summer's luscious green branches have all but fallen. And yet that was the last time I opened my travel sketchbook, at least until Venice came.
For Venice is a renowned artist's paradise, a utopia whose every turn and corner provides a sensational new detail to inspire a creator's hand. My trip this Christmas past was sadly short (but sweet), and neither the duration nor the temperatures allowed for me to spend much time sitting in one of the city's many stunning squares or canal sides sketching all of the beauty which was before me. But there was time enough to capture this view, especially since it was the vista we were lucky enough to enjoy from our hotel bedroom. And thus while we rested from the day's adventures, I sketched. And this is the result.
I can't quite hide the fact that apart from being deliriously happy surrounded by the Christmas spirit of my new home in Palma de Mallorca, there is still a little piece of me that yearns for Venice at Christmas. It's always been this way, ever since my blissful gap year spent in Italy, when an extended stay in Venice introduced me to the city enveloped in an enchanting wintery mist which made the glowing shops selling golden masks and glass Christmas trees all the more inviting. Every Christmas since I have yearned for Venice: my Christmas trees are invariably peppered with sparkling Venetian masks, my Murano glass trees are in pride of place amongst my decorations, and in fact this time last year I was in the pearl of the Adriatic herself.
So it was perhaps in part because of this yearning, but also because of its inherent characteristics that when I stumbled into the Plaça de Sant Jeroni, a tranquil little square deep in the old town of Palma the other day, I could have sworn I had stumbled into Venice. And having now declared the square my favourite in all the city, I just had to share it with you.
For me there are many features that make this square Venetian. For one thing, its taller than average narrow buildings, which remind me of the palaces fighting for prowess along the Grand Canal or the tall blocks of the Venetian Ghetto, squeezing gradually upwards for space where there was none at ground level. Second it's the colours: pinks, yellows and terracottas, these are almost certainly the colours which reflect so majestically in the canals of the city. Third the fountain at its centre – glamorous enough to be a city superstar, but appearing almost forgotten in this nostalgic backwater far from the tourist trail. Fourth the two churches, both incredibly ornate – for where else do you find churches in such neighbourly proximity than in Venice? Fifth the general sense of dilapidation – the cracks and flaking paint; the tired romanticism which have attracted so many artists to Venice since its historical decline began.
But where are the canals I hear you ask? Well true, they are missing, but like so many of the hidden gems in Venice, this is like one of the rare squares tucked away between buildings where the canals do not pass. I love them there as I love this square here.
I know nothing else about this square. Only its name. But for me it will always be characterised by its Venetian tones. And for that reason, it's a comfort to know that this pretty piazza is but a stroll away, for a moment or a visit whenever I yearn for Venice.
London's National Gallery is celebrating one of the gems of Italy's and more specifically Venice's Renaissance age: Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). In its new exhibition, Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice, the National can't help but put on a show. In celebrating the work of this artist, whose paintings epitomise the magnificence and theatricality of Renaissance Venice with huge historical and religious canvases, bold colours and a wonderful aptitude for painting figures, classical buildings and sensational drapery, the National Gallery brings us one big hit of a painting after another. It's almost a problem for the exhibition, which has collected together so many brilliant, vast masterpieces, that the visitor is bamboozled, unable to concentrate on any one painting in particular.
So being the great public service blogger that I am, I decided to solve this problem with a neat solution – to focus on just one of the utterly brilliant paintings on display, and the one which took my breath away over and above all the rest.
Painted in 1565, The Martyrdom of Saint George was created at the apex of Veronese's illustrious career. Measuring some 4.2 metres in height, this vast canvas offers us all of the glorious elements that make Veronese's paintings sing like a grandiose opera almost half a century after they were painted. Depicting the moment when Saint George, a Roman soldier, accepted his martyrdom after refusing to worship pagan idols, this moment of dramatic realisation is captured with skilfully applied light (just look how our eyes are drawn to that perfectly lit torso and the outstretched arms of the martyr), and a brilliant composition, with clouds tumbling upwards into paradise, where the Virgin and Christ child appear with Saints Peter and Paul along with the allegorical figures of virtue: Faith, Hope and Charity.
The balance of the painting is brilliant, with the cerulean blue sky echoed in the drapery beneath Saint George, in the clothing of the turbaned man on the left, and up in the celestial clouds at the top, while the figures are variously placed at different heights, intensifying the feeling of drama and the sense of audience participation in this dramatic moment of religious history.
Of course this painting is but one in an amazing collective celebrating the genius of the often overlooked Venetian master. And at the risk of being quite overcome by it all, you may as well go along and revel in the glory.
Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice is on at the National Gallery, London until 15 June 2014.
With my solo exhibition fast approaching, I am going full steam ahead in an attempt to get my collection ready for its big unveiling this May. Not only am I working concurrently on three oil and acrylic canvases, but I also have several gouache works, a new woodcut edition, and old woodcut edition, a new etching and several Norm sketches on the go. It's a daunting task trying to get all of those works completed in less than 3 months (with the fact that I work full time as a lawyer also being something of an issue…), but I am happy to say that the factory process is in full flow, churning out the works at a steady and pleasing pace (factory = me). As if by way of demonstration, this week I will be sharing not one, but two new paintings with you – one which sees the completion of an ambitious canvas which I started way back last summer, and the second, today's, which I begun only a few weeks ago.
Yes, hot on the heels of my Natale Italiano posts, and my obsession with the abstract forms created by rippled water, as subsequently demonstrated in my posts on ripples photographs, paintings, my recent woodcut, and in the first of my new gouache ripples collection, I now present the second gouache painting of the series: Ripples 2: Venice (Rio della Guerra).
As with the first piece, this painting focuses on the rippled reflection, rather than showing both the reflection and the scenery it reflects. Focusing on the ripples rather than on the real world above them means that the viewer is left with the more abstract image which nature creates, causing one to question what is actually being shown in the image when seen at a first glance. Is it just an unplanned abstract image, or something more illustrative? It is only after some time that you then realise that what this painting shows is the underside of a bridge, an iron railing, and a building punctuated by windows behind it, albeit rippled into a charmingly haphazard abstract form.
I'm so excited by the prospect of a world in ripples that I could go on painting them forever. The only trouble is, I don't think they'll actually be on show at my solo show in May, which means I should really start concentrating on other works. As to which – come back a little later in the week, to see the work which will be central to my solo exhibition in May.


This past week, Kīlauea Volcano's summit lava lake level fluctuated with summit inflation and deflation, ranging about 29–33 m (95–108 ft) below the vent rim. On the East Rift Zone, the 61g flow remained active, with lava reaching the Kamokuna delta and surface breakouts downslope of Pu'u 'Ō'ō. The 61g flows do not pose an immediate threat to nearby communities.
Mauna Loa is not erupting. Small-magnitude earthquakes occurred beneath the summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone, mostly at depths less than 5 km (3 mi), with some deeper events at depths of 5–13 km (3–8 mi). GPS and satellite radar measurements continue to show deformation related to inflation of a magma reservoir beneath the summit caldera and upper Southwest Rift Zone. No significant changes in volcanic gas emissions were measured.
One earthquake with three or more felt reports occurred on the Island of Hawaiʻi during the past week: A magnitude-2.4 earthquake occurred 4 km (2.5 mi) ESE of Leilani Estates at 2 km (1.2 mi) depth on October 29, 2017.


Hi. I'm Steph. Welcome to One Family Meal!
I'm a wife and mom of three kids. Our family lives on the coast, in Portsmouth NH, where I cook, write, patch up lots of scratches, and look forward to cooking dinner every night.
Way before the house and the dog and the kids and the husband, I graduated from Wellesley College and slogged through workaday roles in investment banking and asset management before abandoning that life to pursue my passion for food. I attended the New England Culinary Institute, became a line cook, and trained under some notable chefs along the Eastern seaboard including Frank McClelland at L'Espalier and Joanne Chang at Flour Bakery + Café in Boston, Ben and Karen Barker at Magnolia Grill in Durham, North Carolina, and Andrew Carmellini at A Voce in New York.
The chefs and cooking styles varied. I learned about Classic French, Italian, and Southern cuisine and the art of baking bread and pastries. The rhythm, though, was the same. My shifts lasted between twelve and sixteen hours a day and the cooking was repetitive so I honed my skills. With practice I learned to cook with all of my senses, so I could smell a perfectly toasted nut, hear the distinct sizzle in a pan that's hot enough to sear and see the deep caramel color of a perfectly pre-baked pie crust (it's always darker than you think it should be). I loved the fast pace and physical challenge of working on the line. My only regret was not jumping in earlier.
When my eldest was born, five short years later, I couldn't fathom leaving her for sixteen-hour stretches and, sadly, abandoned restaurant life. Instead, I brought the restaurant into our home. I cooked like crazy to keep my culinary mind and skills sharp, creating obsessively perfect and complicated meals for my husband and me between baby feedings. When that became too expensive, I challenged myself to cook creative meals using leftovers, or fewer and less obscure ingredients.
The challenges continue to evolve as our kids grow. It's no longer about perfecting another chef's vision or even my own vision. It's about creating new, accessible recipes that fit our family's lifestyle and preferences. I still use the techniques I learned in restaurants and remain wildly passionate about food, but instead of searing chicken livers, roasting beets, and julienning ten pounds of roasted peppers all at the same time, I'm more likely frying up a batch of chipotle black bean burgers while simultaneously building a Lego tower and braiding Barbie's hair.
It's a far cry from restaurant cooking. But, when everybody gobbles those burgers while laughing and telling stories around the dinner table, it makes it all worthwhile. Together, we're creating tastes and memories to last a lifetime, One Family Meal at a time.
*You can see more of my work in Modern Farmer, Edible Seacoast, and Taste of the Seacoast magazines, and on NPR's Here and Now. I have also contributed to the Food Writing Lives column on Molly O'Neill's Cook 'n Scribble blog and wrote the New England Family Fare guest column on The Weiser Kitchen.


All Massachusetts youth deserve the chance to discover their individual passion and creative talents. It can literally be a life-changing experience.
Including the arts to STEM education.
To kick off the joint initiative, we'll be holding three regional meetings in Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. These meetings aim to gather feedback on the Arts for All Action Plan from key stakeholders in the art education community; including educators, parents, business leaders, artists, and cultural and arts organizations, and to provide clear next steps on how to gather public support for the initiative.


As you gear up for your student's transition from middle school to high school, the day may seem a long way off when they will cross the stage to receive their diploma. However, as any parent of a high school senior can tell you, that day—and all that comes next—will be here before you know it.
The choices we make as parents during the years leading up to that moment have much to do with the successful outcome we all desire. In particular, the high school your student attends should act as the launching pad for college and career. It's the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the K-12 rainbow.
Families have more choices today than ever before: public or private; large or small; online or home schooling. To help guide you in the decision process, here are four key elements to keep in mind when choosing the right high school for your student.
When it comes to learning, one size does not fit all. Students learn in different ways, at different rates, and with their own unique needs. That's why it's essential to have experienced and talented teachers. These teachers can differentiate the curriculum and identify when supports are needed.
When it comes time to fill out those college applications, a student's transcript is a key source of information that helps an admissions officer evaluate a potential candidate. Strong grades are viewed on balance with the rigor of a student's coursework. Colleges want to see that a student has taken advantage of the academic opportunities presented to him or her in high school, such as honors level courses, or Advanced Placement courses if appropriate.
Extracurricular activities are an essential component of a rich high school experience. They allow students to develop areas of interest that go beyond the classroom. It helps them connect with peers and staff in a different way, and often, to develop leadership skills.
Your child's readiness for the next phases of life after graduation is an important factor in considering high schools. Consider what unique programs or services a school offers. What will provide experiences and skills your child will carry with her or him into college and life?
For example, Beachwood Schools offers two programs targeting experiential learning in STEM subjects: the Beachwood Medical Academy and the Design & Innovation Program.
"Beachwood enjoys a partnership with University Hospitals offering immersion experiences and pre-med coursework taught by medical school faculty over the four years our students are in high school. Those experiences cannot be replicated in a school setting," says Hardis.


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Lucknow : Hours after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited riot-hit Saharanpur despite being denied permission, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit out at him, saying that Saharanpur incident is a conspiracy to defame Yogi government.
"Congress government has been a big flop during their regime. Our motive is to improve the facilities. Rahul Gandhi is a tragedy king. The citizens do not trust Rahul Gandhi and his company," BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Shrikant Sharma told media on Saturday afternoon.
Asserting that the Yogi-government is making efforts to improve the law and order in the state, Sharma further appealed to the politicians not to visit Saharanpur.
"Since the last 15 years, the law and order situation in the state has been disturbed. The process of changing this disturbance will take time which has already begun by the Yogi Government. Police department and government are working on the matter. We request the politicians to avoid visiting Saharanpur at such a critical point," he added.
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu also lashed out at the Congress vice-president for his attempt to visit Saharanpur while dubbing him as a 'photo opportunist'.
Speaking to ANI here, Naidu said, "Rahul Gandhi is a photo-opportunist, whenever there is a photo opportunity he always goes there."
Earlier in the day, Rahul reached the riot-hit area and interacted with locals.
However, the police did try to stop the Congress vice-president but the latter adamantly reached the clash-affected area to take stock of the situation.
Rahul, accompanied by senior Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad and Raj Babbar, also discussed the deteriorating situation prevailing in the state with the locals there.
After meeting the locals, Rahul engaged in an altercation with the police force where he questioned them as to on what grounds he was not allowed to enter Saharanpur.
The Congress vice president was yesterday denied permission to visit the clash-affected district where a caste conflict had erupted in which many Dalits were allegedly targeted.
The confirmation of this development was given by Additional Director General of Police Law and Order Aditya Mishra to ANI.
Clashes broke out earlier after Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's visit to Saharanpur, where one person was killed and several others were injured.
In the wake of clashes between two communities in Saharanpur, the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh Government transferred 174 Sub-Divisional Magistrates.