Twitter has announced that they're making some interesting changes to their character count. This is great news for social media marketers!
Before you start thinking about the extra-long tweets you'll be broadcasting, it's important to note that the character count will stay the same – it's what you can do within the 140 characters that's changing.
Although an official date for the changes is yet to be released, it's rumoured that it will be sometime in the near future.
Why does Twitter have a character limit?
Firstly, let's do a little history lesson. When Twitter made its social media debut in 2006, smartphones didn't exist. This is why the character count was set to 140 characters – so you could fit a tweet into a standard SMS message.
Twitter's character limit also sets it apart from other social media platforms. Tweets are short and concise, making the platform an ideal place to talk about live events.
So, which features are (allegedly) changing? It's been reported that Twitter will stop counting usernames and media as characters.
This is excellent news. Currently, an image takes up 24 characters, and links are automatically shortened to 23 characters. So, if you include both of these, you're already down to a mere 95 characters. Expressing your views in such limited space can be a real struggle!
Plus, displaying visual content is becoming more and more important. It's increasingly common on social media posts, and in 2014, Twitter investigated whether media tweets encouraged user engagements. The short answer is yes – read more here.
• Compelling Content – Media won't be taking up precious characters, so you'll have more space to write the interesting stuff. Plus, you won't have to choose between text and media – you should have plenty of room for both.
• Helpful Hashtags – More characters means more hashtags. As we all know, these are crucial to a tweet, with popular hashtags encouraging user engagement.
• Easier Engagement – Usernames "@name" will not be included in the character count (only when you're writing a reply). This will make it easier to engage with your audience, as the conversation will be more fluid. You can also talk to multiple Tweeters at the same time, quickly and easily.
• Nice for Newbies – A higher character limit (in theory) makes Twitter more accessible for new users and companies. They'll be under less pressure to fit their news into a tight word count.
So there you have it – Twitter's tweets will still be short and sweet, but will give us more space to market our brands effectively. Are you looking forward to the change?


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Simulation project for military leverages VR/AR and cloud-computing engine
Image: VRAI
DUBLIN. VR simulation company VRAI announced a collaboration with Microsoft to bring next-generation simulation to military end users, with a product leveraging virtual reality (VR), machine learning (ML), and the Microsoft Azure cloud-computing platform.
The VRAI ReACT VR Armour Crew Sim tool is intended to increase training and repetition opportunities for soldiers crewing armored vehicles, using immersive VR environments to replace the need for real-world platforms. The data-exploitation platform is built on Azure to provide personalised learning insights for trainees and instructors while decreasing training's cost.
VRAI co-founder Pat O'Connor, a former armored unit commander, said of the collaboration with Microsoft: "We built our ReACT VR armor crew from the ground up, and we know it solves a problem for military end users because we employed top tech talent and military veterans to work with front-line military end users to design and build this product. Collaborating with Microsoft gives us the opportunity to get the solution into more of our customers' hands, more quickly, solving our customers' problems and helping to better prepare troops for service, which is a very fulfilling mission for us."
Gus MacGregor-Millar, General Manager, Worldwide Defence & Intelligence, Microsoft, said that his company's collaboration with VRAI will enable defense customers to harness the full potential of synthetic environments and personalized training, using next-generation cloud capabilities, to meet mission priorities.
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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Shopatvelvet is an infamous local fashion brand. This brand has attracted thousands of sales every month and tens of thousands of visitors every single month. It is one of the defining brand in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Shopatvelvet is a well-known local fashion brand. They have a very busy website and attracts huge traffic everyday. They are depending on their website to do their business. Since their old website was not too expandable, they assigned Capital Six to re-design their e-commerce site, re-develop, and as well as migrating their old customers and other databases to the new website.
There is a list of things and challenges behind this project. Looking at the high traffic and their dependability on their e-commerce site, we were expected not to do any mistake; starting from designing their UI/UX, developing a solid system to support the business process, down to migrating the old data and information into the new website.
The goal of this project is increase the time spent by the visitors in the website and to improve their sales.
After a few months of design and development, the website successfully launched. The sales went up 120% (as reported by the client) and the bounce rate of the website went down quite significantly.


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The souk or bazaar in oriental cities.
The shoe bazaar, Cairo by Ella du Cane, 1913.
THE SHOE BAZAAR, CAIRO
Painted by Ella du Cane
The name of "bazaar" has been given by Europeans to the narrow streets with shops devoted entirely to one trade. The Egyptians call them "Suk" or souk (alternative spellings are Soq, Sook, Soukh or Souq): thus the Sûk-el-Gawharêgûr is the market of the jeweller, or the Suk-el-Guzmah or shoe market.
Here the red and yellow leather shoes which are in daily use among the natives are offered for sale, strung up on strings, in shops not more than a few feet square, where keen bargaining takes place before a pair of shoes changes hands.
Note by Florence du Cane
Cairo is home to a large souk called Khan el-Khalili. Located west of the Saiyidna-el-Husain Mosque, the market is considered the largest in Africa and was founded in the 14th century on the site of a former Mamluk cemetery as a caravanserai and trading yard. The name goes back to its builder Emir Jarkas el-Chalili, who came from Hebron (Arabic name el-Chalil) and therefore bore the name el-Khalili.
Souks are an almost universal feature of an oriental Arab city and usually also its economic centre. Unlike European business and craft districts, souks are generally uninhabited and single-storey.
In classical Islam it constituted – together with the Mosque and the Palace of Power – the third functional center of the Muslim city. Unlike the Mosque or the Palace, the souk almost never occupied the center of the city because of the invasiveness of certain arts and professions that could cause disturbance, for noise or unpleasant odors, to the orderly and quiet life pursued by the public authorities.
Note: Arabian inhabitants of Mecca and Medina, 19th century
As in mediaeval Christian cities, the economy was structured on a corporative basis and each art or trade was represented by a Master, assisted by assistants endowed with experience and authority. They were responsible for the correct running of trade, also thanks to the concrete help of the muḥtasib (superintendent) or the ṣāḥib al-sūq ("lord of the market" – from which the ancient Spanish zabazoque), who, with the power of the annonaria police, ensured the correct use of weights and measures, repressing all fraud with the intervention of a specific police force (shurṭa) that could impose fines or arrest the guilty.
The different types of goods determined the structure of the souk, which developed, within protected walled structures, according to a pattern that could be defined as concentric circles, with the professions and arts related to non-perishable goods arranged in the centre (this could be the case of goldsmiths and perfumers), with those with a medium impact in the second circle (dry foodstuffs, textiles, footwear) and with the more "polluting" arts and professions to the outside (tinsmiths, dyers, butchers, fishmongers, live retail animals). Each trade thus operated alongside that of its competitors, thus making it easier for customers to make comparative assessments.
Moreover, for security reasons, they are usually organised in such a way that the "nobler" crafts, such as jewellers, goldsmiths and silversmiths or silk merchants, are located in the middle of the market area. In more recent times, the high-turnover retail trade has often prevailed over the crafts on the busier streets – traditionally, workshop and sales outlet were in one place.
Note: Bagdad. Taking Stores Aboard on the Tigris by Means of Guffas.
Traditionally, souks have not only been places of buying and selling, but also central spaces of social life. For this reason they appear profusely in all traditional literature as settings where plots or parts of plots are developed. In The Arabian Nights, to cite just one example, we have the story of Grain of Beauty in which the protagonist's father, Chamseddin, is a trustee of the Cairo souk.
The increasingly rare markets organised by farmers in open spaces outside villages are also called souks. The analysis of souks is important economically, socially and archaeologically. As the centre of wholesale and long-distance trade, as well as financial affairs, the Chan building form has emerged. This is a multi-storey building with a lockable courtyard attached to most of the souks. The alleys of many souks are fully or partially covered to protect goods and visitors from sunlight and heat.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the souks increasingly lost their importance and became a cheap place for immigrants to live. They mostly competed with western-oriented neighbourhoods that offered more pleasant but also more expensive housing alternatives.
With its oriental charm and "exotic" shopping experience, the souk became increasingly attractive to tourists. It also experienced an increasing appreciation by the local population, which led to sometimes very costly restorations of the preserved buildings in order to be able to continue using them.
Source: The banks of the Nile by John A. Todd. Painted by Ella du Cane (1874-1943). Notes on the Plates by Florence du Cane (1869-. London: Published by Adam & Charles Black, 1913.
Note: A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe.
The port city of Damietta as the Venice of Egypt.
Oriental street in the Egyptian capital Cairo with the Al Azhar Mosque.
The Pyramids of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Cheops.
Ancient Egyptian costume and fashion history. Decoration & coloring.
Egypt. The river Nile, with the Pyramids of Ghizeh in the distance.
David Roberts. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia.
Almeh a class of courtesans or female entertainers in Arab Egypt.
Egypt. Gods and Goddesses. Pharaos and Queens. The double crown.
A Nubian from Egypt smokes a pipe in 1850.
Alexandria the metropolis of Egypt. The Holy Land, Asia Minor illustrated.
The Oriental Album by Prisse d'Avennes. In The Valley Of The Nile.
The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx at Gizeh, Egypt.
A Janissary and a Merchant in Cairo. The Oriental Album.
Souakim. The Arab bazaar.
Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day by Ogden Goelet.
Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Traditions of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine Pinch.
The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions by Lilith Dorsey.
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Tesco withdraws salads due to food poisoning bug
The two salads are being recalled by Tesco.
Tony Whitfield
Tesco has recalled two chicken salads because it contains the food bug Campylobacter.
The supermarket giant was told by its supplier that the bacteria, which is the the most common cause of food poisoning, had been found in its 160g Chicken Salad and 315g Chicken, Broccoli, Almond & Cashew Nut Salad tubs.
The bacteria are usually found on raw or undercooked meat particularly poultry, unpasteurised milk and untreated water.
It causes 280,000 cases of food poisoning each year and four out of five come from contaminated poultry.
Symptoms include diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, stomach cramps, and fever.
The incubation period between eating contaminated food and the start of symptoms for food poisoning caused by campylobacter is usually between two and five days with symptoms usually lasting less than a week.
The 160g tub costs £2.10 and contains mix of salad leaves, roast chicken pieces, beetroot and carrot with a pot of crème fraîche and chives dressing.
The 315g tub costs £3.50 and conatisn Roast chicken pieces, cooked brown rice and quinoa, broccoli stalks, egg, red & yellow peppers, a mix of salad leaves, cashew nuts and almonds with a pot of vinaigrette dressing.
Both products use chicken from Thailand and have use by dates of 12/07/2017 and 13/07/2017.
No other Tesco products are known to be affected, the Food Standards Agency said.
It urged consumers not to eat the salads but return them for a full refund.
Tesco said: "We have been made aware by our supplier that they have detected Campylobacter in a small number of products.
"Tesco is recalling the affected products from customers as a precaution.
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"Please return the affected products to store where a full refund will be given. No receipt is required.
"Tesco apologises to our customers for any inconvenience caused."
The Food Standards Agency added: "Tesco is recalling two chicken salad products because Campylobacter has been found in the products.
"The presence of Campylobacter in the products. The usual symptoms caused by Campylobacter are fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.
"If you have bought any of the above products do not eat them. Instead, return it to the store from where it was bought for a full refund."
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.class public abstract Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub;
.super Landroid/os/Binder;
.source "IProxyCallback.java"

# interfaces
.implements Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback;

# annotations
.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/EnclosingClass;
    value = Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback;
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/InnerClass;
    accessFlags = 0x409
    name = "Stub"
.end annotation

.annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/MemberClasses;
    value = {
        Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub$Proxy;
    }
.end annotation

# static fields
.field private static final DESCRIPTOR:Ljava/lang/String; = "com.android.net.IProxyCallback"

.field static final TRANSACTION_getProxyPort:I = 0x1

# direct methods
.method public constructor <init>()V
    .locals 1

    .prologue
    .line 15
    invoke-direct {p0}, Landroid/os/Binder;-><init>()V

    .line 16
    const-string v0, "com.android.net.IProxyCallback"

    invoke-virtual {p0, p0, v0}, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub;->attachInterface(Landroid/os/IInterface;Ljava/lang/String;)V

    .line 17
    return-void
.end method

.method public static asInterface(Landroid/os/IBinder;)Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback;
    .locals 2
    .param p0, "obj"    # Landroid/os/IBinder;

    .prologue
    .line 24
    if-nez p0, :cond_0

    .line 25
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    .line 31
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    .line 27
    :cond_0
    const-string v1, "com.android.net.IProxyCallback"

    invoke-interface {p0, v1}, Landroid/os/IBinder;->queryLocalInterface(Ljava/lang/String;)Landroid/os/IInterface;

    move-result-object v0

    .line 28
    .local v0, "iin":Landroid/os/IInterface;
    if-eqz v0, :cond_1

    instance-of v1, v0, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback;

    if-eqz v1, :cond_1

    .line 29
    check-cast v0, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback;

    goto :goto_0

    .line 31
    :cond_1
    new-instance v0, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub$Proxy;

    .end local v0    # "iin":Landroid/os/IInterface;
    invoke-direct {v0, p0}, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub$Proxy;-><init>(Landroid/os/IBinder;)V

    goto :goto_0
.end method

# virtual methods
.method public asBinder()Landroid/os/IBinder;
    .locals 0

    .prologue
    .line 35
    return-object p0
.end method

.method public onTransact(ILandroid/os/Parcel;Landroid/os/Parcel;I)Z
    .locals 3
    .param p1, "code"    # I
    .param p2, "data"    # Landroid/os/Parcel;
    .param p3, "reply"    # Landroid/os/Parcel;
    .param p4, "flags"    # I
    .annotation system Ldalvik/annotation/Throws;
        value = {
            Landroid/os/RemoteException;
        }
    .end annotation

    .prologue
    const/4 v1, 0x1

    .line 39
    sparse-switch p1, :sswitch_data_0

    .line 55
    invoke-super {p0, p1, p2, p3, p4}, Landroid/os/Binder;->onTransact(ILandroid/os/Parcel;Landroid/os/Parcel;I)Z

    move-result v1

    :goto_0
    return v1

    .line 43
    :sswitch_0
    const-string v2, "com.android.net.IProxyCallback"

    invoke-virtual {p3, v2}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->writeString(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    goto :goto_0

    .line 48
    :sswitch_1
    const-string v2, "com.android.net.IProxyCallback"

    invoke-virtual {p2, v2}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->enforceInterface(Ljava/lang/String;)V

    .line 50
    invoke-virtual {p2}, Landroid/os/Parcel;->readStrongBinder()Landroid/os/IBinder;

    move-result-object v0

    .line 51
    .local v0, "_arg0":Landroid/os/IBinder;
    invoke-virtual {p0, v0}, Lcom/android/net/IProxyCallback$Stub;->getProxyPort(Landroid/os/IBinder;)V

    goto :goto_0

    .line 39
    :sswitch_data_0
    .sparse-switch
        0x1 -> :sswitch_1
        0x5f4e5446 -> :sswitch_0
    .end sparse-switch
.end method

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Andy Cohen Shares His Struggles as a First-Time Dad
by Samantha Schnurr | Fri., Apr. 19, 2019 8:50 AM
Instagram / Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen is figuring it out.
Two months after the Watch What Happens Live host welcomed his first child via surrogate, the star has opened up about the trickier parts of raising his baby boy, Benjamin Allen Cohen, as a single parent.
"It's been such a journey and it's been so interesting trying to just figure out how to do everything," he told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Thursday.
The list of unknowns included taking little Ben outside. "I'm like, 'How do I do this? How do I take him outside?'" the star candidly admitted. While he initially used a BabyBjörn carrier for the newborn, he said his stroller began taunting him.
Andy Cohen's Sweetest Father-Son Moments
"I was kind of freaked out about the stroller. I thought, 'I'm going to look so weird pushing a stroller,'" he explained to Fallon. "It just seemed odd to me and I was scared to take it out."
He explained that he didn't have many memories of seeing men pushing strollers, but acknowledged that's no longer the case nowadays. Plus, his friend sent him photos of celebrities like Bradley Cooper and Matt Damon pushing strollers as proof.
Suffice to say, the star has since found his new favorite baby item. "I love the stroller so much. It is like pushing a shopping cart," Cohen said. "I can put everything in it."
He further quipped, "Sometimes, I take the stroller out without the kid."
Whatever works!
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Being sent on workfare? Tell us where using the Name & Shame form.
Please note, we are in the process of updating this page. If you notice anything that needs changing, or know of a workfare provider not listed, please use our Name and Shame form or email us with the details and as much evidence as possible.
Barnardos | Freedom of Information, MWA (2011) | Work Programme testimony (also personal testimony August 2013) | Work Experience | Barnardos even helped relaunch the Youth Contract, most of which is workfare. MWA personal testimony, December 2013 and WE, February 2014. Personal testimony, MWA, (May,2014).
The Children's Society| Personal testimony, WE, January 2014.
National Federation of Shopmobilty | Personal testimony of WE from two shops in greater Manchester, December 2013.
Shaw Trust | Personal testimony, MWA, (Manchester), February 2014; Personal testimony, MWA, (Wilmslow), March 2014; Personal testimony, MWA, (Bristol), February 2015; Personal testimony, MWA, (Warrington), February 2015; Personal testimony (Reading), MWA, June 2015.
Shelter | Personal Testimony Feb 2013 | Staff confirmation, Sept 2012 & June 2013; Shelter claimed to have pulled out of workfare, but the above workfare reports have since emerged. They have committed again to pulling out in June 2013, but need to be observed.
YMCA | Multiple testimonies, MWA (Dec 2012, June 2014, June 2015) | YMCA have defended their use of workfare.
A4e | Freedom of Information (2011) | Not only profiting from sending people on workfare, they're also profiting from using forced unpaid work in their offices. Personal Testimony received in January 2014 told of a mandatory two year community benefit work placement in Leicestershire.
Argos | Multiple Testimonies, Work Experience | Job Centre Tweet (Feb 2013) | Argos are a subsidiary of Home Retail Group, who also own workfare exploiters Homebase, although recent statements appear to suggest that they are both quietly withdrawing from workfare.
Homebase | Personal testimony, May 2013 | Appear to have pulled out, but there have been reports of placements in their Willesden store since. Please keep an eye out.
Pizza Hut | Freedom of Information, Dec 2011 | Scheme "under review" – keep up the pressure!
Quality Save | Personal Testimony, Sept 2012; again at another store in Widnes, January 2014.
Tesco | Have agreed to 3000 Work Experience placements in their stores. | Oral evidence to Public Accounts Committee.
WHSmith | Oral evidence to Public Accounts Committee.
Acorn Computer Recycling | Personal testimony, March 2014, December 2013, and December 2012, Mandatory Work Activity. Linked to North Tyneside Council.
Affinity Sutton| from their website.
Finsbury Park Business Forum | Their website | This appears to be filling the gaps left by Transport for London station staff cuts. Training has been provided by the police.
Job Centre | Personal testimony, May 2013 & November 2013; Journal article August 2013 | They have been involved in Work Experience and MWA.
St Francis' Hospice (Romford) | Personal testimony, MWA, June 2014; June 2015.
St Richard's Hospice (Worcester) | Personal testimony, MWA, June 2013 and again January 2014.
Trinity Hospice & Palliative Care Services Shops (Bispham) | Personal testimony, December 2014 and personal testimony, Work Programme mandatory 'community benefit' work placement, August 2015.
British Heart Foundation – out of Mandatory Work Activity, still play some part in the Work Programme, never announced exactly when workfare will completely end in their shops.
TK Maxx said in February 2012 : 'We do not currently support compulsory non-paid work experience in our business' – however, according to this tweet from Wirral Job Centre in August 2014, they're still involved in Sector Based Work Academy scheme.
Read more about the companies profiting from setting up these placements here.
Sense – now back on the active list as of 21/6/15.
The Children's Society – now back on the active list as of 31/1/14.
PDSA (several sources including personal testimony of MWA, Nov 2012) – has now pulled out thanks to your efforts!
Holland & Barrett were using workfare on a massive scale but have now pulled out.
Superdrug – see their tweet which claimed they'd suspended involvement, we then had evidence that they are using the Work Experience scheme again, though now appear to have pulled out again.
Argos – told the Guardian that they had suspended involvement, then went back to using workfare on a large scale. Though now appear to have pulled out.
Homebase – were exposed for using 25 placements in one store alone. Now appear to have pulled out though there have been reports of placements in their Willesden store since.
Wetherspoons – Their website described their involvement in workfare but since June 2013 claim to have pulled out.
Pizza Hut say they have the scheme under review. Matalan suspended their involvement. We look forward to them confirming that they will stop involvement in any of the government's workfare schemes.
Mr Gleam wrote to tell us that they have never been part of the scheme.
Capability Scotland – Say they were falsely listed on an MWA tender document and accidentally took workfare at one of their stores, but no longer will.
Ask in your local stores to confirm that no one is on DWP "Work Experience", Mandatory Work Activity, the Community Action Programme, Sector Based Work Academies, or Work Programme placements: all of these are forced unpaid work, or workfare schemes. Let us know if you hear otherwise.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARMS TRADE – Since this placement, CAAT was the first NGO to sign up to the pledge not to accept workfare.
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James Judd
James Judd is one of the pre-eminent interpreters of British orchestral music. Judd's recording of Elgar's Symphony No. 1 with the Halle Orchestra is still a highly regarded reference standard among conductors today. He has amassed an extensive discography on the Naxos label, including an unprecedented number in partnership with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, where he is Music Director Emeritus. Recordings of works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin and many others received critical acclaim. A champion of the works of Gustav Mahler, Judd's performances of this monumental composer have been praised the world over. His recording of Mahler's Symphony No.1 was awarded the Gold Medal by France's Diapason as well as the Toblacher Komponierhauschen for the best Mahler recording of the year. Judd's orchestral recordings are also featured on the Decca, EMI and Philips labels.
During his eight years as Music Director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd brought the ensemble to a new level of visibility and international renown. In addition to recording, Judd led the NZSO on its first tour of the major concert halls of Europe, including the Concertgebouw and the Royal Albert Hall where it performed at the BBC Proms. Under Judd, the orchestra performed at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Arts Festival, the Osaka Festival of International Orchestras and the Auckland International Arts Festival, as well as joining in the worldwide millennium celebrations with a internationally broadcast concert featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as soloist. A strong advocate of New Zealand music, Judd and the NZSO recorded each of Douglas Lilburn's symphonies. These Naxos recordings received rave international reviews: "James Judd secures playing of nimble polish and infectious dedication from his excellent Kiwi band." (Gramophone). This international praise continued with Editor's Choice in Gramophone "Once again, I'm impressed by the ardour and sheen displayed by the NZSO, to say nothing of James Judd's elegant and purposeful direction." wrote Andrew Achenbach. And again with the NZSO's recording of Antill's Corroboree: "This new recording by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under James Judd wins hands down – energy and precision propel the music into a realm far beyond the residue of mere "white fella's Dreaming."
An accomplished operatic conductor, Judd has appeared with the English National Opera, Wexford Festival and Glyndebourne Opera Festival in productions of Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Le Nozze di Figaro and La Cenerentola. From 1993-1996 Judd served as Artistic Director of the Florida Grand Opera where he conducted works including Don Giovanni, Un Ballo en Maschera, La Boheme, Madama Butterfly and The Turn of the Screw. In addition to staged productions, Judd has conducted concert performances of Tannhauser, Fidelio and La Clemenza di Tito. His operatic recordings include the complete operas of Meyerbeer and Donizetti.
Previous directorships include principal guest conductor of the Orchestre National de Lille (France , principal guest conductor of the Adelaide Symphony (Australia) and a groundbreaking 14 years as music director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. During Judd's tenure, contemporary programming initiatives, critically acclaimed performances and the development of a hugely successful summer festival marked a period of striking artistic growth for the ensemble, culminating in international recognition for their recordings of Walton and Mahler. James Judd has received honorary doctorates from St. Thomas University (USA) and the University of Waikato (New Zealand).
Highlights of the 2012/2013 season include performances with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Metropolitan Orchestra of Tokyo, Wiener Concert Verein, the Slovenian National Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony and Britten's War Requiem at the Bucharest Festival.


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Q: Generating Assembly For an x86 Processor I'm currently working my way through Andrew Appel's Modern Compiler Implementation in Java, and I'm right around the point where I build the low-level intermediate representation.
Initially, I had decided to target the JVM and ignore all of the low-level machine stuff, but in the interest of learning things that I don't know much about I've had a change of heart.  This changes my IR, because targeting the JVM allows me to (more or less) wave my hands at making a method call or constructing an object.
The Appel book doesn't go into detail about any specific machine architecture, so I'd like to know where I can find out everything I need to know to go farther.
The things that I'm currently aware that I need to know are:

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*Which instruction set to use.  I have two laptops I could develop on; both have Core 2 Duo processors.  My current understanding is that x86 processors mostly use the same instruction set, but they are not all exactly the same.

*Whether the operating system affects the code generation step of compilation, or whether it is completely dependent on the processor.  For example, I know something is different about generating code to run on a 32-bit vs. a 64-bit platform.

*How stack frames and such are organized.  When to use registers vs. putting parameters on the stack, caller-save vs. callee-save, all of that.  I'd have thought that this would be described along with the instruction set but so far I haven't seen this particular info anywhere.  Maybe I'm misunderstanding something here?
Links to resources in lieu of answers are perfectly welcomed.

A: Most of the x86 instruction set is common to all processors -- it's a reasonably safe bet that your processors both have the same instruction set, except possibly for SIMD instructions that probably won't be very useful to you when implementing a simple compiler (these instructions are normally used to make multimedia applications and the like go faster). The instruction set is listed in Intel's manuals -- 2A and 2B in particular have a full listing of instructions and their behaviour, although the other volumes are worth taking a look at.
When generating user space code, the choice of operating system matters when it comes to syscalls. For instance, if you want a program to output something to the terminal on 64 bit Linux, you need to make a system call by:

*

*loading the value 1 into register rax to indicate this is a write system call.

*loading the value 1 into register rdi to indicate stdout should be used (1 is the file descriptor for stdout)

*loading the start address of what you want to print into register rsi

*loading the length of what you want to print into register rdx

*executing the syscall instruction once the registers (and memory) have been set up.

The return value from write is stored in rax.
A different operating system might have a different system call number for write, might have a different way of passing in arguments (x86-64 Linux system calls always use rdi, rsi, rdx, r10, r8, and r9 in that order for parameters, with the system call number in rax), and might have different system calls altogether.
The convention for ordinary function calls on Linux is similar -- the order of registers is rdi, rsi, rdx, rcx, r8, and r9 (so all the same, except using rcx instead of r10), with further arguments on the stack and a return value in rax. According to this page, registers rbp, rbx, and r12 up to r15 should be preserved across function calls. You are, of course, free to make up your own convention (unless making a system call), but that makes it harder to call be called from code generated or written by others.

A:
How stack frames and such are
  organized. When to use registers vs.
  putting parameters on the stack,
  caller-save vs. callee-save, all of
  that. I'd have thought that this would
  be described along with the
  instruction set but so far I haven't
  seen this particular info anywhere.
  Maybe I'm misunderstanding something
  here?

In general, there are no right answers to these questions.  You can use whatever calling conventions you want...unless you want to interoperate with other people's code.  For interoperability, compilers standardize on Application Binary Interfaces.  My understanding is that the Itanium C++ ABI has become a popular standard in recent years.  Try starting there.

A: I can't answer all of you questions; but

*

*Basic x86 instruction set is
compatible across x86 family of
processors. You're not planning to
implement any specific extensions,
are you?

*I don't think your OS
or architecture matters much for code
generation

*Default answer for
anything compiler related is the
Dragon book. Have you looked at
it yet?

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Q: how to make sender's address dynamic using email notification in laravel I have a project on laravel 5.5 my email notification is working fine but I want the sender address to be picked from the database not hand-coded from notifiable.
public function toMail($notifiable)
    {
        return (new MailMessage)
                    ->from('hr@example.com', 'Example')
                    ->line('The introduction to the notification.')
                    ->action('Notification Action', url('/'))
                    ->line('Thank you for using our application!');
    }

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A: You can pass through the (dynamic) from address when you call the notify() function on $user object or via facade
use App\Notifications\DemoNotification;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification;

class SomeController extends Controller
{
    public function demo()
    {
        //$data = Some model object or anything
        //$fromAddress = Pick from database

        Notification::send($users, new DemoNotification($data,$fromAddress));

        //Or $user = auth()->user();

        $user->notify(new DemoNotification($data,$fromAddress));
    }
}

Accept the fromAddress in constructor of DemoNotification class
class DemoNotification extends Notification
{

    use Queable;

    public $fromAddress;

    public $data;

    public function __construct($data, $fromAddress)
    {
        $this->data = $data;
        $this->fromAddress = $fromAddress;
    }

    public function toMail($notifiable)
    {
        return (new MailMessage)
            ->from($this->fromAddress, 'Example')
            ->line('The introduction to the notification.')
            ->action('Notification Action', url('/'))
            ->line('Thank you for using our application!');
    }
}


VANDER Lee would not be here today had it not been for the generosity of strangers.
The one-year-old was diagnosed with a severe case of the hereditary blood disorder spherocytosis when he was five days old and needs donated blood to survive.
His red blood cells are an abnormal sphere-shape, meaning his body thinks they are "bad blood" and sends them to his spleen to be destroyed.
He was just two weeks old when he had his first blood transfusion and has needed the procedure eight times since.
Mrs Lee, of Atwell, said Vander would need regular blood transfusions until he was eight years old, when he could have his spleen removed.
Mrs Lee donates her own blood every fortnight and encourages others to do the same. With her husband Mike, Mrs Lee recently organised a blood drive through their Fremantle business Local BMX to raise awareness of the importance of donating blood.
"Thirty minutes of their time can change three people's lives," she said.
According to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, 460,000 Australians gave 1.3 million blood donations last year.
But more donations are needed.
Donor Services executive director Cath Stone said while one in three Australians would need blood during their lifetime, only one in 30 currently gave blood.
National Blood Donor Week runs to Saturday.


Last March, Adrian Steffes was diagnosed with a progressive and advanced form of liver cancer and genetic form of liver disease. Unfortunately, without a lifesaving transplant, Adrian will soon run out of time and won't be able to survive on his own. This news has been devastating to both Adrian and his family — however, they have been very supportive and hope to see him through the transplant process.
Adrian has been married to his loving wife, Jayne for over 40 years. He is a wonderful father of two young ladies and a proud new grandfather to an adorable baby girl. Adrian is also a brother, a mentor, a loyal friend and trustworthy neighbor to many people. Since moving to Houston in 1989, Adrian has volunteered for many community organizations. He has spent countless hours at Klein Volunteer Fire Department, on a HLS Rodeo committee, as a Bridgestone MUD Director, and is the liaison with the Constables and Engineers. Adrian has also volunteered for the Bridgestone & Candlelight Hills Swim Teams, and has officiated for both daughters' high school and USA swim teams.
Adrian has undergone extensive medical testing and has been placed on the active liver transplant list. Even with health insurance, Adrian's unreimbursed medical expenses related to his transplant will be substantial and a significant financial burden on his family. Additionally, Adrian will have cancer treatment expenses, co-pays and deductibles, caregiver fees, travel and lodging expenses. Following a successful transplant, Adrian will be required to undergo follow-up medical care and will have to take costly post-transplant anti-rejection medications for the rest of his life.
To help with this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in Adrian's honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the South-Central Liver Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Your contribution is greatly appreciated.
Let's all get together to show Adrian how much we appreciate all that he has done for us during his 25 years of service for our community. Please share this information with others as we will be providing information in the near future regarding fundraising events.
OK….It's been awhile since I have updated and I believe I'm at a point where I can say the light is bigger and brighter at the tunnels end.
The past several months have been monumental in all areas physically, mentally and spiritually. I have seen the side effects from drugs disappear, if not totally, to a degree where it is at an acceptable level. I have also witnessed the damage a single drug can do months after you stopped taking it. I had a tendon torn from 2 muscles and the bone itself. No surgery thus a walking boot.
One of the main drugs I was taking was a large contributor to these issues. Upon being weaned off of it totally, I can say it was the worst months I had since day 1 of this illness. It's been six weeks since I have been totally off of it and finally can see most of the worst part of the withdrawals are behind me.
OK…enough of the negative schit. During my 9 month post-trans visits to my wonderful Doctors, I received nothing but great news. First, I was able to see Dr. Goss. He & Dr. Mahoney were the two primary surgeons during the procedure and has a knack to lay it out period…Good or Bad. He gave me clearances for many items that normally are take for granted. Several items were OK'd to the objections of the Transplant Coordinator whom was politely told she didn't have a fight in these matters. Some don't make sense but in November, they will all be worked out such as kayaking and wade fishing being OK'd but not allowed to go into any lakes, streams, bays, oceans etc. I asked and he told me to be careful and not tip the kayak over.
At 9 months, I am still cancer-free. The little node in my right lung is still there and still concerning to others. No change in size thus nothing to worry about. It has been a large pain in my a… . It has bounced me off the transplant list once, almost twice, initiated 2 biopsies, numerous MRI's & Pet Scans and procedure to be scoped inside the lung. They had me scheduled for surgery to remove part of lung but surgeon fought the surgery for several reasons including my chances leaving the table alive.
At my Endocrinologist, I also was given great news. My blood sugars seem to be under control, the first time in six years. My A1C has dropped from high 10 ish to a 5.7. He also stated that if my weight is tweaked (nice way to say LOSE weight) by December, I should be able to stop insulin.
And last but far from the least in early August I was contacted by the organization "Life Gift", requesting my OK for them to forward a letter from the Donors family to me. I accepted and found out all about my Donor.
Anna, a young lady of 24 years, gave me and three other recipients a gift of life by donating her organs upon her death that day. When I received the call that night, I now know why it was like no other call. Up until I received a ample supply of joy juice, everyone on the team came up and told me that the donor was special, 24 years old and to take care of myself afterwards. I now know what they meant.
At this time, I have shared correspondence with Anna's family through the Medical Center and "Life Gift" and both parties have filled out the paperwork covering all legal issues, agreeing to meet in person. "Life Gift" has offered for them to coordinate and find a mutual agreed time and place for the family's to meet in person for the first time. At this time, both parties only know what was in the letters written to each other in which the letters were reviewed and any information outside the guidelines given to both parties were eradicated. Basically we know each other's first names, no locations and no phone numbers.
In closing, I want to extend my Thanks to everyone for their Thoughts & Prayers, volunteering and working tirelessly in all aspects of the Family Fun Days, Spaghetti Dinner and Golf Tournaments, phone calls, letters and donations. All have been very much appreciated and will never be forgotten nor can I extend my Thanks enough to everyone.
In two weeks, I'll be celebrating the six-month anniversary of my transplant.
To date, everything is going great. My new system gets its daily checks along with the every other week visit to the med center lab and the once every two month visit to my transplant team. The amounts of meds have decreased and the two major anti-rejection medicines are slowly being tweeked down to an amount that I'll be able to handle the rest of my life.
You would think the transplant itself would be the major source of physical pain & discomfort and mental anguish but isn't close to the side-effects of the two anti-rejection drugs. I'm told by many Doctors that once the dosages are found, the side-effects will cease. Considering what I went through, this is a small discomfort for the rewards I'll be living with the rest of my life.
Running out of space at this time but would like to Thank Everyone for their thoughts and prayers. I couldn't have made it through without all the support I received from family, friends and the transplant team including all the staff.
CONGRATULATIONS to Adrian who received the gift-of-life on Monday, November 7th, through a lifesaving liver transplant! He received a healthy liver after a 4-hour surgery with no bleeding or complications. Soon after his surgery, Adrian was talking, sitting up, and he even walked the halls outside his hospital room. Thank you to all of his generous donors, your thoughts, prayers and continued financial support.
To sum it up, I had a old tumor that decided to resurrect and another that somehow was missed on the latest TACE procedure. This required a pretty aggressive procedure this last time.
Christmas Eve I started another Chemo, Nexavar (Oral) that has a history of not being nice. To date, I have numerous side effects but over pain etc. has not been near unbearable. Ill be on this until transplant time.
With the latest tests taken in Nov, my MELD score again has raised to 28. This is getting close.
That's about it for the past few months and I will update again.
Getting ready for my next round of tests Nov 13th.
Will find out how we did on my 2nd TACE procedure with the two new tumors.
The side effects of the 2nd TACE was so different than the first, I'm still getting some as of today.
Good news is that I had my monthly Upper GI Endo and Doc says I have graduated to every 3 months. The varices are under control for the first time in 5 years.
Even with the side effects, I'm moving along. Started working part-time doing odds/ends at St. James Church here in Spring. I thought what the heck, this will insure the big guy knows who I am and I can truthfully say I go to Church almost daily.
In closing, the only thing to report concerning the transplant is my number has risen, getting me closer to the top of the list. I'm still a ways off but moving in the right direction. I expect to find out my updated number by Thanksgiving.
I want to Thank All of You for your support and God Bless.
Keep your spirits high. Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. We may not see each other often but you have not been forgotten. Love to you and your family.
Stay strong, Adrian! You are in our thoughts and prayers daily. Always remember God is good and He is with you always! Keep the faith!
You are in our thoughts and prayers every single day. Stay positive and stay strong. You have so many friends and family who love and care about you. We are all in this with you to give you love and support.
Adrian, Please, know the lord is watching over you and this is all part of his ultimate plan. Stay strong, keep faith, and rejoice in the support of the many many people you have, who care so much about you. Next time I am out there, we will have to go to Twin Peaks. You are in my prayers and have my support.
Pink shirt and all. Keep that smile on your face. Stay positive. You're stronger.
Thinking of you and sending prayers your way! Stay strong and know that we are all here for you!
We all love you Adrian, looking forward to another year of fantasy football and many years to come!
Love you Buddy! Hang in there! I know our prayers and your strength will allow you to beat this.
Sending love, prayers, and good vibes your way BIG A!
We are praying for you and will be there in July to help you beat this!
We love you daddy! Praying for you everyday. We know you are strong and will overcome this!
Adrian, Continuous positive thoughts, love and prayers your way.
Adrian, you and your family have our love, support and prayers! We are here for y'all and are looking forward to the day that we can celebrate your new liver! Love Y'all!!!


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REVIEW: Tommy Gun's Garage: A Roaring 20's Speakeasy
Gangsters, Prohibition and Flappers – Oh my!
Tommy Gun's Dinner Theatre presents
Tommy Gun's Garage
Chicago's Only Original Roaring 20's Speakeasy
at Tommy's Speakeasy, 2114 S. Wabash (map)
Open Run | tickets (includes dinner): $60 | more info
Reviewed by Allegra Gallian
Prohibition. Flappers. Gangsters and bootleggers. The roaring 20s were a time when speakeasies were the place to be and the people who frequented them were happy and carefree. The illegal booze ran high and the hemlines got higher.
Tommy Gun's Garage, a dinner theatre situated in the South Loop, embodies that heart and style of the roaring 20s. The whole theatre has been transformed into Tommy Gun's Speakeasy with flappers and gangsters milling about, both serving the food and performing on stage.
The second you arrive you are greeted by Gloves, Da Boss's right-hand-man. Once you give him the password to enter (yes, really) you are brought into the theatre where the actors are instantly in character, resembling mobsters who may have hob-knobbed with Al Capone himself. The men turn up the charm to schmooze the ladies and the girls laugh and dance around, swaying their hips to create maximum movement of their fringed flapper dresses.
The evening starts with a pre-show dinner, which offers a decent selection of entrees as well as appetizers, dessert and "hooch" (alcohol). The food is quite tasty (see menu) and comes in a timely fashion. As I said before, the actors and actresses double as the wait staff and keep in character throughout, whether on or off stage. The characterization is distinct and evident of the 1920s and it feels like the audience has been transported back in time. The setup is also conducive to social interaction and friendliness, so it's easy to sit back, relax and make friends with all those seated around you as you share in the entertainment swirling around.
Once everyone's been served dinner the show begins. In the form of a musical comedy review, the actor's take the stage to entertain and sing. The show gets off to somewhat of a slow start but quickly picks up once the actor's got in their groove. Vito "Da Boss" leads the audience through the show, introducing acts and performing as well. His characterization is as strong as his singing voice.
The energy stays high throughout the performance which, for the most part, boasts exuberant singing and dancing. (I found a few actors hard to understand – diction, people!). However, what may lack in the performance aspect is made up for in charisma. The actors and actresses – in particular Deuce, Vito and Officer Murphy – play well off one another and the audience. They are quick with the hilarious jokes and thinking on their feet. The show is interactive and the performers do a wonderful job of including the audience in on the frivolity, even bringing people on stage.
Musical numbers include popular standards the audience can sing along to such as "We're in the Money," "All That Jazz," "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" The music is often accompanied by dances, like the Charleston, which is performed with the entire cast and is a joy to watch. The flappers really show off their talent with a rousing tap-dance number. If you're lucky enough to find out the password from Da Boss, Tommy Gun's Garage will definitely serve up an evening to remember!
Tommy Gun's Garage plays at 2114 S. Wabash Ave., Thursday through Sunday (schedule) with tickets for dinner and the show ranging from $60 to $70. Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-225-0273.
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In this series we will try to get you through successful design with FPGAs while will highlight different design methodologies and guidelines to help you efficiently use FPGA in your next design.
FPGAs or field programmable gate arrays are an attractive solution for many design challenges. The adoption of FPGA in newer designs is increasing rapidly and it's significantly compared to number of successful new ASIC designs and the total growth in semiconductors market.
FPGA or field programmable gate array is a programmable device just like traditional microcontrollers and processors. A designer just needs to translate his design requirements into chunks of code segments, integrate them, simulate, debug, compile and then download to the device to test or run the design.
The difference between a MCU and FPGA is "what is programmable?" MCU is a fixed structure that can execute a fixed set of pre-defined operations (instructions). Designer needs to translate his design into a list of those operations executed in a way to implement the required behavior of the design. It's the order of those operations and the flow of data that differentiate one design from another and do the required job.
Unlike MCU, FPGA has a programmable structure. The idea is to be able to alter what the hardware can do not what the hardware should do.
MCU built to be as generic as possible to cover a range of applications possibilities. One can split all MCU available in the market into different categories according to the applications that those controllers are best fit. A vendor of MCU cannot meet the requirements of all market segments in a single device. Some of market segments require a super performance while others need MCU with minimum power consumption or the cheapest MCU. All or some of those requirements can conflict with each other and this is why it's impossible to have a single MCU that can do everything and everywhere. In the market a MCU that targeting industrial applications can totally differ than a MCU that targeting telecommunication industry. The difference can reach the whole architecture not only a set of peripherals.
The main drawback of this is that designers need to learn many and different design environments, processors architectures, debugging and verification tools, software libraries, operating systems, etc. Even if designer is not shifting his or her job in different market segments, he or she may need to learn new tools and processor architecture for a new design in the same market segment. This leads to reducing ROI and increasing time to market.
FPGA made to solve such issues and many other issues in embedded system designs using regular MCU.
Design with FPGA is basically a kind of digital logic design. The designer needs to translate his architecture into a mix of state machines, logic circuits, memories, registers, etc. which requires good understand of underlying architecture of FPGA.
Some of FPGA design methodologies adopted higher level of abstraction in which the designer can model the system using high level languages like Matlab or C or even using a graphical model. Then a specialized compiler can translate this model to a synthesizable RTL code. This methodology was first defined as Electronic System Level (ESL) design by Gartner Dataquest, a EDA-industry-analysis firm, on February 1, 2001.
ESL mainly depends on a set of predesigned library of primitive models like RAMs, ROMs, shift registers, processors, state machines, encoders, decoders, math functions, etc. The designer should utilize those primitives in his design with limited configuration possibilities. The final results mainly depend on the capabilities of the compiler to merge down this model to the minimum set of FPGA primitive slices. ESL methodology still not adopted in wide scale in the industry as it not giving the optimum results of professionally hand-written code.
Fig.2 Example of ESL design flow using commercial design package from Binachip, Inc.
Even if you are happy with the results of ESL based tools, you still need to take the decision of which FPGA to use in a certain design. Selecting a device for a design depends on the understanding of your design requirements, possible future updates and features, and how this will translate to the infrastructure of a FPGA device. Again you need to master the device architecture and learn how specific device architecture can fit with your design requirements.
The good news that newer generations of FPGA are mostly built on the same technology but differ in terms of performance, cost, pin count, and resources count. An example of this is the 7th series of Xilinx FPGAs. This will reduce the time selecting a device for every new design.
FPGA have a programmable structure. In the heart of this structure is programmable interconnection matrix and configurable logic slices. This programmable structure is surrounded by programmable input/output blocks.
Understanding this structure and its capabilities will help you to effectively translate your design to a synthesizable logic on this structure. Unlike ASIC design, in FPGA you are limited to the capabilities of the configurable logic cells and the interconnection between them. You cannot pack a bigger logic circuit in a physical location than the configurable blocks can handle.
This is one cause of performance degradation in FPGA designs over similar ASIC designs. For instance a simple decoder circuit can run much faster in ASIC implementation than FPGA implementation, why?
Inside configurable logic blocks there are programmable Look-Up Tables or LUT. LUT is the primary method to implement Boolean functions in FPGA.
Fig.4 Example of Configurable Logic Cell.
Fig.5 4-input Boolean function implementation in Xilinx Spartan-3E device.
Fig.6 5-input Boolean function implementation in Xilinx Spartan-3E device.
Increasing the width of input enforces the synthesizer to split the function into multiple LUTs and then combine those using additional LUTs or multiplexers.
Every LUT has an intrinsic constant delay regardless the complexity of the function it implements. Splitting larger functions in many LUTs creates multiple logic levels and the total delay increases as the number of logic level increases too. Additional to delays in the logic cells, there are delays in the routing between them and this is the killing factor in FPGA if you are seeking a higher performance. Routing delays are very significant especially in large logic functions when the design must spread over large areas of the same FPGA die.
In ASIC the situation is bit different as wider Boolean functions can be implemented using custom logic cells and minimizing routing delays by physically locate those cells very close on the die.
The solution to such issues is design dependent. Some designs can adopt pipelining in logic functions implementation breaking down the total delay into multiple clock cycles (the same concept of instructions pipelining in microprocessors). In other designs we can manually place and route logic implementation in tight areas inside FPGA. In either of both solutions we must first try to optimize the functions for best implementation on FPGA.
In next episodes of this series we will introduce different FPGA features and discuss the effective utilization of them. We will provide valuable design tips for those planning to use FPGA in a real design. Also we will introduce design methodologies in more details.


"Good and workmanlike manner" means the quality of work performed by a person who has the knowledge, training, or experience necessary for the successful practice of a trade or occupation and preformed in a manner generally considered proficient by those capable of judging such work. The focus is not on the result of the work, but the manner in which the work was performed. The warranty does not require that workers guarantee the results of their work. Even a repeated failure to repair, standing alone, may not be sufficient to prove that the work was not done in a workmanlike manner. However, the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services cannot be disclaimed by contract.
Many times claims for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services are brought under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) because the elements of a claim for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services are similar to the elements of a DTPA claim brought under the same facts. However, a plaintiff bringing a claim for the breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services under the DTPA must also prove that the plaintiff is a "consumer" as defined in the DTPA.
To recover on a claim for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services, the plaintiff must establish it suffered an injury. Injury typically includes direct damages consisting of the difference between the value of the services accepted and the value of the services if they had been as warranted, as well as, incidental or consequential damages. Incidental damages include expenses reasonably incurred incident to the breach. Consequential damages include any loss resulting from the particular requirements of the plaintiff that were known to the defendant at the time of contracting or other injury to person or property proximately resulting from the breach. In addition to damages, a successful plaintiff can also recover attorneys fees.
The statute of limitations for an action for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services is two years if it is brought under the provisions of the DTPA. Otherwise the four-year statute of limitation applies to breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services actions that arise in connection with contracts. The statute of limitations begins to accrue when the plaintiff suffers some legal injury. There is also a question as to whether the discovery rule applies to actions for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike services. See Baleares Link Express v. G.E. Engine Services, 335 S.W. 3d. 833 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2011, no pet.).
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As modiji's rally was scheduled for May 6 in Amethi area, we decided to attend it rather than go campaigning as most villagers would be flocking to the rally. Time for rally was set for 3:00 PM and we knew that it would be past 4:00 PM before Modiji arrived.
We left from Kalyan Pur at 10:30 via Amethi as we had to buy train tickets for return to Varanasi. After the near death experience of driving long distances on the highways and byways of Varanasi to Amethi, we refused to go back by car and opted for the train instead. It was going to be a middle of the night train and reservation was not guaranteed. We bought the tickets any way for 3 AC train with our names on the waiting list. Traffic management in Amethi is very poor and no one follows any rule of the road so there were unnecessary and irritating long delays everywhere. There were virtual gridlocks in front of the cops, who stood by disinterested. Perhaps, they had imbibed attributes of a 'sthitaprajna' a bit too much!
Any way, finally we were on our way to Gaurigunj, which was about 10 miles northwest of Amethi. It took us 45 minutes because of bad roads. Our driver was expert at maneuvering landmines like potholes but that also meant that very often he came face to face, in a head-on like situation with the oncoming traffic. We saw scores of people walking to the venue, rickshaws, trucks and buses festooned with NaMo insignia; it was a festive atmosphere. We reached the venue at 1:45 PM, a good 75 minutes before the start time but there were already thousands of people. We were able to find seats on the side of the stage, in unreserved area in the 11th row from where one could clearly see the speaker as well as the giant screen. This was after standing for almost an hour.
Gajendrasingh Solanki, a well-known poet and an office-bearer of cultural wing of BJP was emceeing the event. He regaled the audience with his witty, full of barbs poetry castigating Congress. There were several speakers, mostly local and state level leaders, those who were past their prime in the political arena as well the new aspirants. Some were very good, others looked like a deer caught in the headlight of a car. In any case people were not paying attention; they were looking at a TV camera mounted on a crane and also at scores of reporters from every TV channel. Some were scanning the sky to see if they would be the first to spot Narendrabhai's helicopter.
People kept pouring in. It was a God sent gift for hawkers and vendors. Heat was intense, around 110 degrees F. Water pouches, cool cucumber (literarily), sugarcane juice, fruits, soft drinks, snacks, were being hawked at inflated price and people were snapping them up like hot cake. Suddenly tons of youth invaded our area. Slowly they pushed their way to the front, dethroned those sitting in first row of chairs and started flinging chairs in the air to make room for them to stand. It was chaos for a while. Surprising there were no injuries but some chairs were broken. Some of these guys stood up on the chair, completely blocking view all those who were sitting. No amount of request or reasoning would work with them; they were simply there to have "darshan" of their God, NaMo. By the time Smruti Iraniji arrived at 4:00 PM, crowd had swelled to over 100,000. We had been sitting/standing in the scorching sun now for more than two hours. It was announced from the stage that there was 18-mile backup of traffic and vehicles were struggling to reach the rally. As the time drew closer for Modiji's arrival, a slow hum that grew into a roar started from the audience. There were incessant chants of Modi, Modi and its variations. People would look up the sky, someone would mention that he had seen the helicopter and the crowd would be on its feet and in frenzy. One would think that Bhagwan Ramachandra himself was arriving in Pushpak viman! Ultimately just around 4:45 PM, a dot appeared in the sky, grew within moments to a full fledged helicopter, was almost in front of us, turned and landed just behind the stage. As Modiji came up on the stage, it was as if all hell broke loose; there was near pandemonium everywhere and for a while it looked like people would be crushed in the stampede. Eventually repeated request from the stage to maintain calm and dignity and security force's quick action restored some semblance of order.
Smrutiji spoke first. She is a formidable orator and spoke well outlining her vision for Amethi. We could not see her as there were all these unruly youth standing on the chairs. She spoke for 20 minutes or so. By now crowd was estimated at 150,000. When Modiji rose to speak there was deafening slogan shouting. No one, including us could remain silent, such was the overpowering emotion. Modiji started off gently and as the time passed, he stepped up his attack on the misdeeds of the Gandhi family. He is so good at weaving his thoughts together that one would not know when he switches gears or subject. By now those rabble-rousers were gone. I surmised that they had no interest in Modiji's speech (and probably his vision); they wanted to see him live from the close quarters, had their wish fulfilled and had left. So we were able to take their place, not standing on the chair but standing almost near the first row and could see Modiji clearly. Modiji heaped praises on Smrutiji. He tore into Priyanka Gandhi's snide remark "Who is she (Smrutiji)?" He said, "I will tell you Priyankaji, who she is. She is my younger sister. I had given her the most underdeveloped district in Gujarat to work on and she has done such a wonderful job that I have sent her to Amethi so that people of Amethi can have development that your brother has neglected all these years." He was so profuse in the praise of Smrutiji that she was seen crying and wiping tears. By now, Modiji had the crowd literarily eating out of his hands. He talked about all round development of Amethi that he has in mind; he talked about the woes of the farmers. It was clear that he knew all the local issues. As his speech neared the end, he talked about "politics of anger", a phrase hurled at him by Rahul. He asked the audience I have a locked box (Hindi word: Pitera, Gujarati- Patara), should I open it for you? He asked this more than once and crowed roared in approval. Then he set out to list politics of anger starting with Rajeev Gandhi and ending with Rahul Gandhi. (1) Rajeev Gandhi who held just a party position got angry and had insulted publically the then C. M. of Andhra Pradesh who had come to receive him at the airport, driving him to tears. (2) Sonia Gandhi had elected president of Congress, Sitaram Kesari, a man in his eighties, who belonged to backward caste physically lifted from his office and then dumped out in the street so she could occupy Congress President's chair. (3) When P. V. Nursing Rao, former Congress Prime Minister of Bharat died, Sonia Gandhi did not give permission to keep his body at the Congress office for people to pay homage (because after Lal Bahadur Shashtri, he was the first non-Nehru-Gandhi Congress PM) and she did not allow to have him cremated where all former PMs were, so that no memorial of him could be built later. (4) Rahul Gandhi, who talks about politics of anger, publically tore apart an ordinance passed by his own party's government and insulted the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, who was traveling abroad.
With this stinging chrgesheet, he ended his address. It is to Narendra Modi's credit that he has exposed the so-called Gandhi family ( we all know how Khan became Gandhi for political convenience and hoodwinking the nation) like no one else has, and he has taken the fight to their home ground.
We returned exhausted by the heat but exhilarated by the experience. Our excitement had not ended yet. That night we were waiting for the train to Varanasi at Amethi railway station. We were sitting next to a young man. As I started talking, I found out that the guy was a Youth Congress worker from Balia. He told me that he was in Amethi for two weeks to do survey for Rahul Gandhi. When I asked him about what he found, he bitterly said that people were asking questions about lack of basic amenities for which he and others had no answer. He said that the survey was an exercise in futility. He was a graduate without job. He surprised me when he said that his name was the electoral roll at two places, in Balia and in Bihar, across the boarder and that he intended to vote for BJP. He said only Modi could change the situation. Such was the Modi wave!
Last installment of our excitement was the train journey. The train arrived at 1:00 AM, half an hour late. We did not know where the 3AC coaches would come on the platform; we saw them but since the train stopped hardly for two minutes, we had to get into a non-ac compartment and stand in the vestibule. It was stuffy and hot. Someone told us that the train would stop for five minutes at Pratapgadh station (about half an hour away) where we could change to 3AC coach. As soon as train stopped at Pratapgadh, we got down with our luggage and literarily ran to find 3AC coaches. There were many but we did not see the train conductor who could verify if we had moved from the waiting list to confirmed reservation. So again, as the train started, we entered nearest 3AC compartment. We sat in the walkway/aisle on our bags and kept dozing off. Of course, we had to get up a number of times when passengers had to pass by to got to the bathroom. No one came to check our tickets and we were glad when the train arrived at Varanasi at 5:30 AM. We were on the road for campaigning by 9:00 AM but that is the story for another day.


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ILAN GOLDENBERG is Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.
NICHOLAS A. HERAS is a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
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Enabling the EAC Partner States to enjoy economies of scale, with a view to supporting the process of economic development through the establishment of a Single Customs Territory.
The current EAC regional integration initiative has its origin in the Mediation Agreement for Division of Assets and Liabilities of the East African Community which collapsed in 1977.
In that Agreement, signed on 14 May 1984, there was a provision that the three East African countries (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) could explore areas of future co-operation. It was on that basis that the then three Heads of State held a mini-Summit on the sideline of the Commonwealth Heads of Government and States Summit held in Harare in November 1991, during which they announced their intention to re-launch the East African Co-operation.
On 30 November 1993, the three Heads of State signed an Agreement on the establishment of the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation. However, full fledged co-operation took root after the launching of the Secretariat in Arusha on 14 March 1996.
At the on-set, East African Co-operation generally viewed itself as a fast track for regional integration in the Eastern and Southern African region, particularly as fast tracking the COMESA integration initiative.
This was out of the fact that the 3 Member states - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - were also members of COMESA and at that time were trading under the COMESA trade regime. Within the COMESA trade regime, Kenya by 1999 had reached a tariff reduction of 90 per cent while both Tanzania and Uganda were at 80 per cent. Therefore, Kenya was granting the other two sister states preferential market access at 90 per cent tariff reduction.
However, following issuance of a withdrawal notice from COMESA by Tanzania in September 1999, the three EAC Partner States agreed within the framework of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, signed on 30 November 1999 and came into force on 7 July 2000, to continue trading preferentially along the trade regime applicable at the time of signing of the Treaty.
A Protocol for the Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union was signed by the three East African Heads of State on 2 March 2004 in Arusha, Tanzania.
The Republics of Rwanda and Burundi joined the Customs Union in 2008 and started applying its instruments in July 2009.
Objectives of the Customs Union
The objectives of the EAC Customs Union are:
To further liberalise intra-regional trade in goods on the basis of mutually beneficial trade arrangements among Partner States;
To promote efficiency in production within the Community;
To enhance domestic, cross-border and foreign investment in the Community; and
To promote economic development and diversification in industrialisation in the Community.
Scope of Co-operation
Co-operation will apply to any activity undertaken by the EAC Partner States in the field of Customs Management, and includes the following:
Customs administration;
Matters concerning trade liberalisation;
Trade related aspects including the simplification and harmonisation of trade documentation, customs regulations and procedures;
Trade remedies;
National and joint institutional arrangements;
Training facilities and programmes on customs and trade;
Production and exchange of customs and trade statistics and information; and
The promotion of exports
Contents of the Protocol
The Protocol consists of nine parts as follows:
Part A: Interpretation
Part B: Establishment of the East African Community Customs Union
Part C: Customs Administration
Part D: Trade Liberalisation
Part E: Trade Related Aspects
Part F: Export Promotion Schemes
Part G: Special Economic Zones
Part H: Exemption Regimes
Part I: General Provisions
Customs Regulations
Duty Remission
Subsidies & Countervailing Measures
Safeguard Measures
Freeport Operations
Anti-Dumping Measures
Tariff Regimes
Export Processing Zones
Manufacture Under Bond
Customs Offences
Product Identification
Single Customs Territory
EAC AEO Program
Standard Operating Procedure Manual
EAC AEO FAQs
EAC CMA 2004 Review
Online Tariff
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News outlets report the judge on Thursday also ordered Michael Dunn to remain under house arrest after he leaves jail. The judge said Dunn isn't allowed to work in the Army/Navy surplus store he co-owns in Lakeland because it sells firearms. He was also ordered to surrender any weapons he owns.
Dunn resigned as a Lakeland Commissioner following the Oct. 3 shooting of 50-year-old Cristobal Lopez.
Several witnesses testified during the hearing, including Dunn's wife and an employee who was working at the store when the shooting occurred.
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Football info
14.01.2022 Kristian Flynn
How Much Roman Abramovich Paid For Chelsea? (Best solution)
Chelsea was acquired by Abramovich in July 2003 for a reported sum of GBP 140 million.
What is the estimated net worth of Roman Abramovich?
According to Forbes, Abramovich's net worth is $13 billion, which translates to around £9.8 billion. This places him at number 107 on the Forbes Billionaires List for 2019.
1 How much was Chelsea sold to Roman?
2 Why did Abramovich buy Chelsea?
3 Who is the richest player on Chelsea?
4 Who did Roman Abramovich buy Chelsea from?
5 How much did Ken Bates sell Chelsea for?
6 How much is Chelsea worth 2021?
7 How much would it cost to buy Chelsea?
8 How much is Roman Abramovich yacht worth?
9 How did Abramovich make his money?
10 How much is Kepa salary?
11 How much does Kante earn in Chelsea?
12 How much did Abramovich buy Chelsea in 2003?
13 Who has the richest owners in the Premier League?
14 Are Chelsea in debt?
How much was Chelsea sold to Roman?
One of the most obvious signs that Roman Abramovich is a strong admirer of "the football pitch" was demonstrated in 2003 when he purchased the English Premier League team Chelsea for 60 million pounds.
Why did Abramovich buy Chelsea?
According to his attorneys, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was accused of purchasing Chelsea FC as "part of a conspiracy to corrupt the West" on Vladimir Putin's orders in a "highly defamatory" book about the Russian president's administration, which was published today in the United Kingdom.
Who is the richest player on Chelsea?
Even while money can buy you almost everything in life, it hasn't yet been able to purchase the world's richest player a successful career, at least not yet. Faiq Bolkiah is a name that most people aren't familiar with, although he is a former player for Southampton, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Leicester City, among others.
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Who did Roman Abramovich buy Chelsea from?
Two former members of Putin's inner circle, Sergei Pugchaev, and another former member of Putin's inner circle, were listed in the book as sources for the claim that Abramovich purchased the club at the order of Putin. However, he went on to say that Belton herself did not come to a definitive decision.
How much did Ken Bates sell Chelsea for?
Chelsea owner Ken Bates has cleared the way for a Russian investor to purchase the club for around £30 million, according to the English Football Association Premiership. Bates, the chairman of Stamford Bridge, has agreed to sell his £17.5 million interest in Chelsea Village to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, according to reports.
How much is Chelsea worth 2021?
Chelsea is ranked eighth with a $597 million valuation.
How much would it cost to buy Chelsea?
As part of the final arrangement, Abramovich would purchase the Chelsea firm for £140 million, which would cover a club worth of £60 million as well as £80 million in debt.
How much is Roman Abramovich yacht worth?
having previously possessed one that was worth $1.5 billion. According to reports, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has spent $600 million on a new yacht… and it's really out of this world. Being the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich is a very wealthy man, as you could expect from someone who holds that position.
How did Abramovich make his money?
He made the majority of his money through the sale of previously state-owned properties in Russia, which he bought when the Soviet Union fell apart. In 2003, Putin sold a 26 percent share in Aeroflot to the National Reserve Bank for $135 million, marking the beginning of his divestiture of his holdings in the enterprises.
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How much is Kepa salary?
Kepa Arrizabalaga has agreed to a seven-year contract for £56,420,000 with Chelsea Football Club, which includes an annual average income of £8,060,000. In 2021, Arrizabalaga will earn a base salary of £8,060,000 and a cap hit of £8,060,000, for a total compensation of £8,060,000.
How much does Kante earn in Chelsea?
16th of July, 2016 Transferred from Leicester City to Chelsea F.C. (CFC) for a cost of $35.8 million, signing a five-year deal for $31.2 million.
How much did Abramovich buy Chelsea in 2003?
Chelsea was acquired by Abramovich in July 2003 for a reported sum of GBP 140 million. However, despite the fact that the club was by no means insignificant at the time, they were rarely considered for the most prestigious awards.
Who has the richest owners in the Premier League?
Newcastle United now has the wealthiest owners in the Premier League, with the PIF's valuation dwarfing that of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour, according to Forbes.
Are Chelsea in debt?
Chelsea's debt to Roman Abramovich has reached £1.5 billion, as explained. Chelsea owes more than £1.5 billion to Russian businessman Roman Abramovich, who has been in control of the Premier League team for the past 18 years. 6
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Q: GeoServer doesn't render SVG markers properly GeoServer Version 2.21.0
GeoTools Version 27.0
GeoWebCache Version 1.21.0
GeoServer doesn't render SVG external graphic well, the graphics is cut and not all visible- only about upper left square is visible.
It's look like a bug, don't know. Does anybody have the same problem? It look weird.
Tried with both SLD and CSS
Here is the SVG marker: https://geocash.xyz/resources/bin2.svg
Here is the CSS style:
* {
    mark: url(https://geocash.xyz/resources/bin2.svg);
    mark-mime: "image/svg+xml";
    mark-size: 44;
 }

Here is the layer preview:

A: Many thanks to Olav! You were right, man!
The SVG is created in Inkscape, I had to be careful with Document properties:
the view box needed to be verified AND SET in same units, as the page size:

My fault was, that I have saved the SVG with the same size for the page, but they were in pt. But in the SVG source code, checked in VSCode, there are just numbers, units are not presented. So, the renderer was just rendering the smaller viewbox of the bigger paths inside.


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James Maynard Science 05.16.2013 17:May PM EDT
Extinction of Hundreds of Species... Thanks To Frog Fungus
African clawed frogs were widely used in pregnancy tests for three decades from the 1930's to the 1950's, and even later. Now, it appears that these amphibians inadvertently carry the chytrid fungus which has led to the extinction of hundreds of other amphibian species.
Biologists have known for years about the chytrid fungus which affected amphibians worldwide. Although a good deal of research and effort has gone into stopping chytrid, or at least preventing its spread, little was known about the origins of the fungus, until now.
Vance Vrendenburg of San Francisco State University led the research team which uncovered how the fungus spread. The group studied the preserved bodies of amphibians which died from the fungus between 1897 and 2010.
The chytrid fungus covers the skin of the amphibian, causing the animal breathing difficulties, and throwing off the creature's electrolyte levels. It can also lead to cardiac arrest.
Marm Kilpatrick, a disease ecologist at the University of California, said the fungus is "the single biggest threat to vertebrae diversity in the world." The researcher went on to state that she believes the same fungus also caused the yellow-legged frog to become endangered and led to the extinction of many species of harlequin frog.
The frogs were used to test for hormonal changes during pregnancy. A sample of the woman's urine was injected into one of the frogs, and if her hormone levels were too high, it would spur egg growth in the amphibian.
Not only were the frogs transported around the globe for use in procedures, but they also found some popularity as pets. The frogs, unknown to their owners, were carriers of the chytrid fungus which would go on to cause tremendous damage to other amphibians.
The African Clawed frog is not alone in its ability to spread the fungus, also known as Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The tiny fungal organisms are also carried by the African bullfrog, which is sometimes prepared into food. Over time, many of the frogs either escaped or were let go into the wild, spreading the fungus worldwide.
Vredenburg said of the spread of the alien frog species, "There are populations here in Golden Gate Park, in San Diego, Los Angeles, Europe, China, nearly everywhere."
The study was published by PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed online science journal.
Tags frogs Biology Chytrid Fungus Amphibians extinction Vance Vrendenburg Marm Kilpatrick University of California Pregnancy Tests Alien Species


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var person = {
    first_name: 'John',
    last_name: 'Doe',
    greet: function () {
        console.log('Hello ' + this.first_name + ' ' + this.last_name)
    }
}

person.greet();     // Equivalent - person['greet']();

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    this.last_name  = last;

    this.formal = function() {
        console.log('Good morning Ms ' + this.last_name);
    }
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console.log(jane.first_name + ' ' + jane.last_name);
console.log(jane.__proto__);

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    console.log('Howdy ' + this.first_name);
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Q: Exception ": org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RpcException: RPC response exceeds maximum data length" from java I am trying to connect to remote HDFS from Java program running in my desktop's Eclipse. I am able to connect. But get this Exception while trying to read data:
Caused by: org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RpcException: RPC response exceeds maximum data
Can some one please help with this?
I have a very basic code for reading test data.Error is coming from hdfs.open();
FileSystem hdfs =null;
    String uriPath = "hdfs://" + Constants.HOST + ":" + Constants.PORT+ "/test/hello_world.txt";
    String hadoopBase ="hdfs://" + Constants.HOST + ":" + Constants.PORT;
    Configuration conf = new Configuration();
    conf.set("fs.default.name", hadoopBase);
    URI uri;
    InputStream inputStream = null;
    try {
        uri = new URI(uriPath);
        hdfs =  FileSystem.get(uri, conf);
        Path path = new Path(uri);
        inputStream = hdfs.open(path);
        IOUtils.copyBytes(inputStream, System.out, 4096, false);
    } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch (IOException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    } finally {
        try {
            hdfs.close();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        IOUtils.closeStream(inputStream);
    }

Here is the full Exception:
java.io.IOException: Failed on local exception: org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RpcException: RPC response exceeds maximum data length;
at org.apache.hadoop.net.NetUtils.wrapException(NetUtils.java:785)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client.getRpcResponse(Client.java:1485)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client.call(Client.java:1427)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client.call(Client.java:1337)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine$Invoker.invoke(ProtobufRpcEngine.java:227)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.ProtobufRpcEngine$Invoker.invoke(ProtobufRpcEngine.java:116)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy10.getBlockLocations(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.protocolPB.ClientNamenodeProtocolTranslatorPB.getBlockLocations(ClientNamenodeProtocolTranslatorPB.java:255)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
at org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryInvocationHandler.invokeMethod(RetryInvocationHandler.java:398)
at org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryInvocationHandler$Call.invokeMethod(RetryInvocationHandler.java:163)
at org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryInvocationHandler$Call.invoke(RetryInvocationHandler.java:155)
at org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryInvocationHandler$Call.invokeOnce(RetryInvocationHandler.java:95)
at org.apache.hadoop.io.retry.RetryInvocationHandler.invoke(RetryInvocationHandler.java:335)
at com.sun.proxy.$Proxy11.getBlockLocations(Unknown Source)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.callGetBlockLocations(DFSClient.java:826)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.getLocatedBlocks(DFSClient.java:815)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.getLocatedBlocks(DFSClient.java:804)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSInputStream.fetchLocatedBlocksAndGetLastBlockLength(DFSInputStream.java:319)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSInputStream.openInfo(DFSInputStream.java:281)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSInputStream.<init>(DFSInputStream.java:270)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSClient.open(DFSClient.java:1115)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem$4.doCall(DistributedFileSystem.java:325)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem$4.doCall(DistributedFileSystem.java:321)
at org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystemLinkResolver.resolve(FileSystemLinkResolver.java:81)
at org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem.open(DistributedFileSystem.java:333)
at org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem.open(FileSystem.java:786)
at DataUtil.readData(DataUtil.java:29)
at main(Main.java:24)
Caused by: org.apache.hadoop.ipc.RpcException: RPC response exceeds maximum data length
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$IpcStreams.readResponse(Client.java:1800)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$Connection.receiveRpcResponse(Client.java:1155)
at org.apache.hadoop.ipc.Client$Connection.run(Client.java:1052)

A: Check your core-site.xml :
<property>
    <name>fs.default.name</name>
    <value>hdfs://host:port</value>
</property>

This port can be 9000 or 8020.
Make sure that you are using the same port in your code or command

A: try this solution:
add this config to hdfs-site.xml
<property>
     <name>ipc.maximum.data.length</name>
     <value>134217728</value>
</property>