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12 food and drink experiences you should have in Virginia Beach before you die
Food + Drink Restaurants + Bars Trip Planning Virginia Beach, VA, United States
Alison Clary
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1. Wandering the grounds of 16 different You-Pick farms
Photo courtesy of Visit Virginia Beach
We may be called Virginia Beach, but we could be called "Virginia Groves," too. Pungo, a rural area on the south side of the city, is a farming community spread across 8,000 acres of farmland. It's home to no fewer than 16 You-Pick farms, so you can spend the entire weekend choosing from seasonally changing fresh produce like blackberries, squash, peaches, kale, apples — even wildflowers.
These farms are super budget friendly, but they're also a nice break from the pace of everyday life. Here, there's nothing between you, the sun, and the rows upon rows of food (especially if you leave your phone in the car!). Bring the kids or a date and relish in how good it all feels — the tasty, fresh, farm-to-fingers fruits and veggies will make getting your hands dirty well worth it.
You can get pickin' at places like New Earth Farm and Cullipher Farm Market. Sitting down to a healthy meal and feeling the pride that comes from gathering it yourself is a pretty great experience — and your taste buds won't mind either.
2. Grabbing a "Nordic-style" cold brew on the beach
Located on 19th Street, Three Ships Coffee separates itself from national coffee chains with its inimitable creations. They're technically a "Nordic-style" roaster, which means they roast their beans a bit lighter than most of us are accustomed to — giving the final product a purer, almost fruitier quality than other roasts. Definitely none of those burnt big-chain vibes here.
The name Three Ships is a tribute to the original settlers of the area and their adventurous spirit — the staff refers to their product as "adventurous coffee." If you prefer to sit and relax while sipping, the open, airy, maritime ambiance makes it easy to spend an hour or two. Or grab a cup to go and be on the beach in no time.
3. Tasting your first wood-fired pizza from Hearth Wood Fired Cuisine
Hearth Wood Fired Cuisine was originally a food truck and has now evolved into a brick-and-mortar due to consistently high demand — aka, immense, line-around-the-block popularity. And while they certainly have a ton of other noteworthy food options (fried deviled eggs, anyone?), Hearth is known for their wood-fired pizzas with generous portions of awesome ingredients (wild mushrooms, whole-milk ricotta, and truffle oil, for starters). The wood-fire is apparently what boosts the intensity of the natural flavors — and trust us, these flavors only get better with a boost.
If you're looking for a drink and dessert, kill two birds with one stone and order the Jack Daniels Root Beer Float (proving you didn't know what you were missing).
4. Eating more local than you ever have before
Newly established in Virginia Beach's budding ViBe Creative District and the city's first farmer-owned restaurant, Commune has quickly become a culinary hotspot. It's a sustainable eatery/bakery/cafe, and there's even a 2,000-square-foot onsite garden where their produce is grown; everything not grown in the garden is sourced from local farmers. The restaurant has cozy communal tables for that tangible "family" feel, but it's paired with a definite modern vibe — the combination is a recipe for success, headlines, and returning customers.
The restaurant houses a coffee bar, too, and their brunch is probably all you ever wanted on a laid-back Saturday morning. They've got all the basics, plus things like Croque Madame Stuffed Brioche Waffles, Jalapeño Glazed Corn Cookies, and Peanutella Sourdough Croissants. For lunch, take this local's tip: The Pasture-Raised Beef Burger is absolute perfection. Pair it with one of the local Virginia brews, and you'll be set.
5. Having your taste buds rocked at Esoteric
With "craft beer and eclectic, curated foods" and " a space dedicated to the art of food, beverage and conversation" — Esoteric could be any millennial foodie's second home. To match the vibe of their menu and their mission, the owners chose an old-school 1920s-era building listed on the Virginia Beach Historical Registry, and it's easily spotted thanks to the inviting bright turquoise doors. The inside decor is modern and chic — think exposed brick pillars and dangling light bulbs.
They've got a little bit of everything on their menu (from bacon sliders to kale quinoa salads), but if you're feeling adventurous, be sure to check out the octopus tacos. Esoteric is known around here for their unparalleled flavor combinations and, yep, they're aiming to be as sustainable as possible, and local, too.
6. Experiencing Virginia Beach's first vodka tasting room
Chesapeake Bay Distillery recently moved its operation into a former surf shop on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, expanding production and staking a solid claim in Virginia Beach's growing craft scene. Included in their new building is a vodka tasting room — the first of its kind in Virginia Beach. Hit the free tours on Saturdays.
Each of the Chesapeake Bay Distillery's creatively crafted vodkas and other spirits comprise locally sourced ingredients, giving them a taste unlike anything else you've ever tried. Try the Blue Ridge Vodka or the Ghost Pepper Flavored Vodka — but remember, this is vodka tasting. We're talking sippers here.
7. Taking a boat tour…an oyster farm boat tour
This boat tour is not about watching dolphins. It's not about waiting an hour not to see a whale. It's not about old buildings, pretty sites, or getting in the water — this one is about food. Here, you can see firsthand how the renowned Lynnhaven oysters are harvested. This may sound a little niche, but spend a little while in town and you'll be oyster-obsessed, too. That's how good Lynnhaven oysters are.
After the tour, Pleasure House Oysters offers a Chef's Table dining opportunity, where you dine on a fresh seafood smorgasbord right on the marsh. For dinner, you'll get the best oysters and a view that can't be beat.
8. Getting crabby at Blue Pete's
Positioned on a seriously stunning five-acre site near the Back Bay National Wildlife Sanctuary, Blue Pete's has been a pillar of the Pungo Community since the early 1970s. That's 40-some years of the best seafood. Ever. They have both indoor and outdoor seating and serve a huge selection of fresh seafood, including their highly sought-after blue crabs and seafood gumbo. Basically, at Blue Pete's, you can't go wrong.
If you're the outdoorsy type, check out Surf & Adventure Co.'s Sunset Dinner Tour and kayak through the gorgeous Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge (no experience necessary) before docking at Blue Pete's for a fresh-from-the-bay seafood dinner.
9. Brunching hard at Bay Local Eatery
As its name implies, Bay Local Eatery provides a huge selection of succulent seafood from right here in the Chesapeake Bay. It's been tagged as an absolute must for epic brunch dining — think tater tot nachos (yep); shrimp, scallop, and cheddar bacon fritters; crab cake Benedicts; and Jamaican dark rum french toast.
As if its flavorsome local food weren't sufficient, Bay Local has a cocktail menu that's perfect for those who enjoy a drink with brunch. The Bloody Marys topped with soft-shell crab are considered a staple among locals…and a staple Instagram shot among visitors. Also available are colossal mimosas, great for sharing — if you're feeling generous.
10. Getting in some much-needed cocktail-sipping time
Photos: Twist Martini & Associates
Virginia Beach Town Center is home to the city's core of modern living, cuisine, and entertainment, and it's here you'll find Twist Martini & Associates — the place to go in Virginia Beach for cocktails and fine dining. The staff includes expert mixologists who whip up hand-crafted cocktails as tasty as they are fancy, like The (Old-Fashioned) Old Fashioned, Fiddy Sour, and Currant Affairs. Sitting at Twist's bar with a martini in hand and the lights dimmed is a recipe for glam, Virginia Beach-style.
But don't be fooled by the name: Twist also has an impressive food menu, including their trophy-worthy oysters on the half shell.
11. Finding out if the locals are right about Pelon's
Photo: Pelon's Baja Grill
The best fish tacos east of Baja? That's what Pelon's Baja Grill claims, and any local will immediately agree. Seriously — go around and take a survey. Made with fresh-battered, deep-fried fish, cabbage, salsa fresca, and baja sauce, these tacos will leave you infinitely beyond satisfied. The "no more reasons to visit California" kind of satisfied.
Located at the 36th Street oceanfront, Pelon's embodies the surf shack vibe with its sticker-covered walls and chill atmosphere. This is not some Michelin-starred fish taco — this is grandma's hole-in-the-wall, and that's how you know it's the real deal. Well, if grandma were a surfer.
12. Traveling back in time at The Cellars
Photos: The Cellars Restaurant
Tucked away in a prestigious neighborhood, The Cellars is one of Virginia Beach's best-hidden culinary experiences. It's been voted "Most Romantic in Hampton Roads," and even "#1 in Virginia" (not just Virginia Beach) by OpenTable. It's French Country meets Southern fare, and you won't find anything like it anywhere else. This is where Virginia's finest and most sophisticated dine, so leave your Crocs at home and brush up on your wine pairings.
Located in the cellar (hence the name) of an 1860s farmhouse, its rich history is matched with a luxurious atmosphere and a wide assortment of elegant food and wine options (foie-gras-level elegant). The dim space provides an intimate and cozy setting, making it the perfect spot for a date you want to — and most definitely will — impress.
This post is proudly produced in partnership with Visit Virginia Beach.
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Rome Reborn is an international initiative to use 3D digital technology to illustrate the urban development of the ancient city from the first settlements in the late Bronze Age (ca. 1000 BCE) to the depopulation of the city in the early Middle Ages (ca. 552 CE). Thus far, the Rome Reborn team has concentrated on modeling the city as it might have appeared in 320 CE when it reached the peak of its development with a population estimated to be ca. 1 million people occupying ca. 25 sq. km. of space inside the late-antique walls and using ca. 7,000 buildings. An interactive earlier version of this model, called Rome Reborn 1.0 (9 million polygons) has been available at no cost since 2008 in the Gallery of Google Earth, where it is called "Ancient Rome 3D." This present version (October 2010) is called Rome Reborn 2.1. It has over 650 million polygons and still a work in progress. Before being released to the public as an interactive product capable of being explored in real time over the Internet, we need to review and correct the model archaeologically; and find a suitable technology platform for making such a massive model available to Internet users. Work is underway to address both issues. Meanwhile, we offer this video exploration of the model, which we hope will already be found useful by students and teachers of ancient Roman topography and by the general public. This video is copyright 2010 by Bernard Frischer. All rights reserved. The 3D models comprising Rome Reborn 2.1 are copyright: 2007 by The Regents of the University of California; 2007 by the CNRS, Bordeaux; 2009 by the Universite' de Caen; and 2010 by Frischer Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved. For additional credits, please see the end of the video. For more about this project, see: www.romereborn.virginia.edu. For further information about this video, please write or call the project director, Prof. Bernard Frischer at: cell: +1.310.266.0183 email: bernard.d.frischer@gmail.com personal webpage: www.frischerconsulting.com/frischer
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Event Ready is a cloud-based event management software solution that enables businesses of any size to plan and execute events. It allows users to simplify the event registration process for on-site and off-site attendees.
Event Ready's event registration tool offers features such as the ability to create a branded and mobile-ready website, managing attendee and exhibitor registration and secure payment processing.
On-site registration is facilitated through Event Ready's web-based registration, which includes lead retrieval, badge printing and session scanning to track attendance. Self-registration and check-in kiosks are also available.
Event management features offered by Event Ready include a meeting scheduler, an interactive floorplan tool, speaker management, room and venue management and accreditation and certificates management.
Event Ready offers integration with third-party software such as customer relationship management (CRM) and finance and marketing systems. Support is offered via phone and email.
I have been using Event Ready for about 6 months and I have been happy with it. I have had a few issues but the team is fast to fix anything that may arise. They could still improve on many things, especially creating guides for easier use.
I like this software because it is very easy to customize and there is no limit to the amount of registrations with my plan. My dedicated customer service agent is friendly and easy to work with. She is very helpful to me when I have a question and will work with me to get the right look and feel for each event registration website.
While my customer service agent is great, I don't like always having to contact her for questions on how to do something. I really wish they would put together a user's guide or have an online tutorial to get quick answers to some of the frequently asked questions.
Also, some of the reports are not all encompassing so you have to run multiple reports and cut and paste the info into one spreadsheet which takes time. I also wish that could be paired with my business travel partner's software for easier/ less expensive travel arrangements.
We really wanted it to work!
This system is very easy to use once you learn it. It's easy to make a change in the system and it immediately is updated. It keeps track of all of your records and has a unique login feature so someone can sign up for the event and sign in later to add on additional items to their cart. It has an exhibitor portal that exhibitors can sign up and add on products as well. Customer service is good and they will try to remedy the solution, however, development/IT support takes so long sometimes you don't hear back for a long time period. It is affordable which was a huge plus and we were able too make it work for the time we used it.
We had a lot of problems with the system. Something would be working fine and suddenly it stopped working. Getting IT to correct the problem would take weeks and it effects us a company when our registration system isn't functioning properly. Customer service were helpful and prompt and other times you are waiting weeks to get IT to fix it. I do wish when you had a question to customer service that they didn't wait to respond until their was an answer. We really needed status updates so we knew what the timeline was and a response to acknowledge the problem existed would have been nice. The system is not as robust as a lot of other registration systems out there so there are quite a few features we didn't have.
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LEARNING CURVE IS A BIT STEEP. A stronger online "HELP" feature or a downloadable manual with clear instructions would be great! Nice to develop functionality for international market, incl. tax collections, reporting as well as the hotel module for international market.
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Event Ready makes our Landscape Industry Show online registration convenient for attendees and exhibitors. Attendees are able to register for the show and seminars in a couple minutes.
Event Ready software is user friendly and and makes registration for our tradeshow attendees easy.
Sometimes changes on back end must be made by Event Ready and not us.
The eventready staff was extremely easy to work with and is quick to fix problems.
It's easy to pull relevant data as well as copy events so you don't have to go in and make a new one every time.
Some of the flexibility with making each event unique. It would be nice if you could add a different header or different options to each specific event.
Great registration platform and great customer service!
I had an amazing experience with Event Ready! The representatives are so helpful and were readily available!
Everything is housed in one place! Once you have the initial training it is easy to navigate and there are so many options to really customize the registration process.
Love that the software is so customizable.
There is some knowledge of coding required because some of the text in the web pages and email does not format correctly on its own.
I wish it was a bit more responsive when it came to creating emails.
I have had nothing but a great experience working with Event Ready. Since we first starting developing our site they really listened and understood what we needed and what worked for us. They care about our business and our goals. Anytime we have had a slight hiccup or changed our mind about how we wanted something to work, the Event Ready team has been quick to respond and attend to our needs. The ongoing care and support from Event Ready is topnotch. I highly recommend them for all of your online event management needs.
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Q: CDI injection loop I'm running into a issue with CDI Injection into a Weld container in JBoss 7.1.1
I've got the following object model :
@Stateless
class ServiceEjb {
@Inject
A a;
}

class A {
@Inject
B b;
}

class B {
@Inject
A a;
}

When trying to inject A or B in my stateless class, injection loop and crash with a javax.enterprise.inject.CreationException.
I try many thing (scoping, @Singleton on A or B but without success).
I don't want to break the code, and those injections makes senses.
Any clues will be greatly appreciated.

A: I solved the problem by using javax.inject.Provider explicitly. Although I feel like this should be done under the hood by WELD automatically this was not the case for me too. This worked for me and solved my related problem.
class A {
    @Inject
    Provider<B> b; // access with b.get()
}

class B {
    @Inject
    Provider<A> a; // access with a.get()
}

I haven't tested it, but it could be enough to use one Provider to break the cycle, i.e. you don't need to use it in both classes.

A: Circular dependency injection is not required by the CDI standard, unless at least one bean in the cycle has a normal scope. The easiest solution to this is to give A or B a normal scope. If you can't give either a normal scope (from the code mock-up, it looks like they all have the default @Dependent pseudo-scope), you will have to look for other solutions. Posting a real code sample might let us help you with a particular solution, but here is a start:

*

*Can A and B be combined into the same class?

*Can a new class, C, be extracted from A and B, so that both A and B @Inject C instead of each other?

Here are some SO links with other solutions that you might find helpful:
MVP with CDI; avoiding circular dependency
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14044538/how-to-avoid-cdi-circular-dependency

A: You should inject an Instance<B> instead of B (and/or Instance<A> instead of A)

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Chapman Pond Preserve (ALL RIGHTS) Chapman Pond Preserve © Rick Newton
Chapman Pond Preserve
Email: ct@tnc.org
Chapman Pond is part of our critical work on the Connecticut River.
The pond and surrounding land provide nesting, breeding and feeding habitat for a variety of plants and animals, and it is a winter roosting site for bald eagles. Four rare plant species are found in the adjacent marsh.
What TNC Has Done/Is Doing
The East Haddam Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy have protected more than 500 acres around the pond.
This tidal freshwater pond, which can be visited only by small boat, lies just east of the Connecticut River.

Dawn to dusk

Please enjoy your visit to this preserve.  The Nature Conservancy welcomes passive recreation, including hiking, birding, canoeing, nature study and cross-country skiing.

From Route 91 southbound:
Take Route 9 south to exit 7 for Route 82.
At the end of the Route 82 connector, turn left to continue briefly on Routes 154 & 82, then turn right at the traffic light to continue on Route 82.
Follow 82 across the bridge into East Haddam. Route 82 winds up a hill and comes to a stop sign 1.5 miles from the bridge.
At that sign, take a right and proceed approximately 1.2 miles, then turn right onto River Road (look for brown Gillette Castle State Park sign). The preserve entrance is 0.3 mile on the right.
From I-95 north or south:
Drive north on Route 156 approximately 7 miles to its conclusion at the intersection with Route 82 in Lyme.
Turn left onto Route 82 west and drive 3.2 miles to Hadlyme center (4-way stop sign, junction with route 148), and turn right to continue on 82.
Drive 2.6 miles and turn left onto River Road. The preserve entrance is 0.3 mile on the right.
By Boat:
Launch canoe from the landing behind Goodspeed Opera House.
Paddle downstream near the eastern shore, keeping the main channel and both islands to your right.
Even with the southern end of the farther north of the two islands is an inlet into the pond.
At the southern end of the pond is the other inlet, which is more scenic and meets the main river about a half mile south of the first. It is a little over a half-mile north of the boat launch at Gillette Castle State Park.
What to See: Plants
The pond is bordered on the west by low floodplain forest, and to the east by hemlock forest.
What to See: Animals
Depending on the season, an alert visitor may see bald eagle, belted kingfisher, black-crowned night heron, black duck, great blue heron, great egret, great horned owl, red-tailed hawk, snowy egret, as well as coyote, red fox, river otter.
Please enjoy your visit to this preserve. The Nature Conservancy welcomes passive recreation, including hiking, birding, canoeing, nature study and cross-country skiing.
To ensure those who visit after you are able to enjoy the same experience you have, please remember to stay on designated trails, pack out everything you brought in, and contact our office at: 203-568-6270 or ct@tnc.org if you notice any problems.
To maintain the ecological integrity of the preserve, the following activities are not allowed: collection of plant or animal specimens, camping, fires, fishing, hunting, bicycling, and use of motorized vehicles. Pets are not allowed on TNC preserves.


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Marko was frustrated by the damage of Verstappen's front wing during Spanish GP
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Helmut Marko was left frustrated by Max Verstappen picking up some minor front wing damage during the second practice session in Barcelona.
Having complained vociferously about the vague track limits enforced by white lines and kerbs in Portugal, Marko was left exasperated as the Dutch driver damaged his front wing in second practice by hitting the kerbing at Turn 8 put in place to stop drivers straight-lining the exit of Turn 7.
The damage was only minor, with the endplate half ripped off, and likely wouldn't have required a pitstop under race conditions, and Marko explained that the wing can be repaired.
"Here, you are punished in a different way", Marko explained to Motorsport Magazin. "If the lap times are not taken away, then it is the front wings that will be damaged. We no longer have a spare, but the damaged front wings can be repaired. We will take care of that."
With Verstappen finishing in ninth place, and Sergio Perez in 10th after a low-key second practice session, Marko said there's no alarm at Red Bull and they are confident of matching Mercedes over the remainder of the weekend.
"There is no panic yet," he explained. "There were some small things that were not right, we have not been able to finish a flawless run. It will be very exciting again, I am sure. We are within a tenth of each other.
"Only in the last sector we do not have a good comparison. At first, we drove a purple sector time there, but then we did not have a good run anymore."
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Les courbes de Bézier sont des courbes polynomiales paramétriques développées pour concevoir des pièces de carrosserie d'automobiles. Elles ont été conçues par Paul de Casteljau en 1959 pour Citroën et, indépendamment, par Pierre Bézier en 1962 pour Renault (les travaux de Paul de Casteljau étant confidentiels, c'est le nom de Bézier qui est passé à la postérité). Elles ont de nombreuses applications dans la synthèse d'images et le rendu de polices de caractères. Elles ont donné naissance à de nombreux autres objets mathématiques.

Il existait avant Bézier des courbes d'ajustement nommées splines, mais dont le défaut était de changer d'aspect lors d'une rotation de repère, ce qui les rendait inutilisables en CAO. Bézier partit d'une approche géométrique fondée sur la linéarité de l'espace euclidien et la théorie, déjà existante, du barycentre : si la définition est purement géométrique, aucun repère n'intervient puisque la construction en est indépendante, ce qui n'était pas le cas pour les splines (les splines conformes aux principes de Bézier seront par la suite nommées B-splines).

Théorie générale
La courbe de Bézier pour les n+1 points de contrôle , est l'ensemble des points définis par la représentation paramétrique , pour  et où les  sont les polynômes de Bernstein.

La suite des points  forme le « polygone de contrôle de Bézier ».

Exemples
 Pour n = 2, le polynôme de Bernstein est

Puis on ajoute les n+1 points de contrôle pour chaque coefficient du polynôme :

avec . C'est donc la courbe de Bézier de degré 2.

Pour n = 3 on a :

Puis on ajoute les n+1 points de contrôle pour chaque coefficient du polynôme et on obtient,

avec . C'est donc la courbe de Bézier de degré 3.

 Remarque
 Puisque les polynômes de Bernstein forment une partition de l'unité, on a . La somme des coefficients est donc non nulle pour tout , donc tous les points  de la courbe sont correctement définis.

Propriétés
 La courbe est à l'intérieur de l'enveloppe convexe des points de contrôle.
 La courbe commence par le point  et se termine par le point , mais ne passe pas a priori par les autres points de contrôle qui déterminent cependant l'allure générale de la courbe.
  est le vecteur tangent à la courbe en  et  au point .
 Une courbe de Bézier est infiniment dérivable (de classe ).
 La courbe de Bézier est un segment si et seulement si les points de contrôle sont alignés.
 Chaque restriction d'une courbe de Bézier est aussi une courbe de Bézier.
 Un arc de cercle ne peut pas être décrit par une courbe de Bézier, quel que soit son degré.
 Une courbe de Bézier d'ordre 2 est un fragment de parabole si les points qui la définissent ne sont pas alignés.
 Le contrôle de la courbe est global : modifier un point de contrôle modifie toute la courbe, et non pas un voisinage du point de contrôle.
 Pour effectuer une transformation affine de la courbe, il suffit d'effectuer la transformation sur tous les points de contrôle.

Courbes de Bézier cubiques
Quatre points P0, P1, P2 et P3 définissent une courbe de Bézier cubique. La courbe se trace en partant du point P0, en se dirigeant vers P1 et en arrivant au point P3 selon la direction P2-P3. En général, la courbe ne passe ni par P1 ni par P2 : ces points ne donnent qu'une information de direction. La distance entre P0 et P1 détermine la vitesse du déplacement dans la direction de P1 avant de tourner vers P3.

D'après ce qui précède, la forme paramétrique de la courbe s'écrit comme une combinaison affine des points de contrôle

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La somme des coefficients associés aux points de contrôle vaut bien 1.

Les courbes de Bézier sont intéressantes pour le traitement des images pour deux raisons principales :
 Les points peuvent être rapidement calculés en utilisant une procédure récursive qui utilise la division par deux et les opérations de base en évitant toutes les opérations de l'arithmétique des nombres réels flottants.

ou de manière équivalente
,
,

Attention : contrairement à l'usage en mathématique,  sont ici des points (plus rigoureusement des vecteurs) et non les composantes d'un vecteur. Par ailleurs, dans la deuxième formulation, il faut faire les opérations indiquées dans l'ordre, de haut en bas, de gauche à droite et en répétant les opérations même si elles apparaissent plusieurs fois identiquement, cela avec les nouvelles valeurs dues aux opérations précédentes (mathématiquement, cela revient à décomposer la  comme un produit de  avec ,  et  partout ailleurs).

Plus précisément, on peut décomposer la courbe  en deux courbes  et  dont les points de contrôles sont respectivement  et  avec

et

Lors de cet appel récursif pour tracer , étant donné que la courbe de Bézier passe par le premier et le dernier point de contrôle, la position des extrémités de chaque morceau  est connue. Lorsque l'on implémente un tel tracé, le critère d'arrêt de la récurrence peut être lié à la distance entre la sous-courbe à tracer et le segment  par exemple.

Note : l'arithmétique des nombres réels flottants étant disponible directement sur les processeurs modernes, elle est devenue bien plus rapide que l'allocation de mémoire nécessaire pour une récursion. De plus, une méthode qui fournit les pixels de la courbe à tracer sans aller de proche en proche ne permet pas d'antialiasing. La récursion n'est donc plus la bonne méthode pour tracer les courbes de Bézier ; on utilisera avantageusement la méthode qui parcourt les pixels de proche en proche en calculant à chaque pas un « défaut de tangente » utilisable pour l'antialiasing.

Le calcul d'un point d'une courbe de Bézier peut également s'effectuer en utilisant la méthode de Horner en calculant préalablement les coefficients vectoriels  du polynôme :

Exemples
 Courbe de Bézier linéaire (de degré 1)
 Les points de contrôle P0 et P1 définissent la courbe de Bézier donnée par l'équation :

 Il s'agit donc du segment [P0, P1].

 Courbe de Bézier quadratique (de degré 2)
 Une courbe de Bézier quadratique est la courbe B(t) définie par les points de contrôle P0, P1 et P2.

 Ces courbes quadratiques sont encore très utilisées aujourd'hui (par exemple dans les définitions de glyphes des polices de caractères au format TrueType, et les polices OpenType dans leur variété compatible TrueType).
 Toutefois, si elles permettent d'assurer la continuité en tangence de deux courbes raccordées, elles ne permettent pas (en général) de conserver la continuité de la courbure aux points d'interconnexion. Pour pallier cet inconvénient, il est alors nécessaire d'augmenter le nombre d'arcs interconnectés afin de réduire les ruptures de courbure entre chacun d'eux, ce qui en limite l'intérêt et peut conduire à une complexification de la conception des courbes (avec davantage de sommets et de points de contrôles à positionner).

 Courbe de Bézier cubique (de degré 3)
 Une courbe de Bézier cubique est la courbe B(t) définie par les points de contrôle P0, P1, P2 et P3. Sa forme paramétrique est :

 Ce sont les courbes de Bézier les plus utilisées en conception graphique (car elles permettent d'assurer non seulement la continuité en tangence de deux courbes raccordées, mais aussi celle de leur courbure, tout en évitant d'avoir à positionner de nombreux sommets et points de contrôle).
 Elles sont utilisées par exemple dans le langage PostScript et la définition des glyphes des polices de caractères de « type 1 », ainsi que dans les polices OpenType dans leur variété CFF (Compact Font Format) qui reprend les mêmes définitions de sommets et points de contrôle.
Courbe de Bézier cubique approximant un arc de cercle
Pour dessiner une courbe de Bézier approximant l'arc de 90° d'un cercle de rayon r, il faut disposer 4 points définis par 2 segments perpendiculaires aux axes X et Y passant par le centre du cercle. La longueur de chaque segment doit être rk avec  (voir ).

 Courbe de Bézier de degré supérieur à 3
 Elles sont rarement utilisées. On préfère se ramener à l'utilisation de courbes cubiques que l'on raccorde afin de conserver le bénéfice de la continuité de courbure. Pour cela, il faut et il suffit que le dernier point d'une courbe soit le premier d'une autre. On obtient ainsi une courbe continue.
 Par exemple, pour une courbe définie par les points A, B, C, D, E, F et G, on  utilise les courbes cubiques définies par A, B, C, et D,  et par D, E, F, et G et la continuité est ainsi assurée. Pour avoir une courbe C1 en D, il faut que [C, D] = [D, E], et si en plus on veut qu'elle soit C2 en D, alors [B, D] = [D, F], et de même pour les dérivées successives. Toutefois, cette transformation fait perdre la continuité C3 en D (et la seule façon d'y pallier est d'insérer des points de contrôle supplémentaires (afin d'augmenter le nombre d'arcs cubiques pour obtenir une meilleure approximation et au moins assurer la continuité C3 dans les points initiaux, mais pas autour des points de contrôle ajoutés).
 L'intérêt des courbes de Bézier de  ou plus est toutefois plus limité aujourd'hui du fait de l'avancée et de l'intégration du support des B-splines non uniformes dans les bibliothèques graphiques modernes, et notamment des NURBS, à coefficients rationnels, équivalentes à des B-splines non uniformes (mais à poids entiers en progression non nécessairement arithmétique, comme c'est le cas des courbes de Bézier), ces B-splines étant cependant calculées d'abord dans un espace projectif à coordonnées homogènes, et qui permettent de conserver l'ensemble des avantages de B-splines de  ou supérieur, y compris dans le cas des courbes coniques (non linéaires) qui sont impossibles à représenter exactement avec des courbes de Bézier autrement qu'avec une approximation par un grand nombre de sommets et de points de contrôle.

Applications

Synthèse d'images
 Les courbes de Bézier composent l'outil de la base du dessin vectoriel qui repose sur la transcription mathématique des objets. Le format Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) permet de tracer des courbes de Bézier quadratique et cubique. Les courbes de Bézier cubiques sont également utilisées par les logiciels de dessin vectoriel suivants :
 Dans le logiciel libre JPicEdt il y a un outil pour créer et éditer des chaines de courbes de Bézier d'ordre 3.
 Dans le logiciel libre Inkscape.

 Les courbes de Bézier cubiques, les plus utilisées, se retrouvent en graphisme et dans de multiples systèmes de synthèse d'images, tels que PostScript, Metafont et GIMP, pour dessiner des courbes « lisses » joignant des points ou des polygones de Bézier.

 Les courbes de Bézier apparaissent dans les navigateurs compatibles HTML5 dans l'élément canvas.
 Les courbes de Bézier apparaissent également dans des logiciels de rendu 3D tels que Blender.

 Dans le logiciel de dessin matriciel, Paint, il est possible de créer des courbes de Bézier d'ordre 3 avec l'outil « Courbe ». Cela se fait en traçant un trait de P0 à P3 puis en cliquant successivement aux lieux de P1 et P2.

Animation
 Certaines courbes de Bézier cubiques peuvent être utilisées pour définir l'avancement d'une animation ou transition CSS3 en fonction du temps. Les extrémités de la courbe sont prédéfinies en (0 ; 0) et (1 ; 1), et les abscisses des deux points de contrôle restants doivent être comprises entre 0 et 1.
 Rendus de polices de caractères
 Les textes sont également définis par des courbes de Bézier dans le cadre des fonctions de PAO comme la mise en page complexe, la gestion de bloc de texte, les habillages.
 Les polices de caractères TrueType utilisent des courbes de Bézier quadratiques plus simples.

Gravure musicale
 En gravure musicale, les traits de legato sont traditionnellement représentés par des courbes de Bézier cubiques. Cette méthode permet de reproduire tant les courbes classiques que celles, plus rare, présentant des points d'inflexion.

Courbe de Bézier rationnelle
Pour décrire très exactement des courbes comme les cercles (bien qu'en pratique les approximations par les courbes de Bézier soient suffisantes), il faut des degrés de liberté supplémentaires.

L'idée est d'ajouter des poids aux points de contrôle (ce sont les ). Le dénominateur n'est là que pour normaliser la somme des poids supplémentaires, afin que la courbe soit définie comme une combinaison convexe des points
de contrôle.

Une courbe de Bézier rationnelle prend la forme générale suivante :

Bibliographie
 Courbes et Surfaces, Pierre Bézier, Hermès, 1986
 Modèles de Bézier, des B-splines et des NURBS, G Demengel, JP Pouget, Éditions Ellipses (Approche pédagogique pour dévoiler la boîte noire de ces modèles utilisés en CAO pour la modélisation des courbes et des surfaces.)
 Annexe G du livre de font: the Program'', Addison-Wesley 1986, pp. 123-131. Excellente discussion sur les détails de l'implémentation; disponible gratuitement comme partie intégrante de la distribution de TeX.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Spline et B-spline, autres courbes paramétriques. Les NURBS en sont une généralisation.
 Surface de Bézier, généralisation aux surfaces (c'est la forme la plus utile en CAO) .
 Algorithme de De Casteljau, permet d'afficher les courbes de Bézier.
 Théorème d'universalité de Kempe
 Unisurf

Liens externes
 Courbes et surfaces de Bézier avec implémentation Sur le site nonifier.ovh.org
 Cours de mathématique de BTS sur les courbes de Bézier, lycée Aymar de Saint Seine sur le site http://lyceeenligne.free.fr.

  Living Math Bezier applet Sur le site sunsite.ubc.ca
  Bezier Curves drawer using C/Opengl Sur le site jppanaget.com
  Bitmap/Bézier curves/Cubic et  Bitmap/Bézier curves/Quadratic sur le site rosettacode.org
  Logiciel de dessin LECYGN Logiciel utilisant les courbes de Bézier comme bases de dessin et comme  supports pour des textes avec mises en forme paramétrables : euraldic.com.
  Application interactive illustrant la construction d'une courbe de Bézier
  How to Generate LaTeX Picture Environments Using the GaPFilL Method La constante de l'arc de cercle utilisée par Herbert Möller

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When Trying to install psutil in azure edge python module getting bellow error while building. How I can use psuitl here, I want to measure CPU and Ram details of edge gateway.

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Banking industry in major open standards integration
BIAN and Open Group integrate architecture environments
The banking industry is being promised an improved software project working environment with the integration of two different major standards.
The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and The Open Group are integrating their individual industry frameworks for specific use in the banking industry. "Mapping together these frameworks will accelerate project delivery while dramatically reducing IT integration costs", said the pair.
BIAN and The Open Group have produced a white paper in which the core elements of the two individual frameworks have been projected onto each other. "This is a practical document which will be used by enterprise architects within banks and the vendor community who wish to reap the benefits of both architecture frameworks," they said.
They said there are clear synergies in using BIAN's Service Landscape in combination with TOGAF, The Open Group's Architecture Framework. TOGAF will be used to speed up project work when the Service Landscape is used.
Hans Tesselaar, executive director of BIAN, said: "The Open Group is a serious heavyweight in architectural standards. The banking industry can now take another step towards interoperability."
Both organisations promote standards that are not vendor dependant and which allow banks to work towards a service orientated archictecture (SOA). The Open Group recently published two new industry standards that enable businesses to integrate SOA and cloud computing into their enterprise infrastructure.


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Two Grunts For Yes by Jessica McHugh
Music The producer's copy contains one suggested piece of background music. Lazy Bee Scripts does not supply any sheet music with this script.
Style A short one act comedy, with some strong language.
Synopsis Some college students return home with a few extra pounds, tattoos, or disappointing grades, but when 18 year old Irene McManus returns to her conservative southern household with her new boyfriend Tommy, things get messy between her and her mother, Delia. She doesn't disapprove of Tommy because he's ill-mannered or bad with words. The fact that he's dead, however, whips the prim matriarch into a frenzy. Can Irene convince her mother to accept her zombie boyfriend? Or will Delia convince her daughter that zombie boys are only after one thing: her brains?
Up, Up and Away by John Peel
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 9. No chorus. In addition to the four on-stage characters, there are five off-stage voices. Three male, two female. (These might be recorded but some sections would probably be better live.)
Style Full-length play with drama, emotion and humour. Contains mild swearing. Multiple locations, but achieved by lighting and a few props. Originally published 2015, revised 2019.
Synopsis It all starts with the funeral - although to the grieving widows, Elsie and Mary, this seems a bit final. But, from their new vantage point, James and Clifford find that they are able to look down, as well as look back. However, it's looking forward that gives them the most concern...
Wait... What? by Ted Evans
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 7. No chorus. Two (male) characters appear on stage, one of them only briefly. Two male and two female characters appear on a video shown on the stage.
Style One-act comedy play, almost a monologue, in the style of a disjointed presentation. Some educational content about Attention Deficit Disorder. Includes opportunities for improvisation. Contains mild swearing
Synopsis An Attention Deficit Disorder sufferer talks about his experiences with a new wonder-drug and ADD in general, but ends up saying a little too much for the drug manufacturer's liking.
We Have To Talk by Don Lowry
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 6. No chorus. If the three scenes were to be played separately, the three couples could be played by the same pair of actors with changes of costume and style.
Style Short play comprising three short sketches on one theme. Written to be played continuously, but the three could be spaced out through an evening of short pieces. No set, so could be played front-of-curtain.
Synopsis Three relationships have reached the point where the couples need to talk. It's curtains for two pairs, but the third might just make it... even if it's for the strangest of reasons.
What A Performance! by Trevor Suthers
Style A one act play set in a theatre (stage and dressing room). Some adult language.
Synopsis A small group of actors are in a small provincial theatre as their performance ends - the action follows them to the (shared) dressing room. Petty jealousies give way to their assessments of what acting and theatre are all about.
What's The Time, Virginia Woolf? by Doc Watson
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. One of the M characters is recorded voice only.
Style A one-act black comedy on a single living room set.
Synopsis George and Martha tell each other about their interesting days - both have been visited by Alice, with varying accusations of infidelity. The truth will eventually out in this convoluted black comedy - with one of them dead!
Yard Sale by Michael Paul
Roles Minimum Male roles = 2. Minimum Female roles = 2. Minimum total with doubling = 4. Minimum total without doubling = 8. No chorus. Two main characters plus six others who could be played by two people.
Style One-act comedy play, single set.
Synopsis Mark and Julie are holding a yard sale, but having strangers rummaging through their possessions brings some darker thoughts and feelings to light, and it's not long before their marriage is at crisis point.
You Will Go No More A-Haunting by Ray Lawrence
Roles Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Whilst the main characters are written 1M, 1F, the author would be happy if St. Gladys (the patron saint of bureaucrats) underwent gender reassignment. The two guards are non-speaking and only make a brief appearance. They are optional!
Style Comedy sketch, of puns and strange ideas about the afterlife. Single office set. Contains mild swearing.
Synopsis Sir Thomas Pickington has been happily haunting the same spot for 500 years, but now he's up against the new HSE - the Haunting Safety Executive, and they have some different ideas about how he should be doing his haunting.
You're A Robot, Miss Jones? by Jim Hollingsworth
Run Time Around 5 minutes. [Estimated!]
Style Comedy sketch for four actors on a minimal set, with sci-fi themes.
Synopsis In an obscure department of the British Civil Service, the office manager interviews Miss Jones to find out whether her job could be done by a robot.


This support group is for all post-operative patients, no matter how far out you are from surgery. Topics of discussion will vary from emotional eating to surviving the holidays. If you are struggling, or just want some support from your peers, please join us. This group is run by Judy Castelluccio, our new behavioral health professional.
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RTÉ forks out €9.5m over three years on fees for top 10 earners as TDs say 'wages hard to justify'
Claire Byrne ranks seventh on the list of the broadcaster's top earners
Melanie Finn and Senan Molony
January 21 2021 02:30 AM
Ryan Tubridy has topped the list of RTÉ's top earners, as the 10 highest-paid stars at the broadcaster shared almost €9.5m over the past three years.
The public spotlight is once again on RTÉ's finances after it published its list of top earners for 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The last time it released this information was in December 2018 and it only covered up to the year ending 2016.
It reveals that RTÉ Radio 1 presenters Ryan Tubridy, Ray D'Arcy and Joe Duffy have remained the top three highest-earning presenters at the broadcaster for the time period covered.
Most of those named on its best-paid list are contractors - whose services are hired out by RTÉ - and the figure listed does not include VAT.
They must file their own tax returns and make their own pension contributions, while RTÉ employees are paid salaries and related benefits.
The latest list comes in the wake of reports that emerged last week that the national broadcaster had made a net loss of €7.2m in 2019.
Earning annual fees of €495,000 for The Late Late Show and his morning radio programme, Tubridy has maintained his top spot on the list since 2014.
From 2017-2019, Ray D'Arcy's annual earnings for presenting his radio and TV show came to €450,000, while in third position is Liveline anchor Joe Duffy.
In 2019, his fees came to €392,494, a slight drop on the previous year when it was listed as nearly €405,000.
In fourth position, and previously the best-paid female broadcaster until her sudden passing last January, was Marian Finucane, whose fees were just over €358,000 in 2019.
Sean O'Rourke, who retired in May of 2020, was fifth on the list with his earnings of €327,988.
Number six on the list is Prime Time anchor and RTÉ Radio 1 weekend presenter Miriam O'Callaghan, who earned €320,000 in 2019 and a similar figure in 2018.
Sean O'Rourke's replacement, Claire Byrne, is number seven on the list and her salary was the same for 2019 and 2018, standing at €250,000.
RTÉ has not released its best-paid presenter list for 2020, with Byrne having taken over the weekday mid-morning slot on Radio 1 last September - so it is not known how her fees compare now with those that were paid to O'Rourke.
Journalist and broadcaster Brendan O'Connor came in as a new entrant at number eight, according to the figures for 2018 and 2019. His fees came to €240,000 in 2019 and €220,000 the previous year for his radio and TV work.
Bryan Dobson was number nine on the list in 2018 and 2019, earning just over €209,000, while in 10th position is Radio 1's Mary Wilson, who was a new entrant in 2019, earning just over €196,000.
Commenting on the release, RTÉ said fees paid to its top 10 presenters represent less than 1pc of its overall operating costs and RTÉ say salaries are under "constant review."
Meanwhile, news of the salary disclosures angered TDs on the Dáil's media committee. Sinn Féin's Imelda Munster said the public would be rightly sickened to read of such salaries when hundreds of thousands were out of work and on welfare.
"You can't justify such huge salaries, year-in and year-out, and on this scale," she said.
It is very hard to take RTÉ seriously when they come pleading poverty and looking for funding when they are paying these outrageous amounts and failing to get their own house in order."
Another member of the committee, Independent TD Mattie McGrath, said it was "distastefully sly of RTÉ… to have purposefully published the extraordinary high salaries during the primetime coverage of the US presidential inauguration.
In relation to publishing the figures on inauguration day, RTÉ said in a statement that "on any given day there are very significant news events" and it had "committed to publishing details in January 2021".


Brian Martens is a research coordinator at the University of Cincinnati. Along with the sponsor and Dr. Susan McElroy—the site's principal investigator—Mr. Martens and his team are wrapping up a study on bipolar disorder and depression.
"The purpose of this study was to investigate whether proteins in the blood can determine if a person has bipolar disorder," Mr. Martens told us during an interview.
People showing symptoms of bipolar disorder wait an average of six years before diagnosis and treatment. The onset of bipolar disorder is difficult to define because early symptoms can include both depression and mania, which can be difficult to distinguish from normal fluctuations in mood.
Mr. Martens' study recruited patients with either major depression, bipolar 1 or bipolar 2 disorder, who were required to attend appointments over a 9-week period. Mr. Martens and his team had been successfully recruiting the depression patients but faced clinical trial recruitment challenges and struggled to find bipolar patients.
"There were 6 visits during the study, and blood draws at 4 of those visits. The lab will examine the blood samples and see if a diagnosis can be predicted," Mr. Martens told us.
Before contacting Trialfacts, Mr. Martens and his team used Craigslist and sent email newsletters to their patient database.
Mr. Martens' team also struggled to get in touch with patients.
Mr. Martens heard about Trialfacts from a different company who had successfully recruited for their study with Trialfacts' help.
We've recruited for a large number of different studies at Trialfacts—and we utilize our Due Diligence Process to model, forecast, and ultimately guarantee how many patients we are able to recruit for a particular study. However, while our Due Diligence process allows us to guarantee recruitment for most studies, some clinical trials pose recruitment challenges through introducing unknown variables to our analysis, e.g. recruiting from a population outside our expertise.
Our Pilot Recruitment process is designed to identify and test the impact of any unknown variables that affect recruitment. During this process, we perform an analysis of your clinical trial as we would for our Due Diligence process. However, instead of submitting a finalized Recruitment Plan based on similar data from previous studies, we create, implement, and test recruitment strategies.
The Pilot Recruitment process is implemented rapidly and is priced below cost to minimize investment and risk.
"I think we did the pilot for at least a month, at a very reasonable cost," Mr. Martens said.
The phone screen appointment system allowed Mr. Martens and his team to get a higher response from people rather than wasting time playing phone tag.
The fact that patients were already thoroughly prescreened also saved Mr. Martens and his team a lot of time.
Mr. Martens' study initially needed five bipolar patients enrolled who suffered from both bipolar disorder 1 and 2 and experienced symptoms of depression.
The Pilot Recruitment Process allowed Mr. Martens and his team to overcome another clinical trial recruitment challenge-reaching an audience that they previously did not have access to, in a short amount of time.
Trialfacts is currently helping Mr. Martens and his team recruit for several studies, including one that involves mild electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to see if that can help treat depression symptoms.
If we don't have any experience recruiting for your clinical trial's specific patient population, we will undergo our Pilot Recruitment Program in order to identify and test the impact of any unknown variables that might affect recruitment.
Low Investment and Low Risk – Our Pilot Recruitment process begins with a low investment that covers advertising costs in our testing phase. We do not charge for the development and testing of the recruitment plan and promotional material.
Fast Turnaround – With prompt client response, the Pilot Recruitment process takes approximately one week from the start to the creation of the Recruitment Strategy. With any necessary approvals in place, we can then begin advertising and providing subject referrals.
Recruitment Strategy – The Recruitment Strategy document includes patient research and patient persona creation; risk analysis of challenges anticipated by you, the client; challenges anticipated by Trialfacts and recommendations to address each; advertising strategy and targeting; and, promotional materials that include ads, study pages, and an online screening questionnaire.
Sample Size Acquisition – While we are unable to predict the exact number of patients we will recruit during the testing phase, you will still acquire all referrals we obtain during the testing period from advertising. All subject referrals will have completed and passed our online prescreen questionnaire, and be provided to you in the same manner as in our usual recruitment.
No Obligation – There is no obligation to move forward with a recruitment deal with Trialfacts following the completion of the Pilot Recruitment process. You retain full rights to use the recruitment plan and promotional materials we have developed.
Satisfaction Guarantee – Once finished, the Recruitment Strategy document is submitted for your feedback and approval. A 7-day window begins after we have submitted the final document to you, in which you can request a full refund if you are not completely satisfied.
To see whether your study is eligible for the Pilot Recruitment Program, contact us.
I thought this article, An "Outstanding Response": Overcoming Clinical Trial Recruitment Challenges for Bipolar Disorder, might interest you.


Theorem. The determinant of the product of two matrices of order n is the product of their determinants. That is, |AB| = |A| |B|.
|AB| = |A| . |B| = = (3) (3) = 9.
Remark. Since we known that for any square matrix A, |A| = |A'|, we have |AB| = |A| |B| = |A'| |B'| = |A| |B'|. Thus, the product of two determinants can be written in terms of row by column as in matrices or unlike matrices column by column, column by row or row by row.
Hence evaluate the determinant on the right.


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Q: How to open and edit PHP files in Ubuntu server? When I'm trying to open my PHP file in gedit command through terminal it's showing this error statement.

but it's working when nano command is typed.

I want to open my php file in sublime or some other editor. How is it possible? Is there any command or any installation required?

A: For this purpose I suggest using sshfs. Your desired path from your server will be mounted on your local filesystem and you will be able to work with files as they are located in your own computer.
To install:
sudo apt install sshfs

To use:
mkdir ~/mount-server
sshfs user@192.168.56.12:/var/www/html/dir ~/mount-server

Now /var/www/html/dir is mounted on your ~/mount-server, and you can use whatever softwares you are using to work with these files, your own file manager, editors, etc.
to unmount it run:
fusermount -u ~/mount-server

A: I assume you are connecting with ssh. The problem is that your server doesn't know about the display on your client machine by default, and therefore cannot open X windows. To do so you need to activate X forwarding, which will tell your server to open X windows on the X11 server running on your desktop, and how to do that.
In short you need to add -X to your ssh command:
ssh -X user@ubuntu-Teclab.example.com

There is a great answer on how to best set this up on the Unix & Linux SE site. This could be especially useful as you seem to be switching to the root user on the server, and this typically leads to a few extra complications with xauth. But basically the -X option should be enough in most cases.


Every day between now and December 24th, we'll be giving away great prizes – plus every time you enter to win a daily prize, you'll be entered to win our fabulous Grand Prize Package worth more than $1000 featuring gifts from each of our 24 fantastic sponsors!
Today I have the honour of presenting the latest treat in the Advent Calendar for Dog Lovers. One of my favourite traditions as a child was the chocolate calendars my mother used to buy for us on December 1st. A true anticipation junkie, the candy itself meant nothing to me. It was all about forcing myself to wait for the next day.
I gotta say, this dog blog version is ten times as exciting as opening up the paper square to reveal a tiny chocolate.That's because I get to share the joy with you!
Without further delay, we're proud to introduce today's sponsor, Jones Natural Chews!
If your dog is anything like Shiva, he or she loves to chew. In some dogs it's borderline compulsive. If he they're not given an outlet for all that chewing, they'll chew something you don't want – like your shoes.
Not that Shiva has ever done that (Great Shoe Disaster of 2009). Ahem.
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Hi Kristine, we just tried to enter through FB but were told that the contest hadn't started yet. We'll try again but if we win, we'll donate our stuff to the animal shelter. My dad (grrrr) said it's Christmas – pass on the spirit.
I apologize, I had forgotten to take time zones into account. The post was set for midnight Atlantic time when it should have been Pacific. Ooops. It should all be working now!
Good luck! It's very kind of you to offer to share your prize.
We'd like to try the braided bullies if we win.
They do, don't they? Shiva would go nuts! Thanks for entering and good luck!
The Advent Calendar Contest has really been informative about pet suppliers.
Dexter would love the Pig Ears!
Oh all of the eight dogs here would love some things to chew on over stealing our socks and the kids toys.
I love this company and my dogs adore their chews. Great gift prize!
A big pile of chews would make for some very happy dogs here! The braided bully sticks look amazing – and probably take a long time to chew through. Awesome!
They'd also love to try lamb puffs.
I have 2 large ladies and they both seem interested in the Slammer Bones. I have not heard of Jones before but I am glad they are made in the USA; so they will be safe to give to my personal companions.
Would love to try these out with my boys!!
My dog Darin has his paws crossed that he will win.
my dog Darin has his paws crossed he will be a lucky winner.
Sissy would like the venison entree sausages.
Rocket would LOVE a Jumbo Bone. Thanks!
Casey would love all of these!
I think my dogs would love the center bones.
My dogs would love to try any of the bully stick products, as we're just starting to experiment with bully sticks. I'm sure they'd also like the shank bones.
My dogs would love these!
We think the chuck sticks look pretty tasty.
NO WAY this is the prize!?? My dogs would love trying them ALL! Paws crossed to win!
My girls would like the Jampacked Jawzers.. They love stuffed bones.
They would eat any one of those products, but I like the venison jerky.
Dumpling would love the lamb puffs!
My dogs would love to try the Tender Taffy in either the chicken or beef liver blend.
My dogs would love the Chickly Links.
i'm thinking along the lines of the assorted buffalo bones!
The links look interesting, don't think they've had anything like that yet!
I have a great dane/ mastiff mixed dog, so he would like the dino bone!
lamb lung puffs. these are great for older dogs.
My dogs would love the rabbit jerky and the pig ears.
My dogs would love to try the Pig Ears.


This recipe (served with a simple, small salad and some chicken that was sprinkled with seasoning and grilled) was tasty, but I've made a version of this dish before and VASTLY preferred the other recipe. The other recipe used sweet potato instead of the butternut and also contained some ricotta. The dough for that version was MUCH easier to work with and the finished gnocchi cooked MUCH faster. The flavors are good here, but they're pretty much identical to the other one, which was much easier to execute. I'll be sticking with this version in the future.


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Through our primary care development programme we are supporting our partners to develop their local primary care strategy and implementation plans whilst fostering partnership working across general practice, community, mental health, pharmacy, secondary care and social care.
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The scheme was chaired by UCLPartners' former Chairman, Sir Cyril Chantler, and was designed by a team of experts, including UCLPartners' Clinical Academic Lead, Professor Mike Roberts. It supported four care homes in Barking and Dagenham and Havering and Redbridge.
On the back of the successful pilot, Barking and Dagenham and Havering and Redbridge plan to commission the service for all 39 nursing homes in the three boroughs by 2019.
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Katerina Alexandre Graham better known as Kat Graham is a famosu Swiss-born American actress, model, singer and dancer. She was born on September 5, 1989 in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the daughter of Natasha Graham and Joseph Graham. She started her career in the entertainment industry when she was at the age of six. At the age of 17 she participated in a national marketing campaign to advertise Coca-Cola's soft drink Fanta. Since she has started her career she has has appeared in various music videos, including Akon's "Lonely", Christina Millian's "Dip It Low", Justin Bieber and Usher's "Somebody to Love (Remix)", 112's "What If", John Legend's "Used to Love U", B2K's "Why I Love You", Musiq Soulchild's "B.U.D.D.Y.", and Nelly's "Just A Dream" and Diddy – Dirty Money with Usher "Looking for Love".In 1998 she made her first film debut when she played the role of Jackie in the film The Parent Trap. In 2002 she made her first television debut in the TV series Lizzie McGuire. In 2004 she did a minor role of a dancer in the film Johnson Family Vacation. In 2007 she made her debut in TV movie in the film Hell on Earth. In 2009 she made her appearance in a theatrical film 17 Again in which she played the role of Jamie. In 2011 she played the role of Maria Ramirez in the film Honey 2. Her next debut was in the film Boogie Town in which she played the role of Ingrid. In 2013 she made her appearance in the TV series The Show with Vinny as a special guest.


Lace me up! This leather ankle boot is an on trend style perfect to wear all year. With simple styling and classic fashion appeal, it's ready for fashion duty.
Gino Ventori footwear is a shoe brand that has been developed to support the feet whilst looking good to boot. Here are comfortable boots that also look super stylish.
Ankle length soft and supple boots with lace detail. Mid heel adds a touch of class whilst flexible sole makes it the perfect boot if you're on your feet all day.
When comfort matters Gino Ventori shoes don't disappoint.


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For adding shade to your backyard or covering your BBQ grill, you need the Sunjoy Gazebo. The dense canopy protects you from the sun and has solid posts with built-in LED lights. There are two shelves to place your utensils and has hooks. The construction is durable with the powder-coated steel frame. You can add shade and enjoy outdoor cooking with friends.
For a portable gazebo for tailgating, you need the Gazelle gazebo that measures 7 x 11 feet and fits up to eight people. The polyester construction is UV and water-resistant. The side panels have a mesh structure and the corners reinforced with two layers of fabric and pole pockets. There is a front door you can close with a zipper and comes with twelve ground stakes and size tie-down ropes.
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Do you prefer something more portable when searching for the best gazebo look at the PHI VILLA? You can pop it open quickly to provide you with shade and great for any event. The canopy has an Oxford fabric structure with a silver coating. The material is flame resistant, and the steel frame is powder coated. You can adjust the unit in three different sizes, and you can alter the shade coverage.
For a solid good looking affordable gazebo look at the Sunjoy Summer Breeze. You can create a fantastic outdoor living space with this canopy. The product assembles in minutes and has a polyester design that is easy to clean. The frame is durable and has a powder coated finish that is chip and rust resistant. For handling the wind and enough space to sit this canopy is perfect.
For a stylish focal point, you need the Madison Pavilion Gazebo. Not only does it have a hexagonal shape with two-tier domed soft-top it looks stylish. There is a railing with serving shelf on the inside and the steel frames durable and rust resistant. Another fantastic thing is the serving tray moves up and down.
The price of the Palram Palermo Gazebo will leave your jaw hanging open. The canopy offers you a more permanent structure with hard top polycarbonate roof panels. The frame has a heavy-duty galvanized aluminum structure. The unit will withstand any wind and rain. There is a built-in gutter to prevent water damage. You receive anchoring and foot pads to keep the gazebo stable. You can even add curtains to keep out bugs with the built-in rails and hooks. Included you receive a ten-year warranty.
For a backyard haven, you need the best gazebo for wind and sun shelter. The Messina from Sojag is perfect with the galvanized steel roof. The charcoal color looks great, and the aluminum frames durable to last for years. You can keep the bugs out with the nylon netting, and there is no need of storing the roof away. If you ever need replacement parts or accessories, they are available to buy.
Make your guests feel at home when having a BBQ with one of the top 10 best gazebos reviewed here. With one of these canopies, you can find a portable to permanent one to protect you from the sun, wind, and rain. The durable structure of the different canopies here will keep you protected for years to come.