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Former City Councilwoman Rosalind Wyman poses with Dodger team owner Peter O'Malley at Dodger Stadium. Photograph dated May 2, 2012.
Off-Ramp host John Rabe with Roz Wyman, the former LA City who led the effort to bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles.
Monday was Opening Day at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, where LA beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 on a 3-run homer in the 8th inning. Roz Wyman was there, in front-row seats, as she has been every single year, ever since she helped bring the team to Los Angeles in 1958.
Roz Wyman was elected to the LA City Council in 1953. At 22, she was not only its youngest member ever, but only its second woman, and Jewish to boot. She and her husband were big Democrats … Hubert Humphrey stayed at their Bel Air home and the studios would send over first-run films to screen in their living room.
LA was not a world-class city back then, and Wyman knew that one of the keys to elevating the city's prominence was to bring in a major league team. Meanwhile, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was trying and failing to replace the team's stadium in Brooklyn. Eventually, O'Malley made that flight over Los Angeles and saw Chavez Ravine, a former Mexican-American hillside neighborhood that had been razed for a public housing project that was never built, with easy access to the freeways.


If foreign intervention was necessary to force regime change in Afghanistan, why not foreign intervention in Pakistan? After all, rooting out Taliban and terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan is critical to success in the Afghan war. And while I doubt regime change is the answer in Pakistan, perhaps foreign air support with special forces on the ground will be needed to help Pakistan defeat the insurgency in its western region that borders Afghanistan.
It is doubtful Pakistan could allow large numbers of foreign military personnel on its soil—no government that did would survive. However, commando units operating in the areas in which the Taliban and al-Qaida are concentrated could be used to track the enemy and guide air strikes.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay has called Pakistan the most dangerous place on earth. No overstatement this, for according to the United Nations nuclear agency, Pakistan has 30 to 40 nuclear warheads. And the increasing success of Taliban and al-Qaida militants pose a very real threat to the safety of this nuclear arsenal.
Pakistan's President Zardari recently made a deal with the Taliban in the Swat Valley, allowing them to establish a fundamentalist enclave there in exchange for laying down their arms. The Taliban have not disarmed, however, and during the past week its fighters poured out of Swat into the neighbouring district of Buner. There they have taken control of government buildings and dug in at strategic positions. This brings the Taliban militants to within 100 kilometres of the capital, Islamabad. A chilling development indeed.
It is not likely that, even with a much stepped up military effort, Pakistan can defeat the insurgency on its own. This is especially so since its own spy agency, Inter-Services Intelligence, is said to have elements that are sympathetic to the Taliban.
And what of the other nuclear power in the region, India? India and Pakistan have fought three wars over the disputed Kashmir region. And last year's attack by Pakistan-based terrorists on Mumbai resulted in thousands more Pakistani troops being sent to their border with India to guard against a counterattack.
If Pakistan is to concentrate on their border with Afghanistan as opposed to their border with India, then the West must convince India to set aside its animus towards Pakistan, at least, until the danger to world peace represented by the Taliban and by al-Qaida terrorists has been dealt with.
Since India depends on the West for much of its increasing prosperity, one would think enough diplomatic pressure could be brought to bear to get it to back off and allow Pakistani troops to be concentrated in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghanistan border. There, with Western air support, Pakistan might be able to root out the Taliban and others who are threatening its national security.
I suspect the eye in the sky is keeping watch. Any chance of the Taliban getting anywhere near the nukes will be the last thing they do.


So, I found this amazing tutorial for creating a TwitterBot using Google Spreadsheet. I wanted to put it to good use, so I made a Twitter Bot that leverages the archive of over 117,000 tweets from the #ISTE2015 hashtag. If you are so inclined to see the new insights that are generated from this wealth of knowledge, please feel free to follow @obotmybot.
Introducing the newly upgraded SSBot: A tool for making a Twitter bot with Google Spreadsheets. Version 0.4 fixes some major bugs and adds support for additional bot types.
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Q: ASP.NET Core: Listening on both `https://mydomain` and `https://www.mydomain` with Kestrel I'm trying to set up an ASP.NET Core web server with Kestrel. I want  Kestrel to listen for all requests coming from both https://www.example.com and https://example.com, but I can't quite figure out how to do this.
I'm currently using the following code to set up Kestrel in my program start:
public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
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        .ConfigureWebHostDefaults(webBuilder =>
        {
            webBuilder.UseStartup<AppStartup>();
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                "http://example.com:80",
                //"https://www.example.com:443",        // This obviously doesn't work with all enabled,
                //"http://www.example.com:80",          // as it tries to double-bind the ports...
            );
            // Workaround for HTTP2 bug in .NET Core 3.1 and Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2
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        );
    });

I've also tried doing the following in my AppStartup, which I really thought was the solution, going off this resource.
public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
{
    ...
    app.UseRewriter(opt => opt.AddRedirectToWwwPermanent());
    ...
}

But this doesn't seem to be working. What would be the correct way to do this via Kestrel? Some anticipated questions:
No, I am not running Kestrel behind IIS and have no intention to do so (not really sure why I keep seeing people do this? Should I be doing this? What do I get out of it?)
Thanks so much for reading!

A: By default, ASP.NET Core binds to:

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*http://localhost:5000

*https://localhost:5001 (when a local development certificate is present)

Specify URLs using the:

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*ASPNETCORE_URLS environment variable.

*--urls command-line argument.

*urls host configuration key.

*UseUrls extension method.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/servers/kestrel?view=aspnetcore-3.1#endpoint-configuration
In launchsettings.json you probably have "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:5001;http://localhost:5000" which is how it's done during debugging.

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This is a commercial ad of The North Face. This commercial was released in October 2017 in United States. Under the title of "The North Face: Imagination Featuring Tom Wallisch".
It was done by People Ideas & Culture (PI&C), New York advertising agency. And, the commercial by Production Company is Sherpas Cinema and is directed by Dave Mossop.
♬If she don't love me, what can I do?
The commercial song is "Because I'm Me" by The Avalanches. For those of you who like this song "Because I'm Me", you can download it from Amazon or iTunes.
In addition, the official Youtube channel of The Avalanches provides the official music video of this song "Because I'm Me".


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Bell Cultural Events Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is located in Olathe, Kansas, just east of I-35. Approaching Olathe from either the north or the south on I-35, take the second Olathe exit which is Highway 150 or Santa Fe. Go east on Santa Fe. Continue on Santa Fe to Mur-Len. Turn south (right) on Mur-Len. Continue on Mur-Len to 139th Street (aka Pioneer Blvd). Turn right on 139th Street into the MNU campus. Bell Cultural Events Center is at the top of the hill on the right side.
Parking is available on the east, west and south sides of the building. There is also parking available on the north, south and east sides of Dobson Hall, the building just to the east of the Bell Cultural Events Center. Handicap parking is available on the east side of the Bell Cultural Events Center building.
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Global Risks Landscape 2015
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Part 1 – Global Risks 2015
Fragile Societies under Pressure
Growing Worries about Conflict
Economic Risks: Out of the Spotlight?
Environment – High Concern, Little Progress
Technological Risks: Back to the Future
Preparedness at the Regional Level Is Different
Part 2: Risks in Focus
2.2 Global Risks Arising from the Accelerated Interplay between Geopolitics and Economics
2.3 City Limits: The Risks of Rapid and Unplanned Urbanization in Developing Countries
2.4 Engineering the Future: How Can the Risks and Rewards of Emerging Technologies Be Balanced?
Part 3: Good Practices on Risk Management and Risk Resilience
Practice 1: Interdisciplinary Science for Managing Water Resources and Improving Long-Term Water Security
Practice 2: Resilient America Roundtable
Practice 3: ZÜRS Public – Increasing Awareness of Flood Risk in Saxony
Appendix A: Description of Global Risks and Trends 2015
Appendix B: The Global Risks Perception Survey 2014 and Methodology
Appendix C: The Executive Opinion Survey and Views of the Business Community on the Impact of Global Risks on Their Business
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The global economy is returning to growth, albeit sluggishly, and there is a feeling that significant progress has been made in reducing the likelihood of another financial crisis (as explored in Box 1.4). This may reflect a false sense of control, as history shows that people do not always learn from past failures and are often taken by surprise by the same risks.
The global unemployment rate is expected to remain at current levels until 2018, reflecting a growing problem of structural unemployment in advanced economies.11 This will likely keep wages low, maintaining deflationary pressures; in the Eurozone, inflation fell as low as 0.66% in 2014. As past years have seen a build-up of debt in many major economies – notably China, where the corporate debt-to-GDP ratio went from 92% in 2003-2007 to 110% in 2013 – the possible risk is that deflation could reduce debtors' ability to repay, threatening the future stability of the financial system.12
Conversely, low interest rates have also fuelled the risk of asset bubbles. Since the financial crisis, the use of expansionary monetary policy – such as quantitative easing and zero interest rates – has not had the expected impact of significantly increasing credit availability in the real economy, instead leading to a reflation of asset prices. Credit booms and asset bubbles have historically resulted in bank bailouts and recession in the real economy (see Box 1.3).
The risks of a failure of a major financial mechanism or institution and fiscal crises are perceived as equally impactful and likely as in last year's report (Figure 1.4), yet other risks, such as water crises, interstate conflict and the failure of climate-change adaptation, have taken centre stage. This runs the risk of diverting decision-makers' attention away from continuing economic reforms. Despite recent efforts (see Box 1.4), either deflationary pressures or the bursting of an asset-price bubble could still cause the failure of a major financial mechanism or institution – especially as the shadow banking sector is less regulated yet increasingly important.13 Likewise, in many countries public debt levels are still worryingly high so that the related risks are likely to persist over many years.
Decision-makers' focus on other risks could lead to inaction at a time when continued progress in structural reform is most necessary; The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 outlines some priorities. 14 Maintaining the momentum of both financial and fiscal reforms will be crucial to avoid another major economic crisis.
Box 1.3: Asset bubbles – a new old risk?
The evidence of frothiness is increasing in a number of housing markets in both advanced and emerging economies – including Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Norway, China, Hong Kong SAR and Singapore – as well as in a number of credit and equity markets across the world.
The traditional goal of central banks has been economic stability: keeping inflation low while achieving robust growth. The current realization is that central banks must also seek to preserve financial stability – which means, among other things, avoiding risky bubbles. The current theory is that macro-prudential regulation and supervision of the financial system will avoid bubbles and achieve financial stability. However, bubbles are very hard to identify (price increases could also reflect market movements), and macro-prudential regulation has not historically been effective and excludes the unregulated shadow banking system.
If macro-prudential regulation fails again, central banks will be left with only one tool – monetary policy – to pursue both goals of economic and financial stability. This may prove impossible. Trying to prick bubbles by using monetary policy risks causing a bond market rout and a hard landing for the real economy. However, keeping monetary policy loose in a bid to help the real economy risks inflating asset bubbles that will, inevitably, eventually burst and also damage the real economy. Loose monetary policy is the mother of all bubbles. Attempting to walk this tightrope will be a difficult issue for central banks in both advanced and emerging markets in the years to come.
Box 1.4: Recent advances in the global regulation of the financial system
The global financial system is undergoing massive structural change as a result not only of the crisis but of the regulatory changes in its wake. The very fact that the whole post-crisis regulatory overhaul has been spearheaded by the Financial Stability Board and G20, i.e. with explicit political backing by a global set of policy-makers, is very innovative and has not been the case in setting international regulatory standards before. The past five years have witnessed a profound change of international regulatory standards for banks and non-banks alike.
Banks' regulatory rules have been revised (usually subsumed under the Basel III heading), resulting in stronger capital requirements, the first-ever globally agreed liquidity standards (for a short-term liquidity and a structural funding measure), and new standards for constraining large exposures and improving risk management. Also, supervisory standards are being raised and the international standard setter (Basel Committee) has launched a programme to assess national implementation, which exerts peer pressure on jurisdictions to implement the reforms in a consistent manner.
Cross-border resolution difficulties witnessed in the crisis are reflected in the new set of expectations with regard to effective resolution regimes and a process of recovery and resolution planning for the largest banks, complete with setting up cross-border crisis management groups composed of authorities from the (most prominent) jurisdictions where these banks operate.
Regarding non-banks, the international community is finalizing a basic solvency requirement for global insurers who are systemically important – to date there has been no global solvency standard; over-the-counter derivatives markets are undergoing major overhaul with measures aimed at mandating and/or incentivizing central clearing and trading on organized platforms with reporting to trade repositories of all contracts. In terms of insurance regulation, many countries in Europe, Latin America and Asia are adopting variants of the Solvency II regime. New insurance regulation has a strong emphasis on corporate governance, disclosure and accountability. These measures are relevant as they aim to change the broader corporate behaviour.
International accounting standards are being changed, in particular to make loss recognition more forward-looking (newly issued IFRS9).
Some supervisory authority over the financial sector has been relocated to central banks, most notably in Europe, where the European Central Bank has taken on additional responsibilities.
Still, of course, challenges remain. Addressing the issue of "too-big-to-fail" remains a key issue. Efforts are needed to: (i) finalize living wills and identify and remove barriers to firms' resolvability; (ii) reach consensus on banks' loss-absorbing capacity to ensure that they can be resolved; (iii) address obstacles to cross-border cooperation and recognition of resolution measures; (iv) ensure recovery and resolution of non-banks; and (v) promote better regulation of the shadow banking sector. Cross-border challenges persist also in over-the-counter derivatives reform. As regulatory regimes developed in parallel in the two largest markets (European Union and United States), they resulted in a framework that overlaps and is not completely consistent. Regulatory decisions allowing reliance on home regulatory regimes (known as "deference") are urgently needed. Trade reporting requirements have been adopted in key countries but legal barriers frustrate implementation. Progress on trading standardized contracts on exchanges and electronic trading platforms continues to slip. Political commitment is needed to advance reforms in all these areas.
Source: This box draws on the latest Global Financial Stability Report and related IMF work.
Note: In addition to the current regulatory reforms described above, some experts believe that profound changes in the corporate culture and incentive systems in the financial sector are needed to reduce excessive risk-taking.
Box 1.5: Black Sky – risks to critical infrastructure
The world has more to lose than ever before from massive failure of critical infrastructure. To improve efficiency and lower cost, various systems have been allowed to become hyperdependent on one another. The failure of one weak link – whether from natural disaster, human error or terrorism – can create ripple effects across multiple systems and over wide geographical areas.
Large-scale power outages might be the most visible illustration. The initiating event in the August 2003 power failures in the United States occurred in Ohio but the worst consequences were felt by 55 million people in the north-eastern part of the United States and Canada. The July 2012 India blackout was the largest in history, affecting 670 million people, about 10% of the world population, and was partially triggered by high demand during a heat wave.
In many countries, infrastructure has not been maintained well enough to withstand the kinds of catastrophes that could spark such cascading effects. This is often the result of procrastination, the perception that the risk is so small that it is not worth considering or crowding out by other priorities, and the fact that investing in preparedness is rarely immediately rewarded in the electoral process. The challenge is financial, and incentives are misaligned. For example, in the United States, over 80% of infrastructure is owned or managed by private sector firms, which are not responsible for the negative externalities that failure of their part of the infrastructure could have elsewhere.1 To increase investment in infrastructure, a coordinated, global, long-term and multistakeholder approach is required. Upgrading infrastructure is essential, in recognition that resilient infrastructure has become the backbone of a competitive economy.
25. Global risks may not be strictly comparable across years, as the names and description of the risks were revised between 2014 and 2015. The risks introduced in 2015 are not displayed in the figures and only the risks for which the name or the description were slightly revised between 2014 and 2015 are presented. Water crises was categorized as an environmental risk in 2014 but as a societal risk in 2015. To ensure legibility, the names of the global risks are abbreviated. Please see Appendix A for the full name and description.
11 ILO, 2014.
12 IMF, 2014b.
13 IMF, 2014c.
14 World Economic Forum, 2014.
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Q: how to apply jquery lazy loading for second set of images? I am using this jquery's lazy loader plugin to lazy load bunch of thumbnails.
What will happen if I apply lazy loader to smaller thumbnail images first,
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Joshua and I have always had more than we needed. We were both blessed with parents who wanted us to have everything they were able to give us. Now that we're parents ourselves, life seems to have gotten real.
I knew things would be difficult once we had children, but I didn't know what it would look like. We both have degrees, and lots of debt (mostly mine) to go along with them. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't wish I had understood what I was getting into before I signed on the dotted line.
I never thought we would choose between paying bills, or buying groceries. I never thought I would buy a 10lb bag of potatoes, forget trying to eat healthy, and just try to feed us. I never thought our student loan payments would take so much of our income. I never thought I would decline party invites because we couldn't afford to take a gift.
What I'm saying is this: losing income, paying for adoption, and being broke has made me a much more grateful person.
Just in case you're reading this thinking that I'm okay with it, I'm not. I feel extremely guilty about bringing my student debt to our family, and not bringing more money in. I hate that we count pennies, and I hate that I'm so embarrassed about our struggles that I don't talk to anyone about it. I hate that my husband has to work two jobs. I hate that we waited so long for Isaiah and can't give him all of the things we'd like.
But I'm grateful. This has taught us that we can survive. It has shown us that the way we lived before was excessive, and what we used to think were hard times, weren't so hard at all. I'm reminded that things can always get worse for us, so when I say my prayers, they're full of thankfulness. Every time I start to feel like things are going from bad to worse, or I need to have a pity party, I remind myself of the things I do have. I have a home. I have a family. I have taught myself to be resourceful (hello reusing aluminum foil). I have learned valuable lessons that go back to our grandparents' generation. While I haven't gone as far as making my own lye soap yet, my grandma is ready to help me when it's time.
When I feel like our dinner is sad, I remember a story she told me once about picky eating. She was born and grew up on a farm in the middle of The Great Depression. I didn't taste a turnip until I was well into my twenties, and she was the person who made me try it. While we were discussing how it tasted similar to a potato, she told me that when she was younger there was no such thing as a picky eater. You either ate or you didn't. She said that some days they had turnips for dinner, because that is what there was. You ate what was available. And you were happy with it.
So while things aren't ideal, and here and there we may need to have turnips for dinner, we have each other.
We've survived every hard day before this one, so why should today be any different?
You give me hope that there are still people in the world who know what is really important. Much love to you.
While I am not happy for your current situation I sure can relate, right now we are on one income (well sorta of income) and I have really found how to be thrifty and still feel like I am living. I always feel that I can get through it as I know my parents did, I remember as a kid being sent to school with things like peanut butter in tortillas and carrots because that was what we had and feeling so lame when everyone else had things like lunchables but now I am happy to see my parents being able to redo their house and take little vacations.
I totally get this! I have so much student debt and so I have to work, but would rather stay at home but it's just not possible with all of our bills. I want to give my son everything too and my student loans are this giant burden over my head, but my husband was raised in a frugal family so we're trying to stay frugal and live modestly so we can do things like vacations and pay for his college. I think it's much harder to get by in today's world than it was even 10 years ago!


On Friday we dressed in crazy and colourful clothes for children in need. In the afternoon, we showcased some brilliant talent in our very own show, Whitecote's Got Talent. Thank you to everyone who entered and a big congratulations to our winner!


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The RTD board decided in 2014 that the NW Rail corridor would be built after 2040.
Taxpayers in Boulder County have paid over $143 million to RTD over the past 10 years for the Fastracks rail build-out, meanwhile Boulder County receives NO rail funding from this tax.
1. Establish the "Northwest Rail Corridor Fund" that will set aside funds to begin construction of this rail project that will continue from 71st and Lowell and end in Longmont.
2. Earmark all surplus funds to the Northwest Rail Fund.
3. No other rail or rail line extension, BRT, trolley or other major RTD construction project can be built before the full funding of the NW rail corridor. Purchase right-of-way, start preliminary engineering, and build out the rail line in segments to uphold the trust of taxpayers in the northwest metro area.
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Infrastructure Australia calls for clarity on national climate policy
A new report from Infrastructure Australia has recommended that the Australian governments should work collaboratively to establish a stable national framework to respond to climate change and reduce emissions in line with our international commitments.
The recommendation is one of 15 made in its most recent research report, Future Cities: Planning for our growing population.
The report notes that a clear climate policy direction will "provide certainty and stability to both public and private sectors, enabling our cities to play a central role in supporting Australia's transition to a lower emissions economy".
"Enabling cities to contribute meaningfully to emissions reductions by establishing a stable national framework In line with our international commitments, Australia must reduce emissions in order to mitigate the increasing short and long-term impacts of climate change, including increased temperatures, sea level rises, environmental degradation, increases in extreme weather events and increased pressure on resources.
"Australia has one of the highest rates of greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the world and it is in our largest cities where the bulk of these emissions originate.
"The scenario analysis presented within this paper makes clear that, without intervention, our cities will continue to be an increasing source of emissions as they grow in size and scale.
"Australia is a signatory to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 2015 Paris Agreement, under which it has committed to reduce greenhouse emissions to 26-28% on 2005 levels by 2030.108
"Achieving this commitment will require a significant shift to the way we use energy in Australia. But efforts are currently being hampered by ongoing uncertainty regarding how Australia will respond to meeting its current and future international commitments.
"Our cities will play a central role in supporting this transition. The Climate Council has indicated that cuts to emissions in cities could deliver up to 70% of the nation's required reductions under the Paris Agreement.
"However, the structure of the Australian federation means that cities cannot act alone in responding to climate change. A national and stable approach is required to provide certainty and enable state, territory and local governments, the community and the private sector to make the changes required to achieve the necessary reductions."
The paper, Future Cities: Planning for our growing population, is available here
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Twitter removes Nigerian president's 'abusive' civil war post
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Twitter has removed a post by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari threatening punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings.
The move on Wednesday came as Buhari's tweet, referring to a civil war in the southeastern Biafra region, violated the social media company's abusive behaviour policy, leading to a 12-hour suspension of his account.
The two-and-a-half-year conflict started in 1967 and more than one million people died from fighting, disease and starvation.
Buhari, who served in the army against the secessionists and was Nigeria's military ruler in the 1980s, tweeted on Tuesday that many people misbehaving today were too young to remember the deaths and destruction from the civil war.
"Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand," he warned in the tweet that was taken down.
Nigeria has seen a spate of arson attacks on electoral offices and police stations in recent weeks, especially in the southeast. Officers have also been killed.
Authorities have blamed a banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and what police call its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network. The IPOB has repeatedly denied involvement.
Some social media users criticised Buhari's tweet before it was removed, accusing him of targeting Igbo people from the largest ethnic group in the southeast. IPOB is influential in the region and its efforts to revive sentiments over Biafra have prompted a crackdown from security agencies in recent years.
Nigeria's Information Minister Lai Mohammed was dismissive of Twitter's action, saying Buhari had every right to express dismay at violence by a banned organisation.
"Twitter may have its own rules, it's not the universal rule," he told reporters. "If Mr president anywhere in the world feels very bad and concerned about a situation, he is free to express such views."
In the latest attack in early May, gunmen killed at least seven Nigerian police officers in the southern oil hub of Rivers State amid a deteriorating security situation in the region. In June, Rivers State banned people from crossing its borders at night in a bid to stop the killings of police, customs officers, civil defence officers and soldiers.
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Manifestly inappropriate final written warning could not be relied on in dismissing for further misconduct
In Bandara v British Broadcasting Corporation the EAT has upheld the decision of an employment tribunal that an employer had not been entitled to rely upon an existing final written warning when considering whether to dismiss an employee for further misconduct because the decision to issue the existing warning was 'manifestly inappropriate'. However, the EAT went on to hold that the tribunal erred in finding that the dismissal was nonetheless fair. The tribunal had wrongly posed the hypothetical question of what would have happened had the existing warning been an ordinary, as opposed to a final, written warning. Instead, the tribunal ought to have considered the extent to which the employer relied on the final written warning and, given the employer's reasoning, whether the dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses under S.98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
B worked as a Senior Producer in the BBC's Sinhalese Service. Until 2013, he had an unblemished disciplinary record going back almost 18 years. In August 2013, he was subject to disciplinary proceedings in respect of two incidents which had taken place earlier that year. The first, for which he was charged with abusive behaviour and refusing to follow a reasonable management request, concerned an occasion in March when he had shouted at a senior manager, S. He had apologised to S by e-mail the following day and no further action was taken at the time. The second, for which he was charged with a breach of editorial guidelines, related to his decision, on 23 July 2013, to prioritise coverage of the 30th anniversary of Black July – a sombre date in Sri Lankan history – over that of the birth of Prince George the previous day. The disciplinary decision-maker, I, considered that both incidents potentially constituted gross misconduct, and decided to impose a final written warning.
Shortly thereafter, B was subject to further disciplinary proceedings, which concerned various allegations of bullying and intimidation, being abusive towards colleagues and refusing to obey management instructions. G, the disciplinary decision-maker in these proceedings, found most of the allegations proved or partially proved, and concluded on 15 August 2014 that B should be summarily dismissed. B's claims of race discrimination and unfair dismissal were dismissed by an employment tribunal, notwithstanding the tribunal's finding that the earlier final written warning was manifestly inappropriate. B appealed against the dismissal of his unfair dismissal claim, and the BBC cross-appealed against the tribunal's finding on appropriateness of the earlier warning.
The EAT noted that, in general, earlier decisions by an employer should be regarded by the tribunal as established background that should not be reopened. However, an earlier disciplinary sanction can be reopened if it is 'manifestly inappropriate', i.e. if there is something about its imposition that, once pointed out, shows that it plainly ought not to have been imposed. In the present case, the EAT considered that the tribunal had been entitled to conclude that the earlier final written warning should not have been imposed. As the tribunal found, the misconduct in question plainly did not amount to gross misconduct, either by reference to the BBC's disciplinary policy or by generally accepted standards.
However, the EAT held that the tribunal had erred in concluding that B's dismissal was nonetheless fair. Where an employee is dismissed for misconduct following a final written warning that the tribunal considers manifestly inappropriate, the tribunal should not put forward a hypothesis of its own, but should examine the employer's reasoning and see whether or not the decision to dismiss was reasonable having regard to equity and the substantial merits of the case. This will include consideration of the extent to which the employer relied on the final written warning. In the EAT's view, if the employer treated the warning as no more than background or as indicative of the standard to be expected of an employee, and in fact dismissed for the misconduct alleged in the new proceedings, then it may be that the dismissal was fair. If, however, the employer attached significant weight to the warning, for example starting from the position that because the employee was already subject to a final written warning, he or she should be dismissed for any significant further misconduct, it is difficult to see how the employer's decision could be reasonable.
In the present case, the tribunal had wrongly considered the hypothetical question of whether the dismissal would have been fair had B been subject to an ordinary, as opposed to a final, written warning. Its decision therefore could not stand. As the tribunal had not made clear findings on the extent to which the BBC in fact took account of the existing final written warning, the EAT could not establish for itself whether or not B's dismissal was fair, and the case was remitted to the tribunal for determination of this point.
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Is honesty always the best policy at work? And what does honesty really mean in the workplace?
Does honesty mean that you always do the best job that you can for your employer? Does it mean speaking out when you suspect wrongdoing, or to prevent a calamitous mistake? Or does it just mean replacing the photocopy paper that you "borrowed" when your home printer ran out?
For me, honesty means 'fessing up when I've made a mistake, not sugarcoating difficult conversations, and being true to myself even when the consequences can be professionally or personally… disadvantageous.
We wanted to hear about your experiences, and your tips and advice about being honest at work, so we asked our friends and followers on social media: How honest should you be at work?
We were keen to know if you "tell it how it is," or if you think some things are better left unsaid. And you didn't disappoint!
Interestingly, our responses showed that both being honest and keeping quiet can end badly!
On LinkedIn, careers adviser Marcus Burton said that experience had finally taught him one vital lesson: before you act, sleep on it!
Talent development manager Ilídia Alexandre de Sousa, from Angola, also highlighted the role of emotional intelligence. She said, "Honesty must always be combined with the ability to know what to say, when to say it, how to say it, and who we will say it to.
"Emotional intelligence plays a great part here, because one must use a language which is adequate to the person being talked to, in an honest way. For example, choose your words carefully when talking to someone who doesn't accept being corrected.
What have been your experiences of being honest at work? Let us know, below.
Agree, every bit of dig-in responses…Honestly – Honest is like a needle at both end, sometimes it accepted by grace & at some times it backfires – to me being honest at all times is best policy without anticipation of end results/actions of person who is assessing the situation..
Katlla, thanks for sharing your thoughts and I never thought about it like a needle at both ends, yet so appropriate! You make a very important point here about the person receiving the feedback; they may accept it or reject it. Yet, if our intention is for doing good, then that is all that we could ask for.


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Here's a soothing recipe for Matcha green tea and Manuka Honey lovers. Both have high levels of antioxidant properties that may help fight off free radicals.
Add all ingredients except the Manuka Honey into a saucepan and bring it up to boil. Let it simmer, pour into a cup. Add the Manuka honey once it is cooled, to better preserve any beneficial properties.
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José Vidal Nicolás (April 3, 1940 – January 7, 2011), nicknamed "Papito", was a Dominican Major League Baseball outfielder. He was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1958 season. He played for the Cleveland Indians (1966–1968) and Seattle Pilots (1969). He also played one season in Japan for the Nishitetsu Lions (1971). During a four-year major league baseball career, Vidal hit .164 with three home runs and 10 runs batted in (RBI) in 88 career games.

Vidal was a very good minor league hitter, but a poor fielder. He led his league three times in errors by an outfielder (1959, 1965 and 1966). Playing for the Hobbs Pirates of the Sophomore League in 1960, he hit .342 with 17 home runs and 81 RBI from just 93 games. In 1963, Vidal won the California League Triple Crown while playing for the Single-A Reno Silver Sox. He had a batting average of .340 with 40 home runs and 162 RBI in 139 games and was named the league's Most Valuable Player. He was called up to the Indians in September 1966 after hitting .293 with 15 home runs and 57 RBI in 115 games for the Triple-A Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League.

He made his major league debut as a pinch hitter on September 5, 1966, against the Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Stadium. Batting for pitcher Tom Kelley in the bottom of the sixth inning against Lee Stange, he flew out to right fielder Tony Conigliaro. The Tribe lost that game, the first of a doubleheader, 5–1, but won the nightcap by a score of 3–1. His first major league hit came 12 days later, in his first appearance in the starting lineup, with a two-run triple against Mickey Lolich at Tiger Stadium.

During his four stints in the big leagues, Vidal never got on track at the plate, with successive averages of .188, .118, .167 and .192. He made 53 appearances in the outfield, 35 of which were starts, and, ironically, was charged with just one error in 65 total chances. On May 19, 1969, Vidal was traded by the Seattle Pilots to the New York Yankees, and never again appeared in a big league game.

Vidal's career highlights included hitting a walk-off home run off of Jack Fisher in a game against the Chicago White Sox in the bottom of the 14th inning on June 3, 1968.

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Vidal's first and last big league hits were both triples.
His walk-off home run on June 3, 1968, earned teammate Hal Kurtz his first and only major league win.

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A Fresno, Calif. man's distinctive Air Jordan tattoo played a role in his arrest for stealing a car, reports ABC30.
Last week, Moises Ornelas of Fresno discovered that his car had been stolen, but police weren't much help. Then, he started getting strange calls and texts from an unknown number.
"First he came at me like an innocent guy like, hey, I found your car, it's been parked out here for 3 days," said Orneals. What happened next would raise red flags for even the most trusting individuals, as the thief offered to give up the location of the car in exchange for $300. That's when Ornealas decided to take matters into his own hands.
He arranged a meeting with the shadowy perp and immediately noticed a red Air Jordan tattoo on his neck. Orneals' friend took a picture, which caused the man to speed off with no resolution.
The following day, Orneals' sister spotted the man once again and was able to take a picture of his license plate, which led police to Oscar Llanos. Now, Llanos faces charges of car theft and operating a chop shop after several of Orneals' car parts also came up missing.


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A ten-part, three hour video series, introduces students, union members and the general public to California labor history in order to encourage understanding of the state's diverse working populations and their efforts to find common ground in struggles for social justice. It is meant to be shown one part at a time in conjunction with reading materials and lesson plans suitable for high school students, and for union members in new member programs.


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Dominic Walker was a radio presenter from the United Kingdom.

Walker used to present the mid morning show on Wire FM, previously presented on the Bauer Big City Network, Key 103, Rock FM  and Channel M TV. and on the breakfast show on Wish FM. He has previously worked at various radio stations in England including the Big City Network, Signal 1 and Wire FM. He also had a stint at Radio Napa in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.

Walker has appeared in several cameo roles on stage and screen, including Coronation Street, Emmerdale, and alongside Robson Green in Rhinoceros. He also regularly hosts events, and has appeared alongside 5ive and Steps at Wembley and the MEN Arena.

In 2007 he became the Stadium Announcer at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, home of Warrington Wolves Rugby Club, having had previous experience of the role for Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Accrington Stanley, most notably for their FA Cup First Round victory over Huddersfield Town shown live on BBC Match of the Day in 2003.

Since 2008, Walker has hosted the family lounge for Wigan Warriors and has covered as the Stadium Announcer at the DW Stadium. He also hosted England and Wigan Captain Shaun O'Laughlin's Testimonial Game.

Walker has been the Stadium Announcer at Burnley FC since 2013. He also features on FIFA 17 as one of the British Stadium Announcers hosting all stadiums in the English Championship, League One and League Two. Since 2016 he's been an Executive Lounge MC for Liverpool Football Club.

Now he is re-training to be a solicitor with JMW Solicitors based in Manchester.

Walker has set up the Inside Man YouTube channel providing legal advice.

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The IMF and World Bank have formulated 12 principles to regulate the financial technology sector. Indonesia wishes to serve as more than a mere market for the digital economy.
The opening of Bank Indonesia Fintech Office at Bank Indonesia, Jakarta, November 2016.


The Class of 2019 will be formally enshrined in Canton on Aug. 3, 2019. Read more.
Congrats to both on the well-deserved honor. Geaux Tigas!
Alan Faneca should get in.
What the frick do they know? Mawae isn't even qualified to coach LSU's O-line.
Hard to believe Billy Cannon isn't in. Pro bowl as running back AND tight end. AFL championship MVP 2 consecutive years.
PS congrats to Both Tigers!


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Q: How to create multiple Python scripts and run them at the same time? I have a Python script that is used to find some stresses on a structure (a crane boom) when exposed to the wind from all directions. This means it creates 360 text files, 1 for each degree the structure is facing. Instead of doing 360 consecutive loops running on a single core, I want to break the task up into maybe 10 or 20 processes. Is there a way I could modify the following code so it created and ran multiple scripts with different degree ranges i.e. one script would do 0 to 20 degrees, the next 20 to 40 etc.?
import math
import csv
boomDirection = 0
time = 0
maxStress = 650
with open("SomeWindAndHeadingStressMatrix.csv") as f:
    data = [row for row in csv.reader(f)]

while boomDirection < 361:
    file = open("SomeWindSpeedSourceData.txt", 'r')
    data_file = open("Bolt Stress - " + str(boomDirection) + " Degrees.csv", 'w')
    line = file.readline()

    while line != '':
        try:
            if len(line.split(','))>1:
                windSpeedHigh = int(int(line.split(',')[19])*1.32)
                windSpeedLow = int(int(line.split(',')[22])*1.32)
                windDirection = int(line.split(',')[14]) - boomDirection
                if windDirection < 0:
                    windDirection += 360
                stressHigh = float(data[windSpeedHigh][windDirection])
                stressLow = float(data[windSpeedLow][windDirection])
                if time % 10080 == 0:
                    data_file.write(str(time) + ', ' + str(maxStress) + ('\n'))
                    time += 0.5
                else:
                    data_file.write(str(time) + ', ' + str(round(stressHigh,1)) + ('\n'))
                    time += 0.5
                data_file.write(str(time) + ', ' + str(round(stressLow,1)) + ('\n'))
                time += 0.5
        except ValueError:
            pass
        line = file.readline()
    data_file.close()
    time = 0
    boomDirection = boomDirection + 1


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MMFF review: 'Thy Womb'
A film on culture with beautiful scenery and outstanding actors. Is it for you?
Carljoe Javier
Published 7:16 AM, December 26, 2012
Updated 9:07 AM, December 26, 2012
Image from the 'Thy Womb' Facebook page
MANILA, Philippines - Thy Womb is not the flick that the holiday crowd heads out to see.
If I needed evidence of it, I needed to look no further than the seats around me.
Whereas the other movies I watched were packed, my evening screening of the movie had less than half the seats filled.
Apart from that, the group to my left walked out less than an hour in. To my right was a group that kept taking turns buying food. Those left behind would report what the others had missed.
And all told, there really was little to miss in the way of narrative movement. There was also a lot of loud yawning, if not snoring. I got the feeling that a lot of the people there were watching because the flick they really wanted to see was sold out.
And at the end of the film, there was a resounding, "Yun na yun?" from the meager audience.
Headlined by Nora Aunor and Bembol Roco, boasting all kinds of international awards, Thy Womb is a strong film that follows a very defined aesthetic. If you're familiar with indie cinema, then a lot of this will look familiar to you. If you're not and you're expecting something on par with the major studio releases of the MMFF, then you will most definitely feel that you have been duped.
What the film endeavors is to present us a way of life that we are probably unfamiliar with. I know I had an awareness of lives like these, but Thy Womb asks us to take a long hard look at lives, culture, values, and community.
When I say a long look, I mean it. There are a lot of shots here that take their time. It is languorously shot, at the brink of being indulgent in its willingness to stick to and observe a moment. Where slicker productions might edit out sequences to keep the story moving briskly, Thy Womb will stop and make the audience wait with the characters.
Case in point is a scene where Aunor and Roco come to a home with a negotiator, and the 3 wind up waiting outside for an extended period of time. We watch them wait. That's it.
This would most definitely create consternation on the part of the pop moviegoer. Of course, it could be argued that editing is a part of filmmaking, and cutting out the "boring parts" is part of modern filmmaking. But considering director Brillante Mendoza's decision to go cinema verite with the execution of this film, such scenes work.
Whether they win over the popular audience is another matter, though.
But winning over that popular audience is not the film's concern. Rather, it shows us a specific culture, and how people work within that culture. Work here is literal, as we are shown the day-to-day life of the couple, as they go out fishing, crafting and all the other things that they do.
It is not a workaday life as we know it, but we are shown the routines and the ways of this community.
Moreover, we are shown cultural practices, particularly that of courtship. As an aging couple, Bembol Roco's character has grown old with his wife, played by Aunor. But they do not have children. So the general frame of the film follows the two as they try to find him a new wife with whom he can have children.
We participate in the struggle, with all the waiting, all the traveling. It's a slow, rather arduous route. We are subjected to it as viewers. And it gets taxing, and what many might call boring. The film can get repetitive, overdoing certain images, or taking too long before moving on.
But then that is part of the film's aesthetic, and also part of the film creating a tone and emulating the rhythm of the lives that it attempts to capture.
The film has many strengths. Mendoza knows a good image when he sees one. And while one might mistake the many out of focus shots and shaky cam as problems of craft, we can see that these help to create the realism of the approach.
More importantly, there are great shots that help us to create meaning through metaphor. And there are shots that are just damn pretty, just wonderful to look at. Mendoza makes the most of his setting, the sea, the sun, the horizon, and some particularly pretty underwater shots.
The underplayed but extremely effective performances of Roco and Aunor are strengths to be enjoyed. There's a lot of restraint here, and a lot of nuance in the way that they play their characters. They are truly allowed to act, not only with dialogue, but with the way that they move.
Unlike a lot of filmfest performances that rely on big scenes and bombast, it's the little things, the gestures and the facial expressions, which Mendoza endeavors to capture, which make the leads' performances interesting. And as we reach the end, we find those expressions and movements driving the story more than anything else.
Thy Womb, as I have warned, is not the family movie that people are looking for this season. It is, though, important that such a film is part of the MMFF.
Sure, it's the requisite art flick amidst all the commercial stuff. It's different, it's interesting, it's challenging.
It's far from perfect, but it is definitely worth watching.
- Rappler.com
To watch or not to watch: The 38th Metro Manila Film Festival
The 38th Metro Manila Film Festival will run from December 25, 2012 to January 7, 2013 in cinemas nationwide. For more information, visit the official MMFF website.
(Carljoe Javier teaches at the UP Department of English and Comparative Literature. He has written a few books, most recently the new edition of The Kobayashi Maru of Love available from Visprint Inc. and the upcoming Writing 30 available as an ebook at amazon, ibookstore, b&n and flipreads.com.)
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Head to the NSW Schoolhouse Museum of Public Education to learn about how schooling used to be. Another option is to enjoy the many outdoor activities available in and around the city. Have fun at Lane Cove National Park, at Terry's Creek, or in Wallumatta Nature Reserve. Here, visitors can go hiking, cycling, jogging, picnicking and camping. Also, take a walk over the De Burghs Bridge, which crosses Lane Cove River.
For sports lovers, there are some great North Ryde attractions as well. Play a few rounds of golf at the North Ryde Golf Club, catch a game at Qudos Bank Arena, or get on the ice at Macquarie Ice Rink. Nearby, visitors can tour the Sydney Olympic Park, home to many cultural and sporting events. In the evening, dine in central North Ryde or at the Macquarie Shopping Centre.


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8 biggest political scandals since 2006
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By Cornelius Fortune
It's like a tragedy writ large, a seemingly scripted series of events that wreck an otherwise promising political career and shock the nation.
In some cases, there are hints at the start of a politician's career that things could go awry (Bill Clinton comes to mind). And then there are those "didn't see that coming" moments. Just last week former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting bribes in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
These political dramas remind us that even the most brilliant or likeable politicians can be wooed by the lure of money, power and sex. Here, we take a look at some of the biggest scandals involving politicians in recent U.S. history.
8. John Edwards. This 2008 presidential candidate was a rising star, even landing on President Barack Obama's short list for vice president. Then came allegations of a secret love child. Eventually, it was revealed that Edwards had cheated on his wife, who was battling cancer, and lied to the press. Edwards was indicted for charges including misuse of campaign funds, which he used to cover up his affair and subsequent child. The trial, however, ended in an acquittal and a mistrial. Edwards has been pretty much off the radar since his departure from the 2008 campaign.
7. Larry Craig. In one of the most bizarre sex scandals in recent memory, Sen. Larry Craig pleaded guilty in 2007 to a disorderly conduct charge, stemming from an incident in a restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. The now-famous incident involved foot tapping, supposedly code signaling willingness to engage in lewd conduct, and an arrest by a plainclothes officer. Craig served out his term but did not seek reelection.
6. Jack Abramoff. Often called a "super lobbyist" for his exceptional performance, Abramoff was a star on Capitol Hill who influenced the passage of numerous bills and served as an aid to former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. He also gave all lobbyists a bad name when he pleaded guilty to fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to bribe public officials in 2006. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
5. Eliot Spitzer. In a case that made countless tabloid covers, former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's penchant for prostitutes was exposed. Spitzer spent around $80,000 on a high-end escort service known as the Emperor's Club VIP before the IRS discovered unusual activity. Spitzer resigned from office in 2008.
4. Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich served as governor of Illinois from 2003-09. In 2008, when Barack Obama's senate seat became vacant with two years left in the senate term, Blagojevich was left in charge of appointing a replacement. Blagojevich's plan? To sell the seat to the highest bidder. As a result, the former governor was charged with conspiracy and soliciting bribes. He is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence.
3. Anthony Weiner. One of the most passionate and vociferous state representatives, Anthony Weiner set his sights on the national political stage as mayor of New York or even, eventually, as president. But he had a sexting problem, which forced him to resign in 2011. Two years later, he staged a highly publicized comeback that included a mayoral run, only to be exposed in yet another sexting scandal.
2. Ray Nagin. The former mayor of New Orleans was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison on corruption charges. Nagin was mayor from 2002-10, leading the city through Hurricane Katrina and reconstruction after the storm. Unfortunately, any positive outcome from his leadership will be footnoted by the fact that he accepted bribes and kickbacks from companies hoping to secure city contracts. Nagin's attorneys have filed an appeal.
1. Kwame Kilpatrick. At 31, the youngest mayor in the city of Detroit's history was also its most reckless. His downfall had all the trappings of cable network drama, including an affair, corruption, a dead stripper and the exchange of "salacious text messages" with his chief of staff. In 2013, he was sentenced to 28 years in prison for charges that included extortion and racketeering. Kilpatrick's eventual conviction and Detroit's subsequent bankruptcy filing, though not actually tied, both made national headlines
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I am using SAMA5D27-SOM1-Ek with demo poky-linux image. What should i include in device tree file to have rts and cts pins for ttyS1.
punchingkan wrote: What should i include in device tree file to have rts and cts pins for ttyS1.
The Device Tree file at91-sama5d27_som1_ek_common.dtsi assigns uart4 to serial1, which would map to /dev/ttyS1.
The Atmel/Microchip UART devices typically do not support hardware flow control (i.e. RTS and CTS pins), whereas the USART and FLEXCOM devices do.
But only rx,tx are working, rts() and cts are not working. What else should i do to make rts and cts work.
punchingkan wrote: But only rx,tx are working, rts() and cts are not working. What else should i do to make rts and cts work.
The Device Tree is used by the kernel to associate device drivers to hardware, and assign pins to devices.
The actual use of RS-232 hardware flowcontrol is optional, and therefore needs to be enabled (in userspace).
Use the CRTSCTS flag in the c_cflag member of the termios structure to enable/disable hardware flowcontrol.
Refer to the man page for termios and Serial Programming Guide for POSIX Operating Systems for details.
Rts and Cts are working now, If I use baud rates more than 115200, it is receiving garbage data while transmitter is working great at all baud rates. I triple checked using a logic analyser, the problem is in the sama5d2 receiver end. Please suggest a work around.
You haven't provided sufficient information to offer advice.
What is generating the RXD signal? How long is the TTL wire? Are RS-232 transceivers or USB adapters involved?
Have you measured the baud rate error?
rx signal is transmitted by TI's wl1837mod, wire is 15cm long and no RS-232 transceivers or USB adapters involved.
I should receive 4 14 12 1 1 16 0 6 0 0 6 13 0 144 27 ( 0x4 0xe 0xc 0x1 0x1 0x10 0x0 0x6 0x0 0x0 0x6 0xd 0x0 0x90 0x1b ) bytes as response for 1 1 16 0 ( 0x01 0x01 0x10 0x00 ) command.
Your characterization of "receiving garbage data" seems to reflect no attempt of analysis. Comparison of decimal data instead of binary/hex does not help.
The data has occasional bit flips. Specific bytes in the message are more prone than others.
punchingkan wrote: Please suggest a work around.
Use a baudrate that doesn't cause errors.
I would suspect a configuration problem. Audit everything and ten verify with a scope.
Consider sending a simple pattern (e.g. 0xA5A5A5A5) and look at the signals with a DSO or LSA.
Compute were you expect the edges to be and compare to the trace. Does the encoding look correct?
If yes, Check the receiver configuration, maybe run a local loop test to eliminate clock issues.
If that looks good, instrument the RTS and CTS, then overdrive the input to see if they are toggling.


Careys Civil Engineering has been awarded multiple packages at the Principal Place residential scheme in Shoreditch, London. Our works involve the construction of several buildings, including the 50-storey Principal Tower, as well as the basement which ranges between two and four levels across the site. We have already delivered the groundworks, enabling works and piling attendance and several stories of the concrete frame have been completed.
Principal Place is situated in Shoreditch, London and bounds operational Network Rail assets. We are delivering the sub and superstructure package. The basement ranges between two and four levels across the site and is being constructed "Top-Down" as well as "Blue-Sky". The top-down element releases a 50-storey tower containing high-end residential apartments.
The vertical elements of the structure are being formed utilising a bespoke jumpform system, enabling the columns to be jumped together with the main core. This removes this element of works from the floor cycle and leads to a time saving of ten weeks across the programme. The post-tensioned slabs will be formed below the jump system, within a perimeter protection screen. The project also comprises two, low-rise structures (13 and 5 storeys) for affordable housing.
Due to the tight site footprint, Careys Design Team (CDT) developed a hybrid basement solution; part top-down and part open-cut construction. CDT used 3D modelling to demonstrate how our methodology, combined with the use of our telescopic clamshell excavators, could allow us to overcome the site's logistical complexities. In devising the programme, the Design Team developed a complex temporary works scheme to strengthen the load capacity of areas that had been weakened by numerous Victorian tunnels and bridge abutments.
During delivery of the works, multiple challenges have been presented, including the installation of a crane base close to TFL assets and the incorporation of permanent works columns into the foundation. Multiple visits by the client have resulted in excellent feedback on the quality and standards of safety encountered throughout the site - especially on the jumpform rig itself.


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Nashville and Memphis, 2 great cities in one small state!
You'll be hard-pressed to find a city more accommodating, authentic, and accessible than Nashville, where music is the thread that connects the soul of the city and the people who live there. Nashville is known the world over as "Music City." With more than 180 recording studios, and some 5,000 working musicians, Nashville is a musician's town. Music is everywhere—on stage in every bar, restaurant, and street corner in town.
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The city favors its country roots—it's the home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the famous Grand Ol' Opry, after all—but you'll find all genres of music here, too. Considered the heart of Nashville's entertainment industry, Music Row is like a living museum. Here you'll find historical musical sites like RCA Studio B (where Elvis recorded), Columbia's Quonset Hut, the first recording studio on Music Row, and Owen Bradley Park.
And Nashville is so much more than its music scene. In recent years, it's established itself as a foodie paradise. And not just for its amazing BBQ, which is a religion of sorts for many locals. Nearby Memphis is considered the epicenter of Tennessee BBQ, but there's plenty of ribs, chicken, and brisket to go around. And speaking of Memphis … home of Sun Studio, Beale Street, Stax Records,
as the undisputed home of the blues and birthplace of rock-n-roll, Memphis is a jewel unto itself. No trip is complete without a visit to Graceland estate, the former home of the King of Rock and Roll himself which now houses his gold records, awards, pink Cadillac, and the largest collection of bedazzled jumpsuits this side of the Abba Museum in Stockholm.
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5:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which [were] on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which [were] by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
5:4 And this [is] the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, [that were] males, [even] all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
5:5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had not circumcised.
5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
5:7 And their children, [whom] he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
5:11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched [corn] in the selfsame day.
5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, [Art] thou for us, or for our adversaries?
5:14 And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
5:15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy. And Joshua did so.


Hi. I've tried a lot to get wugpacked running on my DX but no luck. I get this everytime: E: Cant open /sdcard/download/wugpacked....zip (bad) installation abortedI have downloaded it several times in Dolphin to my SD card and rebooted with Bootstrap for droid2 ... I am running Liberty 3 V2 and have done permission fixes. Not sure what else to do.
It might not be the zip that is a bad download but something that is corrupt on your sd card that is causing issues. I had this exact problem where all my roms I was trying to install were getting that message even though I was certain they were good files. I saved all my files to my pc then formatted my sd card and its been fine ever since. If it continues with any zip u try to flash it might be worth a shot formatting it.
It might not be the zip that is a bad download but something that is corrupt on your sd card that is causing issues. I had this exact problem where all my roms I was trying to install were getting that message even though I was certain they were good files. I saved all my files to my pc then formatted my sd card and its been fine ever since. If it continues with any zip u try to flash it might be worth a shot formatting it. Liberty 3V2.0 - DroidX ShouldI format the SD card in the Bootstrap menu or is doing it from the OS fine?
ShouldI format the SD card in the Bootstrap menu or is doing it from the OS fine?
I always format my card on my pc with my sd card reader or on the actual phone. Never tried doing it in bootstrap so I couldn't tell you if its safe/recommended.


Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr belong to the most renowned jazz musicians in Germany: Their "RELAX jazzed", released with DJs Blank & Jones, received the German Jazz Award in Gold for over 10,000 units sold, their latest album "Landed in Brooklyn" hit the German album charts straight away.
For their new album "Relaxin' in Ireland" October 2018, ACT Music) the brothers travelled to West Cork where they recorded with renowned cellist Jörg Brinkmann. Not Irish folk music, but the album title certainly sets the tone and combines the typical Wasserfuhr sound with a relaxed way of playing which lets the Irish attitude towards life shine through.
"Relaxin' in Ireland" is their very personal glimpse of the Emerald Isle, through the language of music. But it is also an album which tells the story of how the surroundings of West Cork cast their spell over the trio at the very moment of musical creation.


Arjun and Mona live with their family in a beautiful home in Kalyani Nagar. Arjun is a farmer by profession and loves spending his time at their farm which is 70 km from Pune. They have 2 stunning Caravan Hounds who according to Arjun are the real masters.
We had a great time at Mona & Arjun's place for the Pork feast. They were warm & welcoming hosts, and their beautiful caravan hounds were an added bonus! The contemporary-style first course was a great way to begin the meal, closely followed by the superb spicy curries which we mopped up with some sannas. Would definitely recommend this meal to anyone who's a porkaholic - delicious + worth it. Thank you, Mona & Arjun!
Always a treat to go to Mona and Arjun's home and have a meal.
The food was good beyond my expectations. I have had some Malabari dishes in restaurants before, but the food cooked by Arjun and Mona was good - it could shut down restaurants. The steaming hot mutton stew in the clay pot with freshly made and served idiappams - was heaven. The flavours subtle and beautifully balance. The meat cooked to perfection. The sambar - ...<3... <3... <3 *speechless* The fish and chicken dishes, once again, were super delicious. The avial - to die for. And, of course, the piece de resistance — the black rice payasm. Comfort in a bowl. And what made the meal so perfect was the warmth with which Arjun, Mona, Kabir, and the absolutely adorable Magic and Mia, welcomed and hosted us in their home. A lovely lovely experience.


Client charged with petit theft at a Walgreens in Broward County. Client maintained his innocence throughout. Despite video evidence exonerating client, State Attorney refused to dismiss case. Client and Mr. Fleites refused to accept plea offer on case. Mr. Fleites went forward with a bench trial where judge acquitted Defendant on all charges.
Client charged with 4th DUI and 7 other offenses including blood alcohol level over .20 and DUI with property damage. After discovery/investigation and negotiation with the State a resolution was reached where client did not serve any time in jail. 30 days of inpatient treatment was exchanged for jail time.
Result: Negotiated plea, 30 days of inpatient treatment, no jail sentence. 12 months of probation and all applicable DUI conditions.
evidence, the State dismissed the charges against client.
Behalf of client and State took no action and filed no charges at arraignment.
Result: State took No Action on 65th day and filed no charges at arraignment.
Client indicted as part of a scheme responsible for over $10 million dollars of fraudulent Medicare charges in connection to her ownership of a Pharmacy. Client maintained her innocence at all times.
Mr. Fleites aggressively defended and investigated the evidence against her. This included thousands of text messages between all the parties involved. He ultimately hired a forensic accountant to parse through thousands of pages of financial records. As part of his trial preparations, he provided the government with a thorough report prepared by his expert witness. Once the government reviewed the information prepared by Mr. Fleites and his team, they reevaluated their case and ultimately dismissed the indictment and dropped ALL charges against our client.
Client Charged with Felony Murder as part of deal over sale of stolen motorcycles gone bad. One person was shot and killed as part of the incident. Client took the case to jury trial lasting one week. After approximately five hours of deliberations, jury acquitted Defendant of all charges.
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Techi: To the surprise of almost no-one, Amazon updated the Kindle recently. It's thinner, more sleek looking – and, most importantly, cheaper.
Way cheaper. In fact, the $139 Wi-Fi only model is almost a third the price of the original Kindle. And rather than that model's, shall we say, unattractive design, this new Kindle looks pretty damn nice. So, fine. It's cheaper. It's sexier. No big deal, right?


Unimog 406 vehicle at Ft. Belvoir, VA, 28 July 1983. Eight of these vehicles were acquired by the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command for evaluation as a small emplacement excavator (SEE). This unit is probably a J.I. Case Corporation MB4/94.
A series of special purposes vehicles were developed for the US military, based on small Unimog 406 tractor trucks. Fitted with a variety of attachments, these vehicles were adept at field engineering tasks commonly encountered by mobile forces. Only one of the Unimog vehicle variants (the Small Emplacement Excavator or SEE) became a popular resource, with approximately 2,500 vehicles deployed widely in the US military.
The US military Unimog 406 engineering vehicles originated in the period between 1975 and 1980 when the J.I. Case Corporation imported the Unimog U-900 Model 406 into the United States. Case engineers added a rear deck, roll bar, and falling-object protection system, then fitted the 406 with a rear-mounted folding Case backhoe and front-mounted 3/4-yard bucket loader (Schmidt Engineering FL4). The resulting vehicle was sold through Case tractor dealerships as the MB4/94. The MB4/94 had obvious appeal to the military. A few were given camouflage paint and sold to US military customers where it was often called the SeeTrac. These were Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) procurements without standardization.
In the early 1980s a program began to formally evaluate the potential of the MB4/94 and competitive vehicles. In July 1983, eight of these vehicles were acquired by the US Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command for evaluation as the Small Emplacement Excavator (SEE). Euclid Corporation was involved with this phase of the SEE program, but no details have been uncovered about their contribution. This program eventually standardized two new vehicles, incorporating improvements over the MB4/94, called the Small Emplacement Excavator (SEE) and High Mobility Material Handling Equipment (HMMHE), later renamed High Mobility Material Handler (HMMH). The new vehicles were based on the Unimog Model 419, a special version of the 406 for the US military.
In 1987, another model was added, the Freightliner High Mobility Entrencher (HME) Unimog Model 419.102, although only twelve of these were built.
By 2003, the Unimog 419 vehicles were at end of life. They were superceded by the High Mobility Engineer Excavator (HMEE) manufactured by JCB Landpower, a subsidiary of J. C. Bamford group.
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One of the three brave Americans who took down a terrorist on a train to Paris earlier this year would likely have been in one of the classrooms at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon during the Thursday massacre had it not been for the welcome home he received.
"I was enrolled in the Reserve Academy on Saturday and Tuesday and Thursday classes and if I didn't get called for the 'Dancing' show I would have been on campus," he said on the morning show from Roseburg.
Skarlatos rushed home to Oregon when he heard what happened, leaving the middle of a video shoot in Los Angeles to be with loved ones.
As far as he knows, none of Skarlatos' friends were among the victims, he said.
"My heart really goes out to the people who can't say the same," he said on the morning show.
Skarlatos, Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler were awarded medals from the United States and France and met President Barack Obama after they courageously stepped in when a man started firing an automatic rifle on a Paris-bound train.
Given the chance, Skarlatos said he would have tried to do the same thing at the college. "I would have tried anyways," he said.