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Missoula Maps Local Fiber Assets, Encourages New Installation
Posted January 28, 2015 by Tom Anderson
Last August, we wrote and podcasted about the results of a broadband feasibility study for the City of Missoula, which recommended developing an open access network with approximately 60 miles of underground fiber through a public private partnership. The study also demonstrated a significant need for improved connectivity in the central business district, with almost 40% of businesses saying their connections were insufficient for their needs. The study also recommended a variety of fairly small policy changes to encourage the spread of fiber optics, such as a "dig once" conduit policy.
Early in December, the Missoula City Council acted on at at least one of those recommendations by lowering the fee the city charges for excavating and installing new fiber optic lines in the public right-of-way by 75 percent. City Councilwoman Caitlin Copple, who has spearheaded the efforts for better connectivity in Missoula and appeared on our Broadband Bits podcast in August, described lowering the fee this way to the Missoulian newspaper:
"It's a gesture of good will to the service providers that we want to work with them," said Copple, who chairs the city's Economic Development Subcommittee. "It was a unanimous vote, and it shows Missoula is serious about business."
The city also released a map, compiled by a third party, that shows all the privately-owned fiber assets in Missoula's central business district. It is purposely unclear which company owns which segments of fiber, as the providers would only participate if their information was anonymized to protect their competitive edge. While certainly not present on every street, the map shows that there is a significant amount of fiber already in the ground. From the Missoulian:
"What this map shows...
Open Access Network Proposal Goes Before Bozeman City Commission
Posted January 9, 2015 by Tom Anderson
At a December 15 Bozeman City Commission meeting, broadband advocates, local incumbents, and city staff all had their say on the idea of an open access network. The hearing was part of a process that began last year, when the idea of a public network was first brought up. Bozeman issued an RFP last spring for help in planning their next steps, and eventually selecting a consultant to shepherd the process from a feasibility study and public input through to final planning. We wrote in more detail about the start of this planning phase back in August.
At the December meeting, Bozeman Economic Development Director Brit Fontenot asserted that "The existing model of Internet service provision is outdated," and laid down for the Commissioners the broad outlines of plan for a public-private partnership to create an open access network involving anchor businesses, the city, the local school district, and Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. A memo submitted by Mr. Fontenot in advance of the meeting, as well as a series of other documents relating to the planning process including a consultant summary report, are available on the city's website [PDF].
Several local citizens spoke on the proposal at the Commission meeting in addition to Mr Fontenot. According to the consultant, a survey of city businesses found that nearly two-thirds were dissatisfied with their current Internet service. This claim was supported by local business owner Ken Fightler of Lattice Materials, who according to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle
said that [his] company employs 50 people in Bozeman but struggles with "really abysmal Internet." They've talked to every major provider in town trying to find a better option, he said, but have found everything available involves either mediocre speeds or unaffordable pricing.
Perhaps...
CTgig Effort in Connecticut Now Backed By 46 Communities
Posted January 8, 2015 by Lisa Gonzalez
Last fall, three Connecticut communities banded together to form what has now become a statewide effort to improve connectivity across the state. The CTgig Project has since blossomed to include 46 municipalities, or 50% of the state's population according to a recent press release.
The initiative began when Stamford, New Haven, and West Hartford issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) [PDF] to open up dialogue with potential private sector partners. The goal was described as an open access gigabit fiber network for residents, businesses, and community anchor institutions.
State officials traveled to various communities to share information on the project in a series of community meetings. We interviewed Connecticut Consumer Counsel Elin Katz and Broadband Policy Coordinator Bill Vallee about the project in Episode 118 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
As an increasing number of Connecticut communities joined the initiative, others followed suit. In part because they recognized the need for better connectivity to improve the quality of life, but also because they recognized their perilous economic position if they chose to remain behind.
Southington's Town Council, debated whether or not to join the collaboration in early December. From a recent MyRecordJournal.com article:
"The way industry and business is moving these days, they all require a high level of Internet speed and access," [Rod] Philips [Southington's director of planning and community development] said. "If we don't do something, we're going to be at a disadvantage."
Southington voted to participate in the RFQ.
In the press release, Bill Vallee provided more details about what state leaders hoped to see from RFQ responses:...
Connecticut Communities Want Better Internet Access - Community Broadband Bits Episode 118
While in Springfield, Massachusetts for the Broadband Communities Municipal Broadband and Economic Development event, I met several of the people that have been working on an initiative that aims to bring better Internet access to many in Connecticut. Two of them, Connecticut Consumer Counsel Elin Katz and Broadband Policy Coordinator Bill Vallee join me this week for episode 118 of the Community Broadband Bits podcast.
Three cities have already issued an RFQ to begin the process of evaluating what options are available to them in improving Internet access for their residents and businesses. New Haven, Stamford, and West Hartford kicked the initiative off but others may soon join.
We also discuss how Connecticut has greatly simplified the process of pole attachments to encourage investment from any interested provider.
Read the transcript of this show here.
Thanks to Jessie Evans for the music, licensed using Creative Commons. The song is "Is it Fire?"
Lexington Plans RFI for Gigabit Network in Kentucky
Posted September 24, 2014 by Tom Anderson
Lexington, Kentucky, the second biggest city in the state with the second slowest broadband speeds in the nation, has announced plans to issue a request for information for a gigabit network within the next six months. The idea is to gauge interest from private providers in forming a public private partnership and get at least a rough estimate of the costs and benefits of a city-wide fiber optic network.
The Lexington area currently has average download speeds of 16.2 Mbps, which puts it 38th among cities in Kentucky alone. While many in Lexington have been unhappy with slow speeds, poor reliability, and high prices provided by the incumbent Time Warner for years, the local government appeared divided last spring over the potential Comcast-Time Warner merger. Some felt, inexplicably, that service would improve after the second most hated company in America was acquired by the most hated. But others realized the need for competition, and during the course of renegotiating Time Warner's expiring cable franchise over the last year, city staff have been meeting with private providers to determine how to improve access.
Mayor Jim Gray said he would like Lexington to become a gigabit city, though he stopped short of endorsing a fully public network along the lines of EPB in Chattanooga:
"We're going to be looking for partners who can create competition and who are willing to serve neighborhoods throughout Lexington," Gray said. "Increasing our Internet speed is crucial, but so is tackling the digital divide."
Whether or not private providers will answer the mayor's call with a deal that works for both the city and their bottom line remains to be seen, but Gray does at least seem to grasp the need for competition to break up the local monopoly. Step 1 is admitting you have a problem - the next...
Business, Education Call on Culver City to Invest in Muni Fiber in L.A. County
Last fall, Culver City hired a consultant to develop a design and business plan for a possible fiber network project. Recently, prominent business leaders and parents of local school children have publicly expressed their support for a municipal network.
Culver City, also known as "The Heart of Screenland" is situated in west L.A. County, surrounded primarily by the City of Los Angeles. Approximately 39,000 people live in this community that is beginning to draw in the tech industry. In addition to Disney's Maker Studios, Apple owns Culver City's Beats Electronic, known for high-tech headphones. Culver City wants to stay current to compete with Santa Monica, home to a number of tech businesses that connect to its publicly owned City Net.
The L.A. Weekly reports billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of NantWorks, has encouraged city leaders to move forward with the project. His specific request is that five business districts be included in the network deployment. NantWorks, located in one of those districts, provides cloud-based operating systems to support telehealth. According to the article, Soon-Shiong is rallying other business leaders:
Soon-Shiong has been encouraging other business owners in the area to support the plan, which is expected to come before the City Council sometime in October.
"He feels this is key," said Mike Sitrick, a spokesman for Soon-Shiong. "He's talked to various city officials and told them how important he thinks it is, not only to his business, but to attracting additional businesses to Culver City."
Local elected officials report positive feedback as the city reaches out to determine interest in the project:
"We're still attempting to gauge the degree of interest," said Councilman Andy Weissman, though he added, "I'm confident it's going to happen."
The business community is not the only sector in...
Calls Grow for Community Network in Syracuse
Posted September 3, 2014 by Tom Anderson
Last week, we noted some comments made by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner indicating her interest in a municipal broadband network and her promise to develop a plan for how to build it. Now it appears others in Syracuse are picking up her refrain.
Two columns appearing recently in the Syracuse Post-Standard offered support for Miner's idea: one from the paper's editorial board, and another written by a former Republican candidate for mayor.
Stephen Kimatian, a lawyer and former local TV station general manager, penned an enthusiastic op-ed in favor of Miner's idea; this despite the fact that he was the Republican candidate for mayor that lost to Miner in 2009. If his Twitter feed is any guide, Kimatian is quite conservative and not a huge fan of Miner's, but he appears to recognize the nonpartisan advantages of community network ownership:
Connecting broadband throughout the city of Syracuse makes a clear statement that we embrace the 21st century digital economy, we "get" it. The practicality of building a backbone of interconnectivity enables communication between all levels of government and citizens and sets us up for the many more uses to come. It builds a sense of community that we are all connected, from Eastwood to Winkworth, from the Valley to the North Side and that we have a stake in each other's neighborhoods…
Broadband also creates economic equality. Not every home is able to afford broadband and its data usage can be expensive. That means many students don't have the essential research tool of Internet access at home. By providing a common connection, we are putting the less advantaged kids on the same plane as everyone else.
….Broadband should be a utility just like water, gas, electricity and phones.
The Syracuse Post-Standard's editorial board offered a bit more qualified support, but still lauded Miner's goals and supported the effort to study broadband deployment:
….[L]et's hand it to Miner for recognizing that affordable, high-speed Internet service is a...
Ellensburg Considers Muni Fiber Network Expansion
Last year, we covered this central Washington city's first foray into publicly owned fiber optics. The local incumbent, Charter Communications, began charging the city $10,000 per month for services it had been providing for free for a decade as part of its franchise agreement. Ellensburg officials did some quick math and realized that they could save money building their own network.
They ultimately awarded a contract for $960,000 to build 13 miles of fiber connecting various public facilities throughout the city including the police department and Central Washington University. Thanks to Charter's high rates, the direct cost savings alone could pay for the entire project in about eight years, leaving aside all the other direct and indirect benefits of public network ownership.
Now, with the original construction project not even quite complete, Ellensburg is already considering expanding to serve residents and the local business community. According to the local Daily Recorder newspaper, the city council has unanimously voted to issue a request for qualifications from contractors for a long term strategic plan.
"Typically, for this type of an activity, (a strategic plan) would include a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis for the telecom utility," city Energy Services Director Larry Dunbar said. "We would look at different business cases for different service opportunities like providing Internet access to perhaps commercial businesses, perhaps Internet access to the general public. A variety of other service opportunities are possible."
The new strategic plan is expected to be finished before construction on the current institutional network ends. The construction plan for the institutional network was designed to be "future-ready," with contingency funds set aside for possible later alterations or expansions. It seems those funds may be tapped sooner rather than later.
The Ellensburg Business Development Authority has been a major advocate of the city's fiber network, pushing the city to expand it to new areas, offer service to businesses, and look into how it could compete with Charter Communications. As city councilmember Tony Aronica put it:
Austin, Minnesota Releases Fiber Network Feasibility Study Results
Austin has been thinking about getting a gig for a while now. The city of 25,000 near Minnesota's southern border had campaigned to be picked for the initial Google Fiber deployment, but was disappointed when Google selected Kansas City instead in 2011. As with some other cities around the country, however, the high profile Google competition got Austin thinking about the benefits of a gigabit fiber network, and how they might bring it to their residents. Last month, a committee tasked with bringing such a network to every premises in Austin released a feasibility study they commissioned, with generally favorable results.
The study recommended further exploration of a universal fiber optic network, but found the idea to be generally feasible. The cost of such a network was estimated at $35 million, and would cover the entire footprint of the Austin Public School District, which extends to rural addresses well beyond the city limits. The study recommended universal fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) for many of the same reasons we've been talking about it for years: its nearly unlimited data capacity and speed, future-proof and damage-resistant properties, and reliability.
The study was commissioned by the Community Wide Technology committee of the Vision2020 campaign, a broader planning movement to revitalize the greater Austin area. The Technology committee has since launched the GigAustin website and campaign to advocate for a FTTP network.
The GigAustin team has representation from the Austin Public School District, the city public power utility, private companies and foundations, and other potential anchor institutions. Hormel, the food products giant headquartered in Austin (and the people who brought you the SPAM Museum), is a major employer in the area and their presence on the GigAustin team and support of the feasibility study is notable.
This is no slam dunk, however. The study did not recommend a specific funding source, and there appears to be little appetite for significant public expenditure:
Committee members say the project could be funded in...
Syracuse Mayor Calls for Community Broadband
Syracuse, a city long frustrated by its lack of broadband options and in thrall to a monopolistic cable incumbent Time Warner Cable, is facing an even bleaker future. Comcast's proposed merger with Time Warner Cable would shift Syracuse residents who need broadband from one of the two most hated companies in America to the other, while of course also ensuring that the combined company is even larger and more influential. Verizon gave up plans to compete in the Syracuse market several years ago when it ceased expanding FiOS.
Fortunately for Syracusans, mayor Stephanie Miner doesn't appear to be taking all this lying down. A Post-Standard article from Monday reports the mayor is considering plans for a city-owned fiber optic system that could bring gigabit connectivity to the area:
"I'm putting together a plan that we can do it ourselves, as a community,"
Syracuse has had rumblings of interest in municipal broadband for years, including a citizens group called the Syracuse Community Broadband Initiative that advocated and educated locals on the topic. Now, with mayor Miner's comments, it appears the idea is again gaining traction.
Miner's plan seems to be in its very early stages, with little in the way of specifics yet:
"Would we have to do that in phases? What would that look like? How would we pay for it? What would the model be? Those are all things that we are currently looking at, '' Miner said.
Stop the Cap has a take on the issue as well. We hope to hear more details in the future as mayor Miner develops her plan.
The essence of the objection to municipal involved in communications is that public intervention will undermine the private sector due to the cost advantages uniquely available to governmental entities, thus creating a barrier to public entry. As we have shown, however, this objection fails in two ways: First, municipalities tend not to become involved in communications in markets characterized by effective competition; and second, where municipalities do become communications providers, private entry into the market tends to be stimulated rather than suppressed.

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To draw or paint human figures actually, an artist should have as a lot realizing of bones and muscle mass as of shape. this pretty consultant through a revered artist and instructor offers that wisdom. sensible plates of bones and muscle groups exhibit shape and serve as, whereas full-color pictures make picture differences among bone, muscle, and tendon. Drawings through the booklet emphasize basics of anatomy and express basic tools of establishing the forms.
Author Charles Earl Bradbury (1888-1967) takes a two-part procedure during this ebook. the 1st half contains a self-contained remedy of the bones of the skeleton and the way they relate to the body's define and muscle plenty. the second one specializes in muscle tissues and their activities, displaying how they're developed and the way they appear within the human shape. female and male constructions are in comparison and contrasted in the course of the textual content. Designed particularly for lecture room use, this quantity can also be a invaluable reference.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Kunst - Kunstpädagogik, word: 1,0, Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Kunst- und Musikwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Kunstdidaktische Grundpositionen, Sprache: Deutsch, summary: Bereits seit mehreren Jahren wird immer wieder über die kompensatorische Funktion des Kunstunterrichts diskutiert.
Color is a given of such a lot people's daily lives, yet whilst it lies on the limits of language and knowing. David Batchelor's earlier e-book for Reaktion, Chromophobia, addressed the extremes of affection and loathing that color has provoked when you consider that antiquity. This booklet charts extra ambiguous terrain.
Color and Abstraction appears at how color was once liberated from its subservient function to drawing in constructing pictorial area, and the way - with conventional roles damaged - abstraction used to be born, permitting a extra brilliant use of color. As a realistic ebook, it explores how paint can ascertain the color and drawing inside a portray, particularly on the subject of how expressive, cool, gestural, tactile or extreme the paintings can be.
Being inventive isn't really a luxurious or a present, it's a need. Creativity doesn't 'choose' humans as vessels. it's a option to be inventive. I've by no means believed the crap that creativity floats round in nano-particles that then locate their manner into just some people who're via beginning correct fortunate adequate to were authorized to assert their inventive juju via magical infusion and wondrous mysticism.


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Baseball is Happiness!
Day 165 "I love tradition!"
Baseball Buddha August 1, 2014 August 2, 2014 Buddha Fans
San Jose Municipal Stadium!
I am feeling refreshed! I don't know how long it will last but it felt great to sleep in a bed the last two nights along with taking three long hot showers. I slept in until almost noon both days. I went to a San Jose Giants game last night. They are the Advanced-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The game was fun to watch even though they got beat, 5-3, by the Stockton Ports. What I loved about the experience was overall feel of the stadium.
San Jose Municipal Stadium was built between 1941–1942 as a WPA project at a cost of $80,000. It was one of the first stadiums to be built entirely of reinforced concrete and opened in 1942. The stadium has remained largely unchanged from its original configuration. However, renovations to the bathroom facilities and clubhouse were done in 1994. Three extra rows of box seating were added in 1996. In 1999, the dugouts were expanded toward the field.
Press Box!
If you have read my any of my past blogs, you know that I love these WPA stadiums. They are a throw back and I am a nostalgic guy through and through. I have gone to many of these complexes on the trip, Carson Park in Eau Claire, Grayson Stadium in Savannah, and a few others. The key for places like this is to embrace the tradition and feel of the stadium. Trying to be something you are not turns fans off and just does not work. I am happy to report that the people running the San Jose Giants have whole heartedly embraced who they are. They have improved the stadium without comprising the history of the place.
When I arrived, I was caught off guard by the amount of people that were attending the game! The reason being is that they have two successful MLB options in San Francisco and Oakland. I am guessing the attendance was about 3,000-plus at the game. The fans were into the game and understood the situational aspects of what was happening on the field. The concessions were very busy as well as the vendors running the stairs. And, the ushers managed the fans with a smile. Everywhere I went I was acknowledged and encouraged to enjoy the game. I had to hunt down the customer service supervisor, who was manning a booth, to express this joy and she thanked me with a smile. People seemed happy to be at the game, along with those working.
I wandered around the stadium and looked at the old murals that have been maintained. Someone was documenting them all. There was a great feel to the place as I sensed a lot of history and a connection for the people who attended. This felt like Americana, same feeling I had in Rapid City, Alexandra, Starkville, Evansville and Lexington.
I pulled the following review from Yelp, by Vanessa D. "The first thing visiting team fans will notice about Muni – for better or worse – is its age. This stadium is at best, an homage to old-time Minor League ball and at worst, a run-down, hot and crowded old ballpark in need of a facelift.
"I tend to side with the former, as I find SJ Muni to be filled with charm and appreciation for the game's history. You'll notice the pennants painted on the concourse walls featuring now-defunct Major and Minor League teams. Ladies: You won't want to miss the women's restroom, which is a tribute to the locker room from "A League of Their Own."
Churros is a way of life here, so you'll want to flag down the Churro Guy. The team store stocks some good merchandise, and the food selection is the best I've seen in the California League."
7th Inning Stretch and God Bless America!
To me, Vanessa is absolutely spot on with her assessment. It is a homage to old-time minor league baseball and I, too, had my very first Churro at the game and loved it! I hope San Jose continues to expand on their traditional baseball image. This was a great overall experience with that "hokey hometown" feel! I will definitely want to come back and explore this place again!
Tonight, I will be attending an Oakland A's game against the Kansas City Royals. I'm supposed to have an interview before the game and when I'm given the link, I will post it. I am excited to see the A's as they currently hold the best record in the MLB. However, the real reason I want to see them is because of their General Manager Billy Beane. I just completed reading the book Moneyball, which is based on the A's and specifically Billy. I admire people that do it their own way; and, Billy has definitely done it his own way.
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The same way we were chosen to do the central ceiling for the Saint Mary of the Royal Fortress Catholic Church, we were honored with the construction of the different style lateral aisles.
The church laterals are basically flat rafters done by interlacing beautiful elaborated joists and panels. A must see if you ever go to this church.


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Stadionul Dacia din Orăștie este un stadion construit în anul 1954 pe care juca echipa Dacia Orăștie.

Construcția stadionului "Dacia" debutează în anul 1954, stadionul fiind prevăzut cu o singură tribună, de lemn, cu o capacitate totală de 1000 de locuri, pe acest stadion, în anii de glorie a "Daciei", au evoluat echipe de primă ligă precum : "Dinamo București", "Poli Timișoara", "UTA Arad", "Poli Iași", "Jiul Petroșani", "Corvinul Hunedoara" (Michael Klein, Mircea Lucescu, Mircea Rednic, Ioan Andone).

Stadioane de fotbal din România

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Medium contrast theme inspired by FC Barcelona. The most prevalent colours are variants of red, violet, blue, cyan, and magenta.
Blau comes in standalone light and dark versions (see further info below).
The font is Iosevka term slab.
The UI is my experimental fork of the default One Dark.


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Q: PHP transform string without using regular expression Example probably works best.

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*a|b|c needs to become array('a', 'b', 'c')

*a|\||\} needs to become array('a', '\|', '\}')

*ab\}aaa|ae\|aa needs to become array('ab\}aaa', 'ae\|aa')
The string that's going to be transformed can have any type of characters, but there are 3 "special" characters that can be interpreted as a straightforward character, only if it is escaped with \. | separates an option but, if escaped, needs to be interpreted as an option or a part of it (like any other character). { and } are always going to be escaped at this point.
The catch is that I need to do this without using regular expressions.
I have been struggling with this one for 10 hours, and I sure hope anyone has a simple answer to this.
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My plan was to search for a | and if found, check if it is escaped. If yes, then continue searching for the next one. When I find |, I would take out the first option of the string, and continue the same way, until there were no | left.
while ($positionFound != 1) {
            $intPrevPosition = $intPosition;
            $intPosition = strpos($strTemp, '|', $intPosition);
            if ($intPosition === false || (substr_count($strTemp, '|') == 1 && $strTemp{$intPosition + $intPrevPosition - 1} == '\\')) {
                $arrOptions[] = $strTemp;
                $positionFound = 1;
            }
            elseif ($strTemp{$intPosition + $intPrevPosition - 1} != '\\') {
                $intPosition = $intPrevPosition + $intPosition;
                $arrOptions[] = substr(substr($strTemp, 0, $intPosition + 1), 0, -1);
                $strTemp = substr($strTemp, $intPosition + 1);
                $intPosition = 0;
            }
        }

A: Write a simple parser:
$input = "ab\\}aaa|ae\\|aa"; // ab\}aaa|ae\|aa

$token = "";
$last_char = "";
$len = strlen($input);
$tokens = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < $len; $i += 1) {
    $char = $input[$i];
    if ($char === "|" && $last_char !== "\\") {
        $tokens[] = $token;
        $token = "";
    }
    $token .= $char;
    $last_char = $char;
}
$tokens[] = $token; // capture last token
var_dump($tokens);
// array('ab\}aaa', 'ae\|aa')

Note that with this implementation the escape also triggers on: ab\\|cd, the output is array("ab\\|cd") and not array("ab\\", "cd").

Nested parser
For easy of understanding I'm going to forget about the \ rules for now.
Assume you have: a{b|c}|{d|e} and the expected output is: abd, abe, acd, ace
First what you gotta do is translate a{b|c}|{d|e} into:
array(
    "a",
    array("b", "c")
    array("d", "e")
)

If the input is ab{cd|ef}|{gh|ij} we want:
array(
    "ab",
    array("cd", "ef")
    array("gh", "ij")
)

And ofcourse multiple levels of nesting should also work: a{b|{c|d}}|e
array(
    "a",
    array("b", array("c", "d"))
    "e"
)

Here is the parse function. I hadn't quite figure out how to combine it back together yet
function parse($string, $i = 0) {
    $token = "";
    $tokens = array();
    for (; $i < strlen($string); $i += 1) {
        $char = $string[$i];
        if ($char === "{") {
            if ($token !== "") {
                $tokens[] = $token;
            }
            $token = "";
            $parse = parse($string, $i + 1);
            $tokens[] = $parse["token"];
            $i = $parse["index"];
            continue;
        }
        if ($char === "}") {
            // end of this part
            if ($token !== "") {
                $tokens[] = $token;
            }
            return array(
                "token" => $tokens,
                "index" => $i
            );
        }
        if ($char === "|") {
            if ($token !== "") {
                $tokens[] = $token;
            }
            $token = "";
            continue;
        }
        $token .= $char;
    }
    return $tokens;
}
var_dump(parse("ab{cd|ef}|{gh|ij}"));

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David was awarded a BSc(Hons) degree in Osteopathy from the prestigious British School of Osteopathy in 2003. He has since completed post-graduate training in Classical Osteopathy, Ergonomics and Nutrition, amongst other areas of interest. David is a keen sportsman and traveler who has previously spent 6 years living in SE Asia.
David is a registered care provider with most major health insurers.
Dr Houdijk is a chartered Clinical Psychologist and a Qualified Yoga Teacher. She has worked in the NHS for over 12 years and currently works at the Newtown Clinic and Everlief child psychology services.
Past work experience includes working within National and Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services at the Maudsley Hospital, South London, including the Conduct, Adoption and Fostering Team, the Eating Disorders Team and the Traumatic Stress Clinic.
She has particular expertise in parenting and behavioural issues in children. She is trained in Fostering Changes, the Incredible Years Program, The Parent Child Game and the Multi-dimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) programme. These are evidence based therapeutic programs for parents and carers to help support them with the behavioural and emotional needs of their children. Anouk is the Clinical Supervisor at Reading University for IAPT-CYP Parent Training arm (Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies – Children and Young people program), and is also trained in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), the assessment of ADHD and intellectual and learning difficulties.
Dr Houdijk has presented at national and international conferences on adoption, fostering and behavioural issues in children and has been a guest lecturer at University College London and the Institute of Psychiatry. Dr Houdijk's work with the fostered and adopted population propelled an interest in the mind-body connection and how adverse early experiences can impact on our neurophysiology. This, in combination with her personal experience of yoga, inspired her to become a yoga teacher in order to incorporate the body in her therapeutic work. She has developed yoga programs for anxiety, stress, tension and works with Trauma-Informed Yoga to support healing from the body up. For more information on this please see the Yoga Programs page.
Dr Houdijk is registered with the Health Professions Council and Yoga Alliance and is a member of the British Psychological Society. She is registered with most major health insurers.


Many folks think that tomatillos are just green, unripe tomatoes, but that's just wrong. They're a vegetable with its own separate identity. When you find them in the produce section at the supermarket they're still in their crispy, tan husks, which must be removed before they're used. Tomatillos make a great salsa. You'll agree when you taste ours. We add some charred tomatoes and Serrano chiles, plus a handful of cilantro to make a taste that's mighty pleasing on a corn chip. Great on baked potatoes and grilled fish too.
This salsa is the best I have ever tasted. I first bought it through a fundraiser my Grandaughter was selling. I tried other tomatillo salsa from retail places, but none came even close. The shipping was very fast. The product was packed very securely. I will be ordering more!
This is THE best tomatillo salsa I've ever bought!! It taste just like you made it from scratch, without the trouble! Everything I've had from Fredericksburg Farms has been awesome!!
I liked it. Hot. The parts seemed to individually separated which is not like other sauces I've had. Hard to keep on a chip. But. I ate it all.
This is the best salsa!! I've tried the rest now I've had the Best!!
Perfection! I will be ordering more!! Delicious!!
Ingredients: Tomatillos (tomatillos, water, citric acid), onions, roasted tomato puree, roasted jalapeno peppers, pineapple juice, vinegar, habanero peppers, lime juice, salt, cilantro, garlic powder, spices.


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The Green Party has long been in favor of legalizing marijuana. The End the War on Drugs section of our platform states the following:
End the "war on drugs." Redirect funds presently budgeted for the "war on drugs" toward expanded research, education, counseling and treatment.
Amend the Controlled Substances Act to reflect that drug use in itself is not a crime, and that persons living in the United States arrested for using drugs should not be incarcerated with those who have committed victim oriented crimes.
Legalize possession, sale, and cultivation of cannabis/marijuana.
Strike from the record prior felony convictions for marijuana possession, sale, or cultivation.
Grant amnesty and release from confinement without any further parole or probation, those who have been incarcerated for the use, sale, or cultivation of marijuana in federal and state prisons and in county/city jails, and who otherwise are without convictions for victim oriented crimes, or who do not require treatment for abuse of hard drugs. Provide the option for drug treatment to those leaving confinement.
Implement a step-by-step program to decriminalize all drugs in the United States.
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Maple syrup can replace corn syrup in this deliciously simple maple pecan pie recipe! Top with a little sea salt to balance out the flavors.
Welcome to day 2 of Pie Week! It kicked off yesterday with Banoffee Pie and today we're taking a trip down nostalgia lane with a classic Thanksgiving dessert recipe: pecan pie. Want to stay updated about Pie Week? Subscribe to my email (it's free!) and never miss a recipe.
The most common question about pecan pie is: can I make pecan pie without corn syrup? My answer was always: yes, but the filling won't really set or it won't taste like pecan pie. So… no, you can't. But that's changing today. Introducing Maple Pecan Pie.
Corn syrup is the glue that holds pecan pie filling together. Thicker than other liquid sweeteners, corn syrup works with the eggs to help ensure your pecan pie filling will set. The problem is that more and more modern bakers are looking for an unrefined substitution for the corn syrup. My goal was to find a solution to not only find a corn syrup substitute, but to guarantee the pecan pie filling will SET and TASTE DELICIOUS.
Maple Syrup + Flour Replaces Corn Syrup!
Mixed with melted butter, 1 Tablespoon of flour thickens the pecan pie filling just as corn syrup would. The flour allows us to use a thinner liquid sweetener. Isn't that incredible? So all you'll need to prepare this maple pecan pie are eggs, pure maple syrup, flour, butter, brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and pecans. Simple, delicious, pure flavors gives us a maple infused + buttery sweet + deliciously thick slice of pecan pie.
I ran into 1 problem during my recipe testing. The pecan pie filling seeped through the bottom pie crust, lifting the entire bottom pie crust up into the center of the pie. It was the WEIRDEST thing. Frustrated, I almost gave up completely. Since the maple pecan pie filling is a little thinner than my regular pecan pie filling, I decided that pre-baking the pie crust was necessary. I shared an entire in-depth blind baking pie crust tutorial earlier this year, complete with a video and all my tricks. Use that to help you. You only need to blind bake the pie crust for about 15 minutes in this recipe. Easy.
You can use my new all butter pie crust recipe or old faithful, my buttery flaky pie crust which uses a combination of shortening and butter. For the pictured pie, I used my buttery flaky pie crust. Brush the edges with egg wash before baking.
Tell me about the sea salt! To balance out the flavor of this notoriously sweet pie, sprinkle a little sea salt on top prior to serving. I always recommend this! You'll love the sweet and salty flavors, plus added crunch sea salt flecks are a nice bonus.
I actually made this maple pecan pie for the 3rd time and took it over my in laws for a big family meal on Sunday to celebrate my SIL and BIL's birthdays. It was more popular than the birthday cake!! Everyone scraped their plates clean.
Before I leave you with the recipe, let me share my tips for freezing pecan pie. This is a wonderful dessert to make ahead of time to freeze for Thanksgiving. The baked pie freezes well for up to 3 months, tightly wrapped in a couple layers of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature before serving. You can also freeze the pie after you pour the filling into the cooled blind-baked pie crust. Freeze for a couple hours to set the filling, then tightly wrap the entire pie in 2-3 layers of plastic wrap or aluminum foil, then freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to bake, remove from the freezer, unwrap, and bake for about 20 minutes longer.
Stay tuned for more pie recipes all week long for Pie Week!
The crust: Prepare my pie crust recipe or butter pie crust through step 5.
After the pie crust has chilled, adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C).
Roll out the chilled pie dough and blind bake: On a floured work surface, roll out one of the discs of chilled dough (you can freeze the 2nd for later use, see note). Turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9-inch pie dish.* Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is smooth. Flute or crimp the edges of the crust. Chill for 20 minutes in the refrigerator or freezer. (Crust will shrink otherwise!) Line the chilled pie crust with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Fill with 2 sets of pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and carefully lift the parchment paper/aluminum foil (with the weights) out of the pie.
The filling: Carefully spread pecans evenly inside warm pie crust. Set aside. Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, and flour together in a large bowl until combined and thick. Whisk in the vanilla extract, salt, eggs, and pure maple syrup until combined. Pour evenly over pecans.
Bake the pie for 40-50 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned. After the first 20 minutes of bake time, place a pie crust shield on top of the pie to prevent the edges from browning too quickly. You can also tent a piece of aluminum foil over the whole pie if the top is browning too quickly. Remove finished pie from the oven and sprinkle sea salt on top. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. The pie filling will set as it cools.
Slice and serve pie at room temperature. Top with whipped cream, if desired. (I used Wilton 8B Piping Tip.) Cover and store leftover pie at room temperature for 1-2 days or in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.
Make Ahead Instructions – 1-5 Days Ahead: You can get started by combining all the filling ingredients (except the pecans) one day ahead of time. Keep it covered tightly in the refrigerator until ready to assemble the pie. You can also make the pie dough 1-5 days in advance since it needs to chill. If you want to bake the pie 1 full day in advance, bake it as directed, allow it to completely cool, then cover tightly and keep at room temperature until ready to serve the next day.
Make Ahead Instructions – Freezing: The baked pie freezes well for up to 3 months, tightly wrapped in a couple layers of plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature before serving. You can also freeze the pie after you pour the filling into the cooled blind-baked pie crust. Freeze for a couple hours to set the filling, then tightly wrap the entire pie in 2-3 layers of plastic wrap or aluminum foil, then freeze for up to 1 month. When ready to bake, remove from the freezer, unwrap, and bake for about 20 minutes longer.
Freezing Pie Dough: You can freeze the 2nd pie dough for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.
Cornstarch: 2 teaspoons of cornstarch work as a substitute for 1 Tablespoon of flour. Make sure the cornstarch is completely mixed in with the melted butter and brown sugar.
Pure Maple Syrup: Use pure maple syrup, not breakfast syrup. Any variety of pure maple syrup is great, from golden to dark amber. Use what you love best.
Pie Dish: I strongly recommend a glass pie dish so you can see when the crust on the sides is browning, which signals that the pie is finished.
Room Temperature Ingredients: Make sure you use room temperature eggs. Cold eggs will solidify the butter and you'll be left with random chunks of butter in your filling.
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Climate change could cause the North Sea to rise by a metre between now and 2100, meaning drastic decisions must be made to protect the environment. One option would be to allow the municipalities to the west of Ostend to flood. This is one of the four options presented in the "Metropolitaan Kustlandschap 2100" report by Flemish authorities, and would mean La Panne, Coxyde, Furnes, Nieuport et Middelkerke would all be submerged. The report was commissioned to study the effects of, and to suggest measures to deal with, rising sea levels on the coast.
Joachim Declerck is an architect and one of the people responsible for compiling the report. He points out that the above scenario is the most extreme of the four. "In other options la Panne and Nieuport are instead protected from the rising sea levels by breakwaters and a dyke system", he said.
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It's no secret that the Brits and Americans pioneer the film industry, so melding tea and biscuit nibblers with cookies and cream chompers, makes for some fantastic onscreen chemistry. From the period drama BEL AMI to the sci-fi comedy SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, these Trans-Atlantic collaborations on Sony TV this month will have you yelling 'Ye-Ha' in no time.
With Madonna's second film, W.E, starring English actors such as James D'Arcy (Hitchcock, Let's Be Cops, Age Of Heroes) and Andrea Riseborough (Made In Dagenham, Brighton Rock, Oblivion), it's easy to see why these collaborations work. The film tells the story of lonely New Yorker Wally, fascinated by the romantic story of King Edward VIII and his lover, Wallis Simpson. The Evita star's attention to detail goes to lengths so great, that in order to achieve absolute perfection she even lent her very own pearl and diamond Bulgari earrings to Northern lass Riseborough in order to achieve the precise look she desired.
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD sees English rose Keira Knightley (Love Actually, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Atonement) team up with funny man Steve Carrell (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy, Despicable Me) to create some beautiful but unexpected cinema chemistry. The two navigate the chaotic world when informed there are just three weeks until an asteroid collides with Earth, and they set out on an adventure to rekindle old flames before time runs out.
BEL AMI follows the gorgeous but penniless Georges Duroy as he tries to rebuild his war stricken fortune by seducing Paris' most wealthy women. Robert Pattinson (Twilight, Remember Me, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) stars as the greedy womaniser, taking Americans Christina Ricci (The Addams Family, Sleepy Hollow), Uma Therman (Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, Pulp Fiction) and Cornwall's Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Nowhere Boy) as victims.
We're having a look back at some of the most memorable American-British collaborations, to celebrate these upcoming films and the special union of artists that help bring in the big bucks (or pounds).
Written and directed by Richard Curtis, Love Actually is famous for its all star cast including Keira Knightley, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and Laura Linney. One storyline follows Brits Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon in a tangled love triangle with a US president, played by Billy Bob Thornton, and comedy actor Kris Marshall can't believe his luck when he meets a group of American girls, amongst them Denise Richards, who fall for his unmistakably Basildon accent.
Another film starring Keira Knightley, who plays the feisty Elizabeth Swann alongside Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Zoe Saldana, as they take part in a quest to unveil the secret of the Aztec gold that belongs to a villainous fleet of immortal pirates. American actor Depp's critically acclaimed portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow was famously based on Keith Richards – but during filming, Disney executives weren't so confident with Depp's performance, and even proclaimed he was 'ruining the film'.
Although Monty Python is known for being quintessentially British, many are unaware that Terry Gilliam is an American through and through, and the Minneapolis born and bred actor allows the highly influential comedic troupe to be a sturdy contender in the running for best Trans-Atlantic collaboration. Life Of Brian tells the remarkably Pythonesque 'What If?' story of a baby who is confused with Jesus of Nazareth on the night of his birth, causing him to reluctantly live the life of Christ, much to his objection.
Alfred Hitchcock is undoubtedly one of the best directors of our time, and the Essex born film maker created a masterpiece when he cast Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh to feature in this haunting thriller. Leigh plays one of Hitchcock's signature cool blonde bombshells, and gets wrapped up in a plot involving theft, murder and splitpersonalities, and is the star of the gruesomely infamous shower scene.
Tarantino, the Tennessee director of Django Unchained, Kill Bill, and Inglorious Basterds created Pulp Fiction with a predominantly American cast, including John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Therman, but opened the movie with the legendary "Pumpkin" and "Honey Bunny", the former played by London lad Tim Roth, as he erupts from his booth in an attempt to rob the diner at which he is having breakfast.
Arguably Cincinnati born Steven Spielberg's greatest triumph, starring Irish jewel Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler and a cast including such English theatre greats as Ralph Fiennes and Ben Kingsley, the story follows Schindler, a real life businessman who feels compelled to turn his factory in to a refuge for Jews when he can no longer bare the sickening murders caused by the Nazi government.
Christopher Nolan's modern masterpiece is a giant toy box filled with treasures from both sides of the water including Tom Hardy, Leonardo Di Caprio, Michael Caine and Pete Postlethwaite. The London director and his star studded team tell the story of thieving international vigilante, Dom Cobb, as he sets out to do the opposite of the very thing that he has revolved his life around – instead of stealing secrets from people's dreams, he and his loyal specialists set out to plant an idea in their target's mind that could make for the perfect crime.
Another British directed piece that started the iconic James Bond franchise rise to its full glory, as the first film in the spy-saga stars Edinburgh's Sean Connery in the titular role, and is supported by American actors Jack Lord and John Kitzmiller, as well as British actors Bernard Lee and Anthony Dawson, as they tell the first story in the Bond chain. Lord plays the famous role of Bond's American companion, Felix Leiter, the name combined of Fleming's two American friends, Ivar Felix Bruce and Tommy Leiter.
New York's very own Martin Scorcese's Italian-American drama combines the talents of South Londoner Daniel Day-Lewis, Californian Leonardo DiCaprio, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Graham and Cameron Diaz in this fast paced movie set in the mid 19th century. The action is kicked off when a young boy sees his father killed in a brutal battle, and spends years building his strength so he can avenge his father's death – but this is easier said than done.
Richard Curtis features for the second time on our list with his hilarious cast comprising of Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah and Kristin Scott Thomas. We follow Charles' story as he falls in love with a woman that he keeps bumping in to at formal events – hence the film's title. MacDowell makes the perfect companion for British Grant, and the differentiation of nationalities is heightened by Grant's trademark 'Awkward gentleman' style.
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Gangs of New York is an IRISH American drama.. .and Daniel Day Lewis is also Irish.
Speaking of homework, the article does mention Daniel Day-Lewis being born in London. He is British. I believe he also holds Irish citizenship and lives in Wicklow when he isn't in the US. Perhaps you are confusing Daniel Day-Lewis with Brendan Gleeson who also starred in the film, and is indeed Irish.
The film itself, whilst depicting Irish characters amongst others, was largely American, part-produced in Italy (which does also begin with an "I"), as the article states.


Prakriti Festival and Jeet Thayil's Poetry at Toddy series.
it is fat and ripe.
splash and root in the shallows.
of swamp gas and sewer.
after so long, this meeting.
hold, but gravity rules this valley.
and make way for flowing water.
The road crew seldom rests.
into the river that runs before us now?
the face of something great.