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Home Analysis Does the New URLA Do a Disservice to Veterans?
Dave Stevens talks with VAREP's G2 Varrato on how proposed changes impact veterans
There have been a variety of proposed revisions to the Uniform Residential Loan Application. Work done under the regime of FHFA Director Mel Watt has continued under Director Mark Calabria. One striking change has some Veteran housing groups concerned.
VAREP, the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, is an active community of thousands of veterans working in the real estate industry with 46 chapters spanning 21 states. They have been vocal on ensuring access and opportunity for veterans to help with housing and homeownership.
One such Veteran is G2 Varrato (G2 is childhood nickname), the National Legislation Committee Director at VAREP. G2 reached out to Mortgage Media to highlight concerns in the revised proposes URLA.
It's pretty simple really, just look at the side by side sections of the former proposed form and the current proposed version:
In the former version on the left, the question of military service appears in the top section, just below basic borrower information. It's prominent and required before signature.
The newest version has it is at the very end of the document, below the borrower's signature and attestations, where it could appear as an afterthought and not required for acknowledgement by the borrower.
Why is this so important to veterans? G2 states that VAREP is concerned that many Veterans buying perhaps their first home after or during service may not be aware of the benefits of the VA program that they can take advantage of. If they lack experience with home purchasing, and if the loan officer they are working with doesn't do many VA loans (or perhaps avoids them for some reason), then Veterans may be denied the opportunity to get one of these loans.
G2 argues that having it in the top section promotes more borrowers to ask, and motivates more loan officers to offer the VA program.
He further suggests that by moving it below the borrowers signature and attestation, it may never actually get completed by the borrower. Having it located at the end, next to the HMDA data collection questions, may simply result in the lender filling in the blanks, removing the borrower from even being aware that the questions exist, potentially eliminating the opportunity to learn about veteran benefits in the home buying process.
States G2: "It makes no sense for me, a veteran, to sign off on a document stating 'I have been given full disclosure of a document' when I have not been fully disclosed."
VAREP members met with staff from FHFA during the drafting of the previous version of the proposed application, but the revisions are viewed as a slap in the face to Veteran real estate professionals who specialize in this area and work to represent those that have sacrificed and may be doing so now for their country.
What happens next? Veteran supporters and advocates can make their voices heard by notifying the FHFA, the VA, and their members of congress. Clearly the move was not meant to intentionally eliminate opportunity for US military veterans and active service members, but the intent may not help with the impact to these potential homebuyers.
David H. Stevens, CMB, is former SVP of Single Family at Freddie Mac, former EVP at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, former President and COO of the Long and Foster Realty Companies, former Assistant Secretary of Housing and FHA Commissioner, former CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association
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Our Kindy kids are introduced to activities and lessons that are designed to nurture children and develop their understanding of who God is and His love for them. Our teachers follow a consistent routine which includes a Bible story time, a craft and some fun time.
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Physicians Should Pilot Patient Care, Not Nurse Practitioners
Mary Christ, MD, MBA
Physician Mary Christ expresses skepticism about the expanding roles for nurse practitioners.
When CVS recently announced its intention to cease selling tobacco products, little attention was paid to the company's strategic plan to expand urgent care centers in its stores. At a time when Obamacare is predicted to create an onslaught of urgent-care patients, CVS's maneuver could prove to be a brilliant solution to the dearth of physicians by filling the gap with nurse practitioners (NPs). Or, maybe not.
As NPs continue to expand their numbers and scope of practice, physicians have expressed concern about having to compete for patients. Although competition and loss of income are troubling to some physicians, perhaps the focus should be on quality of care and patient outcomes as NPs continue to usurp traditional physician roles.
Consider the fact that a NP can earn a license with less than four years of college via accelerated programs; allowing persons with associate degrees to obtain master's degrees in as few as 18 months. Alarmingly, NP programs require at most 650 hours of clinical work, with NP students often left to their own devices to arrange their clinical rotations in a "catch-as-catch-can" fashion. Moreover, NPs are not required to take cadaver gross anatomy, and have only cursory training in organ system diseases and processes.
In contrast, a physician must have at least a bachelor's degree prior to attending four years of medical school, followed by at least three years of residency and often several years of fellowship. In terms of hands-on clinical hours, the average physician undertakes an estimated staggering 25,000 hours of training.
With physicians having more than 40 times the clinical preparation than a NP, as well as in-depth knowledge of the pathophysiology and disease processes of every organ system, it is mind boggling how NPs have been allowed to rapidly and insidiously assume the role of primary-care physician (PCP).
Given the seemingly desperate call for PCPs, have standards been sacrificed to meet demand? And, what are the effects of allowing NPs to act as surrogate PCPs - especially when NPs are allowed to function autonomously in many states? Certainly, there is a role for NPs as complementary - not replacement physician - caregivers, and the proper oversight and regulation must be instituted to oversee these roles.
As an analogy, would you fly on a plane piloted by flight attendants who, due to cost-cutting measures, were replacing pilots? They do, after all, know "something" about the plane and have finely-honed interpersonal skills.
Time will tell if CVS's "Diagnoses While You Shop" centers ultimately improve or harm the health of our patients. But, given the lack of regulation and outcomes assessments, this patient will stick with her physician and only fly in planes with pilots at the helms.
Mary Christ, MD, MBA, is former technology executive who attended medical school to merge her passions of computer engineering and medical science. She is a freelance healthcare IT physician executive consultant. Do you feel that nurse practitioners should only complement, not replace, physicians? Tell us at editor@physicianspractice.com. Unless you say otherwise, we'll assume that we're free to publish your comments in print and online.
This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Physicians Practice.


There is no worse time of year to get your feet wet than winter. Regardless of how warm your socks are, nothing is going to help you once snow has invaded them. That's when sturdy shoes become your bestie, so knowing when to buy snow boots is so important. I've never met a person who loves the squishy feeling of their wet toes sticking to their shoes, and I'm pretty sure that's the case for everyone. So basically if you're in a snowy winter climate, you're probably going to want to look into investing in a pair for this coming winter season or be forced to sludge throw the snowy mess in your poor leather riding boots.
There are many climates in the United States that don't require the purchase of snow boots. Down here in Georgia, they're all but impossible to find. However, if you're facing a northeastern winter, the likelihood of you requiring them rises exponentially. Despite some people's assertions that snow boots just aren't chic, Manolo Blahnik himself has confessed to loving the shoes, and the fact is that there are adorable boots out there that are perfect for whatever your style is. So the big question still remains though, when should you purchase snow boots?
Truth is that if you're living in a city that has snow five times during the winter months, snow boots aren't going to be the greatest investment. However, if you're one of the lucky cities who faces insane snow each year — like NYC who ran out of snow boots last year — it's time to consider an investment.
Back in 2011, a study done by the Center for Injury Research and Policy found that 11,500 kids and adults receive an injury from shoveling snow. Want to know one of the ways recommended to stay safe according to Science Daily? They say, "Remember to wear warm clothing, including a hat, gloves and slip-resistant, high-traction footwear."
If you like to keep your activity levels high — even in the dead of winter — snow hiking boots are an excellent call. They'll keep your feet insanely warm and prevent you from slipping while getting in a dose of Mother Nature.
Just because snow isn't on the ground, that doesn't mean you still don't need snow boots. Their high traction bottoms also help prevent you from falling when freezing rain hits the streets.
Here's the thing about cities and snow: Snow often becomes slush that in turn just shoveled onto sidewalks and against streets. Basically, this means that cold, semi-frozen slush is totally normal so water proof snow boots are a good call.
Maybe you just really like snow boots, and if so, go snow boot buying crazy because comfort and warmth never go out of style.
If your previous boots became so worn out that a new pair is required then you can bet you're going to need new ones for this season.


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Cloud // Infrastructure as a Service
Charles Babcock
Amazon Web Services Slashes Storage Prices
At its first developers conference, Re:Invent, Amazon features customers like Netflix and NASDAQ and disses its software firm rivals.
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Amazon, at its first developer conference Re:Invent, announced plans for significant price reductions. Amazon Web Services Senior VP Andy Jassy said the cloud supplier will cut storage prices 24% to 27% on Dec. 1.
Soon after making that announcement, Jassy welcomed Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who had a big smile, to the auditorium stage in Las Vegas. Netflix is a heavy user of Amazon servers to stream video to customers. Hastings said his firm in 2008 used a million hours of streaming time a month. It now uses a billion hours, he said, along with heavy use of Amazon's Simple Storage Service. The S3 price cut was welcome news for his balance sheet, he told Jassy.
Jassy said the price cuts would be implemented throughout Amazon's all nine regional data centers. He said Amazon has frequently cut prices because it intends to be a high volume, low margin business. That's unlike software suppliers used to 60% to 80% gross margins that are now "inserting the word 'cloud' into their old product lines," he said. A traditional software supplier can't convert to cloud supplier overnight because it doesn't understand the high volume, low margin business model, he claimed.
"You have to be careful who is telling you what. If you look at what they're actually offering, it doesn't have any of the characteristics that should be associated with cloud" computing, he said. They include low upfront or capital expense cost, elasticity and an ability to flexibly provision servers as needed, without increasing your own manpower.
AWS announced a major round of prices cuts on core services last March that ranged between 5% to 20%. Some EC2 Reserved Instance usage, where customers make a down payment on long term use of a virtual server, was cut 37%. At the time, VP Adam Selipsky said price cutting is part of the company's DNA. Since then, it's announced several other individual cuts to relational database services (14%) and Elasticache (16%).
AWS will also have a new, low-cost, petabyte-scale data warehouse service, Redshift, available sometime in 2013, he noted. The service is available to select customers now in preview stage.
[ Want to learn more about Amazon's upcoming Redshift Data Warehouse service? See Amazon Debuts Low Cost, Big Data Warehousing. ]
Hastings provided insight into something that Amazon working on. VMware has been able to move a running virtual machine around the data center for several years, he noted. "That's extremely demanding to do at scale. But once you can move a running, live instance, you can search for the best compute server offering. There would be tremendous efficiency gains. Good luck on that and hopefully you can come up with it in the next couple years," he told Jassy as he shook hands to depart. The Amazon exec made no effort to deny such a service is part of Amazon's long term roadmap.
Ted Myerson, senior VP of global access services for NASDAQ, was another Amazon customer pulled into the spotlight. He said NASDAQ is building a regulatory-compliant environment that runs on Amazon's EC2 and will be offered as FinCloud to financial services firms and exchanges.
Financial services companies constantly "retool and rework their legacy system to keep them in compliance. Amazon is offering an alternative, building financial services business logic atop an already compliant environment, where data is captured and stored and where transactions are subject to audit.
"Why did we do this on Amazon?" Myerson asked rhetorically. "Very simply, Amazon Web Services has the experience."
In 2003, Amazon.com, AWS parent company, was a $5.2 billion Web business. Each day Amazon adds enough server capacity to power such a business, Jassy said. Amazon Simple Storage Service, or S3, has 1.3 trillion objects stored on it and routinely processes 800,000 concurrent requests, Jassy said.
AWS operates a data center complex in northern Virginia, a U.S. government-specialized service, and two data centers on the West Coast, with one in Washington and one in northern California. Outside the U.S., it operates data centers in Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Australia, and Dublin, Ireland. It also operates one in Brazil. Most data centers have more than one availability zone, or independent sub-data center with its own power supply and communications. It offers 25 availability zones in all.
The multiple and widespread AWS data centers constitutes an advantage to a global business that decides to adopt its infrastructure as a service. It can place applications in locations around the world close to concentrations of its customers, Jassy noted.
CA Technologies and BMC were two partners named as adding virtual machine management capabilities to their systems management tools to encompass both internal and external IaaS workloads. Amazon is working with such partners to make it easier for customers to implement hybrid cloud computing, where related workloads may be running both on-premises and in the external, public cloud, as demand dictates.
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re: Amazon Web Services Slashes Storage Prices
It's nice of them to pass just a bit of the savings they get from plummeting storage prices. A little competition from the good folks over at Google doesn't hurt either - I think that may be the real reason "why they did this".
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Phillip, Lord Rawlings is in a sorry state of affairs.
Ava is the daughter of a blacksmith, trained not only to inherit the family trade, but to be a warrior. As captain of the women's regiment, she pursues the villain, Dorian Blake, but is kidnapped before she is able to set out.
fter the death of her abusive, no good husband, Lettice Burton is now penniless and without hearth and home. Thankfully her mother-in-law, Clarissa, takes her in after losing her husband as well. Letty finds herself among the upper echelon of London society, and wishes to remain quiet and unnoticeable.


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EXPANDING VIDEO BUSINESS MODELS BEYOND TELEVISION
Television (TV) has been experiencing a lot of changes in recent years. These changes have blurred the lines of the definition of TV and what it consists of. Internet video has been gaining popularity during the past decade, and video on demand (VoD) has become a part of people's lives. VoD provides viewers with the option to view video content when best suited for them, and by this it has had a replacement effect on traditional TV. Instead of watching something on TV on the moment it is aired, the program can now be viewed online when it is most convenient for the viewer.
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This time Amazon really does have Bond in its sights
MGM, which holds the largest film and TV library in Hollywood, is finally in play – and likely to be acquired by tech major and video streaming behemoth Amazon. With a rumoured price tag of $9 billion, the deal, while substantial, is merely equivalent to 8.3% of Amazon's Q1 2021 earnings of $108.5 billion. Indeed, the 44% year-on-year (YoY) increase for its Q1 results alone would pay for the deal more than four times over. When it comes to investment capital to deploy, the tech majors led by Amazon and Apple are in a financial class of their own. This is the kind of deal that helps to explain why AT&T was so keen cut its losses and incur a $66 billion loss on its Warner Media assets by merging the former Time Warner media major with Discovery for $43 billion in cash and receiving 71% in equity in the new combined entity in return. It also follows on from Amazon's 15.4x increase in what it is willing to pay to secure exclusive NFL Thursday Night Football coverage for its US Amazon Prime customers.
Stride Is Mirror's Edge VR In Everything But Name
Ever since the Oculus Rift was first introduced, people have wanted a Mirror's Edge VR game. Years later, Stride looks to deliver where EA hasn't. The first footage for Stride, which debuted over the weekend, promises essentially a VR doppelganger of DICE's beloved series. Players hop between rooftops using parkour, avoiding enemy gunfire and taking opponents down as they go. But while the game sounds similar to Mirror's Edge, it looks practically identical; bleached-white buildings are peppered with vibrantly-highlighted objects you can use for progression.
Is Microsoft moving Windows Mixed Reality VR/AR towards consumers?
Recently, Bill Stillwell of Xbox fame left the gaming division to join Windows Mixed Reality, to work on "world-class consumer AR/VR experiences in the Microsoft ecosystem." Interesting. For a couple of years, Microsoft couldn't resist demonstrating its unprecedented HoloLens augmented reality tech at every single event, it felt like, using Minecraft and other random Xbox properties to showcase the potential therein. Fast forward five years to 2020 and HoloLens remains firmly in the realm of big business and the military, powering next-generation training, awareness, and productivity solutions.


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Authorities: Ukraine Has No Plans to Regulate Cryptocurrency Mining
Ukranian miners can now be at ease, as officials have stated they have no intention of regulating the popular crypto mining. Up until now, cryptocurrency miners in Ukraine have been living in fear and uncertainty. Crypto mining companies worried they would be fined, eventually, or…
Author: Mauro Sacramento @mdsacramento
Ukranian miners can now be at ease, as officials have stated they have no intention of regulating the popular crypto mining.
Up until now, cryptocurrency miners in Ukraine have been living in fear and uncertainty. Crypto mining companies worried they would be fined, eventually, or that somehow their equipment could be seized.
However, officials from the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine have clarified the department currently has no interest in issuing regulations for cryptocurrency mining. A representative from the Office of Effective Regulation, Igor Samohodsky, emphasized crypto miners have been operating in the shadows, fearful of the repercussions.
Ukrainian crypto miners are allegedly generating more than $100 million a year which would generally attract authorities, but not in Ukraine. The country has proven to be extremely crypto-friendly, going as far as erecting a statue in Satoshi Nakamoto's honor. The plans were announced earlier this month, and the statue is expected to be where once Lenin's stood.
There have been reports of a proposed stated-issued cryptocurrency, earlier this year. In a statement released by Ukraine's security council, The National Bank of Ukraine was allegedly considering issuing its own cryptocurrency.
When it comes to regulation, Ukraine has been more transparent than most. A member of the Ukrainian parliament, Alexei Mushak, asked his Facebook audience to give their input on the topic of legalizing cryptocurrencies. Not only that, he published the draft proposal on his wall for everyone to see.
Unlike other countries, Ukraine seems determined to reach a consensus with its cryptocurrency community. The country has gone above and beyond to ensure transparency throughout the whole process — the proposed draft has been edited by numerous crypto enthusiasts and opinions have differed.
Nonetheless, moving forward, cryptocurrency mining in Ukraine is expected to proceed as usual. No licenses will be required, nor will there be any regulations for individuals or companies to comply with. It seems the country will keep, for now, the same crypto-friendly stance.
As early as last year, it showed Bitcoin has a home within its economy. Back in November, a Ukrainian shipping company, Varamar, began accepting the digital currency as a payment method for its services. At the time, Varamar's founder, Alexander Varvarenko, claimed the decision would solve payment issues with countries such as Russia, Pakistan, or Qatar.
Ever since then, many companies have either adopted one or several cryptocurrencies as payment alternatives or have established blockchain-related teams of their own to assess how to use it to their advantage.
Mauro Sacramento @mdsacramento
Mauro is a Portuguese crypto journalist in pursuit of his digital nomad dream. Although he graduated in scriptwriting, he spent the past decade in corporate environments. Now that he's rediscovering what freedom feels like, he can't get enough of blockchain and its decentralization.
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Discussion in 'SiriusXM Install Bay' started by notorious.dds, Jan 16, 2009.
Thanks for sharing your install with us. Nice Job, I always enjoying checking out the installs by someone else.
Saw the pics on the FitFreak site.
If you want to do away with the window suction cup mount I have a suggestion for a cleaner looking install. Use some heavy duty grade velcro to mount the Sportster cradle to the dash.
I've done this on both my Honda Element and my Toyota Echo.
I'll try and post some pics.
The suction cup mount always let go and my unit would end up on the floor. With the velcro it's never moved and its real easy if you need to get the cradle out.


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Q: SQL statement not returning all fields I have the following SQL statement:
    SELECT r.Result AS Resuly,
           COUNT(f.fieldID) AS [Count]
      FROM dbo.Fields f
RIGHT JOIN dbo.Results r ON f.Results = r.ID
     WHERE f.RegionID = @RegionID
  GROUP BY r.Result

What I Would like to statement to do is return all the different results (weither they have a count in the Field DB or not). Currently the Query only returns the values that have a count.
ie in the reuslts DB I have
ID 1, 2 and 3
Result x, y, z

only x and z have field that require this result in the field DB so I only get back
Result x, z
count 1, 2

what I want is
Result x,y,z
Count 1,(null or 0), 2

A: That's because your where clause is filtering out results with no fields.
The where clause is applied after the join is made; criteria in the ON clause is applied before the JOIN is made.
The [conceptual] process for executing a SQL select query is:

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*Compute the cartesian product of all tables in the from clause.

*Apply the join criteria

*Apply the where criteria, if such exists.

*Partition the results set into groups, based on the criteria in the group by clause, if it exists.

*Compute the values of any summary (aggregate) functions specified, collapsing each group to a single row, whose columns consist solely of aggregate functions, constant values or grouping columns.

*Apply the criteria specified by the having clause, if such exists.

*Order the results according to the order by clause, if such exists.

*Compute the values of the aggregate functions specified in the compute/compute by clauses, if such exists.

So...you need to do this to get what you want:
select Result      = result.Result ,
       ResultCount = count(field.fieldID)
from      dbo.Results result
left join dbo.Fields field   on field.Results  = result.ID
                            and field.RegionID = @RegionID
group by result.Results

The above will give you one row for every result, with a count of matching fields in the specified region (what I believe is what you're asking for). The count will be zero for any result with no matching fields in the specified region.

A: How do we filter results based on the @RegionID parameter, if there are no fields? - it's the WHERE clause that's affecting your result set, since it's asserting a condition about the Fields table. I'm guessing:
SELECT r.Result AS Result, COUNT(f.fieldID) AS [Count] FROM dbo.Fields f
RIGHT OUTER JOIN dbo.Results r ON f.Results = r.ID
WHERE f.RegionID = @RegionID OR f.RegionID is null
GROUP BY r.Result

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News2009 News ArchiveInstructors earn exceptional faculty awards
Instructors earn exceptional faculty awards
Physical education instructor Janet Guenther and basic skills instructor James Polley have earned 2008-2009 Echelbarger/Sherman Exceptional Faculty Awards. The Edmonds Community College Foundation presents this award to one or more full-time faculty each year.
Recipients are selected by a committee chaired by the vice president of instruction. Guenther and Polley will be honored during Fall Kick-Off Week. Last year's recipients were math instructor Paulette Botley and paralegal instructor Mike Fitch.
Guenther and Polley are being recognized for exceptional service to their program or discipline; dedication, knowledge, and expertise; outstanding teaching skills; and superior service in the classroom.
"The commitment and effectiveness demonstrated by these two excellent faculty is reflected in the high numbers of successful students they have taught and mentored," said Marty Cavalluzzi the college's vice president for instruction.
Guenther has been teaching full-time at the college since 1978. In addition to teaching physical education, she herself has demonstrated award-winning levels of personal fitness. She has won 11 body building championships over the last four years, including the Vancouver Natural Open "Overall Champion" in which she was pitted against women 25 years her junior. She can often be found in Seaview Gym, helping and correcting students with their weight-lifting routines, eating habits, and attitudes.
Polley has been teaching in the Washington State Reformatory Unit and the Minimum Security Unit at the Monroe Correctional Facilities since 1998. He teaches Basic Skills and has had many successes in an environment that is incredibly tough to teach in (e.g., limited access to students, students transfer to another facility before completing the class, students have had limited engagement in education prior to his classes).
When the Minimum Security Unit was selected to house parole violators (who stay for only three weeks), Polley immediately created an intense abbreviated program and to provide instruction to these students. Some of these students even earned their GED during that time.
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Located in a prime seafront location in Protaras, Polyxenia Isaak Restaurant sits within an extensive garden area where the lawn reaches the fine sandy beach lapped by crytal clear waters.
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the Pernera Blue Waters where wedding ceremonies can be organised.
Located in the village of Elounda, Marilena is a traditional and family-owned Greek restaurant.
a welcoming atmosphere where guests are invited to experience great food in great surroundings.
the property, Marilena Restaurant is large and versatile to cater for your party .
Greek music and dancing can also be organised!
One of the various local tavernas we can recommend for your reception in Crete is Mylos Taverna in Gouves.
Friendly and informal, this is a charming setting to enjoy good food in good company.
you may require to tailor-make your wedding reception to suit your requirements.
and old stone houses, brims with picturesque local Cretan charm.
Part of this lovely setting is the Esperos Taverna, one of our recommendations for your wedding reception venue.
Family-run, a warm welcome is always guaranteed, not least on your wedding day!
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Why Should You Stop Using the Facebook Messenger App?
By Steve Kuhn November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
Facebook is the most popular app to exist in the social media circle, with roughly 3 billion users worldwide. With the growing popularity of Facebook over the past few years, the company also faced some privacy scandals and setbacks.
Messenger is a prominent feature of Facebook and has issues piling up every day. So should you stop using Facebook Messenger, and why?
You should stop using Facebook Messenger mainly because it lacks on its security front. Your privacy is subject to threat because the messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Other problems include unknown SMS requests, forcing to download the app, and battery and space consumption.
An app that's predominant purpose is to send messages should hold security to the highest priority, yet Facebook continues to fail in this aspect. If you want to be informed about all the problems found in Facebook Messenger and alternative apps, continue reading this article.
4 Reasons You Should Stop Using Facebook Messenger
Reason #1: Privacy Issues
Reason #2: You Can't Use Facebook for Messaging
Reason #3: Space and Battery Consumption
Reason #4: Difficulty Sharing Media
3 Alternatives To Facebook Messenger
Alternative #1: WhatsApp
Alternative #2: Viber
Alternative #3: Telegram
The standard of Facebook and Messenger has deteriorated over the years, making way for a plethora of issues that have made the app difficult to use.
Some of the main problems include the following.
Facebook has constantly been dealing with privacy issues, the main ones in their default settings. Facebook does not offer end-to-end encryption, which means servers can access users' content, messages, and links.
Without encryption, third parties that can access Facebook servers can open your private messages.
This leads to many issues as it's a fundamental security breach, even going to court due to it. Links and messages could include sensitive personal information that users do not consent to share.
The secret conversation feature is the only way to enable users to have a semblance of privacy on this app.
Facebook restricted phone users from using the Facebook app for messaging. Instead, they asked everyone to download the Messenger app.
This was annoying for many users as they had to download another app on their phone if they needed to reply to a Facebook chat. Additionally, it took a lot of storage and drained the battery as it kept running in the background.
Your device will need more than 100 MB of storage to support both Facebook and Facebook Messenger.
Moreover, it needs space for messages and media saved through the app. The app also continues to run in the background and constantly consumes battery from your device.
These issues can become a hassle, especially when other apps are available for the same function.
You can connect your SMS to Facebook Messenger on your android phone, which means Messenger will be used to send SMS messages.
This can cause users to receive a large amount of spam and unknown SMS messages, causing a hassle. And those messages will consume space in your phone unless you manually change the settings, further irking users.
The abovementioned issues can cause users to find the app unattractive and switch to a different one. While most problems are not as significant as the first one, they inconvenience users and reduce the app's worth.
In such a competitive market, apps strive to improve themselves to compete with other apps. Here are some of the alternatives to Facebook Messenger.
While it has the majority of similar features, some advantages include the fact that it's a standalone app, unlike Messenger, which requires Facebook.
You also don't need an account for WhatsApp, only your mobile number, which makes its user base more significant as it syncs up with your contacts instantly.
Most importantly, WhatsApp ensures that its messages are end-to-end encrypted.
A user's privacy is protected through this setting as no third party, not even WhatsApp, can access sensitive information that you share through the app.
WhatsApp is also owned by Meta – the same company that owns Facebook and Facebook Messenger.
Viber has over 300 million monthly users and is very user-friendly. The basic features and setup are similar to WhatsApp, offering end-to-end encryption by default, so security is prioritized.
The secret chat feature offers even more security, while audio and video calls are free worldwide. Overall, it's an excellent alternative to Facebook Messenger.
Telegram has over 700 million active users. Not only is Telegram a messaging app, but it's also used as a news platform.
You can create Telegram channels to join and get involved in the latest updates. Chats on Telegram are encrypted and cloud-based.
On Telegram, you can:
React to messages
Send stickers
Edit sent messages
Send temporary messages
Create large groups and much more!
Facebook Messenger has claimed that "Privacy is at its heart"; however, it is unable to protect our messages time and time again.
Within Facebook, new issues occur every day, showing that while it's a fully functioning app, it has lost the appeal that once made it a social media giant.
The main drawback as to why you shouldn't use Messenger is that messages are not encrypted by default, and third parties can access a user's private information with ease, causing a security breach.
Other significant issues include increased battery drainage, forced downloading, and unknown SMS requests. These issues affect the app's usability and detract from its value.
Can I edit messages that have already been sent on Facebook Messenger?
Once a message has been sent to a user, the content can no longer be edited. This feature is currently unavailable in most instant messaging apps as it can cause authenticity issues if the information in a conversation can be changed at any time. However, you can unsend the message.
Can Facebook Messenger be made child-friendly through settings?
While Facebook messenger does not have a specified child-friendly setting, the parents can control who the child talks to because they are in control of their friends on Facebook. It's called Messenger Kids. The child can only talk to friends on Facebook, so in a way, Facebook can be considered child friendly as communication with strangers is controlled.
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Queen Letizia of Spain presented Children's and Youth Literature Awards "El Barco de Vapor" and "Gran Angular" granted by the SM Foundation at Real Post Office in Madrid.
This honour is awarded since 1978 in order to promote literature among children and young people, the taste for reading and the diffusion of human, social, cultural or religious values that help to build a worthy world. They are granted annually and currently have a budget of 35,000 euros and the commitment to edit and publish the works that win the prizes of each contest.
Upon arrival, Queen was greeted by the Minister of Education, President of the SM Foundation and other dignitaries.
Her Majesty the Queen presents the "Great Angular"("El Barco de Vapor") prize to Mónica Rodríguez Suárez, for the book entitled "Biography of a body".
The prize of "The Steam Boat" ("Gran Angular") went to David Peña Toribio, for the book entitled "The invisible girl".
Once again the bringing the edgier style out, Letizia looked stunningly chic in HugoBoss "Duxida "Crepe Satin Jumpsuit. She debuted the stylish number in 2016 during 2016 World Cancer Congress held in Paris.
Tailored sleeveless jumpsuit features a Vee-neckline and a removable satin belt that accentuate the waistline.
Queen accessorized the black outfit with Petrol blue shade suede shoes and clutch from Magrit. She wore Pointed toe babouche Cristina slipper made of blue suede covered with black studs available at Magrit for $396.
Letizia was carrying Magrit's Cloe Hand bag made with a large flap made of blue suede covered with black studs, metallic blue leather, and engraved black leather on the sides with a remoavable silver chain.
Bvlgari Aquamarine Teardrop earrings that were gifted to Queen at the birth of Princess Leonor by the Italian jewelry house completed today's look.
Share your thoughts on today's look!!!


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"Crater Lake," the first story in Anita Agnihotri's collection Seventeen, begins with the sentence "…I didn't know how to get there." It's a deceptive beginning for this excellent selection of 17 stories, nearly all of which are urgently told and precise in their direction. Each story crackles with intensity and purpose, and Arunava Sinha's beautiful, award winning translation allows English readers to enjoy these stories in a way that feels authentic to their primarily Indian locations and characters. Though the stories feature bruising emotions and wonderfully complicated relationships, it is equally thrilling to simply sit back and enjoy Agnihotri's descriptions of color, weather, landscapes, cityscapes, food and drink, all of which have been shepherded beautifully and authentically from Bengali to English by Sinha.
Many of the Indian writers of short fiction best known to American audiences (though this is problematic terminology, as many of the writers labeled as Indian are and identify as Americans or Europeans and/or dual citizens) write from a more global perspective than Agnihotri. Jhumpa Lahiri, arguably the best-known writer of Indian characters in short fiction, focuses (primarily, not exclusively) on Indians living abroad or second-or-third generation Indian-Americans. Bharati Mukherjee considers herself an American writer and often writes about characters with Indian heritage or history who have moved abroad. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni sets some of her work entirely in India, however much of her short fiction is concerned with South Asian immigrants. The list goes on and on and is not to say that any author is more or less Indian than another. The point here is that Seventeen stands out because, through Agnihotri's clear, universal storytelling and Sinha's excellent translation, its stories are almost entirely Indian while still being accessible to a foreign audience.
Nearly all of the stories in Seventeen are layered beautifully to achieve maximum effect. While literary short fiction can often get bogged down by a singular focus on beautiful language or shocking, soul-sucking sadness – or both – Agnihotri doesn't allow her stories to exist simply for the sake of art. Instead, she dives directly into political, economic and social issues. She avoids making them sound like newspaper articles or court documents by populating her stories with dozens of diverse characters and allowing their relationships and hardships to reveal the issues at the heart of her stories. While the language and physical descriptions are beautiful, the characters are what move the stories forward. And though many of these stories are devastating – with plot points ranging from mass suicide to acid attacks – none of them are morbid or wallow in pain or despair.
Though there are rarely any problems with plot, language or character in any of the stories in Seventeen, the pacing of some, and subsequently the work as a whole, feels a bit off. Seventeen features 17 stories of almost equal length, and if a few of them are read in a sitting it can become easy to forget where one ends and another begins. More importantly, while the subjects of these stories are vital and the characters well formed, several of the stories end rather abruptly. While this contributes to the urgency and precision that is so attractive in the collection, it also does a disservice to some of the stories that are ruminating on complicated plots and complex characters. Some of them deserve a bit more time and attention than they have been given here.
Furthermore, while the stories in Seventeen have varied settings, characters, plots and openings, they all end rather similarly. Not in terms of plotting but rather in style. This contributes to the aforementioned abruptness problem. But it goes a bit beyond that as well, as these repeated endings of pensive reflection, while powerful, rob some of the most dynamic stories of their velocity.
Still, Anita Agnihotri's Seventeen is a splendid read. The stories in the collection are unique while still contributing to overall reflection on the complicated nature of the human spirit, particularly in the societal and financial conflicts of modern-day India. Arunava Sinha's exceptional translation allows English readers to be transported into Agnihotri's world and understand it without being deprived of the unique cultural intricacies on display. The stories in this collection remain distinctly and beautifully true to their locations and characters while still retaining a sense of universality.


Throughout our walk we diligently pray for our Father to use us. For that instance to have the Master utilize us as His earthly instruments. That moment to let our light shine on a dark world, for His glory. Well, my moment came two days before Christmas. I will never forget her face and the fear that washed over me.
Allow me to lay out the details of my Sunday. Please stay with me this is going somewhere. We live about twenty minutes away from our church. There isn't a great amount of time in between services. My children are in youth choir and I teach a Bible study, these things require us to be back earlier than regular service time. One can imagine the time it takes to eat lunch, look over a Bible lesson and just rest. There is only about a three hour window, with travel taking up a portion of it. I am certain some of y'alls Sundays are similar to mine.
As y'all know, last Sunday was when many churches had their Christmas service. Fresh off of a sermon about Jesus, on the way home my mind was shuffling around all of the things I needed to do. I could have changed my name from Kelly to Martha. It was nowhere near a Mary moment as it should have been. We live in a very rural area and often see people walking on the highway who need a ride. Safety is always in the back of our minds and we do not pick up everyone we encounter. We fully allow the Holy Spirit to discern and guide. During my Martha moment, with only five minutes left until we were home, my husband spotted a couple who were walking with a multitude of belongings. He gives me that look, the "should we turn around and go get them". Begrudgingly I agree.
As we pulled up, they were sitting at an intersection of a busy highway. My husband, suit-clad and shoes shined, jumped out to talk to them. The conversation lasted all of three minutes, they gathered their things and proceeded to get in the bed of our truck. The woman was sobbing and red-faced but still managed to glance my way and give me a wave. I mustered up my best Christian smile and waved back. I typically do not get out because my children's safety is my first priority.
Let me clarify, we are a family of five and fill our entire cab. My husband happily jumped back in to tell me the plan. In my mind, I am thinking he is about to inform me we are taking them five minutes up the road, to our local gas station. No, my friends, that is not what fell out of his mouth.
He proceeded to clue me in on "the plan". He will be taking them to a town twenty minutes away, in the complete opposite direction of where we just came from. Remember, I am in full Martha mode right now. That tidbit was a damper on my plans but it didn't end there. He also tells me that he is bringing me and the girls home, so he can take them where they need to go. This would entail them knowing where I live.
I am not naive and I can fully recognize the effects of drug usage on someone's body. Sadly, their bodies had been ravaged by substance abuse. Our community bears the scars of many a life lost to drugs. Bearing this in mind, I have fear wash over me. We had just heard in church that morning that an elderly couple had been murdered during a home invasion, the suspects were still at large. These people did not fit that description but a fearful mind can wonder.
At this point I was shaken and upset that my husband was nearing our home. We quickly ran over a couple of alternate plans but at that time, we felt that was the only option. As we pulled into the driveway, I instructed my children to quickly get out and go straight to the porch. I gathered my things and looked up at the woman as I passed. Tears had turned to laughter. The burden, for the moment, had been lifted off her shoulders. My mind eased somewhat as our conversation turned to the shoes I was wearing. A common thread among women.
During that brief exchange of words, I realized this is what it is about. The difference in her demeanor was palpable. In a mere five minutes, her tear stained face was sporting a beautiful smile. My husband willingly stepped out on faith, and without incident, was a blessing to someone. Me, not so much. A lesson was to be learned that day. When you are pressed to do something uncomfortable and frightening, will you yield? Or are you only a Christian when it is convenient and no danger is in sight? When there is no chance of getting your "Sunday best" dirty.
Loved your post Kelly. You have no idea how many times my wife has gone the extra mile and dragged me behind her. Having been in the military I like EVERYTHING to unfold as I have planned it but my wife just bolts out and invites people to supper when I've only planned for two (I do the cooking) or gives all kinds of our stuff away or gives money to beggars etc. Funny part is, she has me doing it now when she is not there. Our mates in life can be gifts depending on how we learn from them. Chaos is NOT my strong suit but my wife's motto is "there's always enough". I really think God has a sense of humor. Have a blessed day!
Just when we think we have it all planned out, God shows us who He is 🙂 Your wife must be a lovely person. I love that, "there's always enough". We can't outgive God, He always has a way of bringing it back to us. Thank-you for sharing your thoughts. Hope you have a great day in the Lord!
Beautiful lesson here. We can't be too careful these days and just have to trust Gods Spirit when we are moved and pray things don't so south on us.


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Fat Joe Recalls Passing On Eminem's Demo 6 Times
October 22, 2019 | 10:17 AM
by Kyle Eustice
Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival/Nicholas Hunt
Miami, FL – Fat Joe sat down with WEDR 99.1FM Miami for the Florida station's 99JAMZ Live event over the weekend.
During the conversation, the Terror Squad vet recalled snubbing Eminem, who was just a thirsty kid from Detroit trying to get his demo in the right hands at the time.
"Eminem out here in Miami, he gave me his demo like six different times," Joe explains in the clip. "Everywhere I went was this little white boy, and he kept giving me his demo. He was like 'listen to my music, I'm telling you I'm nice, I'm nice.' I never really … I didn't do it! Now, he's the biggest guy in the universe."
During #JAMZLive, Fat Joe tells @supacindy and @dj_entice about the time Eminem tried to give Joe his demo tape. Joe says that he never listened to it back then. Now, he reflects on passing on one of the biggest rap artists in the world. Watch the entire interview on our YouTube channel now! #JAMZLiveFatJoe #FamilyTies #WEDR #99JAMZ
A post shared by 99JAMZ (@99jamzmiami) on Oct 21, 2019 at 5:05am PDT
Of course, the rest is history. Slim Shady has sold over 230 million records sold globally, earning the title of one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Armed with 15 Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, 17 Billboard Music Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original for "Lose Yourself) and a MTV Europe Music Award for Global Icon Award, Em's legend status is undeniably set in stone.
Elsewhere in the interview, Joe admits he had a similar experience with Rick Ross. He also explains how he was the one who took Pitbull to New York City to get signed.
Watch the full clip above.


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"""tools to generate UAVSAR color theme and legends
    -- generate color themes by linear and histogram methods
    -- generate GeoServer SLD
    -- generate legends in KML
"""

import sys
import os
import argparse
import zipfile
import json
from osgeo import gdal
from osgeo import gdalconst as const
import matplotlib as mpl
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.cm as cm
import numpy as np

def imageinfo(image, info):
    """get image infor through gdal"""

    dataset = gdal.Open(image, const.GA_ReadOnly)
    if dataset is None:
        sys.exit("the open failed: " + image)

    # get band information
    band = dataset.GetRasterBand(1)
    # bApproxOk =1 default overview or subset of image is used in computing
    stat = band.ComputeStatistics(False)  # set bApproxOk=0
    band.SetStatistics(stat[0], stat[1], stat[2], stat[3])  # useless
    vmin = band.GetMinimum()
    vmax = band.GetMaximum()

    V = {}
    if info == "minmax":
        V[info] = [vmin, vmax]

    # get percentage on cumulative curve
    if info == "percentage":
        hist = band.GetDefaultHistogram(force=True)

        cnt = 0
        cumsum = 0
        sumtotal = 0
        nbucket = hist[2]
        valuelist = hist[3]
        increment = (vmax - vmin) / nbucket
        value = vmin
        cumhist = []
        # get total to normalize (below)
        sumtotal = sum(valuelist)
        for bucket in valuelist:
            cumsum += bucket
            nsum = cumsum / float(sumtotal)
            cumhist.append([cnt, value, bucket, nsum])
            cnt = cnt + 1
            value = value + increment

        lowbound = 0.002  # 0.5%
        highbound = 0.998  # 99.5%
        for i in range(nbucket):
            if cumhist[i][-1] >= lowbound:
                low_value = cumhist[i][1]
                break
        for i in range(nbucket-1, 0, -1):
            if cumhist[i][-1] <= highbound:
                high_value = cumhist[i][1]
                break

        # bound may be in the wrong side
        if high_value < 0:
            high_value = vmax * 0.9

        if low_value > 0:
            low_value = vmin * 0.9

        V[info] = [low_value, high_value]

    # close properly the dataset
    band = None
    dataset = None

    return V

def color_to_hex(rgba):
    """rgba to hex color"""
    r, g, b, a = rgba
    r = int(255*r)
    g = int(255*g)
    b = int(255*b)

    return '#%02X%02X%02X' % (r, g, b)

def plotcolorbar(legendname, colortheme, vminmax, vminmax_disp):
    """plotcolorbar"""

    # Make a figure and axes with dimensions as desired.
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(2.5, 0.6))
    ax = plt.subplot(111)
    fig.patch.set_alpha(0.85)
    fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.05, bottom=0.25, top=0.7, right=0.95)
    ax.set_title("Displacement (cm)", fontsize=9)
    cmap = plt.get_cmap(colortheme)
    norm = mpl.colors.Normalize(vmin=-1, vmax=1)
    cb = mpl.colorbar.ColorbarBase(ax, cmap=cmap,
                                norm=norm,
                                ticks=[-1, -0.5,0, 0.5,1],
                                orientation='horizontal')
    vmin,vmax = vminmax
    vmin_disp, vmax_disp = vminmax_disp
    if vmin * vmax < 0:
        tick_text = ["{:.2f}".format(vmin_disp),"{:.2f}".format(0.5*vmin_disp),0, "{:.2f}".format(0.5*vmax_disp),"{:.2f}".format(vmax_disp)]
    else:
        v_steps = (vmax_disp - vmin_disp)/4.0
        tick_text = ["{:.2f}".format(vmin_disp),"{:.2f}".format(vmin_disp + v_steps),"{:.2f}".format(vmin_disp + v_steps*2), "{:.2f}".format(vmin_disp + v_steps*3),"{:.2f}".format(vmax_disp)]
    cb.ax.set_xticklabels(tick_text, fontsize=9)
    plt.savefig(legendname + ".png", format="PNG", bbox_inches='tight',pad_inches = 0.05, aspect="auto", transparent=False)

    # close fig to release memory
    plt.close(fig)

    # generate legend KML
    kmlfile = legendname + ".kml"
    kmzfile = legendname + ".kmz"

    kmlstr = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.2">
        <ScreenOverlay>
          <name>%s</name>
          <visibility>1</visibility>
          <Icon>
            <href>%s</href>
          </Icon>
          <overlayXY x="0" y="0" xunits="fraction" yunits="fraction"/>
          <screenXY x="0" y="40" xunits="pixels" yunits="pixels"/>
          <rotationXY x="0" y="0" xunits="fraction" yunits="fraction"/>
          <size x="0" y="0" xunits="fraction" yunits="fraction"/>
        </ScreenOverlay>
    </kml>"""

    kmlstr = kmlstr % (legendname, legendname + ".png")

    # write out kml file
    with open(kmlfile, "w") as f:
        f.write(kmlstr)

    # write out kmz file
    with zipfile.ZipFile(kmzfile, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as myzip:
        myzip.write(kmlfile)
        myzip.write(legendname + ".png")
    myzip.close()

def colormapping(geotiffs, method="linear", colortheme="viridis"):
    """generate color mapping
        para: geotiff -- list of geotiffs
    """

    # single image mode
    crossflag = False
    if len(geotiffs) > 1:
        crossflag = True

    # color theme name
    if colortheme == "viridis":
        colortheme_type = "default"
    else:
        colortheme_type = colortheme

    if method == "linear":
        boundmethod = "percentage"
        alllowbounds = []
        allhighbounds = []
        for geotiff in geotiffs:
            bound = imageinfo(geotiff, boundmethod)[boundmethod]
            alllowbounds.append(bound[0])
            allhighbounds.append(bound[1])
    vmin, vmax = min(alllowbounds), max(allhighbounds)
    print(vmin, vmax)

    # need to convert vmin, vmax to real displacement
    # obs = phasesign*phase*waveln/(4.*numpy.pi)
    # wavelength in cm
    wavelength = 23.840355
    # for most data set, phase sign = -1
    phasesign = -1

    disp_1 = phasesign * wavelength * vmin / (4.0 * np.pi)
    disp_2 = phasesign * wavelength * vmax / (4.0 * np.pi)

    vmin_disp = min(disp_1, disp_2)
    vmax_disp = max(disp_1, disp_2)
    print(vmin_disp, vmax_disp)

    if crossflag:
        # write out meta data for cross image colormapping
        # shall use a class?
        crossmeta = {}
        # need to generate an unique id
        crossmeta['cross_id'] = "a8349"
        crossmeta['bound'] = [vmin, vmax]
        crossmeta['image_list'] = [os.path.basename(x) for x in geotiffs]

        crossname = "cross_" + crossmeta['cross_id']
        crossmeta['sld'] = crossname + "_" + colortheme_type
        crossmeta['legend'] = crossname + "_" + colortheme_type

        with open(crossname + ".json", "w") as outfile:
            outfile.write(json.dumps(crossmeta, sort_keys=True, indent=4))

    # color mapping
    valuestep = 20

    # negative side
    negvalues = np.linspace(vmin, 0.0, valuestep)
    posvalues = np.linspace(0.0, vmax, valuestep)

    # rgb to hex
    cmap = cm.get_cmap(colortheme)

    colorlist = []

    # reversed direction
    if phasesign == -1:
        for entry in negvalues[:-1]:
            # map it to 0.5 ~ 1 in reversed direction
            val_scaled = 0.5 + 0.5 * (abs(entry) - 0.0) / (abs(vmin) - 0.0)
            rgba = cmap(val_scaled)
            colorlist.append([entry, color_to_hex(rgba)])

        # for 0.0 to white
        # may not necessary
        rgba = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
        # 0.0 is at the middle
        rgba = cmap(0.5)
        colorlist.append([0.0, color_to_hex(rgba)])

        for entry in posvalues[1:]:
            # map it to 0.0 ~ 0.5 in reversed direction
            val_scaled = 0.5 * (vmax - entry) / (vmax - 0.0)
            rgba = cmap(val_scaled)
            colorlist.append([entry, color_to_hex(rgba)])

    if phasesign == 1:
        for entry in negvalues[:-1]:
            # map it to 0 ~ 0.5
            val_scaled = 0.5 * (entry - vmin) / (0.0 - vmin)
            rgba = cmap(val_scaled)
            colorlist.append([entry, color_to_hex(rgba)])

        # for 0.0 to white
        rgba = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
        # 0.0 is at the middle
        rgba = cmap(0.5)
        colorlist.append([0.0, color_to_hex(rgba)])

        for entry in posvalues[1:]:
            # map it to 0.5 ~ 1
            val_scaled = 0.5 + 0.5 * (entry - 0.0) / (vmax - 0.0)
            rgba = cmap(val_scaled)
            colorlist.append([entry, color_to_hex(rgba)])

    # generate GeoServer SLD
    if crossflag:
        SLDname = crossmeta['sld']
    else:
        SLDname = os.path.basename(geotiff).split(".")[0]
        SLDname += "_" + colortheme_type

    sldheader = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    <StyledLayerDescriptor version="1.0.0"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opengis.net/sld StyledLayerDescriptor.xsd"
        xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/sld"
        xmlns:ogc="http://www.opengis.net/ogc"
        xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
      <NamedLayer>
        <Name>Gradient</Name>
        <UserStyle>
          <Title>%s</Title>
          <FeatureTypeStyle>
            <Rule>
              <RasterSymbolizer>
              <ColorMap>"""

    sldfooter = """              </ColorMap>
              </RasterSymbolizer>
            </Rule>
          </FeatureTypeStyle>
        </UserStyle>
      </NamedLayer>
    </StyledLayerDescriptor>"""

    sldheader = sldheader % (SLDname)
    colormapentry = '<ColorMapEntry quantity="%s" color="%s"/>'
    with open(SLDname + ".sld", "w") as f:
        f.write(sldheader + "\n")
        for entry in colorlist:
            value, color = entry
            # <ColorMapEntry quantity="-7.1672" color="#2b83ba"/>
            colorentry = colormapentry % (str(value), color)
            f.write("\t\t" + colorentry + "\n")
        f.write(sldfooter)

    plotcolorbar(SLDname, colortheme, [vmin, vmax], [vmin_disp, vmax_disp])

def main():
    """testing"""

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    # add support input of multiple geotiffs
    parser.add_argument("geotiffs", nargs='+', help="geotiff images")
    parser.add_argument("-m", "--method", choices=["linear", "histogram"], default="linear", help="choose an color mapping method")

    args = parser.parse_args()

    colormapping(args.geotiffs, args.method)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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I've been migrating some of our slower customers away from Exchange 2003 recently, and I ran into a issue that took me 3 days to figure out. I was getting the following erorr on the 2010 Server: Couldn't find an Exchange 2010 or later public folder server with a replica for the free/busy folder: EX:/O=FIRST ORGANIZATION/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP despite successfully running the AddReplicaToPFRecursive.ps1 on the \NON_IPM_SUBTREE\ Top Public Folder. On the 2003 server, all folders, including the Free/Busy folders displayed two replicas, one for 2003 and one for 2010.
I eventually moved all replicas from the 2003 server and removed the PF database hoping that it would force any replicas that remained and perhaps weren't being displayed properly over to the 2010 server, and I was prompted to do just that, but still I continued to receive the error stated above.
This entry was posted in Exchange 2003, Exchange 2010, Microsoft on April 16, 2015 by SeanLaBrie.
Exchange 2010 delivering error message "POP3 ERR Command is not valid in this state" when older pop clients attempt to connect.
We ran into an issue today where an older application that we use couldn't log into our new exchange server when trying to pop mail. (why are we trying to pop when we have Exchange? that's another story for another day). The Error we kept getting was "ERR Command is not valid in this state". It's a pretty simple fix, we just need to enable plain text login for this older application.
That's it. Give the application another go and you should be able to start POPing mail.
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I stumbled upon this script earlier today, it was posted on msunified.net. This is script is great! a one stop shop for setting all of the necessary URLs needed for both internal and external access.
$urlpath = Read-Host "Type Internal Client Access FQDN starting with http:// or https://"
$urlpath2 = Read-Host "Type External Client Access FQDN starting with http:// or https://"
Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory -Identity * -ExternalUrl "$urlpath/Microsoft-Server-ActiveSync"
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BREAKING: Ayu worked for, supported emergence of Atiku, says Wike
Ahmed Adebowale 23 September 2022
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, opened up on events that led to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Presidential candidate during the PDP primaries.
MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that Wike, who lost the presidential ticket to Atiku in the May primaries, has so far refused to be swayed by entreaties to work with Ayu.
He said if not for the love he and others in his camp had for the main opposition party, they could have prevented the PDP convention from holding.
Wike, who revealed this in an ongoing media parley, alleged that the PDP's National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, played a vital role that was detrimental to other aspirants in the emergence of Atiku as PDP flagbearer.
The governor alleged that Ayu called several presidential aspirants to step down for the former vice president during the convention.
"He was calling aspirants to withdraw for Atiku. I was there, Saraki and others were there.
"He manipulated the delegates. There was nothing Ayu did not do to ensure Wike didn't emerge," Wike said.
The governor added, "Meetings upon meetings were going. Pressures were being mounted on people to step down.
"Even on the night of the convention meetings were going on. That is why we started our convention late.
"Some of the retired generals were involved. Some of the meetings were held in their houses. There is nothing they didn't do for me to step down.
"Those who know me, know that I would have stopped the convention, even if heaven falls."
MOUTHPIECE NGR reports Wike camp announced their plan not to participate in the campaign council which was scheduled for inauguration next Wednesday after a meeting at Wike's private residence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Wednesday morning.
Reacting to the withdrawal from his campaign council on Wednesday, Atiku in a statement he personally signed reiterated his decision not to interfere in the demands for Ayu's removal.
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Edna Shepherd, 70, of Lancaster, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at her home.She is survived by her loving husband, Clayton. Edna was born on April 20, 1948 in Dayton Ohio to the late Edgar Richard Greene and Mildred Thacker.
Also surviving is a son Dwayne Shepherd(Pam) of Lancaster; a brother, Walter Greene(Sue) of Nicholasville; a sister, Hallie Lamb(Darrell) of Lancaster; a grandchild, Meghan Shepherd; three nieces, Kimberlee Greene Alvarez, Krystal Long, Kelly Miller, and two nephews, Daniel Lamb and Dustin Lamb.
Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Spurlin Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. T.J. Godby officiating.
Visitation will be 5-8 PM Tuesday.
Burial in Manse Cemetery in Paint Lick, KY.
Pallbearers are Marcus Shepherd, Bill Hurt, Phillip Carrier, Chad Fenwick, Ernie Day, and Scotty Shepherd.


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Q: Passing URL parameters back to main page from subpages using Ajax/JQuery/C#? Page1.aspx has a span element "class1" which fires an Ajax request for a ".click" event, this is processed by Page2.aspx. Page2.aspx renders another span element with "class2". Clicking on "class2" fires another Ajax request defined on Page3.aspx.
The question is, how do I get Page1.aspx to pick up on the anotherid parameter, so I can process it?? All results are rendered back to #results.
Am I even doing this right in the first place???
Page1.aspx (HTML):

Click

Page2.aspx (Code Behind):
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  string id = Request.QueryString["id"];
  Response.Write("" + id + "");
}

Page2.aspx (HTML):

Page3.aspx (Code Behind):
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  string tags = Request.QueryString["anotherid"];
  //do something with anotherid.
}

A: See this code:
     $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "PageX.aspx?anotherid=" + $(this).attr("id"),
        success: function (data) {
          $('#results').html(data.text());
        }
      });

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Painted movie posters rules, particularly when they take gonzo creative liberties with the films' plots, as Ghanaian and Thai posters sometimes do.
But in each of these hand-painted Russian posters, something is fantastically askew. Maybe it's Shrek screaming silently at passers-by or Heath Ledger's Joker looking like he's extremely bored. Here are a dozen posters where everything looks terribly off.
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Best GTA 5 Easter Eggs: UFOs, Bigfoot, Playboy Mansion, and more!
Published on November 1, 2013, by Steve Jenkins - Posted in Game Help 16
Invasion: Los Santos Easter Egg
Take the Vinewood tour bus on the Walk of Fame (there's a small fee) to enjoy a tour of the area. As you pass City Hall, you'll hear it was the filming location for Invasion: Los Santos, which sure sounds a lot like Battle: Los Angeles.
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16 Comments on "Best GTA 5 Easter Eggs: UFOs, Bigfoot, Playboy Mansion, and more!"
maddan November 1, 2013 at 6:25 pm - Reply
too cool not cheating just smart gameplay from the folks at cheatcodes.com ..thanks catsu2026smile
Tony Bulman November 1, 2013 at 8:15 pm - Reply
wow they really love the self history references and the supernatural stuff. there is a ton of it. great game
Frans Beuvink November 1, 2013 at 9:02 pm - Reply
Inappropriaten for some ages and for people with real guns……
Safraz Harry November 2, 2013 at 9:08 am - Reply
this is an awesome game better graphics better mission and easier controlnNOT for young viewers though
Johnna Rhodus November 2, 2013 at 7:54 pm - Reply
I love the Easter Eggs, it makes playing the game more fun!
Jason Crossley November 2, 2013 at 11:55 pm - Reply
I love searching for the Easter Eggs, and there are plenty to find.
Talha November 3, 2013 at 8:51 am - Reply
I wish had an xbox one…
i wish i had an xbox one…
Charles Mohler November 19, 2013 at 10:15 pm - Reply
Easter eggs are always a great thing to stumble upon. They add this sort of excitement among gamers. You are running and gunning trying to avoid cops and find a frozen alien, that is not something you would expect to find and get to show to your friends while they act like you are just making things up only to find that you are being honest.nnnI think that finding them on the internet without randomly running into them yourself kind of loses it's wow factor but it's still fun to go find them for yourself in case you have missed out on them. I for one miss out on a lot of them as I am so wrapped up in playing the game without wondering around too much and just getting through the main story as the story is what I play for. =D
Alex January 17, 2014 at 2:42 am - Reply
It's 2,21 Gw, Not 1,21…
Hayden Calkins February 27, 2014 at 6:47 pm - Reply
The ghost is scary!! I Craped my pants I thought it was fake.i see the sea monster and UFO all the time.n
Do you have gta v for Xbox 360 or ps3?
Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I saw the alien in the frozen river! OMG!n
I'm with you Jason.
Joseph March 11, 2014 at 12:08 pm - Reply
Preston April 20, 2014 at 11:24 am - Reply
If you go to Paleto forest and go to the part near the ocean a dog will walk right into the water and kill its self
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1966 est la neuvième saison de la Ligue canadienne de football et la  depuis la fondation de la Canadian Rugby Football Union en 1884.

Événements
Plusieurs changements aux règlements du jeu sont apportés. En particulier, le blocage illimité sur les jeux de course est permis, et la forme des poteaux de buts est modifiée ; ils passent de la forme en « H » à celle comportant un seul pied courbé de façon que sa base soit 3 verges derrière la ligne des buts. Les barres verticales et la barre horizontale sont toujours au-dessus de la ligne des buts.

La curatelle de la coupe Grey est cédée à la LCF par la Canadian Rugby Union.

Classements

Séries éliminatoires

Demi-finale de la Conférence de l'Ouest
  : Eskimos d'Edmonton 8 - Blue Bombers de Winnipeg 16

Finale de la Conférence de l'Ouest
  : Blue Bombers de Winnipeg 7 - Roughriders de la Saskatchewan 14
  : Roughriders de la Saskatchewan 21 - Blue Bombers de Winnipeg 19

La Saskatchewan gagne la série au meilleur de trois matchs 2 à 0 et passe au match de la coupe Grey.

Demi-finale de la Conférence de l'Est
  : Alouettes de Montréal 14 - Tiger-Cats de Hamilton 24

Finale de la Conférence de l'Est
  : Rough Riders d'Ottawa 30 - Tiger-Cats de Hamilton 1
  : Tiger-Cats de Hamilton 16 - Rough Riders d'Ottawa 42

Ottawa remporte la série 72 à 17 et passe au match de la coupe Grey.

coupe Grey

  : Les Roughriders de la Saskatchewan gagnent 29-14 contre les Rough Riders d'Ottawa au stade de l'Empire à Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique).

Notes et références

Saison de la Ligue canadienne de football
Sport au Canada en 1966

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Are you thinking yourself into depression?
Jayme Albin, Ph. D – Psychologist and Expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, offering therapy New York NY discusses rumination techniques and Cognitive Therapy.
Often times people will over think themselves into maintaining or causing a state of depression. This is because when we feel feel sad or worried our brain wants to explore the "why" and as a result we keep asking ourselves negative, useless questions.
These questions are known in Cognitive Therapy to psychologists as "mental rumination". Rumination is when you mentally and visually relive a negative situation over and over again without having the ability to control the automatic thoughts. Rumination is different than actual problem solving.
Problem solving involves assessment, acquisition of knowledge, decision and action where in rumination you just think!
When you ruminate you tell yourself you are helping the problem by over analyzing and discussing the situation but in reality rumination usually promotes lack of decision making and action taking. Many studies show that ruminating often leads to more harm than good especially when it comes to negative mood and onset of depression, anger and anxiety.
Other behaviors that accompany and contribute to ruminating include obsessing, checking, seeking reassurance, procrastination, and avoidance.
How do I know if I am Ruminating or still in the assessment phase of problem solving? As a general cognitive behavioral therapy rule ask yourself "By thinking about this situation is there any new information to be gained?" If the answer is yes then allot a reasonable amount of time to assessing the problem and gathering the necessary information. Determine when you will make a decision and when you will carry out the action phase. This will ensure you are actually problem solving .
Why does rumination and over active thinking occur?
Neurologically we are drawn to the mental habit of ruminating and obsessing because the brain is flooded with stress hormones that automatically alert your brain to focus on threats and identify problems. When you are depressed quite often these negative threats are yourself and when you are worried you identify everything in your life as more threatening than reality.
How does CBT help with these over active thoughts ? As a psychologist I make a distinction between the content of your thinking and it's purpose- we not only examine and challenge the content but sometimes it is necessary to work on recognizing that some thinking only has a negative purpose so the goal of the Cognitive therapy exercise is to calm the brain and the psychotherapy is about learning to accept that it's okay not to think at times. Otherwise, by keeping the rumination going you don't allow yourself to heal, which inevitable impedes problem solving and the healthy acceptance needed to move forward .
1. Practice healthy meditations. Learn and develop the ability to think about nothing except your breath. Rely on this method to shut off your thinking mind when you start to ruminate. Begin practicing when you are not ruminating to develop the skill.
3. Use the 2 minute rule to help break the pattern. Set a 2 minute timer at the beginning of the situation, if you catch yourself ruminating when the timer goes off force yourself to think only about your breathing.


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What are the current risks of COVID-19 and what's next? Ontario science table leader responds – .
We've heard the names – Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma – all of the worrying variants when it comes to COVID.
And just a few days ago, a new variant surfaced in South Africa – B.1.1.529, now called Omicron by the WHO – which is even more transmissible than Delta, which has already crushed its competitors and is become dominant in Canada and the rest of the world.
Delta's transmissibility doubled cases in one week in one part of Ontario after provincial restrictions were lifted.
Now cases are increasing in Toronto as well and there is cause for concern.
"In Delta's presence, for those who are not yet fully vaccinated, there is no escape," said Dr. Peter Juni, epidemiologist and scientific director of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table. A variant case causes an average of seven other infections in the unvaccinated, if no public health measures are taken.
"Either you are immunized by vaccination. It's the easy way out, "Juni said. "Or by infection. This is the risky route.
Juni says at least 95% of the population would need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity because of Delta's "impressive" reproduction numbers opposed to vaccines that protect 85%.
There is no evidence yet to suggest that the newly discovered Omicron variant is in Canada.
What is known so far is that Omicron has outperformed Delta faster than Delta has outperformed Alpha, Juni says.
And the new variant probably has an advantage on two fronts – it is more transmissible than Delta and more easily evades the immune system, even in people who have been vaccinated or who have contracted COVID.
On Friday, the federal government said foreigners who visited seven southern African countries – South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and Namibia – in the past 14 days would be banned from entering the Canada.
And Canadian citizens and permanent residents, or others with the right to enter Canada, who have visited these countries should be tested on arrival and quarantined until they receive a result of negative test.
We chat with Juni about groundbreaking cases, declining immunity, and how to protect each other while on vacation. Answers have been edited for clarity and length.
Do we know what is causing the current increase in COVID cases? Are these unvaccinated people, breakthrough cases, the transmissibility of the Delta variant, or a combination of all three?
It is a combination of the three. Over 85% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated. Even though the vaccine reduces your risk of getting infected about six times, you will still see a lot of breakthrough cases in those vaccinated. It shouldn't confuse people, breakthroughs are absolutely normal. Currently, about half of infections come from the 85 percent who are fully vaccinated and the other half from the 15 percent who are not vaccinated. If 100 percent of the entire population were vaccinated, you would only see cases in the vaccinated. But that wouldn't mean the vaccine isn't working.
Unvaccinated people continue to be about six times more likely to be infected in the province right now. And they continue to be about 20 times more likely to end up in hospital and 25 times more likely to end up in intensive care.
Why do cases of rupture occur?
Delta is highly transmissible and partially evades the immune system because our vaccines introduce a spike protein through the mRNA sequence in the body which is always like that of the wild type coronavirus. Additionally, current vaccines are intramuscular, so the type of antibodies we generate – IgG antibodies – work systemically, preventing hospitalization, ICU admission and death, but sometimes allowing the virus to enter. in the body and cause milder infections in cases of breakthrough. If we had a nasal spray for vaccination, we would generate IgA antibodies, which protect the lining of the upper respiratory tract, and we might be better protected against infections. Nasal sprays for vaccination are under discussion right now, so they are still in a few years.
Do we know how much our immunity decreases?
In Ontario, the extent of vaccine protection has declined a bit, from around 85 to 87 percent initially to around 80 to 82 percent, according to our dashboard. But it's not just because of the decline (of immunity). Thanks to vaccination certificates, it is also because vaccinated people are now more free to expose themselves. They can go to restaurants and eat in a crowded dining room, while unvaccinated people cannot. Thus, we believe that the revolutionary cases that are occurring now may be due to a combination of exposure as well as a slight decrease in immunity.
Why do we need a third dose?
Vaccines provide excellent protection against serious illness, but immunity will wane a bit over time. Therefore, a third dose will start to be important first in older groups and more vulnerable people who are already eligible for the vaccine. And if we think about the continued control of the pandemic, younger age groups will also need to receive a third injection. We don't yet know where the sweet spot is, what type of age we want to use. But the injections will not only better protect everyone against hospital and intensive care admissions and deaths, but also provide neutralizing immunity against infections. This means that you have such high antibody levels that even if the virus enters the body, it is immediately captured and neutralized by the IgG antibodies in the immune system.
In the presence of this new variant of Omicron, anyone who can receive a third dose should receive one immediately because each further improvement in the immune response will be even more important for Omicron than for Delta.
Will the third dose stop the breakthrough cases?
The third dose will do everything, including a reduction in breakthrough cases, as we can see from Israel, when it comes to Delta. (Note: A fourth wave in Israel, which led to a sharp rise in infections among those vaccinated last fall, was brought under control with third doses and public health measures.) But Keep in mind that Israel had a three to four week interval between the first and second dose whereas we had on average much longer intervals which is to our advantage. Longer intervals between doses may mean that the immune system matures a bit more and the immune response after the second is more pronounced.
Why should we make specific Delta or Omicron vaccines when we have had so many variants? Is it because we can make mRNA vaccines quickly, or is it because we think Delta or Omicron will be around for a long time?
I figured Delta would be around for a long time unless he got picked up by another variant that has more mutations and makes him even more easily transmissible, which seemed pretty difficult to achieve until two days ago. Basically, if you have a breeding number of seven, like Delta, you're pretty good as a virus. But now Omicron has managed to outperform Delta – it's real-time evolution.
Now we will have to see what types of vaccines will be developed in the longer term using mRNA technology from Pfizer and Moderna to achieve better protection against Delta, against Omicron and against future versions of these two worrying variants with even more mutations. For now, we'll stick with existing mRNA vaccines, which offer excellent protection after two doses, and even more protection after three doses.
We see the cases increasing since the reopening. What do you think of these inconsistent masking policies, where we are forced to wear masks while shopping but not when sitting side by side in a crowded cinema watching a movie?
I think this is a real problem. People use eating and drinking in places other than meals as a reason not to wear their masks. This is fundamentally wrong. So what we would need to basically realize is that the staff at sports arenas, cinemas, et cetera, do the same as flight attendants. Talking to people say sorry, you only take your mask off quickly when you are drinking or eating and then you have to put it back on. It could make all the difference.
What would you say to people with the holidays coming? Should we be singing in church, shopping in crowded stores, having holiday parties indoors?
Look at Europe and look at the mess they have. When you see that, you notice that with the temperatures dropping, people moving indoors, we all tend to have more problems than before. This is one of the reasons we are starting to see the number of cases increase. The transmission of this virus is airborne, so it likes people to be in crowded spaces that are not so well ventilated. So what's important is that everyone should help control this pandemic by decreasing their contacts a bit. Ask yourself: do I really need to go to the five dinners I have been invited to? And do I really want to go to that crowded restaurant or could I just go somewhere that is really well ventilated and less crowded? And do I really need to see all of my friends or can I narrow my circle of friends that I have close contact with to maybe 10? But not 50 or 100. And singing in church is not really a good idea. Everything helps.
What about travel outside of Canada?
I think the risks associated with travel are not that different nationally and internationally, unless you go to places that have significantly higher numbers than us, which for Ontarians right now is essentially the rest of the northern hemisphere. We look extremely good compared to almost everyone in the world. Being fully vaccinated and having at least one negative PCR test or rapid antigen test for people coming to Canada means a powerful reduction in the risk of introducing infections and new variants into the country.
The new Omicron variant, however, means additional requirements will be needed for travelers from high-risk countries, which are currently South Africa and neighboring countries and possibly soon the entire continent. We may need to add additional testing, five or seven days after arrival, as well as quarantine requirements.
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Dietrich Arntz, Norbert Wiegand, "Method for the production of 1,3-propandiol." U.S. Patent US5171898, issued May, 1991.
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as primary alcohols. These are compounds comprising the primary alcohol functional group, with the general structure RCOH (R=alkyl, aryl).