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Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo
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New York Times Bestseller - TIME Magazine's Best Nonfiction Book of 2018 - New York Public Library's Best Book of 2018 - NPR's Book Concierge Best Book of 2018 - Economist Book of the Year - SELF.com's Best Books of 2018 - Audible's Best of the Year - BookRiot's Best Audio Books of 2018 - The Atlantic's Books Briefing: History, Reconsidered - Atlanta Journal Constitution, Best Southern Books 2018 - The Christian Science Monitor's Best Books 2018 -
"A profound impact on Hurston's literary legacy."--New York Times
"One of the greatest writers of our time."--Toni Morrison
"Zora Neale Hurston's genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece."--Alice Walker
A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker, brilliantly illuminates the horror and injustices of slavery as it tells the true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade--abducted from Africa on the last Black Cargo ship to arrive in the United States.
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation's history. Hurston was there to record Cudjo's firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States.
In 1931, Hurston returned to Plateau, the African-centric community three miles from Mobile founded by Cudjo and other former slaves from his ship. Spending more than three months there, she talked in depth with Cudjo about the details of his life. During those weeks, the young writer and the elderly formerly enslaved man ate peaches and watermelon that grew in the backyard and talked about Cudjo's past--memories from his childhood in Africa, the horrors of being captured and held in a barracoon for selection by American slavers, the harrowing experience of the Middle Passage packed with more than 100 other souls aboard the Clotilda, and the years he spent in slavery until the end of the Civil War.
Based on those interviews, featuring Cudjo's unique vernacular, and written from Hurston's perspective with the compassion and singular style that have made her one of the preeminent American authors of the twentieth-century, Barracoon masterfully illustrates the tragedy of slavery and of one life forever defined by it. Offering insight into the pernicious legacy that continues to haunt us all, black and white, this poignant and powerful work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.
Amistad Press
Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - African American & Black
Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. An author of four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935, and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); and over fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She attended Howard University, Barnard College and Columbia University, and was a graduate of Barnard College in 1927. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. She died in Fort Pierce, in 1960. In 1973, Alice Walker had a headstone placed at her gravesite with this epitaph: "Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South."
ALICE WALKER is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children s books, and volumes of essays and poetry. She won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 1983 and the National Book Award.
Zora Neale Hurston was a novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist. She was the author of four novels (Jonah's Gourd Vine, 1934; Their Eyes Were Watching God, 1937; Moses, Man of the Mountain, 1939; and Seraph on the Suwanee, 1948); two books of folklore (Mules and Men, 1935; and Tell My Horse, 1938); an autobiography (Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942); and more than fifty short stories, essays, and plays. She attended Howard University, Barnard College, and Columbia University, and graduated from Barnard College in 1927. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, and grew up in Eatonville, Florida. She died in Fort Pierce, Florida, in 1960. In 1973, Alice Walker had a headstone placed at Hurston's grave site with this epitaph: Zora Neale Hurston: A Genius of the South.
"Zora Neale Hurston's genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece."--Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple
"Short enough to be read in a single sitting, this book is one of those gorgeous, much too fleeting things...Brimming with observational detail from a man whose life spanned continents and eras, the story is at times devastating, but Hurston's success in bringing it to light is a marvel."--NPR
"With its historically valuable first-hand account of slavery and freedom, Barracoon speaks straight to the 21st-century world into which it has emerged--almost a century after it was written."--Lily Rothman, Time
"Though both Hurston and Lewis are long gone, Hurston's account of the former slave's life serves as a timely reminder of our shared humanity--and the consequences that can occur if we forget it."--People
"Barracoon and its long path to print is a testament to Zora's singular vision amid so many competing pressures that continue to put us at war with ourselves."--Huffington Post
"[Barracoon's] belated publication of her phonetic transcription offers spine-chilling access to one of modernity's great crimes, an atrocity that, when described by a victim, suddenly becomes far less distant."--The Guardian
"Zora Neale Hurston's recovered masterpiece, Barracoon, is a stunning addition to several overlapping canons of American literature."--Tayari Jones, Washington Post
"Zora Neale Hurston has left an indelible legacy on the literary community and commanded an influential place in Black history."--Essence
"A posthumously-released work of acclaimed Harlem Renaissance-era writer Zora Neale Hurston offers a chilling firsthand look at the horrors of the slave trade."--Vibe
"An invaluable addition to American social, cultural, and political history."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Sure to be widely read."--Kirkus Reviews
"Barracoon is a testament to [Zora's] patient fieldwork"--Vulture
"Barracoon is an impactful story that will stick with you long after the final page."--Parade
"A profound work that shows a writer in the process of gathering a landmark story."-- Garden & Gun
"Barracoon is a powerful, breathtakingly beautiful, and at times, heart wrenching, account of one man's story, eloquently told in his own language. Zora Neale Hurston gives Kossola control of his narrative-- a gift of freedom and humanity. It completely reinforces for me the fact that Zora Neale Hurston was both a cultural anthropologist and a truly gifted, and compassionate storyteller, who sat in the sometimes painful silence with Kossola and the depth and breadth of memory as a slave. Such is a narrative filled with emotions and histories bursting at the intricately woven seams."--Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun
"That Zora Neale Hurston should find and befriend Cudjo Lewis, the last living man with firsthand memory of capture in Africa and captivity in Alabama, is nothing shy of a miracle. Barracoon is a testament to the enormous losses millions of men, women and children endured in both slavery and freedom--a story of urgent relevance to every American, everywhere."--Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Life on Mars and Wade in the Water
"Barracoon is a piece of the puzzle we didn't know we were missing. Ms. Zora has captured through the lens of Cudjo Lewis a glimpse into what the slave trade, Middle Passage, and first steps onto American soil meant for millions. The narrative of Cudjo reminds us of the faith and hope that got us here despite it all."--Michael Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene
"[Zora's] newly published book, released for the first time 87 years after it was written, will shed new light on the author as a historical chronicler."--Quartzy
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Lifetime Collector's Estate Sale Find! I was told these pieces are early Fenton. The perfume bottle without a stopper has an imperfection and in the opening It is uneven.
All three pieces are flawless with no breaks or chips. The perfume bottle with the Missing stopper is 3.5 high. The other perfume bottle is 4.5 h.
The miniature oil lamp is 7.5 overall tall. Be sure to check our other Fenton sales. Any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
The item "Fenton Rare Blue Opalescent perfume bottles & miniature oil lamp 3 PC. S OldRare" is in sale since Sunday, July 22, 2018. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\North American\Fenton". The seller is "truedealshere" and is located in Macedon, New York.


JANUARY 2, 2015: Portfolio 21 has merged with Trillium Asset Management. Trillium has assumed responsibility for the Portfolio 21 brand and the management of the Portfolio 21 Global Equity Fund.
Both Trillium and Portfolio 21 were founded in 1982 and integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into the investment process as a way to identify the companies best positioned to deliver strong long-term performance.
Members of the Portfolio 21 investment team, including Jim Madden, Tony Tursich, Beth Williamson, and Emily Lethenstrom are now Trillium employees. A merger of the two companies will strengthen the depth of our current research capacity, while significantly broadening the investment products for our clients.
Over the years, Portfolio 21 and Trillium have collaborated on many issues. Sharing a deep concern about the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay Alaska, we brought the investor perspective to the EPA and the White House in filings urging the administration to protect vital salmon resources. Similarly, we have led investors in urging the Obama Administration to adopt robust methane regulations. And in Oregon, we are working with our good friends at Ceres to urge Oregon legislators to remove the Clean Fuel Program sunset provisions.
Portfolio 21 will continue to follow the same investment process and will continue to have the same office in Portland, working closely with Trillium's headquarters in Boston and our offices in Larkspur, CA and Durham, NC.
Randy Rice, Trillium Asset Management, rrice@trilliuminvest.com (617) 515-6889.


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Q: Minikube start stuck in waiting for pods and timeout I try to run a sample application in my Ubuntu 18 vm.
I have installed Docker client and server version of 18.06.1-ce. I already have VirtualBox running.
I use below link and install kubectl 1.14 too: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/#install-kubectl-on-linux
I have Minikube v1.0.1 also installed. But Minikube start command stuck in Waiting for pods: apiserver and timeout
harshana@-Virtual-Machine:~$ sudo minikube start
  minikube v1.0.1 on linux (amd64)
  Downloading Kubernetes v1.14.1 images in the background ...

⚠  Ignoring --vm-driver=virtualbox, as the existing "minikube" VM was created using the none driver.
⚠  To switch drivers, you may create a new VM using `minikube start -p <name> --vm-driver=virtualbox`
⚠  Alternatively, you may delete the existing VM using `minikube delete -p minikube`

  Restarting existing none VM for "minikube" ...
⌛  Waiting for SSH access ...
  "minikube" IP address is xxx.xxx.x.xxx
  Configuring Docker as the container runtime ...
  Version of container runtime is 18.06.1-ce
⌛  Waiting for image downloads to complete ...
✨  Preparing Kubernetes environment ...
  Downloading kubeadm v1.14.1
  Downloading kubelet v1.14.1
  Pulling images required by Kubernetes v1.14.1 ...
  Relaunching Kubernetes v1.14.1 using kubeadm ...
⌛  Waiting for pods: apiserver

sudo minikube logs:
May 19 08:11:40 harshana-Virtual-Machine kubelet[10572]: E0519 08:11:40.825465   10572 kubelet.go:2244] node "minikube" not found
May 19 08:11:40 harshana-Virtual-Machine kubelet[10572]: E0519 08:11:40.895848   10572 reflector.go:126] k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go:451: Failed to list *v1.Node: Get https://localhost:8443/api/v1/nodes?fieldSelector=metadata.name%!D(MISSING)minikube&limit=500&resourceVersion=0: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8443: connect: connection refused

A: I got the same behaviour because I have created a first VM using kvm. I have followed the instructions and deleted the VM. Run the below :
1- minikube delete -p minikube
2- minikube start

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Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR Team) Task Force 6 has deployed six members to Texas in preparation of Hurricane Harvey. They departed for Texas via commercial airline at 2:30 am this morning and have arrived safely in Dallas, TX.
Hurricane Harvey continues to intensify and may possibly be the nation's first Category 3 landfall in almost 12 years. Harvey could reach landfall tonight or Saturday morning, poised to clobber the Texas Gulf Coast with catastrophic rainfall, dangerous storm-surge flooding and destructive winds. This could leave parts of the area uninhabitable for an extended period.
CA-TF6 (California Task Force 6) has been requested to send their Incident Support Team (IST) to College Station, TX. These Task Force members include a Task Force leader, Cache Manager, Class A Drivers, communications and logistical support.


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Russian court fines Facebook for not removing 'banned' content
Brendan Byrne
A court in Moscow fined Facebook and Telegram for their "failure" to remove content "banned" by Russian government, according to Russian media.
On June 10, the Taganka district Magistrates Court fined Facebook 17 million rubles ($235,300) and Telegram 10 million rubles ($138,400) for what it called "administrative offenses."
Moscow claims it is attempting to restrain Western tech behemoths and strengthen what it refers to as its Internet "sovereignty," despite the fact that parliamentary elections are looming in September and the ruling United Party's popularity is plummeting, many critics argue that authorities are attempting to quell dissent.
Several social media giants have been embroiled in a wide-ranging dispute with authorities, who claim that posts on their sites, among other things, encouraged minors to participate in unofficial protests in January, when people across the country took to the streets to support opposition politician and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained on what he calls trumped-up charges.
Russia's communications watchdog threatened on May 24 that it would eventually slow down Google's Internet traffic in the country if it did not delete content that Russian authorities prohibited.
Russia has already imposed a punitive slowdown on the US social network Twitter for refusing to delete Russian government-banned content.
The same court fined Facebook 26 million rubles ($359,000) and Google $82,000 on the same charge earlier this month.
In April, a court imposed three separate fines totaling approximately $120,000 on Twitter for allegedly failing to delete banned content.
TikTok, a social media platform, was also fined on similar charges earlier this year.
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While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.

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Q: Getting the ID of currently logged in user in ASP.NET web API I want to get the ID and information of currently logged in user in ASP.NET web API. How can I get this information?
I am using ApiController.User property but user information is null. I am sending the request through Firefox REST client plugin.
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Colleen Dale believes the best way to educate Canada's future conservationists is by taking them to explore her favourite place in nature: Ontario's Backus Woods. (Photo by Neil Osbourne)
March 13, 2019 | by Raechel Bonomo
Ontario's Backus Woods is a stellar example of one of Canada's most diverse life zones.
Growing up in a time without the internet, Colleen Dale learned about nature the old-fashioned way: getting out into it.
"I can remember being around five years old and cloud-watching in my backyard," she recalls. "I loved doing this — the freedom to dream and transport myself into a different time and space."
As the former Backus Heritage Education Centre's outdoor education coordinator, Colleen believes the best way to educate Canada's future conservationists is by taking them to explore her favourite place in nature: Ontario's Backus Woods.
A storehouse of discoveries
According to Colleen, spending time outside supports a child's creativity and imagination, fosters curiosity and exploration and encourages problem solving. (Photo by Neil Osbourne)
"Spending time outside supports a child's creativity and imagination, fosters curiosity and exploration and encourages problem solving," says Colleen. "I have been teaching outdoor education for the last 10 years, and I am always amazed at the details a child will see when on a hike in Backus Woods."
Many species live in Backus Woods, but one of Colleen's favourites to see while exploring the area isn't always a welcome sight to many visitors.
"There have been many warm sunny mornings I have been walking on the sand road and found an eastern hog-nosed snake sunning itself on the road," she says. "I like the elaborate behaviours they display when threatened, and the eventual 'playing dead' strategy!"
A trip back in time: Exploring the history of Backus Woods
A UNESCO site in the heart of southwestern Ontario
Forest landmarks: A guide down memory lane
Diversity abounds
But for the ophiophobes planning to visit, there are plenty of other sights to see in this unique Ontario forest in one of the most diverse life zones in Canada.
"Backus Woods is in the Carolinian Zone and home to a diverse array of plant and animal species," says Colleen. "The mix of southern and northern species gives Backus Woods a uniqueness I haven't encountered in other forests in Ontario. It's a place where you can go and find sugar maples and tuliptrees side by side, and spicebushes growing beneath the canopy."
Backus Woods allows visitors to experience older-growth Carolinian forest and witness a variety of species that are found in few other places in Canada, including prothonotary and cerulean warbler, tuliptree and black gum. Since the property has not been logged in more than 65 years, its habitat is in excellent condition.
Prothonotary warbler (Photo by Bill Hubick)
Kristen Bernard, the Nature Conservancy of Canada's (NCC's) program director for southwestern Ontario, shares Colleen's connection to Backus Woods:
"Backus Woods is an incredibly special place to me, to NCC and to the local community. A walk in Backus Woods transports you away from everyday life to somewhere special, where Carolinian trees tower, birdsongs ring out and forest critters dart about, reminding us of the little joys in life. It is a forest full of stories and wonder."
Kristen notes that in 2016, Backus Woods was added to the core of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO designation that recognizes the ecological and cultural significance of Backus Woods. Backus Woods supports incredible biodiversity and has a long, proud history of conservation and good land stewardship.
A place to get up close with nature
Colleen's favourite places to explore on the property include soft, mossy spots along Dedrick Creek's edge and lookout spots at the base of a large tree on the edge of the forest.
When taking groups through Backus Woods, Colleen likes to explore fragments of the forest's past.
"Many people might not know that there are remnants of an old sugar shack from when the Backus family owned the property," she says.
According to Colleen, it's essential for families to spend quality time together away from screens and the bombardment of daily distractions. (Photo by Neil Osbourne)
As a mother of two little girls, spending time in nature is something Colleen and her family have come to value in their busy lives.
"In our increasingly hectic and plugged-in society, it's essential for families to spend quality time together away from screens and the bombardment of daily distractions," she says. "It's a time for us to slow down and connect with each other and share meaningful experiences that foster a deeper appreciation and gratitude for the amazing place we live in."
Posted in: Species at Risk, Amphibians, Wildlife, Plants, Habitat, Biodiversity, Species, Animals, Birds, Conservation, Time for nature
Tags: Forests, Nature Destinations, Ontario, Hiking
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"Measurement Problems in Official and Survey Crime Rates," Journal of Criminal
Justice, 3, (Spring, 1975), 17-31.
This paper analyzes sources of error in the two major methods we use to measure crime in
America–official police statistics and victimization surveys. The two produce quite different
pictures of the volume and distribution of crime, but it is not clear that his is because victim-
based statistics are "accurate." Each measurement procedure has its characteristic errors,
some of which it shares with the other. Comparisons of official and survey data on crime are
helpful in revealing the dimensions of these error terms, and they point out the analyses which
must be conducted if we are to specify their exact proportions.
Issues in the Measurement of Victimization. Washington, DC: US Government
Printing Office, 1981.
This volume summarizes 15 years of research on methodological issues in the measurement
of criminal victimization by means of population surveys. The report reviews some features of
crime which affect our ability to measure it accurately, including the relative infrequency of
serious victimization, the skewed distribution of victimization in the population, and the furtive
character of crime. The third chapter addresses issues related to the operationalization of
victimization in survey questionnaires. It examines the events orientation of victimization
surveys, the assumption that crimes always are discrete incidents rather than continuous
social processes, and the utility of measures of criminal activity abstracted from their social
context. The fourth chapter reviews specific measurement problems: limited distribution of
knowledge of incidents, forgetting or inaccurate recall of events, and differential productivity
of survey respondents. The next chapter reviews three procedural issues which affect
estimates of victimization rates: problems of panel bias and attrition, differences between
telephone and in-person interviews, and interviewer effects. The final chapter summarizes the
current state of art in this area and discusses possible future developments in victimization
survey methodology.
"Methodological Issues in the Study of Victimization," in Ezzat Fattah (ed.) From
Crime Policy to Victim Policy. London: Macmillan, 1986, 80-116.
Most of what we know about measurement problems in victimization surveys comes from three
kinds of research. The first methodological research technique is analytic; it involves carefully
examining the results of a victimization survey to infer the impact of various methodological
features on the study on the data. The second technique is experimental; it involves varying
specific survey methods across parallel samples and then comparing the resulting estimates
of victimization rate or other aspects of the data. The third method is criterion validation; it
depends on the existence of some alternative record of a crime which we can assume is
accurate and we can compare to the results of an interview with the victim. Each of these
techniques has made an important contribution to our understanding of the nature of error in
measures of victimization.
Measurement Abstracts


International Tabletop Day is quickly approaching like a high-scoring meeple across a point track. While many of us will gather around cardboard entertainment with family and friends at our local gaming stores and cafes, perhaps you are looking for something more high-tech; a game that can link you with friends far away or even get in a game while on the move. Digital board games have paved the way to enjoy some of our favorite games no matter where we are or who we're with. Here are a few titles to check out during this year's International Tabletop Day.
Immersed in the Dungeons and Dragons setting of Faerun, Lords of Waterdeep is a worker-placement game where the players vie for control of the city of Waterdeep. Unlike many D&D games where you play as the heroes, in Lords of Waterdeep you instead play one of the lords; the secretive movers and shakers of the city. As a lord, you will hire heroes to complete quests that further your hidden agenda. You may need a few individuals to send aid to the Harpers or perhaps a full party of fighters, clerics, rogues, and wizards to defeat an unruly beholder, but no matter which quest you complete, you'll gain precious influence over the city. Combining stream-lined worker-placement mechanics with one of the classic D&D settings, Lords of Waterdeep scratches that quest completion itch in a fraction of the time that it would take you to play an entire tabletop campaign. Lords of Waterdeep is available on Steam, iOS, and Google Play.
Developed by League of Geeks, Armello is a strategy, role-playing board game where you are a champion of one of the Kingdom's animal clans (Rat, Rabbit, Bear or Wolf). The king (who quite predictably is a lion) has been infected with Rot and is descending into madness. It is up to the players to either cure or kill the king to claim the crown of Armello. Despite the fact that Armello isn't based on an analog game, it has the look and feel of a tabletop game; even down to physics-based die rolls. The dice careen across the screen with a weight and appropriate tumbling sounds that just feel good and the 3d rendered game board is as gorgeous as they come. You can play Armello now on PC, Mac, Steam, Playstation4, and X-Box One.
Sumer is a fascinating mix of worker-placement and platforming. In it, players are ancient Sumerian nobles who are trying to impress their goddess Inanna. By collecting grain, herding goats, and offering up gifts, you can earn the deity's favor and eventually be raised to godhood yourself! You'll need to race your opponents, jumping around to the different sections of the board, to make sure you get what you need to please your goddess.While Sumer's online multiplayer is still in development, you can play either solo against AI or with your friends in local multiplayer on Steam and the Nintendo Switch.
Through the Ages is a civilization building game stretching from the pre-industrial era all the way to modernity. Over the course of the game, you'll elect leaders, form new governments, build wonders, and develop technologies and culture, all the while making sure your population stays fed and happy (you do not want riots on your hands). Though you're competing with your neighboring civilizations, you can even form different kinds of diplomatic pacts with them…at least until someone declares war. The digital version of this complex game does a huge amount of bookkeeping for you and features a robust, enjoyable tutorial section, making the process of developing your civilization a breeze. Available on Steam, iOS, and Google Play, the digital port of Through the Ages is an awesome way to experience a really fantastic tabletop game.
Which digital board games will you be playing this Tabletop Day? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to check out Game Engine (on Twitch and Alpha Tuesdays at 4 PM Pacific) to learn more about the coolest things in the world of games with Erika and Trisha.


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Houston All Destinations
Welcome to Houston
Houston earns all of Texas' superlatives: biggest, hottest, and—thanks to the NASA Space Center—most out of this world. A guided tour of the city offers insider insight into the city's wacky and wonderful attractions, from the old-school amusement park rides at Kemah Boardwalk to the USS Texas and San Jacinto Monument commemorating the Texas Revolution with a 220-ton (200-metric ton) star. Spend some time browsing the 60,000 works on display at the Museum of Fine Arts; travel underground on a tour of the city's vast tunnel system; or eat and drink your way through the day on pub, brewery, and food tours that showcase the city's historic, haunted, and straight-up honky-tonk charms. Those who prefer fashion to food can explore funky thrift stores and high-end boutiques on a shopping tour, while those looking to beat the heat can fill an afternoon of family fun at the Downtown Aquarium or the Houston Museum of Natural Science. For a fully customized itinerary, choose a private tour; or save money on a group sightseeing tour, including options to roll in style on Segways or hop-on hop-off buses. Finally, be sure to check out nearby haunts such as historic Galveston Island, known for its Victorian mansions and white-sand beaches.
Top 10 attractions in Houston
Located in Hermann Park, the Houston Museum of Natural Science is dedicated to providing interesting and educational science exhibits and experiences. Visitors can find four floors of science halls and exhibits in the main building, as well as a planetarium, butterfly center and big screen theater. You could easily spend hours perusing all the institution has to offer. With so much to explore, where do you begin? The permanent exhibits are included in your general admission ticket and host some worthwhile attractions. For example, the Paleontology exhibit is a common favorite, as it showcases a unique display of predators in action, creating an illusion that the skeletal displays are alive. A progressive timeline layout showcasing over 50 dinosaurs and a section on human evolution also keeps things interesting....
Market Square Park
Set in the heart of downtown Houston at the site of the city's original founding, Market Square Park is the greenest, hippest, and most historic square block in town. The urban park is popular with picnickers, cyclists, and anyone looking for quiet reflection in the middle of the bustling city....
Downtown Aquarium
Located in downtown Houston, the Downtown Aquarium is home to more than 200 aquatic animal species from around the world, housed in 500,000-gallon underwater complex. The attraction caters to children and families and, while not the largest aquarium, does have some interesting exhibits that will keep you interested. Experience Shipwreck, where you can walk inside a replica of a sunken seventeenth century Spanish galleon to view living coral reefs, octopus, moray eel, Clownfish and more. There's also the Shark Voyage Tunnel, a ride aboard a C.P. Huntington Train that takes visitors through an aquarium tunnel filled with a variety of shark species which will swim right over your head. The Downtown Aquarium allows you to explore more than just underwater marine life as it's home to a variety of eco-systems....
For those with an interest in aeronautics and space, Space Center Houston is full of interactive exhibits, presentations and attractions that will help you understand the past, present and future of the universe. Additionally, because Space Center Houston is the official visitors center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, there are many one-of-a-kind experiences to be had, like watching astronauts train for missions, touching a real moon rock brought back by Apollo 17 or touring NASA's control center. While there are myriad points of interest within the Space Center Houston -- like collections of used spacesuits, galleries of crew photos, space station simulations, space theaters and IMAX films -- there are a few must-have experiences. First is the NASA Tram Tour, which takes visitors to the iconic Apollo Mission Control Center, the place where all space shuttle missions and activity onboard international space station assembly flights is directed....
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An otter dubbed the "Chinatown Otter" has been terrorizing the koi population at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, Canada.
Since it arrived at the garden on November 18, the otter has eaten ten of the park's 14 prized fish.
It has eluded capture for days and now officials are desperately trying to save the remaining koi.
Otter destruction: A traditional Chinese garden in Vancouver, Canada, has been closed because an otter won't stop devouring the park's prized koi fish.
The otter, dubbed the "Chinatown Otter," has eaten ten of the 14 prized koi at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden,The Vancouver Sun reported – and its rampage might not be over.
Park officials have been working hard to capture the ravenous otter, who has eluded traps during its days-long feast, as they attempt to rescue the remaining koi, some of which are decades old and worth between $US1,000 and $US5,000 each.
The otter was first spotted by staff on November 18.
Since then, it's left a trail of koi carcasses throughout the garden, including the bodies of beloved koi Ricky Martin and Tiger Woods, The Vancouver Star reported.
Park staff tried to capture the otter and relocate the animal, but it was able to evade capture when the trap's door jammed.
"The otter did visit our trap and took our fish and our tuna and our chicken. Unfortunately a small jam… prevented the trap from closing," Howard Normann, director of parks, told The Vancouver Courier on Friday.
Officials even hired an expert to help with the effort, but the otter has prevailed.
On social media, the otter has become somewhat of a hero, with many using the hashtag #TeamOtter.
Others responded in support for the shrinking koi population.
Staff at the garden, which is advertised on its website as "an oasis of tranquility and reflection," lowered the pond's water level earlier this week in an attempt to save the remaining koi and take them to the Vancouver Aquarium until the otter is caught.
One fish has been been rescued, but three remain in the pond waters.
As of Tuesday, officials were unable to confirm that Madonna, the garden's most famous koi that is more than 50 years old, was still alive.


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By Jim Paulsen Star Tribune
May 26, 2015 — 6:27pm
Gary Aasen tried, repeatedly, to describe what had just taken place, but words just didn't work.
Edina, the No. 4 seed in Section 6, had spent much of Thursday on the brink of elimination. Wayzata, the two-time defending 2A boys' tennis state champion, had barged out to a 3-1 lead in the section championship match. All the Trojans needed was one more victory for a return trip to the state tournament.
That lead never quite seemed stable, however, and Edina, showing as much grit as talent, fought back. The momentum shift became palpable as the Hornets eked out one victory, then two and finally a third, at No. 2 doubles, to pull off one of the most unlikely upsets of the boys' tennis postseason. They defeated the Trojans 4-3 for the section championship and a berth in next week's state tournament.
As Edina coach for more than 20 years, Aasen has coached a wealth of talented players and top-flight teams and been witness to plenty of big victories. But he'd never seen something like this.
"It's …" Aasen stammered, shaking his head. "These guys, they just …"
He tried two more times to describe what his team did before finally putting his feeling into words.
"It wasn't until this week that I thought we could do this," he said. "They're tougher than I thought, especially mentally. They just hung around and hung around and wouldn't go away. From where they started to where they are now, it's incredible."
Aasen wasn't being hard on his charges. Edina is a name synonymous with high school tennis excellence. Boys' teams have won 22 state titles since 1959. The girls have fared even better with 32 team championships, including a current streak of 18 in a row.
But this isn't your typical Edina team. The Hornets, missing their usual top-end talent, opened the season losing their first three matches and four of their first five. Entering the section playoffs, Edina had nine victories, nine losses. If the Hornets were going to accomplish anything significant, it would be on guts and determination.
"This year, we have a lot of young guys," said captain Michael O'Neil, who plays No. 1 singles. "We don't have highly rated players. I'm not highly rated at singles. But our coach always told us that our potential was better than we had shown, we just didn't know it."
Knowing they had one chance to salvage the season, the Hornets held a players-only practice/meeting on the Saturday before the start of the playoffs.
"We picked our brains and decided we had to change out mental mindset," senior co-captain Michael Thompson said. "Instead of thinking we can't play in this spot or that spot, we just decided to accept our roles and do the best we could."
They defeated Minneapolis Washburn in the quarterfinals, then staved off elimination with a determined rally to defeat top-seeded Benilde-St. Margaret's in the semifinals. That set up a rematch with Wayzata in the finals for the fourth consecutive year. The Trojans had won the previous three.
"The guys on this team are something else," Thompson said. "I know it goes against the stereotype of Edina, but the guys on this team are willing to scrap and fight for what we get. This means everything to us."
Jim Paulsen is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune.
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Q: Why does SonarQube 6.0 temp folder have large amount of old data in it (36GB total)? Our SonarQube 6.0 instance has a "sonarqube-6.0/temp/ce" folder than contains 35.9GB of data.  The oldest data in that folder is almost 3 months old.  A graph of disk space usage over time is shown below.

This post suggests that this was fixed in SonarQube 5.1.2, and this post says that it's fixed in SonarQube 5.2.  We are running SonarQube 6.0.
How can I configure SonarQube to automatically cleanup the temp directory to remove unnecessary files so that the server doesn't run into disk space issues?

A: Based on the 'C: Label' in your screenshot this seems to be running on Windows OS. If so you may be impacted by:

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*SONAR-9734 - temp storage grows on Windows due to cache under temp/ce not cleaned up


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Q: How to optimize mysql query? This query is taking long time to execute. Anybody tell me how to optimize this query?
SELECT distinct(node.nid) AS nid ,
       CAST((LENGTH(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value) - LENGTH(REPLACE(LOWER(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value) , 'test', ''))) / LENGTH('test') AS UNSIGNED ) AS name_match ,
       node.title AS node_title,
       node_data_field_first_name.field_cj_article_author_name_value,
       node_data_field_first_name.field_first_name_value
FROM ram_node node
LEFT JOIN
  (SELECT td.tid,
          tn.vid AS revision
   FROM ram_term_data td
   INNER JOIN ram_term_node tn ON tn.tid = td.tid
   WHERE td.vid IN (12,
                    15,
                    14)) term_data_node ON node.vid = term_data_node.revision
LEFT JOIN ram_content_type_cj_article node_data_field_first_name ON node.vid = node_data_field_first_name.vid
LEFT JOIN ram_node_revisions node_revisions ON node.vid = node_revisions.vid
LEFT JOIN ram_term_node term_node ON node.vid = term_node.vid
LEFT JOIN ram_term_data term_data ON term_node.tid = term_data.tid
LEFT JOIN ram_content_field_pdfextract node_data_field_pdfextract ON node.vid = node_data_field_pdfextract.vid
LEFT JOIN ram_uc_products uc_products ON node.vid = uc_products.vid
WHERE (node.status = 1)
  AND (node.type IN ('cj_article'))
  AND ((UPPER(node_revisions.body) LIKE UPPER('%test%'))
       OR UPPER(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value) LIKE UPPER('%test%'))
  AND (UPPER(node.title) LIKE UPPER('%%'))
ORDER BY name_match DESC;

A: stage 1, remove all unnecessary joins. You are only using node and node_data_field_pdfextract in the select clause and the where clause.
stage 2, because you are referencing node_data_field_pdfextract in the where clause there isn't any point in using a left join on that table, use the more efficient INNER JOIN instead.
step 3, is distinct really required? it requires a lot of resources. if it isn't required get rid of it.
step 4, are all the uses of UPPER() required in the where clause? when applying functions to a field use of any index on that field is denied causes full table scans in most cases. Do away with those functions if this is at all possible. Consider storing the data in UPPER and indexing that perhaps.
for steps 1,2 & 3:
SELECT
      node.nid                                                                                AS nid
    , CAST((LENGTH(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value)
     - LENGTH(REPLACE(LOWER(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value), 'test', ''))) / LENGTH('test') AS UNSIGNED) AS name_match
    , node.title                                                                                AS node_title
    , node_data_field_first_name.field_cj_article_author_name_value
    , node_data_field_first_name.field_first_name_value
FROM ram_node node
      INNER JOIN ram_content_field_pdfextract node_data_field_pdfextract
                  ON node.vid = node_data_field_pdfextract.vid
WHERE node.status = 1
      AND node.type IN ('cj_article')
      AND (
             UPPER(node_revisions.body) LIKE UPPER('%test%')
            OR
             UPPER(node_data_field_pdfextract.field_pdfextract_value) LIKE UPPER('%test%')
           )
      AND UPPER(node.title) LIKE UPPER('%%')
ORDER BY
      name_match DESC;

By the way
SELECT distinct(node.nid)
those parentheses are just ignored by the parser. Distinct is NOT a function.
DISTINCT qualifies SELECT (i.e. think of "SELECT DISTINCT" as a pair of words)
plus:
SELECT DISTINCT is a "row operator"; it is performed over all parts of the row and certainly not just the field you placed in parentheses.
I suggest you stop using those parentheses because it is making you think it does things which it simply will not do.


Topping the list of most people's ideal comfort food is probably the trusty potato. Whether it's a jacket spud overflowing with cheese and beans, a portion of chips sitting alongside battered fish (or in a buttie) or a generous pile of creamy, buttery mashed potato topped with a crack of black pepper – we love it all. And let's not forget the trusty roasties that are a must-have with any Sunday dinner or a bowl of boiled Jersey Royal. Suffice to say that if we named all of our favourite spud specialities we could be here for a while.
And this love of the humble tattie is not just confined to these shores. Potatoes have been a firm favourite in India ever since the Portuguese arrived in the 18th century armed with the root vegetable (among other things). No doubt the British further encouraged the adoption of potatoes in cuisine too, but once rooted in the nation's taste buds it was there to stay.
It wasn't long before Indian culinary invention and innovation took hold to create a range of delicious dishes featuring the spud as the star. Who doesn't love the street food speciality, masala dosa? A thin pancake filled with crushed, spicy potatoes thought to have originated in the state of Karnataka. While in Tamil Nadu, a spiced potato masala mixture including mustard, green chillies, ginger, fresh coriander and turmeric (to name but a few ingredients) is enjoyed with pooris.
Staying within the realms of tasty snacks, you will find potatoes on many an Indian street corner. Pani puri is a crisp shell stuffed with a potato mixture and topped with chutneys and yoghurt. Bondas is another – this time balls of spiced and mashed potato are battered, deep-fried and incredibly moorish. And who could forget Mumbai's mighty vada pav – the Indian burger. A pattie made from potatoes, green chillies, ginger, mustard seeds and turmeric which is deep-fried and placed in a bun (or pav) and served with a coconutty, tamarindy, garlicy sauce. Delish!
But in Indian, they don't just eat potato at the start of a meal. Potato halwa is particularly popular during times of fasting when many other foods are off limits. It is made using either fried or boiled potatoes that are mixed with sugar, ghee, mild, raisins, cashew nuts, almonds and cardamom. Surprisingly tasty!
If you like the sound of a starchy, potato-based snack or just crave the reassuring taste of any comforting Indian-inspired carbs, then a visit to one of London's top Indian brasseries will leave you feeling all warm inside. Also on the menu are thalis, grills, regional curries and genuine Indian desserts – you really couldn't ask for more. And you can also rest assured that this is not a curry house affair. The food served here will take you on a culinary adventure and create the ultimate curry experience for all lovers of Indian food. And you are free to indulge in those carbs to your heart's content.


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Although this was my second interview feature posted for FasterLouder, it actually turned out to be my first-ever interview. So there's a piece of history here, kids! I was really, really nervous going into this one – not only was I doing my first interview, I was speaking to New York legend Adam Green. He was a pretty big deal for me back then, and to some extent he is now as well. I can still sing a stack of his songs off by heart, and I've always had a soft spot for his music.
So, did I have anything to worry about in retrospect? Not at all. Adam was, to this day, one of the most entertaining people I've ever spoken to. He's naturally charismatic and eccentric, and it made for some absolutely killer quotes. The feature itself is a little choppy, but I'd develop my style over time – and this was as decent a start-off as any.
– DJY, July 2013
Some musicians are uncomfortable speaking to complete strangers about the music they have put their heart and soul into, and will often be a little rude or unfriendly. Not New York's anti-folk poet laureate Adam Green, however. The second we are connected, I am welcomed by a very enthusiastic "Holy shit!", followed by a very intimate detailing of the night before.
"I never get hungover – I don't know why," he explains as if speaking casually to a close friend. "But I feel like I'm in a state of euphoria as I walk around!" Green's night involved going to a friend's house and drinking at a fake bar that a friend had built within their house – an adventure that may seem out of the ordinary to most. Green enthuses, however, that he is "always looking for new things to be a part of"- a trait many musicians these days just can't flaunt.
But there's a lot more to Adam Green than his late-night antics. By day, Adam Green makes music. Great music, too. Since starting out with fellow oddball Kimya Dawson in the now-revered Moldy Peaches (yes, from the Juno soundtrack), Green has gone on to a low-key yet fruitful and entertaining solo career.
Earlier this year, his fifth solo album, Sixes and Sevens, was quietly launched to generally positive acclaim. The album is a collection of short, sweet and diverse pop music that he is decidedly proud of. "It's been a long time coming," he says of the record, his first since 2006's Jacket Full of Danger. The first track on the album in particular, entitled Festival Song, is a bold and self-described "bombastic" artistic statement that derived, ironically, out of an uncomfortable fear.
"I never liked playing the festivals," he explains. "I didn't understand it. I was just someone who went to festivals – I used to get a lot of nerves before going on." The solution? "I thought of making up a song up that I could open up at a festival with, and it would build up the show to be alright. That's what the song started as."
Another noticeable aspect of Festival Song is its starkly different vocals – light years away from Green's distinctive liquored croon. "The more angry and lonely and defeated that I sang this motherfucking song, it just sounded shit-punk-better." This led Adam to unconventionally sing the song worse with each and every recording. "I feel sort of like a vampire," he muses in the most casual way one can say they feel like a vampire. "I've always wanted people to see me as more Goth, and they never do! I think people now know I wanna suck their fucking blood."
A vivid imagination? Certainly – but anyone who has listened closely to Adam's smart, abstract and often slightly ridiculous way with words in his music would expect nothing less. Ask him the tales of any of the characters featured in his songs, and you'll receive a glowing, in-depth anecdote. Talk of Carolina ("her lips taste just like sunk ships/But her breasts taste just like breakfast") brings up memories of the eponymous character of the song slinking around her apartment – "Like a cat", he emphasises. He also tells of the abusive relationship between her and an unknown friend of his. "He perceived her soul to be made of farts and shit – it was just a piece of trash, and he told me so."
Shifting talk to Emily ("Baby, when I get you on that Persian rug/That's the kind of movie I've been dreaming of") elicits an entirely different, far more upbeat response. "What a lovely, lovely woman she is," he says happily. "She came to my concert once looking like Goldilocks!"
With such fascinatingly weird and wonderful stories to tell, it's natural to be inquisitive of the driving forces behind the man's lyrics. When it comes to his inspiration, however, Green blames not a musician, book or writer – but a voice in his head. A voice, he reveals, that has been getting him into a spot of trouble.
"I've been pissing off strangers lately," he states matter-of-factly, claiming that not everyone "gets" him and his little lyric-inspiring voice. "It's my own fault, I think. I always think people can understand where I'm coming from – but then I say something and it offends them, and before I know it they're crying and their boyfriend wants to kick my arse. Some people just don't like my tone."
Certainly, Adam isn't going to impress everyone in his travels. Having said that, he's still certainly acquired quite a devoted cult fan-base for his particular brand of indie pop. One country in particular that has warmed to Green's style, interestingly enough, is Germany. "I think, at first, it was just because of my good looks," he says in regards to this unnatural phenomenon. "They're probably so boring, that I just make a boring thing and they like it."
Green's touring schedule has taken him to various hot-spots around the globe for years, with his Australian visit finally on the horizon. The tour sees Green taking the best of both worlds – a high billing at Meredith Music Festival in December, and three far more intimate east coast shows. When asked which scale show he prefers, he confesses that he will just "go where he is told". "If someone says I have to play a monkey cage in an Egyptian zoo… y'know, I'll give it a shot."
Certainly the semi-ironic boldness of this statement, the eccentricity of our conversation and the genuine lightning strike of brilliance that comes through the Adam Green discography is certain to culminate in these upcoming shows. The tour will surely intrigue many – including Green.
"Who's Meredith, anyway?" he asks me.
"Is she cute?"
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I suggest you test it out and if you like it, if it works for your purposes then you are welcome to purchase it.


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Vladimir Putin's UN Speech: Will Russia Head A New Nonaligned Movement?
by Nikolas K. Gvosdev, The National Interest
Home/Opinion/Vladimir Putin's UN Speech: Will Russia Head A New Nonaligned Movement?
Putin has made an implicit proposal—to the Europeans and to the major powers of the global South—to avoid becoming involved in any emerging U.S.-China cold war.
Russian president Vladimir Putin did not quite deliver the address he expected he would at the September United Nations General Assembly meeting—in fact, he wasn't even physically present at Turtle Bay! This is a far cry from his stated plans, whereby 2020 would serve as a triumphant milestone for Russia, celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Moscow's role in defeating the Nazi menace and in creating the postwar international system—and where Putin, arriving in New York, would bring the other four permanent members of the Security Council to hold a global summit. The coronavirus pandemic upended those plans—but echoes of these aspirations remained in the text Putin delivered from the Kremlin. Nevertheless, the speech remains important for understanding Putin's state of mind as he considers the global system and the role he expects Russia to play in the 2020s—as well as the implicit warnings to the United States.
Putin has always stressed the desirability of a "concert of great powers" system to manage world affairs, and he reiterated his vision of the United Nations and especially its Security Council as such a forum. Properly utilized, "it helps prevent unilateral actions that may result in a direct military confrontation between major states, and provides an opportunity to seek compromise or at least avoid solutions that would be completely unacceptable to others …" Beyond the United Nations and its "G5" (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States), Putin also gave a "shout-out" to the G20, whose presidency is currently held by his sometime partner in international energy price regulation, Saudi Arabia, and its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. What is interesting, of course, is that these are the two bodies Putin feels should take the lead in managing international affairs—both of which include Russia and in which the United States cannot dominate the agenda or the solutions.
What is more striking, however, is Putin's implicit proposal—to the Europeans and to the major powers of the global South—to avoid becoming involved in any emerging U.S.-China cold war. His proposals for secure, sanctions-free trade corridors, his resurrection of the idea of a greater Eurasian partnership, and for placing limits on cyberwar and other disruptive actions which could upset international trade and prosperity (including the U.S. use of sanctions), are all designed to create a role for Russia as the de facto head of a new non-aligned bloc of states that do not want to be forced to either choose between Washington or Beijing—or to have to accept American or Chinese agendas. This speech follows the pattern that has been observed in how Russia has been diplomatically using its supposed Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine (which Putin specifically mentioned) to reach out to a group of middle powers balancing between East and West.
Putin seems to be hoping that the growing ascendancy of China hawks in both parties in the United States will create concerns—even among U.S. allies—about being drawn into a Washington-Beijing Cold War, and that they, in turn, will buy into Russian proposals—and be incentivized to keep Russian economic power intact rather than accede to U.S. sanctions pressures. And if a second-term Trump or first-term Biden administration is less inclined to bargain and compromise with Russia—including the all-important proviso to accept Russia's own self-definitions of "sovereign democracy"—then Russia can take steps to raise costs for the United States, or be less inclined to do things that serve American interests.
Of course, Putin has made these statements before and has never found enthusiastic takers. Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden, but also Xi Jinping as well, seem that interested in transitioning to a true "concert of powers" system, while European leaders, dismayed both by Chinese and Russian actions over the last year, seem interested in strengthening the bonds of the "democratic community" rather than joining with Russia to balance both Washington and Beijing. We'll see if any of these proposals have any legs when Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit in November.
Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and holder of the Captain Jerome E. Levy Chair in economic geography and national security. He holds non-residential fellowships with the Foreign Policy Research Institute and the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. He is a member of the Loisach Group, a collaboration between the Munich Security Conference and the Marshall Center that works to enhance U.S. and Germany's security partnership. He is a contributing editor for The National Interest.
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Q: Should there be a space before and after an ampersand when writing numerals? How should one write "one and two" in short form - 1&2 or 1 & 2? Are there any particular rules regarding this?
In context:

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*You may choose to do Information Technology Units [1&2/1 & 2] and then IT Apps Units [3&4/3 & 4] for VCE.

*Chapters [1&2/1 & 2] of the book give the reader an idea of the protagonist's personality.

I had a look at this question and, whilst it had helpful and informative answers, it did not provide any detail on the usage of an ampersand to combine numerals.


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Q: Passing options by variables in bash does not work I encountered a very strange behavior when running below command, let me explain the issue:

Consider this simple bash script:
#!/bin/bash
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x /ignore_dir_1/\*

It compresses the whole www folder recursively and excludes ignore_dir_1 which is perfectly fine.

Now, write that script like this:
#!/bin/bash
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/\*"
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x $Exclude

It runs without error but does not exclude ignore_dir_1.

Can anyone please explain this behavior?

- Disclaimer:
I have already tried the following alternatives:
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/*"
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/***"

Update:
Thanks to @pLumo, the problem solved by putting variable inside quotation like:
#!/bin/bash
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/*"
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x "$Exclude"

Now, the problem is if Exclude variable contain multiple folders, it does not work, I mean this:
#!/bin/bash
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/* /ignore_dir_2/*"
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x "$Exclude"

I even tried "${Exclude}" but no result.

A: If you write ...
Exclude="/ignore_dir_1/* /ignore_dir_2/*"
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x "$Exclude"

, zip receives  $Exclude as a single argument, and considers the space between the files as part of the path.

To pass multiple arguments to your command, you need to use an array.
Exclude=("/ignore_dir_1/*" "/ignore_dir_2/*")
zip -r /var/backup.zip /var/www -x "${Exclude[@]}"

This makes sure that the items are individually expanded and passed as arguments to your command.

A: ninja'd by pLumo :-P

I suggest that you use an array,
#!/bin/bash

echo "directory tree ---------------------------------------------------"

find

echo "without exclusions -----------------------------------------------"

echo zip -sf -r backup.zip .
     zip -sf -r backup.zip .

echo "with exclusions --------------------------------------------------"

declare -a Exclude=(ignore_dir_1/\* ignore_dir_2/\*)

echo zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x ${Exclude[@]}
     zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x ${Exclude[@]}

echo 'double quoted ${Exclude[@]} --------------------------------------'

echo zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x "${Exclude[@]}"
     zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x "${Exclude[@]}"

Result with a directory tree shown before the 'dry runs',
$ ./script
directory tree ---------------------------------------------------
.
./dir_0
./dir_0/file-1
./dir_0/file-2
./ignore_dir_1
./ignore_dir_1/file-11
./ignore_dir_1/file-12
./ignore_dir_2
./ignore_dir_2/file name with spaces
./ignore_dir_2/file-22
./ignore_dir_2/file-21
./script
without exclusions -----------------------------------------------
zip -sf -r backup.zip .
Would Add/Update:
  dir_0/
  dir_0/file-1
  dir_0/file-2
  ignore_dir_1/
  ignore_dir_1/file-11
  ignore_dir_1/file-12
  ignore_dir_2/
  ignore_dir_2/file name with spaces
  ignore_dir_2/file-22
  ignore_dir_2/file-21
  script
Total 11 entries (621 bytes)
with exclusions --------------------------------------------------
zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x ignore_dir_1/file-11 ignore_dir_1/file-12 ignore_dir_2/file-21 ignore_dir_2/file-22 ignore_dir_2/file name with spaces
Would Add/Update:
  dir_0/
  dir_0/file-1
  dir_0/file-2
  ignore_dir_1/
  ignore_dir_2/
  script
Total 6 entries (621 bytes)
double quoted ${Exclude[@]} --------------------------------------
zip -sf -r backup.zip . -x ignore_dir_1/* ignore_dir_2/*
Would Add/Update:
  dir_0/
  dir_0/file-1
  dir_0/file-2
  script
Total 4 entries (621 bytes)


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8 May , 2016
The Judgement is out.. Apple doesn't have to help FBI in the Brooklyn iPhone Case. It was indeed a victory for privacy laws of sorts, as earlier last week U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled that Apple cannot be compelled by the FBI to unlock the phone in the Brooklyn drug dealer case as Congress had rejected a bill that would require companies like Apple to make the content on a locked Phone device available for onward investigation. With this ruling, Apple gains an advantage over the Federal Government over access to locked devices.
Now with a judge in California considering the case where FBI is requesting access to a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, Rizwan Farook, the Brooklyn iPhone judgement will give Apple the boost needed and an additional caselaw to cite, in the massacre case. The San Bernardino shooting rampage by the husband-wife duo in California claimed 14 lives and wounded 22.
Taking a stand on cases like this is tough for sure, but like Apple's Tim Cook revealed that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone would set a legal precedent that can violate security & privacy rights in the future.
In hindsight, there would surely have been a middle ground that should have been explored before the filing in court. It is understood that Apple would have assisted the government in accessing the data on the iPhone in question but a formal application by the Government in court & a legal ruling, was probably the precedent Apple wanted to avoid which some opine is fair.. after all that would change the face of the security measures Apple is much revered for. This, of course is not the last we have heard of this case.. after all the US Justice Department is sure to seek review of the decision.
With the future of digital privacy now hanging in balance, we are sure the opinion wars will have people taking sides. In one hand having to chose between aiding an investigation or chasing your own right to privacy and security, the lines get blurred as both are equally important and cannot be ignored.
For now though, let's keep in mind that the US Government has taken the decision that it is better off securing such crypto-legislative authority from the courts, as mentioned in Judge James Orenstein's ruling. It indeed is necessary to find the balance between the necessity of access to investigating agencies and unwarranted intrusion in the life of civilians as we move ahead in this digital universe where our lives are available for all to view. What happens next in this case can change the way we look at digital security and privacy.. so its time to wait and watch!


X2 Colorants were engineered to our exact specifications. Specifically, you will find it suspends much better than most colorants, is much thicker (typically the consistency of ketchup), and is much stronger (requiring 1/3 - 1/2 as many drops as you may normally use).
In all the example photos you will see 2 baits. Please see the chart at the bottom of the page to see how many drops of colorant were added to 4 fl oz of plastic to achieve the colors.
For best results heat your plastic and colorant together. If you are making a new color recipe and need to add drops to hot plastic dilute them slightly with fresh plastic, softener or worm oil prior to adding to your recipe to get a true color (you don't have to do this, but it will be slightly lighter if you don't).
X2 Colorants ships in 5.5 fl oz bottles.
We ship X2 colorants only within Canada. We are not able to Export Colorants to the USA.
Please note: fluorescent color pigments are heavy and will settle rather quickly and may need to be stirred with something stiff before use.
* Please note, all colors are non-bleed unless notated otherwise.
The below chart reflects the light and darker baits in the pictures above. 4 oz of plastisol and the listed number of drops were used to achieve the colors in the photos. If in doubt, use less than the smaller number listed, you can always add more.


Why is my Silk Test Workbench .Net KDT not executing the base state of my application on playback?
If you are experiencing an issue with a Silk Test Workbench .Net script not executing the base state of your application during playback. The IsBaseState Keyword property may be missing from the Keyword attribute of the test in question.
To resolve the issue the IsBaseState Keyword property must be included and the value of the property set to True.
e.g. The Keyword Driven Test below will execute the basestate because the IsBaseState Keyword property has been included.


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import * as path from 'path';
import * as sassTrue from 'sass-true';

const file = path.join(__dirname, '_index.scss');
sassTrue.runSass({ file }, { describe, it });

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This gift guide is here to help you with a very important decision; what to buy the blogger in your life. It can be a confusing experience, being the friend, or relative, of a blogger. You may be used to having your face paraded on social media, your food photographed at restaurants and being used as a personal thesaurus when you'd rather be watching the telly, but what does a blogger want for Christmas? I have purchased some low cost items this year that have turned out to be invaluable for all things blogging, and I also asked some of my favourite bloggers for their ideas too. This is our essential wishlist of bloggers' bargains and best buys!
This post contains affiliate links, which means I get a little commission if you buy through the links in the post.
This first item featured in my Teenagers Gift Guide too, but it is equally, if not even more, relevant to bloggers. The Articulating Magic Arm Universal Clamp provides a hot shoe and camera mount which is fully adjustable and clamps almost anywhere. The thing I love most about it, from a blogging point of view, is that it means you can photograph and film from above. Perfect for flat lay photographs and filming craft or cooking videos, for example. I found this to be a total game changer when I bought one and, at just £11.95, it won't break the bank either!
Great photos are really important for blogging. Sometimes you get sent nice things to try, and you want to do a good job for the promoter, and sometimes you might want to show off something you've bought or made. In an ideal world, you would have all the right kit for photography, but this can be expensive, so it's good to get creative. Using the same background for photos gets very boring, but it's easy to mix things up a bit, with a visit to a DIY store. You can buy any number of floor tiles, and wall paper samples, which will add variety to all your close ups and flat lays. The toothbrush photo below was taken with a tile background (25p in the sale!) and the shells were taken on a large piece of white paper. A DIY store voucher, for shopping in the January sales, would make a great blogger gift, or a large drawing pad, as suggested by Kate, from Crafts on Sea.
Donna, from What the Redhead Said, suggested the Hama Star 75 tripod as a great investment. and I know a few other bloggers who use it too. Tripods make a world of difference to photographs and videos, preventing tiny camera shakes that can cause blurring. and making it much easier to photograph and film yourself! GorillaPods are also highly recommended by bloggers, like Darren, the fabulous photographer behind Photalife.com and Jade, from Mummies Waiting. They are great for keeping a camera steady on an uneven surface and also attach to pretty much anything, even a buggy!
Blogging is a constant learning curve, and I just found out that an eye-fi card, like this one from Toshiba, is a brilliant addition to a blogger's armory, as recommended by Jade and Donna again, who either know what they're talking about, or just really love shopping!
Most of this gift guide seems to centre around photography, but I do have two more must-haves, before I move on. Lightboxes are brilliant for taking quality photos of small items; food, or review products, for example. They do exactly what they say, diffusing light from all directions evenly, creating hardly any shadows and providing a plain, neutral background for any small item that will fit inside the box. For bigger items, reflectors can be a useful tool. Particularly for taking photos of people outside in strong sun, I find a reflector is brilliant for redistributing unflattering shadows, that might be accentuating those extra chins that no one wants to highlight! I have this set of reflectors, which comes with a variety of colours, and folds neatly into a small case.
Blogging is rapidly becoming big business and there is even merchandise aimed specifically at bloggers. Mellissa, from FlyDriveExplore was particularly taken with this Little Miss Blogger mug. Bloggers do drink an awful lot of tea and coffee, to get them through the late deadlines and more boring aspects of the job, like replying to emails that make absolutely no sense and scheduling social media and blog posts!
Another useful item for bloggers is editing software, for making photos even better, and also because we have to mess about with the sizing to fit them on different social media platforms. In many cases, helpful sound equipment, such as microphones and headphones with mic attachment (for recording voice overs) can be useful, but only if that's something your blogger does. This is my best bit of advice actually; if you want to know what to buy a blogger, read their blog! Not only are you perhaps going to find out what non-blogging items they have their eye on, but you will also see what sort of blogging they do, which will help you pick the perfect gift. Finally, I think I speak for the majority of bloggers, when I say we can never get enough stationery! Most of us are passionate writers and there is something about an unspoilt notebook, or brand new pen, that will always make us happy, no matter how many we have!
My son is going to buy me that cup!


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Max Band (ur. 21 sierpnia 1900 w Naumestis, Litwa, zm. 8 listopada 1974 w Hollywood, Stany Zjednoczone) – litewski malarz i rzeźbiarz pochodzenia żydowskiego, tworzący w Stanach Zjednoczonych.

W 1920 wyjechał do Berlina, gdzie przez trzy lata studiował w Akademie der Künste pod kierunkiem Willy'ego Jackela. Po ukończeniu nauki przeniósł się do Paryża, gdzie zamieszkał na stałe i wszedł w środowisko tworzących tzw. École de Paris. Był zafascynowany twórczością Cezanne'a, znał też dorobek Pabla Picassa. Był płodnym twórcą, uczestniczył w licznych wystawach, zarówno we Francji (w Paryżu pomiędzy 1926 a 1939), Niemczech (w Berlinie w 1924, 1929, 1931), Stanach Zjednoczonych (w Nowym Jorku w 1927, 1930, 1934, 1948). W 1954 (według źródeł amerykańskich mieszkał tam od 1940) opuścił Francję i zamieszkał w Hollywood, został etatowym pracownikiem działającego w Los Angeles University of Judaism. Był członkiem International Institute of Arts and Letters oraz członkiem honorowym California Art Club. Mieszkając w Stanach Zjednoczonych, nadal często wystawiał swoje prace w Chicago, Los Angeles, Paryżu i Landau.

Jego synem był reżyser Albert Band, wnukiem jest reżyser Charles Band, a prawnukiem muzyk Alex Band.

Max Band tworzył portrety, pejzaże, kompozycje kwiatowe i figuralne. Jako rzeźbiarz skupiał się na popiersiach i portretach medalionowych, w 1961 otrzymał zamówienie z Białego Domu na wykonanie popiersia George Washingtona. Dorobek Maxa Banda znajduje się w kolekcjach muzealnych Kowna, Berlina, Nowego Jorku, Paryża, Los Angeles, Jerozolimy i Filadelfii.

Linki zewnętrzne

 AgraArt, Band Max
 Northern Jerusalem, Band Max

Artyści związani z Los Angeles
Litewscy malarze
Litewscy rzeźbiarze
Litewscy Żydzi
Urodzeni w 1900
Zmarli w 1974

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← We are Addicted to the Iditarod!
Today I wanted to share with you some of the Iditarod books we have been reading over the last three weeks. We have learned so much about the race from each and everyone. These stories are filled with so much heart and courage and the illustrations and photos are wonderful. We have loved these stories and loved cheering on the characters as they race to greatness. You might even find yourself a bit teary at the end.
This book has been on our windowsill all race. This is a photo book of each of the checkpoints. I love being able to see what each checkpoint looks like and learn a little about each one. Many of the checkpoints are just that checkpoints but some are small towns with one or two hundred people. It has been so nice to have a visual during the race!
This book was written by Libby Riddles herself and it tells of her race as the first woman to win the Iditarod. It is an amazing tale of bravery, risk and heart.
This very new book is about some of the famous dogs who run the race and many of the current Mushers are featured.
This beautiful tale is about a dog named Akiak and her quest to finally win the Iditarod. Robert J. Blake's paintings in the book are incredible. This book has been one of our favorites!
This was the first book that brought the Iditarod craze into our home two months ago. We have recently checked it out from the library again because we loved it so much. It is a wonderful and simple introduction to the Iditarod for children. The illustrations are great and the information is presented in a simple and entertaining manner.
This is the story about the original "Iditarod Race" in 1925 to bring medication from Anchorage to Nome to save the 1400 people who were sick with diptheria. Twenty teams braved the trail and this heroic story is about Togo the dog and his team.
This story of the Iditarod is told through the dog's point of view. It is a great story with lots of good information about the race. I also love the glossary at the back of the book with all of the unique words used in the Iditarod.


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Life filled with music
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May 3,2017 Comments Off on Life filled with music BIU Band, Ray Sayers
THE Barrier Industrial Union's Band vice-president Ray Sayers has played at nearly 70 Anzac Day ceremonies over the years, and the sun hasn't set on him yet.
Ray's life has included music for 69 years, starting at age 13 when he joined the Police Boy's Club Band.
Also known as the Citizens-Police Boy's Club Band, it was first established in February 1946 as a 55-piece brass band, with the instruments shipped over from England.
The conductor for the band during Ray's time with them was called Tom Nakivell, who Ray described as a good chap and conductor.
In the Boy's Club Band he played second cornet, an instrument similar to a trumpet but more compact and with a mellow sound.
He said music has always been a part of his life.
"I just like music, it's always been there in my life," Ray said.
"At the time I was a member of the Police Boy's Club so it made sense to join the band," he said.
"My family wasn't really interested in music so I picked it up on my own, brass band music was going out of fashion a bit at the stage but I enjoyed it."
When the Boys' Club Band finished Ray joined the BIU Band, which at the time enjoyed the support of the Barrier Industrial Council.
"As a union band everyone with the union was required to put in two shillings to support the band, a lot of them didn't like it," Ray said.
"At the time we never got paid holidays for Anzac Day, we had to ask permission to march," he said.
"At the same time I was a boiler maker with the mines, Zinc and North Mine.
"I did an apprenticeship up at Zinc then I was employed up at the North Mine most of my life until they closed.
"I was about 59 then so it seemed the right time to retire, but I kept up with the band."
Ray was president of the BIU Band for 17 years, stepping down about five years ago to take the role of vice-president and hand some of the responsibility over to younger band members.
He said his time with the band has included plenty of highlights, including marching and playing for the Queen during her 1954 visit, and playing with the Adelaide and Sydney Symphony Orchestras.
"Last year the Sydney Symphony Orchestra came to Broken Hill and played in the band hall, and it was a pleasure to play with them," Ray said.
"We've played twice with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra too, when they came up here."
During Ray's time with the band the group has also won two Australian A Grade Championships, the first in 1961 and the second in 1963.
"We've been classed as one of the best bands in Australia," Ray said.
"We were in Dubbo the first time, and we got a standing ovation that year," he said.
"It was very hard practicing for it, you'd go to work in the morning and then come home, and then go out again and practice at night, and we did that for three months before each competition."
The BIU Band doesn't march anymore, but it continues to perform at various occasions throughout the year, such as the Anzac Day Ceremony.
Ray said that in previous years the band would march a significant portion of the city as part of their routine, which with the brass instruments and smart uniforms must have made quite a sight.
"We'd march down Argent Street to Oxide Street, around Oxide and up to Blende Street then down around to the memorial, now we only go about a block," Ray said.
"We used to be on the ABC, a program called Band Parade on a Sunday afternoon, broadcast from the band room or sometimes the studio," he said.
"I think there was a recorded program on 2DryFM on Mondays as well."
Right now Ray is mostly focussed on keeping the band running.
There are about 15 band members in 2017, of which Ray is one of two from the 1950s.
"I stayed with the band because I love music and the BIU Band has terrific music, it's not always appreciated though," Ray said.
"We used to give concerts in the park every Sunday night in the summer, and we didn't have cars so we'd walk to the park and back again," he said.
"At the present time I'm focussing on keeping the band running, we desperately need players. There's no age limit on players.
"We could do up to 20 performances a year, but not right now since we're down on numbers."
The band lost the financial backing of the unions in the early 1990s, and for the last 20-plus years has relied on the willpower of its band members and community support and donations to continue.
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