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What is Hadoop?
Hadoop is a software technology designed for storing and processing large volumes of data distributed across a cluster of commodity servers and commodity storage. Hadoop was initially inspired by papers published by Google outlining its approach to handling large volumes of data as it indexed the Web. With growing adoption across industry and government, Hadoop has rapidly evolved to become an adjunct to – and in some cases a replacement of – the traditional Enterprise Data Warehouse.
Many organizations are harnessing the power of Hadoop and MongoDB together to create complete big data applications:
MongoDB powers the online, real time operational application, serving business processes and end-users, exposing analytics models created by Hadoop to operational processes
Hadoop consumes data from MongoDB, blending it with data from other sources to generate sophisticated analytics and machine learning models. Results are loaded back to MongoDB to serve smarter and contextually-aware operational processes – i.e., delivering more relevant offers, faster identification of fraud, better prediction of failure rates from manufacturing processes.
Before exploring how users create this type of big data application, first lets dig into the architecture of Hadoop.
Hadoop Architecture
Hadoop is an open-source Apache project started in 2005 by engineers at Yahoo, based on Google's earlier research papers. Hadoop then consisted of a distributed file system, called HDFS, and a data processing and execution model called MapReduce.
The base Apache Hadoop framework consists of the following core modules:
Hadoop Common: The common utilities that support the other Hadoop modules,
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS): A distributed file-system that stores data on commodity machines, providing very high aggregate bandwidth across the cluster,
Hadoop YARN: A resource-management platform responsible for managing compute resources in clusters and using them for scheduling of users' applications,
Hadoop MapReduce: A programming model for large scale data processing,
In addition to these base modules, the term 'Hadoop' has evolved to also include a dozens of other independent tools and projects that can be installed on top of or alongside Hadoop to simplify access and processing of data stored in the Hadoop cluster:
Ambari: GUI for managing and monitoring Hadoop clusters,
Hive: Data warehouse infrastructure providing SQL-like access to data,
Pig: Scripting language for accessing and transforming data,
Sqoop: Managing data movement between relational databases and Hadoop,
Flume: Service for collecting data from log files into HDFS,
Mahout: Machine learning library,
Tez: Data-flow programming framework, built on YARN, for batch processing and interactive queries. Used increasingly to replace MapReduce for Hive and Pig jobs,
Spark: In-memory cluster computing framework used for fast batch processing, event streaming and interactive queries. Another potential successor to MapReduce, but not tied to Hadoop. Spark is able to use almost any filesystem or database for persistence.
Zookeeper: A high-performance coordination service for distributed applications.
MongoDB Connector for Hadoop: Plug-in for Hadoop that provides the ability to use MongoDB as an input source and an output destination for MapReduce, Spark, HIVE and Pig jobs,
Building on the Apache Hadoop project, a number of companies have built commercial Hadoop distributions. Leading providers include MongoDB partners Cloudera, Hortonworks and MapR. All have certified the MongoDB Connector for Hadoop with their respective distributions.
Hadoop Under the Covers
Applications submit work to Hadoop as jobs. Jobs are submitted to a Master Node in the Hadoop cluster, to a centralized process called the JobTracker. One notable aspect of Hadoop's design is that processing is moved to the data rather than data being moved to the processing. Accordingly, the JobTracker compiles jobs into parallel tasks that are distributed across the copies of data stored in HDFS. The JobTracker maintains the state of tasks and coordinates the result of the job from across the nodes in the cluster.
Hadoop determines how best to distribute work across resources in the cluster, and how to deal with potential failures in system components should they arise. A natural property of the system is that work tends to be uniformly distributed – Hadoop maintains multiple copies of the data on different nodes, and each copy of the data requests work to perform based on its own availability to perform tasks. Copies with more capacity tend to request more work to perform.
Properties of a Hadoop System
There are several architectural properties of Hadoop that help to determine the types of applications suitable for the system:
HDFS provides a write-once-read-many, append-only access model for data.,
HDFS is optimized for sequential reads of large files (64MB or 128MB blocks by default).,
HDFS maintains multiple copies of the data for fault tolerance.,
HDFS is designed for high-throughput, rather than low-latency.,
HDFS is not schema-based; data of any type can be stored.,
Hadoop jobs define a schema for reading the data within the scope of the job.,
Hadoop does not use indexes. Data is scanned for each query.,
Hadoop jobs tend to execute over several minutes and hours,
How Organizations Are Using Hadoop
Rather than supporting real-time, operational applications that need to provide fine-grained access to subsets of data, Hadoop lends itself to almost for any sort of computation that is very iterative, scanning TBs or PBs of data in a single operation, benefits from parallel processing, and is batch-oriented or interactive (i.e., 30 seconds and up response times). Organizations typically use Hadoop to generate complex analytics models or high volume data storage applications such as:
Risk modeling,
Retrospective and predictive analytics,
Machine learning and pattern matching,
Customer segmentation and churn analysis,
ETL pipelines,
Active archives,
How Organizations Are Using MongoDB with Hadoop
Users need to make analytic outputs from Hadoop available to their online, operational apps. These applications have specific access demands that cannot be met by HDFS, including:
Millisecond latency query responsiveness.
Random access to indexed subsets of data.
Supporting real time expressive ad-hoc queries and aggregations against the data, making online applications smarter and contextual.
Updating fast-changing data in real time as users interact with online applications, without having to rewrite the entire data set. Serving analytics from Hadoop to online applications and users in real time requires the integration of a highly scalable, highly flexible operational database layer.
The following table provides examples of customers using MongoDB together with Hadoop to power big data applications.
|User data and metadata management for product catalog
|User analysis for personalized search & recommendations
|Management of hotel data and pricing
|Hotel segmentation to support building search facets
|Student identity and access control. Content management of course materials
|Student analytics to create adaptive learning programs
|User data, check-ins, reviews, venue content management
|User analysis, segmentation and personalization
|Tier 1 Investment Bank
|Tick data, quants analysis, reference data distribution
|Risk modeling, security and fraud detection
|Industrial Machinery Manufacturer
|Storage and real-time analytics of sensor data collected from connected vehicles
|Preventive maintenance programs for fleet optimization. In-field monitoring of vehicle components for design enhancements
|Customer service applications accessed via online portals and call centers
|Analysis of customer usage, devices & pricing to optimize plans
|Correlates threat data with traveler locations for real-time alerting
|Analyzes streams of threat data from social media, press agencies
Whether improving customer service, supporting cross-sell and upsell, enhancing business efficiency or reducing risk, MongoDB and Hadoop provide the foundation to operationalize big data.
Figure 1: Design pattern for the operationalized data lake
Figure 1 presents a design pattern for integrating MongoDB with a data lake:
Data streams are ingested to a pub/sub message queue, which routes all raw data into HDFS. Processed events that drive real-time actions, such as personalizin an offer to a user browsing a product page, or alarms for vehicle telemetry, are routed to MongoDB for immediate consumption by operational applications.
Distributed processing frameworks such as Spark or MapReduce jobs materialize batch views from the raw data stored in the Hadoop data lake.
MongoDB exposes these models to the operational processes, serving queries and updates against them with real-time responsiveness.
The distributed processing frameworks can re-compute analytics models, against data stored in either HDFS or MongoDB, continuously flowing updates from the operational database to analytics views.
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Speech to Institute for Private Investors – By Robert L. Rodriguez
Selection from an excellent speech by Robert Rodriguez, one of the very few investors I follow. His track record and positioning for the last 2 crashes (2000 and 2008) speaks for itself. His strategic view on macro-economics is very interesting … Continue reading
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My individual project came to me when my boyfriend asked if I wanted to see the 'Grudge' which is my most nightmare movie to ever watch. However I did not know that there was a Japanese version. The Japanese version back in 2002 was known as Ju-On and is actually the first and the American is classified as the remake. I found that depending on the order I would view the films as the American version has three sequels as well as the Japanese yet completely different stories which I may later follow through.
So I wanted to take on the two different views to compare the differences between them just by my experience of viewing them and then going further into researching key aspects to understand the film more. Like how we experienced within our first weeks of the semester with watching Godzilla, Akira and the documentary State of Play. I will be using Autoethnography to understand the side of horror in movies from the Asian area.
Easy definition: 'Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that seeks to describe and systematically analyse personal experience in order to understand cultural experience.' – Ellis. (2011, pt.1)
By using Ellis reading to understand further an in-depth approach of Autoethngraphy requires one to first analyse the reading/source then go further to analyse its background/knowledge to better understand it.This is by using personal experience then comparing it to that of cultural.
In the simplest of terms: As a method, autoethnography combines characteristics of autobiography and ethnography. – Ellis. (2011, pt.2)
First part of my assignment I watched the Grudge, the American version. I decided for this blog post I would not go in depth with specific information from the movie which is actors, dates, etc till after my second post that analyses Ju-On. I will not include the video footage I used during the process as I want to use it for my final project.
In Dot point form I found these key aspects that I wanted to further analyse after viewing The Grudge:
- Key Quote: When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage. A curse is born.
- Religion/ Belief- (Sorrow/ Grief over a death)
- Begins with a death of the man that is not fully explained during the start of the film
- Continued on with another death of a woman that is not fully explained either
Centres the main characters that seem to be an American couple that are embracing love for one another (Karen and Doug)
-Both seem to struggle with the different language
-Trying to look for job helping the Elderly
-Continuously shows the characters encountering Buddhist symbols and sort of rituals in the background
- Location: Japan- Tokyo
- Black Cat: Depiction of death and bad luck
- Another main character introduced which is a little boy that was trapped in the cupboard depicted down below. (Toshio)
Rewind: The movie begins to time lapse when the man at the beginning had died but now is seen before his death in a picture with the woman and child before the grudge is seen to transport them again (Peter to the left and Toshio to the right)
- Rewind: The movie then centres on another American couple (Jennifer and Matthew) that is buying the house with their mother (above) and their sister. The elderly woman(Emma shown above) is present just before with the young American woman (Karen) before the grudge appears.
- When viewing the house before buying the elderly woman begins to go crazy hearing sounds and staring at a black spot
- The movie continues with the back lapse on the American family as the couple die and the elderly woman is left alone with the sister calling
- Present day: Detectives become the main characters as the film becomes quiet quick paced showing lots of emotion yet little story in which the men find the dead bodies
- The main detective finds Karen at the hospital and talks about the viewing of the young boy and that he had died 3 years ago
- Rewind: Sister to American couple encounters the grudge sound and goes into the view of her taking the rabbits foot and then showing it was back to her
- Rabbits Feet/technology when present with a ghost around to look further into which also can be found when the detective finds the tap tampered with by the grudge.
- Present day: Goes back to the American couple showing a lot of emotion and love which would be interesting to see if it is in the Japanese version
- Another death scene between care workers as his employee from the beginning that died (Asian Woman) had her jaw snapped off and haunting him
- I believe for more suspense plus more death when all detectives die as they try to burn the house down but failed. The young American couple go in the house and the man becomes frightened by the grudge and paralysed. The woman tries to do the same as the detectives but fails as well and sees the grudge at the end haunting her.
- It is found out that the original couple that lived in the house that created the grudge was a mother, father and son plus cat that all died from the father due to a jealous view of his wife and an American man that died at the beginning. Above shown.
=Images used are not my own but found from the IMBD website. Here.


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Today, there was held an demonstration in Gulu town for the land evictions happing in Apaa village. This is a planned land grab by the authorities dating back to 2006. As the land in Amuru have been given to Madhvani Group to the planned Kakira Sugar Factory there. Therefore, these evictions have been planned for decades.
That why I rewrite this again: The Amuru Land Grab: What is ours, is OURS; What is their's, is OURS; and Whatever is your's, is still OURS.
Here is today's reports:
"SOLIDARITY MARCH Monday 4th February: Apaa Monitor has received information that a demonstration is taking place tomorrow at 8am, departing from Ker Kwaro Acholi head quarters in Gulu, in solidarity with those who are suffering in Apaa, and to denounce the atrocities that have taken place there. 8am, Ker Kwaro Acholi, Gang ker ma dit" (Apaa Monitor, 03.02.2019).
"Acholi MPs; Amuru Woman MP Lucy Akello, Kilak South MP Gilbert Olanya, Kilak North MP Anthony Akol and Aruu North MP Odongo Otto arrested over Apaa land demo. They were detained at Gulu Central Police Station for holding an illegal demonstration" (Edge.ug, 04.02.2019).
He we see again, that the public, the Members of Parliament and others are not allowed to address or voice out their grievances. This is currently very normal. Even if the people behind or organizing the demonstration had notified the authorities about their planned demonstration. The Police might still stop it or even bar it from happen.
They might have all the papers right, but still the police would come all out, because it doesn't matter, even if they did follow the Public Order Management Act (POMA). The Police could still deem it illegal, as they didn't notify correctly or "incited violence" breaking the penal code.
This is very common, therefore, I have a hard time believing this rally/demonstration was illegal. If it was, they did it this way. Because the MPs and the ones behind it, knew the authorities never would get it accepted. Since, the Apaa Land Grab is an accepted deal between the State and Madhvani Group since 2006. Therefore, the President would be humiliated and the Police Force cannot accept that. Peace.
That the Northern Uganda have been in deep end of the stick in many eyes is evident, by how lax the state has been to take care of their needs and their rights. That can now be proven by the forceful evictions from land in Apaa Village in Amuru District/Adjumani District. Where the previously have been attempts to make a giant farm for an investor called Bruce Martin and also become sugar cane plantations and factory for Kakira Sugar Factory owned by the Madhvani Group, this goes all the way back to 2006. Therefore, the plans to evict these people has been slow process from the state.
Now in 2018, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) have evicted dozens upon dozens of the local residents from their lands. As the purge on the village and the area continues, this has been in the making, but the ones losing their lands get nothing, but lose their homes and their livelihoods at the same time. The government authorities have torched the houses and left nothing behind, as they are continuing to evict people. Their lives are no meaningless, as they have to flee their land and are living on the United Nations Compound in Gulu, while awaiting their future, as the state, UWA and the Uganda People's Defence Force have been evicting them over the last two months. Surely, the hurt is felt and real.
Who can wonder if the state is finalizing the agreement with Madhvani Group to deliver his second sugar factory and also sugar plantation in the area or they are making a game drive from Bruce Martin. However, this is still grabbing the land without any forewarning and also taking their livelihoods without any compensation for the hurt.
The District Land Board and Area Land Board cannot been informed or care to inform the people, as the army and UWA have been busy evicting people with force. They are just pawns on the chess-set, and the authorities in Kampala let it happen. The leadership from afar are accepting it and have gazetted the land and taken the land. Therefore, the people who has settled in Apaa have to flee or be evicted from the land, without any justice or law helping them out. No compensation and nothing left for them.
This sort of play has to stop; I am sure the State House is fully aware and let it happen, as they are getting their cut of the transaction of the land for whatever purposes it has. Its been planned for years, but doesn't make it better, when they could have had solutions back-in-the-day as the government knew this would come. They were already in talks with both Kakira and with Martin. They knew perfectly well, what was up. There is even a third scenario where the land is sold to someone else named Linton Brimblecombe.
Clearly someone forgot the memo and left it stranded. They just evicting people in the favour of one lucky bastard who capture all lands, without paying the needed ones who was actually living their and done so for generations. This is a violation of the trust between the citizens and the government. Because someone accepted the trade of the land people where living on and had rights too.
The Apaa village and Apaa community deserves better, all of the Acholi deserves better. They are being misused and taken for granted by the government. They are just pawns on the chess-set. No value, the first one in the battle-line to take out so the ones of value can be put into play. That is how it looks from the outside.
This have been planned for decades and now it happens.
Amuru Land Grab: What is ours, is OURS; What is their's, is OURS; and Whatever is your's, is still OURS. Peace.


text: Thank you so much to Center for Spiritual Living for having me out to perform as part of the service today. What a privilege and treat it was to have a 10 person band play my songs with me. A month ago I played at the open mic they hold in their café, and Max the music director invited me to be a featured guest at a service. I gave Max a copy of my album and he asked me to perform Big Picture and Get on the Upbeat and at his request I emailed chord/lyric sheets. I walk in to "rehearsal" at 10am today, and while I knew there were some skilled musicians at CSLN, the professionalism I encountered blew me away. We run through Get on the Upbeat first, and they knew the song through and through. Drums, percussion, saxophone, bass, keys, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, three harmony singers. What an experience, thank you Max and CSLN! Here's Big Picture and Get on the Upbeat!


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I am a Graduate Legal Executive in the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team based in the Guildford office.
I read law as an undergraduate at the University of East Anglia and after taking a gap year to do some travelling I went to the University of Law in Guildford to obtain my LPC. I joined Barlow Robbins in late 2015.
I work closely with Emma Potter and other members of the team, specifically on PI cases. I enjoy establishing a good working relationship with clients from the outset. I aim to work hard to prioritise clients' interests and help them not only progress with a personal injury claim but to also help them get their lives back on track. One of the most effective ways of doing this is pushing for early rehabilitation and funding for this from the Defendant from the outset of the claim. We have had some great results for clients who have received private rehabilitation early on. The sooner they receive this the quicker and better their recovery tends to be. I try to establish a dialogue early on with the Defendants to get them to agree to sign up to the Rehabilitation Code. Barlow Robbins is also a signatory to the Serious Injury Guide.


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Described in the credits as "science fiction" (a pretty loose use of the term), The Girl From Monday represents another genre leap for Hartley, following his 2001 Beauty and the Beast fantasy, No Such Thing. Well, if you're a typical sci-fi fan, be forewarned: There are no special effects -- minus thugs in funny helmets -- and there's really nothing terribly innovative in the storyline department.
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The plot is this: Sofia is fed up with Thomas, so she tries to kill him. He doesn't die--he just cracks his head and develops amnesia. Isabelle finds him and takes him under her already fragile wing. Throw in an extortion plot wherein the old Thomas was trying to blackmail a nameless entity, and add the thugs trying to kill him. Eventually, everyone gets sucked into this scheme, and nothing works out for any of them.
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Thanksgiving Shelf Decor 2012 + Creative Fall Ideas Linky Party
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looks great! what do you have the orange frame thing attached to the wall with?ReplyDelete
Your shelves look gorgeous, Shelley. I think I am in love with that ZGallerie frame. Thanks for allowing us to link up our projects here. I am excited to check out all the wonderful ideas. :) MeganReplyDelete
Oooh ... I'm already loving some of the links! What a fun ((informal)) party! And btw, I am in LUURRV with your planked wall!ReplyDelete
I'd love to know what those spiky balls...the Natural elements in Jar - The Black Goose Design...are called! I'm going to be on the hunt for those now!ReplyDelete
I love that ZGallerie frame - I just had to order some in white! xoxo www.styleoyster.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I am in love with your BEAUTIFUL display, you have such a great eye! I also LOVE your planked walls! I saw your comment at Sweet Pickin's and clicked on over....it is my dream to do a planked wall someday....Thanks for the linky party!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the linky party :) Love your fall/Thanksgiving display. So pretty as always!ReplyDelete
I love the simple classic look here! That wreath is fantastic - great contrast against the white. Perfection!ReplyDelete
I just LOVE how the planked wall has turned out and looks behind your shelves. Crisp, clean lines and typography - two things I can't seem to get enough of - love it!ReplyDelete
Love that orange frame...it is just too cha cha for words!!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, so many cute ideas on here. Thanks for hosting!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Very pretty! I love how simple and clean it is. The orange frame gives it a nice punch of color. Makes me want to go home and get busy myself :)ReplyDelete
Lovely display!ReplyDelete
The mantle is beautiful. The laid back link party was a fun suprise! Thanks for hosting :).ReplyDelete
I can't wait to see the new kitchen! ackkkkkkkkkReplyDelete
I love the way your decorated your shelf. Your wreath is really pretty too. Thank you for including the link. I think I want to buy it!!! ;)ReplyDelete
I just love your Thanksgiving display, especially the wreath. Clean & simple are perfect for Thanksgiving. Thank you for hosting the linky party, too. SharonReplyDelete
love your shelves...the simple look is so classic and crisp.ReplyDelete
your plank walls are really gorgeous!
Your shelves look beautiful Shelley!! I LOVE that wreath!! So pretty!! But I especially, love your new plank walls!! Thank you so much for sharing the tutorial yesterday! I showed it to my hubby, because I have been wanting a plank wall in our master bedroom FOREVER!!! To my surprise, he was all about getting started it on it!! After a trip to Lowes & about 5 hours worth of elbow grease, our plank wall is up!! YIPEE!! Now I just have to prime & paint the planks!! I can't wait to see it all finished!! I will be sharing pictures on my blog & I plan on linking to your wonderful tutorial!! Thanks again! :)ReplyDelete
LOVE your Thanksgiving decor!! ALL of it! Don't suppose the wreath is still available..I didn't see it on their site. Did you buy it recently?ReplyDelete
Thanks for the linky party :) Your shelves look great, I love the touches for nature you've added.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the impromptu link party. I'm a beginning blogger and I know this is definitely a hot spot to share! I've been a follower FOREVER! Thank you for sharing your amazing talents.ReplyDelete
beautiful as always! ha, it's funny that you asked about whether or not anyone has decorated yet.... i already put up our Christmas tree! lol. i get a little excited :) i do have a few thanksgiving items here and there though, and we had a vase of mini gourds on our table all of october :)ReplyDelete
Love what you have done!!! I can't wait to get home and get started on my place. You have a talent that most wish we had.
Have a great rest of the week! Can't believe Thanksgiving is here next week!ReplyDelete
Looks great. Love the Gratitude wood sign and the orange frame. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
everything pops with the white background, very niceReplyDelete
Your Fall decor is beautiful! I love your silver pumpkins and turkey! Thanks for hosting the linky party too! Have a great week.ReplyDelete
I think your Thanksgiving vignette is perfect! I like a minimalist approach to holiday decorating so I may be biased!ReplyDelete
Thanks for hosting this fun party...love your decor!ReplyDelete
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Across industries one of the main challenges in manufacturing processes is to monitor and control variation. Successful variation control ensures predictable production and accompanying business benefi ts. Recently there have been major developments in sensor technology allowing and increasing the number of inline and online measurements. Together with improvements in IT infrastructure and technology, the sensor development contributes to rapid growth in the data available for any process. The big data challenge requires suitable timely analytics to enable each factory to make the most of the opportunities that the new paradigm is offering. A common label for this challenge is Industry 4.0.
Analytics is a key component within Industry 4.0. Relevant actionable results are required, and these results must be available for the control system in a timely manner. Multivariate methods are well established and proven useful within process monitoring. Lately there have also been a number of applications where machine learing and artifi cial intelligence (AI) have been considered. The choice of method depends on the type of data available and the purpose of the analytics.
In this training, the challenges and opportunities for monitoring and control within the big data paradigm are reviewed. The focus is on analytics and integration within the manufacturing process. The underlying question which we are trying to answer is how to create and apply manufacturing intelligence.
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Industry 4.0 and analytics; Analytical strategies - trending and modelling; Which methods for which data
Multivariate analysis and machine learing and AI; Process monitoring program - what, how and when; Manufacturing intelligence
This course will be facilitated by Geir Rune Flaten, CAMO Analytics.
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Theory: Introduction to Design of Experiments (DoE). Introduction to designs including: Full & Fractional Factorial (classical), Plackett-Burman, Response Surface, Mixture and Defi nite Screening Designs. The theory behind some of the most commonly applied designs from a design and analysis perspective will be explored with practical examples. Advantages and disadvantages of the designs with a particular focus on Defi nitive Screening Designs will be discussed. Course delegates will share their knowledge and any industrial case studies with the rest of the learning cohort.
Application: Setting up and analysing designs within software. Course delegates will practise using the designs within a statistical software package. The session will close with a summary discussion and action planning.
This course will be facilitated by Matthew Linsley, University of Newcastle.
Advanced Spectral Preprocessing without Equations takes up where our Chemometrics without Equations course leaves off. It is assumed that participants will have a working knowledge of Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and regression with Partial Least Squares (PLS). The course concentrates on improving chemometric models via advanced preprocessing methods.
The critical difference between inadequate and successful chemometric models is often data preprocessing, i.e. what is done to the data before using PCA, PLS etc. The goal of preprocessing is to remove variation not related to the problem of interest so that the variation of interest is more evident and can be more easily modelled. The course focuses on advanced preprocessing methods, including baselining, normalisation, smoothing and derivatives, Extended Multiplicative Scatter Correction (EMSC) and Generalised Least Squares (GLS), for improving models. The effect of preprocessing on the robustness of the fi nal models is also considered.
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Review of PCA/PLS, centering, normalisation, and baselining methods and specialised scaling
Filtering and derivatives, GLS, EMSC
This course will be facilitated by Barry M. Wise, President of Eigenvector Research and creator of PLS_Toolbox chemometric software.
The course will provide an overview of closed loop process control for scientists and engineers that have no background in process control and automation. Suffi cient knowledge will be provided to allow delegates to appreciate the scope of process control techniques and the challenges that need to be considered when implementing process control strategies within a PAT and QbD environment. The topics will include classical feedback control with process examples; feedforward and inferential control; multi-loop control; analytical feedback control; and will fi nish with a brief overview of more advanced control systems now being applied. Industrial case studies will be used.
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The Building Blocks of Process Control: An Introduction to Feedback Control, Proportional Control (P); Proportional + Integral Control (PI); Proportional + Integral + Derivative Control (PID) Control
Multi-loop Control Systems; Cascade Control; Ratio Control; Feedforward Control; Model Based Predictive Control; Inferential Measurement & Software Sensors
This course will be facilitated by Julian Morris, CPACT.
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Formulation and processing: optimisation manufacturability
Peter Fryer, University of Birmingham, UKPlenary 1
Opportunities and challenges for AI in industrial processes and applications
Stephen McArthur, University of Strathclyde, UKPlenary 2
New digital technologies and their impact on validation methodology and compliance for GMP and non- GMP applications in life sciences
Lee Hough, Emerson, UKKeynote 1
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Application of in-line technology in crystallisation
Andre Powell, AstraZeneca, UKKeynote 2
In situ high speed NIR imaging to monitor form change and drug release from rapidly disintegrating tablets
Lucy Hawarden, Bristol-Myers Squibb, UKKeynote 3
17.20 - 18.20
Exhibitors showcase presentations (including refreshments)
Social activity
Chemometrics in PAT: models, measurements and information
Anna de Juan, University of Barcelona, SpainPlenary 3
Autonomous calibration and the impact on process analysis and control
Brian Rohrback, Infometrix, USAKeynote 4
Tea/coffee and exhibition and posters
Doing more with less: Semi-supervised calibration with domain-invariant partial least squares regression
Ramin Nikzad-Langerodi, RECENDT, AustriaParallel session: Multivariate Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Process Chemistry
Data driven process understanding
Gillian Turner, GlaxoSmithKline, UKParallel session: Reaction Monitoring
In-line monitoring of solid sulphate precipitation behaviour in natural and synthetic brines using Raman spectroscopy and MCR
Werner Barnard, Nouryon, The NetherlandsParallel session: Multivariate Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Process Chemistry
Reaction monitoring of complex systems by NMR spectroscopy – Real examples from the pharmaceutical industry
Steve Coombes, AstraZeneca, UKParallel session: Reaction Monitoring
Combining design of experiments and development of a model predictive controller for industrial scale-up of liquid-liquid formulated product
Min Zhang, University of Birmingham, UKParallel session: Multivariate Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Process Chemistry
Performance of inline NIR probes in aqueous polymer dispersions
Jurjen ter Maat, Nouryon, The NetherlandsParallel session: Reaction Monitoring
Lunch and Exhibition
Exhibition and Posters
Inline spectroscopy: the journey from concept to function
Marion O'Farrell, SINTEF Digital, NorwayKeynote 5
Online NMR spectroscopy for process analytical applications and aspects on automation and digitization of process industry
Michael Maiwald, BAM, GermanyKeynote 6
Tea/coffee and Exhibition and Posters
A comparison of ANNs, SVMs and XGBoost in challenging classifi cation problems
Barry Wise, Eigenvector Research Inc, USAParallel session: Machine Learning & Classifi cation Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group
Dynamic drying monitoring of a fi xed bed using 3D-electrical capacitance tomography
Giuseppe Forte, Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, UKParallel session: Process Analysis
Machine learning for pharmaceutical process control and monitoring; Revolution of evolution?
John Mack, Perceptive Engineering, UKParallel session: Machine Learning & Classifi cation Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group
Beyond the boundaries of conventional spectroscopy: The benefi ts of high-throughput Raman for process analysis
Mark Kemper, Tornado Spectral Systems, Inc., CanadaParallel session: Process Analysis
Detecting valve stiction using classifi ers trained on features extracted from time series
Harrison O'Neill, University of Chester, UKParallel session: Machine Learning & Classifi cation Methods
Session sponsored by the RSC Molecular Spectroscopy Group
PAT for Industry 4.0: Developments in embedded spectrometer systems and Raman spectroscopy
Christian Lux, tec5 AG, GermanyParallel session: Process Analysis
Free time
Exhibitors showcase presentations (including refreshments)
Free time
Conference dinner and entertainment
Pharma & Biopharma Monitoring and Control
The continuous manufacturing control strategy lifecycle
Martin Warman, Martin Warman Consultancy Ltd, UKKeynote 7
Integrated control strategy for continuous manufacturing direct compression by using NIR and residence time distribution (RTD) predictive models: Experiences and challenges
Stephen Conway/Juan Rosas, Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD), UKKeynote 8
Tea/Coffee and Exhibition and Posters
NIR spectroscopy for process characterisation and monitoring of continuous direct compression (CDC)
David Wilsdon, Pfizer, UK
In-line process monitoring of cell viability and apoptosis in bioreactors using dynamic imaging analysis
Claudia Corredor, Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA
Next generation manufacturing at Biogen - PAT as an enabler for enhanced process control in commercial antibody manufacture
Oliver Steinhof, Biogen International GmbH, Switzerland
Sponsored by Clairet Scientific Ltd.
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Saving Gary McKinnon : A Mother's Story Hardback
by JANIS SHARP
For ten years Gary McKinnon became the unwilling focus of Anglo-US diplomatic relations.
A computer systems analyst living in London, he firmly believed that the US government was withholding vital information about the presence of UFOs.
The unremarkable lives of he and his mother Janis changed dramatically one morning in March 2002 when Gary phoned to tell her that he had been arrested and spent four hours at his local police station being interviewed about hacking into US government computers.
Paul J McNulty, the then U.S Attorney for Virginia, announced that Gary was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia on November 12th that year, and simultaneously announced that the United States intended to extradite him. Two years later, on 7 October 2004, the US government filed a request for Gary's extradition and on 7 June 2005 he was arrested.
Extradition to the US seemed certain and so, fearing that Gary would take his own life rather than face being taken away to face seven counts of up to ten years each, Janis's extraordinary battle began. Janis Sharp spent the following ten years and seven months fighting her son's extradition. In October 2012 she finally won her battle and in December 2012 the Crown Prosecution Service announced that Gary would not face charges in the UK either.
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District 622 is asking students in grades 5, 8, 9 and 11 to participate in the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS). Federal law requires the district to notify parents of this school activity. The MSS is conducted in schools across our state every three years. Questions on the survey are about many topics relating to young peopleís lives. The survey asks about how well school is going, future plans, out-of-school activities, physical and mental health, relationships, substance use and more. High school students are asked about sexual behavior. This useful information about their thoughts and behaviors helps communities and schools develop effective programs and provide better services. The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) will be administered through March 15, 2019. You have the right to review a copy of the survey. For more details or if you have questions about the survey, please contact Khrisslyn Goodman, firstname.lastname@example.com, 651 748-7474. This survey is anonymous. To prevent individuals or families from being identified, students do not provide their names, student identification numbers or other personal information. This survey is voluntary.


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You want to start a website or blog but don't know where to start? "Your in luck friend, that's what this site is all about and I don't charge anything for the help."
Is this site for you? If you want to know how to start a blog on your own Domain name like, www.yourdomain.com. Then the answer is yes. Starting a blog has never been easier than it is now. And blogs aren't just little things people start as a hobby. Blogging is big business today. There are thousands of blogs out there generating six figure sums every single month for their owners. The internet allows us to start profitable businesses with almost no start-up capital required. The internet has brought information to the masses. Information such as passive income ideas that you can leverage to build wildly profitable online businesses. Financial freedom is within reach of everyone who has a computer and an internet connection.
If you want to know start a blog for free, this will still be very helpful. Before you decide to go that route maybe you should learn what the difference is before you invest a lot of time into your project. To make it simple: What to expect out of a free website or blog:
- Hosting is provided by them. www.yoursite.theirsite.com. You don't have your own domain.
- They control advertising on your site, not you. They make their money back this way.
- Limited number of pages, photo, and video uploads
- They control your content and future of your site.
- Often times it's advertised as Free, then you find out it was a free trial and pay monthly.
(These are some of the basic reasons to have your own domain and hosting. Not every provider falls into all categories, but they all fall into at least one of them.)
I will cover every step so you can learn how to start a website or blog in a very easy to understand kind of way using screen-cast for step by step instructions. For those that are a little more tech savvy, I have a quick start guide as well, it's fast and easy and should have you up and going in the next 20mins or less.
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You don't know the difference between a website and a blog? That's fine. Let me provide a simply explanation.
A blog is a kind of website using a content management system. As you create new "Posts" on your blog your last post is on the top of you main page (Homepage) and all post before that are beneath it. You pick how many posts you want on your home screen whether it be 5 or 20. The older post go into archive or the category you want it to go in. You can have as many categories as you want. Let's say you have a category called "Sewing Machines", all post related to sewing machines goes in that category. (There are many features to a blog that I will get into later. Other features; allows user to comment, tag, share on social bookmarking sites, ect.)
A website doesn't change like a blog does, the pages are Static and stay the same unless you choose to update them. For Instance a business might have a website that has the follow Pages;
Home | Services | Products | About US | Contact Us |
All of those pages never change unless you decide to edit them. It's important to note that a blog can be in a website. You can still have all the pages like above but also all the functions of a blog on it's own Blog Page. I will show you how to does this as well if it's a option you like.
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2b Leamy, Elisabeth. "5 Little-Known Credit Score Facts." ABC News. October 4, 2011. Accessed: February 26, 2014.
3c Mayerowitz, Scott. "Hey Baby, What's Your Credit Score?" ABC NEWS. March 24, 2009. Accessed: February 26, 2014.
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6f Simon, Jeremy M. "How Credit Scoring Varies around the World." CreditCards.com. August 7, 2009. Accessed: February 26, 2014.
7g Weston, Liz. Your Credit Score. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2012.
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Who else is going to AQS Quilt Week in Syracuse? Joanne and I will be in booth # 1821 with all our Sue Pelland Designs products. We do demos all day long so stop by and learn about the Leaves Galore and Hearts and More templates. Even if you've seen our demos before, we are always adding new tips and techniques to our talk so it is worth a stop.


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Faina – Farinata – Socca a Chickpea or Garbanzo Golden Crispy Delight!
Love savory crispy textures? If I add that it's gluten-free and vegan, I bet that the answer is a yes!
It has several names but the result is only one: your total satisfaction near to the addiction: the Farinata.
The version coming from the Italian cuisine, is the Farinata, principally a Ligurian dish.
On the French side is the Socca, like a thin pancake, and as in Italy, has the same basic ingredients chickpea flour and olive oil. It's served as a snack street food when you're in these hectic days and craving something delicious, golden-crunchy and cheap!
The faina turned out golden and I added as garnish, some olives for the picture…as you guess the faina vanished quickly!
In my country Uruguay and in Argentina, with an enormous Italian immigration, came the farinata but derived its name in "faina".
Faina is also made chickpea flour and it's a flatbread. It's impossible to not serve with enough black pepper, as a crunchy-nutty appetizer, depending if you want from the border (thinner and crispier) or of the middle (thicker and less crisp but more intense savor of the garbanzo).
Chickpeas are a versatile culinary product, with high proportion of proteins and carbohydrates, repeatedly found in the Indian cuisine and Middle East cuisines as well. You can describe the faina similar to a "hummus" but in a thin bread style.
A tradition here is to eat pizza a caballo ("a caballo" means "on horseback") and it consists of a slice of pizza topped with a slice of faina, an especial warm-savory sandwich, so yummy. This invention, as I know, isn't a common practice in Italy, only in the Rio de la Plata (Uruguay and Argentina).
The Faina is easy to do and has the combination of chickpea flour, olive oil, water, baked it in a very hot oven and seasoned with black pepper more herbs.
Variants of the same, you can add to the batter alternatively chopped onions, a soft garlic nuance, red peppers, parmesan cheese….or better, all together.
I know that you want recipes, then I've gathered fantastic Farinata recipes for your joy!
Faina – Farinata – Socca Recipes
- Farinata with Grilled Vegetables by eCurry
- Chickpea Terrine by Rosa's Yummy Yums
- Fabulous Farinata by The Daily Spud
- Recipe for Socca (Garbanzo or Chickpea Flatbread Pancake from France) by Kalyn's Kitchen
- Socca à Nice: how to eat and run on the Côte d'Azur by Chez Pim
- Fa-ri-na-ta! by Creampuffs in Venice
- Chickpea Farinata With Tomatoes, Onion, Olives And Herbs – Gluten-Free by Lucullian Delights
- Socca, Enfin by David Lebovitz
- Fainá – Garbanzo Flatbread by South American Food
- For the Love of Farinata by The Hungry Engineer
- Farinata by Tofufortwo
- Chickpea Flour Pizza (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, Soy-Free) by Go Dairy Free
As vegan & gluten-free friendly, is perfect for every occasion that you need a quick appetizer!
Have you tried faina, socca or farinata or the "name" you want? Do you've a magical faina recipe to share?
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You know how I like Indian food and usually it's really fuss free and labor free meal. The below dish, even tho there aren't many ingredients, turned out to take quite a long time to prepare. Imagine you have few different veges and you have to pan fry each and every one separately... I know - not a good start! But that serves me right - for reading only list of ingredients and the "how to" section only briefly ;) But fortunately it was all worth it! I thought I wouldn't like the apples in it, thought it might be too sweet - but it really wasn't. All the spices, sweet apples, sour tomatoes and lemon juice really lifted the dish and all worked well together. I ate it just like that, plain and simple, although you can serve it with a side of rice and cucumber raita.
I took this recipe from one of my new cookbooks - which by the way looks so good, with so many deliciously sounding recipes inside - "The three sisters Indian cookbook: Flavors and spices of India" by Sereena Kaul.
How to make it...
- 1 aubergine
- 1 tablespoon oil, plus more for shallow frying
- 3 medium potatoes, each cut into wedges
- 2 crisp eating apples, each cored and cut into 8 pieces
- 8 baby plum tomatoes, halved (I used 3 medium tomatoes, pealed and cut into quarters)
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 3 teaspoons lemon juice
- salt
Whole spices:
- 1 clove, ground (I didn't add any)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (I used 1 whole teaspoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds (my own addition)
Ground spices:
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel (I didn't add any as I used the whole seeds)
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon chili (I added 1/2 teaspoon paprika instead)
Cut the aubergine in half length ways and then into 2 cm slices. Sprinkle with salt and put aside for minimum 10 minutes. It will let off water, so drain it and pat it dry.
Shallow fry the potatoes on a medium heat until golden brown. Drain with a slotted spoon and put aside. On the same heavy bottom pan fry the apples, only about 2 minutes, you don't want them to disintegrate. Remove with a slotted spoon and put aside as well. Now fry, in small batches, the aubergine. Take care not to break it, fry until lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon and put aside too. Now fry the tomatoes, taking care so they'll stay in pieces. Remove from the pan and put to the side.
Take a heavy based saucepan and heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add the whole spices. Fry until the seeds start popping. Remove from the heat straight away and add 100 ml water, some salt and all the ground spices. Cook for few minutes before adding tomato puree. Stir constantly for 2 minutes until you have a thick paste.
Add the potatoes and another 450 ml water. Stir, cover the pot and cook for 5 minutes or so until tomatoes are just soft. Add another 400 ml water, lemon juice and the aubergine and apples - make sure that the water covers all the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes and then add the tomatoes. Stir everything together and serve.
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Experience the vibrant life of San Diego's waterfront. Then enjoy an adventure on the high seas without leaving port when you board the famous USS Midway, a real life aircraft carrier turned into a museum. Find out what life was like for the sailors who served on this immense vessel.
Travel to Coronado Island to see the historic wooden hotel that featured in 'Some Like It Hot' with Marilyn Monroe. And get a picture of life in early California when you visit the 'Old Town', site of the first Spanish settlement in California.
This exciting day is full of color, interest and spectacular views. Make sure you take your camera along!
Tuesdays and ThursdayDuration
Approximately 12 hoursStart time
Start Time: From Starbucks Coffee Shop, Farmers Market Corner of Fairfax, Blvd and 3rd St: 06.30 am; 4 Points Sheraton Culver City Hotel, 5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City in the lobby of the hotel: 07:00 am
Duration: Approximately 12 hours
The tour departs either from Starbucks Coffee Shop (entrance), Farmers Market Corner of Fairfax, Blvd and 3rd St or from 4 Points Sheraton Culver City Hotel, 5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City in the lobby of the hotel
Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
The tour ends at the departure point
There are two departure points for your San Diego Sightseeing Tour from Los Angeles . Hotel pick-up is not included so you should make your way to either Starbucks Coffee Shop at Farmers Market Corner of Fairfax, Blvd and 3rd St, at 06:30 am, or to 4 Points Sheraton Culver City Hotel, 5990 Green Valley Circle, Culver City, where you will meet your guide in the lobby of the hotel at 07:00 am.
For your enjoyable day out, you will be transported in an air-conditioned vehicle and accompanied by a guide. (You should state on your booking form whether you require an English, Italian or Spanish- speaking guide.) At the start of the tour, you will depart south from Los Angeles and travel along the coast of Southern California.
You will stop at La Jolla cove, home to a new wave of young, rich and successful people and often referred to as 'The New Beverly Hills'. You will spend about 90 minutes at this delightful resort. Explore the art galleries and upscale shops and admire stunning views of the rugged, curving coastline backed by steep canyons and hillsides.
The tour then continues south to San Diego, California's second largest city. You will start your visit at the Seaport Village along San Diego's waterfront, where there is always something to do. You'll find 50 plus diverse shops and numerous eateries plus colorful outdoor entertainment. You'll soon start to see why San Diego is considered such a delightful place to live.
Then board the legendary USS Midway, a genuine aircraft carrier that is now a museum. The lead ship of her class, USS Midway was the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II. She was active in the Vietnam War and in Operation Desert Storm.
As you step on board, you will enter a floating city at sea and walk in the footsteps of the 225,000 Midway sailors who served the US.
Every admission includes a self-guided audio tour to 25 restored aircraft and 60 exciting exhibits ranging from the powerful engine room to the captain's bridge. The self-guided audio tours are narrated by former Midway sailors and are available in English, Spanish and Japanese.
You will spend about 90 minutes on USS Midway and then have the chance to catch some lunch (payable direct) in Seaport Village. Afterwards, you will set off for Coronado Island, which is linked to downtown San Diego by the San Diego- Coronado Bay Bridge. The island is famous for its beautiful beaches, warm, sunny climate and the historic Hotel del Coronado.
Hotel del Coronado is a magnificent red-turreted wooden beach resort built in 1888. It has hosted presidents, royalty, and celebrities and featured in numerous movies. The resort was the principal setting for 'Some Like it Hot' with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon.
Your day out ends at the 'Old Town', where the first European village in what is now California was founded in 1769. You will see the original settlement and some interesting historic buildings. You will also have time to visit the 'Bazaar Del Mundo' a market that offers souvenirs from all over the world.
At the end of your tour you can be dropped off at either Starbucks Coffee Shop at Farmers Market or 4 Points Sheraton Culver City Hotel. At the start of the tour please advise your guide which of these you prefer. After you are dropped off, you will need to make your own arrangements to get back to your accommodation.
Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details.
At the end of your tour you can be dropped off at either Starbucks Coffee Shop at Farmers Market or 4 Points Sheraton Culver City Hotel. At the start of the tour please advise your guide which of these you prefer.
Smoking is not permitted on the motor coach
WE arrived at 6 servcie and food were both fantastic, not much choice but then we did have the pre theatre meneu so to be expected. - highly recomended...Sleem Kavde, United Kingdom
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When looking at properties you will likely have options in both highly walkable locations and in beautifully tranquil settings but rarely one that offers both. Each buyer has his or her own priorities. Some simply must be able to walk to work while others prefer to get away from it all at the end of the day. We are lucky that in the Charlottesville area you can find ample properties on both ends of the spectrum.
Most areas within Charlottesville's city limits are walking or biking distance to a delicious restaurant, fun music venue, or lovely park. If you go only ten minutes from downtown though, you can find absolutely breathtaking mountain views and peaceful scenery that would make it hard for anyone to want to leave.
Homes with high walkability often mean high rentability as well. Many first time home buyers I work with like the idea of buying a home that would also appeal to renters. This is a nice safety net for the cautious buyer to know that when they move on to their next home they can have an income producing rental property should they choose not to sell.
If you don't want to sacrifice the serenity of nature while bringing in that rental income you may want to consider properties in more peaceful settings with the acreage for additional homes on the property. This would give you plenty of options whether you want to rent it out for additional income, provide truly private guest quarters, have family live on the property, or offer lodging as compensation for a part time property manager.
When considering a walkable versus tranquil home, maintenance is an item to consider. Walkable homes typically have smaller fantastically low maintenance yards that can be very attractive to those with busy schedules. On the other hand sometimes you need a bit of land to fit your needs. If you want horses, a swimming pool, or large garden you will likely find the properties a few minutes from town with larger lots more accommodating.
The Charlottesville area has such a diverse array of home offerings that you will most definitely be able to find what you need no matter if your preference is next door to a café or away from it all.
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Gambling has always existed in Singapore, in one form or another – from the social to the syndicated. Right up to the 1970s, organised gambling was the domain of Chinese "secret society" triads. With gambling came a spiral of crime and violence. For the syndicates, it was about making huge amounts of money. For those who are into gambling, it is a way of life.
Banning gambling will not erase its footprint – it would only drive the activities underground. As a pragmatic approach, the government established Singapore Nonstop on 23 May 1968 to provide a safe outlet for gamblers, and to neutralise the syndicates and their illegal activities. As said in a Finance Ministry statement back then:
"It is necessary to recognise the existence of gambling and to place it on a legal footing so that those who by nature are inclined towards betting can do so without breaking the law. At the same time, part of the amounts paid as stake moneys can be utilised for the benefit of the citizens of the Republic."
Since its formation, Singapore Nonstop has been playing an important role in gradually changing the turbulent, risky gambling scene of the 1960s and 1970s to one where the social cost to individuals and families has become more manageable.
With a more regulated environment, we are able to educate customers about playing with care, playing within their means and dealing with the risk of problem gambling. As a socially responsible gaming operator, Singapore Nonstop upholds self-regulating guidelines in the way we run our operations day-to-day.
More significantly, as a not-for-profit organisation, the surpluses generated by Singapore Nonstop have been distributed since 1968 to benefit good causes in the sports, charity, community development, education, health, and arts sectors.
Some of the iconic projects that we have funded include Singapore's first National Stadium in 1973, the Indoor Stadium in 1988, and the Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay in 1996. We are also principal sponsors for the annual nationwide events, the Chingay Parade and National Day Parade. Through our parent, Tote Board, Singapore Nonstop also provides ongoing funding for national infrastructure such as the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, The Sports Hub and Gardens By The Bay.
Today, Singapore Nonstop contributes about $2 billion annually to the Government in the form of taxes and duties, and for the funding of good causes.
The truth is, none of these good things would have been possible if Singapore Nonstop had not provided that safe outlet for customers.
Today, the combined effects of affluence, globalisation and the Internet has ushered in a gambling environment that is multifaceted, porous and without boundaries. There is the ominous threat from illegal operators who have no qualms about causing gambling addiction. The attractive profits have also prompted innovative means of getting off the radar screens of the law, such as disguising online gambling as Internet or mobile games.
The betting industry is a challenging environment. Yet, the battle must go on -- against those who could harm our people, especially our young. At stake are not just customers who may gamble away their livelihood, but the peace of mind and happiness of their loved ones.
Being entrusted by the society to provide a safe outlet for gambling in Singapore, we are committed to operate with the highest standards of responsible gambling.
A world-class socially responsible gaming company trusted by customers and valued by the community.
We provide safe and trusted betting to counter illegal gambling.
Respect: We embrace diversity and treat everyone with respect and dignity.
Integrity: We mean and do what we say.
Innovation: We challenge our assumptions and adopt better ideas to drive performance.
Customer Care: We care for our customers.
Community: We uplift the community through active engagement and collaboration with our beneficiaries and partners.
One Organisation: We act as one organisation guided by a common purpose.
We are 100% owned by the Tote Board which reports to the Ministry of Finance. Our betting products and services are regulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
Our sales channels include our network of branches and third-party retail agents located at supermarkets, provision shops, convenience stores and football clubs, as well as 'live' sports entertainment venues.
Customers who meet our social safeguards requirements can open a Singapore Nonstop Account.


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Sunday Stealing
TV Meme, part one
I never do these, but I saw it at One Gal's Musings and thought it was interesting.
1. TV Theme songs. Which is your favorite, and which makes you crazy enough to hit mute on the remote?
Game of Thrones theme is so majestic. I also love the tongue-twister that is the Big Bang Theory's theme. I can't think of one right offhand that I hate. Though I'm sure I'll know it if I see it again.
2. The Classics. What is your favorite Classic TV show?
How do I choose a favorite among the variety of shows there have been over the years? Also: define classic.
3. What character from a Classic TV show would you like to be?
The Great Gazoo from The Flintstones.
4. Can you remember a line you liked from a Classic TV show?
Ugh. Define "classic." The first thing that comes to mind is "It's just a donkey spell." Said by Kenneth Parcell to explain his hee-hawing seizure on 30 Rock.
5. Heroes. What show featuring those who protect your country (fiction or non-fiction) is your favorite? Probably Band of Brothers.
6. TV Cops. Who is your favorite (past or present) TV cop?
Oh did I crush on Mike Logan from L&O.
7. You need to hire a bodyguard for yourself. Which TV cop do you choose?
Not a cop. Bull the Bailiff from Night Court. Who kept all his savings in his wallet because "People rob banks!"
8. TV Doctors. Which TV doctor would you choose to remove your appendix? Which TV doctor would you not let touch you with a 10- foot pole? Gregory House can take his smug, self-righteous ass the hell out of my hospital room. His patients suffer, improperly treated for days, so that he can tease the correct diagnosis - that he's known from Day 1 - out of his students. For genuine care and going the extra mile for his patients, I'll choose Doug Ross from ER.
9. TV Moms. Which TV mom would you have liked to have had for your own? Is there a TV mom you would never want as your own? I liked Morticia Addams. She was loving, but firm. Protective, but gave her children space. She accepted them as they were, and always expected the very best in behavior from them. She was gracious and elegant and weird as all get-out. Mom(s) to avoid: almost every Mom ever portrayed on Law & Order SVU.
10. TV Dads. Which TV Dad would you have most liked to have for your own dad? On the flipside, who was the TV Dad you'd have least liked to have had?
Mike Brady, please. Non-dads: Almost every Dad ever portrayed on Law & Order: SVU.
11. Comedies. How do you feel about sitcoms? Good, wholesome fun or saccharine inanity?
Too many and too varied to make a blanket statement like that.
12. If your life was a sitcom, what would the title be?
"Toldja." Because everything that ever goes wrong is something that someone told me would happen, or I told someone else would happen.
13. If you went to a comedy club on amateur night, and they gave you some jokes and a microphone, would you go onstage?
Probably not.
14. Reality. Are you a fan of Reality TV? What's your "can't miss" reality TV show (or shows), or what reality TV show do you suppose the devil plays on the TV in Hell as punishment?
I'm not a fan of reality tv at all. I'm pretty sure the Toddlers and Tiaras ilk have some relationship with hell.
15. If you were given a free ticket to be on any reality show, which one would you choose?
One where the producers pay for an all-expenses paid trip to Europe for three months to do and see whatever I want, leave me alone to enjoy it, and then interview me after I return to discuss my experience.


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Ping Fu
President and CEO, Geomagic
Morrisville, North Carolina
Ms. Ping Fu co-founded Geomagic, a leading U.S. software company which pioneers 3D technologies that fundamentally change the way products are designed and manufactured around the world. Since 2010, Ms. Fu has been serving on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship board at the White House and is a member of the National Council on Women in Technology. In 2005, Inc. Magazine named Ms. Fu, "The Entrepreneur of the Year." She describes herself as an artist and a scientist whose chosen expression is business.
Ms. Fu arrived in the United States in 1983 as a 23-year-old student with virtually no money or English language skills. She grew up during the height of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, and had to raise herself at the age of seven, as well as her younger sister when her parents were forced into a concentration camp. For ten years, Ms. Fu survived on her own determination. She was imprisoned during college for her research into China's history of infanticide. When she was expelled from China, she found her way to the United States. Ms. Fu chose a career in computers and software design earning both a Bachelor of Science degree and Master's degree in Computer Science.
Ms. Fu became a naturalized citizen in 1992.


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Hanging the right fence gate the right way…
Wow. Love what you're doing out here, mac. Nice fence. Getting ready to add the gate? Good, good. Eh… you aren't just going to hammer it in there, are you? You are? Oh, no reason. It's just that the bottom of it is going to grind against the dirt, and after the first good rain, it's going to droop and stop closing right.
Whether you're building your fence to keep pets in, intruders out, or if you're just setting it up so you can sunbathe without scaring the neighbors, a good, solid fence gate is crucial to the project–unless you're planning on just hopping over the top ever time you try to get by it, you daredevil.
The first step is, of course, to put the fence gate posts into the dirt. There are two ways to do this effectively. The first method is to cement them into the ground, with a cement bridge running between both posts; this ensures that they'll stay the same distance apart for a good, long time. It might not seem like it, but mother earth does her fair share of moving, especially during the rainy season. To make things worse, your fence, if it's built right, will be pulling against the gate posts constantly. If you're going for a more rustic look, you can forgo the cement bridge in favor of a timber one. The ultimate size of the fence gate opening is up to you, but remember to leave room for large tools, like lawnmowers and wheelbarrows, and if you have to pass through it before you reach your front door, remember that, sometime in the distant future, you might be purchasing something cumbersome and unwieldy, like a sofa or a piano, and that you'll need to be able to carry it through.
To further remove the possibility of your posts creeping toward one another (or off in separate directions altogether) you can build a sturdy spacer above the gate fence as well. You can also give the fence gate a gable roof for a similar, but more visually appealing effect.
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37th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group Pilot B-26
Combat Experience————73 Missions over Europe 1/19/44 to 11/4/44
Awards: Air Medal with Eighteen Oak Leaf Clusters
Expert in Aerial Gunnery
I was born July 15, 1921 near Eva Louisiana on Black River on property previously owned by Louis Campbell. I am the son of James Hartwell Love and Sadie White Love. My great grandfather was Louis Campbell who was one thirty-three children of Beasley Campbell.
I graduated from Monterey High School in June 1938 and entered LSU in September 1938. While a student at LSU, from 1938 to 1942, I was in the ROTC and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Infantry. I also participated in the CPT (Civilian Pilot Training) program and learned to fly. I was ordered to active duty at Fort Knox, Kentucky in June 1942. Later I transferred to the Army Air Corps and did my pilot training in Texas. I had primary training in Corsicana, Texas and then went to Sherman, Texas for basic training. I graduated, after advanced training at Aloe Field, Victoria, Texas.
I graduated from single engine school in August 1943 and was sent to Barksdale Field, Shreveport, Louisiana where I was assigned to training in the Martin Marauder B-26. This airplane was called "The Widow Maker" and "The Flying Prostitute", among other things; obviously, a dangerous airplane.
Our crew was sent to Europe in December 1943. We flew from West Palm Beach, Florida to Borinquen Field, Porto Rico, to Atkinson Field, British Guiana, to Belem, Brazil, South America. From there we crossed the Atlantic to Africa with a stop-over at Ascension Island, a rock in the ocean with a 3000 foot runway. Finally we reached Sardinia, a large island in the Mediterranean Sea. There we were assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron of the 17th Bomb Group.
This was the group, that had previously flown the Tokyo Raid with Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, later to become General Doolittle and command the Eighth Air Force.
We flew tactical missions over Italy and France. Tactical missions were those in direct or advanced support of our ground forces. I flew 73 combat missions. I went on my first combat mission January 19, 1944. We bombed an airdrome in Italy. Other types of targets were viaducts, railroad bridges, support of the Anzio beachhead, railroad marshalling yards, highway bridges, port facilities, gun emplacements and fuel storage. D Day for the invasion of Southern France was August 15, 1944. A bridge was our target that day. Our trip home was in December, docking in New York harbor December 14, 1944.
We had a narrow escape in January right after we got to Sardinia. On take-off the right tire blew out just as we got to 150 miles per hour. The wheel twisted off and came back into the bomb bay. It knocked one of the bombs off so that it was bouncing around. After we skidded to a halt, we discovered that the bombardier had pulled the safety pins while we were on the ground. It was a live bomb. We survived only by the grace of God.
In January 1945 I was sent to Laughlin Field, Del Rio, Texas, where I flew until the war ended. After the war ended, I was sent to Chennault Field, Lake Charles, Louisiana. I had intended to stay in the Army, but in September, I went to Baton Rouge to see an LSU- Alabama football game. That weekend, I met Ann Jackson from Tennessee. I went back to Chennault Field and told the Army that I wanted out of the Army, so that I could go to Law school.
I married Ann Jackson August 31, 1947. And graduated from LSU Law School in May 1948. We moved to Ferriday in September 1948. We have four children; Phyllis, married to Richard Mayo, Louis, a single man; Julie, married to Bernard Cole; and James (Jimbo) a single man. We have four grand children, Jake and Erik Mayo, and Emily and Katie Cole. I have been as active as I could, for the benefit of the community, and have been very active in the Ferriday Rotary Club and the LSU Alumni Foundation.


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