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Walmart Opens Four Additional COVID-19 Testing Locations in Dallas County
DALLAS – Walmart has opened four additional COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites in Walmart parking lots in Dallas County:
15757 Coit Rd., Dallas, TX 75248
951 W. Belt Line Rd., DeSoto, TX 75115
5302 N Garland Ave., Garland, TX 75040
2501 Lakeview Pkwy., Rowlett, TX 75088
The sites are supported by Walmart, eTrueNorth and state and local officials to test anyone who meets CDC and state and local guidelines on who should be tested, including first responders, health care providers and others with symptoms of COVID-19 and those in high-risk groups without symptoms. Those interested in being tested need to visit www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com to see if eligible for testing and to make an appointment.
"We're pleased to partner with Walmart on this important testing for our community. Testing is critical so that we're not flying blind as we do everything that we can to keep you safe during a time when our economy is reopening," said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.
"Walmart is part of the community, and we are proud to help support the expansion of COVID-19 testing in Dallas during this unprecedented time," said Laurie Smalling Letts, Walmart Public
Affairs Director for Texas. "We are grateful to our associates who keep our stores running, our pharmacists who support these testing sites, and to eTrueNorth and local officials as we work together to open the site and help our community."
Details on the COVID-19 testing site:
The sites are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays weekly 7 am to 9 am, weather permitting. Appointments must be made through eTrueNorth's online portal at www.DoINeedaCOVID19test.com, which will screen individuals to ensure they meet CDC eligibility for testing.
For questions regarding testing, call 800-635-8611.
Those being tested will need to wear a mask or cloth covering and stay in their cars for verification of eligibility criteria, ID check and self-administered test. For the safety of all those on-site, the test site is not available to those who walk up.
The site will use a self-administered nasal swab test that will allow those being tested to swab their own nose onsite while in their vehicles, observed by a trained medical volunteer to ensure the sample is taken correctly, and then dropped in the sealed sample into a container on their way out of the drive-thru site.
eTrueNorth will handle processing test samples and communicating results to those tested and applicable Departments of Health.
The site will be staffed by Walmart healthcare professionals
Please note, testing is not available inside Walmart stores.
While individuals who are tested are awaiting results, please follow CDC guidelines and take steps to help prevent the virus from spreading to people in your home and community.
For everyone's safety and for the privacy of those being tested, media should not attempt to enter the testing site and stay in the designated media area.


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Q: Is possible find a homeomorphism between $\mathbb{R}^n\backslash\{0\}$ and $\mathbb{R}^n$? Is possible find a homeomorphism between $\mathbb{R}^n\backslash\{0\}$ and $\mathbb{R}^n$? If is possible, I think we can make $f: \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^n\backslash\{0\}$ with $f(0)$ out of radius $n$ for every $n$ natural number, and consider $f(x) = ||x||^{-1} x$, so that when $x$ is close to zero, $f(x)$ is large. Any better suggestions?

A: No. They are not homeomorphic. For each compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb R^n$, there is a compact $K^\ast$ such that $K\subset K^\ast$ and that $\mathbb R^n\setminus K^\ast$ is connected (take a closed ball large enough). This does not take place in $\mathbb R^n\setminus\{0\}$; just consider $S^{n-1}$.

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This is only consistent, if the immutable bit is regarded as a permission, just as the well known rwx flags. If the immutable bit is regarded as a file property, then it is not consistent. Maybe one should look at the use cases for this bit. They should be a bit special, as most use cases should be fine with chown root and chmod go-w.
I would rather think that immutable and append only are not file permissions and therefore it might be sensible to treat them differently.
I thought it mounted them in /run/$USER/ these days for all mounts?
And, I rather like that behavior of Gnome these days, it means I can do basic exploration in the GUI, and if I want to muck around with my command line tools or services that don't speak that layer, I can just access them as normal filesystems.
Ideally you'd want to be able to do "set immutable then close" to avoid race conditions, hence being able to set the immutable flag on an open file seems reasonable. Maybe some kind of "apply on close" behaviour?
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Truncating the file already does this, and it doesn't need any special permissions.
1a. Root sets the permission bits on file A to a-w so that no new file opens can happen unless read-only.
So first of all, I don't think a slash on the destination ever matters.
I do remember being surprised by this when I first used rsync, but the man page is fairly clear about it; I'm curious to hear if what behaviour you might find less surprising, while retaining the ability to copy either a directory or its contents (without using shell wildcards or the like)?
Searching lead me to one interesting use case - marking mount point directories immutable to prevent accidental creation of files when the filesystem isn't mounted there. It seems a bit niche though.
This is clearly an arms race, where each action and countermeasure makes the web a little slower, a little more complex, and a little more fragile for both sides.
new world of Chinese/Uber/AirBnB-style Social Credit Systems.
Credit Systems in action. Well done, with high production values.
Jai's celebratory social media post affects her access to vital medication.
Her attempts to circumvent the system leads to even more dire consequences.
A smart city tracks and analyzes a woman walking through the city.
they drawing an accurate picture of the woman?
she tries to fool the system, but a new device upgrade means trouble.
data and notify those affected.
the site began importing contacts without asking for permission.
apparently intended to smooth the workflow for signing up for a new account.
officials believe, and they expect that figure to grow.
found an unlikely obstacle for the government—the victims themselves."
content? Because the PRC marketplace is "too big" to ignore.
inured to theft and breach, exhausted by defense against the inevitable.
expenses are considered leakage. (See the movie classic "Casino.").
Business continuity is the objective.
procurement scales against certain suppliers.
favorable outcome for dependent end-users and businesses?
least as vigorously engaged or as visibly compared to the #2 global economy.
that the problem was actually much worse.
that full email messages were affected.
02:27 Man Bites Dog Dept: MSFT supports human rights!!
Microsoft: "Please God, make me good, but not just yet".
President Brad Smith said on Tuesday.
has been trained on mostly white and male pictures.
through the uneven impact, "we said this technology is not your answer."
would have suppressed freedom of assembly there.
limited and that it would improve safety inside the unnamed institution.
take other steps that might prove impossible to reverse.
use it, while stopping short of ruling out sales to police.
in a "race to the bottom."
new tools without weighing their impact.
technology," said Bachelet, a former president of Chile.
putting all the traffic of every domain in multiple countries at risk.
sent to those victim organizations.
Samsung's Galaxy Fold is already breaking.
because a protective film was removed.
But CNBC's unit is also broken and we did not remove the film.
operates that way. Surprise, the hinge is a likely failure point.
failure modes. And they can't fly under the radar anymore,' Domingos said.
'It's not just whack-a-mole. It's a losing game.'"
02:27 "Fallible machines, fallible humans"
dependency on human engagement to monitor activity.
science fiction is real. They must be disabused of this fallacy.
which it's operation? That's a complex thing."
operator reaction to them, are essential to ensure a safe outcome.
are cracked and lack proper reinforcement.
Dulles station as a "workmanship problem."
"QC is working" to detect workmanship problems.
the Soviet satellite warning system had indeed malfunctioned."
plane did manage to take off, it then returned to JFK 28 minutes later.
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Doesn't this all fall apart on DAX (Direct Memory Access)? I think messing with access controls on open file descriptors is in general problematic, I'd like to hear about use cases.
These start to come up when you talk about regulatory compliance, and guarantees like these are just the sort of thing one is occasionally asked to make.
I could easily construct a high-confidence system that relied on the audit framework to tell me when someone is playing with the immutable bit without the overhead of logging on every write attempt to the file in question, for example. Then, I can rely on the immutable bit (with some restrictions) as I make an assertion that a file does not, shall not change.
I can see use cases in antivirus frameworks, configuration management frameworks, logging and auditing frameworks, and so on. Effectively, any system where demonstrable, positive control over a system accessible to untrusted individuals.
It's not a magic bullet, but a useful armor layer.
Good point � I would have expected the immutable bit to be permanent, if it were to be useful in practice. (To turn it off you would have to copy the contents to a new file with a new inode number.) Maybe given that only root can turn it off, it still provides some useful property in a system where normal operation is all non-root?
This is documented behaviour and entirely consistent with the way all file permissions work: Access checks are done on open. Could we perhaps patch the guy who apprently didn't know this instead?
1. User's program P opens file A for write.
2. Root checks for open descriptors on A, terminates User's process.
3. The parent process of P notes abnormal termination, re-launches P, which re-opens A.
4. Root sets immutable bit on A, but... too late, the file isn't immutable for User.
Or, just take the system down to single-user, to make sure *nobody* has access except Root; set the immutable bit(s) in question; then return to multi-user.
The current implementation of immutable (and append-only) files forces a sysadmin to choose between guaranteed behavior and uptime, a choice that the sysadmin's boss might not (will not) understand.
Why didn't you just try it? It's not like this requires a complex setup.
Yes, a trailing slash "src/" in the rsync source means "src/*". It's not the most intuitive syntax but it's a useful feature.
That wasn't the point though, the point was: run the same "cp -r" command twice and it can give different results the second time on Linux. Run the same command on macOS and it can behave differently again. None of that craziness with rsync.
And I don't see anything wrong with stripping the tracking. I'd even go so far as to strip it in a proxy if I have to. Making it non optional is shady af. Encrypting it is worse. I just don't even. I'll be Paying more attention to sites now to see if they are doing anything like that and reconsider my use of such sites. Googles crazy links were obnoxious enough but I've been too lazy to bother with them... Anything that hopes further may just get me to act.
There are countless Android apps that make use of speech recognition � why not follow suit and add this feature to your own app?
T-Mobile has officially launched its Money checking account for all US T-Mobile customers, following its soft launch back in November 2018. Some of what T-Mobile offers exclusively to its customers is noteworthy, especially if you're serious about gaining interest on your cash. On balances up to $3,000, you'll accrue an attractive 4 percent APY (annual percentage yield), so long as you're depositing at least $200 into the T-Mobile Money account each month. That kind of perk is usually reserved for savings accounts, and T-Mobile's competitive 4 percent rate could help your money grow more quickly than some. There's also no minimum balance requirement for a Money account and no fee to keep it open.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold doesn't release until April 26th, but if you've been eagerly awaiting a glimpse under the hood, a pre-production version of the folding phone has already been disassembled and laid out piece by piece in photos. These were originally hosted on microblogging site Weibo, though the originals have since been removed.
Something that shouldn't be much of a surprise: it takes a lot of parts to build a foldable phone. They're all arranged in a manner that looks quite difficult to repair, though that likely comes down to the Fold being a first-generation product, which you might not guess when you're holding the Fold's sleek exterior.
We've been following Russia's YotaPhone since 2012, but it seems like the saga of the power-sipping E Ink-backed dual-screen handset has come to an end. Yota Devices is bankrupt, reports Cnews.ru and Liliputing, pointing to a liquidation notice published in the Cayman Islands Gazette (PDF).
There's a new diversity of species.
10:45 Why have so many physicists shrugged off the paradoxes of quantum mechanics?
10:45 Ask HN: How do I improve our data infrastructure?
As the article says, the fs-specific changes are not for the file descriptor case, but rather the memory mapped file case.
Like k8to above, moving files with scp is built into my muscle memory.
As long as "scp file.tgz user@host:" continues to work, I really don't care one bit if it's handled by the scp, sftp, or some other secure protocol under the covers.
For version 9, keep the same exact scp command line syntax and make the underlying protocol sftp by default. Add a command line option to explicitly request the scp protocol for anyone who really must have it. I would bet most people don't care how the bits travel the wire.
It comes back to the two meanings of �read-only' which are often confused. There is read-only in the negative sense: you are not allowed to write to this file. That is provided by the permission bits. But there is also a positive contract sense of �read-only': the file will not change, now or in the future, because neither you nor anyone else can change it. So while it's conceptually okay to tighten permissions for new open() calls and yet have existing file handles keep the access that was originally granted, it's not okay to break a promise that the file would be forever immutable � code relies on that property being honoured.
You may be right that in practice it makes little difference. Immutable files are a specialized feature. But if you're going to have them at all, surely they should be implemented properly. A guarantee of immutability isn't worth much unless it holds all of the time.
Can't we clear PROT_WRITE from user pages with in-flight disk writes? rmap would let us find all the PTEs that point to such a page.
That is done now, but the mappings in question aren't affected by it. Devices don't care about protections in page-table entries.
Reproducible builds are a great thing, but they're not the first step I'd take.
If RubyGems switched to a model where you gave it the VCS tag, and then it used that to build the distributed artifacts itself, then that would already get the main guarantee, without any reproducible builds infrastructure. This is strictly simpler than your proposal, since you also require that RubyGems build the artifacts itself.
> But there is also a positive contract sense of �read-only': the file will not change, now or in the future, because neither you nor anyone else can change it.
Unless you, of course, turn off the immutable bit.
I'm quite honestly having trouble finding it hard to understand the use case where the immutable files provide any sort of useful guarantee.
You can transfer your muscle memory "as is" to rsync which has the same basic syntax; then start enjoying the additional features.
I don't remember the last time I used "cp" to perform a recursive copy... locally.
With signals at least most of the problems are related to inconvenient aspects of reality (i.e., signals can arrive at any moment, and the kernel can't allocate unbounded amounts of memory for a signal queue). For the core signal use cases like SIGSEGV or SIGTERM, I don't think there's a lot of room for improvement. There are also too many APIs that use signals when it's really not appropriate, but that's not the signal API's fault.
For process management, all the terrible problems that make the APIs impossible to use safely are totally self-inflicted. And probably the worst of those is the choice to use signals!
But fundamentally this is an obvious, common problem that simply can't be solved on popular Unixes.
... does something different the second time on Linux (not on macOS).
Running the same rsync command twice never does something different the second time, that's crazy.
Don't live in an area where Good Lock is supported? Now you have an unofficial workaround.
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00:21 Should Vendors Start Adding Physical On/Off Switches To Devices That Can Spy On Us?
22:45 Ask HN: One-person SaaS apps that are profitable?
Export control (ITAR and friends) are, I think, not what is being discussed here. This is rather about the embargoes about specific nation states being a thing. ITAR and such are more about all non-US persons. I'm sure other countries have similar classifications of information.
> Why not just panic if a page's refcount < -1?
It's generally considered unfriendly to panic ... we tend to prefer BUG_ON() which just kills the task.
> can anyone suggest when it would be useful to have 2^32 or more references to a page?
I don't think it's ever useful to have 2^32 actual references to a page. The four ranges are really there to help the system behave well in the presence of an attack.
Matthew Wilcox. I've been using 'willy' as my online nickname since about 1994.
"Setting 'a' and 'i' attributes will not affect the ability to write to already existing file descriptors."
Some other attributes are also noted to not be implemented yet.
Also, even for chmod(2) isn't it filesystem-dependent what happens to already open file descriptors if a file is made read-only for eg? The manpage notes that NFS may apply that permission immediately to open files, and presumably local filesystems wouldn't.
In practice, though, it seems entirely possible that nobody actually depends on this obscure behavior, so Wong's patch set will fail to destroy everything as advertised.
Postulate that the process writing through mmap() knows nothing of the immutable bit, and does not own the file in question. Then the patch is taking an entirely legal pointer dereference and turning it into a segfault. A segfault caused not only by a different process, but by a different user (who cannot call kill(pid, SIGBUS) directly). Maybe that's improbable, but I find it rather frightening all the same.
Given how frequent writes are and how infrequent setting the immutable bit on a file is, is there no way to tie in some machinery to the bit setting process to close open file handles to the file and/or mmaps? A check on every write seems like to would impact a broader range of users than something tied to setting immutable bit.
Immutable can only be set with by root or something with CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE (which normal users typically do not have). So typically the only other user able to cause this is root.
Or better still, setting the file immutable will fail if there are open write file handles or writable memory mappings for it. It's a matter of policy whether the user chooses to break these existing open handles, or to wait for them to be closed before safely setting the immutable bit.
It can't make the kernel reuse the original child's PID, as it will hang around as zombie process until the creator executes any of the wait* functions.
It could exit in the grandchild, which would cause the grandchild to be reaped by init, but won't have any effect on the child's PID.
I like it, even simpler. I can close file, or kill process with file open if needed myself in this approach and keeps code even simpler it would seem, no write check on every write, no hooking into file systems / memory allocation.
This seems to be a proliferation of the current PEP trend of adding complex functionality for edge cases. I would almost argue that many of these newer PEPs are the Python equivalent of giving a TEDx talk or presenting at another well known conference: there seems to be a stronger desire to have it as a bullet point on their resume than a desire to leave a meaningful, lasting impact.
Refusing to do certain filesystem operations (e.g. renaming, deletion) if the file is open is one of the most annoying things Windows does.
Please avoid this on Linux wherever possible.
It's actually both ITAR and embargos. While I'm a US person, my employer is headquartered elsewhere, and has three different countries which are used as the export source. We have a good handle on our software, but have to pay attention to what might be in a base container, or be added from some site. There's a lot of commonality with FOSS license term compliance, but not completely the same.
Seems like a ton of complexity for very meager benefits. Why not just change the man page? While both Solaris and BSD have similar concepts, their documentation (perhaps wisely) doesn't seem to precisely define the behavior.
It's also inconsistent. You can continue writing to a file through an existing file descriptor after removing write permissions from the file. Why should immutability be any different? And in my limited experience using extended attributes like immutability, the principal use case seems to be making backup and restore procedures more fail-safe. For the security case, that an existing process already had write permissions suggests the ability to revoke after the fact is a niche feature that doesn't contribute much from a systems engineering standpoint.
Is there a specific reason why this cannot be solved in VFS, but has to be solved in all individual file systems instead? I would think - or rather, postulate - that VFS has an index per FS to keep track of what fd links to what inode. If such index exists, you could simply update the FD in VFS level when an attribute is changed?
Good point. So I can mentally move this from the "non-root can kill other user's process" bucket into the (far more niche) "capability X can be used to accomplish non-obvious result Y" bucket. I suppose that's obscure enough that no one is likely to care (capabilities are a rather questionable security boundary anyway).


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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has been released to play in the Australian Open in Melbourne later this month, sparking a furious reaction from health authorities and frustrated residents.
Tennis Australia said a medical release had been granted to Djokovic, the defending Australian Open champion, following a "rigorous review process" by two independent panels of medical experts, including one appointed by the Victorian Department of Health.
The player (34) refused to confirm his vaccination status, but opposed mandatory vaccinations in public.
Craig Tiley, the Australian Open tournament director, reiterated that all players, fans and staff at tennis should be fully vaccinated "unless there is a genuine reason why an exemption should be granted" for the safety of all participants to ensure.
He told broadcaster 9News that the release was granted to a handful of applicants, including Djokovic, following a review process that "went above and beyond" that other unvaccinated people entering Australia must comply with. "Ultimately, it's the decision of the medical experts," he said.
This provoked a strong reaction in Victoria, the state hosting the tennis tournament, which only recently emerged from some of the strictest restrictions in the world and where the government has ordered that some workers be vaccinated in full.
Stephen Parnis, a physician and former vice president of the Australian Medical Association, said on social media that the decision to allow Djokovic to pay had "sent a shocking message to millions" who were trying to reduce the risk of To reduce Covid-19. "I do not care how good a tennis player he is. "If he refuses to be vaccinated, he should not be allowed," he said.
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Graham Turner wrote "I'd guess that the cormorants etc were feeding on fish attracted by the water flow. Fish, especially young ones have a really strong upstream urge and will move into any current. I'd guess there wouldn't be much coming out of the dam as released water is usually from the cold dark depths where not much usually lives."
I have to admit that I hadn't thought of that. But, what were the ducks picking from the surface? The dam is at a low level. It was 1% capacity in early April and is currently at 9%. I'm not sure where this put's the depth of the outlet other than when it was at 1% they were talking about being very close to not being able to release water at all. I'm guessing that the water (usually coming from the dark cold depths) is not as devoid of material as it might usually be.


Despite easing marginally, the services PMI was in the expansion territory for the seventh straight month. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below that denotes contraction.
The deal makers are expecting more such "frenzied" weeks and months ahead with domestic deals overshadowing both outbound and inbound deals due to the rising market sentiment.
Business sentiment among Asia's top companies dropped sharply in the fourth quarter, extending last quarter's declines, with global economic uncertainty and rising costs weighing on the region's firms, a ThomsonReuters/INSEAD survey showed.
Investing in India has always needed patience and optimism. India's fundamentals-the very reasons which attracted investors two decades ago-are still intact.
Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows.


Continuing use of real property, permitted by ZONING ordinances, in a manner in which other similar plots of land in the same area cannot ordinarily be used.
Most municipal governments have enacted zoning ordinances that regulate the development of real estate within the municipality. The municipality is divided into zoning districts that permit a particular use of property: residence, business, or industry. Within these three main types of zoning districts, population density and building height may also be restricted. Zoning attempts to conserve the value of property and to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout a particular locality.
When zoning is established, however, the ordinance cannot eliminate structures already in existence. Thus, if a district is zoned residential, the corner grocery store and neighborhood service station become nonconforming use sites. These businesses may remain even though they do not fit the predominant classification of real property in the zoning district.
As long as the property having nonconforming use status does not change, its status is protected. Problems arise, however, when change occurs. In general, substantial alterations in the nature of the business, new equipment that is not a replacement but a subterfuge to expand the use of the property, or a new structure amount to illegal expansion or extension. These types of actions will result in the loss of the nonconforming use status and the closing of the business. For example, if the corner grocery builds an addition to house a restaurant, that would be a significant change. If, however, the grocery updates its refrigeration equipment, that would not be an illegal change.
If a nonconforming use structure is destroyed or partially destroyed by fire or similar occurrences, zoning ordinances generally provide that if it is destroyed beyond a certain percentage, it cannot be rebuilt. Usually the owner loses the right to rebuild if 50 percent or more of the structure is damaged.
If a business stops operating at the nonconforming use site, zoning ordinances generally classify this as a discontinuance and revoke the nonconforming use status. The owner of the business must intend to abandon the use. Discontinuance due to repairs, acts of war or nature, government controls, foreclosure, condemnation, or injunctions are not regarded as manifesting intent to abandon the nonconforming use status if the situation is beyond the business owner's control.
Another tool to end nonconforming use situations is amortization, where the nonconforming use of a structure must cease within a zoning district at the end of the structure's estimated useful economic life. This device often is used in connection with billboards and junkyards.
Though municipalities may seek to end nonconforming use status through these various approaches, landowners usually retain this status until it becomes economically undesirable.


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In January 2016, Leading Edge Forum released the report Clash of the Titans – Can China Dethrone Silicon Valley?
So it is more than two years since we examined the rising strength of China and how, as a nation, it is using exceptional strategic gameplay to compete on a global scale. In the early part of that report our advice was that you shouldn't just treat China as another geography; you should adapt yourselves to it.
It was time for the team to head back to the East and speak to people on the ground.
Just as the digerati have moved into traditional industries and disrupted them by leveraging the latest wave of innovation, so at LEF we believe that China is well placed to ride the next wave of innovation and disrupt on a global scale. We felt it was time for the team to head back to the East and speak to people on the ground to see how things had moved on.
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June 2018 was significant as LEF has entered into partnership with a Hong Kong and Singapore-based CIO membership network called CIO Connect. Having worked with its team for the last few years, it is evident that our synergies bring additional value to all our members, so an LEF delegation kick-started the official partnership in Hong Kong with a very successful joint launch event. Simon Wardley presented Clash of the Titans, the springboard to many great conversations and observations and our travels through Hong Kong and into China.
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The US/China trade war bites
Our intent was to dive deep into China and learn first-hand from the large technology companies, as well as a mix of start-ups and educational facilities. In the run-up to our visit, the US/China trade war was escalating rapidly, meaning the openness of Chinese business was diminishing by the day. Most of our work had to be done across the border in Hong Kong, working with companies and people very familiar with China. This doesn't bode well for international businesses looking to create new relationships with Chinese companies, where the foundations of business are still enshrined in the values of trust and respect, and appropriately sponsored introductions are the only reliable precursor to building confidence and a successful relationship.
Hong Kong as a bridge
We met with several companies that have a presence in both Hong Kong and mainland China. Hong Kong is seen as an ideal location to launch into international markets and mainland China has a wealth of talented cheap workers that could meet their workforce growth targets.
For example, we visited Hanson Robotics, creators of Sophia the robot; based in Hong Kong but with facilities also in mainland China, so it can access the technical talent needed to design and build the component parts of its robots. As well as being a super-capable humanoid robot, Sophia has an impressive AI capability which gives 'her' the ability to interact autonomously.
North America and Europe are considered of not much interest to companies in China, except for the largest players.
We also felt that China is being smart in testing ways to do business with the international, non-Chinese companies based in Hong Kong. This experimentation will lead China to repeatable models to use when looking to do business in international markets. At the same time, we heard on several occasions that North America and Europe are considered of not much interest to companies in China, except for the largest players; the local market is massive in size, as are the broader Asian markets. When you also add in India and the Middle East, then there is enough to go after without having to worry about doing business with the Western markets and cultures.
Indeed, we spent time with Huawei exploring its technology ambitions. It was no surprise to us that its mobile-phone handset sales have recently overtaken Apple's to take the global number 2 slot behind Samsung – and it has achieved this without being able to sell handsets into North America.
The privacy controls in Europe are in direct contrast to the complete transparency expected when working in China and therefore the validity of Chinese business models reliant on easy access to individual data won't work well in regions where that isn't possible. We were told several times that Hong Kong is not China – and that cultural and political difference is quickly obvious when you step across the border. That said, anecdotally we understand that in the (nearly) 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese, the Beijing regime is slowly and carefully, but unquestionably, tightening its grip and changing the characteristics of this unique gateway between East and West.
The national strategy is still relatively simple, and yet ambitious. Everyone talks about the Belt and Road initiative and it is easy to see why. The amount of money invested in projects relating to Belt and Road is eye-watering. It's the largest infrastructure investment the world has ever seen, with trillions of dollars of investment ready to loan to companies to enable them to build the physical infrastructure necessary to allow the member countries to trade and move resources to where they're needed. At the same time, a different investment fund is used to accelerate the companies building out the capabilities needed to deliver the infrastructure.
According to Wikipedia (citing 2017 sources), this strategy covers more than 68 countries, including over 65 percent of the world's population and 40 percent of the global GDP. Notably America and many European countries are absent from this arrangement, though political lip-service is being paid there to the Chinese state initiative, undoubtedly to assess the impact of this policy on the world stage. And most significantly, despite the absence of Western countries as signatories to this initiative, assorted Western companies (including GE, Caterpillar and DHL) have signed trade agreements to build and deliver Belt and Road projects.
As well as being a global (bricks and mortar) construction superpower, this two-pronged approach reinforces China's position as a trade superpower, with the nation acting as a financial platform orchestrator that enables a global ecosystem of players that are helping to strengthen China's position at the centre.
China and the Matrix
LEF's very own Dave Moschella uses the term the Matrix to describe vertical industry disruptions combining with horizontal technology disruption. The next wave of technology disruption is upon us, and in Clash of the Titans we stated that China is extremely well placed to take full advantage of these enabling technologies.
China is benefiting from directed investment into key technologies that will ensure it is the global leader in blockchain, robotics, artificial intelligence and IoT.
On the ground in Hong Kong and China, this is very much apparent. Smart city projects are all the rage – greenfield new developments as well as brownfield transformations of existing cities. Urbanization is on the up as entire populations migrate into these technology-enabled environments. The race between organizations to play their role in this evolution is highly contested and China is benefiting from directed investment into key technologies that will ensure it is the global leader in blockchain, robotics, artificial intelligence and IoT.
We visited Ping An Insurance, the world's third most valuable integrated financial services company. It is investing hard in a mix of emerging technologies and is already applying them to customer solutions today.
With over 4000 developers in Shenzhen, it has built solutions leveraging AI to perform micro-expression recognition which can be used to build customer profiles and detect false statements made as part of a credit application.
Our visits to many of the sprawling campuses, where universities are co-located with venture capital funds, showcased many technology-focused start-ups well-positioned to play their role in the smart cities programmes. The scale of these campuses has to be seen to be believed. At the Hong Kong Science and
Technology Park (HKSTP) we were able to see first-hand what happens when you combine 680 technology companies, 9,000 people and over hk$1.2 billion of investment. The China University, plus others in academia that have a presence there, link their graduates to programmes, whilst the VCs keep a watchful eye open to see who's next to add to their portfolios. This is demonstrated by companies like Blockchain Solutions, which we spoke to and helped us understand the benefits of working on the campus, with the talent it has access to, the infrastructure it could leverage, and the partners it could work with.
In parallel, there was much evidence of China's wider ambitions as a technology innovator on the world stage. Attempts to engage these start-ups, and indeed most companies, are met with immediate questions about business opportunities and potential ROI, to satisfy the seemingly ubiquitous 'KPIs' that concern most engaged in commerce. In the West this is usually an implicitly understood outcome; in Hong Kong and China we found it a very explicit question that had to be answered, and in some way, this helps to explain the laser-focus on innovation and success for China PLC that is clearly evident.
The strategic gameplay China is employing as a nation-state is showing tangible results. It has access to a well-educated workforce, has a global government and private investment in plentiful supply, and opportunity abounds for companies that form part of this orchestrated ecosystem.
China is operating as a venture capital organization and making large and informed investments to secure its dominance in industries and services that make use of the technologies that are fuelling the next wave of disruption.
The observations made in our 2016 report Clash of the Titans are even more relevant today, and we take this opportunity to extend our earlier advice: You shouldn't just treat China as another geography; you should adapt yourselves to it and learn from it to remain relevant in the 21st Century.
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Paul returned to England with a new Balearic house sound. He began running regular club nights in London, most particularly Spectrum of the Future at Heaven. The club became the fulcrum of a new dance attitude, attracting not only the regular London crews but also out of town rock musicians, including the Manchester bands, The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays.
Despite his dance music reputation, Oakenfold had always been an eclecticist at heart, growing up with an equal affection for rock and pop music. Through the latter part of the Eighties, however, rock had become increasingly irrelevant to a new generation fuelled on the underground explosion of club culture. Its presence permeated everything, from illicit activities through to language and fashion, thus it was inevitable that dance music itself would exert a revitalising influence on rock.
In 1989 Paul and his production partner Steve Osborne were asked to produce Happy Mondays, a band on the seminal Manchester label, Factory. The result was the Madchester Rave On EP, a mash-up of dance, indie, funk and pop that acted as a catalyst for the 'baggy' scene, along the way inspiring a whole string of bands in Manchester and beyond. It preceded the biggest album of the band's career, the Oakenfold / Osborne produced Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches in 1990.
A year later, in 1991, Oakenfold was approached by U2, who were then finishing the Achtung Baby album. Paul ended up remixing Even Better Than the Real Thing and Mysterious Ways, giving the band an entirely new dimension. Indeed, Oakenfold's mix of Even Better Than the Real Thing was released as a single in its own right, reaching higher in the UK chart than U2's original version. These activities were the start of a very long partnership with the band which, most recently, resulted in the remixed Beautiful Day, a number one hit for U2 in the American dance charts.
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A fun Disney Moana inspired craft! @DisneyMoana #Moana #ad #RWM
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Review Wire Media for Walt Disney. I received information to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But then, for a millennium, their voyages stopped – and no one knows why.
From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes "Moana," a sweeping, CG-animated feature film about an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people. During her journey, Moana (voice of Auli'i Cravalho) meets the once-mighty demigod Maui (voice of Dwayne Johnson), who guides her in her quest to become a master wayfinder. Together, they sail across the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills the ancient quest of her ancestors and discovers the one thing she's always sought: her own identity.
In Honor of this movie, here is a fun DIY TIKI Costume you can make!!!
Tiki Face:
I took a large cardboard box and used one of the sides to draw on a face. I found an image on line and drew the face on freehand and marked what colors we wanted to use on the face.
Next up was painting the mask. I used acrylic paint from the craft store (normally $.50 a bottle). It dried really fast on the cardboard, so painting went fast. Some areas needed two coats (lighter colors).
Here you can see the finished product before cutting it out! The area not painted is the eye area that will be cut out further along in the process. I used craft scissors and an exacto knife to cut out the mask.
Then, we bought a two hula skirts at the dollar store and a couple of leis. I had originally planned on using the leis around the mask, but instead we wrapped them around ankles on wrists.
I tried using glue to secure the skirt around the head, but that did not work. I was fearful staples would show through or irritate little man. So on top of the glue, I applied Duct Tape and the skirt attached perfectly to the backside of the mask. Next we had to make it wearable! We took an old baseball hat that had a black strap and clasped it through the eye hole. The hat was worn backwards on his head and I took the second skirt and taped it over the hat so it and the back of his head was covered!
Feather the skirt around the hat and face to your liking. Depending on the height of your tiki, you may need to trim the bottom of the skirt that hits the floor.
Pair with khaki pants and a dark shirt and tiki is ready for a night out!
MOANA FUN FACTS
DRESSED UP – Moana dons seven outfits in the movie, including the red tapa garment the character wears as a toddler when she first encounters the ocean character.
Moana's main look includes a tapa top and pandanus skirt with a shredded pandanus underskirt. Costume designer Neysa Bové created the outfit so it would be suitable for an adventurer. "The skirt has a slit in front to allow movement—whether she's swimming, running or navigating her canoe," says Bové.
One elaborate outfit worn during a dance sequence is visible for just six seconds.
Inspired by the Taualuga ceremonies of Samoa, Bové created a ceremonial garment for Moana that is covered in shells and pearls. Her Tuiga—or headdress—has shells from the ocean and red feathers to symbolize royalty.
All the characters in "Moana" wear outfits made only from materials that would have been available to them 2,000 years ago.
HAIRY SITUATION – Early designs of mighty demigod Maui lacked his signature do. He did, in fact, sport a tough-looking bald noggin. But Oceanic Story Trust consultants from Tahiti advised filmmakers that Maui, the subject of many and varied legends, was typically imagined with a full head of hair. So character designers went to work on creating the look and a team of technicians figured out how to realize it.
Technology had to be refined to allow for a wet look for Moana's curly do, since she spends some time underwater. Artists invited volunteers with similar hairstyles to come into the studio and get dunked so they could perfect the look.
NOD TO PINOCCHIO – Maui's tattoos features "Mini Maui"—a two-dimensional representation of Maui that serves as the demigod's conscience, ensuring he does the right thing—even when he'd rather not. Mini Maui, which was animated using traditional hand-drawn techniques by Walt Disney Animation Studios' accomplished animator Eric
Goldberg and his team, was often compared to Jiminy Cricket, the official conscience of the title character in the 1940 feature film "Pinocchio."
SO LOW – Tamatoa, the 50-foot-crab with trust issues, lives in an exotic bioluminescent world that's almost as fancy as he is. Lalotai, the realm of monsters, is a place of fantasy located beneath the ocean's floor. In fact, it was named in honor of its unusual location. Lalo means "below" and tai means "the sea" in Proto Polynesian.
SPLISH SPLASH – The ocean is more than a setting in "Moana"—it's a character. Tasked with creating a rig that would allow animators to pose the ocean and create performances that would showcase the emotion and spirit of the character, the rigging team built a rig with a curved wave-like shape that could be varied depending on the need of the story.
The rig allowed layout to pose the character and animation to create a performance.
The effects team added water effects—flowing water, splashes and drips—to enhance the look.
The creative process included an in-depth look at what was developed for Rapunzel's hair in "Tangled."
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The UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) today announced the results of its auction of "Contracts for Difference" (CfDs) to support renewable generation. Frontier has advised bidders in renewable auctions across Europe.
CfDs are financial instruments that entitle the winning plant to a stable price for their power. In this round, only CfDs for "less established" technologies (such as offshore wind) were auctioned, for projects delivering in 2021/22 or 2022/23.
Eleven projects were awarded CfDs, with the bulk of the capacity (over 3GW) accounted for by three offshore wind projects. The support cost for the successful projects is estimated at £170 million in 2022/23 (in 2012 prices), or 58% of the government's available budget for that year. The clearing prices in the auction are significantly below the administratively-set reserve prices. Prices have also fallen substantially since the last auction: the Strike Price for offshore wind projects commissioning in 2022/23, at £57.50/MWh (in 2012 prices), is around half that awarded in the last auction for projects commissioning in 2018/19. If the projects are delivered at this price, this shows the potential for competition to help reduce the costs of decarbonisation to customers.
The auctions are relatively infrequent and the penalties for not delivering capacity are relatively weak. So should the auction process have aimed to make better use of the available budget, to help manage risks around achieving a decarbonised electricity mix?
Offshore wind is treated as "less established". Does this distinction make sense any more, and could even greater customer benefits be achieved if offshore wind were placed in direct competition for support with "mature" technologies, such as solar and onshore wind?
Bidders are limited in the flexibility they can show around the pricing, capacity and timing of their projects. Might risk for bidders be reduced (and efficiency increased for Government) if participants could express a richer suite of preferences in their bids?
Frontier regularly advises clients on issues relating to energy, renewables and market design.


This spacious and state-of-the-art flat located in the heart of Bangkok, is the ideal place to experience luxury at its maximum. Walk into the airy living room and be amazed at the breathtaking view just outside the balcony. You will also find this area furnished to the highest standard including a flat screen TV; a cosy sofa and a dining table.
Walking out of the living room, stepping into the master bedroom you will, once again, come across the overwhelming landscape this building has to offer. This spacious master bedroom offers a king size bed with fresh linen; a generously large closet and a bright shiny ensuite bathroom. The second bedroom, with a single bed, also enjoys the same level of quality, having a very large closet and a well light bathroom. Making your way to the kitchen you can start thinking on how to best use your cooking skills, as this area in the house is fully-equipped, including a stove; large fridge and loads of storage so you can keep the necessary ingredients to cook your top-notch dishes! What's more, as a guest, you can also enjoy access to the building's well-equipped gym as well as the beautiful swimming pool.
Your new home away from home is located in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok and is conveniently located just a seven-minutes walk from the Phrom Phong BTS station, meaning that you can get around the city quickly and easily on the elevated Skytrains. The area around the tower and the Phrom Phong station is an affluent and popular neighborhood and is a paradise for shoppers, with many top name outlets and high-end fashion shops, alongside regular retail stores and boutiques. Immediately next to your home is the sleek and modern EmQuartier shopping mall (opened in 2015), with an excellent range of shops, including top fashion labels such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Jimmy Choo. More affordable high street names include Zara, Uniqlo, H&M, Gap and Super Dry. Across the Sukhumvit Road, and attached to Phrom Phong station is The Emporium mall with more top brands such as Dior, Tiffany & Co. and Burberry. For a relaxing sit in a green space, be sure to spend some time in Benchasiri Park, over the road from the condo and next to Phrom Phong station.
When it comes to finding the perfect place to eat and enjoy a drink, the district has plenty of offer. Akira Back is a brilliant Korean-American restaurant on the other side of Benchasiri Park from your home in the Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel, serving dishes that fuses Japanese, Korean and western cuisine. For a lunch meal on a small budget, try the Brainwake Cafe, a the base of the Soi 33 Tower. The noodle soup with pork and glass noodles is particularly good. For an evening drink, try Vanilla Sky in the Compass SkyView tower for an evening cocktail while you watch the sunset. If you're more of a beer person, then Brewski at the Radisson Blu is the city's only rooftop craft beer bar with a selection of 100 beers to choose from and brilliant views over the city.
We'll arrange for a welcome person to meet you at the property to hand over the keys and let you into the home. Our standard check-in time is from 3pm but if you arrive early, we can arrange a bag drop.
This home sits on the 10th floor of a modern building and can easily be accessed via the elevator.
The home sits on the 11th floor of the building and can quickly and easily be accessed via the elevator.
There is air conditioning in the apartment.
The apartment is in a shared residential building. Please keep noise to a minimum after 10pm.


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Electrical deadline looms for landlords
Within days landlords will be required to conduct five-yearly electrical checks of the fixed wiring and any electrical appliances in privately rented homes.
By Iain Russell
Saturday, 21st November 2015, 11:15 am
Electrical safety checks are essential
From December 1, these checks must be conducted by appropriately skilled professionals who are qualified to meet this requirement.
For the next two weeks, SELECT - the trade body for Scotland's electrical sector - will be advising of the changes and directing landlords to its new website - needanelectrician
Alan Wilson, head of membership and communications at SELECT, said: "The issue of electrical safety has been an important topic for landlords since Scottish Government statistics have shown that 69 per cent of all accidental fires in Scottish homes are caused by electricity.
"We are very keen to stress that, as well as landlords protecting themselves by becoming compliant with the new legislation, tenants should be aware that they should ask for a copy of the electrical safety check as soon as it is done."
The recently amended Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 includes statutory guidance on electrical installations and appliances in private rented property to ensure that a rented house meets the "Repairing Standard" at the start of and throughout any tenancy.
This includes a requirement for landlords to ensure that the installations in the house for the supply of electricity, the electrical fixtures and fittings and any appliances provided by the landlord under the tenancy are in a reasonable state of repair and in proper working order.
SELECT has more than 1200 member businesses which operate all across Scotland. The vast majority of its members can carry out the work required under the new legislation.
*To help promote the changes to the new legislation, SELECT will run a series of radio adverts across the Scottish independent radio network, stations such as Radios Forth, Tay and Clyde, and undertake advertising via Pay Per Click on Google and run a competition for landlords via its Twitter feed to alert landlords and tenants to the important looming deadline.
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Danielle Christine Fishel is a well-known American actress, television personality, and author. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about her.
Danielle Christine Fishel is a well-known American actress, television personality, and author. She is best known for portraying the character of Topanga Lawrence-Matthews on the teen sitcom 'Boy Meets World' as well as its spin-off series 'Girl Meets World'. She is also known for appearing in the romantic crime mystery comedy flick 'National Lampoon's Dorm Daze'. Besides being an actor, she is a host and has hosted Style Network's satirical television series 'The Dish'. She is also a resident reporter for the American media and technology company 'PopSugar' and their YouTube channel 'PopSugar Girls Guide'. In addition to this, Fishel is also a successful chef, television director, and author. Her multitalented personality is the reason she is loved and respected by millions of people worldwide. Apart from having 584k and 340k followers on Instagram and Twitter respectively, she holds several credentials as well. The star was ranked at Number '69' in Maxim's 'Hot 100' list in 2014. She was also once chosen as one of the hottest stars under 21 by 'Teen People' magazine. Not just this! Fishel was nominated for Young Artist Awards twice under the categories 'Best Performance by a Young Actress' and 'Best Performance in a TV Comedy' respectively.
Danielle Fishel began her career at the age of ten in theater where she worked in 'Peter Pan' and 'The Wizard of Oz' stage productions. After this, she started doing commercials and voice-overs. Soon after, she got featured on two episodes of the TV series 'Full House'. Fishel got her breakthrough role as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews in ABC's 'Boy Meets World' in the year 1993. A few years later, she did the television film 'Rocket's Red Glare' after which she began hosting MTV's 'Say What? Karaoke' in 2003. Three years later, the American star became the spokeswoman for Nutrisystem Diets after making a guest appearance on 'The Tyra Banks Show' in which she talked about her weight-loss after following the diet.
In 2006, she got featured in three made-for-DVD releases namely 'National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2: College at Sea', 'The Chosen One' and 'Gamebox 1.0' respectively. After this, Fishel began hosting the Style Network's 'The Dish' which started in August 2008 and ended in March 2011. She also hosted the TV show 'The Fuse 20' around the same period. In the year 2012, the lady became the host of 'Last Night on TV'. Fishel then reprise the role of Topanga Lawrence-Matthews for Boy Meets World's spin-off series 'Girl Meets World' in 2014.
Danielle Christine Fishel was born on May 5, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona, United States, to parents Jennifer and Rick. She has a brother, Christopher Fishel. She studied at Calabasas High School. From 1999 to 2000, she was romantically associated with former 'N Sync member Lance Bass. Fishel started attending California State University, Fullerton, when she was 27 and graduated in the year 2013. During that time, she met Tim Belusko and after dating him for three years, got engaged to him in 2012. The following year, the couple got married in Los Angeles. However, Fishel and Belusko broke up in 2015 and the former filed for divorce. Their divorce was finalized in March 2016. Currently, the American star resides in Orange County, California.


If you don't read, then what do you even do? Reading fills up the space in our minds that we often call 'loneliness'. You need to get over your solitude, you need to read and reminice.
How difficult is it to survive when you are alone?
This is Christie's one of the best masterpieces and observation.
United we stand, united we fall. This phrase contradicts the real suspense of this majesty.
Counting one by one there left none, oh! How this can happen?
The situations, the semantics, the screenshot of life describes the myth.
This novel depicts the ten locus how to face the danger of the tantrums that the mind vocals upon.
Read this super suspense trigger and don't forget to rhyme, COUNTING DOWN ONE BY ONE…….
The ideology of the Shiva Trilogy by the Amish Tripathi is a page turner in this era and the mythology of the India Valley Civilization.
The crisis and culmination that the Meluha dynasty faced are reflected in this ideology.
The philosophy of the evil turned into the praises of the man who turned into God, none other than Lord Shiva.
The plight began on the holy drying of the river Saraswati which roared the danger signal.
On the other hand the Chandravanshis joined the forces of the Nagas and the empire was in threat.
'Prayings and pleading, synch of life to wars and bleeding. End all evils and give us pace. Save thy lord with all the virtues and grace'.
Pick up the novel and trust me you'll read it twice!
Quasimodo, a misshaped bell-ringer in Notre Dame, breaks free from his self-imposed daze and stands up to his authoritarian guardian in a bid to help Esmeralda, a gypsy girl. Victor Hugo, in his Gothic masterpiece, created a never-before-seen Parisian setting where the City of love spurs an unlikely romance.
A delving 15th century Europe and understanding what true love is and re-reading the Princess and the frog is a delight that will bring you to cherish the bonds of love.
Acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik reflects on the most popular prayer hymn to the unique Monkey God. He demystifies the Chalisa for the contemporary readers. His unique approach makes the ancient hymn by venerable Tulasi Dasa more accessible in English, combined as it is with his trademark illustrations. And forty of them!
Fresh energy, positivity and a way through the tumultuous life is what is the Chalisa. This book brings to you to an understanding of the Lord in an even more easily understandable form. We hear, we read and we roar the Chalisa.
When Elon Musk named it one of those books everyone should read, this genius work by Douglas Adams shot to limelight again.
This humorous science fiction where literally the most improbable things can happen is a geek's paradise.
It begins with the end of Earth which Arthur Dent and Ford Perfect barely escape thus, embarking on the most bizarre journey of their and your life. There is no way escaping Adam's surreal universe on this journey so gather around for a supremely brilliant ride and don't forget your towels!
Never before has an author made you feel so relieved to be a woman. This eulogy to the unsung heroes makes you realize how astonishingly similar is the life of CEO to a regular working woman. Chasing deadlines, training interns (and husbands), managing bosses and in-laws, battling the guilt of not dedicating enough time to your family, scurrying off when duty calls only to return to a messy home, Apoorva Purohit 'holds up a mirror' to the modern day woman without glorifying them but simply making them realize they're different from men. But our difference is good!
She is blessed with the art of knitting short stories that give you pleasure in reading right away!!
Detailed scenes that create the perfect setting in both the plot and the readers' mind, Floating petals is a collection of short stories that have an Indian background. Each story truly evokes nearly all possible senses. That's a gem of a talent and an important ingredient the author and the book possess immensely.
Just as the title sounds, once if you start reading this, it will STAY! The books indeed promises little smiles, tears, understanding, love and teaches a lot about life. The characters definitely capture your heart! It haunts as well as makes you love it for some reasons, apparently Gayle Forman magic!
Khalid Hosseini is the God of tears I swear! The Kite Runner was an internationally acclaimed cry book of the year and then came A Thousand Splendid Suns! This is a book so well-written that your brain will play a video for every sentence.
The pain as never written before, the despair that can't be helped, the need to dominate are some turning points covered here. Read and enrich your soul.
For a John Green book, you need a cup of coffee, a puzzle mind that you need to clear, a box of tissues or maybe ten boxes, and necessarily a diary to note the best things from the book.
A teenage romance may sound so immature to an adult. Now, welcome John Green, the king of teen romance novels. Or maybe a few but its okay, as long as we get insights from this man's ink, every genre is acceptable. This is a major recommendation to everyone.
For a person who has the ability to read and understand, books are his blessings and library is his happy place.


By April this year (2017) he had managed to clock up around 2000 miles on the bike but had unfortunately had suffered a couple of broken spokes in the rear wheel. I called VOLT to see if this would be covered under the guarantee, and they very kindly sent a complete set of new stainless steel butted spokes out to rebuild the wheel. These spokes are thicker at the hub end (where the previous ones had failed).
The bike was dropped off with us once more for the rear wheel rebuild (and also mend a puncture while it was off!). He decided to leave it with us for a while to get some other things done too, as he still had his old VOLT Metro that he could manage with temporarily.
The customer requested to have the handlebars changed for a set of 'butterfly bars' as he felt that this would give him a much better variety of hand positions, and also asked for some 'goop' to be added to the tubes to hopefully prevent any problems with further punctures (especially on the rear wheel which is not a 2 minute job to remove).
The new bars were ordered (we chose Humpert bars rather than non-descript unbranded ones) along with the goop for the tyres (I used the Slime Pro which is suitable for both tubes and tubeless tyres).
Wheel rebuild was fairly straightforward, using a 2 cross pattern as the hub motor is quite a large diameter so the spokes were relatively short (240mm) compared to a standard 26" wheel. Once tensioned and trued it was as good as new.
Next step was to work out how all of the control bits and pieces were going to fit on to the butterfly bars, as you only have a relatively short piece of straight bar on each side. By sliding the LCD control panel and the customer's bell round on to the top curved section of the bars near the centre either side, it left just enough room on the straight bits of bar to accommodate the brake levers plus the throttle control on the left and gear changer on the right (see photo).
All fitted on quite nicely, with the thick foam rubber sleeving slid on to the exposed sections of bar to provide a comfy grip.
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Description: The Baryton-Martin lacks the lower G2-B2 range a heavier baritone is capable of, and has a lighter, almost tenor-like quality. Generally seen only in French repertoire, this fach was named after the French singer Jean-Blaise Martin. Associated with the rise of the baritone in the 19th century, Martin was well known for his fondness for falsetto singing, and the designation 'Baryton Martin' has been used (Faure, 1886) to separate his voice from the 'Verdi Baritone', which carried the chest register further into the upper range. It is important to note that this voice type shares the primo passaggio and secondo passaggio with the Dramatic Tenor and Heldentenor (C4 and F4 respectively), and hence could be trained as a tenor.
Fri-V. Ezio Pinza - "Non Più Andrai"
Fri-II. Mozart "The Marriage of Figaro"
Fri-I. Thank God It's Baritone Friday!
Thu-XIV. Summary: The Best Celeste Aida!
Thu-IX. Placido Domingo sings "Celeste Aida"
Thu-I. Welcome to Tenor Thursday!
Wed-I. Welcome to Wagnerian Wednesday! LYRICS.


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Q: Simple Transfer Not Working In Injected Web3 I have a very simple solidity function only in place to transfer some ether from one address to another
function transferEtherTo(address _to) payable public {
    _to.transfer(address(this).balance);
}

In remix it works as it's supposed to when Im just on the Javascript VM
But when I switch over to injected web3 I get some unexpected bugs.
For one my meta mask is showing like the ether is going to the contract's address and not the address which im trying to send it to, plus the value in meta mask is 0 for some reason while im trying to send the total contract's balance which i know for sure is 5 ether.

Here is what gets logged in my console:

transact to SimpleDapp.transferEtherTo errored: Error: Error:
  [ethjs-rpc] rpc error with payload
  {"id":41874278090,"jsonrpc":"2.0","params":["0xf88a2b8501a13b860082786c9459a42535f42048040c3f5a1152c94af40c7169db80a45c4bade1000000000000000000000000c5fdf4076b8f3a5357c5e395ab970b5b54098fef822d46a09f632a5dbe56be62a9c245f23fa62d9fd8aee230bbda026c6d5822339d2bf9b3a01b4a248bca87bcb491f6f11a572bf158ba86459336e5b1b7eb91f1dda5fde87d"],"method":"eth_sendRawTransaction"}
  Error: VM Exception while processing transaction: out of gas

Any idea why this works fine in the JavacsriptVM and not with injected web 3?

A: I dont think you need to do address(this).balance   -- just do this.balance


Meet Katrina from Baking and Boys! A mother with a house full of testosterone in the shape of 4 boys and her husband. I like to think she bakes to help keep her sanity (my words). How she manages to do it all beats me as I struggle with time management and I don't have any children! I tip my hat to my blog partner for this month's Secret Recipe Club.
I only made a slight change to Katrina's recipe, in that I used full-fat sour cream as I much prefer the taste and texture of it. I'm really not a fan of low-fat products due to the high amounts of sugar normally added to compensate.
I also decided to add a little glaze to the top of my cake but melting down some yummy French jam with a good squeeze of lemon juice and pouring it over the top. To be perfectly honest, the cake doesn't need anything at all, but I just felt it needed a little shiny coat for it's photo session.
This is definitely my sort of cake as it's no secret that I LOVE lemon cakes (see previous recipes here, here, here and here). This one is not overly sweet and with a fairly moist and dense texture - this is not a crumbly, light fluffy cake that you can eat slice after slice of. One slice filled me to the brim and I loved every bite of it.
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package org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.membership.gms.messages;

import java.io.DataInput;
import java.io.DataOutput;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.geode.distributed.internal.membership.api.MemberIdentifier;
import org.apache.geode.internal.serialization.DeserializationContext;
import org.apache.geode.internal.serialization.KnownVersion;
import org.apache.geode.internal.serialization.SerializationContext;

/**
 * Members send HeartbeatMessages to other members periodically in order to inform them
 * that the sender is alive and should not be subjected to suspect-processing.<br>
 * No response is required.
 */
public class HeartbeatMessage<ID extends MemberIdentifier> extends AbstractGMSMessage<ID> {
  /**
   * RequestId identifies the HeartbeatRequestMessage for which this is a response. If it is < 0
   * this is a periodic heartbeat message.
   */
  int requestId;

  public HeartbeatMessage(int id) {
    requestId = id;
  }

  public HeartbeatMessage() {}

  public int getRequestId() {
    return requestId;
  }

  @Override
  public int getDSFID() {
    return HEARTBEAT_RESPONSE;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return getClass().getSimpleName() + " [requestId=" + requestId + "]";
  }

  @Override
  public KnownVersion[] getSerializationVersions() {
    return null;
  }

  @Override
  public void toData(DataOutput out,
      SerializationContext context) throws IOException {
    out.writeInt(requestId);
  }

  @Override
  public void fromData(DataInput in,
      DeserializationContext context) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
    requestId = in.readInt();
  }

  @Override
  public boolean isHighPriority() {
    return true;
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Home » News » Claims Croatian Hostage in Egypt Killed
Claims Croatian Hostage in Egypt Killed
International media are reporting that 30-year-old Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek, who was kidnapped in Egypt while travelling to work, has been killed…
The Sinai Province of the Islamic State (Isis) have claimed to have beheaded Salopek in Egypt, according to the Independent.
Islamic militants on August 5 posted a video in which Salopek, kneeling in a desert by a masked man holding a knife in his hand, saying he will be killed in 48 hours unless Egypt releases Muslim women allegedly held in Egyptian prisons.
Croatia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vesna Pusić flew to Cairo last weekend to hold talks with the Egyptian government in an attempt to negotiate Salopek's release. Croatia's President also held talks on the phone with authorities in Egypt. Salopek worked for CGG Ardiseis, a French oil and gas company.
On Wednesday afternoon Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanović told reporters at a press conference that the scenes were disturbing, but that they could not 100% confirm that the victim in the photograph published on the internet was Salopek.
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Billy Zane Reveals He'd Be Happy To Be Known As Artist, Not Actor, As He Presents 'Seize The Day Bed' Exhibition
Caroline Frost
Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK
14/10/2013 08:12am BST | Updated January 23, 2014
'Titanic' fans will presumably remember the almost erotic sight of Jack putting his lovely Rose to canvas, but it turns out that wasn't the only brush hard at work during the production of the world's most popular film.
For it turns out Billy Zane, who played Rose's dastardly fiancé Cal Hockley in the blockbuster, was also discovering his own passion for paint, and embarking on a hobby that has now become a profession.
Billy Zane - how a hobby became a passion, became a way of living...
"We were filming in Mexico for seven months, shooting at night often, so you had to take advantage of the daylight," Zane remembers now. "I was inspired by some debris on the shore. I would collect them and start to paint them, and my house became a studio. I wouldn't bring traditional art with me, so I ended up using garden centres and other resources, even boat paint - fittingly."
Zane isn't the first actor to find the pleasures of the brush. Why does he think so many, from Tony Curtis, Anthony Quinn to Michael Douglas and Marilyn Manson, enjoy the canvas?
"It's an antidote to art by committee," Zane rolls off his tongue. "It's singular expression. Plus we have a lot of down time, and the privilege of travel and cultural influences, as well as the light around the planet, everything the life of a film actor affords."
Thus a hobby became a passion, is now a profession, with an exhibition that has made its way from LA to London, called.... Seize the Day Bed. Please explain, Mr Zane...
"It's about urgent relaxation," he offers patiently. "It's a curious philosophy of juxtaposition. For me the act of painting provides relaxation and meditation for me, even when I'm painting hard on the floor, which the title summed up."
Billy Zane with fiancee Candice Neil
It sounds a long way from a red carpet with Kelly Brook on his arm. Zane is now engaged to model Candice Neill, and the proud father of cute-as-a-button toddler Ava - "she joins me in the painting. I strive to her level of freedom" - with another one on the way.
So it seems art and family are where it's all at for this charming fellow, with what he calls "sporadic forays into acting". So how would he feel, for example, if in 10 years time, he were to be known as Billy Zane the artist who used to appear in films?
"I'd be happy for that to happen in ten minutes," he beams.
'Seize the Day Bed' is at the Rook and Raven Gallery in Rathbone Place, London W1. More information here.
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We assisted one of our long-standing customers, Investec, in developing their South African Reserve Bank (SARB) reporting blueprint. This blueprint was essential to confirm that the bank had a plan in place to report according to best practice.
One of the greatest challenges was consolidating Greenfields payments in order to report on them. Synthesis assisted with a blueprint, which made finsurv reporting an integrated part of the payments process.
We seamlessly integrated our product with the bank's systems, to create automated reporting that fed throughout the process to the Reserve Bank.
As a result, the client now was a single set of finsurv rules across all systems. The process entirely automated, and fully integrated into the payments process. This in turn has reduced the amount of back office work required, and has ensured reports are generated on time.


Each 2D Realistic Site Map is designed with a unique 3D look and feel to represent your property and highlight amenities. Unlimited rounds of changes until approval. Final files include JPG for web and PDF for print.
A 2D Realistic Site Map is a map of a multi-family property used to highlight amenities, guide residents and prospects, and showcase the property. Although a 2D product, it has a 3D look and feel.
A colored site map of your property designed from your existing map or satellite photography including roads, amenities, parking, and building locations and numbers. Amenities visually highlighted such as your clubhouse, pool, dog park, tennis court, gazebo, playground, office and more. Attractive design details including vehicles, North compass, trees, walking paths and water features.
Christine and the design team were fabulous! We had a huge project and it took a Herculean effort to get this done. Not only did they do it but everything turned out perfectly!
Kate has been impressively responsive and informative throughout the entire process. It has been a pleasure to work with her & her team.
Building numbers are added to identify each building on your property if supplied.
Sidewalks, parking spaces, vehicles, North compass, trees, and water features are highlighted.
A key details amenities such as your clubhouse and fitness center.
Request changes to your 2D Realistic Site Map until you approve.
Unit numbers can be added into your 2D Realistic Site Map for an additional cost.
Multiple levels or different versions can be created of your 2D Realistic Site Map for an additional cost.
A poster resolution image can be supplied upon approval of your project for no additional cost.
Count the number of residential buildings to determine the price. Do not include amenities, garages or off-site buildings.
Can I print my 2D Realistic Site Map onto a poster?
Yes, a poster resolution file can be supplied for no additional cost. The shape of each property is different and the size of your poster may need to be adapted to fit the width and height of your specific site map.
How are multiple levels shown?
Multiple levels can be shown on a single image or multiple images. On a single image, the map can show unit numbers side by side. On multiple images, each image can show a different level of the map.
What is the difference between a 2D Realistic and 2D Basic Site Map?
Both are similar. The primary difference: The 2D Realistic Site Map is designed in a 3D application, which allows for a more realistic look and feel although it is shown in 2D. The 2D Basic Site Map is designed in vector format, which allows for infinite zoom and a unique 2D look.
What is the difference between a Site Map and a Building Map?
A Site Map is focused on the entire property and its exterior details. It showcases details such as the location of buildings and amenities, parking spaces, road names, and other exterior details. While basic interior building details can be added, the site map is primarily focused on the property's exterior.
A Building Map is focused on an individual building, its various levels, and interior details. It showcases details such as interior outlines of each building, interior amenities, specific rooms, stairs, elevators, and so on. While basic exterior details can be added, the building map is almost entirely focused on interior details.
Unit numbers can be included for an additional cost. Building numbers are included at no cost.
Yes, a generic key/legend is included for each site map. It can be removed and the amenities highlighted on the map itself if requested.
Can I order a 3D Site Map?
Unfortunately, we do not design 3D site maps. However, a 2D Realistic Site Map gives the look and feel of a 3D site map, but is not technically a 3D product like our 3D Floor Plans.
What files will I receive when the 2D Realistic Site Map is finished?
Each 2D Realistic Site Map includes both a JPG and 4K PDF. Examples can be downloaded here.


Fantastic Ride yesterday! I made my first trip to Cockapoinset Forest. This place is massive with 100 miles of trails so I with some research navigated my way very thoroughly with marked trails and a trail map on my phone. I have wanted to get down to this place for the last year or so, heard and read good things. Had to drop some boat show issues to a dealer in Essex which is just 10 miles south of where I wanted to ride. With a good start in daylight I got cranking and already found myself checking my phone for location, I am so torn between enjoying getting lost and exploring or putting together an organized route and viewing my phone constantly. Lately I have opted for the organized route since I like to put miles down and not feel lost. So with that said I began up a very nice road to another fire road and found single track soon after on the blue blazed trail. Continued to blue red and saw some other options but I stuck close to the reservoir, it was a picturesque site as I steamed though pretty varied terrain of rocks and roots and smooth stuff in between. Not much work had been done, since I had been coasting pretty much downhill so far. I took blue red all the way out to a main road where I then got on blue and back in the direction of the reservoir but building a loop. Then to red where I saw some MTB tracks and it was narrow and traversing and had hopes for some cool trail but it ended in a few miles of dirt road. The dirt road was welcomed since it was easy pedaling and with the cool breeze and the end of a great day I was really enjoying it out there. Then onto some more rugged road and onto blue again where I got a chance to rip some smooth awesome trail. I continued on blue across the intersecting roads and then the trail got really awesome. It was twisty, tight, rocky and smooth with plenty variation. I was over the 2 hour mark now and was really pedaling. I passed orange and really wanted to see what it had to offer but I was short on time so I responded by taking blue red. Another great trail, but with lack of gears I found myself pushing the bike up steep but make able climbs. Leveled off and took in the scenery before I ended up back on the road and then down to the car. Loved this place, was very convenient being able to follow blazed trails, not use to that. I hope to get back soon to do more riding here, there is so so so much more!


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Managed Security Service For Small Businesses: Alternative To Automation
Big companies are targets of hackers because of the sheer number of information they hold.
But it also makes sense that hackers also love smaller-sized businesses, just because they are usually easy targets. In short no business on the web is safe.
Cybersecurity solutions usually involve: Automated Security, or Managed Security.
For the first, automated security uses automation and/or Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically handle the routines and tasks that are essential to cybersecurity.
These tasks include, but not limited to: analyzing security events, examining security alerts to determine whether they are false alarms, and responding to recognized threats through machine learning.
While this solution may be sufficient, automated security is a lot harder to handle. What's more, AI and automated tools require qualified personnel - something small businesses often lack. For most small businesses, they must also know that AI automated security can never replace human intelligence outright because it lacks the ability to parse vague commands or respond creatively to new threats or unrecognized event.
This is why Automated Security may appeal more to enterprises with a solid core security team which may be overtaxed.
While large businesses often have enough resources to cover weaknesses whenever there is one, their counterpart, which includes small businesses and those that just got traction, they can struggle with difficulties.
For these small businesses, particularly those lacking an IT staff, they may outsource their cybersecurity to third-party vendors. One of which, is typically known as 'Managed Security Service', or simply as MSS.
Using MSS, businesses rely on a company providing such a service (called Managed Security Service Provider, or MSSP) to manage their security by alleviating the pressures they face daily related to information security such as targeted malware, customer data theft, skills shortages and resource constraints.
Using MSSP, businesses essentially outsource their cybersecurity team and capabilities to a third-party.
This third-party should have access to top-notch capabilities and threat intelligence to help detect and remediate issues found on their clients' network.
And since Managed Security can offer 24/7 threat monitoring, patch management, and emergency response, a feat usually impossible for in-house cybersecurity teams, Managed Security should appeal better to small businesses that lack IT staff or resources.
What's more, MSS is also considered a more systematic approach to managing a business' security needs.
This is because the services may be conducted in-house or outsourced to a service provider that oversees other companies' network and information system security.
Functions of a managed security service include round-the-clock monitoring and management of intrusion detection systems and firewalls, overseeing patch management and upgrades, performing security assessments and security audits, and responding to emergencies.
There are numerous of products available from a number of vendors to help organize and guide the procedures involved.
With the many choices to choose from, small businesses can divert the burden of performing the chores manually, which can be considerable, away from administrators.
But whether or not automation or managed should be chosen for a particular business, the first step in the decision-making process is to answer the following:
How much time is needed for managing security tasks?
How many staffs are there responsible for the job? Are they overwhelmed?
Is there any dedicated staff for the job? Or does managing security task involves employees with multiple role?
While the industry clearly favors AI and automation, small businesses should know their capacity and limit. If they don't have enough resources and knowledge to use automation, they are wiser to opt for MSSPs to enhance their managed approach by using automated-security technology.
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