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Victoria's Secret: The Showstopper collection is out
Beauty and Fashion Charity Gala
Profile: Christopher Bates
Christopher Bates has a unique touch: his clothing is a perfect combination of Europe and North America. Growing up in his ...
Christopher Bates has a unique touch: his clothing is a perfect combination of Europe and North America.
Growing up in his hometown Vancouver, the successful Toronto-based menswear designer says he "always felt that clothing had power . . . It reinforces how you're actually feeling. Putting on something you like makes you feel good, and I was well aware of that when I was a kid."
Christopher Bates.
Upon graduating high school, Bates "didn't really know that fashion was a career." He attended The University of British Columbia, received a BA in Geography and spent the next five years working in marketing. However, Bates says that after making a couple of trips to Europe, he "realized that there was a [fashion] market out there."
Bates says he gets his inspiration from Europe.
Shortly after, Bates moved to Milan. He enrolled in a design school and started to immerse himself in the fashion industry.
"Europe is where I get my inspiration from. I think for menswear – men in Italy especially, are impeccably dressed. [It was] a no brainer to move there."
While Bates originally planned to specialize in women's wear, his knack for designing menswear was what really distinguished him from his classmates.
And today, while Christopher Bates Designs caters to men, Bates hasn't ruled out designing attire for women, and has designed custom evening gowns, including the dress for Miss World Canada, Leah Ryerse, and Miss Earth Canada, Denise Garrido.
"I really want to do a full women's collection but you have to focus on one thing at a time. In terms of designing menswear, I look at it from a business perspective.
"The women's market is oversaturated and the men's market is growing and under-saturated…so I can [therefore, better] differentiate myself in the menswear market".
A few pieces from Bates' collection.
Bates' experience and ability to look at his clothing line from a business perspective has led him to look at the big picture for Christopher Bates Designs.
"I'm working on a lot of behind-the-scenes things right now, including financing, and I've already drawn up a three-year international expansion plan. The next step is to raise the profile of the brand internationally, expand my distribution and improve my product, which is something I think you should always strive for."
Bates at his design studio.
Bates is incredibly passionate about his designs.
"At this point I feel like I could design 100 collections. The process of designing is seeing your ideas become a reality. You're not just creating; you're creating something real. I love my clothes. I haven't worn anything else in over three years!"
Christopher Bates Designs are "euro-centric, fashion-forward and understated."
He says that he draws ideas for his collections from very diverse sources.
"If I see something out there – it can be architecture, automotives, furniture, other fashion, my imagination, music – really, everything. Clothing is your second skin".
The line continues to grow rapidly, and Bates says he is proud to have three-and- half years of very successful operation under his belt. He has big plans for the future, and is determined to make his goals for the line a reality.
"I'm still here and I'm not going anywhere. Fashion is about making your dreams come true!"
Photography by Kareen Mallon
Great article. Thanks for sharing!
Christopher is an inspired and ambitious fashion designer and I love to wear his clothing.
Carl said:
I first saw Chris' designs under the label ULTRA in a store in gastown Vancouver.. I was blown away, the cut and style were far from anything else in the store.. i was an instant fan and will be for a long time to come! Good luck Chris
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[…] As for the Red Carpet, Carrick did not disappoint. Most of the festival he was dressed by Canadian menswear designer and Carrick's soccer teammate, Christopher Bates. […]
Below zero: vanity sizing in North America | FAJO Magazine | FAJO Magazine said:
[…] apparel is affected too. Just ask menswear designer Christopher Bates, who says he follows the industry standard of vanity-sizing his pants by two inches, and offering […]


The 2014 Porsche Cayman S was recently unveiled to the general public. This new sport version is sleek, powerful, and incorporates mass amounts of design.
Ken Garff Porsche of Orem had an exclusive reception for their top clientele to celebrate its release. Our team at In The Event was asked to bring our LED lighting and modern décor to dress up their showroom where they had parked the Cayman S. Their goal was to show off the new Porsche and ultimately sell it.
We designed and planned this event to have a high-energy environment. Branding is important, so we drew from the lighting concept of the '14 Porsche Cayman S's 'Code of the Curve' advertisement. The ad consists of the car blazing down a crisp blue background leaving behind a streak of red-orange light. We used these colors in our lighting to highlight the Porsche but also to enhance the event space.
The two LED walls were lit with blue and blaze red as well as branded with two different Porsche logos. It is important to be able to keep branding a priority when decorating events. The walls were a powerful mood enhancer but supportive in drawing all the guests' attention towards the Cayman S. Inevitably, the showroom was a success and the car was sold that night, proving that lighting can do amazing things for suggestive selling.
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Q: Server not receiving data in RSocket Fire and Forget case I have the following RSocket server
@Log4j2
public class NativeRsocketServerFnF {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    RSocketFactory.receive()
        .frameDecoder(ZERO_COPY)
        .errorConsumer(log::error)
        .acceptor((setup, clientHandleRsocket) -> {
          return Mono.just(
              new AbstractRSocket() {
                @Override
                public Mono<Void> fireAndForget(Payload payload) {
                  CharSequence message = payload.data().readCharSequence(payload.data().readableBytes(), forName("UTF-8"));
                  payload.release();
                  log.info("> from client: {}", message);
                  return Mono.empty();
                }
              }
          );
        })
        .transport(TcpServerTransport.create(8000))
        .start()
        .block()
        .onClose()
        .block();
  }
}

and the following RSocket client
@Log4j2
public class NativeRsocketClientFnF {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    RSocketFactory.connect()
        .frameDecoder(ZERO_COPY)
        .errorConsumer(log::error)
        .transport(TcpClientTransport.create(8000))
        .start()
        .flatMap(rSocket -> rSocket.fireAndForget(DefaultPayload.create("ping")))
        .block();
  }
}

As you can see I am trying send "ping" as payload data from client to the server
When I start the server & start the client for 1st time, I see > from client: ping
If I restart the client again, I dont see any messages on the server. The break point is not even hit on the server
My understanding is Fire and Forget simply sends the data & does not bother to wait & see if the server is successful in processing the data, but in my case, the server itself is not receiving the data on subsequent runs of client (as good as new clients)
Is there something I am missing?
I am using version 1.0.0-RC5 of rsocket-core & rsocket-transport-netty
OS: Ubuntu 16.04

A: Your understanding of Fire and Forget pattern is correct.
The problem is io.rsocket.RSocketRequester#fireAndForget completes successfully before data was sent to the network. And when you block it and exit your client application, the connection closes.
See io.rsocket.RSocketRequester#handleFireAndForget
    return emptyUnicastMono()
        .doOnSubscribe(
            new OnceConsumer<Subscription>() {
              @Override
              public void acceptOnce(@Nonnull Subscription subscription) {
                ByteBuf requestFrame =
                    RequestFireAndForgetFrameFlyweight.encode(
                        allocator,
                        streamId,
                        false,
                        payload.hasMetadata() ? payload.sliceMetadata().retain() : null,
                        payload.sliceData().retain());
                payload.release();

                sendProcessor.onNext(requestFrame);
              }
            });

sendProcessor is intermediate flux processor. It is used by actual connection and sending request frame to the network may be delayed.
You could add .then(Mono.delay(Duration.ofMillis(100))) before your .block() calling on the client side for test purpose. I think most real applications won't exit immediately after calling fireAndForget.

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Q: R - Data frame to matrix for 2-dimensional values? I have a matrix such as:
> mt <- matrix(1:9, nrow=3, ncol=3)
> dimnames(mt) <- list( c('a','b','c'), c('x','y','z') )
> mt
  x y z
a 1 4 7
b 2 5 8
c 3 6 9

I can convert it into a tabular format with:
> as.data.frame(as.table(mt))
  Var1 Var2 Freq
1    a    x    1
2    b    x    2
3    c    x    3
4    a    y    4
5    b    y    5
6    c    y    6
7    a    z    7
8    b    z    8
9    c    z    9

My question is - Is there a clean way to do the reverse?

A: You can use: ?xtabs :Create a contingency table (optionally a sparse matrix) from cross-classifying factors, usually contained in a data frame, using a formula interface.
 xtabs(Freq~Var1+Var2,Data)
    Var2
Var1 x y z
   a 1 4 7
   b 2 5 8
   c 3 6 9

You can also use this :  ?acsat:Use acast or dcast depending on whether you want vector/matrix/array output or data frame output. Data frames can have at most two dimensions.
library(reshape2)
zz <- "Var1 Var2 Freq
1    a    x    1
2    b    x    2
3    c    x    3
4    a    y    4
5    b    y    5
6    c    y    6
7    a    z    7
8    b    z    8
9    c    z    9"
Data <- read.table(text=zz, header = TRUE)

acast(Data, Var1 ~ Var2)
Using Freq as value column: use value.var to override.
  x y z
a 1 4 7
b 2 5 8
c 3 6 9

A: How about reshape2::acast:
require(reshape2)
acast(m,Var1~Var2)

#  x y z
#a 1 4 7
#b 2 5 8
#c 3 6 9

ps: you can use reshape2::melt() to go the other way


The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the emerging technology with new cell phones and along with that technology the trends that accompany that new technology. Every year there seems to be a new development toward cell phones and what they can accomplish. The evolution of the cell phone has been tremendous the past few years as it feels like we can do more and more with our cell phones. I would like to break down some of the actual technology that has inspired some of the recent updates to many of our "smart phones" and so the trends that tend to follow those technology enhancements.
Before I discuss the present and the future I would like to look at the past and history of not just cell phones but phones in general. It started back in the year 1865 when Doctor Mahlon Loomis became the first person to be able to communicate wirelessly. Loomis came up with the thought of transmitting and receiving messages though the atmosphere as a conductor. In 1947 Douglas Ring and W. Rae. Young proposed hexagonal cells for mobile phones. They proposed that cell towers which are multi-directional antenna arrays be at the corners of hexagons rather than the centers so they could transmit and receive in there directions. In the few years that followed due to the limitations on technology a mobile phone had to stay within the coverage area that was serviced by one base station throughout the phone call and there was no continuity of service as phones would pass through different cell phone areas. Then in 1970 Bell Labs invented a system referred to as an automatic call handoff system that allowed mobile phones to be able to move through several cell phone areas within a single conversation without any disturbance. Then a few years later, led by Dr. Martin Cooper and his team the Motorola DynaTac 8000X which was an analog mobile phone system was developed and introduced to the public. It was often referred to as "The Brick" because of its size and weight. A version of the phone was made famous when used by Michael Douglas in the 1987 movie "Wall Street" which at the time symbolized technology, power, and money because of the rareness of cellular phones at the time. It then made a cameo appearance in the 2010 follow up "Wall Street Money Never Sleeps" in which the Michael Douglas's character comes out of jail after many years and is given back the phone. It symbolizes in the movie how far down he has fallen, but for cell phones it goes to show just how much they have changed in the past 20 plus years alone.
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Invesco PowerShares Announces Changes to ETF Family
December 19, 2012 11:00 ET | Source: Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Dec 19, 2012) - Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with more than $74 billion in franchise assets, announced changes to its product line.
As part of its ongoing commitment to putting investors' interests first, Invesco PowerShares announced that it plans to close 13 ETFs. The affected funds represent less than 1% of Invesco PowerShares' total assets.
"We regularly review our ETF portfolios, evaluating numerous factors such as investment results, length of time in the market and investor interest," said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global ETFs. "Based on this assessment, we believe the time is right to make these moves and refocus our resources to better meet investors' needs. As one of the leading innovators in the ETF industry, Invesco PowerShares remains fully committed to maintaining and developing a comprehensive and compelling product line of ETFs to help investors meet their financial goals."
At a Dec. 18, 2012 meeting, the PowerShares Funds Board of Trustees approved the closings. The final day of trading on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") and NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca") will be Feb. 26, 2013.
Shareholders may sell their holdings on or before Feb. 26, 2013, and may incur typical transaction fees from their broker-dealer. Shareholders who do not sell their holdings on or before Feb. 26, 2013, will receive cash equal to the amount of the net asset value of their shares, which will include any capital gains and dividends, in the cash portion of their brokerage accounts on the liquidation date (currently scheduled for March 7, 2013). Shareholders will generally recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the amount received for their shares over their adjusted basis in such shares.
The affected ETFs are listed below:
Fund Name Ticker Symbol
PowerShares Dynamic Insurance Portfolio PIC
PowerShares Morningstar StockInvestor Core Portfolio PYH
PowerShares Dynamic Banking Portfolio PJB
PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio PSTL
PowerShares Active Low Duration Portfolio PLK
PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio PWND
PowerShares Active Mega-Cap Portfolio PMA
PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio PKOL
PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio PKN
PowerShares Ibbotson Alternative Completion Portfolio PTO
PowerShares RiverFront Tactical Balanced Growth Portfolio PAO
PowerShares RiverFront Tactical Growth & Income Portfolio PCA
PowerShares Convertible Securities Portfolio CVRT
For additional information, shareholders of the ETFs which are scheduled for liquidation may call Invesco PowerShares at 800-983-0903.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is Leading the Intelligent ETF Revolution® through its family of more than 140 domestic and international exchange-traded funds, which seek to outperform traditional benchmark indexes while providing advisors and investors access to an innovative array of focused investment opportunities. With franchise assets over $74 billion as of Sept 30, 2012, PowerShares ETFs trade on both U.S. stock exchanges. For more information, please visit us at invescopowershares.com or follow us on Twitter @PowerShares.
Invesco, Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our retail, institutional and high net worth clients around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.
There are risks involved with investing in ETFs, including possible loss of money. Shares are not actively managed and are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including those regarding short selling and margin maintenance requirements. Ordinary brokerage commissions apply.
Note: Not all products are available through all firms.
Shares are not individually redeemable and owners of the shares may acquire those shares from the Fund and tender those shares for redemption to the Fund in Creation Unit aggregations only, typically consisting of 50,000 shares.
PowerShares® is a registered trademark of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC. Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC and Invesco Distributors, Inc. are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
An investor should consider the Funds' investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. For this and more complete information about the Funds call 800 983 0903 or visit invescopowershares.com for a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Kristin Sadlon
Cohn & Wolfe
Bill Conboy
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC
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Use the Wolf steamer module to steam cook all manner of foods, as well as for proofing bread dough, melting chocolate and slow cooking roasts, stews and soups. Crafted of heavy-duty stainless steel, it has a large, 20-cup capacity with two stackable steel insert pans, one solid and one perforated. Best of all, it's just one of six Wolf modules that bring specialty cooking into your kitchen.


No matter what industry you are in, time equals money. Tracking the use of time in your operation is critical. Tracking it efficiently can increase performance and decrease waste.
The Collective Data team will work with you to match your work schedule with this add-on module. Once set, it will automatically create a service schedule for items to be performed in an orderly fashion based on the time that is actually available in your shop.
This module is unique to your needs. The benefits of this module will reflect in your bottom line.


ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES: Plumpton Pantomime Society's production this year had children, at the matinee last Sunday, enthralled and their responses and interaction were truly delightful. This production of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is vibrant, has an excellent set and wonderful costumes. It is just as a pantomime should be and a huge 'thank you' goes to all involved for making the pantomime as entertaining as ever. The list of those involved as principal players, chorus, junior dancers, musicians and the production team is extensive, with more than seventy people making the pantomime the success that it is. I know the success derives from everyone involved but I would like to mention Charlie Wycherley as Fatima Fandango and Paul Kluge as Mustapha Screwlose whose performances were particularly exciting and their hilarity truly memorable. To find out if there are tickets available for the performances this evening, tomorrow and Saturday at 7.30pm or the Saturday matinee call Jo Taylor on 01273 890450.
HAMSEY WALK: with the Footpath Society (five to six miles) takes place this Sunday (January 27) and starts at 1.30pm at Phoenix Car Park, Lewes (Map Ref: 420 103). For more details call Sandy Washer on 01273 477336.
CLIMBING MOUNT VENISON: Antarctica, a talk by Cliff Dargonne is at the village hall on Wednesday January 30. All are welcome to join members of the Footpath Society for this talk, meet at the hall at 2pm and the talk will start at 2.30pm.
FLOWER CLUB meet, at the village hall, on Wednesday February 20 at 7.30pm. The demonstrator will be Angela Merryfield. Visitors are most welcome at a cost of £3 at the door. There is always a raffle giving a chance to win one of the demonstrators' arrangements. For more details call Gill Wells on 01273 890561.


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F-16 downs drone during cruise missile defense testing
By 1st Lt. Savanah Bray, 53rd Wing Public Affairs / Published December 26, 2019
A group of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 40th Flight Test Squadron return to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., after a successful test mission Dec. 19, 2019. This test successfully demonstrated shooting down a small drone at low altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)
F-16 shoots down test drone
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --
The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rocket Dec. 19, providing a proof of concept for using rockets queued from an F-16 Fighting Falcon targeting pod as viable munitions to perform cruise missile defense.
"The test was unprecedented and will shape the future of how the Air Force executes CMD," said Col. Ryan Messer, 53rd Wing commander. "This is a prime example of how the 53rd Wing is using resources readily available to establish innovative ways that enhance combat capabilities for our combat units."
Originally, the AGR-20A was developed as a low cost, low collateral damage air-to-ground weapon for use in Afghanistan and Iraq; adapting the system for counter-air use is momentous. The AGR-20A is a fraction of the cost of the AIM-120 missile, commonly used for cruise missile defense. Additionally, the AGR-20A can be loaded faster than an AIM-120 and an aircraft can carry two-to-three times the number weapons.
This directly supports the National Defense Strategy priority of reform for greater performance and affordability.
Finding a more cost-efficient CMD weapon was second out of 76 tactics improvement proposals following the January 2019 Weapons and Tactics Conference known as WEPTAC. The 85th TES planned and conducted the test with support across the Air Force and contract partners ensuring efficacy and potential prior to execution.
"This proof of concept can have implications for homeland defense missions, combined defense of the Arabian Gulf and beyond," Messer said. "I am exceptionally proud of the efforts of the 85th TES and the units across the 53rd Wing that made this possible."
The 85th TES is part of the 53rd Wing, which is the primary operational test and evaluation wing for the U.S. Air Force. The wing provides tactical advantage to the warfighter at the speed of relevance. By testing new operational capabilities, evaluating fielded capabilities and optimizing electronic warfare capabilities, the 53rd Wing is bringing the future faster while answering the warfighter's demands for integrated, multi-domain capabilities.
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This can come as no surprise, given the heavy investments all of these entities have made in the Russians-did-it explanation of the DNC email incident. But this omission is nonetheless negligent when one considers the contradicting evidence VIPS and those associated with it continue to amass. A key question now arises: Will the Barr investigation into the genesis of allegations of Russian interference, begun three months ago, transcend this politically inspired ignorance to expose official accounts of the mid–2016 mail theft as fallacies?
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The focus at Manipal Hospitals is to develop an affordable tertiary care multispecialty healthcare framework through its entire delivery spectrum and further extend it to homecare. One of the most preferred and recognised healthcare facilities by pharmaceutical companies for drug trials, the group's flagship hospital in Bangalore is NABH accredited and ranked amongst the Top 10 multispecialty hospitals in India.
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The Green Manure - Clover crimson has weed suppressing properties while adding humus and improving the overall condition of the soil. Green Manure - Clover crimson is a legume, belonging to the Pea and Bean family, designed for adding nutrients and organic matter to your soil to improve its fertility and structure. Green Manure is great for adding to a bare patch to avoid weed formation, as the foliage smothers the weed and won't give it a chance to grow. The longer you leave them in the ground, the better, as it draws up the nutrients from deep down in the soil.
You can sow your Green Manure Clover Crimson seed from March to September and is ideal for during the winter months. Simply scatter the seed over the soil surface and carefully rake until they are around ½ inch deep. Harvest by digging into the ground and leaving the foliage to wilt. Give yourself around 2/3 weeks before you begin to start growing new plants into the soil as the wilting greens may affect new growth.
The Green Manure Clover Crimson mixture contains Rye, Vetch, Italian Rye Grass and the Forage peas. It is a low cost solution for adding beneficial nutrients into your soil especially during the winter month before you plan to start growing your crops. Green Manure Clover Crimson also protects against soil erosion, when rain and other weather elements attack the minerals in your soil. It is also great for maintaining the grounds micro-organisms by giving them food, aerated soil and shelter to the ground dwelling creatures such as the ground beetle.


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Q: Is it possible to backup installed software installers? Is it possible to download the installed software installers, and/or the Software Sources list? I'd like to make sure I have all that if some unfortunate event happened, and all I'd have to do is run them. Thanks. I'm still learning more and more about Ubuntu and it's really cool! :)

A: Thanks Gladen.
Software installed from online repos "installs automatically" and comes along with its own libraries or may share libraries from other already installed softwares.
Most times we only watch the progress of the whole activity but dont really care/even know where it goes.
Backing up sorces is good and backing up "setups" is great

A: IF you downloaded them from the internet you can keep the .deb files for later installation.
IF you want to backup the sources list, just copy the file /etc/apt/sources.list like this:
cp /etc/apt/sources.list ~/sources.list.bak
cp -R /etc/apt/sources.list.d ~/sources.list.d


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Lori L. Isom, Ph.D.
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Cardiac Mechanisms of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Sudden Unexpected Death in EPilepsy, or SUDEP, is a leading cause of death in patients with epilepsy. SUDEP mechanisms are not understood, although there is evidence to implicate apnea, autonomic dysfunction, and cardiac arrhythmias. SUDEP risk varies in a gene-specific manner. Loss-of-function variants in the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) genes, SCN1A or SCN1B, are identified in patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) and gain-of-function variants in the VGSC SCN8A are found in patients with Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy 13 (EIEE13). DS and EIEE13 patients have the highest SUDEP risk, up to 20%. In contrast, variants in chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 2 (CHD2) are also associated with early onset EE, but SUDEP has not been reported in this population. SCN1A-, SCN1B-, SCN8A-, and CHD2-linked epilepsies are developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), severe childhood epilepsies associated with cognitive and behavioral impairments. The familial focal epilepsies, are attributed to pathogenic variants in DEPDC5, encoding a member of the GATOR complex in the mTOR pathway. SUDEP is reported in 10% of these patients. Because VGSC genes are expressed in both heart and brain, we have proposed that cardiac arrhythmias contribute to the mechanism of SUDEP in channelopathy-linked genetic epilepsies. Our overall goal is to understand the mechanisms of SUDEP in the genetic epilepsies. We will use patient-derived or transgenic mouse cardiac myocytes (CMs) to understand how epileptic VGSC gene mutations alter CM function and arrhythmogenic potential, and to determine whether similar changes are found in non-ion channel epilepsy genes that are expressed in the heart. We propose that both ion channel and non-ion channel genetic epilepsies with high, but not low, SUDEP risk exhibit pro-arrhythmogenic changes in patient-derived CMs and mouse models. To ask whether abnormal CM excitability also occurs in a non-ion channel genetic epilepsy with high SUDEP risk, we will investigate DEPDC5 variant iPSC-CMs and Depdc5-/- mice. Finally, we will examine Chd2-/- mice and human iPSC-CMs with variants in CHD2, a non-ion channel gene with a low SUDEP risk, to test whether altered CM excitability is specific to genetic epilepsies with high SUDEP rates. There are no effective therapies for any of the genetic epilepsies and no reliable biomarkers for SUDEP risk. This work may lead to the discovery of diagnostic biomarkers for SUDEP risk in the future.


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Maryland delegates feel unified after Clinton's acceptance speech
by Capital News Service | Jul 29, 2016 | Election 2018, News | 1 |
By Andrea Cwieka and Jess Nocera
Capital News Service
PHILADELPHIA — Maryland delegates for both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton said they felt optimistic and united coming out of the Democratic National Convention that closed Thursday night.
After a nomination acceptance speech from Clinton that made her the first woman to head a major political party's ticket, many from the Maryland delegation emerged from the balloons and confetti saying they felt uplifted.
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin had only one word to say on Twitter: "Wow."
"I'm overwhelmed to have witnessed history – both for what was achieved by Hillary Rodham Clinton and by the idea of what's now possible for my 11-month-old niece, Kaylee, and for what she could want to achieve," said Dylan Goldberg, a Maryland delegate from Columbia.
Maryland delegate Darius Baxter carries one of the huge balloons that dropped from the ceiling after Clinton's speech. Capital News Service photo by Darius Klarner
That sentiment was shared among partisans for Clinton's former rival.
"How the democratic process works…when someone loses is to accept it and become a team player," said Maryland delegate Darius Baxter, a Sanders supporter from Accokeek. "I came in on Monday with an open mind and a clear heart and tonight really solidified it. 'I Am With Her' for now," he said, using a Clinton campaign slogan that was frequently used in convention speeches.
Maryland delegate Sandra Falwell, a Sanders supporter from Clinton, who participated in one of the media tent sit-ins during the convention, said she felt "guardedly optimistic" and could see herself voting for the former secretary of state in November.
"Some of the Bernie people who say they just can't vote for her are going to write in cartoon characters," Falwell said via text message. "One person said he was going to write in his wife. This kind of action is just wasted votes."
Overwhelming finale
For Clinton supporters, Thursday night was an overwhelming finale to an emotion-filled week in Philadelphia.
The Democratic presidential nominee touched on many of Republican nominee Donald Trump's attacks during the Republican National Convention last week and sought to refute them. She criticized his call to build a wall along the Mexican border and castigated him for his attempts to foment fear in the American electorate.
"She defined the difference between a serious presidential candidate and Donald Trump," said Marie Duffield, a Maryland delegate from Huntingtown.
Clinton's nomination represents a milestone, especially for women, delegates said.
"It was deeply moving for me because I have waited for this day many years," said Maryland delegate Susan Esserman, a Bethesda resident. "I think she has great potential to unify the country and do the good she was talking about."
Voters cannot waste their votes or not vote in the upcoming election, Esserman said.
"I've heard some great presidential candidate speeches and that had to be one of the best I've heard," said Senate Majority Leader Catherine Pugh, the Democratic nominee for Baltimore mayor.
"Let's go win," Pugh said. "I'm excited!"
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In the United States a number of factors commonly conspire to prevent dying children and their families from receiving the high-quality care they deserve, when and where they need it. Society is reluctant to admit that children can and do die; medical education on end-of-life care for children is deficient; doctors, nurses, hospitals and even hospices encounter dying children relatively infrequently; and insurance benefits are designed to maximize life-saving care.
Under the direction of Russell Geyer, M.D. and Ross Hays, M.D., Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center researchers in Seattle, WA, worked to turn this situation around. In the project, Pediatric Palliative Care Program, both patients and their families evaluated medical indicators, quality of life, patient preferences and financial and legal considerations soon after the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. The project utilized a groundbreaking decision-making tool that involves patients and families in care planning for progressive, potentially terminal illnesses among children. To optimize comfort and quality of life when a child has a progressive life-limiting illness, planning for the child's care incorporated pediatric pain and symptom management protocols.
This statewide program represents a unique collaboration among Children's Hospital, local and state hospice organizations, the Washington Department of Health and the area's two largest insurers, Regence Blue Shield and Premera. The joint project developed procedures for flexible insurance benefits, ensuring that reimbursement was obtained for services that best met the needs of the child and family. The researchers evaluated both clinical and financial outcomes of the project.
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center is profiled in the Financial Implications of Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care monograph.
Although the project was concluded at then end of the grant period, a palliative care consulting service was established at Children's Hospital. This hospital-funded service was established to enable the continuation of educational and consulting work begun by the grant team. A commitment to quality in all levels of care led Children's Hospital to elect funding this service.
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public interface Customer1718Repository extends CrudRepository<Customer1718, Long> {

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Mood Lit reviews
Side One reviews
Mood Lit photos
Side One photos
Jim Duffy
Mood Lit
Moody and bouncy instrumental pop tunes featuring a 1960s Wurlitzer electronic piano and a swinging combo, recorded in warm analog sound.
With "Mood Lit," his second full-length release of moody and bouncy instrumental pop tunes, Jim Duffy moves closer to the front of the stage but remains off-center.
Duffy leads a small combo on piano and an
Duffy leads a small combo on piano and an early-1960s Wurlitzer electronic piano. Reference points include AM radio pop music, detective dramas, lachrymose partings at the Pan Am terminal, twilight falling on kitchenettes, lounge acts in their third set.
Duffy pays homage along the way, but he has paid off some musical debts and is doing more original research. He's going for more specific feelings. "Stevie Says" may produce sensations of an old Movie of the Week on color TV, but this is not a retro affair. "Mood Lit" is sincere to a fault.
The sound is leaner than on Duffy's first full-length release, "Side One," and the combo may be swinging a little harder. On drums is Dennis Diken of the world-renowned Smithereens. On bass guitar is Paul Page, who records and tours with Ian Hunter. On guitars and lap steel is Lance Doss, who has recorded and toured with John Cale.
The combo convened in a basement studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sound engineer Greg Duffin (no relation) recorded the group on 16-track tape, to get that tube-warm analog sound. Duffin is often seen working the mixing desk on Regina Spektor's world tours.
"We recorded it very quickly, over a long period of time," Duffy explains, in his typically obtuse manner.
Duffy and the combo stretch out within the three-minute pop structure, allowing room for the unexpected. They perform with minimal fuss and a lot of fervor, starting with a head-turning version of Mose Allison's "Look Here," then moving through eleven original tunes. On "Early Germ," they work the area where twang meets soul. On "Free Formation," the combo demonstrates that they came up through the rock basements. "The Night Clerk," is an eerie audio portrait. Then, on "Our Next Guest," the combo suddenly appears in matching gaudy blazers. What does he think he's up to?
"If you don't notice it's instrumental, so much the better," Duffy says.
Kevin Kendrick of A Big Yes and a Small No adds an almost-too-intimate vibraphone part to "If You Insist." On "Memento Mori," Mac Gollehon's compact, punchy brass arrangement puts the tune over the goal line. Claire Daly's baritone sax on "Balladeer" supplies a bright moment. On the title tune, "Mood Lit," Duffy makes an obligatory and "almost involutary," as he describes it, nod to Burt Bacharach.
Jim Duffy has performed or recorded with the rock-and-roll pioneers Wanda Jackson and Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon, as well as the Bottle Rockets, Reid Paley, Tandy, the Fleshtones, Speedball Baby, Bone-Box, the Damnwells and many others. Duffy played keyboards in the band Martin's Folly and sometimes still does. Once upon a time, he played bass guitar in the Boston band Rods and Cones.
The Jim Duffy Combo, the core group of Duffy, Diken, Page and Doss, plus the occasional special guest, can sometimes be heard at the Lakeside Lounge on Avenue B in Manhattan and at other venues in the New York area.
Is "Mood Lit" good "make-out" music? Dim the lights and see for yourself.
-- Derek Shackwell-Smith St. Cleve Chronicle
Pop-jazz. Jazz-pop. The labels are mere shorthand for a sort of music that's tough to describe. The terms can often be applied in a pejorative sense, used to describe (and dismiss) disposable music. But that's not at all what we have here. "Mood Lit," the second album from Brooklyn pianist Jim Duffy, is a delight from start to finish.
The dozen tracks serve up sprightly melodies that swing. Duffy is aided and abetted by a small combo featuring The Smithereens' Dennis Diken on the trap kit, plus Paul Page on bass and Lance Doss on guitars (the latter two are also members of Ian Hunter's band). The lineup is the same as on Duffy's first release, 2005's "Side One." On "Mood Lit," Duffy drives strong, snappy compositions via acoustic piano or a Wurlitzer 200A.
There are some production flourishes -- such as a vibes, horns and glockenspiel -- but "Mood Lit" is an incredibly organic disc. The songs sound as if they're being played right in your living room. The melodies are strong enough that vocals aren't missed; on the contrary, the arrangements would suffer if anything else were added. Note-perfect arrangements throughout make "Mood Lit" that unique disc that's perfect as a backdrop to cocktails and entertaining and highly engaging enough to reward careful listening. Musical touchstones lean in a jazz-for-all-the-people direction: hints of Brubeck, Bacharach and Guaraldi are there, and there's even a subtle nod to the Ides of March's "Vehicle," a 1970 Billboard pop hit. Another tune kicks off with an ambience that calls to mind Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" but heads immediately in another (equally pleasing) direction.
Sometimes instrumental albums suffer from repetition or a dearth of ideas. "Mood Lit" finishes as strong as it starts, and doesn't sag in the middle either. Pointing out a highlight would only do disservice to the other eleven tracks. Highly recommended.
-- Bill Kopp Musoscribe.com
It's rare that I'll review an instrumental album. But this one hit my sweet spot -- and with Dennis Diken (Smithereens) on the drums, I figured it was worth looking into. Jim Duffy gathered a small jazz combo in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to put this lounge pop confection together. Included are Paul Page (bass) and Lance Doss (guitars) from Ian Hunter's band. If you enjoy Burt Bacharach or The Vince Guaraldi Trio, you will really love this album. The keyboards are where Jim shines on every track here. You'll hear a bit of a Stevie Wonder styled melody on the tribute "Stevie Says." Occasionally it takes a detour -- "Memento Mori" is one of those songs where the horns take you on a journey, and you don't miss vocals one bit here. Every song tends to flow in a different direction, so unlike other jazz pop albums I've heard it doesn't get stylistically repetitive. Superior production and mixing work here balances out the players, so no one overshadows the other and the combo plays like a well-oiled (organic) machine. Overall a very enjoyable album, and a big cut above your average instrumentals heard in Starbucks. So put down the coffee and enjoy a cocktail with Jim Duffy.
-- Aaron Kupferberg Powerpopaholic.com
Duffy composes utterly charming pieces for the piano and organ. Duffy's pieces are instantly attractive, but the writing is sophisticated enough to attract exacting ears. Another fine album from a guy who knows how to make good music.
-- Aiding and Abetting, November 2009
That bit about "twilight falling on kitchenettes" is totally true. Check out "Balladeer" for a super smooth, but very mobile number.
-- WLUR FM, Lexington, Va.
Soundtrack music for home furnishing shopping, detective dramas, and under-70 mph car chases. piano/keyboard-led concept pop. if nothing else, do your voice breaks with any of these tracks!
-- Sam Silver, WESU FM, Middletown, Conn.
Look Here 2:54
If You Insist 3:05
Memento Mori 2:47
Stevie Says 3:09
The Swerve 3:19
After the Storm 3:39
Balladeer 3:16
Mood Lit 3:05
Early Germ 3:02
The Night Clerk 2:52
Free Formation 3:42
Our Next Guest 2:44


An SQL injection vulnerability was found in all rsyslog releases prior to the ones announced on 2005-09-23. An attacker can send a specifically-crafted syslog message to rsyslogd and potentially take ownership of the machine.
This can be locally exploited if rsyslogd is listening on the local socket. Wes assume it is doing this in almost all cases. It can also be exploited remotely if rsyslogd is listening on network sockets and the attacker is not blocked from sending messages to rsyslogd (e.g. if not blocked by firewalling).
The vulnerability can potentially be used to take full ownership of the computer a compromised rsyslog is running on. The extend of the compromise is depending on the permissions of the user used to connect to MySQL.
We do not know of any case where this was exploited in practice. The bug was discovered during security-testing rsyslogd.
As this is a serious vulnerability, we urge all users to update to the fixed version as soon as possible.
If you have turned on NO_BACKSLASH_ESCAPES in MySQL, you MUST make changes to your configuration file. Read DETAILS below to learn more.
While rsyslog currently supports MySQL only, it has a database-ignorant design approach. As part of it, SQL escaping is done inside the template system and not inside the database layer. This is also necessary because files can be used to store SQL commands that will be imported offline to a database (the same for pipes and other data destinations). Another reason for escaping in the template system is that rsyslogd – by intention – allows the user to craft any SQL statement with the template system. There is a special template option – SQL – telling the template system that the template is to be used for database and such escaping of special characters must occur.
During rsyslogd's design, care has been taken that only templates with an active SQL option can be used together with the "write database" action.
The template system uses standard SQL escapes. Unfortuantely, some databases (MySQL is among them) violate the SQL standard and allow their own escape sequences. These MySQL-extended escape sequences were not properly escaped and could be used to circumvent the escaping mechanism present in the template system. This has now been fixed.
There was an anonymous poster quoting the possibility of a SQL injection on the sourcefourge bug tracker. While his report was very generic, it was one of the reasons a security audit was reapplied. Many thanks to whoever that was.
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Ryde files police report after 2,000 fake app bookings, 'including some from Grab'
Carpooling and ride-hailing platform Ryde said over 2,000 phantom bookings were made from more than 300 fake accounts on its app in the last two months.PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Ride-hailing platform Ryde has filed a report after receiving thousands of 'phantom' bookings from fake accounts - including some allegedly made by rival Grab.
More than 2,000 cancelled bookings have been made from more than 300 fake accounts on its app in the last two months, the company said on Thursday (June 28).
Ryde first started noticing the fake bookings in early May after it launched its private-hire car service RydeX, the firm's operations and community engagement head Shaun Wu told The Straits Times.
He added that drivers had submitted feedback regarding numerous cases of rider "no-shows".
The rider accounts had no prior activity, and attempts to contact the riders via email addresses and phone numbers provided to the firm proved unsuccessful.
Mr Wu added that the mode of payment for these trips was cash, preventing the firm from tracing the users through their credit card details.
"As an interim measure, Ryde has also been conducting user audits to eliminate these fake accounts and also informed drivers to look out and report the incidents," he said.
Ryde hopes to fill void left by Uber's exit
In a copy of a police report lodged on Tuesday (June 26), seen by The Straits Times, Ryde claimed it had traced some of the bookings back to IP addresses belonging to three companies, one of which was rival Grab.
A Grab spokesman said on Thursday evening that the firm was investigating the matter.
Ryde has also notified the Land Transport Authority, as well as the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, which said it was looking into the matter.
He declined to say whether the firm would be beefing up its cyber-security further, or pursuing legal action.
Mr Wu estimated that Ryde drivers have lost about $50,000 in income because of phantom bookings.
One affected RydeX driver, who wanted to be known only as Mr Pang, said he has been experiencing about two phantom bookings a week. However on Wednesday (June 27) alone, the 52-year-old had two no-shows.
These often cancel their bookings just as he arrives, he said.
"You lose time, you lose money, but what can you do? Just bang your head on the steering wheel," he said.
Last week, it was reported that in Indonesia, ride-hailing rivals Grab and Go-Jek may have lost millions due to fake bookings.
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Welcome to the ITFreeTraining video on subnetting. Understanding how to subnet is essential if you want to deploy and maintain IPv4 networks.
0:10 – In a previous video, I looked at how to convert from decimal to binary and binary to decimal. This is an important skill to know when subnetting so I will do a quick review. If I want to convert the following binary number to decimal I would use the following table. Each binary position has a value based on a power of 2. To convert the binary number, it is just a matter of adding it to the table. Using this value will give us the last row of the table. If the value is a 1, the power of 2 value is used, otherwise the total is a zero. Once all the totals have been worked out, it just a matter of adding them up to get the value. Now let's have a look at converting decimal to binary.
0:57 – Let's consider the same value. To convert it to binary, the powers of 2 are used again. This time the value that is to be converted, 186 is compared with the powers of 2. If it is higher, which it is, a 1 is recorded. Since the value was higher, the powers of 2 value which is 128 is subtracted from the value. The new value, 58, is compared to the powers of 2 value. It is lower so a zero is recorded. The process is repeated until all the values are calculated. This will give the decimal number in binary. If you understand this process, then you are all set to start looking into subnetting. If you do not feel confident in your decimal and binary skills, I would suggest looking at our previous video of converting decimals as it goes into this process in more detail.
1:47 – Shown here are some examples of subnet masks. First, you can see subnet masks always have 1s on the left hand side while there are zeros on the right hand side. Due to this, notice in very first column, the last decimal in the IP address. Since 1s and 0s must be contiguous, certain decimals will always be used. Notice too, that the number of subnets and hosts that are available depending on which subnet mask is used. As the number of 1 bits in the subnet mask decreases, more hosts are available per subnet, however fewer subnets are available. Notice also, that in the top two subnets, there are no subnets or hosts available. To understand more about subnets, let's have a look at why this is the case.
2:37 – The subnet mask divides an IP Address into a network and host identifier. So what happens when you are given an IP address like this one where all the subnet mask bits are set to one? First the IP Address and the subnet mask are applied. The will allow the network prefix and host identifier to be found. It is no surprise in this case, that the host identifier will be 0.0.0.0 this is because no bits have been assigned to the host part. When a subnet mask that is all 1s is used, the network prefix will always be the same as the original IP address. So the question remains, when is this useful?
3:24 – This subnet mask is used when an exact match to an IP Address is required. Often you will see this used in routing tables. When used in a routing table, it is used to ensure that data gets routed a certain way. To understand when this subnet mask may be used, consider this example. Let's say the administrator has a workstation on the network that is connected to a router. Users are also on the same network as the administrator and access a server on a remote network through a router. It is decided that the router that will be changed to a device that supports connections between clients and servers as well as handling the routing aspect. There are still some problems with the devices, and more configuration and testing is required before it can replace the router on the network. For these reasons, the new device is given its only IP on both networks. The problem that now occurs is that the administrator wants to access the server using the new device, but does not want to affect the other users. So basically, the administrator needs to route a single IP address to the new device. To achieve this, a route is added to the local administrator's workstation. Since the 255.255.255.255.255 subnet mask was used, only traffic for that server will be effected. You can see that using this subnet mask creates an exact match ensuring only traffic that is destined for that server will be routed through the new device. Any other traffic for any other network will not match this new rule and will be sent to the router. You can see the administrator has achieved the objective of not effecting any other users on the network and also making sure all traffic from their workstation for the server is routed through the new device.
5:20 – The next subnet mask we'll go over is the 255.255.255.254 mask. This turns out to be an interesting subnet mask and leads us into the next topic of network and broadcast addresses. If I use the following two IP Addresses as an example, the next step would be to apply the subnet mask. If I consider the left IP Address, when the subnet mask is applied the following will occur. All the 1bits, which in this case there are 31 of them, will become the network ID. All the zero bits on the right of the 1s, which is only the 1 bit in this case, will become the host identifier. The right IP address, when the subnet mask is applied, will give the same network ID but this time give the host identifier of 1. If a host identifier is all zeros or all one bits, it is treated differently than the other host identifiers. Let's see how.
Any host ID that is all zero bits is considered to be the network address. The advantage of having such an address is that when this address is used, it is clear that only the network is being referred to and not a host on the network. In contrast, any host ID that is all 1 bits is considered to be the broadcast address. A broadcast address, when it is used, will transmit the same network transmission to all hosts on that network. So how does affect the number of hosts that can be on a network?
6:57 – Shown here are 9 different subnet masks and the number of subnets and hosts per subnet mask. Notice the number of useable hosts per subnet is always 2 less than the possible addresses. This is because 2 of the addresses are always used for the network and broadcast address. The question worth asking however is, in the case of when 31 bits are used for the subnet mask, when the network and broadcast addresses are allocated, this leaves no hosts. So is there a need to ever use this subnet mask? Let's have a look.
7:35 – When the internet was first developed, there was never too much consideration for how efficient IP allocation was going to be. So, originally, you could not use this subnet mask. Nowadays, with IPv4 address exhaustion, there is a drive to utilize what remains of IPv4 addresses as efficiently as possible. For this reason, back in 2000 a method of utilizing this subnet was developed. A good example of when to use the subnet mask is when there is a one-to-one link between devices. For example, you have a router in New York and another router in London that is connected directly by the one connection. This is a good example of when only two IP addresses are required. One for each router. So if you had a subnet mask that supports two IP addresses, this would be great and an efficient use of IP addresses. Nowadays the IPv4 standard allows this subnet mask to be used in this scenario. When previously, it did not. SO in this example, an IP address could be allocated to each router. When this subnet mask is used, since it only supports 2 IP addresses, the network address and broadcast are lost. The network address is generally used mostly on network maps and you will typically see them posted on the walls of IP departments. So its loss is not that significant. The administrator only need to know, when reading network maps, to recognize it as a valid IP Address. The loss of the broad cast address is a little more significant as it essentially means broadcasts can no longer be sent. In this example, routers don't generally send broadcasts to each other. There are cases with routing protocols needing to exchange information with each other, but this is done using unicast (basically direct communication), or multicast where traffic is destined for many addresses, but not broadcast. So in this case, the subnet mask will work. The only problem is since this was added to the IPv4 protocol, old devices may not support it. New commercial routers nowadays should have no problem supporting this. With older routers, you may need to perform an upgrade of the software in order to support it. I have looked at one end of the subnet masks, next I will have a look at the middle range of subnet masks. In the real world, you will generally be given an address and subnet mask. You will need to subdivide this address to meet your needs. In this case, the address is a private IP address and 16 bits have already been used leaving us another 16 bits to work with. To subdivide the remaining addresses, I will use the following tables. The process involves choosing how many bits you want to use for networks and how many bits you want to use for addresses on those networks. If for example, I was to choose 17, this would allow 2 networks with 32,768 addresses per individual network. That's a huge amount of addresses per network. If I was to instead decide to use a CIDR of 24, this would give 256 networks with 254 addresses per network. This is a popular subnet mask as it gives a decent amount of addresses per network and since it is on an 8-bit boundary, it is much easier to work with. The subnet mask for a CIDR of 24 is actually 255.255.255.0, the binary math is easy to work out. Let's have a closer look at how you would use this subnet mask. This is a simple example, so no binary math is required, but to show the whole process, I will first change the network that I was given to work with, to binary. The first 16 of the 32 bits have already been subnetted. This is common practice. For example, perhaps your company has already allocated IP addresses for regions around the world. They then give you a small part for allocation in an individual region. ISPs will also do the same thing to a customer using subnetting. The customer is free to allocate and subnet what they are given as they see fit. The next 8 bits are free to be allocated as it is required. In our case, the 8 bits have been chosen. The last 8 bits can be used by addresses. So what does all this mean? Now that all the subnetting has been done, this allows us to work out what networks can be utilized on the network. The first network will start with 10.6 since this was the part of the address that was already subnetted. The next part is the 8 bits that we can subnet, starting from all bits being 0 gives us the address of 0. Finally, the addresses that are assigned on this network are 0 to 255. Remember that 0 and 255 cannot be used for hosts, leaving us with 254 useable addresses. The next network will be the same as the first except the 3rd will be a 1. Notice as well, the next network will be a 2. This will continue till the last network is 255. In the old days of the internet, it was discouraged to use a subnet with all 0s or all 1s. In our example, the 0 and 255 subnet contains all 0s or 1s. Nowadays it is allowed to use this subnet. You may have problems however is you use very older network equipment.


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 Cathedral Peak (doorverwijspagina)
 Cathedral Range, een bergketen in de Sierra Nevada

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The mental health crisis playing out in university 'confessions' pages
As their online presence grows, anonymous confession pages on Facebook are being increasingly used as a means of seeking advice and support
"When I'm alone in my room I'm just constantly sad. Like I'll just sit and stare at the walls and not really do anything. Been feeling like this for a long time but I've never wanted to talk to anyone about it," one anonymous message reads on Leedsfess – one of the many British university 'confession pages' on Facebook.
There are over 100 pages for universities within the UK, all allowing students to submit messages for publication anonymously. The pages' initial purpose was comic relief, and there are still a lot of posts professing secret crushes – "EP I miss your bum" – or spouting downright nonsense – "I wish bees were big enough to pet". "Confessions page for Leeds – tell us your grudges, crushes, and secrets…" says the Leedsfess info page.
In recent years, the pages have grown significantly. Unitruths is one server where students at colleges anonymously submit, its homepage displaying the confessions pages for institutions in the UK, US, China, and Australia. While Brumfess, for students at the University of Birmingham has amassed over 12,000 likes, Leedsfess, by Leeds uni students, boasts over 27,000. These aren't niche, fringe groups; most are followed by the majority of their respective student communities. University of Sheffield students' page Sheffessions even hosted their own club night in December 2019. And infamously, in November 2019, ExeHonestly (by Exeter uni students) made national news when Nazi propaganda was published by admins. The page has since been shut down.
'Brumfess', an anonymous university 'confessions' page for students at Birmingham university
As their online presence grows, these pages are being increasingly used as a means of seeking mental health advice. Jess*, a Spanish and Arabic student at the University of Exeter, tells Dazed about submitting a message to ExeHonestly, detailing her experience of an anorexia relapse.
"I asked for advice because I didn't feel like I had anyone to turn to," she says. "Lots of people commented saying I could message them, or posted numbers for hotlines or apps to help with anxiety. I also got a lot of comments from people who said they felt the same way."
Jess says that comments also pointed her towards the university counselling service. "I got an appointment immediately and started going twice a week, which was the biggest help," she says. "I loved it."
For Jess, posting on ExeHonestly facilitated her getting professional help. The University of Exeter spent £1.5m on wellbeing services between 2017 and 2018, and placed in the top five British universities for managing mental health issues of students on campus with its services.
'Durfess', an anonymous university 'confessions' page for Durham university students
But for students at other universities, mental health services remain underfunded, and many are critically unsupported. Students are particularly vulnerable when it comes to mental health issues. A study by Ann Macaskill explains that the peak onset for mental health issues is between the ages of 18-24, making students a high-risk group. Moreover, Macaskill emphasises that the additional stresses of transitioning to university life are not to be underestimated: "Living away from home for the first time, having to make new friends, handle finances, adjusting to new learning regimes, and creating a new identity as a student" all can factor into the reasons why students in particular can struggle with their mental health. Macaskill goes on to note that access to mental health services in the NHS has "progressively narrowed in recent years to focus on those with the severest problems" – meaning that students with more moderate problems are often left without treatment.
Though cuts to NHS mental health services are devastating, one would hope that "students with more moderate problems" would be able to access adequate help via university. But university mental health services are seldom sufficiently funded. Between 2018 and 2019, the University of Leeds only spent £978,900 on student counselling services and a mental health team.
Sophia Hartley is the incoming Leeds University Union Welfare Officer for the academic year 2020/21. She tells Dazed that the union "have a range of support to offer at the university, which is definitely a positive reflection of our mental health services". The services on offer for student wellbeing include "single session therapeutic consultations; mental health and well-being support; brief face-to-face and online counselling; groups and workshops; meditation; and a range of digital self-help resources such as the Big White Wall and downloadable MP3s".
Sophia believes that student dissatisfaction with Leeds' mental health services lies with the fact that "students are not aware of their existence, or how to access them": to address this, she plans to "improve our signposting to all our services to increase student engagement with what's on offer".
'Leedsfess', an anonymous university 'confessions' page for students at Leeds
She does acknowledge that some things are lacking – but also hopes to address this in the coming year. "I want to focus on challenging sexual assault at university; introduce a safe space for victims; and to establish a zero-tolerance policy for any form of sexual harassment on and off campus. I think another big issue with our mental health services is representation. BAME students are less likely to seek mental health support so we need to ensure that we provide services that are culturally appropriate to our diverse population at Leeds."
Georgia* is an English and Philosophy student at the University of Leeds. She's found that although waiting times for counselling remain relatively short, the quality of the service is lacking. "They just tell you to sleep more, start exercising, and improve your diet and then come back. I understand that's all helpful advice but it's also incompatible with a student lifestyle and doesn't get to the root of my issues."
She's submitted posts about her mental health to Leedsfess, but they've never been posted. "I submit little rants when I'm drunk and upset sometimes because it feels more accessible than other options."
"They've never posted any of them so I never get to see what people think," she says. But she makes the point that it's "so helpful" just to write down her thoughts anyway.
"There's work suggesting that anonymity and online sharing can help people get out issues they cannot deal with face to face. Sharing with others, and seeing others' reactions can help a person feel less alone" – Sharon Coen, senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Salford
Leedsfess admins told Dazed that they consciously limit posts relating to mental health, which is perhaps why none of Georgia's* submissions have been posted. The admin team say that "we make sure to approve some on a regular basis, but we also try not to approve anything that could potentially trigger a severe response in people who see the post". Striking a balance is a difficult job, especially when admins are just student volunteers. Speaking to Dazed, the team made the valid point that "we're students just like the people making the posts, and not qualified mental health professionals".
Leeds isn't the only university struggling to provide adequate wellbeing services. Although the University of Cambridge's wealth totals an estimated £4.9bn, in 2018, only £761,000 was spent on the student counselling service.
The number of Cambridge students seeking help for issues relating to depression and anxiety has rocketed in recent years. From 2013 to 2019, the university counselling service received a 90 per cent increase in students seeking support. This has caused a growing strain on resources: the average waiting time for counselling currently stands at four to five weeks, and even longer if your availability is limited.
Camfess offers a more immediate place to turn to. "We try to post all mental health submissions, and it is very very important to us that all necessary trigger and content warnings are attached," one admin tells Dazed. "Mental health was a prime focus when setting up the page. It is important that these people are heard, and it warms us when constructive advice and compassionate voices are seen within the comments."
'Camfess' university 'confessions' page, for and by students at Cambridge
While the admins acknowledge that "sometimes there are distressing calls for help", they have never recieved "detailed suicide notes". There are, however, guidelines in place for if a submission was ever urgent: an admin tells Dazed that if they "spotted signs of imminent harm to oneself or others", the authorities would be duly contacted.
It seems more than anything that anonymous submitters are just grateful for this outlet – Camfess admins tell Dazed that "from time to time we receive messages thanking us and the kind readers who have commented helpful things. There are also messages which thank us for keeping the community going and reminding people that they are not alone".
There is sometimes an assumption that all social media is unambiguously detrimental to mental health, but this isn't necessarily the case. Sharon Coen is a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Salford, and believes articulating painful emotions and sharing these posts anonymously can be a good source of comfort to those struggling.
"There's work suggesting that anonymity and online sharing can help people get out issues they cannot deal with face to face," she says. "Sharing with others, and seeing others' reactions can help a person feel less alone."
Oxfess, an anonymous community by and for Oxford University Students
"There are dangers too," she admits. "The person could be subjected to online abuse. In that case, the community needs to step in, and the person learn that while there may be abusers, there are also many others who are on their side."
And it does seem that comments offering support and solidarity far outweigh any abuse. Comments under a single Durfess post seeking help for an eating disorder are emblematic of pure compassion: "Things sound really tough for you right now, but don't give up"; "I went through exactly the same thing"; "You are always welcome to message me".
Although they can't replace professional help, perhaps when it comes to seeking some reassurance and comfort, confessions pages aren't a bad place to start. As Jess* says, using a confessions page "made (her) feel a lot better – less alone".
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Христо Недялков (; 23 декабря 1864, Тырново — 11 ноября 1943, София) — болгарский подпоручик, герой Первой мировой войны. Автор исторических исследований на военную тематику и воспоминаний.

Биография
Родился в 1864 в городе Тырново. Начальное образование получил в родном городе, затем учился в Петропавловской духовной семинарии города Лясковец, а в 1881—1884 в Военном училище в Софии. С 1884 — подпоручик.

Во время Сербско-болгарской войны (1885) был командиром роты 4-го пехотного плевнского полка и участвовал в боях при Врабче и Сливнице, лично подавая пример храбрости и отваги.

В 1908 был назначен заместителем командира 6-го тырновского полка. Участвовал в Первой Балканской войне как командир 24-го Черноморского полка и отличился в боях под Бунархисаром (ныне на территории Турции).

Во время Второй Балканской войны командовал 4-й армией в Македонии в битвах на реке Брегалница, в Штыпе, Кочане и Калиманце.

В 1915—1916 гг. командовал первой бригадой 1-й Софийской пехотной дивизии в боевых действиях при Пироте, Белой Паланке, Лесковеце, реке Ябланице.

Будучи командиром 1-й бригады 1-й дивизии, принимал участие в атаке на Тутракан 5 — 6 сентября 1916. Тогда 1-й пехотный полк болгарской армии пленил боевое знамя 84-го пехотного полка Армии Румынии. А вся бригада пленила в Тутракане 19 румынских пушек и 8,500 румынских воинов.

19 сентября 1916 перешел на должность начальника Первой дивизии, на которой оставался до конца войны Первой мировой войны. Далее провел успешные бои в Кубадине, а 24 октября 1916 торжественно вошел в румынский город Черна Вода.

20 мая 1917 получил звание генерал-майора.

Публикации
 Причини за поражението на нашата армия и критически очерк на септемврийските събития, София 1921, 31 с
 Първа пехотна Софийска дивизия на Македонския фронт през втората половина на месец септември 1918 г., София 1921, 80 с
 Чаталджа. Спомени и впечатления на участник, София 1924, 52 с.

Награды
 Орден «За храбрость» II и II ступеней 1 класса
 Орден «Святой Александр» II и III степеней с мечами в середине, V степени без мечей
 Орден «За заслуги» IV степени на обычной ленте

Источники
 Азманов, Димитър. Български висши военачалници през Балканската и Първата световна война. — София, 2000. — С. 307.
 пак там, с. 311—312.
 пак там, с. 320.
 Михайлов, Иван. Спомени II. Освободителна борба 1919—1924. — Левен, 1965. — С. 703.
 «Тодор Александров в духовното пространство», Новая Македония, Торонто, 2004 г.

Историки по алфавиту
Историки Болгарии
Участники Первой Балканской войны (Болгария)
Военачальники Первой мировой войны (Болгария)
Генерал-лейтенанты (Болгария)
Участники Второй Балканской войны (Болгария)


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The Yupik Eskimo village of Kotlik on Alaska's northwest coast relies on a cold, hard blanket of sea ice to protect homes from vicious winter Bering Sea storms. Frigid north winds blow down from the Arctic Ocean, freeze saltwater and push sea ice south. The ice normally prevents waves from forming and locks onto beaches, walling off villages. But not this year.
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I recently saw this report and thought maybe this could be interesting to some of you since you can see the biggest Barbie doll collection of the world there.
In the last week my Japanese Barbie doll book from Amazon Japan arrived. It was much faster in Germany than I expected. I haven't read much in the book yet. I have to translate it sentence by sentence from the Japanese but this is going to last some time but I'm curious what to read and find in it. This is my first real Japanese Barbie book. I have another one but it has not so much text and I haven't translated it. For the long journey from Japan it arrived here in an astonishing short time. I think it was only three or four days. I didn't expect it to arrive so soon. In general I can say that it is no problem to order there a book.
I'm really curious what Fumiko is going to tell. She worked closely with Charlotte Johnson in Japan for one year and they produced the prototypes of fashions for Barbie available in 1959.
Last week I saw the video I posted last week. I saw there a Japanese Barbie book which I have never seen before neither heard of. Although I can't read Japanese it seems very interesting since this book was written by the Japanese seamstress of Charlotte Johnson ( first Barbie designer). The woman has an interesting story to tell how to make prototypes for later Barbie doll dresses but I think it is far more interesting to learn how she saw the whole thing.
The only place where I could find this book was Amazon Japan. So I created my account. That was not as hard as I thought it would be. You can switch almost everything to English and need a credit card but that's almost all you need. In my case I got a mail from the customer service which I misunderstood at first because it was all written in Japanese. Very funny and the google translator obviously did it wrong at first too. So several days later I got a second mail from the customer service that said something was wrong with my credit card. They were right. I had given them a wrong date. After I changed the date it was no problem to order and by the begin of the next week the book should already be here. So this was my adventure buying at Amazon Japan. If you get a mail from the customer service after your order you know what this means … check you credit card.
When I started to collect Vintage Barbies I had no idea how to distinguish all the different Ken dolls. Now I have one from each year (1961- 1964). When you have a look at the pics you can see differences. The make up differs each year. These pics show only the straight leg Kens.
Last weekend I saw something special. I had never seen nor owned a Kelly from Takara. Takara is practically a synonym for Barbies from Japan since the 1980s. They are very popular there like the real Barbie dolls have been there in the 1960s. Yesterday I collected this cute being from the postal office.
Update: I did a little research when I got home. Since I'm not familiar with Takara dolls I asked other collectors. This little doll is called Miki. She's one of the twin sisters of Licca. They are called Miki and Maki.
This outfit is not new in my collection but I forgot the number of the outfit. So I had a problem to tell you about the outfit. It's so sad that there are no reliable books from the 1980s with all fashions. Often it's a coincidence when you find the number.
Today I'm able to present you the right number for the outfit. This outfit has the number 3278. It was released in the Haute Couture collection 1986.
Do you know the patent for the very first Barbie ?
Do you know how a patent has to look like? I'm no attorney and I had no idea that it looks like this. I found the sheets several months ago. Another collector sold them to me. It's not the real patent. It's a copy of the real patent.
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Others focus on special topics like Skipper, the younger sister of Barbie. Some books are really useful for learning about Vintage Barbie ( Vintage era from 1959-1967) and how to differentiate the early Ponytail Barbie dolls.
There is a book series by Sarah Sink Eames about fashion until 1979. The series consists of three books, one for the Vintage era, one for the MOD era (Mod era from 1967- approx. 1976) and the last book contains the early Superstar era until 1979. You may ask yourself now what to do if you have fashions produced after 1979. Well, some collectors refer to Barbie Journals. I don't know if they were available in the US too but in Europe they were. You could find them in lots of toy store with a Barbie doll department. When I was little there were at least 2 editions every year with the latest dolls, fashion, furniture and pets. It was like a little catalogue.
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