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A day in the life of Soweto
Born in Soweto
Directed by James Ricketson
SBS, Friday, July 28, 8.30pm (8 in Adelaide)
Previewed by Norm Dixon
This Australian-made documentary, made soon after Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected president, presents Soweto — short for South Western Township of Johannesburg — through the eyes of its residents.
From a range of people from many walks of life, we get a glimpse of the hopes and ambitions South Africa's black population hold for their future under majority rule. We also witness the harsh reality of black urban life that makes those hopes appear unrealisable under the racially biased capitalist system that remains in place.
The irrepressible and controversial Jimmy Ntintili, famous around the world for his "face to face" minibus tours, takes us through the nooks and crannies of this sprawling "township" where live 4 million plus people speaking nine languages who daily create the lion's share of South Africa's immense wealth.
It's a journey from the Dickensian conditions of Mandelaville, to the more solid and established area of Orlando East — home of the mighty Orlando Pirates soccer team — to Soweto's own "millionaires row", where the growing black middle class lives behind high walls, razor wire and barking dogs.
Mandelaville is a maze of crude shacks without water, sewerage or electricity. Despite the huge cooling towers of a nearby power station, whose output flows to the white suburbs over the ridge to the north, residents cope with Johannesburg's chilly winters by burning coal. By 4pm each day, the area is clouded with lung-irritating coal haze.
In the midst of this we meet its residents. Dora struggles to remain at school despite the difficulties created by no light at night for study, little privacy and having to walk 500 metres every day to collect water. Getting an education is the only way for the black people to improve themselves, she says.
Revelation runs a little "spaza" shop, a converted ship container from which he sells a few groceries and the ubiquitous bottles of Coke and Fanta. He firmly believes that now apartheid has gone, small business is the answer to the legacy of apartheid. He is also a member of a "Stokvel" — a group of people who take turns to hold rent parties.
Octavia is 21. She left school at 14 to have a child. She has returned to school with the firm ambition to become Soweto's first woman carpenter or maybe a fashion designer.
Mama Mabala throws open her house and her heart to the street kids of Soweto. More than 70 kids bunk down in her little cottage. It is a daily struggle to feed and clothe them. The alternative is the Tsotsis, a gang of youths who survive by hijacking cars and selling them. Many use the proceeds to stay in school.
The need to return to school, to learn and teach, has become something of a mantra in the new South Africa. It is touted almost as the answer to the legacy of apartheid. But if the new government continues to do little to shift the wealth of the country from the white capitalist class to the vast black majority, calls for the youth to return to school will sound increasingly hollow and increasingly impractical, especially since it is poverty that forces them from the schools in the first place.
This more realistic view is espoused by Replace, who was forced by poverty to give up his law studies at university and turn to crime to survive: "I don't believe this is the time for reconciliation, as our leaders say. I believe poverty ruined our lives. Three quarters of the people in Soweto are unemployed. How are they going to generate incomes for their families? Only by criminal means! We have grown to be enemies of one another. Why? Because of poverty! Poverty must be eradicated."
Unless there is a genuine attempt to radically redistribute wealth and power, no amount of education or kind-hearted people can bring a better life to South Africa's majority.
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Catching Up with Virgil Troutwine
Two days after winning the election for Jackson County Legislature in November of 1972, representing Inter-City in what was then the 7th district, Virgil Troutwine filed for re-election. He told a Kansas City Times reporter it was so that his name would be on top of the ballot, and he had another reason. "I think most of the people will want to vote for me after the outstanding job I'm going to do," he explained. Asked if he had done an outstanding job so far, Troutwine couldn't say. "We haven't been sworn in yet!"
The job he did that term was outstanding enough to get him re-elected for two more terms.
Before and after he served on the county legislature, Troutwine was a political powerhouse in the Inter-City. Inspired by politicians like Judge Jack Gant and Bill Royster, he founded the Sugar Creek Young Democrats in 1962 and served as 5th Congressional District chairman of the Missouri Young Democrats. He worked with other young, future political leaders, like Carol Roper Park, campaigning for local, state-wide and national candidates.
It was Royster who suggested that Virgil should run for the County Legislature in 1972. Faced with fourteen candidates in the primary election, Troutwine easily won with over 50% of the vote.
Some of the accomplishments during his years serving the citizens of the 7th district include setting up the County Auditor's office, reforming property value assessment, getting a county leash law, bringing street lights to Blue Summit, sewer improvements, and he's especially proud that as Chairman of the Land Use Committee he was able to help Sugar Creek get the appropriations needed to acquire the land for what is now Kaw Field, where for decades St. Mary's High School played their football games.
After leaving the legislature, Troutwine worked for six years in Jefferson City as Jackson County's lobbiest. After that he became the Director of Roads and Bridges in the county's Public Works department. During his first year on the job his department built over 100 miles of roads, more than his predecessor had completed during a decades-long tenure. All of the county's gravel roads were paved, and his department was recognized for its outstanding accomplishments every year by the State of Missouri.
So what's Virgil Troutwine up to now?
He's officially retired, unlike his mother, Goldie Troutwine, who at the age of 93 still serves her district on the Jackson County Democratic Committee and works one day a week at the Cash Saver's grocery store on 24 Highway. Virgil spends his time helping out his extended family and enjoys hunting, fishing, and hunting for Indian artifacts.
Is he still interested in politics?
"Oh I'll always be interested in politics," he said.
Have his political views changed over the years?
"It's not that I've moved to the right," he said, "It's that the Democratic party has moved so far to the left. When I was serving in office were weren't dealing with the social issues that define the parties today. The Democratic Party was the party for lower taxes."
How does he feel about government today?
"The lower down you go the better government you get. In towns like Moseby and these smaller towns, you see those people out doing physical work to their town so they give their people good government. The higher up you get, the only thing they're interested in is their pay, their pension, and keeping their office. But if you don't stay in line with the party you can't run."
And how does he feel about today's Jackson County Legislature, with nearly half as many legislators serving a greater number of people?
"I can tell you one thing… we worked a lot harder than they do. The first three years when we were changing the government over we worked all the time. They certainly don't have to work as hard as we did back then."
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My first time here… Found you on the lawsbians goodreads thing.
I've been there, both with the family issues and with the hubby stuff.
About the family stuff – The way I see my family and the drama that occurs is that I will love my family no matter what… no matter what they do or say. I will love them and be here for them whenever they need me. I expect to be treated the same. Regardless of hurt feelings or how someone else interprets what I say or do… I will love and hope to be loved in return. Too many families are all about judging. Those in your family who JUDGE you need to back off and realize it's not their place or responibility to judge. It's their job to love. Regardless of whether they do their job or not… do yours. It's all you can do.
The hubby thing – I've been there, sitting feet away from my hubby while he did homework for school, and still feeling so distant and alone. It'll get better. One thing to remember (even if you have kids or after you have kids) is that your relationship needs to be a priority. In my case, me and hubby now have 2 kids. They're 3 and 5 and my life revolves around them. It got to the point where it was damaging my relationship with the hubs. We both had to take a step back and realize that we still had to work at our marriage… we always will. It takes effort. It takes CONSCIOUS effort. It's not about the quantity of time either… we could spend all day together and never really connect. You've got to try, even if just for a second. Our trick is to play Yahtzee in bed at night. Sounds stupid, but it's easy to play in bed, and we end up turning off (or atleast down) the TV and talking to each other and enjoying each other. You've got to find something like that to keep you connected to each other when you're both running in a million different directions.
Anways… just my two cents. Sorry to write a novel.
I have been through a lot in terms of my various blogs over the years and things I may or may not have said that hurt people. I made mistakes — it sounds to me like you have not made mistakes, because you told your mom straight up the URL to your blog. The lesson I learned the hard way was to not write anything about somebody else that you don't want them to read. I had a major falling out with a friend based largely on something I wrote — that wasn't the only thing, but was kind of the straw that broke the camel's back. We didn't speak for 5 years because of it, and it sucked a lot. We made up about 2 years ago, thankfully, but it was hard.


Howard Phillips was a conservative political activist who founded the Constitution Party (called the U.S. Taxpayers Party until 1999) in 1992. He passed away on April 20th at the age of 72. For many years, he hosted a TV show called the "Conservative Roundtable". In 1997, he welcomed Congressman Ron Paul, who at that time had just reentered Congress after a 12 year break.
Here is Jack McClain's article called "I remember Howard Phillips." McClain is the vice-chairman of the Constitution Party of Florida.
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Q: Minimize time overhead in trivial recursive virtual function calls For sure, virtual function calls produce an runtime overhead.
However, when we have a class member tree, where virtual functions often do nothing but calling another virtual function of its member (and this maybe  recursively), is there a way to minimize the time overhead?
I wrote a short code example demonstrating, what I mean:
class Base {
  public:
    virtual int f(int i)                    { return i+1; }
};

class Derived: public Base {
    Base *another;
  public:
    Derived(Base *a)                        :another(a) { }
    int f(int i) override         { return another->f(i); }
};

int test(Base *x) {
  int ret=0;
  for (int i=0; i<(1<<30); ++i) ret=x->f(ret);
  return ret;
}

int main() {
  Base x1;
  Derived x2(&x1);
  Derived x3(&x2);
  Derived x4(&x3);
  int r=test(&x1);
  printf("test: %d\n", r);
}

Compiled with gcc 5.4.0, optimization option -O3, I get the following run times:
test(&x1):  2.444s
test(&x2):  3.280s
test(&x3):  4.088s
test(&x4):  4.852s

So, what is the best way to reduce the time overhead? In my special case, templates is not an option.

A: It is unlikely, in general, that the overhead of a virtual call will be anything significant compared to the actual workload of the final function.

In case you have profiled, and identified the successive virtual call dispatches as the bottleneck, then yes, indeed, it is possible to avoid this. There are actually multiple solutions.

The first solution, and most generic, is to resolve the actual function chain once, before the loop, rather than at each step.
In C++11 this will involve using std::function<...>. This can be done without compromising customisability too:
class Base {
public:
    virtual ~Base() {}
    virtual int f(int i)                    { return i+1; }

    virtual std::function<int(int)> f_dispatch() {
        return [this](int i) { return this->Base::f(i); };
    }
};

class Derived: public Base {
    Base* another;
public:
    Derived(Base* a): another(a) { }
    int f(int i) override { return another->f(i); }

    std::function<int(int)> f_dispatch() override {
        return another->f_dispatch();
    }
};

int test(Base* x) {
    auto f = x->f_dispatch();
    int ret = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < (1<<30); ++i) { ret = f(ret); }
    return ret;
}

The idea is that the lambda inside std::function will encapsulate a fully-devirtualized path. So you only are left with one virtual call (the one in std::function itself).

Another solution, less generic but much more amenable to optimizations, is to turn things around: instead of invoking a virtual function in a loop, let the virtual function do the loop (at its innermost level).
This has the advantage, much as in the previous solution, of only resolving the virtual call chain once; however on top it also means that the entire loop inside the finally invoked function can be vectorized/optimized/...
class Base {
public:
    virtual ~Base() {}
    virtual int f(int i)                    { return i+1; }

    virtual int f_loop(int n) {
        int ret = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) { ret = this->Base::f(i); }
        return ret;
    }
};

class Derived: public Base {
    Base* another;
public:
    Derived(Base* a): another(a) { }
    int f(int i) override { return another->f(i); }

    int f_loop(int n) override { return another->f_loop(n); }
};

int test(Base* x) {
    return x->f_loop(1<<30);
}

This really optimizes well, as demonstrated by the LLVM IR (where the entire loop + virtual dispatch + ... has been optimized out):
; Function Attrs: norecurse nounwind uwtable
define i32 @main() #1 personality i8* bitcast (i32 (...)* @__gxx_personality_v0 to i8*) {
_Z4testP4Base.exit:
  %0 = tail call i32 (i8*, ...) @printf(i8* nonnull getelementptr inbounds ([10 x i8], [10 x i8]* @.str, i64 0, i64 0), i32 1073741824)
  ret i32 0
}

A: By analyzing the scenario we have a virtual method which invokes another virtual method which could keep invoking virtual methods on different classes.
This is a strong level of indirection as you have something like f(f2(f3(f4(x)))) and the behavior of each function is not decided at compile-time but at runtime time through a vtable.
In addition you don't want to use templates (what kind of requirement is this? why do you have such a requirement?).
It sounds like an XY problem, what are you trying to achieve exactly? If you are trying to compute a value through successive applications of a generic function which could be anything at runtime it's clear that this comes with a cost.
If the problem is the amount of virtual calls done, then the only thing you can try is to minimize the amount, especially because a virtual doesn't have much overhead per se. You could try to redesign the structure such that you process all the data at once, eg:
virtual void foo(vector<int>& data) {
  std::transform(data.begin(), data.end(), data.begin(), [] (int value) { return value + 1; });
  other->foo(data);
}

This would minimize the amount of virtual calls to one per layer but of course you will incur in other costs. This could prove better in your specific case if you are going to store computed values somewhere in any case, which may or may not be true and it's not clear since you didn't give any specification of the problem.

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Big game fish such as swordfish, sailfish, tuna, marlin and shark (mako, tiger, hammerhead) can be caught year-round in the deep seas just off the coast of Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale in South Florida. These are the biggest and most prized fish in the world!
The Gulf Stream flows parallel to the coastline a few miles offshore and, with it, comes a warmer and richer marine ecosystem. It's a habitat full of life, attracting a whole new food chain with big game fish at the top.
This all happens in deep water - more than 30' deep. We are fortunate that the water drops off quickly just a few miles from the marina. Schooling fish only live in deep waters and game fish, as predators, follow the prey. It also opens up possibilities for bottom and wreck fishing, targeting fish that only swim at greater depths.
All this takes place just 3 miles offshore. Once we leave the dock in Hollywood we'll be dropping our lines and fishing within 30 minutes. Not only is deep sea fishing thrilling, it's also economical - the less time we spend travelling to the fishing grounds, the more time we spend actually fishing! It's money well spent.
Although deep sea fishing is possible in a shorter 4 hour charter trip, we recommend a longer excursion of 6 or 8 hours. This is because deep sea fishing is much more dependent on external conditions. Wind, currents, light, temperatures and even moon phases can all influence what techniques we should use and what fish to catch.
Learn more about our fishing trips - departure place, durations and what you need to bring with you. Ready to book? Call 954-632-9340 or use our contact form.
We do our very best to fulfill your wishes if you have specific demands such as kite fishing or a box full of dolphin for dinner. A longer trip gives us the best possible opportunity to achieve what you want.
Longer trips also allow us to catch bait fish on the way out to use for luring the bigger game fish.
We'll use several fishing methods in our pursuit - if there's something you specifically want to try then just let us know!
We typically kite fish for sailfish (although it works well for other species, too) which involves suspending up to 6 fishing kites on all sides of the boat with live bait dangling from each on the surface of the water. Trolling (particularly for wahoo, king mackerel, cobia and amberjacks) over shipwrecks and bottom fishing are other common methods we use.
Most species are available year round although these waters around Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale are seasonal - if there's a particular fish you want to land then let us know before.
For example, sailfish season runs from November - May, April and May are the best months for dolphin (mahi mahi) and blue marlins are more commonplace in the summer months (white marlins are more plentiful in the spring and fall).
Methods have been developed to fish for swordfish during the day but, as nocturnal feeders, the best time to target them is still at night time.
Apart from the real big game fish, other species we might catch while deep sea fishing include wahoo, smaller tuna fish, barracuda, snapper and grouper.
Would you prefer to fish inshore? Learn all about our inshore fishing trips where we target tarpon, snook, spanish mackerel and more.


While designing The Douglas student housing project at Seattle University, an opportunity to transform East James Court into a woonerf and a vacant lot into a community pocket park became present.
The woonerf — Dutch for "living street" — resonates with the City's idea of complete streets. Reshaping public right-of-way (space the city already owns) into a community resource while creating a safe and accessible environment is a powerful idea. Vehicular use of the street is calmed through the extension of the park's unique paving pattern and large bollards that double as seating. Particular effort was placed on blurring the edges of the woonerf to blend with the 12th Avenue Square community park and adjacent restaurants and retail.
The 12th Avenue Park resulted from the local community's desire to convert available open space into a modern, urban park. The park plaza includes a central, focal art element – "Cloud Veil" by artist Ellen Sollod – with theatrical lighting, special seating, rain gardens and unique paving pattern.
The design language of the woonerf and the park is a meandering flow, reminiscent of water, with crisp edges and a soft center. This area of town suffers from high stormwater events that have flooded James Court. Bioretention planters along the woonerf and within the Park slow stormwater and mitigate the potential for future stormwater problems.


Frank Giantomasi says the project next to Broad Street Station in Newark goes beyond superlatives like "watershed" and on to "incredible."
A rendering of the development planned for the former Westinghouse site in Newark.
Frank Giantomasi is known to be bold, brash, outspoken and always funny.
But don't confuse his thoughts Monday afternoon with bluster.
When discussing the impact of the 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development project on the former Westinghouse property adjacent to Broad Street Station in Newark that will be produced by SJP Properties and Aetna Realty, Giantomasi didn't hold back.
Full disclosure, Giantomasi — a name partner in the West Orange firm of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi P.C. — is the chief development counsel on the project.
Giantomasi, however, said he is basing his opinion on the not-quite-40 years of experience he has as a real estate lawyer in this town.
He appears to be right, too.
The project will bring office, retail, hotel and residential components on 3.7 acres to the North Broad Street District.
The breakdowns were not announced, but it is expected to have just over 1 million square feet of office, leaving close to a million square feet for retail, housing and parking.
"I think it goes beyond 'watershed,'" Giantomasi said. "I think it goes to 'incredible.' You're talking about a historically contaminated building that was at the gateway of Newark from the north and the west.
"Now, through programs and cleanup, you're going to have the single most dense development that's going to combine all of the aspects that Newark is playing with: Live, work and play.
That's because there is no way of knowing how much the project will grow the north end of town, an area that is developing as a tech hub with Audible, IDT and Cablevision nearby — not to mention Genova Burns, both New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers-Newark, and a host of hospital and health care facilities.
Giantomasi said projects such as this will lift the whole area.
"There will be enormous benefits," he said. "The multiplier is something like 1.5. For every dollar that goes into here, you'll probably see 1.5 dollars invested in support of this.
And, with light rail, the project's reach is hard to quantify, Giantomasi said.
Not this one, Giantomasi said.
"Here's what I think is a significant thing," he said. "It's Steve Pozycki. This is a tried-and-true developer. And he really is the most cutting-edge guy around in New Jersey and New York.
Pozycki has the track record in town.
"This is the synthesis of everything we have been talking about for the last five years. He's not an outsider, he's a local guy. He's not a guy without funding, he's got the money. He's not a guy that doesn't know how to play the system, he knows how to do Newark and do Trenton and weave it all together.
Giantomasi credits Gov. Phil Murphy and Mayor Ras Baraka, too.
That means the future is bright, too, Giantomasi said.
And space, Giantomasi said, is still available for others.
"When you walk around Center City Newark, you've got an incredible amount of parcels that aren't going to cause displacement, they are just going to add to the burgeoning development of the city," he said.


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Pricey 'American Dream' mall places big bet on retail
John BIERS
AFP January 13, 2020
Skiers try the indoor slopes at American Dream, a giant new mall in New Jersey
Skiers try the indoor slopes at American Dream, a giant new mall in New Jersey (AFP Photo/Kena Betancur)
New York (AFP) - Lindsey Vonn was among the luminaries on hand last month to christen "Big Snow," North America's first indoor ski facility, part of a new $5 billion mega-mall in New Jersey.
For about $30, consumers can ski for two hours on a 1,000-foot (300-meter) hill of man-made snow, the glare of the sun replaced by a metal ceiling in a venue that will be kept below freezing even in the dog days of August.
Big Snow is a flagship experience at the partially opened "American Dream," an ambitious, long-in-the-making project about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Manhattan that aims to reboot the shopping mall concept for the Instagram era.
The project, which garnered some $1 billion in state and local incentives, is a bet that modern shoppers will be drawn to Vegas-like attractions plus elite shopping and dining opportunities and not fixate on the project's carbon footprint, which is unknowable at this point.
After numerous delays and fitful construction that spanned more than a decade, American Dream began welcoming visitors in October, its gleaming white edifice beckoning drivers off the New Jersey highway.
Besides indoor skiing, visitors can try about two dozen rides at the Nickelodeon Universe theme park or skate on an NHL-size rink. A giant Dreamworks water park is behind schedule, having missed a deadline for November launch. Most shops open in the spring with hotels coming some time later.
"It's just going to get bigger and better and crazier!" developer Don Ghermezian of Triple Five Worldwide said at the Big Snow's launch.
Canada-based Triple Five is working to build similar projects in Saudi Arabia and Miami, although some Florida officials have opposed using public funds for the project.
- Instagram-ready -
While there will be a fast fashion atrium, much of the retail focus is on the high-end, with developers envisioning Hermes customers being served champagne.
American Dream expects 40 to 50 million visitors annually, including a healthy number of international tourists who are being targeted by marketers.
The mall plans a "Secret Garden" area with living moss and an aviary with live bunnies, as well as a koi pond.
Such spaces, plus showcase areas for celebrity appearances, are tailor-made for younger generations active on social media, although the overall character of the facility may put off those focused on sustainable shopping.
American Dream will use massive amounts of energy and exacerbate air pollution because of extra traffic, said Jeff Tittel, director of the Sierra Club's New Jersey chapter and a long-time foe of the project.
"It's sort of like the Dracula that keeps coming back and each time the mall gets bigger and there's more public money going into it" he added.
American Dream declined through a spokesman to comment on whether younger consumers focused on the environment might be turned off.
- 'Out-of-the-box retail -
The project, originally dubbed "Xanadu," dates to 2004, before the financial crisis and long before the e-commerce revolution doomed many retailers and older malls.
In 2011, then-governor Chris Christie brought in Triple Five, which owns the Mall of America in Minneapolis, to revive the project, which was halted because of financial problems facing its earlier developers.
Triple Five resumed construction in 2013, revamping the center to appeal to shifting consumer taste.
The company spent the first year or so "ripping out everything and we started essentially fresh," said an American Dream spokeswoman.
"We punched out skylights, we widened hallways, we made it feel much more expansive."
When the project is finished, it is expected to be 55 percent entertainment and 45 percent retail.
Retailers are required by contract to do something "extremely out of the box or experiential" to open in American Dream, the spokeswoman said.
For example, sweets shop IT'SUGAR opened what it is calling a "candy department store" on three levels to qualify.
Jim Hughes, a Rutgers University professor specializing in the New Jersey economy, said American Dream has a "positive chance" because of its focus on experiential retail, but that there will be "a lot of skepticism" given the project's checkered history and uncertainty surrounding retail in general.
"It's going to take a long time to get everything up and running," Hughes told AFP in an interview.
Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said the offerings at American Dream were different and promising. But he said due to North New Jersey's bad traffic and the existence of other malls in the area, the location was not ideal.
"The honest truth is there's already more than enough retail provision in that area, you don't need a new mall, even if its fancy and shiny and has lots of interesting things in it," Saunders said.
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Nothing would have a larger or more immediate impact on travel throughout the Midwest than new, modern train equipment. Please join our effort to replace and expand Amtrak and Metra's aging train fleets.
The train equipment itself affects everything that matters to both riders and operators: comfort, speed, safety, operating costs, ridership and revenue. Putting new trains in service throughout the Midwest would enable more frequent departures and faster trips on existing routes.
Most of the trains operating in the Midwest today are 20 to 40 years old. Some Metra coaches are more than 60 years old! If they were cars, they would be considered antiques.
Modern train designs, like new cars, are safer and more practical. They are strong yet light, allowing them to accelerate quickly but also protect passengers better in case of a crash. They have a low center of gravity and sophisticated suspensions that allow faster running through curves and give a smoother ride. They will make your trip more enjoyable, and be more reliable, too.
Thanks in part to the efforts of our members, Amtrak has already replaced some of its locomotives, and has a limited number of new coaches on the way. However, we'll need much more new equipment to bring more fast, frequent and reliable trains to the Midwest. You can help us build off this momentum by contacting your elected officials and joining our cause.
Tell Congress to invest in high-speed rail.
Trains have always been a great way to travel, but modern train designs make it even better. They offer a variety of spaces to accommodate the demands of different types of passengers. Coach and first-class cars include several seats that face a table, making it easier to get work done or have a meeting. Some train designs include private lounges or conference rooms, as well as special play areas for kids. Power outlets and Wi-Fi are available throughout the train.
Overhead shelves let people keep bags nearby, while racks near the doors are a better place to leave larger items. Bicycles roll right on and are secured in special holders, so passengers can take them on and off without any special attention. The cafe cars offers a place to grab a quick bite or a drink, while a more formal dining car serves full-service meals.
Automatic gap fillers allow level boarding from high-level platforms that are compatible with freight trains.
Level boarding, where the floor of the passenger car is level with the station platform, makes station stops faster, easier and safer. It helps passengers with limited mobility and those pulling luggage by removing the need to climb stairs. It also removes the need to have doors be attended by train staff, meaning all doors can open instead of just a few. Removing this bottleneck prevents long, slow lines of passengers alighting and boarding and keeps station stops short.
Closing the gap between cars is safer and more comfortable for passengers.
Most trains in the United States are made of individual coaches that are coupled together, but walking between these cars can be a nuisance, or even dangerous. Whenever someone opens the door to pass from one car to another, noise and drafts from outside enter the passenger space. The footplates between cars can suddenly shift on rough track or in curves, posing a pinching or tripping hazard. The gap between cars allows snow and rain to enter the vestibules, creating slip and fall hazards. During winter, employees must routinely salt and shovel these spaces between cars.
Keeping cars together in a unit trainset allows for nearly seamless, weather-tight walkways. This eliminates the nuisances and safety hazards of passing between cars. It also makes the ride more comfortable for everyone by eliminating noise and drafts of outside air.
Ready to see high-speed trains in the U.S.? Tell Congress!
New trainsets for Florida's Brightline service work as semi-permanently coupled units that have locomotives at both ends.
Most Amtrak and commuter trains in the U.S. are made up of individual coaches pulled by locomotives. The understanding is that this creates flexibility to size the train to fluctuating demand and to pull out a single car for repair rather than sideline the entire train.
These apparent advantages have their downside. Switching out cars is expensive and slow, and increases the probability that something may go wrong. It also discourages the discipline needed to prevent malfunctions from occurring in the first place. Keeping the cars together in semi-permanent unit, or "trainset," motivates the operator to conduct regular maintenance to keep the entire train in service.
Trainsets also allow for better management of the forces created in a collision. In a crash, the outdated design of today's U.S. passenger fleet focuses compression forces on the coupler face, improving the odds that the train will jackknife or roll over. In contrast, these forces are managed better in a unit-train design, keeping the vehicle inline and upright and reducing injuries and fatalities.
A trainset should also have driving cabs on both ends, so that it does not need to be turned around at the end of a route. At the end of many Midwest routes today, Amtrak must turn the train around, or decouple the locomotive from the train and switch ends. These complicated and slow maneuvers waste money and prevent tighter train schedules.
For years, federal regulations have required that passenger trains be very heavy for the sake of safety. Our nation's fastest train, the Acela, has been called a "high-velocity bank vault." Meanwhile, modern high-performance passenger trains around the world are lighter than their U.S. counterparts without sacrificing strength or safety. They use advanced construction technologies and materials, using crash energy management and minimizing weight by replacing heavy frame structures with aluminum corrugated box construction. Fortunately, regulations in the U.S. are being updated to allow these modern, lightweight trains.
Lighter trains accelerate more quickly, stop sooner and run more efficiently. Acceleration and deceleration are important to travel time. The sooner a train gets back up to cruising speed after departing a station, the higher the average speed will be over an entire trip, reducing travel time. It makes all traffic on the railroad flow better. Lighter trains also cause less wear and tear on the rails.
The heaviest part of the train is the locomotive. It needs to be heavy to keep its wheels from slipping. Lighter weight train sets can be pulled by lighter weight locomotives with the added benefit of reduced fuel or electricity consumption. Multiple-unit trains dispense with the locomotive altogether by spreading the motive equipment throughout the train. These trains can be powered by overhead wires, diesel engines, or both.
Keeping a train's center of gravity low allows it to take curves faster and reduces sway on rough track.
For the same reasons that a low-slung sports car can takes turns faster than an SUV, a train with a lower center of gravity can take curves faster. They lean out from curves less and put less force on the outer rail.
While high-speed lines have gentle curves and are very smooth, the Phased Network Approach has trains using existing, older freight track for parts of some journeys. Slowing down for a curve reduces average speed, so trains that can take curves faster are critical to achieving competitive transit times. They also have the advantage of swaying less on rough track, adding to passenger comfort.
Talgo articulated trains with tilting technology cut 30 minutes from the 150 mile trip on Amtrak's Cascades corridor, and would have similar benefits on the Chicago to Detroit corridor.
Articulated trains, in which passenger cars share "trucks" (wheel and axle assemblies) with the adjoining cars, improve average speed, passenger comfort and safety. While this configuration sacrifices some capacity per train length and results in higher axle loads, it provides advantages on rough, heavy-haul freight track.
With individual cars, whether they are independently coupled or semi-permanently coupled, each car rides through a curve with independent motion, exerting its own forces against the outer rail. Shared trucks lessen lateral stresses on the roadbed as each car pulls the following car through a curve. The result is higher speeds through curves.
Compared to traditional car designs (left), articulated trains that share wheels between cars (right) allow faster speeds on curves and ride smoother on rough track.
Railroad wheels are heavy. A single 36-inch rail wheel can weigh more than a ton. Shared trucks reduce the number of wheels and the weight of the train, letting trains accelerate faster and reducing wear on the track.
The articulation joints cause the ride to be much smoother because each car isn't bouncing around on its own. Because the car ends do not hang over the truck, the effective width of the train through curves is reduced and articulated trains can be as much as 8" wider than conventional trains for the same track and tunnel profiles. This allows for wider aisles and seats, improving comfort.
Tilting trains lean into curves to allow faster speeds without sacrificing passenger comfort.
Tilting trains lean into curves, much like a cyclist does, reducing the feeling of side-to-side forces in sharp curves. This allows trains to travel faster on older, curvy track while maintaining passenger comfort. Switching to tilting Talgo trains on Amtrak's Cascades corridor in the Pacfic Northwest cut 30 minutes of travel time from the 150 mile trip. Tilting trains could save a similar amount of time on the trip between Chicago and Detroit.
Your support helps MHSRA inform decision-makers about the benefits of fast trains.
Most Amtrak and commuter trains in the U.S., including Metra trains in Chicago, are pulled by diesel locomotives. Tracks with the heaviest volume of trains should be electrified, and other routes would be better off with multiple-unit trains instead of locomotives. However, some routes and services are still best served by diesel locomotives. Most of the locomotives in use today are old, dirty and inefficient.
Amtrak and Metra should purchase new locomotives that meet the latest Tier 4 emissions standards. Tier 4 locomotives emit 86% less nitrous oxide, hydrocarbons and particulate matter than most locomotives in use today, which are usually Tier 0 or older. They also emit 70% less carbon monoxide.
Beyond having much cleaner exhaust, modern Tier 4 locomotives are usually more powerful and more fuel efficient. This lets operators haul longer or faster trains while spending less on fuel.
Tier 4 locomotives are cleaner and more fuel efficient.
Amtrak already operates 33 new Tier 4 locomotives on trains around the Midwest, and it is now looking to order up to 75 more. Metra is also looking to buy as many as 42 new locomotives. Both agencies are considering rebuilding current locomotives instead of buying new ones, which would come with a lower upfront cost, but also fewer long-term benefits.
Commuter rail operators in Toronto and Los Angeles have both opted go with Tier 4 locomotives for routes they are not electrifying. The CEO of L.A.'s Metrolink told the Los Angeles Times that "the business case is there" for going with Tier 4. "We thought that rebuilding our old locomotives was a good deal, but we've learned that buying new engines is better… The new Tier 4s have up to 1,700 more horsepower, use up to 8 percent less fuel per mile, have longer service lives and are more reliable than rebuilt engines." He also pointed out that replacement parts will be cheaper and easier to find for new locomotives, compared to rebuilt ones.
Metrolinx, which operates GO Transit in Toronto, has also committed to Tier 4. For both agencies, the long-term fuel savings and operational benefits of new locomotives are greater than the upfront cost.
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It is necessary to mention that cooling as well as heating will time and again form the biggest part of energy consumption percentages. You will note that insulation in your home will often define its comfort. You will note that better insulation will seek to improve energy efficiency levels. You will also note that it will reduce the moisture levels within the home. This will ensure that the atmosphere is both safe and healthy. It is often quite hard to choose a good insulation option. As you read more, you will find a comparison between spray foam insulation and fiberglass. You will also be exposed to a good number of benefits of insulation.
You will find that so many homeowners tend to forget the existence of insulation. This is usually because it lies between the floorboards and the ceiling and hence not in plain sight. It is always necessary for you to make sure that you have your home installed with insulation. It will be more valuable for you to allow professional insulation companies to handle this replacement too. It is imperative to mention that there are times that you will be required to have insulation installed. This will often include when there is low energy efficiency. You will also realize that there might be visible damage. This will time and again include high humidity and even foul odors. You will also note that there will be a need to check the insulation in case you want to resell your home. A good number of buyers will certainly appreciate such an installation. it is through this that you will be assured of the room to raise your asking price.
You will find a number of types of insulation at your disposal. You will need to pay attention to different factors when choosing them. You will learn that there is a difference when it comes to the installation of these two types of insulation. You will note that fiberglass is made of sheets of material that will then be installed on the walls. Spray foam insulation will time and again call for specific machinery. You will also learn that fiberglass comes at a lower cost. It is however not very effective. You will note that foam will still perform well in low temperatures. You will note that foam insulation is actually more durable. They can actually stay for up to 80 years. This is triple the durability of fiberglass.


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The term Madras Pioneers related to bodies of Pioneers as well as Sappers and Miners which were part of the Madras Presidency Army.

The Madras Engineer Group were raised as two companies of pioneers in 1780 called the Madras Pioneers, which were expanded and titled 'Corps of Madras Pioneers' but later renamed the 'Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners' in 1831.

In addition, a separate Corps of Madras Pioneers was also in existence in the late 19th century and early 20th century which was disbanded in 1933, along with other pioneer battalions of the British Indian Army. The troops, equipment and regimental property of the disbanded pioneer battalions were absorbed into the Sappers and Miners of their respective presidencies; in the case of Madras Pioneers, with the Madras Sappers.

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No trade unions in 97.5pc RMG factories: CPD survey
A third of MPs garment factory owners, says Rehman Sobhan
Publish Date - August 30, 2018, 12:00 AM
Displayed garments worker working in a factory. Photo: Collected
Dhaka, Aug 30 (UNB) – In Bangladesh's readymade garments (RMG) sector, 97.5 percent factories don't have trade unions.
A comprehensive survey on RMG sector conducted by Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) also found out that the workers' organisations continue to remain in either weak or non-functional in the garment factories.
CPD research director Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem led the team that conducted the survey by collecting data from 3,856 factories having 3.6 million workers. Of the factories, about 50 percent are found to be small, 42.5 percent are medium and 7.4 percent are large.
The survey report was presented at a seminar titled: "Conference on Transformation in the RMG Sector in Post-Rana Plaza Period" at a hotel in the city on Thursday.
While presided over the inaugural session of the seminar, CPD Chairman Prof Rehman Sobhan, said that a global consultation is required for social improvement of the RMG workers who should be given the most credits for success of the garment sector.
He said the government and parliament can play the vital role for the improvement of the situation by ensuring the sharing of profit for the garment workers as there is now prevailing an unfair and unjust situation.
He said that one-third of the parliament members are garment owners but added that he does not know how many trade union leaders are parliament members from the RMG sector.
He said Rana Plaza incident was a result of the severe competition of the local factories to sustain in the global market.
He urged Saber Hossain Chowdhury, the president of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) and also a member of the current parliament and chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on Ministry of Textile and Jute to pursue the issue to draw the global attention for social improvement of the garment workers.
Speaking at the seminar as chief guest Saber Hossain Chowdhury said Rana-plaza incident was a wake-up call for the RMG sector. "But now we don't want a second wake-up call".
He said the RMG sector has done exceptionally well in the post-Rana Plaza period. But the garment owners and government have to be pro-active to do better. "We have to take the future challenges to achieve the $50 billion export target by 2021".
FBCCI president Shafiul Islam Mohidddin admitted that there is lack of trade union activities in the RMG sector but said that workers welfare committees in the factories are working to protect the interest of the workers.
He said 70 percent profit in the RMG sector is taken away by the brands and buyers for which local factory owners always remain under pressure to sustain in the global competition.
He said in the post-Rana Plaza period most of the factories were transformed into compliance factories while now owners are trying to convert them into green factories.
He mentioned that about 1200 factories had to face closure in the post-Rana Plaza period.
The FBCCI chief said the factories should allow the trade unions as Bangladesh signed the ILO convention.
Garment Workers Trade Union Centre president advocate Montu Ghosh said all the elements of the RMG sector is imported from abroad except the men and machines.
He said the factory owners have no attention to improve the working and social condition of the workers.
"Most of the workers are subjected to rough behavior of top management in the RMG sector", he alleged.
He said the government formed a wage commission about 5 years ago but the report has not been published yet.
He also urged the FBCCI chief to play an active role to reinstate the terminated workers in Tongi area for which garment workers staged demonstration in Uttara area.
UN forecasts global economic growth around 3 percent in 2019
Bangladesh economy to enjoy happiest year in 2019: GEF
BD's economic growth to accelerate: Hasina tells Nikkei Asian Review
Continue 'public policies' to keep up development pace: Speakers
Ecnec clears 28 projects with Tk 30,235 cr
IBBL meeting held in city


For years, antipiracy companies like MediaDefender (read our 2007 profile) have scratched out a living by flooding peer-to-peer file-sharing networks with bad data. While the techniques differ, the goal is the same: to make online piracy just enough of a hassle that legal alternatives look good by comparison.
This attempt at poisoning the P2P well started a quiet war between the file-swappers and the antipiracy groups, each escalating the arms race by rolling out new weapons and new countermeasures. File-swappers began blocking known IP ranges that served fake files, and sites like The Pirate Bay worked to remove bad links to fake content and to ban the user accounts of those who uploaded the listing information.
And yet, despite years of this sort of sniping, P2P networks remain flooded with fake files. New research suggests that nearly a third of the files at big BitTorrent trackers are bogus.
A group of European academics, most of them from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, presented a paper (PDF) at an Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) conference last month in Philadelphia that tries to quantify the motives of the biggest BitTorrent seeders. Most seeders turn out to have less-than-altruistic motives, instead using their uploads to advertise faster private trackers or advertising-funded websites. But one major group of seeders had a different economic incentive: making money from record labels and movie companies for disrupting P2P networks.
A huge dataset from popular BitTorrent search engines The Pirate Bay and Mininova showed that antipiracy agencies managed to upload an amazing 30 percent of all files in the study group (which comprised 55,000 top files shared by 35 million IP addresses). And these files weren't simply ignored by users; even taking the countermeasures deployed by search sites and their users into account, fake files made up 25 percent of actual user downloads.
The paper concludes that "major BitTorrent portals are suffering from a systematic poisoning index attack that affects 30 percent of the published content.
As for the effectiveness of countermeasures: "The portals fight this phenomenon by removing the fake content as well as the user accounts used to publish them. However, contrary to what has been reported in previous studies, this technique does not seem to be sufficiently effective since millions of users initiate the download of fake content."
Not all of these fake publishers are antipiracy groups; some are just criminals. The two dominant categories of content from the "fake publishers" are movies and software—in fact, the "fake publishers" upload more software than any other group. The study's authors conclude that most of the video content from fake publishers comes from antipiracy groups, but that the software is more likely to be from malicious users out to spread a computer virus or promote a botnet.
Compared to legitimate files, the fake files are unpopular—for obvious reasons—and so are not redistributed by many users. That means the fake publishers need to stay connected for long periods of time to fully seed their files. Researchers found, in fact, that they spend the most time connected "due to their obligation to continuously seed their content to keep it alive." And most of these fake connections come from only three Web hosts: tzulo, FDC Servers and 4RWEB.
Still, this "unpopularity" is relative. The antipirates have managed to make one out of every four downloads from The Pirate Bay an unsatisfying experience—which must be quite satisfying indeed to those paid to cause this sort of confusion.
Pirate Bay soon to be hosted within Swedish Parliament?


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Home / Business / Artificial Intelligence / AI Platform test.ai Closes $11 Million in Series A
AI Platform test.ai Closes $11 Million in Series A
test.ai, whose platform is trained to recognize elements and screens in a mobile user interface, closed an $11 million Series A round led by Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund, with participation from e.ventures, Uncork Capital, and Zetta Venture Partners. With this investment, test.ai has raised a total of $18 million used to catalyze product development, grow the team, and accelerate their global app testing campaign.
In the same way that AI and machine learning have been applied to play games and drive cars, test.ai has trained bots to recognize and execute critical user scenarios automatically without needing to write a single line of code.
test.ai plans to use the funds to focus on supporting a growing enterprise customer base, bringing their service to all app teams at scale, and hiring for their product engineering and machine learning teams.
Workato Secures $25 Million in Series B Funding
London-Based Softomotive Raises $25 Million in Series A
RaaS Startup inVia Robotics Secures $20 Million in Series B Funding


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If the British march By land or sea from the town tonight, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,— One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm...
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The Spy, 第 2-4 卷
...famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town tonight. Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...village and farm. For the country folk to be up and to arm." Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere. Now he patted...
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 225 頁
...day and year. He said to his friend, " If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, " Good night ! " and \vith muffled oar Silently rowed...
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863
...famous day and year. He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Eeady to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to...
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...to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch Of the North-Church tower, as a signal-light, — One if by land, and two if by sea ; And I on the opposite shore will be, Eeady to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to...
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The Complete Poetical Works
...day and year. He said to his friend, " If the British march By laud or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, " Good night I" and with muffled oar Silently rowed...
Golden Leaves from the American Poets
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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
...day and year. He said to his friend, " If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North...Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country-folk to be up and to arm." Then he said, " Good night ! " and wiU» muffled oar Silently rowed...
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Want to see "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" for FREE Tonight?
Posted: August 11, 2009 at 7:30 am / by Kevin Brackett / comments (22)
tags: comedy, david koechner, ed helms, james brolin, Jeremy Piven, paramount vantage, Sell Hard, st. louis advance screening, the goods, The Goods: Live Hard, Ving Rhames
Do you want to see "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" starring Jeremy Piven for FREE, at the St. Louis advance screening tonight? The first 15 people to comment below and tell us why they want to go will win passes! Hurry and enter now!
(Movie is at Ronnie's at 7PM)
Who is Don Ready? Salesman? Lover? Song Stylist? Semi-professional dolphin trainer? Ready is all of the above — except for a dolphin trainer. When he's asked to help save an ailing local car dealership from bankruptcy, Ready and his ragtag crew descend on the town of Temecula like a pack of coyotes on a basket full of burgers. Selling, drinking, selling and going to strip clubs is their stock and trade. And they do it well. What Don doesn't expect is to fall in love and find his soul (cue heartfelt piano). 'The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard' stars Emmy award-winning actor Jeremy Piven ('The Kingdom,' 'Entourage') and Ving Rhames ('I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,' 'Mission: Impossible III'). The film is the first production from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions, directed by Neal Brennan, co-creator of the hugely successful Comedy Central hit, 'Chappelle's Show.'
Watch the HD trailer for "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard"
Check out the official site for "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," starring Jeremy Piven. In theaters August 14, 2009.


Launching get your mind on...Your People!
Are you good at setting business strategy but continually struggle to get consistent results?
Do you get frustrated by all of the "people stuff" in your organization?
How do you know the best time to add new employees to your team?
Whether you are leading an organization or managing people day-to-day, this book will help guide you on a path of long-term, consistent organizational success and most importantly, success for your people and their lives. Learn how to increase human capital consciousness while building a profitable organization full of talent and engaged employees! In this GET YOUR MIND ON, Lori shares with you her mission behind the book and key highlights for you to learn more about. To order the book go to loristohs.com/book or it will be available on amazon.com October 25th.


The Contamination Expo Series is the ultimate solution for environmental professionals seeking the latest in strategies, techniques and technologies currently being used to tackle contamination. Featuring seven zones dedicated to key issues including land remediation, hazardous materials, spill response, clean air technology, wastewater, nuclear decommissioning and geotechnical engineering, the Contamination Expo Series is the most comprehensive exhibition of it's type in the world, and EME Outlook is proud to be a partner of the event.
EME Outlook is essential reading for all business executives looking to keep up with the latest in global news affecting European and Middle Eastern businesses across all industries. This unique digital and printed bimonthly magazine provides boardrooms and hands-on decision-makers with essential information across a wide range of industries, as well as exclusive and engaging features generated from their peers.
More than 2,500 visitors, ranging from local authorities and councils to some of the leading names in the industry, will flock to the 2018 expo. The show already boasts a line-up of 100 cutting-edge supplier-exhibitors, all with the aim of providing products and services to support those working within these seven contamination sectors.
The Contamination Expo Series will be running alongside Marine and Coastal Civil Engineering Expo, Flood Expo and RWM, each show offering its own line-up of extraordinary exhibitors and speakers for this year's event.
EME Outlook is excited to be working with the Contamination Expo Series this year and is excited for the opportunity this brings to its almost 400,000 subscribers.
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Pet owners and supporters urged to take the "Pledge to End Pet Hunger"
Banfield Charitable Trust, Banfield Pet Hospital and Royal Canin are asking pet owners and advocates across the US to take the "Pledge to End Pet Hunger" in support of the eighth annual holiday petfood drive. The program, launched on November 29 and running through December 31, raises awareness about pet hunger, collects petfood and raises funds to benefit senior citizen pet owners needing support in the care of their companions.
Take The Pledge To End Pet Hunger: Royal Canin will donate one pound of petfood for every pledge made on facebook.com/RoyalCanin.us.
Make A Monetary Donation: Make a monetary donation at www.banfieldcharitabletrust.org or at Banfield Pet Hospitals to fund grants for local Meals on Wheels petfood programs. For a donation of US$10 or more, KONG will donate a toy to the pet of a Meals On Wheels client.
Donate bags and cans of dog and cat food at one of Banfield Pet Hospital's more than 830 locations across the US.
Royal Canin has committed to making a 30,000 pound petfood donation, and with the help of people who take the pledge, they will donate an additional 20,000 pounds. All petfood donations and 100 percent of all monetary donations will benefit Meals On Wheels petfood distribution programs across the US.


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'Muscles look cooler': South Korean women reshape idea of beauty | South Korea
Erika June 11, 2022 4 min read
When Yoo Wonhee was younger, she had a frail body and didn't think of herself as strong. She says in the past, many Koreans would starve themselves to be skinny. Now, Yoo spends time building her muscles and says her chiselled physique is the envy of her peers.
"I just think having muscles looks cooler. I don't want to be skinny, I want to be bigger. Social standards do exist of course, but for me, there is no better standard than being satisfied with yourself," the 26-year-old says.
Yoo is one of a growing number of South Korean women chasing a new beauty ideal that focuses on athleticism and strength. Known as "geongangmi" or "healthy beauty" it marks a shift away from a traditional idea of beauty that prioritised being thin and pale. A geongangmi is muscular, active and sun-kissed. Prominent women who are considered geongangmi include pop star Hyolyn and popular actor and amateur boxer Lee Si-young.
"If white tanning was popular in the past, there are a lot of people now who want dark-toned skin, as many celebrities these days have a brown tan as well," Yoo says.
Pop star Hyolyn, former member of girl group Sistar. Photograph: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
Market research company Euromonitor says the "healthy beauty" phenomenon has been picking up pace among Korean millennial and generation Z over the last two to three years. People in their 20s who regularly attend gyms more than doubled in the four years to 2020, census data show.
'Functional' body
Koo Hyun-kyung, 29, owner and personal trainer at Timber, a women-only gym that specialises in strength training and weightlifting, says that for many clients, priorities have shifted from losing weight to enhancing their quality of life.
Over the last three to four years, she has seen a significant increase in the number of clients who are interested in getting stronger at her gym. She says revenues have tripled since it opened, despite tough restrictions imposed on gyms during the pandemic.
"There is an aspiration towards excellence when you want to learn a certain skill or hobby, that being exercise in this case. You cannot have a pale, skinny body and be successful in fitness, so people tend to shift their beauty standards towards aligning with their goals."
South Korean actor Lee Si-young. Photograph: Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
She says women aiming to improve their appearance to attract men has given way to a desire to have a "well-functioning body".
Another feature of the geongangmi look is the body profile shot, where professional photographs are taken of people looking their best. The "body profile challenge" has taken off in Korea over the past two years, where young people book expensive, professional-grade photoshoots several months before getting as fit as possible and posing in their underwear. Body profiles have become a status symbol for young people as a means of demonstrating achievement through building muscle.
Shifting expectations
Despite the growing popularity of the geongangmi look, being pale and thin remains the dominant beauty ideal for women in South Korea.
Lots of women have gotten exposed to feminist ideas, and that's certainly affecting Korean women's desire to seek real health
Nikki Kim
Some critics argue that geongangmi has merely replaced old beauty standards with new, equally narrow ideals. A comment from one female blogger reads: "I used to have to starve. Now I have to starve and exercise."
Shifting cultural expectations around women's role in Korean society has also influenced how many think about beauty.
Yun Ji-Yeong, feminist philosopher and associate professor at Changwon National University, says since 2015 there has been a growing movement of women who refuse to marry and want to challenge perceptions about their life in South Korea.
"Lots of women have gotten exposed to feminist ideas, and that's certainly affecting Korean women's desire to seek real health, instead of just looking skinny and beautiful," says Nikki Kim, 32, an office worker.
Lee Seoyoung, seen here in her body profile shot. The 23-year-old student and aspiring fitness model is one of a growing number of geongangmi women in South Korea. Photograph: N2 Studio
Kim believes the long-reigning "pure and fragile" ideal has early roots in the Korean educational environment that doesn't encourage girls to be active.
"In physical education class, the boys are all playing soccer and basketball, while the girls aren't expected to do much besides chit-chatting in the corner," she says.
"Sometimes I would join in as the only girl to play basketball and the boys would tell me to go back and chit-chat in the corner. When I studied abroad in New Zealand, I was so shocked to see how everyone is expected to participate."
"It's just all wrong from the beginning," Kim added.
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Picture Theory: When discussing the picture theory it comes to the question, to what extent a sentence is image of a fact, a situation or a section of the world. How should the sentence parts correspond to parts of the world? Is there such a correspondence at all? - See also Relations, Map Example, Tractatus, Wittgenstein, Russell, Picture.
Picture theory / Armstrong: make true: e.g. surface structure of "Jack is a father," ascribes a prop, not a relation! But the situation that makes the sentence true, involves several relations to different people! - E.g. man healthy, healthy urine, eating healthy: here the conceptual analysis shows, what is not shown by the picture theory.


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Q: Need advice to delimit the tilde when using awk over ssh remote connection Good day.
I'm trying to delimit the tilde while using awk over an ssh remote connection.  When I run the command on the localhost the command works as expected. When I try to use the same command on a remote server, it returns a syntax error.
-bash-4.2$ /opt/SMAW/bin/RtpDumpLog -s 2111250000 | awk '$4 ~ /major/ { print }'
05-12-2021 02:11:20  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[32721]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:11:21  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[32724]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:11:22  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[32726]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:11:25  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[911]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:11:27  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[914]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:12:10  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[1081]: fatal: Write failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:12:11  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[1083]: fatal: Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
05-12-2021 02:15:24  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[2332]: fatal: Write failed: Connection reset by peer [preauth]"
06-12-2021 19:18:14  141-9994  major        "OEM:cscf0002vm003oam001:sshd: sshd[30695]: fatal: Write failed: Broken pipe [preauth]"

To remote server:
-bash-4.2$ ssh -q 192.168.210.142 "/opt/SMAW/bin/RtpDumpLog -s 2111250000 | awk '$4 ~ /major/ { print }'"
awk: cmd. line:1:  ~ /major/ { print }
awk: cmd. line:1:  ^ syntax error

I tried using a backslash to delimit the tilde:
-bash-4.2$ ssh -q 192.168.210.142 "/opt/SMAW/bin/RtpDumpLog -s 2111250000 | awk '$4 \~ /major/ { print }'"
awk: cmd. line:1:  \~ /major/ { print }
awk: cmd. line:1:  ^ backslash not last character on line

Please advise.
Regards,
Bjoern

A: Don't run awk on the remote host:
ssh -q 192.168.210.142 /opt/SMAW/bin/RtpDumpLog -s 2111250000 |
awk '$4 == "major"'

The issue is not the tilde but the fact that you use $4 in a double-quoted string.  You will notice that the $4 was removed since its value was empty in the calling shell.
If you need to run the full pipeline on the remote host, I would suggest doing it using a script given as a quoted here-document:
ssh -q 192.168.210.142 sh -s <<'SCRIPT_END'
/opt/SMAW/bin/RtpDumpLog -s 2111250000 |
awk '$4 == "major"'
SCRIPT_END

With -s, sh will read the commands from its standard input stream, which is connected to ssh, which gets it from the here-document.  I'm choosing to invoke sh explicitly here as I don't know what your login shell is.  If it is a standard sh-like shell, then you may possibly drop sh -s.


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Emma Goes to Bollywood is a 2005 British documentary film produced and broadcast by BBC Two. It was directed by Louis Theroux and released on 12 June 2005. It stars Emma Bunton on her travel to Bollywood.

Summary
Emma Bunton goes to Mumbai, India, where she will record two films – Pyaar Mein Twist and Chocolate. For four weeks, Bunton assimilates into Indian culture and she was interviewed by several Asia's radios and TV to promote her debut in Bollywood. Meanwhile, the Indian actress Sameera Reddy goes to United Kingdom to record the medical drama series Casualty.

Cast
Emma Bunton
Sameera Reddy

Production
In 2005 Bunton signed with the BBC to record a documentary in India, where he would know the culture and would be part of some productions in Bollywood. Three films were offered to her and she chose Pyaar Mein Twist to be part of the cast. Then she was also invited to star in Chocolate.

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Emma Bunton
2005 television films
2005 films
BBC television documentaries
British documentary films
Documentary films about entertainers
2005 documentary films
BBC Film films
Documentary films about women in music
Documentary films about the cinema of India
2000s British films


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Can Earth itself can make magnets out of ferromagnetic materials?
Earth itself can make magnets out of ferromagnetic materials?
Ferromagnetic materials are made of iron. Iron can be magnetized with proximity to other magnets. The core of the Earth is magnetic. As a result, magnets can be created without interference.
Does plastic attract to a magnet?
No, it does not. A magnet produces a magnetic field, which attracts only ferromagnetic materials, such as iron, and also repels other magnets. Other ferromagnetic materials include: cobalt, nickel, iron, some alloys of rarer earth metals as well as natural minerals, such as lodestone.
What kind of elements have a strong attraction to magnets?
The materials that react strongest to magnets are said to be ferromagnetic. According to the Wikipedia article on ferromagnetism, "The common ones are iron, nickel, cobalt and most of their alloys, some compounds of rare earth metals, and a few naturally-occurring minerals such as lodestone."
Why do magnets work on earth?
Magnets do not work on Earth, Earth itself behaves like a magnet..
Where do natural magnets come from?
Materials that can be magnetized, which are also the ones that are strongly attracted to a magnet, are called ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic). These include iron, nickel, cobalt, some alloys of rare earth metals, and some naturally occurring minerals such as lodestone.
What element is used to make permenant magnets?
Usually the metals that are magnetized to be used as permanent magnets include iron, cobalt and nickel. These metals are known to be ferromagnetic and may contain traces of other magnetized rare earth metals.
How does ferromagnetic apply to permanent magnets?
A permanent magnet is an object made from a material that is magnetized and creates its own persistent magnetic field. An everyday example is a refrigerator magnet used to hold notes on a refrigerator door. Materials that can be magnetized, which are also the ones that are strongly attracted to a magnet, are called ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic). These include iron, nickel, cobalt, some alloys of rare earth metals, and some naturally occurring minerals such as… Read More
Why is the earth not a permanent magnet?
The planet Earth may seem to be a "permanent" magnet, but the shifting of its magnetic poles indicates that it is not. The Earth's magnetic field is caused by the spinning of its iron-nickel core (which is partly molten). "Permanent magnets" are composed of metallic particles aligned so that they will adhere to materials in which a similar alignment can occur. Although the Earth contains many permanent magnets, it is not one in itself.
Which elements of the periodic table are magnetic?
Iron, nickel, and cobalt are the three elements ferromagnetic at room temperature. Gadolinium and Dysprosium are ferromagnetic below room temperature. There are other elements that are ferromagnetic at room temperature, but they are extremely rare. Carbon nanofoam, a pure allotrope of carbon (like diamond, graphite and fullerines, as well as nanotubes) can become magnetic at temperatures below -183 degrees C and are attracted to magnets at other temperatures. Rare earth elements are also used as… Read More
What materials are used for wind turbines?
Conventional metals and composite materials for most parts. The column for example is a steel fabrication. The alternators use rare-earth alloy permanent magnets, with the corollary that their raw materials are costly and found in only a few locations on Earth.
What elements are used to make permanent magnets?
nickel Iron, nickel, cobalt, rare earth elements, their alloys. The strongest alloy known today is Nd2Fe14B. There are several elements that are ferromagnetic. Among these are iron, cobalt, nickel, dysprosium. nickel Gallium
Hanging magnets line up in a north-south direction because what itself is a magnet?
Because Earth is a magnet.
What is the name of the scientist who studies the physical materials of the earth itself?
The study of earth is geology, so a geologist.
What does magnet contain?
There are several types of magnets, and this categorization depends of the materials that compose the magnet itself or as you called it, to what it "contains": 1. First magnets: natural magnet (magnetite, ceramic), iron and steel (metal). 2. Major traditional magnets: Alnicos (metal) and ferrite (ceramic). Ferrite magnetsare made of the most common, and is considered a hard material. The alnico is considered as a soft material (used for cores of transformers and electromagnets)… Read More
Can magnets affect non ferrous metals?
Yes. Nonferrous materials still have a magnetic response, but it may be small. You won't notice it with a normal permanent magnet around household material, but the effect is there and there are materials for which it is large enough to be of technological interest. There are also several kinds of magnetic materials , including ceramic, ferrite and rare earth magnets. Most of these have some iron, along with several other atomic species. Traditional magnets… Read More
What is believed to be the origin of the earths magnetic field?
The earth's magnetic field arises from the core of the earth(that we know) but why? Have you ever heard of lodestones? Well they are naturally occurring magnets. They are basically composed of ferromagnetic materials like iron. Their magnetic property arises because the iron stays aligned with the magnetic field lines of the earth leading to a change in the arrangement of their electrons. But our discussion is for the origin of earth's magnetism. Well the… Read More
Can electromagnets can be made much stronger than permanent magnets?
Yes. Permanent magnets are limited in their field strength by their size and by the purity of the metals. Electromagnets can use high currents and even super-conducting materials to create extremely powerful fields. It should be noted that the Earth itself generates a very large magnetic field, but not a strong one. Any small magnet can overpower it at close distances.
Why do magnets attract each other?
They attract because the molecules inside them are lined up in a straight line. Our earth itself is a magnet. that right thanks
Where in the world can you find magnets?
The Earth itself is a huge magnet. Some minerals, such as magnetite, are found in naturally magnetised form. The surfaces of computer hard discs are coated with a magnetic substance. Some kinds of audio speakers and microphones involve magnets. Certain types of electric motors include magnets. Some devices for holding doors closed. Refrigerator magnets.
What are the 3 magnetic elements?
I believe there are five magnetic elements: Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium, and Neodymium. Magnetism is a field of study all its own. The scientific terminology used to measure, describe and study magnetism is beyond the scope of this answer. Some elements are said to be "ferromagnetic" and others are said to be "paramagnetic." Ferromagnetic materials can be used to make permanent magnets. Iron was the first element to be discovered to be magnetic. Some scientists… Read More
Are magnets made from certain materials?
ALL magnets are the result of moving electrons. A simple copper coil carrying an electric current demonstrates the simplest form. Permanent magnets are those materials in which a number of the electrons share a similar spin. Commonly reference is made to the magnetic loops of plasma on the surface of the Sun, but at a temperature of over 50 000 deg C, there are no magnetic materials. These magnetic fields are the result of electric… Read More
How are rare earth magnets different to normal magnets?
they're stronger
Are magnets only made from the earth?
Yes, and no. Magnets originally come from the earth but humans found what the were made of and created their own
Are smaller magnets stronger than larger magnets?
Smaller magnets may be stronger than bigger magnets. It depends on what they are made of. Rare earth magnets are more powerful than plain iron magnets.
Is erosion harmful to the earth?
Erosion and weathering doesn`t harm Earth itself but materials. Rocks, sand, and soil are the most common materials eroded. Erosion can can rid of beaches because the sand erodes into the water and sand can disapear.
How is magnetism is formed?
Magnetism is what gives magnets their ability to attract objects made of iron or steel. A magnet creates around itself a region of space with special properties. This region is known as a MAGNETIC FIELD. When two magnets come near each other, their fields create forces that attract or repel. The Earth is itself a huge magnet, and the force its field exerts on other magnets makes them point in a north-south direction. This effect… Read More
What is a magnet made up of?
Magnetic materials. There are lots of metals and alloys and metal oxides that can be used to make a magnet. Iron is a common one, though it's not the best. An aluminium - nickel - cobalt alloy makes very strong magnets, and some of the strongest magnets are made of rare earth oxides.
How can earth make ferromagnetic material into a magnet?
by aliginig the domains in the north and south poles of the meterial
Why do magnets always align in N-S direction?
Magnets always align in N-S direction because the earth itself behaves lika a huge bar magnet. The north pole of the bar magnet attracts the geographical south pole and the south pole attracts the geographical north pole. That is why magnets always align in N-S direction.
What are all the magnetic metals?
The main ferromagnetic metals are iron, nickel, and cobalt. The uncommon element gadolinium is magnetic. These form alloys that are also magnetic, such as steel. The rare-earth elements neodymium and samarium can also form magnetic alloys, and neodymium magnets are among the most powerful of permanent magnets. *The element titanium is not ferromagnetic. It is paramagnetic, in that it interacts weakly with a magnetic field. Copper ions in solution also demonstrate paramagnetism. *The elements silver… Read More
Are the moon and earth formed from the same type of materials?
It is thought that the Moon was once part of the Earth itself but formed after a major collision with the Earth ejected tons of material out into space. That material coalesced and became the Moon.
Where can you get rare earth magnets?
http://magnitrf.ru/
Since earth produces a strong magnetic field?
Earth can make magnets
How much weight has been put on earth from buildings to vehicles?
Zero. All the materials used to make the buildings and vehicles came from the Earth itself so the net result would be zero.
Why the magnets are not attract each other in space?
Magnets behave exactly the same in space as they do on Earth. Who told you that they don't ??
Why are objects on earth not attracted to the two poles of the earth?
Because the to poles of the Earth aren't magnets. That's why
Why are magnets important?
magnets are ctreated by magnetism, without which we would not have the north and south pole, which are caused by the magnetic field. the magnetic field protects earths atmosphere from solar winds, and protects life on earth from ionised particles from the sun which could cretae cancerous cells and ultimatly cease life on earth. magnets also provide humans with the required materials to create products to help and improve our day to day life, things… Read More
If an element has no iron will it be magnetic?
Rare earth magnets are very powerful magnets which have no iron. Cobalt and nickel are also magnetic.
Why does a compass spin?
The needle of a compass is a magnet, and the earth is also a magnet. The side of the compass marked N is attracted to the north pole of the Earth, and the side marked S is attracted to Earth's south pole. The compass will spin to line itself up with the poles it is attracted to. However, if you have other magnets nearby, the compass can spin to line itself up with those instead.
What evidence led to the conclusion that earth core is mostly iron?
Magnets were attracted to the cor of earth.
What store can you buy Neodymium Earth Magnets?
What is the most strong natural magnet?
rare-earth magnets,
Why does earth rotate around itself?
The earth "spins" (rotates) on its axis based on the action of the materials that accreted to form it, and also on any large collisions it might have undergone. Like the one in the large impactor theory about the way the moon came to be in orbit about the earth.
What can you use instead of a rare earth magnet?
Rare-earth magnets are the strongest type of permanent magnets made, producing significantly stronger magnetic fields. You can make substitutions but you won't get the same strength of magnetism.
What happen when water flow over earth materials?
when the water flows over earth materials the earth materials start to increase into a river and it will have lots and lots of meanders in there
Where are ball ended magnets used?
.A Navigator used to find directions using a compass and master.Ball magnets are made of neodymium a rare earth magnet.
Are magnets important to us?
Heck yes, with out magnets we would not have to North or South pole. If we did not have those the earth would have no magnetic pull to it. The north and South pole are like 2 giant magnets pulling all the little magnets one way so they stick on your fridge!
How are temperary magnets different from permanet magnets?
Permanent magnets, such as magnetite or rare-earth elements, retain their magnetic properties perpetually, while temporary magnets exhibit magnetic properties only when affected by a magnetic field produced by an electric current or another permanent magnet.
How long have magnets been around?
sense god made earth
How much do earth magnets cost?
it depends on what type your looking for (the quality) :)


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