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14 Italian Banks Complete Interbank Transactions on R3 Blockchain Corda
by Mark Emem
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A consortium of Italian banks has successfully completed the initial trial of a blockchain-based system aimed at enhancing interbank operations.
Known as the interbank Spunta Project, the 14 banks chose the Corda distributed ledger technology platform developed by the R3 blockchain consortium. The application was developed by NTT Data Italia while decentralized storage platform Sia provided the node infrastructure. During the trial phase which lasted for a period of 10 months, around 1.2 million transactions were processed, according to Ansa.
Speed, Efficiency and Transparency
Some of the improvements expected to be made using the blockchain solution include boosting transparency, speeding up processing times and enhancing efficiency with regards to the exchange of information and verification of details. At the time when the trial was announced last year in December, the CEO of R3, David Rutter, indicated that these were the goals:
"Working with ABI Lab we are using Corda to automate the matching process, helping Italian banks avoid mismatches and improve efficiency and accuracy across the board. This PoC [proof of concept] will demonstrate how easy it is for banks to reduce their operational and back office costs, while saving time and communicating securely by utilising DLT."
The Spunta Project is being operated by ABI Lab, the research and innovation center of the Associazione Bancaria Italiana (loose translation – Italian Banking Association) . In the next phase of the project, blockchain applications will be used by the banks in everyday transactions.
The 14 banks falling under the umbrella of the ABI include Italy's second largest bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Credit Agricole (the 'green bank'), Banco BPM, BNL (Gruppo BNP Paribas), Banca Mediolanum, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Banca Sella, CheBanca (Gruppo Mediobanca), Credito Emiliano, Credito Valtellinese, Iccrea Banca, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nexi Banca and Ubi.
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Inter-Country Financial Transactions
Besides its use in interbank operations, the open source Corda platform has also been employed in cross-border payments, as previously reported by CCN. Last year in October, for instance, 22 member banks including Barclays, BBVA, Commerzbank, DNB, HSBC, ICBC, Intesa, KBC, KB Kookmin Bank, KEB Hana Bank, Natixis, Shinhan Bank, TD Bank, U.S. Bank and Woori Bank joined hands with R3 with a view of enabling international payments.
Rutter at the time hailed it as highly disruptive for organizations that do business across borders.
"International payments systems have struggled to keep pace with the explosion of global trade and the globalization of the world's markets…" said Rutter. "This solution is a game-changer for any bank or company whose business relies on making or receiving cross-border payments."
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caption: © Ruth van Beek, The Situation Room (Two figures), 2018.
When I regard van Beek's collages I immediately know they were made by a woman. There's a feminine sensibility at play, an heritage of affective labour that is put to work. This idea of a visual heritage is not a reference to a nostalgic feeling about memorabilia, but a reference to the collective unconscious. I understand I can't avoid the circumstances of the materials used in these collages – for some generations they can seem foreigner and dated – but the sort of play they evoke is timeless.
It's extremely challenging to talk about these images, for in them I recognize my own way of doing things, so my critical eye gets sleepy. The heritage of affective labor previously mentioned has to due with a kind of work that was usually done by women: a labor of great patience and precision. It's also the sort of work usually related to the simplest things in life, namely: engaging with nature, looking after oneself and others (often small children), taking care of one's house, collecting from nature (either to eat or to play), etc. Women, with this cultural background, are usually aware of the importance of all remains. I don't think this necessarily reflects living in certain economical or geographical conditions; rather it reflects what one does with the time on our hands.
Historically, women are also responsible for a tradition of sewing and embroidery that usually passes from one generation to the next and the doings of such work is precisely what I immediately recognize in these collages. I guess they evoke a sort of wonder that is only present when we find the time for it. Wonder is an organic process; it cannot arise in stressful circumstances. It reflects a body at play, enjoying the overall process its hands are evolved with. I'd say van Beek needs to wonder like others need to eat. I empathize with that feeling a lot. It's not like wanting to rest or take a break; but a profound necessity to disconnect and enter the realm of wonder, where all remains make sense.
caption: images from The Arrangement (Format 25x34cm; Soft cover, Buckram linnen jacket; 48 pages; 28 collages & 13 archive photographs). @ RVB Books.
Talking about her recent book How to do the Flowers (September 2018), Brad Feuerhelm names the anachronisms involved-the patina of color, the purposeful push towards the post-card garish disorientation of palette (though beautiful in their total form) and the play-doh (esque) brush with sub-conscious childlike (purposefully) to which he adds that her transparency is less about her, but her willingness to involve the viewer in the same sense of wonder.
caption: images from How to do the Flowers (15,5×21 cm; 508p, ills colour / b&w; paperback. Published by APE, co-published with Dashwood Books.


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Christine by Stephen King
Arnie Cunningham is in love. But this kind of love isn't for a girl at Libertyville High, it's for a car; and her name is Christine. She is a blood-red, fat and finned, 1958 Plymouth Fury. From the first day Arnie clapped his coke-bottle glasses on her rotting wreck from the window of Dennis' Trans Am, he was gone! Body and soul. Dennis watched as his best friend from childhood changed from a bumbling square who was bullied every single day to a lean, tough and intimidating person that even he was afraid of crossing. The reason Dennis was so afraid wasn't because of what Arnie might do to him, it was what Christine will do to him. Anyone who had crossed Arnie in any way so far had ended up dead and Christine seemed to take on a life of her own when the sun went down. But how was Dennis and his new girlfriend going to stop Christine before she killed him with her love without being killed themselves?
This book was my very first Stephen King read. I was sixteen and Mum didn't approve of me reading romance novels all that much and I didn't like what was out there; but I wanted to read Stephen King. So, once I got into this, I ended leaving my reading lamp on more and more. However, I haven't left it out of my book collection just because I haven't read it recently. Strangely enough, the book is far bloodier than the film... but the film is downright creepy! And ironically, I ended up owning a red car when I finally did get into driving!
Stephen King has written over 30 books in his lucrative career as a horror writer. He's got a massive fan base of millions and his books have been translated in many languages and turned into as many films. He lives in Bangor, Maine with his wife, Tabitha.
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I've read all of The Man's books except the lastest, "After Sunset" ?. The only once I've kept was "Christine" purely for the cover ('57 Chevy?) and the whole of "The Dark Tower" series that I read in sequence about three years ago after he published the last volumes in the series. I read the others. Gunslinger etc, when they were originaly published but I sort of forgot the storyline. Recently purchased the set of comics based on this series. I recon "The Dark Tower" rates with Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" - an amazing feat of storytelling!
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HS2 set to abandon complete rebuild of Euston
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PLANS to rebuild Euston station in London to accommodate HS2 are set to be scaled down, partly in response to determined opposition in the London Borough of Camden.
Government-owned developer HS2 Ltd said that under its latest proposals Euston will not be completely rebuilt. Instead, the station would be extended by the addition of High Speed platforms in time for the opening of the first section between London and Birmingham in 2026.
HS2 revealed that it had found 'most of the benefits for Euston could be achieved without having to knock down and rebuild the entire station'.
It explained: 'Further work on design and engineering has found the project can deliver wide-ranging opportunities and improvements on time but without the disruption caused by lowering all of the platforms into the ground, and in doing so achieve best value for money for taxpayers.
'This option, developed partly in response to concerns from the community about the potential disruption caused by redevelopment that would have taken more than a decade, would obviate the need to rebuild all the existing platforms. This would lead to less disruption for passengers as the station could continue to operate mostly as normal rather than having to move services from old platforms to new ones while platforms are being progressively demolished and rebuilt.'
However, HS2 also emphasised that 'the proposals would still see the station revitalised for passengers and with potential for new homes, offices and shops above. Completing construction by 2026 will unlock the line-wide benefits as soon as practicable'.
The new proposals, to be included in the draft environmental statement for the first phase of HS2 which is due to be published for consultation within the next couple of months, suggest that Euston will now keep most of its present domestic platforms. However, some will be lengthened and their total will come down from 18 to 13. There would also be 11 new High Speed platforms on the western side of the site.
Other developments would include a new, combined concourse and façade, better connections with the Underground including a new Underground ticket hall, a sub-surface pedestrian link between Euston and Euston Square Underground stations and new east-west pedestrian routes across the station. However, the announcement does not mention the possible need to make longer-term provision for Crossrail 2, which could include a new subsurface station linking Euston with St Pancras and King's Cross.
HS2 Ltd chief executive Alison Munro said: "HS2 will be an engine for growth. In response to community concerns about the potential disruption caused by the redevelopment of Euston station, and following more work done by our engineers to find the best way to deliver best value for taxpayers, we have identified an option that delivers great opportunities for the area while minimising the potential effects on local communities in Camden and on passengers.
"We are looking at an option which would see new platforms built as part of an integrated, redeveloped station with a combined concourse, new western entrance and improved facilities across the integrated terminus.
"Economic work done as part of Camden Council's plan for the area has demonstrated that there is a case for major redevelopment with the potential for commercial investment, and we want to look at these opportunities with Camden. We also realise the importance Camden Council places on over-station development, and our proposal for Euston enables this, with potential for future homes, businesses and open space.
"Whatever option is adopted, Euston would be the gateway to the Midlands and North with improved facilities for passengers and better connections with the Underground."
claydon william, Norwich Norfolk
I can confirm that there were many lengthy debates at a senior DfT level when 'CrossRail' and the St.Pancras re-build were being planned to route 'CrossRail' via Kings Cross, with a HS2 station built on the York Way site between Kings Cross and St.Pancras; or to build the 'Eurostar' hub at York Way, with HS2 running in to St.Pancras. This plan included 'dropping' Regents Canal by 30 feet with up and down automated canal locks !!!
Either way, this would have created a wonderful single London hub with hundreds of connections all over the place.
Yet another opportunity lost as our 'short-termist' national transport planning continues to cost us taxpayers billions and billions.
Bethany Williams, Reading
Perhaps I am missing something but why is the opportunity not being taken to consolidate all services in an enlarged Kings Cross St Pancras hub and close Euston. Although the costs will be very high a lot of expenditure can be recovered from subsequent land sales.
Nigel Adams, Luton, Beds
So, at last here is a great opportunity during the rebuild or relayout (whichever is chosen) for HS2 to re-create a former icon into the plan which will restore a lost structure.
I'm talking about the famous and much lamented Doric Arch from the original Euston station. It's reconstruction would make a fantastic monument and entrance facade in front of the main station.
I believe the original pieces do still exist (somewhere) and were painstakingly numbered prior to demolition in the hope that one day it could be re-sited and rebuilt.
For once let's do something that people want and is right.
Here is that opportunity - let's not waste it.
James Palma, London
As a specialist in Underground Railways and their effect on land use, I have to say that a lot of the above comments fail to realise the multiple levels that exist under Euston Station. If you ever get chance to see a plan of the area, you will see why it is incredibly difficult to utilise the sub-soil. Not only for new platforms and tunnels, but for the foundations that will be required for the stations reconstruction. This would likely cause the suspension of London Underground services in this area for many years while the works are undertaken, even if they could be. And you will also need to bear in mind that the Underground is the busiest railway network in Britain and as such suspending several essential linesfor that long a period would be highly disruptive to the international economy, no that is not an exageration.
With regard to converting the London Overground from DC to AC (sorry to disagree again, Melvyn (HS2 comments)) but the Overground shares its track with the Bakerloo line north of Willesden Junction and that line is DC. I concede, however, that the EMUs could have a Pan as they do on the North London line for use between Euston and Willesden Junction, from where they revert to DC.
Chris Neville-Smith, Durham
"Building HS2 would involve extensive disruption to existing railway assets, e.g. at Old Oak Common, Manchester Piccadilly, Golborne, St Pancras, Meadowhall, Church Fenton, Preston, Carstairs, Lichfield, and Crewe."
Go on then. Tell us what makes these so disrputive. Because none of these look any more complicated than the Hitchin flyover, which was completed with barely any disruption to anyone.
david c smith, milton keynes
Perhaps it is time there was a dedicated pedestrian link ( travelator / moving pavement, either underground or elevated ?) between Euston and St Pancras / KX , in order to facillitate interchange between WCML servces and "Eurostar" / "Javelins".
Unlike other stations like St Pancras and now London Bridge, Euston was rebuilt in the 1960s and so is a fairly modern station already with its Concourse dating from that rebuild just 50 years old.
Of course changes in station usage since then means there are areas which were designed for mail and parcels that are no longer handled meaning this space can be reused if the area beneath the concourse is opened up in a similar that happened at nearby St Pancras and is underway at London Bridge.
However, surely the first move should be to convert the Overground from DC to AC thus eliminating 3rd rails and making all platforms AC?
I notice on TV report this decision is being treated as a disaster and yet had the full plan gone ahead the same person from HS2AA would have used same words!
The link to Euston Square is welcolm but that station and indeed Euston tube need FULL UPGRADE as per Kings Cross/St Pancras with full stair and step free access to all platforms and more space with the station upgraded to standards at TCR!
There remains the question of whether the Overground should be moved into new Thameslink style underground station with Extenstions across London to form a new Crossrail link . Together , with recently announced Crossrail 2 plans which should be incorporated into any Euston upgrade.
These new plans need to include upgrade to other bus and rail services in the area with plans to extend DLR to Euston also needed simply because these plans will still lead to a major increase in passenger numbers!
Derek Rimington, Brighton
What about the recent 'Railway Lords' proposal to link Euston to St Pancras and Kings Cross?
Is that not being considered?
Tony Pearce, Reading
Where exactly does HS2 want to bring its new business travellers, - because that is the target market. Euston is not conveninet for either the City of London, or the City Airport or Heathrow, or HS1.
John Band, Guildford
Not bad, but they should be making active provision for Crossrail 2 and passive provision for a new North/South Crossrail/Thameslink line between Euston and South London - the Crossrail Route 3 which had a good business case in the 1980's and which Ken Livingstone thought was more urgent than the East/West route. When an extra 20,000 passengers an hour are arriving in the rush hour, existing links from Euston will be unable to cope.
Bel Eben, GB
"Camden Council didn't want the station expanded westwards. They managed to persuade HS2 ltd that they could achieve what they wanted to achieve without having to knock down the buildings they wanted to protect."
The revised proposal does not involve creating a "double deck station". It does involve expanding the station westwards, and.exploiting air "rights".
"Secondly, this shows that infrastructure upgrades are at their most unpredictable when you're rebuilding working infrastructure. This is the only bit of the HS2 network where this is a problem - the entire line is new build away from existing lines, and the HS2 stations in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham don't involve rebuilding the existing stations."
Again, that is incorrect. Building HS2 would involve extensive disruption to existing railway assets, e.g. at Old Oak Common, Manchester Piccadilly, Golborne, St Pancras, Meadowhall, Church Fenton, Preston, Carstairs, Lichfield, and Crewe. There would also be extensive disruption to the rolad network, especially in London.
Chris Neville-Smith, Durham, England
Can someone clarify exactly what the new plan is? As far as I can tell, this means that Euston will be converted to a double-decker station. Is that correct? (Where is this suggested? See illustration.—Editor.)
Anyway, that aside, this backs up two things I've believed for a long time:
Firstly, Camden Council has shown that you get a lot further if both sides sit down and discuss what matters to them. HS2 ltd et al wanted more platforms for Euston station, Camden Council didn't want the station expanded westwards. They managed to persuade HS2 ltd that they could achieve what they wanted to achieve without having to knock down the buildings they wanted to protect.They would not have done this if they'd taken the line that overcrowding on London Midland services doesn't exist and even if it did it's not their problem, as most of the rest of the 51m councils are doing. The 51m line, on the other hand, is so blatantly anti-railway (i.e. a solution that vaguely looks like it solves the problem but doesn't, in the hope that the public support it for being supposedly cheaper) that it is impossible HS2 ltd to find a mutually acceptable solution - so they are doing the only thing they can do: ignore them.
Secondly, this shows that infrastructure upgrades are at their most unpredictable when you're rebuilding working infrastructure. This is the only bit of the HS2 network where this is a problem - the entire line is new build away from existing lines, and the HS2 stations in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham don't involve rebuilding the existing stations. The 51m alternative, on the other hand, is entirely aimed at rebuilding existing infrastructure, which means that the costs for the entire project is unreliable instead of just one of the stations. And yet 51m still want us to believe that their costings are gospel truth and will never escalate in the slightest and anyone who says otherwise (e.g. almost who has ever worked on the railways) is a government shill.


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A fourth-generation family-owned business, Mannington Commercial offers more than 100 years of expertise in the design, engineering and logistics of flooring. Although it's now one of the world's largest fine flooring manufacturers, Mannington remains dedicated to making floors right here in the USA with a commitment to quality, customer satisfaction and the environment. They immediately proved this at Front Row Motorsports by providing LVT and carpet products to help construct the new Lakeway Christian Academy in Morristown, Tennessee- being built by FRM owner, Bob Jenkins.
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Ruth (Utti) Lange (* 13. März 1908 in Bernburg (Saale); † 1994) war eine deutsche Leichtathletin, die in den 1920er Jahren im Kugelstoßen und im Diskuswurf erfolgreich war.

Ruth Lange war 1927 Deutsche Meisterin im Kugelstoßen mit 11,32 m und im Diskuswurf mit 34,75 m. Sie stellte mehrere Weltrekorde im Kugelstoßen auf: 10,84 m am 28. Mai 1927 in Prag, 11,32 m am 6. August 1927 in Breslau, 11,52 m am 3. Juni 1928 in Berlin. Diese Rekorde wurden – im Gegensatz zu zwei anderen Leistungen – von der FSFI anerkannt. Als dieser Weltverband für Frauenleichtathletik 1934 der IAAF beitrat, wurden diese Leistungen nicht übernommen (nur der 1934 geltende Rekord). Die für den SCC Berlin startende Athletin war da längst nicht mehr aktiv. Ihre Schwester war die spätere Justizministerin der DDR Hilde Benjamin. Lange war an der Deutschen Hochschule für Leibesübungen ausgebildete Sportlehrerin, sie unterrichtete im Ostberliner Regierungsviertel im Bezirk Pankow.

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The first free online communicator for people with speech disabilities hits the Russian market
WaveAccess has developed Govori.org, a free application for augmentative and alternative communication. People with speech disabilities can use the app to facilitate talking to each other and with the people around them. This is the first online communicator for Russian users to offer this advanced functionality for free, available for desktops and tablet PCs. The project was delivered for the Orange Penguin Foundation, an American charity organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Russian people with disabilities through modern technologies.
A dedicated augmentative communicator developed by WaveAccess, Govori.org is designed for children and adults with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language, and for teachers of special educational establishments working with people with special needs. It is a web portal with vocabulary cards that represent objects, actions and emotions. Each card has a picture of the object and its written name that can be voiced by the app. Users can create their own cards, make sets for text-to-speech playback and templates for printing. The app enables learning, user-to-user communication, and helps users communicate with other people in their everyday life. It is the first Russian app to offer functionality this wide and available for desktops and tablet PCs for free.
The application includes four sections: Pictures, Sets, Communicator, and Templates. The Pictures section has vocabulary cards with pictures. Here users can filter and search by category, zoom the page in and out, and create their own cards. To prepare for any topic or purpose, specific sets of cards can be made and saved in the Sets section, while the Communicator section works on building up sentences from the saved sets and turning them into speech — for actual real-time communication. In addition, it can make printable templates that can be further used in GoTalk text-to-speech devices. The online communicator assists parents and teachers in customizing the school curriculum for children with special needs.
Govori.org was developed for the Orange Penguin Foundation, an American charity fund that works in Russia to help people with disabilities and special needs have more social, educational, communicational and physical capacities. It is a part of the Foundation's "Free Access" program to provide the necessary equipment and software to families, as well as to special education centers and other organizations.
"The problem of how people with disabilities can be better integrated into society has become a more public issue," says Irina Kuznetsova, the President of Orange Penguin Foundation. "We believe that augmentative technologies can improve their lives, and moreover, that every person with special needs should be able to benefit from them on a daily basis. There is a number of software and hardware solutions developed worldwide, but they are either too expensive or have limited feature packages. WaveAccess joined us in the pursuit of making a convenient, functional and universally accessible communication tool. I would like to thank them not only for their supreme proficiency, but also for their own dedication in the matter: the WaveAccess team kept on honing and tuning the solution even after the basic functionality had been implemented — not as a vendor, but as a group of concerned enthusiasts."
"The Govori.org portal is a long-awaited fruit of labor that many people had a hand in. The solution is based on an augmentative and alternative communication system and is functionally alike to foreign counterparts, but it offers many more features. It was our team's first experience developing a product for people with special needs, which of course required a specific approach. There were two main challenges: to develop a natural and easy-to-grasp interface that is convenient to use by those with special needs, and to make audio components work in different web browsers", says Alexander Azarov, Senior VP of Engineering at WaveAccess.
Alexander also gives some technical details of the solution: "The system is based on CMS Drupal, which supports role-based access control. It works on all popular web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Safari for tablets, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome. The solution uses React, a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, and it can be scaled up while staying flexible and efficient. Its backend is based on Python Django web platform."
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Q: arc4random function randomly double or triple executing I have a function in my code that randomly spawns 1 power every 30-90 seconds. However for some reason the function double or tripple executes every 3-4 executions. Thanks to Ron Myschuk for the help on it to the point it is now, but it's not quite running right at the moment and I hope someone can shed a light on it where in the function I got the mistake.
The functions basically will pick a random interval to wait between 30-90 seconds and then fire one of the power funcs. It then calls itself and re-picks a new interval between 30-90 seconds and picks a new random power up to fire and repeats, and repeats and repeats...
func spawnRandomPowerup() {

    let waitForNextPowerUp = TimeInterval(CGFloat(arc4random() % 5) + 10)
    print("- Next PowerUp spawns in \(waitForNextPowerUp) seconds")

    self.run(.wait(forDuration: waitForNextPowerUp)) {

        let powerup = Int(arc4random_uniform(UInt32(3)))
        print("PowerUp: \(powerup)")

        var spawnPowerUp: SKAction!

        if powerup == 0 {
            spawnPowerUp = SKAction.run(self.spawnALifePowerUp)
            self.run(spawnPowerUp, withKey: "spawningLifePowerUps")
        }
        else if powerup == 1 {
            spawnPowerUp = SKAction.run(self.spawnAShieldPowerUp)
            self.run(spawnPowerUp, withKey: "spawningShieldPowerUps")
        }
        else if powerup == 2 {
            spawnPowerUp = SKAction.run(self.spawnARapidFirePowerUp)
            self.run(spawnPowerUp, withKey: "spawningRapidFirePowerUps")
        }

        self.spawnRandomPowerup()
    }
}

I tired a few things like starting the function with self.removeAllActions() but that only made things worst. Thanks in advance for having a look at this.

A: I posted the spawnRandomPowerup() call in the startNewLevel function instead of the startGame function, which caused the spawnRandomPowerup() call to fire every time a 100 points were reached.
Thanks again to Ron for helping me find this one. Learning a lot from this guy!

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It is no secret that PayPal is not a fan of NFC technology. The technology enables mobile devices to collect and distribute information over very short distances. While the technology has seen use in marketing, its most well known for its uses in mobile commerce. NFC technology can effectively turn any mobile device into a payment platform, allowing consumers to make purchases for goods and services using nothing but their smart phones or tablets. While the concept of mobile commerce has becoming very attractive to consumers, PayPal believes that its reliance on NFC technology is a fallacy.
In the past, PayPal has been somewhat outspoken in its opposition of NFC technology. Recently, however, the company has been growing more aggressive in its stance on the matter. According to David Marcus, president of PayPal, the technology may actually be harmful for the retail industry, which has come to embrace mobile commerce in a big way. Marcus suggests that NFC is not the right technology to facilitate mobile payments from consumers and that the more retailers focus on its use, the more likely they are to meet failure.
Marcus suggests that NFC technology created a very limited experience for consumers, especially with their relationship to a retailer. Despite the somewhat simplistic nature of NFC technology, Marcus claims that consumers often have a bad experience when making purchases with NFC-enabled devices at retail stores. The president of PayPal notes that this experience is largely due to the fact that consumers are forced to make use of physical NFC terminals in order to make a purchase, rather than make purchases wherever they are using their Internet connection on their smart phone or tablet.
PayPal has been investing heavily in an alternative to NFC technology. The company has been working on building a multi-channel solution that will allow consumers to make mobile payments without having to interact with a physical terminal or checkout system. The solution that the company has been investing in is meant to facilitate payments in-store and online, providing consumers with more flexibility in their mobile commerce interests.


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San Jose, CA (Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave)
Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave
About San Jose, CA (Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave)
Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave median real estate price is $1,272,739, which is more expensive than 87.7% of the neighborhoods in California and 97.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.
The average rental price in Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave is currently $4,681, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 93.8% of the neighborhoods in California.
Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in San Jose, California.
Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
In Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave, the current vacancy rate is 2.8%, which is a lower rate of vacancies than 87.3% of all neighborhoods in the U.S. This means that the housing supply in Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave is very tight compared to the demand for property here.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
If you come to know the people here, you will recognize that you're in the company of one of the wealthiest communities in the nation. In fact, a mere 0.8% of America's neighborhoods are wealthier than the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood. Real estate here is exceedingly well-maintained, and similarly, tends to maintain its value over time. The cars driven are mostly luxury brands like Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and Lexus. If the public schools aren't up to snuff, the residents of this neighborhood preferentially send their children to private preparatory schools. Vacation to Disney? Yes, but equally popular are summers in Europe. As one would expect in a considerably wealthy neighborhood such as this, Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave also has one of the lowest ratings of child poverty in the nation.
In addition, if you're a regular supporter of the arts and enjoy outings to the theatre, weekend boutique-ing, or even a finely aged wine with dinner, than you're in good company with the people of the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood. This neighborhood is uniquely immersed with more "urban sophisticates" than 95.9% of neighborhoods across the country. The people here truly stand out as a class among their own. They are an exclusive community characterized by refined tastes, cultural inclinations, and the means to live well. Urban sophisticates live a big city lifestyle, whether or not they live in or near a big city. They are educated executives or managers by week, and serial patrons of the arts by weekend. If this lifestyle pertains to you, than you'll certainly feel right at home in the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.
Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation
A unique way of commuting is simply not to. And in the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood, analysis shows that 15.0% of the residents work from home, avoiding a commute altogether. This may not seem like a large number, but it is a higher proportion of people working from home than is found in 97.5% of the neighborhoods in the United States. One thing NeighborhoodScout's research reveals is that the wealthier and/or more isolated the neighborhood, the greater the proportion of residents who choose to work from home.
Notable & Unique: Occupations
The Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood has a higher proportion of its residents employed as executives, managers and professionals than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In fact, 68.1% of the employed people here make a living as an executive, a manager, or other professional. With such a high concentration, this truly shapes the character of this neighborhood, and to a large degree defines what this neighborhood is about.
Did you know that the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood has more British and Iranian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.5% of this neighborhood's residents have British ancestry and 1.6% have Iranian ancestry.
Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 0.9% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Greek at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.0% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood in San Jose are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 99.2% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood, 68.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 15.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.9%), and 5.7% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood is English, spoken by 81.8% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese, Spanish and Langs. of India.
In the Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood in San Jose, CA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (15.6%). There are also a number of people of Asian ancestry (12.2%), and residents who report German roots (11.2%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (9.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (8.5%), among others. In addition, 14.4% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (85.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
AGE OF San Jose, CA (Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave) HOMES
TYPE OF San Jose, CA (Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave) HOMES
SIZE OF San Jose, CA (Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave) HOMES
Employment Industries in Curtner Ave / Lincoln Ave
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San Jose VIOLENT CRIMES
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Quality Rating Compared to CA*
Booksin Elementary School
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District Quality Compared to California
Better than of CA school districts.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area regional investment potential
Housing Affordability Trends: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area
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"Tie Down Po' Boy Style"
I use a 5' x 8' trailer that I bought from my buddy after he sold his Valkerie and got out of biking. Note the extension on the front rail, "It's over eight feet long" was Honda's advertising, and it was. I paid $350 for the trailer, put new tires on it and other than repack the bearings a couple of times, it's been flawless.
I used to use wooden blocks as front wheel chocks, but found these were a pain when I had to use the trailer for more utilitarian purposes. I installed these 'S' channels (www.pitposse.com) on various points on the trailer to support transporting two motorcycles, dirt or street. I routed out a recess for a tire to sit in.
I purchased a Bike Grab stand from www.bikegrab.com and use it for transportation and for parking the bike during track days. The stand is not fixed to the trailer.
Notice where I place the straps on the bike. Most of the tie down pressure is on the front tire, not the fork springs and seals. You don't need much strapping pressure for the bike to be rock solid on the trailer.
On the rear I mounted two 'D' rings flush into the base of the trailer bed. I use a single strap to hold the rear wheel from bouncing side to side.
Below is the right side mounting where I do not use the Bike grab front stand.
I estimate I have transported bikes about 20,000 miles, using the methods described above and 'touch wood' have never had a problem.


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So - I pretty much only eat pesto based meals these days... But that is what happens when the tomatoes are ripe and the basil is plentiful. A few weeks ago I bought a giant pot of basil from Aubuchon for $7. Since then I've been swimming in basil. I can make two batches without barely making a dent.
Pasta // While I'm not one to avoid gluten regularly, I did use gluten free pasta here. It is by no means the same as fresh pasta... but it is not that far off from regular boxed pasta... and a million times more enjoyable than whole wheat pasta. You can just keep that to yourself.
Pesto // I've been known to make shortcuts on traditional pesto purely because I'll just forget ingredients. When I made these two fish dishes, I casually forgot the nuts and the lemon juice - both are pretty important if you are trying to be traditional. In this case, I stuck to the standard I first made back in 2012.
Tomatoes // I'm normally very generous with my tomatoes... but it'll be hard to get me to give away any of these beautiful black cherries. They are so amazing. I can't get enough of them.
Burrata // I believe nearly all meals would be made better by burrata. It was pretty disappointing to realize what a serving size of buratta is... I think they want you to share one ball between four people? Ludicrous. In this case, it makes sense to just use a half ball for one person. You could do less if you are trying to be healthy or something like that.
Plating decor // After plating the main ingredients (pasta, tomatoes, burrata), I sprinkled a bit of basil and lemon zest over the top along with a bit of Himalayan pink salt.
As a testament to how quickly this will come together, I managed to make it and eat it all within about 23 minutes. That includes the boiling of the water, cooking the pasta, and running to the garden for the basil. If we are being honest, I actually did the last 5 minutes of it during a conference call. It should have been a video call but nobody needs to watch me eat my lunch.
Cook your pasta to your preferred tenderness. I like it a little al dente for summer salads like this. Toss the cooked and drained pasta in a few tablespoons of pesto (per person). No rules here, if you want more pesto, just do it.
Plate the pasta with some freshly cut garden tomatoes and a half ball of burrata.
Drizzle the plate with a bit of olive oil and sprinkle with basil, lemon zest, and a bit of salt.
On Saturday, I casually whipped up this seared pesto-y cod dish. It was great. Well on the way home from work last night, I realized I was either having cod for dinner.... or it would end up in the trash. The benefit of buying fresh fish is that you could put it in the freezer.... but I'm not always the best at digging things out of the freezer... so cod for dinner it is!
Juts like the first round of this meal - so many of the ingredients came from my garden. While I'm not opposed to making the same dinner twice, I enjoy the challenge of making something different without a whole lot of effort. I bought this "zoodler" in July on Amazon and had barely used it. I think in my heart of hearts I knew that I only wanted to zoodle sweet potatoes into french fries.... and not as much zucchini into healthy spirals. But- I'm swimming in zucchini now so this is where we are.
Fish // This was a 4 oz filet again... and I still think this is the perfect serving size.
Zoodles // I am absolutely an amateur zoodler. But, I "zoodled" the zucchini and then took a slightly extended sunset walk while they rested. I saw a video online about how you need to let zucchini drain since it's so wet? I'm not sure but I enjoyed the walk.
Pesto // This is the same pesto as I used on the seared pesto-y cod dish. I also used it on two breakfast sandwiches. A bit garlicky for breakfast sammys for some reason but not as obvious on fish.
Using a food processor, prep and make your pesto. I was only cooking for 1 and not measuring so my ingredient amounts are less than helpful. But combine, a handful of basil, 3-ish leaves of mint, 1 clove of garlic, and maybe 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese. Pulse until it begins to form a paste. Then add in the olive oil while the processor is running. Stop adding oil when you are at the consistency you prefer.
Set your skillet to a high heat with a bit of olive oil. Pat dry your fish with a paper towel and then press into a dish of flour and parmesan (About a 50/50 ratio). Flip and press in both sides of the filet one or two more times.
Add the fish to the skillet and let cook for about 3-4 minutes on either side depending on thickness. This fillet was pretty thick. Remove when the fish flakes as you fork it. Need more information? Google how to cook white fish.
Make your zoodles... and then toss them in the pesto. Optional? Add some capers. I let mine sit for about 10 minutes while I made the fish and they really softened nicely.
Plate your fish and zoodles then zest a bit of lemon above it all. Enjoy!
The garden has been slow going this summer. Each week I think it's going to be the week all the tomatoes turn red... but not yet. I was able to pull out a handful of cherries, grapes, and romas but not the treasure trove I'm excited for.
Meanwhile, I was texting with a girlfriend that I had over for this amazing fish dinner and sent her a few other favorite quick winners. Looking back over the meals there are some really common elements. I always cook with a white fish. I normally use a pork product, perhaps some tomatoes... and cheese is practically a guarantee. That being said, I need to learn how to cut back on the pork and added salt... so tonight's dinner just has cheese. Baby steps folks.
I really love this super simple dish. It is not exactly as easy as this nicoise roasted fish but it is not too far off. There are pretty much 3 steps. 1 - make the pesto. 2 - sear the fish. 3 - cut the tomatoes. Not bad right? I pulled all the fresh ingredients from my garden so I only had to pick up the $3 cod fillet at the store. While I theoretically understand a fillet serving size is 6-8 oz, I always want it smaller. I often go with 4 to 5. In this case, I went with 4 because I had just stuffed my face with some gluten free tortilla chips. All about the balance guys.
Tomatoes // pick a variety of colors for flavor and look. If this was only red cherries you wouldn't be as excited. In this case, I had some yellows, a red roma, and my new black cherry tomatoes. They are really quite great.
Cutting style // It would be easiest to just cut the tomatoes in half and move on, but try to slice them thin-ish. This one makes it lie flatter on the plate for plating ... but also means the pesto really sticks to everything in an amazing way.
Pesto // I love fresh pesto. I went nut free on this one ... pretty much because I forgot. But the main goal here was to use some of my plentiful basil.
Set your skillet to a high heat with a bit of olive oil. Pat dry your fish with a paper towel and then press into a dish of flour.
Slice your tomatoes and then mix them with a few spoonfuls of the pesto.
Plate your tomatoes, then fish, and then drizzle more of the pesto on top.
I'd like to understand why the month of February doesn't move as fast as July. It absolutely flew by. It feels like only a week ago (or maybe two), I was cooking and prepping for this massive party. But in actuality, it's been a month since then. A great month at that too.
I absolutely live for the long days of Summer when you can catch a sunrise, enjoy a full day, dinner on the deck, and take another walk because sunset is just late enough for all this to happen. I try to cram a lot into my summer days like podcast walks, garden time, and blueberry picking - when the timing is right. Normally by this time in the year, I'm in full on tomato mode but the weather this year hasn't been hot enough for the tomato babes. So we are still in the green phase - but it's okay because I can just sit all day and wait.
While the weather hasn't been super compatible with growing tomatoes, it has been good for other things like blueberry picking and casual kayak rides both of which I did on a recent short staycation. Every time I take a day off work, I realize that I need to be better about doing it with a bit more regularity. It's almost as though I let myself get too far into "emotional vacation debt" because I'm not sure what to commit to exactly. So when I take a couple days off... they feel incredible and my "vacation debt balance" gets a boost. That might be a poorly constructed analogy but give it a shot. My love of Summer really puts a magnifying glass on this need. The summer of 2015 was the best because I took six months off. Never been more fulfilled, healthy, and balanced - even though it might have been a bit challenging on the actual bank account balance.
Here are a few pictures from the last month or so ish. I could fill this with sunrise pictures but I'm trying to be diverse and toss in a few other Summer moments. But my sunrise walks make me feel like I'm squeezing out a few more ounces of sunshine before I trap myself in an office.
 sunset boat ride through Scituate Harbor. My dad graciously circled the lighthouse so I would get the right lighting for the shot.
 I take a picture like this a few times a year. I'm not in as good of a shape as I have been... but still able to make it work. There is something about a handstand that always makes me feel so great.
 dusk on a hot summer day along Museum Beach in Scituate.
 I swear you'll never regret getting up for sunrise. Best case scenario? Bright colors and beautiful views. Worst case scenario? It's cloudy and you get to have some hot coffee in a nice quiet spot before everyone else is up.
 The sunflowers this year are so tall. Like so tall. This is one of the early ones that planted itself from last year's seeds. Love seeing it against the American flag.
 I have absolutely had less blueberry donuts this summer - but fully managed to have 3 during my birthday vacation.
 I frequently see people taking their small dogs out kayaking or paddleboarding in the marsh - so I really wanted to see if Ruby would be interested. She wasn't. She politely sat with me after a lifted her in but the entire time was ready to leap out and flip me for sure. I'm not giving up - but this was pretty fun.
 I already did a post on our Vineyard trip [here] - but it was probably one of the best 18 hours of the summer. It was an incredibly long day but totally worth it. Getting to Edgartown light with my brother was super sweet.
 In the span of 5 days, I managed to go picking three times. Once by myself (2+ lbs), once with my sister (4+ lbs), and once with my dad (2+ lbs).
 My friend Sarah has been home on maternity leave this summer so I've had the opportunity to snuggle this cute baby more than once. He is beyond cute - and when he fell asleep on me? Heart breaker.
 I can be incredibly lazy and just not want to leave the neighborhood beach but I pushed myself a couple mornings to get out there. Snapped this one on a random weekday morning just before sunrise in the harbor. Love these picturesque boats.
 I officially kayaked to this beach that I've been thinking about for a year. To be clear, it is not far, nor that intimidating but I always couldn't muster the courage to make it. So on the day before my birthday, I mustered the courage and made it. It's so perfect. I'll absolutely be back again soon. The shells there are different from the other beaches in town.
This recipe has been sitting on my kitchen counter for over a month - so it's good that I finally got to it I guess. The original recipe called for raspberries but there is no good reason for that - especially when you have perfectly ripe and freshly picked blueberries. I was on vacation for a few days and went blueberry picking three times. So, I have a few to spare.
This cake is a homerun on about a million levels but I'll give you a few examples. It's so easy to make. It's incredibly light and fluffy. It's perfectly customizable. As I was making this I was tempted to toss in some slivered almond and swap out the almond extract for coconut. I feel like there are countless ways to just use this simple ricotta cake base.
While the original recipe called for a round cake pan, I only had two loaf pans around. Here are my thoughts on that. The round pan is better for presentation sake. Like think about going to a brunch and bringing it like that. But - the loaf pans are better for durability. This cake is so incredible moist that the loaf slices hold together a bit better. It's less fragile and easier to transport. I know this because I put it in my bike basket and dropped one off at my parents house.
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat a baking pan with nonstick spray.
Then fold in butter, followed by 1 cup frozen berries.
Distribute the batter into your chosen pan(s). Original recipe was 9 in round pan, I went with 2 8 inch loaf pans.
I had a bunch of ladies over for dinner one night recently. I was racking my brain a bit to figure out the optimal menu for the occasion. When we go out to a restaurant, we often all end up getting burgers - but that just didn't feel right for a fun summer girls night. I debated kabobs or chicken but those either seemed like a lot of effort or just a bit weak for some fun lady time.
So, we landed on my favorite fall back - a simple white fish dinner. So good. I went straight to Food52 and found this recipe but modified it a bit to make it even easier. While I love a good seared fish (like this baby), baked fish is so incredibly easy especially when you are having guests. You really just put it in the oven ... and then take it out.
Time // All of the prep is complete in less than 5 minutes. 5 minutes! I spent the most amount of time picking out red and yellow tomatoes to make sure the meal was colorful.
Farro // I am a huge fan of farro these days - and this was a great side for the dish. It only takes about 30 minutes to cook but super hands-off. You don't have to measure any water like for rice or quinoa - just treat it like a pasta.
Alternate prep // The next time I make this meal I could absolutely see myself using the same ingredients but differently. I could sear the fish with a good crust and then sauté the tomato olive mixture in a pan. A good blister on the tomatoes would be nice.
Combine the tomatoes, olives, and capers in a bowl.
Grate the garlic using a hand grater onto a cutting board or bowl. Sprinkle heavily with kosher and combine into a paste then mix in olive oil. This might be a bit confusing but trust me it's worth it. When you are done just mix into the tomato/olive mixture to help distribute the garlic all over everything.
Pat the fish dry. Season well with salt and pepper on both sides.
Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of your baking dish and then arrange your fish fillets so they all have a bit of room. Pour the tomato/olive mixture over the fish. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice over the baking dish.
Bake the fish for about 15-25 minutes depending on filet thickness. You'll know its done when the fish flakes easily.
Plate the fish over the grain of choice (farro for me) and serve with a lemon wedge.
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with some sea salt for flavor.


Real Pa Kua Chang will create The Golden Sphere!
Most people, unfortunately, don't know of The Golden Sphere, have not heard of it, and are not blessed with even the rudimentary knowledge of how to attain it. Yet the Golden Sphere is nothing but a manifestation of energy, a glow manufactured and sustained, and the rules for that attaining are simplicity in itself. Indeed, with a bare outlining of the basics necessary, any one of any art could attain it, though, to be honest, it is easier if one has acquired all the knowledge, and studied all the arts.
First and foremost is the grounding of the machine that is your body. You must undertake a severe study of stances, through all potential ranges of motion. You must run the energy up and down the legs, learning when to brace against the ground, and when to liberate yourself from it.
Second and equally important is the glow of the energy center. This energy center is called the tan tien, or the One Point. This energy center is actually an energy generator, and you must breath as if to it, center your awareness on it, cause it to glow from the excitation of energy running up and down the legs, make it work.
Third, most critical of all, one must learn how to relax while doing the martial arts. If one is not relaxed, then energy is not concentrated in the tan tien, but rather dissipated throughout the body to points that are not relaxed. In other words, energy is locked up by points of the body that are not relaxed.
Now, you are grounding, focusing, breathing, and creating truckloads of energy within the center of the body. You will glow, regardless of any wish or desire to the contrary– and only a fool would not want to glow in this fashion. So liberate this energy, course it through the arms, and like sparklers on a dark night, surround your body with geometric configurations of energy, and let that energy encapsulate you, protect you, and yet not bar you from the world, but rather open you to a different world, a world beyond senses, a world of ethereal perfection.
Eventually, as you practice endlessly and without thought of time or other such mundane limitations, you become art. You become the unique and special individual you are. One thing that will help unlimit you, and increase your progress in this quest a hundred fold, is to study what virtue is, and how to manifest it in your life.
It is easy, you know, if you just get out of your way, if you do your forms with attention to the details I have listed here. It is easy if you put aside the problems of the world, solve them quickly and efficiently, and consecrate your time on this planet to what really matters, the creation and evolution of art. I advise you then, do what I have instructed here, and…and to do it through the learning of as many arts as you can, for to seek The Golden Sphere through but one art is slow, to seek it through understanding all is The True Way.
There are three simple but complete systems in the very real Pa Kua Chang course offered at Monster Martial Arts.


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Floating along on the Cloud?
In a certain sense, the innovation of Cloud computing harkens back to the "prehistoric" information technology represented by mainframes, those large central systems of the 1960s.
For both of these technologies, the principle is to shift the calculation power and storage resources to remote servers. In the case of the Cloud, the IT resources are accessed via the Internet, and the ergonomics are much more advanced than was the case with the old monochrome systems.
In other words, "the intelligence is no longer within the user's workstation, but available over the Internet".
The Cloud appeared in the 1990s and has developed unceasingly since then. So much so, that in 2013, worldwide expenses for Cloud services were estimated at $47 billion, with the expectation that they will reach $108 billion by 2017.
Despite the initial hesitation of companies with regard to seeing their strategic data move outside of the company, Cloud computing has developed extensively because of its benefits.
Indeed, applications hosted within the Cloud can be accessed from any Internet browser: rolling out software programs to user workstations is no longer necessary, IT resources (applications and data) can be made available from anywhere and eventually from any peripheral device (tablets, smartphones, …).
Moreover, Cloud services are generally available for rental, meaning that companies can adapt their needs (dropping or adding new applications, changing the number of users, etc.) and their resources each month. There is also no initial investment, often considerable, that has to be anticipated when acquiring a stock of servers, and usage costs are calculated according to the level of consumed resources.
Finally, all or part of the administration, maintenance and even update operations are delegated to the Cloud's depository companies. These companies are capable of deploying the very latest IT skills, that their customers would doubtlessly not be able to afford in-house.
The Cloud, an ideal solution?
This list of benefits would be enough to convince many people that the Cloud is an ideal solution for meeting corporate IT needs. This may well be the case, depending on one's expectations and provided that attention is devoted to certain points.
Firstly, a Cloud hosting contract will systematically exclude the consequences linked to service downtime due to a failure of the transmission networks needed in order to access the applications and data. The service provider's liability could potentially only be pursued if this party is also the provider of Internet access services.
In any event, for operational considerations, user companies must therefore ensure the quality of their connection and, depending on the critical nature of their business line applications, must make provisions for a backup line that will allow for operations in downgraded mode.
Also, the Service Quality Level provided by the service provider is defined in the SLA (Service Level Agreement). The duration and maximum percentage of any downtime over an invoicing period are generally stipulated therein. Failure to attain the SLA must require the service provider to pay penalties.
In all cases, it's important to determine whether the Cloud contract has been signed directly with the host, or through an intermediate reseller. In case of an incident and depending on the clauses limiting the liability of the host or reseller, recourse can prove to be more or less complicated.
No one solution is better than any other, but it is important to understand the contractual layout in order to ensure that it suits the usage situation. In particular, it is crucial to clearly identify the process and actor in charge of backing up data: User Company (some Cloud contracts stipulate that purchasing a backup service does not release a company from having to regularly backup its own data), reseller, and host. Cloud or no Cloud, losing data and the unavailability of a backup represent a major loss for companies.
To sum up: the Cloud yes, but not cloud 9.


5. The source server write the buffered data to the disk.
In result synchronous volume replication limits the write speed by speed of network and both source and destination disk speeds.
In case of asynchronous replication the data are directly written on the source server disk and send to the destinatlion system right away but doens't wait for the process to complete. In result the writing is limited only by speed of the source disk but the replication itselves is still limited by network speed and the destination disks.
Asynchronous replication gives also possiblity setup start/stop schedule. For example if you have limited network speed and you don't want to overload it with the replication you can set an schedule for nights or/and weekends. But you need to be aware that it could not make it to copy all changes over that time and in result the disk will be inconsistant.
Both of the replication modes are based on the DRBD mechanism. The difference is that synchronous replication uses DRBD Protocol C and the asynchronous replication uses DRBD Protocol A.
The main drawback of the asynchronous volume replication is the size of the TCP send buffer size which is only 2MB and cannot be increased. If this buffer becomes overloaded the asynchronous volume replications starts to work in a very similar way to the synchronous volume replications. As a result the write speed is limited by the replication link and the speed of the secondary node.
Starting from DSS V6 b5087 we abandoned the idea of using asynchronous volume replication.
However if asynchronous volume replication tasks were created in build b4786 and then the system were updated, those task will still run as asynchronous. But there is NO possibility to create any new asynchronous volume replication tasks with version after 4786.