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The Dominion Wrestling Union (DWU) was the first professional wrestling promotion in New Zealand. It was one of two organisations first active in the Australasian region, along with Australia's Stadiums Limited, and served as the country's single major promotion for 30 years until being succeeded by All Star Pro Wrestling in 1962. The DWU was initially under the control of the New Zealand Wrestling Union, a sort of governing body which promoted both amateur and professional bouts, until American promoter Walter Miller largely took over the running of professional events in 1935 and which remained under Miller's control until his death in 1959.

Miller eventually established New Zealand as one of the first international territories of the National Wrestling Association, and later the National Wrestling Alliance, from which many of the stars of the era were brought to face the country's top wrestlers. From its earliest days, New Zealand professional wrestlers were recruited from the amateur ranks including Lofty Blomfield in the 1930s and later Pat O'Connor, Dick Hrstich, Abe Jacobs, John da Silva and Steve Rickard during the 1940s and 1950s. Many others would leave New Zealand in the years following the Second World War, such as Ernie "Kiwi" Kingston, to pursue a career in Europe and North America.

When Miller died in 1959, wrestler Steve Rickard continued running the DWU for two years until founding his own promotion, All Star Pro Wrestling, in 1962. This new organisation took the DWU's spot as the country's main professional wrestling promotion for the next 30 years, and as an overseas NWA territory, until its close in the early 1990s.

History

Background

Professional wrestling bouts had been held in New Zealand as early as the 1860s, with modern professional wrestling taking shape around the turn of the 20th century, and were generally held by private and local athletic associations. Gisborne Katene defeated Frank Findlay for the NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship in 1919 but subsequently became vacant. The first champion officially recognized by the National Wrestling Association was Maori wrestler Ike Robin who won the title in Auckland on 17 March 1925, and retired as champion the following year. Shortly before his retirement, Robin faced one-time World Heavyweight Champion Stanislaus Zbyszko in a three-match series at the Auckland Town Hall in 1926. According to one account by the New Zealand Railways Magazine, one of their matches ended in a time-limit draw after having "gone on for many weary hours and when midnight Saturday chimed and Sunday commenced the match had to cease". Though separated by thousands of miles, professional wrestling as practiced in the South Pacific region would continue to follow along the same lines as in Canada and the United States.

Early years
The New Zealand Wrestling Union was officially founded on 22 July 1930, at the Central Fire Station in Wellington. Its purpose was to unite the various amateur and professional wrestling associations under a governing body in order to promote events on a national scale, establish a level of professionalism and to keeping the game clean of so-called "rough-house wrestling". The sport flourished while under the control of the union and, on 22 June 1931, the New Zealand School of Wrestling was officially opened at Wellington with one-time Australian heavyweight champion "Smiler" Clark as its head instructor and operated by sportsman Pat Allen. It was the first facility to provide "ideal gymnasium conditions" for developing top level amateur talent. The first national amateur championships were held with Lofty Blomfield becoming the first heavyweight amateur champion; he entered professional wrestling shortly afterwards and became the first undisputed New Zealand Heavyweight Champion seven years later. In 1933, NZWU President H.D. Bennett travelled to Australia seeking to improve the quality of its imported talent. A year later, Gus Sonnenberg, Wong Buk Cheung and Dan Koloff agreed to tour the country.

Takeover by Walter Miller
By 1935, however, it had become difficult to find enough professionals, and American promoter Walter Miller was hired as a booking agent. He was eventually granted control of the professional wrestling groups, under the Dominion Wrestling Union,  and was able to bring in many National Wrestling Association stars of the time, the majority from Canada and the United States, to face some of the country's leading wrestlers.

Miller's organisation would sign wrestlers on a seasonal basis, usually from May to November, and required wrestlers to have licensing for that period. Canadians were especially important draws as they were then subjects of the British Empire and not subject to the same taxation as were required by American wrestlers. The same year that Miller took over, Canadian wrestler George Walker, then holder of the NWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship, left to compete for a rival promotion. The title was subsequently awarded to another Canadian, former Olympian Earl McCready, who legitimised his claim to the title by defeating Walker on 9 November 1937; his second and final reign lasted from 1940 to 1953. Other foreigners to become major stars for the DWU included Dean Detton, Ken Kenneth, John Kattan and African-American wrestler Jack Claybourne.

Within a few years, Miller had successfully established the promotion as one of the NWA's first international territories. In 1937, the promotion hosted a tour which included Dr. Gordon McKenzie, Tom Meade, Don Mclntyre, Hal Rumberg, Ray Richards, Sam Stein, Jack Forsgren, John Spellman, Matros Kirilenko, King Kong Cox, Chief Little Wolf, Frank Marshall, Rusty Wescoatt, Glen Wade, Joe Woods, Frank Judson, Don Noland, Vie Christy, Francis Fouche and Ed "Strangler" Lewis.

Lofty Blomfield was arguably New Zealand's most popular wrestler of the period. He had turned pro shortly after becoming the first national heavyweight amateur champion in 1931, and within a few years captured the NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship. One of the first international title defences to take place in New Zealand was to have been a "champion vs. champion" match between Blomfield and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Bronko Nagurski during the late-1930s. It was primarily arranged by Miller, working in partnership with NWA promoters Toots Mondt, Lou Daro and Tony Stecher, and included Nagurski being offered the largest guarantee ever offered a boxer or wrestler in the Southern Hemisphere. The event was expected to have over 40,000 fans in attendance. Nagurski cancelled the trip at the last minute, however, Blomfield followed the world champion to Canada where the two wrestled to a time limit draw in Vancouver on 17 March 1938. Blomfield was the first New Zealander to challenge for the NWA World title. Seven months later, he won a tournament to become the undisputed New Zealand Heavyweight Champion. Blomfield held the title for over a decade until his retirement on 7 June 1949. Throughout his career, Blomfield vigorously defended professional wrestling and denied frequent charges that matches were rigged.

Golden Age
Both amateur and professional wrestling were at the height of popularity during the 1950s, and by 1956, it was regarded as the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand along with horse racing. Much of this popularity was due in part to radio broadcasts from live events in the interwar and post-WWII years; the Wellington Town Hall Concert Chamber was one of the more popular postwar venues for wrestling events. New Zealand champions also began travelling oversees, as far as Western Canada, during the decade.

Although its older stars such as Blomfield or McCready retired in the years following World War II, a new generation of wrestlers emerged during the 1950s including Pat O'Connor, Dick Hrstich, Abe Jacobs, John da Silva and Steve Rickard. Discovered by visiting American wrestlers Joe Pazandak and Butch Levy, O'Connor was taken to the United States where he eventually became a top star for the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association, and later won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Dick Hutton. O'Connor was the first New Zealander to win the NWA World title and his success encouraged others to follow him to North America. A year after his world title victory, O'Connor was challenged by fellow DWU veteran Abe Jacobs in New York marking the first time two New Zealanders fought for a world heavyweight championship, and on foreign soil.

Miller also continued to bring in major names such as Al Costello, Don Beitleman, The Great Zorro and Johnny Kostas. A 1956 bout between Samoan wrestler Alo Leilani and Pat O'Connor, in his first appearance since going to the US, was in front of a sellout crowd at Rotorua. O'Connor also defeated Australia's Al Costello at Carlaw Park in Auckland before a "tremendous outdoor crowd". It was the first outdoor event staged in New Zealand since Lofty Blomfield defeated Brother Jonathan prior to the Second World War. Lou Thesz was scheduled to headline an American tour of the country while visiting Australia in late-1957. He was originally promoted as the NWA World Champion by then American booking agent Ted Thye, though the title was disputed between Thesz and Edouard Carpentier, and set to defend the title against Ricky Waldo and Ski Hi Lee in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. Though an agreement had been made between Thye and Miller, Melbourne promoter Dick Lean refused to allow them to compete for the DWU while they were still under contract in Australia. The promotion made a late bid to prevent the late cancellation, including a last minute phone conversation between Lean and then Dominion Wrestling Union secretary Bert Steele, but were unsuccessful. The promotion suffered a significant financial loss, as attendance for these events had been very high, and were forced to offer a refund to all ticket holders.

In February 1959, 61-year-old Jim Londos wrestled New Zealander Fred Wright at Auckland's Western Springs Stadium in front of 6,000 fans. The match ended in controversy as Londos' opponent hit the referee with a haymaker and disqualified and received some attention by the Auckland media.

Final years
Although he relented slightly in his later years, Miller had maintained a strict control over the sport and talent throughout his 30-year involvement with the promotion. He was specifically dedicated to the older-style popularised by the Gold Dust Trio and, with "gimmick characters" and less focus on athleticism becoming popular in the US, believed that "American gimmickry" would drive away fans in New Zealand. Miller died in 1959 and was succeeded by Steve Rickard who ran the Dominion Wrestling Union for next three years. In 1961, the amateur side of the sport decided to break away from the New Zealand Wrestling Union and was accepted into the International Amateur Wrestling Federation, followed by the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Associations. Rickard established the All Star Pro-Wrestling in 1962 which succeeded the DWU as the single major promotion in the country.

Championships based at DWU
NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship later continued by All Star Pro-Wrestling
NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Championship (New Zealand version) later continued by All Star Pro-Wrestling
NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship later continued by All Star Pro-Wrestling

Alumni
This is not an exhaustive list, as DWU was the only national promotion in New Zealand until 1962 and many wrestlers, both New Zealanders who competed for a brief time and then retired, or foreigners who came for a single tour, were booked.

New Zealanders
Lofty Blomfield
Ray Clarke
John da Silva
Al Hobman
Dick Hrstich
Anton Koolmann
Pat O'Connor
Steve Rickard
Fred Wright

Foreigners
Ali Bey
Paul Boesch
"Hangman" Howard Cantonwine
Wong Buck Cheung
Vie Christy
Al Costello
Wee Willie Davis
Dean Detton
Jack Forsgren
Francis Fouche
Ed Don George
Gorgeous George
Eric Holmback (Yukon Eric)
Leo Jenson
Brother Jonathan
Paul Jones
Frank Judson
John Katan
John Keatos
Matros Kirilenko
Bob Kruse
Dan Koloff
King Kong Cox
Ed "Strangler" Lewis
Alo Leilani
Chief Little Wolf
Jim Londos
Floyd Marshall
Frank Marshall
Roy McClarty
Earl McCready
Don Mclntyre
Dr. Gordon McKenzie
Tom Meade
Freddie Meyer
Rene Michot
Andy Moen
Don Noland
George Pencheff
Martin Plestina
Ray Richards
Hal Rumberg
Steve Savage
"Jumping" Joe Savoldi
Oki Shikina
Gus Sonnenberg
John Spellman
Joe Stecher
Ray Steele
Sam Stein
Glen Wade
George Walker
Rusty Westcoatt
Joe Woods
Jim Wright
Abe Yourist
Zebra Kid

See also

Professional wrestling in New Zealand
List of professional wrestling promotions in New Zealand

References

External links
Pro-Wrestling in Oceania (Australia & New Zealand) at WrestlingScout
DWU Title Histories

New Zealand professional wrestling promotions
1929 establishments in New Zealand
1961 disestablishments in New Zealand

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Eight OBS grads score in Holiday Weekend stakes
Last Updated: July 7th, 2021
Eight OBS graduates celebrated America's birthday over the holiday weekend, posting stakes wins in Florida, Iowa, Maryland and New York.
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David Melin, Leon Ellman and Laurie Plesa's Miles Ahead tracked the leaders from the outside in the early going of Saturday's $200,000 Smile Sprint Invitational Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream, rallied to take command a furlong from home and held on gamely to score by half a length. It's the first stakes win for the 4-year-old gelding by Competitive Edge, who turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 before he was purchased for $175,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2019 OBS March Sale. Now 16-8-2-1 for trainer Eddie Plesa, he has earned $260,960 to date. watch his under tack video
Three OBS graduates scored stakes wins at Prairie Meadows.
Three Diamonds Farm's Army Wife rallied four-wide on the turn in Friday's $225,000 Iowa Oaks (G3), took the lead after straightening out in the stretch, and eased away late to score by 3-3/4 lengths. That's two straight graded stakes victories for the 3-year-old daughter of Declaration of War, now 9-4-1-2 with $423,972 in earnings for trainer Mike Maker. Consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales to the 2020 OBS Spring Sale, she breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 before she was sold for $190,000. watch her under tack video Spring Sale walking video
Mike Maker also saddled Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher's Special Reserve, who led a 1-2-3 OBS sweep of Saturday's $100,000 Iowa Sprint Stakes, going after front running Quick Tempo (April '20) in the stretch and drawing away to win by 2-3/4 lengths. Mojo Man (April '17) rallied for third. It's the second straight stakes victory for the 5-year-old graded stakes winning son of Midshipman, consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, to the 2018 OBS March Sale, where he breezed an Under Tack quarter in :21 2/5 before he was sold for $140,000. The win leaves him with a 20-7-1-7 record and $418,617 in earnings. watch his under tack video
Steve Landers Racing LLC's Josie came from just off the pace to take Saturday's $100,000 Iowa Distaff Stakes by a length and three quarters, taking charge inside the final furlong and drawing away at the wire. It's the first stakes score for the 4-year-old daughter of Race Day, trained by Brad Cox, now 14-4-4-2 with earnings of $266,867. At the 2019 OBS March Sale, she was purchased for $170,000 out of the Kings Equine consignment after working an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch her under tack video
A trio of OBS grads scored on Sunday at Pimlico.
William & Corinne Heiligbrodt's Yaupon stalked the pacesetter in the $100,000 Lite the Fuse Stakes, took the lead inside the final furlong and eased away to win by a length and three quarters. It's the third stakes victory for the 4-year-old graded stakes winning colt by Uncle Mo, now 7-5-0-0 with $383,264 in earnings for trainer Steve Asmussen. He breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat before he was purchased by East Hickman Bloodstock for $255,000 out of the Wavertree Stables consignment at the 2019 OBS June Sale. watch his under tack video
Ruggeri Stable, Richard Coburn, Script R Farm and Michael Miceli's Mrs. Orb picked up her second stakes win of the year in the $100,000 Caesar's Wish Stakes, rallying wide into the stretch and getting up late to score by a half a length. The 6-year-old daughter of Orb, trained by co-owner Michael Miceli, is now 25-7-8-4 and has earned $523,520. She worked an Under Tack eighth in :10 4/5 before she was purchased for $30,000 out of the Classic Bloodstock consignment at the 2017 OBS June Sale. watch her under tack video
Dark Hollow Farm's Ellanation rated off the pace in the $75,000 Jameela Stakes, rallied outside down the stretch and was up in time to score by half a length. It's the first stakes win for the 5-year-old daughter of Alternation, purchased for $160,000 out of the Costanzo Sales consignment at the 2018 OBS April Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Now 15-4-4-1 for trainer Mike Trombetta, she has earned $178,269 to date. watch her under tack video
Eric Fein's Original took the lead at the start of the $100,000 Manila Stakes on Sunday at Belmont Park, opened daylight into the stretch then held off a late charge to score by a head. It's the first stakes win for the 3-year-old graded stakes placed son of Quality Road, purchased for $425,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2020 OBS Spring Sale after speeding an Under Tack quarter in :21 1/5. Trained by John Terranova, he's now 7-2-0-3 and has earned $138,570 to date. watch his under tack video Spring Sale walking video
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The Dark Half (br: A Metade Negra / pt: A Face Oculta) é um filme estadunidense de 1993, do gênero terror psicológico, dirigido por George A. Romero, adaptado da obra homônima de Stephen King.

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O filme conta a história do escritor Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton). Apesar de ter seu livro elogiado pela crítica, Beaumont não é um sucesso em vendas. Entretanto, os livros que ele escreve com o pseudônimo de George Stark são sucesso de vendas. Após ser chantageado por um estudante de direito que ameaça revelar esse fato, Beaumont resolve comunicar oficialmente a imprensa de que ele escrevia com o pseudônimo e "matar" George Stark, encerrando sua carreira. O problema é que George Stark (Timothy Hutton) se torna uma pessoa de verdade e começa a perseguir Beaumont.

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 Patrick Brannan .... Thad Beaumont jovem
 Royal Dano .... Digger Holt
 Glenn Colerider .... Homer Gamache
 Sarah Parker ....	Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont
 Elizabeth Parker .... Wendy Beaumont / William Beaumont

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De parish heeft een landoppervlakte van 2.272 km² en telt 25.494 inwoners (volkstelling 2000). De hoofdplaats is Mansfield.

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Q: 4 characters crack finishes fast but adding 5th loop slows entire program I'm writing a program for a class that cracks a 5 character (aA-zZ) password by collecting a hashed password at the command prompt and matching the hash with hashes generated with crypt() function. My problem is adding the 5th loop to crack a 5 character password slows the program to a halt, even for 1-4 character passwords, and I have to cancel. Removing 5th loop cracks 1-4 character passwords in under a minute.
We have only covered the basics in class which is demonstrated in my code. So the solution must match this coding level.
#include <cs50.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <crypt.h>
#include <string.h>

void printpass (string fst, string hsh1, string hsh);
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int main(int argc, string argv[])

{
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    char slt2 = hash[1];
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        {
            char s2 = alpha[f];
            char first2[3] = {s1, s2, '\0'};
            string hash1 = crypt(first2, salt);
            printpass (first2, hash1, hash);

            if (strcmp(hash1, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash0, hash) != 0)
            for (int h = 0; h < 52; h++) //search for two character pw
                {
                    char s3 = alpha[h];
                    char first3[4] = {s1, s2, s3, '\0'};
                    string hash2 = crypt(first3, salt);
                    printpass (first3, hash2, hash);

                    if (strcmp(hash2, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash1, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash0, hash) != 0)
                    for (int j = 0; j < 52; j++) //search for two character pw
                        {
                            char s4 = alpha[j];
                            char first4[5] = {s1, s2, s3, s4, '\0'};
                            string hash3 = crypt(first4, salt);
                            printpass (first4, hash3, hash);

                            if (strcmp(hash3, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash2, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash1, hash) != 0 || strcmp(hash0, hash) != 0)
                            for (int l = 0; l < 52; l++) //search for two character pw
                                {
                                    char s5 = alpha[l];
                                    char first5[6] = {s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, '\0'};
                                    string hash4 = crypt(first5, salt);
                                    printpass (first5, hash4, hash);

                                }
                            }
                }
        }
    }
}

void printpass (string fst, string hsh1, string hsh) //compare hashes and print if true
{
    if (strcmp(hsh1, hsh) == 0)
    {
        printf("%s", fst);
    }
}

1-4 character passwords should complete in under a minute with the 5th loop in the code.

A: 4 characters long password will take up to 7311616 (or 52^4) iterations to crack, and 5 characters long password will take up to 380204032 (or 52^5) iterations.

A: The code run 5 nested loops (d, f, j, h, l). Trying Q, QQ, QQQ, QQQQ, QQQQQ, QQQQW, ...,  trying all combinations (with various length) of passwords starting with Q, before attempting to evaluate any password starting with any other letter.
While there are about 7.2M 4 letter combinations (52^4), the code will evaluate many 5 letter combinations (there are about 380M of them) before trying the complete smaller subset of 4 letter combination. Even for 1 letter password, (e.g., A), the code will evaluate almost half of the 5 letter combinations, before trying the simple 'A'.
As an alternative, consider reordering the loops:

*

*single letter passwords

*2 letter passwords

*3 letter passwords

*4 letter passwords

*5 letter passwords

A: From comments, looks like the required order is shorter passwords will be tested before longer password. This will result in the following sequence: (Q, W, E, ... QQ, QW, QE, ..., WQ, WW, WE, ..., QQQ, QQE, ...), instead of the current dictionary order (Q, QQ, QQQ, QQQQ, QQQQQ, QQQQW, QQQQE, ...).
With MINIMAL changes to the current code, this can be achieved with the following. See below for additional proposal that will require more than minimal changes.
   bool done = false ;
   for (int pwlen=1 ; pwlen<=5 && !done ; pwlen++ ) {
       for (int d = 0; d < 52 && done; d++) {
           char s1 = alpha[d];

           if ( pwlen == 1 ) {
               char first1[2] = {s1, '\0'};
               string hash0 = crypt(first1, salt);
               printpass (first1, hash0, hash);
               if (strcmp(hash0, hash) == 0 ) { done = true ; break } ;
           } else {
               for (int f = 0; f < 52 && done; f++) {
               ... same changes ...
               if ( pwlen == 2 ) {
               } else {
                  ... level 3 here.
               } ;
           } ;
       } ;
   } ;

Also consider the following changes:

*

*Moving the whole logic from 'main' into a different function that will be called by main. It will make it easier to modify the code (e.g., use 'return' to break from internal loops, etc). The function should RETURN the matched key.

*Changing printpass to return true/false indication if the password match. It will eliminate redundant strcmp.

A: as noted in the other answers, the combinatorial complexity of this sort of problem makes it very hard.  hopefully you can see why password length recommendations are generally "something more than 8 letters"
that said, people don't pick characters (uniformly) randomly. hence why password cracking tools such as John the Ripper use dictionary attacks and statistical observations in an attempt to speed up the process. the program can also use multiple CPU and GPU cores where possible so churn through things faster
as a comment on the style of your code, all your nested loops look very similar.  I'd recommend turning this into a recursive function, it should be pretty easy and should cut down on the code significantly.    most of the time will be spent running crypt(3) so you shouldn't need to worry much about performance of your code but it might be worth profiling just to make sure

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Q: form_for template error when updating via patch method in production only I have an account model with several has_many relationships. My forms use the build method for all CRUD actions on these nested resources. Everything works locally; however, when I deploy to Heroku and try to edit any of the resources (including the parent account resource) I get a template error regarding syntax. I'm utilizing rails -v 4.0.3, ruby -v 2.0.0p247, and the Cedar stack on Heroku. Here's my form:

Pets

      <%= form_for ([@account, @account.pets.build]), url: account_pet_path(@pet.account_id, @pet.id), method: :patch do |f| %>

          <%= f.label  :Name %>

          <%= f.text_field :name, :value => @pet.name  %>

          <%= f.label :Type %>

          <%= f.select :kind, options_for_select(['dog', 'cat', 'rabbit', 'fish', 'bird', 'hamster', 'gerbil', 'guineau pig', 'other']) %>

          <%= f.label "Breed or kind" %>

          <%= f.text_field :breed, :value => @pet.breed %>

          <%= f.label :Age %>

          <%= f.text_field :age, :value => @pet.age %>

          <%= f.label "Birth month" %>

          <%= f.text_field :birth_month, :value => @pet.birth_month %>

          <%= f.label "Health history" %>

          <%= f.text_area :health_history, :value => @pet.health_history %>

          <%= f.label "Current health" %>

          <%= f.text_area :current_health, :value => @pet.current_health %>

          <%= f.label :Medications %>

          <%= f.text_area :med_name, :value => @pet.med_name %>

          <%= f.label "Medication procedure" %>

          <%= f.text_area :med_administer, :value => @pet.med_administer %>

          <%= f.label "Medication doses" %>

          <%= f.text_area :med_dose, :value => @pet.med_dose %>

          <%= f.text_area :med_frequency, :value => @pet.med_frequency %>

          <%= f.label :Behavior %>

          <%= f.text_area :behavior, :value => @pet.behavior %>

          <%= f.submit :value => 'Update pet', :class => 'btn btn-primary' %>
          <%= link_to 'Back', account_dashboard_path(@pet.account_id), :class => 'btn btn-primary' %>

      <% end %>

And here are the errors I'm getting in the Heroku log file:
ActionView::Template::Error (/app/app/views/pets/edit.html.erb:8: syntax error, unexpected keyword_do, expecting keyword_end
...id, @pet.id), method: :patch do |f| @output_buffer.safe_appe...
/app/app/views/pets/edit.html.erb:50: syntax error, unexpected keyword_ensure, expecting end-of-input):
5:
Pets

6:

7:
8:       <%= form_for ([@account, @account.pets.build]), url: account_pet_path(@pet.account_id, @pet.id), method: :patch do |f| %>
9:

10:           <%= f.label  :Name %>

11:           <%= f.text_field :name, :value => @pet.name  %>

It doesn't like the do and it's complaining about expecting the keyword_end in the last line of my code (erb:50 syntax error). But there's definitely an <% end %> there to close out the do. Am I missing something obvious? Is there some sort of weirdness with Heroku and the way I have this configured? Any help would be much appreciated.

A: You have closed parentheses before time. The correct syntax should be:
<%= form_for ([@account, @account.pets.build], url: account_pet_path(@pet.account_id, @pet.id), method: :patch) do |f| %>

But you could also improve it, given that you already have a pet created. No need to create one in the form:
    <%= form_for ([@account, @pet], url: account_pet_path(@pet.account_id, @pet.id), method: :patch) do |f| %>


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Australian immigration minister visits Jaffna, no talks with Tamil groups
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (2nd right) and Australia's immigration minister Scott Morrison (2nd left) pose for photographers in Colombo on July 9, 2014 during a ceremony commissioning two Australian-gifted naval patrol boats that will be deployed for preventing people smuggling operations. -- PHOTO: AFP
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COLOMBO (REUTERS) - Australia's immigration minister, defending Canberra's policy of turning back boats of asylum seekers, visited a focal point of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war against Tamil separatists, but came under fire for meeting no Tamil political or civil groups.
Scott Morrison was visiting Sri Lanka to hand over two patrol boats to strengthen the island nation's surveillance against people smuggling.
His visit coincided with accusations by Sri Lankans intercepted and sent home that Australian customs officials had mistreated them.
A second boat carrying 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers remained in legal limbo as the Australian High Court considered whether their interception was legal.
Morrison and other Australian officials denied the allegations.
Most of the group returned to Sri Lanka were members of the majority Sinhalese community and not minority Tamils, who have alleged persecution by Sri Lankan authorities since the defeat of the separatists in the civil war in 2009.
During a visit on Wednesday to Jaffna, the Tamil-dominated city in Sri Lanka's north, Morrison met the governor of the Northern Province, G.A. Chandrasiri, a presidential appointee. Local Tamil groups said he did not meet chief minister, C.V. Vigneswaran, the leader of the Tamil National Alliance, the party that finished first in last year's regional election and controls a regional assembly, or any civil society groups.
"He did not meet any single Tamil representative or civil society group," Tamil National Alliance spokesman Suresh Premachndran told Reuters. "I still don't know the intention of his brief visit. He may want to show that he visited Jaffna. But he did not speak to any Tamils."
Morrison's office did not immediately reply to emails and calls about his visit to Jaffna.
The United Nations has launched an inquiry into war crimes allegedly committed by both Sri Lankan state forces and Tamil rebels in the final months of the conflict, saying the government has failed to investigate properly. Sri Lanka rejects such allegations as interference in its internal affairs.
While Sri Lanka says many asylum seekers are economic migrants, rights groups say Tamils seek asylum to prevent torture, rape and other violence at the hands of the military.
The 37 Sinhalese and four Tamils on the first boat were returned to Sri Lanka over the weekend and appeared in court in the port city of Galle. Group members told Reuters they had been trying to reach New Zealand, not Australia, to seek jobs for a "better life".
One man said he had "no problem" with the Sri Lankan government. Five people suspected of being the ringleaders of a people smuggling operation were detained and 27 were released on bail. All children were released without charge.
Asked by reporters in Colombo if he was concerned the 41 would be mistreated by Sri Lankan authorities, Morrison said:"No, I'm not."
Less clear are the origin and motives of the second boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Australia's Tamil Refugee Council said of the 153 people on the second boat, some 48 are from India's 60,000-strong, unregistered Sri Lankan Tamil refugee community. At least 11 of those had been tortured in Sri Lanka, the council said.
About 60 million people live in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, dominated by ethnic Tamils. The Organisation for Eelam Refugees' Rehabilitation, based in Tamil Nadu, said more than a quarter of those on the second ship had been traced to refugee camps in the Indian state.
Morrison dismissed as "offensive" claims of mistreatment made by some of the returned asylum seekers. "Any venture ... that thinks they can get to Australia, well, I think a very clear message is being said, particularly in the last few days: that venture will not prevail."
One of the asylum seekers, N.A. Nilantha, said Australian Customs officials acted "in an inhumane manner" before the transfer to the Sri Lankan navy. "They knelt us down, they dragged us, holding our necks," he told Reuters soon after he was released on bail in the southern port of Galle.
"They gave meat for a dog on board while we were given only a slice of bread. When we complained of being sick and having headaches, they said we were pretending. They did not treat us for any of our illnesses."


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Dragonsinger
May 27, 2020 booknutgirls
by Anne McCaffrey
First sentence: "When Menolly, daughter of Yanis Sea Holder, arrived at Harper Craft Hall, she arrived in style, aboard a bronze dragon,"
Others in the series: Dragonsong
Content: There is some bullying. It would be in the YA section of the bookstore if we had it.
This picks up exactly where Dragonsong left off: with Menolly, discovered by Masterharper Robinton, arriving with her nine fire lizards at Harper Hall to become an apprentice. It takes place over her first week, where she makes some friends and a lot of enemies, gets into more trouble because of her fire lizards, and tries to find confidence in herself.
I think this one is better, overall, than Dragonsong, but only because there's a lot more going on and a lot fewer awful people. In the first book, it's Menolly against the world. In this book, Menolly makes some friends and it isn't quite her vs. everyone. Though it seems that in McCaffrey's world, Menolly's enemies are mostly empty-headed girls, which bothered me. I disliked the lack of female support, and the one-dimensionalness (not a word, I know) of the other women in the book. M pointed out that most of the secondary characters are one-dimensional, but still, for all of Menolly's talent and awesomeness and that I'm glad she learned to stick up for herself, I kind of wished she had developed more of a circle of female friends rather than becoming "one of the guys". But, the book was published in 1977, so maybe that's too much to ask.
At any rate, it was a fun little read.
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Ms. Yingling Reads (@MsYingling) says:
My best friend in middle school loved these, but I recently got rid of the last three I had because they were never checked out. Glad you read it, though!
booknutgirls says:
Yeah, it's not something that I think many kids are reading anymore. Which is understandable.


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Yes to Nationalism, No to Imperialism
http://www.danielpipes.org/18970/yes-to-nationalism-no-to-imperialism
"The Virtue of Nationalism."
Yoram Hazony's breathtakingly counterintuitive book, The Virtue of Nationalism (Basic Books), corrects a simple but colossal mistake: The Nazi monstrosity, he argues, did not result from nationalism but from imperialism. Hitler aspired not to make Germany great in education, justice, and industry, but to create a thousand-year Reich (empire) and conquer the world.
This fact, obvious to everyone during World War II, soon thereafter disappeared from sight because post-war Germans, especially Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (in office 1949-63), believed that demonizing nationalism and transforming Germans into model Europeans would best serve to normalize their country and hinder yet another German drive to brutal conquest. Or, in Hazony's more pungent formulation, the Germans decided to pursue their imperial dream not through invasion but through the gentler mechanism of what today is called the European Union (EU).
He relentlessly distinguishes virtuous nationalism ("nations ... able to chart their own independent course") from evil imperialism ("An imperial state ... is always a despotic state"). Historically, dreary states like the Roman or Spanish empires have hosted oppression and backwardness. Today, imperialism is rampant: most obviously, China's wealth enables Xi Jinping's global ambition, with Russia and Iran similarly ambitious.
The presidents Bush: Imperialists?
Less obviously, liberal imperialism has wide appeal in the West. It includes George H.W. Bush's "new world order," Madeleine Albright's "indispensable nation," George W. Bush's campaign to "advance ... freedom," and Barack Obama's "American leadership." In a striking historical analogy, Hazony compares rival European and American would-be imperial orders to those of the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, with the former pair claiming moral preeminence and the latter pair boasting military might.
The author argues that international federations and institutions, equipped with abstract, universalist ideals, are inherently imperialist, even when they take subtle, non-military, and seemingly benign forms. No less than openly aggressive imperialism, what Hazony terms the liberal construction of the world spreads dogmatism, fanaticism, hate, and intolerance.
Conversely, and as the title of his book suggests, Hazony is keen to redeem nationalism from its current ill repute. He argues for "a world of independent national states [as] the best political order to which we can aspire."
Religion plays a central role, with the idea's origins located in the Hebrew Bible and its fulfillment in what he calls the Protestant construction built in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In those countries, a cacophony of divergent voices competing with each other drove improvement in all fields of human endeavor, inspiring excellence in the arts and sciences, creating unprecedented wealth, and bequeathing unique freedoms.
Americans should easily understand the benefits of pluralism, for the U.S. states famously serve as 50 laboratories of democracy. So too are the 44 sovereign countries of Europe, where a positive breakthrough in one (say, religious tolerance) is often emulated by others, while a terrible idea (welcoming a million unvetted non-European migrants) is shunned. "It is only through the many national experiments that we can learn, over historical time, what is in fact best."
Seeing national states as vulnerable, Hazony welcomes the turn to nationalism manifested by Brexit, Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro, and the civilizationists, seeing this as a necessary popular revolt against the liberal construction, a testimony to the common-sense nationalism of the masses versus the self-interested imperialism of the experts. The process is also taking place in non-Western countries such as Saudi Arabia, where Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman seeks to abandon the imperialism of Wahhabi Islam.
As an Israeli, Hazony naturally takes special interest in what this means for his own small, anti-imperialist country. He discerns a widespread but false syllogism: (1) Nationalism caused Auschwitz; (2) Israel is (due to its frequent reliance on military force) the West's most nationalist country; therefore, (3) Israel is the most Nazi-like and dangerous Western country. Such logic accounts for the otherwise inexplicable 2003 Eurobarometer poll that found Israel to be by far the world's greatest threat to peace (and the United States tied for second place with Iran and North Korea). A correct understanding of Israel's nationalism would do wonders for its reputation.
Eurobarometer poll, November 2003.
Hazony has written a deep, persuasive, and timely book. His key idea – yes to nationalism, no to imperialism – deserves careful consideration followed by effective action. Because distinguishing between the two orders is far less self-evident than one might think, The Virtue of Nationalism serves as a discreet manual for this long-term battle.
Mr. Pipes (DanielPipes.org, @DanielPipes) is president of the Middle East Forum. © 2019 by Daniel Pipes. All rights reserved.
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Call Xi Jiping imperialist is patently wrong [214 words] Alex Baldor Aug 14, 2019 23:17 252807
NSDAP totally distorted two concepts [52 words] Antony Aug 13, 2019 08:27 252743
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Toyota is spending $35 billion on electric cars to close gap on rivals 💥💥💥
The world's biggest carmaker announced Tuesday that it would invest 4 trillion yen ($35.2 billion) in developing battery-powered electric vehicles between 2022 and 2030 in a bid to mount a more serious challenge to rivals such as Tesla (TSLA), GM (GM) and Volkswagen (VLKAF).
A large chunk of that money will go toward the batteries themselves, with the Japanese company committing another half trillion yen ($4.4 billion) to the technology on top of 1.5 trillion yen ($13.2 billion) previously announced.
The automaker currently sells just a few thousand battery electric vehicles each year. But it now plans to roll out as many as 30 new models by 2030, with the aim of selling 3.5 million such vehicles per year by 2030, Toyota President Akio Toyoda said at a press briefing in Tokyo.
That would be over a third of the company's sales last fiscal year, which totaled roughly 9 million vehicles worldwide.
The Lexus luxury brand is a huge part of the new plan, with Toyota projecting 1 million global EV sales by 2030. Toyota wants all Lexus sales in Europe, North America and China to be battery-powered electric vehicles by the end of this decade, and globally by 2035.
While Toyota has been a pioneer in hybrid and even hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles, it has been much slower than some other major automakers to expand into the fully-electric vehicle market.
Electric vehicles, including hybrid and fuel cell cars, accounted for nearly 28% of the company's sales in the six months ended September. But battery-powered electric cars were a tiny component of that, making up just 0.1% of total sales.
In the early 2000s, one of Toyota's most recognizable hybrids, the Prius, was received with the sort of excitement and wait lists now seen for Tesla models. Other automakers were criticized for not making similar models at the time.
Almost 20 years after the sensation, however, it is Toyota that is playing catchup in fully-electric cars and SUVs.
Standing in front of more than a dozen electric vehicles on Tuesday, Toyoda called the new lineup "our showroom of the future" and said the manufacturer would also seek to make its factories carbon neutral by 2035.
That moves up a previous pledge from the company to become carbon neutral by 2050, which means its cars and production processes will not add carbon dioxide to the Earth's atmosphere. Other industry players, such as GM (GM) and Mercedes (DDAIF), have made similar pledges.
"The future that we showed you today is by no means far away," Toyoda told reporters, adding that most of the models shown Tuesday would be released over the next few years.
But competition is intensifying. Just last week, Volkswagen announced that it would raise its budget for electric vehicles, to $100 billion. The German behemoth, which has long been virtually neck and neck with Toyota in global sales, also said it hoped that 25% of its vehicle sales worldwide would be electric by the end of 2026.
Red-hot demand
EV batteries are also becoming a hot topic among investors elsewhere in Asia.
This month, LG Energy Solution, a battery supplier for the likes of Hyundai (HYMTF) and Siemens (SIEGY), announced it would go public in South Korea, with the goal of raising up to 12.75 trillion won ($10.8 billion).
The market debut, which is expected to take place in January, would be the country's biggest initial public offering on record, according to Dealogic.
In a statement, LG Energy Solution CEO Young Soo Kwon said that the company's IPO was about "preemptively responding to the demand for the lithium-ion battery industry, expected to see rapid growth."
— Peter Valdes-Dapena contributed to this report.
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Maker in Residence Chloe Brown: Zines and the History of Independent Publishing
Have you ever heard of zines? Zines are a type of self-published, hand-assembled booklets often used for self-expression and idea sharing. This course will introduce, discuss, and briefly outline the history of American independent publishing, followed by a hands-on demonstration in which attendees will create their own zines!
Please help ensure that other patrons have the opportunity to participate in this program by only registering for one session.
Please also visit with ChloeBee Brown and create more zines in a drop-in setting at Library 21c for Meet the Maker in Residence on select dates from July 8 - August 14!
For as long as ChloeBee can remember, she has expressed herself creatively through art. As a multidisciplinary visual artist, professional tarot reader, and performance artist, ChloeBee needed an outlet for her diverse creative expression and found her niche with zines. Chloe's mission is to empower workshop participants to use zines as a means to highlight their thoughts, feelings, art and communities; to educate others on the importance of free speech; and, to display all the ways we are creatively inclined.
Wed., June 26, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Library 21c
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Pachyschelus maculifer es una especie de escarabajo joya del género Pachyschelus, familia Buprestidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Obenberger en 1925.

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Bold titles are previously unreleased tracks.
1. Ba'ku Village 6:53
2. Out of Orbit / Take Us In 1:44
3. Come Out 2:34
4. In Custody 1:14
5. Warp Capability / The Planet / Children's Story 2:33
6. The Holodeck 4:35
7. How Old Are You / New Sight 6:14
8. Lost Ship / Prepare the Ship 2:39
9. As Long as We Can 1:40
10. Not Functioning / Send Your Ships 2:55
11. Growing Up / Wild Flowers / Photon Torpedo 2:55
12. The Drones Attack 4:15
13. The Riker Maneuver 3:15
14. Stay With Me 1:48
15. The Same Race 2:50
16. The Collector 1:10
17. No Threat 4:18
18. Tractor Beam 0:38
19. The Healing Process (revised) 5:04
20. The Healing Process (original version) 7:17
21. End Credits 5:30
22. Ba'ku Village (alternate ending) 3:53
23. The Holodeck (alternate opening) 1:12
24. Growing Up (alternate) 1:21
25. Tractor Beam (alternate) 0:38
Total Time: 7:25
Total Disc Time: 79:02
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We conclude our FM week with a very special interview with two legends.
Check out this fascinating article from Yamaha Japan about the development of FM Synthesis from the beginning to the MONTAGE and MODX.
FM Week continues! Check out our Winter NAMM 2019 interview with Manny Fernandez.
Dr. Manny Fernandez's epic 5 part series ends with cool Super Knob programming tips and one last pun.
Check out this cool video by Scott Brackett jamming with the MODX and a Nintendo SwitchTM!
Manny's FM-Xpert #3: "It's Just a Phase, Man. "
Manny's FM-Xpert #2: "I'm Fixing a Hole Where the Timbre is Thin..."
The second article in Manny Fernandez's FM-Xpert series continues with a great study in filling out an FM-X sound. This advanced tutorial will help you add fullness and detail to FM-X sounds in your MONTAGE and MODX!
Manny FM-Xpert 1: "Acoustic Eccentricities and Stuff"
Manny FM-Xpert 3: "It's Just a Phase, Man"
Manny FM-Xpert 4: "The Envelopes, Please"
Manny FM-Xpert 5: "Everybody's Doin' the Knob-O-Motion"
Filling out our piano sound: In the first part of the FM-Xpert examples series, I broke down in detail using 4 of the 8 Parts in our FM-X Performance to create the body timbre, the overtone quirks of the lower and upper registers, and the hammer attack noise and 'thunk' of an acoustic piano. But those basic building blocks left us with a timbre that was 'thin' and missing some significant harmonic content. In this article I'm going to address the 'timbral holes' in our FM-X Piano and use the remaining 4 Parts to add additional components for the missing harmonics in order to fill out and 'warm up' the sound to replicate the rich & full dynamic characteristics of the piano. So, let start fixing the holes where our timbre is thin, to keep our ears from wandering….
Part 2 is used to warm up and fill out the basic Part 1 Piano timbre, and I'll get to it in a moment when discussing the Insert Effects. I've used Parts 3 & 4 to give a multitude of 2 Op Stacks combined and blended together to generate additional body and high harmonic content.
You may wonder why so many 2-Op Stacks – that's 8 Stacks in two Parts. The short answer -- the lower register of a piano has a LOT of bright upper harmonics that behave very 'linear' in regards to volume & brightness with velocity dynamics, which is not how FM behaves. The longer, geeky answer is that harmonic creation is very non-linear, dynamically speaking, in FM because of Bessel Function behaviors.
Quick technical detour -- To get more & brighter harmonic content in FM, we increase the Modulation Index, which is the output level of the Modulator Operator input to the Carrier Operator. However, the math of the FM algorithm dictates that the relative amplitudes and the phase of those various harmonics will change in a non linear manner with the Index. Thus a waveform that we've made with nice 'integrated' harmonic amplitude relationships can literally 'disintegrate' with the Modulation Index changes, resulting in what we hear as 'holes' or 'voids' in the harmonic series – this is the classic FM characteristic that people have historically described as 'thin' or 'digital' sounding, which sometimes is really cool and what we want for some sounds – but which is definitely not what we want to maintain the rich & full dynamic harmonic integrity of our piano timbre. With more Modulator stacking and branching you have in your algorithm, along with the higher Frequency Ratios used to get those high harmonics, the more complicated it gets. Thus to get a 'linear' dynamic response I decided to mix together those eight 2-Op Stacks available in Algorithm 67 from 2 Parts. Each Stack has different Operator Ratios and Waveforms, each adding different harmonic spectra components in the mid, upper mid, high, and upper high harmonic range, etc. Then the relative amplitudes of each harmonic range are controlled by straightforward mixing of the Carrier Operator Levels. Thus, we don't have to worry about the Modulator Index/FM math issues. Additionally, instead of using much Velocity Sensitivity for the Modulator Op levels (i.e. Modulation Index) for dynamic brightness I'm using velocity control of Filter cutoff to get the appropriate linear dynamic brightness response and prevent the timbre from 'disintegrating.' Essentially, it's using a hybrid combination of additive and FM synthesis concepts.
I've also used the Phaser Insert Effect as a trick to alter timbre for Parts 2 & 4. Now, I mentioned previously that certain changes in harmonic phase can make an FM timbre fall apart, so why use a Phaser? The (grossly) simplified reasons are Phaser parameters do not change with velocity dynamics, and with the Phaser Insert Effect the phase of the entire waveform as a whole is uniformly altered by the effect, not individual harmonics within the Operator groups as occurs in the FM synthesis Bessel Function domain. Thus, the Phaser effect with values of 0-5 for the Depth actually becomes a simple tone controller, without the waveform harmonic 'disintegration' issues (BTW - the next article, "It's Just a Phase, man…" will be a deep dive into FM phase phenomena).
The overall timbre of the sound can be altered by simply tweaking the Manual, Feedback, Stage, Mode and Color parameters. Play around with these Parameters of Insert Effect A for Parts 2, 4, 7 & 8 to see how they shape the timbre, without damaging the dynamic response.
To look how I've approached the velocity dynamic hammer attack and high harmonics in the upper register, Select Scene 7 to hear Part 6 in isolation. The basic philosophy is the same as what was done with Parts 2, 3 & 4. Part 6 fills out the timbre along with adding additional 'tuned percussion' style attack transients, again using Algorithm 67 with the four 2-Op Stacks. Ops 1 & 2 create a basic sawtooth wave type timbre to warm up the sound. Then I'm using Stacks 3-4 and 5-6 to create wide-range velocity dynamic marimba/vibe type of tuned percussion harmonics for the upper register notes. Ops 3 & 6 are in the Fixed Freq mode, with the Pitch/Key parameter set to 86 and 31 respectively, to enhance the inharmonicity in the attack playing up the keyboard to help better approximate those quirks of upper piano notes mentioned in Part 1 of the article. Ops 7-8 add in some more key 'thunk' transients. Then this Part is using the Chorus insert effect for more detuning/thickening.
Plus, all these 2 Op Stacks use minimal Modulator velocity sensitivity. Filter velocity control of the Part and velocity control of the individual Carrier levels of each of the various mid, upper mid, high, and upper high harmonic component Op Stacks is used instead for dynamic brightness that prevents the FM harmonic 'holes and voids'. This gives the final sound a full and 'integrated' harmonic behavior across the dynamic range. The sustain pedal subtleties in the sound are enhanced by the use of the Damper Resonance Insert Effect on every Part. The final timbral tonal tweaks and 'sonic space' enhancements make use of the Stereophonic Optimizer Master Variation Effect, the Master EQ and the Master Reverb. Whew ! Finally go back to Scene 1 to play and enjoy the fully assembled acoustic Piano sound.
Wrapping up, these first two articles examined the concept of Harmonic Component Modeling and using discrete groups of FM-X Operators to recreate a specific portion of the overall sound "TX816" style. Using the Montage's Filters for controlling dynamic harmonic behaviors minimizing the typical quirky "FM sound" from using too much Modulator velocity sensitivity. We then used additional 2 Op stacks to create additional components to fill out the timbral holes in the sound that result from those same FM math quirks. We used non-integer Operator Ratios and Fixed Freq Mode Operators to recreate real instrument "Acoustic Eccentricities" and synthesize "Stuff" in our sound. Finally we touched on how the Montage DSP and Effects can be used as timbral shapers to tweak and refine our sound without diving back into the FM parameters.
Also, check out the additional Performances "MF.HCM Piano Ex2", "MF.HCM Piano Ex3" and "MF.HCM Piano Ex4SA" to hear tonal variations of the upper and lower registers of our Piano sound, achieved by tweaks to various Ratio Frequencies of some Operators, along with EQ & Phaser Insert Effect tweaks.
Check out the previous article in the series here. Ready for next lesson? Next Up -- "It's just a Phase, Man…" here!
Want to share your questions/comments? Join the conversation on the Forum here.
In Part 4 of "Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration" we take what we've learned in Parts I-III and bring it all together!
Real time control over FM is one of the cool features of MODX. Part II of "Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration" begins where Part I left off and dives deeper into the details of real time control MODX mastery.
Check out Moessieurs and this great analysis of Easy Sounds "FM-Xperience".
Want to learn more about the FM-X engine inside MODX? This article is a great place to start!
More on FM-X for MONTAGE and MODX owners from Moessieurs!
Today's Moessieuers Mondays features a nice introduction to FM Synthesis!
Continuing with our "Spotlight on Richard Devine" theme, this week's Synthbits is a great interview from with Richard about sound design with MODX from Synthtopia.
The DX7 was the sound of the 80s. Enjoy this way back Wednesday flavor of Synthbits!
Mastering MONTAGE: Dom Sigalas Creates a Deep House Bass with FM-X!
Want to create a great synth bass sound with MONTAGE? Dom Sigalas shows you how to do it using the FM-X Engine!
Welcome to the second article in the Manny Fernandez FM-Xplorations series! A longtime FM programmer - contributing sounds to the DX7II, SY77, SY99, FS1R and DX200 - Manny has lots of tips and tricks to share in this highly informative series!
The MONTAGE Music Synthesizer evolved from a long line of remarkable musical instruments like the legendary DX-7.
In Part 4 of this series, we are putting it all together!


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Q: Speedup function to calculate distance from centroid of building to river segment in PostgreSQL I am trying to measure the distance from the centroid of a building to a river segment using the following function.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION river_foo_mapper () RETURNS trigger LANGUAGE plpgsql AS $$
BEGIN
new.river_distance := subquery.distance

                    FROM (with center as (
                        select st_transform(st_centroid(new.geometry),3857) as geom from
                        foo )
                        select st_distance(a.geom,st_transform(b.geometry,3857)) as distance
                        from center as a, rivers as b
                            order by st_transform(b.geometry,3857) <-> a.geom
                            limit 1) AS subquery ;
  RETURN NEW;
  END
 $$;

If I run the SQL as a select statement it takes less than 2 seconds but if I run it as a function it takes forever to finish. How best can I optimize this and is my function correct.

A: Things to consider:

*

*(K)NN searches are costly, and the key for performance is the use of the spatial index; any form of manipulation of the geometries will render that index useless.
Don't transform the geometries of the running table on-the-fly.

*Spherical/Pseudo/Web Mercator is among the most uselss 'projections' there are when it comes to any form of measurement.Don't bother transforming to EPSG:3857 at all.

*Function calls are expensive, and this is a trigger function, so it will need to be called per row; needless to say, keep the function overhead minimal, avoid CTEs if not necessary.

*Also, it's cleaner to clearly isolate SQL and PL syntax.

My suggestion:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION river_foo_mapper ()
  RETURNS trigger
  LANGUAGE plpgsql AS
   $$
   BEGIN
     SELECT ST_Distance(ST_Centroid(NEW.geom)::GEOGRAPHY, rt.geom::GEOGRAPHY)
     INTO   NEW.river_distance
     FROM   rivers AS rt
     ORDER BY
            NEW.geom <-> rt.geom
     LIMIT  1;

     RETURN NEW;
   END
   $$
;

I use the GEOGRAPHY type to get a highly precise distance measure in meter. This assumes your initial geometries are in a geographic reference system, and EPSG:4326 by default. Use ST_DistanceSpheroid on projected geometries to get a similar precise result based on the projections reference geoid.
It strikes me unnecessary to find the closest river segment to the centroid of a building, except maybe the buildings are partially on the river; if you need that, use ST_Centroid(NEW.geom). Note though that the planner might need to choose a slower seq scan then since it cannot determine that geometry ahead of execution (you might have aimed at this by using a CTE? Doesn't help, unfortunately...)


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using System;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using Xvvm.Mvvm.Bindings;
using Xvvm.Utils;

namespace Xvvm.Mvvm.Binders
{
    public static class CommandCanExecuteBinderCoreExtensions
    {
        public static CommandCanExecuteBinder<T> BindToProperty<T, V>(this CommandCanExecuteBinder<T> binder,
            Expression<Func<V>> targetPropExp, IValueConverter<bool, V> valueConverter = null)
        {
            var param = binder.ParamDelegate != null ? binder.ParamDelegate.Invoke() : default(T);
            targetPropExp.SetPropertyValue(valueConverter.GetTargetValue(binder.Command.CanExecute(param)));

            binder.Bindings.Add(new EventHandlerBinding(h => binder.Command.CanExecuteChanged += h, h => binder.Command.CanExecuteChanged -= h, (sender, args) =>
            {
                var param_ = binder.ParamDelegate != null ? binder.ParamDelegate.Invoke() : default(T);
                // TODO: does / what if property expression hold strong ref to the property owner object??
                targetPropExp.SetPropertyValue(valueConverter.GetTargetValue(binder.Command.CanExecute(param_)));
            }));
            return binder;
        }
    }
}

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Inventory Locations are the physical places where your inventory will exist. They can be on-site locations such as headquarters and warehouses or they could be off-site locations like your contract manufacturer or finished goods distribution.
Aligni carefully tracks the position of inventory from the moment it is received into inventory to the moment it is consumed for a build and converted into finished goods.
Before you can work with inventory, you will need to setup at least one inventory location and at least one sublocation as well.
Each inventory location is further organized with sublocations. Sublocations are just subdivisions of an inventory storage location. You can adjust the granularity of each location as you please.
Each inventory unit is recorded at a location/sublocation as the inventory summary (visible from every part details page) on the right illustrates.
To make things compact for the inventory summary, the short name is often used on inventory lists.


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Under 11 to Under 18 Boys and all Girls sections on Sunday.
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Q: move_uploaded_file how to build a upload directory I got a easy question, but didn't found answer on Google. I am building an application that will have to run on various servers and I have no idea if it will be installed in root, subdir, or in any other way. Also I don't have idea if it will be installed on IIS, Apache, or other type od server. I have a realy nasty problem. How to build a upload dir that will be always good. That upload dir will be in an application folder, so I have some point to start, but I can't figure it out how to write proper upload dir.
//tried this for first time
$upload_dir = getcwd().'upload/img';
//then tried this
$upload_dir = 'upload/img';
//and tried couple of others, but more lame, so I will not post it...

The thing is that warning is raised that says failed to open stream: No such file or directory, and another Unable to move $temp_name to 'upload/img'.
Really don't know where is something wrong. I am sure that this is a lame question, but don't know how to do it good.

A: Use the magic macro __FILE__ to get a path to the current file, that is, the absolute path to your script. To get the current folder use dirname(__FILE__).
You should be able to base the rest of your pathing logic on top of that.

A: First of all you, as application designer, have to select an appropriate location for your upload directory (or let the user pick one when installing). This location is typically chosen to be outside your web directory root so that noone can type in a URL and obtain direct access to uploaded files, but there are also other ways in which this can be arranged.
Then you have to make sure this directory exists and is writable by the web server; the directory can be created and set up appropriately either by requiring your users to do it as a manual installation step or by including an "installer" script as part of your application.
Finally, when a file is actually uploaded you have to construct a path to the upload directory. There are many ways to do this (it also depends on what location you have selected, if the administrator is allowed to choose their own location, etc) but again typically this is done by reading the value of a variable written into some configuration file, e.g.
// config.php
$DIR_UPLOAD = '/var/www/upload/';

This value would be placed there either by your installer script or manually by the administrator at installation time.


Scott Rush of Neil Pryde Sails International and Rush Sails, Inc. has named Squalicum Marine as their representative in the Blaine, Bellingham, and Anacortes area.
Squalicum Marine will be the exclusive representative in this area for Neil Pryde sails. Tim Mumford and his crew are currently servicing this area with their canvas and upholstery facility.
Scott Rush of Rush Sails, Inc. says that this is part of his company's effort to provide the best in locally connected sailmaking. Rush Sails also works with Dave Summerfeldt in the Anchorage / Seward AK area. Summerfeldt can be contacted at 907.868.7866.


Subject: What is earth gyro of aircraft ? Interpretation & presentation of earth gyro.
Question: 01.What is earth gyro? Pl. give the interpretation and presentation of aircraft earth gyro.
02. Purpose & function of heading indicator.
03. Presentation of heading indicator.
04.What is aircraft balance indicator?
05. Principles & Presentation of balance indicator.
06. Limited rate of turn indicator.
07. Heading Indicator use with magnetic compass.


But as Ilan matures, learns the skills of survival, and struggles to master the inherent magic of her dying race, danger is always close behind. When old enemies reappear and new friendships lead to betrayal, will her discovery of an enchanted bow prove to be Ilan's final salvation or her ultimate downfall?
When I was small, my mother taught me about the magickless—evil men who hunted our kind to destroy us. They came from across the water to steal the lands of our ancestors. Pretending to want peace, they enslaved us and sought to extinguish what they couldn't possess, the one thing their harsh laws could never control. Our ancient powers. One day, my mother warned me, violence would shatter the safety of our home, and when that day came, we must fight. And we must win.
Magic of Thieves: Legends of Dimmingwood, Book 1 3.9 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 62 reviews.
Very rarely do I stop reading a book. This is unfortunately one of those times...and it saddens me. The book is written well enough, but it just didnt hold my interest. I really did not like the main character, which allowed me to become disconnected from the story. Eventually I just gave up. Perhaps if I could have seen it through to the end, I would have a better review; but such is not the case. My apologies.
I just finished the ebook and it was a good quick read. The story kept me interested. Only down fall was it was a little slow towards the end. Im interested in reading the second book to see what happens next.
I'm going to buy the next one!
Lively adventure and romance. Never a dull moment. Look forward to the next book!
If your into fantasy, this is a very good series! I amost gave it up at one point thinking it was another re-write of Robin Hood. If you think the same keep on reading!
I enjoyed this thrilling adventure!!
I don't think a plot overview is important because given this book has over 2000 reviews (wow!), anyone interested will have lots of other reviews to look at first. However, as eyewatering and gorgeous as the book cover is, please do not be fooled. Ilan the thief apprentice/wanted for witchcraft waif is described to be rather homely looking, scrawny, with a slender jaw and an unsightly looking nose. She is well versed in wandering in the Dimming forest without getting lost, hiding and hunting game, but she's rather worthless in a fight. In a way, it's what I found to be really refreshing about this coming of age story. She isn't the overpowered child of destiny. She knows she was born with magic and it's also the reason why her parents are dead. But she never viewed herself as a fighter. The thieves didn't even want to adopt her. She just came stumbling back into their care like a lost little puppy and they sort of adopted her as their pet. Never treated as an equal in thievery or a love interest to the criminals, just as a sort of helper. Ergo, if you are expecting the story to be about the famous magical bow, you will have to wait until the final 4 chapters to actually see Ilan grab it, but never actually use it. I for one have a lot of interest in reading the second book to find out what happens. Given the books are around 150 pages long, I'll probably breeze through the series before I know it.
Good foundation for a great serries!
It's a fun read and I like the main character. It's entertaining and that's all I was looking for.
My Disclaimer: I was provided a free copy of this book by the author's newsletter. I am providing an honest review for which I am receiving no compensation of any kind. All opinions are fully my own. ~ Judi E. Easley for Blue Cat Review My Review: C. Greenwood is one smart lady! She has hooked up with a fantastic artist for her cover art and kept the cover art consistent through all of the Dimmingwood books. Too many self-published authors don't have great cover art and don't stay consistent with the art or look of their books throughout a series or related series. The eye-catching art created by Michal Gauss has served her well in the marketplace and been worth whatever it cost. It has given her instant identification early on. Writing in first-person makes book one a bit of a diary type piece, but the drama of the story carries it through. I mean, Dad goes back to stall the Praetor's Fist so that you and Mom can escape. Then Mom goes back to stall them so you can escape. Then you're attacked and taken away. Raised in the woods. You literally stumble across a magic bow in a barn. All this time you are wandering around with a little flame of magic in you that you don't quite know how to use. And you're the only female in a male environment. There's good pacing throughout the story letting you take in the details you need to absorb. There's not a lot of scenery, but there's plenty of action and dialogue. The ending isn't exactly a cliffhanger, but it does lead you towards book two rather firmly. And there were enough loose ends in the book to make you want to find out what happened to this or that. Personally, I'd like to locate Hadrian. And I think Ilan would, too. I'd like to know more about the magical bow. And I'd like to know about Ilan's magic and see her learn to use it. It's frustrating to her as it is. And, of course, the words on her mother's brooch. Those need to be explained, too. The fact that the titles of this series all have the word "thieves" in them tells me that Ilan doesn't really ever cut her ties with the band in the woods. Is it still Rideon the Red Hand in charge through all this? And is Terran still with the thieves? Or does he ever get his chance to train as a priest? I was confused by the number of two-star reviews for this book. I'm not sure what these people were looking for when they read it. But it has an interesting storyline and plenty of action. It definitely sets itself up well to continue into the series the author has obligingly written for us. I feel it is well-deserving of the 4 stars I gave it. And I am looking forward to reading more of the series. The cover art is so appealing, I would get it to see more of that! I wish more authors paid such attention to this important detail. I wholeheartedly recommend this young-adult fantasy book to you and feel sure that you and I will both be reading the whole series in time.
Get this book if you like fantasy!


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The History of the Icon. Growing Popularity. The Maple Leaf on the Canadian Flag. The adoption of the maple leaf as an important Canadian symbol. Coming of the first European settlers. The maple leaf on the coins. The popularity of the maple leaf.