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Swedish template "When the climate crisis comes" #Climatedots
BREAKING CITY INITIATIVE
The #climatedots lead to this draft Swedish brochure "When the climate crisis comes", to be distributed to all (4.8 million) Swedish households.
The redesigned crisis brochure is addressed to Sweden's elected people from us citizens, who are deeply concerned by the ongoing #climatecrisis and the consequences it will have for our society. With the accelerating global heating comes food shortages, water shortages, disease spread, extreme drought, fires, floods, conflicts, terrorism and war.
The climate crisis poses a threat to democracy and human rights. It will expose the majority of us living today to unimaginable suffering and hardship, already within a couple of decades.
The brochure to Malmo's residents, "When the climate crisis comes". The brochure provides a summary of the current climate research. In addition, it will inform-to-protect/help-to-understand how seriously our society will be affected by the climate crisis if they do not take the necessary action as soon as possible. The Extinction Rebellion's (XR) first concrete call to our politicians is: Speak clear language! For example, the rainfall that hit the city in 2014 cost the entire £500 million! Similar extreme weather will occur at shorter intervals in the future and with greater intensity (SMHI). XR want Sweden's City of Malmo to be the first to participate in a nationwide information campaign that gives all residents knowledge about the climate crisis, the ecological collapse and what we need to do now.
XR's second call is: Act now! XR wish Malmo to show political will and take immediate measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement. A carbon dioxide budget is needed for all emissions from the City of Malmo – from companies, the public sector and the residents of the municipality. The City of Malmo announced #climateemergency, received 886 votes this year and thus became one of the proposals that received the most votes on the "Malmo Initiative".
XR want a research-based plan to be made with the help of independent experts who are free from party politics and special interests. According to the City of Malmo, the municipality has reduced its emissions by 12 percent over the past 30 years, but a 32 percent reduction is required between 2018-2020 to reach the municipality's goals. In other words, rapid and extensive changes are needed. XR would like to point out that the climate impact of reality only becomes less with reduced emissions
(((If all countries keep their promises and decrease their emissions by at least 40 percent by 2030, we will still reach global heating of 3 C degrees!)))
We are in a crisis whose scope is almost impossible to take in. In this situation we must be brave, see the truth in the white eye and dare to embark on unbroken ground. Political will and decisions that are crucial to the future of our and our children need to be made now, during this term of office by our elected politicians, with duty-to-protect our country-regions and its inhabitants.
/The Swedish state and MSB (the Swedish Agency for Social Protection and Emergency Preparedness)/Extinction Rebellion
Link to brochure;
https://www.extinctionrebellion.se/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Klimatkrisen-eng.pdf
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Author CarlPosted on 30/11/2019 02/12/2019 Categories #ClimateCrises, #ClimateDisaster, #ClimateEmergencyTags #ClimatedotsLeave a comment on Swedish template "When the climate crisis comes" #Climatedots
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The need to face the #climatedisaster emergency and other ecological crises
BRILLIANT READ The need to face the climate disaster emergency and other ecological crises by Bess Herbert
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A Climate Disaster Emergency motion put forward the Town Borough Council
Maybe you've had a similar experience to me — every so often the distant nightmare of climate change breaks through. I read or watch something, I'm shocked, I do some things, I hope the Government is responding adequately, I get pulled back into the demands of my life. And after a time — repeat.
I don't particularly want to think about climate change. I don't really think of myself as an environmentalist. What can I do anyway? I like being a mum, I like supporting parents of teenagers, I like my work, listening to the radio, gardening and drinking tea with friends.
But recently it has become clear that we have entered a new, very urgent stage in tackling climate change and protecting our natural world; that we cannot carry on as usual any more; that there is no other alternative but for everyone to face the emergency we find ourselves in, and to act from that point.
We need to face the climate emergency and other ecological crises
We have to face that we are in a state of climate emergency — that we have maybe five years (plus or minus a couple) to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to have any chance of preserving the world as we know it.
The UN IPCC (United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report[i] published in 2018 said the world has 12 years to halve greenhouse gas emissions to have any chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees (to be clear, this is action on a scale the world has never seen before, similar to a 'Marshall Plan' in every country).
However, the report has increasingly been criticised as a conservative compromise, and respected scientists are breaking ranks to issue serious warnings that we actually need to act much more quickly[ii].
We also face:
that 60% of animal life and over 70% of insects have been killed or disappeared in the past 40 years[iii]
that climate scientists are openly talking about being terrified[iv]
that the effects of climate change are happening more quickly and more seriously than was predicted[v]
that current commitments by governments to reduce emissions put us on course for a 'catastrophic' 3 degrees of global warming
that UK soil will be able to produce crops for a maximum of 30 more years in its current condition[vi]
that human extinction (or near extinction) is an actual possibility in our children's lifetime[vii]
that we are in the midst of our final chance to divert from environmental collapse, without causing massive human suffering
and sadly more…
It is important to face this shocking information as boldly as we can. Without facing this, we have little hope of responding adequately.
Society still 'asleep' to climate emergency
In 2018 there was clear evidence of the effects of climate change around the world, which broke through into people's consciousness in a new way. Despite this, the extent of the crisis is barely reflected in the media, the Government response, or in our daily experience. Our Western lives keep us busy, entertained, distracted, exhausted, numb and 'asleep' to the reality that is approaching. There is a sense that we are sleepwalking towards disaster.
Many positive efforts have been made — but we have very nearly run out of time
There are hundreds and hundreds of amazing, positive, innovative ideas and projects that address the environmental crises, and most of them move us forward as humans too, we have so many of the answers we need; but we don't have the necessary political will, and we have very nearly run out of time.
There have been fantastic efforts to 'transition' us out of global dependence on fossil fuels, to work towards a peaceful and empowering switch to clean, green energy — much has been achieved and will make a difference.
But it has become clear that fossil fuel and extractive capitalism won't just roll over — it doesn't know how to stop, and it probably can't by itself. It is not a thoughtful and responsive system; it has one setting — extracting fuel and natural resources to make money. The fossil fuel industry continues to receive trillions of dollars globally in government subsidies, even as we approach the cliff edge[viii]. We continue to be urged to consume more and more. Despite scientists talking about the possibility of the collapse of human civilisation[ix], emissions actually increased last year and will again this year.
It is more and more clear that saving people and planet will take up-ending fossil-fuel capitalism and changing our entire system — and we are approaching this confrontation in the next few years. The more of us who are awake to the emergency we face, the better chances we have.
What does the future bring?
It's impossible to know exactly how things will play out. Climate science is one of the most complicated areas of science, because of the complex range of interconnecting factors and systems — think of the poor scientists trying to predict cloud behaviour… However, so far the observed effects of climate change are coming in at the more severe end of scientists' predictions, and it is almost certain that we will see dramatic impacts such as widespread food and water scarcity, very large numbers of climate migrants, extreme temperatures, increasing species extinction, storms, wildfires, and possibly much more within a few years.
In addition to the increasing effects of climate change, we can expect significant ongoing instability in other ways too. The end of the cheap fuel economy will probably continue to cause political tremors across the world; one of the possibilities is that the financial system could collapse because of its links to a collapsing fossil fuel industry[x]. There are other big possibilities too.
As uncomfortable as it is to think about all of these things, it will be a great help to us, and others, if we have had some chance to engage with the fact that big changes are coming.
It will help if many of us have faced that we are in an emergency
It will help us to respond thoughtfully and courageously to the challenges we confront if we have had a chance to face the emergency we are in. It allows us to process and understand that we have moved beyond 'business as usual' — that a lot of what has been presented as 'normal' in our economic system can no longer apply. It allows us to begin considering other ideas.
Confronting the emergency also stops us being so vulnerable to manipulation, so shockable and less likely to blame scapegoats. It allows us to make important changes to our lives, and to develop the local networks and communities that will be essential. Information and understanding gives us more power.
It's hard to face the climate emergency
All of this is really hard to engage with, and it can be terrifying and incredibly sad.
It is completely normal to feel huge grief, fear or other emotions when we try to understand the situation and what it could mean. The implications for our children's lives, or other people's children. Or our own life. The loss of species. Or maybe even the loss of some of humanity's greatest achievements and dreams. Our feelings are central to our humanness, our intelligence, and to our caring for each other and the world, and we need space to absorb in every sense what this situation means. If we don't allow ourselves to feel, we often remain distant, and the emergency continues to be 'unreal' to us.
We may also feel 'discombobulation', as we absorb that so much of what has been the normal parameters of our life may no longer be relevant.
Sharing our feelings and thoughts with others is so important. When we keep them to ourselves, they can morph, dominate and terrorise us; talking with others means we literally 'share' the feelings and experience — we are no longer dealing with them alone; we can confront pain or fear, and understand their true proportions; and it brings us closer. We begin to understand that we are all in this together — and if anything will get us through this, it is solidarity, bravery and togetherness.
For myself, trying to personally grapple with our situation is very hard, and very useful. At times I feel grief-stricken, terrified, shocked and disbelieving. I can't stop thinking. I cry for what my children may face. I struggle to make sense of it, and am unable to sleep. But I also feel braver, clearer about my life and what I need to do, and more aware of the sweetness of every moment of life and the preciousness of all human beings. And I take heart that I get to fight; we don't have to be passive, we can actively struggle for the best outcome we can get.
Climate emergency may also bring opportunities to rethink our world
The current situation could also bring opportunities to create a fairer, more caring and united, and less grimly productive world — even as we deal with the effects of ecological crises. The end of fossil fuel and oil power, and the unceasing focus on consumption could be good for us all. But this requires a boldness and forethought that only comes from many people having faced head-on the emergency that we are now in.
The first thing is to personally face the climate emergency. To really take on what is happening and what it means, to look directly at it, and allow ourselves to be affected. And then to ask ourselves 'What does this mean for my life?' 'What role do I want to play?' 'How can I be effective and have a good life during this period?'
The next thing is to talk about the climate emergency. The lives of our children, future generations and much of life on earth depends on how we respond in the next few years, and this largely depends on how many of us are 'awake'.
And then, move to action. How do we act in a way that is consistent with the emergency we face? How bold can we be? What is our particular part of it? How can we join the movement calling for the necessary immediate and dramatic global reduction in emissions and protection of the natural environment?
Thank you for reading. I know this isn't easy to think about. Thank you for thinking about it.
Please share your thoughts, with me, or somebody. With thanks and appreciation to all of us as we try to do our best in responding to the situation we find ourselves in. Solidarity and love.
A few videos
Greta Thunberg full speech at UN Climate Change COP24 Conference 3.5 minutes
Scientists' Warning to Humanity & Business as Un-usual — 30 minutes
Heading for extinction and what to do about it — 50 minutes
Two articles looking at the possible different effects of 1.5, 2 and 3 degrees of warmingThis graphic explains why 2 degrees of global warming will be way worse than 1.5
Editor's note: This piece was originally published in early 2018 and has been republished for the on Sunday of the…www.vox.com
http://www.climatecodered.org/2010/09/what-would-3-degrees-mean.html
A website showing the most effective ways of reducing emissionsSolutions | Drawdown
Drawdown maps, measures, models, and describes the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming. For each solution…www.drawdown.org
Climate emergency — what can do I?What You Can Do to Act On Climate Change | Earth Day Network
The scientific evidence is clear and irrefutable – human activity is causing our planet to warm at an alarmingly high…www.earthday.org
And take direct action — see you on the streets!
[i] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report; Https://www.coolearth.org/2018/10/ipcc-report-2/
[ii] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43e8yp/the-uns-devastating-climate-change-report-was-too-optimistic
[iii] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/humanity-wiped-out-animals-since-1970-major-report-finds
[iv] See my twitter feed! https://twitter.com/tiredbutappy
[v] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html
[vi] https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/uk-lose-soil-fertility-says-environment-secretary
[vii] http://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdf — Jem Bendell
[viii] http://priceofoil.org/fossil-fuel-subsidies/
[ix] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/mar/14/nasa-civilisation-irreversible-collapse-study-scientists
[x] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/04/carbon-bubble-could-spark-global-financial-crisis-study-warns
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Are Banking and Finance companies keeping up with the digital first culture?
With the launch of the 2015 Future of Business report I look at how BFI organisations are becoming change ready and adapting to change.
It's interesting that our Future of Business report showed a consistent message across the 12 industry verticals involved in the research. Overall, we interviewed 502 senior leaders – 7.3% of these were representing Financial Services and Insurance (FSI) companies and found that 23% felt confident they were ready for change, with the majority only partially ready.
FSI companies are always under pressure to be 'digital ready' across all channels. There are contact centres or branches where they have the right tools to integrate data and provide an engaging experience with their customer. All through digital mobile interactions such as applications and self-serve web features.
The FSI industry typically has higher expectations from their customer base. This forces the services for customers to be consistent, fast and efficient across all channels. All of these needs are customer driven which are external drivers for business change. In fact, our research showed that high change readiness businesses are always looking outwards, and see technology as having a strong positive impact. They focus on transformation and growth using internal knowledge for a better customer experience.
In the FSI Industry, there are varying sizes of business with most of the traditional businesses having built their brand over many years. However established organisations and new organisations showed similar readiness for change.
Processes and systems underpin the successful business change, and therefore growth, attitude and capability play a key role in the readiness for change. As we try new technology, not all will be successful and continuous feedback from a customer base on their needs and desires, along with a 'can do' attitude where capability is ever increasing through experience gained, will ultimately drive growth.
Banks in particular have established a degree of trust with their customers. If they can maintain that customer base, stay connected to their customers and enable further engagement, this will enable retention of customers. With the help of social media, for example, their brand can continue to promote and attract new customers.
Ultimately, the FSI Industry will continue to grow if they maintain an external outlook to determine their drivers. As a starting point they can look at regulatory pressures and gaining customer feedback to determine strategic decisions in investing in technology to address these drivers.
All view expressed are the author's own.


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Attorney General audit finds nearly 5,000 rape kits untested in Missouri
Published on May 25, 2018 by SEMOTimes
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is calling on Missouri to do more in regard to rape kit testing.
According to the Attorney General's preliminary results, released by Hawley on Thursday, there are nearly 5,000 untested sexual assault kits in the Show-Me State.
Hawley's office has been working on auditing rape kits statewide, which he says shows a need for more funding to address the backlog and put in place a more streamlined system to monitor and complete the testing.
"From an individual perspective, any kit that goes untested means a survivor is denied the justice they so deserve," Hawley said on Thursday. "We must do all in our power to eliminate this problem in Missouri and work to better track evidence that will help identify perpetrators."
The reason for the backlog of at least 4,889 kits, according to Hawley, is partly because of a bottleneck between healthcare providers and law enforcement, with hospitals unsure of which entity they should send the evidence to.
Hawley also said that another issue, according to police, was a lack of cooperation from victims or the findings of a witness's story to be not credible.
Of the untested kits that are in the possession of health care providers, the results show that 679 relate to possible sexual assaults that have not been reported to law enforcement.
Both Sen. Jeanie Riddle and Rep. Donna Lichtenegger were on hand for the press conference, having sponsored legislation this year that would create a uniform electronic tracking system for the kits. This would allow victims to access the system and monitor the status of their test kits.
In April, the state legislature gave the Attorney General's Office authority to apply for a $3 million federal Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant. The Office has applied for the grant and continues to work with stakeholders to develop uniform state practices for the handling and processing of sexual assault evidence kits.
Hawley said that the kits are a significant tool in finding and prosecuting criminals and that as long as they are not utilized, criminals remain on the streets. He also said that they go further than just one case, as some offenders commit multiple sexual assaults.
This story originally appeared on missouritimes.com
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On Thursday afternoon, Lloyd McClendon conducted a base-running tutorial that seemed comically basic, leading his players to first base and then on to second and finally to third.
That evening, Robinson Cano went and committed a base-running blunder even more remedial than his manager's pregame lesson.
Cano was picked off first base while standing only inches off the bag, caught staring into the outfield with Nelson Cruz at the plate and Erasmo Ramirez on the mound.
It was the kind of mistake that simply can't happen, but the kind of mistake that Cano made. Again.
That's the reason Cano should be benched for Friday's game against Tampa Bay. Not just because the error was costly, preventing the Mariners from having the bases loaded with Kyle Seager at the plate in the fifth-inning of what turned out to be a one-run loss. And not just because McClendon had just given his team an on-field demonstration about something most would assume was second nature to professional baseball players.
The Mariners have exercised patience with Cano both with regard to mistakes and his struggles at the plate. They have been respectful. And for the second time in 54 games this season, Cano made a base-running error that wasn't about either effort or ability but entirely about focus.
Back in April, Cano was caught off third base in Los Angeles as he began trotting home after a teammate's walk. Cano thought the bases were loaded. They weren't.
There was no excuse for the mistake, but the embarrassment Cano expressed after the game seemed sufficient to make sure something like that would never happen again. That was his mulligan.
To have it not only happen again but occur on the very day the manager took the team on a base-by-base lecture, well, that doesn't seem like something that should be written off as an unfortunate mistake.
I love the way Cano fields his position, I respect his history of success in this game and I feel some sympathy over his struggles at the plate this season. He has remained both approachable and accountable and I have yet to see him so much as bristle when asked about his productivity or lack thereof.
This mistake is something different, though, and sitting Cano down even if it's just to begin the game isn't about punishment so much as drawing a very clear line: Paying attention isn't an expectation, but a prerequisite for playing.
Cano already made the kind of mistake that can never happen again on the bases this season. Not only did he do it again, but he did on the very last day he should of given the manager's message before the game.
Turns out that a big-league manager giving a base-running lecture before Thursday's game wasn't nearly as ridiculous as the little-league error his star second baseman committed during it.


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Q: Interface в interface Java (вложенный интерфейс). Как реализовать? Есть:
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 interface City{
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Как правильно реализовать? Вопрос именно по interface в interface.

A: Объявление внутреннего интерфейса влияет лишь на то, как вы будете объявлять его реализацию. С точки зрения доступа он объявляется как public и только так.
К примеру, для реализациии внутреннего интерфейса City:
сlass PaloAlto implements Country.City {

    public String getName() {

    }
}

При реализации интерфейса Country, наличие в нём внутренних интерфейсов ни на что не влияет. Вам будет достаточно лишь реализовать один метод:
Set<City> getAllCities();
Например:
class Mozambique implements Country {

  public Set<City> getAllCities() {

  }
}

Так как интерфейс City непосредственно находится в Country, то декларировать внутренний интерфейс как Country.City в возвращаемом значении метода getAllCities() необязательно. Компилятор поймёт и так.

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Connie is Hilton's robot concierge that incorporates IBM's Watson cognitive computing and speech APIs to help hotel guests.
Hilton Worldwide and IBM collaborated on a project that led the hotelier last week to launch "Connie," the first voice-enabled, Watson-powered robot concierge in the hospitality industry. Connie draws on domain knowledge from IBM's Watson cognitive computing engine and associated speech APIs and WayBlazer to inform guests about local tourist attractions, make dining recommendations, and introduce hotel features and amenities.
Connie, named for Hilton's founder Conrad Hilton, will work side-by-side with Hilton's employees at the hotelier's location in McLean, Va., site of the pilot project.
Currently stationed near reception at the Hilton McLean, Connie is learning to interact with guests and respond to their questions. Connie uses a combination of Watson APIs, including Dialog, Speech to Text, Text to Speech, and Natural Language Classifier, to enable it to greet guests upon arrival and to answer questions about hotel amenities, services, and hours of operation. By tapping into WayBlazer's extensive travel domain knowledge powered by Watson, Connie can also suggest local attractions outside the hotel.
The more guests interact with Connie, the more it learns, adapts, and improves its recommendations. The hotel will also have access to a log of the questions asked and Connie's answers, which can enable improvements to guests' experiences before, during, and after their stays.
"We're focused on reimagining the entire travel experience to make it smarter, easier, and more enjoyable for guests," said Jonathan Wilson, vice president of product innovation and brand services at Hilton Worldwide, in a statement. "By tapping into innovative partners like IBM Watson, we're wowing our guests in the most unpredictable ways."
"This project with Hilton and WayBlazer represents an important shift in human-machine interaction, enabled by the embodiment of Watson's cognitive computing," said Rob High, IBM fellow and vice president and chief technology officer of IBM Watson, in a statement. "Watson helps Connie understand and respond naturally to the needs and interests of Hilton's guests, which is an experience that's particularly powerful in a hospitality setting, where it can lead to deeper guest engagement."


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Q: Is it possible to access/edit kernel memory in C#? I was wondering if it's possible to access the kernel's memory via C# and edit it.
If not, is it possible to access the whole RAM? Using ReadProcessMemory on the RAM without defining a specific process?
I am trying to search for a string in the kernel/RAM yet it has to select a specific process, and the process is cannot be opened by a Win32 application.
I've did some research and found ways about including ntdll.dll and use NtWriteVirtualMemory etc in C#, but is there any better way to do this (if it works)? Other than creating a driver...?
Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help.

A: No, you can't access kernel memory from userspace (barring any vulnerability), regardless of the language. This would be a huge security issue otherwise.
You will have to create a proper driver, using the Windows Driver Kit. Then you'll have complete access to the whole memory.


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This is a very nice selection for that theme, very clever idea!
So beautiful and I love the curves! Snowy mountains are captivating. Great job, Peter.
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You NAILED the theme! Beautiful photos!
Gorgeous—especially seeing them all together this way. So do you head out with the theme already in mind, or does your first photo give you an idea for that day's theme?
I decide on a theme after I arrive at the scene and stick with it to keep things in focus. Thank you, Amy! I appreciate your kind comment.
Wonderful collection of curves, Peter. I love them all, but I must admit that the second one is my favorite..
Thank you, Nurul! The second one is also my favourite photo.
I liked the icicle picture. What's that circular thing which you have used to frame a picture?
These are large iron rings attached to the log booms, which are held together by chains. They make excellent frames for my photos. Thanks for the interest, Arv!
Das sind wundervolle Bilder, Peter. Ideenreich, freudig und mit Respekt eingefangen. Toll!


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Q: Vertica query performance tuning Lets say you have a slow query, what is the chronological order of the steps you will take to solve the problem ?

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vnetperf / vioperf / vcpuperf

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EXPLAIN / EXPLAIN LOCAL VERBOSE / PROFILE

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EXECUTION_ENGINE_PROFILES / QUERY_EVENTS / DC_QUERY_EXECUTIONS /
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A: as a 1 step look at the query and query plan see if you have stale statistics or unnecessary network resegments, check if your projections match your queries.
also check recorded session from last year BDC it kinda helpfull : vertica query tuning

A: Try using Vertical Database Designer.
It may suggest a projection optimal for your query.


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Principal preparation - Still an act of faith?
Mike Cowie, Megan Crawford
This article reports on the first stage of a study by a group of researchers involved or interested in principal (headship) preparation in Western Australia, Canada, England, Jamaica, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa, Turkey and the United States. The study, known as the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP), discusses the background to the current policies in principal preparation, and examines the standards-led approach to principal preparation. This paper focuses on England and Scotland for comparative purposes, and asks how much we know about the effectiveness of current principal preparation.
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Getting new additional diagnoses when you've lived with Migraine for most of your life is a strange and disorienting thing. Finding myself dealing with Neurosurgeons and having a hole drilled in my head to assess the pressure in there (see my ICP Monitoring post here) has been a dizzying experience both literally and figuratively.
Since the MRI I had back in January 2016, I've had to get to grips with two diagnoses that were completely new to me. The MRI itself showed that I have a Chiari Malformation Type 1 (click here for a brief explanation of what this type of Chiari is). I had no clue what that meant so had to spend some time finding reliable sources of information to educate myself before meeting with my Neurosurgeon…it's now September and I feel like I've been to the surgeon's clinic, the surgical ward and MRI department so often that the particular part of West London has become a familiar stamping ground for me & my husband. Fortunately it's quite a pretty square so we've managed to do a little outdoors coffee drinking, in a busy part of London yet surrounded by trees, before/after appointments; you've got to take your little relaxing moments wherever you can find them when living this Chronic Life!
The next step was meeting with my Neurosurgeon. He recommended that I have ICP Monitoring rather than going straight for the decompression surgery that is the treatment (but sadly not a cure) for Chiari. He wanted to know what the pressure inside my head was like.
As it turns out this was a good call on his part, as the pressure is high. Having analysed the readings from the monitoring procedure, the Neurosurgical team believe that what they're seeing on my results is high pressure that isn't being caused by the Chiari but is a problem in it's own right. This raised pressure (the term they're using for it is Benign Intracranial Hypertension or IIH) needs to be addressed, as the team have advised me that leaving it as it is would pose a risk to my sight, memory and cognitive function. They expect that addressing the pressure will be of benefit in terms of the daily pain, but how much remains to be seen. It will also cut down some of the risk involved in the decompression surgery in the future, should I decide to have it.
Here's the part that's a little scary for me – they have strongly recommended that I have a shunt placed in my brain to drain the excess CSF fluid down to my tummy. The hospital I'm seen at it is well known for excellent standards of Neurosurgical care and I know that my surgeon does far more complicated surgeries than this but still, I'm a little anxious at the prospect of brain surgery (I was proud of myself for getting through the ICP monitoring!). The shunt procedure has risks attached and is something I'll live with for the rest of my life, so I'm learning as much about it as I can while I'm on the waiting list.
But lurking behind all this in my mind are other questions – how long have the Chiari and IIH been there? If I didn't have a history of Chronic Migraine in my own life and in the family, would these disorders have been picked up sooner? SHOULD they have been picked up sooner, despite my Migraine?
I realise that it would probably be wise to put these questions aside, as definitive answers to them are very unlikely to be forthcoming! But still, I think they are entitled to exist and talking them out with my family and blogging about them may help me to process them. I can't prove anything in relation to these questions, but here's what I think/feel: I think that my long standing Migraine diagnosis caused the people treating me to attribute ALL neurological symptoms to Migraine. The specialist I had for over a decade was well-respected with good cause and often went beyond the call of duty to support me and my family, so I don't feel angry that these conditions weren't picked up – indeed, I believe that the Chiari may have been less of a problem at that time as my condition has deteriorated since the birth of my daughter (her delivery was hard and I suspect worsened the Chiari, though I can't prove it). As for the pressure – was my pressure high 5 years ago, 10 years ago, 15 years ago? Does the steady and devastating increase in debilitating daily pain & symptoms over recent years mean that my pressure has been climbing during time period?
These questions have the potential to be the kind that circle around in your head at night but never really get answered. One thing I do firmly believe is this – it is well worth discussing with your specialist such tests as an MRI and if need be an LP to check for neurological abnormalities or pressure problems, if you're living with Migraine that fails to respond to treatment or worsens compared to what you're used to. Of course most of the time the outcome will be results that are all clear, but I feel that my newer diagnoses were masked by the Migraine. My specialists and I have no doubt that I personally do in fact have Migraine that I've inherited genetically but it is not unheard of for people with Chiari, for example, to be misdiagnosed as having Migraine and/or Fibromyalgia (check out the Mayfield Clinic Website for more details on Chiari symptoms). Of course, there may well be many others out there who, like me, have Migraine AND another neurological condition. I'm left feeling that I should have asked for tests back when my condition first deteriorated to the point where I had to stop teaching and became largely housebound (as I still am).
Having gotten all that off my chest, it's time to go back to my research on what to expect from life with a VP shunt.
Everybody's An Expert On Migraine.
Migraine and Coping With Hospital Stays.
Making Medical Appointments Work For You.
I can only imagine what it's like to come to grips with this new piece of information! But it's so good to gain more insight into what's really going on in there. So would having the shunt put in help with the migraine or is it a separate thing? How long have they advised you that the wait list will be?
Well, the head pain no longer fits only into the migraine pattern. The pain at the back of my skull doesn't respond to migraine meds ever so I'm hopeful that the shunt and/or the decompression surgery will help with that. If I could get back to having migraines that I actually recover from and have good days in between that would be great, rather than this pain, nausea & general badness every day. I suppose it could be triggering the migraines & causing them to be more regular though. The waiting list is 2-3 months but they said that about the ICP Monitoring and it turned out to be much quicker. It feels a bit overwhelming sometimes but I'm trying to be calm about it. I'm very lucky that I have my husband, daughter & parents to support me through it.


I need my amp dated!
Just bought a great Orange stack last week. I reckon it's about 30years old but I'm not sure. Sounds great though!
post pictures of the front and back of the head and we can probably narrow it down. to date the cab you have to look up the speaker codes.
I'll get to work on that!


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Elderly scammed in unwanted cemetery visit
May 14, 2021 (WiC 540)
For sale: graves are big business
On April 13 a group of retirees from Chongqing boarded a bus for what they thought was going to be a trip to a scenic spot. They had paid Rmb18 ($2.80) each for the tour and put on their best clothes for their day out.
But when they arrived at their destination, they were horrified to discover it was a cemetery and that their 'tour guide' was actually a cemetery sales rep.
The group was furious with the tour operator and the neighbour who had organised the visit.
"You can't trick us into visiting a graveyard by telling us it's a sightseeing trip," the Global Times quoted one of the participants as saying.
"This is so insensitive! Haven't you got parents yourselves? How could you do such a thing?" asked others of the tour leaders.
China is no stranger to 'the-sales-disguised-as-tourism' scam or "forced shopping" as the trick is also known locally. In 2015 a mainland man was beaten to death in Hong Kong after his tour group was taken to a jewellery shop in the city, leading to an altercation between people who didn't want to purchase anything, and the tour guide, who was determined that they do some shopping.
A 51 year-old from northeastern China intervened in the fracas but two unknown men dragged him out to the street and beat him unconscious.
More recently a tour guide in Guilin was stripped of her licence after ordering her group to start spending at a souvenir market. "I don't care why you have come to Guilin… get off the bus and spend 20,000 yuan in an hour," she was recorded as instructing them.
Last year an elderly couple from Henan were also taken to a cemetery instead of the promised day out at a beauty spot. The firm behind the tour was the management company for the cemetery and staff there convinced them to spend Rmb8,000 on a burial plot.
The Chinese authorities have encouraged people against buying burial plots in recent years, asking them to scatter their loved ones' ashes instead. Families that do buy burial plots only have the rights to keep them for limited periods of time such as 20 years – hardly a long-term commitment to the hereafter.
Burial customs are deeply embedded across society and it is a tough task convincing the public to think differently from tradition. Someone making headlines earlier this year for trying was Ren Sainan – a young woman who makes bespoke garments for the dead. Of particular fascination for the media was that Ren even models the outfits herself on livestreaming sites, shattering taboos around the discussion of death in daily life. Because of these superstitions many of her friends were appalled when Ren started her business. Yet she says that choosing a beautiful garment for a cremation is about honouring the deceased. Unlike more traditional shrouds, her designs include styles inspired by the hanfu or the qipao, as well as a variety of more modern outfits.
"My demonstration can help relieve their negative emotions," she explained further to the China Daily on the benefits of her apparel for the deceased person's family.
"We can't change death, why not leave the world in a decent manner, wearing beautiful clothes?"
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Master Plan Development in Nigeria
Construction, News
Fewer Harrington & Partners have been appointed to design a significant 100 hectare mixed-use exclusive gated eco-resort master plan development in Nigeria
The master plan will be a truly unique exclusive gated eco-resort for wealth, offering more than 10km of water frontage property, surrounded by the world's rarest mangroves, 1,000-acre ecological wetlands creating an exclusive eco-resort with fresh air and pristine waterways. The conceptual master plan will incorporate lush green plants covering the building facades, sky gardens and a roof top gardening system, creating a forest-like environment designed to purify the air, conserve rainwater and diminish noise. The resort will consist of 100 Hectares which will be divided into a number of small islands, that will be linked by over 5km of inland waterways and ecological wetlands, which will provide a truly unique eco-resort destination for billionaires.
"Development is about building a long term future and creating places that are a truly unique leisure destination and we are extremely pleased to be part of such an exciting project in Nigeria."
-Ian Fewer, Partner, Fewer Harrington & Partners
Fewer Harrington & Partners were invited by Nigeria Governor of Cross River State, Benedict Ayade, to discuss his plans to build three new cities in the State.
On taking up office as Governor of Cross River State, Benedict Ayade launched several important infrastructure projects, including a 260km dual-carriage Calabar-Katsina-Ala superhighway, Calabar deep seaport, and a Calabar garment factory, all of which were projected to employ thousands of people.
Grant Planning for New Office Development on 98 Curtain Road, Shoreditch


Rone takes you inside the famous street artist's world, following him into the rarely-explored spaces in which he works (an abandoned paper mill, a house set for demolition, a crumbling theatre), and learning about his unique philosophy on art, life and the artistic process behind his epic murals.
IMAGINE being strapped to a hospital gurney in a murderous psychopath's warehouse, your only hope of survival resting in the hands of another escaped captive.
Thriller-lovers will be able to experience this through virtual reality at this year's Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF), who have formed a partnership with Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF).
Film buffs have the opportunity to enter the virtual realm and experience cinematic innovation first-hand, with the launch of a series of Virtual Reality (VR) films and experiences, including the Australian premiere of social VR experience Chorus, a world-class production straight from Sundance and SXSW.
Created by virtual reality pioneers Tyler Hurd and Chris Milk, Chorus is orchestrated to the song Chorus by French electronic music duo Justice, and enables up to six people to be transformed into fantastical female warriors from different corners of the world to battle evil with dance lasers and crystals in an epic 1980s fantasy movie journey of empowerment.
Byron Bay Film Festival has been showcasing virtual reality content since 2014 and Director J'aimee Skippon-Volke said she is proud to be partnering with Gold Coast Film Festival to bring virtual reality to yet another platform.
"We are pleased to partner with Gold Coast Film Festival because we share a geographical base and in the scope of arts, location can stop the freedom to collaborate," Ms Skippon-Volke said.
"Gold Coast Film Festival and Byron Bay Film Festival share a passion and enthusiasm for enhancing our respective city's culture and introducing quality virtual reality works is part of that.
The line-up also includes Gold Coast VR production, The Peeler directed by Harrison Norris and Guy Norris (co-directors of Suicide Squad VR experience), and produced by Bond University graduate Emily Tate.
The Peeler is a VR thriller that takes viewers on a dark journey into a murderous psychopath's warehouse, filled with blood and gore.
Festival-goers can enjoy five virtual reality experiences throughout the festival with Rone, A Thin Black Line and Inside Manus also making the program.
The VR program will be held at the Gold Coast Film Festival's base of HOTA, Home of the Arts from Saturday April 28 - Sunday April 29.
For more information about the festivals full selection of virtual reality, viewing times and booking details, visit www.gcfilmfestival.com.


I'm constantly scrummaging through my refrigerator for a "snack" for the children that's healthy and scrumptious...sometimes that's a hard task! I am going to create a "snack" category that I'll add to when I'm inspired. Here's the first recipe. Keep in mind, I don't really measure as I'm cooking so these all are estimates...You must taste!
Put first 5 ingredients in food processor and blend; while processing, pour in olive oil one tablespoon at a time to smoothen and thicken. Depending on the consistency, add some of the reserved bean liquid. The end result should be a creamy, slightly thick dip. Serve with crackers, as a tortilla wrap, or on pita bread. We love this!
Hey Steph, I had to brainstorm and figure out who was Mrs Destroyer! I had no idea you had a blog...You need to update it though! You should try the hummus anyway, I bet Rachel will love it...My girls do!
I think that having snack ideas is great so I put one on my blog too. Seeing as serving snacks to my kids is like a full time job.
Hey Gabrielle! I check your blog all of the time. It's so fun to see what's going on with you and your family. You have inspired me to start one of my own. I'll let you know as soon as I get it up and going.
Okay, I feel like an idiot, but I have lots of Kelly friends, which one are you?
oops- sorry. Kelly Hickman. I sure meant to identify myself!!
Kelly! Can't wait to see your blog! I really want some pics of your family!


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Mt. Gox CEO Charged by Japanese Authorities
At one point in time, about four-fifths of all bitcoin exchanges were handled by Mt. Gox, then the top exchange by far for bitcoin transactions. Having what seemed to be such a solid operation taking over such a large portion of the market helped the cryptocurrency to gain a lot of attention with huge fluctuations in its value. This all came crashing down when the Tokyo-based company was accused of fraud and a number of other crimes.
Details on the Charges
Japanese authorities have charged Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles with embezzling an amount of bitcoin worth around £1.7 million. The alleged fraud was a major reason why the value of bitcoin crashed, and this affected tons of people who had speculated in the cryptocurrency after big spikes in its value. A spokesperson from the Tokyo Police has commented that Karpeles is being investigated in a number of related incidents including about $390 million of the currency mysteriously disappearing last year.
How this Affected Online Gambling
Lots of people believed that bitcoin could be a savior for the online gambling industry because there is always a chokepoint when it comes to deposits and withdrawals. Many parts of the industry have taken big hits in the past because payments were shut down, and bitcoin was thought to be a possible remedy to that situation because of its anonymous nature and the difficulty in policing it. However, the big crash that came after the Mt. Gox scandal really hurt that whole movement, and the big drop in bitcoin value that came afterwards really shook the confidence people had in it.
How Bitcoin is Used in Today's Industry
Today, many sites offer bitcoin deposits and withdrawals. However, few of them actually have their players keeping a balance in bitcoin. Instead, the cryptocurrency is converted to another currency, often US dollars, upon deposit. When a withdrawal is requested, it can be requested in bitcoin, and the player will be given bitcoin based on the current exchange rate.
The reason for this approach is that the value of bitcoin can change a lot while it's just sitting in a casino account, and this can often be a bigger gamble than playing the games themselves. This approach helps to retain the advantages of bitcoin while minimizing the variance that players experience from the fluctuation of the value of the cryptocurrency itself.
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New Nolimit City Slot Goes Live at LeoVegas
Nolimit City has just released the latest game in their lineup of online slots, but players can only find it through LeoVegas.com until May 2 as part of an exclusive deal the pair have struck. Travel to the Wild West At LeoVegas The game is called Tombstone, and it features a fun Wild West theme that will have players acting as the sheriff of an Old West town trying to maintain law and order while racking up cash prizes.
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Blog, Books, British Glass, Events, Glass, TV
Dartington Glass: I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles!
2006 saw the 40th anniversary of Dartington Glass, one of the UK's only surviving independent glass companies. To commemorate this event, Graham Cooley exhibited hundreds of pieces of Dartington Glass dating from 1967 into the 1990s from his private collection. In conjunction with that, I wrote and published a book with Eve Thrower, the daughter of their chief designer Frank Thrower MBE, who sadly died in 1987.
An hour long documentary on the company, the man behind it, and the designs he produced was also filmed, and sponsored by the Glass Association. Filmed by Nigel Edwards of inHouse Productions, who also produced the Fat Lava short film and DVD, it was sold on DVD and has been broadcast three times on Sky Arts.
It includes interviews with Graham Cooley, almost certainly the UK's most important and influential 20thC design collector, Charles Hajdamach, esteemed glass historian and specialist, Franks' daughter Eve Thrower, Peter Robinson, Dartington's Sales Director from the late 1960s-80s, glass designer and Frank's mentor Ronald Stennett-Willson, and Hilary Green, chief designer at Dartington today. I'm delighted to say that you can now see a short, six minute compilation from the longer film on youtube by clicking here, or viewing the link below.
If you'd like to buy my book Frank Thrower & Dartington Glass for £12 plus postage and packing, please email evethrower@hotmail.com. If you'd like to buy the full film on DVD for £12 plus postage and packing, please contact the Glass Association by clicking here.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, make yourself comfortable as the film begins…
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Air France Tested The Very First Flight Equipped With Li-Fi Technology
Exciting news. At the end of October, Air France hosted the Trackmania Cup - a video game tournament - finals 12,000 meters above ground in order to test LiFi (Light Fidelity) during a flight.
This is a world-first for the air transport industry. Air France just tested new technology on one of their flights: Li-Fi, which provides data transmission through visible light. On October 30th, flight AF6114 from Paris-Orly to Toulouse-Blagnac was graced with twelve seats equipped with this new technology, developed by aircraft equipment manufacturer Latécoère.
A revolutionary system, tested by gamers
Li-Fi (Light-Fidelity) is a communication system that uses light to transmit data wirelessly. Dubbed the "Internet of Light", it's 100 times faster, consumes ten times less energy and is more secure than Wi-Fi. It is, therefore, a very suitable new wireless network solution, and will also be compatible with 5G.
To demonstrate the advantages of Li-Fi, gamers were welcomed on board. Finalists for the Ubisoft "Air France Trackmania Cup" competition competed at an altitude of 12,000 meters on a customized version of the game Trackmania² Stadium. The winner received a selection of Razer products, as well as two Paris-Montreal roundtrip tickets to visit Ubisoft Studios.
Higher speeds and capacity
Li-Fi generates "a completely stable multimedia data exchange at a very high speed and very low latency," as noted by Air France and Latécoère in a joint statement. More generally, this experience was an opportunity to assess the reactions of passengers. But not just that.
Scientists Announce Major Breakthrough In The Development Of Male Birth Control
The integration of this technology into the cabin will change the way aircraft are designed. There are currently one-kilo boxes under the seats for data transmission. Optical fibre is a thousand times lighter than copper cables, and with Li-Fi, these boxes can be removed, thus reducing the weight of the aircraft, and at the same time, its fuel consumption.
"I am convinced that this experience will pave the way for new in-flight entertainment experiences for our customers, especially with regards to gaming," said Antoine Laborde, Air France's Innovation Manager. Ultimately, the airline hopes to have Li-Fi on all its commercial flights. "Li-Fi will revolutionize in-flight connectivity within the next 5 years," said Yannick Assouad, CEO of Latécoère.
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Its only 8 days to go until South Africa's biggest and baddest LAN happens at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate. This year there will be 2,580 gamers (girls and guys), aged between 4 and 60, setting up their PC's for 3 days and 2 nights of non-stop gaming.
The NAG LAN @ rAge is not all play though; it does involve some very impressive technology to allow the gamers to keep that broad smile on for all 52 hours of gaming. To give you some insight into what the infrastructure is, we chatted with Erich Blaschczok, one of the co-owners of VC, who has managed and run the NAG LAN for the past nine years.
NAG: Can you give us a breakdown of what it takes to make a LAN of this size happen?
To put it simply, it is a truly remarkable achievement that tests the character and abilities of all involved (including the equipment).
NAG: Let's get a bit technical – can you tell us about the network?
Erich: The network for the NAG LAN @ rAge this year will comprise of two distinct sections – firstly the Open LAN having 1,980 participants, and secondly the Telkom Do Gaming Championships comprising of 600 gamers. The network design allows for a 3 tiered approach. The tiers are defined as Access, Distribution and Core. HP have continued their support of rAge and are supplying all the Open LAN network equipment required for making the 10 year rAge anniversary dream a reality.
The "Core" switches are multiport Gigabit Layer 3 switches. It allows for Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 services, Layer 3 routing, Auto-MDIX, Management, autosensing 10/100/1000 ports, 10-GbE ports (with optional module), 1000 Mb Latency < 3.4 µs (FIFO 64-byte packets), 10 Gbps Latency < 2.1 µs (FIFO 64-byte packets), throughput up to 111.5 million pps, routing/switching capacity 149.8 Gbps, switch fabric speed 153.6 Gbps, routing table size of 10000 entries and MAC address table size of 64000 entries. The core section comprises 4 switches with are link via 10G fibre.
The distribution switches are Gigabit Layer 2 switches with 24 to 48 port density. The distribution section comprises 10 switches. The access layer is where the gamers plug in their monstrous gaming rigs. Thus 1980 10/100 Mb/s ports are required. This is accomplished by utilizing 48 Layer 2 switches with port density of 48, 9 Layer two switches with a port density of 24. These switches are monitored and managed remotely via the administration VLAN.
The Telkom Do Gaming section network is supplied by D-Link. The network approach has followed the same three tiered approach. With roughly 600 gamers the network comprises of 1 Core layer 3 switch, 4 distribution switches of Layer 2/3 and 27 access switches being a mixture of layer 2 managed switches and unmanaged fast Ethernet switches.
NAG: Gamers always want to know about the Internet. What setup is in place and will it be sufficient for a LAN of this size?
Erich: With many of the new games requiring internet connectivity for authentication, or continued connection for accessing servers, rAge is challenged by providing these services to all the gamers. Due to prohibitive costs of alternate technologies, ADSL presented as the only viable solution for the LAN. Internet for the Open LAN is provided by 30 10M ADSL lines whose bandwidth is aggregated. The bandwidth is then further managed and limited by VC to allow only the most essential game related traffic.
ADSL technology presents limitations when the underlying infrastructure requires excessive copper cabling to the clients and where there is a high contention ration for the shared upstream bandwidth. To address this problem Telkom have installed a new dedicated exchange for the Dome, allowing for 300 10M lines to be connected directly to the backbone infrastructure. This exchange is dedicated to the Dome, and as such does not share bandwidth with other business or residential areas. Hi bit rate cabling is utilized from the exchange up to the marshaling cubicle located inside the Dome. This allows for insignificant signal loss and interference, the bane of installations on old copper infrastructure. This exchange has also been put on high priority monitoring for the duration of the event. Two dedicated Telkom technicians are on site to address any possible concerns for the duration of the event.
NAG: And Internet for the DGL Championships?
Erich: The Telkom Do Gaming section has a dedicated 100M fibre signal that will be utilized to connect their gamers to the internet. Several 10M ADSL lines are on standby as a backup. The games being hosted are Battlefield 3, StarCraft 2, Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty 4, Grand Turismo 5 and FIFA. As a first in South Africa, two of the online Battlefield servers have been white listed for use at the event. Thus these two servers will be located at the Dome, to allow only the best possible performance for these critical final games.
Erich: All these ADSL lines require an ISP to supply the required bandwidth. Afrihost have allocated 7TB (7168GB) of data for the LAN. This bandwidth is for the Open LAN only, and does not include the bandwidth for the expo or the Telkom Do Gaming section. The account has been setup to allow a single account to be accessed from 33 locations while all sharing the same data allocation. Additional data has been added to facilitate testing. Gamers agree that latency kills the game, and testing of Afrihost infrastructure proved that very low response values (pings) are the order of the day.
NAG: Intel are providing one of the key components for a LAN, the servers. Can you give us the specs?
Servers run mostly Windows Server R2 64 bit editions, although Linux also managed to make the grade.
NAG: Thanks Erich – any last words?
Erich: Involvement from sponsors such as Corex, Intel, HP, D-Link and Afrihost effectively results in supporting the realization of the biggest recreational LAN on the African continent and Southern hemisphere. We thank them for partnering with us and being at the forefront of gaming in SA.


Visitors to Michigan state parks or recreation areas are invited to participate in a new Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) initiative to find the first outbreaks of unwanted invasive plants. Early detection will aid in rapid response control measures aimed at eliminating the invasive plants before they become widely established.
This summer, three invasive plants -- Japanese knotweed, black swallow-wort and garlic mustard -- are being targeted for EDRR by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Japanese knotweed and black swallow-wort are not widely established in the state, and while garlic mustard is widespread in southern Michigan, it is still uncommon in the Northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula state parks.
Invasive plants crowd out native species and change the ecology of natural areas. Complex food webs are simplified as areas are taken over by a single plant species. Forest regeneration is often negatively impacted and recreational opportunities, including hunting and fishing, may also be lost or compromised. Even park pathways and buildings can be damaged by invasive plants.
Most invasive species are introduced to new areas by humans. Park visitors can help prevent the spread of invasive plants by cleaning your boots/shoes, clothes, car and trailer tires or other equipment before entering or leaving a park.
By reporting Japanese knotweed, black swallow-wort and garlic mustard sightings, you can help protect the natural resources that offer public recreation and educational opportunities.
Possible sightings can be reported at any state park by filling out the Unwanted Plants Detection Card, by marking the location of the detected plants on a park visitor map, or by recording the GPS coordinates. You can turn in the cards, maps or recorded information at any state park, e-mail the information to DNR-RecreationFeedback@michigan.gov with "Unwanted Plants" in the subject line, fax it to 517-373-4625, or mail it to DNRE-Recreation Division, Attention: EDRR, P.O. Box 30257, Lansing, MI 48909-7757. Sightings can also be reported at www.MISIN.msu.edu.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is committed to the conservation, protection, management, and accessible use and enjoyment of the state's environment, natural resources, and related economic interests for current and future generations.


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Eminem To Re-release 1999 Album On Cassette.
March 9, 2016 June 14, 2016 by meziesblog.com, posted in Celebrity, News
Just after we learnt about Kanye West's plan to thrash releasing future albums on compact discs, Marshall Bruce Mathers III popularly known as Eminem had decided prior to Kanye's tweet that he is going farther backwards.
The Detroit rapper Eminem has plans under way to re-release his 1999 album "The Slim Shady LP" on cassette tape.
Eminem released "The Slim Shady LP" as a second album on 23 February, 1999. The effort debuted and climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
"My Name Is" and "Guilty Conscience," are some of the popular tracks in the album.
The 9th Mile rapper and actor described his sophomore effort as an advisory sticker (highly X-rated) and said in a vintage Rolling Stone interview, that it isn't for young people to hear.
"Cassette re-issue is coming soon," Eminem revealed on his twitter handle. Good for everyone including moms and dads especially in rural areas who still blast jamz on radios. Not a bad business plan after all.
In the tweet, Slim Shady included a link his record's website and urged fans to sign up early in order to get the first issues of the cassette together with other exclusive merchandise.
"The Marshall Mathers LP 2" Eminem's last album was released in 2013.
The American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan is expected to perform at three upcoming South American Lollapalooza festivals, starting in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 12.
Though Eminem remains one of the world's most successful rappers, his music has gained a lot of controversy.
Eminem is known to pay less attention to rape of girls, women and children. In his song called Vegas, released in 2014, he rapped about raping famous Iggy Azalea. Eminem seems to care less if his music is encouraging rape.
The lyrics include: "So what's it gon' be? Put that shit away, Iggy. You don't wanna blow that rape whistle on me. Scream! I love it. Before I get lost with gettin' off."
Worse still, during Eminem's verse on the track Medicine Man, he said: "Ain't no one safe from, non-believers there ain't none / I even make the bitches I rape cum."
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Saints Rufus and Zosimus (died 107 AD) are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. They lived in Antioch and were martyred with Saint Ignatius of Antioch during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan. They were killed by beasts in the Roman arena. Their feast day is December 18.

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Full Wolf Moon: A Novel
By Lincoln Child
Read by Johnathan McClain
Lincoln Child Random House Audio 9780385531429
The Jeremy Logan Series: Book 4
The New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Room and Deep Storm is back with a new thriller that follows the trail of a killer who cannot exist . . . featuring Jeremy Logan, the renowned investigator of the supernatural and fantastic. Legends, no matter how outlandish, are often grounded in reality. This has been the guiding principle behind the exhilarating career of Jeremy Logan, the "enigmalogist"—an investigator who specializes in analyzing phenomena that have no obvious explanation—previously seen in The Forgotten Room, The Third Gate, and Deep Storm. Logan has often found himself in situations where keeping an open mind could mean the difference between life and death, and that has never been more true than now. Logan travels to an isolated writers' retreat deep in the Adirondacks to finally work on his book when the remote community is rocked by the grisly discovery of a dead hiker on Desolation Mountain. The body has been severely mauled, but the unusual savagery of the bite and claw marks call into question the initial suspicions of a wild bear attack. When Logan is asked to help investigate, he discovers no shortage of suspects capable of such an attack—and no shortage of locals willing to point the finger and spread incredible rumors. One rumor, too impossible to believe, has even the forest ranger believing in werewolves. As Logan gets to know the remote deep-woods landscape, including a respected woman scientist still struggling with the violent loss of her father in these very woods, Logan realizes he's up against something he has never seen before. His most action-packed and white-knuckled novel to date, Full Wolf Moon is the perfect combination of exotic locales, provocative science, and raw action that make for a deeply entertaining Lincoln Child blockbuster.
"Johnathan McClain's folksy narration easily draws in listeners and makes it all the more jarring when terror descends… McClain also delivers an array of unique accents, especially for a secluded clan of suspected werewolves." —AudioFile
"Child creates a perfectly creepy ambiance…mixing timeless legends of lycanthropy into a Jekyll-and-Hyde dynamic." —Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio: Lincoln Child
Lincoln Child is the New York Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Room, The Third Date, Terminal Freeze, Deep Storm, Death Match, and Utopia, as well as coauthor, with Douglas Preston, of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fever Dream.
Publisher: Random House Audio Publisher: Random House Audio


Donating blood is one way you can help others. There is always a need for donations, especially during times of emergency. This is a guide about donating blood.
I have given blood off and on what seems like my whole adult life. I recently went to give blood, and they said that they couldn't take it because I had a right bundle branch block. My doctor said that that shouldn't be a problem in giving blood, and I got that cleared up and was able to donate.
Then, the other day, I couldn't donate because my pulse was 106. I didn't know that there was a restriction on giving, based on your pulse, but I found out that day. My tip is to donate blood while you can; you never know when your body will start falling apart and you won't be able to donate.
This kinda makes me sad, I've always felt compelled to donate blood, mainly because I am O-Negative. Only one in seven people have O-Negative blood. I will keep trying, and hope that today will be the day that I am eligible to donate blood. Please go and donate blood today.
And the next time you renew your driver's license, have them check "yes" for organ donor. Please renew life and give a gift to someone who desperately needs it.
Two major holidays are coming up. They are the most traveled holidays in the USA. Before you go off to Grandmother's house for those wonderful dinners and family time, take a few minutes and drop by the blood bank and donate blood. Statistics show more people are killed every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday traveling than any other time of the year. Your generous gift of blood could save someones life. Who knows it may save your life.
So please go give blood.
I'd like to also urge you to be an organ donor. The life you save through both of these services could be someone you love.
I have a tip that might be a bit weird but works. I give blood a lot, but sometimes my iron is not up to par. So instead of going there and coming home because of iron too low, I bought a small can of red beets with the juice and put it in the fridge overnight.
On the morning of, I drank the juice, it was a bit bitter but worked. Next time I think I will put some sugar in it before I drink it. Sometimes women's iron is low because of hormones, etc. and I got tired of being sent home because of low iron.


GST is revised on several items at the tax council meet on 21 July 2018. According to the revised GST, Sanitary napkins is exempted from GST. This would mean there would be no input tax credit available, even though inputs in the production of the sanitary napkins are taxed. Many had campaigned against GST on sanitary napkins since last year. Sanitary napkins were taxed at 12 per cent tax under one year old GST regime.
18 per cent to 12 per cent – hand bags including pouches, purse and jewellery box, aluminium art wares, hand operated rubber rollers ,bamboo, brass kerosene pressure stove,wooden frames for paintings etc.
Union Minister Smriti Irani tweeted – "Thankful to GST Council and Minister @PiyushGoyal for exempting Sanitary Napkins from GST ;a welcome step towards encouraging menstrual hygiene among young girls and women. #GoodandSimpleGST ".
Also, Actual bill of hotel stay above Rs 7,500 will attract 28 percent GST. Actual hotel bill below Rs 7,500 will however attract only 18 percent GST.
The Simpler return filing process is too approved. Quarterly returns for business turnover up to Rs 5 crore instead of monthly filing. However , tax payment will be monthly. Nearly 93 percent traders and small businesses will get benefited from this. Exemption limit for traders in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh , Himachl Pradesh, Himalaya, Sikkim increased from Rs 10 lakh to rs 20 lakh.
This is sigh of relief for the middle class and poor families.
The next GST council meeting will be held on 4 August.


Speaker: Our speaker, Faith Jones is a partner at Ngage Management Services. She began her healthcare career in the US Navy almost 30 years ago. She has worked in a variety of roles in clinical practice, education, management, administration, consulting, and healthcare compliance. Her knowledge and experience spans various settings including ambulance, clinics, hospitals, home care, and long term care with a focus on rural healthcare where it is not uncommon to wear many hats. In her leadership roles she has been responsible for the operational leadership and corporate compliance and has twice been a member of an executive team whose hospital was named amongst the top 100 hospitals. She has had the opportunity to be a presenter at HCCA and has provided webinars on analyzing the OIG work plan.
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Our annual OIG update will include an overview of OIG priorities for Hospitals, Swing Bed, Medical Staff Credentialing, Nursing Homes including Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health, Hospice, Medical Imaging, Physical Therapy, Sleep Lab / Sleep Testing and the 340 B Program.


I had the tremendous fortune to have the opportunity to attend the 2012 Google Apps Northeast (and MidAtlantic!) Conference at Google's Manhattan office. As expected, the conference was awesome!
Last year, I was asked to present at Google's inaugural conference which was held at their Cambridge, Massachusetts office. It was a one-day conference that was full of great information, so when I heard about the 2012 conference, I jumped on it!
This year's conference was two days long and was just packed with great stuff, including a networking event. This year was also different in that there were two tracks -- one for organizations that were considering "Going Google" and one for organizations that had already taken the plunge.
They also broke out the conference into tracks, each of which had a different focus topic.
One of my favorite parts of the conference was the networking time when the attendees had the opportunity to chat with other organizations, vendors, and Google representatives.
I also appreciated the opportunity to speak with representatives from a wide cross-section of organizational types, including businesses, colleges, universities, non-profits, k-12 schools, and more. It was fascinating to watch the discussions between completely different types of organizations espousing different opinions on common topics (e.g. folks from an international, multi-million dollar corporation talking with folks from a public high school). It was very exciting, very interesting, and very educational.
So, I want to give thanks to Jordan and her colleagues who helped organize the event and I can't wait to see what Google does next year!


J. Diane Martonis received her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from the State University of New York at Albany and her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Born and raised in New York, she moved to Colorado in 2003 where she currently resides. Her primary medium is paper, exploring cast shadows and textural space through cutting and shaping. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally and continues to create out of her studio at home.


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Chris Bisbano was serving an 18-year prison sentence when a drama class changed his life.
"We're not teaching inmates to be actors. We're giving them the tools of creative expression, and more importantly, emotional awareness."
Ally Hirschlag
60 days after Chris Bisbano was released from prison, he found himself back again, this time by choice.
He was there to teach a drama class with The Actors' Gang Prison Project. As he walked in, he noticed the inmates eyeing his tattoos, all of which he got during his 18-year sentence at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, California, for attempted murder. He knew he stuck out from the other teachers but didn't realize how much of a difference that would make until he introduced himself to the inmates.
Chris Bisbano (center, arm outstretched) with a group of inmates participating in The Actors' Gang Prison Project at Norco. Photo by Peter Merts. All photos used with permission.
"I told them I was formerly incarcerated and had only been out 60 days," Bisbano says. "The whole room started tearing up. The inmates exclaimed, 'I can't believe you're back in prison after doing all that time. And you came back just for us?'"
Bisbano came back because he has firsthand experience with the life-changing potential of The Actors' Gang Prison Project.
Unlike other prison drama programs, the Actors' Gang utilizes a specific type of acting exercise — an improv style known as commedia dell'arte — to help inmates recognize and control their emotions.
Commedia dell'arte is essentially the basis for clowning. Participants develop characters that represent four emotional states: happy, sad, frightened, and angry, and they build scenes around them.
Chris Bisbano. Photo by the Associated Press.
"We're not teaching inmates to be actors. We're giving them the tools of creative expression, and more importantly, emotional awareness," explains Bob Turton, one of the project's teachers.
When Bisbano first came to The Actors' Gang workshop as an inmate in 2009, he was skeptical.
He expected it to be like all the other run-of-the-mill art programs that came and went at Norco. But once he started doing the work, his perception changed entirely.
Photo by Bob Turton.
"I thought it was amazing," he recalls, explaining that the commedia style is perfect for the prison environment. "In prison, you don't normally show emotion. You revert to one emotion: anger. Or you don't show any emotion at all — that's a sign of weakness. This program provided a safe space where we could explore all our emotions."
Remarkably, the program also helps to quickly build a sense of community among the inmates that crosses racial boundaries, which can be much more rigid in prison.
The Actors' Gang Prison Project isn't just a cool idea — it's working really well.
According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the recidivism rate statewide in California is 50%. For inmates who completed The Actors' Gang Prison Project, however, it's 10.6%, according to a preliminary analysis conducted by the CDCR in conjunction with The Actors' Gang.
Even more impressive? Behavioral infractions by students in the Actors' Gang dropped by 90%.
Photo by Peter Merts.
Today, Bisbano is six months out on parole and already a head teacher for the Actors' Gang.
He started teaching weekly commedia classes as an inmate, and now that he's out on parole, he teaches at The Actors' Gang Prison Project as well as the Re-Entry Project, which helps inmates at halfway houses (between prison and full release).
As a teacher, Bisbano says, he's noticed that once the emotional "safe space" is established, the inmates are able to go much deeper emotionally much faster. "It's like they've been waiting for this moment to open up and share," he says.
It's at the halfway houses that Bisbano and Turton say their work is the most challenging but can also make the biggest difference. The people there are anxious because they're much closer to getting out. A program that helps channel that emotion productively can be incredibly beneficial.
In 2007, there were zero publicly funded art programs in California's state prisons. In 2017, there will be art programs in all 35 of them.
Studies show just how much of a positive influence art can have on inmates' emotional development and behavior. The Actors' Gang's success — not to mention other programs like San Quentin's Prison Art Program, Marin Shakespeare at Solano State Prison, and guitar classes at Salinas Valley State Prison — are proof of that.
For Bisbano, what makes The Actors' Gang Prison Project exceptional is the way it taps into the source of inmates' behavior.
The work inmates do with The Actors' Gang helps them recognize a triggering feeling, learn how to diffuse it, and turn it into something productive. Once they leave prison, those skills give them more control over what they do, both on stage and on the streets.
"We call it 'riding the horse,'" Bisbano says. "If [the feeling] is good, I ride it out. If it's bad, I ride it out. But it doesn't mean I need to act on it."
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President Obama raised $55 million towards his re-election in the fourth quarter of 2011, the most major of a deluge of significant campaign filings expected Tuesday showed.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who abandoned his bid for the presidency weeks ago, had nearly $4 million in leftover campaign funds at year's end, while Minnesota Rep. Michelle Bachmann, a fierce critic of government debt, bowed out of the race $700,000 in the hole.
Sixty percent of Mr. Perry's contributions came from his home state, a sign that he lacked the broad support necessary to attain the Republican nomination.
And two-thirds of the money behind the super PAC that was the chief advertiser for former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. came from his father.
Those post-mortems are among the first of a flurry of campaign finance reports required to be filed today, an important marker and rare window into the state of the presidential campaign.
Perhaps more importantly, it is the first time since June that the big-money super PACs created as a result of a 2010 Supreme Court decision will reveal their donors.
Many of the most active super PACs did not even exist at that time. If early examples are a harbinger of the future, some will continue to obscure major donors by revealing only a pass-through organization — including nonprofits affiliated with the super PAC itself.
That means a six-month wait could culminate in disclosures such as this one, which shows that $77,000 given to Citizens for Strength and Security came from Citizens for Strength and Security.
Among the super PACs is one connected to President Obama — Priorities USA Action — which received a $50,000 donation from the service employees union SEIU, union filings show.