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Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Architect, Buildings, Japanese Design Studio, Architectural Project, Developments
Atelier Hitoshi Abe
AHA: Contemporary Japanese Architecture Practice – Sendai Design Studio News + Information
page updated 18 Jul 2017 ; 19 Aug 2016
Atelier Hitoshi Abe Studio News
Shichigahama Recovery House, Japan
2 Aug 2012 – winner of Shichigahama Recovery house
Atelier Hitoshi Abe Exhibition, SCI-Arc, Los Angeles, California, USA
Date built: 2010
photo from SCI-Arc
Atelier Hitoshi Abe Exhibition
len-tic-u-lar-is, an architectural show at this famous American architecture school by architects studio AHA.
July 30 to September 12, 2010
SCI-Arc Gallery at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, L.A., CA, USA
Atelier Hitoshi Abe photo of Lenticularis from SCI-Arc
Key Projects by Atelier Hitoshi Abe
Major Architecture Projects by Hitoshi Abe architects, alphabetical:
F-Town building, Sendai, Japan
Date built: 2007
Kanno Museum of Art, Shiogama, nr Sendai, Japan
Date built: 2005
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu, nr Sendai, Japan
Date built: 2008
Reihoku Community Hall, Japan
Date built: 2002
Shirasagi Bridge, Japan
Date built: 1995
More architecture projects by this design studio online soon
Location:3-3-16 Oroshimachi, Sendai, Japan
Atelier Hitoshi Abe – Practice Information
Architect office based in Sendai, Japan, with a sub office in Los Angeles, USA
Atelier Hitoshi Abe : Japanese Architects
Japanese Buildings
photograph : Koichi Torimrua
Since 1992, when Dr. Hitoshi Abe won first prize in the Miyagi Stadium competition, he has maintained an active international design practice based in Sendai, Japan, and Los Angeles, as well as a schedule of lecturing and publishing, which placed him among the leaders in his field. Known for architecture that is spatially complex and structurally innovative, the work of Atelier Hitoshi Abe has been published internationally and received numerous awards.
Before founding this architecture firm in 1993 in Sendai, Japan, the architect worked with celebrated Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au in Los Angeles from 1988 -1992.
He opened a second office in Los Angeles in 2008 to work on a series of projects outside of Japan. These projects included invited architectural competitions and exhibition installations.
Abe is also the director of Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies and holds the Terasaki Chair for contemporary Japanese study.
Awards for this architect studio:
2011 Japan Society for Finishing Technology Award for the F-town building
2009 Contractworld Award for Aoba-tei
2009 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for the K-Museum
2009 the Architectural Institute of Japan Education Award
2008 SIA-Getz Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia
2007 World Architecture Award for M/Kanno Museum
2005 Good Design Award for Sasaki Office Factory for Prosthetics
2003 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for Reihoku Community Hall
2003 Business Week and Architectural Record Award for Sekii Ladies Clinic
2001 Building Contractors Society Award for Miyagi Stadium
1999 Yoshioka Award for Yomiuri Media Miyagi Guest House
Japanese Building Designs
photo : Koji Horiuchi
Website: Architecture
Atelier Tekuto : Japanese house
Buildings / photos for the Atelier Hitoshi Abe Architecture page welcome
Atelier Hitoshi Abe buildings – page
Website: www.a-slash.jp


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Yesterday morning Doug's car was stolen while he was surfing. He had hidden the key in one of the wheel wells and our theory was that someone saw him do it and took the car. Evidently it's common for car thieves to target surfers because they know the car will be unattended for awhile. (This is the first time he's ever done that. And obviously, the last.)
Unfortunately, along with the car, he lost his i-Phone, i-Pad and wallet. (And tennis racket, gym bag, and wet suit but for some reason I don't care about those particular items.) SO, thanks to some helpful Facebook tips last night, we installed and remotely activated an app called "Find My iPhone". Unfortunately, it only works if the phone is powered on and connected to the Internet, and as of last night, it wasn't. Around 4:30 this morning, Doug got out of bed and called his phone--it still went straight to voice mail.
Then this afternoon we caught a break. I took my kids to school for their reading assessments (school starts Monday.) and while I waited outside messing with my phone, I called Doug's number. It rang. (instead of going straight to voicemail.)
I checked the "Find My iPhone" app and BAM, a map came up pin-pointing the location of the phone.
I pulled out the policeman's business card from the day before. They connected me to the detective assigned to the case, and he asked me to e-mail him a screen shot of the map I had on my phone--which I did. A few minutes later, the phone was turned off.
And then the phone started moving.
So Doug decided to take my phone and go check it out himself. (Because he's brave and manly and possibly a little touched in the head.) His plan was simply to drive by and see if his car was parked on the street. As he drove, the location of the phone changed and he went to the new location but didn't see our car. About the same time, a police officer randomly came down the street. Doug flagged him down and told him our story. As they were talking, a car in a nearby alley/parking lot started pulling out. The police officer went over and stopped it. Within a few moments, he had pulled his gun and had three or four "very sketchy looking dudes" in cuffs. They had Doug's phone in the car with them.
Gus: "Are you crazy?"
Shawn: "I wouldn't say crazy. Maybe an eccentric who looks good in jeans."
Woah. We ARE Shawn and Gus.
Shawn: I'm Shawn Spenstar and this is by partner, Gus "TT" Showbiz. Gus: The extra T is for extra talent.
Hooray for savvy Facebook friends (Christian!) and hooray for cool i-Phone apps!
*Post Edit:
After identifying his phone and leaving it with the cops, Doug came home. Someone at work had given him free tickets to the circus. We decided he would take the three oldest boys and our two nieces and I would stay home with Gray. While he was driving down town, (around 6 p.m.) a detective called him. One of the scum bags in custody said the car had been ditched a few blocks from where it was stolen. The detective said we could go look for it because it might take the cops awhile to get to it.
Doug considered coming back but I told him to just go and I would look for the car. I called my sister for a ride. (Doug had our mini-van.) We got some sweet neighbor girls to come watch Gray and went car hunting. At the same time, Laura told her fabulous father-in-law Larry and he very kindly started combing the neighborhood in his car. We were getting a little frustrated but said a little prayer for help and kept looking. We crossed a busy street and some rail road tracks and started looking farther inland.
And we found it! There was much squealing and cheering when we discovered it on the side of the road, in sort of a desolate area, undamaged and unlocked.
|Found it!!! And the sun is setting...
The detective told Doug that if we found it, we shouldn't touch it. Just call the cops. So we called the cops, didn't touch it or even open it, told Larry where we were, and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Finally I called the dispatcher back. I said we were in a sketchy part of town, it was getting dark, and I needed to get back to my kid. They basically said recovering stolen cars is very low priority, that calls were backed up, and they couldn't tell us if it would be 30 minutes or 3 hours.
At that point, Laura and I decided to drive home, look for the spare key, (which, Doug told me later, doesn't exist.) and grab
|Waiting and waiting in Aunt LaLa's car!
Right after we got back, an officer did arrive. He got the low down and then started "processing" the car. He was very kind and helpful. He dusted it for finger prints and swabbed for DNA. (Totally cool since Laura and I consider ourselves crime scene experts based on our *television viewing habits.)
|Dusting for prints...
At one point the officer asked me to come look and see if The Bad Guys had left any evidence. They had not. (Besides all of their fingerprints--dummies.) They DID however leave Doug's Book of Mormon on CD set, his San Diego temple schedule, his 249 empty water bottles, his stack of 700 business cards, his nail clippers and toothpicks and OH YEAH! HIS WALLET!
(You know that's right!) It was in a closed cup holder in the center console. You have to push down on the top and it pops open. It's not terribly obvious, but it's also not exactly hidden. Clearly, these are not the worlds brightest criminals. Did I mention it had about $80-$100 cash in it?
His i-Pad, full water bottles, (stealing cars makes you thirsty) gym bag, (stupid expensive running shoes!) tennis racket, (it was old and he needs a new one anyway) and wet suit (it was warm so he wasn't wearing it that day) were all gone. (Remember the cops had already recovered his i-Phone.)
(His next wet suit will have a pocket or hook for a car key.)
Later we found out from the detective that the i-Pad had been pawned. (And probably his tennis racket and wet suit too.) Evidently they're going to try to track it down today. I'm wondering if we'll have to do that too.
So that's the whole story. Up to this point. (Friday morning.)
Doug is working with AAA to figure out how to get a new key to his car so we can bring it home. (Yes, we had to lock it up and leave it last night--covered in fingerprint dust because the one key to it is gone.)
He'll be able to pick his phone up from the police after work today.
I'm sure he'll be on the phone in between every patient today calling and un-cancelling things that were cancelled.
Pretty exciting stuff!!!
I don't think I can go back to folding laundry after this exposure to the seedy underbelly of society. I'm a changed woman. I think I need to put my feet up and watch a few hours of Psych re-runs and see if I can hone my skills some more. I'll let you know if I make any more startling discoveries.
P.S. Doug says we're buying a gun. I demand a pink one of my own with a bra holster. Totes saw the perfect one on Pinterest.
(And thanks to a friend boy in college I already know how to shoot and I'm quite good! Long live that "right to bare arms" amendment--whichever one that is!!! 2nd? Clearly I'm Shawn--not Gus.)
And they all lived happily ever after!!!
("I've heard it both ways.")
*Laura loves "Border Wars" and I was a big fan of "CSI" back in the day--and am still a fan of "NCIS". We both love "Psych" which obviously has adequately trained us to be professional detectives.
P.P.S. Shawn Spencer: Oh, you mean my pilot's license? That's out back in the Cessna. Or perhaps you're referring to my license to kill. Revoked. Trouble at the Kazakhstan border. I could give you the details but then I'd have to kill you, which I can't do because my license to kill has been revoked.

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Facebook criticised for not removing video of baby being dunked repeatedly in water
LONDON — A child-protection charity has written an open letter to Facebook and the British government, calling for social networks to be held accountable, after the platform refused to remove a disturbing video that shows a baby being repeatedly dunked in water.
The two-minute-long video shows a crying baby held by its arms, and then legs, while being dunked over and over into a bucket of water by an unidentified adult.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children said what was happening in the video could cause serious damage to the baby's limbs.
"We are obviously extremely concerned for the welfare of the infant and are urging Facebook to offer every cooperation with the authorities to try and track down this callous individual, and protect the baby," the NSPCC wrote in its letter.
"Facebook's terms and conditions say it will 'remove graphic images when they are shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate or glorify violence.' But when questioned on this latest piece of film, the official reaction was to say, 'It does not breach its policies.'"
Speaking about the video on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Facebook's director of policy Simon Milner said the video posed a "difficult issue."
"Our judgment is that when this issue is being shared to draw attention to it, and condemn what is happening, and ideally to try and help this child and rescue the child, then yes, there is a place for it on Facebook," Milner said, adding that the social network has been in contact with authorities.
When it comes to graphic images, Facebook's community standards say:
Facebook has long been a place where people share their experiences and raise awareness about important issues. Sometimes, those experiences and issues involve violence and graphic images of public interest or concern, such as human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. In many instances, when people share this type of content, they are condemning it or raising awareness about it. We remove graphic images when they are shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate or glorify violence.
When people share anything on Facebook, we expect that they will share it responsibly, including carefully choosing who will see that content. We also ask that people warn their audience about what they are about to see if it includes graphic violence.
For this particular video, Facebook will remove it in instances when it is posted with messages of support; however, the social network will mark the video as disturbing (which means it can only be watched by people over the age of 18) when users are posting it to raise awareness or condemn the actions, the BBC reported.
Some Twitter users said they deleted their Facebook accounts after hearing about its stance on the video's removal.
Got rid of #facebook account as they are refusing to remove video of a baby being abused. #boycottfacebook
— Fran Bee (@Frances_Hedhili) June 5, 2015
Just deleted Facebook after a video automatically playing on my feed of someone dunking a baby under water I burst into tears! Heartbreaking
— Katie Lipton (@KatelynLipton) June 1, 2015
@NSPCC I have deactivated my Facebook in protest at the baby dunking video asking everyone to do same maybe they will get message!
— Isabel Evans (@is5ywiz2) June 5, 2015
Previously, British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his own frustration with Facebook over graphic content on the site, particularly over videos that show beheadings.
It's irresponsible of Facebook to post beheading videos, especially without a warning. They must explain their actions to worried parents.
— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) October 22, 2013
After a video that showed a woman in Mexico being beheaded appeared on Facebook, the site was criticised for saying it wouldn't remove the content. However, Facebook later removed the video, saying it would make decisions on a case-by-case basis.


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This is a holiday apartment for rent in Barcelona which has two rooms: one with a double bed and one single bed. It has an elegant living room and dining room with a sofa bed for two and a table with five chairs. The kitchen is fully equipped with the following appliances: oven, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, washing machine, iron and ironing board. It has a full bathroom with hairdryer.
The holiday rental apartment in Barcelona has a TV, DVD, stereo with CD player, heating and air conditioning in the lounge. The area has 70m ² where up to five people can sleep. The apartment also features a nice 8.5-m2 terrace with a table and two chairs.
The Sagrada Penthouse is located on the eighth floor with elevator. The building is equipped with a security system with interphone and concierge service.
The Sagrada Penthouseis located near Sagrada Familia, in the heart of the Eixample, a district known for its modernist architecture.
The nearest subway stop is Sagrada Familia (line 2 and 5).
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Immune signatures of pathogenesis in the peritoneal compartment during early infection of sheep with Fasciola hepatica
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Immune signatures of sheep acutely-infected with Fasciola hepatica, an important pathogen of livestock and humans were analysed within the peritoneal compartment to investigate early infection. Within the peritoneum, F. ...
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Advisory booklet - Job evaluation: considerations and risks
It often takes time and a lot of patience but a good job evaluation scheme can form the basis of a fair pay system. It's also a way for getting a hierarchy of jobs on which to base a grading structure.
Many employers carry out job evaluations when:
- Deciding on pay and grading
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- Comparing pay against other companies
- Reviewing all jobs after a major change within the company
For further information, download the Advisory booklet - Job evaluation: considerations and risks [347kb].
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There was a very good example in the Rtwebparts User CBT on how to use Module Database to help context switch rtgraphic svg files based on selected module. Does anyone have an example of how to get the webparts 3.0 Treeview (AF) to switch the svg graphics files?
Any help is very much appreciated.


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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Female candidates are slated to make history in November in a closely watched congressional race in New Mexico, pointing to the growing political power of women in the American Southwest and a draw of talent that is helping reshape one of the nation's poorest districts.
Democrats and Republicans nominated women this week to compete for the open seat representing a region along the U.S.-Mexico border. A woman has never held the seat.
The race is pitting water attorney Xochitl Torres Small against GOP state lawmaker Yvette Herrell in a general election campaign expected to center on President Donald Trump, immigration and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The unpredictable district that has leaned Republican in recent years will help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.
Both parties also nominated women in the open central New Mexico seat that encompasses Albuquerque. Women won big primary victories for governor and other races in the state and nationwide this week.
Republican state lawmaker Janice Arnold-Jones is trying to recapture a central New Mexico seat for the GOP after years of Democratic control. Her opponent, former state Democratic Party Chairwoman Deb Haaland, is seeking to become the first Native American woman elected to Congress.
Lloyd Princeton also is running as a Libertarian.
Majority female
Whatever happens, New Mexico's three-member U.S. House delegation likely will be majority female next year, said Christine Marie Sierra, a retired University of New Mexico political science professor and co-author of Contested Transformation: Race, Gender, and Political Leadership in 21st Century America. That's because strong female candidates have emerged in both parties after years of training, education and organizing.
"It's a phenomenon that's occurring not just in New Mexico but across the country,'' Sierra said. "Women of color are a significant portion of this growth.''
For example, Yale-educated attorney Stacey Abrams of Georgia is seeking to become the first black woman elected governor in U.S. history. She easily won the Democratic nomination for Georgia's highest seat last month.
Former state Representative Paulette Jordan recently won the Democratic primary for Idaho governor. If she wins the general election, Jordan would not only be the first woman to serve as Idaho governor but also the first Native American woman to serve in that position in any state.
Torres Small, who's running for the southern New Mexico seat and is the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, said she believes her "candidacy is at the right time'' as more women seek office.
Her campaign has excited Latina voters in the most Hispanic congressional district in the nation's most Hispanic state. But she said she is focusing on matters like economic development and increasing broadband service in rural New Mexico.
Less bickering is goal
Torres Small said she hopes she can at least do her part to tone down the partisan bickering.
"It's not against something, it's for something,'' Torres Small said. "You learn growing up in a small community to work together, and you don't start working together by throwing insults at each other across the playground.''
Herrell, who won the endorsement of the National Rifle Association and is a strong Trump supporter, said she will focus on showing voters she endorses Trump's policies, such as the U.S.-Mexico border wall and tax cuts.
Her candidacy has galvanized social conservatives who hope she can replace outgoing Republican U.S. Representative Steve Pearce, who is stepping down to run for New Mexico governor.
Herrell said she hasn't focused too much on the historic nature of her candidacy but acknowledges it.
"I think it's great that this district will finally be represented by a woman,'' said Herrell, a real estate agent. "I just hope it's me.''


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LIS cuts will hit rural
Longford, Council hears
Homeowners living in some of Co Longford's most isolated areas face an anxious wait to see if they can carry out vital repair works to private laneways following yet another wave of government cutbacks.
Leinster House leaders have decided to axe funding normally provided under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), a resource which had been used to upgrade non public roadways providing access to predominatly rural households.
Details of the move were announced as councillors returned from their summer recess last week, sparking a volley of criticism from a number of representatives.
Cllr Martin Mulleady said the scheme had proved especially instrumental in redressing uneven laneways in his own electoral stronghold of Drumlish for some time.
"The local improvement schemes have been a major success in Co Longford but especially in the north of the county. If the funding isn't there then these people are left with a lane that is in a very bad state of repair," he said.
By way of a possible alternative, the Fianna Fail representative suggested approaching local development group, Longford Community Resources Ltd (LCRL).
Cllr John Duffy agreed, maintaining the LCRL route was now potentially the only option left open to the council.
"It's obvious we are not going to get the funding from central government and it's obvious we won't be able to get the funding here to take from the roads budget," he said.
Council chiefs are now expected to follow up on the submissions of both Cllrs Mulleady and Duffy over the next number of weeks.
It comes after Director of Services Jack Kilgallon revealed the local authority had recently received a letter from government headquarters indicating department executives were "not in a position" to provide funding for the remaining three months of 2012.


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OCIO creates and maintains computer accounts for staff and students of the University.
Staff members use the network accounts and email accounts to sign on the University's network and email system respectively. For sending messages to other members, senders simply refer to the recipients' names in the address book. Exchange of emails with external parties must be via Internet addresses.
For students, they use the EdUHK network account to gain access to the various network services, and use the Google account for Google Gmail.
If you require services like publishing personal web pages, you will need to apply for a UNIX account.
Categories of Account
|Computer Accounts
|Network Account
Network Services
|Email Account
Electronic Mail Services
|UNIX Account
UNIX Services
Staff Accounts
Staff computer accounts have the following name conventions:
|Network Account
|Email Account
|UNIX Account
|Internet Email Address
|Google account on "Friends" domain
|Google account on Student domain
Network and email accounts for staff will be created automatically. Information regarding the account usernames and initial passwords will be sent to users through internal mail. Note that all staff use ONE username and ONE password for all network services, including network and email services.
Colleagues are provided with two Google accounts to access the G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education), which is a collection of web-based programs including Google Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs / Drives, Google Sites, and etc. The Google account on the student account domain, i.e. email@example.com, has a feature of allowing staff and students to use Google Classroom. The other account on the "friends" domain, i.e. firstname.lastname@example.com, are provided to staff for good so that they could still connected to the University after they leave the University. Colleagues can access the Google account with the same network password. For details, please visit Google Accounts for Staff.
For UNIX account, one can apply through The Portal, which is available at iServices > Online Services > Unix Account Registration.
Students Accounts
Student computer accounts have the following name conventions:
|Network Account
|'s' + first 7 digits of Student number
|Email Account
|'s' + first 7 digits of Student number
|UNIX Account
|'s' + first 7 digits of Student number
|Internet Email Address
|"email account"@s.eduhk.hk
All students use ONE account username and ONE password for all EdUHK network services, while they have a separate password for accessing the Google-based Webmail system. Their accounts are created using information provided by the Registry and no application is needed. Network and email accounts for students are created automatically right after they got their EdU Card.
For UNIX account, one can apply through The Portal, which is available at iServices > Online Services > Unix Account Registration.
Account Passwords
The initial passwords for staff accounts will be generated and sent to the staff concerned through internal mail.
For students, the initial account password is the first 6 digits of your EdUHK student number plus the last 4 digits of the HKID number (including the check digit) or the last 4 digits of the mainland ID (內地身分証號碼) for Mainland students/ passport number for overseas students.
* ID No. refers to HKID or Mainland ID or Passport No. As an example, if the student number is 09123459:
- HKID holders: if HKID number is A123456(A), the initial password will be 091234456a;
- Mainland students: if mainland ID is 220890199008075678, the initial password will be 0912345678.
- Overseas students: if passport number is ABC12345678, the initial password will be 0912345678;
For security reasons, users are recommended to change the password when they get their accounts and thereafter, change it regularly. It is the University's policy that users should change their account passwords every year. To change passwords, please visit The Portal. For more details, please refer to Password Policy .
If you have forgotten your account password or your accounts have been disabled after 6 grace logins, you may reset it using one of the CyberStations in the campus or visit IT Help Desk. In any cases, please bring along your EdU Card.
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Warning: All computer accounts will normally be terminated when you ceased to be a member of the University. All data files, including email messages (except students' email messages), will be deleted. It is the users' responsibilities to backup their own data prior to the termination of their accounts.
Users are responsible for their computer accounts and should keep their login and password safe. You
- SHOULD keep your login name AND password CONFIDENTIAL;
- SHOULD change your password on a regular basis;
- SHOULD log out from your EdUHK account when you have finished using it, especially at public/shared computers;
- SHOULD NOT leave your computer unattended;
- SHOULD NOT record your login name and/or password in any format. If you must record them, keep them separate and safe in a place where only you yourself can access; and
- SHOULD NOT use personal information, in particular your HKID card number, initials of your name or your school name as your password as it could be easily deciphered.
Disk Quota
Different network services allow users to save files or emails on our servers. Information saved on the servers can be accessed through network-connected PC. To ensure a fair use of our resources, there are storage quotas for different network services as shown in the following table for each kind of computer accounts.
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|Maximum Email Message Size
|UNIX File Storage
|Unlimited **
Disk space on the network are precious computer resources. Users must check and remove any obsolete files or emails regularly. If there are legitimate reasons for increasing the disk quota, please complete the Additional Disk Quota Application Form.
* Though the maximum outgoing email message size for staff members is 20MB, whether the recipient can get it will depend on the receiving email server. Please note that many free email services, such as Yahoo! Mail and Gmail, allow users only to receive emails up to 10MB in size.
** The student email service, i.e. Google Apps for Education, is provided by Google.
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Each student will be given a print quota of HK$120 every year. Students can use the stored value for black & white (b/w) and color laser printing through the network printers in the computer rooms. The cost for each page is specified in the table below:
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If students need to print more, they can buy additional non-refundable quota using the Octopus Payment Machines (OPM) in the campus. No refund will be given for unused balance.
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Just don't call it that. Or Walking Dead. Probably not a good idea to use the art assets either.
Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead is hitting its 10 year anniversary, and in honor of the occasion a new Game Jam is kicking off: All Out War. Fancy yourself a games developer? You have until October 2nd to register, and October 10th to submit your game to the competition. The winners get all kinds of swag - even a potential Steam Greenlight key - while the grand prize winner gets Kirkman's personal endorsement.
There are one or two rules. It has to be a Unity 3D game - comp copies are available, if you've already used up your Unity demo - and while the theme is Walking Dead, you'd better not call it that. All Out War is a reference to the power struggle between the Hilltop, Alexandria, the Saviors and the Kingdom, but you can't use the name All Out War, nor can you use any of the story's characters, plot, art or associated brands. "Too many issues would arise for us legally," say the competition organizers, "so we decided to keep this simple and disallow use of The Walking Dead and its world in the competition." It doesn't even have to be a zombie game; it just has to feature All Out War. If it's a Pizzapocalypse, fine; just don't call it an All Out War On Pizza. That would be a step too far.
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- Property Value$1,250,000
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- Year Built1978
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- Living Area1,507 sq.ft.
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Authors : Rahul Ramachandran, Christopher Lynnes, Kathleen Baynes, Kevin Murphy, Jamie Baker, Jamie Kinney, Ariel Gold, Jed Sundwall, Mark Korver, Allison Lieber, William Vambenepe, Matthew Hancher, Rebecca Moore, Tyler Erickson, Josh Henretig,
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With the volume of Earth observation data expanding rapidly, cloud computing is quickly changing the way these data are processed, analyzed, and visualized. Collocating freely available Earth observation data on a cloud computing infrastructure may create opportunities unforeseen by the original data provider for innovation and value-added data re-use, but existing systems at data centers are not designed for supporting requests for large data transfers.
A lack of common methodology necessitates that each data center handle such requests from different cloud vendors differently. Guidelines are needed to support enabling all cloud vendors to utilize a common methodology for bulk-downloading data from data centers, thus preventing the providers from building custom capabilities to meet the needs of individual vendors.
This paper presents recommendations distilled from use cases provided by three cloud vendors (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) and are based on the vendors' interactions with data systems at different Federal agencies and organizations.
These specific recommendations range from obvious steps for improving data usability (such as ensuring the use of standard data formats and commonly supported projections) to non-obvious undertakings important for enabling bulk data downloads at scale.
These recommendations can be used to evaluate and improve existing data systems for high-volume data transfers, and their adoption can lead to cloud vendors utilizing a common methodology.
URL : Recommendations to Improve Downloads of Large Earth Observation Data
DOI : http://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2018-002


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The California Shooting
The largest terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 occurred a few weeks ago in California. Our prayer and hearts go out to the family members of those who lost their lives in this tragedy. So what can we learn from this terrorist attack? Let's list some things.
– We are in a fight against evil. There is good (God and angels) and there is evil (devil and demon forces). We must recognize that evil does exist and we must call it exactly what it is.
– We are headed toward WW 3. All of these events that are occurring concerning Isis, terrorism and wars and rumors of wars are taking the world down a path to WW3 which is the Battle of Armageddon. This battle will be fought in Israel and will be the last huge battle that this earth will fight
– Americans are allowed to protect themselves. Self defense is in the scriptures and as long as people are following the laws of the nation, then they can protect themselves
– We must return to the Lord immediately as a country because the farther we push the Lord out of our society, the more our nation is open to attacks of every kind. We need the Lord's covering to completely cover us and that will only happen when we turn back to the Lord.
– The church of Jesus Christ must wake up and get out of their 4 walls and reach out to the culture that is turning more and more against Christianity. The body of Christ must shake off any apathy or lukewarmness and turn toward the Lord so that He can pour His fire into the hearts of every born again believer and also redeem the lost
– Repentance is a huge principle that must be practiced by the body of Christ in America. Repentance was a message taught by John the Baptist, Peter and Jesus. It is a message for people to change their minds about the direction they are going and to make a 180 degree turn toward the Lord.
– The California shooting along with many other events across the globe reveal that we are close to seeing the return of Jesus Christ. The Bible says when all of these things take place, then lift up your heads because the return of the Lord is coming soon.
These principles and others are things we can glean from the terrorist attack. Let us all pray for our nation and let us all turn to the Lord so that we can see the end of terror on our shores…


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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Reducing the amount struggling homeowners owe on their mortgages is proving to be a more effective way to prevent foreclosures than other methods, such as reducing interest rates or postponing payments, a new report finds.
In a report presented this week, Amherst Securities Group said that when principal reductions brought mortgages near the home's market value, borrowers were substantially less likely to fall behind on payments again and lose their homes.
Only 12% of borrowers who received principal reductions re-defaulted in 2011, Amherst found. That's compared with 23% of borrowers who received mortgage modifications with interest rate reductions (but no principal reduction) and 30% who received forbearance, which postpones their debt repayment.
"[Modifications] with principal forgiveness are apt to be most effective, as the borrower no longer owes the money -- so he is no longer hopelessly underwater," said Laurie Goodman, Amherst's housing market analyst and one of the authors of the report.
The success these principal reductions have had in turning delinquent borrowers back into paying clients has led many lenders to step up debt forgiveness on the loans in their own portfolios.
So far this year, principal reductions have accounted for 40% of the modifications done by the banks, up dramatically from 25% in 2011 and 11% in 2010, according to Amherst.
The mortgage servicers cannot forgive debt on loans that are owned or backed by one of the two government-controlled mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac however, and they are limited in what they can forgive on loans owned by investors.
That means, of the vast majority of loans -- 6 million since April 2009, according to the Treasury Department -- only a fraction have received debt forgiveness. That may be changing, though.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which controls the majority of outstanding mortgages through its oversight of Fannie and Freddie, has thus far prohibited the mortgage giants from including debt forgiveness as part of their mortgage modifications.
Last month, however, Fannie and Freddie announced they would participate in two programs in California and Nevada that will use part of a $7.6 billion Hardest Hit Fund to pay down loans the companies own or back.
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Nikon Issues Windows 8 Compatibility Announcement
Nikon Europe has posted an announcement on the compatibility of its software products with Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system. The company intends to test Windows versions of ViewNX 2, Capture NX 2, Camera Control Pro 2, Short Movie Creator, Nikon Message Center 2, Wireless Transmitter Utility and Thumbnail Selector as well as its NEF and NRW codecs, PC-PJ Transfer and GP-N100 Utility, IPTC Preset Manager and Nik Software's Color Efex Pro 3.0 for compatibility with the new OS. However, there's a number of applications for which the company does not plan to provide Windows 8 compatibility. Among these are Nikon Scan, PictureProject, myPicturetown Utility, and more - click through / read on for the complete list. Also note that the company will not provide compatibility with products utilising a serial or SCSI interface (including a number of old Nikon Coolscan models).
Nikon Press Release
Windows 8 Compatibility Announcement
We plan to test Windows versions of the following software applications for compatibility with Windows 8. We will announce our plans regarding full compatibility once testing is complete.
- ViewNX 2
- Capture NX 2
- Camera Control Pro 2
- Short Movie Creator
- Nikon Message Center 2
- Wireless Transmitter Utility
- Thumbnail Selector
- NEF codec
- NRW codec
- PC-PJ Transfer
- nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
- IPTC Preset Manager
- GP-N100 Utility
We do not intend to provide compatibility with the following applications.
- Capture NX Ver. 1.x
- Camera Control Pro Ver. 1.x
- Nikon Capture series
- ViewNX Ver. 1.x
- Nikon Transfer Ver. 1.x
- PictureProject
- Nikon View series
- Nikon Scan series
- PictureProject COOLPIX Remote Control
- WT-3 Setup Utility
- Wireless Camera Setup Utility
- Wireless Connecting Utility
- nik Color Efex Pro 2.0
- my Picturetown Utility
- USB driver for GP-1
- Image Authentication Software
We also do not plan to provide compatibility for other software, or for products utilizing a SCSI or serial connection.


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In this week's episode of Almost Live, Daron Rahlves returns to Juneau, Alaska with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian McIntosh and the TGR crew. As Ian McIntosh describes, "He's got a lot of energy. He's really hungry, he wants to get after it and I had a wicked time charging lines with him."
One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold.
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"What the Hell?" Dad
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You've got your cool dad. You've got your Abusive Dad. And then you've got... this guy. He views his son (this is almost Always Male) as an equal and in no real need of monitoring, instruction, or the rest of the whole parenting game. Can border on its own form of abuse. The child ranges from prepubescent to simply not meeting one's cultural definition of adulthood.
Can lead to "Well Done, Son" Guy.
Examples of "What the Hell?" Dad include:
Anime & Manga
- Rare female example: Ash's mom from Pokémon. Actually, any parent in Pokemon, considering that there are probably millions of kids all over the world wandering around the countryside fighting dangerous animals with other dangerous animals.
- Considering sending kids out on a Pokemon journey at ten years old is an integral part of Pokemon-verse society, this is really more an example of Values Dissonance than the parents being examples of this trope. After all, most, if not all, of the parents in the show dote on their children quite a bit whenever they actually get a chance to do so.
- To the extent that she's a mother figure for Shinji, Misato in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- Son Goku, full stop. With both Gohan and Goten.
- Pretty much any parent on Digimon.
- On Fullmetal Alchemist, after Disappeared Dad Hohenheim comes back to see his kids (who are only 15 and 14), he figures they've taken care of themselves long enough that it doesn't really matter if he takes up a fathering role. And so he leaves again!
- Then again his kids are Edward and Alphonse Elric.
- Anime Hohenheim was pathetic and low in pretty much every arena possible. Al really wanted him to stay, but he didn't listen. His Wangst reaches really annoying levels when you find out just how much of an asshole he is.
- Manga Hohenheim, on the other hand, met Ed and got summarily rejected, left again. Met Al much, much later and achieved an okay relationship with him with large amounts of communication and lots of comic relief, but in this case he treated both his teenage sons as at-least-equal combatants in the world-saving endeavor that he left them to work on in the first place. Very awkward about the whole father thing.
- Of course, given what happened to him last time he accepted a fatherly role...
- Ed wouldn't really make a philosopher's stone!
- Of course, given what happened to him last time he accepted a fatherly role...
- Bleach: Isshin and Ryuuken are both very aloof fathers in their own different ways with Isshin doing it via the Obfuscating Stupidity method and Ryuuken through The Snark Knight routine. With the latter, Ryuuken makes it clear that he does not view his son as an equal in any way, shape or form but he still fits the trope. They even debate who the worst father is in chapter 241, and the moment comes across as oddly depressing.
- This is almost how the de Blois family relationship works out in Gosick, with Albert being so obsessed with preparing for World War II that Grevil is an easily intimidated (mostly) ineffectual police inspector and Victorique's own upbringing being as it is, considering he only sees her as a tool for what's to come.
- Patrick Zala in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED treats his son Athrun as though he were any other subordinate. Given that Patrick is a paranoid and genocidal General Ripper this is not a good thing. By the end he's attempted to personally execute Athrun for treason.
- Flit Asuno from Gundam AGE, once a sweet kid has grown up into a borderline Expy of Patrick. He expects his son, Asem, to behave and conduct himself as an adult and soldier at all times, regardless of how it effects him.
- And he's not really any better towards his grandson.
- Flit Asuno from Gundam AGE, once a sweet kid has grown up into a borderline Expy of Patrick. He expects his son, Asem, to behave and conduct himself as an adult and soldier at all times, regardless of how it effects him.
- Gambino from Berserk. Apart from being a full-blown douchebag to Guts as well as his teacher in being a mercenary, Gambino didn't do much in the way of parenting toward his adopted son. He even sent the kid onto the battlefield before he started his official training at the tender age of four, fully expecting Guts to not get his ass killed.
Comic Books
- Magneto is this to both his children.
- Henry Jones Sr., to such an extent that his son preferred to be named after the dog instead.
- Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars Expanded Universe: Ben literally gets away with murder in Legacy of the Force. He steals a Y-wing too.
- In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, Arnold Spirit Sr. is portrayed as this, to the point of talking dirty to his son.
- Rick Pym in John Le Carre's A Perfect Spy, who uses his son Magnus in many of his scams.
- In a rare mother/daughter example, Rayojini in Burying the Shadow is left alone for months at a time while Ushas goes in search of work. This is actually probably the best arrangement for the both of them.
Live Action TV
- Degrassi the Next Generation has several, since Adults Are Useless:
- Toby's dad has a disturbing punishment for him and JT for watching porn.
- Craig's dad is abusive. Naturally Joey goes to the opposite extreme.
- Tracker, somewhat justified by the fact that Tracker is Sean's brother, not his father. But that doesn't explain why Tracker lets Sean stay in Toronto when he moved to Alberta. Indeed, Sean in general follows the Rule of Cool.
- Peter's dad.
- John Winchester from Supernatural trained his sons from an early age to kill the demon that murdered their mother, and didn't really do much else in the way of parenting. He left that to oldest son Dean, treating Dean more like a grown hunter than a child.
Newspaper Comics
- Granddad from The Boondocks. Riley hangs around known criminals, Huey has a massive weapons stockpile, and Granddad doesn't care. Though he does beat them when they do something bad.
Video Games
- Dr. Light, justified in that Rock and Blues are, you know, robots. But his feminine robots don't fight.
- The King of All Cosmos kicks off the first Katamari Damacy by going on a drunken bender and knocking all the stars out of the sky. He then sends his tiny son to clean up the mess for him, placing completely arbitrary conditions on his rolling. Don't roll a big enough katamari before his patience runs out? Punishment time!
Western Animation
- Dr. Rusty Venture on The Venture Bros. He even hires Sgt. Hatred (a known pedophile) as a bodyguard, and when it's revealed Hatred has a nickname for Hank, Rusty simply says "You're sleeping with him, aren't you?"
- Rusty's own dad, Dr. Jonas Venture Sr., has become worse and worse as more of Rusty's childhood is shown. In season one, he was shown to have been a mildly negligent Insufferable Genius, but by this point, he seems to have been an emotionally manipulative, near-scociopath who knowingly placed his son in danger on a daily basis...and was also negligent.
- All the South Park parents are portrayed as this.
- Peter to Chris on Family Guy, to the point of Incest Subtext. But it's Family Guy, so Incest Subtext is par for the course.
- Fire Lord Ozai from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Yes, his son survived what he put him through, with Uncle's help, and yes, his daughter was a highly competent Complete Monster, but he did not do the parenting thing, and sent them both into great danger very casually. Azula at least he trained personally.
- Archer, to the most ludicrous degree with the wee baby shamus, who's still an infant.
- Though to be fair, Archer isn't actually his father.


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The University of Scranton women's soccer team is aiming for its third straight Landmark Conference championship. If the Royals are to achieve that goal, they won't have to leave home to do it.
Scranton (15-1-2) will open the Landmark Conference playoffs as the top seed and will host fourth-seeded Moravian (9-4-2) in a semifinal match on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Weiss Field.
The Royals blitzed the Landmark Conference this season, going 7-0-0 and outscoring opponents 19-1. The lone goal allowed by Scranton came in the final eight minutes of Saturaday's regular season finale, a 5-1 win over Juniata.
Moravian finished 3-3-1 in Landmark Conference play, outscoring opponents 13-8. The Greyhounds clinched a playoff spot by posting a 3-0 win at Goucher on Saturday.
In the regular season matchup between Scranton and Moravian, the Royals came away with a 2-0 road victory on Oct. 6. Sophomore forward Mazie Stiles (West Nyack, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) and freshman defender Hope Drewes (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) scored goals. Senior goalkeeper Colleen Berry (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) needed to make just two saves in the shutout as Scranton had a 12-5 edge in shots taken.
Senior forward Jamie Hreniuk (West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) leads Scranton with 10 goals and 21 points. Sophomore midfielder Erin Toburen (Harleysville, Pa./Lansdale Catholic) is second on the squad with six goals while senior midfielder Erica Licari (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown East) and sophomore forward Corinne McDonald (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) both have five.
Berry has been a standout in goal for the Royals, posting a 12-1-2 record with seven shutouts, a goals-against average of 0.34 and a .907 save percentage.
Moravian is led by senior Gabby Stelzmiller (Flemington, N.J./Huntingdon Central), who has a team-high 20 points on five goals and 10 assists. Freshman forward Megan Chesney (Oakland, N.J./Indian Hills) leads the Greyhounds with seven goals.
The winner of Tuesday's semifinal match will face the winner of Tuesday's other semifinal between Catholic and Susquehanna at 7 p.m. in Selingrove. Saturday's championship will be played at the site of the highest remaining seed at a time to be announced.
Admission to the semifinal match is $7 for adults and $4 for seniors (62 and older) and non-Landmark Conference students. Children ages 10 and under are admitted free of charge, as are all Landmark Conference students, faculty and staff with their school ID.
The University of Scranton would like to remind all who are planning to attend Tuesday's semifinal that dogs are not allowed at the Quinn Athletics Campus, pursuant to University policy.
For live video of the match, visit https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scranton/. Live stats are available at https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/wsoc/2018-19/boxscores/20181030_7ck2.xml.


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Lebanese troops deployed in Lebanon's second largest city on Monday to try to end two days of sectarian fighting that has killed at least nine people and dented a deal to end the country's political crisis.
Witnesses said soldiers and policemen in armoured troop carriers entered the outskirts of the northern city of Tripoli, scene of fighting between Sunni Muslim government supporters and Alawite supporters close to the Hezbollah-led opposition.
The clashes subsided as the forces deployed on the frontline between the Sunni Bab Tibbaneh area and Alawite Jabal Mohsen.
The army said in a statement it would start implementing measures to restore calm and warned that it would use force if necessary to end the bloodshed.
Sunni parliamentary majority leader Saad al-Hariri called on his followers in Tripoli to cooperate with the army.
Security sources said at least nine people had been killed and 50 wounded in the fighting that erupted at dawn on Sunday. Several homes, shops and cars were destroyed in the clashes in the mainly Sunni port city.
The warring sides had exchanged machinegun fire, grenades and mortar bombs. Scores of families fled and sought safe haven in other parts of the city and nearby villages.
Tripoli is dominated by Lebanon's anti-Syrian Sunni-led majority coalition while a majority of Alawites have close ties to Syria, which is ruled by an Alawite and is allied to the opposition.
Alawites are a small offshoot of Shi'ite Islam which dominates the Baathist government in neighbouring Syria. Their numbers are small in Lebanon but they gained some political clout during Syria's military presence in Lebanon.
Last month Lebanon ended its 18-month political crisis with the Western-backed coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition reaching a Qatari-mediated accord.
Since then there have been frequent minor security incidents.
Delays in forming a national unity government as stipulated in last month's accord have raised fears of a further deterioration in the security situation and a collapse in efforts to resolve the political standoff.
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17-03-2011 -- Palermo playmaker Javier Pastore is confident of reversing the losing streak which has engulfed the club for over a month when they meet Milan on Saturday.
The Rosanero have lost their last five games on the bounce, and last week's defeat at Genoa has all but ended European hopes.
But the 21-year-old Argentinian is leading the calls for change against the league leaders.
"Milan are a great team and they are famous around the world with many great players in the team," Pastore told Sky Sport Italia.
"But we hope to do well against them and return to being the team were once were. We have to be 100 per cent though as they will want to do their maximum to remain on course for the Scudetto.
"We never used to lose at home, but recently we have been losing many points."
The Aquile are currently ninth in the Serie A table, six points behind the Europa League cut-off, though they do have a Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan still to come.


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Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell was born in 1982 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, to Michelle (Mathers), a landscape gardener and cook, and Robert Kebbell, an engineer. He moved to Nottinghamshire, where he grew up. His ancestry includes Irish, English, and Scottish. At 17, he joined the Central Television Workshop in Nottingham. Toby's breakthrough came … »


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Flowers of Hawaii – Photo Essay
Gorgeous Flowers of Hawaii
There are so many gorgeous flowers in Hawaii and I loved each and every one of them!
Flowers of Hawaii – Leis
These were the first flowers we saw when we landed in Hawaii. Leis! The lei is a traditional greeting.
These aren't given freely anymore. I arranged for our lei greeting from Speedi Shuttle who also took us to the resort.
Even the ladies on the restroom signs wear leis!
Flowers of Hawaii – Hibiscus
This pretty flower comes in many beautiful colors. The solid yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower.
Flowers of Hawaii – Plumeria
When I see plumeria I think of Hawaii! It has a lovely smell.
Flowers of Hawaii – Succulents
This cousin of the cactus loves the gorgeous Hawaiian weather. I loved this one so much I ordered it online to add to our Hawaiian inspired succulent garden. It is called, 'Kiwi'.
Flowers of Hawaii – Orchids
Orchids come in so many different colors. They are delicate and so detailed. It is if a tiny artist was painting each one with the finest paintbrush.
These two purple orchids are growing at the Hilton Waikaloa Village resort in the outdoor lobby. Read about our experience at the lovely resort.
These two stunning beauties were growing at the Southernmost Orchid Farm.
Flowers of Hawaii -Lotus
Lotus flowers floating on a koi pond.
Flowers of Hawaii – Bananas
Before the bananas grow, the banana plant has a very large purple flower. You can see it just under the bunch of bananas.
Flowers of Hawaii – Anthurium
Anthurium is another iconic Hawaiian flower though it is usually bright red. I just loved this pink version.
Flowers of Hawaii – Lamb's Ear
Lamb's Ear is a soft plant with a thick leaf. I've heard that it was used by the pioneers in Texas, where it also grows, like toilet paper! It clearly is a hardy plant as it is growing here in the middle of lava gravel. Lamb's ear has a LOT of uses!
Flowers of Hawaii – Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a stunning flower when in bloom. Usually, in reds and hot pinks, this gorgeous plant was glorious against the Hawaiian blue sky.
Flowers of Hawaii – Unknown pink flower
I'm not sure the name of this stunning beauty, but it was growing like crazy at the outdoor airport in Kona.
Hawaii is a wonderful destination for families! If you are headed to the BIG island of Hawaii you'll be interested in my review of the Hilton Waikaloa Village Resort and read about fantastic experiences on the big island at the Original Hawaiian Chocolate Factory and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Happy flowery travels,
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It used to be easy…
When my first round of weight loss hit, I was living with the world's fastest metabolism. Okay, maybe not the world's, but of all my friends- mine was definitely working overtime. Apparently, when you move, add stress in your life, get a sedentary job, and get older- things aren't quite as simple as they used to be. Since May 2015, i have been in a war with my body. I mean, ultimately I've been in battle since about 2012, but it was really in 2015 that I started to lose the battle.
You've all been here for the ride. When I had alwaysampersand.com (rest in peace), I had a series of posts called #getFIT where I'd talk about body image, weight loss, fitness goals, the gym and pretty much everything that had to do with the body I was in. I always thought that talking about it would help me to lose the weight, because the internet was holding me accountable. It never helped. I had this motivation to succeed, lacked success after a month and gave up. Totally just quit, because success didn't exist, and I would try again next Monday, month, year, or whatever time I'd use as an excuse to start any day but today.
This week happened, and it was happening again. After six days in a row with either McAlister's Chili and giant Spud or Steak N' Shakes burgers, I felt like shit. On Wednesday, I checked out completely. Dylan made a jab about me eating out again, and the tears just fell. "I'm trying really hard to be okay with the weight on the scale, but I'm not okay with it at all, and I'm really struggling with looking in the mirror and I just don't know what to do anymore". It spanned through the rest of the work week, and to today, where I decided to knock it off.
I took that picture this week.
I'm sure that partly fueled my downward spiral, but I can say that it was probably the worst thing for my brain to process for the week. The bumps, the thickness, the things that I want to change (like yesterday) were all there on display, showing me that I wasn't even close to the me I wanted to be. That stung.
I had conversations with my friends, husband, and mainly my mother, who all explained to trust the process but were all also stuck. I could say that I would like to continue to trust the process, but I seem to find a pretty incredible way of throwing the process out the window by splurging on things that I shouldn't be eating, or eating things thinking "this can totally be worked off in the gym" to only totally be worked right into my waistline as I sat on the couch…
Desperate times…
called for a big change. Today I've decided to put my money where my mouth is (which, putting things in my mouth is mainly the reason for concern in the first place) and I've invested in my health.
- The SWEAT app. Facebook told me I needed this app that costs money (big old NO in my book), and would totally make me look like a fitness model with a six pack and a tan. I don't know how these workouts are going to get me tan, but I'm down to give it a shot. I think the app is regularly $10 a month or something crazy, but it was $1.00 total for the first three months, so I figured "why not". Kayla Itsines created the Bikini Body Guide which you follow through this app. It's worth a shot, I guess. She's got about 9 million Instagram followers, and an 8 pack, plus about sixteen million dollars from being a fitness guru, so we'll see.
- Weight Watchers. Watch out grandmas, I'm coming in hot. For years I've correlated weight waters with women who need a weight loss program to say they're a part of a weight loss program, and most of them are in the 40's and drive their kids to soccer practice at 5pm. My mom signed up and did fantastic on her first week, I'm in a Facebook group where many members do it, and I've heard all good things so I figured 6 months can happen.
Today I started WW & listed the few things that I had eaten during the day (please note, I spent the entire beginning of the day eating Baklava while walking around at work, so I only counted post-work). I had Steak N Shake for lunch, a Kit Kat bar as a snack and bam I was already two points over for the day. FOR. THE. DAY. This was my FIRST meal of the day, I probably ate 400 calories of Baklava before, and I had McAlister's for dinner tonight. Here's the kicker- When I add this food to my FitBIt, it's telling me I'm in range to lose weight.
I'm clearly not.
Which makes a whole lot of sense as I'm a month through 2018 with no change on the scale. I plan to frequently update my Weight Watchers and BBG progress, because it's something totally different and I'm hoping it's the kick start my body needs to be successful. By the way- I'm doing the online version of Weight Watchers- no meetings necessary for success!


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Understanding TLC NANDby Kristian Vättö on February 23, 2012 1:14 PM EST
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- Storage
- SSDs
- Indilinx Everest
Weaknesses of TLC: One Degree Worse than MLC
In a perfect world, increasing the number of bits per cell sounds like a very easy way to increase capacities while keeping the prices down. So, why not put a thousand bits inside every cell? Unfortunately, there's a downside to storing more bits per cell.
Fundamentally, TLC shares the same problems as MLC when compared to SLC, but takes things one step further. Now that there are eight voltage levels to check, random reads will take more time: 100µs for TLC. That's four times longer than what it takes SLC to random read one bit, and twice as long as what it takes for MLC to complete the same task. Programming will also take longer, but unfortunately we don't have any figures for TLC yet.
|Bits per Cell
|Random Read
|25 µs
|50 µs
|100 µs
|2ms per block
|2ms per block
|250 µs
|900 µs
On top of the decrease in performance, TLC also has worse endurance than MLC and SLC. Precise P/E cycle figures are not yet known, but we are most likely looking at around 1000 cycles. Hynix has a brief product sheet for their 48nm TLC flash, which has 2500 P/E cycles. At least in MLC flash, the move to 3Xnm halved the P/E cycles so we would be looking at 1250 cycles. 2Xnm brought even fewer cycles, roughly 3,000, and with same math we get 750 cycles for 2Xnm TLC. X-bit labs reported 1,000 cycles for TLC, which sounds fair. It's also good to keep in mind that endurance can vary depending on the manufacturer and maturity of the process. For example the first 25nm NANDs were good for only ~1,000 cycles, whereas today's chips should last for over 3,000 cycles.
But why does NAND with more bits degrade quicker? The reason lies in the physics of silicon. To understand this, we need to take a look at our beloved Mr. N-channel MOSFET again.
When you program a cell, you are placing a voltage on the control gate, while source and drain regions are held at 0V. The voltage forms an electric field, which allows electrons to tunnel through the silicon oxide barrier from the N-channel to the floating gate. This process is called tunneling. The silicon oxide acts as an insulator and will not allow electrons to enter or escape the floating gate unless an electrical field is formed. To erase a cell, you apply voltage on the silicon substrate (P-well in the picture) and keep control gate voltage at zero. An electric field will be formed which allows the electrons to get through the silicon oxide barrier. This is why NAND flash needs to be erased before it can be re-programmed: you need to get rid of the old electrons (i.e. old data) before you can apply new electrons (i.e. new data).
But what does this have to do with SLC, MLC and TLC? The actual MOSFET is exactly the same in all three cases, but take a look at the table below.
|High Voltage
|Low Voltage
|High Voltage
|Med-High Voltage
|Med-Low Voltage
|Low Voltage
|Highest Voltage
|High Voltage
|Med-High Voltage
|High-Medium Voltage
|Low-Medium Voltage
|Med-Low Voltage
|Low Voltage
|Lowest Voltage
SLC only has two program states, "0" and "1". Hence either a high or low voltage is required. When the amount of bits goes up, you need more voltage stages. With MLC, there are four states, and eight states with TLC. The problem is that the silicon oxide layer is only about 10nm thick and it's not immortal; it wears out every time it's used in the tunneling process. When the silicon oxide layer wears out, the atomic bonds break and during the tunneling process, some electrons may get trapped inside the silicon oxide. This builds up negative charge in the silicon oxide, which negates some of the the control gate voltage.
At first, erasing becomes slower because higher voltages need to be applied (and for a longer time) before the right voltage is found. Higher voltage causes more stress on the oxide, wearing it out even more. Eventually, erasing will take so long that the block has to be retired to maintain the performance. There is a side effect, though. Programming will be faster because there is already some voltage in the cell due to the electron trapping. However, the time won because of that is much smaller than the time it takes to erase the cell when more voltage pulses are required to erase the cell. That's why the block has to be retired when the wear level reaches a certain point.
Here comes the differerence between SLC, MLC and TLC. The fewer bits you have per cell, the more voltage room you have. In other words, SLC can tolerate more changes in the voltage states because it has only two states. In TLC, there are eight, so the margin for errors is a lot smaller.
Lets assume that we have an SLC NAND that takes voltage between 0V and 14V. To program the cell to "1", a voltage between 4V and 5V needs to be applied. Likewise, you need a voltage from 9V to 10V to program the cell to "0". In this scenario, there is 4V of "spare" voltage between the states. If we apply this example to MLC NAND, the spare voltage will be cut to half, 2V. With TLC, that spare value is only 0.67V if we use the same 1V per voltage state ideaology.
However, when the oxide wears out and a higher voltage is needed, the programming voltages go up. To use the SLC example above, you would now need a voltage between 4V and 6V to program the cell to "0". That means a 1V loss in the spare voltage. And here comes the difference. Since SLC has more spare voltage between the states, it can tolerate a higher voltage change until the erase will be so slow that the block needs to be retired. This is why SLC has a substantially higher P/E cycle count; you can erase and reprogram the cell more times. Likewise, TLC tolerates the least change in voltage states, so it has the lowest amount of P/E cycles.
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ionis - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkBoth paragraphs you quoted state that TLC has 8 states.
"TLC takes that a step further and stores three bits per cell, or eight voltage states (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110, and 111)."
"With MLC, there are four states, and eight states with TLC. " Reply
JMC2000 - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkThat is the total number of voltage states per cell, i.e.:
1 bpc = 2 voltage states per cell (2^1)
2 bpc = 4 voltage states per cell (2^2)
3 bpc = 8 voltage states per cell (2^3)
The voltage states are what allow each bit to read as 0 or 1. TLC has 8 voltage states to allow intermediary changes in the values of the three bits in each cell: 000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111. Reply
ionis - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkYes. That's the argument. So it should go 16->32->64. Where is the 48 coming from?
P.S. we're running out of space in this thread! Reply
Andunestel - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkThe commenter above explained.
It's not double each time. The number of combinations, or voltage states, increases exponentially with the number of binary digits represented.
SLC 1 bit (0,1) = 2 states
MLC 2 bits (00,01,10,11) = 4 states
TLC 3 bits ( 000,001,010,011,110,111) = 6 states
Notice that MLC is 100% > SLC, but TLC is only 50% > MLC?
In other words:
SLC = 16GiB
MLC = SLC x 2 = 32 GiB
TLC = SLC x 3 = 48 GiB
- or -
TLC = MLC x 2.5 = 48GiB Reply
Taracta - Sunday, February 26, 2012 - linkFor TLC you have left out 100 and 101 so you would have
TLC 3 bits (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110, 111) = 8 STATES!
The information is stored per CELL and the same cell is used for SLC, MLC and TLC. The difference between them is the amount of bits per cell that is all. It is not 1 MLC = 2 SLC or 1 TLC = 3 SLC. It is if cell has:
2 electron states = SLC
4 electron states = MLC
8 electron states = TLC
In binary these states are represented by:
2 states = 1bit
4 states = 2bits
8 states = 3bits Reply
This Guy - Friday, February 24, 2012 - linkYour confusing bits with data. Let's look at this problem in decimals.
If you have one symbol between 0 and 9, you can represent any number 0-9.
If you have two symbols, 0-9, you can represent any number between 0-99
If you have 3, you can represent 0-999
BUT you still only have three symbols.
Back to binary, a SLC stores 1bit, MLC 2bits and a TLC 3bits. So if you have 3 SLCs, you have 3 bits and 8 possible states. Exactly the same as one TLC. I'll expand this to make this point clear:
# Cells | # Bits | # Bits | # States
6 SLC = 6x1bit = 6bits = 2^6 states
3 MLC = 3x2bit = 6bits = 2^6 states
2 TLC = 2x3bit = 6bits = 2^6 states
All three configurations can store the same data. So to answer your question, the logical blocks which SLC, MLC and TLC apear to be based on have sixteen cells per block. Hence:
16 SLC = 16 x 1bit = 16 bits
= 2^16 states
16 MLC = 16 x 2bit = 32 bits
= 2^32 states
16 TCL = 16 x 3bit = 48 bits
= 2^48 states
I know this was long and tedious, but if I'm not going to recheck this tread and I wanted to make sure I gave enough information that most people reading this should be able to understand the difference between bits and data. Reply
Taracta - Sunday, February 26, 2012 - linkYou do notice that in your decimal example that it is increasing by powers of 10 so why in your binary exapmple it is not increasing by powers of 2?
16 SLC = 16 x 2^1 bit = 32bits
16 MLC = 16 x 2^2 bit = 64bits
16 TLC = 16 x 2^3 bit = 128bits
No, your exapmples are incorrect so you just further confused the issue. Reply
KitsuneKnight - Sunday, February 26, 2012 - linkSLC doesn't have two bits, it has one. It's not 2 raised to the blah, it's just blah. Same issue applies to your MLC & TLC examples.
SLC can _represent_ two values, 'on' or 'off'. MLC can represent 4 values ('on' or 'off' | 'on' or 'off'). And, likewise, TLC represents 8 values ('on' or 'off' | 'on' or 'off' | 'on' or 'off'). As you might notice, each grouping of 'on' and 'off' is a single bit.
His examples are completely correct. Reply
JMC2000 - Friday, February 24, 2012 - link(What I would give for an EDIT function)
I forgot to add that if you had 8 bits per cell, you would have 256 voltage states (0 or 1 for each bit, plus the different variations of 8 on or off bits), though I will not list all possible combinations, as it would take too much time/room. Reply
Taracta - Sunday, February 26, 2012 - linkI completely agree with you. The whole premise of the article is being based on the incorrect graph while having in places, the correct information in the article. There is a difference between place holders and values. SLC - 1 bit place holder 2 bits stored, MLC - 2 bits place holder 4 bits stored and TLC 3 bit place holder 8 bits stored. Reply


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There are three configuration scenarios for the Chef server:
- Standalone (everything on a single machine)
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- Tiered (machines configured for front-end and back-end, with a single back-end and load-balancing on the front-end, as required)
The Chef server has the following prerequisites:
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The standalone installation of Chef server creates a working installation on a single server. This installation is also useful when you are installing Chef server in a virtual machine, for proof-of-concept deployments, or as a part of a development or testing loop.
To install Chef server 12:
Download the package from http://downloads.chef.io/chef-server/.
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As a root user, install the Chef server package on the server, using the name of the package provided by Chef. For Red Hat and CentOS 6:
$ rpm -Uvh /tmp/chef-server-core-<version>.rpm
For Ubuntu:
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After a few minutes, the Chef server will be installed.
Run the following to start all of the services:
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On your Chef server, if the chef-server.rb file does not exist, create it.
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