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Walden on the Rocks
Thoreau believed that we, like Nature itself, can renew ourselves "completely each day."
This is an essay by the Chilean-Ameican writer Ariel Dorfman found in the latest NYReview of Books. It treads the shores of Cape Cod, strewn with the bodies of shipwrecked Irish immigrants.
The bodies are strewn everywhere along the beach. Burials are complicated because nobody knows the names of the dead—mostly women and children fleeing famine and poverty, trying to reach the land of plenty that has been promised to them but finding, instead, an early end in turbulent waters. Spectators gape at the debris from the recent shipwreck "cracked up like an eggshell on the rocks," while others go about their business.
"In the very midst of the crowd about this wreck," writes an eyewitness to the aftermath of the disaster, "there were men with carts busily collecting seaweed which the storm had cast up, and conveying it beyond the reach of the tide, though they were often obliged to separate fragments of clothing from it."
This scene of devastation and indifference seems torn from the latest headlines or photos from around the world, just one more group of refugees appearing fleetingly on our screens and in our consideration. In fact, the victims of this particular wreckage were 140 Irish immigrants who perished when the St. John, the ship upon which they had sailed to "the New World, as Columbus and the Pilgrims did," crashed on the shores of Cape Cod during a huge storm in October 1849. The eyewitness referred to above, without whom we might not remember the incident at all, was none other than Henry David Thoreau.
It is not that story of bereavement on the shore that first comes to mind when thinking about Thoreau today. This year's articles, exhibits, commemorative stamps and the like to mark the bicentennial of his birth have focused, rightly, on a life dedicated to nature in its multiple and luminous forms, and his ground-breaking call to civil disobedience. But it is worth turning our attention as well to that lesser known experience of his on Cape Cod, the calamity he witnessed such a long time ago that nevertheless feels so sadly contemporary. Thoreau issues a challenge to us over the chasm of time and we would do well to listen to him.
What strikes me most today is how Thoreau understood and demarcated the moral dilemma posed by anyone confronting a catastrophe such as the sinking of the St. John. He contemplates the workers who, with "no human interest in the matter," go on with their everyday lives: "Drown who might, they did not forget that this weed was a valuable manure. This shipwreck had not produced a visible vibration in the fabric of society." And he notes that, for an old man who, along with his son, was carting "the wrecked weed" to his barnyard, "those bodies were… but other weeds which the tide cast up, but which were of no use to him."
Thoreau is not judgmental about this attitude, perhaps because it strangely mirrors his own dispassionate detachment. With the eloquence typical of his discussions of his own mental meanderings and contradictions, Thoreau explains the reason for his emotional distance: "If I had found one body cast upon the beach in some lonely place, it would have affected me more," adding that rather than "all the graveyards together… it is the individual and private that demands our sympathy."
It is an uncomfortable observation, all the more so for being undeniable. In this year alone, the bicentennial of Thoreau's birth, innumerable migrants continue to die without most of us in the West having any idea about the contours of those lives, their identities, dreams, faces. Who knows anything about the hundreds of unheralded Mexican and Central American migrants who have died anonymously this year trying to cross the desert which, like a vast dry perilous ocean, separates Mexico from the United States? Or about the Rohingya who have recently been consumed by the Bay of Bengal as they attempted to escape the massacres in Myanmar? Are we in the privileged West not equally ignorant of the lives and deaths of almost three thousand migrants from Africa and the Middle East who have perished at sea in search of sanctuary in Europe, one hundred of them in the last few days alone, including twenty-six Nigerian women, most of them underage, who may have been raped before they drowned?
Could it not be said of them, as Thoreau wrote of the Irish corpses he contemplated, "Why care for these dead bodies? They really have no friends but the worms or fishes."
We are faced today, as we will unfortunately be tomorrow, with the same ethical quandary that Thoreau formulated so elegantly but was unable to resolve: How can we breach the gap in empathy that resurfaces every time we are bombarded with news and images of corpses on the shore or in the desert or under the ruins of a city, so many bodies blurring into one another that we cannot meaningfully process the fact of their deaths?
One way of counteracting that "collapse of compassion," as psychologists call it, is to take a route that Thoreau did not follow. He ascribed the fate of those corpses to the workings of Nature, avoiding any mention of the "visible vibration in the fabric of society" that led those families to flee their homeland. He does not address (either here or elsewhere in his work) the famine that drove so many starving inhabitants of Ireland to emigrate, a famine that was man-made and not at all due to "the law of Nature." The potato blight that compelled those Irish families to mount perilous boats was exacerbated by social and economic afflictions: exploitation by absentee landlords; land tenancy that favored grazing over crops and made farmers dependent on one vulnerable strain of potatoes; the export, by Ireland's colonial government, of enormous amounts of food at the very moment when the people of that island were starving.
Today, if each of us cannot fully bring into our hearts all the faraway fatalities we see on the news, we can at least try to acknowledge and understand the causes of such cataclysms, a necessary step toward preventing further carnage. Civil wars, poverty, political repression, droughts, and pollution are ordained not by Nature but by Man. In fact, it is our human ravaging of Nature, the very depredations that Thoreau most dreaded—"Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste to the sky as well as the earth"—that is so often the source of the conflicts and scarcity that have pushed many millions to search for salvation in foreign lands. A desperate quest destined only to get worse: the International Organization for Migration reports estimate of between 25 million and 1 billion additional refugees created by man-made climate change by 2050.
If Thoreau did not analyze the storm of social ills behind the tragic shipwreck he was witnessing with the perceptiveness and patience he lent to his descriptions of trees and flowers and streams, he does provide a model of what needs to be done when we feel helpless and overwhelmed by the magnitude of the horrors that assail us daily. He would urge us, in these times when the Earth he venerated is so assaulted and pillaged, when communities have been destroyed and their residents forced to flee, that we heed his call, in "Civil Disobedience" (1849), or nonviolent resistance to oppression. He might say to us now, as he said to his fellow citizens then, that it is "not too soon for honest men to rebel."
Thoreau practiced what he preached. Opposing what he deemed the two evils of his day, slavery and the Mexican-American War (waged, he believed, as an imperial project to expand the territory for slavery), he refused to pay his taxes, preferring to be jailed. It was this stance that prompted him to write the essay "Civil Disobedience," which was to inspire Tolstoy, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr. The latter echoed Thoreau in his 1963 "Letter From Birmingham Jail": "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for the law."
It is true that most of us possess neither the courage nor the stamina to undergo such drastic penalties. That does not mean, however, that we are condemned to lead "lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." Thoreau does not demand that everyone display a taste for martyrdom. On the contrary, two hundred years after his birth, he has gentle advice for his readers, suggesting how each of us might build a legacy of creative protest: "For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once done well is done forever."
Thoreau believed that we, like Nature itself, can renew ourselves "completely each day." If we listen to his voice intensely and deliberately, perhaps we can be encouraged, each of us on our own terms, to discover that small way to contribute to a different sort of society. Because those bodies scattered upon the sand and the sea that Thoreau saw—a vista obscenely repeated in our time—are, if we dare to look deep into the canvas of our imagination, harbingers of the communal fate that is in store for the ship of humanity as it heads toward the rocks. They are a warning to us to act now, to sing the song that is still in us, before it is too late to prevent the wreck that awaits us all on this damaged planet. And with no Thoreau left on the beach to tell our tale.
Some of you will know that I too, EM, am fascinated with the passage Dorfman frames from Thoreau's book Cape Cod. In Excursions with Thoreau (Bloomsbury), p. 90, I write:
Finding nature accepting deaths in due course releases Thoreau from the sense that his losses are uniquely his to endure or protest alone. "Every part of Nature teaches that the passing away of one life is the making room for another."[1] It's striking that Thoreau makes this entry on the first page of his newborn Journal. For him, from the start, the crack of dawn cuts through lingering darks. There's nothing dejected in Thoreau's raising a cairn to Margret Fuller by the surf off Fire Island where she drowned and was ravaged by sharks. [The search for Fuller gets lifted from his Journal into his book, Cape Cod, without mentioning his earlier mission to recover her body.] Here is the passage — I'd call it majestic in its affirmative mourning:
I expected that I should have to look very narrowly at the sand to find so small an object, but so completely smooth and bare was the beach . . . that when I was half a mile distant the insignificant stick or sliver which marked the spot looked like a broken spar in the sand. There lay the relics [Fuller's bones] in a certain state, rendered perfectly inoffensive to both bodily and spiritual eye by the surrounding scenery, a slight inequality in the sweep of the shore . . . It was as conspicuous on that sandy plain as if a generation had labored to pile up a cairn . . . It reigned over the shore. That dead body possessed the shore as no living one could.[2]
[1] Journal, Oct. 24, 1837, p. 3.
[2] Cape Cod, p. 123. The roots of this passage appear in Journal Oct 31, 1850, p. 80.
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Imagination as Strong as Knowledge
Human forms of feeling, objects of human attraction, our reactions constituted in art, are as universal and necessary, as revelatory of the world, as the forms of the laws of physics. This is the writer's faith . . . — Stanley Cavell [The Senses of Walden, 102]
Cavell also announces that not only categories (like causality) but also — and this is a surprise — images carry the weight of the a priori :
our images . . . of dawn and day and night, of lower and higher, . . . of freezing and melting and moulting, of birds and squirrels and snakes and frogs, of houses and bodies of water and words, . . . are as a priori as our other forms of knowledge of the world.[1]
Putting two and two together, it seems Cavell is willing to grant to Kant's productive Imagination a power and authority in "world-shaping" no less active and legitimate than Kant's Understanding in its exercise of authority in "world-shaping." Understanding prepares us for knowledge of the world filtered by categories like causality. Kant grants a necessity to the categories like causality that underlie our grasp of the world that physics and the sciences and lawyers negotiate. Cavell will grant a necessity no less crucial than the necessity of "causality" — shall we call it aesthetic or poetic necessity? — to the images underlying our grasp of the world of artists immersed in their art, or of Thoreau immersed in his seeing a reflection of a Maker in the waters of Walden Pond. A moment of wonder-apprehension is delivered (when it is) as a moment of poetic [or poetic-religious] necessity held in Imagination; a moment of factual apprehension is delivered (when it is) as a moment of necessity held in the the storehouse of Knowledge.
If I follow, then the poet's reality can be just as powerful and real as the physicist's reality. Good news for a religiously poetic writer like Thoreau (and so many others).
[1] Cavell, Senses of Walden, 101.
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"Violence? ! " — Why not the startle of Wonder?
For months now, I've been among the swamp-lilies and woodchucks and under the sublime heavens of Thoreau. But occasionally I come up to test the air for another breeze. Yesterday I came across Dean Dettloff's remarks on Derrida and violence and repentance. I love the way Dean thinks, but not the way Derrida so often throws care in thinking off to the side for (what seems to me) theatrical effect.
These remarks caught my eye, not least because Thoreau makes you listen to every word you use, and I love his care in renditions of what we are in the world, and how we assess our positions there. I've come to think Derrida (and many others who are fashionable continental philosophers) doesn't teach us that, to our misfortune. I decided to take a short break from Thoreau, to exhibit what I mean by this misfortune — a philosophical and cultural misfortune — that crops up in the jargon of violence. It spreads like wildfire.
I don't go directly to any text of Derrida, so I'm dealing with hearsay, except that I trust Dean's readings. ( I do know first hand that Derrida doesn't' give a close reading of Fear and Trembling on Abraham and Isaac in The Gift of Death.)
Derrida takes up the theme of repentance and notes that if I repent an "I" in the present takes a step back from an "I" in the past to cast judgment on a past bad deed, done by a bad person , and in repentance I disassociate myself from both deed and person, and then vow to be different, to be better, to be a 'new person.' The account, if a bit tongue-twisting, seems on target so far. What struck me as miles off target was Derrida's description of a self stepping back from its earlier incarnation (the previous self one wants to repent of) as an act of violence against oneself. But philosophically, to my eye, that's blind thrashing about.
Just a minute ago I blurted something out, and immediately I feel foolish or ashamed of the blurt. Half of conscious life (or maybe it's only 22%) is kind of 'self review', an exercise of self-awareness, an attempt to "know thyself." Yet 'self-review' is not always a violent stepping back. Sometimes it's a clinical or curious or doubtful or melancholy or happy stepping back.
We value our capacity to step back, to say — "Gee, I'm sorry!" ; or, "I think I've finally got what that movie last night was really all about!" ; or, "I wish I had been more attentive!" For Derrida to call all this separation of me-now from me-yesterday a line up of violent acts and actors takes a word that has high shock-value — and often legitimate shock value — into a new domain — for theatrical effect. He grabs our attention, the way someone yelling 'fire' in the theater grabs our attention. But if someone yells 'fire' too often, we come to know there is no fire, it's just theater in the theater. Or we come to think that "fire," yelled in the theater, only means someone is lighting a cigarette. When a real fire breaks out, we've stopped listening — to our peril. We pay a price. "Violence," like "rape' or 'torture' or 'beheading' should be used when we mean the horror associated with it — used only then. Otherwise the word has no power when we really need it. Derrida both manipulates us with shock-appeal and 'devalues' a most important concept we should not throw around carelessly.
A moment of genuine repentance can be a good thing, not a bad thing — not a slicing or slashing or knifing. Many acts of self-awareness, when I in some sense divide myself from myself, are salutary. And many acts of self-separation are neither — neither violent nor salutary but something else altogether.
If I rummage through memory. The me doing the rummaging separates off from the me being rummaged. But that's a neutral thing if I'm trying to remember where I left my keys. It's less neutral if I'm rummaging for that moment when I made a fool of myself or rummaging for that lost moment when my father looked lovingly at me. I don't sense violence in these instances of 'self review,' only a redirection of my attention. This redirection can be an act of love or self-acceptance or just a neutral review. To violently overuse "violence' is a little like Tourette's syndrome, an outburst of profanity. Sure, it grabs your attention, but . . .
On a much happier note, Dean also asks about Merold Westphall's view that prayer is de-centering. I think to say that prayer is de-centering is a new fashioned way of saying that we work, in prayer, for selflessness, for putting the acquisitive and power-hungry self aside, letting a power say to us what it will, without our anxiously waiting to interrupt or explain — or get angry or confused if all we hear is heaven's silence. If the self is typically centered on its projects, trying to get something done, that moment of prayer is when the "let's do it!" executive self melts away. It's so very hard to pray because it's hard to deactivate the executive or self-righteous, proud self — without being executive or proud or self-righteous in the process. (Look, mom, look Pastor Q, — aren't I really righteous now, right now, praying just like you showed me!)
I think we've devolved to the point that whenever the world is shattered or our routines are interrupted, we think it can only be a dark moment of violence, a knife suddenly being flashed. This is not unlike Levinas's view that I only 'discover' the person before me as a source of proper attention as she or he pleads "don't kill!" –as if my normal way of intervening or interrupting in another's life is pulling a knife, and I need to be reminded not to.
Both Benjamin and Levinas lived through a great cultural crisis where almost every thing — (almost) — was uniformly 'negative' and violent. Benjamin, to simplify, says that we need to be 'rescued' and God will do that. And he labels the appearance of the messiah a moment of "Divine Violence" (that's an extreme condensation and ought to be qualified in a longer account). But why not frame a messianic interruption as the surprising intervention of good? Not all interventions are violent any more than a caress that intrudes on routine bodily boundaries — and surprises — is always a violation or violent.
Levinas tells a story of gratuitous good – a woman dropping the rock she was about to embed in the skull of her torturer and instead miraculously offers him bread.
If God is a God of love (at least some of the time), or if love has a chance, or if beauty has a chance, or if gentleness has a chance, or if my caress can be tender, and acknowledged by you as tender, then in these cases our worlds are shattered not by violence but by love, by beauty, by the charm of a child's smile, by a gentle touch.
To think that love is violence because it in fact shatters our world is falling for an unnecessary verbal-metaphysical trap. Love and wonder and gentleness are one thing. Cuts and hurts are another. Why let a misguided metaphysical theatricality reduce all those loving and wondrous and tender things to acts of violence? (Did Zizek really say Gandhi was more violent than Hitler?) If we can turn love into violence, why not let bad guys turn violence into love? We should give a hearty cheer of appreciation of the metaphysical, ideological sophistication of the murderer or the Hitler who claims philosophically that all murder or extermination is really an act of love.
To circle back to Thoreau, his assurance is that wonder and beauty and allure and melody keep invading his world, yes, in a shattering way — and I cherish his unflinching assurance that all that shattering is so often heavenly, rebuilding and restoring – and that to undergo it is to come alive anew, now.
In the present cultural-philosophical dispensation, that's quite a novel philosophical outlook! We're in dark times, and Thoreau would have us see light. The common wisdom seems so often to promote the opposite. We are in dark times, and should only nod approval as our philosophers make them darker.
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Best Android Rugged Tablets For Outdoor Use in 2023
Last Updated on: January 6, 2023 by George Tsay
The tablet market is overflowing with devices that target just about any use case imaginable. Some tiny display tablets come in lightweight construction and are perfect as ebook readers. Larger tablets with high-definition displays can be great for multimedia consumption, while convertible tablets with detachable keyboards can be used as a full-fledged laptop replacement. However, most of these devices are not designed to withstand rough handling and outdoor use. Manufacturers expect that you will keep your tablet protected from the elements, ensure that you won't accidentally drop it on the ground, or expose it to extreme temperatures.
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Luckily, some exceptions exist, and we took our time to examine what the rugged category of tablets has to offer to recommend to you the best rugged tablet currently available on the market. Such a tablet is perfect for professionals who need to use it right on the job site. Small children who are still too clumsy to handle a regular tablet, businesses that intend to use it as a point of sale device, and just about anyone else who values durability above everything else. We have narrowed our selection down to just two tablets: one smaller and one larger. As a bonus, we also cover two great alternatives that are worth considering as well.
Android Rugged Tablets For Outdoor Use
Samsung SM-T360N Galaxy Tab Active
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is Samsung's first rugged tablet, designed for individuals with an active lifestyle. It was first released at the end of 2014 and is still very much relevant to this day. The 8-inch device is packed with advanced connectivity features, capable hardware, and, above all, features very durable construction that deviates from Samsung's typical sleek design and smooth, curved lines.
We have to say that for a rugged tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is a lovely device. The black and gray design looks clean and professional, and the removable backplate, which hides the replaceable battery, makes you feel that it will survive just about everything. Indeed, the tablet is IP67 certified to be dust and water-resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes and survive up to 1.2 meters drop.
The front side resembles regular Samsung tablets: there's a small oval speaker grill on the top and three physical navigation buttons on the button. The device also hides a small pen, which can be used to navigate the operating system, draw diagrams, or precisely input text. It's also fantastic for people who have to wear protective gloves, as it allows them to keep them always on.
The 8-inch TFT display has a resolution of 1280×800 pixels (189 PPI). Even though this resolution is only half of what Samsung puts in their latest devices, it's still clear enough for comfortable everyday use. The most important aspect of this display is how easily readable it is under direct sunlight. You don't even need to crack up the brightness to the max to see what's on the screen. Viewing angles are equally pleasant, and your coworkers will have no problem understanding what you have to show them even if they don't stand directly in front of the tablet.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 processor and Adreno 305 GPU. This entry-level SoC (System on Chip) has never been known for being the most powerful chip out there, but it still holds surprisingly well to this day. No, you won't be playing any latest high-fidelity 3D games on this tablet. Its primary target is someone who needs to access the web, view and edit documents comfortably, takes the occasional picture, and use a selection of production-oriented applications.
The built-in 4450 mAh battery can get you through the entire day of moderate to heavy use. That's mainly because of the excellent software optimization and a lower-resolution screen. If you don't mind the extra weight, you can also pack a portable battery charger and extend its life on the go. Some newer chargers pack more than 20,000 mAh worth of battery capacity, which means that you could charge this tablet, at least, 3 times.
What's more, the battery is removable, so you can replace it with a newer one when the original begins to lose its capacity. Replacing it during the day is somewhat cumbersome because you first need to remove the backplate held by 4 screws.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active includes two cameras: 3.15 MP in the back and 1.2 MP front-facing self-portrait one. The primary camera can record 720p video at 30 frames per second and has an LED flash for low-light situations. The picture quality is nothing to brag about, and you probably won't find yourself using any of those two cameras very often. Still, it's nice that they are there for when you might need to document something without having anything better that you could use.
Professionals who would like to use this tablet outdoors will be pleased to know that the built-in navigation system is among the best we have ever come across. It's compatible with GPS and GLONASS satellites and always connects incredibly fast, and the signal stays strong no matter where you are.
If you want a small, durable tablet with long battery life and enough performance to do just about anything you could realistically want from it, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is a great choice.
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Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1
The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 is an enterprise-grade rugged tablet with a 10-inch screen and impressive battery life. Needless to say, the tablet is meant for industry professionals who can bear the extra weight and thickness.
This tablet is a rugged beast. Weight 952.5 g (2.10 lb) and being almost 2 cm thick, it has much more in common with smaller laptops than it does with other tablets. But make no mistake, the extra weight and size have been put to good use, as the magnesium alloy chassis encased with ABS and elastomer received the MIL-STD-810G and IP65 certification. Simply put, you can put this device through anything, and it will survive with just a few scratches.
The 768 x 1024 pixels (127 pixels per inch) LCD doesn't impress with its resolution, but that's because it has a few other tricks up its sleeve. For starters, the display is coated with an anti-reflective and anti-glare layer, making it easily readable under direct sunlight. Additionally, it has a special touch layer that allows owners to use styluses for precise input and signatures.
By far, the biggest downside of the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 is the performance. Tablets and smartphones have come a very long way during the last 5 or so years, and the outdated dual-core 1.2 GHz Marvell CPU doesn't cope well with modern applications and heavy multitasking. Installing the latest version of Android OS would probably be a painstaking task, which cannot be recommended to anyone. The fact that there is only 1GB of RAM doesn't help either.
The large case of this tablet hides an equally large Li-Ion 4590 mAh battery that can last an entire day. You don't have to think twice about purchasing a used model, because you can easily remove the back cover and replace the battery by yourself.
The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 features two cameras: 5 MP in the back and 2 MP in the front. Both offer decent image quality and will work fine for the intended purposes. Just don't expect them to reveal any details in the shot or cope well with bad lighting conditions.
The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 is a capable device that still has a few years of good use left in it despite its relatively old age. That's mainly because Panasonic wisely decided to make the battery easily serviceable, thus allowing owners to expend the life of this device virtually infinitely.
Alternative 1: Samsung Galaxy Tab S with Bobj Rugged Case
One good alternative to rugged tablets is to pair a regular tablet, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab S, with a durable protective case. The Bobj Rugged case has been designed specifically for the Tab S, and it helps to protect the device from shocks and drops. It's available in 5 different colors, which means that you can match it with your company image, and the unique interior cooling system ensures that your tablet will stay operational even during scorching summer days.
The tablet itself features a powerful Exynos 5 processor (1.9 GHz Quad Core + 1.3 GHz Quad Core) with 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage space. The beautiful 10.5-inch Super AMOLED Display with 2560×1600 resolution is one of the very best that you will come across. It's perfect for multimedia consumption, working with large documents and PDF files, and the 8 MP rear-facing camera allows you to leave your point-and-shoot camera at home.
Samsung has included some pretty great features that you won't find anywhere else. The Multi Window feature allows you to use two applications side-by-side, which is extremely useful for referencing two documents or composing an email with the aid of information displayed using the web browser. The built-in fingerprint scanner dramatically enhances the overall security of the device and guarantees that nobody can access your personal or business data. Last but not least, the large non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh battery can last up to 11 hours of moderately heavy use, allowing you to use the tablet without charging through the entire day.
The only downside of using the tablet inside the rugged case is that you will still have to keep it protected from the elements. This means that using it in the rain or is very dusty environments could prove fatal for the device.
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Alternative 2: Panasonic Toughbook 19
The Panasonic Toughbook 19 is the latest iteration of the most popular line of rugged laptops in the world. What stands behind this success is Panasonic's ability to create an extremely reliable product that meets all dements of professionals in many different fields across the globe. The laptop is jam-packed with innovative technology that you won't find in any consumer-grade laptop.
Despite the slightly misleading name, the Panasonic Toughbook 19 has a 10.1″ LCD touch-screen display with unique backlight technology that uses direct sunlight as a source of illumination, allowing it to be as bright as 6000 nits (a unit of luminance equivalent to one candela per square meter).
The machine is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor and comes with 2GB of RAM, which can be expanded to up to 8GB. The 160GB HDD sits in a special protective enclosure, which helps it resist shocks, and the included quick-release mechanism makes it possible to remove the disk in just a few seconds to save data in case of an emergency. However, it's improbable that you would be unfortunate enough ever to get yourself in a situation that the Panasonic Toughbook 19 wouldn't survive. The laptop is a 6-foot drop and IP65 certified and capable of resisting water splashes from all directions.
The large built-in, removable battery lasts up to 9 hours and can be removed and replaced on the go. The aluminum chassis comes with expansion slots for a fingerprint scanner, GPS, second LAN, ExpressCards, and many other devices.
If everything sounds too good to be true, that's because there's a small catch: the laptop is expensive for a relatively basic configuration with outdated hardware. For comparison, you can get many times as powerful machines without the ruggedness of the Panasonic Toughbook 19 for much less.
We hope that our overview of some of the best rugged tablets on the market helped you decide which is the right one for you. If you are still uncertain, consider asking your employees and coworkers about their opinion or check out some online video reviews.
George Tsay
Executive editor in charge of The Droid Guy since 2012. Coordinates a group of more than 10 editors and writers based around the world as they cover the latest and greatest products in consumer technology. Grew up and lives in Southern California. Go Bruins. Go Padres. Go Chargers. Find me on Twitter
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(Nanowerk News) Concussions in college and professional football are under the microscope more than ever these days, but they don't seem to be slowing down in frequency.
Nearly every game produces an incident where a player suffers "concussion-like symptoms." According to the CDC, more than 1.6 million sports-related concussions happen annually, with football being the sport with the highest concussion risk.
An early version of the smart foam Jake Merrell is developing.
While the NFL and NCAA are trying to address the mounting concerns, BYU student Jake Merrell is developing technology that may change the concussion game.
Combining nanotechnology with foam, Merrell has created a smart-foam that can be placed inside a football helmet to measure the impact of each hit. When compressed, the self-powered foam generates electrical signals that are transmitted wirelessly to a tablet or computer in the hands of a coach or trainer.
"A coach will know within seconds exactly how hard their player just got hit," Merrell said. "Even if a player pops up and acts fine, the folks on the sidelines will have data showing that maybe he isn't OK."
While companies such as Riddell and Schutt are trying to make helmets that reduce the risk of concussion, a study from the University of Wisconsin shows that no brand is actually succeeding.
The NFL and helmet makers have recently thrown more resources at investigating concussions, but current technology only provides data through bulky accelerometers in the crown of a helmet. Merrell's piezoelectric foam accounts for both force and acceleration to measure actual impact.
Working under the tutelage of BYU mechanical engineering professor David Fullwood, Merrell was researching silicone-based motion sensors when he decided to combine a conductive mixture to foam to see what happened. To his surprise, the foam created a voltage.
"Jake is the one who pushed testing the sensors in silicon foam and he is the one who discovered that it is piezoelectric – that it creates voltage when compressed," Fullwood said. "Jake is very proactive, talking to people in the industry and pushing hard to make it work."
As part of his efforts, Merrell plans to submit a proposal to the upcoming Head Health Challenge sponsored by GE, the NFL and Under Armour. The challenge was created to find new ways to measure football impact in real time to improve player safety.
Already, Merrell's research on the nano-foam has landed him National Science Foundation funding, and a top paper award at an American Society of Mechanical Engineers conference.
Beyond football, Merrell hopes his piezoelectric self-sensing foam is able to transform any foam into an impact sensor for a wide range of applications, from law enforcement to the automotive industry.


A lot of blue, a lot of waters, my drug.
The official guided tour was super organised and super good. Many interesting stories of this building complex and I felt a little closer to Sweden (at that moment).
I didn't know you can paint a cathedral red.
I imagine this hotel to be pretty expensive. The view is superb.


With his first goal of the season, Matt Moulson now has six points (2+4) in six career games against the Oilers.
With his goal, Drew Stafford has 10 points (8+2) in seven games against the Oilers, including a goal in six of the seven.
Stafford now has goals in consecutive games for the first time since March 18 and 20.
Michal Neuvirth made 49 saves in the loss, two saves shy of his career high (51, March 13, 2014 at CAR).
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What consumers are grilling this weekend
By Monica Watrous
Two-thirds of U.S. households are heating up the grill this Labor Day weekend.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Two-thirds of U.S. households are heating up the grill this Labor Day weekend, but new research shows nearly four in 10 consumers who grill do so year-round. Moreover, 61% grill eight or more months of the year, said Acosta, a sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods industry.
"While most people think of grilling as a summertime activity, many forget that the fall brings football season, and thus, tailgating," said Marianne Quinlan-Sacksteder, director, Acosta. "Additionally, although our study found hamburgers and chicken are the most commonly grilled foods, shoppers are also getting creative and grilling seafood, vegetables and fruits."
Grilling frequency varies by region, as those in the South Central and Western regions cook outside the most months in a year, Acosta said. However, weather is not a definitive indicator. Colder regions, including the Plains and Great Lakes, did not report the lowest usage level of grilling. Millennials, males and families with children grill more frequently than total U.S. grillers, according to Acosta.
The most popular item grilled in the past six months among total U.S. grillers was hamburgers (80%), followed by chicken (77%), beef steak (66%), hot dogs or sausage links (66%) and pork (49%). Less than half of consumers grilled vegetables (46%), seafood or fish (31%), kabobs (28%) and fruit (10%).
Johnsonville, Jack Link's, and Beretta Farms have all recently introduced new meats for grilling.
Recent innovations promise to spice up consumers' summer cookouts. Beretta Farms has launched a line of organic beef, turkey and chicken hot dogs that are certified organic, gluten-free and nitrate-free and made from Canadian-reared animals raised without antibiotics or hormones. Johnsonville Sausage released a Butcher Shop line of smoked-cooked sausages in cheddar beer, jalapeño cheddar, Polish sausage, smoked bratwurst, cheddar cheese and andouille varieties. Jack Link's introduced its new Wild Side Sausage line of fully-cooked links in five flavors, including original hardwood smoked sausage, hardwood smoked with cheddar sausage, jalapeño sausage, bratwurst with bacon jerky, and bratwurst with peppered jerky.
B&G Foods recently added Mrs. Dash seasoning grinders for grilling, and McCormick & Co. has expanded its line of Grill Mates seasoning blends with such flavors as Belgian style white ale, brown sugar bourbon and molasses bacon.
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Thor: Love and Thunder Movie Review
By the time the 4th movie in a franchise is released, the audience has certain expectations. Those expectations at least partially dictate how fans will react to the film.
Thor: Love and Thunder was recently released in theaters.
Since we last saw Thor (Chris Hemsworth) at the end of Avengers: Endgame, he has gotten his act together. The beer belly is gone and Thor is once more saving the day. When Gorr, the God Butcher (Christian Bale) leaves a path of destruction and dead gods in his wake, Thor goes on a mission to stop him. Joining him are Korg (voiced by director/screenwriter Taika Waititi), King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), and former girlfriend Dr. Jane Foster (Natalie Portman).
This is not only one of the best movies of the year, it is one of the best comic book superhero movies of the last few years. The humor is top-notch, the action is perfect, and the chemistry/awkwardness between Thor and Jane is the emotional lynchpin of the narrative.
As Gorr, Bale is as scary and unnerving. The only villain who has created that same emotion in me is "He who shall not be named" (Ralph Fiennes) from the Harry Potter franchise. Like Erik Kilmonger (Michael B. Jordan) in Black Panther, Gorr is not just a baddie for baddie's sake. His reasons are understandable, even if we don't agree with his actions. The makeup on him is fantastic, he almost disappears under the prosthetics and white paint.
If I had a favorite moment in the film, it was Russell Crowe's scenes as Zeus. His take on this character is a bombastic, full of it God who knows that he is in control. Instead of ruling by force, he rules by charisma and charm.
If that was not enough to make me happy, the soundtrack includes a number of Guns N' Roses songs. I couldn't help but sing along.
Do I recommend it? Absolutely.
Thor: Love and Thunder is presently in theaters.
P.S. There are two post-credit scenes. Trust me when I say that it is worth staying for both.
Author WritergurlnyPosted on July 17, 2022 Categories Feminism, Movie Review, Movies, MusicTags Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, comic book movies, comic book superheroes, Dr. Jane Foster, Erik Kilmonger, Gorr the God Butcher, Guns N' Roses, Harry Potter, King Valkyrie, Korg, MCU, Michael B. Jordon, Natalie Portman, Ralph Fiennes, Russell Crowe, Taika Waititi, Tessa Thompson, Thor, Thor: Love and Thunder, ZeusLeave a comment on Thor: Love and Thunder Movie Review
Black Panther Movie Review
*I have no knowledge of either the narrative and characters in the Black Panther comic book, so this review is strictly based on the movie.
Comic books, especially the ones based around superheroes have become our modern-day fairy tales. There are heroes, villains, difficult journeys and life lessons that leave a lasting imprint long after we have read the final page.
Black Panther hit theaters this weekend.
The film starts off where Captain America: Civil War has ended. T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), is stepping into the role of King of Wakanda, a fictional country in Africa, after loosing his father. He is supported by his ex/best friend, Nakia, (Lupita Nyong'o), his younger sister Shuri (Letitia Wright), the Q to his James Bond, his widowed mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett) and his general, Okoye (Danai Gurira), who is the head of Wakanda's Amazon-esque army.
When Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) and Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis) threaten T'Challa/Black Panther and his kingdom, our hero must fight for his thrown and his country.
I loved this movie. I loved this movie. It has heart, it has humor, it has action, it has bad ass female characters and most importantly, character and actors of color who are proudly representing their heritage.
This movie is worth every word of praise and every dollar that has been spent to see it.
Black Panther is presently in theaters.
Author WritergurlnyPosted on February 17, 2018 February 17, 2018 Categories Feminism, Movie Review, MoviesTags Andy Serkis, Angela Bassett, Black Panther, Black Panther Movie, Captain America Civil War, Chadwick Boseman, comic book movies, Comic superhero movie reviews, Danai Gurira, James Bond, Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordon6 Comments on Black Panther Movie Review
Our Worst Enemy: Ourselves
Life is hard. We will have setbacks. We will be knocked to our feet. But sometimes in our struggle to get back on our feet, the person responsible for keeping us down is the person we see in the mirror.
The upcoming movie, Creed, is a spinoff of the Rocky franchise. Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordon) is the son of the late Apollo Creed. Adonis wants to follow in his father's footsteps. But he has obstacles in his way. Can Adonis live up to his father's name and reputation?
I saw the trailer for Creed last night. The one scene that struck me in the trailer was Rocky and Adonis standing in front of a mirror. Rocky tells Adonis that the man he is seeing will be his toughest opponent.
I am not a huge fan of the franchise, but I find that statement to be true. There are others who will mock us, reject us, make us feel like shit. But they are nothing in comparison to how we make ourselves feel. I am the first to admit that I am my own worst enemy. I have the uncanny knack of sometimes making a mountain out of a molehill. But I know I am not the only one.
No one is perfect. We are all human. We all make mistakes. We all have to pick ourselves up, brush ourselves off and learn. But the question is, do we let the negativity overwhelm us or do we just move on with our life?
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Announcing SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, 2016-17 Season
By Triangle A&E • February 22, 2016
Direct from New York, Nederlander Presents SUNTRUST BROADWAY AT DPAC, 2016-17 SEASON
It's Our "DREAM BIG" Season!
Durham, N.C. – It's our "DREAM BIG" Season! Direct from New York, Nederlander presents SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, 2016-17 Season. We've titled our ninth season as the "DREAM BIG" season as seven of our eight shows are currently or have recently played on Broadway while the eighth is a hit straight from London's West End. From the winners of Tony® Award Best Musical, Best Play and Best Revivals to other award-winning fan favorites, DPAC has the best of the best hitting its stage in the upcoming season.
With over 15,000 Season Seat Members, DPAC is proud to have become the country's leading one-week Broadway series and the Triangle region's #1 performing arts series. As a member of this distinguished group, you are locked in with not only the best prices, but the same great seats for every show; 95% of all SunTrust Broadway at DPAC shows sell every ticket to every performance, and with membership you are guaranteed to never miss a sellout.
For more information on season seat packages to SunTrust Broadway's "DREAM BIG" Season:
Visit SunTrustBroadway.com
Online sales start Saturday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Phone sales begin Tuesday, February 23 at 10 a.m. at 919.680.2787
You can also purchase in person beginning February 23 at 10 a.m. at The Ticket Center at DPAC: 123 Vivian Street, Durham, 27701
For questions, contact customerservice@dpacnc.com
"The best new musical to open this season" (The New York Times) is FUN HOME, 2015 winner of five Tony® Awards including Best Musical and will open the ninth season of SunTrust Broadway at DPAC October 25-30, 2016. Next in the season comes AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, January 3-8, 2017. Called "a masterpiece" by The Wall Street Journal, it was the most award-winning musical of the season. Next is a Tony® Award winning best revival, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, January 31-February 5, which was called "thrilling… like a celebration" by The Wall Street Journal. February 21-26 brings 2015 Winner of five Tony® Awards including best play: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME will be one of the first straight plays to hit the DPAC stage and was also called "the most inventive new show on Broadway" by the New York Post. Direct from London's West End and starring Grammy® nominee Deborah Cox comes "the runaway gold-plated musical hit" (Daily Mail): THE BODYGUARD is London's award-winning musical based on the smash hit film and will take the DPAC stage March 14-19. April 4-9 brings the hilarious and irresistible new hit musical SOMETHING ROTTEN that Time Out New York calls "the funniest musical in at least 400 years!" A fan favorite and winner for best musical of Broadway.com's Audience Choice Award comes FINDING NEVERLAND, May 23-
28 and is "magnificent! Far and away, the best musical of the season" (NPR). Closing out the season June 6-11 is 2015 winner of four Tony® Awards including Best Musical Revival: Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I, New York Magazine says is "too beautiful to miss! An astonishing achievement."
Tickets for the "DREAM BIG" Season shows are currently available as part of the SunTrust Broadway, 2016 / 2017 Season package. Prices for the season will vary depending on titles and seats selected, and whether choosing the full eight-show or flexible seven-show package.
Current SunTrust Broadway at DPAC Season Seat Members will receive renewal packages in the mail over the next week and will have until May 1, 2016 to renew.
"Every year, we always look forward to revealing SunTrust Broadway's new shows and our 2016 / 2017 season at DPAC is as good as ever," said Bob Klaus, General Manager at DPAC. "It's a season of incredible variety with the newest Tony®-winning Best Musical, the newest Tony®-winning Best Play and two of the most recent Tony®-winning Best Revivals. Our 15,000 season seat members look for us to always bring the newest hit shows to DPAC and this new season again features many Triangle premieres. With Nederlander operating nine of the largest Broadway theaters in New York, their connection to Broadway has delivered the top eight new Broadway tours that our members told us they most wanted to see."
The SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, 2016 / 2017 Season includes:
FUN HOME: October 25-30, 2016
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: January 3-8, 2017
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH: January 31-February 5, 2017
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME: February 21-26, 2017
THE BODYGUARD: March 14-19, 2017
SOMETHING ROTTEN: April 4-9, 2017
FINDING NEVERLAND: May 23-28, 2017
Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I: June 6-11, 2017
SunTrust Broadway at DPAC Season Seat Members receive outstanding benefits including the best prices and the best seats, the option of our full eight-show package or opting out of one of the season shows with the flexible seven-show package, year-round payment plans, flexibility to exchange tickets, complimentary parking and more.
For more information contact customerservice@dpacnc.com or call the DPAC Ticket Center at 919.680.2787, with the following hours:
Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Or visit the DPAC Ticket Center in person at 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC 27701, located in the American Tobacco Historic District next to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park during the above hours.
Tickets for individual shows will go on sale this summer and fall. For more information on SunTrust Broadway at DPAC benefits, visit SunTrustBroadway.com.
Detailed information for SunTrust Broadway at DPAC, 2016 / 2017 Season:
"A landmark production that will forever change what is possible in musical theatre." – The Huffington Post
Every once in a while a Broadway musical comes along that surprises, moves and excites audiences in ways only a truly landmark musical can. The "groundbreaking" "uplifting" and "exquisite" new musical FUN HOME was the event of the Broadway season, receiving raves from critics and audiences alike, winning five 2015 Tony® Awards including BEST MUSICAL, and making history along the way. Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir, FUN HOME introduces us to Alison at three different ages, as she explores and unravels the many mysteries of her childhood. A refreshingly honest musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes, "FUN HOME is extraordinary, a rare beauty that pumps fresh air into Broadway." (The New York Times)
"A masterpiece." – The Wall Street Journal
An American in Paris is the new Tony® Award-winning musical about an American soldier, a mysterious French girl and an indomitable European city, each yearning for a new beginning in the aftermath of war.
Acclaimed director/choreographer and 2015 Tony® Award winner Christopher Wheeldon brings the magic and romance of Paris into perfect harmony with unforgettable songs from George and Ira Gershwin in the show that earned more awards than any other musical in the 2014-2015 season!
The New York Times raves "An American in Paris is a triumph! Pure joy!" and The Wall Street Journal declares, "Once you've seen it, you'll find it hard to settle for less ever again." Don't miss this stunning Broadway hit when it arrives in the Triangle for its first national tour!
"Thrilling! Hedwig feels like a celebration!" – The Wall Street Journal
Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking, and wickedly funny, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is the landmark musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask that is "groundbreaking and undoubtedly ahead of its time" (Entertainment Weekly). This genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing musical sensation, with a pulsing score and electrifying performances, tells the story of one of the most unique characters to ever hit the stage.
Directed by Tony® Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) and winner of four 2014 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH played to record-breaking sell-out crowds on Broadway and promises to take the Triangle by storm with what Time Magazine proclaims is "the most exciting rock score written for the theatre since, oh, ever!"
"The most inventive new show on Broadway." – New York Post
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, winner of five 2015 Tony® Awards including BEST PLAY, is coming to DPAC as part of the SunTrust Broadway, 2016 / 2017 Season!
Hailed as "One of the most fully immersive works ever to wallop Broadway" by The New York Times, this "dazzling" (Associated Press) adaptation is the Tony® Award-winning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon's best-selling novel and directed by Tony winner Marianne Elliott.
"The runaway gold-plated musical hit." – Daily Mail
The award-winning musical based on the smash hit film, starring Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar DEBORAH COX! Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including "Queen of the Night," "So Emotional," "One Moment in Time," "Saving All My Love," "Run to You," "I Have Nothing"," I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – "I Will Always Love You."
"The funniest musical in at least 400 years!" – Time Out New York
SOMETHING ROTTEN! is "Broadway's big, fat hit!" (New York Post). Set in 1595, this hilarious smash tells the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play. When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world's very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, SOMETHING ROTTEN! is "The Producers + The Book of Mormon x The Drowsy Chaperone. Squared!" (New York Magazine).
"Magnificent! Far and away, the best musical of the season." – NPR
FINDING NEVERLAND is Broadway's biggest new hit and the winner of Broadway.com's Audience Choice Award for BEST MUSICAL! This breathtaking smash "captures the kid-at-heart" (Time Magazine). Vogue cheers, "it's a must-see you'll remember for years to come!"
Directed by visionary Tony winner Diane Paulus, FINDING NEVERLAND tells the incredible story behind one of the world's most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys' enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving
his old world behind for Neverland where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever. The magic of Barrie's classic tale springs spectacularly to life in this heartwarming theatrical event. FINDING NEVERLAND is "far and away the best musical of the year!" (NPR)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I: June 6-11, 2017
"Too beautiful to miss! An astonishing achievement." – New York Magazine
Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE KING AND I directed by Tony® Award Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony® Awards including Best Revival of a Musical.
Bartlett Sher is reunited with the award-winning creative team from South Pacific and The Light in the Piazza. THE KING AND I features sets by Michael Yeargan; costumes by Catherine Zuber; lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Scott Lehrer and choreography by Christopher Gattelli based on the original choreography by Jerome Robbins.
One of Rodgers & Hammerstein's finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as "Getting To Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Hello Young Lovers," "Shall We Dance" and "Something Wonderful." Set in 1860's Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
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About DPAC
Since its opening in 2008, DPAC has become the center for live entertainment in North Carolina. Recognized for its contemporary design, DPAC features 2,700 seats, intimate sightlines and state-of-the art sound and video. Listed five times in the top 10 in Pollstar Magazine's annual worldwide theater attendance rankings, DPAC is currently the #4 ranked theater in the U.S.
With a mission of presenting one-of a-kind live entertainment events, DPAC truly has "something for everyone," hosting over 200 performances a year including spectacular touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the heralded American Dance Festival. Owned by the City of Durham and operated under the direction of Nederlander and Professional Facilities Management (PFM), DPAC has been listed for six consecutive years as the #1 performing arts organization in the region by the Triangle Business Journal.
For more information please go to www.DPACnc.com
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Hearty and rustic, you can make the most of your chicken with this classic Sunday roast recipe.
In a large pan of boiling salted water cook the parsnips, swede and potatoes for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile put the chicken quarters in a large roasting dish.
Pour over the oil and put into the oven.
When the vegetables are ready - drain and add to the roasting dish, along with the onion quarters.
Season with some pepper and continue roasting for 45 minutes.
Check all is tender - sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
Great served with Quixo Chicken Gravy.


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Покров — село в Гагинском районе Нижегородской области России. Административный центр Покровского сельсовета.

География
Находится в 12 км от села Гагино. Центр Покровского сельсовета. Оно находится в 14 километрах от Гагина и в трёх километрах от речки Пьяны, расположено на правом берегу речки Лепни, неподалёку от её впадения в Пьяну.

История
Достоверных сведений о времени возникновения этого поселения нет. Известно только, что ранее название села было Денисовское. Первое упоминание о нём в исторических документах относится к началу XVII столетия. В «Арзамасских поместных актах 1578—1618 годов» 19 октября 1612 года упоминается село Покровское — в Залесном стане Арзамасского уезда. Это говорит о том, что в селе Покровском был одноимённый православный храм. По всей вероятности, поселение Покровское образовалось во второй половине XVI века.

В том же документе даётся описание села: «Село Покровское на речке Лепне, что было село Денисовское за чёрным лесом, а в нём церковь Покрова Светлы деревянная.» В 1780-х годах село Покровское состояло из четырёх порядков, один из которых располагался вдоль берега небольшой речки Лепни. Церковь находилась северо-восточной окраине села рядом с плотиной. Мимо храма пролегала большая дорога из города Арзамаса в город Алатырь. От восточной окраины села отходили две просёлочные дороги на мукомольную мельницу в село Александрово. С юга к селу покровскому подходила полевая дорога из села Пересекино. Юго-западную окраину села обрамлял большой овраг, в весеннее половодье несущий талые воды в речку Лепню.

Достопримечательности
Памятник погибшим воинам в Великой Отечественной войне. На фронтах войны погибло около двухсот человек, жителей Покрова. Каждый год, 9 мая, возле памятника погибшим воинам проходит митинг, посвящённый победе над фашистами.

Природа
В селе очень много зелени, деревьев. В селе около 5 прудов, болот. В трёх километрах от села протекает река Пьяна, видны высокие холмистые горы, на которых находятся другие сёла. Если смотреть на Покров с горы села Соболева, то он тоже стоит на высоком холме.

Недалеко от села с другой стороны находится лес. Около леса находится пруд Рябинка. На месте этого пруда в прошлом был овраг, в котором били небольшие родники. Позже здесь каждый год весной вручную делали небольшую плотину. Сюда пригоняли на водопой стадо коров.

В 1980 году силами колхоза «Имени Ленина» была построена большая плотина. Так начал своё существование этот пруд. А такое название пруд получил потому, что здесь, на краю леса, рос одинокий куст рябины.

Через Покров протекает ручей, который называют «Попов ключ». Так его прозвали потому, что он течет за бывшим поповским домом. Но это русло речки, которая называлась Лепня. На берегу ручья очень много деревьев и кустарников.

Покров сейчас
Большая часть жителей пенсионного и предпенсионного возраста. Так как колхозы прекращают свою деятельность, молодёжь редко остаётся жить в своём селе.

В центре села в здании бывшей школы находятся: Покровская сельская администрация, медпункт, почта и детский сад. Напротив стоит сельский дом культуры, в котором ещё размещается библиотека. Возле дома культуры находится памятник погибшим воинам в Великой Отечественной войне. В центре села также находится магазин. Между улицами Запрудная и Красная деревня расположен большой пруд. Раньше он был чистым и в нём летом купались.

Население

Транспорт
По улице Центральной проходит большая асфальтированная дорога, которая ведёт на Большое Болдино или на Гагино.

Примечания

Населённые пункты Гагинского района

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Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Evansville Water & Sewer Utility announced that a portion of Riverside Drive in Downtown Evansville will be closed next month. Riverside will be closed between Cherry and Shawnee for more than a week, in an effort to make repairs to a water line that serves half the city.
The Riverside Drive road closure is set to begin on April 2nd, and according to the Evansville Courier & Press, "the city hopes to have it reopened in seven to 10 days. There will be a marked detour in place, but city officials are encouraging motorists to avoid the area if possible."
Be sure to take not of this road closure and plan out a detour route if Riverside Drive is a part of your daily commute to work.


Last spring, Aaron Rodgers' contract extension looked inevitable.
Rodgers acknowledged as much Thursday after the Green Bay Packers' first practice of training camp.
Now, though, it's not looking so inevitable for 2018.
Former Packers vice president Andrew Brandt came out with a column for The MMQB this week predicting there won't be a deal this year. He thinks there's not enough pressure on both sides to get a deal done because Rodgers has two years left on his current contract. That's an opinion not to be taken lightly, because this subject is in Brandt's wheelhouse.
Still, there are five weeks from now to the start of the regular season, so even though there's no sign a deal is close, I'm guessing the odds are a little better than 50-50 that a deal gets done. That's a long way from inevitable, but I have to wonder if the start of the regular season just might provide enough incentive to get a deal done.
Not much has leaked about agent David Dunn's talks with Packers vice president Russ Ball, so we don't know for sure the sticking point or points. But Brandt no doubt is right that the remaining two years of Rodgers' current deal, plus the threat of the franchise tag for two or three years thereafter, are making this a tough contract to consummate.
"Non-traditional" in the NFL means keeping his pay among the premier quarterbacks a couple years down the road, after a couple quarterback contracts surpass his. That implies something like opt-out clauses or tying his pay to a percentage of the salary cap. Based on what Rodgers told King, Rodgers is thinking more the former than the latter.
This could be posturing, or it could be genuine. I'm sure Rodgers looks at the premier players in the NBA with envy. LeBron James and a few other NBA stars have opt outs — the "freedom" Rodgers likely is referring to — that allow them to renegotiate their pay or at least the leverage to have some say in the franchise if they're concerned about how things are going.
But the Packers agreeing to an opt-out deal is a non-starter. Rodgers doesn't have the leverage. The Packers essentially have him for up to five years. Not that they want to go the franchise-tag route. Every year they don't do an extension potentially jeopardizes the relationship between the team and its indispensable player. They should do all they reasonably can to avoid that.
But they have him for five more years if they want, and there's no escaping that fact.
Rodgers' leverage is that sometime down the road he could sit out games or disrupt team building by refusing to take part in offseason work. The former seems highly unlikely for a guy who will be making at minimum more than $20 million a year. The latter is more plausible but would come with potential PR risks of its own for Rodgers.
That's not to say the Packers don't have other strong incentives to do an extension. Rodgers is one of the two best quarterbacks in the game and gets the Packers about 80 percent of the way to Super Bowl contention on his own. It's hard to overstate his value, and with the way quarterbacks are protected in today's game, he probably has five or six good years left in him, maybe more, assuming he avoids major injury.
The Packers very much want and need him to feel fully appreciated by and invested in the team. They still have a chance to do something special in the final third of his career. It would be malpractice to screw that up.
But if an opt-out or short-term extension are out of the question, then what might get a deal done in the next five weeks, before Rodgers takes the injury risk of playing in games?
The guess here is, the Packers will have to offer a huge amount of fully guaranteed money, far more than the NFL record-setting $94.5 million guarantee Matt Ryan signed for in May. Without getting lost in various numbers by which NFL contracts can be measured — new money average versus old money average and all that — it's fully guaranteed money that matters most in these deals.
What might make Rodgers bite? Hard to know. But you'd have to think $115 million guaranteed on a five- or six-year deal that averages $30 million or more would give pause to a guy who's had two broken collarbones in the last five years. That would obliterate Ryan's guarantee and prove just how much the Packers value Rodgers.
It's also worth remembering that last year Rodgers bought a small stake in the Milwaukee Bucks. This is purely speculative, but maybe someday he'd like to front a group that buys an NBA team. That would take a lot of capital. That kind of guaranteed money would have to be attractive financial security if, in fact, Rodgers harbors those ambitions.
Just to be clear, the Packers have the cash — about $300 million in their rainy-day fund — so they'd have no problem meeting NFL requirements that they put in escrow the guaranteed money beyond what they'd pay him this year.
But would they actually guarantee that much money? Or is that too risky and rich for Murphy, general manager Brian Gutekunst and negotiator Ball? The Packers, after all, have to think about Rodgers' injury history, too. A career-ender, or even diminisher, early in a new deal would be devastating financially.
And yes, a $115 million guarantee would push the Packers' financial limits. But I'd argue it doesn't cross the line, it's the cost of doing business in this league, and Rodgers is the rare player worth the risk.
The time pressure isn't acute — again, the Packers essentially hold rights for five years — so it's not imperative they get a deal done this year. But this is something the Packers' don't want hanging over the team. They're in the business of winning football games and Super Bowls. A new deal with Rodgers will only help there by keeping that critical relationship in good shape and establishing some cost certainty for the team's future salary caps.
Now, maybe Brandt is right in implying that the Packers won't make that kind of offer because of the leverage they hold with Rodgers' current contract. And maybe he's right that Rodgers will decide he can do better than whatever the Packers offer by waiting until he's a year closer to the franchise tag.
So maybe camp comes and goes, and there's no new contract. That's not a disaster as long as the relationship doesn't rupture.
But the Packers might not be in this position, with a quarterback this good, for a long time. They need to make a lot of hay in the next five or six years. And Rodgers at some point has to decide, among other things, how much money is enough?
Maybe that will be enough to get a deal done this year.


If you're looking for activities during spring break, the River Region Art Association Art Depot is hosting a Spring Art Camp. The camp will be held between April 15 and 19.
Schools will be letting out soon for the Easter holiday, which means parents may be searching for activities for their children.
On April 15, they will be painting rocks to make characters for a 3D art plaque with Peg Carbo. On April 16 students will be painting, cutting, and pasting to make their own swamp scene prints with Mary Crochet. On April 17, students will make a flock of sassy birds with Kathy Bourgeois. April 18 will include students using wire, buttons, beads, and feathers to create crazy masks with Zettie Ferguson. Finally, on April 19, LaDonna Johnson will guide students in creating hanging yarn art with bright and colorful yarn.
To participate in one day, the cost is $22 dollars. To participate in the entire five days, the cost is $100 dollars. Class times will be from 9 a.m. until noon.
You may register by calling 225-644-8496 or online at www.riverregionartassociation.org to fill out the registration form.


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This elegant, inviting home offers a great combination of unique features. Very gracious living level with arched doorways and windows evokes Spanish Revival style. Its 10' ceilings are accentuated by intricate crown molding and architectural beams; wide plank hardwood floors and a working wood-burning fireplace make the space feel warm and welcoming. There is an office nook with skylights as well as a beautifully remodeled full bath, formal foyer and a large pantry area.
The home's two bedrooms are on the lower level accessed by an elegant, wide staircase. The master bath offers a true spa experience with double sinks, heated floors, soaking tub, steam shower, meditation area and great lighting. The master closet is a thoughtfully built walk-in; a full laundry room on this level with front loading, side-by side appliances is pretty and practical. There is also a private terrace accessed through a large sliding door in the second bedroom.
The wine cellar located below the bedroom level is a wine-collectors dream and was built to accommodate close to 1,000 bottles.
The home comes with a private garage and is part of a unique collection residences called Las Casitas that is known for the "Las Casitas Tram" – a funicular that rises up the hill taking homeowners to their front door. Located in Russian Hill, short walk to the best of North Beach, the waterfront and the Hyde Street trolley, this is a lovely part of San Francisco to call home.


CleanPak is the reload solution for the lab that is looking to maximize lab space and reduce their environmental footprint. Reducing the chance of contamination is an important step toward reproducible data, so we eliminated the first source of tip contamination, PAPER!
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With so many of its competitors entering the four-door coupe market, many within the industry were beginning to wonder when BMW would release its own four-door coupe and challenge the likes of Audi, Mercdes Benz, and even Porsche's Panamera. Well, that wait appears to be finally over as BMW is readying the release of its 6 Series Gran Coupe.
The 6 Series Gran Coupe will be available in two versions; the 640i or the 650i. The 640i will feature a 315 hp TwinPower Turbo 3.0-liter cylinder engine and will be capable of 0 to 62 mph in 5.4 seconds. The 650i will sport a 445 hp TwinPower Turbo V8 that boosts performance to 0 to 62 in 4.6 seconds.
Expect a host of luxury to adorn the interior of the Gran Coupe as well as a range of electronic extras. No pricing is available for the Gran Coupe just yet, but that will likely come in March when BMW unveils the 6 Series Gran Coupe officially at the Geneva Motor Show.


Ealing Community Transport, part of national charity ECT, was named as the winner of the 2017 Social Enterprise Mark CIC 'Making a Mark' competition at a celebration at our recent conference in Winchester. They were presented with a special award, created for us by Designs in Mind*, a social enterprise studio of designer makers who have been referred through mental health services.
This is the second year of the Making a Mark competition; a celebration of the vast and diverse social benefits created by Social Enterprise Mark holders, which highlights interesting examples of how accredited social enterprises are creating considerable social impact within their local communities and in wider society.
We invited James Evans of the Certification Panel to present the award, which was accepted by Becky Casement from Ealing Community Transport. James commended all the finalists on their achievements and congratulated them on making the shortlist, before presenting certificates to all the finalists who were in attendance at the conference.
Selected from the diverse international network of accredited social enterprises, Ealing Community Transport was shortlisted alongside 6 other organisations, including The Big Issue Group and Epic CIC, which was named as the runner up. The competition shortlist was subject to a public vote and a separate vote by the independent Certification Panel, both of which accounted for 50% of the final result.
*Designs in Mind design and make products, working in textiles, wood, wire and glass. Through their work they aim to challenge mental health stigma and the predominant culture of low expectation which surrounds their designer makers, all of whom are adults referred through mental health services.
The Making a Mark award was created by a team of designer makers, including Amy, who explains her journey at Designs in Mind in this blog post. As a result of working on this award, Amy is now volunteering for Designs in Mind in public screen printing workshops.
Please click here to find out more about Designs in Mind.


By seeking to tax stock transactions, legislation introduced recently by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., would penalize the innocent at an exorbitant rate.
The problem with Mr. DeFazio's reasoning is that it is the average investor, not Wall Street, who would pay the tax he proposes.
As it stands, the proposal would tax purchases of securities at 0.25% of the value of the shares traded. This would be on top of the existing small fee (0.0025%) levied on all stock transactions to subsidize the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Although 0.25% doesn't sound like much, it is instructive to see the proposed tax in context. As the average price of a share of stock is $40, the tax on the average share would be 10 cents.
That is higher than the average commission charged by securities firms, which is 5 cents per share. Is the tax supposed to exceed the gross income brokers receive for their efforts?
The DeFazio bill also would apply to options transactions, levying a 0.25% tax on the option premium. Futures and other derivatives would be taxed at 0.02% of the total notional amount underlying the contracts.
An S&P 500 futures contract controlling more than $250,000 in stock would carry a $50 transaction tax. Once again, the tax is more than a broker charges in commissions.
Here is an idea: If Congress wants to punish someone or something, shouldn't it punish those activities or securities that actually contributed to the global financial crisis?
Stock investors didn't cause the crisis; excess leverage and sliced-and-diced securities mostly were to blame. So shouldn't a tax be more logically levied on collateralized-mortgage obligations, collateralized-loan obligations or any of the other securitizations and repackagings?
Is Mr. Krugman suggesting a transaction tax on overnight repos? A 0.25% tax levied daily on repos would be even more ridiculous than a 0.25% tax on stock trading.
Even if the proposed futures tax of 0.02% were applied, it would add hundreds of basis points in tax to each overnight repo. And if the 0.25% tax were levied on three-month Treasury bills, the tax would be 100 basis points for the year — more than the interest those T-bills currently pay.
If a tax on transactions is to be levied, let it be imposed on the activities and securities actually responsible for the recent financial crisis. And if levied, let the tax rate be such that it doesn't kill the patient in its attempt to cure him.


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Setting the McCarthy Record Straight
By Phyllis Schlafly, 29 January, 2008
by Phyllis Schlafly, January 30, 2008
Ronald Reagan was dismissed by the intelligentsia as just an actor who read speeches written by others until history professor Kiron Skinner discovered a box of Reagan's original radio scripts written in his own hand on ruled yellow paper from 1975 to 1979. Since he had no staff to research and write for him in those years, the scripts prove that Reagan was a one-man think-tank, well versed in political philosophy and history, fully capable of writing his own speeches.
Professor Skinner's discovery, and the subsequent publication of many of Reagan's more than a thousand hand-written radio commentaries, changed the way history now respects Reagan. Scholar M. Stanton Evans has performed a similar transformation for the most reviled American in modern history, Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Evans' monumental 663-page work, "Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America's Enemies ," is the result of six years of reading primary sources. Evans proves that almost everything about McCarthy in current history books is a lie and will have to be revised.
It's an interesting sidelight that one of Reagan's old radio commentaries referred to Evans as "a very fine journalist." He is, indeed, but this book shows that he also is a Sherlock Holmes-type detective who chased every clue to find the truth and to write accurate history in elegant prose.
Evans' vindication of McCarthy was made possible by recently released files, such as the Venona papers (the secret messages between Moscow and its U.S. agents decrypted by our government), data from Soviet archives, and executive-session transcripts of Senate committees that were finally opened after a 50-year ban. Evans' book is copiously documented and reproduces some critical pages from never-before-released files.
In the early 1950s, Joe McCarthy was one of the most popular men in America. Average Americans recognized him as Horatio at the Bridge battling against our nation's sworn enemies, the Soviet Communists.
McCarthy understood, long before Ronald Reagan, that the Soviet Union was an evil empire, one of whose strategies was to infiltrate agents into our government in order to guide our policy to favor Communist goals. In fact, our government was much more infested with Soviet agents than McCarthy imagined.
It's now well known that Communist agents imbedded in high-ranking positions included White House confidant Lauchlin Currie, State Department official Alger Hiss, and Treasury Department official Harry Dexter White. Evans quotes FBI files identifying atom bomb scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer as a secret Communist as early as 1942.
Taking on the anti-Communist mission locked McCarthy in mortal combat against powerful forces: two U.S. presidents, the vast federal bureaucracy, malicious adversaries in Congress, leftwing lobby groups, and the leftwing media who made him their daily target.
McCarthy was concerned only with Communist security risks who influenced U.S. policies. He never targeted Communists in Hollywood or academia.
One of McCarthy's early investigations exposed the gang of Communist agents embedded in our government whose mission it was to change U.S. policy to abandon our wartime ally Chiang Kai-shek and turn China over to the Communists. Owen Lattimore was the point man for articulating the Communist line, and the magazine Amerasia was the communications outlet for an interlocking network of Soviet agents.
Evans describes how McCarthy deserves the credit for exposing the Amerasia scandal. Evans publishes for the first time McCarthy's lists of security risks employed by the State Department, proving that his charges were amply supported by FBI files.
Recent unrelated political controversies have shown that the cover-up is often worse than the crime, and the cover-up was McCarthy's prime target. He fought the federal bureaucrats who tolerated and even encouraged the widespread infiltration of our government by Communists whose first loyalty was to Russia.
The Truman Administration and the Democrats in Congress engaged in a massive cover-up, circling the wagons with their media friends. Their game plan was to deny the problem, evade political responsibility for tolerating security risks in government, and kill the messenger.
Evans' book proves that there was not a single innocent victim of McCarthy's investigations. The Senate committee transcripts prove that he was patient with witnesses, and never allowed anyone to be named a Communist or subversive unless he was given the chance to respond directly.
Joe McCarthy himself is probably the most investigated man in American history, far more investigated than the Communist agents. Much of his energy had to be spent in defending himself against vindictive investigations initiated by the Democrats.
McCarthy's career came to an end after he was censured by the Senate, but 45 out of the 46 charges had to be dismissed as baseless. He was censured only for failing to pay proper deference to the committees that were maliciously bent on destroying him.
Everyone who henceforth writes about Joe McCarthy will have to check his facts with Evans' documented discoveries.


The Scottish Classic Hamper contains produce from some of the country's best smoked meat cookers, cheese makers, bakers and distillers, delivering an authentic tasting experience. All of these producers have refined their techniques from secret recipes and old methods that have been passed down through many generations.
As this was a gift, I have not seen the hamper. However it was enjoyed by the recipient. Order process was simple and it arrived on time.


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Q: Haproxy and intermittent 503 issues I am using Haproxy 1.5.14 in a VirtualBox VM (Boot2docker) where assets it loads intermittently show up 503 without any real rhyme or reason, this is especially true on startup of the cluster.
The cluster looks like this, 1 front end with port 80 and 443 to 2 backends servicing static resources and websocket stuff respectively.
Haproxy

*

*FE (front end, for static resources)

*BE (back end, for websocket connections)

For example the static asset served by the front end might be
https://local.dev.myproject.com/assets/images/back.png
Despite the front end server being up, and nothing has changed, hitting refresh and looking at chrome debugger I will see numerous status 503 or OK 200 304, but it's not determinstic. It can go from 503 to OK to back to 503, on any asset.  When connected to the webserver directly the assets return fine so it seems something with haproxy.
The best I can figure is that the health check isn't working properly and the FE/BE server are being removed temporarily from haproxy's internal roster, but that doesn't makes sense it's checking every half second and I can see the calls haproxy is sending being returned by the FE/BE terminal output window ok, every half second as expected.
If I look at the haproxy statistics report, I can see servers periodically come and go, flickering, despite in the terminal window haproxy is still calling the health checks without gaps and the servers are returning them as expected.
Attached is the current haproxy configuration I'm using, any help is appreciated.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Example configuration for a possible web application.  See the
# full configuration options online.
#
#   http://haproxy.1wt.eu/download/1.4/doc/configuration.txt
#
#---------------------------------------------------------------------

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Global settings
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
global
    # to have these messages end up in /var/log/haproxy.log you will
    # need to:
    #
    # 1) configure syslog to accept network log events.  This is done
    #    by adding the '-r' option to the SYSLOGD_OPTIONS in
    #    /etc/sysconfig/syslog
    #
    # 2) configure local2 events to go to the /var/log/haproxy.log
    #   file. A line like the following can be added to
    #   /etc/sysconfig/syslog
    #
    #    local2.*                       /var/log/haproxy.log
    #
    #log         127.0.0.1 local2
    # log /lnl_zoom_shared/log    local0
    # log /lnl_zoom_shared/log    local1 notice

    chroot      /var/lib/haproxy
    pidfile     /var/run/haproxy.pid
    maxconn     4000
    user        haproxy
    group       haproxy
    daemon
    # SSL
    #ca-base /etc/ssl
    #crt-base /etc/ssl
    ca-base  /myproject_shared/SECURITY/local.dev.myproject.com/
    crt-base  /myproject_shared/SECURITY/local.dev.myproject.com/
    tune.ssl.default-dh-param 1024

    # turn on stats unix socket
    #stats socket /var/lib/haproxy/stats

    # Exposes the stat socket so we can manage the proxy through node.js
    stats socket /tmp/haproxy.sock level admin

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# common defaults that all the 'listen' and 'backend' sections will
# use if not designated in their block
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
defaults
    mode                    http
    log                     global
    option                  httplog
    option                  http-server-close
    option                  http-pretend-keepalive
    option                  dontlognull
    option                  redispatch
    option                  contstats
    option forwardfor       except 127.0.0.0/8

    retries                 3
    backlog                 10000
    timeout client          25s
    timeout connect         10s
    timeout server          25s
    #long timeoutfor websocket connections
    timeout tunnel          3600s
    timeout http-keep-alive 1s
    timeout http-request    15s
    timeout queue           30s
    timeout tarpit          60s
    default-server inter 3s rise 2 fall 3
    #timeout check           10s

    maxconn                 256

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# Haproxy's internal stats on the servers below: password protected
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
 stats enable
    stats auth admin:myadminpassword
    stats uri /haproxy
    stats refresh 5s

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
#
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
frontend public
   # HTTP
   bind *:80

     # Redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS
       redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }

      # HTTPS
      # Example with CA certificate bundle
      # bind :443 ssl crt cert.pem ca-file bundle.crt
      # Example without CA certification bunch
       bind *:443 ssl crt /myproject_shared/SECURITY/local.dev.myproject.com/local.dev.myproject.com.pem

      acl url_static_BE    path_beg    -i /BE /primus
      use_backend BE          if url_static_BE

      # FRONT END (aka FE) STATIC ASSETS SERVER
      # if path is a static asset, assume the front end server to handle it
      acl url_static    path_beg    -i /static /images /javascript /stylesheets
      acl url_static    path_end    -i .jpg .gif .png .css .js .html .ico
      use_backend FE          if url_static

      # GIT HOOKS for UPDATE on the git repo changes
      acl url_githook       path_beg       -i /gitupdate
      use_backend HACNTL          if url_githook

      #BACK END (aka BE)

  default_backend BE

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# controller for haproxy
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
backend HACNTL
   # Tell the backend that this is a secure connection,
   # even though it's getting plain HTTP.
   option forwardfor
   http-request add-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }

    server      SELF 127.0.0.1:3300

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# static backend for serving up images, stylesheets and such
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
backend FE
   # Tell the backend that this is a secure connection,
   # even though it's getting plain HTTP.
   option forwardfor
   http-request add-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
   option httpchk GET /haproxy/getstatus
   option httpchk HEAD /
   balance     roundrobin

   #server      FE1 11.22.33.44:8000  maxconn 256
     server FE_172.17.0.2  172.17.0.2:8000 maxconn 256 check inter 500ms

#---------------------------------------------------------------------
# round robin balancing between the various backends
#---------------------------------------------------------------------
backend BE
  # Tell the backend that this is a secure connection,
  # even though it's getting plain HTTP.
  option forwardfor
  http-request add-header X-Forwarded-Proto https if { ssl_fc }
  #http-request set-header X-Custom-Header %[url]
  #http-request set-header Connection upgrade
  #http-request set-header Upgrade websocket
  option httpchk GET /haproxy/getstatus
  cookie SRVNAME insert nocache
  balance     roundrobin

     server BE_172.17.0.3 172.17.0.3:8888 maxconn 256 cookie       BE_172.17.0.3 check inter 500ms

A: while not a absolute fix, allowing each server to start one at a time has fixed the issue for now.  basically adding a sleep between docker run command

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It's been over five years since we've had a cinema in the Perth CBD so we were pretty excited when Palace Cinemas announced they'd be opening at Raine Square on 18 September. But now they've gone and one-upped themselves by announcing one heck of a promotion for the opening week.
From Tuesday 18 September until Sunday 23 September, all tickets will be $10 (!!) and you'll also be able to get yourself a $5 glass of prosecco at the bar. And yes, you can actually take your drinks into the cinema. Can we get a woot woot?
With movies like Crazy Rich Asians, A Simple Favour, Searching, You Were Never Really Here, Ladies in Black, and the exclusive season of Custody, you'd be crazy not to book yourself a couple of tickets immediately.
If you needed any more convincing, the new Palace Raine Square has nine traditional cinemas plus four Palace Platinum boutique screens. Not sure what this whole Platinum thing is about? Well, the Platinum cinemas won't launch until 11 October, but when they do, well you're in for a treat! They're fitted out with full reclining seats and you'll have your own call button wait service. That means you can choose from their menu of food and drinks, or you can order food from nearby restaurants—we're already dreaming of Tim Ho Wan dumplings and a beer with all our movies from now on! You'll also have access to an exclusive bar and lounge, because fancy.
If the Platinum thing is a little too luxurious for your tastes, never fear, the traditional cinemas are fitted out with uber comfortable reclining leather seats so you'll be plenty comfortable there too, plus the bar at Palace Raine Square is whipping up cocktails, craft beers and some serious wine.
Until you can get your sticky hands on a choc bomb here, check out these awesome things to do in Perth.