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using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

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{
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    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int n = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
            PrintFigure(n);
        }

        static void PrintFigure(int n)
        {
            PrintHeader(n);
            PrintBody(n);
            PrintHeader(n);

        }

        static void PrintBody(int n)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i <n-2; i++)
            {
                Console.Write('-');
                for (int j = 1; j < n; j++)
                {
                    Console.Write("\\/");
                }
                Console.WriteLine('-');
            }
        }

        static void PrintHeader(int n)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(new string('-',2*n));
        }

    }
}

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The countdown to Road to Ultra Hong Kong begins!
Worldwide icon-chevron-right Asia icon-chevron-right Hong Kong icon-chevron-right The countdown to Road to Ultra Hong Kong begins!
Hailed as the "World's No. 1 Festival" by DJ MAG, Road to Ultra Returns to Hong Kong this September with a world-class international lineup, unparalleled production and a multi-sensory Road to Ultra experience. The countdown has begun and there's now less than 40 days until 10,000 dance fanatics are given a day they'll never forget!
With over $20 million in investment, Road to Ultra means business this year, they're determined to make history in Hong Kong by putting on the best electronic festival the city has ever seen. The second annual Road to Ultra Hong Kong returns on September 16 (Saturday) at the beautiful Nursery Park in West Kowloon Cultural District.
Hype for this year's festival is already reaching fever pitch with the headliners announced, showcasing a who's who of the finest global DJ talent. Legendary Dutch electro-house DJ/producer, Hardwell, twice crowned the best DJ in the world by DJ Mag will perform for the first time in Hong Kong. Kygo, the Norwegian tropical house DJ/producer who closed the Rio Olympic Ceremony and set the scene alight with his million-view smash hit Firestone with Conrad Sewell, It Ain't Me, with Selena Gomez and First Time with Ellie Goulding, will be playing a very special set; rounding out the headliners is Grammy-winning and multi-platinum German DJ/producer, Zedd, supported by Getter, Rezz and Slushii, each bringing their own distinct sounds to Hong Kong for the first time.
As well as the amazing DJs on offer, a series of workshops, activities and other goodies will be there for the taking. Grab some top-drawer festival threads at Izzue, deck yourself outself in some limited edition Road to Ultra merch, or splash out and keep track of set times with a stunning TAG Heuer timepiece. Recharge and relax at the Comfort Area overlooking Victoria Harbour with Electric Soul - a specially curated space for you take a breather. Or, you can check out the Still House area and grab some goodies from 8tinyan, Chaos and Hermoso, or some refreshments from Elixir Coffee, Lab Made Ice Cream and Morning Juice along with food stalls serving specialty gourmet food at the U Circle.
If the excitement is all too much for you and you need your Road to Ultra fix - no worries, get yourself along to one of the official Ultra Music Festival countdown parties at both Zentral and Volar, as well as a "Meet the ULTRA Angels" cocktail reception, presented by Tag Heuer, all coming in September. Already got your Road to Ultra Hong Kong ticket? Well then, you're invited, simply show your Ultra E-ticket & ID to enjoy complimentary entry before 12.30am - first come first served, T&C's apply.


Soar the Sierra LLC provides a wide selection of courses and seminars. While we specialize in advanced soaring instruction, we are eager to train students at all levels, from ab initio beginners, to general aviation students and pilots, to professional pilots with many thousands of hours' experience. Our clientele includes pilots from almost every phase of aviation, with almost every type of goal, and we like it that way!
Our particular focus is on training CFIs (Certificated Flight Instructors), not merely to FAA standards but so that they will have the ability to teach any aspect of soaring knowledgeably, effectively and efficiently in any environment and at any level.
Not interested in becoming an instructor (or in becoming a better instructor) but simply want to become a pilot–or a better pilot? Put our expertise and experience to work for you!
Please contact us by emailing us at info@soarthesierra.com or by calling us 775 843-7510.
We'll be happy to answer your questions, to design a course targeted specifically to your needs or interests, or even to refer you to another local instructional soaring business if for some reason our capabilities and your needs simply wouldn't make a good match.
If you're planning to fly with us and are unfamiliar with the Schleicher ASK 21 sailplane, here's a link to the Flight Manual for this model.


Fair-trade Fortnight starts on Sunday February 28th – we always serve Fair Trade Tea and Coffee on this site, and we are going to be marking it across the Anglican Churches in Abergavenny!
Call in to Tithe Barn and have any hot drink during this cold spell to ask for your Loyalty Card and have a free drink on us when you reach your 8th cup.
Spring is the time for most of the Charities and the Company based on this site to hold their Annual General Meetings.
The St Mary's Monuments Fund AGM is held in September.
Although not a Trustee, HRH The Prince of Wales KG KT is Patron of the Trust.
Call in Shrove Tuesday 9th (Pancake Day) when the Mothers Union will be cooking pancakes in the Tithe Barn and raising funds for St Mary's. Please come along and support them.


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After Olympics, marketers train for next campaigns
Ryan Joe
Just as aspiring Olympians begin their training years in advance and well out of the public spotlight, the marketing departments of global Olympic partners like Visa, GE, and Coca-Cola are already planning their campaigns for the next games. Similarly, marketers from the host countries are also stepping up their outreach—though unlike consumer brands, tourism boards such as Embratur in Brazil are already launching their campaigns, many of which will continue even after the international events end.
Predictably, brands are wary about discussing any specifics regarding marketing endeavors that might occur two or four years from now. Visa and GE, through spokespersons, both acknowledged that they're planning marketing campaigns for the 2014 Sochi and 2016 Rio games; both declined to provide further details. Coca-Cola is currently performing an "after-action review" on its 2012 London campaign to decide how to approach future Olympic marketing efforts, says Claudia Navarro, the company's global director of Olympic Games marketing.
However Embratur, the Brazilian tourism board, which ended the 2012 London closing ceremony with a 3D show projected across the Thames River, is in the midst of an awareness campaign that will continue through the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2016 Rio Olympics, and into 2020, says Marcelo Pedroso, Embratur's director of international markets. Unlike major brands whose products are used daily by international consumers,
Embratur needs to define the country for people who know little about it. "The objective is to double the number of tourists from 5.4 million in 2011 to 10 million by 2020," Pedroso says. "To reach these objectives, we are working on a focused idea: Brazil must go beyond the stereotype."
Embratur's international campaign, which uses the catchphrase "The world meets in Brazil" and targets prospects between 25 to 50 years old in 17 countries, uses outdoor creative, video, social media, and on-device gaming apps to raise awareness. The goal, Pedroso says, is to showcase the diversity of Brazil's offerings, from sports to ecotourism to corporate events.
Because of the campaign's scope, Embratur's plans are dynamic and will occur in phases. One of the difficulties is determining message content and channel strategies for citizens of different countries. In Latin America for instance, mobile and online uptake isn't as mature. Therefore, Pedroso says, outreach relying on those channels doesn't reach the public as readily. "We must emphasize…outdoor media, cable TV, and newspapers and magazines," he explains. "In the U.S., we can have a much stronger Internet strategy."
The messaging changes, as well. In the U.S., Embratur is pushing education about Brazil. It's also competing against vacation spots in the Carribean and Mexico. Such is not the case in neighboring Argentina, where Embratur pushes the benefits of weekend getaways.
Ultimately, as Brazil's turn in the spotlight approaches, Embratur's strategy will also evolve as it gauges how the international community reacts to its outreach.
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Wrangler NFR 2019: Jake Watson puts rough start behind him to take top spot in fifth round of saddle bronc riding
Tuesday, December 10th 2019, 11:39 AM CST
It had been a rough start to the Wrangler NFR for Jake Watson, who had thee no-scores in the first four rounds of saddle bronc riding.
That all changed Monday when he posted the top score, a 92-point ride, of round five.
"I try to go in with the mentality that I did all the hard work in the regular season and I've just got to enjoy it, no matter what happens here. I just had a slow start. I can't really explain it, but hopefully, that part of it is over now and I can keep making money every night."
His 92-point ride on the Cervi Brothers Rodeo's RodeoHouston's Womanizer was one point off the Round 5 saddle bronc riding Wrangler NFR record of 93 points set by Billy Etbauer in 2003.
"It feels pretty dang good though. I knew a lot about it (the horse). I've seen all my friends get on it a lot of times, and I've been waiting a lot of years to get on it. I'm glad I had him here. It was everything I expected and more. He's definitely one of my favorites now."
With five rounds to go, the battle for the top spot in the world standings is neck and neck between Zeke Thurston and Ryder Wright.
Saddle Bronc World Standings (NFR money in parentheses)
1. Zeke Thurston - $251,722 ($74,730)
2. Ryder Wright - $241,257 ($16,769)
3. Rusty Wright - $195,884 ($77,692)
4. Spencer Wright - $179,322 ($59,217)
5. Brody Cress - $167,205 ($61,333)


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#include "Messaging/Message.h"
#include "Messaging/Serializer.h"
#include "Messaging/Protocol.h"
#include "Core/String/String.h"
#include "Core/String/StringAtom.h"
#include "Core/Containers/Array.h"

namespace Oryol {
class TestProtocol {
public:
    static ProtocolIdType GetProtocolId() {
        return 'TSTP';
    };
    class MessageId {
    public:
        enum {
            TestMsg1Id = Protocol::MessageId::NumMessageIds,
            TestMsg2Id,
            TestArrayMsgId,
            NumMessageIds
        };
        static const char* ToString(MessageIdType c) {
            switch (c) {
                case TestMsg1Id: return "TestMsg1Id";
                case TestMsg2Id: return "TestMsg2Id";
                case TestArrayMsgId: return "TestArrayMsgId";
                default: return "InvalidMessageId";
            }
        };
        static MessageIdType FromString(const char* str) {
            if (std::strcmp("TestMsg1Id", str) == 0) return TestMsg1Id;
            if (std::strcmp("TestMsg2Id", str) == 0) return TestMsg2Id;
            if (std::strcmp("TestArrayMsgId", str) == 0) return TestArrayMsgId;
            return InvalidMessageId;
        };
    };
    typedef Ptr<Message> (*CreateCallback)();
    static CreateCallback jumpTable[TestProtocol::MessageId::NumMessageIds];
    class Factory {
    public:
        static Ptr<Message> Create(MessageIdType id);
    };
    class TestMsg1 : public Message {
        OryolClassDecl(TestMsg1);
        OryolTypeDecl(TestMsg1,Message);
    public:
        TestMsg1() {
            this->msgId = MessageId::TestMsg1Id;
            this->int8val = 0;
            this->int16val = -1;
            this->int32val = 0;
            this->int64val = 0;
            this->uint8val = 0;
            this->uint16val = 0;
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            this->uint64val = 0;
            this->float32val = 123.0f;
            this->float64val = 12.0;
        };
        static Ptr<Message> FactoryCreate() {
            return Create();
        };
        static MessageIdType ClassMessageId() {
            return MessageId::TestMsg1Id;
        };
        virtual bool IsMemberOf(ProtocolIdType protId) const override {
            if (protId == 'TSTP') return true;
            else return Message::IsMemberOf(protId);
        };
        void SetInt8Val(int8 val) {
            this->int8val = val;
        };
        int8 GetInt8Val() const {
            return this->int8val;
        };
        void SetInt16Val(int16 val) {
            this->int16val = val;
        };
        int16 GetInt16Val() const {
            return this->int16val;
        };
        void SetInt32Val(int32 val) {
            this->int32val = val;
        };
        int32 GetInt32Val() const {
            return this->int32val;
        };
        void SetInt64Val(int64 val) {
            this->int64val = val;
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            return this->int64val;
        };
        void SetUInt8Val(uint8 val) {
            this->uint8val = val;
        };
        uint8 GetUInt8Val() const {
            return this->uint8val;
        };
        void SetUInt16Val(uint16 val) {
            this->uint16val = val;
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        void SetUInt32Val(uint32 val) {
            this->uint32val = val;
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            return this->uint32val;
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        void SetUInt64Val(uint64 val) {
            this->uint64val = val;
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        uint64 GetUInt64Val() const {
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        void SetFloat32Val(float32 val) {
            this->float32val = val;
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        float32 float32val;
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    };
    class TestMsg2 : public TestMsg1 {
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        OryolTypeDecl(TestMsg2,TestMsg1);
    public:
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            this->msgId = MessageId::TestMsg2Id;
            this->stringval = "Test";
        };
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            return Create();
        };
        static MessageIdType ClassMessageId() {
            return MessageId::TestMsg2Id;
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        void SetStringVal(const String& val) {
            this->stringval = val;
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            return this->stringval;
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    public:
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            this->msgId = MessageId::TestArrayMsgId;
        };
        static Ptr<Message> FactoryCreate() {
            return Create();
        };
        static MessageIdType ClassMessageId() {
            return MessageId::TestArrayMsgId;
        };
        virtual bool IsMemberOf(ProtocolIdType protId) const override {
            if (protId == 'TSTP') return true;
            else return Message::IsMemberOf(protId);
        };
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            return this->int32arrayval;
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Emergency shelters made from paper by Shigeru Ban at TED
Long before sustainability became a buzzword, architect Shigeru Ban had begun his experiments with ecologically-sound building materials such as cardboard tubes and paper. His remarkable structures are often intended as temporary housing, designed to help the dispossessed in disaster-struck nations such as Haiti, Rwanda or Japan. Yet equally often the buildings remain a beloved part of the landscape long after they have served their intended purpose. Most people look at cardboard tubes and see something fit for the recycling bin. But architect Shigeru Ban turns them into beautiful buildings.
More about Shigeru Ban
Shigeru Ban's architecture redefines aesthetics, space, structure and even the idea of permanence. In 1986, for the Alvar Aalto Exhibition near Tokyo, Ban experimented with constructing a building from long paper tubes, the kind found at textile factories. The tubes ended up being much stronger than he had imagined, and were easier to waterproof and fireproof than he had guessed. Ban created many experimental buildings in this vein — from the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2000 in Germany, which was meant to be recycled upon demolition, and an office for himself and his students set atop the Pompidou Centre in Paris, where they worked for six years.
But Ban's unusual designs have found another use — as emergency shelters for those who have lost their homes in disasters and wars. In 1994, Ban created shelters for refugees in Rwanda. The next year, after an earthquake in Japan, he rebuilt a local church out of paper tubes that became a local fixture for 10 years. His designs — both low-cost, and dignity-building — have housed those affected by disasters in Taiwan, China, Haiti, Turkey and Sri Lanka. He also helped develop a shelter system after the Japanese tsunami of 2011.
The founder of Shigeru Ban Architects, Ban has received many awards, including the Architectural Institute of Japan Prize. He currently teaches at Kyoto University of Art and Design.
This entry was posted in science on August 13, 2013 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.
Bone Marrow Donor Story : Vicky Tran x Vincent Pan
Smart, outgoing, independent 12 year old Vicky Tran was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in November 2011. Her ethnicity makeup is Vietnamese and Chinese, which made her search for a bone marrow donor a little more challenging. After months of searching near and far for her life-saving match, Vicky found a donor and received her transplant in early 2012. With the help of the Asian American Donor Program Vicky was one of the lucky ones and found a donor in less than a year. What she didn't know was where and who the donor was. Her donor hero, Vincent Pan, was also in the San Francisco Bay Area. With the help of Vincent, she is currently doing well and recovering nicely post-transplant and treatments.
This entry was posted in kids, science, shorts on July 24, 2013 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.
12th grade scientists break down plastics with bacteria at TED
Once it's created, plastic (almost) never dies. While in 12th grade Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao went in search of a new bacteria to biodegrade plastic — specifically by breaking down phthalates, a harmful plasticizer common to flexible plastics and linked to health problems. They found an answer surprisingly close to home. And they're still teenagers. Their work earned a regional first place in British Columbia for the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada, as well as a special award for the most commercial potential at the contest's finals.
This entry was posted in kids, science on July 18, 2013 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.
Jeremy Lin x Travis Ishikawa : SPARTA athletes
Houston Rockets guard Jeremy Lin and Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Travis Ishikawa train at SPARTA in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two high profile athletes tell you why they train so hard to be where they are today. Before everyone knew his name, Jeremy Lin was investing in himself by training at SPARTA during the 2011 NBA lockout. (see Jeremy Lin in the offseason last year.) He's back at SPARTA this off-season, getting ready to show what he can do in a full season. (watch Jeremy Lin in the offseason episode 2). Meanwhile, Travis Ishikawa improves his hitting and conditioning at the facility. These guys definitely work out.
Jeremy Lin : SPARTA athlete
Travis Ishikawa : SPARTA athlete
This entry was posted in kids, science, sports on August 9, 2012 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.
Jae Rhim Lee: My mushroom burial suit
Here's a powerful provocation from artist Jae Rhim Lee. Can we commit our bodies to a cleaner, greener Earth, even after death? Naturally — using a special burial suit seeded with pollution-gobbling mushrooms. Yes, this just might be the strangest TEDTalk you'll ever see …
Jae Rhim Lee's Infinity Burial Project explores the choices we face after death, and how our choices reflect our denial or acceptance of death's physical implications. The project proposes alternatives for the postmortem body that promote and facilitate an individual engagement with the process of decomposition. She's been developing a new unique strain of fungus, the Infinity Mushroom, that decomposes and remediates the industrial toxins we store in human tissue and convert our unused bodies efficiently into nutrients. With the development of a decomposition 'kit', burial suits embedded with decomposition activators, and a membership society devoted to the promotion of death awareness and acceptance and the practice of decompiculture (the cultivation of decomposing organisms), her Infinity Burial System converts corpses into clean compost. She was in residence at the MAK Center in Los Angeles this fall working on the project. And if this vision of life after death appeals to you, sign up to become a Decompinaut yourself.
This brings a whole new perspective on the Mushroom Kingdom. Also see William Li : Eat to starve cancer.
This entry was posted in science, technology on October 17, 2011 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.
A Liter of Light : How to Build a Solar Plastic Bottle Bulb
We've seen this video circulating the internet. In the poor part of the Philippines (Sitio Maligaya), they're using things that you'd normally recycle or throw away to make their life better. By using a plastic bottle, filtered water, and bleach, a simple solar bulb providing ~55 Watts of light can be created. Isang Litrong Liwanag (A Liter of Light), is a sustainable lighting project which aims to bring the eco-friendly Solar Bottle Bulb to disprivileged communities nationwide. Designed and developed by students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Solar Bottle Bulb is based on the principles of Appropriate Technologies – a concept that provides simple and easily replicable technologies that address basic needs in developing communities.
This simple technique can brighten the lives of many in poor countries. "Solar Demi" shows you the easy steps to shed a whole new light in this world. See how these solar bottles have changes this community. Welcome to the light club.
Here's the steps to A Liter of Light : How to Build a Solar Plastic Bottle Bulb
This entry was posted in science on October 7, 2011 by Kevin Hsieh - channel APA.


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Q: Issue with Enforce Basic Authentication in Weblogic 12.1.3 Cluser (Windows only) Enforce Basic Authentication is not working for a Weblogic Cluster (Windows only)
The below config does not work as expected in Windows for a cluster but does work in Admin Server and CentOS.
<enforce–valid–basic–auth–credentials>false</enforce–valid–basic–auth–credentials>

Can someone help me to resolve this in Windows + Weblogic 12.1.3 Cluster

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Apple Inc. has another headache in China: this time with its latest watch.
For the first time, the Apple Watch can have an independent cellular connection, allowing people to use it to make voice calls, send and receive text and data even if the watch isn't wirelessly connected to an iPhone.
But in China, the feature was abruptly cut off for new subscribers, without explanation, after a brief availability with one telecom company.
Industry analysts say the suspension likely stemmed from Chinese government security concerns to do with tracking users of the device, which uses different technology than standard mobile phones.
China strictly regulates mobile phones and all three major telecom service providers are state-owned companies. To get a SIM--subscriber identity module--card to operate the phone, users must register under their real names with a network carrier.
The latest Apple Watch poses a challenge to the existing user identification system, industry analysts said. The watch contains a new and tiny version of the SIM card, called embedded SIM, or eSIM. The eSIM is embedded in the watch by Apple, not by carriers.
The benefit of a device carrying an eSIM is that, with software, users can choose a telecom operator and a communications plan. But in China, that new system raises the question of how carriers and regulators can track the device user's identity.
"The eSIM (system) isn't mature enough yet in China," one analyst said. "The government still needs to figure out how they can control the eSIM."
When the Apple Watch went on sale Sept. 22, the cellular service was available exclusively to qualified China Unicom customers. But after Sept. 28, new cellular subscriptions were cut off without explanation. Those who had previously registered are so far unaffected.
In a notice on its website, China Unicom said the cellular feature had been offered on a trial basis. It gave no information on when it might resume.
An Apple spokeswoman referred queries to China Unicom.
"We were informed by China Unicom that the new cellular feature on the Apple Watch Series 3 has been suspended," Apple said in a statement.
China's regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, didn't respond to requests for comment. China Unicom and the two other state-owned telecoms didn't respond to requests for comment.
Ministry officials are likely studying how to resolve the issue before allowing any broad cellular access to the Apple Watch, which could take months, said the analysts, who asked not to be identified.
In August, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology approved trial certificates--but not a formal certificate--for cellular-version Apple Watch devices, documents posted on the regulator's database showed.
Qiu Tian, 19, who lives in southern China's Guangxi Province, said he paid $600 for his latest Apple Watch on the debut day and was disappointed he couldn't use the device to make calls.
"I realized that this function probably wouldn't be fully supported by domestic carriers, but I didn't expect it would be halted this soon, said Mr. Qiu.
China is a critical market for Apple, but it has had a series of setbacks here recently. Its iPhone was once top seller in China, but its market share has fallen to about 7%, from an estimated 16.5% in late 2014.
Apple was also forced to shut down its iBooks and iTunes Movies services in China last year under government pressure, and this summer removed about 400 " virtual private network" apps from its China App Store that enabled users to circumvent government internet filters.
The company's iPhone X, now being assembled in China, has been plagued by manufacturing problems, prompting Apple to set its sales start date to November--more than a month later than in past years.
Yang Jie and Yoko Kubota contributed to this article.


Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Monday demanded that the Maharashtra government pay compensation of Rs.2.5 million to the family of terror accused Mohammed Qateel Jaffer Siddiqui who was killed inside Pune jail last Friday.
SP state president and legislator Abu Asim Azmi also sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the incident since there is no clarity on the matter though four days have elapsed since the killing.
"The state government must immediately order a CBI probe into this incident and it should be carried under the supervision of the court," he urged, saying that Siddiqui had been killed when he was in judicial custody.
Azmi alleged that Siddiqui had apprehended a threat to his life while in prison.
"This became apparent when I spoke to his family after the incident. A few days ago, Siddiqui's wife had spoken to him when he mentioned (to her) that it could be their last conversation," he claimed.
Siddiqui, a suspected Indian Mujahiddeen operative and an accused in the Pune and Bangalore blasts, was Friday morning found strangulated to death in the high-security Yerawada Central Jail.
Home Minister R.R. Patil ordered a CID probe and suspended jail superintendent S.V. Khatavkar for negligence of duty.
Though preliminary investigations pointed to a gang-war among members of rival mafia gangs lodged in the prison, so far there has been clear outcome of the ongoing probe by various agencies.
The incident raised serious questions over the security set-up in this historic jail, among the oldest in the country and third largest in Maharashtra.
Siddiqui was nabbed by the Delhi Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad in the national capital November 2011.


Selling all of my possessions and booking a one-way ticket to a foreign country was a no-brainer. Re-investing in my professional future required a bit more convincing. Luckily, while I was hesitating, Alex was taking the plunge and pulling me in with him. Ready or not, I'm going to be a journalist!
When I left America with a one-way ticket to Indonesia, I had every intention of incorporating my career goals into my travels. In many ways, I was successful. While on the road, I made time to write, to photograph, to edit videos, to run my personal website. I never stopped producing content. Unfortunately, the way I produced content changed. Traveling abroad and living out of a suitcase for 28 months will do that to a twenty-something aspiring journalist on a budget.
I remember the day I made the decision to delete Photoshop and Final Cut Pro from my Macbook Pro. I had only been on the road for four months. I was sitting at a fold-out table in Tasmania. Yet again, I found myself staring at a frozen computer screen and a spinning, rainbow wheel of death. My hard drive was at capacity, my RAM was nearly non-existent and almost all of my digital content had already been transferred to my external hard-drive. I could hear Jim Morrison's voice, "This is the end, my only friend, the end." And so it was. Since that day, I've been using iMovie and iPhoto to edit all of my digital content. Shameful, I know, but I did what I had to do to survive.
And so it went. I continued to produce content using the bare minimum in every direction, relying on creativity and improvisation to get by. In turn, I accepted the fact that as my months on the road turned into years, the journalism degree I had worked so hard for was exponentially depreciating in value. Today, I feel like I am no longer a strong competitor in my job field. Sure I can still write with proper grammar and a bit of wit, but I have no idea what the latest AP style guidelines say about referencing social media. Sure I can still shoot on manual settings with a DSLR, but I would be hard-pressed to sit down and edit my images with a current version of Photoshop or Lightroom. I know how to gather creative video clips and I am full of ideas to put all of my footage together, but iMovie is the only video-editing tool I know how to use. There are plenty of things I am very, very good at, but on paper things don't look so pretty.
Ultimately, with my college graduation more than three years behind me, my diploma and my skill-set are outdated. Internships want 'new grads' and employers want professionals with experience. According to my resume, I'm neither.
Still, I want to make journalism my profession. But having an appetite simply isn't enough without the tech specs to feed it. This is one obstacle that I probably wouldn't have overcome had Alex not decided to go behind my back and make the investment himself. Despite my avid resistance, I am now equipped with all the gear I could possibly need in order to turn myself into a professional or at least to give myself a fighting chance.


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Classic Racing Times Vintage Celebration headed to Pocono Raceway
Staff | Aug 16, 2019 | Featured
BY DINO OBERTO
When the NTT IndyCar Series rolls into Pocono Raceway this weekend for the ABC Supply 500, it will once again be accompanied by the Classic Racing Times Vintage Celebration.
And while fans will be treated to all of the contemporary stars and cars of Indy 500 fame, CLT will likewise be bringing in an amazing array of restored Indy Cars and more. In particular is a car that belonged to one of the world's greatest drivers, A.J. Foyt.
Walter Goodwin, arguably the leading restorer of vintage Indy cars, will be attending the Vintage Celebration and he is bringing along the very first Coyote Indy car built by A.J. Foyt Enterprises. The car, owned by collector and historian John Darlington, was restored by Goodwin in his Indianapolis shop, Race Car Restorations, Inc.
The restoration of the Coyote was challenging because the car, after its IndyCar career, was cut and modified into a rear-engine Sprint car with which Tom Sneva won six of 17 races in 1973, ultimately contributing to a ban on rear-engine Sprinters by USAC.
"That's Coyote number 1 – the real deal. This is the very first rear engine car that Foyt built," said CRT president Gary Mondschein.
"What happened was A.J. Foyt had a Lotus, but it kept breaking. What he did was copy the Lotus and improved all the strength areas that were troublesome," Mondschein explained. "He did very well with the car. This will only be the second time the car will be seen on track. It did get out this year at Indianapolis."
CLASSIC RACING TIMES
Ray Evernham will attempt to reach a speed of 200 mph with his "Ghost" Modified during the Classic Racing Times Vintage Celebration at Pocono Raceway this weekend.
The Foyt Coyote will be far from the only Goodwin restoration in attendance. Goodwin, who has restored literally dozens of classic Indy cars over the past 30-plus years, will see his handiwork on display in a significant percentage of the cars participating in the Vintage Celebration.
The Vintage Celebration at Pocono spotlights classic Indy cars, Champ cars, Sprint cars, stock cars and modifieds in demonstration laps on the 2.5-mile "Tricky Triangle." The event also includes a classic car show in the paddock, twilight TQ Midget racing on a track laid out on the oval's front straightaway, road races and autograph sessions which this year will include Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine and two-time Indy 500 champion Al Unser Jr..
"Each year we try to add more and more spice to the program and
this year it's really feeling like we've hit a home run," said Mondschein.
"We're the biggest vintage program in the country. Our vintage Indy Car program for Pocono is maxed out. Every single spot in the garage is taken."
While open wheel cars are the highlight of the event, this year will feature vintage stock cars as well.
"We're expecting about a dozen stock cars this year, including Ray Evernham's Ghost and the Bodine No. 99 modified," said Mondschein.
"What I'm trying to do there is in support of Pocono. I'm trying to build a stock car (vintage) division to compliment the NASCAR events there," he added. "For us the easiest way to do this is through the IndyCar event because we're already established there."
NASCAR championship crew chief Evernham will have a strong presence with two unique modified stock cars. "The Ghost" is a car of his own creation and Bodine's 1978 No. 99 modified is considered the winningest car of its kind.
In 1978, Bodine won more races than any other modified driver in recorded history with the car owned by Dick Armstrong with Billy Taylor and Ralph Hop Harrington as crew chief. Bodine started 84 feature events and won 55. Among the most prestigious of these victories was the Race of Champions at Pocono.
The Ghost, done in the style of a 1936 Chevy and designed to emulate a 1960s modified stock car, combines Evernham's admiration for old-school automotive styling and aesthetics with his knowledge and access to modern-day technology and performance. It answers the question: What would a modern-day modified stock car look like?
"Ray (Evernham) built the car like a modified but with a number of aero additions. He has a punch list of things he's trying to do with the car and one of them is to run it over 200 mph. That won't be average speed, just straightaway speed, so it will be on the front stretch," explained Mondschein.
"It's going to be difficult because of coming off Turn 3 properly to be set up for the long straight, but very exciting to say the least."
IndyCar racing has a long and storied history here in the East. Aside from Pocono, the series competed at venues as Williams Grove, Langhorne, Nazareth, Trenton, The Meadowlands and Watkins Glen.
"The fans that come out to our Pocono event really understand IndyCar and are very cultured on the whole genre," Mondschein said. "What I really enjoy is when we come in with some 50 vintage Indy cars, I hear a lot of banter from the locals about the cars and the history. Sometimes more than I know and to me that's very heartwarming because I've had several people tell me things.
"There are drivers who have done this for a second or third with us time like Pancho Carter and Steve Chassey, but it's for good reason. They really enjoy our program and what we're doing, plus they like our respect for what we're all about with the cars and history."
Cars will be on display throughout the weekend and will have select track time on both days.
Contact the writer: sports@standardspeaker.com
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Midnight Express Coming to Blu-ray
By Dan Bradley on May 11, 2009, 4:13 pm
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced plans to bring the 20th anniversary edition of Midnight Express to Blu-ray Disc on July 21.
Midnight Express stars Brad Davis and Randy Quaid in the story of the nightmare an American student must endure while at a Turkish prison.
Sony will present Midnight Express on Blu-ray in 1.85:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.
Bonus features have been culled from the 20th anniversary DVD edition. Sony also lists a "booklet" but I'm unsure if that's simply a pack-in pamphlet with a few pages or something more substantial.
Commentary with Director Alan Parker
The Finished Film
Click here to pre-order Midnight Express on Blu-ray for $30.49 at Amazon.com. Check back regularly for the addition of high-res cover art.


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Illinois population virtually unchanged, Census Bureau says
Illinois remains in a deep post-recession funk, with the state's population barely budging, according to the latest estimates released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Land of Lincoln grew by only about 52,000 residents between the last census on April 1, 2010, and the latest estimate, on July 1, 2013, the bureau said.
In the last year of that period — from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2013 — the growth rate was 0.1 percent, with the state gaining an estimated 13,943 residents to reach a population of 12,883,135.
Click here to read the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates.
In comparison, the country as a whole grew about 2 percent since the census, adding 7.4 million people for a total of 316.1 million.
Illinois' very slow growth was outpaced by the Midwest region for the most recent year-over-year comparison. During the period, the regional population grew 0.3 percent.
Portions of the Northeast that had been growing slowly, such as New York state, picked up their growth rate some.
Unless the slow growth is reversed, the rate in Illinois almost certainly guarantees the state will lose another seat in Congress after the 2020 census. It also will cost the state funding from federal programs in which resources are distributed on the basis of population.
Slow growth also could be viewed as a sign of the state's collective failure to be attractive to mobile Americans — an issue I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear the gubernatorial candidates talk about next year.


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When to see the Taurid and Leonid meteor showers this fall
Astronomers are predicting a good show this year from the Taurids.
October 19, 2022 October 19, 2022 by Jason Meyers
The first half of November features the peaks of two different meteor showers – the Taurids and the Leonids.
Both meteor showers aren't well known for a lot of meteor activity, but patient watchers should be able to spot anywhere between 5 and 15 meteors in an hour.
The Taurid meteor shower appears first, and the Leonids follow.
The Best Time To Watch The Taurid Meteor Shower
The Taurid meteor shower is technically two: the South Taurids and the North Taurids.
South Taurid meteors begin to fly across the night sky during the last week of September and last through mid-November, while North Taurid meteors are active from mid-October to the early days of December.
Observers have the best chance to see some of these slow-moving and sometimes bright meteors when the two overlap between Nov. 5 and 12.
To increase your chances of seeing one of these, find a dark place far from any city lights and look to the south near the Taurus constellation after midnight.
On average, observers can expect to see between 5 and 10 meteors every hour, and while that may seem low, experts are saying your patience will be rewarded.
According to EarthSky, this meteor shower puts on an exceptional show every seven years, and this year is the year to see a possible fireball display.
How To See The Leonid Meteor Shower
The Leonid meteor shower has a history of intermittent activity ranging from very little to shooting stars falling like rain.
In a typical year, however, observers can expect between 10 and 15 meteors every hour.
Leonid meteors begin to fall in early November and last through early December, with the peak occurring the night of Nov. 17.
To get a good view, look to the east late in the evening close to midnight when the constellation Leo rises over the horizon.
You'll have a brief period of complete darkness before the moon rises in the early morning hours, making it more difficult to see any meteors streaking across the sky.
Meteor watchers have a lot of great opportunities to see some activity in the first half of November, as long as the skies are clear and you can find a dark place to watch.
Follow Meteorologist Jason Meyers on Twitter or watch one of his entertaining and educational YouTube videos.
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We have stomach, gall bladder, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, duodenum, pancreas.
Pancreas is a part of the digestive system. It is a large gland and has lobular structure. Most of its cells secrete pancreatic juice. It contains digestive ferments and alkalis. Being carried through duct to the small intestine, pancreatic juice provides for digestion of proteins, fats and carbonates.
Along with digestion process pancreas plays an important role in regulation of carbonate, fat and protein metabolism. For this purpose some of the pancreatic cells synthesize such pancreatic hormones as insulin, glucagon and somatostatin. Insulin and glucagon regulate carbohydrate metabolism by decreasing or increasing glucose levels in the blood. Stomatostatin regulates function of hypophysis, digestive organs, liver and pancreas itself.
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Q: Using R, Randomly Assigning Students Into Groups Of 4 I'm still learning R and have been given the task of grouping a long list of students into groups of four based on another variable. I have loaded the data into R as a data frame. How do I sample entire rows without replacement, one from each of 4 levels of a variable and have R output the data into a spreadsheet?
So far I have been tinkering with a for loop and the sample function but I'm quickly getting over my head. Any suggestions? Here is sample of what I'm attempting to do. Given:
Last.Name <- c("Picard","Troi","Riker","La Forge", "Yar", "Crusher", "Crusher", "Data")
First.Name <- c("Jean-Luc", "Deanna", "William", "Geordi", "Tasha", "Beverly", "Wesley", "Data")
Email <- c("a@a.com","b@b.com", "c@c.com", "d@d.com", "e@e.com", "f@f.com", "g@g.com", "h@h.com")
Section <- c(1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4)

df <- data.frame(Last.Name,First.Name,Email,Section)

I want to randomly select a Star Trek character from each section and end up with 2 groups of 4. I would want the entire row's worth of information to make it over to a new data frame containing all groups with their corresponding group number.

A: I'd use the wonderful package 'dplyr'
require(dplyr)

random_4 <- df %>% group_by(Section) %>% slice(sample(c(1,2),1))

random_4
Source: local data frame [4 x 4]
Groups: Section

  Last.Name First.Name   Email Section
1      Troi     Deanna b@b.com       1
2  La Forge     Geordi d@d.com       2
3   Crusher    Beverly f@f.com       3
4      Data       Data h@h.com       4

random_4
Source: local data frame [4 x 4]
Groups: Section

  Last.Name First.Name   Email Section
1    Picard   Jean-Luc a@a.com       1
2     Riker    William c@c.com       2
3   Crusher    Beverly f@f.com       3
4      Data       Data h@h.com       4

%>% means 'and then'
The code is read as:
Take DF AND THEN for all 'Section', select by position (slice) 1 or 2. Voila.

A: I suppose you have 8 students: First.Name <- c("Jean-Luc", "Deanna", "William", "Geordi", "Tasha", "Beverly", "Wesley", "Data").
If you wish to randomly assign a section number to the 8 students, and assuming you would like each section to have 2 students, then you can either permute Section <- c(1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4) or permute the list of the students.
First approach, permute the sections:
> assigned_section <- print(sample(Section))
[1] 1 4 3 2 2 3 4 1

Then the following data frame gives the assignments:
assigned_students <- data.frame(First.Name, assigned_section)

Second approach, permute the students:
> assigned_students <- print(sample(First.Name))
[1] "Data"     "Geordi"   "Tasha"    "William"  "Deanna"   "Beverly"  "Jean-Luc" "Wesley"

Then, the following data frame gives the assignments:
assigned_students <- data.frame(assigned_students, Section)

A: Alex, Thank You. Your answer wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but it inspired the correct one for me. I had been thinking about the process from a far too complicated point of view. Instead of having R select rows and put them into a new data frame, I decided to have R assign a random number to each of the students and then sort the data frame by the number:
First, I broke up the data frame into sections:
df1<- subset(df, Section ==1)

df2<- subset(df, Section ==2)

df3<- subset(df, Section ==3)

df4<- subset(df, Section ==4)

Then I randomly generated a group number 1 through 4.
Groupnumber <-sample(1:4,4, replace=F)

Next, I told R to bind the columns:
Assigned1 <- cbind(df1,Groupnumber)

*Ran the group number generator and cbind in alternating order until I got through the whole set. (Wanted to make sure the order of the numbers was unique for each section).
Finally row binding the data set back together:
Final_List<-rbind(Assigned1,Assigned2,Assigned3,Assigned4)

Thank you everyone who looked this over. I am new to data science, R, and stackoverflow, but as I learn more I hope to return the favor.

A: I'd suggest the randomizr package to "block assign" according to section.  The block_ra function lets you do this in a easy-to-read one-liner.
install.packages("randomizr")
library(randomizr)

df$group <- block_ra(block_var = df$Section,
             condition_names = c("group_1", "group_2"))

You can inspect the resulting sets in a variety of ways. Here's with base r subsetting:
df[df$group == "group_1",]

  Last.Name First.Name   Email Section   group
2      Troi     Deanna b@b.com       1 group_1
3     Riker    William c@c.com       2 group_1
6   Crusher    Beverly f@f.com       3 group_1
7   Crusher     Wesley g@g.com       4 group_1

df[df$group == "group_2",]

  Last.Name First.Name   Email Section   group
1    Picard   Jean-Luc a@a.com       1 group_2
4  La Forge     Geordi d@d.com       2 group_2
5       Yar      Tasha e@e.com       3 group_2
8      Data       Data h@h.com       4 group_2

A: If you want to roll your own:
set <-  tapply(1:nrow(df), df$Section, FUN = sample, size = 1)
df[set,]    # show the sampled set
df[-set,]   # show the complimentary set


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Here's what the $10M-$20M NYC investment sales market looked like last week
Barberry Rose buys in Fort George
Sep.September 25, 2017 02:10 PM
By Chava Gourarie
UPDATED, Sep. 27, 2:47 p.m.: In the world of mid-market New York City investment sales last week, Barberry Rose Management bought a rental property in Fort George for $12.5 million and a Midwood building tied to a discrimination lawsuit sold for $17.5 million.
1.) Lewis Barbanel's Barberry Rose Management expanded its Upper Manhattan holdings with a $12.5 million purchase of a multifamily building in Fort George. The seller of the rent-regulated building at 390 Wadsworth Avenue was Larry Hirschfield's ELH Management. The price for the 42-unit building works out to just under $300,000 per unit. Barberry rose bought a 363-unit portfolio in Inwood for $64 million in 2016, and acquired two more buildings in the area from Pinnacle Group in June. GFI Realty represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
2.) A Midwood building that was the subject of a discrimination investigation sold for $17.5 million, a few months after the case settled. The Fair Housing Justice Center sued the owners of the 61-unit building at 1695 East 21st Street, Robert and Martin Rankell, for a pattern of discrimination against African-American renters, who were given different information than white renters. The case settled in July, and the Rankells, who denied the allegations, agreed to institute reforms. The buyer is S. Antonio Realty LLC and the deed was signed by Giovanni DiMaggio.
Correction: an earlier version of this post misspelled ELH Management.
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Part design wizard, part code hacker, part entrepreneurial wannabe, I've called it quits at my full-time gig and decided to take this show on the road.
Going solo for the first time in my life along with my two amazing kids I've truly learned the meaning of work-life balance. Building websites has given me the freedom to explore happiness in ways I never knew existed. And I have to tell you a secret…it's really not that hard.
You can see why I want to spend more time at home.
I was able to do this because of the success I've found online.
Now I spend my "work days" at Starbucks while jamming to my favorite songs and sipping on my favorite caffeinated beverage (Venti No-Whip Mocha). These are usually 4-6 hour stretches a few times a week that serve more as self-indulgence and preservation than what one would classify as actual work.
In between "working", I have the luxury of being able to do the simple things that seemed difficult while at my 8 to 5 salaried job. These things include getting my oil changed, picking my son up from preschool, and calling to complain about my health care coverage (don't get me started).
It's very foreign to me to put my time and energy into something that I don't see as a profitable endeavor. I have a lot to say about where I'm going, where I've been, and how I got where I am today. Hopefully that translates into this blog and helps some people along the way.
I'm also hoping this will be an outlet that helps me to connect with others doing the same thing. Without a workplace with co-workers to chat with daily it can get kinda lonely out here. That's why I encourage you to hit me up in the comments, send me an email or find me on social media. I've got nothing but time to talk shop with you.
Great places to get started!
If you're only interested in my tools of the trade then you'll probably find my resources page pretty useful. Otherwise there's plenty to see here. From my domain acquisitions to my sites in development to my current earnings to my entire journey from day one. I doubt you'll be disappointed with the niche snippets that you pick up. See what I did there?
Hi, my husband and I needed some good inspiration to boost our income. We have two lovely kids so I can imagine why you'd want to spend more time at home.
We are about to launch our 1st product on amazon. I'd love to receive your advice and guidance along the way.
Would love to hear from you just so that I could give my two kids a beautiful life.
Your story hits close to home since I've also got a couple amazing munchkins hanging out around my ankles. I'd love to know more about your product and what your strategy is to bring it to market.
The one thing I can say right away is that it takes a lot more effort than just releasing a product to the market to make it successful. My old boss used to say "What good is it to put a billboard up in the middle of a desert?" meaning that you could have the greatest product in the world, but if no one sees it then you're just wasting your time.
Make sure whatever it is that you're doing that you're proactively reaching out to resources in the same community to try to get exposure and eyeballs on your wares. If you don't believe in your product then why should anyone else?
Hi Tim,,, GREAT website you have here. And that is why I'm asking permission to link to it from my site, http://www.domainnamedeli.com/ under the "Some Great Resources" tab. Actually, the link is there now for you to check out but if you'd rather I take it down, I understand.
I've been a Domain Junkie for quite awhile but I'm a real novice at marketing, promotion, etc. I built my site with Serif WebPlus X7 but I'm thinking I may want to check out WordPress.
I am currently studying business and playing football at Chadron State College, I have been very interested in online businesses and have been following your site. I know that every business always has potential to grow, change, and be improved. I believe that I can help make your's better in someway. I would love the opportunity to talk to you or message you to see if you have ANY positions that need filling. Including any intern positions. I am a team player, hard worker, highly creative and sacrificial person. Please contact me. I would love to take a chance here to develop a foundation for me , while still helping you to develop all of your business ventures, and tasks.
So great that you've identified internet marketing as something you want to pursue. I'll be in touch!
I admire your work and your websites. I am taking your advices and follow your instructions in order to find myself a good niche website.
I'm sure your are a busy man but I do have some question since I am a little lost with my own research.
1- When you are looking for a new niche, what are you looking for generally speaking? Do you just type random words to find a good keyword or have you already gathered some ideas that have potential?
2- What details tells you when a niche is worth trying? Do you consider the search volume, a high suggested bid, do you adjust yourself to what people are interested in, do you search for niches that you have passion in, do you also consider the amount of search results when you type it in google.com?
3- What details do you stay away from?
Thank you so much and have a good one Tim!
Not nearly as busy as you'd think…though I'm sure people on the outside would ask me how I have time for anything. To answer your questions.
1. I honestly don't really seek out new niches anymore. They usually find me. Just look for things around you that interest you or stand out as opportunities to solve peoples problems and you won't have to rack your brain.
2. When it comes to identifying whether or not a niche is good it's usually a combination of keyword research and competitive analysis that drives my decision making. If there is a healthy assortment of semi-longtail exact match searches that produce traffic then that's usually a good indicating factor. For instance, coloring pages is a good traffic niche because the competition is pretty dismal in terms of quality and the search volume is great. An example of a semi-longtail exact match keyword in this niche would be "shark pictures to color". It's just the monetization that lacks there, but that's the perfect place to get creative with new strategies.
3. I stay away from highly commercial products. Since my efforts are usually more in the blogosphere I don't really go after retail products that profit more from affiliate sales. Plus there's a lot more competition from well-funded e-commerce sites that make showing up in the SERPS hard these days.
In terms of driving traffic it's all about content and outreach. Nothing is going to happen overnight, but that's a funny thing. Put in the hours and one day you'll be shocked at how much money you're making with hardly any effort. It's all upfront work with a big payoff in the end.
This is just a big WOW for me. I have no idea what product(s) that I can think of right now but I so so wanna be in the game now. How does someone in my position even start anything on this? Advise?
Why did you chose to format the URLs on the pet food society website that way? e.g. petfoodsociety.com/best/puppy-food/labs instead of let's say petfoodsociety.com/best-puppy-food-labs ? I have an idea for a niche website and I'm not sure what's best for website structure / URLs.
Please clarify this for me. I appreciate it Tim.
I structured the URL's that way for 2 reasons.
1. The theme I use almost exclusively is called Modernize (by Goodlayers). It's a bit old in terms of its release, but the added functionality built into it allows me to create page and post structures that I'm really comfortable with.
It has a page builder where if I set up my URL's in the parent/child relationship that you reference I can nest the sub pages under the main page. It's really similar to what you'd see with categories, but I like doing it this way better because with categories you don't usually have the ability to add content or customize the page to the same extent.
2. I used this method in a past project and I found it to be successful in terms of garnering organic traffic.
All that said I do run a website that abandons this concept and posts all content as posts instead of pages and also does really well in Google.
I think whatever you're most comfortable with is going to be the direction you should use. As long as you remember that success has very little to do with site structure and wayyyy more to do with providing content that answers your visitors questions and concerns fully.
i wanted to know your story about how you got here. My presentation is about any successful online entrepreneur and I decided to chose you. So, if you can please share your whole story with me i'll be really glad.
Thanks for your interest. You chose well! Haha. You can get my backstory by starting at the beginning. Let me know if you have questions after that and I'd be happy to answer them.
When did you know it was the right time to quit the 9-5 and do this full-time?
I've been working on various sites for 4 years now on the side. My 9-5 pays well but my side gig has exceeded that for the past year. I have 3 young kids who my wife homeschools so there's no second income.
It's just hard to pull the trigger and have to depend on Google or have faith that the Amazon affiliate program will continue running indefinitely.
I pulled the trigger about 6 months after my income eclipsed my salaried job. Looking back it was an extremely risky move, but also paved the way for a lot of personal and professional development that I wouldn't have experienced otherwise.
If I were to give you advice I'd say it's really nice having the best of both worlds. If it's not broke there's definitely no need to fix it. Believe it or not the stability of a full-time job with the added bonus of side income gives you so much more freedom than venturing out does. The stress of being fully reliant on yourself can take it's toll and put a strain on your mental health that makes the once ideal situation not so ideal anymore. Plus it completely changes your family dynamic and that's not always necessarily a good thing.
I'd say it's definitely a great idea to start saving all that extra money if you can and consider staying at your full-time job until you've reached a year's worth of backup income in case things were to go downhill.
Appreciate the response. I think your advice is right on for me since I'm a bit risk-averse. BTW, great site you have here. Just recently came across it.


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Михаи́л Никола́евич Полука́ров (20 мая 1895, Пермь — 8 августа 1975, Пермь) — советский химик, заведующий кафедрой физической химии Пермского мединститута (1932—1936), организатор и заведующий кафедрой физической химии Пермского университета (1932—1951). Первооткрыватель (вместе с Д. В. Алексеевым) водородного охрупчивания сталей. Отец известного химика, директора Института физической химии РАН Ю. М. Полукарова.

Биография
В 1913 году закончил восемь классов Пермской классической гимназии и поступил в Петроградский горный институт. В марте 1917 года в связи с прекращением занятий в институте вернулся в Пермь.

В 1918 году поступил на химическое отделение физико-математического факультета Пермского университета.

1919—1920 годы — переезд в Томск, поступление в Томский технологический институт, служба в армии Колчака, затем — в 246 стрелковом полку Красной армии, окончание военно-топографических курсов в Смоленске.

1921 год — восстановление на химическом отделении физико-математического факультета Пермского университета. Одновременно с конца 1921 года он работал лаборантом-препаратором в межфакультетской лаборатории при кафедре химии (позже это — кафедра неорганической и физической химии педагогического факультета) университета..

1923 год — закончил учёбу в университете, выполнив под руководством проф. Д. Н. Алексеева выпускную работу «О диффузии атмосферного воздуха через мембраны». В том же году работа была опубликована в «Известиях Пермского биологического исследовательского института».

С 21 мая 1923 года — научный сотрудник лаборатории неорганической и физической химии педагогического факультета Пермского университета. С сентября 1924 года — преподаватель той же кафедры (в тот момент она переходит в состав химико-фармацевтического отделения медицинского факультета университета).

В 1925—1926 учебном году заведовал кафедрой неорганической и физической химии университета.

В 1931 году стал доцентом отделившегося от университета химико-технологического института, по совместительству — доцентом Пермского педагогического института.

В 1932—1936 годах заведовал кафедрой физической химии в Пермском мединституте.

13 октября 1932 года, после закрытия химико-технологического института, возвратился в Пермский университет в должности доцента кафедры неорганической и физической химии. В 1933 году эта кафедра разделилась на две; таким образом, на химическом факультете университета к тому времени стало 4 кафедры: неорганической, физической, органической и аналитической химии. Начало тридцатых годов было временем частых кадровых изменений, в результате которых ему то вменялось, то отменялось руководство кафедрой физической химии.

Весной 1935 года уезжает в Свердловск, где получает должность старшего специалиста Уральского филиала АН СССР. В этом же году начинает работать по совместительству в Пермском университете зав. кафедрой физической химии.

В апреле 1936 года, когда организационная и кадровая структура университета стали более стабильными, по приглашению ректора университета Г. К, Русакова он оставляет все совместительства, сосредоточившись на работе в ПГУ в качестве заведующего кафедрой физической химии.

В феврале 1938 года ВАК утвердил М. Н. Полукарова в учёном звании доцента и учёной степени кандидата химических наук без защиты диссертации; с этого времени должность заведующего кафедрой физической химии становится для него постоянной (хотя подтверждающие документы были получены лишь в 1946 году). М. Н. Полукаров считается одним из основателей кафедры. Утверждение М. Н. Полукарова в этой должности предопределило дальнейшее направление научных исследований кафедры: изучение кинетики электродных процессов и водородной хрупкости сталей.

В должности заведующего кафедрой М. Н. Полукаров оставался вплоть до 1951 года, передав эту должность В. Ф. Усть-Качкинцеву (в военном 1943 году несколько месяцев кафедрой заведовал акад. АН БССР С. М. Липатов).

Работа над докторской диссертацией («Влияние коллоидов, обладающих гидрофобными свойствами, на катодные процессы при электролизе водных растворов электролитов») была начата М. Н. Полукаровым ещё в конце 1930-х годов, но в связи с событиями войны она была защищена лишь в 1954 году. 7 января 1956 года решением ВАК ему присвоена учёная степень доктора химических наук, а 9 июня того же года — учёное звание профессор.

В 1968 году М. Н. Полукаров вышел на пенсию.

Семья
 М. Н. Полукаров со своей семьёй жил в знаменитом пермском Доме Учёных, который был построен в 1954 году. В нём проживали многие ученые Пермского университета: А. И. Букирев, Л. И. Волковыский, Ф. С. Горовой, Н. А. Игнатьев, Л. Е. Кертман, В. В. Кузнецов, И. И. Лапкин, Г. А. Максимович, А. И. Оборин, В. Ф. Усть-Качкинцев, С. Я. Фрадкина, и др.
 М. Н. Полукаров явился основателем династии учёных-химиков: его жена Тамара Павловна Полукарова (Телушкина) (1900—1970) была одним из ведущих преподавателей кафедры физической химии ПГУ, его дочь Эмилия Михайловна Полукарова (1938) — доцент той же кафедры физической химии ПГУ, автор нескольких известных за пределами университета учебных пособий; его сын Юрий Михайлович Полукаров (1927—2010) был членом-корреспондентом РАН по отделению общей и технической химии, директором Института физической химии РАН.

Научные достижения
Уже в 1927 году в результате лабораторных исследований М. Н. Полукаровым было открыто влияние некоторых элементов как катализаторов на вхождение водорода в металлы и их сплавы и влияние этого водорода. Результаты исследований были отражены в его работе «О влиянии некоторых элементов на вхождение электролитического водорода в сталь и изменение вследствие этого её упругих свойств».

В начале 1930-х годов М. Н. Полукаров (совместно с Д. В. Алексеевым) продолжил изучение водородного охрупчивания сталей в процессе их катодной поляризации. В публикациях, посвященных этому вопросу, отмечалось значительное ускорение процесса наводороживания в присутствии малых количеств некоторых веществ — стимуляторов наводороживания. В связи с большой практической важностью открытого эффекта изучение механизма водородного охрупчивания металлов и влияния стимуляторов наводороживания получило широкое развитие как в нашей стране, так и за рубежом.

Во время Великой Отечественной войны М. Н. Полукаров, как и другие химики Пермского университета, оказывал помощь предприятиям Перми и страны. Например, он принимал участие в разработке электрохимического метода обработки инструментов и деталей. В это время кафедра физической химии под его руководством (в содружестве с Ленинградским научно-исследовательским институтом) провела ряд ценнейших исследований, результаты которых были очень важны для заводов Москвы и Ленинграда, производящих продукцию для фронта.

В 1940—1950-х годах М. Н. Полукаров возглавил одно из сложившихся в Пермском университете научных направлений, связанное с изучением электролитического наводораживания железа и стали.

В дальнейшей научной деятельности внимание М. Н. Полукарова было сосредоточено на выяснении причин наводороживания металлов в процессе их химической и электрохимической обработки, в частности при нанесении гальванических покрытий, на поиске путей устранения этого нежелательного явления. Особое внимание уделялось изучению влияния коллоидов на процессы наводороживания и электроосаждения металлов. По этой тематике им была защищена докторская диссертация.

Работы М. Н. Полукарова составили основу современных исследований в области наводороживания металлов в условиях протекания электрохимических и химических реакций растворения и осаждения металлов.

Примечания

Литература
 Кертман Л. Е., Васильева Н. Е., Шустов С. Г. Первый на Урале. — Пермь: Пермское книжное издательство, 1987. 234 с.
 Пермский государственный университет им. Горького: Исторический очерк. 1916—1966. Под ред. Ф. С. Горового. — Пермь: Кн. изд-во, 1966. 292 с.
 Полукаров Михаил Николаевич // Профессора Пермского государственного университета (1916—2001) / Гл. ред.: В. В. Маланин. — Пермь: Изд-во Перм. ун-та, 2001. 279 с. С. 154—155.
 Рогожников С. И. Полукаровых // Вестник Пермского университета. Серия «Химия». 2013. Вып. 1(9). С. 4—20.
 Сослуживцы: Полукаровы // Усть-Качкинцева С. В., Вержбицкий Ф. Р. Виктор Федорович Усть-Качкинцев. Биографический очерк. — Пермь: Изд-во Перм. ун-та, 2006. 324 с. С. 78—80.

Химики СССР
Выпускники Пермской мужской гимназии
Выпускники Пермского государственного университета
Выпускники медицинского факультета Пермского государственного университета
Преподаватели Пермского государственного университета
Преподаватели педагогического факультета Пермского государственного университета
Преподаватели медицинского факультета Пермского государственного университета
Преподаватели химического факультета Пермского государственного университета
Преподаватели ПГМУ
Преподаватели ПермГПУ

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Here are some racist things he has said:
http://loop21.com/top-5-racist-...tes-newsletter
Also, he's not in favor of gay marriage. He's just in favor of letting the states decide, much like on most issues. Don't fall for the idea that he's a libertarian. He's just a dime-a-dozen Republican with good foreign policy.
@eldorito Here are some racist things he has said: http://loop21.com/top-5-racist-...tes-newsletter Also, he's not...
Ron Paul didn't write those newsletters. He's cleared up many times now that they were written by an uncredited staff of ghost writers, he was too busy at the time to pay close attention to them, and he now disavows them. They are a non-issue at this point and don't need to be brought up anymore. Ron Paul has a great stance on race relations in the US.
He doesn't want to legalize gay marriage at the federal level, but nor does he want to ban it. If he was a "dime-a-dozen Republican", he would do what Romney/Gingrich/Santorum want to do and make it illegal for gays to marry at the federal level. His stance that the states should decide is consistent with his libertarian values.
I see you're right. Thats quite bad actually. (Im not from America, Im from New Zealand). I did like his ideas foreign policy even if they were simplistic but I recken thats what the US needs. I really thought he was different. I liked the idea that someone running actually had a consistant ideology. Ron Paul used to be the only republican I thought was worthwhile. I thought I was being all open minded. (I vote green party, so that practically makes me a communist in the US)
yeah seems real racist to me
why not give him the chance to explain it himself
well I as a black man have never seen anything that leads me to believe he is a racist so I choose to support him.
actually he is in favor of the government not being involved in marriage period, but if government must be involved he would prefer for it to be on the state level.
here are some of his opinions on homosexuality
you should actually try to look deeper into such claims rather than believe the first article you see.
TheCatalyst 0Reply
that is correct, look at my reply to eldorito and it will tell you how he really feels.
@TheCatalyst that is correct, look at my reply to eldorito and it will tell you how he really feels.
Thanks! I mean its all politics, I suppose it comes down what he does, not how he feels. I respect that he has probably got more integrity than most politicians but hes not perfect. Though ( I will do more research before i blurt my opinion out again) he should have the balls to make gay marriage legal. Instead of trying to pass the buck to the state. I know it would make him unpopular with republicans, but man if he did that then i would really respect him.
@Thanks! I mean its all politics, I suppose it comes down what he does, not how he feels. I respect that he has...
your welcome, and nobody can be perfect. the reason why he will not make it legal I believe is because under the constitution he has no authority to do so. he wants to decrease the role of the federal government not expand it as the others have done.
@TheCatalyst your welcome, and nobody can be perfect. the reason why he will not make it legal I believe is because under the...
ugh but can the states do a better job? I dunno, it was a hypothetical. What hes proposing is de-centralisation not libertarianism. Fuck that, letting gay people marry is the right thing to do. Is there somthing in the constitution about discrimination?
Actually I dont understand the US system at all. Seems rather silly to have soo many arms of goverment fighting each other for power.
*dissatisfication aimed at politics not you. Actually dissatisfaction at me for not really undertanding how the systems work over there
@*dissatisfication aimed at politics not you. Actually dissatisfaction at me for not really undertanding how the...
not sure, but I am certain that there would be at least several states that would legalize it, so there would be someplace they could go if that is important to them.
the 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution includes the equal protection clause. that deals with equal protection under the law for all people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eq...tection_Clause
though this really has little to do with marriage.
we only really have 3 branches of the government "fighting" each other for power (3 branches of federal government at least). we go by a checks and balances system, having 3 branches of government that each have powers that restrict the others stops one branch from being to powerful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch...#United_States
this goes into further detail but I'm sure you don't want to read all of this.
don't worry man, it can get pretty complicated and very few people actually understand it well. your average American really only has a very basic understanding of how our government works.
and why exactly do you think that?
TheCatalyst -2Reply
@TheCatalyst and why exactly do you think that?
Here are some actual things that were said in his newsletter.
He also voted against making crimes against gays hate crimes.
@eldorito Here are some actual things that were said in his...
also here is another story that you should see
I wish, but his nomination is at this point extremely unlikely. This election is going to be about choosing between the lesser of two evils
@I wish, but his nomination is at this point extremely unlikely. This election is going to be about choosing between...
never give up until it's over, there are many primaries and caucuses left to go. also he could likely win here in my state California, I know he won a majority of the straw polls here. and since California's population is so high we have more delegates than any other state so that could give him a huge boost if not a lead. we'll see how he does come June.
monstrosity Yeah You Are 0Reply
@monstrosity Source?
It's being reported on a bunch of sites, this is just the first result on Google: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012...nti-porn-laws/
15 year olds can't vote
Blearslyrarer +1Reply
if its fake this is the best attack campaign ever made.
Qeez 0Reply
@Qeez if its fake this is the best attack campaign ever made.
Huh? It's not fake.
@Huh? It's not fake.
notice that the first word, the one that starts with an "I" and ends with an "f"... yeah that word is pretty important, i put it there specifically for instances such as this.
Qeez +6Reply
@Qeez notice that the first word, the one that starts with an "I" and ends with an "f"... yeah that word is pretty...
Usually people don't just randomly bring up hypothetical situations so I thought your comment was weird. It's like me saying "if you're a spam robot made by MLIA, you're a great troll."
Yup. Because we all know politicians keep all their campaign promises...
@Yup. Because we all know politicians keep all their campaign promises...
Hardly the point.
@Hardly the point.
The point is my grizzly bear socio-economic plan would fix all of these problems.
Also about write letters
+461When you write letters..you're technically writing to the future, amirite?
Also about man and 40 year
+235It's sucks when you're trying to party with your friends, but some random 40 year old black man keeps following you, amirite?
Rebecca_Black
Also about vote, year, obama, and romney
+46It's really hard to defend the fact that 95% of black people in the US are going to vote for Obama this year. Think about it, if 95% of white people voted for Romney, we'd have riots, amirite?
BigTRex
+108Skyping is a great invention because know you can know for sure if the 14-year-old person you're talking to isn't actually some creep 40-year-old man, amirite?
+221Its annoying when your teachers make you write letters to your future self. But then when you receive them, its awesome. amirite?


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