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Have you ever wondered what shape the spray or aerosol you have really produces? For a variety of reasons, soft mist inhalers, metered dose inhalers (MDI), dry powder inhalers (DPI), nasal sprays and fuel injectors need characterization. Typically analysis of cone angle / plume geometry, spray pattern, ellipticity, spray duration, time history, spray density etc. is required to pass engineering and regulatory standards.
Envision Patternate spray analysis software for non-intrusive, automatic spray pattern and plume geometry analysis is suitable for characterisation of a wide range of liquid plumes and aerosols including soft mist inhalers, metered dose inhalers, nasal devices, fuel injectors, paint sprays, agricultural / pesticide delivery systems, fire suppression. Envision spray analysis software provides measurement of:
- Cone angle (Plume geometry)
- Plume cone width
- Cone or Plume height
- Spray Pattern Ellipticity
- Spray Pattern Size
- Spray Event Duration
For spray characterisation the user provides an image or high speed movie of the appropriate spray cross-section (of course, you can also use our spray pattern and plume geometry measurement systems). The software then performs a number of measurements:
Cone Angle / Plume Geometry measurement
EnVision performs characterisation on a single image or can combine a sequence of images of the spray to form a composite image and then measures the cone angle, direction, plume geometry and other user-definable parameters.
Spray Pattern Measurement
The spray analysis software can perform the analysis on a single image or a combination of images. An ellipse or number of ellipses are then fitted to the image and all the key parameters of the ellipse reported.
Spray Duration Measurement
The analysis is performed on a series of images from a high speed movie and a time history of the event created. Use this information to understand the dose emission profile.


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: low battery hd noise
From: roland (for_spam_at_gmx.de)
Date: 2004-03-21
>wouldn't it be better to shut down the unit completely a minute before?
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> Hi, as i wrote bevore, I just bought my Archos. I noticed that when the batteries ar low, my unit stops playng or transfering
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Hey, beautiful! How are you? Today, I'm writing my post for the lovely blog Award. I was nominated by The Lawyer Look a while ago, and never got to posting this! So here it is! Oh and check out her post!
The Rules:
- Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
- List the rules and display the award.
- Add 7 facts about yourself.
- Nominate 5 – 15 blogs for the award, and comment on one of their posts to let them know.
7 Facts About Me
- My birthday is on the 30th of March
- I love looking at dogs, but in real life, they scare the shit out of me.
- My top 3 most heartbreaking moments I experienced are 1) When my dad had a heart attack. 2) When My Chemical Romance broke up. 3) When Tom DeLonge Left Blink-182. (Don't judge me, most of my life revolves around music)
- I have 2 step sisters, and 2 step brothers.
- I believe in aliens. (I will be doing a whole rant/post about this soon)
- I have dark brown-to-blue ombré hair; Halsey, and Michael Clifford were my main inspiration to dye my hair.
- I secretly wish that a zombie apocalypse would happen, but if it actually did happen, I think I have a 1% change of surviving for more than a day
I Nominate:
Asfa Aftab from Asfa Aftab writes
Rachel and Taryn from black girls do matter


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No, contrary to popular belief, I am not shutting this blog down. Yes, people (my dear friend Ankur included) might go on to comment on the rather infrequent (nigh, dead) posting pattern, but I'm still not ready to give up on the Buddhifree identity.
So then, what exactly is this post about?
It's about this little short film I was part of back in Pune. Yes, That's All Folks! is what we call it. As the less-than-helpful description on YouTube will tell you, it was scripted, shot and edited in 24 hours as part of a 24-hour film making competition at SIMC Pune [part of our annual cinema fest, SIMCinema. Do come around to campus next year and take part in it. It's a hoot-and-half].
That we ended up bagging second place for it is now just a footnote, given that we lost out to the widely-accepted-to-be-shit, Koi Jo Mila To. Ha. And one more film, whose name I don't remember, but which deserved the win.
As you might have sussed out after watching the movie (if you haven't, please do. Yes, I'm shamelessly plugging the movie. But then, that's what the blog is for, anyway) and reading this blog post, the whole Pagliacci joke does fascinate me. Contrary to other people's reactions, I do indeed find it hilarious–agreed, on a very dark level, though.
The quoting of that joke was an intentional nod to Watchmen, and an indication that, more or less, the story was indeed inspired by it.
PS: As the end credits might inform you, this movie was made by a team which included Vikram Agarwal, Saikishore Annamaraju, Ishank Gorla, Ishan Naman Sinha and yours sincerely.


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NFL Scouting Combine – Part One
Offensive Line
The more I think about it, and the more I hear from NFL Insiders – should the Browns opt for a offensive lineman (at least early in the draft), it will be a guy on the outside. This does not bode well for Mitchell Schwartz, unless he assumes the role of right guard and embraces competition with John Greco. The three guys listed below are possible draft picks for the Cleveland Browns:
T.J. Clemmings did not hurt his draft stock in Indianapolis. The converted defensive end excelled in the forty-yard dash as well as individual drills. He finished his collegiate career at right tackle, but could obviously slide over to the blind side of the quarterback. Many pundits list him as their best rated offensive tackle, which sounds like the Browns would draft him – if he were to be available with the twelfth pick.
Ereck Flowers drew some national praise from the media during his work at the combine. Some wonder if he will struggle at the left tackle spot, and might be better as a right tackle. In 2015, that is not a problem for the Cleveland Browns (assuming they select him) – however when will the Browns find the replacement for Joe Thomas and move the veteran to the right side? On the contrary, the Browns could wait until possibly the second round to take Flowers (while acquiring two playmakers at other positions first).
I really liked Laken Tomlinson ever since the Senior Bowl. The guard walled off defenders and was athletic in drills. If the Browns surprise some and choose the guard, I would be eager to see what they choose to do at right tackle. There are a few options there currently on the roster, including Michael Bowie (who is coming off injured reserve).
Tight Ends
In my opinion, there are only two realistic game-changers for the tight end position this year (while Nick O'Leary is a maybe in that department). The Browns can take the top guy with their third pick, and the other guy a round or two later. Since Jordan Cameron is likely departing, and Jim Dray and Gary Barnidge are complementary pieces – I want to see the Browns acquire their main tight end this year.
Clive Walford did not display exceptional speed during the forty-yard dash, but hopefully that will help the Cleveland Browns during their draft. Walford looked smooth in drills and displayed athleticism that is lacking at that position. I would be very happy if the Browns took him, and getting him the third round would be a steal. Of course it all comes down to Ray Farmer's draft board and how the chips fall on the table in April.
Another guy who is an athletic freak is Maxx Williams from Minnesota. He has made some acrobatic grabs during his collegiate days, and will be required to replicate that if he dons the orange and brown. He also displayed soft hands during the combine, something that made scouts happy. The quarterback's best friend is a threat in the red zone. Whether it is Johhny Manziel, Connor Shaw, or someone else – having a security blanket like Williams would be a nice luxury to have.
Wide Receivers
Realistically, Amari Cooper will be drafted before the Cleveland Browns are on the clock at the twelfth selection. However, there are two viable options that I would like the team to select in the first round. Should they choose either (and add a veteran like Cecil Shorts via free agency), and my faith in the team's passing game would be heightened.
Kevin White put on a show in Indianapolis – the athlete broke the 4.4 barrier in the forty-yard dash and was exceptional during drills. He has been climbing up draft boards over the past few months, but hopefully not too high where he's taken in the top ten. Not playing with an exceptional quarterback in college should be looked as a positive – there's a great chance the Browns don't have their franchise signal caller in 2015. That being said, why can't he perform at the next level?
The other guy Ray Famer might want to look at is DeVante Parker from the University of Louisville. He did not perform as well as White did at the combine, but he was just as impressive on the field. Despite Teddy Bridgewater's departure and a foot injury, he still put up good numbers (five touchdowns in seven games). I think he can develop into a number one wide out and have the team forget about that dude from Baylor.
Conclusion: While the Browns appear to be solid in a few areas of their roster, they can always stand to upgrade. Getting a top right tackle and a stalwart at tight end would be a solid start to the offseason – nailing down that top wide out is a must. In a few months, the offense can be completely transformed (to hopefully a feared one). Management is due to make it happen for the Cleveland Browns.


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6 Ways to Unlock the Power of Twitter in Your Job Search
I generally get quite the quizzical look when I suggest that Twitter is a powerful and unique tool that can enhance your job search strategy. The reality is according to Tweetmyjobs.com, an amazing Twitter app, 45% of companies plan to increase their budgets for recruiting on Twitter and other social networks this year.
I generally get quite the quizzical look when I suggest that Twitter is a powerful and unique tool that can enhance your job search strategy. The reality is, according to Tweetmyjobs.com, an amazing Twitter app, 45% of companies plan to increase their budgets for recruiting on Twitter and other social networks this year.
I'm determined to get people over the hump of it's frivolous-sounding name and give the poor bird a chance to prove to you what a genius s/he really is. Here are 6 easy steps to unlock the power of this little blue bird to help land your next job or advance your career:
1) Give your profile a Professional and Polished look.
This is the first impression recruiters or hiring agents will have of you so use your real name for your username, no cute nicknames or abbreviations unless your name is very long. In the Bio section make sure to utilize all 160 characters to maximize your brand. Include the location and type of work you are looking for plus keywords to make you immediately "findable" by recruiters. And then, of course, use a professional looking photo. Lastly, don't forget to add your LinkedIn URL to the Bio Section.
2). Find People who can help you with your Job Search. One way to look at Twitter is as an expansive, user-driven database of information. One can build relationships easily; there are no barriers to connecting with other people on Twitter (unlike LinkedIn). Two of my favorite directories to search for Twitter users are Wefollow.com and Listorious.com. Here you can find and follow people connected with your desired occupation or industry. You can follow my fellow career coaches, industry experts and government employment agencies to keep up with hiring trends in your target industry.
3) Follow Job Search hashtags. What does this mean? Twitter uses hashtags or # to tag specific topics, or conversations threads. Some of the most popular hashtags include: #job, #jobs, #jobsearch, #career, #employment, #salary, #hire, and #_____jobs (fill in your city or state). Use the "Save Searches" feature to save a hashtag that you want to monitor. In fact, you can dedicate a specific data feed just to one search result or conversation topic on apps like Tweetdeck.com or Hootsuite.com.
4) Use Job Hunting apps. There has been a proliferation of apps dedicated to Twitter and the job search. One of the more popular ones is Tweetmyjobs.com. It has over 10,000 specific job channels and adds 50,000 new jobs daily- (Yes, I know, crazy!) Job hunters can get daily updates via email, text, or tweet for saved jobs. There is also a free IPhone/IPad app, which shows job openings on a map from Tweetmyjobs.com. Another good app is TwitJobSearch, which reports that the app listed a million new jobs in the past 30 days, and also is available as an iPhone app called Real-Time Jobs.
5) Participate in Twitter Chats. Imagine being able to have a real-time conversation with others in your field, (or desired field) The novel use of Twitter allows this to happen. Use hashtags to follow Twitter job chats. Chats are discussions that take place on the network in real time sponsored by professional groups, career experts or agencies. They can be one time events or ongoing on a weekly or monthly basis. Make sure to check if a host has posted questions for that day's conversation, or other etiquette rules. Regularly scheduled chats include #jobhunt chat (Monday's 10 p.m. EST) and #careerchat (Tuesdays at 1 p.m. EST).
6) Promote yourself. I tell my clients every day that the job search is no longer just a "search". In a competitive market such as this, the job search", should be more like a "self-promotion process". Your own personal PR campaign, with a little help from Twitter, and of course some daily search could go a long way very quickly. What better place to be than on the free social media super tool, that has a penchant for going viral in seconds. Just remember, Tweet smart and you might become Twitter Famous. You don't want to become Twitter Infamous, which has become somewhat common these days.
Look out for my upcoming Summer Twitter workshop and webinar which will teach you how to master and take advantage of all Twitter has to offer. Yes, We'll be doing it in person, and via Webinar. Please let us know if you are interested at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Salary, Benefit, Paycheck, and Cost of Living Calculators
Free Tools to Help You Calculate How Your Salary or Job Offer Compares
Comparing job offers isn't apples-to-apples. The number on your paycheck is only one of many factors that go into your actual pay. Benefits like health insurance and retirement contributions also add to the bottom line. And then there's cost of living -- a small fortune in a mid-sized city might not stretch very far in a coastal metropolis.
To figure out how much a job offer is really worth, you need to have some basis for comparison. Online salary calculators and cost of living calculators are an easy, free way to get that information. Even if you are not job searching right at this very second, it's a good idea to stay up-to-date on what you should be earning, based on your location, position, and experience. That way you have a sense of what to expect when you start to talk salary with your current or potential employer.
Of course, if you are contemplating a job change, these tools are even more useful. Salary calculators can help you determine how much a job offer is worth and how far your paycheck will go in a specific location, based on the cost of living in that area.
Again, remember that when you are evaluating what you earn, there are many factors to take into account. Salary is important, but benefits can help make a modest paycheck go much further- especially things like bonuses, childcare, paid time off, and comprehensive health insurance.
These salary calculators and surveys will help you find out salary information for your current job as well as positions you're interested in.
Free Salary Calculators
Glassdoor.com's Know Your Worth Tool: Glassdoor's Know Your Worth tool provides a free, personalized salary estimate based on the current job market. Salary estimates are based on users' title, company, location, and experience. The tool also provides tips on how to increase pay.
PayScale.com's Salary Survey: Take PayScale's Salary Survey and generate a free salary report with a salary range based on your job title, location, education, experience, skills and more. Evaluate a job offer or compare your salary with that of your peers.
PayScale also offers a variety of free tools, including a career path explorer, career goal tracker, and cost of living calculator. The site also offers reports and guides with free advice on salary negotiation, college tuition ROI and leveling up skills for a changing job market.
Quartz at Work Career Calculator: With this calculator, you can get information on how much a job offer is worth. Enter the salary, stock options, 401(k), and company perks to get an estimate of the total value of the job offer.
LinkedIn Salary: LinkedIn's salary calculator provides the median salary for job titles in specific locations throughout the U.S. Free for LinkedIn users who anonymously contribute their salary, the tool shows base pay plus equity and bonuses, and customizes information based on skills, education, industry, company size and more. In addition, LinkedIn users in the U.S., UK, and Canada will get personalized insights about jobs where the could make more money while they are searching for jobs on the site.
Indeed Salary Search: Search salaries from millions of job postings with this free tool, which offers one-stop shopping for job search and salary comparison. Look up salaries by job title or employer and see how your pay compares.
Salary.com: Free salary reports covering virtually every occupation, as well as information on salary, benefits, negotiation, and human resources issues for U.S. and Canadian markets. Salary negotiation tips, small business solutions, and cost of living comparisons are also available. For a fee, you can customize your salary report to analyze your worth based on your personal details.
Benefits Calculators
As well as salary, it's a good idea to spend some time researching how benefits can add to the appeal of certain positions. Benefits calculators are designed to calculate your total compensation package (base pay, plus benefits, plus bonuses) to help you better understand and compare what your earnings will provide.
Salary.com Benefits Wizard: This free tool allows users to calculate the value of their total compensation package. Use this calculator to create a customized report and compare your pay against industry averages.
Cost of Living Calculators
It's well known that certain cities and certain areas of the country are just more expensive to live in than others. When contemplating a move, you need to evaluate how your costs and income will differ, based on your new location. Cost of living calculators help you determine how much your current (or potential) position would pay in a new city and to compare the cost of living between two different cities.
Bankrate.com Cost of Living Calculator: Use this calculator to compare the cost of living in two cities. You can estimate how much you'll need to earn in a new location to maintain your current standard of living.
PayScale.com Cost of Living Calculator: Use PayScale's Cost of Living Calculator to determine how much your current salary is worth in a new city and to compare the cost of living between two different cities. The resulting report is broken down by categories like housing, groceries, utilities, etc. Find out what's likely to cost more in your new home.
Paycheck Calculators
Free Paycheck Calculators: When you start a job, the amount you will take home in your paycheck depends on deductions for federal, state, and local taxes. There are paycheck calculators to help you determine how much your paycheck will be after deductions.
Salary Data and Wage Projections
The Occupational Outlook Handbook, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, includes national and state wage projections as well as data for seven major occupational divisions. The divisions literally include hundreds of occupations. In addition, you can also find a list of the fastest-growing occupations and another list of the occupations that are expected to have the most new jobs.


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5 Benefits of Starting a Franchise vs. an Independent Business
Why the franchise industry will reach $710 Billion in 2017 and how you can be a part of it with Expedia CruiseShipCenters.
At the recent annual convention held by the International Franchise Association, attendees across most industries were very optimistic. That's because franchising as a whole is on the rise. In fact, according to a report by IHS Economics, the overall economic output of the franchise industry is expected to increase 5.3% to $710 billion in 2017.
So why are more and more North Americans turning to franchising as a way to fulfill their entrepreneurial dreams and what are the benefits of joining a franchise vs. starting an independent business?
Here are 5 things you can expect when you join a reputable, well-established franchise like Expedia CruiseShipCenters:
1. A recognizable brand, from day one
First and foremost, having an immediately recognizable brand that inspires trust and conveys value to consumers the day you open the doors of your business is a huge advantage for franchisees that join established companies. Building a brand is hard. It takes time, effort and usually a lot of money to make yourself known, not only as a place that sells X, but also as a good place to buy X in your community. When you can skip that step and immediately focus your efforts on building a base of loyal customers, your ramp up phase is that much faster.
Expedia CruiseShipCenters Franchise Owner from Orange County, Chris Meyer, describes how important having the Expedia brand has been to building his travel agency franchise:
"I think the Expedia name is huge. It is a household name that has instant credibility and instant familiarity," Chris says. "And also the instant thought: 'Oh, they are big — they must have good prices.' That is a big differentiator. Most of our competitors don't have a big brand for people to connect with."
2. The power to negotiate with the big industry players
It's not rocket science to figure out that 100 stores selling the same product have more buying power than one store selling that product. So unless you're selling artisanal ketchup that consumers are willing to pay a premium for, you're going to have a hard time competing on price as an independent business. As part of a large franchise network, however, you get to leverage the industry relationships that your franchisor has already established on your behalf.
In the cruise industry, our negotiating power benefits Expedia CruiseShipCenters' 230+ franchise locations and their customers in a number of ways. Not only does our massive sales volume for cruises ensure our pricing is always competitive, we can also negotiate top-tier commissions for our franchisees and their agents which ultimately boosts the profitability of our stores. Our Senior Vice President of Franchise & Supplier Performance, Geraldine Ree, explains why this is especially important to for new franchisees in the video below.
Since 75% of all cruises are still sold through travel agents according to Cruise Lines International Association, our cruise line partners rely on us to fill their ships which often allows us to negotiate exclusive extras for our clients, like onboard cash credits, free upgrades, or other amenities, that customers can't get booking elsewhere – not even online. When our franchisees can offer competitive pricing, exclusive extras and incredible service, there's no reason for clients to book travel anywhere else.
3. Peace of mind
Starting your own business takes a huge leap of faith. Making that jump into the unknown world of self-employment can be scary, but it can also be incredibly rewarding. One of the benefits of starting a franchise is that you own your own business, but you're not stepping into completely unknown territory. You get the perks of being your own boss, doing something you love, and controlling your own destiny, but with the comfort of knowing that there's a proven system behind you. A franchise provides a how-to guide based on years of experience that shows you exactly how to make your business successful.
At Expedia CruiseShipCenters, we've been continuously improving our system and the way we operate our stores since we started in 1987. That's 30 years of experience that has helped us become the one of North America's leading sellers of cruise vacations and a top ranked franchise year after year. But we're not finished yet. We believe we can always be better; for our customers, for our agents, and for our franchisees who depend on us to deliver on our mission: To empower our franchisees with a proven system to grow a profitable and valuable business.
4. A built-in support network
One of the biggest benefits of joining a franchise that often comes as a surprise is the built in support network you get from your fellow franchise owners. Having a group of people to turn to who have been in your shoes is an incredible resource for a franchisee, whether you're just starting out and want advice on recruiting your dream team, or have been in business for years and are looking for fresh new ideas to reach travelers in your community. When you start an independent business, that support network is either non-existent, or much more difficult to find.
Our culture of Stronger.Together at Expedia CruiseShipCenters is ingrained in our core values and our franchisees take it to heart. They share best practices with one another and support each other in achieving their business goals. Of course there's a healthy spirit of competition among them, but at the end of the day, each franchisee's success contributes to the success of our overall brand. We're all in this together.
5. An asset to sell when the time comes
If you've built a successful business, it will be worth something when you decide to sell it. But how much it's worth and how easily you can sell it may vary greatly between independent and franchised businesses. The fact that your business also comes with all the other franchise benefits we mentioned will make it an even more attractive asset to prospective buyers. They're not only buying a business, they're buying an established system and brand that comes with initial training and ongoing support. Another benefit of joining a franchise is that your transition out of the business much easier because the operations manual is already written and the start-up team is already in place to get the new owner of your store up and running.
At Expedia CruiseShipCenters, our goal is to not only help our franchisees generate income, but also to help them build long-term equity in their business. All of our support is aimed at increasing their profitability and building value in their business so that when the time comes to sell, they should be getting a solid return on their initial investment. Plus, our dedicated Refranchising team at Expedia CruiseShipCenters is there to guide franchisees through the process of selling their business when the time comes.
Continue Learning About Expedia CruiseShipCenters
The benefits of starting a franchise are numerous and extend far beyond the five we mentioned. But of course, not all franchise opportunities are equal and you should make sure to conduct your due diligence before making a decision. For in-depth details about owning a business with Expedia CruiseShipCenters, download our free franchise report by filling out the form below. You can also learn more by reading the essentials about our retail travel agency franchise opportunity here.


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Written, and photographs, by Derek Keats
It was one morning on a game drive when we came across five cheetahs feeding on a springbok kill in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa.
We soon noticed a brown hyena wandering down towards the cheetahs and subsequently joined them as they fed. It chewed the springbok in half, grabbed the back half, and carried it off!
The cheetahs did nothing but look on with amazement.
After it left, the jackals started to move in, but they were wary of the cheetahs, who continued to feed on the remaining springbok carcass.
Then suddenly all five cheetahs were alert as the hyena started running back towards them at a brisk pace.
It then grabbed the other half, and though it could barely lift it, it carried it off into the bushes.
The cheetahs looked absolutely dejected. The jackals then took their chance to move in, cleaning up the intestines and other nasty bits.
The cheetahs returned to whatever was left of their kill, ate what they could and wandered off. About two hours later I saw them at the waterhole nearby, and then two days after that spotted them hunting much further south down the Aub River – hopefully this time out of the opportunistic hyena's reach.


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Dry Eye Syndrome, or Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, occurs when there is not enough moisture on the surface of the eye and results in painful irritation. This is usually due to not enough tears being produced and is common amongst people over the age of 65, menopausal women and in those with diabetes.
For more information, download a PDF Fact Sheet for Dry Eye from The Eyecare Trust.


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The entire lay leadership team of the main Anglican church in Iraq is presumed to have been killed after they were attacked while returning from a conference in Jordan. The team of five Iraqi-born Anglicans including the lay pastor and his deputy, should have returned two weeks ago from the conference. ...
The loss brings to 12 the number of Iraqis that Canon White has lost in his reconciliation work in Iraq, although these are the first connected to the church. He did not think they were targeted because they were Anglicans. "The fact is that attacks on people on that road happen all the time, particularly on people who appear to be richer or middle class."
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
The Belmont Club: Go Tell It on the Mountain
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MASA STUDIO is a multi-disciplinary architecture firm believing in internazionalition as essential quality and working in the fields of Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Urban Studies and GIS. The main fields of activity concern the environmental sustainability and building renovation with focus on the relationship between architectural design and environment. The activities of the studio focuses on interior refurbishment, private and public buildings, landscape design, residential complex, building renovation, office and boutique refurbishment, urban law, scientific research about land use and GIS. In recent years the activities of MASA STUDIO has focused on architectural design in developing countries: a school complex in Lybia, a New Public Library for University of Tripoli and Prefab Modules for Laboratories in Equatorial Guinea. Projects currently underway are several interior designs, an innovative residential complex with wooden earthquake proof "platform frame" structure and a building renovation (demolition and rebuilding) without increase of land use.
Hostel for Hope Competition Winner – The idea for project research is born from the desire to respect and recreate the characteristics of the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, present place of majority guests for the future hostel. The study of the characteristic organization and the type of households in rural areas is the starting point of the project… Read more


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Vernalization is the effect of cold temperature on flowering.
- It prevents precocious reproductive development late in the growing season and enables the plant to have sufficient time to reach maturity.
- These plants remain vegetative during the warm season, receive low temperature during winter, grow further & then bear flower & fruits.
- Lysenko 1st reported the effect of cold temperature on flowering in the wheat seedling.
- Seen in winter varieties of annual plants (wheat, barley & rye), some biennials (cabbage, sugarbeet, carrot) & perennial plants (Chrysanthemum).
- The annual winter varieties plants also have spring varieties. Spring varieties are planted in spring and they flower & fruit in the same season.
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After completing a Bachelor of Arts degree, with majors in English Literature and Psychology at Wits University, Lisa moved to Cape Town to complete a Post Graduate Honours degree in Clinical Psychology at UCT. At the same time she qualified as a Speech and Drama teacher through Trinity College of London.
In the subsequent years, Lisa went to India to train as an Art of Living teacher, equipping her with the necessary skills to teach yoga and breathwork to children and teenagers. She also attended courses with The School of Storytelling (Sussex, UK), where she learnt the art of Traditional Oral Storytelling.
Lisa helped to start and develop the Earthchild Project (an NGO working in schools and communities with the focus on holistic education) and worked with them as programme developer, volunteer co-ordinator and facilitator. She also started and ran a Storytelling club with children in Khayelitsha with the focus on English and Language enrichment, Life-skills and Drama.
Lisa has also obtained experience working in the corporate and business sector as a Voice and Speech Coach teaching effective communication skills, assertiveness training and stress and relaxation instruction.
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Children and adults of all levels are able to learn and grow through her contagious energy and exuberant approach to life and living. Participants are guided with care and patience and are inspired to have fun and express themselves freely.
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Stories contain innate wisdom that can be transferred and absorbed by children in an effortless and highly effective way.
Storytelling is thus a tool to transmit knowledge and ideas so that children can learn invaluable life skills such as the awakening of essential human values and foster a greater problem solving capacity.
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PPC distracted and Sephaku strides forward.
While cement company PPC is distracted by leadership challenges following the surprise resignation of its CEO nearly two weeks ago, smaller rival Sephaku Cement (SepCem) is striding forward.
An operating update released on Wednesday by Sephaku Holdings (SepHold), which owns 36% of the cement maker and 100% of Métier Mixed Concrete, reveals that production and marketing efforts are proceeding as planned.
Métier has completed the construction of its fourth plant in Gauteng, which brings the number of plants it has around the country to 11.
"Métier's main objective is to achieve relatively high margins through the creation and production of specialised concretes," says SepHold CEO Lelau Mohuba.
These high value concretes constituted 29% of revenue for the financial year ended 31 March 2014.
Arguably more important is the progress being made with SepCem's two greenfield operations – one in Delmas, and the second, Aganang, an integrated plant, located in Lichtenburg in the North West.
Last month SepCem's Delmas plant reached an annualised production capacity utilisation of 80%, which is impressive considering the plant began operating in January.
At Aganang technical issues had delayed commissioning, however, according to the company, these have been resolved. Clinker production began in August and cement production is scheduled for October.
Market demand is also picking up. "The demand for the SepCem brand has increased in both the bulk and retail (bag) markets," the company says. "The brand's acceptance is reflected by its delivery to more than 1 000 points in the targeted markets and approximately 500 order related calls per day being handled by the company call centre."
While the update makes no mention of earnings, one can assume that as the plants are in ramp-up phase they will still be loss making. However this is where the real value and potential in the company lies.
Last year the group made a basic loss per share of R1.49, however a report from Anchor Capital suggests that at current production levels the company is earning profits equivalent to 81c/share.
The commissioning of Aganang is a big plus. Previously SepCem had to acquire raw material from a third party, which drove up costs.
"The internally produced clinker is expected to significantly enhance the cost efficiencies and competitiveness of SepCem," the update says. "Depending on the production mix, SepCem is expected to achieve a substantial reduction in input costs."
Meanwhile the internal dynamics at play at PPC will no doubt be frustrating for shareholders who have endured a meaningful period of share price underperformance.
Under Ketso Gordhan (now former CEO) the struggling business was showing signs of new energy. In its half-year to March PPC's total cement sales volumes improved by 2% and group revenue was up by 9%. This was on the back of increased export volumes, improved pricing and favourable exchange rates.
In addition, revenues were supported by the consolidation of sales from Safika Cement, which it acquired last December and from Rwandan cement producer CIMERWA, in which it acquired a 51% stake effective January this year.
The timing of Gordhan's resignation is unfortunate given the aggressive expansion strategy underway in the rest of Africa. In a recent update to shareholders, PPC noted that the construction of its cement plants in Rwanda, the DRC and Ethiopia is progressing well. In Zimbabwe construction is about to begin, while the plant in Rwanda is likely to be commissioned in 2015.
The company also reiterated its commitment to generating 40% of revenue from its businesses outside of South Africa by 2017.
Both companies' share performance has been constrained by internal and external market-related challenges.
In the case of Sephaku, which has traded down to around R6, the share may now start to move, possibly getting closer to the R7 level it touched in April last year. For the moment, it would appear as if the prospect of a price war in South Africa is a potential concern for investors and this may explain Sephaku's languishing share price despite its good progress signaled by Wednesday's operational update.
At PPC much will depend on how the current internal crisis is resolved. The share fell 7% on the news that Gordhan had stepped down, and has fallen a further 3% to R29.20. The latest sell-off follows confirmation on Tuesday from the PIC that it is "in total support" of PPC's board in light of Gordhan's resignation. The PIC is one of PPC's largest shareholders at 12%. "Gordhan's planned appeal to shareholders at PPC's next AGM in early 2015 to have the board re-constituted will evidently find little support from the PIC," said an analyst who can't be named.
However PPC's Africa growth strategy presents an opportunity to investors prepared to take advantage of current share price weakness while focusing on the medium-term prospect of PPC as a pan-African cement play. A lower share price compensates for some of the apparent risks involved.
Author: Sasha Planting from Moneyweb


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Here are some new photos of the studio, looking a lot more homely than before. I wanted to have the lovely gifts that fellow blogger have made me out on display as I always feel inspired by other creative fellows. Plus they all make me smile :D
Lots of fashion and craft books, a lovely chest filled with buttons, rhinestones and sequins....a real treasure chest ;) my Speak and Spell (fav childhood toy still in perfect working condition) and a player for my ipod.
Still awaiting my sewing chair :( it is ordered and being delivered from the warehouse so shouldn't be too long before I can pick it up from the store.
My felt stash, which has been replenished since I took this photo so now its full to the brim. Top shelf: my tins of coloured zips and the gap if for my scraps of felt box which was downstairs at the time.
All my patterns, packaging, note cards, post cards, daylight lamp and other bits and bobs. My TV is also on the wall now, but still no power to the sockets, I cant believe how difficult it has been trying to get an electrician to come round to sort it.
Only 2 more days of my 20's left as its my 30th on Friday, and although I have spent quite a few weeks thinking and reminiscing of the years that have led me to this birthday I am strangely excited about it. Not just the day itself but the anticipation on what the next 30 years will bring. Some of the years have been tough, some that I'd rather erase from my memory....but then I think these experiences are what has made me the person I am.....and also the fact that there have been some pretty amazing things that have happened too. I am excited that this will be the next stage of my life which will lead onto more amazing times, but do wonder where has the time gone. The last 7 years of living down in Nottingham have whizzed by and would never have guessed when I left County Durham that I would be here doing what I am.
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It wasn't until four or five years ago, that after reading much more of MacDonald's work (especially his highly accessible Princess books), I tried reading Phantastes again. I now list it (along with Lillith) as one of the deepest and most thought-provoking books I've ever read.
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We introduce PiCoDes: a very compact image descriptor which nevertheless allows high performance on object category recognition. In particular, we address novel-category recognition: the task of defining indexing structures and image representations which enable a large collection of images to be searched for an object category that was not known when the index was built.
Instead, the training images defining the category are supplied at query time. We explicitly learn descriptors of a given length (from as small as 16 bytes per image) which have good object-recognition performance. In contrast to previous work in the domain of object recognition, we do not choose an arbitrary intermediate representation, but explicitly learn short codes. In contrast to previous approaches to learn compact codes, we optimize explicitly for (an upper bound on) classification performance. Optimization directly for binary features is difficult and non convex, but we present an alternation scheme and convex upper bound which demonstrate excellent performance in practice.
PiCoDes of 256 bytes match the accuracy of the current best known classifier for the Caltech256 benchmark, but they decrease the database storage size by a factor of 100 and speed-up the training and testing of novel classes by orders of magnitude.
Multiclass categorization accuracy on Caltech256 using different binary codes, as a function of the descriptor size. We use 10 training examples per class and 25 for testing.
The classification model is a 1-vs-all linear SVM for all methods.
The magenta line shows the performance obtained with classemes [27] trained with the same data used to learn our PiCoDes.
PiCoDes outperform all the other compact codes. PiCoDes of 2048 bits match the accuracy of the state-of-the-art LP-beta classifier while enabling orders of magnitude faster training and testing.
Precision of object-class search on Caltech256 using codes of 2048 bits with linear SVMs:
for a varying number of training examples per class, we report the percentage of true positives in top 25 retrieved from a dataset containing 6375 distractors and 25 relevant results.
Finding pictures of an object class in the ILSVRC2010 dataset, which includes 150K images for 1000 different classes, using 2048-bit codes.
PiCoDes in combination with efficient linear SVM, enable accurate class retrieval from this large collection in less than a second.
[11] P. Gehler and S. Nowozin. On feature combination for multiclass object classification. In ICCV, 2009
[13] P.IndykandR.Motwani. Approximate nearest neighbors: towards removing the curse of dimensionality. In STOC '98: Proceedings of the thirtieth annual ACM symposium on Theory of computing, New York, NY, USA, 1998. ACM Press.
[15] B. Kulis and T. Darrell. Learning to hash with binary reconstructive embeddings. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), 2009.
[19] L. Li, H. Su, E. Xing, and L. Fei-Fei. Object Bank: A high-level image representation for scene classification & semantic feature sparsification. In NIPS. 2010
[22] M. Raginsky and S. Lazebnik. Locality-sensitive binary codes from shift-invariant kernels. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS), 2010
[24] R. Salakhutdinov and G. Hinton. Semantic hashing. Int. J. Approx. Reasoning, 50:969–978, 2009
[27] L. Torresani, M. Szummer, and A. Fitzgibbon. Efficient object category recognition using classemes. InECCV, 2010
[31] Y. Weiss, A. Torralba, and R. Fergus. Spectral hashing. In NIPS. 2009.
[32] Y. Gong and S. Lazebnik. Iterative Quantization: A Procrustean Approach to Learning Binary Codes. In CVPR 2011
PiCoDes visualization
The 128-bit PiCoDes is applied to the test data of ILSVRC2010. Six of the 128 bits are illustrated as follows: for bit c, all images are sorted by non-binarized classifier outputs acTx and the 10 smallest and largest are presented on each row.
Note that ac is defined only up to sign, so the patterns to which the bits are specialized may appear in either the ``positive'' or ``negative'' columns.
* PiCoDes stands for "Pictures Codes" but also "Pico-Descriptor".
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under CAREER award IIS-0952943. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).


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SOLD: $13,000 + 25% Buyers Premium. 22 bids
Freeman's Comments (Combined from both online and Catalogue): Note: A related Heriz silk rug with a center medallion centered by four cartouches containing inscriptions was sold at Phillips, London, sale of February 9, 1993 (illustrated, Hali 66, p. 78). Rug is very pliable, supple- not dry or brittle. Top end of is generally intact; bottom end has some losses and at bottom lower right there are some vertical tears in rug. Rug has some visible repairs. There are some ''creases'' along some of warps near bottom of rug. None of rug is threadbare.
Rug Rag Comments: Although my favorite rug of our visit to Freeman's, this carpet is the perfect example of "Buyer Beware" even with some of the larger auction houses. Overall, the carpet is in fair (might even say poor) condition. Interestingly enough, the rug shows little to no actual wear from use (pile height is almost like new with no low areas) the carpet appears to have been poorly handled through its' years. There is one chunk near the corner of the rug which appears as though someone may have tried to hang the rug for the gallery viewing, and rather than supporting its own weight, a large 2"x3" piece of the carpet was lost: This is not seen in any photographs, nor was it mentioned in auction notes. The winner may want to ask the gallery if they have this piece, as it appears to have been damaged when attempting display. Overall, the carpet was absolutely stunning, however seems to have little to no utility even as a wall hanging in present condition. Rug will need a professional restoration for aesthetic and structural purposes.
Lot 1246, Freeman's Auctioneers Sale 1302. Photograph as used from eBay item 140213093117.
We found this carpet laid out on a table in the far corner of the first level of Freeman's gallery.
The carpet has beautiful execution of both color and design.
As seen below, the pile was very much intact, probably not much different in height from the day it was created more than a full century past.
As seen above, the metal ring was probably used for hanging, which probably played a very big role in the splitting of the end as seen above. We believe the missing piece below to have been due in part by a faulty attempt to hang this rug for gallery viewing pre-auction. Also note the left border in green above the tag. In this area, the knots are significantly larger. Silk Heriz carpets, although notorious for the beauty and luxury, are also well known for being uneven. Often you will find slight asymmetry in the designs, giving the pattern heavier weight on one side. Irregularities and slight differences in width from one side to the other is also not uncommon.
The rug had several splits such as the one seen above, as well as several smaller repairs. Although the pile is in very good / excellent condition, the general state of the carpet would best be described as fair. Numerous splits and gouged end will only require attention from a true expert in the field of oriental rug Restoration. It's hard to believe this carpet could be displayed in its current condition, as the rug is extremely fragile and prone to future breakage.
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Football genius Declan Browne hangs up his boots at end of glittering career
On a cold Friday night in late November, in a hidden corner of Tipperary, under floodlights, the glittering career of arguably Tipperary's greatest ever Gaelic footballer came to an end.
At the age of 34, Declan Browne had finally decided to call time on a sporting career that had seen him excel at both Gaelic codes, especially at football, in a career spanning more than two decades.
His loss to the playing fields will be immense, perhaps in our lifetimes we will never again see a Tipperary man reach the heights Declan Browne did, but the memories and his legacy will last many a generation to come.
His swan song in Ballyporeen on Friday night, lining out one last time for his beloved Moyle Rovers in a County League Final, was a million miles removed from some of the venues he graced at the peak of his powers, but it was never about glory with Declan. He was there for club and team mates, giving as he always gave, oft' times on one leg, to a cause much much bigger than winning, or silverware or awards.
That he was blessed with a special talent he always knew, and more importantly appreciated. He shared it with club and county, on and off the field, and was an ambassador for himself, his family, his club and his county always.
See full tribute to Declan Browne in The Nationalist this Wednesday.


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Increasing evidence points to creams applied to the skin on a daily basis. Put on your deodorant, and then put on your testosterone. This creates a steady delivery. But this may not be for everyone. Some people absorb less and others don't want to hassle with cream. Still others don't want to expose the people in their world to accidental contact with testosterone. In these circumstances a weekly or best bi-weekly shot is the best answer.
Yes and no. It depends on your personal tolerance to pain.
We bill monthly. Once you are cleared for Testosterone Replacement Therapy, the monthly fee is $195.00 per month. Unlike other facilities which require thousands of dollars up front for their services, we make it more convenient by allowing you to pay on a monthly basis. We have no hidden costs, fees, or fine print.
It is our hope to help men suffering from low-t (hypogonadism/andropause).
Great question, it depends on many, many factors. Age, weight, and testosterone levels at time of base line, all evaluated by your doctor. Generally you may expect follow up labs in two to three months. This gives ample time to see the new levels that result from our therapies. As time goes on and a steady regimen is formulated less and less labs will be required. Perhaps every six months.
At the initial visit. No one will get medication without proper lab work and a physical exam. Thereafter it is a case by case situation. A follow up visit with the doctor will be done at the time of your follow up labs, if needed. Once established, we only require you to be seen once per year for an annual physical. If you would like to see the doctor, in addition to your annual physical, you are able to do so at no additional cost.
All medications included in the therapy are self-administered. During your initial appointment, we will demonstrate how to properly administer each medication. This eliminates the need to return each week to the clinic for treatment.
We are testing for unique hormonal markers that your doctor is unlikely to routinely order. We also want accurate fresh results of our own to work from. Finally, the price of the blood work is included with the program.
Yes, absolutely.
The sooner the better, but with safety at the fore front. Generally within one to three weeks. At Royal Medical Center we want to launch you like a rocket as soon as possible. Certainly if you don't see an improvement in three or more weeks contact the doctor as further evaluation may be required to meet your specific needs
There is nothing new here. Just the fact that testosterone replacement therapy in men has finally gotten the attention it rightly deserves in the healthcare of men.
Absolutely not! Under no circumstances. First of all it is not FDA approved for our application. Secondly if you are truly growth hormone deficient which is the only reason the FDA approves of this medication you should be seeing an Endocrinologist. Plus the price for meaningful doses of growth hormone would be in the thousands of dollars per month- well out of the price range we are aiming to offer. The allure of growth hormone is there but we feel we can achieve just as much with safe doses of injectable hormone. Please bear in mind that growth hormone works directly on your pituitary gland and too much of it may cause permanent long term problems with your pituitary, and who wants to mess with that?
We offer injectable testosterone on a case by case basis. This compound is used by the pituitary to make growth hormone. The pituitary remains in charge and working. Although not part of the testosterone replacement therapy, it can be offered where it is proven to be helpful.
Not like growth hormone! Growth hormone costs thousands of dollars per month for minute doses. Somerlin is one fourth the price at appropriate doses.
There are a few, like any medication. You will be given a list of what you should look out for at the time of your check-up. You must understand that you cannot over dose on testosterone therapy and the side effects vanish as soon as the medication is stopped. This is the name of the game: to have a doctor and lab available to insure not only the success of this program but your well-being as well.
Regrettably people receive testosterone therapy without the benefits of medication that remind the testes to work. Our program introduces medicines to help maintain testes size and function. We gain no benefit from having your testicles shrink.
In many cases, yes. It all depends on the levels of estrogen in your blood. There is an oral medication that will reduce your estrogen, the direct muscle building benefits of Testosterone Therapy will help you regain the manly physique you are intended to have. But remember, you've got to do something… eat less junk and get out of the house and "TRT it." Heck if you're going this far you might as well make a go of it and do it the right way.
Initial lab studies will check for markers for prostate cancer (PSA). The history and physical exam will contribute to your general assessment. Studies have shown that testosterone therapy does not provoke cancer of the prostate. In fact, elevated estrogen levels are now seen in cases of prostate enlargement. Our estrogen reducing medicines may even help with prostate enlargement. Unfortunately, men with a history of prostate cancer should not receive TRT. Careful surveillance via lab studies and doctor exams should insure the safety of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in men.
Without question persons between 30 and 65 showing signs and symptoms of needing TRT will be helped. Younger and older persons will be seen as well as long as they fall within our safe zone. Generally older men will have more health issues and at times we will require a clearance from your primary care doctor as well in order to participate. All men must have a primary care doctor to help address their health care issues. We encourage you to tell your doctor.
He or she may or may not accept our lab results. This is their call. Generally the labs we get are the types of labs your healthcare professional monitor on your annual checkup. If you desire a copy of your labs will be provided and you can forward them to your provider.
Blood count, a metabolic profile, LH, we check your thyroid, we check markers for prostate cancer, and of course your testosterone and estrogen levels. The labs are very comprehensive.
We keep a close eye on the prostate, so prostate levels are checked. Along with this we keep an eye on the hormone components and the blood count. Any areas of concern in the initial evaluation will be followed as well.
We would be unable to proceed without a healthy start. You would be advised to see your primary doctor and correct the problem. Once cleared you may then participate in our Testosterone Replacement Therapy or TRT. Provided our doctors feel confident there is no risk in your participation.


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Thank you, I was unsure if that was desired behavior or not. I updated the class as a POC to add exit codes for each of those catch blocks and it works great. Thanks, Paul ________________________________ From: Hari Shreedharan [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:47 AM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: Help determining exit code from flume avro-client Hi Paul. Thanks for reporting this. It does look like Flume does not return non-zero error code even if there was an exception. I filed https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLUME-1670 to address this. Thanks, Hari -- Hari Shreedharan On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Paul Chavez wrote: I am working on getting the flume avro-client functionality working on Windows, and am currently stuck on how to determine if the file was sent successfully. I used the blog post at http://mapredit.blogspot.com/2012/07/run-flume-13x-on-windows.html to guide me and have built the 1.4.0 snapshot successfully. I can manually send files along to flume using the ''org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient" class. The full command I am using is invoked via batch file with the following single line: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_37\bin\java.exe" -Xmx20m -Dlog4j.configuration=file:///C:\apache-flume-1.4.0-SNAPSHOT\conf\log4j.properties -cp "C:\apache-flume-1.4.0-SNAPSHOT\lib\*" org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient -H 10.20.2.8 -p 6240 -F%1 My intention is to invoke from Powershell like so: .\flume.bat C:\IISLogs\W3SVC100\u_ex121029.log This is working well and I am able to successfully send IIS and our app logs to flume and then onto HDFS without issues. Now I am trying to automate the process, and need to know if the operation failed for some reason. If I simply turn off the flume source I can trigger an error which is dumped to console like so (using flume.root.logger=DEBUG,console in the log4j file): 2012-10-30 11:14:22,185 (main) [ERROR - org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient.main(AvroCLIClient.java:76)] Unable t o open connection to Flume. Exception follows. org.apache.flume.FlumeException: NettyAvroRpcClient { host: x.x.x.x, port: 6240 }: RPC connection error at org.apache.flume.api.NettyAvroRpcClient.connect(NettyAvroRpcClient.java:117) at org.apache.flume.api.NettyAvroRpcClient.connect(NettyAvroRpcClient.java:93) at org.apache.flume.api.NettyAvroRpcClient.configure(NettyAvroRpcClient.java:507) at org.apache.flume.api.RpcClientFactory.getDefaultInstance(RpcClientFactory.java:169) at org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient.run(AvroCLIClient.java:168) at org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient.main(AvroCLIClient.java:68) Caused by: java.io.IOException: Error connecting to /x.x.x.x:6240 at org.apache.avro.ipc.NettyTransceiver.getChannel(NettyTransceiver.java:261) at org.apache.avro.ipc.NettyTransceiver.<init>(NettyTransceiver.java:203) at org.apache.avro.ipc.NettyTransceiver.<init>(NettyTransceiver.java:152) at org.apache.flume.api.NettyAvroRpcClient.connect(NettyAvroRpcClient.java:106) ... 5 more Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: no further information at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.checkConnect(Native Method) at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.finishConnect(SocketChannelImpl.java:599) at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipelineSink$Boss.connect(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java: 401) at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipelineSink$Boss.processSelectedKeys(NioClientSocketPipeli neSink.java:370) at org.jboss.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioClientSocketPipelineSink$Boss.run(NioClientSocketPipelineSink.java:292) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886) at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:662) 2012-10-30 11:14:22,185 (main) [DEBUG - org.apache.flume.client.avro.AvroCLIClient.main(AvroCLIClient.java:81)] Exiting Despite the ERROR message being logged to the console, java.exe still exits with code 0, indicating success. Is there a way to use the console appender to trigger java.exe to send a non-0 exit code if an error occurs so the rest of my automation tooling can detect the error? I can parse the output with Powershell and have it send a non-0 exit code itself, but looking for a more 'native' way to do this. thanks, Paul Chavez
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