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The Island (Kobo eBook)
By D. A. Graham
When you love a show, you jump at the chance to be on it, right? That's how Ethan felt when he signed up for a survival reality TV competition. But once he and the other nine contestants are left on an uninhabited island with no technology to help them, he realizes he's in over his head. The contestants must find food and shelter as well as compete in a series of tasks. In a show that's based on ruthless competition, he will somehow have to befriend some other contestants to help him if he wants to make it to the end.
Publisher: Darby Creek ™
Paperback (March 5th, 2019): $7.99
Library Binding (January 1st, 2019): $31.98

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My own practice is based in language noise and digital media performance, and I write theatre with the artist Mark Greenwood. In 2013 I was awarded an MPhil by Brunel University for my practice-based thesis Noise Poetics: A Flow of Cuts.
Current projects include SYNDROME a residency and laboratory programme in Liverpool, looking at interaction and affect in performance; and TORQUE, with Sam Skinner, a research programme exploring the ways language, brain and technology are being 'twisted together'.
The first day of the Sonic Acts festival featured some of the most prominent men in philosophy, electronic music and sound art today, including OOO practitioners Graham Harman and Tim Morton, M.E.S.H., Vessel Florian Hecker and Reza Negarestani. Nathan Jones attended this day for Furtherfield.
Nathan Jones interviews glitch artist Antonio Roberts about his credentials, where the field of glitch art is going, and his latest work using error and atrophy to engage in dialogues about ownership and copyright.
Nathan Jones visits E-Vapor-8 at SITE Gallery, in Sheffield - a series of aesthetically and conceptually haunted works opening onto the death of rave - and finds an affecting, and more modern show than he was lead to expect.
Nathan Jones reviews the exhibition 'The Negligent Eye' on digital printmaking at the Bluecoat in Liverpool. He examines its paradoxical concerns as printmakers question printmaking practice alongside other artists engaged in digital production.
Nathan Jones has his head bent by an evening of psychogeophysics and laboratory manufactured noise at Reactor Halls E09: Psychotronic Reactors, by Ryan Jordan & Jonathan Kemp, at Reactor's new space in Primary, Nottingham.


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Last weekend we went to Farmstead Restaurant at Long Meadow Ranch in St. Helena for lunch. We had two reasons to go there. One, was for lunch. (duh) The restaurant had just opened the day before so we wanted to check it out. The second, was to check out the cushions Pollin's had made for their patio to see how they looked.
Everything was fantastic - the lunch and the cushions! I highly recommend it for lunch or dinner. If you go at lunch you can check out their flower and plant nursery and visit with their sweet chickens. If you go in the evening you can hang out at one of their awesome bars. They have one inside and one outside.
They have an amazing wine list. They serve their own Long Meadow Ranch wine and other wines along with a full bar (I think.) We each had a glass of Cab with lunch and it was quite tasty.
This is the place to have a glass of wine and hang out. That is a bar at the far end. I wonder if you can reserve a rocker?
The food is really, really good. The flavor of the food is so fresh and tasty because they use the freshest, farm-stand vegetables available. You'll wonder why all restaurants don't do this. It will be one of the those meals that you just savor every bite and look forward to the next visit.
Plus the decor is really cool inside and out. The attention to detail with the light fixtures and the use of wood and granite and metal is very rustic yet contemporary at the same time.
View from our dining table looking into the garden/nursery.
We started out their their cheesy biscuits which were so light and fluffy we couldn't stop eating them. Then we had the beef special of the day - Grass-Fed Sirloin steak with Chimichurri sauce, crispy potatoes and a salad made of watercress. ooooooooooooooh so good. The steak was so tender it was like cutting butter. I couldn't eat the whole thing, probably because I had too many biscuits, so I have some yummy leftovers. Woo hoo! Of course we couldn't leave without dessert. We shared a piece of Meyer Lemon pie. Which was really, really good. It had home-made graham cracker crust, meringue, sweet and tangy lemon, mmm, mmm, mmm. I didn't get a picture. You'll just have to trust me.
This place is going to start getting really busy, so I highly recommend making a reservation.
How many restaurants have fresh flowers and vegetables right outside the window. And the cutest chickens? And yes, spring is here in Northern California. Come on out! The flowers are blooming and it's a beautiful thing.
Snickerdoodle, Snickerdoodle, what a funny name!
I love Snickerdoodles. I also love to laugh, and the name Snickerdoodle makes me smile and laugh. It's a silly name for a super duper yummy cookie.
I had an up and down day yesterday and so did Don. So I decided I would make Snickerdoodles when I got home. Even before I started dinner - I wanted to make the cookies. One thing I love about these cookies is that I ALWAYS have the ingredients on hand - flour, sugar, butter, cream of tarter, cinnamon, you know, basic pantry stuff. So anytime we're craving a sweet treat we can always whip up a batch of Snickerdoodles.
Cinnamon is a key ingredient in Snickerdoodles. I buy my cinnamon from Penzeys Spices. They have all kinds of Cinnamon. I used Penzeys Chinese Cassia for the cookies. It....is....good. Really nice cinnamon flavor. The color is a bit darker which is why the cookies look so golden.
I don't have a Penzeys store nearby like I did in Connecticut. So now I order on-line, which isn't a bad thing. They usually throw in a freebie spice with your order, which is nice, and such a great marketing idea.
I have a recipe that I've been using for a while. It's an easy dough to work with - not too sticky, easy for kids to use, too. But you have to watch the cooking time. You do not want to over-bake Snickerdoodles. In fact, it's preferable to under-bake them. We like the cookie to be soft and not hard and crisp.
So if you're craving some cinnamon goodness here's the recipe for you. Click Snickerdoodles and watch people smile when you ask them "Would you like a Snickerdoodle?"
1. Preheat the oven to 400º with one rack in top third and one rack in bottom third of oven. Line baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper; set aside.
2. Sift together dry ingredients: flour, cream of tarter, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine butter, shortening, and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. Add eggs, and beat to combine. Add dry ingredients, and beat to combine.
3. In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the ground cinnamon. Use a small scoop (1 1/4 oz) to form balls of dough, and roll in cinnamon sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies are set in the center and begin to crack, about 8-10 minutes. Transfer the sheets to a wire rack to cool about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to the rack. Store in an airtight container.
4. I move the cookies off the cookie sheet immediately to cool so they don't get too crisp. We like them soft!!!


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The Voice é um talent show australiano que estreou no canal Nine Network em 15 de Abril de 2012. Baseado na competição musical The Voice of Holland, a série foi criada pelo produtor de televisão holandês John de Mol.

Na primeira temporada, o programa foi apresentado por Darren McMullen, enquanto Delta Goodrem, Keith Urban, Joel Madden e Seal serviram como técnicos vocais.

Em 27 de abril de 2012, The Voice foi renovado para uma segunda temporada. A temporada continuará com a mesma equipe, exceto Keith Urban, que será substituído por Ricky Martin.

Descrição

A série faz parte da franquia The Voice e é baseado em um formato de competição semelhante ao da Holanda, intitulado The Voice of Holland. O vencedor recebe um contrato com a gravadora Universal Music Austrália, um Ford Focus Titanium e  R$ 100.000,00.

Formato
A série consiste em três fases: uma audição às cegas, uma fase de duelos e shows ao vivo. Quatro técnicos, todos artistas notáveis, escolhem as equipes de concorrentes por meio de um processo de audição. Cada juiz tem o tempo da performance do competidor (cerca de um minuto) para decidir se ele ou ela quer o competidor em sua equipe, se existirem dois ou mais juízes que queiram o mesmo cantor (como acontece frequentemente), o competidor tem a escolha final sobre o técnico.

Cada equipe de cantores é orientada e desenvolvida pelo seu técnico respectivo. Na segunda etapa, chamada de fase de duelos, os técnicos formam duplas de membros de sua equipe para uma batalha musical, onde os adversários cantam a mesma canção em conjunto e o técnico escolhe qual membro da equipe avançará para a fase de shows ao vivo. Dentro da primeira rodada ao vivo, os sobreviventes competem um com o outro, com os votos do público a determinar quem irá avançar para a próxima fase, enquanto o técnico escolhe qual dos três restantes permanecerá na equipe.

Na fase final, os competidores restantes competem uns contra os outros em transmissões ao vivo. O público de televisão e os técnicos decidem quem irá para a final. Com membro que permaneceu na equipe competem entre si na final com o resultado decidido unicamente pelo voto do público.

Desenvolvimento
Em 29 de maio de 2011, o The Daily Telegraph noticiou que a Nine Network iria transmitir The Voice no final de 2011. No entanto, dois meses depois, foi informado que o show iria estrear no início de 2012, e que a emissora estaria negociando a presença de pelo menos um artista internacional (especialmente um norte-americano) para conduzir seu painel de técnicos no reality, onde havia rumores de que estes seriam Christina Aguilera, George Michael, Usher, Pink e Gwen Stefani.

Em setembro de 2011, o jornal Herald Sun informou que a Nine Network estava planejando assinar contrato com a juíza do Australia's Got Talent, Dannii Minogue, como um dos técnicos. Mais tarde foi manisfetado publicamente interesses de Anthony Callea, Vanessa Amorosi e Ashley Roberts nos papéis de técnicos, contudo, Keith Urban, Delta Goodrem, Seal e Joel Madden foram finalmente confirmados como os quatro técnicos para a primeira temporada.

Darren McMullen foi anunciado como o apresentador do programa em janeiro de 2012. Além disso, Ricki-Lee Coulter (com Seal), Darren Hayes (Goodrem), Megan Washington (Urban) e Benji Madden (Joel) emparelharam-se com os técnicos como mentores para os seus concorrentes. Em 10 de maio de 2012, Faustina Agolley foi anunciada como a correspondente de mídia social durante os shows ao vivo.

Produção
As filmagens para a fase de audições da competição começaram em 19 de fevereiro 2012 na Fox Studios em Sydney, com 121 cantores presentes nesta fase do processo de seleção. O primeiro dia de filmagem resultou no afastamento de centenas de membros da platéia no estúdio devido à sobrerreserva do evento por um agente de reservas externo. As filmagens para as rodadas de duelos começaram no final de março.

Linha do tempo dos técnicos

Sumário
Legenda de cores

Primeira temporada

A primeira temporada teve início em 15 de abril de 2012 e terminou em 18 de junho do mesmo ano. Karise Eden (Time Seal) foi a vencedora. Darren Percival (Time Keith), Rachael Leahcar (Time Delta) e Sarah De Bono (Time Joel), ocuparam a 2ª, 3ª e 4ª posição, respectivamente.

Segunda temporada
A segunda temporada do programa foi anunciada em 27 de abril de 2012. Seal, Joel Madden e Delta Goodrem confirmaram seus respectivos retornos. Mais tarde foi confirmado que Keith Urban não estaria participando da nova temporada devido a outros compromissos.

No final de novembro, foi anunciado que o cantor Ricky Martin substituiria Keith Urban. "Ele vai trazer uma grande experiência ao nosso painel de jurados, a qual poderá transmitir aos artistas do The Voice em 2013. Todos nós achamos que ele é a adição perfeita," disse o diretor da emissora, Michael Healy.

Terceira temporada
Após a segunda temporada, Seal deixou a sua cadeira para se dedicar a produção de seu próximo álbum, sendo substituído por will.i.am. Delta Goodrem também deixou a cadeira de jurados da versão adulta do talent show , para a versão kids do programa. Foi substituída por Kylie Minogue. A vencedora da terceira temporada foi Anja Nissen, do time de will.i.am.

Técnicos e finalistas
 – Técnico vencedor
 – Técnico vice-campeão
 – Técnico em terceiro lugar
 – Técnico em quarto lugar

Prêmios

Ver também
 The Voice
 The Voice of Holland
 The Voice Brasil
 The Voice (Estados Unidos)
 The Voice UK
 The Voice Portugal

Ligações externas

Programas da Nine Network
Programas de televisão da Austrália que estrearam em 2012
Talent shows da Austrália
The Voice
Programas de televisão em língua inglesa

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Q: jsoup java html parsing I'm a new french user on stack and I have a problem ^^
I use an HTML parse Jsoup for parsing a html page. For that it's ok but I can't parse more url in same time.
This is my code:
first class for parsing a web page
package test2;

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Sheet;
import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Workbook;
import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
import org.jsoup.select.Elements;

public final class Utils {

    public static Map<String, String> parse(String url){

        Map<String, String> out = new HashMap<String, String>();

        try
        {
            Document doc = Jsoup.connect(url).get();

            doc.select("img").remove();

            Elements denomination = doc.select(".AmmDenomination");
            Elements composition = doc.select(".AmmComposition");
            Elements corptexte = doc.select(".AmmCorpTexte");

            for(int i = 0; i < denomination.size(); i++)
            {
                out.put("denomination" + i, denomination.get(i).text());
            }

            for(int i = 0; i < composition.size(); i++)
            {
                out.put("composition" + i, composition.get(i).text());
            }

            for(int i = 0; i < corptexte.size(); i++)
            {
                out.put("corptexte" + i, corptexte.get(i).text());
                System.out.println(corptexte.get(i));
            }

        } catch(IOException e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return out;
    }//Fin Methode parse

    public static void excelizer(int fileId, Map<String, String> values){

        try
        {
            FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream("C:/Documents and Settings/c.bon/git/clinsearch/drugs/src/main/resources/META-INF/test/fichier2.xls" );
            Workbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
            Sheet mySheet = wb.createSheet();
            Row row1 = mySheet.createRow(0);
            Row row2 = mySheet.createRow(1);

            String entete[] = {"CIS", "Denomination", "Composition", "Form pharma", "Indication therapeutiques", "Posologie", "Contre indication", "Mise en garde",
                    "Interraction", "Effet indesirable", "Surdosage", "Pharmacodinamie", "Liste excipients", "Incompatibilité", "Duree conservation",
                    "Conservation", "Emballage", "Utilisation Manipulation", "TitulaireAMM"};

            for (int i = 0; i < entete.length; i++)
            {
                row1.createCell(i).setCellValue(entete[i]);
            }

            Set<String> set = values.keySet();
            int rowIndexDenom = 1;
            int rowIndexCompo = 1;

            for(String key : set)
            {
                if(key.contains("denomination"))
                {
                    mySheet.createRow(1).createCell(1).setCellValue(values.get(key));
                    rowIndexDenom++;
                }
                else if(key.contains("composition"))
                {
                    row2.createCell(2).setCellValue(values.get(key));
                    rowIndexDenom++;
                }
            }
            wb.write(out);
            out.close();
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }
}

second class
package test2;

public final class Task extends Thread {

    private static int fileId = 0;
    private int id;
    private String url;

    public Task(String url)
    {
        this.url = url;
        id = fileId;
        fileId++;
    }

    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        Utils.excelizer(id, Utils.parse(url));
    }
}

the main class (entry point)
package test2;
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        ArrayList<String> urls = new ArrayList<String>();
        urls.add("http://base-donnees-publique.medicaments.gouv.fr/affichageDoc.php?specid=61266250&typedoc=R");
        urls.add("http://base-donnees-publique.medicaments.gouv.fr/affichageDoc.php?specid=66207341&typedoc=R");

        for(String url : urls)
        {
            new Task(url).run();
        }

    }

}

When the data was copied to my excel file, the second url doesn't work.
Can you help me solve my problem please?
Thanks

A: I think its because your main() exits before your second thread has a chance to do its job. You should wait for all spawned threads to complete using Thread.join(). Or better yet, create one of the ExecutorService's and use awaitTermination(...) to block until all URLs are parsed.
EDIT See some examples here http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2013/01/java-thread-pool-example-using-executors-and-threadpoolexecutor.html

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Q: How to choose the resolution of an image made from tkinter canvas? (encounter with weird behaviour) I managed to save the content of an tkinter canvas to an image like in this post How can I convert canvas content to an image?. But this seems to work only if I add the line of code ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(1) for adjusting the resolution (Picture 1). Unfortunately, the resolution stays the same. If I don't use this code the image contains only a part of the canvas with some part of the background (Picture 2).
I couldn't find any further information on how ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(1) works exactly. Is there a way to increase the resolution with this or is there another way?

import tkinter as tk
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.backends.backend_tkagg import FigureCanvasTkAgg
from PIL import ImageGrab
import ctypes

def save():
    x = canvas.winfo_rootx() + canvas.winfo_x()
    y = canvas.winfo_rooty() + canvas.winfo_y()
    x1 = x + canvas.winfo_width()
    y1 = y + canvas.winfo_height()
    ImageGrab.grab().crop((x, y, x1, y1)).save("insert file path here")

# data for plots
cols = 2
x1, x2, x3, x4 = [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]
y1, y2, y3, y4 = [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 1], [3, 2, 1], [3, 2, 3]

root = tk.Tk()
ctypes.windll.shcore.SetProcessDpiAwareness(1)
canvas = tk.Canvas(root, background="grey")
row_title = tk.Label(canvas, text="rows", font=("Arial 24 bold"), background="grey")
column_title = tk.Label(canvas, text="columns", font=("Arial 24 bold"), background="grey")

# plots
fig = plt.Figure(figsize=(5, 5))
fig.set_facecolor("grey")

plot1 = fig.add_subplot(221)
plot1.scatter(x1, y1)
plot2 = fig.add_subplot(222)
plot2.scatter(x2, y2)
plot3 = fig.add_subplot(223)
plot3.scatter(x3, y3)
plot4 = fig.add_subplot(224)
plot4.scatter(x4, y4)

chart1 = FigureCanvasTkAgg(fig, canvas)
chart1.get_tk_widget().grid(row=1, column=1)

button = tk.Button(text="Save", command=save)

canvas.grid(row=0, column=0)
row_title.grid(row=1, column=0, rowspan=2, padx=5, pady=5)
column_title.grid(row=0, column=1, columnspan=2)
button.grid(row=2, column=0)

root.mainloop()


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Conscious communicators become "champion" power communicators when they adopt certain beliefs about how they should communicate. Over the next two weeks you will learn the second and third key beliefs that make the difference in your ability to exert positive influence.
The second of these 3 power beliefs is, People Are Doing the Best They Can With the Resources They Have Available.
When people disappoint us and perform beneath our expectations, we begin to build negative references for the type of person they are. In those times, we are often quick to judge instead of assess.
This belief offers us the opportunity to assess what is happening with this individual and how we can help them succeed the next time.
What resources am I talking about? Emotional resources, financial resources, skill and talent resources, educational and knowledge resources to name a few.
When we look at other's actions and behaviors through this filter it allows us to look for solutions and opportunities to help people grow. It is also high on the scale of empathy and compassion, which builds high level of trust giving you the ability to exert positive influence.
It's also a great coaching tool. Give it a shot to build high-performing teams by developing your people using this communication belief to help them get even better.


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Allegri backs Dybala and Neymar as 'world stars of the future'
The Juventus boss praised his attacker's development and believes he and the Barcelona ace will become top players in years to come
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has tipped Paulo Dybala and Neymar to become world football's leading stars in the coming years.
Dybala scored twice as Juve dispatched Barcelona 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday and capped a fine week by signing a new five-year contract two days later.
Allegri has been impressed with the way the 23-year-old has developed since his move from Palermo in 2015 and expects him and Neymar to set the bar in the modern game.
Who should Real Madrid sell this summer?
"I was pleased but he deserves all the credit for the way he has developed," Allegri told a news conference when asked about Dybala's renewal.
"He and Neymar will be the world stars of the future."
Juve's resounding win over Barca has put them firmly on course for the semi-finals, ensuring that their hopes of a treble remain intact.
Allegri, however, has urged his side not to become complacent as they prepare to face Pescara in Serie A on Saturday before the return leg at Camp Nou next week.
"It's normal that after a 3-0 win over Barcelona, there is this wave of great enthusiasm and excitement. And that can be a dangerous moment," he said.
"We played the first game, it went well, but we still have to deal with the return match in Barcelona, where we will have to give a better performance than we did on Tuesday.
"Balance is the force of a great team. In football, you can win or lose, but the important thing is to keep your balance because that will always lead to success."
@OfficialAllegri: "Credit goes to @PauDybala_JR for the way he's developed as a player. He's destined for a great career." #PescaraJuve pic.twitter.com/tD2vdFiek7
— JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) April 14, 2017
Allegri went on to pay tribute to former AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi, who stepped down after the sale of the club to a Chinese consortium was finalised on Thursday.
Who should Liverpool sell this summer?
"I'd like to say a thanks to president Berlusconi and to [CEO Adriano] Galliani for the opportunity they gave me to coach and to win with Milan," added Allegri, who guided the Rossoneri to their last title triumph in 2011.
"Italian football will definitely miss them, they made history in Italian football."


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Plugin:TabSRMM/en/SkinningV3
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This is a brief description of things that have changed in TabSRMM version 3, related to the development and usage of custom window skins.
Basically, there are 2 major changes:
The info panel
Because it was redesigned from scratch, it is totally different from the info panel in version 2 of the plugin. There are no longer any individual fields for the name, UIN and status of the contact. It's a simple drawing canvas on which the info panel will render the content.
Because of this, skinning of individual fields is no longer possible in TabSRMM 3 — the info panel will have a unified background and the fields (nick name, UID, status and so on) cannot have their own backgrounds.
A new skin item with the name InfoPanelBackground was introduced for painting the info panel background. It can be used like any other skin item.
The parameter ClipFrame in the [Global] section
It can no longer be used to cut away parts of the window frame. This change was necessary to make window frame skinning work under Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the Aero theme active (Aero doesn't like when you change the width of the window frames).
Any other skin items work in the same way as they did in TabSRMM version 2. Color themes from TabSRMM 2 also work, but TabSRMM 3 has broader support for color themes, so version 2 themes should be considered incomplete.
Skin loading and installation changes
The way TabSRMM locates and loads skins has been changed in version 3. This document describes it in more detail and tells you how and where you must install skins.
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Arvind Sanjeev
CIID chronicles
Featured in: The WEIRDEST Tech at CES 2023, Creative Applications, It's Nice That, Hackaday, Yanko Design, Design Boom, ARS Technica, MAKE Magazine, Arduino blog, Hackster.io, The New Indian Express.
The Intro
Big Tech has made huge bets on our future through AI; however, there are a lot of unintended consequences lurking behind all this AI showmanship. Experts thought that AI would come for the blue-collar workers first, white collars later, and finally for the creatives, but we see now that AI is going in the reverse order starting with the creatives. Similar to how automated elevators completely erased the elevator operator's workforce in the 50s or how photography threatened to replace painters, we are in a similar position in history where creatives are being intimidated to be replaced by a machine. Writers, artists, and all creatives are unsure of their role in this new world with AI.
The Ghostwriter is a poetic intervention that allows us to take a moment to breathe and reflect on this new creative relationship we are forming with machines. It tries to alleviate anxiousness around AI by inviting people to co-create with it in a safe space. Thus helping them think, reflect, inspire and create fresh perspectives on this new tool. As Garry Kasparov (the first chess champion who an AI beat) puts it, human-machine centaurs are far more powerful than an individual human or a machine on their own. By interacting with Ghostwriter, creatives understand that true power is unleashed only when a human combines their emotional intellect with the computational brute force of an AI.
"The key to winning the race is not to compete against machines but to compete with machines. Fortunately, humans are strongest exactly where computers are weak, creating a potentially beautiful partnership."
(Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2011)
The Ghostwriter is a transmuted version of a vintage Brother typewriter, now powered by the GPT-3 language model from OpenAI. Inside is an Arduino that reads the user's prompts and shares it with a raspberry pi which queries the GPT-3 API. Enter any prompt through the typewriter and hit the return key to receive a response from the AI.
The Ghostwriter lets us mindfully co-create with the AI through a vintage typewriter's tactile and physical form. The calm meditative interface removes all the digital distractions and takes us on an emotional journey through paper and ink. It allows us to focus purely on the act of co-creation itself by slowing down our interaction with the machine. This lets us become more deliberate with our prompts and pulls us to read each word one after the other, helping us understand the nuances of AI profoundly. Thus allowing us to form a deeper creative partnership that transcends any individual machine or human on their own.
I took apart my old typewriter and powered it using @OpenAI GPT-3.
Meet: Ghostwriter, an #AI creative writing companion that lets you co-write stories on paper with #ArtificialIntelligence 👻 + 🤖. pic.twitter.com/t8rP9AW51q
— Arvind Sanjeev (@ArvindSanjeev) December 1, 2022
The Zine
After publishing the project, people from all demographics, usually intimidated by Big Tech, started reaching out via social media through hundreds of comments and sharing their prompts for Ghostwriter. I gradually started collecting them and made a zine out of the responses.
The Ghostwriter is thus slowly welcoming people into this new human-machine relationship and showing how AI is just a glorified brush that a painter can use to tell their stories. Humanity and life will always be the center of any successful work, regardless of whether it is realized through AI.
The Ghostwriter is an amalgamation of my learnings while teaching AI to creatives at schools like CIID and others. Through these classes, talks, and workshops, the BIG question everyone lands on is: When will AI come for them? These discussions and debates sparked the opportunity for an intervention that speaks to it.
First, I wanted to ground people through a mental model they feel connected to and comfortable with. The typewriter was the perfect interface for this. After finding a vintage model online, I restored and repaired it to a working condition (replaced the broken daisy wheel, got new cartridges, lubricated and cleaned).
Reading the keys from the typewriter proved to be the most significant technical challenge. I spent a lot of time decoding the keyboard matrix consisting of eight scan and eight signal lines. I pressed each key, read its triggered signal-scan lines, mapped it to the corresponding key, and finally made a driver that ran on an Arduino. Soon after, I integrated a raspberry pi that became the interface to the OpenAI GPT3 API.
I wanted to be able to control the "creativity" and "response length" parameters for the AI model, so I integrated two potentiometer knobs and an OLED feedback display into the housing of the typewriter. After dabbling through many technical challenges, the result is an interface where you can type prompts or stories and have the machine respond to them when you hit the return key.
It was important that the object also has a playful demeanor; I sketched out a tiny 'Ghost' sprite that lives in the OLED display and tested different fun color schemes for the typewriter. After multiple rounds of sanding, painting and clear coats, the Ghostwriter was born.
The complete process is read better as a thread with videos on Twitter, read more here:
As promised, here is the full process thread for Ghostwriter - the #AI typewriter. A journey from idea to realization:
The idea: With the exponential growth and emergence of a prolific number of AI products we see every day, I wanted to create a mindful intervention that (1/13) pic.twitter.com/MCOeAcM26q
— Arvind Sanjeev (@ArvindSanjeev) December 14, 2022
The Learnings
I wanted Ghostwriter to evoke warm feelings and make people comfortable playing with it. I chose the mental model of the typewriter for this reason. It is an artifact from our past, a world where technology was more physical and mindful of people's lives. People trust typewriters and feel comfortable with them because they know their sole purpose is just to create stories on paper. This is contrary to today's technology, black boxes that try to propagate unethical business models based on the attention economy.
Even though I had anticipated that the mental model of the typewriter could encourage people to be more playful, one of my biggest learnings and the main feature of Ghostwriter came as a pleasant surprise. I observed how slowing down technology can allow people to become more mindful and form a much deeper understanding. The Ghostwriter's slow-typed responses made people meditatively read each word one after the other, bringing out all the quirks and nuances of the AI through its finer details. Fast digital interactions that live on a word editor tend to hide things like this unintentionally. Besides this, ink on paper also made people more deliberate about their thoughts, thus creating opportunities to think, reflect, inspire, and create fresh perspectives.
© 2023 Arvind Sanjeev, All Rights Reserved.


Anything strange about this photo?
Yeah, I mounted a Nikon lens on the Samsung NX100 camera!
One ring to make it happen: the Nikon G AF-S Lens to Samsung NX adapter!
This adapter is in the market for less than a year, because I tried to search for this adapter about a year ago without success. The Nikon AI-S adapter is around then but since many of my lenses are G-type lenses, I needed an adapter that can open the aperture.
Operating Instruction: Mount the adapter between the camera body and the lens, switch the camera mode dial to M, twist the adapter ring to open up the aperture ring and adjust the shutter on the camera to your liking. Make sure "Framing Mode" is "Off" so that the live view shows the exposure. And focus manually.
On the NX100, you may have problems handling with large or heavy lenses. Without a proper grip, it's a struggle operating between the zoom ring and focusing ring.
Focusing on small objects without AF assist can be a challenge, for instance when shooting wide angle. You could also adjust the aperture ring to achieve depth of field but there are no indications on the aperture value.
I probably will not shoot with the adapter that regularly, but it's a fun accessory to get, knowing that there is a chance of using lenses interchangeably when needed.
At time of posting, this adapter is easily available on eBay. I bought it for US$37.99 including shipping. If your camera body is not Samsung NX, there are also adapters for Sony NEX and Lumix mounts. If your lens is not Nikon, there are also adapters for other brands.


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Conservative Daily > Blog > Conservative Issues > Obama Admin Escorting Illegals Into Country!
Obama Admin Escorting Illegals Into Country!
By Joe Otto/ 06/02/2014/ Conservative Issues, Immigration, The Constitution, Today's Action Alerts
Dear Conservative,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has one job: stopping illegal aliens and contraband from entering the country. That's their sole purpose.
News has broke that instead of sending detained illegal aliens back to Mexico or their countries of origin, ICE is now bussing them INTO the United States and just dropping them off in cities like Phoenix and Tucson.
Now just to make sure this is understood… These are illegal aliens who are caught entering the country and instead of being deported on-the-spot, they are being escorted farther into the United States!
What the hell is going on in this country?!
Tell Congress it MUST stop the Obama administration from escorting illegals by bus into the country before it is too late!
News of this comes just days after the Obama administration announced that it would be delaying the release of the internal review of its deportation policies.
Is this what we have to look forward to if Obama's amnesty becomes the law of the land? Border agents literally escorting illegals farther into the country???
News of Obama's amnesty push has reached countries like Mexico and Guatemala. They have heard that people who cross into the United States are being allowed to stay there. So, sure enough, the border patrol has seen a massive influx of migrants trying to enter the United States.
In Obama's America, no one is ever turned away or deported, so these illegals believe they have nothing to lose. ICE is so overwhelmed with this influx of migrants that the only thing they can think of is to ship them all by bus into Arizona and let them go. Doesn't make a lot of sense, does it?
And for the illegals, the rumors all turned out to be true. They are set free when these busses arrive at their destination and they are allowed to just disappear into the country.
This is happening HUNDREDS of times a day!
During the first financial quarter of 2014 (Jan-Mar), the U.S. economy shrank by 1%. A recession is defined as a period of two or more quarters of economic decline in a row. So essentially, we are half-way there to another recession. Unemployment remains persistently high, and there is record-high unemployment among Latino and African American communities.
What do you think is going to happen to these minority groups now that thousands of illegal alien families are streaming across the border unimpeded? What do you think will happen to our education, healthcare, and welfare systems when tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of non-paying illegal aliens begin using and abusing them?
We are witnessing the economic and political ruin of this country, and it is happening right in front of us. Yet our representatives in Congress choose to do nothing about it!
Border patrol agents have said that they've never seen so many people trying to enter the country. Well, that's what happens when you have a spineless president who advertises to the world that if you can make it here, you can stay!
Listen, I can understand the desire some people have to not deport illegals who have been in the country for a long time. I DON'T agree with it, but I can sympathize. But that is an entirely different issue!
What we have now are thousands of illegals crossing into the United States every day because they heard that Barack Hussein Obama is a push-over and won't deport them! They know that we have laws against such illegal entry, but they also know that the President and Congress are too weak and uninterested to enforce them!
Not only has the Obama administration tied Border Patrol's hands as far as what amounts of force they can use, but the administration has also not increased their budget to meet this growing challenge!
Whether you support amnesty or not, that isn't the issue here. The issue is whether the Federal Government should be assisting illegal aliens and giving them a ride farther into the country! We shouldn't be allowing these illegals into the country at all. But we definitely SHOULDN'T be escorting them in by greyhound bus!
Congress must stop this asinine behavior! Whether it is cutting off the funding for this program or punishing those responsible for its implementation, Congress MUST act! Unfortunately, they are gearing up for a vacation and this probably isn't even on their radar. We must FORCE Congress to stand up and stop the administration from helping illegals enter the country!


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Google Real-Time Search Invades the Intranet
By Jennifer Van Grove 2009-12-10 11:38:36 UTC
Google's freshly launched real-time search is the big news of the week. And as it turns out, real-time search is not just limited to public searches on Google.com, but is also available to Google Search Appliance users.
Now, if your intranet or Web site search is powered by Google's enterprise universal search appliance, you too can take in real-time tweets related to search queries.
There are two key differences to point out between Google.com and Google Search Appliance. Google Search Appliance users will notice that real-time search is limited to just Twitter feeds for the time being (you'll have to forgo Facebook Page updates and the like for now), and tweets are displayed in a separate search box. So while Google.com's implementation shows tweets appearing inline with other results, intranet search will highlight them separately.
If you're a GSA user, you'll want to have an administrator follow these instructions to turn on real-time tweets for search. You'll also have the option to enable the functionality for all users, individual users, or allow for users to self-select their real-time preferences.
The Google Enterprise Blog writes:
"Social information is important for businesses: employees searching for information needed to do their jobs benefit from real-time news too. They might be developing a new breakfast cereal, or designing a marketing plan for a clothing line, or writing strategy report for a political campaign. In all of these cases, understanding what is being said just as Twitter users are saying it can be invaluable."
The addition of Twitter updates to enterprise search seems like an natural extension of Google's new-found focus on real-time. If you're a GSA user, share your thoughts on the development below.
Topics: Google, google search appliance, real-time search, search, Social Media


How I Managed to Pay Off 26000$ of Student Loan: Candid Tips for Freelancers and Travel Bloggers!
Got other questions about travel, blogging or life?
Leave a comment here or email me at theshootingstarblog@gmail.com.
Dear Shivya. Congratulations on this journey of following your dreams. I really liked your blogs and especially on Spiti Valley. It sure is on my list now. It thrills me to know that there are other Indian girls who are discovering the world and pleasure of solo travel.
I read your travel secrets with a lot of interest and wanted to share my own experiences which may give you further ideas. I have returned from a travel around the world after one year and 2 months and I mainly followed my heart through the trip. I had no clue where I will be the next day and made decisions on impulse.
One thing I learnt that travelling is not just about a destination or place but also the journey or experience of getting to the next place. And travelling is also knowing not only the locals but other people like ourselves who share our passion and are searching for those special moments. I backpacked in the true sense that you explained but then I did everything that I could, skydive, trekking etc by managing my budget through the travels. People travel from all over the world and I met and made friends with so many especially while staying in hostels. In fact, I not only found some very intersting and off beat places from them but also got invited to their own countries to stay with them.
I spent nearly two months on an organic farm in Australia in the deep valleys of rainforest mountains and explored some restricted forest areas. Same happened in New Zealand. I also visited two lovely people from Slovenia and stayed in their village.
I believe that travel is a process of knowing yourself and everything that is out there. Challenging ourselves with sharing not only with the locals but also people like ourselves who can enrich our experience of travel.
Im so inspired by your courageous decision to quit job and see the World. For most Indians its a daring decision.
I don't know if this sounds good, I work in software and keep a travel fund to finance my couple of weeks long vacations worldwide.
Once again its really so inspiring to hear your travel journeys , especially when you're from India too!
God bless you and Happy travellin!
Enjoyed reading your escapades! Could you maybe write an article or just let the readers know how you stay fit while traveling??


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Shooting USA Profiles Wounded Warrior Who Is Now Pro Shooter
While serving as a U.S. Army Blackhawk pilot, Trevor Baucom lost the use of his legs after a serious helicopter crash in Afghanistan. Through hard work and dedication, Trevor has overcome his disabilities to become the first-ever sponsored shooter who competes from a wheelchair.
Trevor Baucom's story is the focus of this week's episode of Shooting USA, which airs tonight, June 13th, on the Outdoor Channel. This episode covers Baucom's journey from a Blackhawk pilot/flight leader flying assault missions, to become the shooting industry's first professionally-sponsored disabled shooter.
While serving with the Army's 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in Afghanistan, Baucom was paralyzed (from the waist down) in a helicopter crash. He was then medically discharged after 13 years of distinguished service. During his rehabilitation process, Baucom got involved in the shooting sports (Read Full Story). In short order, Baucom showed remarkable results, and now he is a sponsored member of Team Smith & Wesson. The first pro shooter who competes from a wheelchair, Baucom has also earned sponsorship from Atlanta Arms and Ammo, Ithaca Gun Company, Safariland, and Nevco Targets.
Baucom now serves as an inspiration for other wounded warriors as well as all disabled shooters. Trevor has competed in the Bianchi Cup, NRA Action Pistol events, the USPSA-operated Steel Challenge, and the IDPA Indoor Nationals. More shooting sports are on his schedule in the months ahead, including Trap and Sporting Clays, and NRA Bullseye Competition. Through this Shooting USA "Special Edition", viewers will witness the positive impact Baucom has had on those around him. From Baucom's return to the air as part of a special honor flight at Fort Campbell, KY, to his first competition at the NRA Bianchi Cup, this story gives credence to the "never-say-quit" attitude that is the hallmark of every United States serviceman and servicewoman. Watch Baucom's passage from combat veteran to professional shooter today, June 13th on the Outdoor Channel. The show airs at 3 pm, 8 pm, and midnight EST.
Jim Scoutten Explains the Back-Story
To learn more about Trevor Baucom, read The Story Behind Trevor's Story by Jim Scoutten. Jim explains: "The credit for this story really goes to an accident of our office / studio location. We share a large office-warehouse building with a high-end physical therapy company. That's where Chief Warrant Officer Trevor Baucom was heading in his wheelchair when we first struck up a conversation. I invited Trevor and his flying buddy, Apache Pilot CW3 Jeff Lamprecht, who had driven Trevor down from Clarksville, TN, in to tour our studio and offices and have a look at our inventory of firearms." READ MORE…
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Excellent Lapua Video Shows Ammo and Brass Being Made
Lapua has a very cool video — "eye candy" for any precision shooter. Definitely WATCH THIS VIDEO. This 12-minute video contains a surprising amount of "hard" info on Lapua products. As well, there are some amazing segments showing Lapua brass and rimfire ammo being produced. Watch carefully and you'll see most of the processes used for forming and loading brass. Another short segment shows a Lapua technician inspecting a case for run-out. Neat.
The video spotlights some of the important American and international records set with Lapua ammo. You'll see top 300m and Olympic rifle shooters in action, and there are also short comments from many champions, including American Benchrest legend Tony Boyer.
NOTE: This is long video — you may need to let it buffer (pre-load) for 10 seconds before playback. If that doesn't work, let the entire video load, then hit the replay button.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this VideoPress video.
Yes, this video is first and foremost a marketing tool, but that doesn't lessen that fact that it is fascinating to watch. Lapua's video also does a great job making our sport seem important and exciting — NRA take note! We suspect many of you will want to save the video to your computer for future viewing. That's easy to do. Just click on the link below. (Note: After downloading, we suggest that PC users play it back through Windows Media Player. You can then drag the Media Player corners to expand the video viewing size.)
CLICK HERE to download 25mb Lapua Video (fast connection recommended).
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The Blogcademy San Francisco : A Recap!
So by now you all know my fav city on the West Coast is San Francisco. I look for and jump on any opportunity to peruse the streets of Frisco and live out my not so secret dream of moving back East. Frisco is the only city out west where I feel even remotely close to the east coast . . . but I digress. When I found out that Gala, Shauna and Kat of the Blogcademy were going to be hosting their first workshop of 2014 in my fav city, I jumped at the chance to attend and learn from them. We spent 2 information packed days at The Makeshift Society, a really cute co-working space in Hayes Valley, which was just under a mile from our hotel @ the St. Francis in Union Square.
I think co-working spaces are amazing. I wish we had one here in Pomona . . .
Here are our headmistresses Kat, Gala and Shauna droppin' mad blogging knowledge . . .
One of the things I loved about the Blogcademy, was the emphasis on remaining uniquely you, yet challenging yourself to step outside of your comfort box. I loved the energy the girls brought to the workshop. I also love the fact that these three women bonded over blogging, became best friends and are now traveling the world together and sharing their knowledge! Throughout the weekend there was a lot of laughter and best of all a chance to wear sparkly kitty ears!!! . . . sadly, this is something I had never considered before the Blogcademy, but I have successfully incorporated the wearing of said ears into my weekly blogging sessions. I keep my kitty ears at my desk and adorn my fro whenever I sit to write a post. The ears were put into our gift bags as a reminder to do something different, and find a way to stand out in a crowd. I love them so much I am planning an outfit around them . . . and it isn't a costume!!!
Put your learning ears on girls! Get ready to stand out in a crowd . . .
Here I am working in my ears . . . The Blogcademy has forever changed my life with regard to blog-at-home-head-adornment . . .
BTW the Cheez-It's are not mine! They are my daughter's. She always visits me while I'm working and leaves things behind . . . mostly hugs, but this time, cheez-its . . .
Another really cool thing about the Blogcademy is that you can volunteer to help out and thereby have access to the info in exchange for your services. This is Vivian and Paige, they attended the Blogcademy in Los Angeles last year and volunteered to help at this one. They both contributed some great tips during the session as well.
I loved how colorful everyone was. The vibe in the workshop was really laid back. It felt like we were just sitting down with a couple of friends chatting about blogging and what worked for them and what didn't. During a few of our blogging exercises they even played Michael Jackson. Now that will really get your creative juices flowing!
Lots of funny stories were shared, I wish I could remember what was being said when this photo was shot, but it looks like it may have been as story shared at Shauna's expense! Lol.
At the end of day one we were given report cards based on our blog that showed what we needed work on. On day two, we had one-on-one sessions with the girls to go over their suggestions, ask questions and discuss things they thought we could do differently . . .
Here is Kat droppin' some blogging wisdom to Angela who runs a pastry blog called Goldenrod Pasteries! Yum! Don't you just love her sparkly polka dot tulle skirt!!!
A highlight for me was getting to do my one-on-one with Shauna Haider. Shauna is a graphic designer who owns a boutique design firm called Branch. She does all the branding and logo design for the Blogcademy. I am a big fan of her work (and her personal style, she always wears such amazing dresses!) When we sat together she basically redesigned my header and brought me out of tagline purgatory in just a few short minutes! I can't wait to implement the changes we discussed. I swear, I could have sat and talked with Shauna about typefaces, whitespace and personal inspirations for the rest of the day!
Throughout the day we were given short assignments to help us hone in on our goals and blogging practices. During activity time there was a lot of idea sharing and networking. On day two I sat next to Alyson (in the green jacket). She runs an eco lifestyle blog called Simply Alyson.
Needless to say, there was ALOT of note taking going on. I pretty much used up my whole notebook. I should have started with an empty one, but I later switched to my ipad…. don't know why I didn't start with that in the first place!
Erin was my seat mate on day two. She has a sewing blog called Seamstress Erin, and she told me she had just completed her PHD (she's a scientist!) and was gearing up to give her exit talk that Friday! To top it all off, she was also in the midst of planning her wedding! I loved Erin's energy and her bright smile! What an exciting time in her life!
Here we are perusing a selection of macaroons the Headmistresses brought in! I had never had a macaroon before the Blogcademy! I'd seen pictures and thought they were so cute! But Ohhhh, to taste one!! I had Almond Amaretto. They were amazing! So yummy that I had two. The macaroons were from Chantal Guillon. Since they are local, I will definitely be paying them a visit on my next SF trip!
But I do like this one too . . . We were a pretty bunch, If I do say so myself!
After lunch we had more learning and then giveaways! There were prizes for most tweets and best instagram images of specific things. Aren't the gifts purty? Theresa was one of the winners. I LOVED her pink hair. She was also the Blogcademy scholarship winner! That's another way you can attend the Blogcademy, by winning a scholarship. Theresa has a travel blog called Tremendous Times.
Overall, my Blogcademy experience was amazing. Kat, Shauna and Gala shared a lot of valuable information that I have already begun to implement. I loved meeting the women in attendance and hearing about their blogging journeys. There were so many different types of blogs represented at this workshop ie: travel, baking, sewing, photography, self love, the list goes on . . . We are all on our own path, and it's so wonderful to meet and share along the way. Blogging can be very isolating, which is one of the reasons I have really been working hard to get out more and meet more people!
I just bought a frame this week and I plan to put my photo with the Headmistresses up at my desk as a reminder to continue working hard and pursuing my blogging goals with passion and color!!!!
This entry was posted in Blogging, thelookbookphilosophy.com and tagged Blogcademy, blogging workshop, Gala Darling, Kat Williams, San Francisco, Shauna Haider on May 24, 2014 by thelookbookphilosophy.


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Q: JTwig global field filter I have to escape all string fields of a JTwig template.
For field I mean each: {{myfield}} or {{myobject.myproperty}}
I know I can use a filter like {{myfield|escape}}, but this escape should be used for ALL fields so I would like to know if is there a method to use or to override to do a global filter for each string field.
For example:
public String function filter(String input){
   return input.replaceAll("[^\\x00-\\x7F]", "");
}

(I'm not using Jtwig as html template engine but for a general template engine for raw text printing. This is the reason to escape non-ascii chars).

A: I believe you are looking to define an escape mode by default. In Jtwig there is two ways of achieving this.

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*Defining a custom escape mode and use autoescape tag to wrap the entire template.

EnvironmentConfiguration configuration = configuration()
  .escape()
    .engines()
      .add("Custom", removeStrangeCharacters())
    .and()
  .and()
.build();

{% autoescape 'Custom' %}{{ myField }}{% endautoescape %}

*Defining a custom escape mode and setting it as the initial escape mode in Jtwig configuration.

EnvironmentConfiguration configuration = configuration()
  .escape()
    .withInitialEngine("Custom")
    .engines()
      .add("Custom", removeStrangeCharacters())
    .and()
  .and()
.build();

{{ myField }}

You can find both examples working in here.


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Is A Rise In Pedestrian Deaths Really Due To Legal Cannabis?
by Clementine P.
The post Is A Rise In Pedestrian Deaths Really Due To Legal Cannabis? appeared first on High Times.
Is a rise in pedestrian deaths really due to legal cannabis? A traffic story published earlier this week says that just might be the case.
The study, published by the Governors' Highway Safety Association, compiled records on pedestrian fatalities over a 10 year period. During that time, pedestrian deaths rose 27 percent. All other traffic fatalities actually decreased 14 percent during the same time.
The author of the study, traffic safety engineer Richard Retting, cited many possible causes for the dramatic increase. Cell phone use, increases in both walking and driving, and better economic conditions were all suggested as potential causes for the rise in deaths.
The ratio of pedestrian deaths to vehicle occupant deaths is also increasing. Improved safety technology in cars and trucks is reducing injuries and deaths for drivers and passengers.
Is Pot to Blame?
The study noted an interesting fact about the data from states with legal pot.
"The seven states (Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusettes, Nevada, Oregon, Washington) and DC that legalized recreational use of marijuana between 2012 and 2016 reported a collective 16.4 percent increase in pedestrian traffic fatalities for the first six months of 2017 versus the first six of 2016, whereas all other states reported a collective 5.8 percent decrease in pedestrian fatalities."
The study did not mention whether high drivers, walkers or a combination of the two could be to blame. Retting was clear to point out that the report was not making a direct correlation or expressly claiming a link between weed and walking deaths.
"We are not making a definitive, cause-and-effect link to marijuana," Retting told The New York Times. He did add that the information "is a marker for concern. It may be a canary in a coal mine, an early indicator to address."
Other Potential Causes
The report also highlighted the use of cell phones as a possible cause of the increase.
"With regard to cell phone use, the reported number of smartphones in active use in the U.S. increased by 236 percent from 2010 to 2016, and the annual number of multimedia messages over this period more than tripled.
Analysis of data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance database shows the number of cell phone related emergency department visits is increasing in parallel with the prevalence of cell phone use in the United States."
Additionally, the National Highway Traffic Administration has estimated distractions are a factor in 10 percent of fatal car crashes.
Retting's report also noted that many other things can impact the number of collisions and resulting deaths. Relatively low fuel prices, good weather, and better economic conditions all translate into more miles driven and walked.
These factors, although out of the control of traffic safety engineers and law enforcement, can still impact the number of fatalities on U.S. roads and sidewalks.
Final Hit: Is A Rise In Pedestrian Deaths Really Due To Legal Cannabis?
Whatever the cause, the rise in pedestrian traffic fatalities is alarming. Huge increases in 2015 and 2016 and similar numbers in 2017 have resulted in a disturbing trend.
The GHSA report noted that "it has been more than 25 years since the U.S. experienced this level of pedestrian fatalities."
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Seattle Seahawks Week 6 NFL Power Rankings Roundup
Here is where the Seattle Seahawks rank in terms of average, best and worst:
Best ranking: 1st (ESPN)
Worst ranking: 6th (NFL.com)
Below you will find a Week 6 roundup for the Seahawks in our consensus 2020 NFL Power Rankings.
EPR has the Packers with a relatively significant edge over the Seahawks. There were times Sunday night where it felt like Pete Carroll and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer were trolling Seahawks Twitter. After riding an aggressive, pass-heavy approach to a 4-0 record, Seattle faced a third-and-22 from the Minnesota 42 on its first drive. They took the ball out of Russell Wilson's hands and handed it to Travis Homer for a 5-yard gain before punting. The Seahawks began the third quarter with three straight runs before punting on fourth-and-1. But with 1:57 left, Wilson and DK Metcalf took over, going 94 yards and converting a pair of fourth downs, including the game-winning 6-yard touchdown. Metcalf is third in the NFL with 496 yards. He's averaging a league-best 22.5 yards per reception and is 10th in yards per route run (2.79). It wasn't always pretty. The Seahawks' defense gave up 449 yards and 31 first downs. But they improved to 5-0.
With the game on the line, Russell Wilson is magic in the fourth quarter. His drive to beat the Vikings was classic. But the defense has major issues.
NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" crew gave me this earworm, but I can't unhear it -- is DK Metcalf currently the league's best receiver? At 22.5 yards per catch (best in the NFL) along with 496 yards, five TDs and a huge clutch factor? Gotta say, pretty compelling case.
Biggest weakness: The defense
The Seahawks are 5-0 despite a historically leaky defense. They allowed a combined 1,292 passing yards over their first three games, easily the most to begin a season in NFL history. They had been fine against the run until Sunday night versus Minnesota when they were gashed for 201 yards on the ground. The 2,356 yards Seattle has given up are the most by any team through five games since the 1950 Colts, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. The Seahawks' saving grace has been forcing turnovers -- they're tied for second in the NFL with 10 -- and getting stops in critical moments, like the stuff on fourth-and-1 against the Vikings on Sunday. -- Brady Henderson
Pete Carroll is the perfect coach for this Seahawks team. At halftime, with Seattle facing a 13-0 deficit, Carroll told NBC's Michele Tafoya the scoreboard was irrelevant midway through the game. "We haven't even started yet," he said. The Seahawks proceeded to score three touchdowns in a 1:53 span of the third quarter, got a game-saving fourth-and-1 stop deep in their own end, then Let Russ Cook on a 13-play, 94-yard drive in the final two minutes to steal a win from the desperate Vikings. Minnesota held the ball for nearly 40 minutes and outplayed Seattle for about 55 minutes of game time. And yet, it was Carroll and the Seahawks celebrating in the end. This is a team that believes.
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Book Review: What Works: Gender Equality By Design by Iris Bohnet
Editor's note: This review was originally published in The London School of Economics Review of Books, and has been reposted with permission. It is available under Creative Commons and the original page can be found here.
How might we tackle institutionalised gender inequalities? In What Works: Gender Equality by Design, Iris Bohnet advocates systemic interventions focused on de-biasing environments rather than individuals. Employing a behavioural design approach, the book serves both as a clear indication of where we currently stand and a guide as to how, institution by institution, we can nudge ourselves towards greater gender equality, writes Nic Logan-Murray.
If you are interested in this review, you may also like to listen to a recording of Professor Iris Bohnet's LSE lecture, 'What Works: Gender Equality By Design', recorded 14 April 2016.
What Works: Gender Equality By Design. Iris Bohnet. Harvard University Press. 2016.
In a growing field of books with diverse theoretical and ideological proposals for tackling institutional gender inequality – from the corporate self-help strategies of leaning in to the systemic defiance of leaning out – Iris Bohnet's What Works: Gender Equality By Design deftly carves out a place for itself based on a vast and comprehensive review of research across the social sciences. Focusing on inequalities primarily within workplaces and schools, Bohnet, a behavioural economist at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, does not set herself in opposition to or in support of these other viewpoints. Instead, she emphasises the complementarity of a behaviourally-based and empirically-driven approach with broader feminist strategies.
In advocating systemic interventions to tackle gender inequality, Bohnet's focus is on de-biasing environments rather than individuals. By identifying behaviours and processes that take root in institutions and explicating how they impede gender equality, it may be possible to intervene and design around the point at which bias is most likely to take hold. This behavioural design-based approach – often termed 'nudging' – is growing in popularity among policymakers due to its cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation, and focuses on low-hanging fruit, such as improving recruitment processes, to begin to 'move the needle' more rapidly towards gender equality.
Daniel Kahneman, the Nobel Prize-winning behavioural economist, has suggested that were he to remove any process involved in decision-making, it would be overconfidence and the optimism individuals hold when executing plans. One would hope that, if not wholly eliminated, the confidence of those attempting to de-bias individuals would be sufficiently dented following Bohnet's deft critique of the limitations of such endeavours, drawing on insights from Kahneman's work and a mix of experimental and real-world evidence on cognitive biases. Despite the $7 billion spent annually by US corporations on diversity training, Bohnet argues that there is a dearth of evidence to indicate it actually works; it may even backfire due to the phenomenon of 'moral licensing': the tendency for individuals to act more immorally following the completion of an act or set of behaviours they see as being morally good. Instead, she advocates for a capacity-building approach she terms 'unfreeze change freeze', which involves not only encouraging individuals to confront their own biases, but also, more importantly, to consider how the organisation can mitigate them through adopting new processes.
Much of the book progresses in this manner, looking at national and industrial level statistics and examining why processes aren't working, before delving deeper to assess plausible behavioural reasons for these and moving towards workable and readily implementable solutions for the reader. None more so than in the realm of recruitment, which – as one can imagine – is rife with bias, implicit discrimination and well-intended but misguided processes. Bohnet guides the reader through the numerous pitfalls present throughout the entire recruitment process. The messages sent to potential applicants matter, with implicitly gendered language influencing individuals' perceptions of their belonging in the workplace, but not their suitability for the role. Without anonymising demographic details, minority applicants are significantly less likely to be called to interview. In interviews themselves, an unstructured procedure may be prone to confirmation bias, with interviewers only seeking new information to confirm rather than challenge existing beliefs about candidates. The reader is left with a methodical interview checklist in a section that would serve as a valuable guide for many organisations seeking to fairly recruit from the widest talent pool possible.
Such nudging and behavioural design methodologies may seem like one-trick affairs for tackling endemic gender inequality present in the daily lives of many institutions. But these are well complemented by chapters that continue to draw on underlying behavioural biases while adopting insights from social psychology and sociology around group formation and performance. When forming groups, Bohnet emphasises the importance of 'critical mass', alongside an awareness of the cues given to members around group formation, for avoiding perceptions of tokenism. Such self-perceptions may mean individuals work to assimilate amongst the majority, often silencing their own perspective; while further down the line, rather than paving the way for others, they may actively distance themselves from those below them, further hindering the push towards greater equality in workplaces. This process highlights how thorny a process it may be correcting an already heavily skewed workplace. Nonetheless, numerous suggestions are provided to ensure that, at the least, group processes work to promote greater equality of viewpoints and perspectives. One of the most promising of these is the imposition of 'political correctness norms' that clarify the group's terms of engagement. Contrary to the popular expectation that such constraints are stultifying, they were found instead to allow for greater exchange of ideas and creativity, particularly for women for whom this reduced the risk of sharing more, often novel, suggestions.
The scope for utilisation of social norms is again drawn on as Bohnet extends her focus to the wider environment and political institutions, in a section which is ambitious in scope, but rather more speculative. Social norm messaging, which encourages individuals to attend to the behaviours of others and to run with the herd if theirs is out of line, has worked in encouraging individuals to reduce energy consumption and pay taxes on time. Bohnet suggests that adapting this method could work to address gender inequality. However, it is unclear whether it would prove capable of working when addressing behaviours that aren't as readily salient and comparable or hold as significant personal costs for failing to converge on the norm. A stronger case, however, is made for the soft power of the growing number of gender equality rankings of institutions in prompting firms to move towards the prevalent norm due to their public availability and so greater accountability.
At times, the book is vulnerable to one of the main critiques levelled against behavioural economics as a discipline: namely, the tendency to ascribe unique cognitive biases to newly observed flaws in decision making. It has been argued that this conceptualisation ignores the possible similarities in underlying processes while producing an overly fragmented view of behaviour. Bohnet dedicates a chapter to these biases at the beginning of the book, to both highlight their pervasiveness and indicate there is no one silver bullet for overcoming unconscious bias. However, as these terms continue to crop up italicised across the book, the list verges on unwieldy by its end. Well-established phenomena such as 'loss aversion' and 'confirmation bias' find themselves sharing space on this list with far newer terms such as 'algorithm aversion'. Given the replication crisis psychological research has found itself facing, this may leave readers questioning both the inclusion of, and the level of attention afforded to, these more unfamiliar terms.
What Works, then, reads less as a call to arms than as an invitation to both practitioners and general readers to question their own underlying biases towards, and the prevailing wisdom on how best to tackle, institutional gender inequality. Through Bohnet's comprehensive unpacking of the global challenge that faces us, taking in results from studies across all continents, she provides a nuanced discussion of, if not always what works, then what we know about the effectiveness of existing interventions. Alongside this, the provision of a behavioural toolkit and numerous workable suggestions that can be implemented immediately mean What Works serves both as a clear indication of where we currently stand and a guide as to how, institution by institution, we can nudge ourselves towards greater gender equality.
Nic Logan-Murray holds an MSc in Behavioural Economics from the University of Stirling and currently works as a research officer for the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute.
Note: This review gives the views of the author, and not the position of the LSE Review of Books blog, or of the London School of Economics.
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In the boys' club of Australian Blues, there is a dearth of stand-out women bandleaders. And the few who rise to the top are almost all singers. Which is great, but in a music that is built on the conversation between a human call and a tart guitar response, surprisingly few play blues guitar on the level of a Shane Pacey, Kirk Lorange or Jan Rynsaardt.
Opener 'Breakaway' rolls in like a howling thunderstorm, shot through with the white lightning of Crofts' Stratocaster. The rhythm section of Stan Mobbs and Tony Boyd literally thunder under the guitars – Crofts and engineer Russell Pillinghave gone for the over-amped Marshall sound of much contemporary blues here, and it is a force of nature.
Don't Cry' is even more country rock'n'roll with the groove held steady under the sure tiller of Mobbs and Boyd.
Closer 'Lucy' is a juicy Little Feat latino-funk groove which tells a story of Bad Woman Blues. Crofts' slide-guitar here virtually scratches your eyes out from the first note, its tone befitting the morality tale of the home-wrecking protagonist. Crofts' lyrics throughout deserve a mention: they work on classic blues and roots templates, as you want, but have a wit and originality about them which is a relief in an often cliché-sodden genre.
If scorching hot blues slide guitar and raunchy sizzling solo's are your thing, then check out the new 4 track EP "Like We Used To" by Christina Crofts. This little gem of an EP sizzles from start to finish with 2 smokin' country rock songs nestled in the middle. Features Stan Mobbs on bass, Tony Boyd on drums and Ty Coates on backing vocals. Definitely a must have. USA has Bonnie Raitt, Australia has Christina Crofts.


Winter Art & Chocolate Festival- February - Chocolate & Art! Dates and location to be announced.
Azalea Festival - Memorial Day weekend. Parade, Party at the Port, vendors, food, music, car show.
American Music Festival- Late May - Early September. Free Sunday summer concerts in Azalea Park.
Southern Oregon Kite Festival- 3rd weekend in July. Invitational kiting performance event at the Port.
Festival of Art in Stout Park - 1st weekend in August. Art, kid activities, vendors, music & food in Stout Park.
Pirates of the Pacific Festival- 2nd weekend in August. Pirates, music, and vendors abound at the Port.
Oktoberfest - 5K run, German fare, family fun and games, music, craft beer vendors at the Port.
Natures Coastal Holiday Day after Thanksgiving thru December 25. Spectacular holiday festival of lights in Azalea Park.
Azalea Park-Disc golf course, ball fields, band shell, gazebo, horseshoe pits, playground, lawn areas, picnic tables.
Bud Cross Park- Swimming pool, ball fields, tennis courts, skateboard park, basketball courts.
Capella by the Sea- Open to the public May - Nov depending on docent availability. Available for rent.
Mill Beach - Beach access, accessible paved parking & restrooms.
Chetco River - Fishing, kayaking, drift boating, swimming, hiking.
Harris Beach State Park - Beach access, overnight camping, electric hookups, day use area.
Loeb State Park - River access, overnight camping, fishing, hiking, kayaking.
Port of Brookings-Harbor - Marina, boat basin, restaurants, shopping, RV park, motels, beach access.
Salmon Run Golf Course - 18-hole golf course.
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor- beaches, hiking, scenic viewpoints.


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We LOVE our Board Members! They work hard to make sure we have everything we need to have great programs for kids! Make sure you give them a high five if you see them around town.
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In 2013, Lebanon Area Boys & Girls Club (LABAGC) celebrated 60 years of service to Boone County. Since our inception, LABAGC has been offering sports leagues and clinics on a year-round basis as well as programing geared toward developing better citizenship, community involvement, leadership and improved educational outcomes.
The original Lebanon Boys Club was organized in 1953 and operated in the old Central School, site of the present day Municipal Building. The Club moved to its current location at 403 W. Main St. in 1961. A gym was added a year later.
In 1983, the Club started accepting girls as members and also opened a separate facility to serve the Zionsville community, adopting the name Boone County Boys & Girls Club.
In 1986, the Club purchased an adjacent property and began construction on a new, much larger facility. That building opened its doors in 1989.


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Events Home / Three Dog Night
Jan 12, 2019 – 7:30 PM
87 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801 Map
Three Dog Night: Legendary music icons THREE DOG NIGHT, enter their 4th decade, bringing with them some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group had more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than THREE DOG NIGHT. In 2010 THREE DOG NIGHT continue to top the list of artists with the best Billboard Top 100 Chart average!
THREE DOG NIGHT'S hits wind through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio where they are heard day in and day out, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures -- songs like "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)", "Joy to the World", "Shambala", "One" and "Black and White" serve to heighten our emotions and crystallize THREE DOG NIGHT'S continuing popularity.
Boasting chart and sales records that are virtually unmatched in popular music, THREE DOG NIGHT achieved 21 consecutive Top 40 hits, 18 straight Top 20's, 11 Top 10's, 3 number 1's, 7 million-selling singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LPs. They received two Grammy nominations. Their hits appeared on best selling charts in all genres (pop, rock and country). Their records continue to sell around the world, reaching beyond the borders of the U.S. into Japan, Canada, Holland, England, Germany, Spain and elsewhere. Tens of millions of THREE DOG NIGHT records have been sold through the years.
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Q: Cannot save as ESRI FileGDB in QGIS? In QGIS v2.6, I was able to save a vector layer as ESRI FileGDB. However, in v2.8 and v2.10 this no longer seems available.
Am I missing something?
Or why is this no longer available in the standard installation for Windows?

A: It is possible to read, edit and create features of a FileGDB in QGIS 3 (maybe also QGIS 2). For Windows you need an OSGeo4W-Installation with the optional FileGDB-Driver (not OpenFileGDB).