no-one to blame other than himself"
in public for not being toff enough".
performance but there were several background cries of "bring back Kennedy".
Backbench questions generally sang to the tune of the party topics.
Labour's Dan Norris asked what the Government was doing to promote the role of fathers in the family.
said a policy of longer prison sentences was incoherent as prisons were full.
and Kings Cross tragedies, not being implemented.
Bob Wareing, the sole Old Labour warrior today, attacked privatisation in the NHS.
an infamous Sven Goran-Eriksson look-a-like, asked if TB had anything to learn from Sven's terminal leadership.


Google recently announced that on April 21st it will be changing how it will rank sites in their search results. On that day Google will be favoring sites that it determines are mobile friendly above all other sites. While I have an opinion about this decision, that's not what this post is about. What I wanted to write about is what this means to Joomla websites.
Google has provided a site testing tool at https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ which will allow you to test your site and see if it is ready. If it is not the tool will provide some guidance on changes you can make to fix your site. Unfortunately the guidance for Joomla users is not very helpful.
So once again it didn't clear up the problems that Google is finding. My final conclusion is I am going to have to do a more extensive rebuild on my template to fix the problems, must more than Google indicates needs to be done for Joomla. This isn't a surprise for me, and I was planning to build a new template soon anyway, this just lights a fire under me to do it sooner rather than later. So if you are concerned with your search position (which I am sure you are) and your site isn't currently responsive, you should be sure to begin testing and working on your template now. Despite what Google says, this is not a quick and simple fix.
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using JetBrains.Annotations;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;

namespace Scrutor;

[PublicAPI]
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true)]
public class ServiceDescriptorAttribute : Attribute
{
    public ServiceDescriptorAttribute() : this(null) { }

    public ServiceDescriptorAttribute(Type? serviceType) : this(serviceType, ServiceLifetime.Transient) { }

    public ServiceDescriptorAttribute(Type? serviceType, ServiceLifetime lifetime)
    {
        ServiceType = serviceType;
        Lifetime = lifetime;
    }

    public Type? ServiceType { get; }

    public ServiceLifetime Lifetime { get; }

    public IEnumerable<Type> GetServiceTypes(Type fallbackType)
    {
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        {
            yield return fallbackType;

            var fallbackTypes = fallbackType.GetBaseTypes();

            foreach (var type in fallbackTypes)
            {
                if (type == typeof(object))
                {
                    continue;
                }

                yield return type;
            }

            yield break;
        }

        if (!fallbackType.IsBasedOn(ServiceType))
        {
            throw new InvalidOperationException($@"Type ""{fallbackType.ToFriendlyName()}"" is not assignable to ""{ServiceType.ToFriendlyName()}"".");
        }

        yield return ServiceType;
    }
}

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I previously reviewed this blend in its Robusto format HERE.
I am reviewing this Toro on several months humi time after being somewhat disappointed earlier.
Sample courtesy of Dr. Gaby Kafie, brand owner.
Very handsome stick with an exciting reddish hue high-up undertone with a leathery brown topper. Band's color fits beautifully and serves to showcase each coloring bit. A nice marbling of espresso bean sits atop that and under a quite healthy sheen. Highlighted on the draw, there's a tangy salted somewhat acidic attachment to a lively red fruit. Larger vitola, more filler influence -- read: more Dominican... which I usually adore.
This offering being well on the fast side of paced (bearing in mind I smoke verily slow), is the main knock on its combustion -- which too might incorporate construction via a quite light hand-feel. Riding shotgun in combustion gripes is an occasional conical burn. Construction suffers again via a softening of pack, altho seams and draw hold fast. Draw is a lovely medium tension throughout. Fruits sweeten via sweet hickory with a delicate molasses attachment at finish. Post finish is very clean. Mouth-feel is a woody tobacco tingle and nigh perfect moisture, tho spitty in 3/3. Primary notes are that sweetened wood. A leathery earth under-belly holding up the aromatic tobacco middling that has primary notes cascading onto it.
Very solid ash of pale grey burnt offerings on a mainly even burn which requires zero touch-up. Darkens in 3/3. Big smoke out-put satiates (tho at times flirts with wispy flavors) smoke-hole and gives a room-note of syrupy leathery woods. A bit unbalanced as noted above in the primary taste section sweet/sour/savory; and again in woody/spicy/animal. Finally, in the ol' flavors/profile/strength. Some astringent happenings occur. Body is far less rich and lacks some smoothness of texture whenst held up to the Robusto offering -- nuances and complexity pale here, too. Some bite threatens, more so as the Kafie Sumatra progresses. Smoke warms up at the band, where there's too, a nice espresso bean zetz.
What a difference a Vitola doth make, gentlepersons. Alone, this is a fine 'nuff blend -- which pales alongside its Robusto brethren.


You know you have low self-esteem when you always feel unworthy, uncomfortable with whom you are and what you are doing and not fitting to where you are. Self-esteem means to have a view of yourself, of your body, your mind and your capabilities.
Do not always question your worth and potential. This keeps you from succeeding in what you do. If you are not very self-confident, be aware of the fact that you are not alone in this position. There are many persons suffering from low self-esteem. It is important for you to give an honest answer to some questions to see how you think about yourself.
Do you feel strange and nervous around other people? Do you consider yourself as on a lower level than the others mentally or physically? Do you think you are not as important as other members of the family, of an association you are part of, as your colleagues? If you see the things that way, this may destroy your self-esteem. Try to get feedback about your actions or attitudes from your family, co-workers –most likely you will be pleasantly surprised to find out how they see you. Very often people with low self-esteem try to please everyone else in order to feel fitting and more adequate, but they forget about their own needs. And it is exactly these own needs that you need to focus on in order to get a better self-esteem.
Other questions you need to find the answers to, are: Are you dissatisfied with your looks? Do you always try to look better? These questions more often apply to women and young people and usually have their origin in comments made by friends, schoolmates or family members. These comments make you think of particular qualities you did not know you had or point out something you never thought about. They might cause obsession for certain things, which can turn into serious problems. They can be linked to appearance, weight or certain characteristics.
Do you often make jokes about yourself? Are you trying to make fun of yourself to make he others laugh? Many people with a low self-esteem talk about their weak points. They discuss these aspects of their personality rather than focusing on the positive. They express what bothers them instead of concentrating on all the other positive things they have. Today's society brought us so far that even the most beautiful person strives for something better. So don't worry that you are left alone with a problem like this. Try to see your good parts before you analyse the ones you do not like. If you see that you fall deeper and deeper in obsessions of any kind and you cannot help yourself any more, you might consider professional help. If others like you, why shouldn't you like yourself? You need to feel comfortable in your own skin; you need to learn to live with yourself. Do not ignore low self-esteem but try to get over it.
So enjoyed reading your post. Its funny today I offered a genuine compliment to my girlfriend who instantly fired back 3 personal faults she was dealing with….instead of just saying "thank you". Your site is terrific.


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In the Masters event in Group H Costas Konnaris from Cyprus had a superb win over Ireland's Mark Tuite 3 frames to 2 while in Group D Alan Trigg from Ukraine played another good match with breaks of 43 and 65 in a 3 frames to 1 win over Michael Eheim from Germany.
In the Ladies event in Group B Irina Gorbataya from Russia recorded her fourth win in a row when she beat Stefanie Teschner from Germany 3 frames to 1.
In Group B in the Seniors former European Champion David Lilly from England hit breaks of 62 and 51 in a good win over Mario Brincat from Malta 4 frames to nil. In Group M another former Champion Alex Borg made breaks of 56 and 90 in a 4 frames to nil victory over Tom Zimmermann from Switzerland.


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Local councils across Australia call for Assange to be freed. Councils in the UK should follow their lead…
Post author By DEA
In recent months local councils across Australia have called for the release of Julian Assange so that the WikiLeaks founder no longer has to face extradition to the US where he could face 175 years in jail for revealing the truth about the Afghan and Iraq wars.
Murad Qureshi from the Greater London Authority (GLA) said, 'this is a great initiative by local councils in Australia. I hope UK local authorities follow suit in the fight to defend free speech'.
Council's in Melbourne City, Victoria, Moreland, Victoria, the City of Fremantle, Western Australia, Byron Bay, New South Wales (NSW), Lismore (NSW), Yarra, Victoria, and Darebin, Victoria, have all added their voices to the new wave of protest.
Campaigners are asking that local authorities around the world, especially those twinned with Australian towns and cities, and those in the UK where Assange is held, also put their weight behind the new push to free Assange.
The Don't Extradite Assange campaign is circulating a model motion based on the Melbourne City councils successful resolution to help local councillors in the UK to get their authorities on board.
This Council:
Reasserts its staunch support for Freedom of the
Press and the Rule of Law and the extension of both to all people.
Notes that WikiLeaks has played an important and effective role in disclosing war crimes, corporate fraud, environmental damage and other criminal abuses.
Notes that Mr Assange is currently being held on remand in HMP Belmarsh without charge, locked in a cell for 23 hours per day.
Notes that Mr Assange is now in very poor health and is facing extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States of America (USA) in an unprecedented Espionage Act prosecution for engaging in journalistic activity and, if convicted, faces 175 years imprisonment and potentially the death penalty.
Notes that the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for Mr Assange's immediate release and that the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has examined Mr Assange in Belmarsh Prison and believes that his life is in danger.
Notes and supports Amnesty International's call for the UK to not extradite Mr Assange to the USA and that the UK abide by its obligations under international human rights law that forbids the transfer of individuals to another country where they would face serious human rights violations.
Notes that other major civil liberties, media freedom and human
rights groups have spoken out against the arrest and treatment of Julian Assange and include:
The International BAR Association of Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
The European Council
The Australian Federal Parliamentary Group headed by Mr Andrew Wilkie
The Federal Parliament of Catalonia
The Federal Parliament of Austria
The former Foreign Minister of Germany
The Mexican Prime Minister
A Doctors Group of over 150 German Doctors
The 130 Prominent Germans Group
Many international Lawyers Groups
Teachers Groups in Melbourne and Sydney
Writers and Journalist Groups
City Councils including Geneva, Yarra, Darebin, Moreland and Byron Shire
Freedom of the Press Foundation
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Australian Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA)
Blueprint for Free Speech
Code Pink
Cage UK
Human Rights Law Centre (Australia)
Digital Rights Watch (Australia)
IFEX (global network of organisations that promote and defend the right
to freedom of expression and information)
Fair Trials (global criminal justice watchdog)
International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
A global petition compiled of approximately 400,000 signatures
Requests that the Council's officers write to the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary forthwith requesting that they immediately intervene in this matter to ensure that the appropriate authorities urgently address Mr Assange's poor health and mistreatment.
Issue a public statement of the above points for dissemination through its regular media channels advising of the council's position and inform's MPs of the same.
← 40+ Rights Groups Call on UK to Free Julian Assange → The premiere of John Furse's myth-busting new documentary 'NOT IN OUR NAME: The Psychological Torture of Julian Assange'


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This sunny and elegant penthouse is located in a modern 3-storey building in El Tarter (Canillo), one of the most prized mountain tourism areas in the Pyrenees, just in front of the Grandvalira access, with spectacular panoramic views on the ski slopes and the mountains that surround it.
The total area of the luxurious property is 123 m2. It consists of 3 spacious double rooms, all with high wooden ceilings and built-in wardrobes, one of which is a suite with a bathroom with shower cabin. A second bathroom with bathtub and shower service to the rest of the bedrooms. The rest area is completed with a mezzanine that is accessed by means of stairs and is arranged as a room under the roof with a practice skylight window that gives daylight and allows to see the starry sky at night.
The day part consists of a large and bright living room with open kitchen, fireplace and high ceilings that reinforce the sensation of space. This room has an exit on a terrace of 10 m2, very sunny, that has a covered part to be able to take advantage of it at all times. The large windows that surround a large part of the living room allow you to take advantage of the sun that shines all day and the skylight window located over the kitchen gives a special luminosity to the whole area. The kitchen is fully equipped, with polished granite countertops and a lot of storage space. All its equipment is integrated within the modern design of the kitchen for the total discretion and elegance of this space.
The finishes are of the highest quality, with stoneware floors throughout the apartment, electric blinds, heating with digital thermostat, among other amenities.
In addition, the property has parking space in the same building and a storage room of 6 m2 for total comfort.
Due to the quality of the construction and its unique situation in one of the premium mountain areas of the Pyrenees and possibly throughout Europe, this penthouse is a fantastic opportunity for nature and winter sports lovers.


Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected as an officer of the National Academy of Engineering's Mechanical Engineering Section.
His three-year term, which begins on July 1, includes one-year terms as secretary and then vice-chair and will culminate with Hussain serving as chair of the Mechanical Engineering Section, one of the most prestigious positions in the mechanical engineering community.
As a member of the executive committee, he will play a key role in setting policy for the section on issues facing mechanical engineers on the national and international levels and represent and promote the interests of the Mechanical Engineering community (consisting of experts from business, academia and government) at the NAE.
"National policy must be set on many important issues, such as energy, the environment, pollution, health, transportation, manufacturing, innovation and defense. The National Academy's role is to advise the United States Congress and executive branch on these matters, analyze the pros and cons of different options and evaluate/suggest optimal strategies and solutions," said Hussain.
This election is yet another honor in Hussain's highly distinguished career. A fluid dynamicist who specializes in vortex dynamics and turbulence, much of his research has focused on the search for order within disorder in fluid turbulence. He has published more than 250 scientific papers on this and related topics, about 70 of which have been well cited, according to the Science Citation Index.
The Fluid Dynamics Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2002).
In addition, Hussain has received several honors from his native country, Bangladesh. He is one of the few members of the Bangladesh Academy of Science; the first recipient of the Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers' Gold Medal (2003); and was decorated with the country's Institution of Engineers' Bangladesh Medal, presented to him by the Bangladeshi prime minister in 2004.
Hussain's election to the NAE Mechanical Engineering section however is only one of his recent accomplishments. He also recently received a three-year, $300,000 grant to conduct research that may result in reduced delays at airports.
The grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation, will fund Hussain's research into aircrafts' trailing vortices, which are swirling flow behind an airplane caused by the difference in air pressure above and below the plane's wings.
These vortices form at the tips of the wings and can remain energetic for large enough distances behind a plane to present dangers to other airplanes that encounter them. All such vortices naturally transition into turbulence due to small perturbations, or disturbances, that disrupt the orderly circular flow of air. The turbulent trailing vortex then decays relatively quickly, making it safe for additional aircraft to pass through the area once occupied by a vortex.
This entire process can take minutes, however, consuming valuable time on airport runways both for takeoffs and landings. Multiplied over several arrivals and departures, these waits can contribute to long flight delays, especially at busier airports. When these delays become a big enough problem at an airport, the typical solution is to build a new runway. This can be costly though, since the average runway costs more than $2 billion to build, largely due to the land-acquisition costs, said Hussain.
To avoid these costs while still easing congestion, Hussain will attempt to cause trailing vortices to transition into turbulence more quickly than they do naturally, thus encouraging their decay and making runways usable more quickly. All this, he theorizes, can be accomplished though the creation of near-axis swirl.
Initially using computer modeling, Hussain will test the effects of adding a small spinning device to the tip of an aircraft's wings. This device will cause a rotation of air that will introduce perturbations into a vortex. By introducing perturbations instead of waiting for them to occur naturally, the entire vortex-to-decayed-turbulence process will be shortened.


Large breeds are prone to calluses.
A dog has a risk of acquiring pyoderma and dermatitis through calluses; this is called canine callus dermatitis, and it can lead to canine callus pyoderma. If your dog is spending a great deal of time biting and scratching at his elbows or above his ankles, an infection may be progressing. Consult your dog's veterinarian for a prompt diagnosis and treatment regimen.
Pyoderma is a bacterial infection of either the surface of the skin, or the superficial or deep layers. The infection is usually caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus intermedius, which naturally occurs on the skin, but a disturbance in the normal balance of bacteria results in an infection. If only the surface layers are affected, major problems are rare; but superficial and deep layer infection can cause significant discomfort for your dog. Pain, itching, swelling and hair loss surrounding affected hair follicles are often observed with bacterial pyoderma.
Dermatitis is a risk factor for developing canine pyoderma, since a dog scratching and biting at an affected area can create cracks in the skin that provide warm, moist and dark areas perfect for bacteria overgrowth. Large and giant breeds are at risk of developing calluses on their elbows and hocks, while some deep-chested breeds develop calluses on their chest. A callus normally protects the skin, but small cysts can exist around hair follicles where calluses exists, and -- as a dog repeatedly presses against the cysts -- the hair and bacteria can push into the callus, leading to pyoderma. Callus dermatitis is often red and irritated. As pyoderma of calluses progresses, the calluses may develop bumps, blackheads, holes or discharge. A foul odor may be present.
A vet will diagnose a skin infection by examining the papule's pus content on glass slides as well as by obtaining skin scrapings and biopsies. Cultures will determine the type of bacteria causing the infection. The veterinarian also observes the affected skin and calluses to determine clinical signs and symptoms of the infection. Underlying causes are diagnosed to help with treatment. Fleas, ticks, yeast and fungal infections can predispose the dog to callus dermatitis and pyoderma. Hormonal imbalances and hypothyroidism are also risk factors for infection.
Once the type of bacteria is determined, the vet puts the dog on antibiotics for two to six weeks and prescribes a medicated shampoo to relieve skin discomfort. Call your dog's veterinarian if you see no improvement after several days of treatment or if the conditions return after the full course of antibiotics. Use soft bedding and keep your dog at a healthy weight to reduce the amount of pressure placed on calluses to minimize bacteria being pushed into the skin. Underlying causes of the pyoderma and callus dermatitis must be treated.


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US State Department Diplomat-in-Residence Info Session
October 26, 2017 Stephanie Jackson
Come for a meet & greet with the new US Department of State Diplomat-in-Residence for the South Region, Ms. Vallera Gibson. This will be her first visit to the Georgia Tech campus.
Habersham G-17
Gibson is a Management career track officer and has previously served as a Vice Consul and Economic Officer in Haiti (2008-2010), Public Diplomacy Officer in Conakry , Guinea (2010-2012) and Management Officer in Brazzaville, Congo (2013-2015). She began her professional career as an Army officer and worked in the pharmaceutical industry before joining the State Department. Through the diplomat-in-residence program, universities have a direct link to the U.S. State Department as well as other government agencies with an international focus. The diplomat-in-residence also serves as a resource to faculty and students, makes classroom presentations, serves as speaker at international events, and counsels students who plan to take the Foreign Service Examination. The diplomat is also available to talk with students interested in careers with the U.S. Department of State.
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Health is fundamental for a productive and fulfilling life. And without a healthy population, countries can't make the most of people's skills and energies.
The international community has set itself ambitious targets to ensure healthy lives for everyone, regardless of where they live, aiming for 'Universal Health Coverage' (UHC) by 2030.
Significant progress in the fight against poverty and disease has been achieved, such as increasing the overall coverage of essential vaccines, and tackling diseases of poverty like tuberculosis and malaria. However, struggling health systems, insufficient progress on malnutrition, and high disease burdens remain serious challenges, and half the world's population don't have access to the health services they need, especially those in the most marginalised and remote communities.
The UK has long been a leader on global health, for example, as a leading donor to organisations such as Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and is at the forefront of global efforts to overcome malnutrition around the world.
However, UK aid priorities are changing to focus more on security and economic development, creating a real risk that the amount that goes to fund vital health and human development programmes will be reduced.
It is essential that the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) continues to spend a sufficient proportion of its resources on global health. Failing to do this risks a reversal of the progress that has been made.
In making its spending plans, DFID must allocate sufficient funds to the health and nutrition programmes supported by UK aid, to continue its vital support for achieving Universal Health Coverage around the world.


On 11-19 October the Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf of the Lithuanian Armed Forces will conduct a battalion level exercise Strong Shield 2004 at the Central Training Area of the Lithuanian Armed Forces at Pabradė, some fifty kilometres off Vilnius.
On 29-30 September the Kaunas Military Garrison Officers' Club will host the 7th international military medicine conference under the theme of "Urgent Military Medicine Aspects in a Modern NATO Transformation Period".
During the conference, reports will focus on health care related problems and application of modern treatment methods, medical civil-military co-operation and host nation support, aspects of military medical personnel training. Experience gained by military medical personnel in international missions will also be shared among the participants during the conference.
(U.S. Embassy) September 20-24, 2004, the U.S. Embassy initiated a Post-Blast training hosted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Police, State Security Department and Armed Forces representatives. This is the only class of this kind in the world, and this will be the first time it has been conducted outside the United States.
This training course will cover many of the lessons learned from these bombings and will have the students process a large vehicle bomb crime scene as a practical exercise. Course instructors are all professional FBI bomb technicians and experienced investigators who have been to all of the major U.S. related bombings in the U.S. and internationally since Oklahoma City.
VILNIUS, Sep 21, BNS - Lithuanian Defence Minister Linas Linkevičius says that the withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq is not under discussion yet although "all" would like to see this happen as soon as possible.
"We all want to be able to pull out our forces from there as soon as possible," Linkevičius told the Ziniu Radijas radio on Tuesday morning but noted that the withdrawal schedule was not discussed yet. He said that training of Iraqi forces was planned.
"Our goal is to have elections in Iraq in January and as many as possible local troops to replace coalition forces," said the Minister.
On Monday, 20 September, the North Atlantic Council was informed that Great Britain should take over the Baltic air-policing mission from the Royal Danish Air Force.
Some technical problems related to the British aircraft deployment and the exact time of the taking over of the mission should be settled by the middle of October.
After the North Atlantic Council sanctioned the air-policing mission in the Baltic states earlier in this spring, NATO allies have been deploying on a rotation basis their aircraft, pilots and service personnel to the Zokniai-based Lithuanian First Air Base.
Between 20-23 September foreign Defence Attaches (DAs) accredited to Lithuania will meet in Kaunas for annual their Autumn Tour.
The four-day event will bring together DAs from twenty-eight foreign countries.
Participants of the event are planned to visit military units deployed in Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city. DAs will visit the Vytautas the Great Jaeger Battalion, Juozas Vitkus Engineer Battalion, the Lithuanian Air Force Headquarters and Military Medical Service. The tour programme also includes cultural items: tour of Kaunas and visit to Pazaislio Monastery. Later the participants of the event will visit the Lithuanian Textile Institute where they will be briefed on production manufactured by the Institute.
On 16-17 September in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, Lithuanian National Defence Minister Linas Linkevičius attended an informal meeting of Ministers of Defence of the European Union, where he was invited to make introductory remarks. At the request of the Dutch Minister of Defence Henk Kamp, who chaired the meeting, Linas Linkevičius opened the floor for discussions on smaller members states and the Battle Groups initiative.
In his introductory remarks, the Lithuanian Minister of Defence dwelt upon the involvement of smaller member states, like Lithuania, in the EU Combat Groups initiative. According to the Minister, high military criteria in quality should not become an obstacle for member states with limited resources to join. In the Minister's view, it is necessary to make the initiative as inclusive as possible and to find a good balance between a wide participation and military effectiveness.
"Despite of its limited resources, Lithuania has interest to take part in the Battle Group initiative and to become a part of structured co-operation", underscored L. Linkevičius in his address to the meeting.
NATO has already found a decision which member of the Alliance will take over the air-policing mission from the Royal Danish Air Force in the beginning of October.
On Friday, 17 September NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer informed the Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Linas Linkevičius on the decision at the informal meeting of Defence Minister of the European Union, which took place on 16-17 September in Noordwijk, in the Netherlands.
Details of the decision are expected next week.
On Wednesday, 15 September, in Berlin, Valdemaras Sarapinas, State Secretary of the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania, will take part in a meeting conducted by NATO's Supreme Allied Command Transformation, in partnership with NATO's Industrial Advisory Group and in co-operation with Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA).
The meeting will primarily focus on issues covering global security threats, NATO transformation and defence investment.
Between 16-17 September Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius will take part in an informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Defence in the Netherlands.
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Dan Bricklin on becoming a Happy Caster
17 Jul 2008 17 Jul 2008 ~ Jon Udell
The Conversations Network is embarking on a new phase in which it will expand its ambition to capture, publish, and curate spoken-word audio from a wide range of sources. One of the challenges will be to help more people effectively capture audio to a reasonable standard of quality. Dan Bricklin, my guest for this week's ITConversations show, has ascended that learning curve in recent years. In this conversation he explains why he's become interested in audio recording, and what he has learned about equipment, and techniques, which can be readily transferred to individuals and organizations wanting to make decent recordings of their own events.
When I embarked on my personal audio adventure a few years ago, I naively thought that our fancy new digital technologies would make the whole process very simple. Boy, was I wrong about that. Yes, we've made digital photography accessible to the masses, but there was vast demand for enabling the so-called Happy Snapper to point, shoot, and take a decent photo. There's been comparatively little demand for enabling the Happy Caster to plunk down a microphone, punch record, and capture a decent sound track.
Over the last few years I've slowly and painfully assimilated just a fraction of the audio lore possessed by domain experts like the Conversations Network's founder Doug Kaye, and its senior audio engineer Paul Figgiani. So it was refreshing to hear from Dan Bricklin that it has also been a struggle for him to become competent in this domain.
I guess the demand for point-and-shoot photography will always outstrip, by orders of magnitude, the demand for plunk-and-punch audio recording. But the latter demand is growing, and in this conversation we speculate a bit on what the Happy Caster solution might be.
Mainly, though, Dan focuses on two things. First, the new opportunity to capture spoken-word events that would otherwise be lost, and publish them for audiences that didn't attend, or couldn't have attended, in person.
Second, the minimal setup that will enable folks who are not audio experts to accomplish that capture and publication.
PS: A bit of backstory on this recording illustrates some of the challenges of the audio domain. In my FAQ for interviewees, I invite remote interviewees to record themselves locally, then send me the track which I combine with my own locally-recorded track. Why? If you're sending voice over the network, whether it's POTS (plain old telephone service) or Skype, there's a lot that can and often does go wrong. Eliminate the network and you avoid all those problems.
In principle, combining local tracks recorded separately is a great solution. In practice, it has almost never worked out, and this case was no exception.
Usually the problem is that interviewees lack the gear or knowledge required to make a decent local track. Attempts to record directly into a computer always end badly. Most people don't own standalone digital audio recorders. In one case, a musician who routinely records his music through a mixer nevertheless produced an unusable track because he's not used to recording his voice and overshot the limits.
In this case, Dan was quite capable of making a good recording, and he did, but things went wrong on my end. What Dan recorded was an MP3 file. What I was expecting was a WAV file, because I was going to edit the combined recording and it's dicey to uncompress an MP3, edit, and then recompress.
Now, Dan had recorded the MP3 at a bit rate — 192kbps — that he judged would be high enough to survive an edit. But would our discriminating audio engineer Paul Figgiani agree? We weren't sure, so I sent Paul samples of Dan's MP3 track and the WAV file I made from the telephone track I'd recorded using the Telos. Paul's verdict: "I think we can make the 192 kbps mp3 version work. The bit rate is high enough … lets go with it."
So far, so good. But when I loaded up my local track and Dan's remote track into Audition, things didn't line up. My WAV track was slightly longer (or shorter, I can't remember) than Dan's MP3 track. The difference was only about 1.5 seconds over an hour-long recording, but still, it had to be dealt with.
Audition has a time-stretch feature that can be used to solve this problem. And I could swear that I've used it successfully before in these circumstances. But this time, I couldn't make it work. Every time I tried to stretch the shorter clip, it snapped back to its original position. I fiddled with every approach I could think of, or could discover by searching, and finally threw up my hands and just used the original recording that had both halves of the conversation in sync. If this Audition behaviour rings a bell with anyone, I'd love to know what went wrong and how to avoid it next time.
The moral, anyway, is that if a reasonably technical guy like me is struggling to keep his head above water in this domain, it's clear that non-geeky civilians will just drown. I'm quite curious to know when, or perhaps whether, those civilians will constitute a market that technology providers want to serve.
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Eric Likness says:
Isn't it amazing how close you got to nailing it? Man oh man, but that slight difference in codecs and sample rates is just enough to ruin it. In your FAQ for Interviewees maybe some recommendations for the file format, bit rate and sample rate might also help alleviate mismatches. It's amazing how many local tracks you've gotten haven't worked but there's always the next interview. One of these days it will work.
It occurs to me there might be another possible route to locally recorded audio. Paul Figgiani can back me up on this. There is such a wealth of 'settings' in any audio program loaded onto a PC much less on any random audio recorder that a checklist of settings is an absolute necessity. But better than a checklist would be something akin to a 'config' file or preferences file that could be 'sucked in' to say any local recording software or pulled into a hand held recorder. That's asking a lot, but that would divorce the need for expert knowledge for the person recording locally. They wouldn't have to check every setting themselves (possibly including the audio level of the recording? just a thought).
> a 'config' file or preferences file that
> could be 'sucked in'
This touches on a much larger issue that I need to circle back to at some point: cloud-based application settings.
Among other outcomes of Live Mesh, I'm hoping it will accelerate the decoupling of app settings from local installations so that these scenarios become not only possible but routine.
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Two SkyTrain stations get one new name
Well, as some have already guessed, Broadway Station and Commercial Drive Station are getting a new name on Monday, September 7.
On the same day as the major bus service changes, Commercial Drive Station and Broadway Station will be merged into one and renamed Commercial-Broadway Station.
The name change is spurred by the launch of the Canada Line.
Since one Canada Line station is located on Broadway, emergency dispatchers have raised concerns about confusion between Broadway/City Hall and Broadway/Commercial station.
A diagram showing the new platform numbering at Commercial-Broadway Station. Click for a larger version.
The platforms at the new Commercial-Broadway Station will be numbered to distinguish the four passenger boarding points, and will be used in our Trip Planner so you can plan journeys:
1 – Former Commercial Drive Station
Trains to VCC-Clark
Trains to Waterfront via Millennium Line stations
3 – Former Broadway Station
Trains to Waterfront
Expo Line trains to King George;
Millennium Line trains to VCC-Clark
Bear in mind that none of this affects any actual train service. If you take the train at these stations, keep going as you normally do — nothing will change but the platform and station names.
Connecting bus services will now just refer to "Commercial-Broadway Station" instead of "Commercial Drive Station" or "Broadway Station." Automated voice announcements on SkyTrain will also be changed to reflect the new names.
And if you're not familiar with the platforms, numbered signs will be on each platform and signage will be outside the stations, directing you to the correct platforms in case there's confusion. Station diagrams will be also available at the station itself and online. Here's a handy pamphlet that will be on the system soon!
By Donald, August 27, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
Woohoo, numbered platforms! We're really a big city now lol. Could they number all the Waterfront Station platforms too while they're at it?
Platform 1&2 – Seabus
Platform 3&4 – West Coast Express
Platform 5&6 – Expo and Millennium Line
Platform 7&8 – Canada Line
And put up one big sign board in the central lobby area indicating which services are departing at which platform.
By Meraki, August 27, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
Does this mean the 99 will get renamed to the "Commercial Stn B-Line?"
That'd be awesome. =]
By Karen Fung, August 27, 2009 @ 5:20 pm
+1 to TransLink on de-confusion! Next on the problem-solving block: the potential for mixups between between VCC-Clark and Vancouver City Centre (VCC)!
When I first saw the headline, I honestly thought it was going to be Granville and Vancouver City Centre, because the entrances and exits for those two would definitely drive me batty if I didn't have the Expo Line so engrained in the brain.
By Migzy, August 27, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
There is a problem with the website. The website is storing the previous person's information in the fields for any and all who visit this page to see.
By ben K, August 27, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
This is a good move; it makes sense to rename this nexus after Commercial rather than Broadway, given the evolution of the transit system.
Why the plethora of platform numbers, though? After all, at all of these stations, there is only one physical centre platform. To my mind it would be much simpler to say "platform 1, inbound (or outbound)".
Speaking of "inbound" and "outbound", when I first moved here I found that nomenclature to be strange — why not say "east" and "west"? I've always been curious which way is considered "inbound" from the perspective of, say, Braid Station (have been meaning to visit the platform to see how the gates are labeled, but have never yet done so…)
By Paul, March 12, 2019 @ 12:39 pm
Agreed. After all these years I still don't know the difference between the inbound platform and the outbound platform.
Um, let me take credit for the previous comment, not Karen. Oops.
(is anybody going to fix this bizarre security hole?…)
By cree, August 27, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
lol @ Donald. Indeed, numbered platforms; I never thought I'd see it here.^_^
So it should be as under one station name. Hubs like Commercial/Broadway should act as one name, much like Waterfront.
Again, waiting to see if the destination signage on buses will all be spelt out in full. Please, no unnecessary abbreaviations!!!!
(Commercial-Broadway Stn B-Line — not Comm-Bway Stn B-Line)
By snowystar, August 27, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
That is weird…Cause I'm not snowystar!!
Cree: with respect to unnecessary abbreviations, I have always taken amusement in the N9 nightbus signage declaring simply "COQ STN".
By Jen Lai, August 27, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
Awesome! I was just discussing with some people how odd that Waterfront station/s shared a name, while Broadway/Commercial and Granville/Van City Centre did not.
@karen fung: Yes, totally agree, a "City Centre-Granville" mashup in the future would be awesome. Also agree on your comment about their entrances and exits. I would never try to give directions to my grandma to transfer at Granville onto the Canada Line. Waterfront, yes. Granville to Van City Centre, no, not very grandma friendly.
By Derek Cheung, August 27, 2009 @ 9:33 pm
"Inbound" means heading towards downtown.
"Outbound" means heading away from downtown.
If one looks carefully on the Millennium Line you can see a sign on the guideway which indicates direction change between Braid Station and Lougheed Town Centre: an outbound train leaving Braid becomes an inbound train arriving at Lougheed!
By David M, August 27, 2009 @ 10:16 pm
Great news and well done. I really hope Translink will start implementing standardisation amongst all stations. Next is Waterfront – it needs the same treatment. Platforms there should be numbered:
Platform 1. Canada Line
Platform 3. Expo/Millenium Line Arrival
Platform 4. Expo/Millenium Line Departure
Platform 5. West Coast Express
Platform 7. SeaBus
Also – number all platforms at all stations a ditch the "inbound", "outbound". On Canada Line the announcement "the train arriving on the outbound platform…" is meaningless as there is no identification on the platforms to show which one is outbound and which one is inbound. Better would be clear platform numbers and announcements "the train arriving platform 1 is…" would then mean something.
By Adrian Leung, August 28, 2009 @ 1:51 am
@David M,
Agreed with the inbound/outbound comment about the Canada Line. As for renaming of Waterfront, I was thinking the opposite and start Platform 1 & 2 with the SeaBus and 7 & 8 with the Canada Line, reason being from North to South, like the Commerical-Broadway structure. Then again, I'm not so sure if you can call the SeaBus waiting area a "platform."
@Karen
Centre platforms are technically still two platforms and this is referred all over the world. If you put Platform 1-inbound, one, there is more text to fit on a small sign, and two, it adds to greater confusion to people who don't normally know "inbound" and "outbound."
@Jhenifer
Congrats to TransLink for being smart and actually updating the station announcements and signs. I was surprised the overhead Commercial Drive signs were replaced with Commercial-Broadway. I'm also glad TransLink is having platform numbers and it should be done throughout the system.
I do have a few concerns though. First of all, the platform overhead signs now don't indicate where there are escalators, where there are elevators, and where there are stairs, as they did with the old signs. I'm not so sure why it's important for people on the trains already to know which platform they are on. Thankfully though, Commercial doesn't have huge platforms to begin with.
Secondly, consistency and this is a problem with TransLink. Signs for Platform 1 & 2 indicate station names VCC-Clark and Columbia station whereas signs for Platform 3 & 4 indicate cities Vancouver and Surrey. That would be a little bit of an issue for tourists, especially since at Platform 1 & 2, transfer signs in blue say the station names Waterfront and King George. Also, "Broadway" is used as the exit name for one of the signs, whereas the actual exit name is "E. Broadway," which is shown in the sign behind it.
I also hope TransLink will modify the messages so that they are more consistent with the transfer message on the Canada Line. On the Canada Line for Bridgeport Stn, the message is "The next station is Bridgeport. Please change at Bridgeport for trains to Richmond-Brighouse."
"The next station is Commercial-Broadway. Please change at Commercial-Broadway for Expo Line trains to Waterfront and King George."
Finally, I hope TransLink also changes the announcements for Stadium and Joyce, especially since they have been renamed for a long time now. Transfer messages should also be added for Waterfront Stn!!!!
I've ranted on for a long time sorry. Here are a few photos of what I was saying above and feel free to use these if you want to update the post.
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Unfortunately, one sign was left not changed:
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By Dennis, August 28, 2009 @ 11:54 am
The direction change on the Millennium Line is actually between the New West tunnel portal and Sapperton.
By Jim, August 28, 2009 @ 1:31 pm
I think the combination could eventually become confusing again ones the extension of the millenium line occurs since the new line will intersect once again at the current Broadway City Hall Station. I think naming it as Broadway Central Station now and the current Broaday City Hall Station could be named West Broadway Central Station. The Vancouver City Central Station and the granville station could be combined by name as Granville Central Station. The combination of these stations would require a tunner or manner in which to connect the two station more stream lined though. Just a though on a more user friendly approach.
Dennis, I stand corrected!
By Henry, August 28, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
The renaming should be a good thing in the long run. I overheard some people at Broadway Station wondering how to get to the Canada Line in the station.
The numbering is good as well. Tourists find using just names hard. If there is a number plus colour code and name to follow, then it's easier. I think a lot of tourists find our local nomenclature for some things strange.
Inbound and outbound is very downtown-centric and an ESL tourist has no idea what that means. North, south, east, west would be basic English directions, but inbound and outbound are not. Numbers are universal while our English names are foreign to non-English tourists.
I'd also love to see a renaming of Vancouver City Centre station. The name is simply unwieldly. The problem is the neighbourhood doesn't have an actual name. I always preferred the original Robson Station name even though the entrance is actually on Georgia.
One last naming convention that bugs me is the new "Way out" signs at Canada Line stations. What consultation showed that "Way out" is easier to understand than "Exit"? Back to the tourists' point of view, "exit" is commonly learned English word. "Way out" is not a basic English word taught to ESL students. I used to teach ESL, so I know that much.
By Robert, August 28, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
Re inbound/outbound, it's by no means obvious, but at the ends of the platforms on or near the Do Not Enter gate signs (right next to the tracks) there are labels I/B for inbound and O/B for outbound.
I've been baffled by "way out", too. Not even a native English speaker says "way out" to mean "exit", let alone a foreigner. The Skytrain "out" (sans "way") was more acceptable. May as well post signs saying "upstairs" or "to the street" or "take off".
It's especially bizarre when you can look in one direction and see both a blue "way out" signs and a standard emergency red "exit" sign close by to one another. Almost wouldn't blame someone for taking a fire door in an effort to escape the platform.
@Henry, the "Way Out" signage is widely used in metro in London Underground. straight from Transport For London website:
"'Way out' should be used in preference to 'exit'
on all signs except 'emergency exit' signs."
I actually saw the in bound out bound signs today. I would love to know if Jhenifer could ask if it would be possible to have additional ones installed. I believe this could help to end the confusion perhaps if possible one for every yellow safety hazard sign thats also displayed along the wall. Just a thought.
By JC, August 28, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
Does anyone listen to me when this blog here has a security breach? You say our e-mails are not published, yet when I want to post a comment, I see the following info pre-filled from the previous poster (see below). You have a Cookie issue… I reported this problem to you like 6 months ago!
Jim — jimboqt@hotmail.com
I totally agree with you JC
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By Dora, August 29, 2009 @ 10:46 am
"Way out" is pretty standard all across the UK (Tube stations, train station, etc.). Perhaps the Canada Line has decided to go Queen's English? :) Now I'm definitely looking forward to taking the Canada Line home (well, downtown to catch a 135 or 160) when I come back from the UK in a week!
By David Arthur, August 29, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
Yes, I'll add another vote in favour of both 'Way out' and platform numbering. It's about time the Americanisation of Canada was brought to a halt. :)
By Henry, August 30, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
Oooh…scary…i just experienced the above mentioned cookie prob. I saw Derek's contact info. Sorry Derek.
Thanks for the info regarding "Way Out" as a standard in the UK. In my opinion, I would still prefer exit. That just seems more formal to me and proper for a public facility. The "Out" isn't so bad in the old SkyTrain stations. We're Canadians, so it's not required that we follow the UK naming.
I wonder if there is more of an explanation why "way out" is preferred to exit in the Underground. Couldn't we use "exit" versus "emergency exit"?
I'm just totally curious about what people think about that.
By cree, August 30, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
Platform numbering has began @ Waterfront Station, at least on the SkyTrain side:
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As for the "way out" signage on Canada Line, Millennium Line and some Expo Line stations has just "OUT" for their stations; now you can see that it's not just a one-off thing.
By David Arthur, August 31, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
More formal? The only difference is that 'way out' is English, and 'exit' is Latin.
The 'plain English' movement is much stronger in Britain than here, so it's nice to see Canadian authorities starting to get the message that it isn't necessary to use overly complex language just so that they sound important.
David, while I agree with you in sentiment about simplifying language where it is not served by complication, I find it amusing to suggest that "exit" is "overly complex language"! It's almost half the length of "way out", and a word that I suspect any kindergarten child would fully understand.
By Jhenifer Pabillano, September 1, 2009 @ 11:24 am
Re: the email problem on this blog.
Yep, I am totally aware of this problem and still just as frustrated as you are about it. Unfortunately our web staff is also working on major updates to the main TransLink site so their attention is divided at the moment. I am going to send another note to indicate that this issue is ongoing and see if we can move toward a solution.
By ;-), September 1, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
Let also not also forget the IE8 bug. If you participate in this blog with Internet Explorer 8. Your comments appear to be mysteriously ignored.
By Jhenifer Pabillano, September 1, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Way Out-ers:
I wrote this to another person asking the same question, so hope you don't mind me repeating it here.
Essentially, TransLink isn't responsible for most of the signage in the Canada Line stations — we only provide the info about transit connections and safety/security.
The rest of the signage was provided by our concessionaire, InTransit BC, a.k.a. the contracted private partner who built the Canada Line). Here's what they told me before about the decision to use "Way Out":
We thought "Way Out" was more descriptive and would be easily understandable by an international ridership.
Anyway, with that all being said, if you would like to register a complaint about the signage, please enter it into our Customer Relations form, so it will be logged in our system and sent to the correct staff at Canada Line!
By Stephan Scharnberg, September 2, 2009 @ 3:33 pm
This means we have now promoted ourselves from backwater, provincial outpost to cosmopolitan, urbane Metropolis! Is there a platform 9 1/2 for the non-muggles? I'm excited about September 7th. And I love the Canada Line!
By Gary, September 4, 2009 @ 10:14 am
Will the station announcements change on the trains to say the next station is "Commercial – Broadway"? Also, why do we still hear the next station is "Stadium" and "Joyce" instead of "Stadium – Chinatown" and "Joyce – Collingwood". A fix for this is long overdue.
By Jhenifer Pabillano, September 4, 2009 @ 12:42 pm
Gary:
Here's the answer from SkyTrain.
An update to the on-train announcements is in the works, but won't be ready on the 7th — it will likely be updated progressively through the month of September. The new voice messages have to be updated to each of the 110 (and counting) radio units on the train, which takes some time, and it's not really an urgent thing that warrants deferring regular maintenance, or incurring a lot of overtime expense. We did not want to introduce it before the 7th, which would probably have added even more confusion to the transition.
We will be adding "Stadium-Chinatown" and "Joyce-Collingwood" at the same time. Again, there will be a mix of new and old messages during the transition. There was a recent upgrade to the radio systems on the Mark I fleet that makes this easier than it was in past years.
By Rvie, September 4, 2009 @ 8:41 pm
Jhenifer, will there also be platform announcements about arriving trains on the Expo and Millennium Line stations, just like on the stations on the Canada Line, as in like "The next train to arrive on the outbound platform is for King George", something like that?
Rvie: not as far as I know.
By Steven Luscher, October 2, 2009 @ 2:38 pm
@concessionaire – How about "Far Out," in recognition of our "BC Hippie" legacy?
By Shane, October 3, 2009 @ 11:44 pm
"Way Out" is the new international English standard for metro systems.
It is awesome to read these comments because I just submitted some of the same feedback to TransLink in a survey re: platform numbers at Waterfront, and updating the train announcements.
Another tip I had was to fix the references to the Canada Line. Either it is part of the SkyTrain system or not.
At the airport and Pacific Centre they refer to it as the Canada Line which is confusing for tourists if they are referred to take the "SkyTrain" to the airport.
By Anonymous, November 30, 2010 @ 8:22 am
Too many double barrel station names.
What's wrong with.. Joyce, Main Street, Stadium, Sperling, Brighouse etc… by themselves?
The one thing this system needs is one standard look. I know the first part opened in 85, I remember taking it then… however, over the years the design changes have never occurred simultaneously so SkyTrain looks like a gypsy caravan.
We are one of the only systems (compared to the Metro in Montreal for instance) that does not have one standard colour theme across the board. It looked so clean at Expo because everything was one in the same — should have left it like that.


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