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$20 NLHE 6-max: $20 NLHE 6-max: Who's got a 5bet bluff range?
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He most likely had a hand like AQ and figured you have AA or KK and surrendered it.
Don't think his 5bet is a bluff very often since his raise is just too small to induce any folds. Maybe he just 5bet to get more informations. When you 6bet shove here he can almost be sure you have KK or AA. JJ are a pretty easy laydown for him then.
I think the more interesting question is if villain should fold QQ to your shove.
If you had the read that he keeps miss clicking you should have called his 5bet, to let a chance for him to bluff his stack off. KK AA way to strong to go allin with against him. You could play allin pre with TT JJ QQ AK vs him in this specific spot.
I didn't have a read that he missclicked , just trying to explain his fold. calling his 5bet for 33% of his stack seems terrible to me and gives him a cheap look at out flopping AA KK. If he's 5bet i'm getting the money in preflop and don't want AK to fold when he misses the flop or JJ,QQ to fold when overcards come on the flop.
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The CW has renewed Smallville. The Hollywood Reporter thinks One Tree Hill is "still on the bubble" while Life Unexpected and Melrose Place are "still unlikely."
TV Fanatic has an interesting post asking, "Is 90210 pushing the Adrianna/Gia relationship too hard?"
E! Online spoke with Candy Spelling (widow of Aaron Spelling [executive producer]; mother to Tori [Donna] and Randy [Ryan], Beverly Hills 90210) about Shannen Doherty (Brenda, Beverly Hills 90210) being on Dancing With The Stars.
All the remaining teen drama couples have been eliminated from E!'s Online's TV's Top Couples tournament.
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Gossip Cop, where I'm currently interning, busted a fabricated story from Star magazine, which claimed Matthew Settle (Rufus, Gossip Girl) and Kelly Rutherford (Lily) are together in real life. It's totally not true.
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E! Online spoke with CW head honcho Dawn Ostroff about the chances of Life Unexpected and Melrose Place being renewed. Unfortunately, One Tree Hill wasn't discussed–or, if it was, it wasn't include in the article.
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WASHINGTON – The White House liaison on religious affairs who admitted in a Friday news article that he had lifted someone else's material for an opinion column has resigned.
Tim Goeglein had worked for the White House since 2001, and helped establish President Bush's Faith-Based and Community Initiative — a major initiative — as well as the president's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, according to a statement from White House press secretary Dana Perino.
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This weekend I've been learning all over again what it means to be a complete beginner at something. You see, I went out and bought a slackline. If you're ever wondering exactly what it must feel like to be a young toddler learning to walk for the very first time, then I can't recommend this sport highly enough.
There's something wonderfully refreshing about tackling an activity you've never tried before. Every little achievement feels like a major triumph. To be able to stand on the line for a few seconds feels amazing; to manage to take a step or two before falling off can lead to wild applause from the bystanders. And it's also very egalitarian; the 10 year old in our party was making progress every bit as fast as me.
It got me thinking about the nature of fitness. I often hear people say that they 'want to be fit', without ever really unpacking what that means. At it's most fundamental, fitness refers to the body's ability to perform a task. And I realise that I can be exceptionally fit in one area and completely unfit in another. For example, the months and months of training that I put in in order to be able to run an ultramarathon did absolutely nothing to prepare me to walk across a two-inch wide strip of webbing strung between a couple of trees. Nor does it improve my ability to, say, perform push ups or hit a golf ball.
Endurance. The ability to perform a repetitive action without becoming fatigued. My marathon-running friends like Patrick have this in spades.
Strength. The ability to apply force to an object. Typically, we runners don't do so well on this. Ask me to do bench-presses or pull-ups, and I'll tire out pretty fast.
Flexibility. To be able to move limbs through a wide range safely. Again, running doesn't really do much to improve this. My Yoga poses leave a lot to be desired.
Balance. The ability to control your center of gravity on an unstable surface. As the slackline is teaching me, I may be able to get myself around a triathlon course, but taking two or three simple steps can be a daunting task when the surface you're on is swaying, bobbing, and responding to your every move.
Technique. The ability to perform an action correctly and efficiently. Every sport requires a commitment to learning correct body mechanics. If you run incorrectly, you will hurt yourself. It's as simple as that. If you learn to swim correctly, you will glide through the water nearly effortlessly, and still outpace those around you who are spending far more effort than you are.
There are probably more that I haven't thought of. I'm sure that diet fits in here somehow as well. If I can perform well athletically but I'm not giving my body the food it needs to recover quickly and maintain health for the long term, then I'm not sure that I can claim to be truly fit. So perhaps the final element of fitness is humility, the ability to adopt a lifestyle of continuous learning.
Today I got another taste of that on the slackline. Tomorrow, who knows, I may stay on it for a few seconds more!
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It's back! It might be -20 outside, with huge snow piles lining my driveway, but in Australia the sun is beating down an the cycling season has formally begun, with the first stage of the Tour Down Under. This feels like the first hint that Spring might one day return.
Cycling might be a terribly tainted sport, and it has certainly suffered a ridiculous number of scandals over the past few years. The Tour de France records no official winner for the years 1999-2005. And even laying aside the well-know doping habits of Lance Armstrong, many, many other names from that era are also tainted: Levi Leipheimer, Floyd Llandis, Tyler Hamilton, David Millar, Bjarne Riis – the list goes on and on. I sometimes think that the only good think to come out of that decade was the book The Secret Race, by Tyler Hamilton, which documents in-depth the length that competitors felt they were forced to go to to remain viable competitors.
And yet, despite all that, I still love the sport. I love the spectacle of it, I love the many-races-in-one format of the Grand Tours, I love the interpersonal dynamics of the racers, as sprinters and climbers and GC contenders make alliances of convenience and conduct diplomatic negotiations at sixty kilometers an hour; I love the thrill of the twisting descents of the final kilometers of Milan-San Remo, I love the mud-splattered brutality of the Paris-Roubaix, I love watching the peloton snake its way through the Flanders countryside I used to live in, and I love the rare occasions when I get to attend a race in person and feel and hear the hum of derailleurs inches from where I'm sitting.
I can hope that with the introduction of the biological passport, and with new leadership at the UCI, that the sport is slowly becoming a place where athletes can genuinely contend on their own merit, and I can also hope that the UCI adopts the egalitarian spirit of the International Olympic Committee and re-instates a Women's edition of the Tour de France.
But for now, enjoy some highlights from the first stage of racing of the year.
Posted in Sport on January 21, 2014 by trevor.
One of the interesting things about becoming a runner is that it gets you in the habit of achieving the impossible.
What do I mean by this? I mean that many of us have had the experience of declaring that sometime in the future we will do something that we are currently physically incapable of. And then we do it.
Perhaps you can't run down the street without getting winded, and yet you sign up for a 5k.
Perhaps you're getting used to your 5k training runs, but you sign up for a marathon.
Perhaps you can't swim, and yet declare to your friends your intention to complete a triathlon.
In each of these cases, there's a task that you would find physically impossible if you tried to do it today. And yet, you sign up, you put in the training hours, and a few months later you find yourself achieving it.
You run your first 5k without stopping once.
You complete that daunting mud run.
You get that Boston Qualifier marathon time that's been eluding you.
Posted in Sport on September 10, 2013 by trevor.
This morning I raced the Wasaga Beach Olympic distance triathlon. The first triathlon I ever did was at Wasaga, a half-sprint distance 'give-it-a-tri', in which I emerged from the water looking like a drowned rat after doggy paddling 400m, and then struggled around a 10k bike ride on my clunky old mountain bike.
Posted in Sport on September 7, 2013 by trevor.
It's no secret that I like to run. Since I returned to this sport a few years ago, I've logged countless miles, run city streets and wilderness trails, in 40 degree heat and in blizzard conditions, on my own and with friends, and earned a few medals as well. But I am learning that the for me, the point of running is about more than medals or races. It is about the intentional practice of setting goals and achieving them.
Posted in Sport on September 2, 2013 by trevor.
I just read a fascinating article in the Guardian about athletic performance. The concept of the '10000 hours' of training needed to reach world class performance is well known, but recent research has shown another dimension to the equation, especially in the area of endurance sport. There is, apparently, a big difference between individuals when it comes to their responsiveness to training. In the studies, some people showed huge gains in their bodies ability to process and transmit oxygen to their muscles as a result of aerobic trading, but others, performing identical training blocks, showed little or no improvement. This implies that a genetic predisposition to adaptability is critical for the budding top level athlete.
This fascinates me. I'm intrigued by the ingredients that go into excellent performance. It seems that both natural giving and disciplined, intentional training are needed.
Posted in Sport on August 16, 2013 by trevor.
We're often been told that we should 'eat healthy', but I'm coming to realise that an intelligent approach to nutrition needs to be far more specific than that. I went into the library the other day to look at books about diet and nutrition. There were hundreds of books on the subject, and nearly all of them mentioned on the front cover the goal of losing weight.
I think that this is a terrible goal, for several reasons.
Firstly, it is expressed in purely negative terms. I am convinced that we do well in life when we frame our goals and desires positively.
Secondly, it's horribly unspecific. If there is a theoretical perfect weight for every human being, then presumably some people are above that weight and some below. "Achieve your correct weight" would be a better subtitle.
But thirdly, weight is a terrible proxy for fitness. I define fitness quite simply as 'the ability of the body to perform a required task.' And this could mean very different things depending on the task and the individual in question. When Ranulph Fiennes prepares for a polar expedition, he very intentionally tries to gain weight, both in fat and in muscle, to sustain himself over the long months ahead of trekking through a frozen wasteland with only what he can drag behind him on a sled for sustenance. He is guaranteed to burn more calories per day than he can replenish from his food stores, so he has to have extra body mass at the start of his journey.
Scott Jurek is probably the worlds greatest Ultrarunner. He needs to eat enough food to rebuild his muscles after each days training, and consume enough energy to propel himself for 100 miles over the Sierra Nevada mountains.
An expectant mother also wants her body to perform the task of growing and delivering a baby; and her nutritional needs will be dictated by this process.
A weightlifter or a wrestler or a UFC fighter needs to build sufficient muscle mass to compete well, and will need to have a protein-heavy diet geared towards growing and sustaining highly functional muscles.
Interestingly, none of these individuals have 'lose weight' as a primary goal. And each one of them will need to have a different diet. If a sedentary office worker eats like Michael Phelps, he will soon be very unhealthy, but Phelps needs to consume 6000 calories a day or more to support his workout routine.
When we know what tasks we want our body to perform – when we know what we mean by fitness, then what we need to eat will start falling into place.
Today I woke up, went for a 20km run, spent the afternoon in the pool and the evening on a group bike ride.
Strangely enough, despite being offered donuts several times throughout the day, I had no desire whatsoever to eat them, but I did find myself craving my hemp, chia-seed and buckwheat cereal. I didn't make those dietary choices out of some sense of guilt, but because my body was clearly communicating that in order to achieve the demands I was placing on it it required the correct fuel.
This is true in other areas of life. What we choose to consume will be intrinsically linked with what we are trying to achieve.
Posted in Sport on July 28, 2013 by trevor.
UFC Champion Georges St. Pierre spends a surprising amount of his book The Way of the Fight talking about feet.
Posted in Sport on July 8, 2013 by trevor.
So I splurged a little and got myself the hydration pack the pros use, the Salomon Advanced Skin S-Lab 5 Set. Catchy name, I know. But I'm already very impressed with it. Empty, it weighs basically nothing. It fits more like a vest than a backpack, hugging very snugly around the upper torso, with no pressure at all on the stomach.
Posted in Sport on March 10, 2013 by trevor.
I've been enjoying this documentary series on the Paris-Ancaster bike race. As well as serving as inspiration for me since I signed up for the race, it's a nice example of SLR film-making, something that's really becoming more accessible these days.
So, go watch the video and then sign up for the race – there are still a few spots left.
Posted in Sport on March 2, 2013 by trevor. | {
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Making Votes Matter
Posted by Diana Harris | Updated 2021-01-18
This is an invitation to join the Upper Calder Valley Liberal Democrat branch meeting on 21st January at 19.00 to hear a short talk by Paul Clooney from the Make Votes Matter Team. This group of people advocates proportional representation but does not belong to a particular political party. Paul will talk for 10 – 15 minutes, followed by questions and discussion.
Proportional representation is obviously a key policy for Liberal Democrats but maybe, like me, you are unsure of the different systems used in proportional representation, or what we can do to encourage more people to support the idea. If this is the case please do join us.
The zoom details are:
https://zoom.us/j/98080186429?pwd=dTBTSTd1cjNhbXZJTHk1WHRwclh1Zz09
This meeting is not confined to members, or even Lib Dems, so if you know of anyone else you think might be interested please pass on the details.
If you would like to contact me you can do so here:
[email protected];
07967480874;
Governemnt nationally and locally should have listened to teachers
Posted by James Baker | Updated 2021-01-05
As we head into another lockdown it is astonishing that teachers and parents in Calderdale had to put up with the farcical situation where schools went back just for one day. So much work, effort and stress went into trying to open schools only for one day later the Government to change its mind and close them. We have to acknowledge that the Teacher's Union (NEU) was right to say it was unsafe.
If the Government had acted sooner schools could have been working on home learning arrangements instead of trying to figure out if they would be able to open. Sadly the lateness with which we have entered into each period of lockdown has made each one less effective, costing more lives and hurting the economy more and more.
It is also a shame that locally here in Calderdale the Labour Council administration did not listen to many of the Concerns being raised by NEU members. If the Council had been more pro-active in listening to the NEU, rather than waiting to see what happened, and leaving it down to head teachers to make tough decisions then this situation could have been avoided.
We would now like to see the Council start to put more of an effort into tackling the increasing inequality and disadvantage that will arise from missed education. As a society we can't allow our children's future's to ruined by this pandemic. Particularly more effort could be made in setting up more apprenticeships for people leaving school during the pandemic, whose final years of education have faced such disruption.
What a load of Bollards - How the Council spent £1/2M on 'emergency active travel'
In response to the pandemic Councils all over the Country have received funding for 'emergency active travel' (Active travel is Local Government speak for cycling and walking). This week Calderdale Council met, the lead member responsible for this funding Cllr Jane Scullion presented a report. It said:
"In response to the pandemic we've successfully implemented emergency active travel measures to the tune of approximately £568k. As well as social distancing, the measures have enabled 12 school streets and improved cycle facilities in a number of schools."
I was suspicious of how £568K of money was spent. It's a large chunk. It's 14 times as much as the £40K the Council provided towards ending Child Hunger. So I asked for a breakdown, and below is the list of what I was sent.
The first thing I noticed was out of the £568K only 5K ended up to help with social distancing outside of schools. Another £13K on COVID signage. The real big ticket items were £121K on rising bollards for Halifax Town Centre and £157K on temporary barriers. I don't understand how either of these things promote cycling or walking or help combat COVID and the pandemic. I'm told as well the local authority is renting these barriers.
At a time when Local Government funds are in such short supply this represents another wasted opportunity by the Labour administration running Calderdale to both tackle the pandemic, and improve cycling and walking routes. Only a small amount of the money actually ended up being spent on improving cycling and walking routes. Most went on temporary measures to annoy and frustrate motorists.
And if anyone has any answers as to how you can spend £1,800 on a single bollard or £10,000 on a cargo bike please let us know. (update someone has kindly let us know about the £10,000 for the Cargo bike and this line was also spent on other equipment in addition to the bike itself and on some training which is good news).
Liberal Democrats condemn Labour's approach to cuts
The blame for the cuts lies mainly with the Conservative Government, but the Labour Council's handling of things is making them worst.
Rather than balancing the books by cutting assets we argue more should be done to look at how we can generate an income to reduce cuts to public services.
Calderdale Council has to take urgent action to balance its books.
The fault for these cuts predominantly lie with the Conservative Government who have continued to cut funding to local Government. To make matters worst the pandemic has resulted in extra costs and a loss in officer capacity to deal with the pre-existing financial problems. Rather than helping Council's that provide vital public services the Conservatives have just announced they are not going to provide us with a clear three-year financial settlement. This makes it very difficult for any Local Council to make plans for the future when there is just so much uncertainty with funding.
Labour like to make out the blame for this lies all with the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. However, in 2010 all political parties argued there needed to be some cuts. Labour politicians such as Alasdair Darling said they would cut more than Thatcher did. In 2010 there was too much fat in Local Government, but we are now cutting to the bone.
Locally Labour have argued that they handled the initial cuts well. In 2019 Cllr Tim Swift the Leader of the Council said ""I am proud that in Calderdale, so far we have been able to protect vital services such as children's centres; improve children's services; and give a sense of hope with vital investment for the future. But unless national policy changes, continued cuts in funding could put vital local services at risk." We agree that the Liberal Democrat & Labour Coalition that ran Calderdale from 2010 onwards, and then the minority Labour administration that we helped to keep in check didn't do too badly at managing cuts.
We also agree 100% with Cllr Tim Swift that the Conservatives cuts are now putting services at risk.
However rather than protecting us from the cuts the Labour administration's handling of the current financial crisis is making them worst.
Lacking Transparency, Failing to work with others and Keeping Cuts Hidden from Voters
In their 2020/21 budget for Calderdale Labour stated there would need to be over '£2M worth of cuts to be identified'. They failed to name what would be cuts as they knew they would be an election liability. Now they are trying to rush through cuts via Cabinet decisions and avoid the scrutiny of Full Council. In this sense they are acting in the same way as Boris Johnson and his Government who avoid Parliamentary scrutiny of their Coronavirus regulations. Identifying savings sooner would have resulted in better financial planning.
Opposition groups have offered to work with the administration, but they have declined to work with us. Most of the 51 Councillors you elect are excluded from any decision-making with a tiny handful of Labour Councillors that form the cabinet making all the cuts. This is leading to poor decision-making. Many Liberal Democrats in our Council group have experience of running successful businesses. All our knowledge and expertise is being wasted.
The Leader of the Council is meant to publish a forward plan of all decisions. However, cuts have either been omitted from any forward plans or they have been obscured by burying them in Cabinet Papers with names such as the 'Future Council Delivery Plan'. In November 2020 the Council published a blank key decision list for the next three months - https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/councillors/democracy/key-decisions/index.jsp. Is Councillor Tim Swift seriously suggesting that in the next three months his administration will make no key decisions?
Staff at the Mixenden Activity Centre have found out the centre is going too close and that their jobs are at risk via the press. This is a disgusting way for any employer to announce redundancies to staff. We need advance notice of what is proposed to be cut, so we can properly research the areas and explore all the alternative ways to save money or generate more income.
Failing to do Equalities Impact Assessments Before Decesions are made
The Council has a public sector equalities duty to carry out equalities impact assessments on financial decisions. Guidance from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission states 'The general equality duty requires public authorities to have due regard to the aims of the general equality duty when making decisions and setting policies'. Yet the cabinet of the Council is saying it will do equalities impact assessments AFTER the cabinet paper and its reccomendations are agreed. It is impossible that they have considered their public sector equality duty of they have not consisdered the equalities impacts BEFORE decesions are made.
In the Guidance issued to public sector financial decesion makers the Commision states: 'Assessments of the impact on equality must be carried out at a formative stage so that the assessment is an integral part of the development of a proposed policy, not a later justification of a policy that has already been adopted'
Labour Running Budget Deficits and Lacking business sense
Labour's budgets over recent years have all run a deficit. This has meant that the Council's reserves have been run down. Although we accept the point you would not want vast reserves going unused whilst services were being cut, you also shouldn't delay making difficult decisions. The longer you delay the worst the financial position becomes. The Chartered Institute of public finance & Accountancy produces a Financial Resilience Index of all local authorities. They identify the current levels of reserves and changes in reserves for the local authority as high risk areas.
Running Budget Deficits and running down reserves builds up larger problems for the future. Take your own household income. If you were eating into your savings every month then the sooner you took action to reduce costs or increase income the better. The Council is no different.
As you can see the Council has a relatively low debt burden. This does suggest there is scope to borrow to help fund changes that would be required to implement a commercialization agenda on the Council.
When it comes to running things efficiently it is clear no one in the current administration has any business sense. To give you an example they have managed to rack up losses of £63K a year from running car boot sales. They own the land, and they just need to collect money from people coming in, rent out some space for some food stalls and provide a few staff to manage it. Instead, they had staff working on overtime rates and breaking EU working time directives. Is it any wonder illegally overworked staff on overtime pay are raking up losses? When the markets service was looked at from the internal audit it got a 'weak' rating. There were poor financial controls in place for the collection of money. Only an incompetent Labour administration could lose £60K a year of taxpayers money on running car boot sales.
Liberal Democrat proposals for a green, efficient, and commercially minded Council would improve the authority's income and mean fewer cuts to public services.
The Local Government Association has produced a best practice map of commercialisation. Commercialisation is the practice of looking at the Council's assets and services and exploring ways in which an income can be generated from them. This income is then available for the authority to spend on delivering public services that we all rely on.
We know that Local Government has had large amounts of funding cut by Government. We can protest about the cuts, and we can blame the Government but this is unlikely to change anything. What we can do as a Local Authority is focus on improving our own approach to commercialisation. Here are some ideas of what it might mean in practice:
Improving income from our buildings.
Manor Heath Jungle experience costs just £1 to get in. We believe with a capital investment in the experience this could easily be turned into a tourist attraction that generated an income for the Council. The same is true of Shibden Hall and some of our Museums.
The Council could modernise and market its wedding services. We have fantastic historic buildings such as the Town Hall, Registry Office and Clay House for wedding venues.
Renting out Council space. =- The Town Hall makes for an impressive meeting venue we should look to commercialise the opportunities to rent out space rather than letting it sit empty. We also often have office space that sits empty.
Providing Support Services to Schools, Businesses and Charities
The Council already provides commercial services to Schools. This service should be improved and marketed.
We should look to expand the services we offer in areas such as HR support, Training, ICT, compliance advice and consultancy to the NGO and Charitable Sectors and to business start-ups.
Pest Control & waste services – The Council should look to commercialise and promote its pest control services and expand things like garden waste services and bulky waste services as commercial enterprises.
Empowering people to contribute directly
We would introduce a community lottery scheme with revenue raised locally going towards small grants. This would remove the requirement to fund small grants directly from Council Tax Income
Introduce a system of voluntary additional Council Tax Payments. In practice this would work by offering people the opportunity to donate to different funds. For example, you could pay an extra £1 a month to contribute to a tree planting scheme or £5 a month to help fund our work with homeless people. Both Labour and Conservative Councils elsewhere in the Country have introduced these schemes.
Introduce a Council Crowdfunding site where community projects can be directly funded by residents.
Reviewing existing fees
The Council currently charges fees for a range of services. We would review these to ensure that prices reflected the market value of the services being provided.
We do not have a monopoly on ideas for the Local Authority to generate more of an income and therefore cut fewer services. There are plenty of people in Calderdale with business expertise. We call on the Labour administration to make use of this business expertise to reduce cuts to public services.
Remembering Lord Shutt of Greetland OBE, 1942–2020
There is a golden thread that passed through the life of David Shutt who passed away on Friday 30 October 2020, aged 78, following a short illness. Golden because that was the colour in which he fought his many elections as a Liberal and then a Liberal Democrat and golden because of the bright and lasting effect he has had on the people and communities he served during his life of exceptional public service.
David was born in Farsley and attended Pudsey Grammar Scholl before joining a firm of accountants in Leeds. After qualification as a chartered accountant he moved to the firm of Bousfield Waite in Halifax eventually becoming senior partner. He joined the Liberal Party whilst still in his teens and was active in Pudsey Young Liberals where he met his wife to be Margaret Pemberton who he married in 1965.
Labour slam paper for publishing MPs expenses
Labour's local election candidate for Ovenden has slammed the local paper for publishing the expenses of Halifax's MP.
These comments were then liked by the Labour Mayor of Calderdale, also an employee of the MP.
In online comments posted on Facebook Ms Durrans complained the newspaper story about Holly Lynch's expenses claim was "sensationalist". She went on to say the Halifax Courier should be ashamed for printing it as a story.
"Sean Bamforth Liberal Democrat candidate for Ovenden said: "Before MPs expenses were published there was widespread abuse of the system. We all remember the expenses scandal. It is right and proper that the local paper publishes these expenses. They should not be subject to political pressure from the Labour party for doing so."
Councillor James Baker Leader of Calderdale Liberal Democrats said: "What's so strange is that there is nothing in Holly Lynch's expenses that we would object to. Her claims are legitimate costs involved in running an MPs office and employing staff."
"However, we do feel strongly that the local paper shouldn't be criticised for publishing them. It is worrying that Labour are attacking the press for doing this."
Lib Dem Councillors Paul Bellenger, Marilyn Greenwood and Sue Holdsworth are fighting to save Clay House after the Labour-run Council mothballed the Jacobian building.
Clay House is a popular wedding venue and is the local War Memorial. Not just the plaques inside the House but the house itself, where Remembrance Day services have been held for many years.
Paul said: "Clay House is an iconic building that should be used to benefit of local people not flogged off to the highest bidder."
Now that Greetland Library has closed down, the Lib Dems believe that a Library could be placed in Clay House, so that local people don't lose local services.
Paul added: "Clay House could be so profitable with some additional business nous: A Central Ward Library, Local History and Visitor Centre housed in the left wing. The Bar and Reception can be secured from the Main Hall and could operate separately daily as a Tea and Coffee Shop - there are many opportunities! It's wrong that local people could lose BOTH Clay House and Greetland Library, so I hope local people will back our campaign by signing the petition."
Council Should Act on Free School Meals
Calderdale Liberal Democrats are pressing the Council to provide free school meals during the upcoming school holidays for those entitled to them.
Cllr Ashley Evans (Liberal Democrat, Warley) told us: "The government won't take action on this matter, so it is even more important that the Council does. We have all seen the campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford on this issue and we need to show our support not just in words, but by taking action."
"Those children who are entitled to free school meals get them only during term time and what happens during school holidays a real concern. Many parents will be facing reduced income and redundancy, so anything the Council can do to help will be of real benefit to those most in need."
"Liverpool and Doncaster councils have already taken action on this matter, and I expect them to be joined by other councils in the near future" said Cllr Evans.
"I know the Council's finances are tight, but the Council should take action on this matter. If it can't do it all itself, the Council could work with local schools and businesses to provide some help to those who need it. The half-term holiday is almost upon us, but no one knows how long the current situation will last. Christmas is not that far away, then another half term and Easter"
"I will be contacting the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, and the Director of Children and Young People's Services urging them to take action on this pressing issue" said Cllr Evans.
Labour Cuts the Services You Value – And There's More to Come!
Calderdale Council's Labour Cabinet has published the first of its lists of services to cut and it doesn't make for pleasant reading. Among the cuts are:
Libraries – six community libraries face the chop
Public Halls – three public halls will remain closed and the buildings sold unless the local community takes them on
Household Waste Sites – closures and reduced opening hours are being considered
Rubbish Collection – your bins might be emptied only every three weeks and all Landrover collections to rural properties stopped.
Recycling – might be collected only every fortnight
School Bus Fares – up by over £3 per week
Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on the Council, Cllr James Baker, says: "Labour are taking an axe to many services that are valued by local residents and which improve the quality of life for people in Calderdale. And this is only the start – more cuts will be brought forward later in the year, and then there's next year's budget to consider."
"If these proposals were included in the normal budget process, then the public would be consulted on them. As it stands, there are no plans to ask local residents what they think about these cuts. Furthermore, the paper containing these cuts has never been published on the Council's key decision list. This breaks the rules around executive procedures for the Local Authority and will make any decision at risk of a legal challenge."
"The financial situation facing the Council is indeed dire. This is mainly due to the actions the Council has taken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but that is not the only problem. Back in March, the Conservative government urged councils to do what was necessary to tackle coronavirus and promised to provide the necessary funding. That promise has not yet been kept, so we urge the government to match its words with actions that will allow this council – and all other councils – to keep on providing the local services that people value so highly."
You can sign a petition against the proposed changes to the household waste and recycling services here
Concerns about the future of school crossing patrols were raised at a meeting of Calderdale Council (2nd September) by Cllr Sue Holdsworth (Liberal Democrat, Greetland and Stainland).
Cllr Holdsworth told the meeting that she had been contacted by concerned parents who had heard that the service might be withdrawn and one 'lollipop lady' who was unsure if and when she would be back at work.
"There was confusion at the meeting about which cabinet member is responsible for this service and who pays for this service. It seems that it depends on whether the school is an Academy or is maintained by the Council".
"Either way, I would urge all concerned to ensure that this vital service is maintained. Parents and children will already have safety concerns about the return to school and don't need any extra worries."
"I understand that there will be additional complications at the moment, especially if schools are having staggered starts that mean crossing patrols need to be in place for longer at each end of the school day. However, I think these problems can be overcome."
"Pupils need to be safe at school and to get there safely. The Council is encouraging people to walk to school and not be reliant on parents' cars, but this will only happen if parents and children are reassured about safety."
"I hope everyone involved in discussions about the future of crossing patrols can work out a solution that keeps this vital service in place", said Cllr Holdsworth. | {
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Provision for car parking must for new buildings
November 01 2017 11:39 PM
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QNA/Doha
The Cabinet on Wednesday issued a draft law that makes it compulsory for all new buildings in Qatar to have 'stipulated' provisions for car parking.
It is prohibited to issue building permits for designs that do not include car parking facilities in line with prescribed technical specifications and standards, the draft law approved by the Cabinet says.
The draft legislation seeks to regulate car parking practices in the country, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The decision was taken at the Cabinet's regular weekly meeting in Doha.
Public parking spaces, which may or may not involve payment of fees, will be specified by the municipality of the area concerned. If private properties are to be used as paid parking slots, the owners have to get the approval of the technical affairs department at the municipality concerned.
Under the new provisions, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment handles the specification of spaces, which are not privately owned, for public parking with or without fees, their organisation in co-ordination with entities concerned in the State as well as the management and supervision of public parking areas, QNA said.
"The ministry must pledge to handle this mission and authorise others to practise the management of public and private parking spaces," it added.
HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani chaired the Cabinet meeting at the Emiri Diwan.
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud said the Cabinet also gave its nod to a draft law on amending some provisions of Law No 25 of 2005 on trade registration and decided to refer it to the Advisory Council.
Further, the meeting approved a draft law on amending some provisions of Law No 5 of 2015 on similar commercial, industrial and public shops and street vendors and decided to refer it to the Advisory Council.
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce had prepared the draft laws to facilitate procedures for investors and the business community.
Under the amendment, the registration duration in the commercial register will be fixed by a decision from the Cabinet and based on the suggestions of the Minister concerned, depending on the nature or type of activity subject to registration.
This duration is renewable for one or several similar periods and the specialised management, depending on the request of the party concerned, will handle the registration renewal accordingly, QNA noted.
Also, based on a decision by the Cabinet as well as the minister's suggestion, the licensing period will be set according to the shop type. The licence can be renewed by paying the prescribed fee.
The Cabinet, meanwhile, approved a draft decision on issuing an integrity agreement for public officials.
The Administrative Control and Transparency Authority handled the preparation of the draft decision to achieve the highest transparency indicators in the State, strengthen the trust in public employment and protect public funds.
The agreement aims to improve public employees' behaviour and ethics in the country.
The draft includes provisions related to goals, principles, values, behavioural standards, job integrity, prohibited actions, commitment to the agreement and consequences of its breach.
The Cabinet took the required measures to ratify the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products within the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
It also approved a draft agreement between the governments of Qatar and Paraguay on avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion.
The Cabinet reviewed the Minister of Economy and Commerce's report on the second session of Qatari-Hungarian joint economic committee held in Doha in September and took the appropriate decision.
Last updated: November 02 2017 12:23 AM
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<artifactId>parent</artifactId>
<groupId>com.github.librarian</groupId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<relativePath>../parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
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<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.github.librarian</groupId>
<artifactId>controller</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-freemarker</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger-ui</artifactId>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.springfox</groupId>
<artifactId>springfox-swagger2</artifactId>
<scope>compile</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.librarian</groupId>
<artifactId>service</artifactId>
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""" ietf_system
This module contains a collection of YANG definitions for the
configuration and identification of some common system
properties within a device containing a NETCONF server. This
includes data node definitions for system identification,
time\-of\-day management, user management, DNS resolver
configuration, and some protocol operations for system
management.
Copyright (c) 2014 IETF Trust and the persons identified as
authors of the code. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
without modification, is permitted pursuant to, and subject
to the license terms contained in, the Simplified BSD License
set forth in Section 4.c of the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions
Relating to IETF Documents
(http\://trustee.ietf.org/license\-info).
This version of this YANG module is part of RFC 7317; see
the RFC itself for full legal notices.
"""
import re
import collections
from enum import Enum
from ydk.types import Empty, YList, YLeafList, DELETE, Decimal64, FixedBitsDict
from ydk.errors import YPYError, YPYModelError
class AuthenticationMethodIdentity(object):
"""
Base identity for user authentication methods.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
pass
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['AuthenticationMethodIdentity']['meta_info']
class RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity(object):
"""
Base identity for RADIUS authentication types.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
pass
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity']['meta_info']
class System(object):
"""
System group configuration.
.. attribute:: authentication
The authentication configuration subtree
**type**\: :py:class:`Authentication <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Authentication>`
.. attribute:: clock
Configuration of the system date and time properties
**type**\: :py:class:`Clock <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Clock>`
.. attribute:: contact
The administrator contact information for the system. A server implementation MAY map this leaf to the sysContact MIB object. Such an implementation needs to use some mechanism to handle the differences in size and characters allowed between this leaf and sysContact. The definition of such a mechanism is outside the scope of this document
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: dns_resolver
Configuration of the DNS resolver
**type**\: :py:class:`DnsResolver <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.DnsResolver>`
.. attribute:: hostname
The name of the host. This name can be a single domain label or the fully qualified domain name of the host
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.)\*([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.?)\|\\.
.. attribute:: location
The system location. A server implementation MAY map this leaf to the sysLocation MIB object. Such an implementation needs to use some mechanism to handle the differences in size and characters allowed between this leaf and sysLocation. The definition of such a mechanism is outside the scope of this document
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: ntp
Configuration of the NTP client
**type**\: :py:class:`Ntp <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Ntp>`
**presence node**\: True
.. attribute:: radius
Configuration of the RADIUS client
**type**\: :py:class:`Radius <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Radius>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.authentication = System.Authentication()
self.authentication.parent = self
self.clock = System.Clock()
self.clock.parent = self
self.contact = None
self.dns_resolver = System.DnsResolver()
self.dns_resolver.parent = self
self.hostname = None
self.location = None
self.ntp = None
self.radius = System.Radius()
self.radius.parent = self
class Clock(object):
"""
Configuration of the system date and time properties.
.. attribute:: timezone_name
The TZ database name to use for the system, such as 'Europe/Stockholm'
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: timezone_utc_offset
The number of minutes to add to UTC time to identify the time zone for this system. For example, 'UTC \- 8\:00 hours' would be represented as '\-480'. Note that automatic daylight saving time adjustment is not provided if this object is used
**type**\: int
**range:** \-1500..1500
**units**\: minutes
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.timezone_name = None
self.timezone_utc_offset = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:clock'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.timezone_name is not None:
return True
if self.timezone_utc_offset is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Clock']['meta_info']
class Ntp(object):
"""
Configuration of the NTP client.
.. attribute:: enabled
Indicates that the system should attempt to synchronize the system clock with an NTP server from the 'ntp/server' list
**type**\: bool
**default value**\: true
.. attribute:: server
List of NTP servers to use for system clock synchronization. If '/system/ntp/enabled' is 'true', then the system will attempt to contact and utilize the specified NTP servers
**type**\: list of :py:class:`Server <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Ntp.Server>`
.. attribute:: _is_presence
Is present if this instance represents presence container else not
**type**\: bool
This class is a :ref:`presence class<presence-class>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self._is_presence = True
self.enabled = None
self.server = YList()
self.server.parent = self
self.server.name = 'server'
class Server(object):
"""
List of NTP servers to use for system clock
synchronization. If '/system/ntp/enabled'
is 'true', then the system will attempt to
contact and utilize the specified NTP servers.
.. attribute:: name <key>
An arbitrary name for the NTP server
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: association_type
The desired association type for this NTP server
**type**\: :py:class:`AssociationTypeEnum <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Ntp.Server.AssociationTypeEnum>`
**default value**\: server
.. attribute:: iburst
Indicates whether this server should enable burst synchronization or not
**type**\: bool
**default value**\: false
.. attribute:: prefer
Indicates whether this server should be preferred or not
**type**\: bool
**default value**\: false
.. attribute:: udp
Contains UDP\-specific configuration parameters for NTP
**type**\: :py:class:`Udp <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Ntp.Server.Udp>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.name = None
self.association_type = None
self.iburst = None
self.prefer = None
self.udp = System.Ntp.Server.Udp()
self.udp.parent = self
class AssociationTypeEnum(Enum):
"""
AssociationTypeEnum
The desired association type for this NTP server.
.. data:: server = 0
Use client association mode. This device
will not provide synchronization to the
configured NTP server.
.. data:: peer = 1
Use symmetric active association mode.
This device may provide synchronization
to the configured NTP server.
.. data:: pool = 2
Use client association mode with one or
more of the NTP servers found by DNS
resolution of the domain name given by
the 'address' leaf. This device will not
provide synchronization to the servers.
"""
server = 0
peer = 1
pool = 2
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Ntp.Server.AssociationTypeEnum']
class Udp(object):
"""
Contains UDP\-specific configuration parameters
for NTP.
.. attribute:: address
The address of the NTP server
**type**\: one of the below types:
**type**\: str
**pattern:** (([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])\\.){3}([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4})\:)([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:){0,5}((([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:)?(\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}))\|(((25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])\\.){3}(25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])))(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
----
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.)\*([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.?)\|\\.
**mandatory**\: True
----
.. attribute:: port
The port number of the NTP server
**type**\: int
**range:** 0..65535
**default value**\: 123
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.address = None
self.port = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.parent is None:
raise YPYModelError('parent is not set . Cannot derive path.')
return self.parent._common_path +'/ietf-system:udp'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.address is not None:
return True
if self.port is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Ntp.Server.Udp']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.name is None:
raise YPYModelError('Key property name is None')
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:ntp/ietf-system:server[ietf-system:name = ' + str(self.name) + ']'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.name is not None:
return True
if self.association_type is not None:
return True
if self.iburst is not None:
return True
if self.prefer is not None:
return True
if self.udp is not None and self.udp._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Ntp.Server']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:ntp'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self._is_presence:
return True
if self.enabled is not None:
return True
if self.server is not None:
for child_ref in self.server:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Ntp']['meta_info']
class DnsResolver(object):
"""
Configuration of the DNS resolver.
.. attribute:: options
Resolver options. The set of available options has been limited to those that are generally available across different resolver implementations and generally useful
**type**\: :py:class:`Options <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.DnsResolver.Options>`
.. attribute:: search
An ordered list of domains to search when resolving a host name
**type**\: list of str
**pattern:** ((([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.)\*([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.?)\|\\.
.. attribute:: server
List of the DNS servers that the resolver should query. When the resolver is invoked by a calling application, it sends the query to the first name server in this list. If no response has been received within 'timeout' seconds, the resolver continues with the next server in the list. If no response is received from any server, the resolver continues with the first server again. When the resolver has traversed the list 'attempts' times without receiving any response, it gives up and returns an error to the calling application. Implementations MAY limit the number of entries in this list
**type**\: list of :py:class:`Server <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.DnsResolver.Server>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.options = System.DnsResolver.Options()
self.options.parent = self
self.search = YLeafList()
self.search.parent = self
self.search.name = 'search'
self.server = YList()
self.server.parent = self
self.server.name = 'server'
class Server(object):
"""
List of the DNS servers that the resolver should query.
When the resolver is invoked by a calling application, it
sends the query to the first name server in this list. If
no response has been received within 'timeout' seconds,
the resolver continues with the next server in the list.
If no response is received from any server, the resolver
continues with the first server again. When the resolver
has traversed the list 'attempts' times without receiving
any response, it gives up and returns an error to the
calling application.
Implementations MAY limit the number of entries in this
list.
.. attribute:: name <key>
An arbitrary name for the DNS server
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: udp_and_tcp
Contains UDP\- and TCP\-specific configuration parameters for DNS
**type**\: :py:class:`UdpAndTcp <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.DnsResolver.Server.UdpAndTcp>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.name = None
self.udp_and_tcp = System.DnsResolver.Server.UdpAndTcp()
self.udp_and_tcp.parent = self
class UdpAndTcp(object):
"""
Contains UDP\- and TCP\-specific configuration
parameters for DNS.
.. attribute:: address
The address of the DNS server
**type**\: one of the below types:
**type**\: str
**pattern:** (([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])\\.){3}([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4})\:)([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:){0,5}((([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:)?(\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}))\|(((25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])\\.){3}(25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])))(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
.. attribute:: port
The UDP and TCP port number of the DNS server
**type**\: int
**range:** 0..65535
**default value**\: 53
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.address = None
self.port = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.parent is None:
raise YPYModelError('parent is not set . Cannot derive path.')
return self.parent._common_path +'/ietf-system:udp-and-tcp'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.address is not None:
return True
if self.port is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.DnsResolver.Server.UdpAndTcp']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.name is None:
raise YPYModelError('Key property name is None')
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:dns-resolver/ietf-system:server[ietf-system:name = ' + str(self.name) + ']'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.name is not None:
return True
if self.udp_and_tcp is not None and self.udp_and_tcp._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.DnsResolver.Server']['meta_info']
class Options(object):
"""
Resolver options. The set of available options has been
limited to those that are generally available across
different resolver implementations and generally useful.
.. attribute:: attempts
The number of times the resolver will send a query to all of its name servers before giving up and returning an error to the calling application
**type**\: int
**range:** 1..255
**default value**\: 2
.. attribute:: timeout
The amount of time the resolver will wait for a response from each remote name server before retrying the query via a different name server
**type**\: int
**range:** 1..255
**units**\: seconds
**default value**\: 5
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.attempts = None
self.timeout = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:dns-resolver/ietf-system:options'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.attempts is not None:
return True
if self.timeout is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.DnsResolver.Options']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:dns-resolver'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.options is not None and self.options._has_data():
return True
if self.search is not None:
for child in self.search:
if child is not None:
return True
if self.server is not None:
for child_ref in self.server:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.DnsResolver']['meta_info']
class Radius(object):
"""
Configuration of the RADIUS client.
.. attribute:: options
RADIUS client options
**type**\: :py:class:`Options <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Radius.Options>`
.. attribute:: server
List of RADIUS servers used by the device. When the RADIUS client is invoked by a calling application, it sends the query to the first server in this list. If no response has been received within 'timeout' seconds, the client continues with the next server in the list. If no response is received from any server, the client continues with the first server again. When the client has traversed the list 'attempts' times without receiving any response, it gives up and returns an error to the calling application
**type**\: list of :py:class:`Server <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Radius.Server>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.options = System.Radius.Options()
self.options.parent = self
self.server = YList()
self.server.parent = self
self.server.name = 'server'
class Server(object):
"""
List of RADIUS servers used by the device.
When the RADIUS client is invoked by a calling
application, it sends the query to the first server in
this list. If no response has been received within
'timeout' seconds, the client continues with the next
server in the list. If no response is received from any
server, the client continues with the first server again.
When the client has traversed the list 'attempts' times
without receiving any response, it gives up and returns an
error to the calling application.
.. attribute:: name <key>
An arbitrary name for the RADIUS server
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: authentication_type
The authentication type requested from the RADIUS server
**type**\: :py:class:`RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity>`
**default value**\: radius-pap
.. attribute:: udp
Contains UDP\-specific configuration parameters for RADIUS
**type**\: :py:class:`Udp <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Radius.Server.Udp>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.name = None
self.authentication_type = None
self.udp = System.Radius.Server.Udp()
self.udp.parent = self
class Udp(object):
"""
Contains UDP\-specific configuration parameters
for RADIUS.
.. attribute:: address
The address of the RADIUS server
**type**\: one of the below types:
**type**\: str
**pattern:** (([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])\\.){3}([0\-9]\|[1\-9][0\-9]\|1[0\-9][0\-9]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|25[0\-5])(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4})\:)([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:){0,5}((([0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}\:)?(\:\|[0\-9a\-fA\-F]{0,4}))\|(((25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])\\.){3}(25[0\-5]\|2[0\-4][0\-9]\|[01]?[0\-9]?[0\-9])))(%[\\p{N}\\p{L}]+)?
**mandatory**\: True
----
----
**type**\: str
**pattern:** ((([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.)\*([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\_]([a\-zA\-Z0\-9\\\-\_]){0,61})?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9]\\.?)\|\\.
**mandatory**\: True
----
.. attribute:: authentication_port
The port number of the RADIUS server
**type**\: int
**range:** 0..65535
**default value**\: 1812
.. attribute:: shared_secret
The shared secret, which is known to both the RADIUS client and server
**type**\: str
**mandatory**\: True
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.address = None
self.authentication_port = None
self.shared_secret = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.parent is None:
raise YPYModelError('parent is not set . Cannot derive path.')
return self.parent._common_path +'/ietf-system:udp'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.address is not None:
return True
if self.authentication_port is not None:
return True
if self.shared_secret is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Radius.Server.Udp']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.name is None:
raise YPYModelError('Key property name is None')
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:radius/ietf-system:server[ietf-system:name = ' + str(self.name) + ']'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.name is not None:
return True
if self.authentication_type is not None:
return True
if self.udp is not None and self.udp._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Radius.Server']['meta_info']
class Options(object):
"""
RADIUS client options.
.. attribute:: attempts
The number of times the device will send a query to all of its RADIUS servers before giving up
**type**\: int
**range:** 1..255
**default value**\: 2
.. attribute:: timeout
The number of seconds the device will wait for a response from each RADIUS server before trying with a different server
**type**\: int
**range:** 1..255
**units**\: seconds
**default value**\: 5
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.attempts = None
self.timeout = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:radius/ietf-system:options'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.attempts is not None:
return True
if self.timeout is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Radius.Options']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:radius'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.options is not None and self.options._has_data():
return True
if self.server is not None:
for child_ref in self.server:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Radius']['meta_info']
class Authentication(object):
"""
The authentication configuration subtree.
.. attribute:: user
The list of local users configured on this device
**type**\: list of :py:class:`User <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Authentication.User>`
.. attribute:: user_authentication_order
When the device authenticates a user with a password, it tries the authentication methods in this leaf\-list in order. If authentication with one method fails, the next method is used. If no method succeeds, the user is denied access. An empty user\-authentication\-order leaf\-list still allows authentication of users using mechanisms that do not involve a password. If the 'radius\-authentication' feature is advertised by the NETCONF server, the 'radius' identity can be added to this list. If the 'local\-users' feature is advertised by the NETCONF server, the 'local\-users' identity can be added to this list
**type**\:
list of
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.user = YList()
self.user.parent = self
self.user.name = 'user'
self.user_authentication_order = YLeafList()
self.user_authentication_order.parent = self
self.user_authentication_order.name = 'user_authentication_order'
class User(object):
"""
The list of local users configured on this device.
.. attribute:: name <key>
The user name string identifying this entry
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: authorized_key
A list of public SSH keys for this user. These keys are allowed for SSH authentication, as described in RFC 4253
**type**\: list of :py:class:`AuthorizedKey <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.System.Authentication.User.AuthorizedKey>`
.. attribute:: password
The password for this entry
**type**\: str
**pattern:** $0$.\*\|$1$[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{1,8}$[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{22}\|$5$(rounds=\\d+$)?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{1,16}$[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{43}\|$6$(rounds=\\d+$)?[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{1,16}$[a\-zA\-Z0\-9./]{86}
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.name = None
self.authorized_key = YList()
self.authorized_key.parent = self
self.authorized_key.name = 'authorized_key'
self.password = None
class AuthorizedKey(object):
"""
A list of public SSH keys for this user. These keys
are allowed for SSH authentication, as described in
RFC 4253.
.. attribute:: name <key>
An arbitrary name for the SSH key
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: algorithm
The public key algorithm name for this SSH key. Valid values are the values in the IANA 'Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Parameters' registry, Public Key Algorithm Names
**type**\: str
**mandatory**\: True
.. attribute:: key_data
The binary public key data for this SSH key, as specified by RFC 4253, Section 6.6, i.e.\: string certificate or public key format identifier byte[n] key/certificate data
**type**\: str
**mandatory**\: True
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.name = None
self.algorithm = None
self.key_data = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.parent is None:
raise YPYModelError('parent is not set . Cannot derive path.')
if self.name is None:
raise YPYModelError('Key property name is None')
return self.parent._common_path +'/ietf-system:authorized-key[ietf-system:name = ' + str(self.name) + ']'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.name is not None:
return True
if self.algorithm is not None:
return True
if self.key_data is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Authentication.User.AuthorizedKey']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
if self.name is None:
raise YPYModelError('Key property name is None')
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:authentication/ietf-system:user[ietf-system:name = ' + str(self.name) + ']'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.name is not None:
return True
if self.authorized_key is not None:
for child_ref in self.authorized_key:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
if self.password is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Authentication.User']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system/ietf-system:authentication'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.user is not None:
for child_ref in self.user:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
if self.user_authentication_order is not None:
for child_ref in self.user_authentication_order:
if child_ref._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System.Authentication']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.authentication is not None and self.authentication._has_data():
return True
if self.clock is not None and self.clock._has_data():
return True
if self.contact is not None:
return True
if self.dns_resolver is not None and self.dns_resolver._has_data():
return True
if self.hostname is not None:
return True
if self.location is not None:
return True
if self.ntp is not None and self.ntp._has_data():
return True
if self.radius is not None and self.radius._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['System']['meta_info']
class SystemState(object):
"""
System group operational state.
.. attribute:: clock
Monitoring of the system date and time properties
**type**\: :py:class:`Clock <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.SystemState.Clock>`
.. attribute:: platform
Contains vendor\-specific information for identifying the system platform and operating system
**type**\: :py:class:`Platform <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.SystemState.Platform>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.clock = SystemState.Clock()
self.clock.parent = self
self.platform = SystemState.Platform()
self.platform.parent = self
class Platform(object):
"""
Contains vendor\-specific information for
identifying the system platform and operating system.
.. attribute:: machine
A vendor\-specific identifier string representing the hardware in use
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: os_name
The name of the operating system in use \- for example, 'Linux'
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: os_release
The current release level of the operating system in use. This string MAY indicate the OS source code revision
**type**\: str
.. attribute:: os_version
The current version level of the operating system in use. This string MAY indicate the specific OS build date and target variant information
**type**\: str
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.machine = None
self.os_name = None
self.os_release = None
self.os_version = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system-state/ietf-system:platform'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return False
def _has_data(self):
if self.machine is not None:
return True
if self.os_name is not None:
return True
if self.os_release is not None:
return True
if self.os_version is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SystemState.Platform']['meta_info']
class Clock(object):
"""
Monitoring of the system date and time properties.
.. attribute:: boot_datetime
The system date and time when the system last restarted
**type**\: str
**pattern:** \\d{4}\-\\d{2}\-\\d{2}T\\d{2}\:\\d{2}\:\\d{2}(\\.\\d+)?(Z\|[\\+\\\-]\\d{2}\:\\d{2})
.. attribute:: current_datetime
The current system date and time
**type**\: str
**pattern:** \\d{4}\-\\d{2}\-\\d{2}T\\d{2}\:\\d{2}\:\\d{2}(\\.\\d+)?(Z\|[\\+\\\-]\\d{2}\:\\d{2})
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.boot_datetime = None
self.current_datetime = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system-state/ietf-system:clock'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return False
def _has_data(self):
if self.boot_datetime is not None:
return True
if self.current_datetime is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SystemState.Clock']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system-state'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return False
def _has_data(self):
if self.clock is not None and self.clock._has_data():
return True
if self.platform is not None and self.platform._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SystemState']['meta_info']
class SetCurrentDatetimeRpc(object):
"""
Set the /system\-state/clock/current\-datetime leaf
to the specified value.
If the system is using NTP (i.e., /system/ntp/enabled
is set to 'true'), then this operation will fail with
error\-tag 'operation\-failed' and error\-app\-tag value of
'ntp\-active'.
.. attribute:: input
**type**\: :py:class:`Input <ydk.models.ietf.ietf_system.SetCurrentDatetimeRpc.Input>`
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.input = SetCurrentDatetimeRpc.Input()
self.input.parent = self
self.is_rpc = True
class Input(object):
"""
.. attribute:: current_datetime
The current system date and time
**type**\: str
**pattern:** \\d{4}\-\\d{2}\-\\d{2}T\\d{2}\:\\d{2}\:\\d{2}(\\.\\d+)?(Z\|[\\+\\\-]\\d{2}\:\\d{2})
**mandatory**\: True
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.parent = None
self.current_datetime = None
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:set-current-datetime/ietf-system:input'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
if self.parent is None:
raise YPYError('Parent reference is needed to determine if entity has configuration data')
return self.parent.is_config()
def _has_data(self):
if self.current_datetime is not None:
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SetCurrentDatetimeRpc.Input']['meta_info']
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:set-current-datetime'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
if self.input is not None and self.input._has_data():
return True
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SetCurrentDatetimeRpc']['meta_info']
class SystemRestartRpc(object):
"""
Request that the entire system be restarted immediately.
A server SHOULD send an rpc reply to the client before
restarting the system.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.is_rpc = True
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system-restart'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SystemRestartRpc']['meta_info']
class SystemShutdownRpc(object):
"""
Request that the entire system be shut down immediately.
A server SHOULD send an rpc reply to the client before
shutting down the system.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
self.is_rpc = True
@property
def _common_path(self):
return '/ietf-system:system-shutdown'
def is_config(self):
''' Returns True if this instance represents config data else returns False '''
return True
def _has_data(self):
return False
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['SystemShutdownRpc']['meta_info']
class LocalUsersIdentity(AuthenticationMethodIdentity):
"""
Indicates password\-based authentication of locally
configured users.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
AuthenticationMethodIdentity.__init__(self)
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['LocalUsersIdentity']['meta_info']
class RadiusPapIdentity(RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity):
"""
The device requests Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
authentication from the RADIUS server.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity.__init__(self)
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['RadiusPapIdentity']['meta_info']
class RadiusChapIdentity(RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity):
"""
The device requests Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol (CHAP) authentication from the RADIUS server.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
RadiusAuthenticationTypeIdentity.__init__(self)
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['RadiusChapIdentity']['meta_info']
class RadiusIdentity(AuthenticationMethodIdentity):
"""
Indicates user authentication using RADIUS.
"""
_prefix = 'sys'
_revision = '2014-08-06'
def __init__(self):
AuthenticationMethodIdentity.__init__(self)
@staticmethod
def _meta_info():
from ydk.models.ietf._meta import _ietf_system as meta
return meta._meta_table['RadiusIdentity']['meta_info']
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Flyer Volleyball Downs George Washington in A10 Opener
September 30, 2016 September 8, 2017 fn_admin
By: Meaghan McNichol – Staff Writer
The Dayton volleyball team walked into conference play with an overall record of 13-1. They continued their success on Friday, Sept 23 in Frericks Center with a 3-1 (25-19, 27-25, 19-25,25-18) win over the George Washington University Colonials to kick off their Atlantic 10 schedule 1-0.
Dayton now holds a 14-1 overall record, 1-0 in league play.
"We are very well-coached," junior Jessica Sloan said after the match. "We're disciplined 99% of the time and we all try to focus on the little things and it has been coming together very well during matches."
Juniors Jane Emmenecker and Amber Erhahon set the tone early in the first set with a double block that put the Flyer ahead 5-3. It was a close set–the Flyers and Colonials both struggled to maintain a lead. UD went on a seven-point tear toward the end of the set, putting them ahead 24-18. Ultimately, the Flyers took the set 25-19.
Set number two was an even closer battle. Sophomore Margo Wolf served an ace that gave Dayton an early 6-3 lead over GW, but the Colonials came back quickly. The teams went back and forth the entirety of the game, and the Flyers rallied from a slight deficit to even the game at 23 points. It took extra serves, but Dayton won 27-25.
The two teams seesawed back and forth with the lead for the first half of the third set, but GW went on a six point tear to take a controlling 18-12 lead. Dayton fell in the third set 19-25.
Set four was in the Flyers control from the very beginning. They opened play with a 5-0 lead. Sloan's service earned the Flyers seven unanswered points later to give UD an 18-11 advantage. Dayton finished off the fourth set, taking it 25-18, and the match 3-1.
Sloan led all attackers with 18 kills. Freshman Jamie Peterson was not far behind with 13 kills for UD. Wolf contributed to with team's success as leading passer with 18 digs, five assists and three service aces.
"Consistency was one of the biggest challenges of this match," Sloan said. "There were points where we were playing really well and we went on strings of point after point but we also would have four in a row that we would mess up on."
With a thirst for consistency and a hope to further their success, Dayton continues their season at home on Sunday against George Mason.
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Bizaardvark Wizard of Oz Themed Episode
Alex Dillard started this petition to The Walt Disney Company
Since the Disney Channel show Bizaardvark was renewed for a 3rd season, I would figure that I conjure an episode which would be good for the series and here's the explanation for this petition.
When I've watched both seasons of the show, they were really amazing and somehow I had a thought after seeing one of the episodes. It was a special episode of Bizaardvark with a spoof on The Wizard of Oz with the main characters [like in the picture above] for the roles from the movie and guest stars playing the others. It would be a funny & enjoyable episode to watch in future references.
We see that in some TV shows past and present has some references to the movie [quotes, themes, etc.] and all because it's legend in movie history, but this one would be great for fans of both Wizard of Oz and Bizaardvark to watch whether a half-hour or 1 hr. special like they've never done before. If I can help Disney Channel make that happen, then so can you 'cuz we enjoyed the show since then.
I don't care what people say or think about the show, it's a great one and we can hope for an episode like this to occur unless we do something about it together. This would work without 2 of the show's developers Josh Lehrman & Kyle Stegina since I learned they left, but it'll be okay without them 'cuz we can always remember that in the first place, it was they who made the show from the start since 2016 after the DC version of Adventures in Babysitting.
Just think: Amelia, Paige, Frankie & Bernie going somewhere over the rainbow and down the Yellow Brick Road. If they're going to make some videos, Oz is the perfect place to do it and there's no place like home for Bizaardvark.
Sign, support, decide and share! Good luck.
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<?php
// Start of pgsql v.
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Open a PostgreSQL connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-connect.php
* @param string $connection_string <p>
* The <i>connection_string</i> can be empty to use all default parameters, or it
* can contain one or more parameter settings separated by whitespace.
* Each parameter setting is in the form keyword = value. Spaces around
* the equal sign are optional. To write an empty value or a value
* containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword =
* 'a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be
* escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\.
* </p>
* <p>
* The currently recognized parameter keywords are:
* <i>host</i>, <i>hostaddr</i>, <i>port</i>,
* <i>dbname</i> (defaults to value of <i>user</i>),
* <i>user</i>,
* <i>password</i>, <i>connect_timeout</i>,
* <i>options</i>, <i>tty</i> (ignored), <i>sslmode</i>,
* <i>requiressl</i> (deprecated in favor of <i>sslmode</i>), and
* <i>service</i>. Which of these arguments exist depends
* on your PostgreSQL version.
* </p>
* <p>
* The <i>options</i> parameter can be used to set command line parameters
* to be invoked by the server.
* </p>
* @param int $connect_type [optional] <p>
* If <b>PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW</b> is passed, then a new connection
* is created, even if the <i>connection_string</i> is identical to
* an existing connection.
* </p>
* @return resource PostgreSQL connection resource on success, <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_connect ($connection_string, $connect_type = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Open a persistent PostgreSQL connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-pconnect.php
* @param string $connection_string <p>
* The <i>connection_string</i> can be empty to use all default parameters, or it
* can contain one or more parameter settings separated by whitespace.
* Each parameter setting is in the form keyword = value. Spaces around
* the equal sign are optional. To write an empty value or a value
* containing spaces, surround it with single quotes, e.g., keyword =
* 'a value'. Single quotes and backslashes within the value must be
* escaped with a backslash, i.e., \' and \\.
* </p>
* <p>
* The currently recognized parameter keywords are:
* <i>host</i>, <i>hostaddr</i>, <i>port</i>,
* <i>dbname</i>, <i>user</i>,
* <i>password</i>, <i>connect_timeout</i>,
* <i>options</i>, <i>tty</i> (ignored), <i>sslmode</i>,
* <i>requiressl</i> (deprecated in favor of <i>sslmode</i>), and
* <i>service</i>. Which of these arguments exist depends
* on your PostgreSQL version.
* </p>
* @param int $connect_type [optional] <p>
* If <b>PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW</b> is passed, then a new connection
* is created, even if the <i>connection_string</i> is identical to
* an existing connection.
* </p>
* @return resource PostgreSQL connection resource on success, <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_pconnect ($connection_string, $connect_type = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Closes a PostgreSQL connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-close.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_close ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get connection status
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-connection-status.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return int <b>PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD</b>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_connection_status ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get connection is busy or not
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-connection-busy.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> if the connection is busy, <b>FALSE</b> otherwise.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_connection_busy ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Reset connection (reconnect)
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-connection-reset.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_connection_reset ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the host name associated with the connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-host.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the name of the host the
* <i>connection</i> is to, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_host ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get the database name
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-dbname.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the name of the database the
* <i>connection</i> is to, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_dbname ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Return the port number associated with the connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-port.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return int An int containing the port number of the database
* server the <i>connection</i> is to,
* or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_port ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Return the TTY name associated with the connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-tty.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the debug TTY of
* the <i>connection</i>, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_tty ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get the options associated with the connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-options.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the <i>connection</i>
* options, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_options ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns an array with client, protocol and server version (when available)
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-version.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return array an array with client, protocol
* and server keys and values (if available). Returns
* <b>FALSE</b> on error or invalid connection.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_version ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Ping database connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-ping.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_ping ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 5)<br/>
* Looks up a current parameter setting of the server.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-parameter-status.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $param_name <p>
* Possible <i>param_name</i> values include server_version,
* server_encoding, client_encoding,
* is_superuser, session_authorization,
* DateStyle, TimeZone, and
* integer_datetimes.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the value of the parameter, <b>FALSE</b> on failure or invalid
* <i>param_name</i>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_parameter_status ($connection = null, $param_name) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Returns the current in-transaction status of the server.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-transaction-status.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return int The status can be <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_IDLE</b> (currently idle),
* <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_ACTIVE</b> (a command is in progress),
* <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_INTRANS</b> (idle, in a valid transaction block),
* or <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_INERROR</b> (idle, in a failed transaction block).
* <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_UNKNOWN</b> is reported if the connection is bad.
* <b>PGSQL_TRANSACTION_ACTIVE</b> is reported only when a query
* has been sent to the server and not yet completed.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_transaction_status ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Execute a query
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-query.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The SQL statement or statements to be executed. When multiple statements are passed to the function,
* they are automatically executed as one transaction, unless there are explicit BEGIN/COMMIT commands
* included in the query string. However, using multiple transactions in one function call is not recommended.
* </p>
* <p>
* Data inside the query should be properly escaped.
* </p>
* @return resource A query result resource on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_query ($connection = null, $query) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Submits a command to the server and waits for the result, with the ability to pass parameters separately from the SQL command text.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-query-params.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The parameterized SQL statement. Must contain only a single statement.
* (multiple statements separated by semi-colons are not allowed.) If any parameters
* are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.
* </p>
* @param array $params <p>
* An array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders
* in the original prepared query string. The number of elements in the array
* must match the number of placeholders.
* </p>
* @return resource A query result resource on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_query_params ($connection = null, $query, array $params) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Submits a request to create a prepared statement with the
given parameters, and waits for completion.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-prepare.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $stmtname <p>
* The name to give the prepared statement. Must be unique per-connection. If
* "" is specified, then an unnamed statement is created, overwriting any
* previously defined unnamed statement.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The parameterized SQL statement. Must contain only a single statement.
* (multiple statements separated by semi-colons are not allowed.) If any parameters
* are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.
* </p>
* @return resource A query result resource on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_prepare ($connection = null, $stmtname, $query) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Sends a request to execute a prepared statement with given parameters, and waits for the result.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-execute.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $stmtname <p>
* The name of the prepared statement to execute. if
* "" is specified, then the unnamed statement is executed. The name must have
* been previously prepared using <b>pg_prepare</b>,
* <b>pg_send_prepare</b> or a PREPARE SQL
* command.
* </p>
* @param array $params <p>
* An array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders
* in the original prepared query string. The number of elements in the array
* must match the number of placeholders.
* </p>
* <p>
* Elements are converted to strings by calling this function.
* </p>
* @return resource A query result resource on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_execute ($connection = null, $stmtname, array $params) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Sends asynchronous query
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-send-query.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The SQL statement or statements to be executed.
* </p>
* <p>
* Data inside the query should be properly escaped.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.</p>
* <p>
* Use <b>pg_get_result</b> to determine the query result.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_send_query ($connection, $query) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Submits a command and separate parameters to the server without waiting for the result(s).
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-send-query-params.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The parameterized SQL statement. Must contain only a single statement.
* (multiple statements separated by semi-colons are not allowed.) If any parameters
* are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.
* </p>
* @param array $params <p>
* An array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders
* in the original prepared query string. The number of elements in the array
* must match the number of placeholders.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.</p>
* <p>
* Use <b>pg_get_result</b> to determine the query result.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_send_query_params ($connection, $query, array $params) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Sends a request to create a prepared statement with the given parameters, without waiting for completion.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-send-prepare.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $stmtname <p>
* The name to give the prepared statement. Must be unique per-connection. If
* "" is specified, then an unnamed statement is created, overwriting any
* previously defined unnamed statement.
* </p>
* @param string $query <p>
* The parameterized SQL statement. Must contain only a single statement.
* (multiple statements separated by semi-colons are not allowed.) If any parameters
* are used, they are referred to as $1, $2, etc.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success, <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Use <b>pg_get_result</b>
* to determine the query result.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_send_prepare ($connection, $stmtname, $query) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Sends a request to execute a prepared statement with given parameters, without waiting for the result(s).
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-send-execute.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $stmtname <p>
* The name of the prepared statement to execute. if
* "" is specified, then the unnamed statement is executed. The name must have
* been previously prepared using <b>pg_prepare</b>,
* <b>pg_send_prepare</b> or a PREPARE SQL
* command.
* </p>
* @param array $params <p>
* An array of parameter values to substitute for the $1, $2, etc. placeholders
* in the original prepared query string. The number of elements in the array
* must match the number of placeholders.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success, <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Use <b>pg_get_result</b>
* to determine the query result.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_send_execute ($connection, $stmtname, array $params) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Cancel an asynchronous query
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-cancel-query.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_cancel_query ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns values from a result resource
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-result.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If omitted,
* next row is fetched.
* </p>
* @param mixed $field <p>
* A string representing the name of the field (column) to fetch, otherwise
* an int representing the field number to fetch. Fields are
* numbered from 0 upwards.
* </p>
* @return string Boolean is returned as "t" or "f". All
* other types, including arrays are returned as strings formatted
* in the same default PostgreSQL manner that you would see in the
* psql program. Database NULL
* values are returned as <b>NULL</b>.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>row</i> exceeds the number
* of rows in the set, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_result ($result, $row, $field) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get a row as an enumerated array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-row.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row [optional] <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If
* omitted or <b>NULL</b>, the next row is fetched.
* </p>
* @param int $result_type [optional]
* @return array An array, indexed from 0 upwards, with each value
* represented as a string. Database NULL
* values are returned as <b>NULL</b>.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>row</i> exceeds the number
* of rows in the set, there are no more rows, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_row ($result, $row = null, $result_type = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Fetch a row as an associative array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-assoc.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row [optional] <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If
* omitted or <b>NULL</b>, the next row is fetched.
* </p>
* @return array An array indexed associatively (by field name).
* Each value in the array is represented as a
* string. Database NULL
* values are returned as <b>NULL</b>.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>row</i> exceeds the number
* of rows in the set, there are no more rows, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_assoc ($result, $row = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Fetch a row as an array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-array.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row [optional] <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If
* omitted or <b>NULL</b>, the next row is fetched.
* </p>
* @param int $result_type [optional] <p>
* An optional parameter that controls
* how the returned array is indexed.
* <i>result_type</i> is a constant and can take the
* following values: <b>PGSQL_ASSOC</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_NUM</b> and <b>PGSQL_BOTH</b>.
* Using <b>PGSQL_NUM</b>, <b>pg_fetch_array</b>
* will return an array with numerical indices, using
* <b>PGSQL_ASSOC</b> it will return only associative indices
* while <b>PGSQL_BOTH</b>, the default, will return both
* numerical and associative indices.
* </p>
* @return array An array indexed numerically (beginning with 0) or
* associatively (indexed by field name), or both.
* Each value in the array is represented as a
* string. Database NULL
* values are returned as <b>NULL</b>.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>row</i> exceeds the number
* of rows in the set, there are no more rows, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_array ($result, $row = null, $result_type = 'PGSQL_BOTH') {}
/**
* (PHP 4, PHP 5)<br/>
* Fetch a row as an object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-object.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row [optional] <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If
* omitted or <b>NULL</b>, the next row is fetched.
* </p>
* @param int $result_type [optional] <p>
* Ignored and deprecated.
* </p>
* @return object An object with one attribute for each field
* name in the result. Database NULL
* values are returned as <b>NULL</b>.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>row</i> exceeds the number
* of rows in the set, there are no more rows, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_object ($result, $row = null, $result_type = 'PGSQL_ASSOC') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Fetches all rows from a result as an array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-all.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return array An array with all rows in the result. Each row is an array
* of field values indexed by field name.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if there are no rows in the result, or on any
* other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_all ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Fetches all rows in a particular result column as an array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-fetch-all-columns.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $column [optional] <p>
* Column number, zero-based, to be retrieved from the result resource. Defaults
* to the first column if not specified.
* </p>
* @return array An array with all values in the result column.
* </p>
* <p>
* <b>FALSE</b> is returned if <i>column</i> is larger than the number
* of columns in the result, or on any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fetch_all_columns ($result, $column = 0) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns number of affected records (tuples)
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-affected-rows.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return int The number of rows affected by the query. If no tuple is
* affected, it will return 0.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_affected_rows ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get asynchronous query result
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-get-result.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return resource The result resource, or <b>FALSE</b> if no more results are available.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_get_result ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Set internal row offset in result resource
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-result-seek.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $offset <p>
* Row to move the internal offset to in the <i>result</i> resource.
* Rows are numbered starting from zero.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_result_seek ($result, $offset) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get status of query result
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-result-status.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $type [optional] <p>
* Either <b>PGSQL_STATUS_LONG</b> to return the numeric status
* of the <i>result</i>, or <b>PGSQL_STATUS_STRING</b>
* to return the command tag of the <i>result</i>.
* If not specified, <b>PGSQL_STATUS_LONG</b> is the default.
* </p>
* @return mixed Possible return values are <b>PGSQL_EMPTY_QUERY</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_COMMAND_OK</b>, <b>PGSQL_TUPLES_OK</b>, <b>PGSQL_COPY_OUT</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_COPY_IN</b>, <b>PGSQL_BAD_RESPONSE</b>, <b>PGSQL_NONFATAL_ERROR</b> and
* <b>PGSQL_FATAL_ERROR</b> if <b>PGSQL_STATUS_LONG</b> is
* specified. Otherwise, a string containing the PostgreSQL command tag is returned.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_result_status ($result, $type = 'PGSQL_STATUS_LONG') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Free result memory
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-free-result.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_free_result ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the last row's OID
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-last-oid.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the OID assigned to the most recently inserted
* row in the specified <i>connection</i>, or <b>FALSE</b> on error or
* no available OID.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_last_oid ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the number of rows in a result
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-num-rows.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return int The number of rows in the result. On error, -1 is returned.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_num_rows ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the number of fields in a result
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-num-fields.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return int The number of fields (columns) in the result. On error, -1 is returned.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_num_fields ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the name of a field
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-name.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $field_number <p>
* Field number, starting from 0.
* </p>
* @return string The field name, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_name ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the field number of the named field
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-num.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param string $field_name <p>
* The name of the field.
* </p>
* @return int The field number (numbered from 0), or -1 on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_num ($result, $field_name) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the internal storage size of the named field
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-size.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $field_number <p>
* Field number, starting from 0.
* </p>
* @return int The internal field storage size (in bytes). -1 indicates a variable
* length field. <b>FALSE</b> is returned on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_size ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the type name for the corresponding field number
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-type.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $field_number <p>
* Field number, starting from 0.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the base name of the field's type, or <b>FALSE</b>
* on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_type ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Returns the type ID (OID) for the corresponding field number
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-type-oid.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $field_number <p>
* Field number, starting from 0.
* </p>
* @return int The OID of the field's base type. <b>FALSE</b> is returned on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_type_oid ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the printed length
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-prtlen.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row_number
* @param mixed $field_name_or_number
* @return int The field printed length, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_prtlen ($result, $row_number, $field_name_or_number) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Test if a field is SQL NULL
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-is-null.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $row <p>
* Row number in result to fetch. Rows are numbered from 0 upwards. If omitted,
* current row is fetched.
* </p>
* @param mixed $field <p>
* Field number (starting from 0) as an integer or
* the field name as a string.
* </p>
* @return int 1 if the field in the given row is SQL NULL, 0
* if not. <b>FALSE</b> is returned if the row is out of range, or upon any other error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_is_null ($result, $row, $field) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)<br/>
* Returns the name or oid of the tables field
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-field-table.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @param int $field_number <p>
* Field number, starting from 0.
* </p>
* @param bool $oid_only [optional] <p>
* By default the tables name that field belongs to is returned but
* if <i>oid_only</i> is set to <b>TRUE</b>, then the
* oid will instead be returned.
* </p>
* @return mixed On success either the fields table name or oid. Or, <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_field_table ($result, $field_number, $oid_only = false) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Gets SQL NOTIFY message
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-get-notify.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param int $result_type [optional] <p>
* An optional parameter that controls
* how the returned array is indexed.
* <i>result_type</i> is a constant and can take the
* following values: <b>PGSQL_ASSOC</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_NUM</b> and <b>PGSQL_BOTH</b>.
* Using <b>PGSQL_NUM</b>, <b>pg_get_notify</b>
* will return an array with numerical indices, using
* <b>PGSQL_ASSOC</b> it will return only associative indices
* while <b>PGSQL_BOTH</b>, the default, will return both
* numerical and associative indices.
* </p>
* @return array An array containing the NOTIFY message name and backend PID.
* Otherwise if no NOTIFY is waiting, then <b>FALSE</b> is returned.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_get_notify ($connection, $result_type = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Gets the backend's process ID
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-get-pid.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return int The backend database process ID.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_get_pid ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get error message associated with result
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-result-error.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* PostgreSQL query result resource, returned by <b>pg_query</b>,
* <b>pg_query_params</b> or <b>pg_execute</b>
* (among others).
* </p>
* @return string a string if there is an error associated with the
* <i>result</i> parameter, <b>FALSE</b> otherwise.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_result_error ($result) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Returns an individual field of an error report.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-result-error-field.php
* @param resource $result <p>
* A PostgreSQL query result resource from a previously executed
* statement.
* </p>
* @param int $fieldcode <p>
* Possible <i>fieldcode</i> values are: <b>PGSQL_DIAG_SEVERITY</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_SQLSTATE</b>, <b>PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_PRIMARY</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_DETAIL</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_HINT</b>, <b>PGSQL_DIAG_STATEMENT_POSITION</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_INTERNAL_POSITION</b> (PostgreSQL 8.0+ only),
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_INTERNAL_QUERY</b> (PostgreSQL 8.0+ only),
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_CONTEXT</b>, <b>PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_FILE</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_LINE</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_FUNCTION</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the contents of the error field, <b>NULL</b> if the field does not exist or <b>FALSE</b>
* on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_result_error_field ($result, $fieldcode) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get the last error message string of a connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-last-error.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the last error message on the
* given <i>connection</i>, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_last_error ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns the last notice message from PostgreSQL server
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-last-notice.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the last notice on the
* given <i>connection</i>, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_last_notice ($connection) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)<br/>
* Send a NULL-terminated string to PostgreSQL backend
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-put-line.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $data <p>
* A line of text to be sent directly to the PostgreSQL backend. A NULL
* terminator is added automatically.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_put_line ($connection = null, $data) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)<br/>
* Sync with PostgreSQL backend
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-end-copy.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_end_copy ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Copy a table to an array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-copy-to.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table from which to copy the data into <i>rows</i>.
* </p>
* @param string $delimiter [optional] <p>
* The token that separates values for each field in each element of
* <i>rows</i>. Default is TAB.
* </p>
* @param string $null_as [optional] <p>
* How SQL NULL values are represented in the
* <i>rows</i>. Default is \N ("\\N").
* </p>
* @return array An array with one element for each line of COPY data.
* It returns <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_copy_to ($connection, $table_name, $delimiter = null, $null_as = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Insert records into a table from an array
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-copy-from.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table into which to copy the <i>rows</i>.
* </p>
* @param array $rows <p>
* An array of data to be copied into <i>table_name</i>.
* Each value in <i>rows</i> becomes a row in <i>table_name</i>.
* Each value in <i>rows</i> should be a delimited string of the values
* to insert into each field. Values should be linefeed terminated.
* </p>
* @param string $delimiter [optional] <p>
* The token that separates values for each field in each element of
* <i>rows</i>. Default is TAB.
* </p>
* @param string $null_as [optional] <p>
* How SQL NULL values are represented in the
* <i>rows</i>. Default is \N ("\\N").
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_copy_from ($connection, $table_name, array $rows, $delimiter = null, $null_as = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.1, PHP 5)<br/>
* Enable tracing a PostgreSQL connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-trace.php
* @param string $pathname <p>
* An optional file access mode, same as for <b>fopen</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $mode [optional]
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_trace ($pathname, $mode = "w", $connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.1, PHP 5)<br/>
* Disable tracing of a PostgreSQL connection
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-untrace.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return bool Always returns <b>TRUE</b>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_untrace ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Create a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-create.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param mixed $object_id [optional] <p>
* If an <i>object_id</i> is given the function
* will try to create a large object with this id, else a free
* object id is assigned by the server. The parameter
* was added in PHP 5.3 and relies on functionality that first
* appeared in PostgreSQL 8.1.
* </p>
* @return int A large object OID or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_create ($connection = null, $object_id = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Delete a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-unlink.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $oid <p>
* The OID of the large object in the database.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_unlink ($connection, $oid) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Open a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-open.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $oid <p>
* The OID of the large object in the database.
* </p>
* @param string $mode <p>
* Can be either "r" for read-only, "w" for write only or "rw" for read and
* write.
* </p>
* @return resource A large object resource or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_open ($connection, $oid, $mode) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Close a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-close.php
* @param resource $large_object
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_close ($large_object) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Read a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-read.php
* @param resource $large_object <p>
* PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by <b>pg_lo_open</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $len [optional] <p>
* An optional maximum number of bytes to return.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing <i>len</i> bytes from the
* large object, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_read ($large_object, $len = 8192) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Write to a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-write.php
* @param resource $large_object <p>
* PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by <b>pg_lo_open</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $data <p>
* The data to be written to the large object. If <i>len</i> is
* specified and is less than the length of <i>data</i>, only
* <i>len</i> bytes will be written.
* </p>
* @param int $len [optional] <p>
* An optional maximum number of bytes to write. Must be greater than zero
* and no greater than the length of <i>data</i>. Defaults to
* the length of <i>data</i>.
* </p>
* @return int The number of bytes written to the large object, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_write ($large_object, $data, $len = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Reads an entire large object and send straight to browser
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-read-all.php
* @param resource $large_object <p>
* PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by <b>pg_lo_open</b>.
* </p>
* @return int Number of bytes read or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_read_all ($large_object) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Import a large object from file
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-import.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $pathname <p>
* The full path and file name of the file on the client
* filesystem from which to read the large object data.
* </p>
* @param mixed $object_id [optional] <p>
* If an <i>object_id</i> is given the function
* will try to create a large object with this id, else a free
* object id is assigned by the server. The parameter
* was added in PHP 5.3 and relies on functionality that first
* appeared in PostgreSQL 8.1.
* </p>
* @return int The OID of the newly created large object, or
* <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_import ($connection = null, $pathname, $object_id = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Export a large object to file
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-export.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $oid <p>
* The OID of the large object in the database.
* </p>
* @param string $pathname <p>
* The full path and file name of the file in which to write the
* large object on the client filesystem.
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_export ($connection = null, $oid, $pathname) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Seeks position within a large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-seek.php
* @param resource $large_object <p>
* PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by <b>pg_lo_open</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $offset <p>
* The number of bytes to seek.
* </p>
* @param int $whence [optional] <p>
* One of the constants <b>PGSQL_SEEK_SET</b> (seek from object start),
* <b>PGSQL_SEEK_CUR</b> (seek from current position)
* or <b>PGSQL_SEEK_END</b> (seek from object end) .
* </p>
* @return bool <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_seek ($large_object, $offset, $whence = 'PGSQL_SEEK_CUR') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Returns current seek position a of large object
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-lo-tell.php
* @param resource $large_object <p>
* PostgreSQL large object (LOB) resource, returned by <b>pg_lo_open</b>.
* </p>
* @return int The current seek offset (in number of bytes) from the beginning of the large
* object. If there is an error, the return value is negative.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lo_tell ($large_object) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Escape a string for query
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-escape-string.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $data <p>
* A string containing text to be escaped.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the escaped data.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_escape_string ($connection = null, $data) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Escape a string for insertion into a bytea field
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-escape-bytea.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $data <p>
* A string containing text or binary data to be inserted into a bytea
* column.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the escaped data.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_escape_bytea ($connection = null, $data) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Unescape binary for bytea type
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-unescape-bytea.php
* @param string $data <p>
* A string containing PostgreSQL bytea data to be converted into
* a PHP binary string.
* </p>
* @return string A string containing the unescaped data.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_unescape_bytea ($data) {}
/**
* (PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)<br/>
* Determines the verbosity of messages returned by <b>pg_last_error</b>
and <b>pg_result_error</b>.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-set-error-verbosity.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param int $verbosity <p>
* The required verbosity: <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_TERSE</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_DEFAULT</b>
* or <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_VERBOSE</b>.
* </p>
* @return int The previous verbosity level: <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_TERSE</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_DEFAULT</b>
* or <b>PGSQL_ERRORS_VERBOSE</b>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_set_error_verbosity ($connection = null, $verbosity) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)<br/>
* Gets the client encoding
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-client-encoding.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @return string The client encoding, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_client_encoding ($connection = null) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.0.3, PHP 5)<br/>
* Set the client encoding
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-set-client-encoding.php
* @param resource $connection [optional] <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource. When
* <i>connection</i> is not present, the default connection
* is used. The default connection is the last connection made by
* <b>pg_connect</b> or <b>pg_pconnect</b>.
* </p>
* @param string $encoding <p>
* The required client encoding. One of SQL_ASCII, EUC_JP,
* EUC_CN, EUC_KR, EUC_TW,
* UNICODE, MULE_INTERNAL, LATINX (X=1...9),
* KOI8, WIN, ALT, SJIS,
* BIG5 or WIN1250.
* </p>
* <p>
* The exact list of available encodings depends on your PostgreSQL version, so check your
* PostgreSQL manual for a more specific list.
* </p>
* @return int 0 on success or -1 on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_set_client_encoding ($connection = null, $encoding) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Get meta data for table
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-meta-data.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* The name of the table.
* </p>
* @return array An array of the table definition, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_meta_data ($connection, $table_name) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Convert associative array values into suitable for SQL statement
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-convert.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table against which to convert types.
* </p>
* @param array $assoc_array <p>
* Data to be converted.
* </p>
* @param int $options [optional] <p>
* Any number of <b>PGSQL_CONV_IGNORE_DEFAULT</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_CONV_IGNORE_NOT_NULL</b>, combined.
* </p>
* @return array An array of converted values, or <b>FALSE</b> on error.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_convert ($connection, $table_name, array $assoc_array, $options = 0) {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Insert array into table
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-insert.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table into which to insert rows. The table <i>table_name</i> must at least
* have as many columns as <i>assoc_array</i> has elements.
* </p>
* @param array $assoc_array <p>
* An array whose keys are field names in the table <i>table_name</i>,
* and whose values are the values of those fields that are to be inserted.
* </p>
* @param int $options [optional] <p>
* Any number of <b>PGSQL_CONV_OPTS</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_EXEC</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_ASYNC</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> combined. If <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is part of the
* <i>options</i> then query string is returned.
* </p>
* @return mixed <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Returns string if <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is passed
* via <i>options</i>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_insert ($connection, $table_name, array $assoc_array, $options = 'PGSQL_DML_EXEC') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Update table
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-update.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table into which to update rows.
* </p>
* @param array $data <p>
* An array whose keys are field names in the table <i>table_name</i>,
* and whose values are what matched rows are to be updated to.
* </p>
* @param array $condition <p>
* An array whose keys are field names in the table <i>table_name</i>,
* and whose values are the conditions that a row must meet to be updated.
* </p>
* @param int $options [optional] <p>
* Any number of <b>PGSQL_CONV_OPTS</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_EXEC</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> combined. If <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is part of the
* <i>options</i> then query string is returned.
* </p>
* @return mixed <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Returns string if <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is passed
* via <i>options</i>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_update ($connection, $table_name, array $data, array $condition, $options = 'PGSQL_DML_EXEC') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Deletes records
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-delete.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table from which to delete rows.
* </p>
* @param array $assoc_array <p>
* An array whose keys are field names in the table <i>table_name</i>,
* and whose values are the values of those fields that are to be deleted.
* </p>
* @param int $options [optional] <p>
* Any number of <b>PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_EXEC</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> combined. If <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is part of the
* <i>options</i> then query string is returned.
* </p>
* @return mixed <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Returns string if <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is passed
* via <i>options</i>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_delete ($connection, $table_name, array $assoc_array, $options = 'PGSQL_DML_EXEC') {}
/**
* (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5)<br/>
* Select records
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/function.pg-select.php
* @param resource $connection <p>
* PostgreSQL database connection resource.
* </p>
* @param string $table_name <p>
* Name of the table from which to select rows.
* </p>
* @param array $assoc_array <p>
* An array whose keys are field names in the table <i>table_name</i>,
* and whose values are the conditions that a row must meet to be retrieved.
* </p>
* @param int $options [optional] <p>
* Any number of <b>PGSQL_CONV_FORCE_NULL</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_NO_CONV</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_EXEC</b>,
* <b>PGSQL_DML_ASYNC</b> or
* <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> combined. If <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is part of the
* <i>options</i> then query string is returned.
* </p>
* @return mixed <b>TRUE</b> on success or <b>FALSE</b> on failure. Returns string if <b>PGSQL_DML_STRING</b> is passed
* via <i>options</i>.
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_select ($connection, $table_name, array $assoc_array, $options = 'PGSQL_DML_EXEC') {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $query [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_exec ($connection, $query) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_getlastoid ($result) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_cmdtuples ($result) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_errormessage ($connection) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_numrows ($result) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_numfields ($result) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $field_number
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldname ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $field_number
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldsize ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $field_number
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldtype ($result, $field_number) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $field_name
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldnum ($result, $field_name) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $row [optional]
* @param $field_name_or_number [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldprtlen ($result, $row, $field_name_or_number) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @param $row [optional]
* @param $field_name_or_number [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_fieldisnull ($result, $row, $field_name_or_number) {}
/**
* @param $result
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_freeresult ($result) {}
/**
* @param $connection
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_result ($connection) {}
/**
* @param $large_object
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loreadall ($large_object) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $large_object_id [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_locreate ($connection, $large_object_id) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $large_object_oid [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lounlink ($connection, $large_object_oid) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $large_object_oid [optional]
* @param $mode [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loopen ($connection, $large_object_oid, $mode) {}
/**
* @param $large_object
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loclose ($large_object) {}
/**
* @param $large_object
* @param $len [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loread ($large_object, $len) {}
/**
* @param $large_object
* @param $buf
* @param $len [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_lowrite ($large_object, $buf, $len) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $filename [optional]
* @param $large_object_oid [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loimport ($connection, $filename, $large_object_oid) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $objoid [optional]
* @param $filename [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_loexport ($connection, $objoid, $filename) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_clientencoding ($connection) {}
/**
* @param $connection [optional]
* @param $encoding [optional]
* @jms-builtin
*/
function pg_setclientencoding ($connection, $encoding) {}
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_connect</b> to force the creation of a new connection,
* rather than re-using an existing identical connection.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_CONNECT_FORCE_NEW', 2);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_fetch_array</b>. Return an associative array of field
* names and values.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_ASSOC', 1);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_fetch_array</b>. Return a numerically indexed array of field
* numbers and values.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_NUM', 2);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_fetch_array</b>. Return an array of field values
* that is both numerically indexed (by field number) and associated (by field name).
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_BOTH', 3);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_connection_status</b> indicating that the database
* connection is in an invalid state.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_CONNECTION_BAD', 1);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_connection_status</b> indicating that the database
* connection is in a valid state.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_CONNECTION_OK', 0);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_transaction_status</b>. Connection is
* currently idle, not in a transaction.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TRANSACTION_IDLE', 0);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_transaction_status</b>. A command
* is in progress on the connection. A query has been sent via the connection
* and not yet completed.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TRANSACTION_ACTIVE', 1);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_transaction_status</b>. The connection
* is idle, in a transaction block.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TRANSACTION_INTRANS', 2);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_transaction_status</b>. The connection
* is idle, in a failed transaction block.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TRANSACTION_INERROR', 3);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_transaction_status</b>. The connection
* is bad.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TRANSACTION_UNKNOWN', 4);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_set_error_verbosity</b>.
* Specified that returned messages include severity, primary text,
* and position only; this will normally fit on a single line.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_ERRORS_TERSE', 0);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_set_error_verbosity</b>.
* The default mode produces messages that include the above
* plus any detail, hint, or context fields (these may span
* multiple lines).
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_ERRORS_DEFAULT', 1);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_set_error_verbosity</b>.
* The verbose mode includes all available fields.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_ERRORS_VERBOSE', 2);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_lo_seek</b>. Seek operation is to begin
* from the start of the object.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_SEEK_SET', 0);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_lo_seek</b>. Seek operation is to begin
* from the current position.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_SEEK_CUR', 1);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_lo_seek</b>. Seek operation is to begin
* from the end of the object.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_SEEK_END', 2);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_status</b>. Indicates that
* numerical result code is desired.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_STATUS_LONG', 1);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_status</b>. Indicates that
* textual result command tag is desired.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_STATUS_STRING', 2);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. The string sent to the server
* was empty.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_EMPTY_QUERY', 0);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. Successful completion of a
* command returning no data.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_COMMAND_OK', 1);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. Successful completion of a command
* returning data (such as a SELECT or SHOW).
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_TUPLES_OK', 2);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. Copy Out (from server) data
* transfer started.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_COPY_OUT', 3);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. Copy In (to server) data
* transfer started.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_COPY_IN', 4);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. The server's response
* was not understood.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_BAD_RESPONSE', 5);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. A nonfatal error
* (a notice or warning) occurred.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_NONFATAL_ERROR', 6);
/**
* Returned by <b>pg_result_status</b>. A fatal error
* occurred.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_FATAL_ERROR', 7);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The severity; the field contents are ERROR,
* FATAL, or PANIC (in an error message), or
* WARNING, NOTICE, DEBUG,
* INFO, or LOG (in a notice message), or a localized
* translation of one of these. Always present.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_SEVERITY', 83);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The SQLSTATE code for the error. The SQLSTATE code identifies the type of error
* that has occurred; it can be used by front-end applications to perform specific
* operations (such as error handling) in response to a particular database error.
* This field is not localizable, and is always present.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_SQLSTATE', 67);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The primary human-readable error message (typically one line). Always present.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
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define ('PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_PRIMARY', 77);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* Detail: an optional secondary error message carrying more detail about the problem. May run to multiple lines.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_DETAIL', 68);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* Hint: an optional suggestion what to do about the problem. This is intended to differ from detail in that it
* offers advice (potentially inappropriate) rather than hard facts. May run to multiple lines.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_MESSAGE_HINT', 72);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* A string containing a decimal integer indicating an error cursor position as an index into the original
* statement string. The first character has index 1, and positions are measured in characters not bytes.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
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define ('PGSQL_DIAG_STATEMENT_POSITION', 80);
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* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
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* it is used when the cursor position refers to an internally generated
* command rather than the one submitted by the client. The
* <b>PG_DIAG_INTERNAL_QUERY</b> field will always appear when this
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* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
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define ('PGSQL_DIAG_INTERNAL_POSITION', 112);
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* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The text of a failed internally-generated command. This could be, for example, a
* SQL query issued by a PL/pgSQL function.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
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define ('PGSQL_DIAG_INTERNAL_QUERY', 113);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* An indication of the context in which the error occurred. Presently
* this includes a call stack traceback of active procedural language
* functions and internally-generated queries. The trace is one entry
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* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_CONTEXT', 87);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The file name of the PostgreSQL source-code location where the error
* was reported.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_FILE', 70);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The line number of the PostgreSQL source-code location where the
* error was reported.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_LINE', 76);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_result_error_field</b>.
* The name of the PostgreSQL source-code function reporting the error.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
define ('PGSQL_DIAG_SOURCE_FUNCTION', 82);
/**
* Passed to <b>pg_convert</b>.
* Ignore default values in the table during conversion.
* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
*/
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* Passed to <b>pg_convert</b>.
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* @link http://php.net/manual/en/pgsql.constants.php
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* Passed to <b>pg_convert</b>.
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*/
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When it comes to choosing the best video production company that you might want to consult for making that awesome video that you just thought about for your business, there are some things that you need to consider. The reason why you need to consider some stuff about the production company is because they must have the right capabilities that will make the final product inspiring and worthy to check out in a customer or viewer's perspective – especially if they need something out of your company such as entertainment or information.
The best producers make sure that their videos for their clients will be one of the best looking ads or shows. They make sure that they will be able to create wonderful sceneries and happenings using their expertise in making good angles during the shoot. They also make sure that they will find a good way to deliver good scenes out of the resources that they have – this includes the place where they will film the video.
These video production companies are not just known for their scenic shootings, they are also known to be creative when it comes to using their resources. If some special effects are needed, they make sure that they add it on the video that you might want as a request. They can also provide their own script if that's what you wish, and they can even improve your requests as long as you have an approval about it. Rest assured that they can pull out the best out of your video request once that you chose the right producers.
These production companies can also allow you to choose 3D animation as a video request since they are not just camera experts, they are also artists! If you would like to create something that can attract the kids – and kids at heart –to watch, making 3D animation filled with fictional and fantasy characters is one of the forte of these companies.
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As we reported a few weeks ago in this blog direct mail is in rude health. WARC/AA recently released its latest figures which showed the third consecutive increase in mailing budgets and pundits are predicting this growth will continue into 2016.
However, it's not an exaggeration to say that some facets of the mailing industry, particularly lead generators and data providers, have come under fire due to some unfortunate events leading to questions about targeting the vulnerable. This has led to immense scrutiny from consumer watchdogs, the government and governing bodies. The ramifications will be far reaching and inevitably conclude in some legislative changes.
All this notwithstanding, what can large brands and small businesses do to continue to take advantage of the benefits that direct mail affords? We believe that a shift to micromarketing will be the answer and a trend we'll see emerging in 2016. Micromarketing is focusing on smaller, more tightly targeted groups of consumers, for example by postcode area, age or hobbies etc. This doesn't necessarily mean reducing overall DM volumes, but simply dividing up campaigns into bite sized chunks. Ultimately through such an approach marketers will have greater control over their data. It is much easier to screen anomalies and inaccuracies such as deceaseds, goneaways and suspected vulnerable individuals out of smaller batches than large files of data. Furthermore, ROI on more closely targeted campaigns tends to be higher than more homogenised ones. | {
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On Modern Love
Words By Lauren Hyde
The greatest disservice we've done to love is to suggest that it ever was one-size, to suggest that it was ever containable. Love transcends the romantic, encompasses everything we see, hear, experience, if we let it.
February in Vancouver is, in a word, dreary. The rain is unceasing, the weather cold and damp enough to chill you to the bone, and so I've decamped with a friend to Mexico City. We booked an Airbnb and used our long-dormant flight points to spend the month here in the sunshine, surrounded by birds chirping, music playing, car horns blaring. We're both fortunate to be able to work remotely, so I spend my mornings wandering from one corner cafe to another, searching for the best concha, awaiting the ever-elusive flash of inspiration.
My latest assignment is to ponder the concept of "modern love". Here, far away from my typical day-to-day, I have had new revelations and discovered a frustrated state of mind alike. I am at heart a romantic. I believe love is the best thing we do. I also think we talk about it, make films about it, write love songs ad nauseam. There's so much in this life that is worthy of deep conversation, yet we often seem to return to this idea of romantic love and relationships. So I apologize to you for bringing up the subject yet again, and for attempting to philosophize about its meaning in the modern age.
Striving to understand love, I think, is the reason we produce so much work on the subject. I think we understand the root of love because we've all experienced it one way or another, yet it remains un-containable to a simple definition, particularly today, in an ever-changing, complex world. First, my mind wandered to dating in the era of smartphones and social media. By some measure, modern love is half-heartedly scrolling through four different dating apps that purport to have different purposes and different people, all while maintaining a glimmer of hope because your Silicon Valley friend mentioned off-handedly it's a mathematical certainty you'll find the one if you swipe long enough. Online dating is ubiquitous now, and it encapsulates the highs and lows of romance today – but it is only a small fraction of a broader concept.
What I'm struggling with is primarily the notion that there is such a thing as "modern" love. Sure, there are contemporary takes on what love looks like today. Modern love is flux. It's messy, it's contradictory, it's not one-size-fits-all. The greatest disservice we've done to love is to suggest that it ever was one-size, to suggest that it was ever containable. Love hasn't fundamentally altered. The nuts and bolts may look different, but the function remains unchanged. Love is timeless. Love is universal.
Love transcends the romantic, encompasses everything we see, hear, experience, if we let it. Irish author Sally Rooney writes about love today — across three novels, Conversations with Friends, Normal People, and Beautiful World, Where are You?, her characters are deeply flawed, sometimes unlikeable, and their love stories are complicated and oh-so-relatable. But Rooney's novels are just as much about the friendships between her characters as they are the love affairs. Alice and Eileen's emails to one another form the heart and soul of Beautiful World Where Are You?. The evolution of their friendship occurs alongside their respective attempts to understand their boyfriends, the meaning of life, and their places within the world. In Normal People, Connell and Marianne help one another grow as friends, more than they do when they're together. Yes, little-old-head-in-the-clouds me thinks that love is the be-all-end-all. But I don't think that our relationship statuses are.
How to find love
If we expand our definition of love to be more relatable, to include more than just the romantic, to encapsulate the joy and heartache of friendships, career paths, and individual explorations of the world, it opens up a world of places to find it. Love takes many forms, and we should celebrate them all. I'm not speaking about the myriad sexual or gender orientations — the LGBTQ2SIA+ community can do that far better than me. I'm speaking about the same amount of meaning we derive from our friends, travels, our vocations, as we do from our romantic relationships. Like finding your ikigai, love lies at the intersection of so many things over the course of our lives.
Lately, I've found joy in my friend whipping off her heeled sandals as soon as we step off the street and into the foyer of our Mexico City third-floor walkup and skipping up the Art Deco stairwell. In experiencing a new country, a new language, new ways of being, for the first time since the pandemic struck and changed our lives. I've found joy in watching the light dance on the brightly-stuccoed façades early in the mornings, in watching this bustling city move through its day, just as my heart has ached for the quiet, misty forests of home. This life is filled with experiences that transcend the traditional definition of love and yet all return to love in its myriad forms. Let's drop the "modern". Let's call it all love. ■
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Smart Tips for New Technologies
By Lauren Simonds
In the good news department, small business owners have more tech choices when it comes to technology than ever before. The bad news – they also have more tech trends to keep up with, and they don't always have the time or the IT staff to make the best call or provide the requisite support.
Acronis Software, a company that specializes in disaster recovery and data protection, offers up a few tips to help small businesses start thinking about the best way to approach new technologies, and how to think proactively about protecting their data.
Some of the questions Acronis hears from small business owners involve concerns around upgrading to Vista, remote applications and, of course, data recovery.
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"People worry about upgrading to the Vista SP1 especially about compatibility," said Stephen Lawton, senior director of strategic marketing at Acronis. "Before you commit to migrating, make sure you make an image of the computers when they're working properly."
Doing so provides a fall-back position, Lawton said, and gives you the ability to return the PC to a point in time when everything worked the way it was supposed to. "If the worst happens and your systems crash, you'll be able to restore your PCs to working condition," he said. "If your systems go down, you can't work and your business may not survive."
The company also advised that, regardless of the Windows operating system you use, you should keep your computers up-to-date with the latest upgrades and patches.
One of the more popular new technology trends is collaboration software. Walter Scott, CEO at Acronis, sees this as a result of more employees working remotely. Even in small businesses, "distributed workforces seem to be the norm rather than the exception," Scott said in a written statement.
"There are a number of great solutions to the collaboration problem including wikis, remote access software and Web conferencing tools. Even something as simple as shared group calendars helps keep far-flung teams rowing in the same direction," he said.
Software-as-a-Servicecompanies, such as Salesforce.com or PayCycle.com, host your data on their servers, and you access that data through a browser anywhere, anytime. Scott noted that "it makes for easier computer upgrades at the office since fewer applications will have to be re-loaded and updated."
You must keep data protection in mind, said Lawton, no matter whether you're dealing with on-premises software or an SaaS application.
"Corrupting a file in Windows is not hard to do," he said. "Anytime you change your system or add layers of complexity, you increase the risk of corrupting files. Remote applications can make changes to your registry or master boot record, and you'll never see the change.
"You need disaster recovery software that maintains clean images of your system files so you can restore computers to a working condition," said Lawton.
Adding new hardware to an existing network can also raise issues. Lawton recommends considering whether the new device will play well with equipment you already own. "I replaced a printer on my home-office network with a multifunction printer," he said. "The new printer's scanner software wasn't compatible with the other printers on the network."
The nature of computing is that things will go wrong. "Small businesses face challenges caused by run-of-the-mill products," said Lawton. "The key is planning in advance, and making sure you have recovery software that can back up and restore your computers to a pre-disaster condition."
Lauren Simonds is the managing editor of SmallBusinessComputing.com
This article was first published on SmallBusinessComputing.com.
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Cameras Capture Sad Security Robot as It 'Drowns' Itself in Fountain
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The use of robots as manpower has long been a debatable topic. On one side, large industries perceive this as a way to save on employee costs. On the other hand, automation threatens millions of jobs across the country, with some careers in the blue collar sector at risk of drying out.
Cashiers, for instance, face a bleak future with a 97 percent chance of being replaced. Another job at risk is that of security guards, with an 84 percent chance of being taken over by robots. But before you whisk out your Terminator weapons, you should know that the future of robotics is still in its early stages filled with errors springing up every now and then. Take Steve as an example, the security robot in a Washington residential area. It could have been another normal day at the office, but this little droid found itself heading straight into a fountain where it met an untimely death.
Steve the 'Suicidal' Security Robot Drowns Himself in Pond
Steve was a security robot assigned at the Washington Harbour Complex in Georgetown. It was a Knightscope K5 model that came complete with cameras to provide a more physical presence than a regular security camera. The model bears an uncanny resemblance to R2-D2 from the Star Wars movies, and by the looks of it, Steve had the same charm as he was seen posing for several selfies on social media.
But when it comes to his work, the robot takes its duties very seriously. K5 models are designed to automatically detect threats in the environment. It makes use of video cameras, thermal imaging, proximity sensors, GPS, microphones, and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) in doing so.
Knightscope marketed the security robot as a more reliable option compared to real guards because it is committed to doing its work no matter what. They also have no qualms about working with minimum wage, with Steve and fellow robots earning a measly $7 an hour. But it appears that the intense workload and small pay has gotten to Steve that the sad droid drove itself straight to a man-made pond.
"Suicidal robot" trends in social media as final moments are captured
"Our D.C. office building got a security robot," office employee Bilal Farooqui wrote on Twitter. "It drowned itself. We were promised flying cars, instead we got suicidal robots."
That was just one of the many hilarious posts that came after Steve's apparent "suicide." While the idea of taking your own life is never a laughing matter, people couldn't help but make light of the incident. Photos of the four-foot-tall aspiring Robocop tumbling to its water grave began making rounds on the Internet.
Apparently, this is not the first time a Knightscope model malfunctioned. Not too long ago, a K5 ran over a toddler in a Silicon Valley mall. Luckily, the child suffered only minor injuries.
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Knightscope has spoken out after Steve's unfortunate incident. It was discovered through the robot's black box that the accident was not caused by a suicide but from skidding on a loose brick surface. The technical error led from one thing to another, which ended with Steve drowning in the fountain.
Today, a replacement droid named "Rosie" is currently taking up the post while Steve recovers from the ordeal.
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Fortunately, most of my in-flight emergencies were not life-threatening. But years later, even though I thought I'd cultivated a cool radio voice, when I tried recording my memoir about my time as a student pilot, I heard intermittent nose-whistling, frequent sniffing sounds, and every extended gasp for breath between my words. Definitely not cool!
I sat on my audio project for nearly two years before offering up my manuscript to narrators and producers in the Audiobook Creation Exchange. That's where I connected with Robert Ferraro, narrator and producer for the audio version of If You Ain't a Pilot….
An Emmy award winning television news producer with extensive experience at the NBC and ABC television networks, Mr. Ferraro has earned distinction and multiple awards as a writer/editor, and long form and documentary producer. He is also a published writer and poet with magazine, online, and newspaper credits.
Mr. Ferraro served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Panama, and has taught News Production at Purchase College, NY, and currently at the New York Film Academy. And he sounds cool. I have truly enjoyed our collaboration.
If You Ain't a Pilot…, the audiobook, is available for download on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. To learn what readers have thought of the book, please check its reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. For more insight on the antics of UPT Class 88-07 at Columbus Air Force Base, MS, please visit my website: www.raymondjwright.com.
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Have you ever done a content audit?
One of the biggest mistakes a business can make is to create a load of new content before determining what assets it already has, as well as what content its target audience is actually interested in. Rebecca Lieb explains why she is a huge fan of content audits, provides tips for getting the most out of every piece of content and highlights important factors to consider when targeting an international audience.
Rebecca Lieb is a well-known digital marketing consultant, columnist, author and speaker. Her key passion is content marketing and she counts many big name companies as her clients, including Facebook, Adobe, Pinterest and IBM.
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This project was done for LMC-6755 Discovery & Invention, taught by Prof. Nassim JafariNaimi. The goal of this project was to take a transitional space and produce a visual map representation of this space. My group chose the transition of language as our transition space of interest.
We started the brainstorming process by discussing different transition spaces that were interesting to us over Facebook Messenger.
Language quickly appeared to be a favorite for all three of us, specifically with regards to translation. Xu and I both have experience navigating the transition between Chinese and English, and Charlie has experience translating Greek and French into English. Given that this was a shared experience for all three of us that was also rich in depth, we decided to pursue language as our transition space of interest and see how our experiences compared visually.
For the first draft, we worked on maps that explored and portrayed different aspects of our respective experiences with language. My maps were rooted in my relationship with Chinese as a secondary language that I have been raised alongside for my entire life. Although I grew up with Chinese language constantly being spoken around me, my own understanding of the language is actually rather underdeveloped. The first map I made displayed how I envision my navigation of the Chinese language with colloquial speech being pretty straightforward, idioms requiring navigation of the cultural literary twists and turns, and technical terminology being a complete mess to make sense of with no real sense of an exit.
The second map was a simple linear map showing my mental process of translating from my primary language of English into Chinese. I first work out what I am trying to say and who I am speaking to, move into the transposition of English grammar to Chinese, and finally identify the correct tone to use for each Chinese word I am using. Given the simplicity of this map, I was disappointed by how much of this process I had overlooked and left out. The process of translation for me is not nearly as simple as this map lets on. I consistently make mistakes in all parts of this process so it is not nearly as linear and straightforward as this map shows.
The final map from my first set of drafts was an exploration of my experience of code switching between languages based upon my interactions with different groups of people. I tried to make a rudimentary railroad map with the ending stations being the different forms of language I use and the branching paths representing the different switches I need to navigate to figure out how to speak to someone. However, I think the visual language of this map is rather convoluted with a lack of consistency of how paths and stations represent different factors in my code-switching process.
Following the feedback we received for our first drafts, we each chose one of our three initial maps to refine. I chose to refine my map of code switching and explore different options to portray that experience. I started off by exploring a new metaphor for code switching where language exists as a mechanical system with all sorts of switches and dials to convey the variety of options available when we converse. However, I felt as though this metaphor lost the importance of the different people I interact with in relation to that decision. For that reason, I turned back to the metaphor of the transit map.
The following two maps were made in Adobe Illustrator and imitate the visual language of traditional transit maps. My first iteration showed a crossing of lines representing the two different languages, with the stations shared between the lines representing people I interact with in a combined form of Chinese and English. The main issue I had with this map was a lack of directionality to guide the reader through the map. I tried to resolve this in the next version of the map where the two lines meet at a point of convergence. From that point, the lines no longer share stations, but instead they combine into a new line to show a distinction between that combined form that I affectionately call Chinglish and its component languages.
During the critique session of these maps, I received valuable feedback regarding the visual language of transit maps and how it conflicts with the topic I am trying to portray in my maps. Traditional transit maps intentionally use standardized visual language between all stops to convey simplified legibility. However, this does not convey any distinct information between the stops which is crucial when thinking about how I talk with the different parties at the stops. How I speak with my sister is very different from how I speak with strangers even though I converse with both in English. This difference should be portrayed in the visual language that I use.
After reflecting on the feedback I received in the previous critique session, I realized that I needed to expand outside of the transit map metaphor to fully capture my experience navigating language in relation to who I am speaking with. For this, I found inspiration in a Tang dynasty poem that depicts a traveler's journey down a river. My final map portrays my own journey through language as a transition between the rigidity of traditional transit maps and the natural flow of rivers. I used the words of the poem in its original Chinese and in my English translation as the pathways connecting the stations of people with whom I speak that respective language. The two versions of the poem converge into a mixture of Chinese and English, similar to the form of Chinglish that I occasionally use. The transition between rigidity and natural flow is also conveyed in the typography used across the map and the symbology used to depict the people I interact with.
When presenting our maps as a group, there was some miscommunication regarding the dimensions of the final maps and the materials used to display them. That aside, our three maps did share some common themes which allows them to work cohesively as a unit. There is a shared element of depth between the three that conveys multilingualism as a multidimensional space for the speaker to operate in.
Overall, I am pleased with the maps that we presented, though there is definite room for additional improvements and refinements. Besides cleaning up the overall presentation of the map, I would have liked to explore the symbolism used in the poem more and improve the depiction of the transition between mechanical and natural forms of speaking. I also think my group could have done a better job cohesively in providing a sense of directionality between our three maps. Doing this would have made it more obvious to the audience that our three maps are to be interpreted as a unit all addressing the same transitional space. | {
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From left: Craig Russell and Randy Feltis.
BARRIE, Ont. — For chef Randy Feltis and wine agent Craig Russell, the opening of a wood-fired pizza joint was a welcome contrast to the formality of fine dining.
They opened Pie at 31 Commerce Park Dr. in January of 2010 in Barrie, Ont.
"There's something about fine dining that kind of wears on you after a while and this was sort of an exit strategy out of it. Everything that we hate about fine dining (reservations and that kind of stuff), we threw aside and opened up a really fun pizza joint instead," said Feltis.
"My partner and I literally took $100,000 ($50,000 each) — we literally went home and rolled up loonies and toonies; we didn't have any money," said Feltis.
The first location was 5,000 square feet and seats 120 with an additional 40-seat patio, but the location had turned over five times already. "Needless to say, the deal was very good, but obviously the location was working against us," Feltis said.
"We obviously struck a chord, because we're still there five years later and we have three more restaurants," he said.
Pie opened a downtown Barrie location on Lakeshore about two years later and in Collingwood on First Street at the beginning of this year.
The most recent location, in the former Collingwood East Side Mario's space, is 6,000 square feet with 220 seats and a patio for 40. "We like to think of it as our flagship, because it's by far the nicest store. We finally didn't have to roll up any loonies and toonies to open this one, which was nice," said Feltis.
Its first franchise opened in Pickering at 1550 Kingston Rd. in 2013. "We're in talks right now about another store as well," Feltis added.
With the goal of making "world-class pizza for the masses," pies are cooked in a wood oven, dough made fresh and everything is prepped in house, including from-scratch desserts.
"We take the fine dining fundamentals and then we strip away everything from there. The food is world-class, but we bring it to you in a fun, strange, awesome, rock 'n' roll atmosphere," said Feltis.
In addition to a selection of traditional and out-of-the-box pizzas, such as the green egg and ham pie, the menu is rounded out with pastas and sandwiches. Average check is about $20 per person.
The Ontario-only beer list supports local brewers such as Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie and in Collingwood, next door neighbour Northwinds Brewhouse and Eatery. They also carry crafts from larger brewers, such as Steam Whistle. In addition to wine by the glass, Russell has created a "Craig's List" selection of his picks for $60 a bottle.
As for future franchisees, the pair is looking for seasoned restaurateurs. "We don't necessarily want people who are new to the business. As we grow, we could probably branch out a little bit more, but right now, we're being very picky," said Feltis. | {
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Dragon Skin
Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin, Allen & Unwin, September 2021, 336 pp., RRP $19.99 (pbk), ISBN…
A Boy, His Bear and a Bully
Katie Flannigan (text) and P.J. Reece (illustrator), A Boy, His Bear and a Bully, EK…
The Velvet City
Isobelle Carmody, The Velvet City (The Kingdom of the Lost #4), Penguin Random House, July…
Legends of the Lost Lilies
Jackie French, Legends of the Lost Lilies, HarperCollins Publishers, August 2021, 448 pp., RRP $32.99…
100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze
Clayton Zane Comber, 100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze, HarperCollins Children's Books, June 2021, 288…
The Flying Angel
Vicki Bennett (text) and Tull Suwannakit (illustrator), The Flying Angel, Scholastic Australia, March 2021, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781743835517…
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal
Rosanne Hawke, Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal, University of Queensland Press, March 2021,…
The Ballad of Melodie Rose
Kate Gordon, The Ballad of Melodie Rose, University of Queensland Press, June 2021, 182 pp.,…
Courageous Lucy
Paul Russell (text) and Cara King (illustrator), Courageous Lucy: The girl who liked to worry,…
Lorraine Marwood, Footprints on the Moon, University of Queensland Press, February 2021, 256 pp., RRP… | {
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I'm running Hero on an HTC Magic – does it still unlock in the same way?
Yeah, your HTC Magic unlocks in the same way if running Hero. The unlock code is dependent on your IMEI, which is hardware-specific and unaffected by software. | {
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Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June every year and offers the chance to celebrate the sweetest, funniest, smartest, hardest working and most caring Dad. And although most of the fathers will say you that they don't need anything, we think it is crucial to recognize the men who have made a significant impression on our lives. In order to help to honor these marvelous guys, Bloom2U would like to provide a few fun facts that you may find very interesting. Sonora Smart Dodd was encouraged to establish Father's Day in the honor of her father, William Smart. Smart was a single dad who raised six children on his own, and daughter Sonora believed he – and other men like him – deserved a day similar to Mother's Day to honor them.
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Nature is full of beauties which includes EARTH covered with dense green forests, beautiful hills, high mountain peaks. Beautiful SKY is full of Sunshine, countless stars, glittery Moon, lovely rains and endless blessings from GOD. Nature is incomplete without FLOWERS. Flowers are the most adorable and pleasant gift from nature. Flowers are beautiful, delicate, colorful, refreshing, charming and most alluring and fill up our soul with joy, fragrance and love.
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Sending bouquet on a special occasion has always been a popular social convention. Whether it's New Year, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Weddings, or any other occasion, flowers can change the feel of any moment. Well, there is always a reason to give flowers to someone you like and you do not always have to wait for a special occasion. Flowers make a difference in all modes and make your loved ones smile. It's the perfect gift for yourself and for anyone who is special for you.
Why Should You Choose Flowers for Every Occasion?
The beautiful and delicate blooms have amazing hidden magical powers that can vanish even the massive of negativity into thin air. The green stems and colorful flowers and can add a 'feel-good' spell to you. A beautiful floral arrangement produces restful vibe and enhances the environment without overwhelming the fresh decor.
This entry was posted in Flower Etiquettes, Flowers and tagged Best online florist in Malaysia, Flower Etiquettes, Flowers Online, How to Choose Flowers, Online Florist Malaysia, online flower gift baskets in Malaysia. | {
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The upcoming June Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Summit boasts top leaders in customer experience speaking on a range of topics from CX strategy to Internet of Things, integration to measuring customer experience and return-on-investment.
That latter focus will be the subject of a panel featuring Albert Vita, director, strategy and insights for The Home Depot. The session, sponsored by Intel and moderated by Raj Maini, worldwide director of marketing for visual retail at Intel, promises insightful real-life information and best practices.
Vita will discuss metrics, benchmarks and tools retailers can use to determine if the retail experience is hitting the mark or falling below the bottom line.
"I think the buzzword for not just retailers, but retail banks, restaurants and many others, this year is definitely IoT. The Internet of Things isn't exactly a new concept, but it's one that certainly seems to be seizing the imagination of brands looking to get an edge on the competition," said Christopher Hall, Managing Director of the ICX Association.
Another session which will surely draw big attendance targets customer-facing robots and how early leaders such as Lowe's and the makers of Pepper, are making robots a real part of today's retail landscape. Sarah Furnari, VP of retail experience for BEHR, will share her insight and view of how such emerging technologies are playing a more valuable role each year. SoftBank Robotics, the session's sponsor, will have Pepper the robot at the summit.
Also on the agenda for the June 5-7 event, being held at the Four Seasons Resort Dallas at Las Colinas, highlights on how to design the store with digital in mind. Phillip Raub, founder and CMO at b8ta, will speak on best approaches in integrating digital into the brick-and-mortar environment without overwhelming the store environment. The session, sponsored by NEC Display solutions, will be moderated by Richard Ventura, VP of business development and solutions at NEC Display Solutions of America.
"This year's summit is going to be bringing in a panel to specifically address one of the biggest areas of concern for brands these days: millennials. That's one thing I think people will find particularly useful and enlightening. Brands are trying to figure out what millennials want and how to approach and engage with them, so we're bringing in a panel of the people themselves to talk to attendees," said Hall.
For a deeper look at the agenda, click here and to register for what promises to be a valuable event, click here. Early bird registration is now open through May 5. | {
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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on October 13, 2014 commemorated this year's World Food Day beginning with a sensitization walk around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), reports NaijaAgroNet.
The exercise in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) commenced with a walk sensitization to commemorate the activities lined up for this year's World Food Day in Nigeria began from Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to Federal Secretariat, Abuja.
Also, Dr. Akinwumi said that the theme of this year's World Food Day is apt, because of the roles families play in food production and Agricultural Transformations world over to facilitate food production and Animal Husbandry, especially for the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) which has recorded tremendous strides.
NaijaAgroNet recalls that the time table for the activities of this year include a walk sensitization of staff of the Ministry and FAO officials, Ministerial Press briefing, School Debate, Photo/ Book Exhibition, Symposium and Novelty Football March between ATA Bombers and GES Attackers. | {
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Will the use of sulphur in the hair before chemical hair relaxing affect the hair?
I would have to say YES! Chemical relaxers react to almost anything. You can do an incompatibility test first. What are you using that contains Sulphur.
I am 62. Have short fine fair hair. Good condition now. No perm for 1 year but would like something gentle to make hair look thicker and easier to style. Also have fine highlights. What sort of perm would you recommend.
I think a root perm would be the best option this gives a bit of a kick at the roots which gives the hair body. Also try styling your hair different like changing the parting or direction you wear your hair. This can also effect how thick your hair can look. You would probably be best asking your hairdresser about the styles as she will be able to help you more.
Help! I have had the same boring hairstyle almost all of my life. It is a little past the shoulders and straight. I have chubby cheeks and an overall round face, I need a hot, flirty new hairstyle! Any opinions on what type of cut I should choose?
I love these types of questions as their so much scope! You are very lucky, oval faces can wear anything! Pudding bowl bobs, long and straight, sharp fringes or even crops. But, remember to ask for some texture through the longer lengths to avoid elongating your face. Cate Blanchetts cut at the Oscars is a fabulous style - soft curls and waves that can be styled straight or wavy depending on your mood. I think Kirsten Dunst is another hairstyle icon - the sleek bob worn to the side with an asymmetric fringe looks gorgeous. Have a look on the style gallery and print some pictures off you love and show them to your hairdresser and tell them what you like and dislike, then take it from there! | {
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Lyndall Thomas has used her way with words to create a unique business with enormous potential. Thanks partly to the Small Business Mentoring Service, she is well on her way to taking it to the next level.
An experienced journalist and communications specialist, Lyndall started the Information Access Group in 2009. It helps clients create accessible materials, including documents that are easy to read and websites that are easy to use.
The Group already has an impressive number of clients and publications ranging from Down Syndrome Today for Down Syndrome Victoria to the National Disability Strategy - Easy English Version for the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
Other clients include not-for-profit organisations, disability service providers, businesses and New South Wales and Victorian government departments. The service is unique, and one of Australia's few communications businesses specialising in accessibility.
Lyndall had an innovative product and the skills required to meet the diverse literacy needs of these audiences. She has worked on books, magazines, website content and corporate newsletters, but felt she would benefit from the advice of a business mentor.
"I wanted to draw on the experience of someone who had knowledge in business management and, in particular, working with government," she said.
Lyndall also needed to establish a work/life balance after having daughters Finn and Imogen, who are now five and eight. "Finn was only two-and-a-half when I started the Information Access Group," she says.
After finding the SBMS on the Small Business Victoria website, Lyndall elected to work with Elizabeth Raut. Elizabeth spent 10 years as the Victorian manager of the Australian Institute of Architects, where she worked on all aspects of running an organisation including finances. Before this she worked in the health sector in a range of business-related roles.
The SBMS is a non-government,non-profit organisation of volunteer expert mentors who give their time and experience to help small business. It is supported by Small Business Victoria, which refers clients to it. Elizabeth said while Lyndall was aware of the challenges in finding time to grow the business, market it, drive the creative aspect, be innovative and manage the staff and financial aspects, she initially felt she was being "responsive rather than strategic".
They discussed the importance of delegating tasks to free Lyndall's time to develop and make presentations, write tenders, engage with government and clients and focus on growing the business. They also addressed financial management, including a budget for the following financial year, project management and allocating staff resources.
Elizabeth and Lyndall then updated the business's SWOT analysis, marketing plan and financial plan. They identified a need for more marketing material, which led to a program of meetings and presentations to clients and potential clients in Canberra and Sydney.
Since the mentoring began, profitability has improved, sales are set to nearly double over the previous year and customer numbers are up by 40 per cent. The business is making a small profit but still working to ensure its viability. As it has grown, it has been able to offer more hours to casual staff and contractors, and hopes to have a full-time staff member soon.
Elizabeth says Lyndall has gained considerable confidence in her ability to be clear on how to grow the business and about what the business might look like in the future.
Lyndall says the biggest challenge was moving from a hands-on, independent freelance role to managing a business with a small team while also raising a family. She says Elizabeth's help has been invaluable, and while she still has some late nights, running the business is flexible enough to cope with the demands of parenthood - just. "I feel a lot more confident about what I am doing and the decisions I make," she says. "Elizabeth is very patient with me as I work through issues and she encourages and reassures me.
"This has been the best part of mentoring for me – that someone else is there to listen, especially someone who completely 'gets' me and understands exactly what I am trying to achieve." The sessions have also been therapeutic. "I often joke about the mentoring sessions being 'business therapy'," Lyndall says. | {
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The results of a new poll by the National Sleep Foundation reveal that teens are sleeping almost two hours less than they should. What is the toll that sleep deprivation is taking on today's teens? NBC's Chief Medical Editor Nancy Snyderman reports. | {
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Maroon 5 perform to eager crowd at ACC
Jason MacNeil
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It wouldn't be a stretch for many to think Adam Levine is taking a break from his day job to tour around the world with Maroon 5.
After all, he's been on television screens in recent memory nestled in a huge leather chair looking for "The Voice" to the point of overexposure.
So it seemed fitting Levine and his band hit Toronto's near-capacity Air Canada Centre Tuesday night while on its Overexposed World Tour.
Using a stage that looked like a giant "M" from overhead with the empty gaps in the middle filled with fans, Maroon 5 took to the stage with Payphone with the crowd ready to sing and party.
"Toronto how you feeling tonight?" Levine – clad in black and working the "dream" stage -- asked early on as the video screens split showing the different members with Levine front and centre. From there Makes Me Wonder shone as disco balls reflected light around the crowd.
The band also wasted little time with green lasers shooting out into the rear of the arena for the average sounding but dance-fuelled Lucky Strike as guitarist James Valentine did a brief solo halfway through the tune.
Whatever Levine did was met with constant screams and camera flashes, particularly on the slower, soul-seasoned Sunday Morning. Here Levine danced around before hitting a closing high note with ease. Sadly Levine capped off the ensuing funk-rocker If I Never See Your Face Again with a mediocre guitar solo.
"This is the coolest thing in the world," Levine said of the trek prior to the first real highlight Won't Go Home Without You, a slow builder featuring the crowd belting out the chorus. However another new electro-pop number called Love Somebody featured Tron-like graphics in the background but little substance. The same could also be said for One More Night.
Maroon 5 do have ample singles with Harder To Breathe from 2002's Songs About Jane still packing a punch despite the Nickelback-lite flames shown in the background. Meanwhile Wake Up Call was stellar with guest female vocalist Rozzi Crane doing some of the verses. Levine finally broke up the note-for-note perfection with a call-and-answer to the fans.
The group also slowed things down during Misery as Levine strapped a camera to his shoulder and panned the crowd before introducing the band. And just over an hour after starting the main set, it was coming to an end with the warhorse This Love.
The encore highlight had little to do with the band as a man proposed to his gal during She Will Be Loved before holding up a "She Said Yes!" banner which caught Valentine's and then Levine's attention. It proved to be a far better move than Moves Like Jagger which wrapped up the hit-heavy but somewhat brief set. | {
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Indemnification Tips
This was written by Charles "Reb" Gregg in September, 2006. Mr. Gregg provides some invaluable information regarding indemnification agreements. Mr. Gregg is a practicing attorney in Houston, Texas specializing in adventure law and may be reached at 800 Bering Drive, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77057.
An indemnification is an agreement between two parties that addresses the possibility of a claim against one of them by a third party.
The party granting the indemnity (the "indemnitor") promises the person indemnified (the "indemnitee") that it, the indemnitor, will protect the indemnitee from a described category of claims brought by third persons.
The indemnity obligation frequently is included in a promise to release or waive certain claims. The combined undertaking may read as follows: "A agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless, B from any claims arising out of . . . (there follows some description of the activity, event or transaction which is contemplated)."
An indemnity is not a release, and combining the two in a single promise may create confusion. The release is a promise by a party not to sue another for a loss that may be suffered by the other in the future. The indemnity, again, is an agreement to protect another from claims that may be asserted against that person by some third party.
Protection in both areas will be maximized by presenting them as independent and clearly articulated obligations.
The claims to be protected against by a promise of indemnity may include:
a) Claims arising from the conduct of the indemnitor (for example, the indemnitor causes a loss to a third-party who asserts a claim against the indemnitee); and
b) Claims arising indirectly from losses suffered by the indemnitor (family members, for example, may have claims of their own for losses suffered by an indemnitor).
Indemnities may arise in a variety of transactions, including the following:
a) A program performing a service for a client may ask the client to indemnify the program for claims of a certain nature arising from the client's participation in the program. A very broad – perhaps too broad – articulation of this indemnity might be the following: "Client agrees to indemnify, protect and hold harmless the program from any and all claims which arise from client's participation in the activities of the program". It can be argued, reasonably, that the term "which arise from" is too broad and too vague to identify the type of act or omission which might trigger the indemnity. Would an accident which would not have occurred but for the mere presence of the client, for example, trigger an indemnity? Consider the alternative: crafting this indemnity obligation to require acts or omissions, or conduct, or wrongful conduct, on the part of a client;
b) A program contracting for certain services may seek an indemnity from the contractor, protecting the program from claims that "arise from" the contractor's performance of its services. Again the scope of the event or events which trigger the indemnity will be important. Any conduct of the contractor? The wrongful conduct of the contractor? Any event which occurs while the subcontractor is in control of the activity? In contractor situations, representatives of the program often are participating in some leadership role. Whether or not this participation extends into the event contracted for, if an indemnification is to be enforceable, tasks and responsibilities must be allocated so that the indemnification obligation can track the respective areas of responsibility. In other words, the indemnity obligation of the contractor should arise from occurrences which the contractor has the authority, power and the responsibility to manage, control and supervise;
c) In the challenge course industry, for example, a builder of a course may seek indemnification from the owner of the site against claims that arise out of the future use of the course. Conceivably such an indemnity could include all claims arising from use of the course. More often, the indemnity extends to claims arising from the use of the course unless they arise (in whole or in part? solely?) from a defect in the performance of the builder. Correspondingly, the site owner or operator may require an indemnity from the builder for any claim, including of a user of the course, arising from a defect in the construction.
Common law, perhaps even statutory law, of some states allows indemnities as a matter of law. If one party is sued for a loss to which another party contributed, the party sued may bring the "contributing" party into the suit as a cross-defendant. Ideally, then, all persons who might have contributed to the loss allegedly suffered by the party who brings the suit, will be before the Court and the matter can be resolved in full. State law may allow a person who already has paid damages (that is, the suit has ended) to sue for indemnity from another party who contributed to the original claimant's loss.
The requirements of a contractual indemnity (one agreed to by the parties) may vary. It may require the indemnitor to pay a judgment, or to step into the dispute when the claim is filed, and provide protection thereafter. This latter strategy allows the indemnified party to escape the expense and trouble of dealing with the claim and defending the lawsuit.
Contracts of indemnity obligate the indemnitor financially, and that obligation may not be covered by the liability insurance policy of the indemnitor unless the insurance company specifically agrees to protect (indemnify, in fact) the indemnitor in the event the indemnitee does make a claim.
An indemnification from a party, standing alone, is only worth the ability of the indemnifying party to perform on its promise. Therefore, often an obligation to indemnify is coupled with an obligation to add the indemnified party as an additional insured on a policy held by the indemnitor. (The issue of "additional insured" is quite complex and will not be covered here).
Other issues involving indemnities include the choice of counsel that will defend the claim; crafting an indemnity obligation so that the obligation of the indemnitor is insurable; and being prepared for mutuality of indemnity obligations, which would extend to scope, choice of counsel, security, etc.
Indemnities can become exceedingly complex, and as indicated above, agreements of indemnity present many opportunities for expanding and reducing exposure. You should consult with competent legal counsel if you wish to impose an indemnity obligation on another, or if you are asked to indemnify.
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For Authors and Editorial Issues
Which journals are indexed in SCI/SCIE/JCR?
Which JMIR journals are indexed in Web of Science/SCIE and have an impact factor?
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR Medical Informatics
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR Serious Games?
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR mHealth and uHealth?
What is Impact Factor misuse?
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR Research Protocols?
What is an Impact Factor? What is JMIR's Impact Factor?
What is the Impact Factor of your sister journal XY? Can I use the same Impact Factor as Journal of Medical Internet Research to advertise the importance of my work?
The Journal Impact Factor (IF or JIF) is published annually by Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science Group) in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) and is defined as the number of citations in the previous year (e.g. 2015 for the IF released in 2016) to the citations to articles published in the preceding 2 years (e.g. 2013-2014), divided by the number of articles published during that time. The Journal Impact Factor is a metric of excellence for a journal, it is not an article-level metric (article-level metrics are citations to a specific article, as well as altmetrics, tweetations, twimpact factor).
The Impact Factor is an increasingly controversial metric due its frequent misuse, e.g. administrators comparing the "raw" Impact Factor score across disciplines, as well as the lack of transparency with regard to the internal procedures and arbitrary and slow journal selection procedures on the part of Clarivate Web of Science. This disadvantages journals in smaller disciplines such as medical informatics, which traditionally have less citations than for example multidisciplinary or general medicine journals. As one innovation, Clarivate Web of Science is now ranking journals by quartile (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), within their discipline.
While we at JMIR are proud of our leading position when ranked by Impact Factor (JMIR: 5.43, JMIR mHealth: 4.77; both in Q1 in the medical informatics category), we also discourage obsession over the Journal Impact Factor (in particular if abused as proxy to assess the quality of individual articles). Still, our ranking in the JCR is an important validation that even as small open access publisher we can compete with journals published by publishing giants.
For 10 years now, JMIR is consistently ranked in the first quartile (Q1) in both of its disciplines, medical informatics and health services research, as well as among the over 2000 "Clinical Medicine" journals indexed in JCR.
The screenshot below shows JMIR's ranking from 2006-2016.
J Med Internet Res (official Impact Factor released June 2021): 5.43 (5 Year Impact Factor: 6.00)
JMIR mHealth and uHealth (official Impact Factor released June 2021): 4.77 (5 Year Impact Factor: 5.32)
JMIR Serious Games (official Impact Factor released June 2021): 4.14
JMIR Medical Informatics (official Impact Factor released June 2021): 2.96
JMIR Mental Health (official Impact Factor released June 2021): 4.39
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (first official Impact Factor released June 2021): 4.11
i-JMR: 2.0 (unofficial impact factor)
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(for staff) Updating IFs
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR Medical Informatics?
What is the Impact Factor of JMIR Mental Health?
What is the Impact Factor of your sister journal XY? Can I use the same Impact Factor as J Med Internet Res to advertise the importance of my work?
What are altmetrics, tweetations, twimpact factor (tw7)?
Why is JMIR Publications a "leading publisher"?
Why do authors love publishing in JMIR journals? | {
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Xiaomi Mi A2 : The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has just launched its New-Budget Smartphone in India the Xiaomi Mi A2. The smartphone was announced in July 2018 at an event held in spain and comes with Android One. Mi A2 is the Successor of Mi A1 which was the first Android One smartphone by Xiaomi. The main highlight of the smartphone is Hardware and Camera.
Xiaomi Mi A2 is the Amazon Exclusive product and will be available for Pre-order from Tommorrow onwards i.e 09 August 2018 from amazon.in and Mi.com. The Xiaomi Mi A2 comes in one variant only as of now which offers 4GB RAM and 64GB Internal Storage. While at the launch event company also revealed that 6GB RAM and 128GB Internal storage variant will be available for be launched very soon. There are few launch offers on Mi A2 like Reliance Jio customers will get instant Rs. 2,200 cashback and up to 2TB additional data.
Coming to the Performance , processor is one of the main highlight of Mi A2. It is powered by Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 Processor clocked at 2.2 GHz. The Smartphone is currently available in 4GB RAM variant but 6GB RAM variant will be launched soon in India.
Talking about Camera , it comes with a dual rear camera setup which includes a 12MP + 20MP camera sensor with a f/1.8 + f/1.8 aperture . The smartphone comes with a 20MP front facing camera with f/2.2 aperture for taking selfies. Other Camera Features include gyro EIS stabilization and support for 4K video recording at 30 fps. Battery wise , the Xiaomi Mi A2 is powered by 3000 mAh non-removable battery and it also supports Quick Charge 3 via USB Type C port.
Xiaomi has Launched Mi A2 in one variant which comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB Internal storage priced at Rs. 16,999. The smartphone will also come with 6GB RAM and 128GB Internal Storage variant very soon. The Pre-orders of 4GB RAM varaint will starts from 9 Aug 2018 onwards via Amazon.in or Mi.com . Xiaomi Mi A2 will be available with some Launch offers like Reliance Jio customers will get instant Rs. 2,200 cashback and up to 2TB additional data. | {
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Q: Measure Voltage (Divide) on a current source I need to use a constant current source 20mA, the current flows through multiple diodes and resistors which are in series.
The resistor value can vary from 0 to 1.6k and also a possibility of Open.
As the measuring device can read only upto 10V(Not multimeter, it is a 10V Analog Input Card), and at present 20mA*1.6k=32V+(diode drop). Hence I need to reduce this voltage before passing to the measuring device.
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*Is there a simple way to do it?(Current Source is a must)
*To protect Open Condition of the resistor is a Zener Diode Sufficient?
A: To measure the voltage across the resistor under test, you just measure it, like by connecting a voltmeter across it.
With 20 mA thru the resistor under test and 10 V max, the highest resistance you can measure is 500 Ω. Even a crappy voltmeter will have so much higher resistance that it won't distort the measurement. For example, let's say you're measuring a 500 Ω resistor. According to your spec, it has 20 mA going thru it, so 10 V across it. A 1 MΩ (that's really crappy) voltmeter will draw 10 µA, which will distort the measurement by (10 µA)/(20 mA) = 0.05%. Is your voltmeter good to 0.05%? I didn't think so.
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You have now shown a schematic. The voltmeter is in the wrong place. Put it directly across the resistor under test.
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The Cop, please share in this dangerous world we live in.
State motto's. Try one on for size.
GAME!!! WITH A PRIZE FOR THE WINNER!
Look what you went and did Goober!
How interested in one-way glass aquariums?
What kind of Cichlid is this??????????????
Two seller names? Is that acceptable on AB?
FedEx drops the ball again!
Hey pete....are you going to the auction?
Bass24 - This one's for You.
Anyone ship to Canada before????
Does anyone here know if Aquaboyaquatics is out of business for good?
Keep your billy goats locked up!!!
YAHOOOOOOOOOOO! We have been forgiven.
IS IT A SCAM ??????????????????????????/I say "YES"
Im going to Asia, any advice.
Brand New Babies...the count stands at TWO!
We need to pay H2eau for his listings!
Defend country while family is deported?
Does this remind you of something ?
SNE: Maybe a do-over next Saturday?
Now I am getting scammed?
Hey Rmc? Oh King? Here KINGY,KINGY. Come boy.
What's Cook'n in Your Fishroom? | {
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INTERVIEW: Butcher Gives Player Update
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Newport County manager Terry Butcher gives contract update
Terry Butcher has spoken to the Official Newport County Website regarding the on going contract talks at Rodney Parade, and the process of signing new players for the coming season.
Firstly Butcher spoke about defender Darren Jones who was offered a new deal by the County boss. "The latest with Darren is that he has accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers. We tried our best to keep him, and offered him an increased deal, but sadly despite our best efforts we can't get anywhere near what he has been offered at Forest Green Rovers.
"As many supporters know, Forest Green Rovers, despite being in the Conference, have a history of being able to offer big deals, and it looks as though Darren will now join up with them."
"We wish him well, and we totally understand his decision to move. He had spoken of his wishes to stay at Newport, but obviously he has to put his family first, and the deal he has been offered at Forest Green is unbeatable from our point of view."
"Darren has been a fantastic servant to the club and I am sure all the supporters will join me in wishing him well for the future."
Butcher confirms that talks are still ongoing with the other two players offered new deals "we are still in negotiations with both Ryan Jackson and Andrew Hughes, and hopefully we'll have news on that front as soon as possible."
The County manager also spoke about releasing two of his backroom staff earlier this week, with Strength and Conditioning Coach Tony James and goalkeeping coach Ryan Mackerness departing. "Tony and Ryan have been loyal servants of the club, but I have to make tough decisions with regards to the budget right across the playing squad and coaching team. We wish the two of them all the best for the future."
Butcher has been busy working on bringing new players into the club and hopes to be in a position to make announcements shortly. "We are working hard to get new faces in, it's going well on that front and I am hopeful that we'll be in a position to make an announcement on new arrivals within the next few weeks." | {
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Ezekiel Elliott Girlfriend, Wife, Height, Weight, Parents, Ethnicity, Net Worth
Successful African-American player Ezekiel Elliott is one of the more known faces in American National football – the most beloved sports in the country. He plies his trade with The Dallas Cowboys of the NFL who selected him as one of theirs in the position of running back.
Like most people in his line of work, he played football in college at Ohio State where he earned his second-team-All-America honors in 2015. After Ohio State came his time to step up to the professional football level and he did as he was drafted by his current team as their fourth overall pick in 2016.
Ezekiel Elliott's Bio (Ethnicity)
Born on the 22nd of July 1995 in Alton, Illinois, Elliot had always been athletic coming from a rather athletic family himself, but still, he went to John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri. John Burroughs is a school known for focusing more on academics rather than sports. While at the school, Ezekiel Elliott unsurprisingly excelled at three different sports including football along with basketball and track & field. He also had occasions where he played baseball as well. In football, which is now what he is most known for, he played in the position of running back for the John Burroughs Bombers.
By the time Ezekiel Elliott was in his senior year, he had made a good mark on his school team recording a total of 3061 all-purpose yards with 50 touchdowns. He then led the team to three championship games but they lost all three of them. His impact was also felt in the other sports he was involved in as he qualified for state events in sprinting and sometimes hurdling. By the time he was leaving, he had won four different state championships and was a past Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year in 2013.
Ezekiel Elliott was rated a four-star recruit by scout.com. He was also listed as the number 9 running back in America in 2013 and he played in the U.S Army All-American Bowl. The lad opted to go to the Ohio State University after graduation. In his freshman year, he served as a backup to Carlos Hyde while also playing as a gunner on special teams. But he was also able to rush 262 yards on 30 carries and got two touchdowns. When Carlos Hyde left to enter the NFL in 2014, Ezekiel Elliott became the starter for Ohio State University's Buckeyes.
By the time he was finishing up at Ohio State University, he had made his way to several leaderboards. Elliot was rated as having the second-best career rushing yards below Archie Griffin. This he managed to do with 3961 career rushing yards. He also managed to come away with the position of third and second most rushing yards in the season and five of the 20 top rushing yards in a game.
Ezekiel Elliott was drafted into the NFL in 2016 after being picked by his current team, The Dallas Cowboys. He was given a four-year rookie contract offer that was worth $25 million which had a $16 million signing bonus. The offer proved to have been worth it when Ezekiel Elliott after only nine games scored a record of over 1000 yards in that season which made him the second Cowboys rookie to achieve such. In fact, he had such an excellent performance in that season that he earned his first Pro Bowl.
The professional American footballer has an estimated net worth of $25 million. Considering that Ezekiel Elliott's contract with the Dallas Cowboys was worth $24.9 million and he got a $16.3 million signing bonus from it, this is not a surprising figure for such a young man.
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Ezekiel Elliott's parents were also athletes in college. His mother is Dawn Huff who also excelled at three different sports in high school. She finally went to the University of Missouri, however, and settled on running track while there. Stacy Elliott, father of Ezekiel Elliott, unlike his wife and son, focused totally on football. He was a linebacker for the football team at the same university that his wife attended.
See Also: Tua Tagovailoa Bio, Ethnicity, Religion, Brother, Parents, Family, Height
Who is Ezekiel Elliott's Girlfriend, Wife?
Ezekiel Elliott is not married neither does he have a known girlfriend presently. He was formerly linked to a woman known as Tiffany Thompson. Their relationship, however, seems to have ended on the worst possible terms. Thompson allegedly works at a nightclub and it may have been where the two met but what is clear is that they are no longer together and the reason given is alleged abuse by Ezekiel Elliott both physically and emotionally.
Ezekiel Elliott stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in or 1.83 m and weighs 225 lb or 102 kg. It is, therefore, no wonder that he is compared to Edgerrin James who has been described as having a rare combination that includes athleticism, size and pass-catching, and blocking skills. | {
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Be aware that this article is paywalled - or at least, you have to register to read it.
There are other references to this news on the interweb, but they all go back to this Telegraph article.
Nobody, though, has mentioned either 'FreeView', or 'PVR', or 'Pause and rewind live TV', all major differentiators between YouView and Apple TV.
Our Apple TV boxes have fallen into disuse at home, as there is little or nothing they can do that can't be done more easily on our YouView box or the TV itself, there are a lot of things they can't do, and even though the newer Apple TV boxes can do a little more, they are crazy expensive to buy, and everything costs extra afterwards.
It will be interesting to see how all this goes.
Ah yes, the Telegraph. Who along with the Guardian, are both heavily sponsored by SKY.
Its been a while since one of the established had a pop at YouView. But after all this time still staying true to type. Its only the third largest platform in the UK.
Perhaps this news, whether it proves to be true or false, does give some credence to my post in another thread about about a future BT TV service based upon a Amazon TV Stick.
Bundling an existing TV box/stick is not a new business model, and is being deployed by some very big telecoms around the world, in fact, it's a model that is getting more popular.
Technology is changing so FAST, that building a special piece of hardware to bundle with your ISP/TV service is simply becoming financially unviable.
...so maybe my comments in another tread are valid, and not, as another vocal form member seem to think "....you've gone one step further by declaring sticks are going to kill traditional TV platforms period.... Personally I don't think so..."
On this forum we don't trash anothers comments to validate our own. We just choose to disagree with them, if needed.
Proof of your first assertion, please.
Perhaps this news, whether it proves to be true or false, does give some credence to my post in another thread about about a future BT TV service based upon an Amazon TV Stick.
R: Even if it turns out to be untrue?
R: But this changing technology is bundled in huge ranges of TV sets from a swathe of manufacturers, and changing every year; how come you don't think that is unviable as well?
R: You make the usual error, which YouView, and Amazon with their new PVR do not, of forgetting that sticks provide neither FreeView nor recording capabilities, and that we are a very long way from needing neither going forward.
I can, but here is a sample list, just google it..
It's not an error, I just don't mentioned it here, and have explained in detail what I think will happen... I expect all Freeview channels to become available in HD via ISP, so instead of an aerial/ISP system, it will be purely ISP.
Thanks for pointing out my spelling mistake, as you know Roy, I am dyslexic, and even through I re-read my posts over and over again, I do make mistakes.
I'm not here to criticise anyone, however, it does feel like when someone new joins the forum, with a different opinion to some of the long term members they are quickly shut down... with the long term member having to have the last post, ... almost as through they are closing the thread, along with the opinions of the new member.
The BBC are already openly preparing for the day when all live tv will be delivered over Internet. That could change the dynamic with perhaps hardware like the Apple TV/fire stick becoming the preferred way to access tv.
I imagine the commercial broadcasters must also be making moves in this direction. Not least because TV delivered over IP without recording functionality but with comprehensive catch-up / on-demand would remove the ability PVR users currently have to skip adverts.
I didn't take away the same message as @Joe from that video; we can already get everything the BBC delivers - every programme, every channel, in real time or watch from start - from the iPlayer anyway, quite apart from all the catchup we can get.
But it's a bit of a palaver compared with just banging on an OTA channel on our TV, even when it works smoothly and doesn't buffer and/or halt, which is not always the case.
But YouView boxes could perfectly well be set up, by YouView, to record IP transmissions; it's just that they aren't, for whatever reason.
What, Roy? What do you mean by 'IP transmissions'?
It's when something arrives at your YouView box over the internet, instead of over an aerial.
Edit: @TomW reminds me that BT subscription channel transmissions arrive over IP, and already can be recorded.
So I guess I need to refer to IP transmissions other than these.... but the fact that these already can be recorded perhaps bears out how little YouView would need to do, technically, to record scheduled programmes from IP rather than OTA, and to record catchup programming on request.
YouView boxes do record IP transmissions e.g., BT subscription channels. But I get what you're saying. None of the major terrestrial broadcasters offer their channels over IP in the YouView epg........yet.
I think a wholesale switch from broadcast to IP will happen eventually though. Firstly because TV broadcasts take up a huge chunk of very limited radio spectrum that could otherwise be used to service the increasing demand for mobile data. And secondly because new technologies such as 4K and HDR will be difficult if not impossible to deploy using terrestrial broadcast. Next generation broadband will be required in order for it to become a reality, of course, but it will happen. Sky Q over IP will be a taste of things to come.
I think it's interesting that PVR functionality using an expensive set top box is at present sold as the premium offering by BT and Sky when the same functionality could just as easily be offered over IP via the cloud using a cheap as chips stick. For example Ican buy a NowTV Sky Sports day pass to watch a football match for £7 using a £15 NowTV box or the app built into my TV but I have to watch the match live and I can't pause or rewind. If I want or need the ability to record the match so I can watch it at a time of my choosing I have to pay a vastly increased price and I am required to take out an 12 month subscription and pay for an expensive set top box (albeit often a hidden cost recouped via subscription fees). To me this is an example of where providers are purposely hobbling the budget IP offerings so as not to cannibalise sales of their premium set top boxes even though almost all of the functionality of the latter could be offered by the former and without the need for an expensive set top box.
YouView boxes do record IP transmissions e.g., BT subscription channels. But I get what saying. None of the major terrestrial broadcasters offer their channels over IP in the YouView epg........yet.
Sky are discontinuing Sky Fibre Unlimited for new customers and only offering Fibre Max. Existing Sky Fibre Unlimited subscribers are being offered a free upgrade to Sky Fibre Max.
I think that stopping TV broadcasting OTA in favour of IP would be a fiasco like stopping FM in favour of DAB. That thankfully didn't happen for two reasons; firstly, the installed base of non-DAB devices (especially in cars, though that is not a consideration that applies to TV), and second, the execrable quality of most DAB transmissions, and their limited range (the analogue of which for IP is the continued prevalence of not-spot areas where you can't get decent broadband).
But perhaps we will just be ceding broadcast channels to 5G so that 5G can be used to bring those channels over broadband to those people who could previously only get those broadcast channels which were being ceded?
TomW is correct, you know. Fibre is the future for many things.
BBC1 & 2 HD, ITV HD and CH4 and 5s HD channels have already been successfully broadcast live over IP. And recordable too. It was an experiment which lasted for a long while and was very reliable. Then they just suddenly.... stopped.
Point of note - you can't compared DAB radios with IPTV as most TVs for sale today are already IP capable. And in the future all. So there would no dumping of millions of perfectly serviceable analog radios along the way, which is what the DAB issue was about. That was a stupid decision which was thankfully reversed. But this one won't be.
Point of note - you can't compare DAB radios with IPTV as most TVs for sale today are already IP capable. And in the future all. So there would no dumping of millions of perfectly serviceable analog radios along the way, which is what the DAB issue was about. That was a stupid decision which was thankfully reversed. But this one won't be.
It isn't valid to compare TVs for sale today here. For a fair comparison with the DAB situation, you have to look at the equivalent dumping of millions of perfectly serviceable non-smart TVs that would happen if TV broadcast went IP.
Or possibly another exercise like the giving out of digital zapper boxes that occurred with the analogue TV switch-off, except these would have to be IP boxes, and some people would have to be given broadband also, an ongoing cost that was not a consideration in the digital switch-off.
Interesting discussion. And to bring it back around I think the original thesis is predicated on the US model of television, where cable is king. Where OTA still dominates, as here, the likelihood of dongly services based on the internet alongside broadcast services generally are as far away as mass connection to FTTP which, given the dead hand of Openreach in this, is a very long way indeed.
@Roy I think you're really right about 5g. It sounds like a powerful way of delivering next Gen ultra HD broadcasts to places where fibre isn't available. It's also given brief mention in the linked video.
Theres certainly no mention of a switch off of OTA broadcast in the video, but it's apparent in the video that the BBC are working to make IP broadcast as good if not better then OTA. Given that SKY are going to move to an IP service, it doesn't seem too far fetched given the BBC's pioneering work in this area that we may see the same eventually for freeview. Though it would be problematic for many rural areas as things stand.
Having said that I have FTTP, installed for free in a rural area, so things are gradually changing.
I think it's also interesting that the BBC are looking into multicasting in the network and a possible hybrid network using unicasting and multicasting, which presumably would allow efficient broadcast quality using less bandwidth, but also the advantage of being able to restart the program like we have now in iplayer.
Full FTTP is never going to happen in the UK.
Just look at Virgin, NTL and Telewest. They went bust a number of times trying to cable up the UK and even took BT to court about it.
Can everyone get cable? No. Can everyone get satellite? No. Can everyone get Freeview? Also no. But over 95% of the UK does have access to fast fibre, which isn't bad.
2.5Mbps is required to access unicast IP on YouView, 5.5 for Multicast and 10 for HD.
The BBC and its commercial partners already use uni and multi broadcasting on a raft of different IP platforms, including YouView, with more to come. This change is going to happen. The only question is when.
Hmm, what would happen if the existing, creaking FTTC network suddenly had to cope with 10-20x the traffic? It's bad enough when Sky show a highly rated football match, the servers can barely cope then with pixellation and drop-outs galore, imagine Bodyguard on multicast?
I think the main benifit of mutlticast is that it's only one stream that everybody tunes into, similar to traditional tv from the ariel. Unicast however requires the signal to be sent out individually to each tv that requests it, so that could be millions of individual IP streams. If you want to save bandwidth then multicast is the way to go.
The cool features of BBC restart (the ability to pause and rewind/fast forward an iP stream) as we can now, are only possible using unicast though. I imagine that's why the BBC are looking into the possibility of a hybrid system using both multicast and unicast. | {
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At 2019 Eastern Standard Time on 24 July 2011, a Thai Airways International Boeing Company 777-3D7 aircraft, registered HS-TKD, was conducting a runway 34 VOR approach to Melbourne Airport, Victoria. During the approach, the tower controller observed that the aircraft was lower than required and asked the flight crew to check their altitude. The tower controller subsequently instructed the crew to conduct a go-around. However, while the crew did arrest the aircraft's descent, there was a delay of about 50 seconds before they initiated the go-around and commenced a climb to the required altitude.
The ATSB established that the pilot in command may not have fully understood some aspects of the aircraft's automated flight control systems and probably experienced 'automation surprise' when the aircraft pitched up to capture the VOR approach path. As a result, the remainder of the approach was conducted using the autopilot's flight level change mode. In that mode the aircraft's rate of descent is unrestricted and therefore may be significantly higher than that required for an instrument approach. In addition, the flight crew inadvertently selected a lower than stipulated descent altitude, resulting in descent below the specified segment minimum safe altitude for that stage of the approach and the approach not being managed in accordance with the prescribed procedure.
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HV Incident: Update
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Alert to all involved on any sites where HV activities are, or may be, taking place.
NB: This is an update (rev B2) on previous version of alert BUK/SHE/A/002-2020 sent on 26/06/2020.
This alert is being sent in conjunction with the attached report – High Voltage Incident Report following an incident on 23rd June 2020 – document reference BOK/S/RP/001.
This important SHE Alert form has been created to alert both internal (BayWa r.e. Operation Services Limited and BayWa r.e. UK Limited) and external persons of an identified Safety, Health or Environmental issue that may affect their people, plant, process or performance.
The details of the alert are found in the subsequent sections below, along with the recommended actions that BayWa r.e. are undertaking to deal with the findings. This SHE alert should be considered by those interested parties who may be affected by a same or similar issue as part of their own review of appropriate action to take to manage the issue.
BayWa r.e. cannot take responsibility for the implementation of any instructions given in this alert by 3rd parties. At all times, the client, owner, operator, employer must ensure that their teams are applying an effective safe system of work, which has been based on a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.
On 23rd June 2020 a 33kV flashover event took place on a Wind Farm, whereby a BayWa HV technician sustained injuries and subsequently a RIDDOR report was submitted.
The immediate cause of this incident has been investigated and the outcome determines that the incident appears to have occurred as a result of the Site Nominated Competent Person (HV Controller for the site – not BayWa r.e) setting the contractor (BayWa r.e. employee) to work on the incorrect apparatus.
While the initial BayWa r.e. Safety Alert maintained confidence that our processes and HV rules are robust and well managed, we also explained that we were taking this opportunity to review them. We anticipated that this would take no longer than 1 week to fulfil.
As a result of this review, below is a summary of the key steps which BayWa r.e. have taken to allow a phased return to HV works:
-Review of BayWa r.e. HV Safety Rules - this included an initial toolbox talk following the incident. An update of the HV Safety Rules and toolbox training have also been prepared and delivered to ensure that at all times personnel are provided with the approved documents. Those personnel have confirmed receipt and understanding of the updated HV Safety Rules, process amendments and Safe Working Methods;
-A check over the robustness of working both to BayWa r.e. HV Safety Rules and under 3rd party HV Safety Rules has resulted in a change to BayWa r.e. process which would prevent a similar incident from occurring under BayWa r.e. HV safety rules. This review concluded with the following actions being addressed;
-Implementation of mechanical interlocks on sites where increased risk identified, based on site specific Risk Assessment of the HV system set up, where BayWa r.e. operate or provide HV services;
-Risk assessment of each site to identify where improved signage and labelling on apparatus would reduce risk of behavioural error;
-Increased administrative control through process, whereby transfer and suspension of works is mandated when multiple feed switching operations are to take place; and
-A full review of HV Risk has been undertaken in association with a professional SHEQ consultant, resulting in agreement to align all HV Risk Assessments to the BayWa r.e. Risk Assessment template. All hazards identified through existing Risk Assessments have been considered and robustly revised, with the updated Risk Assessment templates for HV in place and to be implemented as part of phased approach to return to HV working.
Phased return to HV
BayWa r.e. Operation Services Limited's primary consideration is for the safety of personnel involved in all work activities. This extends to any safety concerns raised which result in works temporarily halting until an agreed and approved safe work method is agreed and can be implemented, at which point, works will recommence where safe to do so.
As a result of our HV Safety Rules review, BayWa r.e. Operation Services Limited are pleased to confirm a phased return to HV Operations will now commence. This will incorporate a diligent review of safe working, providing assurance to employees and clients,
whilst ensuring that works under BayWa r.e. HV Safety Rules continue to be safe and robust. Alongside this, we are also reviewing the requirement to upgrade client sites to assist in the prevention of recurrence of such an incident on these sites where BayWa r.e. or other HV service providers may be operating under a 3rd parties' rules.
Phase 1 (completed)
▪ Documents are reviewed and approved changes are being implemented which included an added section on reproving of not live at the point of work.
▪ Site HV systems will all be risk assessed to identify hazards.
▪ Initial phase: Return to work to complete G59 Resets and Single feed switching operations only.
▪ This will take place from 03/07/2020, upon verification of understanding of these process updates.
Phase 2 (to be completed by end of July 2020)
▪ Second phase: Return to multi-feed switching operations.
▪ This is dependent on site-based risk assessments reviewing HV set up.
▪ Risk assessment will identify the need to implement mechanical locks and improved signage which would remove the risk of behavioural error.
▪Where the risk assessment identifies the need for mechanical locks that cannot be fitted immediately, full substation isolation may be needed to remove the risk from multiple equipment types of the same design so work can continue until locks are fitted.
This updated alert provides some further information related to an incident that is currently undergoing HSE investigation and as such further information about the incident itself cannot be shared by the BayWa r.e. Operation Services Limited business.
This alert is for guidance only and should be reviewed in association with your companies approved safe systems of work.
Acknowledgement: This information was provided by BayWa r.e. and shared with SafetyOn for circulation to members | {
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Q: Is this a known result? I heard the following result and I am wondering if anyone can verify its correctness and also provide a source to cite.
If the Lagrangian $L(x,\lambda)$ is convex in $x$ at the optimal Lagrange multiplier $\lambda^*$, that is, $L(x,\lambda^*)$ is convex in $x$, then the KKT conditions are necessary and sufficient for optimality.
A: You at least need differentiability for existence of KKT. But if you focus on sufficiency, you can say this:
Sufficiency:
Suppose your problem is to minimize $f(x)$ over a convex set $X$ and subject to $g_k(x)\leq 0$ for all $k \in \{1, \ldots, K\}$ (call this Probelm P1). Define:
$$ L(x, \lambda) = f(x) + \sum_{k=1}^K\lambda_k g_k(x) $$
Assume that $\lambda^*$ is a vector with nonnegative components. Assume that $L(x,\lambda^*)$ is a convex function over $x \in X$. Assume we have a vector $x^* \in X$ for which the following "KKT conditions" hold:
\begin{align}
&\nabla f(x^*) + \sum_{k=1}^K \lambda_k^* \nabla g_k(x^*) = 0 \\
& g_k(x^*) \leq 0 \: \: \forall k \in \{1, \ldots, K\} \\
&\lambda_k^* \geq 0 \: \: \forall k \in \{1, \ldots, K\} \\
&\lambda_k^*g_k(x^*) = 0 \: \: \forall k \in \{1, \ldots, K\}
\end{align}
We want to show that $x^*$ is an optimal solution to the problem P1. The above assumptions show that $x^*$ satisfies the constraints (namely, $x^* \in X$ and $g_k(x^*) \leq 0$ for all $k \in \{1, \ldots, K\}$). The derivative assumptions also show that $x^*$ is a point of zero-derivative for the function $L(x, \lambda^*)$. Since this function is convex in $x$, $x^*$ must minimize $L(x,\lambda^*)$ over all $x \in X$. Thus, for all $x \in X$ we have:
$$ L(x^*,\lambda^*) \leq L(x,\lambda^*) $$
That is, for all $x \in X$:
$$ f(x^*) + \underbrace{\sum_{k=1}^K\lambda_k^*g_k(x^*)}_{zero} \leq f(x) + \sum_{k=1}^K\lambda_k^*g_k(x) $$
Thus, if $x$ is a vector in $X$ that satisfies the constraints $g_k(x) \leq 0$ for all $k$, then $\sum_{k=1}^K\lambda_k^*g_k(x) \leq 0$ (recall that $\lambda_k^*\geq 0$ for all $k$) and the above inequality reduces to $f(x^*) \leq f(x)$, meaning that $x^*$ is an optimal solution to problem P1.
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Who Is Actress Olivia on 'This Is Us'?
In the This Is Us episode 'Career Days,' while Kate (Chrissy Metz) interviews for a new job, her brother Randall (Sterling K. Brown) has doubts about his career choice, and her twin brother, actor Kevin (Justin Hartley) works hard to fit in on Broadway. His co-star, Tony nominated actress Olivia, resisted Kevin at first. But now their relationship takes a turn.
Olivia is portrayed by Janet Montgomery. The British actress is known for her roles on Salem (Mary Sibley), Downton Abbey (Freda Dudley Ward), Made in Jersey (Martina Garretti), Merlin (Princess Mithian), and Entourage (Jennie, E's assistant and Drama's girlfriend), among others. Montgomery is also recognized for her role as Madeline opposite Natalie Portman in the 2010 film Black Swan. This Is Us airs Tuesdays at 9pm on NBC.
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Journal of Biosocial Science (1)
Contraception - Half title page
Edited by Paula Briggs, Gabor Kovacs, Monash University, Victoria
Edited in consultation with John Guillebaud, University College London
Book: Contraception
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp i-ii
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp iv-iv
Contraception - Title page
By Paula Briggs, Gabor Kovacs, John Guillebaud
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp iii-iii
A Casebook from Menarche to Menopause
Edited by Paula Briggs, Gabor Kovacs
Edited in consultation with John Guillebaud
Planned parenthood - and its associated reproductive and sexual healthcare issues - has massive socioeconomic and demographic consequences worldwide. Modern contraception played a major role in the emancipation of women and has huge potential for a sustainable future world population. Yet it is a medical topic which always raises controversy, with serious ethical, religious and cultural overtones. This is an authoritative guide for all those working in reproductive healthcare. Highly practical, evidence-based, with enough detail to inform effective clinical practice, the book is structured on a lifestage approach, mirroring everyday experience of practitioners. All forms of contraceptives are covered in detail, with guidance on prescribing, the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques, and possible complications. The wider field of reproductive healthcare including subfertility and sexual assault are also covered. An ideal guide to contraception for trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, primary care physicians and nurse-practitioners.
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp xi-xii
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp v-vi
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp 237-249
By Mike Abbott, Jean-Jacques Amy, Deborah J. Bateson, Johannes Bitzer, Paula Briggs, Anne Connolly, David Crook, Tony Feltbower, Kathy French, Lynne Garforth, Ailsa E. Gebbie, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Marie-Odile Gerval, John Guillebaud, Sunanda Gupta, Kate Guthrie, Susanna Hall, Philip C. Hannaford, Caroline Harvey, Mary Hernon, Lisa Iversen, Gabor Kovacs, Ali A. Kubba, Kathleen McNamee, Nicholas Panay, Tina Peers, Victoria Sephton, Sven O. Skouby, Lesley Smith, Anne Szarewski, Rik H. W. van Lunsen, Catherine White
Print publication: 11 July 2013, pp vii-viii
Behavioural Patterns in Women Requesting Postcoital Contraception
Sam Rowlands, Margaret Booth, John Guillebaud
Journal: Journal of Biosocial Science / Volume 15 / Issue 2 / April 1983
In a sample of women presenting for postcoital contraception in central London, two main categories of women were apparent. The first comprised those having regular intercourse: the majority of these had experienced a contraceptive method failure. Many of the second category had used no contraceptive; they were often having intercourse for the first or second time with a new partner, for the first time after an interval with an existing partner or for the first time ever. Many women had experienced difficulty in finding out where they could be treated but were persistent in their efforts to obtain the necessary expert advice. Almost all had used contraception in the past. Acceptance of a contraceptive method for future use was high. | {
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A new Swedish funding programme for the development of long-term sustainable district heating systems in Ukraine was announced today at the Nordic Green to Scale seminar in Kyiv. The aim of the new Sweden-Ukraine District Heating Fund is to demonstrate how Ukraine could benefit from modern and energy-efficient district heating with a significant share of production based on renewable and waste heat sources, ultimately meeting EU requirements. Sweden is providing support in the total amount of EUR 10 million, of which EUR 6 million is directly invested into the Fund and EUR 4 million will be allocated to technical assistance during the implementation of the program, to help municipalities prepare the projects in the best possible way.
Currently, a major part of the district heating systems in Ukraine is outdated, energy-consuming and inefficient. By the end of 2017, about 46 percent of the households needed state subsidies to cope with the rising heating costs. The announced support programme is based on experience and lessons learnt from the implementation of the DemoUkrainaDH project, launched in 2012 with an aim to support municipalities in Ukraine through co-financing of environmentally sustainable and energy efficient demonstration projects in the Ukrainian district heating sector. Six demonstration projects, successfully implemented in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Oleksandria, Kamyanets-Podilsky, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk showed tangible results – up to 30% in gas savings, 20-50% electricity savings and a significant reduction of CO2 emissions (around 45%). New support facility foresees 4-5 more cities to be included in the program.
"I am very glad to announce the continuation of Swedish support to district heating in Ukraine. This is an area where we have a lot to share, having gone through decades of modernization of our district heating systems. I have also visited several of the ongoing projects, and I am very impressed with the results that NEFCO and our Ukrainian partners have achieved, so far", said Martin Hagström, Ambassador of Sweden to Ukraine.
The focus of the new funding programme is on the creation of district heating systems large enough to enable effective use of renewable and waste heat sources with low environmental and climate impact, as well as improved district heating services enabling the customers to control their heat consumption based on their needs. This, in turn, will also result in improved indoor climate and hot water supply.
Senior Adviser Ronny Nilsson at NEFCO believes there is a large potential to scale-up already tested district heating solutions. | {
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\section{Conclusion}
\label{s:conclusions}
We have presented an open-source platform for AV{} research.
Pylot{}'s modular and portable structure enables iterative development
and evaluation of components in the context of an entire AV{} pipeline.
This approach to AV{} development supports the study of interactions between
modules, resulting in a better understanding of the effects of runtime and
accuracy on end-to-end driving behavior.
Pylot{} provides reference and ground-truth implementations for several
components of an AV{} pipeline.
These state-of-the-art implementations have been used to both drive a
real-vehicle and attain a high score on the CARLA{} Challenge.
In the future, we aim to enable a similar study of reinforcement learning
based approaches to autonomous driving by providing an OpenAI Gym
interface~\cite{openai-gym}.
We hope that our work on Pylot{} will help broader AV{} community
conduct impactful research that will lead to a safer autonomous future.
\section{Pylot{}'s Design Goals}
\label{s:design-criteria}
The central design goal of Pylot{} is to support the study of the tradeoff
between the runtime of components and their accuracy in the context of the
end-to-end driving behavior.
To achieve this goal, Pylot{} must fulfill three key requirements:
\myparagraph{Modularity}
To enable rich evaluation of new models and algorithms, Pylot{} must
provide modular components that can be swapped out for alternate
implementations.
This allows developers to compare their components with state-of-the-art
implementations on similar driving scenarios in addition to evaluating their
components using standard metrics on offline datasets.
Moreover, a ``plug-and-play" architecture supports the future introduction
of new modules and components without requiring a tedious overhaul of the
entire pipeline.
\myparagraph{Portability} Developers must be able to transition between
different simulators and real-world vehicles in order to evaluate their
components across various driving environments.
For example, a developer should be able to ensure that their planning algorithm
provides similar behavior on a traffic simulator such as
SUMO~\cite{krajzewicz2012recent}, a dynamic world simulator such as
CARLA{}~\cite{carla} or AirSim~\cite{airsim2017fsr}, and real-world vehicles.
A key stipulation of portability is that Pylot{} must be highly performant.
This allows components developed in Pylot{} to be tested in simulation, and
effortlessly deployed to a real vehicle without any additional changes that
might affect the tradeoff between latency and accuracy.
On the other hand, the runtimes of components observed in a real vehicle can be
faithfully reproduced in order to ensure that the latency-accuracy tradeoff can
be correctly explored in simulation.
\myparagraph{Debuggability} Ensuring the safety of models and algorithms
requires extensive testing across various scenarios.
Thus, Pylot{} must provide developers with tools that allow them
to understand and easily debug their components when they exhibit abnormal
or unsafe behavior.
In order to reproduce unsafe behaviors, the software system must be
output deterministic (i.e. produce the same output given the same
inputs)~\cite{altekar2009odr}, and the pipeline must enable seamless logging
of the data necessary to reconstruct the behavior of the AV{} pipeline.
\section{Evaluation}
\label{s:evaluation}
We now show how Pylot{} enables researchers to study: ({\em i}\/){} the trade-off
between accuracy and runtime for different components
(\cref{ss:eval-accuracy-vs-runtime}), ({\em ii}\/){} the effects that
changes in a single component have on an end-to-end driving metric
(\cref{ss:eval-end-to-end}).
\myparagraph{Experimental Setup} The experiments were performed atop
CARLA{} on a machine having 2$\times$Xeon Gold 6226 CPUs, $128$GB of DDR4
RAM and 2$\times$Titan-RTX 2080 GPUs.
\subsection{Accuracy \emph{vs.} Runtime}
\label{ss:eval-accuracy-vs-runtime}
We introduce a new family of metrics, \textbf{timely accuracies}, in order to
capture the impact of runtime on accuracy of modules.
The timely accuracy is a metric of how accurate a module's results are with
respect to the present world, and not the past world captured by the input
on which the result was based.
The key idea is to evaluate a module's output performed on inputs at time
$t_1$ with the ground truth labels at $t_2 = t_1+l_t$, where $l_t$ is the
module's runtime.
Thus, timely accuracy captures how accuracy degrades as a function of
runtime in dynamic worlds.
In the experiment, we attached a camera to a simulated AV{}, and set up a
scenario in which the AV{} drove in a city at $20$ m/s.
For each frame we collected the ground-truth semantic segmentation
and computed the \emph{timely} (i.e. time-delayed) mean Intersection over
Union (mIoU) by emulating different prediction runtimes.
\cref{f:real-world-time-mIoU-segmentation} shows that a runtime of $10$ms
is sufficient to reduce mean \emph{timely} mIoU of a perfect semantic
segmentation component to approximately $0.75$, which is less than the mIoUs
of the top three Cityscapes submissions~\cite{cityscapes}.
Similarly, we measured the tradeoff between accuracy and runtime for pedestrian
detectors by computing \emph{timely} Average Precision at IoU 50\% (AP\textsuperscript{50}{}) for a
perfect detection component (i.e. with $1.0$ AP\textsuperscript{50}{}).
\cref{f:real-world-time-AP50-detector} shows that mean \emph{timely} AP\textsuperscript{50}{}
halves with a runtime of $35$ms.
Thus, an object detector with long runtimes must be accompanied by a tracker or
a prediction component that can predict accurate trajectories for longer than
the detector's runtime.
The timely accuracy does not only depend on runtime, but also on the AV{}'s
driving speed.
The faster an AV{} drives, the quicker the world changes.
To show the effect of an AV{}'s speed on timely accuracy, we emulated
a $20$ms runtime for the perfect semantic segmentation and detection components,
and varied the driving speed.
In~\cref{f:real-world-speed-mIoU-segmentation}, we illustrate that
the \emph{timely} mIoU for semantic segmentation decays as speed
increases: median \emph{timely} mIoU is 28\% smaller at $40$m/s than at $10$m/s.
In the case of object detection, speed has a bigger effect on \emph{timely}
AP\textsuperscript{50}{}: median \emph{timely} AP\textsuperscript{50}{} is 1.0 when driving at $10$m/s, but it
decreases to $0$ at $40$m/s (\cref{f:real-world-speed-AP50-detector}).
In~\cref{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off} we illustrate the
trade-off between model accuracy and runtime using models from the KITTI
pedestrian detection challenge~\cite{kitti-website}.
We observe that fast, low-accuracy detectors obtain higher timely
accuracy than slow, high-accuracy detectors when driving at high speeds.
\subsection{Effects of Component Changes on End-to-end Driving}
\label{ss:eval-end-to-end}
We now leverage Pylot{}'s \emph{pseudo-asynchronous} execution mode to study
both the effect of component changes and model hyperparameter tweaks on
end-to-end driving.
For this experiment, we developed a scenario which simulates the illegal
crossing of the AV{}'s lane by a person, as shown in \cref{f:planning-world}.
The scenario is further complicated by the presence of a truck on the
opposite lane, which occludes the person until it reaches the AV{}'s lane
($20$ meters away).
This presents an imminent threat to the AV{}, and requires the AV{} to
perform an emergency maneuver to avoid a collision.
\begin{table}
\scriptsize
\caption{Configurations that avoid a collision are marked in
\textcolor{green}{green}, while failing configurations are marked in
\textcolor{red}{red}.}
\centering
\input{tables/planners}
\label{t:planners}
\vspace{-2em}
\end{table}
In this experiment, we omit the perception models and use ground truth to
compare each planner in isolation~\footnote{
Visualizations are available at
\url{https://tinyurl.com/y3coq57r}.\label{experiment-videos}
}.
For the Frenet Optimal Trajectory (FOT) planner~\cite{frenet-v1,frenet-v2}
we executed a fast and a slow configuration with $0.3$ seconds time
discretization and $0.5$ meters space discretization, respectively $0.1$ space
and time discretization.
Similarly, for RRT*~\cite{rrt-star} we experimented with $0.1$ and $0.5$ meters
step sizes
Lastly, we explore Hybrid A*~\cite{hybrid-astar} with step sizes of $3.0$
and $6.0$, and radian step discretizations of $0.25$ and $0.75$.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[scale=0.85]{figures/jerk_eval.pdf}
\caption{Comparison of the ride comfort offered by the planners that avoid
the collision when driving at 16 m/s target speed.}
\label{f:jerk-eval}
\end{figure}
In \cref{t:planners} we show which configurations avoided a collision with
the person and the truck for different \emph{target speeds} the AV{}
drove at before it detected the person.
Since avoiding a collision requires a fast, \emph{swerving} maneuver from the
AV{}, the planner configurations that minimized runtime performed better.
Furthermore, \cref{f:jerk-eval} compares the three configurations that succeed
at $16$m/s target speed by plotting the lateral jerk (i.e. ride comfort)
while performing the \emph{swerving} maneuver to avoid a collision.
We see that the three planners have markedly different jerk profiles.
While FOT avoids a collision in fewer cases than RRT*, it provides a more
comfortable ride.
This experiments illustrates the realistic end-to-end ``A/B testing'' of AV{}
components enabled by Pylot{}.
\section{Achieving Design Goals}
\label{s:implementation}
We realize the design requirements outlined in~\cref{s:design-criteria} in our
implementation of Pylot{}, which consists of approximately 28,000 lines of
Python code.
While Pylot{} executes atop our low-overhead open-source streaming dataflow
system implemented in Rust~\cite{erdos-code}, we chose to implement Pylot{}
itself in Python in order to enable faster prototyping and easier interfacing to
both simulators such as CARLA{}~\cite{carla} and deep learning frameworks such
as PyTorch~\cite{pytorch} and Tensorflow~\cite{tensorflow}.
The remainder of this section discusses the design of Pylot{} by focusing on
how it achieves \emph{modularity} (\cref{ss:modularity}), \emph{portability}
(\cref{ss:portability}) and \emph{debuggability} (\cref{ss:debuggability}).
\subsection{Modularity}
\label{ss:modularity}
Pylot{}'s modular structure is achieved through a dataflow
programming model, where the AV{} pipeline is structured as a directed
graph in which vertices, also known as \emph{operators}, perform computation
(e.g. running object detection) and edges, also known as \emph{streams},
enable communication through timestamped messages (e.g. transmitting bounding
boxes of detected objects).
This inter-component communication style is reminiscent of the familiar
``publisher-subscriber'' model with the operators akin to ROS nodes,
and streams akin to the ROS publishers and subscribers.
Similar to the publisher-subscriber model, the dataflow programming model
limits interactions between operators to streams thus allowing them to be
swapped as long as they conform to the same interface (e.g. an object
detection component based on Faster-RCNN~\cite{ren2015faster} can be swapped
for one based on EfficientDet~\cite{tan20efficientdet}).
However, unlike the publisher-subscriber model, the dataflow programming model
allows swapping of components that differ in their runtimes and resource
requirements without requiring cascading changes throughout the entire pipeline.
Specifically, while a ROS node synchronizes incoming data from multiple sources
by fetching data from the required publishers at a fixed frequency,
a dataflow system allows developers to register callbacks
that get invoked upon the arrival of synchronized data across the requested
streams.
The dataflow system underneath Pylot{} seamlessly synchronizes data across
multiple streams by requiring the operators that publish on those streams to
send a special \emph{watermark} message upon completion of the outgoing data
for a specific timestamp~\cite{punctuations,flink,naiad,google-cloud-dataflow}.
Hence, while swapping a component with a different runtime in the
publisher-subscriber model requires fine-tuning the frequency at which the
downstream operators invoke their computation, a dataflow system is robust to
such runtime variabilities and enables highly modular applications.
\subsection{Portability}
\label{ss:portability}
In order to allow pipelines developed in simulation to be ported to
real-world vehicles, Pylot{} must support high-throughput processing of
the data generated by a vehicle's sensors~\cite{cruise-report,cruise-roscon,
google-sensor-throughput}.
This is enabled through our custom high-throughput and low-latency dataflow
system that outperforms ROS, a commonly used robotics middleware, by 30\% in
terms of communication latency~\cite{erdos-code} while providing a shim layer
that allows \emph{operators} to interface with legacy ROS code.
The underlying system \emph{transparently} schedules the parallel execution of
these operators across machines according to their resource requirements, and
provides collocated modules with
zero-copy communication via shared memory queues.
Moreover, this transparent scheduling and communication does not require
any code changes, and coupled with the shim layer for legacy ROS code allows
seamless and piecemeal porting of Pylot{} to different hardware platforms.
Conversely, Pylot{} also enables the transition from real-world vehicles
to simulation by enabling the precise replication of the runtimes of components
in a simulator.
We achieve this through Pylot{}'s integration with the CARLA{} simulator.
CARLA{} provides two modes of execution:
({\em i}\/){} \emph{synchronous}, where the simulator allows the instantaneous
application of control commands by pausing the simulator after sending sensor
inputs to the client, and
({\em ii}\/){} \emph{asynchronous}, where the simulator moves forward and
applies the control command when Pylot{} finishes execution.
While CARLA{}'s asynchronous mode should allow control commands to be precisely
applied when the computational pipeline finishes executing, it lags behind
due to the high rendering cost of the underlying graphics engine.
This results in the imprecise application of control commands from the pipeline
to the simulated vehicle.
To enable a timely application of the control commands, we developed
a \emph{pseudo-asynchronous} execution mode that allows Pylot{} to maintain
tight control over the simulation loop.
In this mode, we run CARLA{} \emph{synchronously} with a high frequency
(over $200$Hz), and attach a synchronizer between the control module and the
simulator.
This synchronizer tracks the runtime of the pipeline for each sensor input, and
buffers the control command until the simulation time is at least the
sum of the sensor input time and the runtime of the pipeline.
Both the synchronizer and Pylot{} can be ported to other
simulators~\cite{airsim2017fsr,rong2020lgsvl} with minimal effort.
Developers are only required to implement drivers to extract sensor data from
the simulator (e.g., camera frames, LiDAR point clouds), and an operator to
send control commands to the simulator.
\subsection{Debuggability}
\label{ss:debuggability}
Pylot{} integrates with CARLA{}'s ScenarioRunner~\cite{carla-scenario},
and provides a suite of test scenarios based on the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's pre-crash scenarios~\cite{nhtsa-scenarios}.
In contrast to other AV{} pipelines implemented atop a publisher-subscriber
model~\cite{autoware,cruise-roscon,apollo-baidu}, Pylot{}'s underlying
dataflow programming model enables deterministic replay of such scenarios,
thus allowing easier debugging of components.
This deterministic execution is achieved by performing computation on the
receipt of \emph{watermark} messages~\cite{naiad,flink,google-dataflow}.
This reduces the execution of the entire AV{} pipeline to a Kahn Process
Network~\cite{kahn-process-network}, which guarantees determinism.
To aid in debugging the latency and accuracy of components, Pylot{}
provides extensive logging of both output data and the runtime of each
component.
Specifically, Pylot{} can be configured to log sensor data, and outputs
of internal modules such that scenarios can be reproduced and debugged offline.
Moreover, Pylot{} provides fine-grained logs for the execution time of
each component that can be visualized using trace profiling
tools~\cite{chrome-profiling} and replayed in order to study the
latency-accuracy tradeoffs in deterministic scenarios.
To aid in development, Pylot{} provides ``perfect'' modules that obtain
ground-truth data from CARLA{}, which can be used to test other modules in
isolation (e.g., planning using perfect perception), and to generate new
training data sets.
Moreover, Pylot{} can be deployed with different sensor setups
(e.g., cameras only, cameras and LiDARs), and can be used to study the
end-to-end performance of each setup, and as well the robustness
of solutions when only partial or noisy sensor data is
available~\cite{philion2020lift}.
\begin{figure}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=1.0\columnwidth]{figures/visualizations}
\caption{Pylot{}'s visualizations for critical components.
The object tracker view (left) shows the bounding boxes and the
identifiers of detected agents in the camera frame.
A bird's eye view of the planning module (right) includes lanes,
predictions for agents, and waypoints computed by the planner.}
\label{f:planning-world}
\vspace{-1.75em}
\end{figure}
In addition, Pylot{} provides visualizations for important
information, such as detected objects, lanes, and traffic lights;
sensors including cameras, LiDARs, and inertial
measurement units; and algorithmic outputs for depth perception,
pose estimation, behavior prediction, semantic segmentation, and planning.
\cref{f:planning-world} exemplifies two such visualizations: ({\em i}\/){}
the output of one of Pylot{}'s reference object trackers, and ({\em ii}\/){}
a bird's eye view of the information used by Pylot{}'s planners to
compute trajectories (detected obstacles, lanes, traffic signs,
predicted trajectories, and proposed waypoints).
\section{Introduction}
\label{s:introduction}
Autonomous vehicles (AV{}s) have attracted considerable research interest and
investment in recent years.
Over the past decade, advances in application areas such as object detection and
localization~\cite{ren2015faster,ssd,tan20efficientdet}, vehicle motion
planning and control~\cite{rrt-star,hybrid-astar,frenet-v2,
schwarting_planning_2018,guanetti_control_2018}, and behavior and motion
prediction~\cite{lee2017desire,rhinehart2018r2p2,mozaffari_deep_2020}
have enabled rapid advances in AV{} technology.
Reciprocally, the promise of AV{} technology has motivated many recent advances
in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, with, e.g. driving-based
datasets becoming fundamental baselines for modern computer
vision~\cite{janai_computer_2020,geiger_vision_2013,cityscapes,
waymo-open-dataset,argo-data}.
Various vendors~\cite{cruise-report,ford-safety-report,ntsb-uber,autoware,
apollo-baidu} have chosen to realize the computation that underlies an AV{}
as a pipeline similar to the one shown in~\cref{fig:schematic_pipeline}.
In such a pipeline, the output from sensors such as cameras and LiDARs
operating at different frequencies, is used by the perception module to
construct a representation of the environment around the AV{}.
Further, the prediction and planning modules utilize this representation to
construct a trajectory for the AV{} to reach its intended destination while
preventing collisions with other agents and maximizing the comfort of the
AV{}'s passengers.
This modular approach has been the standard for AV{} systems since at
least the DARPA Grand Challenge of the mid-2000s~\cite{thrun2006stanley}.
\begin{figure}[htb]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{figures/pipeline-with-models}
\caption{An AV{} pipeline consists of several interconnected modules
(e.g. perception, planning). For each component in these modules,
Pylot{} provides reference implementations along with ``perfect''
implementations (for those with a green check mark) that access ground
truth data from the simulator.
}
\label{fig:schematic_pipeline}
\vspace{-2.1em}
\end{figure}
While this decomposition of the driving task into modules (with multiple
components) has enabled researchers to innovate independently on each module,
it has also led to the development of problem-specific evaluation metrics that
fail to account for the end-to-end driving behavior of the
AV{}~\cite{philion2020learning}.
For example, even driving-based datasets like KITTI~\cite{geiger_vision_2013}
and Cityscapes~\cite{cityscapes}, which are used to develop machine learning
(ML) models for the perception module, utilize static evaluation metrics such as
average precision~\cite{kitti-detection} that fail to account for the runtime
of the model.
Exploring the tradeoff between the latency of a module and its accuracy on
offline datasets is paramount for safety-critical applications such as
AV{}s where correctness is defined as a function of both the
accuracy of the algorithms and their end-to-end
runtime~\cite{streaming-perception}.
In this paper we introduce Pylot{}, a modular platform that enables the
study of this critical tradeoff between the accuracy of a module and the
effects of its runtime on the safety of the AV{}.
Pylot{} is built on top of our high-performance, deterministic
dataflow system~\cite{erdos-code}, and provides:
({\em i}\/){} state-of-the-art reference implementations for components allowing
researchers to evaluate their algorithms or models in the context of a
realistic AV{} pipeline,
({\em ii}\/){} ``ground truth'' implementations that allow the development of components
and their debugging in the context of an idealized AV{} pipeline, and
({\em iii}\/){} a portable interface that enables seamless transition between a
simulator and a real vehicle.
Finally, Pylot{} is open source, and is the top submission on
the CARLA{} Autonomous Driving Challenge HD map track~\footnote{
A demo video of Pylot{} running on the CARLA{} Challenge is available
at \url{https://tinyurl.com/y6ozzpwd}.\label{demo-carla}
}~\cite{carla-challenge}, thus granting the AV{} community a platform
comparable to proprietary pipelines.
The remainder of this paper is organized as follows:
\cref{s:related} gives an overview of existing open AV platforms,
\cref{s:design-criteria} presents the critical design goals of Pylot{}, and
\cref{s:implementation} discusses how our implementation %
achieves these goals.
Further, \cref{s:pipeline} describes ({\em i}\/){} the reference component
implementations, ({\em ii}\/){} a prototype AV{} pipeline built with these
implementations, and ({\em iii}\/){} our experience of porting this pipeline
to a real-world AV{}.
Finally, \cref{s:evaluation} presents several case studies %
enabled by Pylot{} that evaluate in-context performance metrics
of AV{} pipeline components, and
\cref{s:conclusions} concludes and discusses future work.
\section{Background and motivation}
\label{s:motivation}
\section{Pylot: an AV development platform}
\label{s:pipeline}
The goal of Pylot{} is to accelerate research into new algorithms and
models for autonomous driving as well as the design of the underlying software
systems.
To support this goal, Pylot{} provides:
({\em i}\/){} state-of-the-art algorithms, pre-trained models, and evaluation metrics,
({\em ii}\/){} the ability to selectively replace components and modules with
ground-truth data from simulators,
({\em iii}\/){} an easily extensible deterministic runtime environment, and
({\em iv}\/){} a range of challenging driving scenarios.
In the rest of this section, we describe the key components and modules in
Pylot{} (c.f. \cref{fig:schematic_pipeline}), and our experience of porting
Pylot{} from a simulator to a Lincoln MKZ test vehicle~\footnote{
A demo video of Pylot{} running on the MKZ is available
at \url{https://tinyurl.com/y5vsly3f}.\label{demo}}.
\subsection{Object Detection}
\label{ss:pipeline:perception}
The object detection component comprises of operators that process camera and
LiDAR data to detect, and localize objects, lanes, and traffic lights.
These operators communicate their results via an \texttt{ObstacleMessage} that
contains the bounding box of the detected object along with the confidence
score returned by the ML model.
Users may run multiple versions of these models in parallel in order to
benchmark against each other and against perfect detection by using the
standard accuracy metrics (e.g. mAP) provided by Pylot{}.
Pylot{} allows drop-in replacements of models conforming to the Tensorflow
Object Detection API~\cite{speed-accuracy-detectors}, and
provides several configurations of Faster-RCNN~\cite{ren2015faster} and
SSD~\cite{ssd} models trained on data collected from
the CARLA{} simulator using Pylot{}.
In addition, we also utilize the EfficientDet~\cite{tan20efficientdet} family
of models which are built atop of a variable-sized network backbone.
This property of EfficientDet along with the different configurations of
Faster-RCNN and SSD allow the exploration of the
runtime-accuracy tradeoff space.
\subsection{Object Tracking}
\label{ss:pipeline:tracking}
The tracking component estimates the bounding boxes of objects over time,
and maintains consistent identifiers for the objects across detections.
Pylot{} provides three object trackers that cover the two main
tracking approaches: ({\em i}\/){} \emph{tracking-by-detection} continuously
updates tracker state with bounding boxes received from object detection, and
({\em ii}\/){} \emph{detection-free tracking} follows a fixed number of objects over
time.
These trackers utilize the bounding boxes from the \texttt{ObstacleMessage}
and communicate their results via an \texttt{ObstacleTrajectoryMessage} that
contains the bounding box along with the identifier for each obstacle.
We find that each tracker has context dependent performance and accuracy
tradeoffs.
For example, the SORT~\cite{tracking_sort} tracker is a lightweight multiple
object tracker of the tracking-by-detection variant that uses Kalman filters to
estimate object positions between frames assuming a constant linear velocity
model,
and the Hungarian algorithm to match bounding boxes upon detection updates.
While SORT is fast, it offers low accuracy in the presence of object occlusions
or camera motion.
However, DeepSORT~\cite{tracking_deep_sort} improves on these limitations by
incorporating appearance information for each tracked object, at the cost
of an increased runtime
from executing a convolutional feature extraction model.
On the other hand, DaSiamRPN~\cite{tracking_da_siam_rpn} is a detection-free
single object tracker that leverages a siamese feature extraction network to
learn distractor-aware features.
The tracker relies on neural network inference to track an object thus providing
more accurate estimations between detections at %
the cost of increased runtime.
However, the ``best'' choice of tracker depends on the situation.
For example, SORT performs best in emergency scenarios when low runtime is
critical and DeepSORT is best in regular driving situations, while DaSiamRPN
excels in scenarios that demand high accuracy for a small number of objects
(e.g. urban driving).
\subsection{Prediction}
\label{ss:pipeline:prediction}
The prediction modules uses the tracked history of nearby agents
(vehicles, pedestrians, etc.), along with scene context from LIDAR, to predict
future agent behavior.
Specifically, it receives the bounding box and the identifier of each obstacle
at every time instant through the \texttt{ObstacleTrajectoryMessage}, and
generates an \texttt{ObstaclePredictionMessage} containing the past and the
predicted trajectory for each obstacle.
Pylot{} contains multiple implementations of the prediction module trained
on CARLA{} data that represent the major classes of ML based approaches for
trajectory prediction.
As a baseline, Pylot{} also provides a linear predictor that utilizes a
linear regression model that assumes that each agent will travel at a constant
velocity and predicts their forward position based on their past trajectory.
While this predictor is fast and hence ideal for emergency collision-avoidance
scenarios, it does not account for the behavior of multiple agents.
Additionally, Pylot{} provides R2P2~\cite{rhinehart2018r2p2}, a
state-of-the-art single-agent trajectory forecasting model which learns a
distribution over potential future trajectories that is parameterized by a
one-step policy using a gated recurrent unit, and attempts to optimize for both
quality and diversity of samples.
To extend R2P2 to the multi-agent setting, Pylot{} runs R2P2 on every agent
by rotating the scene context and past trajectories of other agents to the
ego vehicle coordinate frame.
Finally, Multipath~\cite{chai2019multipath} uses a lightweight neural
network to obtain a useful representation of the scene and then applies a
smaller network features for each agent to output predictions.
Because the per-agent computation can be batched, Multipath is fast
but less accurate owing to its inability to explicitly consider agent
interactions.
In contrast, Multiple Futures Prediction (MFP)~\cite{tang2019multiple} jointly
models agent behavior, leading to increased runtime but more accurate
predictions.
\subsection{Planning}
\label{ss:pipeline:planning}
The goal of the planning module is to produce a safe, comfortable, and
feasible trajectory that accounts for the present and future possible states of
the environment.
To achieve this, the planning module in Pylot{} synchronizes the output
from all the other modules to construct a \texttt{World} representation that
contains the past and future trajectories of all agents in the scene, along with
the location and state of static objects such as traffic lights, traffic signs
etc.
Crucially, this allows Pylot{} to selectively utilize ground truth
information for any of the previous components or modules and ascertain the
effects of the accuracy and runtime of a selected set of components on the
end-to-end driving behavior of the AV{}.
The planning module is comprised of three components: route, behavioral, and
motion planners, with the latter having the greatest effect on the comfort
and the end-to-end runtime of the AV{}.
Hence, Pylot{} provides implementations for each of the three main classes
of motion planners:
graph search, incremental search, and trajectory
generation~\cite{lavalle-planning,katrakazas,paden-survey}.
\emph{Graph-based search planners} (e.g. Hybrid A*~\cite{hybrid-astar})
discretize the configuration space as a graph and provide fast results at
lower discretizations. However, a poor choice of the discretization value
may produce infeasible paths.
On the other hand, \emph{incremental search planners} (e.g.
RRT*~\cite{rrt-star}) gradually build a path by sampling the configuration space
instead of precomputing a fixed set of configuration nodes.
They are not limited by the initial graph construction, and thus provide
the ability to fine-tune the accuracy of the result for any given computation
time.
Finally, \emph{trajectory generation planners} (e.g. Frenet Optimal
Trajectory~\cite{frenet-v1,frenet-v2}) construct a set of candidate paths,
which they validate for collisions and physical constraints.
While the resulting paths are usually smoother than their counterparts,
trajectory generation may omit feasible paths if the discretization
is too coarse.
\subsection{Control}
\label{ss:pipeline:control}
The control module receives waypoints and target speeds from the planning
module.
It aims to closely follow the provided waypoints while maintaining its target
speed.
Pylot{} offers two control options: a Proportional-Integral-Derivative
(PID) controller, and a Model Predictive Control (MPC) controller.
Both options compute commands that adjust brakes, steering, throttle,
and send these to the simulator or a real-world vehicle's drive-by-wire kit.
While Pylot{} currently comprises of the modules described above, developers
can integrate multi-functionality modules (e.g. MPC for both motion planning
and control~\cite{amos2018differentiable,liu2017path}) or replace entire
subgraphs of the pipeline with end-to-end learning-based
solutions~\cite{liang2020pnpnet, zeng2019end,wayve-website}.
\begin{figure*}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/iou_decay_vs_time_speed_20_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Semantic segmentation timely mIoU.}
\label{f:real-world-time-mIoU-segmentation}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/ap_decay_vs_time_speed_20_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Pedestrian detection timely AP\textsuperscript{50}{}.}
\label{f:real-world-time-AP50-detector}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/detector_tradeoff_20.pdf}
\caption{Choice of best detector changes.}
\label{f:real-world-detector-trade-offs}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/iou_decay_vs_speed_time_30_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Semantic segmentation timely mIoU degrades faster at
high speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-mIoU-segmentation}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/ap_decay_vs_speed_time_30_small_paper.pdf}
\caption{Pedestrian detection timely AP\textsuperscript{50}{} degrades faster at high
speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-AP50-detector}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.33\textwidth}
\centering\captionsetup{width=0.95\linewidth}
\includegraphics[scale=0.8]{figures/detector_tradeoff_vs_speed.pdf}
\caption{Different object detectors are best at different driving speeds.}
\label{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off}
\end{subfigure}
\caption{Timely mIoU and AP\textsuperscript{50}{} degrade when runtime and driving speed
increase. Thus, accuracy, runtime, and driving speed are all important when
making model decisions (\ref{f:real-world-detector-trade-offs} and
\ref{f:real-world-speed-detector-trade-off}). }
\end{figure*}
\subsection{Deploying Pylot{} on an Autonomous Vehicle}
\label{ss:pipeline:port}
In order to port Pylot{} from the CARLA{} simulator to a Lincoln MKZ AV{},
we made the following minimal changes:
\begin{tightenumerate}
\item{} \textbf{Sensors:} we utilized the shim layer that injects data from
ROS topics exposed by the drivers of the AV{}'s sensors.
\item{} \textbf{Control:} we modified Pylot{} to send control commands to
the ROS node exposed by a drive-by-wire kit~\cite{dataspeed}.
\item{} \textbf{Localization:} we used the Normal
Distributions Transform (NDT) algorithm~\cite{biber2003normal}
implemented in Autoware~\cite{autoware}.
\item{} \textbf{Model replacement:} we replaced our CARLA{}-trained
detection and tracking models with off-the-shelf models trained on real-world
datasets.
\end{tightenumerate}
As mentioned previously, porting from simulation to a real vehicle required only
434 lines of Python code.
This efficiency demonstrates the flexibility of our interfaces.
\section{Related work}
\label{s:related}
Recent work in object detection has emphasized the need to achieve a balance
between the latency and accuracy of an ML model for a given
application~\cite{speed-accuracy-detectors}.
While there have been efforts to both define evaluation metrics that integrate
latency and accuracy of the perception module in the context of
AV{}s~\cite{streaming-perception,philion2020learning}, and develop flexible
backbones for object detection models that enable developers to choose an
optimum point in the latency-accuracy curve~\cite{tan20efficientdet,yolov4},
they fail to account for the effect of the runtime on the end-to-end driving
behavior.
Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, such metrics do not exist for other
modules in the AV{} pipeline.
On the other hand, open-source implementations of AV{} pipelines lack
significantly in their ability to allow developers to explore the accuracy
of individual components in the context of an end-to-end pipeline.
For example, both Autoware~\cite{autoware} and Baidu's
Apollo~\cite{apollo-baidu} provide limited interfaces to freely-available
simulation platforms.
Specifically, neither of these AV{} pipelines allow photo-realistic simulation
of cameras, thus failing to account for the accuracy and runtime of the
perception module.
Moreover, they omit pre-trained models for other components specific to any
simulation platform which raises the bar for testing a component.
Finally, the debugging ability of these platforms is also limited by their
choice of the underlying publisher-subscriber communication paradigm which
complicates the deterministic replay of driving scenarios~\cite{cruise-roscon}.
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Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope: EPRI For the Greater Grid
Keyence Corporation of America Posted 04/12/2017
Palo Alto-based Electric Power Research Institute improves throughput and accuracy of metallurgical studies using 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy from Keyence.
Whether it's flipping on a light switch or opening the refrigerator door, the residents of industrialized nations have come to expect low-cost, clean, and reliable electric power. Delivery of that power is often easier said than done, however. The world's electrical grid is fueled by a diverse array of technologies, including nuclear power, natural gas and coal-fired plants, hydroelectric dams, wind farms, geothermal sources, and even the solar cells on residential rooftops. Connecting these disparate sources of electricity is a monumental task, never mind the need to closely manage their output and keep all of us safe while doing so. To say it's a complex endeavor is a gross understatement.
Yet that's exactly the mandate of Dr. John Shingledecker and his peers at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit company that serves the public by performing research and development related to all aspects of electricity. Based in Palo Alto, CA with major offices in Knoxville, TN and Charlotte, NC, EPRI was established in 1972. It is a member-funded organization, with more than 1,000 electric utilities, government agencies, public and private firms contributing financial aid, and representing approximately 90 percent of the electricity generated in the United States as well as 30 countries internationally. Members also participate in industry leadership, collaborating on EPRI's ongoing research projects and future direction.
"We're a unique organization," says Shingledecker. "An independent and collaborative research and development company, one that shares its findings with the public, the electric supply chain, and our international participants. Because of this, we are an important source of information for everyone in the industry, and help promote efficient and safe generation of electricity from fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear power sources as well as its transmission and distribution, with a focus on end-use efficiency and overall effect on the environment."
Studies in Charlotte
No matter how it's generated, electrical power sources require metal and machinery to operate. This is true for the turbines buried deep within the Hoover Dam or the massive gearboxes driving the windmills of the desert Southwest. One apparent exception to this is solar power, but even here, material research plays a key role in improving output from photovoltaic cells.
Power generation is grueling work. Metals become fatigued over time by extreme pressures and temperatures, with high stakes indeed in the event of a failure. Shingledecker and EPRI work hard to manage and help prevent that fatigue. The organization's material laboratory in Charlotte, NC studies new kinds of metallic alloys and other materials for use in future power applications. Legacy systems are monitored as well—samples of metal tubing from utility boilers, for example, or the coatings of valve stems used in steam turbines, are collected and analyzed.
The primary tools used for such work have traditionally been optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and contact profilometers. Yet despite their long track record, these instruments are often less than ideal. Contact measuring techniques present the possibility of surface damage, particularly with soft metals or where scaling and oxidation exists, a common occurrence in steam-based power generation. Further, details smaller than the stylus tip are impossible to measure. Optical microscopes are generally limited to around 0.2 μm feature size and roughly 1500X magnification, and suffer lighting constraints. This is why SEM is often the tool of choice when very high magnification is needed, but this requires lengthy artifact preparation, is limited in the amount of three-dimensional (depth) information offered, and does not easily generate large area images.
Beyond Legacy
To identify the root causes of material failures, or predict those failures years in the future, the team in Charlotte needed a better tool. Shingledecker and his team of materials engineers surveyed a range of equipment and vendors in the area of microscopy and metrology. After reviewing the available options, they selected a Keyence VK-X160K 3D Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope. "Power plants are obviously quite large, and much of our research is done on commensurately large material samples—a welded structure, for example. Producing lots of images with the SEM and piecing them together can be difficult and time-consuming."
The VK-X microscope sports a 408 nm wavelength semiconductor laser, motorized stage with 100 mm (3.93 in.) X-Y travels, and optics capable of 28,800X magnification. There's no need to prepare specimens before measurement, nor is a vacuum chamber required as with SEM—just set the sample on the stage and start measuring. Z-axis display resolution as high as 0.5 nm is possible, and 130 nm in the X and Y axes. Images are displayed via a high-resolution CCD camera, displaying subtle differences in surface relief and stunning large area metallurgical maps.
Taking a Hard Look
Some examples of this include 3D analyses of hard-facing alloys used for erosion resistance in high-temperature valves. Laser microscopy of samples exposed to erosion tests in the laboratory and evaluated with the VK-X clearly showed surface perturbations that were indistinguishable using traditional 2D methods, resulting in reliable—and quantifiable—measurement of material erosion rates. The VK-X offered similar results during analyses of the 30 μm thick, nanostructured TiSiCN coating EPRI and a collaborating utility were evaluating in-service on a valve stems, clearly displaying the amount and depth of material loss during service.
EPRI found that images can be collected "in air" [SEM requires vacuum to operate] and there is no need for conductive surfaces as with SEM [which is challenged by coated or oxidized surfaces]. The end result? Technicians can take more samples, more quickly, making overall throughput of the lab that much greater. "When the metallographers and engineers say that something makes their life easier, it means we can do more work," Shingledecker says. "Our people spend more time focusing on the results, as opposed to time spent getting the results. That helps us toward our end goal: development of welds and materials that can endure harsher conditions. This in turn enables the industry to build more efficient, safer power generation technology for future generations."
About Keyence
KEYENCE has steadily grown since 1974 to become an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of automation equipment worldwide. Our products consist of automation sensors, static eliminators, barcode readers, measuring instruments, vision systems, laser markers, and digital microscopes.
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GIRLS U-14 Singles finals starts at 8AM, Continued By girls Doubles finals at 1030AM.
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The Team Tennis South State Ranking Tournament 2013, scheduled from 24/6/2013 to 29/6/2013 at venue Madrasa-I-Azam has now been cancelled.
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The All India Tennis Association is organising a Level 1 Officiating School in Mumbai from 10th to 12th Aug 2012.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 01-9-2011, and order of play on 02-9-2011 click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 02-9-2011, and order of play on 03-9-2011 click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 28-8-2011, click here. To view the order of play on 29-8-2011, click here.
The Adidas MCC National Junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at MCC. To view results of 27-8-2011, click here. To view the draw sheet click here.
The Adidas TTT National sub junior claycourt tennis championship is being conducted at TTT, YMCA, Chennai. To view results of 27-8-2011, click here.
The National School Level 1 Approved by ITF (Entry level school for officials) is being held on 6th & 7th August 2011 at SDAT Stadium, Chennai. Please click here for details.
The Selection Trials for Ball Kids for Commonwealth Games 2010 will be held on 09 & 10 April 2010 in New Delhi. Please click here to read more.
The Ramanathapuram Nat. Academy State Ranking Tournament scheduled from 21/9/2009 to 26/9/2009 has been postponed. The new dates will be announced shortly.
The AITA is organising an ITF Level 1 Officiating School at Mumbai from 19th to 21st Aug 09. For more information, click here.
The 2008 Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament will be held at the Nungambakkam Stadium from December 31 to January 6, 2008.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is looking to recruit top players for the Division II Men's and Women's Tennis team.
Jarod Camerota, Assistant Tennis Coach for men and women at Northern Illinois University is looking for interested players for their university.
Harsh Mankad won the Madras Gymkhana Club-ITF mens $15,000 Futures tennis tournament at the club courts on 26th March 05.
Harsh Mankad of India overcame the opponent Kamil Capkovic of Slovakia in two sets, 6-2, 6-1.
In a thrilling final of the Chennai Open 2005, Carlos Moya (Esp) defeated Paradon Srichaphan (Tha) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)to clinch the title for the second time in a row.
The Adidas TNTA AITA NS Tournament which commenced on the 23rd of August 2004 was successfully completed. The results of the tournament have been posted on the results page of this website.
Mr. Rangarajan Raghunathan has been selected to attend the ITF Level 2 Officiating School at Hanoi, Vietnam from 13th - 16th November 2003.
University Tennis Scholarships - 3 Women's Scholarships are available for January 2004 from the Ouachita Baptist University.
AITA-CS Tournament scheduled for 14th July 2003 at Chennai has been postponed.
AITA-CS Tournament scheduled for 14th July 2003 at Chennai has been postponed. Fresh dates will be intimated later.
The Manhattan College Tennis team of New York City is offering tennis scholarships. The college competes at the Division 1 level. | {
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Here is the 'Raegan and RJ in Space' Team!
- Current Project: The author is creating a 3D animated adventure with 'Poser 2014' 3D animation software!
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is seeking applications for a program entitled "Leadership for Better Health: National Program Center".
Health Policy Research Scholars Program (HPRS) is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from nonclinical, academic disciplines with a policy focus—students who are committed to ensuring their research is aligned with the health needs of communities. The program is focused on researchers who want to improve health, well-being, and equity; challenge long-standing, entrenched systems; exhibit new ways of working; collaborate across disciplines and sectors; and engage others outside of the research community. By providing leadership development training, supporting opportunities to practice new behaviors, and learning to work in teams, HPRS will develop a new cadre of research leaders who will build a Culture of Health in their disciplines and communities. | {
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PUBG Online is an online version can be played for free on the PC browser without downloading. This is a well-made multiplayer online shooting game. Simulate realistic buildings and battlefields, and experience teammates' cooperation and exciting battles with rivals to survive. You can create rooms and invite friends to fight together.
The first map of PUBG called Erangel is an island with many forests, fields, mountains, lakes, etc. There is also a bunch of houses, small barns, abandoned buildings where you can collect useful items that will help you survive. At first you appear on an airplane, then you can jump with a parachute to land at any mark on this huge map. It is worth saying that an airplane randomly flies over different places of the map. So, basically you need to learn the map by heart in order to understand quickly where you have landed and where to run from this point. You are to hurry up – because 99 opponents are breathing down your neck. In the single survival mode there could be only one winner.
The initial map is cool, but players already know every bush and bug of it. That is why many of the fans are waiting for the big update that will bring new locations to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. And the developers promised a few new maps. Currently, the screenshots of a big desert map were presented in July of 2017. It looks kind of post-apocalyptic, with destroyed tall buildings. Unlike Erangel, the new desert map will be smaller. According to the official news, the new location will occupy only 4 square kilometers, but it will be sufficiently filled with various objects. This map will resemble Peru's desert. One of the level designers of this new map is Sean Wiederhof who previously worked on several AAA games like Call of Duty, We Happy Few and other visually stunning projects. For the original Playerunknown's Battlegrounds map, Wiederhof created an infamous military base.
Also the third map is developed. It may resemble the Mediterranean coast with a forest and a destroyed cosmodrome. All current and upcoming maps will also get new textures. Many first-party studios of Microsoft help Brendan Greene to improve the aiming system in PUBG. Recently it has been known that the authors of multiplayer/sandbox about pirates Sea of Thieves from Rare studios will help to develop the better physics for water surfaces in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. You may see the trailers to estimate the high level of water texture's development.
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Finland Aims at Leading Automation and Digitalisation in Maritime Transport
Maritime industry and well-functioning merchant shipping connections are important to Finland since about 90 per cent of our exports and 80 per cent of imports are carried by sea. Therefore, smoothly flowing, reliable, safe, environmentally sound and affordable sea connections are essential for our foreign trade. Maritime transport and related maritime industry – on a larger scale, the whole Finnish maritime cluster – also play a central role in enabling Finnish welfare and competitiveness.
A port is a transport chain hub connecting land and maritime transport. Almost all export and import transports in Finland are carried via ports, and at the same time, the transit traffic increases the flow of goods through ports. The Finnish port network is comprehensive, covering coastal areas and the inland waterways of Lake Saimaa. Measured by amount of goods, our largest ports are ports of Sköldvik, Helsinki and HaminaKotka. Some of the Finnish ports are so-called winter ports, kept open by means of icebreakers.
Because about 70 per cent of all freight transport to and from Finland is carried via ports of the Baltic and North Sea, we have to ensure that maritime traffic in our seas is safe, efficient and sustainable. Ships sailing under the Finnish flag as well as all other vessels must be handled by competent staff and be even more energy-efficient than before. We cannot ensure these objectives alone but in collaboration with our Baltic neighbours and in international forums, such as the EU and International Maritime Organization (IMO). At the same time, Finland may get an opportunity to provide solutions for the sustainable future of global maritime transport…
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MORE SLAUGHTERHOUSE PROBLEMS FOUND IN PROBE
A federal audit of slaughterhouses licensed to provide beef to the nation's schoolchildren found animal-handling problems at four of the 18 plants, including one that was shut down briefly.
Still, the very fact that it wasn't 18 out of 18, in an audit that was publicly announced in advanced, leads the USDA hack Schafer to say "Based on the findings of the audit, we do not believe this was a widespread practice or issue. It seems to be confined -- the downer cow issue -- to the Chino facility."
What a sick joke. Why don't you check with your own agency's Inspector General to see if there are other cases of downers being wrongfully slaughtered?
ELEPHANT ABUSED GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED BY FORMER RINGLING TRAINER
"With a bull hook in her hand and tears in her eyes, Archele Hundley told horrified Chicago aldermen that she once saw the head elephant trainer at the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus swing the device 'with all his might . . . like a baseball bat' against the ear and legs of a chained elephant that refused a command to lie down. It happened in 2006 during a two-week layover in Tulsa, Okla. 'It was the worst beating that I have ever, ever seen in my life. . . . She bled profusely. She screamed and she shrieked in pain as blood just dripped down her ear. This beating lasted for about 35 to 45 minutes, Hundley said."
Not surprisingly, "Feld Entertainment, producer of Ringling Brothers, flatly denied Hundley's cruelty claims. Circus officials called her a 'sponsored witness of an animal-rights group' whose allegations were investigated and dismissed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
Yeah, that USDA, they're always right on the ball in detecting animal abuse, aren't they?
The only problem, though, with this kind of focus is that it presumes there's a kinder, gentler way to exploit elephants. Putting elephants in a circus is abuse. Period. Everything else is gravy. | {
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NSS Statement on the Final Report of the Human Spaceflight Plans Committee ("Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation")
by David Brandt-Erichsen | Oct 28, 2009 | Space Policy | 0 comments
The National Space Society (NSS) welcomes the release of the Final Report of the Review of U.S. Space Flight Plans Committee, better known as the Augustine Commission. NSS thanks the Committee for its hard work and due diligence, and for the message that its Final Report seeks to convey: The United States can, and must, continue to be the world's leader in space, but to do so, our space program must be appropriately funded. NSS joins with the Committee in its call for an additional $3 billion in annual funding for NASA.
"NASA has been chronically underfunded in recent years," says Greg Allison, Executive Vice President of the National Space Society. "Our nation's space program has simply not received the level of funding which has been needed, with the result that NASA has fallen further and further behind each year, being asked to do more and more with less and less. Although the common perception is that NASA receives a large percentage of our nation's budget, NASA's budget in recent years has actually been less than 6/10s of one percent of the national budget." Indeed, the Augustine Commission reported (on Page 22 of its Final Report) that at the present time the human spaceflight program costs each citizen only about seven cents a day.
NSS asserts that NASA should receive this additional funding, as NASA has stimulated the economy like no other agency, inspired American youth to seek higher education, shored up America's edge in technology, enhanced our defense, and enhanced American prestige around the world.
"One of the most important reasons for space exploration and development, which is frequently overlooked, is that we face a world with dwindling energy supplies," says Rick Zucker, Vice President of Public Affairs for the National Space Society. "However, there are untapped, and potentially unlimited, sources of energy in space, some of which lie just beyond the atmosphere that surrounds our fragile planet. Investment in our nation's space program would enable NASA to take the lead in research and development toward potential energy independence."
Space could ultimately provide access to energy and resources such as space based solar power beamed to Earth, helium-3 for fusion power, platinum group metals for fuel cells that could enable a hydrogen economy, and strategic metals important to our economy and national defense. These programs offer capabilities that also could lead to developing resources from asteroids (and other "near Earth objects") and the means to protect our planet from their potential impact. Ultimately this could allow humanity to live in and "green" the cosmos.
Gary Barnhard, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Space Society, added, "The National Space Society implores President Obama, and Congress, to take decisive action to restore the balance of funding necessary to implement and sustain a human spaceflight program that is worthy of a great nation, as advocated by the Human Spaceflight Plans Committee's Final Report. What is at stake is not just the orchestration of specific, attainable goals for space exploration and development in this generation, but whether or not we as a nation will be part of an international community that together reaches out to the stars."
NSS calls on our nation's leaders for an additional $3 billion per year to be applied to NASA so that NASA can accomplish the missions that our government has tasked it with performing. Our economic prosperity and our nation's future depend on it. | {
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CFA Franc BEAC
The CFA Franc BEAC is pegged to the Euro at 1 Euro = 655.957 XAF. It is the currency for six independent states in central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Cameroon is one of the most prosperous countries in Africa. The drop in commodity prices for its principal exports—petroleum, cocoa, coffee, and cotton—in the mid-1980s, combined with an overvalued currency and economic mismanagement, led to a decade-long recession. Real per-capita GDP fell by more than 60% from 1986 to 1994.
The Central African Republic (CAR) is classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an estimated annual per capita income of $700 (2009).
Landlocked Chad's economic development suffers from its geographic remoteness, drought, lack of infrastructure, and political turmoil. About 85% of the population depends on agriculture, such as the herding of livestock.
The economy of the Republic of the Congo is a mixture of village agriculture and handicrafts, an industrial sector based largely on petroleum extraction, support services, and a government characterized by budget problems and overstaffing.
Equatorial Guinea's GDP has forestry, farming, and fishing as major components. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished the potential for agriculture-led growth.
Gabon depended on timber and manganese until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. The oil sector now accounts for 50% of GDP and 80% of exports. Oil production is now declining from its peak of 370,000 barrels per day (59,000 m3/d) in 1997. The 1998 fall-off in oil prices had a negative impact on government revenues and the economy. Gabon public expenditures from the years of significant oil revenues were not spent well.
BEAC stands for Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale.
The CFA Franc BEAC was introduced to the French colonies in Equatorial Africa in 1945, replacing the French Equatorial African Franc. The equatorial African colonies and territories using the CFA Franc BEAC were Chad, French Cameroun, French Congo, Gabon and Ubangi-Shari.
The currency continued in use when these colonies gained their independence. Equatorial Guinea, the only former Spanish colony in the zone, adopted the CFA Franc in 1984, replacing the Equatorial Guinean Ekwele at a rate of 1 Franc = 4 Bipkwele.
In 1948, coins were issued for use in all colonies (except French Cameroon) in denominations of 1 and 2 CFA Franc BEAC. This was the last minting of a 2-franc coin for nearly 50 years.
In 1958, 5-, 10- and 25-franc coins were minted (and used in French Cameroon). These coins bore the name of Cameroon, as well as the États de l'Afrique Equatorial.
In 1961, nickel 50-franc coins were introduced, followed by nickel 100-franc coins in 1966. Since 1971, 100-franc coins were issued by individual states. In 1976, cupro-nickel 500 francs coins were introduced.
Since 1985, coins have also been issued by individual states. That year also saw the introduction of 5-, 25-, 50- and 100-franc coins for use in Equatorial Guinea.
When the CFA Franc BEAC was introduced, notes issued by the Caisse Centrale de la France d'Outre-Mer ("Central Cashier of Overseas France") in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 100 and 1,000 Francs were in circulation. In 1947, a new series of notes was introduced for use in French Equatorial Africa, although the notes did not bear the name of the colonies. Notes were issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 1,000 Francs, followed by those of 500 Francs in 1949, and 5,000 Francs in 1952.
Symbols: dollar - FCFA, cent - c
Nicknames: céfa, franc
Bank of Central African States
Centime = 1/100 of a Franc
Bills: 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000, 10,000 francs
Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 500 francs
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Improving Data Collection for Gendered Analysis
May 04, 2022 at 4:00pm - 6pm
Wednesday, May 4, 10:00am ET
The inaugural IAFFE online session on methodologies of feminist economics will convene experts to discuss how to effectively include gendered perspectives in data collection and data analysis. Researchers and advocates often face limitations in analyzing gender relations and gendered economic outcomes through the available macro- and micro-level quantitative data from governments, NGOs, and private sources. Here, panelists will discuss various methods and methodologies, at the macro and the micro level, for collection of better, meaningful and contextual data that enables both research and advocacy.
Mayra Buvinic: Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Center for Global Development and Senior Fellow at Data2X
Devaki Jain: Founder of the Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) in New Delhi and founding member of the Indian Association for Women's Studies (IAWS) as well as Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN)
Sharada Srinivan: Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development, University of Guelph
Irene Van Staveren: Professor of Pluralist Development Economics at the Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam
Moderator: Shraddha Jain, Research Scholar, Centre for Development Studies (JNU) Kerala, India
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Promo Supplier Mapt Gear Takes On Tradeshow Traditions In Adweek Profile
By Tom Higgins
A Mapt messenger bag
When it comes to promotion, less is more, at least according to Lynne Lambert. Lambert sees an issue with how promotional marketing often consists of a useful object brazenly branded with the name and logo of a company. While her comments could be seen as some as being provocative, it is important that folks in the industry should at least listen to them. After all, Lambert is the owner of Mapt Gear, a promotional products company that specializes in bags.
In an Adweek profile, Lambert explains her views on the shape of the industry, as well as how she took advantage of an opportunity to shake things up with her own company. By examining her own use of promotional products and observing how others use branded items, Lambert realized that a lot of items were going to waste. There seemed to be a few reasons for this, such as the overwhelming amount of products professionals tend to accumulate through traveling and making business connections at tradeshows and other events. One problem Lambert identified, however, stood out above the rest, and that was oversized or obnoxious branding.
In her view, people don't want to act as free advertising for brands. She points to the fact that a lot of promotional products end up in storage or in the garbage as evidence for this. While promotional products can be very useful for daily life, it is true that people tend to wear clothing and carry items such as bags or water bottles that look nice and allow them to express an individual sense of style. Here, retail items are at a definite advantage, especially in the professional world—people don't tend to carry branded briefcases or planners into business meetings, unless those items are branded with the name and logo of their own company.
While this is definitely one intention of the promotional products industry, it's also true that end-users want clients and other professionals to carry promotional products they will be able to associate with their brand and allow for its name and logo to accumulate enough impressions to make an investment in promotional marketing worth the price.
In response to what she saw as a shortcoming in the promotional marketing industry, Lambert founded Mapt Gear to create promotional products with a creative twist. Mapt Gear uses a license to access a cartographic library in order to print a map with pinpoints—such as for a brand's headquarters or a conference location—directly onto a canvas tote. The maps are customizable and leave some room for brand names and logos, though Lambert stresses that these are not the most important quality of a promotional product. Rather, the totes are designed to grab attention and to spark conversation, bringing brand recognition in a creative and more interactive way. "They're not going to forget that you gave them this beautiful gift," she claims.
Currently, Mapt Gear offers three types of bags and a padfolio style iPad case. Lambert says that the brand is also looking to get into apparel.
While not everyone might agree with Lambert, it is clear that she shouldn't be ignored. Every industry could use innovation as a means of ensuring future growth and continued success, and the promotional products industry is no different. After all, it has become more and more apparent that end-users are looking for unbranded products and apparel as of late. Maybe it's time for us to listen to the disruptors like Lambert. They might be on to something.
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In the great tradition of Catholic Education, Holy Family High School College Preparatory instills in its students a love for God, commitment to justice, compassion for humanity, and reverence for the earth.
A rigorous curriculum, expansive extra-curricular program, dedicated outreach services, and innovative community bridge classes to cultivate the unique potential of a culturally and economically diverse student body.
Holy Family's supportive environment promotes individual integrity, fosters social responsibility, strengthens the mind, and creates a powerful spirit.
The school, established in 1937 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, develops in students the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective leaders in today's Church and world.
Application Deadline: Dec. 14 / Jan. 21
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Advanced Courses AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP French, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Studio Art, AP US Government, AP US History, AP World History
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Admission Deadline Dec. 14 / Jan. 21
Tuition Notes Financial Assistance is available upon request.
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Admissions Director Carla Delgado
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ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. After School Clubs, ASB Leadership, Campus Ministry, Christian Service Hours, CIF/Horizon League Sports, Science/Health Career Academy, Visual and Performing Arts Consortium
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to tour Holy Family High School College Preparatory. We are a school that is centered on scholarship, faith, student activities, athletics, and the empowerment of young women. 100% of our graduates attend colleges of their choice and become leaders in an ever-changing world. HFHSCP students are taught to strive for excellence and to be grateful for the blessings God has provided. We are a school that celebrates being a family in Christ, and focuses on educating students in a positive and enriching environment, where girls celebrate and encourage each other to reach their potential. The energy and excitement at Holy Family are evident at Spirit activities, retreats, assemblies, dances, theater productions, musical performances, and the Faculty Talent Show, as well as in the way students and teachers show respect and appreciation for one another. An adventurous spirit is developed through opportunities to travel all around the world, from Egypt to Peru, Paris to Amsterdam, and Costa Rica to Alaska, and a strong will is cultivated by centering instruction and curriculum on critical and creative thinking. Come to a place where your presence will make a difference, and become a woman who will make history!
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"The Affair is set days before he leaves the army and, for me, it is about the birth of the man we all know simply as "Reacher". "
Mississippi March '97. A young woman is found behind a bar with her throat slit. A large army base is in the local area. Is the murderer a soldier or a civilian?
Jack Reacher is still a Military Police major and is sent in undercover. The town's sheriff is a former U.S. Marine who also happens to be a drop-dead gorgeous woman. Her investigation into the murder has ground to a halt. Are Pentagon powers stonewalling her? Or is she unwilling to unmask the killer?
Anyone who has read all of the previous Reacher books as I have will know full well that they are all, with the exception of The Enemy, about Reacher's life after leaving the military police. The Affair is set days before he leaves the army and, for me, it is about the birth of the man we all know simply as "Reacher".
The Enemy must have been the conception and the others the life story. Heaven forbid that Lee Child is ticking the boxes and preparing us for Reacher riding off into the sunset?
What can one say about Lee Child and Reacher than has not been said many times before, by myself and others? Lots I think. This is actually an atypical Reacher novel as he uses friends to help him solve this particular puzzle and his involvement with and understanding of others is a side rarely seen before. His manner with Frances Neagley in particular was especially circumspect and compassionate, yet totally in character. All of us long-time fans feel we know him very well and can almost predict his movements and actions at times. Personally, I feel very in tune with his morals and principles.
Other characters in a Reacher tale are usually there to be bedded, saved or beaten up and while there is still the required quota of these, there is no obvious villain here and characters like Deveraux, Munro, Garber, and Neagley who generally inspire respect and liking.
The tale has Reacher in full 'detective mode' and he tends to use his brain rather more than his fists, although there is action enough to satisfy the blood thirstier fans and this also helps to keep the novel rattling along like an unstoppable freight train.
The plotting is of the highest standard - as it always is whenever Lee Child puts pen to paper - and the prose is a technical delight as the reader is given enough information and detail to form mental images and opinions but not so much that the pleasure of our own imaginings is robbed from us.
There are a few moments regular readers will recognise as the making of the legend, such as the buying of his first folding toothbrush and more than enough of the typical brilliance from author and character to satisfy the newcomer.
Mark Ellis - Princes Gate
" I particularly enjoyed the atmosphere and feeling of being out and about during those early days of the war. "
Set in the London of 1940, this story tells of the struggles of Detective Chief Inspector Frank Merlin as he investigates the deaths both of a brilliant scientist in a hit and run accident and of a young attractive woman working for the American embassy. He is hampered by the reluctance of the powers that be to upset any members of the American embassy at a time when support from the USA is vital to the war effort. He is convinced, however, that the solution lies within the walls of the embassy.
The Ambassador, Joseph Kennedy, is well known for his belief that it would be a mistake for the USA to be dragged into a war that he feels Britain will inevitably lose. He would not therefore be amenable to Merlin investigating his staff and questioning their relationship with known appeasers within the British government. Likewise, those known appeasers are unwilling to be very co-operative.
Merlin carries on without a lot of support from his superiors who are also being pressurised to find solutions without involving any sensitive issues.
'Princes Gate' is a memorable trip down history's lane. The descriptions of the looting and black market dealing after bomb attacks reveal that the recent riots and looting in London and other major cities are nothing new. I particularly enjoyed the atmosphere and feeling of being out and about during those early days of the war. The attitudes of those in power and those just struggling to survive are very true to life and help to bring home how much some things have changed.
The attitude of the American ambassador was made much clearer to me and I now understand more why my father had no time at all for Joseph Kennedy!
There are parallels with Laura Wilson's D.I. Stratton as Merlin struggles with life and bureaucracy in Forties London and the implication of some of the British aristocracy in avoiding war with Germany reminded me of the Stephen Poliakoff's film "Glorious 39".
Shona MacLean - Crucible of Secrets
" MacLean has a PhD in History and her knowledge of the period shines through the book. "
In seventeenth century Aberdeen, the University librarian Robert Sim is found murdered in the college courtyard. He was last seen sorting through a collection of books recently donated by a graduate of the college, who spent most of his life in the Low Countries.
Alexander Seaton is charged by the Principal to investigate the murder in a manner that protects the University's reputation. However Alexander is soon drawn into a web of intrigue that extends beyond the country's borders.
The motive of the killing appears to lie in the pursuit of ancient knowledge and alchemic practices undertaken by some of the city's residents. However Alexander's investigation uncovers some of the secrets of the stonemasons' society and his life is put in danger.
Can Alexander conquer his jealously of his wife's previous suitor and rise above the artisans' squabbles to unmask the true murderer?
Although her last book was set in Northern Ireland, Alexander Seaton is now back in Scotland and the novel is better for it. MacLean has a PhD in History and her knowledge of the period shines through the book. Particularly interesting are her depictions of the working life of the city's artisans. Petty jealousies, long held secrets and suspicion of strangers give a satisfyingly juicy read. The book also reveals the long held links that Scotland had with the academic centres of northern Europe. You are transported to a time of trade, of learning and of intrigue.
With Alexander Seaton, Shona MacLean has developed a robust and well developed character. He loves his wife and children but is driven by his passionate nature which results in misunderstandings and danger. The villain of the book is kept secret until the very end, a plot device that doesn't always work, but in this case the story holds the suspense very well. Highly recommended.
Sean Black - Grid Lock
"...excites, enthralls and entertains..."
Porn actress Raven Lane is one of the most lusted after women in the USA with a fanbase numbering millions. Finding a headless corpse in the boot of her car make her realise the terrible price that is attached to fame.
Terrified for her safety she turns to bodyguard Ryan Lock when the LAPD do not inspire her with confidence about their ability to protect her. Lock is the go-to guy when you need to prevent bad things happening to good people. Can one man stop the tide of violence that threatens to engulf her and her family?
As events escalate then Lock is drawn into a world where money rules, sex is a commodity and human beings are nothing more than pawns to be sacrificed for the evil-doers own ends.
This is my first meeting with Sean Black and Ryan Lock but it certainly won't be my last. I'm a big fan of crime action thrillers and now I have a new hero to champion. With the writing style of Matt Hilton and the panache of Zoe Sharp, Black excites, enthralls and entertains with the confident aplomb of an author with far more experience under his belt.
Lock is not a new creation in any way, but he does have his individual quirks which single him out and make him his own man. The client, Raven Lane, is a complicated conundrum and she brings much to the novel in a cleverly understated manner. Lock's fiancée, Carrie, and Ty, his partner, provide ample support, although for me Kevin was the best of the support cast.
The pace is as punchy as any of the many fine novels in the genre and the short terse chapters escalate pace and tension in the reader. The plot is nicely laid out and provides more than one shock as the body count steadily rises.
If you are a fan of the genre and are looking for a fast paced, thrilling romp, then Grid Lock is the book for you.
Isabelle Grey - Out of Sight
"It is a credit to this debut novel that the plot, involving a tricky subject for a new writer, never falls into cliché. "
Patrick Hinde is a loving husband and father whose life takes a tragic turn. A visit from his parents provoke tensions within the family and resurrects long-forgotten memories. As his parents prepare to depart, the last conscious memory of Patrick is of strapping his young son into the family car to take him to the childminders. There follows an event that will shatter the lives of Patrick and his family.
Five years later, a man known as Patrice is practising as a homeopath in a small village in south-west France. He attracts the attention of a young English woman, desperate to settle down and have a child. But Patrice, although obviously attracted to Leonie, seems unwilling to commit to a relationship and evades questions about his past. Soon events reach a crisis and old tragedies resurface.
Although not a traditional crime novel, this book is a psychological portrait of a deeply damaged man. The shattering event is detailed early on in the book and is done in a calm and dispassionate way. This allows the reader to imagine the full horror of what has happened and maintains the suspense as the plot moves forward five years.
When the location moves to France it is made clear that Partick and Patrice are the same person and the book becomes a portrait of a damaged man.
It is a credit to this debut novel that the plot, involving a tricky subject for a new writer, never falls into cliché. It is not a redemption love story and Patrick is still making choices – for right or wrong – up until the end of the book. As the author makes clear, there are no easily solutions in this type of situation.
The clear prose and complex subject make this a thought provoking debut novel.
Craig Russell - The Deep Dark Sleep
"This book is so noir, the pictures in my head were in black and white!"
When human remains are recovered from the bottom of the river Clyde by a dredger it is not that unusual an event; however these remains have been there for eighteen years and are suspected to belong to missing gangster, Gentleman Joe Strachan, who was once Glasgow's most successful and ruthless armed robber.
Isa and Violet, Strachan's daughters, turn to Lennox for help in finding out who has been sending them bundles of cash on the anniversary of their father's largest job. Lennox' instincts and experience tell him that the pursuit of the girl's benefactor will once again plunge him into the world of the three kings who rule the Glaswegian crime community.
He takes the job regardless and soon learns that ignoring his instincts may very well cost him his life.
Once again, we are plunged into the murky 'noir' world of Lennox, the three kings and Glasgow in the mid fifties. This book is so noir, the pictures in my head were in black and white!
Lennox is again at his sardonic best, yet there is a slightly vulnerable air to him which is always at its greatest in the company of a particular lady. Jock Ferguson is a fine foil for Lennox, along with Archie, Lennox's hired help. Leonora Bryson had a marvellous input as well. Although the real star of the novel is Lennox there is a fantastic Cameo from Mr Simpson to rival the impact of "Tony the Pole" in The Long Glasgow Kiss.
One of Russell's greatest skills is being able to give such fantastic characterisations with such little dialogue and commentary. Mr Simpson had about five lines and he is still in my head days after finishing the novel.
The plot is intelligently intricate without being complicated and carries the novel along like a river in the days following a flood - with rapids, whirlpools and enough eddies to catch your breath without ever feeling totally safe. Prose is a malleable tool to an author of this quality and I can but envy at his talent for creating atmosphere, characters and mental images.
Do yourself a favour and go back 60 years with Lennox. You'll be in excellent company!
Asa Larsson - Until Thy Wrath Be Past
" It is a strange world where it is not too impossible to believe that ghosts can speak and even influence the actions of the living."
Rebecka Martinsson is a prosecutor working in the far north of Sweden, having returned to the area from Stockholm. When a young woman's body is discovered in the spring as the ice in the rivers begins to melt she connects the disappearance with the feelings she has had of a ghost watching her.
Martinsson works with the Police Inspector, Anna-Maria Mella, on investigating what has happened to the girl and where her boyfriend, who disappeared at the same time, could possibly be.
The two mysteries appear to be linked to the past and to the relationships of some of the inhabitants to the Germans who were working in Sweden during the Second World War. Sweden was neutral but many Swedes were unhappy at the behaviour of the Nazi troops and supported their occupied neighbour, Norway, in any way they could. Not everyone did, however, and the actions of some people at that time come back to haunt them in the present.
Many of the Scandinavian writers of crime fiction use the reactions to the Nazis in the war and the small section of the community who still support extreme views as a backdrop or instigator of the crimes they write about - Henning Mankel and newcomer Thomas Enger amongst others. It seems apposite in the light of the recent horrific acts in Norway.
In this case, shame over early collaboration is what drives on the plot. There is an exploration of the way the early act of betrayal preys on minds and actions and poisons the lives of several generations.
The atmosphere of the remote, beautiful and harsh countryside is lovingly portrayed and something of the remoteness and mysterious appeal is brought to life. It is a strange world where it is not too impossible to believe that ghosts can speak and even influence the actions of the living.
There is a wave of Nordic writers being introduced to the English-speaking world, particularly after the success of Stieg Larsson. Asa Larsson has her own voice and I did enjoy the book.
Oliver Stark - 88 Killer
"...bleak, disturbing and strangely captivating..."
When a teenage girl is abducted, a woman is shot dead during a robbery and a young man's body is discovered wrapped in barbed wire the three crimes seem unconnected. However, when NYPD detective Tom Harper and psychologist Denise Levene start to investigate the young man's tortuous death they begin to piece together a series of horrific crimes.
They are up against a killer who has nothing to lose and they are given only one chance to snare the monster for who hate is just the beginning.
I was intrigued by this book from the very first moment I received it. The title and cover are very evocative and what lies beneath the cover is a dark descent into racial hatred of the worst kind.
This novel is bleak, disturbing and strangely captivating as both Harper and Levene try to understand the incredibly twisted mind of the killer.
The absence of condemnation for the killer's thought processes and motivation is a nice touch as any sane reader would feel repulsion for the motives. Not ramming it down our throats shows the author respects the reader to come to the right conclusions regardless of their race.
Harper makes an interesting lead although slightly clichéd. Eddie Kasper works well as the comedy sidekick who leavens the action and depravity with gentle humour. Levene is a complex character who I can see growing more and more into the role as future novels are written. The villains of the piece were suitably noxious with none more so than Sturbe. The enigmatic character Mac is a fantastic addition.
The pace is steady throughout before the final reveal sets off a rollercoaster finale. The prose is direct and to the point with little room for unnecessary witterings.
All told, 88 Killer is a fine read from an author who will probably go on to win much acclaim, both professional and public. However the subject matter here is a strong one and may distress fainter hearts.
Jane Casey - The Reckoning
"...hard to put down."
To the public, he's a hero: a killer who targets convicted paedophiles.
Two men are dead already - tortured to death.
Even the police don't regard the cases as a priority. Most feel that two dead paedophiles is a step in the right direction.
But to DC Maeve Kerrigan, no one should be allowed to take the law into their own hands. Young and inexperienced, Kerrigan wants to believe that murder is murder no matter what the sins of the victim. However, as the killer's violence begins to escalate, she is forced to confront exactly how far she's prepared to go to ensure justice is served.
Although part of a series featuring DC Maeve Kerrigan, the Reckoning is the first book I have read by this author.
Throughout the book there are numerous references to previous events and I feel I would have appreciated the story and characters more had I have read the books in sequence as there was a lot of history I had no knowledge of, and, unlike some other authors, Casesy makes reference to these events without giving any further explanations.
The main character, Maeve Kerrigan, was quite hard to like at times. I found her to be rather too dogmatic, stubborn, and in some ways emotionally immature. Maybe this made her more 'life like' but I found her obstinance to be rather irritating. That said, the other characters did not have this effect on me.
The plot was rather clever and moved from one story to another, with many different threads and events, makng for a thriller with a different take on it.
Although I enjoyed the author's style of writing, I was confused when three quarters of the way through the book, instead of it being written from Maeve's perpective in the first person suddenly shifted to another character. I felt this was too far into the book to work and found it hard to follow which character was narrating.
However, I did thoroughly enjoy this book and found it hard to put down.
Alafair Burke - Long Gone
"... some beautiful twists to prevent the reader from guessing too much too soon. "
After being unemployed for several months, Alice Humphrey gets her dream job as manager of a Manhattan art gallery in a trendy district. Her recruiter, Drew Campbell, informs her the gallery is a passion for the reclusive and nameless owner.
Arriving for work one morning Alice walks unaware into a nightmare. The gallery is deserted apart from Drew Campbell. However, he is dead. Murdered by foes unknown and before she knows it Alice is at the centre of the police's investigation as every last piece of evidence points to her being the culprit.
This book is the kind written by authors such as Simon Kernick and Linwood Barclay where the hero is an innocent caught up in events which are out of their control. Burke has a sublime knack of making you like her characters whether they are good or evil and you can really empathise with her lead, Alice.
There is a long build-up to the moment when Alice discovers the body and some may criticise the long delay when other authors would have had the find on page 2 not some hundred pages later. However, the decision to hold off with the murder which precipitates the headlong adventure gives the author room to flex her literary muscle and draw out the characters and their respective relationships, dispensing with the need for pace-slowing flashbacks or explanations.
Each character is drawn with a consummate skill, although none other than Alice and Jeff really got under my skin. The plot is straightforward enough with some beautiful twists to prevent the reader from guessing too much too soon. The prose is a joy to behold and the simple sub-plot of Alice standing on her own feet without her father's help is one which speaks volume for the author and her own determination not to trade on her father's name. (Her father is the internationally acclaimed author James Lee Burke!)
Linda Castillo - Breaking Silence
"The plot is fast-moving and I really enjoy Castillo's writing."
When Chief of Police, Kate Burkholder, is called to a farm in the Amish community of Painter's Creek, nothing could prepare her for the horror and tragedy she encounters. Solly and Rachel Slabaugh, and his brother Abel, have drowned in the hog pit leaving the four children as orphans. As the investigation progresses, it seems that the Slabaugh deaths were not an accident and the case suddenly becomes a murder enquiry.
Agent John Tomasetti and Kate have worked together before and now he is called back to Painter's Creek to help seek out the perpetrators of what appear to be serious hate crimes against the Amish. Whether these crimes and the Slabaugh murders are linked is hard to establish because the Amish are very proud and private people who do not enjoy involvement from outside.
As the case deepens, Kate develops a bond with the children, particularly the 15-year-old daughter, Solome. Maybe she is reminded of herself at that age, and maybe there's something about this case which stirs up memories for her. The events surrounding the deaths puzzle her – something doesn't feel right. As more information comes to light a tragic incident turns into something much more shocking...
Breaking Silence, as with Castillo's previous two books are based around an ex-Amish Chief of Police and crimes within and against the Amish community.
Chief Kate Burkholder is a good lead character. Strong, but not without her flaws. Whilst I found the previous two novels interesting, being set in the Amish community, I found the third one a little too similar and would like to see Kate working on non-Amish crimes.
The plot is fast-moving and I really enjoy Castillo's writing. I find there is the right amount of information and description without being superfluous or repetitive. There are two crimes being investigated simultaneously, a spate of hate-crimes and a triple death which is soon discovered to be murder.
With a few suspects, Kate's investigations eventually track down the murderer, but motives and the person behind the crimes is not fully revealed until later in the book.
Overall an enjoyable read - perhaps losing some of the impetus from the first book but still a great plot. | {
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CME Group to Launch Six New Japanese Energy Futures Contracts on February 8
On January 6, CME Group announced four new Japanese electricity futures contracts and two new LNG futures contracts will be available for trading on February 8, 2021, pending regulatory review by US CFTC. The four new electricity futures contracts expand CME Group's suite of global power futures and options, and provide traders a robust platform for block-trade submission to CME Clearing. The two new LNG contracts provide Japanese power producers an efficient tool to manage their price risk. "The Japanese wholesale electricity market is now fully liberalized with hundreds of retail firms and producers, creating an opportunity for a more robust derivatives market alongside it. We are pleased to launch these new futures contracts that offer participants an efficient risk management tool" said Izumi Kazuhara, CME Group Head of Japan. "At the same time, the launch of the two new yen-denominated LNG contracts will be relevant for market participants who want to trade the spread between LNG and electricity futures." The new electricity contracts include: Japanese power (Day-Ahead) Tokyo base-load futures, Japanese power (Day-Ahead) Tokyo peak-load futures, Japanese power (Day-Ahead) Kansai base-load futures, and Japanese power (Day-Ahead) Kansai peak-load futures. They are financially-settled in Japanese yen using the arithmetic average of the 30-minute Spot Market (Day-Ahead) prices published by the Japan Wholesale Power Exchange (JEPX) for the relevant region (Tokyo or Kansai) based on base/peak loads over the period defined by the contract.
The new LNG contracts will be denominated in Japanese yen and include the Japan/Korea Market (Platts) futures and the Japan Crude Cocktail (Detailed) futures. The former is a financially-settled contract based on the DES Japan/Korea daily LNG marker (JKM) by Platts, while the latter is a financially settled contract based on the average price of nine custom-cleared crude oils as reported by the Japan Customs and Tariff Bureau of the Ministry of Finance.
More details are available at: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/global-power-futures.html and https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/global-natural-gas-futures.html | {
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Businesses without employees—or nonemployer firms—make up the majority of small businesses in the United States, but little is known about their financial lives, including their business financing needs and experiences. In this paper, we discuss findings from data on nonemployer firms in the 2014 Joint Small Business Credit Survey, a new annual survey by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Cleveland, New York, and Philadelphia.
Our results indicate that nonemployers use financing less than employers do. They hold less debt and apply for financing at lower rates, even when controlling for revenue size. The lower demand for credit appears to be a combination of a preference to avoid debt and a perception that nonemployers will be denied if they apply. Nonemployer applicants have more difficulty being approved and are likelier to seek financing from online lenders than are employer firms. We believe that the higher denial rates that nonemployers experience are at least partially explained by the differing attributes of the group. Nonemployers are younger, likelier to cite their poor credit score as a reason for denial, and less likely to be turning a profit than are employer firms.
The authors would like to thank the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Cleveland, New York and Philadelphia for administering the Joint Small Business Credit Survey. In addition, the authors thank Brian Headd, Karen Leone de Nie, and Claire Kramer Mills for their thoughtful feedback. The views expressed here are the authors' and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or the Federal Reserve System. Any remaining errors are the authors' responsibility.
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'Duke Gardens' cephalotaxus was discovered as a horizontally spreading sport of C. 'Fastigiata' at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in Durham, NC in 1959. Dark foliage and dense growth make it perfect for any kind of landscape application.
Uses Foundation plantings; groundcover; edging; mass plantings. | {
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The Raincross Gazette
Trying to find the best food spots in Riverside? First, spend a day at The Sire.
Hear from longtime Riverside residents as they share their favorite meals from around the city.
Ernesto Chavezvaldivia
5:15 AM PDT on Apr 9, 2022
After opening in 1955, The Sire remains one of Riverside's classic bar and grills. Today, it is home for many longtime residents and is a place for camaraderie and community.
In this piece, contributing writer Ernesto Chavezvaldivia takes readers throughout his day while chatting it up with longtime Riverside locals at one of the city's most timeless and well-known restaurants. He goes to pick up on the best food recommendations in town. What he finds is a treasure trove of interesting personalities who he learns have created a community that treats itself more like a family. This is a day at The Sire. This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
*The last names of all restaurant patrons have been omitted due to anonymity.
The watering hole. It's a common and crucial locale in every town — where the old and the young (but mostly old) gather and soak up tales and lagers in comfort. When you ask any Riversider to name a classic and old-timey restaurant, The Sire is a top spot that comes to mind. I first heard about the low-key bar and grill when my grandfather, Larry Chavez, shared about his days frequenting the place after working late-night shifts at the Mission Inn Hotel and Spa.
It's Saturday, and the time is 12:55 p.m. The first person I meet is Gary, an 88-year-old former interior designer. He's wearing a bucket hat, dress shirt, and jeans, sitting tucked away in the corner of the dimly lit bar. I slide in next to him and introduce myself. Gary welcomes the introduction then proceeds to tell me that in the '50s (The Sire first opened in 1955) he was a traveling salesman whose area happened to cover Riverside. That's when he first waltzed into The Sire and he hasn't stopped coming since.
I ask Gary: What's one dish you'd recommend to anyone who is new in town?
Gary: The prime rib here at The Sire. They just make it so good.
After chatting for a bit, Gary tells me that he has to walk home. Before heading out, he looks at me and points toward a couple sitting in the middle of the dining room and mouths, "talk to them."
It's 2:27 p.m. and I meet Scott and Nancy. Scott shares that they're both avid fans of The Sire as he names several patrons seated a few feet away. The couple have lived in Riverside since the '70s, and both live a mile away near Magnolia Center.
After observation, I come to discover that the two have some type of celebrity status at The Sire as several patrons continually come up and pay their respects by kissing Nancy on the cheek and gripping Scott's shoulder. In one memorable exchange a fellow named Arnie walks up and tells me Scott is the reason that he is alive. Not long ago, Arnie had eaten a steak too quickly when he suddenly started choking. He became desperate and his eyes darted around the bar until he locked eyes with Scott, the patriarch of The Sire himself. Scott gave him the Heimlich and The Sire has since gained a loyal fan.
Scott: It's true. I saved his life.
Nancy then compares The Sire to the Bull and Finch Pub (now Cheers Beacon Hill), a real-life location in Boston, Massachusetts regularly seen in the classic '80s sitcom, "Cheers."
Nancy: We're all family here. This is like our "Cheers." Everyone knows your name.
I ask Scott and Nancy: What food would you recommend to someone new to Riverside?
Nancy: I'd say the chicken fried steak from Arts Bar & Grill. It's so good and not too greasy.
Scott: The Reuben right here at The Sire.
Scott is loyal to his bar.
It's now 3:18 p.m. I notice a man walking in, saluting a few friends.
I introduce myself and meet Bill, a military veteran and certified public accountant on the verge of retirement. Despite growing up in Pennsylvania, he was eventually stationed at March Air Force Base. He said he never left the area. In fact, he married and raised five children here.
What's your favorite meal in Riverside?
Bill, who said he likes to walk in, eat his meals quietly and slip out, thinks for a few seconds, before answering.
Bill: Probably the turkey sandwich from [Backstreet Riverside.] Whenever my kids visit, we always have to go there because it's their favorite place to eat.
He pays his tab and slips out the backdoor.
Now it's close to 5 p.m when I meet Larry and Diane, friends of Scott and Nancy. Larry, 79, who lives off of Victoria, said he was in the liquor business for 40 years. His wife Diane, 76, retired after selling her insurance agency. They both love coming to The Sire to meet up with the friends they've met over the years.
I ask them both: What food would you recommend to someone new to Riverside?
Larry: I'd say a hamburger from [The Sire.]
Diane: I would recommend Romano's. Anything from there really.
It's 6:12 p.m.and I meet another couple, Johnny, 67, and Anna, who chose not to reveal her age. She laughs and appreciates it when I tell her she doesn't look a day over 37. Johnny tells me he comes from a long line of Riversiders who originally settled in the Eastside during the 1800s. Anna, who looks like she's heard the story a million times, is gracious and patient as he names the powerful and local friends he's made over the years as the owner of a property management company.
I ask them: Where would you recommend an out-of-towner go for a great meal?
Johnny: Well, let me tell you, the filet at Mario's Place can't be topped.
Anna nods approvingly.
Anna: I'm very particular, but the seafood at La Cruda Mariscos is good. It's a spot that I would feel very comfortable ordering seafood from.
I go back to my seat after 8 p.m. A small TV is playing the final minutes of the NCAA Tournament Duke-UNC game, and everyone is transfixed. I look around and wonder who my grandfather had met here when he was a younger man. Maybe he was like Scott, ready to save someone at a moment's notice from asphyxiation, or perhaps he preferred to sit, tucked away in a corner like Gary, enjoying his drinks and meals and surrounded by people who knew his name.
Contributing Writer for The Raincross Gazette
The Sire
Apóla Greek Grill celebrates Grand Opening today in Galleria
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Justin Pardee
Police Department opens enrollment to program for "at risk" youth and their parents
Not to be confused with "scared straight," 4th - 6th graders learn classroom etiquette, internet safety, and drug dangers
City hires new Economic Development Manager and new City Planner
Jorge Barrera and Maribeth Tinio are the latest additions to Riverside's economic development team
Gazette Staff
This Week in City Hall, January 31
An ethics complaint against Councilmember Chuck Conder is back for a pre-hearing with the Board of Ethics.
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Netflix February 2019: The 11 Best Sci-Fi Movies and Shows to Watch
Disney seems to be dominating science fiction on Netflix these days, recently adding hits like Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp, Pixar's The Incredibles 2*, and Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star Wars Story. (Wow, that company owns everything, huh?)
Netflix is, in fact, probably the best place to stream sci-fi related to superheroes, but that won't last very long. As more and more people catch on to DC Universe as a viable service and eventually commit to Disney+ later this year, what will Netflix have left in terms of superheroics? There's only so much time left!
Also be on the lookout for Russian Doll, a new Netflix original series that recycles the Groundhog Day time loop concept in a totally novel way.
The next time you're hankering for a taste of tomorrow, here are the 11 best pieces of science fiction on Netflix with a focus on the new, exciting, and original — but more importantly, we'll deliver you all of the very best recommendations.
The first Marvel Studios film to follow the monumental Avengers: Infinity War was always in a tough position, but Peyton Reed's Ant-Man and the Wasp thrived as a lighthearted and genuinely funny action movie with superheroes that can get super-small.
What happened to Scott Lang after Captain America: Civil War? Why wasn't he in Infinity War? How awesome is Evangeline Lilly as the Wasp?
All of these questions are answered and more in one of my personal favorite MCU movies.
10. The Incredibles 2
For awhile, it felt like Brad Bird might never make a direct follow-up to Pixar's excellent animated superhero family feature, The Incredibles. But 14 years after the first was released, the second picks up moments later. The Incredibles 2 builds upon many of the key themes and ideals presented by the first, exploring what a world with superheroes might really be like, especially in how they'd coexist with all of the normies.
But we shouldn't need to sell anyone on a Pixar film. They're all fantastic.
9. Solo: A Star Wars Story
Despite almost making $393 million globally, Solo: A Star Wars Story was dubbed a monumental flop by Lucasfilm and Disney's standards. But even though the film's lack of success is the reason why all Star Wars spin-offs were unceremoniously terminated, there's no denying that Solo delivers a refreshing Star Wars adventure that feels unlike anything that's come before it.
Solo stars Alden Ehrenreich in the origin story for Harrison Ford's Han Solo from the original Star Wars trilogy, detailing how the character met Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian, and even how he came to own the iconic Millennium Falcon.
8. Ex Machina
I didn't know what "edge of your seat" really meant in terms of thriller movies until I saw Ex Machina in the theater. Anyone who enjoyed Alex Garland's Annihilation from earlier this year will probably like his last feature Ex Machina even more.
A programmer from a massive tech company wins a contest and gets to visit the company's brilliant, billionaire founder. But on the founder's remote compound, he's been developing synthetic A.I. robot technology and wants someone to help … test them. Ex Machina goes from quirky, to strange, to creepy, to horrifying with enough cerebral tension to make you question whether you're a human yourself.
In Her, the always excellent Joaquin Phoenix plays a man that falls in love with a disembodied voice akin to Siri or Alexa. Set in the near-future of Los Angeles, he's a sensitive guy mourning the end of the long relationship. What sounds like a bit of a crazy premise is sold by filmmaker Spike Jonze with nothing short of delicate tenderness.
Considering Her won Best Original Screenplay at the 86th Academy Awards, it's basically a must-see for any fan of science fiction.
6. The Dark Knight
What is there to say about Christopher Nolan's iconic and undeniably excellent second Batman movie? No DC Comics film will ever match this outing in terms of gravitas and thematic potency. Christian Bale plays an excellent conflicted protagonist here, convincing us that Batman is his real identity and Wayne is the mask he wears. But the film is worthy enough just on the merit of Heath Ledger's unnerving performance as the Joker.
5. Russian Doll
Netflix explored a middling rehash of the Groundhog Day time-travel concept in When We First Met, a movie starring Adam Devine and Alexandra Daddario, but with Russian Doll, the streaming service finally found something great.
Netflix fans will recognize Russian Doll star Natasha Lyonne from her work on Orange Is the New Black, but here she's Nadia, a woman who dies on the night of her 36th birthday party and begins a series of never-ending time loops. Russian Doll delivers a delicious blend of comedy, satire, and drama all stemming from its familiar core concept.
Russian Doll doesn't feel quite like sci-fi, but it has time travel, so that counts, right?
4. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is another entry in Netflix's popular sci-fi horror/thriller anthology series, except it's also kind of a standalone movie — and it's also a visual choose-your-own adventure, allowing viewers to make choices as the story progresses. Is it a movie? Is it an episode? I really don't know, but I do know that it's 100 percent science fiction.
The story follows a young programmer, Stefan (Fionn Whitehead), who questions the nature of reality in the year 1984 as he creates a video game based on a branching narrative novel, Bandersnatch. The book's author, Jerome F. Davies, went insane and murdered his wife. Will Stefan do something similar? Maybe!
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch can last anywhere between 40 and 90 minutes and has five possible endings.
3. Z Nation
Syfy's Z Nation offers a different look at the post-apocalyptic zombie genre. It's an antidote to The Walking Dead's grim hyperviolence, instead offering a touch of comedy to lighten the zombie action. It's totally ridiculous much of the time and even made fun of Sharknado once with a Z-Nado (yeah, it's a tornado full of zombies).
Season 5 just hit Netflix towards the end of January, so for anyone who's already into the show, now's the time to catch up. Or maybe it's the perfect time to try it out? Especially when there won't be a Season 6.
2. Neo Yokio
Neo Yokio is best described with one potent question: What if Wes Anderson made a star-studded magical fantasy anime that was a satire of commercialism and the upper class? To be clear, Wes Anderson has nothing to do with Neo Yokio, but the series has the same colorful pallet and dry sense of humor.
In the future of an alternate history, a drowned New York becomes "Neo Yokio." Kaz Kaan (Jaden Smith) is the pink-haired "magistocrat" tasked with protecting the city from supernatural (mostly demonic) threats. Neo Yokio celebrates anime tropes, upper-class society, and classism just as much as it criticizes such things. If you delight in the truly weird, then don't hesitate watching the hilarity that is Neo Yokio.
Season 1 debuted in September 2017, but a December 2018 holiday special kept Neo Yokio alive.
Travelers, a sci-fi series where time travelers send their consciousnesses back in time to prevent the downfall of society, is criminally underrated.
It becomes something of a spy thriller with a sci-fi twist as each Traveler communicates with the Director in the distant future to go on specific missions while maintaining their "cover." In Season 3, released in December, the titular Travelers have to work with the FBI after their existence is exposed to the world.
On February 1, the show's star Eric McCormack announced the show was canceled, so we might never see a Season 4. | {
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package boofcv.alg.filter.derivative;
import boofcv.alg.filter.derivative.impl.GradientThree_Standard;
import boofcv.misc.PerformerBase;
import boofcv.misc.ProfileOperation;
/**
* Benchmarks related to computing image derivatives
*
* @author Peter Abeles
*/
public class BenchmarkThree extends BenchmarkDerivativeBase {
public static class Three_I8 extends PerformerBase
{
@Override
public void process() {
GradientThree.process(imgInt8,derivX_I16,derivY_I16,borderI32);
}
}
public static class Three_F32 extends PerformerBase
{
@Override
public void process() {
GradientThree.process(imgFloat32,derivX_F32,derivY_F32,borderF32);
}
}
public static class ThreeStandard_I8 extends PerformerBase
{
@Override
public void process() {
GradientThree_Standard.process(imgInt8,derivX_I16,derivY_I16);
}
}
public static class ThreeStandard_F32 extends PerformerBase
{
@Override
public void process() {
GradientThree_Standard.process(imgFloat32,derivX_F32,derivY_F32);
}
}
@Override
public void profile_I8() {
ProfileOperation.printOpsPerSec(new Three_I8(),TEST_TIME);
ProfileOperation.printOpsPerSec(new ThreeStandard_I8(),TEST_TIME);
}
@Override
public void profile_F32() {
ProfileOperation.printOpsPerSec(new Three_F32(),TEST_TIME);
ProfileOperation.printOpsPerSec(new ThreeStandard_F32(),TEST_TIME);
}
public static void main( String args[] ) {
BenchmarkThree benchmark = new BenchmarkThree();
BenchmarkThree.border = true;
benchmark.process();
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Q: Wriong with source code for Nhibernate with stored procedure Goal:
Make the stored procedure to be working with nhibernate.
Problem:
I retrieve an error message:
could not execute query
[ exec sp_retrieveAllProductList @p0 ]
Name:Produkt_kategori - Value:Dryck
[SQL: exec sp_retrieveAllProductList @p0]
What is the problem in the source code?
Info:
- Using VS 2013.
A: For AliasToBean to work, the returned column names (and their types) must match exactly the properties on the class to convert to.
A: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<hibernate-mapping xmlns="urn:nhibernate-mapping-2.2" assembly="data_layer" namespace="data_layer">
<sql-query name="sp_retrieveAllProductList">
<return-scalar column="Produkt" type="string" />
<return-scalar column="Produkt_kategori" type="string" />
exec sp_retrieveAllProductList :Produkt_kategori
</sql-query>
</hibernate-mapping>
Never forget to change the column to the right value.
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Five big wins: Congress boosts medical science funding in key areas
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
Ariana Eunjung Cha
National reporter
Congress unveiled a bipartisan budget late Sunday that contains a number of welcome surprises for researchers who had been panicking since March, when President Trump proposed deep funding cuts for science and health. Under the deal, the National Institutes of Health will get a $2 billion boost in fiscal year 2017, as it did the previous year. Trump had proposed cutting the NIH budget by about one-fifth, or $6 billion, in a draft 2018 budget.
The NIH budget continues support for key areas of research, such as precision medicine and neuroscience, that were priorities under President Barack Obama; adds funding to target diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer; and combats emerging threats such as antibiotic-resistant infections. Here are some of the big research winners:
1) Cancer: An additional $476 million for a total of $5.7 billion is designated for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In recent years, the NCI has been investing in research into early detection using blood tests for circulating "biomarkers" of cancer. Under the previous administration, Vice President Joe Biden led a "cancer moonshot" initiative to bring together experts from government, academia and industry to look for more effective treatments for the disease that claims the lives of about 600,000 Americans each year.
2) Alzheimer's: Alzheimer's is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, yet it remains a mystery in terms of its cause and possible treatments. Public health experts expect the number of Americans with Alzheimer's to increase dramatically in the coming years as baby boomers age into their 70s and 80s. The new budget sets aside an additional $400 million for a total of $1.39 billion for Alzheimer's research.
3) Precision medicine: The initiative, announced by Obama at his State of the Union address in 2015, gets an additional $120 million for a total of $320 million in the budget. The idea is to find new ways to tailor treatments to a person's genetics and other individual characteristics to minimize the guesswork in medicine. The government has been recruiting volunteers to share their information for a giant database that could be the basis for this research.
4) Superbugs: A total of $463 million is directed for research into new antibiotics for infections resistant to traditional ones. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned of potentially catastrophic consequences for the world if new medications or other solutions to these pathogens resistant to current antibiotics aren't developed soon. They are such a threat that world leaders held a summit last year to brainstorm solutions.
5) BRAIN: Another Obama-era initiative, the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies program, seeks to create a comprehensive guide to the anatomy and functioning of the brain. The budget includes $110 million for efforts to map the human brain.
Separately, the budget deal also increases funding from $150 million to $800 million to battle the nation's opioid epidemic. These funds will go to the CDC and other government groups fighting addiction. According to the latest numbers from the CDC, a record 52,000 Americans died from overdoses in 2015, and 80 percent involved the misuse or abuse of opioids.
Trump's budget calls for seismic disruption in medical and science research
White House eyes plan to cut EPA staff by one-fifth, eliminating key programs
Special Report: Unnatural Causes — Drugs, alcohol, marketing and lax federal oversight are working to defy modern trends of mortality, perhaps most starkly among middle-aged white women.
Ariana Eunjung Cha Ariana Eunjung Cha is a national reporter. She has previously served as The Post's bureau chief in Shanghai and San Francisco, and as a correspondent in Baghdad. Follow
A white IRS security guard pulled a gun on an armed man. It was a black police officer — in uniform.
A Florida cop planted meth on random drivers, police say. One lost custody of his daughter. | {
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Actually the May episode of the podcast, for real!
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We had a great recording session for the May episode of the FFL podcast yesterday. However, I screwed up with the equipment so none of it was actually, you know, recorded. We did capture the following, Very Completely Not Safe For Work bit of audio before we left, however. | {
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WE HELP
ENTREPRENEURS & IDEAS
The Circus, Funky Furniture & Wine
Troika 16 August, 2016
"When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact."
Mmmmmmm…think about that for a minute. In a case study given to EOPers (Entrepreneurs, Owners and Presidents) at Harvard Business School, Cynthia Montgomery (Former Head of Strategy at Harvard Business School) helps her senior executive audience realize ignoring the way an industry is structured and the way it functions can be dangerous and expensive.Like the rest of the world, New Zealand has its share of economically challenged industries. They keep executives awake at night, politicians on their toes and give us all plenty to think about. New Zealand is a primary producing country. We earn our living from the land and sadly, many of our primary based industries have a reputation for bad economics. That means we aren't earning what we would like to earn. Meat, wine and aquaculture all demonstrate a penchant for creating bruised egos, buffeted balance sheets and bankrupted dreams.
Making money over the long term in difficult industries isn't about wishful thinking, mastering Feng Shui, or doing deals in the latest emerging market. We've done all that. We've done it for a hundred years. It hasn't and isn't working that well. History provides plenty of evidence to support this statement and it also supports that more of the same is unlikely to work now or in the future.Frighteningly, even the think tanks and frameworks being dreamed up and designed to help industry cope with the current poor performances are all starting to look vaguely familiar. That's because they're starting with the same assumptions and using the same strategic frameworks that most of our competitors are using. No wonder our approaches are so similar. For example, the red meat industry has similar problems and challenges worldwide and they are all using tools like branding, coopetition and "in-market" initiatives to attempt to repair stripped out balance sheets. Will these initiatives work? Time will tell. History is a clue though. A better place to to start the quest for improved performance according to the Montgomery's and Mauborgne's of this world is by thinking deeply and differently about strategy and targeting customers with surgical precision. This approach might sound familiar…but…it isn't. Generating insights is very different to generating observations and great strategy requires first class insight.
Creating value by tapping into the willingness of customers to pay more would appear to make better sense and it certainly demonstrates a better return. Cirque du Soleil, IKEA and Yellowtail are three examples of companies that have produced outstanding results in structurally challenged and historically low margin industries. They have all achieved their results in very different ways…but…they all share the ability to generate real insights around their customers. They each deeply connect with and understand their customers, successfully transfer these insights into breakthrough, game changing strategies, which drive their business models.
In 2010 IKEA, turned over 23.1 Billion euro showing a net profit of 2.5 Billion produced with gross margins of 46%.
IKEA INSIGHT: CUSTOMERS HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BUY IKEA PRODUCTS. THERE IS A MAGIC PRICE POINT AND IKEA HAS TO HIT IT. THE SUPPLY CHAIN MUST DELIVER, NO IF'S, NO BUT'S. SUPER SUPPLY CHAIN EFFICIENCY MIXED UP WITH A BIG DASH OF SWEDISH QUIRKY AND CUSTOMER PASSION.
Thinking outside the box and reimagining the circus, Cirque du Soleil have generated revenues in just 20 years, which are equivalent to the total combined revenues of Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey over the entire 20th century.
INSIGHT: GET RID OF THE ANIMALS AND FOCUS ON THE ADULTS.
In July 2001, Australia's Casella Winery introduced Yellow tail into the highly competitive US market. Small and unknown, they had expected to sell 25,000 cases in their first year. In fact, they had sold nine times that amount. By the end of 2005, Yellow tail's cumulative sales were tracking at 25 million cases. Yellow tail soon emerged as the overall best-selling 750ml red wine, outstripping Californian, French and Italian brands.
INSIGHT: MAKE WINE SIMPLE TO CHOOSE AND CUT THE JARGON AND BS.
Do Boards, Chief Executives, Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Managers really take the time to dig deep and apply strategic thinking and strategic discipline to their business models? Do they put in the time to really get beneath and behind the industries they're in? Do they look to innovate, to disrupt or to understand what's really going on? Do they re-imagine? Do they reinvent? Do they seek to lead a revolution in thinking? Do they inspire creativity? Are they brave enough to take the road less travelled? Do they lead strategy? I'm not sure. Most of the strategy sessions I've witnessed look and feel like budget sessions. They're not creative inspired strategy workshops that's for sure.Sadly, in some industries we're witnessing poor performances stretching across decades and we're also getting to see the same mistakes repeated time and time again, and always with a "This time it's different" mantra.
One thing is for sure though. Investing in strategy is one of the best investments you will ever make.
By Jim Wilkes
It's about marketing stupid!
Giving back to Business
JW Radio Interview: The NZ Red Meat Sector: Part 2
It's not just 'P' for Pivot or 'D' for Digital, it's 'R' for REV.
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DirecTV in Center Line, Macomb County, Michigan outage or service down? Current problems and outages - Is The Service Down?
The most recent outage reports and issues originated from Southfield, Eastpointe, Detroit, Warren, Birmingham, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, Oak Park, Center Line, Hamtramck, City of Saint Clair Shores and Clinton Township.
@patsdumas @IrishFiona67 I use the DirecTV/AT&T internet service.
@DIRECTVNowHelp Unfortunately, it pops up as frequently as every hour. I stopped watching movies on the service due to having to fumble for the remote once or twice per movie, and still managing to miss whatever happened while getting out from my pile of warmth to grab the remote.
@DIRECTVNowHelp Just forget it. I used my login to sign into the Watch ESPN app. It actually works. Your service is great but your app ruins it. I'll be switching soon unfortunately.
@DIRECTVNowHelp Uninstalled and reinstalled the app. Same issue.
@DIRECTVNowHelp just have audio and no picture on the appletv app. On every channel. Every week is a new problem with this awful app.
@DIRECTVService why is my signal always freezing?!?! It is clear outside. I can't wait for my contract to end.
@DanGriesbaumJr @tonygatliff @DIRECTV I'm getting ready to cancel all together. Weighing best option.
@UMichAthletics @MGoFish Don't get any stupid ideas, @DIRECTV.
@DIRECTVNowHelp why is directv now and your help line down?
@directvnow would you please help me understand the situation for DirecTV Now on Amazon Fire TV? When I started paying for your service there was an app for Amazon. Now there seems to be no app. Please help. | {
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The U.S.-based cruise line Princess Cruises is offering a huge discount of nearly 25% for Vietnamese tourists who travel on board Sapphire Princess, one of 17 cruise ships operated by the line. The promotion is applicable to a four-night cruise worth only SGD338 (US$249) for two passengers, including all dining and entertaining services on board.
Flowers are flowing en masse into HCMC ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, and are being sold at multiple places in HCMC, such as September 23 and Le Van Tam parks in District 1 and Gia Dinh Park in Phu Nhuan District, according to a report in Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper.
Multiple enterprises have expressed their interest in executing projects in Chau Doc, which is considered a spiritual tourism city of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, especially since Nui Sam was recognized as a national tourist site, said Chau Doc vice chairman Tran Quoc Tuan.
Toll fee collection in HCMC's An Suong-An Lac toll station will be suspended from 2 p.m. on February 4 to 6 a.m on February 8 (from December 30 to January 4 of the lunar year), Nguyen Hong Ninh, director of IDICO which is the operator of the station, told a press briefing yesterday, Thanh Nien Online reported. | {
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As part of our ongoing Encore Learning Presents series, we were proud to welcome Dr. Chip Beck to Arlington's Central Library.
Dr. Chip Beck, before his talk in the audtorium of Arlington's Central Library.
Dr. Beck is a retired Navy Commander and frogman, former CIA and State Department consultant and NCIS Agent, as well as a U.S. Army combat artist and editorial cartoonist. With more than 45 years working on international affairs and direct involvement in many crises around the globe, Dr. Beck shared his insights and behind-the-scenes tales of some of recent history's most intriguing events.
His free-wheeling talk delved into his many adventures in Asia, Africa, and Central America, including Cambodia and Cuba, during war and peacetime, as well as many amusing interludes in between. Dr. Beck also shared details about his life as a combat artist, including in Desert Storm and as Artist in Residence at Gettysburg National Cemetery.
View Dr. Beck's work online.
Encore Learning Presents is jointly sponsored by Encore Learning and Arlington Public Library. Check our online calendar for upcoming presentations. Unless otherwise noted, all presentations are open to the public, no registration required. | {
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Boom Fee - $410 depending on supplier; Aegean $300 from deliveries made from Pennsauken Terminal to NJ, Pennsylvania and Delaware ports.. All deliveries with a 2 port load or discharge will include an additional $2500 shifting charge.
Container ship: Subclasses: (1 ... Year-average daily charter rates for a 1 TEU ... the charterer rents the vessel from the loading port to the discharge port.
DRmax is maximum permissible discharge rate(m3/h) V is ship's average speed (knots) over the period D is Draft (m) ... ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0758 . | {
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Sewer Line Break In Far Rockaway Queens Requires Emergency Service
Recently a broken sewer line in Far Rockaway Queens created an emergency situation. Not only did the building completely lose the use of their house sewer, but dirty waste water was flowing over the public sidewalk. There were health issues both for the occupants of the building and for the general public as well. In a situation like this knowing the right NYC sewer contractor to trust can be vitally important.
Sewer water flowing over sidewalk
Typically drain line repair work on a house sewer has to go through a process of filling our permit applications and having the applications reviewed prior to approval. Then the permit must be generated and printed out. Only when physical permits exist can work be scheduled for the required DEP inspection. The typical paper permit process can take two to four days. However in this case an experienced sewer contractors expertise paid off.
Emergency NYC DOT Permits can be secured in minutes and electronic DEP permits can be secured in hours if a sewer contractor knows how.
Broken NYC sewer
For this plumbing emergency in Far Rockaway, Joseph L. Balkan Inc was chosen as the sewer contractor to address the situation. Being highly familiar with what situations meet the DOT and DEP definition of an emergency, and the electronic permit process itself, Balkan was able to commence work within hours of approval from the owner. Excavation began and the broken pipe was exposed. Once the roadway was excavated it was discovered that the existing house sewer was actually cut into the city sewer, and had broken the city pipe. The house connection could not be reused, and sections of the NYC main pipe had to be replaced as well.
Sometimes unexpected situations arise when it involves buried pipes and water lines. Knowing how to handle these situations and having the required material in stock is part of being an expert sewer contractor. In this case Balkan removed sections of the city pipe and built a new fold-in connection using material they had in stock – there were no delays associated with this unexpected condition. A fold-in connection is a term used for a specific type of house sewer connection. Balkan was able to work uninterrupted and seamlessly to perform a long-lasting sewer replacement for this property owner in Far Rockaway.
What is a fold-in house sewer connection?
New fold-in connection
When the city sewer pipe is only one size larger than the house connection size required and no spur exists a sewer contractor must fold-in a new spur in most cases. This typically occurs when the public sewer is 8″, a size no longer legal for a public sewer system in NYC, and a 6″ connection is required. A 6″ connection is the minimum size connection allowed for a house sewer in NYC. A fold-in requires actually removing sections of the city pipe, then folding in new sections of pipe one of which is a Y to be used as the spur connection for the house sewer. All new sections of pipe must then be encased with an approved concrete mixture. Building a new fold in connection adds to the cost of a sewer repair or of a complete replacement. All work entailed in building this type of connection is carefully inspected by a NYC DEP Field Inspector.
There are various types of connections used to connect a house sewer to the NYC sewer. Balkan is expert at all types of sewer connections and how to build them or connect to them.
A little bit about Far Rockaway in Queens, NY
Geographically speaking Far Rockaway is located on the easternmost portion of the Rockaway Peninsula. It is part of the Borough of Queens which is located in New York City. It is on the eastern end of the Rockaways starting from the Nassau county border and generally accepted to end around Beach 32nd Street or so.
Housing is a mixed bag consisting of large NYC Housing Authority owned and privately owned housing complexes, various residences of mainly one and two family homes, and bungalow type residences from days gone by. Virtually all of the bungalows that were originally built as summer homes were converted to full-time residences long ago. In recent times these same bungalows were routinely demolished to build multifamily developments changing the nature of the community. During the building boom of the early 1990's and up to around 2008 much of the landscape and type of residences in Far Rockaway were greatly changed. New two and three family attached and semi-attached homes typically replaced one family homes.
Many Far Rockaway residents depend on public transportation in the form of buses and the elevated subway system to travel. Shopping areas are located on the two main thoroughfares of Beach Channel Drive and Mott Avenue. Nearby to the East is the area of Nassau County referred to as Five Towns.
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Every day, people across Manitoba leave their abusive partners. The decision to leave home often saves their lives and the lives of their children. Deciding to leave, and then actually doing so, is not easy. Studies have shown that a significant number of people delay their decision to leave a partner because of their pet.
If you are a person seeking safety, call the Domestic Violence Provincial Crisis Line at 1-877-977-0007 or TTY: 1-888-987-2829.
If you are a crisis shelter seeking pet foster parents on behalf of people entering your shelter, contact us at 204-982-2049. The process is confidential. As a safety measure for both the abused individual and volunteers, the individual's identity is never disclosed.
The Winnipeg Humane Society will find the right foster parent for the pet.
The foster parent provides the pet with food and shelter and other special needs as required. During the pet's shelter period, the foster can consult with the participating veterinarian if any concerns or health issues arise. The volunteer is under no obligation to continue to house a pet if an arrangement does not work. Both the volunteer and the individual seeking assistance with her/his pet(s) sign legal documents to eliminate confusion regarding expectations.
The pet foster parent returns the animal to the Winnipeg Humane Society when the abused individual has found longer-term arrangements for her/his pet(s), is once again able to take care of her/his pet(s), or the pre-determined time frame has ended.
Who could become a temporary foster parent under the SafePet program?
If you love animals and care about people in your community, please consider offering shelter to a pet through the SafePet program. If you aren't sure that you're a suitable foster parent, feel free to discuss your eligibility with the Winnipeg Humane Society.
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Foundation "Personality and Motivation – 2006" (FPM), Ruse is a non-profit organization which was established in 2006.
FPM's mission is to promote intellectual, professional and spiritual development of individuals and families, to approve and apply Mediation as an alternative method and a new culture in resolving disputes and conflicts outside the court, to provide psychological and legal assistance in solving problems caused by separation or divorce, to work for development of tolerance in interpersonal relations of individuals and families, and to overcome social alienation.
Programs and projects are being developed to provide funding for initiatives directed to people with severe health problems, unemployed and socially disadvantaged, or to other socially significant processes.
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We present this information online to save paper and our environment. If you would prefer to read a printed version, we do have a couple of copies available at reception.
Thank you for choosing the Gariwerd Motel for your stay here in the Grampians. We are here to make your stay the best it can possibly be, so please have a read through the information below, and let us know if there is anything we can help you with.
We hope that you enjoy your stay and consider staying with us again in the future. Oh and if you do decide to come back we would love to give you a discount. If you book direct with us either through our website or on the phone, we can give you a 5% discount if you quote the promotional code "SAVEME".
An online compendium for all things about our motel, and hopefully helpful hints for your stay here.
Thanks for joining us in the beautiful Grampians. Here's a list of important (and some not so important) things you should know about so you can enjoy your stay even more than the people who don't bother reading these things. Once you've studied this in detail, if you have any further questions, special requests, or unmet desires, please don't hesitate to ask, we're very happy to help if we can.
Halls Gap is really hot in summer, and really cold in winter. So we fully appreciate your desire to control your room's climate wherever possible. However, we like to be mindful of our energy consumption, so we encourage you to use your climate altering powers responsibly. Please turn off your systems and lights when you leave your room.
All rooms have reverse cycle systems. Sometimes they take a while to respond, so it you've pressed a button and nothing has happened, just wait a minute. If you keep pressing buttons, the machine gets confused. If you've got hot air blowing and you want cold (or vice versa), press the mode button until the sun turns into a snowflake (or vice versa).
If you get confused, hold your hand up and feel the air. If it's hot, that's the heater; if it's cold it's the aircon. If there's no air blowing, you may not have turned it on yet. Do that, then repeat.
Gas BBQ's are available around the grounds for you to use. BBQ cooking tools and cleaning products are available at reception or in the Guest Kitchenette (Room 5,see details below). If you need assistance lighting the BBQ's, ask us at reception, we're happy to help. If you need assistance cooking, just remember to turn your sausages regularly to cook them evenly, but don't turn your steaks too often (it makes them tough). But watch out for the Kookaburras. We recommend cooking a couple of extra snags, just in case you lose one to a swooping feathered thief.
Spare blankets and pillows are located either in or on top of the cupboard in your room, depending on the height of the person who put them away. Sometimes they are in the little cupboard under the TV. Let us know if you can't reach them, or if you need more.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day (your mother was right!). It's also our favourite meal. We serve a delicious breakfast in the dining room each morning. Times vary and are posted in reception.
If you find something that isn't working properly, please let us know. Chances are we've got a spare one lying about in the shed somewhere, or it can be fixed with a bit of Gaffer Tape and/or WD40. If you broke said equipment, please tell us. We promise not to get cross, as we are sure it was probably an accident. If it broke while being thrown across the room Rock 'n' Roll style, you will need to replace it (the cost of that Rock n Roll lifestyle!). So if you must go all Rock 'n' Roll on us, we suggest you throw a toaster, and not a television.
Remember that bugs are an important part of our ecosystem, so please try not to kill any of our wonderful native buglife (just kidding… swat 'em if you got 'em).
There are no jokes here. Bushfires are very serious, and potentially very dangerous. Please take the time to read the information provided in this compendium about the potential danger from bushfires in the Grampians. If you have any concerns, talk to us. If you are unlucky enough to be here during a time of high or severe fire risk we will do everything we can to ensure you are well informed and safe. Please listen to what we have to say, and if we ask you to leave, there's probably a very good reason for it. Go. We'll sort out the money later.
You may have noticed that there are planter boxes outside the front of the motel and around the grounds. These contain indigenous bush foods that we hope to have ready for our guests to learn about and try as soon as they mature a bit more. Blake, our local indigenous food expert did this for us. You can read more about Blake and his bushfoods at www.blakesbushfoods.com.au.
Campfires are much more fun than bushfires, and much less dangerous. Please don't use our firepits from December through to the end of March, and watch out even outside these dates as we may have a total fire ban day, so no lighting up on those days as well. If confused, no problem just ask us!
There are a number of campfire areas to enjoy on our property and we have firewood for you to use. But we would really really appreciate it if you don't let your campfire turn into a bushfire. The way to do this is to keep them small and under control, and don't light one at all on total fire ban days (yes, they apply to you too). Also, put your fire out before going to bed by tipping a bucket of water over it. You will see a red bucket near the tap opposite room 18 to use.
These are things that some hotels have in every room, so some people become quite distressed to find that we don't. DON'T PANIC! They are available, and they are free to use. If you need any of these things, just ask us at reception. Actually, if you need anything at all, just ask us at reception. We are here to help.
Note: Please be aware that you are in the bush, and ironing and blowdrying your hair is completely unnecessary, unless you are going to a wedding, in which case, they are very, very necessary. If you are going to a wedding and you need an iron or a hairdryer, please let us know immediately. Especially if it is your wedding.
Checkout time is 10am unless you have made prior arrangements with us. A late checkout fee will apply if you check out later than this and we may charge you an extra day depending on the time of your departure. This gets really awkward and unpleasant for everyone, so please don't let it come to that. If you are having trouble getting out in time, come talk to us. If you are staying in town for the day, we are happy to store your luggage while you go out exploring.
Your room has a kettle, which pretty much limits you to cooking to making tea & coffee in your rooms. If you'd like to cook something more elaborate, we have a Guest Kitchenette (see below for more info). Please don't cook in your room, and please don't cook anything inside your kettle. This is both a safety and a hygiene issue. Our rooms are not equipped for food preparation. If we do find the remnants of a grand cook-up in your room, we may have to charge additional cleaning fees, this includes cooking things inside the kettle. We mention this twice because we know that boiling eggs and instant noodles are best cooked outside the kettle. This will be $50 or more (depending on the degree of mess) as we may need to close the room down and fumigate.
Electric blankets are on all beds. Setting 1 is the lowest heat setting and 3 is the warmest. Please don't turn the electric blanket on in the morning and leave it on all day. I used to do that as a kid, and I'm lucky I didn't burn the house down. Also energy & the environment & stuff. Don't waste it.
If we need you to evacuate your room for any reason, the emergency assembly point is at the front of the motel on the grass. Please follow our instructions, we want everyone to get out of here alive.
Please report all emergencies immediately to reception so we can get the appropriate help underway.
We are an environmentally conscious and focused motel. Living in the bush in these beautiful surrounds how can we not be!? We are not perfect and running a motel such as ours we can't always avoid certain processes. But we are constantly looking for ways to make this motel more environmentally friendly. For example: we use green power, environmentally friendly cleaners wherever we can (Angeline makes most of them!), dispenser toiletries (less waste), recycled tissues and toilet paper and we have a comprehensive composting system and compost all the motel's food scraps. Wherever possible we are using local products, reducing, recycling and reusing as much as we can. We often donate used materials to schools and various products within the community to reduce waste. Our passion for the environment is why we don't automatically replace linen or towels unless it's important to you (and therefore it's important to us!) and you only have 1 bin in the room (less bin liners). Oh and there is also free food in the Guest Kitchenette.
You can help us and the world by placing clean recyclables (plastic and glass bottles, metal cans) in the recycling bins located around the grounds, rather than in the bins in your room. Or leave them separated on the bench and we'll sort it out. It's a small thing, but it makes a huge difference!
As relative newbies to the motel business we love getting your feedback. It really helps us to understand what we can do to improve the motel, and how we run it. We would also really, really love it if you would (pretty please!) make some wonderful and awesome comments on TripAdvisor and/or Booking.com, Wotif & Facebook. If you have un-wonderful comments to make, they are really really important too, so please tell us so that we can make changes and make our service even better.
There are a number of good restaurants and cafes in Halls Gap. We have a selection of menus in reception, and we are very happy to provide some recommendations. Unfortunately, no one in Halls Gap delivers, but let's face it, nothing is very far away.
If you are stuck for options, struggling to decide, or have particular food requirements, please talk to us. We don't want anyone going home hungry. Or thirsty. Did we mention we have drinks too? Well we do.
There is selection of DVD's, board games, puzzles (jigsaw and other) and books available for you to use (for a gold coin donation) in the reception area. The Management of the Gariwerd Motel are not responsible for any disputes, arguments or break-ups directly or indirectly related to agreeing on a movie, or the winning and/or losing of board games provided by the Management and played on these premises. Especially Monopoly (Tony hates losing at Monopoly!).
Gary-who? Gary-what? Tony gets called Gary a lot these days - it's pretty funny! However, the name of this motel is pretty special. It's the name the original owners and indigenous people call this area. How do you say it? To help you, it's pronounced "Gary-word". We love the name because it means something to this area, and to the first Australians, and that means it means something to us. Later in this compendium we have inserted the Aboriginal Dreamtime story behind the area. We hope you enjoy reading it. If you want to know more and are interested in Aboriginal culture go visit Brambuk as they have a slightly scary looking emu (fake, so not real and its eyes light up red - most kids love it!!) and a little movie that tells the story better than reading it.
and we pay our respects to all Elders past and present.
Did we mention that there's a Guest Kitchenette? It's located in what used to be Room 5. It has all the C's: cooking facilities, crockery, cutlery and chairs (also tables, but they don't start with C). You can cook your own meals. You can either scurry back to your room to eat, or you might like to stay there and enjoy using the tables and chairs provided or eat on the grassed area out the back. You never know, you might even meet someone interesting while you are there. Please be aware of guests in neighbouring rooms, and keep the noise down. The Kitchenette closes at 10pm because the people in rooms 4 and 6 need their sleep.
Please, (and we are sure that the person reading this would not do such a thing) do not steal items in the kitchenette. We find that our bowls and other stuff to go missing regularly. This breaks our heart, because we are a small family run business and stealing from the kitchenette is stealing personally from us. It's from our own money that we replace items. We love bringing this facility to you, and have actually closed a room down in order to provide this to you, so we ask, beg, and plead please leave all that you found for others to use.
Did you say free food?
You will see that we have a fridge in the kitchenette and all sorts of food hanging around. All this food is free for you to use. We believe in minimising waste, so if you can use it please do. If you have some food that you can't take with you, or can't use and it is safe to be shared, please leave it behind maybe someone can use it. Please be smart about this food, although we check the food every day and throw out meat stuff, please don't eat anything that may be dodgy, if in doubt don't!
We hope you love our local kangaroos as much as we do. They often visit us right here at the Motel (you'll find them out the back hanging out around the BBQ's). If you want even more Roo action, they love to hang out at the oval down the road every afternoon and evening (it's not far).
Please don't feed the Kangaroos. These are wild animals, who don't understand the idea of "sometimes foods". They like people food, and each time someone feeds them, they come to expect others to do so as well. This can lead to some of them (especially the big males) becoming more aggressive over time, and then they need to be put down. This is sad.
Also sad is road kill. When driving at night (and especially dusk and dawn), please be alert – kangaroos have absolutely no road sense. They like to jump in front of cars which is no good for them or your car! Please drive slowly, and pay attention to what's on the side of the road, not just what's in front of you. Stay straight and brake!!!
You will also need to watch out for kangaroo poo. It's everywhere! We try to keep on top of it, but all they do is eat and poo, and they eat a lot!
There is a kiosk at reception. It has stuff you might like or need (see 'Food' above, and 'Toiletries' below). It's open whenever Reception is open (see 'Office Hours' below). If there is something you really, really, "this just can't wait for tomorrow" need and reception is closed, you can try ringing us on 03 5356 4445, we will probably answer the phone, but we may be a bit cranky if it is 3am and you want to buy a can of Coke to mix with your Scotch.
Halls Gap doesn't have a public laundrette, but we are happy to do a load of washing for you, starting from $20.00 a small load (approx 1 shopping bag full), up to $40 for a full load (about 2 shopping bags full). We ask that you sort your clothes out and we will wash what you give us. We won't sort it!. Remember not to wash your reds with your whites.
Your clothes will come back to you clean and folded BUT we won't be ironing them (see "Clock Radios, Hairdryers, Irons…" above). We do an overnight service, but if you want it quicker let us know and we may be able to get your washing back to you within a few hours (for an extra $5 charge). We will take great care with your washing, but no responsibility for loss or damage so please take care with delicate fabrics, colors, fluffy textures and blacks. We will be drying them in a dryer so best not to give us your suede jacket.
We sell a range of wine and beer in our kiosk, specialising in the local stuff! Our prices are pretty much the same as the bottle shops in Halls Gap. So if you feel like a tipple come on and see us!
How are your muscles feeling after all that walking? We can arrange a massage for you in your room at the motel. Go on, treat yourself, you've earned it.
We also have a fantastic and highly experienced Certified Kinesiologist (Angeline - your host). Kinesiology is awesome at releasing stresses held in the body which manifest either in physical or emotional pain.
Reception is open from 8.30am to 8pm (and 6.30pm in the colder months), 7 days a week, all year until further notice, unless there is a note on the door saying otherwise. We do normally close reception between 11 and 2pm so we can get rooms ready. If reception is closed, you can always call us if you need us: the number is 03 5356 4445. We are usually not far away, and mostly sober.
Some of our rooms are pet friendly. We have welcomed dogs, cats and even rabbits. We love our furry, feathered and scaly creatures. Our pet rules follow this online compendium, just click the button below. By having a pet here, you have agreed to our rules.
Please do respect the environment. Do not feed the wildlife or throw rubbish on the ground. As they say… take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints...and don't talk back to your parents!
AND if you need anything: tea, coffee, fresh towels, sugar, hairdryer, just let us know. It's no problem! We will assume everything is OK unless you tell us. Longer stays may require a full servicing at the mid-point - no problem!
Smoking is bad for you, but you already know that, what with all the warnings on the packets and such. We don't judge, we're both ex-smokers who occasionally fall off the abstinence train ourselves.
Please don't smoke in or directly outside your room, it really stinks. Smoke outside in the garden area and use the ashtrays that are under the tables around the grounds. It's a National Park, and the gutters flow into creeks, and the critters eat them, and they are not nutritious. Plus there have been some rogue kangaroos that are trying to give up the smoking habit and will do anything to get hold of your butts. Best not to enable them so please put your butts in the ashtrays outside. We will ensure that the ex smoking kangaroos (the ones giving up always look a little edgy) can't get their paws on them.
If you smoke in your room, we usually have to close the room down for a few days as we need to wash everything and clean the carpet. If this happens, we will charge you a $100 fee for extra cleaning plus any lost revenue from the room closure. Which is more than the cost of 3 whole packets of cigarettes at current prices (damn Government!).
You are officially spoiled for choice. There is so much to do in and around the Grampians.
Please talk to us about your plans. Let us help you make the most of your time in this beautiful place. Whether you are here for one night or several, and whether you are an Olympic-level hiker or prefer your exercise in moderation, we can help you find the right combination of things to do while you are here. In fact, it's one of our favourite things to do.
We have lots of brochures and other information at reception, and you will find some info and general information in this compendium. And if there is anything we can do to help you enjoy your stay even more, it will be our pleasure to do so. We can book tours, arrange activities, and give directions to all the major landmarks. Just ask us.
Forgot something? We have a range of toiletries and other necessities available to purchase from our Kiosk (see above), including toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo & conditioner, first aid supplies and more. If you need a shower cap you can have these for free - no problem!
There is a TV and a DVD player in every room. If you can't work out which remote does what, or which button to push, please ask us. Sometimes they can be a bit quirky. Being in the mountains the TV reception in Halls Gap is sometimes a bit dodgy. Sometimes is it quite unwatchable. When this happens, you can always come and borrow a DVD.
DVD's are available to borrow from reception for only a gold coin donation. Please don't steal them. If a DVD is not returned or you have damaged it we will charge you for a replacement DVD. If you have to steal one, please steal Sliding Doors. It's a bit rubbish. We will still charge you to replace it, we'll just replace it with something more watchable.
WiFi is free and is available all over the motel (and a little bit down the street) There is a 1GB limit per day per device, but don't worry that's plenty to do all your internet-y stuff however possibly not to stream Netflix movies for over 2 hours. You can purchase extra data for not much though so you can enjoy your movies if you so want!
But please don't tell our neighbours, they will do all that they can to get their hands on our free wifi (think Slugworth and Mr Ficklegruber from the classic film and book Willy Wonka)!
Go to the Halls Gap Zoo if you have time. It's terrific!
While most people know the mountain range as the Grampians. Aboriginal people have always known this place as Gariwerd.
Don't they just! If you love your pets they can stay here, however we have some rules which are pretty much common sense but may still surprise you (sorry not in a great way!), but please read these rules as this will make sure we can avoid any awkward conversations about dog poo or other pet type emissions. | {
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