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"Comcast signs first IPv6 corporate customer" ... so what?
We (NIL Data Communications) were able to find two ISPs with production-grade dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 service in Slovenia (a country with 2 million people, which puts us somewhere between Manhattan and Queens).
We've got PI address space from RIPE a year ago.
We've been multihomed (via BGP) to both service providers for months.
So, what is Network World trying to tell us?
For more information on IPv6 in Service Provider and Enterprise networks, check out my webinars and workshops: Market Trends in Service Provider Networks, Building IPv6 Service Provider Core and Enterprise IPv6 deployment.
Disclaimer: I am not trying to bash Comcast in any way. I know they've been among the first to realize IPv6 potential and have invested heavily in IPv6 infrastructure and technologies (DS-Lite efforts were started by Comcast).
>>So, what is Network World trying to tell us?
>So, what is Network World trying to tell us?
They own shares of Comcast they want to unload?
Probably that the 800lb gorilla of consumer / small commercial IPv4 providers in the US is committed to v6, and that they are bringing v6 access to market.
I think most of us tech folk knew of their plans, but it's good press for both Comcast and IPv6.
Seriously, whatever who may think, we are walking the walk in v6, not just talking the talk.
What is the criteria for callin a network IPv6 production-ready?
-equal IPv4/IPv6 services : Firewall, load-balancing, web, MPLS VPN, other?
For me, production-ready IPv6 (in commercial/enterprise environment) would include transit IPv6 connectivity with native upstreams, provisioning and IPv6-competent support staff.
DNS is irrelevant, as we must have PI space (multihoming), E-mail is irrelevant as we're not using providers as mail relays, web hosting is irrelevant for most enterprise customers.
6VPE is (in my opinion) relevant only to the very few enterprises that have actually deployed end-to-end IPv6 in their enterprise networks.
Happy to say then that our implementation are production-ready.
Whenever there is a new internet access configuration, customer will as default be assigned an /48 and dual-stacked.


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ROL Fredbergs proudly presents our restaurant design project for Jureskogs in Stockholm. After the first restaurant opening, Johan Jureskog said: "A great success we could never imagine". Jureskogs collaboration with ROL Fredbergs began long before the restaurant started to be built. ROL Fredbergs has been involved from the beginning and has together with partners developed the interior design concept, graphic profile, architectural and kitchen planning, lighting, floors, and walls. When the whole concept was developed, we also realized and delivered the first restaurant. Since then, many more restaurants have been delivered by ROL Fredbergs.
Jureskogs opened in the spring of 2018 and houses in a spacious room furnished with long wooden tables and an open kitchen. Here, the walls are adorned with graffiti paintings while the song lists are filled with happy 80s and 90s hits. The concept is based on sustainability and a nice attitude, but also on efficient logistics. The food is ordered and paid for in a cash register at the entrance and then picked up in the opening to the kitchen when one's number appears on a large screen.
The restaurant is the first in a planned chain with 60 locations in Sweden within ten years. The menu consists of seven different gourmet burgers with accessories, two of which are vegetarian. Opening Jureskogs is a dream come true. Through Jureskogs, I want to go a step further and create a fast-food chain for gourmet citizens with sustainable ingredients of the highest class to the entire Swedish people, says Johan Jureskog in a press release.
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Grad students build Google Glass spy app
From the moment it was announced, Google Glass has been a favorite target in the growing privacy debate in our always-online and increasingly less-private society. Initially, privacy advocates were worried that Glass wearers could record others without their permission or even awareness. Now, we have to worry about the possibility that the device itself could fall victim to remote access malware, like we recently wrote about here and here. Grad students from Calforina Polytechnic have created a trojan application that purports to be a note-taking application, but instead takes photos without the wearer's knowledge, recording images every 10 seconds while the device appears to be off, and uploading the photos via Glass's built-in data connection to a specified destination conceivably anywhere on the internet.
Before you go running for the pitchforks and torches, the app was created as a proof-of-concept to demonstrate a key weakness in Google Glass's current operating system. This app's ability to take pictures while the device reports itself as "off" is a violation of Google's Terms of Use for the device, but that TOU is completely toothless as the OS in its current state can't enforce that restriction. Worse still, the app itself actually made it through Google Play's screening process and was available for a short while on the official app store. It might still be there if not for the students' professor tweeting about it, and Google consequently pulling it for TOU violations. Google's position was that this was a desired outcome, and the reason that Glass is still in limited to release to developers and their early-adopter aka beta tester program called Glass Explorers.
I'm fairly certain the students in question weren't the first to dream up this concept, and you can bet that hackers with much more nefarious intent are impatiently waiting for the inevitable arrival and wide-spread use of wearable technology. The current, laser-hot focus of the privacy debate may be on the NSA and Ed Snowden's disturbing revelations for the moment, but it seems the government isn't the only one spying on us. In the words of the sage Walt Kelly (of Pogo comic strip fame), "We have met the enemy, and they are us."
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Chris Nee And Higher Ground Productions Announce Netflix Animated Series ADA TWIST
Netflix announces Chris Nee and Higher Ground Productions' animated preschool series Ada Twist, Scientist, based on the best-selling book series by author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts.
Kerri Grant serves as showrunner for the 40 x 12-min episode series, which will debut globally starting in 2021.
Wonder Worldwide (The Christmas Chronicles) also serves as a producing partner for the show.
The series introduces Ada Twist, a young Black scientist who will explore helping people through scientific discovery, collaboration and friendship. The 40 x 12-min episode series will debut globally starting in 2021.
The project marks the first series announced under the overall deal with Peabody, Humanitas and Emmy Award-winning children's television creator Chris Nee (Doc McStuffins, Vampirina) and her production company Laughing Wild.
The series is produced in partnership with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions (American Factory, Crip Camp, Becoming), which is dedicated to powerful storytelling that promotes greater empathy, understanding and connections between people, and lifts up new, diverse voices.
Logline: Ada Twist, Scientist follows the adventures of eight-year-old Ada Twist, a pint-sized scientist with a giant-sized curiosity, who aspires to discover the truth about absolutely everything. With the help of her two best friends, Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck, Ada unravels and solves mysteries for her friends and family. But solving the mystery is only the beginning, because science isn't just about learning how and why and what… it's about putting that knowledge into action to make the world a better place.
The series will also include real scientists to inspire young viewers.
Developed for TV By / Executive Producer: Chris Nee (Doc McStuffins, Vampirina)
Showrunner / Co-Executive Producer / Story Editor: Peabody and Humanitas winner, Emmy nominee Kerri Grant (Doc McStuffins, Nella the Princess Knight)
Executive Producers: Mark Burton (Water, Tallula, The Indian Detective), Tonia Davis and Priya Swaminathan (American Factory, Crip Camp, Becoming), author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts
Series Consultants: Dr. Knatokie Ford (former Senior Policy Advisor at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) and Alie Ward (The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca, Brainchild)
Chris Nee, Executive Producer: "I'm thrilled to be partnering with Higher Ground to bring Ada Twist to the screen. As a fan of the books I was taken with the diverse characters, striking designs and vital message that science matters. Plus, Ada fulfills my personal need to populate children's television with strong girls who aren't afraid to be the smartest kids in the room. Once Kerri Grant came on board to showrun, I knew we had the dream team to bring this special series to life."
Kerri Grant, Showrunner and Co-Executive Producer: "It brings me immense joy to be a part of bringing Ada Twist to the screen. As a young, curious Black girl who grew up loving TV, I simply became accustomed to rarely seeing images that reflected me onscreen — and the ones that did, represented an anti-intellectual stereotype that led me to hide my own light under a bushel. To be a part of bringing a show to kids that features a young, Black girl being unapologetically the smartest kid in the room, in a world as diverse and visually stunning as the one created by the book series' author and illustrator, fills my heart to capacity. Working with Chris Nee, my old boss and certified preschool TV hit-maker; and Higher Ground and their commitment to representation, dreaming big, and excellence, has been the alignment of so many stars, it's truly a celestial event."
Priya Swaminathan and Tonia Davis, Executive Producers, Higher Ground Productions: "The Higher Ground team was inspired to produce Ada Twist, Scientist by President Obama and Mrs. Obama's enduring commitment to young people, their education, and knowing no bounds or limits to dreams for their future. Chris and Kerri's show will ignite kids' imaginations. This is exactly the type of show Higher Ground was founded to create – powerful, meaningful storytelling for the whole family."
Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Original Animation, Netflix: "Chris, Kerri and their talented team are creating a series that goes well beyond entertaining kids; they are bringing to life stories that reflect the world we live in and inspire us to envision solutions to the challenges we face. Ada is brilliant and funny and we hope she will ignite curiosity for kids around the world."
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Q: If Else Error in CoffeeScript I am new to CoffeeScript and I am not sure why this code is not evaluating properly. I am getting SyntaxError: unexpected ELSE. What I am trying to do is dynamically update the rule_severity drop down based on the selection of the rule_log_type drop down.
jQuery ->
sev = $('#rule_severity').html()
$('#rule_log_type').change ->
    logtype = $('#rule_log_type :selected').text()
    if (logtype == 'Syslog')
        $('#rule_severity')
        .find('option')
        .remove()
        .end()
        .append('<option value="Emergency">Emergency</option>')
        .append('<option value="Alert">Alert</option>')
        .append('<option value="Critical">Critical</option>')
        .append('<option value="Error">Error</option>')
        .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
        .append('<option value="Notice">Notice</option>')
        .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
        .val('Information')
    else if (logtype == 'Microsoft Windows')
        $('#rule_severity')
        .find('option')
        .remove()
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        .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
        .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
        .val('Information')

A: It should probably be a else if instead of a else.
else if logtype == 'Microsoft Windows'

A: Working code. I think indentation is very key in CoffeeScript.
JQuery ->
sev = $('#rule_severity').html()
$('#rule_log_type').change ->
    logtype = $('#rule_log_type :selected').text()
    switch logtype
        when 'Syslog'
            console.log(logtype)
            $('#rule_severity')
            .find('option')
            .remove()
            .end()
            .append('<option value="Emergency">Emergency</option>')
            .append('<option value="Alert">Alert</option>')
            .append('<option value="Critical">Critical</option>')
            .append('<option value="Error">Error</option>')
            .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
            .append('<option value="Notice">Notice</option>')
            .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
            .val('Information')
        when 'Microsoft Windows'
            console.log(logtype)
            $('#rule_severity')
            .find('option')
            .remove()
            .end()
            .append('<option value="Critical">Critical</option>')
            .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
            .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
            .val('Information')

A: CoffeeScript use indentation to identify the scope of functions, control blocks, parameter list, etc. The code you pasted contains no syntax error except that you passed a empty function to jQuery (which is the same as $(document).ready. It's more likely that the following code are all contents of the document.ready handler, because you can only manipulate the DOM contents when they are ready.
jQuery ->
  sev = $('#rule_severity').html()
  $('#rule_log_type').change ->
    logtype = $('#rule_log_type :selected').text()
    if (logtype == 'Syslog')
      $('#rule_severity')
        .find('option')
        .remove()
        .end()
        .append('<option value="Emergency">Emergency</option>')
        .append('<option value="Alert">Alert</option>')
        .append('<option value="Critical">Critical</option>')
        .append('<option value="Error">Error</option>')
        .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
        .append('<option value="Notice">Notice</option>')
        .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
        .val('Information')
    else if (logtype == 'Microsoft Windows')
      $('#rule_severity')
        .find('option')
        .remove()
        .end()
        .append('<option value="Critical">Critical</option>')
        .append('<option value="Warning">Warning</option>')
        .append('<option value="Information">Information</option>')
        .val('Information')

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As you might already be aware, today is the global #RefugeeDay and YouTube launched the hashtag #MoreThanARefugee. It's just like fathers/moms day, but instead you should celebrate the strength and power of all the refugees.
I really do have a lot of compassion for refugees, especially those ones that had no choice but to migrate from their homeland to anywhere, just to be safe. I am aware of all the recent events and I have a strong opinion about it, but that's a story for another day.
Now, I just went to YouTube to watch some videos. I've clicked on the animated logo in the top left, just because it caught my attention. I watched the video and had this happy feeling inside me.
Seeing those people, refugees from all around the world, sharing their experience and their hopes for a better world, really made my day.
Of course that I clicked "Thumbs Up", the video had exactly 31,263 likes. That's great for a video with 500.000 views released just four hours ago, but right in that moment, after seeing the number of dislikes I was shocked.
66,731 random people disliked a short video that was just promoting the motivation these refugees have to go forward every day. My next mistake was to look at the comments. Somehow I was so fool to believe that there's been some kind of mistake and those dislikes are just some joke.
This minority of people are the ones that actually need help the most, the ones to show they are #MoreThanARefugee.
That old man migrated to Greece in 1967. He was a young man when he went to Greece as a refugee. It's still not got any rights but lives peacefully with his family and is grateful for the peace he's having.
Secondly, those economical migrants are going to help the economy, won't really need the state support or at least not for a long period of time and will probably go back after a short period of time, mainly because of the racism they must face and the lack of help.
Overall, I am extremely disappointed to see that a short video like this is just trolled this way by close minded people that either don't understand that the refugee crisis is a much bigger problem than they can imagine, or they just dislike a video for fun.
I really wish people would understand that just because there's a comment section allowing you to say your opinion in a civilised way, it doesn't mean you have to use it. Especially for trolling like that.
You got the power of the internet at your thumb nails. Use it for gosh sake to inform yourself and at least try to form an unbiased decision, not just troll other people.
Let me know what you think about this video and the online reaction in the comments below.
Below you can find some references in case you want to dive deeper into the subject, but you're too lazy to do the research yourself.


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IIHS FAULTS UBER OVER VOLVO'S EMERGENCY BRAKING IN FATAL CRASH
The IIHS have issued a fault statement over Uber's decision to turn off active safety gear in its Volvo XC90 self-driving test vehicle that led to the death of a pedestrian in Arizona sometime in March.
According to an NTSB report, Uber deactivated Volvo's automatic emergency braking system in order to test its own experimental self-driving technology. That move has drawn the ire of the insurance industry-funded IIHS.
"I think it's possible that, had the system been able to intervene, the fatality may not have occurred," IIHS chief research officer David Zuby said in a phone interview with Reuters.
Data pulled from Uber's data recorder indicates that its software detected Elaine Herzberg as she walked her bicycle across the street in Tempe, Arizona, late on the night of March 18. However, the Volvo SUV's automatic emergency braking system with pedestrian detection had been deactivated, even though it defaults to "ON" when the vehicle is started.
"What's chilling is that the engineers behind Uber's software program disabled the system's ability to avoid a life-or-death scenario while testing on public roads," Zuby said in a statement. "Uber decided to forgo a safety net in its quest to teach an unproven computer-control system how to drive."
The NTSB said in its report that Uber test driver Rafaela Vasquez was looking down in the moments prior to impact, possibly at a cellphone that was streaming a TV show "The Voice." Uber's software recognized the pedestrian, first classifying her as an unknown object, then as a vehicle, and finally as a bicyclist.
The Uber system was not designed to alert the test driver or to automatically apply the brakes, instead relying on the human behind the wheel to apply the brakes to avoid impact or drive around any road obstructions. By contrast, Volvo's built-in automatic emergency braking system is designed to alert the driver and then quickly apply the brakes to avoid impact if the driver doesn't intervene.
The IIHS rates the Volvo's automatic emergency braking system as "Superior," its highest score.
Uber has since ceased self-driving car testing in Arizona.
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"It is a completely new digital magazine product," says Hans Evert, Managing Editor, Project Lead and "father" of EPOS, an immersive multimedia storytelling platform for tablets developed by Axel Springer, which recently won a WAN-IFRA World Digital Media Award for Best in Tablet Publishing.
In this excerpt from our forthcoming report about all of the World Digital Media Award winners, WAN-IFRA contributing writer Steve Shipside describes how Axel Springer, one of Europe's leading news publishers - and one with a strong culture of innovation, produced EPOS.
The company teamed up with Sprylab and its Purple Publishing Suite of tools, which enabled the editors to create their immersive history tales without the need for programming.
With the choice of the First World War as the subject for the first edition of the application the team from Axel Springer also collaborated with the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum) to edit video footage that had never before been seen.
EPOS aimed to use all the power of multimedia to allow readers to dive into the story of the First World War with the videos, animations, and interactive elements integrated into the reading process rather than bolted on with push buttons to for activation.
The idea was that they would begin playing as the reader reached that point in the narrative. The reader reads at their own speed, and the rich media elements come into play automatically at the appropriate moment.
"Back in 2012 there was a lot of interest in immersive storytelling with things like [the NYT's] Snow Fall, and so on, and we were thinking that's great, but we don't see this kind of immersive content being funded just by adverts. We felt that it called for a paid content approach, which meant finding a topic people were prepared to pay for.
"We did some research and interviewed the print magazine market and found that in Germany all the publishers are in crisis mode, but some magazine titles are still performing very well. Notable amongst these were the history magazines.
Which is how the first issue of EPOS, "When Europe committed suicide" came into being.
The goal was to take the best of new forms of journalistic storytelling, and deliver stories in a way that would appeal to a high-end consumer. On the way, it was also essential that the interface should be as intuitive as possible and that interactive elements should complement, not interrupt the narrative.
EPOS was implemented using the Purple Publishing Suite, during a three month production phase that saw the software turned into a kind of content container so that all the interactive elements are integrated and subsequent issues of EPOS require the new content to be dropped into the container but no further programming is needed.
This was not a project driven by profit margin. It was always more of a proof of concept and Evert sees the goals and results as falling into two categories; the product's reception from readers, and the learning points for the team.
"The first thing is that it was really enjoyable," Evert says. "It was demanding, of course, because we had a very small team consisting of myself, the Editor, Julieta Romero, and the Art Director, Oliver Polich. I'm a print journalist, so I know how to handle text, but for EPOS, we had to tell a story with so much more. And the experience of infographics and videos broadened my personal horizons, and I think those of everyone in the team.
In addition to contributing to internal cultural change, EPOS proved its point about the possibilities of new paying audiences.
"The reaction of the audience was also amazing. In the edition about First World War, for example, we had a chapter about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. We made a map of old Sarajevo, and as you read the narrative, you got an animation of the route being driven and the point where the assassination took place. A lot of feedback described it as an amazing experience to be able to consume the story in that new way," says Hans Evert.
"There was a lot of interest in EPOS as a model for educational material and even a blueprint for modern schoolbooks as a way of explaining and understanding facts," Evert says.
Perhaps even more importantly from the point of view of a publishing house, EPOS demonstrated a new market for content. "It showed that if you want to get paid for content, then you need to focus on quality and a good user experience. In the digital era, people are still willing to pay, but you have to show them that you have the quality and the product is worth it," Evert says.
See a brief video about the EPOS app here.


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Els Concerti grossi, op. 6, són una sèrie de dotze concerts compostos per Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). Foren publicats de manera pòstuma l'any 1714 per Estienne Roger a Amsterdam amb una dedicació al príncep elector palatí Johann Wilhelm. Fou la seva darrera obra publicada.

Època de composició
La data precisa de la seva composició resta incerta. Al prefaci de l'obra Auserlesene Instrumental-Musik (1701), Georg Muffat testifica de la seva estada a Roma l'any 1681: « […] amb un plaer extrem i amb ple d'admiració, escoltava algunes sonates de la Orphée italià del violí, tocades amb una molt gran precisió d'execució per un gran nombre de músics ». Se sap igualment que Corelli estava en contacte amb l'elector palatí Johann Wilhelm a Düsseldorf des de 1708 i que li havia enviat en aquesta mateixa època, animat pel seu principal mecenes el cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, un dels seus Concerti da camera. D'altra banda, la dedicació del recull hauria estat signada per Corelli a Roma el  de desembre de 1712, unes cinc setmanes abans de la seva mort i una primera edició hauria estat feta a Roma l'any 1712. Tanmateix, una versió sense dedicatòria fou enviada per l'editor Estienne Roger d'Amsterdam la tardor de 1713 al violinista Matteo Fornari a Roma, molt abans de la publicació amb la dedicatòria de 1714 que permetria a Corelli que li fos concedit el títol honorífic pòstum de "Marquès palatí de Ladenburg a Bergstraße"

Conjunt instrumental
L'orquestra que havia impressionat tant Muffat havia d'estar formada, segons els registres de pagament de l'època, per entre 30 i 40 músics. La part més nombrosa eren els violins que ocupaven més de la meitat de l'orquestra; els altres quedaven repartits entre les violes, els violoncels, els contrabaixos i el baix continu. Algunes representacions havien agrupat més de 100 músics i d'altres, una orquestra de cambra molt més reduïda

Estructura
Els concerts de l'opus 6 són extrapolacions a l'orquestra, respectivament, de la sonata da chiesa i de la sonata da camera. Per tant, es poden agrupar en dues sèries:
 els vuit primers concerts són concerto da chiesa (concert d'església);
 els quatre darrers, concerto da camera (concert de cambra) que comprèn diversos moviments de dansa descendents de la suite (alemanya, corrent, gavotte, minuet, sarabande, gigue).

El concerto grosso de Corelli oposa un grup de tres solistes (el concertino), compost de dos violins i un violoncel, a la resta de l'orquestra (ripieno), en aquest cas, compost de dues parts de violins, i una de violes i baix. Cada concerto comporta diversos moviments i la seva durada d'execució núm. passa d'uns deu minuts cadascun

Concerti grossi da chiesa
 Concerto núm. 1 en re major
 1. Largo – Allegro – Largo -Allegro
 2. Largo
 3. Allegro
 4. Allegro

 Concerto núm. 2 en fa major
 1. Vivace – Allegro – Adagio – Vivace – Allegro - Largo Andante
 2. Allegro
 3. Grave-Andante Largo
 4. Allegro

 Concerto núm. 3 en do menor
 1. Largo
 2. Allegro
 3. Grave
 4. Vivace
 5. Allegro

 Concerto núm. 4 en re major
 1. Adagio - Allegro
 2. Adagio
 3. Vivace
 4. Allegro

 Concerto núm. 5 en si bemoll major
 1. Adagio – Allegro - Adagio
 2. Adagio
 3. Allegro - Adagio
 4. Largo-Allegro

 Concerto núm. 6 en fa major
 1. Adagio
 2. Allegro
 3. Largo
 4. Vivace
 5. Allegro

 Concerto núm. 7 en re major
 1. Vivace – Allegro – Adagio
 2. Allegro
 3. Andante – Largo
 4. Allegro – Adagio
 5. Vivace

 Concerto núm. 8 en sol menor (Fatto per la notte di natale)
 1. Vivace – Grave
 2. Allegro
 3. Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
 4. Vivace – Allegro – Largo (pastorale)

 Concerti grossi da camera
 Concerto núm. 9 en fa major
 1. Prélude
 2. Allemande
 3. Courante
 4. Gavotte
 5. Adagio
 6. Menuet

 Concerto núm. 10 en do major
 1. Prélude
 2. Allemande
 3. Courante
 4. Menuet

 Concerto núm. 11 en si bemoll major
 1. Prélude
 2. Allemande
 3. Adagio - Andante – Largo
 4. Sarabande
 5. Gigue

 Concerto núm. 12 en fa major
 1. Prélude
 2. Sarabande
 3. Gigue

Discografia
 La Petita Banda - Sigiswald Kuijken, 1976-1977 (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, avui Sony Music)
 Junts 415 - Chiara Banchini, 1990 (Harmonia Mundi)
 The English Concert - Trevor Pinnock (Archiv, Deutsche Grammophon)
 Gli Incogniti - Amandine Beyer, enregistrament de concert, 2012 (Zig-Zag Territoires)

Referències

Vegeu també
 Concerti grossi, op. 3 (Händel)
 Concerti grossi, op. 6 (Händel)

Enllaços externs

Concerti grossi
Composicions del Barroc
Composicions musicals de la dècada del 1710

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Q: List operation in Racket Is there list operation such like
'(x y)
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(substitution '(x y) '(1 2) (+ 'x 'y))
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-> (x = 1, y = 2)
-> (+ 1 2)
-> 3
I cannot find any idea from reference.
http://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/pairs.html

A: You can use let:
(let ((x 1)
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A: If you are trying to represent a mapping between names and values (a "dictionary"), there are several ways to do it.  Racket provides a hash type that can associate names to values.  You can read about them in the Guide.  There is a more generic approach to use dictionary-like values in Racket (described in the racket/dict library) that works across different data types, and not just hashes alone.


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Legislation initiated by the New Jersey City University School of Business for dispute resolution could put the state in the forefront of settling international business disputes, says Karen DeSoto, co director of the NJCU Institute of Dispute Resolution. A bill NJCU introduced to the state legislature and passed on Feb. 6 is the first step towards the state becoming a global center of international arbitration and would allow New Jersey to become a center for resolving international and business disputes.
Called the New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act, the law proposes to allow certain nonprofits in the state to organize alternative dispute resolution centers that facilitate the resolution of international business and trade disputes through arbitration, mediation or conciliation.
New Jersey is one of 10 states that have passed similar legislation.
The legislation, sponsored by Senators Sandra Cunningham and Sean Kane, is based partly on protocols established in what is called The New York Convention in the 1950s, which was signed by 117 nations including the U.S. These protocols set up a system that allows collections to be enforced in other nations.
David Weiss, who also serves as co-director, said the 1950s protocol for legal disputes, however, did not mandate mediation, so mediated settlements were often not binding.
Mediation is a less confrontational way of settling these disputes, he said, and often allows individuals and companies to salvage business relationships that might be lost through a more confrontational legal process.
The law would allow these settlements to be recognized in the way legal rulings are under the New York Convention Protocols by those countries that have signed onto it.
Weiss said mediation will hopefully reduce the cost associated with traditional lawsuits.
Since business people do not want to risk long standing relationships, they seek to find ways to resolve these disputes without hostility. This often means they will seek a neutral third party, a professional mediator, to help reduce the legal costs and to maintain good terms.
NJCU is expected to become a center for dispute resolution. It is already years ahead of other institutions in the state.
Last July, students and Faculty from New Jersey City University were selected as one of three American teams to compete in a prestigious international mediation and negotiation competition in Vienna.
This competition was designed to highlight dispute resolution practitioners, paving the way towards consensual methods of settling the business disputes of the future.
A total of over 90 experts, trainers and coaches from over 30 countries worked with the students for their preparation and during the competition.
Weiss and DeSoto served as coaches for the team. Student participants included Marcos Amor Bayona, law graduate of the Universidad de Jaén (Spain) and Leman Kaifa, a senior majoring in political science at NJCU; and Paola Leguizamo, psychology graduate minoring in pre-law and business. Kaifa and Leguizamo shared the award for Most Effective Opening Address.
Others on the team included Cody O'Malley, Anna Maria Meca Pérez, and Kendall Tribbett.
These include arbitrators and mediators, people from Fortune 1000 and other companies.
NJCU has been a pioneer in the field as part of its business school. Weiss said often went commercial disputes arise, lawyers get involved, and business people have to make decisions on how to deal with these disputes.
Weiss said he and DeSoto started the program about two years ago. The school has become something of a business laboratory.


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Book Talk: Macrowikinomics
A New Approach to Business for Our Networking World
The world has changed, but has your business? The premise of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World is that we need to embrace our interconnectedness and harness the power of technology and the social Web to tackle big problems and grow 21st-century businesses:
Wikinomics has gone beyond a business or a technology trend to become a more encompassing societal shift… Wikinomics, defined as the art and science of mass collaboration in business, becomes macrowikinomics: the application of wikinomics and its core principles to society and all of its institutions.
Authors Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams posit that successful organizations must embrace five principles to succeed in this new environment: collaboration, openness, sharing, integrity, and interdependence. They then explore how these principles are already being applied in a variety of sectors, including banking and finance, transportation, health care, education, media, and government.
The value of Macrowikinomics isn't just that Tapscott and Williams lay down markers for how to do this work. It's that they provide numerous examples of organizations that are putting the power of collaboration and openness to work:
In response to the black box modeling and lack of transparency that brought the financial system to the brink of collapse in 2008, The Open Models Company has developed a collaborative online modeling platform to assess the value and soundness of various financial instruments.
Local Motors stands in stark contrast to the slow-to-move auto giants of the 20th century. It's a crowdsouced online platform for custom designed and built automobiles. "You can think of Local Motors like a Dell for the auto industry," write the authors, " with its highly configurable direct sales model, low inventory, and active customer engagement."
If you suffered from a rare disease, you would traditionally have had to rely on (1) identifying a really good doctor and (2) the data put out by pharmaceutical companies. With PatientsLikeMe, you can now tap into a community of people also are researching options, sharing information, and looking for answers. "What makes PatientsLikeMe effective," write the authors, "is the way it aggregates the data from its members, both for the benefit of individual members and for scientific research."
Macrowikinomics isn't a short book with pithy takeaways. It's that rare business book that's big, meaty, and worth pouring over. The authors point out that "small companies can have many of the same capabilities as large companies without the main liabilities—bureaucracy, legacy cultures, antiquated systems, and old ways of working… As more small firms exploit the Web for new resources, they can gain unprecedented access to global markets previously enjoyed by only the largest corporations."
Macrowikinomics is all about innovation, which is why I think it's a must-read for entrepreneurs.
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Bernard Kinane, MD
Chief, Pediatric Pulmonary Unit
Associate Chief for Education
Director of Pediatric Sleep Program and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory
Boston, MAPhone: 617-726-8707
About Bernard Kinane, MD
Dr. Kinane graduated from University College Dublin in 1983 with an MB. He completed Pediatric Residencies in Dublin (1987) and at the University of Texas South Western Medical School (1989). Following the completion of a Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 1992, he joined the faculty. He was appointed Chief of Pediatric Pulmonary (2000). In addition, he holds a number of leadership positions including Associate Chief for Education and Director of the Pediatric Sleep Program.
Since joining the faculty, Dr. Kinane has provided cutting edge clinical care to patients with a variety of pulmonary conditions including asthma, interstitial lung disease, sleep disorders, pneumonia, primary ciliary dyskinesia and pulmonary congenital abnormalities. He is seen as a International Expert on the genetic basis and treatment of interstitial lung disease, lung developmental abnormalities and the regulation of breathing.
His research focuses on the basic cause of interstitial lung disease and asthma. His sleep research focuses on the regulation of respiration and safe transportation of infants in car seats.
Dr. Kinane is also committed to the education of medical students, trainees and patients. He has won numerous teaching awards since joining the faculty. He has a particular focus on the use of social media to educate teenagers about a healthy lifestyle and asthma management.
Asthma, Pediatric
Asthma: Inspired Health
Neuromuscular Service, Pediatric
Pulmonary Medicine, Pediatric
Sleep Disorders Program, Pediatric
Pulmonary disorders
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Congenital pulmonary disease
Exercise physiology (particularly exercise intolerance)
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
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Residency, Children's Medical Center
Residency, Our Lady Hospital for Sick Children
Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Pediatric Pulmonology, American Board of Pediatrics
Sleep Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
OSW - Connecticut
OSW - New York
OSW - Vermont
Dr. Kinane's research focuses on 3 distinct areas:
Regulation of cell migration:- Dr. Kinane's group focuses on transduction pathways that regulate cell migration and lung development. He has identified novel regulators of lung cell and inflammatory migration including Netrins. He found that these Netrin like molecules are critical in regulation of lung development and inflammatory responses. This research has broad implications for congenital lung malformation, blood vessel inflammation including coronary artery disease and autoimmune disease.
Regulation of the control of breathing:- In patients with central congenital hypoventilation syndrome, his group identified one of the molecular mechanisms of this syndrome. Recently he has extended this work to the regulation of breathing in common physiological conditions. He has recently focused his studies on airway obstruction in infants while placed in a car seat. This work has resulted in a number of highly cited manuscripts.
Pediatric interstitial lung disease:- Dr. Kinane's group works on the genetic basis, classification and treatment of interstitial disease. He has developed a genetics clinic in pulmonary to support this work.
Kinane TB. Lung development and implications for hypoplasia found in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet (2007); 145(2): 117-24.
Canapari CA, Hoppin AG, Kinane TB, Thomas BJ, Torriani M, Katz ES.(2011) Relationship between Sleep Apnea, Fat Distribution, and Insulin Resistance in Obese Children. J Clin Sleep Med 7(3):268-273
Yonker LM, Kinane TB. Pediatric interstitial lung disease: TTF-1 mutations and their phenotype potpourri Chest 2013 Sep;144(3):728-30
Yonker LM, Zan S, Scirica CV, Jethwani K, Kinane TB . "Friending" Teens:Systematic Review of Social Media in Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Jan 5;17(1):e4.
Diercks GR, Keamy D, Kinane TB, Skotko B, Schwartz A, Grealish E, Dobrowski J,Soose R, Hartnick CJ. Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Implantation in an Adolescent With Down Syndrome and Sleep Apnea. Pediatrics. 2016 May;137(5).
Denman LA, Yonker LM, Kinane TB. The Classification of ATP-binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 3 (ABCA3) Mutations Using The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Classification System. In Press Pediatric Investigation
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Q: Pandas: copying some values between dataframes I have two dataframes, called Old and New.  Old has 96 rows, and New has 48 rows.  I want to take one column of Old, say ['Values'] and split it into two columns in New, say ['First'] and ['Second'].  Thus, for a simple example with 6 rows to start; from:
   Values
1    10
2    20
3    30
4    40
5    50
6    60

to
    First  Second
1     10     40
2     20     50
3     30     60

I have a notion that this should be trivially easy, and yet I can't do it because the indices need to be changed.  I simply want to copy values, as you see.
How is this best done?

A: You can use reshape:
pd.DataFrame(df.values.reshape(-1,2, order='F'), columns=['First','Second'])
Out[12]:
array([[10, 40],
       [20, 50],
       [30, 60]], dtype=int64)

A: Using split from numpy, you can split into two or other size and combine them with hstack to form new dataframe:
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({'Values': {1: 10, 2: 20, 3: 30, 4: 40, 5: 50, 6: 60}})
print(df)

Input dataframe:
   Values
1      10
2      20
3      30
4      40
5      50
6      60

Now, using split() then, using hstack():
splits = np.split(df, 2)
result_df = pd.DataFrame(np.hstack(splits), columns=['First', 'Second'])
print(result_df)

Result:
   First  Second
0     10      40
1     20      50
2     30      60

Without using intermediate splits variable, you can try:
result_df = pd.DataFrame(np.hstack(np.split(df, 2)), columns=['First', 'Second'])


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As technology fuels a global interconnectedness throughout society, it's no surprise that the internet and word of mouth are considered the most important sources of information today. This is particularly true in the travel industry, where people are either planning imminent travel or just seeking inspiration for their next journey.
In fact, 82.5% of respondents in a study said they "always" use the internet for planning a trip, and nearly all (97.7%) respondents read other travelers' online reviews. Another study by Google asked affluent participants about their online travel activities, of which the top two were researching an upcoming trip (80%) and reading reviews from other travelers (67%).
Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) in the Bazaarvoice network see 22% of review pageviews occur on a mobile device!
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As much as I'd love to read hundreds of thousands of reviews one-by-one, text analysis is the more efficient method for understanding "what" is actually being discussed in a large set of text data. So, we segmented the hotel reviews by the type of traveler that wrote them, and then ran each through a sentiment engine.
We found that the positive themes are similar across all traveler types, but the negative themes have much more variability. In other words, everybody enjoys the same things about hotels, but have differences in what they are sensitive to. For example, the top negative themes for business travelers are "internet service" and "fitness room," but for leisure travelers are "water temperature/pressure" and "small room." The top positive themes for all groups were "location," "front desk," "staff," and – you guessed it – "breakfast." Who doesn't like breakfast?
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The academic year program is a non-degree, non-credit program that provides intensive and effective Chinese language training to learners throughout the world. The program consists of three 10- or 11-week quarters and an optional summer term of nine weeks. Classes are held daily at the same time slots from Monday to Friday. One class is 50 minutes.
PROGRAM FEATURES
Total immersion environment with language pledge
Rigorous curriculum; small-class, intensive training
Large variety of courses, modern and classical
200–220 class hours per quarter, recommended 12 semester credits for Physical Track;
150–165 class hours per quarter, recommended 10 semester credits for Online Track
Both a Physical Track and an Online Track will be offered for the 2022-2023 Academic Year Program. The online program will also serve as a contingency in the event that the Taiwan government and/or the National Taiwan University do not give permission for classes to be conducted in-person at the time of course scheduling.
Admitted students may choose to enroll in either the Physical Track or Online Track, and must inform ICLP of their decision by the track selection due date.
Track Selection Due Date: 2022 Fall Quarter 2023 Winter Quarter 2023 Spring Quarter
25 August 2022 1 December 2022 2 March 2023
COURSE MODULE AND TUITION
The course module of either track is convertible to 2 one-on-one classes if ICLP is unable to find a class that suits a student's exact level, learning pace, or otherwise deemed necessary by the Instructional Office to facilitate the student's learning.
The tuition covers textbooks/materials required for students' classes as well as textbook shipping fees for Online Track students, except for Independent Studies courses for High-Advanced level students.
ICLP recommends 12 semester credits for students who complete one quarter of the Physical Track program and 10 semester credits for students who complete one quarter of the Online Track program. Because of their rigor, one-on-one classes are given greater weighting than group classes.
PHYSICAL TRACK
Physical Track students can expect to have an individual class as well as 3 group classes of three to four students each day. Classes may be scheduled at any time slots between 08:10 a.m. and 17:00 Taiwan time. To maintain the total immersion environment at ICLP, students are required to sign a Chinese language pledge and to speak exclusively in Chinese at all times, both in the classroom and within the ICLP area.
The Physical Track is currently available for only holders of Taiwan passports or ARCs and eligible persons for visa types specially approved by the authorities (e.g., students who will be studying Chinese in Taiwan for 6 months or above, or recipients of the MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship). The normal visa procedures for Mandarin language students are currently inapplicable due to the pandemic. ICLP will update all admitted students if special entry permits for studying Chinese become available for application. The latest special entry measures for foreign travelers to Taiwan can be found on the website of Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs: https://www.boca.gov.tw/cp-220-5081-c06dc-2.html
Physical Track students should plan their arrival date according to the quarantine requirements announced by the Taiwan government. Newly arrived students are not permitted to enter NTU campus until they have completed their 7-day self-health management after home quarantine. Students entering on visas for studying Chinese must schedule their arrival on a date designated by ICLP, and must comply with all visa, entry, and quarantine requirements as specified by ICLP in accordance with regulations, policy, and measures announced by the Taiwan government and NTU.
If unable to obtain entry permits in time, students may choose to enroll in the Online Track instead or withdraw from the program before the track selection due date. If the Taiwan government and/or the National Taiwan University do not give permission for classes to be conducted at the time of course scheduling, Physical Track students will be automatically enrolled in the Online Track unless they withdraw from the program before the track selection due date.
ONLINE TRACK
The Online Track curriculum consists of 2 group classes of two to three students as well as one individual class each day. The decreased class size prevents potential technical issues from disrupting a group class, while the entire class time is concentrated undividedly on one student's learning in an individual class.
Online Track students are asked to provide at least 8 time slots out of the 18 time slots between 06:10 a.m. and 24:00 Taiwan time (UTC +8) in which they will be available for classes. A student's classes may be scheduled at any of the time slots they provided.
Should travel restrictions and/or COVID prevention measures relax later on, Online Track students who are able to come on campus may choose to enroll in the Physical Track for their next quarter. Due to the complexity of course scheduling logistics, the class module and schedule of all students will remain the same until the end of the quarter regardless of any relocations. The same applies to Physical Track students automatically enrolled in the Online Track when in-person teaching is prohibited by the authorities.
(applies to both the Physical Track and Online Track)
Classes at ICLP emphasize oral practice, so students must spend adequate time (no less than 1.5 hours daily for each class they take) preparing and reviewing each lesson. While speaking is a core component of the ICLP curriculum, all classes provide comprehensive training in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Coursework may include reading materials, recorded audio materials, written assignments, and speeches. Textbooks are written in Chinese characters; some are rendered in simplified Chinese to suit students' needs.
Prior to enrolling at ICLP, students are recommended to have at least two years of language training in Chinese or the equivalence thereof at an intensive program (with overall Chinese language ability at or above the Intermediate-Mid level, TOCFL B1, CEFR B1, or HSK3).
Beginner students are welcome to apply for our Academic Year Program starting from the Fall Quarter. Those who wish to start from any other quarter are accepted once there are enough applicants to form a beginner's class. We recommend that beginner students join the Physical Track to ensure they establish a solid foundation for their Chinese abilities in an efficient manner.
Students in the academic year program are encouraged to attend three consecutive quarters, although ICLP also accepts applications for one or two quarters. From their second semester onward, students may tailor their coursework to their own interests. Splitting the year into three quarters provides students with the maximum opportunity to explore our diverse course options.
For a more detailed listing of the class offerings and teaching materials at ICLP, please see our Textbooks page.
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Application Fee (non-refundable)
Fee NTD Due Date
Non-refundable Enrollment Deposit NT$15,000 As specified in admission letter (usually around two weeks from the announcement of your admission decision).
To be applied towards the tuition of your first quarter.
2022 Fall Tuition NT$141,000 August 25, 2022
2023 Winter Tuition NT$141,000 December 1, 2022
2023 Spring Tuition NT$136,500 March 2, 2023
All tuition fees are charged in New Taiwan Dollar by credit card. The enrollment deposit will be credited against the total tuition fee.
WITHDRAWING FROM YOUR FIRST QUARTER
If visa restrictions persist, students who would like to withdraw from their first quarter may choose one of the following alternatives by the track selection due date:
1) Deferral of enrollment: students may choose to start in any quarter within one year. ICLP will hold their deposit/tuition and apply it to the tuition of the quarter they enroll in.
2) Full refund of the deposit/tuition minus a processing fee and bank charges. This option will no longer be available if the studying Chinese visa becomes open for application before the track selection deadline.
The above options are only available before the track selection deadline. The enrollment deposit is non-refundable and non-deferrable once ICLP has scheduled an oral test for the student.
#Refund Policy
If students need to withdraw from the Program, the following refund guidelines must be observed:
Students who submit a refund application prior to the first day of class are entitled to a 90% refund of the tuition.
Students who submit a refund application before the end of the first third of classes are entitled to a refund of 50% of the tuition.
There will be no refund after the first third of the classes.
If courses of an entire quarter are cancelled due to low enrollment or other reasons unrelated to the student, a full refund will be issued without interest.
The cost of any textbook, course material, and associated shipping fees incurred before a refund is requested shall be borne by the student and deducted from the refundable amount.
No refund will be issued for the application fee.
Refund applications shall be submitted by 17:00 of the due date. Please submit the following information by online request form (contact ICLP by email for the link):
Refund request form (template provided by ICLP);
Bank account information.
The refund is expected to be transferred approximately 4-6 weeks after the refund application is confirmed complete by ICLP. The student shall be responsible for all associated bank charges.
Students who are unable to attend the program may apply for a deferment of enrollment prior to the track selection deadline. The enrollment deposit and/or full tuition will be held for one year. A re-application must be submitted by the application deadline of the quarter enrollment is to be deferred to. No application for deferment will be accepted after the track selection due date.
Enrollment can only be deferred once. A processing fee and any difference in tuition will be charged in the event that the tuition is raised. However, no refund of tuition difference will be issued if the tuition is reduced. No refund application will be accepted once deferment is granted whether or not the applicant is able to enroll.
Fees for optional courses, field trips, housing and insurance are non-refundable.
The refund policy is in compliance with the Regulations for Implementation of Continuing Education at Higher Education Institutions (專科以上學校推廣教育實施辦法修正條文; 100.1.11教育部令) enacted by the R.O.C Ministry of Education.
The following information is for the 2022-2023 Academic Year Program. To apply for our other programs, please refer to their respective pages:
►2022 Spring Quarter (2021-2022 Academic Year Program)
►2022 Flagship Summer Program
2022-2023 Academic Year Program
The academic year program consists of the Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters, and an optional summer term. Students are encouraged to attend three consecutive quarters, though ICLP also accepts applications for one or two quarters.
APPLICATION REFERENCE LETTERS
2022 Fall Quarter: July 31, 2022 August 4, 2022
2023 Winter Quarter: October 31, 2022 November 4, 2022
2023 Spring Quarter: January 15, 2023 January 20, 2023
Announcement of Admission Decisions:
Approximately two weeks after completion of the student's entire application (including reference letters).
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Accounting & Business Forum Intuit QuickBooks Quickbooks Online vs Desktop,... Quickbooks Online vs Desktop, which do you prefer and why? Quickbooks Online vs Desktop, which do you prefer and why?
Quickbooks Online vs Desktop, which do you prefer and why?
Michele Riffe Sunday, February 10th, 2019
Desktop – I've been virtual (in the cloud) for almost 8 years.
QuickBooks Online was released in 2001 (or thereabouts depending upon which resource is correct). That's 17 years. It is still lacking in features, unstable, a weak comparison to desktop, has down-time issues at least weekly, has "known" unresolved issues for common functionality that are now multiple years without fixes.
QuickBooks Desktop was released in 1999 (approx). Still has a larger market share than Online (even with extensive marketing of QBO and virtually removing any indication they offer a desktop product on their website).
Both products have a place in the market.
QBO should be light-years beyond where it is considering all the resources that have been thrown at it these past 5 years. Is it improving? Yes. Will it continue to get better? Yes. Should they get rid of Desktop? No.
If price alone were the only consideration for a small business (which we all know it is sometimes) desktop wins hands down every time (especially if you have to start adding on 3rd Party apps).
For me, it's about stability and functionality, with price for multiple companies also a consideration. Additionally, Desktop is an appropriate solution for nearly every industry, every prospect I meet. The same cannot be said for QBO (without workarounds, limitations or added apps).
The other consideration that is too often ignored is whether a business is actually using the software to manage their business or if it's bookkeepers using the software to do write up in order to prepare a tax return.
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Although QuickBooks application is the most popular accounting software across the globe, both of these options have their own set of advantages and drawbacks. Choosing the right accounting platform is a critical decision for any business as the whole financial workflow depends on it. Features of QuickBooks would be similar in both cases, but let us take a look at the available options for a better understanding.
QuickBooks Desktop is the featured product by Intuit. The application contains all the advanced attributes that make the application the most used by accounting professionals. The only drawback is that the software runs locally.
QuickBooks Online, as the name suggests, is the website version of the software that can be accessed through the internet. But it lacks a few features that may be required by some.
The best option here is QuickBooks cloud hosting, that gives all features of the desktop version but can also be accessed through the internet on any device and at any point of time. Hosting also adds multiple benefits through the cloud service provider, thus making it the most efficient option available.
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Apparently Sergio Marchionne Actually Has 'Zero Interest' In A VW Merger
by Gabe Beita Kiser Rumor / Comments
The dryness and professionalism of the auto industry means that when a smidgen of drama starts to take place, it sticks out like a sore thumb waiting to be nailed down. This is why FCA's current status as "seeking a buyer" as well as the turbulent back and forth that CEO Sergio Marchionne has had with other executives in the industry has garnered a spotlight. Initially he mentioned that a Volkswagen and FCA partnership would be beneficial to both companies, especially after the PSA Group's takeover of Opel and Vauxhall.
Volkswagen CEO Mathis Muller responded in a manner that made it sound as if he was not interested, but he later clarified to say he meant that a deal of that magnitude would not be off the table, although Marchionne hadn't reached out to propose it. Now, according to Automotive News, it seems as if Marchionne is backtracking his earlier comments claiming he had "zero interest" in the merger. "I only said that if you were the No. 1 automaker in Europe and somebody combines with another automaker to become the second and gets very close to your position (reference to the PSA/Opel deal), your very first reaction is to distance the second again," said Marchionne to reporters.
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He added, "We are the only natural combination partner for somebody who wants to do that. If you were playing a chess board game, that's what you would do." It appears that the Fiat Chrysler CEO wants to downplay a story that's likely been blown a bit out of proportion but still seems to be trying to hint to Muller that such a deal would be optimal for both companies. However, Marchionne will not be making the first move. "I will not call Matthias. I have no interest," he said. Like two elementary schoolers with a crush on the other, it appears that the CEOs have not been communicating and are hearing about one another's intentions through the press.
To that, Muller said, "It would be very helpful if Mr. Marchionne were to communicate his considerations to me too and not just to you. I am pretty confident about the future of Volkswagen, with or without Marchionne." Hopefully this back and forth comes to a quick end with some open dialogue between the two execs.
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Although it no longer runs, you can visit the Royal Hudson at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park.
Photo Credit: Wikimedia
If a ride on a steam train is what you're after, there are a few other options in British Columbia.
The Royal Hudson steam train used to run from Vancouver to Squamish, pictured here.
Liana Minassian
Steam On
There's something magical about watching thick clouds of steam billow from a locomotive, or hearing a train whistle pierce the air. For many British Columbians, the Royal Hudson steam train was a window into the past — a relic from their parents', or even grandparents', era.
The train inspired a sense of nostalgia for simpler times, when the marvel of steam travel was a new innovation.
A Brief History of the Royal Hudson
When mentioning the Royal Hudson, most people are actually referring to a specific engine, #2860, but the name was really a catch-all for semi-streamlined steam engines used on the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR). From 1937 to 1960, these engines ran along transcontinental routes, primarily for luxury passenger service.
However, they didn't get their name until 1939, after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took a month-long tour of Canada on a special 12-car train. As the story goes, King George was so impressed by the steam engine's performance, he gave them the "royal" designation — the only time a train outside the United Kingdom received such an honor.
For about 20 years, the Royal Hudson trains enjoyed distinguished service across the country, up until the late 1950s. At that time, diesel trains began to replace steam, as they were faster and more efficient. Using steam trains for longer passenger service was phased out in exchange for freight or commuter routes.
Although the Royal Hudson trains nearly went extinct during this time, the #2860 train was eventually bought by the BC Department of Travel and Industry and restored for service on the British Columbia Railway. From 1974 to 1999, this Royal Hudson operated as an excursion train between North Vancouver and Squamish.
Does the Royal Hudson still run? The train was a popular tourist attraction in BC up until 2001 when all passenger services were halted by the government. Since then, the #2860 has undergone many restorations, but hasn't seen much travel. A few brief special events and excursions were scheduled from 2006 to 2010, but eventually the maintenance work became too much of a burden.
Where to Find the Royal Hudsons Now?
In total, four Royal Hudson steam trains have been preserved. Most are kept in various museums across North America, however, if you want to see the #2860, it's currently on display at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in Squamish, BC. Tours of the engine car are available during special events such as last year's celebration of the Royal Hudson's Jubilee Tour 40th Anniversary.
In 2015, a fundraiser was also launched to raise money for extensive restoration to the train's wheels and running gears. While thousands of dollars have been raised so far, it's unclear the total amount necessary for repairs. Seeing as it took over $1 million to get the engine up and running again in 2006, it's very likely the Royal Hudson still has a long way to go before it's brought back to life for future excursions.
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Similar Steam Trains in Service
While you won't get to ride the Royal Hudson anytime soon, there are a number of other steam trains operating across Canada that offer similar excursion-style services.
Alberni Pacific Steam Railway
Within British Columbia, you can head to Vancouver Island for a ride aboard the Alberni Pacific steam locomotive. Its 35-minute route begins in Port Alberni and passes through Alberni Valley before ending up at Mclean Mill Historic Park. Tickets are $35 CAD for adults with discounted rates available for students and children.
While normally primarily operational during major holidays, unfortunately train operations were suspended for the 2019 season but will resume in the future. Check the McLean Mill website for updates.
Fort Steele Railway Co.
Located within Fort Steele Heritage Town (a living history museum), a functioning steam train acts as one of the primary attractions. The train itself is a museum and offers visitors a peek into the lives of the people who used the railway during its heyday. Tickets range from $7-12 CAD and include a 20-minute train ride to a viewing platform of the town.
While the route is significantly shorter than some of the other steam railways, there are steam engines and train equipment on display for those curious about the mechanics of the train.
The Kettle Valley Steam Railway
On select holidays from May to October, 50-minute steam train excursions run along a preserved section of the Kettle Valley Railway's original route. Located in Summerland, BC, tickets cost $29.99 CAD and also include a special "run past" opportunity, where you can hop off the train and take photos or video alongside it.
Kamloops Heritage Railway
Another steam railway that operates primarily during major holidays, the Kamloops Heritage Railway offers specialty excursions. Most rides last one to two hours and tickets range from $5-39 CAD. Ride the train to a private fireworks show during the summer, experience the spooky ghost train for Halloween, or enjoy caroling and visits from Santa on their Spirit of Christmas excursion.
Beer, wine and high tea trains are also available to adults during the summer and fall seasons with complimentary food pairings and live music.
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Hudson's site project: Your questions answered
Readers raise questions about the height, ambitions, and design of the Hudson's site project.
Hudson's site project: Your questions answered Readers raise questions about the height, ambitions, and design of the Hudson's site project. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2Dn56mG
John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Published 4:34 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2018
Architectural rendering shows the planned Hudson's site project.(Photo: Bedrock)
Ever since businessman Dan Gilbert broke ground in December on his Hudson's site project, readers have questioned aspects of the building — its height, its design, its monumental ambitions.
So today I'll try to answer a few of those questions. It's an important conversation for us to have. The more debate we entertain on architecture and urban design, the better a city that will emerge.
So here we go:
Why can't it fit in with the art deco skyscrapers elsewhere in downtown?
This may be the most common objection I hear to the Hudson's modernistic glass-and-steel design. Detroiters hold dear the legacy of their Golden Age of architecture, the 1920s when the Guardian, Penobscot, Buhl, Fisher and other skyscrapers created acknowledged masterpieces on the skyline.
But architecture, as they say, is a conversation across the generations. If more modern materials and a new design ethic dictate a building like the Hudson's project, that's OK.
Detroit's Golden Age produced amazing work. But so did the 1800s, when Detroit build many of its historic Gothic and Romanesque churches, and so did the 1950s and '60s, when designers including Minoru Yamasaki and Eero Saarinen produced their midcentury modern classics. The variety makes for a better city.
The Guardian Building in downtown Detroit has a history that dates to 1929. (Photo: Eric Seals/ Detroit Free Press)
The Hudson's project will inject a shot of progressive design into the heart of Detroit. It likely will become one of the city's most recognizable structures, a destination draw for Detroiters and visitors alike.
It may not "fit" in directly with its neighbors. But to progress we need to appreciate the new as well as the old, in architecture as in life.
Don't megaprojects usually fail?
Some readers compare the Hudson's project to the Renaissance Center, another mega-project that drew much criticism in the 1970's for its fortress-like design that cut it off from the rest of the city.
The Renaissance Center as viewed from Belle Isle Park on July 4, 2017. (Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press)
And it's true that many showcase projects designed to "save" a city fall flat. Remember the Auto World fiasco in Flint some 30 years ago? That was an indoor theme park touted as a major tourist attraction but it flopped badly and soon died.
But big showcase projects also succeed. Eaton Centre in Toronto, one of the first of the big galleria-type downtown shopping malls, proved a huge hit when it opened in 1977 (the same year as the RenCen) and it remains a leading tourist destination decades after it opened, attracting tens of millions of visitors each year.
The difference? Design plays a role, and certainly the RenCen's confusing interior played a big part in its unpopularity.
More importantly, megaprojects tend to fail when they're the only game in town. No single building could turn around Detroit back in the 1970s, even one as outsized as the RenCen. The name itself, "Renaissance," promised much more than it could possibly deliver.
In contrast, Gilbert's Hudson's project comes amid a wave of new development throughout the greater downtown. Dozens of new restaurants and shops are opening; residential construction projects break ground regularly; once-derelict high-rises downtown have filled up with a new generation of workers.
Architectural rendering shows the Woodward Avenue side of the planned Hudson's site project. (Photo: Bedrock)
The Hudson's project thus offers just one of many good things happening; it's not carrying the burden of a city's hopes by itself.
And let's not forget that Detroit, and perhaps all cites, have learned a lot of lessons from the mistakes of buildings like the Renaissance Center. Street life and walkable urbanism rank much higher in our values today than in the '70s when the RenCen was built. The designers of the Hudson's project, SHoP architects in New York with Hamilton Anderson Associates in Detroit, have done all they can to enhance the street life downtown with sidewalk-level amenities.
The Hudson's project will be big, but it won't stand as a fortress cut off from the rest of the city. Thus it's more likely to succeed than the RenCen did.
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Why does it have to be so tall?
Some readers dismiss Gilbert's bid to build the city's tallest building as pure ego, just male testosterone at work.
But there's nothing wrong with architectural ambition. Creating distinctive buildings has always been a mark of a city on the move, from the Sydney Opera House to the Empire State Building.
And height will only be one measure of the Hudson's project. It will show many distinctive features, from "green" technology to its street-level retail and civic spaces. The vistas from the planned observation deck high atop the residential tower should prove spectacular.
Besides, let's keep this in perspective. The Hudson's tower may rank as the tallest building in Detroit, but it'll remain modest by world standards. The tallest building in the U.S., the new One World Trade Center in New York, rises to twice the height of Gilbert's planned building. And the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, stands three times as high as the Hudson's project will.
Interesting question: The planners of the Gordie Howe International Bridge have said, prior to actual design work, that the towers of that new bridge would rise a little higher than the Renaissance Center. Will they be taller than the Hudson's site project?
We won't know for another year or two. But the honor of tallest "structure" in Detroit may yet to be decided.
Contact John Gallagher: 313-222-5173 or gallagher@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @jgallagherfreep.
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Lady Gaga Fans In Taiwan Can't Afford Attending Taipei Concert, April 17, 2012.
Here in Taiwan ticket sales of Lady Gaga's April 17, 2012 concert is causing an uproar with her fans for several reasons. First off, you have to buy the tickets in person. On-line purchasing is not allowed making it hard for fans that live in other cities in Taiwan or even out of country to get tickets.
Secondly, local media reports that the prices of tickets in Taiwan is double the concert price they have in Hong Kong, China (Taiwan TV News Source). This is not Lady Gaga's fault but rather the Taiwanese concert promoters fault for taking advantage of Lady Gaga and her fans for profit. Local media also states that the cost of Taiwan's Monster Ball tickets will be the highest priced in the world for this tour.
These two reason are causing a lot of fans, especially the young ones to cringe at the thought of paying $1,800 ($60) 200+ meters away, where looking at Gaga on stage is like looking up at the stars in the sky, they look so small you are not sure you are looking at the right one. $2800 NT ($93 US) for seats that are about 4-5 floors up and almost 150-180 meters away. With seats like that you actually need a telescope to see Gaga's beautiful face. Sure that ticket is cheap, but those will sell out the fastest because the next cheapest tickets shoot up to $4800 NT ($160 US), $5800 NT ($193 US), $6800 NT ($226 US), $8800 NT ($293 US), $12,800 NT ($426 US).
Sadly, I am just an English teacher who cannot afford to go to the concert. It also hurts me as a teacher when my students tell me they cannot go because of the cost. All the $1800NT & $2800 tickets have sold out leaving me and my students unable to afford to see her, but we stand with hundreds of thousands of other Lady Gaga fans in Taiwan that will miss the concert because of the price. Sometimes being a fan is tough, it hurts, but we love her now and forever. Scott C. Waring
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