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Q: OpenVpn bridge interface does not respond to incoming packets from outer network ! We are trying to set up a roadwarrior vpn setup with openvpn. We want the people to be able to connect to our network via openvpn. And we want them to be able to see and connect to the machines in our network. So the solution is bridged vpn as we see.
I don't have much experience with network environments. I'm going through both the ubuntu (on which we've built openvpn server) and openvpn manuals. Both of them lack in many aspects.
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.10/serverguide/C/openvpn.html
http://openvpn.net/howto.html
When i install a bridge interface through bridge-start script which is part of the openvpn, my network goes down, just letting me ping inside my network. i set up the port forwarding to my openvpn server's port 1194 which is working until i set the bridging interface. After enabling bridge my machine lost contact to the outer network. I'm sure i'm missing something to do.
I put my ifconfig and netstat -rn outputs before and after setting bridge. And my server configuration file and scripts below.

#ifconfig before
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 52:54:00:57:63:6e
          inet addr:192.168.22.230  Bcast:192.168.22.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::5054:ff:fe57:636e/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:4857 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3199 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:518272 (518.2 KB)  TX bytes:430178 (430.1 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1804 (1.8 KB)  TX bytes:1804 (1.8 KB)

#netstat before
192.168.22.0  /  0.0.0.0     /    255.255.255.0 /  U         0 0    0  /  eth1

0.0.0.0       /  192.168.22.1 /   0.0.0.0       /  UG        0 0    0  /  eth1

#ifconfig after
br0       Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 52:54:00:57:63:6e
          inet addr:192.168.22.230  Bcast:192.168.22.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::5054:ff:fe57:636e/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:256 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:43790 (43.7 KB)  TX bytes:2328 (2.3 KB)

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 52:54:00:57:63:6e
          inet6 addr: fe80::5054:ff:fe57:636e/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:5691 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:3508 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:622570 (622.5 KB)  TX bytes:470324 (470.3 KB)

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3980 (3.9 KB)  TX bytes:3980 (3.9 KB)

tap0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 7e:3a:03:48:ad:29
          inet6 addr: fe80::7c3a:3ff:fe48:ad29/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING PROMISC MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:243 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

#netstat after
192.168.22.0  /  0.0.0.0  /  255.255.255.0  /  U    0 0     0  /  br0

(This table is bad i know. But i couldn't been able to overcome this table, or make it functional by adding routes.)

bridge-start script
br="br0"
tap="tap0"

eth="eth1"
eth_ip="192.168.22.230"
eth_netmask="255.255.255.0"
eth_broadcast="192.168.22.255"

for t in $tap; do
    openvpn --mktun --dev $t
done

brctl addbr $br
brctl addif $br $eth

for t in $tap; do
    brctl addif $br $t
done

for t in $tap; do
    ifconfig $t 0.0.0.0 promisc up
done

ifconfig $eth 0.0.0.0 promisc up

ifconfig $br $eth_ip netmask $eth_netmask broadcast $eth_broadcast

A: The problem is that when the start script takes eth0 down, it destroys your default gateway route. When the script brings the interfaces up, you aren't using DHCP, you're setting the IPs and subnets manually. Normally you would get the route from DHCP without the bridge. You can either comment out parts of the script so that br0 gets eth0's IP (and thus the route as well) from DHCP, or you can add a line to manually add the route at the end of the script:
route add default gw 192.168.22.1

A: Why you don't use /etc/network/interfaces for archive this?
example:
   iface br0 inet static
    bridge_ports eth0 tap0
    address 192.168.1.2
    broadcast 192.168.1.255
    netmask 255.255.255.0
    gateway 192.168.1.1
    pre-up openvpn --mktun --dev tap0


Sometimes you arrive somewhere and are completely thrown. A ruined village in Oman destroyed by RAF bombs?
After a relaxing stay at the heavenly Al Bustan Palace Hotel just south of Muscat, on Saturday we stopped for a spot of geocaching on the outskirts of the village of Tanuf. The info supplied about the cache intimated that the deserted village to the north of modern Tanuf had been bombed by the RAF in the early fifties during the Jabal Akhdar (or Green Mountain) War. As this was before either of us were born it was hardly surprising that we hadn't heard of it so I decided to do some research on Sunday. In fact it turned out I was two years old when this little piece of British-Omani history drew to a close.
The origins of the dispute were in oil, religious traditions and absolute rule. The Saudis laid a tenuous claim to the Buraimi Oasis in Oman close to the UAE/Omani/Saudi borders because Aramco (Saudi's state owned oil company) believed there was oil to be found there. There was already some dispute between the tribes of the interior of Oman who believed in appointing their religious leaders (Imams) by election and the Sultan who, from Muscat, ruled absolutely over Oman. The country at that time played a role in managing the neighbouring Trucial States established by the British in 1835 to halt piracy in the Persian Gulf. (The Trucial States or Trucial Oman would eventually give rise in the seventies to the modern day UAE with Qatar and Bahrain as separate kngdoms but in the early days of Rock and Roll all that was still in the future.) The Trucial Oman Levies or Scouts were an armed force of Omanis commanded by British Officers and NCOs who kept the peace. The individual states were mostly responsible for their own internal affairs and the poeple ruled by their sheikhs while the British concentrated on foreign business on Trucial Oman's behalf.
To understand further this dispute you have to know a little of the geography of Oman. Much of the land mass lies south of the Al Hajar Al Gharbi (Al Hajar) mountain range that runs parallel with the northern coast of Oman from north of the Tropic of Cancer across to the eastern coast separating the coastal lands of Muscat from the southern desert that reaches almost as far south as Salalah on the Arabian Sea. This desert is the Omani section of the Empty Quarter which stretches north into Saudi Arabia, one of the largest sand deserts in the world and one of the most inhospitable landscapes anywhere on earth. Historically the Sultans of Muscat held little influence over the nomadic tribes of the interior where slavery was still practised and the rifle was a badge of manhood. In Muscat they were seafarers and merchants looking to India, Persia and the East for their wealth.
The Sultan asked the British for assistance in removing the Saudis who responded by ensuring that the tribal leaders were their men, providing them with arms. The British were in a quandary and already not popular with Egypt, Syria and the UN amongst others due to previous efforts in the region however wanting to protect their oil interests and relations with Oman they sent in some Trucial Oman Scouts to oust Imam Ghalib Bin Ali and the Saudis.
The Akhdar range includes the highest peaks in Oman including Jebal Shams rising to almost 3,000m. These mountains cause the rains to fall (we saw plenty of thunderstorms and experienced a refreshing downpour ourselves on Saturday) so there are lots of trees and agriculture in the wadis leading down from them, hence the name "Akhdar", Arabic for green. The range thrusts up from almost sea level with little in the way of foothills, just sharp jutting rock rising vertically. Transits across the range from coast to interior are few and far between even today, so fighting was tough for the Scouts.
Tanuf nestles below the mountains on the inland side. To support the Sultan's troops the RAF ultimately bombed several sites along the mountains to drive the rebels out, including the town of Tanuf. This small forgotten war dragged on from 1954 until January 1959.
The UN was due to to discuss the region and the British had committed to withdrawing their troops by April 1959, before the talks commenced. In January of that year a decisive push was made and in less than three months achieved what the previous five years of skirmishes had failed to deliver. The rebel leaders made their way to Saudi Arabia and laid low. A small number of rebels continued laying mines brought in from there through the summer of 1959 but this ceased as the British and a new Omani paramiltary force reduced the arms smuggling.
At the time Cairo Radio reported that in the attack on the Jebel Akhdar, 120,000 British troops had been employed and Moscow embellished the story further, claiming 13,000 paratroopers had been dropped. In fact, barely 1,000 men had been involved, of which only 250 were British.


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Rockabilly Shakedown at The DH
On Thursday, October 9, 2015 Montreal's rockabilly trio The Hellbound Hepcats made a stop in Windsor at The Dominion House Tavern.
The Hellbound Hepcats performing at The Dominion House Tavern in Windsor.
I first discovered this band when they were on tour with The Creepshow two or three years ago. I did some cursory research prior to the show, and figured they'd be a good act to catch. I was in love with their performance, drinking, dancing, and shouting the entire time. I ended up purchasing their self-titled album and had it in my car stereo for six months straight.
So going into the show this time I knew what to expect, and was crazy excited.
The crowd was much more demure, and made up largely of people I've never seen at shows before, which is great. The music community in Windsor is extremely diverse, but made up of few enough people that after five years of regularly attending shows I've come to recognize most of them. Which is why it's great to see bands that have the ability to draw outside of the usual crowd.
Black metal styled Abba shirt? Yes please.
While the audience didn't get as into the dancing as they might have, everyone was extremely enthusiastic with their applause at the end of each song, and a good number of them approached the merch table following the set. There was even that one guy writing haikus on the backs of coasters, who then read them to the band as well as my friend and I. Definitely a first for me, and likely for the artists as well.
The Hepcats had less of the rockabilly visual aesthetic that I remember from the last show, but just as much (if not more) talent and energy. Their sound is a throwback to the 60's with galloping drum beats, guitar that falls just short of being too twangy (with some great effects thrown in), and driving upright bass. It's a captivating sound that could come from a cleaned up Gallon Drunk or slighty punked out Peanuts Wilson.
Turn Me Inside Out is the new album from The Hellbound Hepcats, and is available through Stomp Records. I'll be posting a reviw of this album within the next little while, so keep an eye out for that. In the meantime, go check it out and form your own opinions.
The DH
The Dominion House Tavern
The Hellbound Hepcats
Stomp Records
Turn Me Inside Out

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Here is my post from the tenth day of Christmas last year. Funny enough my model was wearing the same jammies this morning although they are getting a little small.
I should really make myself a pair because I don't know about you but just about this time each year I feel a bit like Santa's little helper.
My kids love coasters. Yes the ones that you put drinks on. They throw them as frisbees, use them as plates, roll them and who knows what else. I find them everywhere, in beds, outside, in the bathroom, under rugs you name it I have probably found a coaster there. I have no idea why they have a fascination with them but I can tell you that they disappear and get broken at an alarming rate.
So I decided to make some that wouldn't get broken (or at least not into sharp pieces), can't chip, and would be kind to the inside of my washing machine and were made from scraps of felt. I also made 5 because for sure one (or more) will go missing. There isn't much point in buying something nice at least not for a while.
Step 1. Cut felt into 1cm strips (using standard felt sheets). I used 8 colours but you can use as few or as many as you like. I used 17 strips per coaster, 2 strips per colour plus one extra in the outside colour.
Step 2. You can use white glue but mine needed to be super durable, so I opted for hot glue. Starting with any colour wrap and glue the end of one of the felt strips to make a small cylinder.
Step 3. Glue and wrap additional strips of felt. If you are using white glue use straight pins and pin as you wrap and glue. With hot glue you don't need pins.
Step 4. Once you get to the end of the felt add in the second strip. Glue and wrap the strips in sections.
Step 5. Once you have used all 16 strips of felt glue the last strip around the outside butting it up against the same colour.


Boys make their way to classes across the historic cobbled School Yard of Eton College on May 26, 2008 in Eton, England.
Because all children deserve the best education.
Last week, we asked: Should private education be banned? You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity.
In my experience, private schools are systems of hate and separation. As a graduate of private Catholic schools, I witnessed firsthand the severe class segregation and exclusion that makes for lifelong choices by the privileged. The separation of the wealthy … from the poor is physical at private schools, and so they provide safe arenas to reinforce biases without contradictory evidence. Parents feel righteous, and by furthering the failure of public institutions, they get to feel justified too. When all students are required to attend together, they learn they are the same and hopefully they grow up to treat each other better. When all children are going to the community school again, with no alternatives, the community school will be supported. Poverty is created systemically and requires systemic reform to eliminate.
Compulsory education is one of the best things to ever happen in this country, and you cannot have a just system in which there is both compulsory education and exclusively public education. We should not prioritize private schools, but we should not ban them either.
Private schools provide a superior education but encourage elitist social values. Evangelical private schools create generations of Roy Moore Christians with their focus on religion, not academics. The charter school model rescues urban kids from underfunded public schools, yet creates de facto segregation.
Education is the parents' responsibility, and it should be their choice how they educate their children. They are not the state's children, nor [is it] the state's responsibility to educate them. Therefore, they should not limit parental choices. As a product of both public and private schools, and a donor to private education, my parents and then myself bore the cost of both. Why should parental choices be tyrannically limited by the state?
In Finland they have no private schools. That's why every school there is top-notch.
Don't ban private schools, just stop supporting them with public funds. Tax money should go to public schools only.
When public schools are not teaching what parents believe is a good education, what are their options? Private education, home-schooling, etc.? There must be options as the quality of public education in some states is not producing educated youths. The emphasis on political correctness has deteriorated too many public schools and caused enormous turmoil in the school-parent relationship to the point that private or home-schooling are the only options.
Diversity is needed to ensure everyone understands the needs of others. It is one of the tenets of public education. I don't think banning private schools is the answer, but they should be held accountable for what they teach and should not receive money meant for public schools. All students, regardless of the school attended, must learn certain required subjects. Public education has suffered in recent decades because it has been easier to divert funding through voucher programs to private schools than to fulfill the obligation to ensure quality public education. Ensuring a quality education for everyone demands that appropriate funding is provided, not only for classroom learning but also for extras like sports, art and music.


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What Makes Smallville A Great Show?
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LastSon0fMars July 21, 2022, 5:32pm #2
The insane level of suspense that leaves you on the edge of your seat, wanting to binge the show until Clark becomes a masterful super hero…
chintzybeatnik July 21, 2022, 6:12pm #3
When Erica Durance arrives in Season 4.
MatthewHecht July 21, 2022, 10:07pm #4
Reaganfan78:
In your opinion What makes Smallville a great Show? What's your favorite thing about it?
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capo-mage July 21, 2022, 11:46pm #5
1st & only live action Z.
TheWifeOfJasonTodd July 22, 2022, 12:04am #6
Paging @Jurisdiction since I know you love this show so much.
MatthewHecht July 22, 2022, 12:18am #7
I love it more.
O-kayyyyy? Nice to know… I think?
Batman0803 July 22, 2022, 12:48am #9
To me, I think what makes Smallville such a great show is that it inexplicably feels both timeless and contemporary to the 2000s. Looking at the special effects, the music selections, the clothing choices, not to mention the technology, it captures a very quaint 2000s-era aesthetic. At the same time, a lot of the major plots in the show are centered around family dynamics, the uncertainty the future holds, the guilt from past mistakes, etc, which I think everyone can resonate with on some level or another.
On top of that, and not to state the obvious, but its a Superman show where he fights bad guys and occasionally gets laid, so that alone makes it worth the watch!
Jurisdiction July 22, 2022, 1:09am #10
Thanks for the mic, @TheWifeOfJasonTodd!
Pre-Superman Superman. Suspense. Angst. 22-year-old Tom Welling. Action. Journalism. Superpowers. Nerds. CGI. Emotion. Dialogue. Growing up and growing on.
In other words, Smallville.
Zontarr_of_Pellucidar July 22, 2022, 4:01am #11
The aggressive pairing of comic books and soap operas, taking advantage of the similarities found in the two
The first live-action show given that was given the freedom to team up two or more DC heroes, and they made the most of it.
And just the level of success - with the current landscape of broadcast television and today's tendancy towards a reduced # of episodes per season, it is hard to see another super hero show racking up that many episodes (Teen Titans Go claims 250 episodes, but that only counts as 125 half-hours of television in my book)
Vroom July 22, 2022, 6:08am #12
The writing, acting, directing, casting, music, Christopher Reeve's guest appearance and the overall love and respect for not just Superman lore, but the lore of other DC franchises as well (The Flash, Justice Society, Legion of Super-Heroes and Zatanna, among others) are but a few of the things that make Smallville not just a great TV show in general, but the best live-action DC TV series of all time.
Oh, and Booster Gold, too. He makes everything great.
bromepeter424.24110 July 22, 2022, 10:27am #13
Smallville is A Great Show Because All of the Reasons You Stated and More!
The Cast and Crew Were Great!
The Actors and Actresses Brought the Great Characters Too Life!
The Writing Was Great!
Green Arrow Was Great, So Was the Blur!
Enjoy Watching the Show, Over and Over, Again!
Smallville, is One of the Best Shows, Ever!
zulmara5.38205 July 22, 2022, 12:12pm #14
It created such iconic and definitive characters. I mean, to this day there still hasn't been a good Lex Luthor, and Smallville's been off the air for 2 decades so that says something.
Zontarr_of_Pellucidar July 23, 2022, 4:24pm #15
As soon as Smallville ended, the CW started a show about the the number two hero on Smallville, and that begat a half dozen other DC shows on the CW network, and then that producer co-created Titans and Stargirl for DC Universe. So Smallville DNA remains evident all over DC's televised content.
Bar-El July 23, 2022, 6:42pm #16
For me it just had the magic that a lot of shows miss. The entire cast, crew, and creative team gave their hearts to the show and you can see it. It's one of those things you are lucky to get, and it's literally magic. You have to be a little lucky and super dedicated to make it happen. They have the best cast in the world but the writing is outstanding! They all like each other and help boost each other because it was honestly a grueling 10 years especially for Tom who is in every episode and practically every scene! Yet they are all earnest. Although freak of the week got repetitive, they were able to adapt and evolve the show as the seasons progressed, trying new things and constantly moving the show forward so it didn't get stuck trying to be what it was in the early years. As everyone has already said, the music, effects, sets, costumes, it's all nostalgic but timeless at the same time. It's fun and serious, suspenseful and carefree, all at the same time. Everyone who participated in making this show should forever be proud of what they did for us fans. This show is everything to me, and it makes me so happy to discuss it with this incredible and supportive community!
Now for my shameless plug to go join the club!
Welcome to the Smallville Fan Club! Club Rooms
[IMG_4188] In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Smallville, welcome to the [Smallville Fan Club Logo TP] Whether you're an avid rewatcher or this is your introduction to the show, this is the place for new and old fans alike! Smallville is a show with an incredible cast, the best music samples from the turn of the millennium, and enough love triangles polygons to stump a math teacher. There's 217 episodes, 125+ tie-in comics, and layers of easter eggs for us to explore, so let's click ou…
MatthewHecht July 23, 2022, 6:50pm #17
Bar-El:
NinjaSupes July 24, 2022, 4:20am #18
That red leather jacket looks HELLA COOL!!!
MatthewHecht July 24, 2022, 11:55am #19
I never liked it. I missed black and silver suit immediatly.
Exaxtly, because of Smallville we now have so many comic book shows on television.
Smallville Had A Great Cast and Crew!
Great Acting!
Their Writing Was Great!
The Show Had A Nice Feel!
It Felt Like Home!
Nice Family Setting!
Ma and Pa Kent Were Great!
The Stories Were Well Written!
I Agree with Bar El!
There Were Plenty of Inside Jokes!
The Banter Between Clark Kent and Lois Lane, Was Great!
All Around a Great Show Too Watch!


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About Saybrook University
Saybrook University was founded by a group of academics devoted to providing a place of higher learning focused on developing students holistically. Through its two colleges, this school offers both unique programs like transformative social change, integrative and functional nutrition, and integrative wellness coaching, and more standard programs like psychology and counseling.
This small Oakland, California university offers master's and doctoral level programs to its students, and places an emphasis on the development of its students' analytical minds. Although most programs at the school are in a hybrid format, with most coursework being completed online, most students attend a Residential Conference at the beginning of each semester. These conferences seek to foster community between students and faculty and to help students feel more secure and excited about the new semester's courses.
''Saybrook taught me how to respectfully challenge the status quo and engage in difficult conversations. The world is hungry for the type of engagement Saybrook encourages in its students every day.''
-Haley Lowe, Alumnus
''Saybrook's humanistic tradition has offered me a philosophical perspective that continues to enhance and enrich my life and work. It's been truly remarkable.''
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''I entered Saybrook lacking confidence, but walked off of the stage on graduation day with my head held high, knowing I had worked fearlessly alongside some of the greatest professors in the world. ''
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Program Flexibility: Nearly all of Saybrook's programs are available in a hybrid learning format, with most coursework completed online and some in-person requirements. This gives students flexibility and the opportunity to focus on exploring the real world around them, outside of the classroom.
Global Community Engagement: The Residential Conferences at the beginning of each semester consist of seven-days devoted to learning more about fellow students, faculty, and their global community.
Devotion to World Change: Students who are interested in bettering their community, enhancing sustainability and fostering a more just world may find this school teaches just that.
Student-Focused: Through school offerings like Program Plan Advisement and the Center for Writing and Dissertation Excellence, students are given individual attention, support, and resources to help them succeed to the best of their abilities.
Saybrook University is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Saybrook University offers the following degree programs:
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M.S. Mind-Body Medicine
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The past couple of months have had me running around forever busy, and especially in regards to work, unable to *do* things. With the change in employment I've been kept out of being able to do any development work, which as most of my friend will probably agree with is something that begins to drive me batty.
So this weekend turns into the first time in a while that I am home with no outside commitments, so I had to do *something*. My wife is out in Colorado for a baby shower, so I've been a bit constrained watching my 3 kids, but still managed to get phase one of some new shelving done.
My basic premise was this wall in my garage. Previously here was some old thin metal shelving, totally overloaded with assorted cruft. It also made the "outside" fridge sit in front of other shelving, and was about "Windows ME" in terms of stability. It also made access to my kayaks a bit difficult (you can see the end of one there in the top corner). With my growing food storage, I had run out of other areas to put in cans, and wanted to improve the ability to rotate commonly used staples. Systems such as the "Shelf Reliance" products are very nice, but were quite out of my budget. Especially considering my needs in this situation. I wanted the can rotation, but I needed the ability to have standard shelving also. This would be much more apparent if you looked at the rest of my garage, which is stuffed, much of it the contents of the shelving I just pulled out.
Now I say Phase 1 with this project because this is not complete, in fact I plan on doing more tonight as my children hit the actual "sleeping" stage. Right now they are *going* to sleep which means I have to stay in earshot to refill water and the like. The next phase will be building out standard shelving from the wall I have just built, encaging the fridge, and providing storage on its side. The beauty of this project is the can rollers take up so little space, and then provide a wall in which I can do something like this. Heck, I could have surfaced it and just had it look like another wall.
The build is really simple, I simply took some 1×1/2 slats, and cut them to fit my 70″ wall, giving a 4″ height difference at the end, what seemed like a good incline. 8″ between rows, then build the opposing wall to match. 1/4″ particle board was laid in my 8″ width. This size fits your #10 can perfectly, with 1/2″ in each side for wiggle room, and just under 2″ on top.
With my wall size, this will accommodate 96 cans (I could add one more row at the top, but it's a little to tall for anybody in the family except me). That's a lot of food I'm able to move out of my basement, under-the-stairs closet, which I can't get to most of the time anyways. Given that this is just outside the kitchen <-> garage door, it makes it a nice accessory to the pantry. And since my garage is well insulated, and I know the temperature ranges in it, I can put in a pretty wide range of foods without them being affected adversely.
All told, the materials were $61 for this project, including the wood to frame out the front end shelves which aren't done yet. Not a bad price for largely increased storage, with can rotation.


** This report needs more confirmation through a proper test setup. ** Prosody can create more prepared statements than strictly necessary for some kinds of queries, which can lead to unnecessary resource consumption (i.e. garbage collecting idle prepared statements that could be reused). 0.10 has improved a number of SQL-related things, and I feel strongly that this fix should also go into the release, or at least some testing to assess the real-world impact.
The above patch reads prepared statements eagerly and closes them explicitly. This works around the scenario where prepared statements are being created faster than the GC can clean them, resulting in hitting the database's prepared statement limit.
Doesn't that fix #391, while bumping statement reuse to a future branch?
Zash, yes, as we had decided to simply solve that piece of the two related issues. Let's re-tag that one for 0.10, and push this one out.
This never made it into 0.10 and it hasn't come up as something to do for 0.11, so bumping milestone to 0.12.


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The 29th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles is this Sunday, October 13, 2013 to be held at West Hollywood Park 647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Date: Sunday, October 13, 2013
8:30 a.m. Sign-In
9 a.m. Aerobic Warm-Up led by Richard Simmons!
9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony Begins
10 a.m. AIDS Walk Los Angeles Begins
Location: AIDS Walk Los Angeles will start and end in West Hollywood. Enter at Melrose Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard.
Length: 10 kilometers/6.2 miles
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2013 AIDS Walk Los Angeles Street Closure Information
The following streets will be closed temporarily at the times and dates shown. All streets will be closed in both directions.
Street Closure Times
San Vicente, Santa Monica to Melrose 6:00 AM on 10/12 to 6:00 PM on 10/13
San Vicente, Cynthia to Santa Monica 11:00 PM on 10/12 to 4:00 PM on 10/13
San Vicente, Beverly to Melrose (East side only) 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM on 10/13
Robertson, Melrose to Santa Monica 6:00 AM to 12:30 PM on 10/13
La Peer, Melrose to Santa Monica 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 10/13
Santa Monica, Doheny to Holloway 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 10/13
La Cienega, Santa Monica to Melrose 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 10/13
Melrose Place, La Cienega to Orlando 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 10/13
Melrose Ave, San Vicente to La Brea 6:00 AM to 1:00 PM on 10/13
La Brea, Melrose to Beverly 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM on 10/13
Beverly, La Brea to San Vicente 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM on 10/13
CROSS TRAFFIC ALLOWED AT THE FOLLOWING INTERSECTIONS:
Harper Ave at Melrose Ave Northbound and Southbound
Crescent Heights Blvd at Melrose Ave Northbound and Southbound
Fairfax Ave at Melrose Ave Northbound and Southbound
Poinsettia Place at Melrose Ave Northbound and Southbound
Clinton St at La Brea Ave Eastbound and Westbound
Oakwood Ave at La Brea Ave Eastbound and Westbound
Poinsettia Place at Beverly Blvd Northbound and Southbound
Fairfax Ave at Beverly Blvd Northbound and Southbound
Sweetzer Ave at Beverly Blvd Northbound and Southbound
Crescent Heights Blvd at Beverly Blvd Northbound and Southbound
La Cienega Blvd at Beverly Blvd Southbound Only
Arrive early! Parking is first-come, first-serve!
The AIDS Walk will start and end in West Hollywood Park located at 647 N San Vicente Blvd in West Hollywood (between Melrose Ave and Santa Monica Blvd).
Go green – Go Metro or carpool to West Hollywood!
Leave the car and Go Metro to get to the AIDS Walk! Check out MTA's Metro Trip Planner:http://socaltransport.org/tm_pub_start.php
Carpool with your friends and coworkers! By sharing a ride, you can significantly cut your commuting costs and put fewer cars on the road, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced.
Recommended Parking
Please Note: All "No Parking" and "Tow Away Zones" signs will be enforced!
8899 Beverly Blvd Parking
Limited free parking is available at the Building parking structure (enter off Beverly Blvd).
Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers Parking Structures
8361 W Third St OR 8365 W Third St
Limited amounts of free parking is available at both Cedars-Sinai lots, located off of Gracie Allen Drive (between George Burns Rd and Sherbourne Dr). Enter off San Vicente Blvd, south of Beverly Blvd OR from 3rd Street.
Beverly Connection
8489 W 3rd Street
Free parking is available to the first 200 AIDS Walk participants. Enter the Beverly Connection parking structure off of La Cienega (between 3rd Street & Beverly Blvd).
All day parking is available for $15/car. You cannot exit from the Pacific Design Center until after 1 p.m. Enter from Melrose Avenue, just east of San Vicente Blvd.
About AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA): AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), one of the largest nonprofit AIDS service organizations in the United States, provides bilingual direct services, prevention education, and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. With more than 30 years of service, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national, and global reach. For more information, visit apla.org.
About AIDS Walk Los Angeles: Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has raised more than $75 million for HIV programs and services throughout Los Angeles County, and has grown into one of the largest AIDS fundraising events in the country. In 2012 alone, 25,000 participants, many of whom were members of 1,600 corporate and community teams, raised nearly $3 million for AIDS Project Los Angeles and more than 20 other AIDS service organizations. For more information, visit aidswalk.net.
About MZA Events: AIDS Walk Los Angeles was founded in 1985 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. Miller is the AIDS Walk originator and has produced hundreds of public service campaigns and fundraising events, generating nearly $380 million for major AIDS organizations throughout the country. For more information, please visit mzaevents.com.
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Vodafone May Sell Japanese Arm
Vodafone has revealed it is in talks about selling its struggling Japanese phone business to internet and telecoms provider Softbank. Its Japanese subsidiary has been losing customers in the face of fierce competition from domestic operators such as NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. "Vodafone confirms it is in discussions regarding a potential sale of a controlling interest in Vodafone Japan to Softbank," the company said in a statement. "These discussions may or may not lead to a transaction."
See our Vodafone's Japan Exit: Thinking the Unthinkable dated Feb. 2005 — Eds.
Telecoms analysts said Vodafone's Japanese difficulties had frustrated both its management and shareholders. "Vodafone would shed a unit that it just doesn't seem able to fix and which certainly does not fit within the profile of the Vodafone investment portfolio," said Ovum's Robin Hearn of the mooted sale.
Although Vodafone still has nearly 15 million customers in Japan, its customer base has shrunk over the past year amid tough competition and a poor reception for its 3G service. Profits fell sharply in the past six months while revenues were flat. Softbank secured a licence to operate a mobile phone business last year. Continue
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Q: command pattern using Dependency Injection for MVC 3 controller I read the following article .NET Junkie - Meanwhile... on the command side of my architecture which was suggested by another stackoverflow user that outlines the command pattern and provides a strategy for how to use it with DI at the end of the article.
This has helped immensely but the one thing I'm missing, let's say I create a new class called CheckoutCustomerCommandHandler.
Now, let's say I need to inject this command and the MoveCustomerCommandHandler into a controller for whatever reason via the constructor. How does this affect the DI container setup and the constructor?
At the core, they both implement the same interface. It seems like this would result in a lookup issue for the DI container. In the article example, here is their sample injector setup:
public interface ICommandHandler<TCommand>
{
    void Handle(TCommand command);
}

// Exactly the same as before, but now with the interface.
public class MoveCustomerCommandHandler
: ICommandHandler<MoveCustomerCommand>
{
    private readonly UnitOfWork db;

    public MoveCustomerCommandHandler(UnitOfWork db,
    [Other dependencies here])
    {
        this.db = db;
    }

    public void Handle(MoveCustomerCommand command)
    {
        // TODO: Logic here
    }
}

// Again, same implementation as before, but now we depend
// upon the ICommandHandler abstraction.
public class CustomerController : Controller
{
    private ICommandHandler<MoveCustomerCommand> handler;

    public CustomerController(
    ICommandHandler<MoveCustomerCommand> handler)
    {
        this.handler = handler;
    }

    public void MoveCustomer(int customerId,
        Address newAddress)
    {
        var command = new MoveCustomerCommand
        {
            CustomerId = customerId,
            NewAddress = newAddress
        };

        this.handler.Handle(command);
    }
}

using SimpleInjector;
using SimpleInjector.Extensions;

var container = new Container();

// Go look in all assemblies and register all implementations
// of ICommandHandler<T> by their closed interface:
container.RegisterManyForOpenGeneric(
    typeof(ICommandHandler<>),
    AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies());

// Decorate each returned ICommandHandler<T> object with
// a TransactionCommandHandlerDecorator<T>.
container.RegisterDecorator(typeof(ICommandHandler<>),
    typeof(TransactionCommandHandlerDecorator<>));

// Decorate each returned ICommandHandler<T> object with
// a DeadlockRetryCommandHandlerDecorator<T>.
container.RegisterDecorator(typeof(ICommandHandler<>),
    typeof(DeadlockRetryCommandHandlerDecorator<>));

A: Here's what your class declarations would look like...
public class CheckoutCustomerCommandHandler :
    ICommandHandler<CheckoutCustomerCommand> {...}

public class MoveCustomerCommandHandler :
    ICommandHandler<MoveCustomerCommand> {...}

These may look like they implement the same interface, but they actually compile to two different interfaces because the generics arguments are different.  Your DI framework will be able to distinguish between them.

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One of Broadway's most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes to the big screen in the largest ever production of the show. The musical tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway - May 1 only. Full Synopsis (1,000 characters): One of Broadway's most classic and beloved tales, 42nd Street, comes to the big screen in the largest ever production of the show. The musical tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway - May 1 only.Peggy arrives to New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania and her talent catches the eye of legendary Broadway director Julian Marsh. She gets a spot in the chorus of Pretty Lady. Dorothy Brock, the classic Broadway diva and star of the show, takes a dislike to the new girl. When Dorothy is injured, Pretty Lady looks like it will have to close, unless a new girl talented enough to lead the show can be found - someone like Peggy Sawyer!


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24,000 Youths Aged 24 To 25 Seek Debt Assistance From AKPK
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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Up to 24,000, or 15 per cent of the 160,000 individuals who seek Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK)'s assistance through its debt management programme are youths aged between 24 to 25.
A statement released by AKPK today said poor financial planning was the major financial difficulty faced by its clients, making up 50.1 per cent of the cases received.
Other cases included failure or slowdown in business, high medical expenses, high cost of living and retrenchment, it said.
AKPK Chief Executive Officer Azaddin Ngah Tasir, however, said students were not among the young debtors mentioned above.
Speaking to reporters here today after attending the appreciation event of AKPK's pilot project, the Social Enterprise Literacy For Youth (SELFY), Azaddin said as of Sept 30, 2016, a total of 11,481 individuals had fully settled their outstanding debts through the debt management programme offered by AKPK, and paid off a cumulative amount of RM465 million.
He said to date, more than 500,000 individuals have attended AKPK's counselling services.
"Out of that number, around 160,000 customers have applied to enrol into our debt management programme," he said.
Azaddin said by year-end another 1,000 individuals are expected to complete the debt management programme, which began in 2006 to help clients restructure and fully settle their debts.
AKPK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Negara, was established in April 2006 to provide an avenue for individual and potential borrowers to seek advice and assistance in managing their finances and debts.
The agency also provides free financial education, counselling and debt management programmes.
Azaddin said the three-month SELFY project, which began in December 2015, aims to educate youths aged between 18 to 25 on financial matters, stressing their social responsibilities as well as creating awareness among young adults by providing them hands-on experience.
"A RM1,000 fund was loaned by AKPK to each of the 30 groups in three higher education institutions, namely Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Taylor's University and MySkill Foundation, to run their businesses.
"Each group has returned the capital of RM1,000, and in fact, every group has made a profit from the project and donated to charities," he said.
Also present was Bernama Chairman Datuk Seri Azman Ujang.
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Local sports groups, non-profit organizations, businesses and service clubs will gather at Heritage Park on Feb. 21, from 6-8:30 p.m. to inform the public of the programs and activities available to them.
For one day, Heritage Park in Stony Plain will be a one-stop shop for knowledge on programs, services, and recreation throughout the Tri-Region.
"The info night is packed with people, so it should be a good opportunity for us to meet people who might be interested in our programs," Stony Plain Multicultural Heritage Centre acting curator Twyla McGann said leading up to the 2018 Fall Info Night.
Businesses must have a valid business licence within the City of Spruce Grove, or The Town of Stony Plain, or if applicable a development permit or approval to operate certificate from Parkland County. Businesses and organizations from outside the Tri-Region that duplicate local opportunities will not be allowed to participate. Political parties and religious groups will also be ineligible to participate.
A total of 76 different organizations bought and operated 80 tables during the Fall Tri-Municipal Info Night, held in August at the Trans Alta Tri-Liesure Centre. Parkland County Community and Development Coordinator, and Fall Info Night organizer Suzanne Merrills said the event succeeds in bolstering registration numbers for organizations across the region.
The upcoming event is expected to draw a similar number of tables, with organizations picking up on the success their peers had through previous info nights.


Bring color to your life. Show your perspective. Add your personal touch. Find your muse here. It is your turn. Blank Canvas Team Building is waiting for your creativity and the creativity of your team.
You are facing physical and mental challenges. Pay attention. Overcome the test. Once achieved, you will reach a creative challenge. Imitate Picasso, Velázquez and Dalí.
However, the artwork is split into parts. Each team member paints one part, so that all pieces form one big artwork in the end. A pictorial puzzle that captures the personal styles perfectly. An evaluator observes you, analyzes your technique, inspects your work. What is the final assessment? Ingenuity, creativity and good mood are essential in this fun Blank Canvas Team Building activity.
Blank Canvas Team Building is a creative, artistic and fun experience. You will experience an event with two distinct phases.
In the first phase, you and your team will have to work together to receive the materials necessary for the second challenge. In order to obtain the paintbrushes and colors, you have to overcome mental and physical challenges. Skills, ingenuity and teamwork will be the fundamentals for achieving this first objective.
In the second phase, you will have to use the tools to imitate Picasso, Dalí, Velázquez or other great artists. Piece by piece you and your team will recreate one of the big artistic masterpieces.
An evaluator will assess the created artworks that capture the individual styles perfectly in this Team Building Paint.
This is an indoor activity, but there is also an outdoor version: the Street Art Experience.


In April 2011, five African-American men put their minds together to think of how to address the needs of African-American men living with HIV/AIDS. By 2012, they had created the HIV Intervention Project, established to link those living with HIV/AIDS with affordable healthcare and to provide them with workforce development.
But last fall, the city of Atlanta approached Greg Smith, executive director of HIPAtlanta, letting him know that a larger space had opened up in the building the organization occupied. Was he interested?
Indeed he was. By November they had been approved to take over the space, expanding nearly five times over from 275 square feet to 1300 square feet. But with that expansion came an expanded mission and services.
HIV Intervention Project Atlanta was renamed Human Impact Project Atlanta and on June 1, they moved into their new space where they will offer free HIV and STD screenings, linkage to care, a community computer center and support group space for African-American men throughout Atlanta regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Greg Smith is on the move, darting from one room to the next one recent Friday at the Dunbar Recreation Center in the Mechanicsville community of Atlanta. It's a good thing he has the energy he does, because he'll need it. He's a few days in to the move to HIPAtlanta's new offices and there are rooms to complete, signs to be posted, furniture and other items to be set up.
"What I teach now is always trying to find in our community what is our common challenge? And so when I look at African-American men regardless of whether they're heterosexual or homosexual, our common challenges are HIV, STD, employment and criminal history challenges," Smith told Georgia Voice.
That's a lot to tackle for one organization in a city with one of the largest populations of African-American men in the nation. Currently, the HIV testing is up and running in the new space, and Smith says by July they'll be up and running full blast offering the following.
Digital Center with free computer access, free fax machine access, STEM workshops, youth coding classes and senior computer literacy.
It's all part of the organization's philosophy: "Outreach plus testing equals linkages." Smith and HIPAtlanta's plan is to make enough of those linkages to solve or at least temper those challenges common to African-America men in Atlanta.
They're being helped along the way by partnerships with Fulton County Department of Health & Wellness and the Georgia Department of Public Health, and they receive funding from AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Gilead, and the communications marketing firm Edelman among others.
The next step is something HIPAtlanta's staff has been working on for the past two years—building an online platform to move things to the next level.


Blazer: Ralph Lauren. Pants and Shoes: Zara. Tshirt: Uniqlo Heattech. Lips: Nars.
First of all, I've been a bit MIA due to some personal changes that are happening in my life. Second of all, with January being all January like, there was a complete lack of inspirations and ideas. With all that baggage handled, I feel a bit more rejuvenated and excited for some interesting changes in February.
But before all that happened, with warm weather in NYC, I called up Roger for lunch and a walk with Pep the Basenji. I paired my newly found vintage Ralph Lauren collared blazer with some awesome Zara finds from their semi-annual sale. Here's to some new changes!


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Luminaire opens first West Coast location in West Hollywood
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A two-storey building with glazed walls houses the new Los Angeles showroom for upscale modern furniture retailer Luminaire.
The showroom is located on Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood. It marks the fourth location for Luminaire, which was founded in 1974 by Nasir and Nargis Kassamali. The company's flagship showroom in Miami opened in 1984, and its Chicago location debuted in 1989. It has a second Miami location, called Luminaire Lab, that opened in 2002.
In 2017, the Kassamalis sold a majority stake in their business to Michigan-based office furniture specialists Haworth, but continue to oversee Luminaire and shepherd its growth.
"As we continue the legacy of bringing the best in global design to the US, we couldn't think of a better destination to enter than Los Angeles," said Nasir Kassamali in a statement. "The vitality and culture of LA reflect the ethos that Nargis and I founded the Luminaire brand with back in 1974."
"As Los Angeles grows to become a global destination for art and design, we want Luminaire to be an important part of this narrative," he added.
Spanning 15,500 square feet (1,440 square metres), the showroom occupies part of a two-storey structure built in the 1960s. Glass walls offer clear views into the retail space, where white walls and concrete flooring offer a simple backdrop for furniture, lighting, floor coverings and other lifestyle products.
The space has an open and airy atmosphere. A portion of the upper floor plate is carved away, enabling sight lines between the two levels. Situated in the centre of the store is a black staircase that acts a sculptural element.
The Kassamalis played a key role in designing the showroom, working alongside the local studio MAKE Architecture. The team aimed to create a space that reflects the brand's Miami roots. In turn, a tall patchwork of metalwork was incorporated into one of the facades – a nod to metal accents found at the Miami store.
Inside, shoppers find a range of pieces by designers around the world. Established pieces from Italian brands such as Cassina and Moroso are on view, as is the new Sollos collection by Brazilian designer Jader Almeida. The showroom offers lighting fixtures by German designer Ingo Maurer and Italian designer Davide Groppi, among others.
Other brands include JoV (floor coverings), Kinnasand (carpets and window coverings) and Agape (bathrooms). The showroom also offers a curated collection of vases, bowls and other objects by noted designers.
The LA showroom offers a line of kitchens developed by Luminaire in partnership with Italian brand Minimal. The streamlined kitchen components are meant to focus "on the harmony between form and function". Luminaire Los Angeles has three full kitchens on display that demonstrate the various options for customisation.
Apparatus designs Los Angeles showroom to resemble moody paintings
"Through unique materials, sensitivity to proportion and thinness of profiles, the Minimal line at Luminaire represents the culmination of reflecting on how the kitchen can be freed from its historic understanding and reinvented as a functional furniture object," the company said.
In addition to home decor, the Luminaire showroom has a design bookstore that it operates in partnership with Artbook, which is part of Distributed Art Publishers (DAP). The building also features a new showroom for Italian furniture maker Poltrona Frau.
Several retailers and design studios have recently opened up shop in Los Angeles. Others include New York lighting brand Apparatus, which recently moved into a renovated warehouse in Hollywood, and design gallery The Future Perfect, which opened a Beverly Hills shop inside a house that once belonged to Elvis Presley.
Photography is by Sam Frost.
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Shroud Eater offer their new EP for free download
South Florida stoner rock band, Shroud Eater, has just released a new three song EP and made it available as a free download for everyone. The EP is being released as a prelude to their upcoming full-length titled, ThunderNoise, which will be released this fall.
You can download the EP right here or stream it from their myspace page.
The band had this to say about the EP:
"We had always seen the EP as a way to distribute our music for free to as many people as possible – it's a basic primer on who Shroud Eater is as a band, and hopefully it left people curious and interested in hearing what we can really bring to the table," states guitarist/vocalist Jeannie Saiz. "For the ThunderNoise sessions, we have some surprises up our sleeves, and are positive that the finished album will rock your ass off."
The band also released a video for the first song from the EP, "We Are Beasts", which you can see below.
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Victoria's green spaces - transforming Christchurch Gardens
Victoria BID
Christchurch Gardens
1 Broadway
SW1H 0AX
victoriaconnections.london
The Victoria Connections Design District is curated by the Victoria Business Improvement District, which has acted as area custodian over the past eight years and represents hundreds of local businesses.
Working with the theme of 'Connections: people and places' the Victoria Connections Design District showcases the role that design plays in creating a place such as Victoria.
Victoria BID was established in 2010 to represent the voice of business and work with partners to develop the area as a better place to work, live and visit. For the past eight years the Victoria BID has been playing a crucial custodian role in the area - driving forward improvement programmes and galvanising the local business community to bring important cohesion and enhancements to the area. Victoria is undergoing its most significant transformation and development since the Victorian era. Long gone are the days when the area was dominated by Government Departments and civil servants - today, the area is becoming increasingly known as a destination for commercial occupiers, world class restaurants, shopping and cultural assets.
Home > Events > Victoria's green spaces - transforming Christchurch Gardens
Exhibition of the designs proposed for Christchurch Gardens in Victoria. The exhibition will showcase the current proposals for the site by ReardonSmith Landscape and explain how the fascinating history of the Gardens has influenced the design process.
Several notorious people were buried on the site, including Thomas Blood who almost successfully stole the Crown Jewels. As part of Victoria BID's public realm work, Christchurch Gardens has been identified as a key site which could be improved and the BID has worked closely with Westminster City Council on the project. The aim of this transformation project is to create a space for everyone to enjoy, where people can meet and come together in a place that offers pleasant surroundings. The exhibition will showcase the current proposals for the site by ReardonSmith Landscape and explain how the fascinating history of the Gardens has influenced the design process.
To book your place visit www.victoriaconnections.london.
Exclusive on-site event this week
A Designer's View: re-imagining London's green spaces
Christchurch Gardens - from 17th century burial ground to 21st century public garden. Landscape Architect, Ed Freeman, Principal Partner at ReardonSmith Landscape LLP, explains the hidden history and design inspiration for the transformative proposals of the prominent site on Victoria Street. Event Sponsor: Victoria BID.
Weds 19th September, Christchurch Gardens, London
5.45pm - 6.30pm (talk starts at 6.00pm).
No booking required.
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SBA Newsletter [December 6, 2016]
December 6, 2016 UofT SBA	Leave a comment
SBA Programming and Events
SBA-CWTP Cookie Exchange and Social
QT2SBIPOC Discussion Night
Office Closure
Community Events and Resources
Indigenous Winter Social
The Spice
Fearless Heart: Anti-Colonial Mindfulness Workshop
UofT Innovation Hub
Join Students for Barrier-free Access and the Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T for a cookie exchange and social. This will be a relaxed and fun evening of cookie decorating, button-making, and socializing.
Cookie exchange guide:
A cookie exchange allows participants to bring in a batch of cookies to share with the group (we suggest 6-12), and to take home cookies brought by other participants.
We ask that, when possible, people bring between 6-12 cookies to share at the cookie exchange. They can be home baked or store bought. Please bring a list of ingredients for the cookies that you bring to share. Please ensure that all cookies are nut-free. If possible, please bring a container to take your cookies home in as well.
Please let us know if you have any allergies.
Free! Everyone welcome! We will have tea, coffee, and a cookie decorating station set up!
Date Monday December 12, 2015
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Location: SBA Centre, 215 Huron Street, Suite 924 on the 9th floor.
This is an anti-racist, anti-ableist, queer and trans positive and family friendly space.
Accessible, single-user all-gender washroom located on the same floor as the event space.
***If you have any food allergies, including nut, coconut, and soy allergies, please let us know by 8pm on Thursday December 8th so that we can plan accordingly. Contact Nadia at sba.advocacycoordinator@gmail.com with information about allergies, access needs, or any other questions/concerns.***
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/381760692168792/
Students for Barrier-free Access (SBA) and the Centre for Women and Trans People (CWTP) at U of T invites you to join us for a new series of events that works to create space for community building, critical conversation, and support for Queer, Trans and Two-Spirit, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (QT2SBIPOC).
As organizers of this space, we recognize that this event will be taking place on the territories of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of New Credit. We are here because this land is occupied. As organizations located within the University of Toronto, it is our responsibility to acknowledge that we are all treaty people that live, work and organize on occupied land.
We also recognize that this University is a space that many of our community members experience violence, including the violence of settler-colonialism, anti-black racism, white supremacy, homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny, ableism, sanism, classism, Islamophobia and the violence of rape culture. Recent events on campus have highlighted the ongoing presence of these forms of violence. As a collective, we work to challenge these forms of violence in our communities and in our everyday practice.
We have a strong commitment to creating anti-colonial community space that rejects ableist and sanist ways of relating. We are committed to building meaningful and reciprocal relationships between Indigenous, Black, and POC communities and to acknowledge that this requires difficult conversations to be had. Through the QT2SBIPOC Discussion Night Series, we strive to hold a space for these conversations.
TOPIC: Surviving the holiday season. We will be discussing our complicated relationship with our family of origin and our chosen family, challenges around disclosure of our sexuality and gender, and ways in which madness come up during the holidays.
1. Compile a list of self care strategies to send out for the holidays [keeping in mind difference access to resources and community].
2. Bring in a meaningful item or object to share/show the group.
3. We will be making cards for each other (card making supplies will be provided).
Date: Wednesday December 14, 2016
Location: SBA Centre, 215 Huron Street, Suite 924, on the 9th floor.
Please note that the front doors to 215 Huron Street lock at 5:30pm. Event organizers will wait at the entrance to let people in from 5:50pm-6:00pm. If you arrive later, please call 416-967-7322 and one of us will let you in.
Wheelchair accessible. Accessible and all-gender washroom located on the same floor as the event room.
Please note that the SBA Centre is a scent-free space.
Snacks, including vegan and gluten-free options will be served.
If you require ASL to participate in the event, or if you have any other access needs please contact Nadia at sba.advocacycoordinator@gmail.com
***This is a QT2SBIPOC only space. As always, we appreciate the support we receive from our white allies by respecting this space and by sharing this event information with their networks.***
Join us for another craft session at SBA next Thursday December 8th from 4:30-6:30pm! We will be making cards again for all occasions. Want to try using embossing powders? We'll have the supplies at hand!
Location: 215 Huron Street, Suite 924
If you arrive after 5:30, please call 416 967 7322 and someone will pop down and let you in. Gender neutral washrooms on the same floor and please note that this is a scent-free space.
Please note that the SBA Centre will be closed from December 19th, 2016 until January 5th, 2017.
Celebrate the season with the Indigenous Education Network, Indigenous Studies Students' Union and the Transitional Year Program at U of T. Reading by Lee Maracle. Food and refreshments provided. All are welcome!
Thursday December 8th, 2- 4pm
OISE, room 5-210
252 Bloor St. W.
RSVP:https://indigenouswintersocial.eventbrite.ca
The Spice: Community Cooking & Lunch: Every Thursday 12-3pm
The Spice is a social, participatory community cooking program organized through The Centre for Women and Trans People at U of T. Food has always brought communities together, and The Spice aims to continue this tradition! The Spice invites women and trans people on campus and in the larger community to contribute and learn culinary ideas and skills in a fun event that quenches intellectual and social appetites. The Spice encourages participants to initiate discussions on issues that are important to them and to socialize in a supportive and inclusive environment. Discussion topics have ranged from parenting to experiences of racism and sexism over the course of sharing a delicious, nutritious meal. Meal preparation, menu ideas for the following weeks and clean up are shared. Recipes are kept with the goal of compiling of creating a special Spice recipe book. Recipes are chosen that are affordable, healthy, diverse and easy to make. Child-friendly, trans inclusive event. Vegan options always served. Every Thursday (except during noted closures), 12-3pm, at The Centre for Women and Trans People at UofT (563 Spadina Ave, Room 100). Wheelchair ramp access via Bancroft Ave. http://womenscentre.sa.utoronto.ca/programming/the-spice/
Fearless Heart: Self Compassion for 2SQTBIPOC folks
FREE Full Moon Anti-colonial Mindfulness Workshop: Tuesday December 13
Cultivating a fearless heart does not mean the heart ceases to feel fear. A fearless heart is one that is unafraid to turn towards fear with kindness, which is the heart of compassion. This mindfulness workshop introduces practices of self-compassion to befriend and attend to fear through the direct experience of thoughts, emotions, and sensations. Mindfulness is offered by centering embodied traditional knowledges for the liberation of ourBlack, Indigenous and POC (BIPOC) Two-Spirit, Queer, Trans, Gender non-conforming and Gender non-binary communities, and all oppressed communities, and all oppressed communities.
1. Read the detailed description below to see if this workshop series meets your needs: http://tinyurl.com/jlvlcuy
2. Email or call Lu to request a spot. Space is limited. Registration closes December 6. If you have any questions, Lu would be happy to set up brief phone call with you.
Lu: lu@lulam.ca, 416-876-8135
Workshop Date, Location & Access Info:
Date: Tuesday, December 13 from 6-8:30pm
Location: Centre for Women and Trans People UofT, 563 Spadina Ave, Room 100, Wheelchair access via Bancroft Ave.
Access Info: Light vegan dinner included. Wheelchair accessible space. Single-user, wheelchair accessible, all-gender washroom. Tokens available upon request.
Facilitator: Lead Facilitator, Lu Lam, M. Ed, CCC, is a trans-identified, Chinese-Taiwanese Counsellor and Mindfulness Consultant. He is trained in mindfulness and critical diversity counselling practices. Lu has 8 years of daily meditation practice and is in continual mindfulness study.
Imagine a University of Toronto where every student's experience is seamless from initial contact to graduation and beyond- a place where students feel a sense of community and connectedness, experience both academic and personal success, and feel well prepared for their futures. The Innovation Hub is a U of T project that aims to create this using human-centered design, and is hoping to interview students, particularly those who identify as disabled, to better understand the barriers many students face. If you would be interested in talking to someone at the Innovation Hub about your experiences at U of T, please email tamsyn.riddle@mail.utoronto.ca. For more information about the Innovation Hub, read more at http://blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca/innovationhub/.


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At the midpoint of the Pac-12 season, Arizona's Deandre Ayton has established himself as the conference's most dominant player.
The Pac-12 power rankings look familiar at the top, but change has been the only constant in the rest of the conference.
We've reached the midpoint of the conference season. As expected, Arizona and USC have positioned themselves as conference front runners. Because of the Pac-12's unbalanced schedule, those two will meet just once, Feb. 10 in Tucson.
As for the individual awards, several favorites have emerged. Let's take a look.
Player of the Year: Deandre Ayton, Arizona. With 13 double-doubles, the freshman big man was the conference's most dominant player of the first half. USC's Jordan McLaughlin and Arizona's Allonzo Trier remain in the discussion.
Coach of the Year: Mike Hopkins, Washington. In his first season, the long-time Syracuse assistant has the Huskies -- 10th in the preseason media poll -- positioned for a possible NCAA Tournament bid. No one saw that coming. Arizona's Sean Miller -- who's kept the Wildcats focused throughout the FBI probe -- isn't far behind.
Freshman of the Year: Ayton. Colorado's McKinley Wright, Stanford's Daejon Davis, Washington's Jaylen Nowell and California's Justice Sueing all are having solid seasons, but this is a lock.
Defensive Player of the Year: Matisse Thybulle, Washington. The 6-5 junior is perfect for Hopkins' 2-3 zone, long and disruptive. Thybulle leads the Pac-12 in steals (3.0) and ranks seventh in blocked shots (1.5).
Most Improved: Washington State junior Robert Franks didn't start a game last season. This year he's among the Pac-12's top scorers, increasing his average from 6.3 points to 17.6. On Jan. 13, he hit a school-record 10 3-pointers in a win over Cal. That's tough to beat.
Sixth Man: Remy Martin, Arizona State. Pac-12 coaches decided over over the summer to resurrect this award, given to a player who comes off the bench at least 11 times during the conference season. Martin (9.9 ppg) impacts the game at both ends, but he'll have competition. Colorado's Dominique Collier (7.4) and USC's Jonah Mathews (9.6) have strong cases.
1. Arizona (18-4, 8-1 in the Pac-12). Next week: 1.
Leading by 1. Less than 2 minutes left. Plenty of time on the shot clock. Pac-12 Player of the Week Dusan Ristic doesn't care. The senior big man never hesitates, drilling a contested 3 -- his third of the game after not hitting one in Arizona's previous 21 games. Sean Miller's reaction -- "What are you doing?" -- is gold. This week: Wednesday at Washington State; Saturday at Washington.
2. USC (17-6, 6-2). Last week: 2.
Jordan McLaughlin deserves more credit. Entering this week, his 7.7 assists lead the Pac-12 and rank third nationally. His 3.5 assist/turnover ratio in conference games ties with Arizona's Parker Jackson-Cartwright for the Pac-12 lead. He's not the pro prospect Lonzo Ball was last year but his numbers are similar. Up next: Saturday at UCLA.
3. Washington (15-6, 5-3). Last week: 4.
The Huskies dunked eight times in Sunday's win over Washington State, which tied Stanford (vs. UCLA on Jan. 4) and USC (vs. Washington on Dec. 29) for most dunks in a conference contest. Overall, Washington averages 3.6 dunks per conference game, third in the Pac-12. Up next: Thursday vs. ASU; Saturday vs. Arizona.
4. UCLA (15-7, 6-4). Last week: 10.
Jaylen Hands (11.2 ppg, 3.1 apg) often looks for his shot more than the open man. That wasn't the case in Saturday's win over Stanford. The freshman guard dished 10 assists, none prettier than this one. This week: Saturday vs. UCLA.
5. Stanford (11-11, 5-4). Last week: 3.
Per basketball reference, only two Pac-12 players this season have posted 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a game -- and both are freshmen. On Dec. 15, Colorado's McKinley Wright had 30 points and 11 assists in a double-overtime win over South Dakota State. Last Saturday, Stanford's Daejon Davis had 23 and 10 in a loss at UCLA. Davis had a hand in 46 of Stanford's 73 points. Up next: Thursday vs. Oregon State; Saturday vs. Oregon.
6. Utah (13-8, 5-5). Last week: 9.
Since getting removed from the starting five, Sedrick Barefield has averaged 19 points over his last three games. The junior guard's shooting numbers over that stretch: 17 of 28 from the field, 8 of 13 from 3 and 15 of 16 from the foul line. His 26 points in Saturday's loss at Arizona trails only Colorado's McKinley Wright (30 against South Dakota State) for most points this season by a Pac-12 reserve. Washington State's Carter Skaggs also had 26 against Seattle. Up next: Friday at Colorado.
7. Oregon (14-7, 4-4). Last week: 8.
Elijah Brown was 9 of 9 from the foul line in Saturday's rival win over Oregon State. The senior guard is 52 of 54 for the season. His 96.3 percent accuracy leads the nation. Former UCLA guard Rod Foster holds the Pac-12 season record for free-throw percentage. He made 95 percent (95 of 100) in 1982. Up next: Thursday at California; Saturday at Stanford.
8. ASU (16-5 and 4-5). Last week: 6.
Although Remy Martin authored a personal 10-0 run in last Thursday's loss to Utah, the freshman guard played only two minutes in overtime. Martin finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes. When he plays 25-plus minutes, the Sun Devils are 10-1. This week: Thursday at Washington; Sunday at Washington State.
9. Colorado (12-10, 4-6). Last week: 5.
Colorado may have the altitude, but Arizona has the whistle. The Buffaloes shot 55.8 percent Saturday in Tucson -- and lost 80-71. A factor: Colorado shot only eight free throws. Over their last three visits to McKale Center, the Buffaloes have been outscored by 43 from the foul line. Up next: Friday vs. Utah.10. Oregon State (11-9, 3-5.) Last week: 7.
The Beavers on Saturday lost at Oregon -- their 17th consecutive road loss. Their last true road win was March 5, 2016 at UCLA. Six of Oregon State's final 10 are on the road. Up next: Thursday at Stanford; Saturday at Cal.
11. California (7-15, 1-8). Last week: 12.
Give the Golden Bears credit. They're fighting. Cal last week led UCLA by 13 and USC by eight before fading in the second half. Coach Wyking Jones left leading scorer Don Coleman home because of a team-rules violation. Up next: Thursday vs. Oregon; Saturday vs. Oregon State.
12. Washington State (9-11, 1-7). Last week: 11.
BRACKETOLOGY: Where are ASU basketball, Arizona in latest NCAA Tournament projections?
He said it, Part I: Arizona's Sean Miller after last Thursday's Colorado win: "There isn't that big a separation in college basketball now then there used to be. The difference isn't quite as great as everybody thinks." This season's Pac-12 reflects as much. Despite an 8-1 conference mark, Arizona's scoring margin in conference games is just 7.1. Three of the past four regular-season champs have had margins above nine.
He said it, Part 3: "Bad call," Colorado coach Tad Boyle to ASU's Bobby Hurley in Saturday's contest in Tempe. Hurley was upset over a double-dribble call on freshman Remy Martin. Boyle agreed with him.
Next five: G Tra Holder, ASU; F Tres Tinkle, Oregon State; F Matisse Thybulle, Washington; F Chimezie Metu, USC; F Thomas Welsh, UCLA.
Contact Doug Haller at 602-444-4949 or at doug.haller@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/DougHaller. Download and subscribe to the Two-Man Weave Podcast, available on iTunes and Google Play . Download the ASU XTRA app.


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Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller keeps his solo career rolling with the upcoming release of The Interpreter: Live at Largo, a dozen live acoustic covers of some of his favorite songs by David Bowie, the Pixies, the Kinks, Elliott Smith and more. The release, the first for Miller's new label, Maximum Sunshine, was recorded over two nights in April, 2008 at the original location of Largo, the intimate, much-loved L.A. venue.
The album features several tracks with Jon Brion on piano and two bonus studio cuts, including a second version of the Pixies' "Wave of Mutilation" (which Miller considers "the greatest song ever written by an American") with Joey Santiago of the Pixies on guitar. To celebrate the release, Miller will appear with special guests at the current location of Largo, at the Coronet Theatre in L.A., on November 28th. The Interpreter comes out on Tuesday, but you can preview the album in its entirety here.
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Featuring just three-knobs, the New York Compressor's interface is as user-friendly as it gets, designed to make your percussive loops, beats, and drums sound more powerful. However, there's a trick up its sleeve, namely, continuous RMS-time control. With this, users can easily fine-tune the compression to create maximum impact. The addition of different timbre styles, vintage options and stereo linking makes New York Compressor a very powerful tool.
The New York Compressor offers a continuous RMS-time control, enabling you to fine-tune the response of the compression and adjust the attack and release settings in an analogue style.
Mixes between the clean signal and the compressed signal, allowing you to apply the compression in parallel.
Input gain that lets you boost or attenuate the signal going in, giving you more control over the signal.
Output gain to manually compensate for the volume decrease caused by the compression effect.
Lowers the threshold of the internal compression algorithm, to intensify the compression effect.
A continuous RMS-time control to fine tune the sound of the compression.
A menu that lets you choose different timbres, allowing you to specify the timbre of the compression.
A switch that allows you to link the left and right channel saturation, allowing you to preserve the stereo image of your track.
A switch that makes the compression sound more vintage and old school by adding a saturation stage to the compression algorithm.
New York Compressor is available now for €19 for PC and Mac in VST/AU formats. Tp purchase, try out a demo or get further information can be found on the Denise website.


July 19, 2011 – Advancements in the medical sciences, imaging technology and magnetic resonance (MR) clinical applications have created specialty areas in the MR profession, according to a study published in the July/August 2011 issue of Radiologic Technology, a journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
Michael L. Grey, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(MR)(CT), associate professor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, examined the results of an MR practice analysis questionnaire distributed to a random sample of registered MR technologists by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Participants were asked to describe the type and frequency of procedures they performed.
Grey analyzed 78 MR tasks outlined in the survey results and found four imaging task groups that were consistently used in MR practice. Out of the four areas, three MR specialty areas emerged: vascular/cardiovascular imaging, central nervous system imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.
The research results indicate that as new MR applications are developed, education and training programs will be needed to meet the demands of the imaging community. Additionally, the survey results point to the need for the ARRT to consider developing advanced specialty certification examinations to provide opportunities to the technologists operating MR units in the new specialty areas.
However, Grey said that before specialty certification exams can be developed, the radiologic science community must address the current absence of established educational requirements in the MR discipline. "We can't lose sight of the fact that there are no formal education or internship requirements in place at this time for individuals who practice MR," said Grey. "As MR continues to develop and the technology improves, it's going to open up new doors for what we can image next. Therefore, formal education and training protocols should be in place before technologists take the MR Registry exam so they are prepared to effectively practice in the area."


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Great Knot. Titchwell Norfolk. 17 June 2016.
I wanted to get to Titchwell, Norfolk, early for the hopefully still present Great Knot, so I set off from home at 3:15am. I arrived just before 5am and set off with another birder from Leicester. Already there was a small group of birders checking the group of Knot on the freshmarsh, after a while and no sign we headed towards the beach where it had been frequenting a lot. At the end of the boardwalk we turned right heading for a group of 4 birders scanning a huge flock of Knot. With others soon joining it wasn't long before a possible bird was picked out, tucked in amongst the numerous Knot it was looking promising, then as if commanded the said bird moved out to the edge of the flock and duly gave itself up, the Great Knot. It was distant for a set of record shots, but I was luckily given the chance on a few occasions to view the bird through birders scopes. Happy faces all round.
After the flock had decided to land I decided to head slowly back towards the reserve, as the Great Knot was now a bit further away. I met up with an old friend and we birded our way back to the car park, which actually turned out to be very productive.
The 2 Little Gulls were still present and being moved on by the Avocets. A Spoonbill flew to the adjacent marshes, a Fulmar flew low past me which I didn't expect to see there, we had a Bittern in flight, earlier I had heard it booming.
We then watched a group of about a dozen Bearded Tits, comprised of young and female birds, they gave a great show and end to the morning.
Images from Norfolk Holiday. June 2016.


Radio control boats are boats made to scale, which are managed through a remote control, whose operation is specified by a team of radio. This enables your address away, in activities of naval model and competencies among fans.
Most of these boats or sailboats used rechargeable batteries to be able to mobilize, with an autonomy of several hours. The operation of systems which make these boats within walking distance is similar to that used in helicopters, planes or cars radio control.
This means that model registers the driver orders through a transmitter built into its structure, which translates the electromagnetic waves sent in certain movements, allowing the address changes needed to drive the boat.
Used batteries may be lithium, which allow their charge by electricity or batteries, which require a charger when it comes to renew its energy potential. All radio control boats are equipped with an antenna that makes it possible for them to receive essential, electromagnetic waves for boat remote management.
There is a lot of kinds of radio control boats. Many models reflect adaptation to scale of vessels of war, important throughout history. Something similar happens with those models of the sailboat type. For example, there are scale models of Galleons, which respect different characteristics of the originals, as for example the provision of the bodega or the form of cannons.
Radio control boats usually have two engines, allowing them a greater ductility in the movements in different directions, allowing them to also navigate faster. As for maintenance, it is vital that these boats do not retain water when they are not used, therefore it is always necessary to remove all of the liquid which may have been accumulated in the boat. Otherwise, the circuits could become damaged.