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Frenzied Mutterings of An Odd Duck: Homemade Applesauce.
As I was growing up my family spent many summers canning veggies, pickles, and sauces. At one point there was even a canning factory close to my childhood home but it's long since closed and I hate that I never got to go inside and really appreciate how it all worked.
Long story short though, my sister is a crop adjuster. She works many, many, many apples farms in the Virginia area...which means lots of free take home apples. She was kind enough to give me 10lbs of apples. Sweet right? But a lot of apples to eat up before they go bad. Nathan and I, both having grown up around the process and loving the fruits of our parents labor, decided to make applesauce and apple butter and can it, with the kids help of course.
Get the two youngest kidlets washing apples while your hunky man starts coring them. Can you see that halved green apple beside the white colander? That was a 1lb apple and it was so big Nathan couldn't force it through the corer! What an apple.
I can't imagine how much longer this step would have taken if we didn't have this nifty apple corer. What a time and hand saver.
We had 3 enormous bowls of apples by the time everything was sliced.
Don't forget to turn on some music....ahhh I love it when Jack Johnson tells me we're 'Better Together".
Now is a good time to get your jars ready. You can wash them in super hot, soapy water or boil them in a big pot of water for 10 minutes to sterilize them. I went with the washing in hot soapy water. Then I set them out to air dry. Don't forget to wash the rings and lids the same way!!!
Remember how I said the kids were going to help? Well Mackenzie ended up talking and keeping everyone company while we did all the work. It is what she does best.
Pour an inch of water or apple juice into whatever pot you're going to be cooking your apples in. Apple juice will make for a sweeter tasting result and if you get Light Apple Juice like I do you wont end up with as much sugar in the sauce and butter. Put the lid on the pot and let the apples cook until they are fork tender.
Dump them in a bowl and if you have a neat hand blender use that to blend up the apples.
You have complete control here, if you want smoother applesauce/butter keep blending until you're happy. If you don't mind it a little chunky then don't blend it as much.
Taste your applesauce before you can it and if you like it a little sweeter (really it's pretty sweet just as it is) you can add in some sugar or cinnamon or whatever you like in your applesauce. I cook with my applesauce so I didn't add anything in. Ladle your applesauce into jars and seal with the lid and ring until the top doesn't pop back when you press it. Of you can tap the middle of the lid with a spoon and listen for it to 'sing', which is a high pitch little ping sound. Let them cool before storing.
I canned 6 pints/3 quarts of applesauce and saved the other 8 quarts of applesauce for the apple butter. I can taste all the wonderful things I'm going to put this wonderful sauce into already.
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Q: When is VTable in C++ created? I would like to know when is a vtable created?
Whether its in the startup code before main() or is it at some other point of time??

A: The vtable is created at compile time. When a new object is created during run time, the hidden vtable pointer is set to point to the vtable.
Keep in mind, though, that you can't make reliable use if the virtual functions until the object is fully constructed. (No calling virtual functions in the constructor.)
EDIT
I thought I'd address the questions in the comments.
As has been pointed out, the exact details of how the vtable is created and used is left up to the implementation. The c++ specification only provides specific behaviors that must be guaranteed, so there's plenty of wiggle room for the implementation. It doesn't have to use vtables at all (though most do). Generally, you don't need to know those details. You just need to know that when you call a virtual function, it do what you expect regardless of how it does it.
That said, I'll clarify a couple points about a typical implementation. A class with virtual functions has a hidden pointer (we'll call vptr) that points to the vtable for that class. Assume we have an employee class:
class Employee {
public:
  virtual work();
};

This class will have a vptr in it's structure, so it actually may look like this:
class Employee {
public:
  vtble *vptr;  // hidden pointer
  virtual work();
};

When we derive from this class, it will also have a vptr, and it must be in the same spot (in this case, at the beginning). That way when a function is called, regardless of the type of derived class, it always uses the vptr at the beginning to find the right vtable.

A: A vtable isn't a C++ concept so if they are used and when they are created if they are used will depend on the implementation.
Typically, vtables are structures created at compile time (because they can be determined at compile time). When objects of a particular type are created at runtime they will have a vptr which will be initialized to point at a static vtable at construction time.

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It could be used in the future to locate victims of attacks or natural disasters
Engineers from the University of Southern California have developed a robot insect that runs on methanol and is designed to crawl, climb and carry loads.
It is not the first time that science has been inspired by small insects to reach places that humans cannot. The 'RoBeetle', which is how they have named their creature, does not depend on an external source of energy, since it relies on methanol (simple alcohol obtained from wood) as fuel.
Still, in the design phase, it could potentially be useful in different fields, such as inspecting tiny infrastructures or as a substitute for rescue dogs looking for victims in natural disasters or attacks.
No external power
RoBeetle can lift and carry, thanks to its artificial micro-muscles, 2.6 times its weight, which is just 88 grams, while it measures 15 mm, like a conventional beetle.
These muscles are made up of nickel-titanium wires made of layers of platinum. The robot insect moves by the chemical reaction that methanol undergoes in them. When the methanol heats up, the cables connected to the robot's legs contract and move closer to each other. When the body cools down, the legs are extended back, allowing movement.
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According to engineers, due to methanol, RoBeetle is capable of storing ten times more energy than a battery with the same mass.
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Monarch butterflies (photo by Doris High)
"A Tribute To A Laboring Man"
"Six days you shall labor and do all your work" (Exodus 20:9). "If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Timothy 5:8).
As I prepare today's message I hear Brooksyne using what is known as a labor-saving device; a very loud food processor in our kitchen. She's pureeing green peppers to make juice for her jalapeno jam. But much labor is still involved on her part and on the part of many others as she makes her jams, pie fillings and salsa. We rightly consider the grower but also those involved in transport, warehousing and those who work hard in the food markets. There are many others such as people who made the machinery to plant and harvest the crop and people who make parts for that machinery.
Last week I drove through Lancaster city and saw a familiar sad sight. Several young adult men just hanging out and shooting the breeze early in the morning on the porch of their row house. Now of course I don't know the full story. These men may have jobs at a different time but unquestionably there are scores of people in America and a growing segment who don't and won't work, relying on someone else's labors instead.
That same morning Brooksyne and I drove into a shop that makes machine parts and spoke to Dave who had already been laboring several hours. He is a father with a wife and several children who has a traditional (and Biblical) sensibility that he needs to work to provide for his family. I thanked Dave for his hard work and personal responsibility.
Most of us in my generation were raised like that with a model of a hard working dad. Of course Mom worked hard also! But as a male my model for hard work, personal responsibility and providing for family came from my dad. Today I want to remember him. He was a laboring man. During the depression he had to quit school so he could help provide for his family. He went off to service in World War 2 and married my Mom in 1944 followed by 4 baby boomers. My dad learned several trades in "the school of hard knocks" and much of his life worked in heating and air conditioning installation and service. Some of my great childhood memories were those of going to work with him.
Labor is a cooperative relationship we have with God. He provides but we have a role in utilizing that provision. In the midst of your activities today consider all that you will view or utilize where some aspect of labor is involved. As you eat your meal consider all whose labor made that possible.
When we work we are expressing obedience to God as we provide for our family. We generally consider the fourth commandment in regard to the Sabbath Day and rest but it also includes these words, "Six days you shall labor and do all your work" (Exodus 20:9). In a commandment primarily known for its teaching on the Sabbath, how vital to also hear the positive command to work.
Our second daily text is so needed in our age of increasing dependency on government and others. "If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family…" This was part of the social fabric in previous generations. Paul is not giving a new teaching here but rather a reminder and reinforcement that from Creation the foundational social unit has been the family. In God's design the basic level of provision comes from this family unit. Immediate family would have the sense of parents and children, while relatives would be our extended family as we know it today. This is a pattern we are moving farther and farther away from, surely to society's peril.
Today who can you honor and thank for their hard work?
Daily prayer: Father, today we acknowledge Your command that we are to labor for six days and rest on the Sabbath. In our labor we seek to be productive while also providing for the needs of our family. We thank You for the giftings You have given us to implement in our daily work, for the skills we are able to hone as we labor in our work and for the knowledge You give us to carry out our responsibilities. Today we ask Your blessinsg upon all who labor. In Jesus' Name we pray, Amen.
Brooksyne's Note: Mom was an excellent homemaker who sewed all our clothing, canned many shelves of food every summer that supplied our family of seven with plenty of veggies, beans, pickles and jams. We didn't get them from the produce market but grew them in our huge garden. My dad farmed a little on the side but drew most of his income from being a truck driver and butcher. For many years he drove for Armour Meats. Later, he drove an Auto Convoy for about 25 years. What I liked about Daddy's job is that we children, after we got our driver's license, went with him to the Auto Convoy car lot and drove the brand spanking new Fords right up to the Auto Convoy where we'd park them. Daddy then drove them onto the convoy's ramps, climbed up on the big rig and tied down the vehicles in preparation for his next trip. As I write about this memory I can almost breathe in the new car smell of those vehicles we drove. Though we never could afford a brand new car we at least got a peak of the newest and latest on the market and got to test drive them without having to deal with any car salesman or outstanding car payment.
Statue of Moses at Sight and Sound Theater foyer in Lancaster County PA
Friday evening we went to see "Moses" at the Sight and Sound Theater. Like all shows at the theater we were not disapponted and appreciate the efforts to bring the Bible to life using music and drama. We were blessed by unused tickets from a bus group that had come up to see the show from the Freindship Baptist Church in Raleigh North Carolina.
Roadside produce is abundantly available here in Lancaster Country PA including these tomatoes at the Stolzfus mailbox for $1.00!
Red Canna Lilies with bronze leaves
"We'll Work 'Til Jesus Comes" Video Gaither Homecoming Singers While this song is probably primarily referring to our work for the Lord I believe a good application is work in general as well!
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Q: How can define Union, intersection, symmetric difference? I have set i ,j and sub set k from i  and j . I want to have union , intersection and symmetric difference  .
The size of my set  is large. But to clarify the question , let's I=1*3, j=6*12 .
 Set i /1*3/
        j/6*12/
        K(i ,j)
         1.(6,9,11)
         2.(7,11)
         3.(8,9,10,12) ;

I want to  have Union, intersection, and symmetric difference on k(i ,j).
For example   for k(1,j) and k(2,j). Intersection is '11' and  symmetric difference is '6,7,9' and Union is '6,7,9,11'
I have to calculate intersection, Union , and symmetric difference for all possible  combination in k( i ,j) , how can I do this in GAMS ? How can i code it?
I know for Union on set  I and j ,  I can write
  Set  i-u-j /#i,#j/;   or /i+j/

But in this case k(i ,j) is subset with two dimension , and I don't know how can I get Union ? How can I get intersection or symmetric difference?
Thanks

A: Try this:
Set i /1*3/
    j/6*12/
    K(i ,j) /
         1.(6,9,11)
         2.(7,11)
         3.(8,9,10,12) / ;

Alias (i,ia);

Set intersect(i,ia,j)
    symDiff(i,ia,j)
    union(i,ia,j);

intersect(i,ia,j)$(ord(i)<ord(ia)) = k(i,j) and k(ia,j);
symDiff(i,ia,j)$(ord(i)<ord(ia)) = k(i,j) xor k(ia,j);
union(i,ia,j)$(ord(i)<ord(ia)) = k(i,j) or k(ia,j);


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THE MASSACRE AT PUKEARUHE REDOUBT
Colonel Whitmore, before going on to Auckland and the East Coast, gave consideration to the question of military operations against the people of the Ngati-Maniapoto at Mokau Heads in avengement of a shocking massacre by a raiding-party of that tribe. On the 13th February a small war-party from Mokau, led by the chiefs Wetere te Rerenga and Te Oro, suddenly appeared at Pukearuhe Redoubt, the northernmost Taranaki outpost, established in 1865 on the site of an ancient Maori stronghold, the key of North Taranaki. The raiders slaughtered the white inhabitants and also a venerated missionary, the Rev. John Whiteley, of the Wesleyan Church. The military outpost at Pukearuhe (Fern-root Hill) had been established in 1865 in order to command the only practicable route along the West Coast between Mokau Heads and Taranaki, and its existence there, blocking the passage of recruits from Ngati-Maniapoto and Waikato to the camps of the Taranaki Hauhaus, was a continual source of annoyance to the Maoris at Mokau, for it was regarded by them as a direct challenge. In 1869 it was temporarily defenceless; the military settlers in the district were working their bush farms, and the vulnerable condition of Pukearuhe was a temptation which Wetere and his section of Ngati-Maniapoto at Mokau Heads could not resist. Lieutenant Gascoigne and his family and two men were the only people at the post, and, although armed natives were sometimes seen passing along the coast, they considered themselves secure.
Among the pioneer soldier settlers in the district was Captain William B. Messenger, who, in 1869, was working his farm near the mouth of the Mimi River, about six miles south of Pukearuhe page 305
Drawing by Mr. A. H. Messenger]
Pukearuhe Redoubt, from the North
This drawing shows the horse-track up the cliff from the beach. The Armed Constabulary post at Pukearuhe was the key of North Taranaki. All Maoris travelling along the coast had to use this route, because of the precipitous cliffs, and the redoubt completely commanded the track.
and nine to ten miles from the Pari-Ninihi ("Steep Cliffs"), the huge precipitous wall, rising in places 800 feet sheer above the sea, usually called the White Cliffs. On the afternoon of the 12th February two armed Maoris suddenly appeared at Captain Messenger's house, and his wife, who met them at the door, at the first glance felt distrustful of them. They demanded to know where "Wiremu" was, and Mrs. Messenger called her eldest son, a little boy, and told him to call his father from his work.
Meanwhile the Maoris stood regarding her intently, and there was something in their savage appearance that convinced her danger was impending. When Captain Messenger arrived he questioned the two men closely. They told him they were on their way north to the Mokau, and wanted him to put them across the Mimi in his canoe. This he did, and after they crossed the river he watched them disappear along the track to Pukearuhe.
Mrs. Messenger's fears were justified on the following day when a friendly Maori came galloping down to the Mimi ford with the news that the little garrison at Pukearuhe had been wiped out. "Will you come back with me and see what has page 306
The Original Redoubt at Pukearuhe
This picture of Pukearuhe Redoubt was drawn by Mr. A. H. Messenger from a sketch by his father, the late Colonel W. B. Messenger, who with his Taranaki Military Settlers garrisoned it in the early "sixties". A blockhouse was afterwards built in the redoubt, and the work was enlarged. Pukearuhe was occupied as a frontier Armed Constabulary post until the year 1885.
page 307 happened?" asked Captain Messenger; but the Maori refused, saying that they would be killed. He promised, however, to see that Mrs. Messenger and the children were taken through to New Plymouth, and they immediately set out on horseback, the Maori walking ahead and leading his horse. Captain Messenger started at once for Pukearuhe, and, riding hard, soon came in sight of the cliff-top post, where columns of smoke rising from burning houses showed him that the Maori's report was true.
Realizing that nothing more could be gained by a close inspection, and that the Hauhaus were probably waiting in ambush for him, he turned and galloped off towards the Waitara, with the feeling haunting him that this was only the beginning of a great organized raid on the North Taranaki settlements. On the track to Urenui and the Waitara Mrs. Messenger was being urged to haste by the Maori escort. "Hurry, missus," he kept saying; "Hurry—they'll catch us if we don't hurry!" Continually he looked back apprehensively, expecting every moment to see some of the war-party in pursuit. However, his fears were needless, and he took his charges safely into town. The strange Maoris seen, it was afterwards discovered, met the Ngati-Maniapoto party from Mokau.
On news of the attack reaching New Plymouth an expedition was organized and went up to the White Cliffs by sea. The bodies of Lieutenant Gascoigne, his wife, and their four children were found, lightly covered over with sand. All had been tomahawked. The body of the Rev. John Whiteley was found at the foot of the hill on the inland side of the redoubt; he had been shot at close range, and there were seven bullet-wounds in his body. The bodies of two military settlers, Milne and Richards, who lived at the redoubt, were also found. The blockhouse and other buildings in the redoubt had been set on fire before the raiders returned to the Mokau, twenty-five miles away. The bodies were taken to New Plymouth by steamer and buried in the cemetery at Te Henui.
It was some time before the story of the massacre was obtained from the Maoris by Captain Messenger. The Ngati-Maniapoto war-party appeared on the beach below the redoubt on Saturday morning, the 13th February; the advance detachment only was seen from the post, the main body had halted out of sight. The leading natives went up to the redoubt, and finding two men there (Milne and Richards) induced them to go down to the beach by saying that they had a drove of pigs for sale. They descended the steep path separately and were killed one after the other. The whole of the war-party then ascended to the redoubt and found that Lieutenant Gascoigne and his family were out in their field of potatoes and maize. page 308
The Gascoignes' Home, Pukearuhe
This photograph, taken shortly before the massacre at Pukearuhe Redoubt, White Cliffs, in 1869, shows Lieutenant Gascoigne standing in front of the house, and Mrs. Gascoigne in the doorway carrying one of the children.
On seeing the Maoris at the blockhouse he went to meet them, carrying his youngest child, and Mrs. Gascoigne following him with the other three children. They received him with apparent friendship and repeated the story about pigs for sale. Suddenly he was struck down, and his wife and all the little ones were tomahawked. Towards evening the missionary, Mr. Whiteley, was seen approaching on horseback along the track from the Waitara. He had ridden from the Wesleyan mission station at New Plymouth on one of his customary visits to the outposts of settlement. He had been engaged in work among the Maoris at Kawhia and in Taranaki for more than thirty years, and no clergyman was regarded with more respect and affection than "Te Waitere." But the Mokau men were on the war-path, and were intensely excited by the murderous deeds at the blockhouse and on the beach; moreover, they were Hauhaus and fanatics. They intercepted Whiteley in the dusk of the evening and ordered him to turn back. Perceiving that some disaster had occurred at the redoubt he insisted on going on. His horse was shot down, and, freeing himself, he knelt down to pray, and while doing so was shot by several of the Maoris and fell dead. The murder of the good old missionary horrified even Ngati-Maniapoto when the taua returned to Mokau Heads. Although the leaders of the King party at Tokangamutu tacitly approved of the proposed page 309
The Pukearuhe Blockhouse Destroyed by Wetere's War-party, 1869
(Drawn by Mr. A. H. Messenger from a sketch by his father.)
raid on Pukearuhe, they had no intention of encouraging the slaughter of women and children, much less of a missionary whose work and character were familiar to and respected by all.*
Soon after the discovery of the bodies a party of men under Captain Messenger scoured the ranges in rear of Pukearuhe and in the direction of the Mokau, and on the occasion nearly caught Wetere and several of his war-party, who were in the act of preparing their evening meal when their pursuers came on them at twilight in the bush. The surprise would have been complete but for the uncertain light. There was a rush of Maoris into the gloom of the forest, followed by a few hasty shots, and that was all. Wetere was an outlaw with a price on his head until 1883, when he was included in the Government's amnesty to those concerned in the war. He always denied having killed the Gascoignes or Mr. Whiteley. After the massacre Pukearuhe was garrisoned by Armed Constabulary under Captain Messenger, and remained an important military post until the demobilization of the field force in 1885.
In April, 1869, Colonel Whitmore made a reconnaissance of Mokau Heads preparatory to suggested reprisals for the raid on Pukearuhe. The troop-steamers "Sturt" and "St. Kilda," employed in conveying the Constabulary to Onehunga, went in close to the mouth of the river, and the "Sturt," commanded by Captain Fairchild, landed three boatloads of men page 310
The Later Blockhouse at Pukearuhe Redoubt
This sketch shows a blockhouse, still in existence, erected at one of the angles of the Pukearuhe Redoubt, after the destruction of the original building by Wetere te Rerenga's raiding-party. The inset shows detail of the rifle loopholes. The drawing was made by Mr. Messenger in 1916.
near the present site of the signal-station inside the heads. Some volleys were fired at the Maori kainga, Te Kauri, on the opposite side of the river, which was hidden by the cliffs from observation at sea, but only a few people were seen in the distance; most of Wetere's people had taken canoe up the river. Several shells were fired from the "Sturt's" brass gun in the direction of the native kainga; these were the last artillery shots fired in the Maori wars. It was decided that operations at Mokau were unnecessary, and Whitmore, therefore, assured that the nine years' war on the West Coast had ended at last, gave his attention to the campaign against Te Kooti on the other side of the Island.
* For the Maori narrative of the massacre, see Henare Piripi's confession in Appendices.


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We were delighted to return this year as a sponsor of West Australian Music's (WAM) latest 'Sounds of' Project, Sounds of the Great Southern.
Following the success of past projects across WA, the Sounds of the Great Southern is the newest addition to WAM's "Sounds of" programs, which aim to provide recording skills development to emerging musicians and skilled audio engineers in remote and regional areas.
Like WAM, Brookfield Rail is a passionate supporter of promoting local talent, and working to provide the necessary skills and opportunities to regional communities to allow that talent to be showcased to the world.
Brookfield Rail has had the privilege of supporting three of WAM's 'Sounds of' Projects across three very diverse regions: the Wheatbelt, the Goldfields, and now the Great Southern.
Manager Corporate Affairs Melanie Henley said there was no doubt that regional WA was home to some serious musical talent, and the Great Southern was no exception.
"The calibre of the artists on the Sounds of the Great Southern is truly mind blowing. Hearing their performances at the launch, it is evident just how much musical talent lives in the region. It may just be the best Sounds of Project yet," Ms Henley said.
Artists included The Tidswell Twins with The North Albany Senior High School Band (Albany), Willow (Denmark), 40 Kays Out (Katanning), Ron Coyne (Albany), Rastatrix (Denmark), Blue Stuka (Takalarup), Carla Geneve (Albany), Mary Jayne & The Smoke Detectors (Denmark), Kris Nelson (Albany) and Isla Imogen (Albany).


Located in the northeastern corner of Spain, Catalonia is a freethinking region with a distinct history, culture, and even its own language. This wealthy region is well urbanized and is home to Barcelona, the second most populated Spanish city after Madrid. Some call Catalonia Spain's economic powerhouse because of the enormous amount of manufacturing that takes place there, including textile-making and metalworking. But it's also an astonishingly popular travel destination, no doubt due to the diversity of the region. Sunbathers can enjoy the Mediterranean beaches in Costa Brava, city-lovers can explore Gaudí architecture in Barcelona, and hikers can head toward the Pyrenees mountain trails. The variety is unparalleled and it's why so many are itching to make Catalonia their next travel stop. Before you hop on a plane, read on to learn a little about what makes Catalonia so special. Number one on the list is the Catalan language.
For starters, Catalan is a Romance language, and while it has similarities to Spanish and French, it's just as different from them as they are from each other. Like other Romance Languages, Catalan evolved from Latin, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
It's easy to understand why some would think of Catalan as a regional dialect of Spanish, but it is its own, full-fledged language. In fact, it even has its own dialects. There are two distinct dialect groupings in the Catalan language, West and East Catalan, and they include Valencian, Northwestern Catalan, Central Catalan, Rousellonese, Balearic, and Alguerese.
The history of Spain has had a great influence on Catalan, and even included periods of repression of the Catalan language that led to its deterioration for a time. When Catalonia lost its independence during the War of Spanish Succession in the 18th century, Catalonia also lost some of its defining cultural features. Laws made Spanish the only official language and restricted the use of Catalan.
Later, during the 19th century, literary artists banded together to revive Catalan as a respected literary language for use in poetry, plays, novels, and more. They called this period the Catalan Renaissance, or "La Renaixença," but it was an unfortunately brief revival. After the Spanish Civil War ended in 1939 and General Franco gained full power as a military dictator, Catalonian culture and the Catalan language were fully suppressed. Laws forbade the use of the language in public spaces, children weren't allowed to be given traditional Catalan names, and previously named streets, monuments, and buildings with Catalan titles were renamed with modern Spanish.
Thankfully, this restriction of Catalan has lifted increasingly since the 1970s, after General Franco died and the 1978 constitution created a more democratic parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Catalan is now considered an official language, and — through an immersion program — all students now learn Catalan in schools throughout the region. Today, Catalan is spoken by about 9 million people in Spain, and 4 million consider it to be their native language, mostly within the Catalonia and Valencia areas. Smaller groups also speak it in France, Italy, and Sardinia.
Catalonia is used to foreign travelers and welcomes them, and as such, any English-speaking traveler to Catalonia would fair well without being fully or even minorly fluent in Catalan. That being said, there's a special connection formed when you speak a little of the native language. There's something about the words rolling off your tongue that can let you convince others, and maybe even yourself, that you're a local. Even if it's only for a few minutes. Here are just a few essential Catalan phrases any traveler could put to good use.
Use when you're trying to get someone's attention.
3. Com ho faig per arribar al centre? How do I get to the downtown?
4. Accepteu targes de crèdit? Do you accept credit cards?
It can be a little scary to meet new people while abroad, but making friends with locals, asking questions about their hometown and country, favorite regional dishes and events, and sharing a bit about yourself will only make you feel more comfortable wherever you travel. Don't let a language barrier stop you. These few Catalan phrases can help start a conversation with any shop owner, guide, or city wanderer.
5. Com es diu? What is your name?
This is the formal version — good to use if you want to make a nice impression.
7. Molt de gust! Nice to meet you!
When you're hungry, thirsty, and wanting a delicious break in a fun-filled day of sightseeing, you don't want language getting in the way. Meals are also a great time to learn from restaurant owners, servers, and chefs. Having a few Catalan phrases up your sleeve will you help you ask about the house speciality, for example, so you never miss out on the very best tastes around.
8. Puc veure el menú, si us plau? Can I look at the menu, please?
9. Teniu cap especialitat de la casa? Is there a house specialty?
10. Em pots dur un got de vi negre/blanc? May I have a glass of red/white wine?
11. Fotem un cafè? Let's go for a coffee?
Literally meaning to "make love to coffee," this common phrase is used to get your friends to join you for a hot cup of java.


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Hoda Abdel Hamid () is a war correspondent with Al Jazeera.

Biography
She was hired as the Iraq correspondent and then became a Senior International correspondent. Since joining AJE, Hoda has covered major stories around the world. She was one of the main contributor to the channels Arab Spring coverage in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria. She also covered the Ukraine Revolution in Kiev and then went on to Crimea and eastern Ukraine. She was also In Gaza, Palestine and Israel, South Sudan, South Africa, Brazil, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI and the installation of Pope Francis. Since 2014, she has been documenting the plight of migrants and Refugees arriving in Europe

In December 1998, she was with ABC News and covered Operation Desert Fox in December 1998. She also covered the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the post-invasion sectarian war.

Since Operation Shock and Awe she has covered the war in Falluja. She was also embedded with Allied forces in Anbar and Tikrit.

For France 3's La Marche du Siècle program she covered Bosnia and Croatia as well as Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Gaza, Rwanda.

She has won three Emmy awards and an award at the Festival du film de Monaco.

References

External links
 Hoda Abdel Hamid making a quick escape  near Nofaliya in Libya (28 March 2011)

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Women war correspondents
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War correspondents of the Iraq War

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Tax avoidance: does Malta play a role?
On 30 August, the European Union, through Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, ordered Apple Corporation to pay €13 billion in unpaid taxes to the Irish state. The EU ruling considered that the special tax treatment of Apple, whose tax bill was substantially reduced, amounted to unlawful state aid.
In November 2014, through Luxleaks, we learnt of tax avoidance schemes in Luxembourg and elsewhere, as a result of which billions of euros in tax were being avoided by multinational corporations.
The EU has subsequently launched various investigations into the favourable tax treatment which Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Belgium have granted to various multinationals.
As a contribution to the on-going debate on tax avoidance in the EU, the Green Group in the European Parliament has recently published a study on the tax avoidance strategies adopted by the industrial giant BASF, the largest chemical company in the world.
Founded in 1865, BASF has its headquarters in Ludwigshafen, Germany, from where it manages a €70.4 billion turnover with production sites in 80 countries.
Malta features in this report together with Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
Over the years, BASF has used mismatches in national tax systems in order to avoid paying its taxes. It is estimated that, over a five-year period spanning 2010 to 2014, BASF avoided the payment of close to one billion euros in taxes.
Chapter VIII of the report, published by the Green Group in the European Parliament, deals with Malta. It refers to the existence of a BASF subsidiary in Malta which held €5.07 billion in assets. These assets where transferred to a new German subsidiary, BASF Finance Malta GMBH, which was managed from an office in St Julian's, thereby creating the eligibility for preferential tax treatment which could amount to as much as a refund of six-sevenths of all tax payable in Malta.
All this is a clearly planned movement of profits through generous loopholes as a way of avoiding most of, if not all, of the taxation which would be due under normal circumstances.
This abuse of the differences in national tax systems needs to be addressed urgently. As rightly stated by Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna at a Luxembourg ECOFIN meeting last September, the way forward lies in coordination at an EU level and not in the harmonisation of the national taxation systems, as some EU member states are insisting.
Tax competition has a role to play as an important tool that small and peripheral countries in the EU have at their disposal. No one should expect these countries to throw away the small advantage they have, but it should be clear that this should be used responsibly and in no way should it buttress the urge of multinationals to circumvent the national taxation system where their profits are generated.
Profits should be taxed where they are actually generated and not elsewhere. The EU needs to end – once and for all – not only tax evasion but also tax avoidance resulting from loopholes in national tax rules. For this to happen, the member states must not only be vigilant, but must also refrain from encouraging tax avoidance through the creation of more loopholes.
Tackling tax evasion and tax avoidance seriously will mean that taxes are paid where they are due, thereby funding the services and infrastructure that is required in a modern, civilised society. This can only happen if more companies pay their dues. Tax competition need not be a race to the bottom.
published in The Malta Independent on Sunday – 4 December 2016
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In what turned out to be one of the more exciting games of the season, the New York Islanders outlasted the Rangers at MSG on Sunday.
What went down at Madison Square Garden, during a seemingly normal late Sunday afternoon, turned out to be anything but normal.
Faster than anything you could possibly imagine, the New York Islanders jumped all over the New York Rangers. Three goals within the first 4:45 of the first period had the Garden faithful in complete silence. In fact, all three goals came in the span of just 1:55.
An Alain Vigneault timeout wasn't an option at that point, it was a necessity. The Rangers responded.
Until they were able to tie the game, however, the Isles struck back in the form of Boychuk, yet again, making it 4-2.
Folks, I want to be clear here: This was just the first period. 40 minutes were still left to play with the score 4-3 in favor of the Islanders.
In classic fashion the second period went scoreless, and for the most part, the third period was also a defensive struggle.
An empty-netter from Frans Nielsen sealed the deal and the New York Islanders continue to roll.
While most will point to the fact Lundqvist wasn't in net and Raanta seemed to struggle, the bigger culprit from a Rangers' point-of-view was the fact that their discipline and overall energy level was horrid from the jump. Down 3-0 provides such a narrow margin of error, and against a team rolling like the Isles, it's tough to overcome.
The Isles just continue to hit their stride at the right time of the season. They outplayed the team from Manhattan for the majority of the contest and are now just three points behind in the standings with three games in hand.
Buckle your seat-belts folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride to the finish in the Metro Division.


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Don't really want to talk about me. Feel sad and still haven't got my meds. Got to get my bum in gear. Working tomorrow.
The other thread hit 10,000 posts and it's TSR policy to close them after that point. So happy to hear you're doing well.
Pretty bad I think I've lost all the hope I ever had.
Im also pretty bad. whats up?
Welcome to the society, Gee. I have not read all of the old posts yet but I will do. I hope this society helps you in some way.
Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I have been up and down, tbh. I don't know how I feel. I'm trying not to think too much but there is always something lingering in the back of my mind; some strange feeling that I cannot describe.
My Nephew will be born soon so that is something to look forward to, I guess.
I might go for a walk, as I haven't been outside for a while.
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I went to bed in the end.
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/**
 * @file i2c.c
 *
 * @author James Strawson
 */

#include <stdint.h> // for uint8_t types etc
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <linux/i2c-dev.h> //for IOCTL defs

#include <rc_i2c.h>

// preposessor macros
#define unlikely(x)	__builtin_expect (!!(x), 0)
#define likely(x)	__builtin_expect (!!(x), 1)

/**
 * contains the current state of a bus. you don't need to create your own
 * instance of this, one for each bus is allocated here
 */
typedef struct rc_i2c_state_t {
	/* data */
	uint8_t devAddr;
	int fd;
	int initialized;
	int lock;
} rc_i2c_state_t;

static rc_i2c_state_t i2c[I2C_MAX_BUS+1];

// local function
static int __check_bus_range(int bus)
{
	if(unlikely(bus<0 || bus>I2C_MAX_BUS)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: i2c bus must be between 0 & %d\n", I2C_MAX_BUS);
		return -1;
	}
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_init(int bus, uint8_t devAddr)
{
	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;

	// if already initialized just set the device address
	if(i2c[bus].initialized){
		return rc_i2c_set_device_address(bus, devAddr);
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;
	i2c[bus].initialized = 0;

	// open file descriptor
	char str[16];
	sprintf(str,"/dev/i2c-%d",bus);
	i2c[bus].fd = open(str, O_RDWR);
	if(i2c[bus].fd==-1){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_init, failed to open /dev/i2c\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// set device adress
	if(unlikely(ioctl(i2c[bus].fd, I2C_SLAVE, devAddr)<0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_init, ioctl slave address change failed\n");
		return -1;
	}
	i2c[bus].devAddr = devAddr;
	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = 0;
	i2c[bus].initialized = 1;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_close(int bus)
{
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	close(i2c[bus].fd);
	i2c[bus].devAddr = 0;
	i2c[bus].initialized = 0;
	i2c[bus].lock=0;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_set_device_address(int bus, uint8_t devAddr)
{
	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_set_device_address, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}
	// if the device address is already correct, just return
	if(i2c[bus].devAddr == devAddr){
		return 0;
	}
	// if not, change it with ioctl
	if(unlikely(ioctl(i2c[bus].fd, I2C_SLAVE, devAddr)<0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_set_device_address, ioctl slave address change failed\n");
		return -1;
	}
	i2c[bus].devAddr = devAddr;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_read_byte(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, uint8_t *data)
{
	return rc_i2c_read_bytes(bus, regAddr, 1, data);
}

int rc_i2c_read_bytes(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, size_t count, uint8_t *data)
{
	int ret, old_lock;

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_bytes, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation, preserving old state to return to
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// write register to device
	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, &regAddr, 1);
	if(ret!=1){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_bytes, failed to write to bus\n");
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}

	// then read the response
	ret = read(i2c[bus].fd, data, count);
	if(unlikely((size_t)ret!=count)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_bytes, received %d bytes from device, expected %d\n", ret, (int)count);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}

	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return ret;

}

int rc_i2c_read_word(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, uint16_t *data)
{
	return rc_i2c_read_words(bus, regAddr, 1, data);
}

int rc_i2c_read_words(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, size_t count, uint16_t *data)
{
	int ret, old_lock;
	size_t i;
	char buf[count*2];

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_words, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// write register to device
	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, &regAddr, 1);
	if(unlikely(ret!=1)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_words, failed to write to bus\n");
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}

	// then read the response
	ret = read(i2c[bus].fd, buf, count*2);
	if(ret!=(signed)(count*2)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_read_words, received %d bytes, expected %zu\n", ret, count*2);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}

	// form words from bytes and put into user's data array
	for(i=0;i<count;i++){
		data[i] = (((uint16_t)buf[i*2])<<8 | buf[(i*2)+1]);
	}

	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_write_bytes(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, size_t count, uint8_t* data)
{
	int ret, old_lock;
	size_t i;
	uint8_t writeData[count+1];

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_bytes, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// assemble array to send, starting with the register address
	writeData[0] = regAddr;
	for(i=0; i<count; i++) writeData[i+1]=data[i];

	// send the bytes
	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, writeData, count+1);
	// write should have returned the correct # bytes written
	if(unlikely(ret!=(signed)(count+1))){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR in rc_i2c_write_bytes, bus wrote %d bytes, expected %zu\n", ret, count+1);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}
	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_write_byte(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, uint8_t data)
{
	int ret, old_lock;
	uint8_t writeData[2];

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_byte, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// assemble array to send, starting with the register address
	writeData[0] = regAddr;
	writeData[1] = data;

	// send the bytes
	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, writeData, 2);

	// write should have returned the correct # bytes written
	if(unlikely(ret!=2)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_byte, system write returned %d, expected 2\n", ret);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}
	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_write_words(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, size_t count, uint16_t* data)
{
	int ret,old_lock;
	size_t i;
	uint8_t writeData[(count*2)+1];

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_words, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// assemble bytes to send
	writeData[0] = regAddr;
	for (i=0; i<count; i++){
		writeData[(i*2)+1] = (uint8_t)(data[i] >> 8);
		writeData[(i*2)+2] = (uint8_t)(data[i] & 0xFF);
	}

	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, writeData, (count*2)+1);
	if(unlikely(ret!=(signed)(count*2)+1)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_words, system write returned %d, expected %zu\n", ret, (count*2)+1);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}
	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_write_word(int bus, uint8_t regAddr, uint16_t data)
{
	int ret,old_lock;
	uint8_t writeData[3];

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_words, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	old_lock = i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// assemble bytes to send from data casted as uint8_t*
	writeData[0] = regAddr;
	writeData[1] = (uint8_t)(data >> 8);
	writeData[2] = (uint8_t)(data & 0xFF);

	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, writeData, 3);
	if(unlikely(ret!=3)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_write_word, system write returned %d, expected 3\n", ret);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}
	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_send_byte(int bus, uint8_t data)
{
	return rc_i2c_send_bytes(bus,1,&data);
}

int rc_i2c_send_bytes(int bus, size_t count, uint8_t* data)
{
	int ret;

	// sanity check
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_send_bytes, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}

	// lock the bus during this operation
	int old_lock= i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock = 1;

	// send the bytes
	ret = write(i2c[bus].fd, data, count);
	// write should have returned the correct # bytes written
	if(ret!=(signed)count){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_send_bytes, system write returned %d, expected %zu\n", ret, count);
		i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;
		return -1;
	}

	// return the lock state to previous state.
	i2c[bus].lock = old_lock;

	return 0;
}

int rc_i2c_lock_bus(int bus)
{
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	int ret=i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock=1;
	return ret;
}

int rc_i2c_unlock_bus(int bus)
{
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	int ret=i2c[bus].lock;
	i2c[bus].lock=0;
	return ret;
}

int rc_i2c_get_lock(int bus)
{
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	return i2c[bus].lock;
}

int rc_i2c_get_fd(int bus) {
	if(unlikely(__check_bus_range(bus))) return -1;
	if(unlikely(i2c[bus].initialized==0)){
		fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: in rc_i2c_get_fd, bus not initialized yet\n");
		return -1;
	}
	return i2c[bus].fd;
}


If this beer doesn't have enough body, you might try substituting unmalted barley for the wheat malt and extend starch conversion rest to 2 hours. Bitterness can be reduced by cutting back bittering hops to 8 AAUs or so.
Mash-in 3 minutes in 6 quarts of water at 122 degree (strike heat 126 degree). Adjust pH to 5.0-5.5. Protein rest 30 minutes at 131 degrees. Starch conversion 60 minutes at 150-141 degrees (longer is better). Mash out 5 minutes at 168 degrees. sparge with 2 gallons of water at 168-160 degrees. Boil 60 minutes. Add extract, yeast nutrient and bittering hops at start of boil. Add finishing hops 10 minutes before boil ends. Force cool and bring volume to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast.


When Heather was in therapy right before the hospital, her therapist insisted that we get a babysitter to help during the day as part of the recovery. I wanted somebody 9 to 5. Heather wouldn't hear of it and we settled on a few hours a week. It made a huge difference in our lives. Heather felt guilty as hell, quite needlessly, of course, but I was willing to get a second job or take on more work if I had to so that Heather could feel better. A year and a half later and that babysitter has a few more hours and is a vital part of our family dynamic. I can't imagine trying to work at least a few hours a day from home without a babysitter. We tried last week and it was impossible. There's no way I could even have the time to write, much less get through the email or do the management stuff that I do for the mothership.
Heather's time management skill with Leta was a finely honed thing that I'm still learning. As Leta gets older and more expressive, her demands have increased. At the end of the day, I'm hammered. It's all I can do to pick up a laptop and try to be productive.
Parenthood for me right now is about balancing on a storm-tossed sea of toddler emotion. Leta will ask for a food item only to have a single bite and call it a day. Everything is "mine" and even things she wants still get a staccato chorus of "no, no, no, no, no" while I'm handing her the drink of water she asked for… and will drink after she eeks out one more "no" as the cup approaches.
I do this several times a day and many times I have flashbacks of being young and bossing my siblings kids around. It was a subtle payback for the teasing and grief my siblings gave me. I like to think I was a fun boss, letting them win at Space Invaders or Sorry!. I took them to movies and went to the swimming pool in summer. Leta's just getting old enough to have some of these activities, and this summer is going to be a blast. I can't wait to go swimming with her. If we can get through the no and the mine.
I'm asked three or four times a day whether or not I like being home. I love it. It is not easy, though. I breeched Heather's domain. I've had to assert myself and pitch in. Our part-time babysitter definitely is a godsend, but she's been off for a week and I'm needing a week to catch up.


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Q: How much does it cost to etch your own PCBs? I am at the point that my projects are becoming limited by the space on my breadboard. Rather than buying more, I have decided to look into PCB fabrication. My question is this: is it cheaper to make your own PCBs for prototyping, or should I send my plans away and have them fabbed elsewhere? If you do make your own boards at home, how much does it cost per square unit (approximately) and what method do you use?
If it helps, I am in Australia so I don't have many fab businesses close by.

A: I often make my own prototype PCBs at home. I made my own UV exposure unit for about £20, and use a cheap HP inkjet printer with Mega Electronics (UK) Jetstar Premium film for the transparencies and Mega's FPC16 positive resist pre-coated boards, developed in sodium hydroxide solution and etched in ferric chloride. The FPC16 costs about 1p a sq. inch, and the film costs roughly the same. I can make a PCB in about 30 minutes (not including drilling), and can do 8/8 mil tracks without any problems.
Join the Homebrew PCB Yahoo group if you need more information on the various techniques that are available.

A: Yeah I do the laser printer transfer method, if you work in an office with a laser printer you could probably sneak a couple of prints for prototypes.  I would highly suggest using a laminator and not an iron for the transfers, you will get much more crisp results.  I regularly use the method for smd components with small lead spaces without any problems.  I use a mixture of muriatic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and water for my etching.  I would also suggest a fish tank air pump with a ceramic (not the blue ones, they will dissolve) aerator.  It will etch a 3.5 by 5 inch pcb board in about 8 min and the solution can be used over and over again if the aerator is left on in solution.  Laser printer $80, laminator $30, fish tank pump and aerator $15, muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide $8 and stack of 10 12" x 6" copper clad boards about $15 dollars on ebay so it's about a $150 dollar investment in the beginning but you can cut most of your costs by borrowing a laser printer. It is more than worth it though because you can design and test out your boards all within an afternoon so the prototype phase is much shorter.  I know this is a shameless plug but here are some example results from my website http://www.aaronalai.com/ultrasonic-navigation and http://www.aaronalai.com/business-card

A: I'm in Australia too.
There are no Australian fab houses (as far as I know) which will do small runs without large setup costs. I have used BatchPCB for commercially produced boards and found them to be good.
I etch my own boards where I can - it's quite easy to do using toner transfer - a laser printer, some magazine pages, & some copper clad + ferric chloride etchant. It probably costs a dollar or two a board - I don't really think about the cost, given that I only do low volumes.
I'm in Adelaide, I buy my stuff from Aztronics - it usually costs about $5 for a largish copper clad offcut, which lasts me a while, and about $10 for a few hundred mL of ferric chlroide, which again, lasts a while.
If you want more precision than you can get with toner transfer, you can use UV exposure for better results, combined with a bubble etching tank - you'll be able to do double sided boards too then.

A: A first step up from breadboard is probably perfboard, stripboard, veroboard or such. The next might be etching copper. Toner transfer is probably least involving (presuming you have other use for a laser printer) followed by photoresists. There's also tape up and pens if you don't mind the handiwork. It all depends on availability. Simple designs on thick material can even be carved with a rotary tool. Having access to a suitable router or a fab place changes the game of course.
Google around for those and maybe also "Manhattan method". See if any of them is accessible. You may be able to use many of them for different purposes.

A: I'd been producing my own boards for nearly 10 years. But for me at least, it is no longer the most cost effective solution. With the prevalence of PCB manufacturers in Asia -- I just find it so much inexpensive for someone to do it for you. If you are looking for good English customer service, these are a few of tried during the past year (for low volume quantities):
internationalcircuits.com
pcbexpress.com
jetpcb.com
Regards

A: +1 for pcbexpress.com
Great quality and price and good service. I have used them a few times over the last 4 years and will continue to do so. They are based in Texas, and they send the Gerber files to a shop in China that ships directly from there to your home/business.


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Legal Breakthrough: Egypt Criminalizes Sexual Harassment
Derek Smith Law Group » Legal Breakthrough: Egypt Criminalizes Sexual Harassment
According to a report published in 2013 by the United Nations, more than 99 percent of women in Egypt have been subjected to some form of sexual harassment. Thanks to a landmark decision by interim President Adly Mansour, this percentage could become a thing of the past.
Interim President Adly Mansour has made sexual harassment punishable by up to five years of jail time. The penalties increase if the perpetrator is in a position of authority over the victim, or possesses a weapon. Previously, sexual harassment laws were vaguely labeled as "indecent assaults" that would be hard for even the most skilled New York sexual harassment attorneys to prove.
According to this new law, sexual harassment would be defined as anyone "seeking to achieve an interest of a sexual nature." This includes sexual hints and covers verbal attacks, signs made and outright acts committed in public or private arenas. Fines will range between three and five thousand Egyptian pounds (approx. $420-$700 American dollars).
While everyone agrees that this decree is a step in the right direction, many feel it is not nearly enough to enact any actual changes. First of all, the law does not explain how authorities will make harassers accountable. Secondly, there is a two witness requirement to prosecute. Lastly, the harasser must be present when the charges are pressed. When combined, most sexual harassment lawyers agree that enacting justice for these women will still be nearly impossible.
The Derek Smith Law Group, PLLC handles a multitude of cases that involve sexual harassment in Manhattan and the greater New York City area. For further information, please feel free to call us at 800-807-2209 for a free consultation or email at dtslaws@msn.com.
Author Derek SmithPosted on June 16, 2014 Categories New Jersey Lawyer, New York City Lawyer, Philadelphia lawyer, Sexual Harassment
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We never know who is going to show up at our farm these days! A couple of weeks ago, a box turtle decided to make an "appearance" on our porch. Our two shih tzus had no clue what it was and were totally befuddled when the turtle did a disappearing act inside its shell!
Last night, they found this unexpected visitor on our porch! He/she measured about 5 to 6 inches long. My husband said it looked like a mutant salmander! According a to friend, her father called it a "water dog" - some sort of lizard. I did a little research on the Internet. They are mainly used for bait to catch catfish.
Unfortunately, Mr or Ms Lizard didn't last very long because Gus, our cat, came along and bye-bye lizard. We are not entirely sure the cat had lizard for dinner. Let's just say, the cat was there and there was no sign of the lizard. So we are hoping that the lizard scurried away to safety. But, you know how nature is!


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Top Ten Male Singers with the Best Falsetto
1 Barry Gibb Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music.
Barry's falsetto is simply unforgettable. Barry has the richest, clearest, greatest falsetto I have ever see, absolute perfection. Nobody deserves number 1 more then him
Robin and Maurice's falsettos too were special in their own right. Robin had a distinctive high pitched falsetto which can easily be heard in the Bee Gees songs,
Maurice's falsetto on the other hand was more in the middle but more similar to Barry then Robin, Maurice's falsetto did not stand out like Barry's and it was not as high pitched as Robin's, but it perfectly balanced the Bee Gees sound.
The Bee Gees were the masters of falsetto hands down, nobody could do falsetto like The Bee Gees did.
Over 70, with more than 50 years singing and he still has it! Barry and his brothers dominated the charts in the 70s and if his 2 brothers were still alive, I'm betting they would still be recording. Barry still packs the venues when he does a concert! His falsetto was lead on so many of their songs and he can still sing them today! Barry deserves to be Number 1!
Barry Gibb sang fantastic songs as like, Until, Be who you are, Letting go, The sound of love, Give a hand take a hand, Let their be love, Day time Girl, I was the Child...and many many others like that, the best of musicality, the must vocal emotional performances, listen to these songs and you will say wirh me, Barry Gibb is the number one, ONE!
Barry and his brothers Robin and Maurice wrote and sang the most beautiful love songs that ever existed! They always will be number ONE! Songs like To much Heaven, How deep is your love, How can you mend a broken heart and all the other songs will remain always in our hearts! We love them always and forever!
2 Prince Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 - April 21st, 2016) was an American musician, best known for being one of the most popular and influential artists from the 80s, with songs such as "Purple Rain", "Little Red Corvette", "1999", and "When Doves Cry" .
Prince had one of the highest male falsettos in the world. It was devastating to see him go.
3 Jeff Buckley Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) raised as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...read more.
4 Dimash Kudaibergen Dinmukhamed Kanatuly Kudaibergenov, commonly known as Dimash Kudaibergen (born May 24th, 1994) is a Kazakh singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Dimash is best known as a contestant of Chinese talent show "Singer 2017" where he was declared a runner-up. He is also known for possessing a wide vocal range, measuring up to 5 octaves.
Impressiv vocal range and the best high notes, very good powerful opera voice, the closest you can get to a castrato singer today.
Dimash has nothing to do in this category, because he has not a fake, but a VOICE with volume and vibrato ! And all the same - he is the best !
Falsett Dimash is a separate conversation. This register sounds like a full-fledged, voluminous voice colored with vibrato. Dimash has no equal here!
Falsett Dimash is very often called a voice, because it has color, volume and gorgeous vibrato. Dimash is the best!
5 Matt Bellamy Matthew James "Matt" Bellamy is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He is most famous for being the main vocalist in alternative rock band "Muse".
Check out the end of the song "showbiz." He has an incredibly unique and screaming falsetto voice that can be found on almost every Muse song in their first three-four albums. On "survival" he hits the same high note as showbiz, but it sounds completely different, showing how his falsetto style has changed from an intense scream to something more opera like.
This guy has one of the best falsettos to date!
6 Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake is an American singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. Born and raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child.
7 Chris Martin Christopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of rock band Coldplay.
If he's good at anything it's writing ballads and singing with a falsetto
8 Michael Jackson Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson; August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter. He passed away from cardiac arrest caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose on June 25, 2009. He donated (at least) a remarkable 500,000,000 dollars to charity. Michael is also known as The King of Pop (a title given to him by Elizabeth Taylor) or under the initials MJ. Dubbed the King of Pop, he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. ...read more.
9 Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys.
His Falsettos were a very important part for the legendary Beach Boys harmonies. Also he could hit high falsetto notes pretty natural and effortless.
This should not even be a competition. Listen to Surf's Up and tell me anyone did it better.
No contest. But Barry Gibb is a distant 2nd
10 Thom Yorke Thomas Edward "Thom" Yorke is an English musician best known as the singer and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead.
Unlike many on this list, Thom manages to squeeze unbelievable amounts of emotion out of every word. The only one here who I think can compare is Jeff Buckley.
He's the Best at this game.
11 The Weeknd Abęl Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was born on 16 February 1990 in Toronto, Ontario. ...read more.
12 Roger Taylor Roger Meddows Taylor is an English musician , multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter born on July 26th, 1949 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. He was the drummer of the band Queen and wrote few of many hits such as "Under Pressure", "A Kind Of Magic" and "Radio Ga Ga". Despite being well known in Queen he had a solo career that up to this date has 5 studio albums and a side-band/supergroup of his called "The Cross" that went from 1987 to 1993 and him being the lead vocalist, they've released 3 studio albums.
How the hell is Roger not even in the top 10?! What is wrong with you people?! I demand you put Roger at #1 spot!
You must be kidding not to put rog on the top 10, I mean listen to in the lap of the gods and you will see. Love rog and he should be number 1.
His falsetto kicked ass in The March Of The Black Queen.
Start of Somebody to Love. Need I say more.
13 Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.
14 Frankie Valli Frankie Valli is an American singer and actor, known as the frontman of The Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful head voice.
I saw him live in concert when he was in his early 70s and he was fantastic! And I love the musical "Jersey Boys". The guys I saw at different performances who were chosen to play the part of Frankie Valli, were fabulous, both singing those high, high notes and their acting was great.
Guys, Frankie Valli when he was with the Four Seasons is the coolest falsetto you would ever hear. It adds a particular flare. Sherry, Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Working My Way Back to You, Rag Doll, Opus 17, Dawn (Go Away), the list goes on forever.
15 Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara, 5th September 1946 - 24th November 1991) was a Zanzibari-born British singer of Indian descent, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the British rock band Queen. He also became known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Before he became a singer he has been in 3 other bands (Ibex, Sour Milk Sea, and The Hectics). He died on November 24, 1991 from bronchopneumonia as a result from HIV/AIDS
The best rock singer, could do pop and opera just as well. He will forever be no1.
He could make anything with his voice. He could sing in falsetto, too.
Listen to: "Pain is so close to pleasure".
Listen to "Cool cat"
16 Morten Harket Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released ten studio albums and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985.
Just listen to 'There's never a forever thing' by a-ha and you'll put this guy to the top of the list. He also holds the record for longest held note in a song, in at least UK chart history. 20.2 secs in the a-ha song 'Summer moved on'
These list are mostly pop. Try: Martin Gore and Anthony of Anthony and the Johnson's. Throw in Andy Bell.
He should be at least 15 positions up higher. One of the best falsett singers ever!
And where is Paul Young on this list?
Bane, SRB
Morten is the greatest. Way too low in the list
17 King Diamond Kim Bendix Petersen, better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish heavy metal musician. He is known for his extensive vocal range, usually sung in falsetto. King Diamond was originally known as the vocalist for Mercyful Fate, but has become notorious for his horror themed Concept albums that he has released as a solo artist. He is also known for his Satanism which he does not see as a religion, but a philosophy by which he lived even before reading Anton LaVey's The Satanic Bible.
Long live the King!
18 Philip Bailey
Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons (Official Music Video). Go watch that. A lot of these people don't deserve to be ranked above Bailey.
The best, hands down. Listen to the whole EWF discography, not just Reasons. His falsetto is otherworldly.
How is this guy so low, listen to Reasons on EWF 1975 'That's the Way of the World' album. For god sake, the Weeknd above Phillip Bailey?
Whoever put this list together knows nothing about music. Phillip Bailey is top ten if not top 5. And where is Curtis Mayfield? And who in the heck put Weekend and Justin Timberfake on this list, lol.
19 Andy Gibb Andrew Roy Gibb was an English singer, songwriter, performer, and teen idol. He was the youngest brother of the Bee Gees.
Andy Gibb's vocal is a younger-barry-gibb, and has a very similar falsetto vocal, which is better and Barry's, commented by brother Barry.
Well, I think that's quite true, Andy Gibb's falsetto is more smooth, especially in high note.
20 Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist for the Los Angeles pop rock band Maroon 5. ...read more.
Listen to Sugar and What Lovers Do. It's just some of the song that was sang in high tune!
21 Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop and rock ...read more.
No doubt the best.
22 Bobby Debarge
Bobby Debarge...listen to Switch..his brother El Debarge is nice too, but Bobby...son can wail..
23 Brendon Urie Brendon Boyd Urie, more commonly known as Brendon Urie, was born April 12, 1987, in St. George, Utah. He is an American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is best own as the lead singer of the American pop-rock band Panic! At The Disco. He is the only original remaining member. ...read more.
24 Mika Mika, stylised as MIKA, is an English singer and songwriter. After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday, Mika was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2007 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2007.
25 John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. He was assassinated by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980 at age 40. Lennon was characterised by the rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, writing and drawings, on film, and in interviews. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.
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