6 I/O ports access I/O access mechanisms: IRQ to the processor.
Memory mapped I/O (MMIO) I/O registers are mapped in physical address space. Programmed I/O (PIO) I/O registers are mapped on a separate 16-bit bus. Direct Memory Access (DMA) Peripherals act as masters on the PCI bus. IRQ to the processor. Unidirectional. Asynchronous.
Segmentation: Privilege rings Segment access restrictions (type and DPL) Paging (when enabled): User/supervisor bit Read/Write bit No eXecute/ eXecute Disable bit Quite a few security techniques (W^X, PaX…) rely upon such mechanisms.
A separate execution space: Every processor register is saved upon assertion of the SMI. The context (state) will be restored upon execution of « RSM ». In SMM: Free access to all physical memory. Free access to all Programmed I/O ports.
14 Memory in SMM 16-bit mode. All 4 Gb of physical memory may be accessed. Real mode addressing style. (20-bit) But: segment limits are extended to 4 Gb. And: 32-bit operand-size override prefixes may be used.
Segment:Offset = Segment <<4 + Offset Example: 0xA000:0x8000 = 0xA8000 Mostly used: At startup and shutdown time. May be used to benefit from BIOS functionalities. Transitions to protected mode unrestricted. Transitions from protected mode restricted. A 8086 processor just a little faster!
16 Virtual 8086 mode Virtual mode embedded into protected mode.
Ring 3 execution context. Simulate the behavior of a 8086 processor. Paging may be used. 16-bit mode. Access is only allowed during hardware task switch or interrupt handling.
17 Memory Protection So Paging and Segmentation security mechanisms only exist in Protected Mode. "PaX/Segmexec prevent introduction/execution of arbitrary code". Well that's not true outside of protected mode!!! But that's ok because there is no way to switch to other modes from userspace, right?
Enable System Management Interrupts. Open SMRAM space. Replace default SMI Handler by custom one. Close SMRAM space. Trigger SMI. Gain access to restricted operations.
24 Required privileges I/O access privileges on the SMRAM control register. I/O access privileges on at least one of the I/O registers that can trigger the SMI. Optional I/O access to corresponding SMI-enable registers. Write access to SMRAM (0xA0000-BFFFFF) -> Write access to the legacy video RAM.
26 OpenBSD Security-aware operating system. Proactive security.
Memory protection: W^X, guard pages, randomized malloc() and mmap(), etc... Secure levels.
On OpenBSD-based systems: If securelevel >0 /dev/mem and /dev/kmem cannot be written to. This means that even root cannot directly write to physical memory. And yet, the display server (X) needs to be able to map MMIO devices.
29 /dev/xf86 Use of the /dev/xf86 pseudo-file.
/dev/mem but only in video memory areas. May be opened at most once (at a time). Cannot be opened if the machdep.allowaperture variable is set to 0.
30 Allowaperture If set access to /dev/xf86 is allowed.
Otherwise prevents access to both /dev/xf86 and i386_iopl() (and i386_set_ioperm).
On OpenBSD two different system calls are available: i386_iopl i386_set_ioperm + Linux (linux_sys_iopl, linux_sys_ioperm) and FreeBSD (KDENABIO ioctl) compatibility system calls. But i386_set_ioperm cannot be used to request access to ports 0xcfc and 0xcf8. i386_iopl and i386_set_ioperm restricted to superuser-owned processes.
A root in highly secure mode (or secure level) to kernel privilege escalation scheme. Aim: For example, lower the securelevel to « Permanently insecure ». Bonus: Modification of the EIP register while in SMM. Experimentations carried out on a PC equipped with a Pentium® 4, and a Intel® MCH/GMCH-ICH2/ICH5 chipset.
38 Did it work? Return to protected mode overwrites EIP with the address of the test function. The program displays that the secure level has been lowered. This proves that we had successfully gone into SMM. Check that the secure level was lowered.
Decision from the system administrator: decide that the X server will not be used. machdep.allowaperture = 0 Patch the BIOS or the OS: Set the D_LCK bit in the early boot stages. Prevent access to the SMRAM register: Programmed I/O filter. No IOPL, I/O Bitmap management only. No PIO accesses from ring 3 code.
42 Privilege escalation On most systems, being able to carry out this scheme means being granted superuser privileges. On OpenBSD, root is only granted limited privileges. That is why the attack scheme is effective. There may be easier ways to bypass the Secure Level mechanism. But more than the result, the attack scheme in itself is interesting: unused, legacy or routinely used functionalities can be used from userspace to circumvent operating system security functions. One of the problems is X requiring too many privileges. Can X be tricked into modifying SMRAM code?
43 Conclusion Only documented functionalities of the Pentium® processor and its chipset were used… … and yet we have been able to circumvent operating system security functions. Would this point to a consistency issue in hardware and OS security models? IOPL and I/O privileges at stake. This demonstrates the need for trust in, and wise use of, hardware components.
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"Trick or Tea" at Disneyland
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Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.
-Chaim Potok
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort is always a fun season to visit the parks. The Disneyland Hotel started hosting a Halloween-themed tea a few years back, which is a nice twist on their popular Classic Afternoon Tea.
I thoroughly enjoyed my last Disneyland afternoon tea. I had heard that this year's Halloween theme showcased the Disney Villains and couldn't wait to see what little details were added.
So, my friends and I dressed up in our Fall Finest and headed on down to the Disneyland Hotel for our Saturday reservation.
"Trick or Tea" is hosted at Steakhouse 55, which is one of the restaurants located inside of the Disneyland Hotel. On this trip, I learned that you can park in the guest parking lot of the hotel and get your ticket validated at the tea, which guarantees you 3 hours of complimentary parking.
While most of the decor in Steakhouse 55 remained relatively the same, I noticed that each table had their own Villain-themed floral arrangement and the music was a bit on the spooky side.
Evil Queen floral, complete with apple
The pricing for the "Trick or Tea" is the same as the Classic Afternoon Tea: Classic ($50), Premium ($65) and a Kids Tea ($35).
The tea selection had expanded since my last visit. Our server, Jonathan, mentioned that the Apple Pie tea and the Herbal Spiced Chai tea were seasonal flavors, and the Tea Infused Cocktails were a new addition to the menu.
Naturally, as soon as Jonathan mentioned that the Apple Pie tea was seasonal, I knew that was the tea I was going to choose. I chose the Premium tea option and I was able to substitute the sparkling wine with a rosè wine.
Our tea and wine came out at the same time. The Apple Pie tea was some of the best I have ever tasted. It smelt like you were walking through an apple orchard and I found that I didn't need to add any sugar as it was a naturally sweet tea already. I was told that I could order the tea from tealeaves.com (if anyone wants to try some).
Apple Pie Tea
As we were starting to really settle in and enjoy our tea, the first course of our meal arrived: a salad inspired by Cruella DeVille.
Spring Greens with Candied Pecans and Dragon-fruit and Strawberries topped with a Strawberry Riesling Vinaigrette
It's all in the details
Spring Greens aren't my first pick to use in a salad (the pieces are long and lanky and fall into the "first date lettuce" category) but visually and thematically I understand the appeal. As a character, Cruella DeVille is someone who is all about esthetic so spring greens are a perfect choice for a salad inspired by her. The dressing was slightly sweet and I wish there was a bit more of it. The candied pecans were a nice surprise crunch and the coloring of the strawberries and dragon-fruit play are a nice touch to the red gloves and lipstick that Cruella wears and her obsession with making a spotted coat.
After we finished our salads, the tea tiers were brought to our table.
The scones that Steakhouse 55 makes are some of the best scones I have ever had, mostly because they err on the more on the side of a fluffy biscuit texture than your traditional crumbly scone. The flavors of the scones for "Trick or Tea" were chocolate chip and maple pecan.
I devoured the chocolate chip one before I remembered that I didn't take a picture (oops!). There was an abundance of chocolate chips and the flavors paired well with the raspberry jam and clotted cream that was also brought out with our tea tiers. The maple pecan one was decorated to look like candy corn but it smelt like maple syrup and tasted like a Fall Harvest party in my mouth. The pecan bits added a nice occasional crunch and the flavor paired well with the raspberry jam and lemon curd.
The second tier of sandwiches continued the Disney Villains theme which I adored.
The gang's all here!!
Maleficent's Avocado Toast was the tiniest of the bunch consisting of avocado edamame, bacon and ruby red radishes on top to represent the thorny branches of Maleficent's curse.
Maleficent Avocado Toast
The softness of the bread seemed like it wanted to collapse under the weight of the avocado edamame mixture but it held up throughout the two bites it took to finish this petite sandwich. The avocado edamame was a bit bland, like a guacamole mix that needed some flavoring, but the bacon bites and dried radishes made up for the difference in flavor and added a slight crunch.
Visually, Ursula's Deviled Egg was my favorite of the group. The egg itself was dyed black and beets were added to the egg filling to pay homage to Ursula's coloring. The egg was topped with caviar and dried seaweed.
Ursula's Deviled Egg
Beet-flavored anything is always an interesting taste but it wasn't an overpowering flavor here. Everything mixed together to create a unique deviled egg and the seaweed was a nice addition.
Scar's Pride Rock was my favorite sandwich and not just because of my love of all things Lion King related. The sandwich was made up of orange-colored hummus and serrano ham. The hummus overflowed onto the side of the sandwich and was covered with black sesame seeds to create the look of Pride Rock.
Scar's Pride Rock
I'm a sucker for anything with cured meats so the serrano ham was wonderfully flavorful. Although the bread was a little dry, the abundance of the hummus made up for it and combined well with the ham.
Rounding out the sandwiches was Gaston's Roast Beef, made up of roast prime rib, a dash of horseradish sauce and pickled relish on top. The sandwich is a fun play on Gaston's persona.
Gaston's Roast Beef
One of the surprising aspects of this sandwich was the toasted bread, which I wasn't expecting from a tea sandwich. There was just enough horseradish sauce to add a little kick; there wasn't a lot of it covering the bread, which I enjoyed as horseradish is not my favorite sauce. The roast beef was tender and the relish on top added a nice flavor.
We finally moved on to the dessert tier, which was also themed around more Disney Villains.
We all started out trying to figure out the best way to eat the pumpkin cupcake inspired by Cruella Deville. While we were figuring out what to order, the couple sitting at the table next to us warned us about the aftereffects of the cupcake while sporting lips that had been dyed black from the frosting.
Nate opted to just pop the whole thing in his mouth. I wanted to savor the pumpkin flavor as long as possible, so I risked taking a bite and ended up with black lips. By the end of the experience, our tongues were dyed a grey-black and we had all dissolved into giggles.
Jen's end result
The rest of the dessert weren't a color-changing but still really good. There were four different flavors of macaroons (lemon raspberry, chocolate raspberry, pistachio and salted caramel) that we split. I have seen other posts about "Treat or Tea" where Guests got a chocolate-covered strawberry decorated like Oogie Boogie but I was satisfied with the macaroons.
The poison apple dessert was a tart that was beautifully decorated like an apple that was slowly being consumed by poison; inside there was a Bavarian mousse with salted caramel and small apple pieces, similar to a miniature apple pie.
Lastly there was a voodoo doll gingerbread man inspired by Dr. Facilier, a great villain from vastly under-rated The Princess and the Frog. The gingerbread man was cute and chewy like most gingerbread men.
While the cupcake was one of the most fun desserts to eat, flavor-wise I think I liked the poison apple the best. The Premium Tea also comes with two Farewell Truffles (both chocolate flavored) in a cute little travel box.
The "Trick or Tea" was a lovely experience. I wasn't overly stuffed from the food and tea, as other tea experiences sometimes serve too many sandwiches, and I enjoyed the little Disney details from having a tea that was Villains-themed.
Like the Classic Afternoon Tea, "Trick or Tea" is served from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, usually during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September and Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October).
We have tried to get reservations for "Trick or Tea" for the past few years. They tend to sell out pretty quickly but the easiest way to make a reservation or check to see if there is a available opening because of a cancellation is to call Disney Dining at (714) 781-DINE or (714) 781-3463.
I know that Halloween Time is almost over but I would definitely recommend putting this on your to-do list for next season!
Have you had a chance to experience "Treat or Tea"? Comment below with your thoughts and experiences.
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Games will be played in Kamloops at the Memorial Arena on Dec, 28 and 29
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The Summerland Steam Junior B hockey team will have some time off for the Christmas season before returning to the ice with two games at the end of December.
The two games will be played in Kamloops at the Memorial Arena on Dec, 28 and 29.
On Dec. 28, the Steam will face the Grand Forks Border Bruins. The game begins at 8 p.m. On Dec. 29, the team will play against the Fernie Ghostriders. The game begins at 10 a.m.
At present, Summerland is in second place in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference: Okanagan Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The team has a record of 17 wins, 11 losses, one tie and two overtime losses in regular season play.
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Tariff pain turns to gain: U.S. computer, toy stockpiles help meet virus rush
By Paresh Dave
FILE PHOTO: 4th grader at Cottage Lake Elementary, tries to figure out assignment instructions without working speakers on his laptop as he and his grandmother navigate the online learning system the Northshore School District will use due to coronavirus c
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – As the coronavirus outbreak forced classes online, Boston Public Schools ordered 20,000 laptops and had them in hand in four days – an unusually fast turnaround made possible by a build-up of inventory prompted by the U.S.-China trade war.
Computer companies including Boston school vendor Acer Inc <2353.TW> ordered extra laptops for import in early December ahead of scheduled U.S. tariffs on products from China, where 90% of the world's laptops and monitors are made.
While the tariff plans have since been canceled as part of a "phase one" trade deal, the build is letting companies meet a surge in demand from U.S. students and workers stuck at home due to lockdowns, even as customers in Japan, India and Britain face weeks-long delays and "out of stock" signs.
"We're going to be able to fulfill everything for everybody" in the United States, said Richard Black, a vice president of marketing at Acer, which sold about as many laptops worldwide as Apple Inc <AAPL.O> last year.
"It turned out to be an excellent call to order early."
Other products sought after by families on lockdown, including toys and computer monitors, are also relatively plentiful in the United States. They too had been scheduled to fall under a 15% tariff starting last Dec. 15.
California-based MGA Entertainment, which sells Little Tikes backyard toys and LOL Surprise collectible dolls, in December placed an import order for 15% more than normal from China, or slightly under $10 million in goods, CEO Isaac Larian said.
It has been able to fulfill about 60% of U.S. demand as consumers seek ways to entertain their children at home.
Fulfillment rates are lower in Europe, where MGA did not bring in extra products, Larian said.
"It did work out a little but the supply chain is still disrupted majorly," he said.
The virus closed many factories in China for a month or more, delaying spring-time deliveries to warehouses globally.
The coronavirus originated in China last year and has since spread across 205 countries and territories. Globally it has infected more than 850,000 people and killed over 42,000, according to a Reuters tally.
For an interactive graphic tracking the global spread of the virus: open https://tmsnrt.rs/3aIRuz7 in an external browser.
DEMAND IS BUZZING
Some popular computer monitors now are out of stock even in the United States as a result of the work-from-home rush, said Linn Huang, an analyst at technology market tracker IDC.
On Amazon.com, merchants have raised prices on top-rated consumer laptops by $50 to $100, according to tracking on price comparison tool CamelCamelCamel.
However, businesses purchasing from commercial sellers have not seen price jumps, according to industry analysts.
Boston schools paid $5 million, or about the usual $250 each, for the 20,000 Chromebooks sent by Acer on two trucks each from warehouses in Los Angeles and Chicago.
"Now is not the time when dealing with children and education environments to try to jack up prices and have some short-term profitability," Acer's Black said.
Analysts expect laptop demand to slow if the global economy sputters further and widespread layoffs continue due to the impact of the virus.
But with many still tuning their work-from-home set-ups, demand is buzzing. Computer exports from South Korea surged 82% in March over last year.
Some computer makers are even weighing the expensive move of transporting devices by plane versus boat, said Jeff Lin, a Tapei-based researcher at Omdia.
The goal, he said, is to gain market share by being first to get devices in stock.
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Q: add a new column for unique ID in hive table i have a table in hive with two columns: session_id and duration_time like this:
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    1               10
    1               20
    1               10
    1               12
    1               16
    1               8
    2               9
    2               6
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i want to add a new column with unique id when:
the session_id is changing or the duration_time > 15
i want the output to be like this:
session_id      duration    unique_id
1               14          1
1               10          1
1               20          2
1               10          2
1               12          2
1               16          3
1               8           3
2               9           4
2               6           4
2               30          5
2               22          6

any ideas how to do that in hive QL?
thanks!

A: SQL tables represent unordered sets.  You need a column specifying the ordering of the values, because you seem to care about the ordering.  This could be an id column or a created-at column, for instance.
You can do this using a cumulative sum:
select t.*,
       sum(case when duration > 15 or seqnum = 1 then 1 else 0 end) over
           (order by ??) as unique_id
from (select t.*,
             row_number() over (partition by session_id order by ??) as seqnum
      from t
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INNISBROOK, Fla. — The National Comfort Institute (NCI) named James A. Wheat & Sons (Gaithersburg, Md.) as 2011 Contractor of the Year in the medium business category. The award recognizes home service companies for exceptional achievement in performance-based contracting, quality workmanship, and dedication to customer service.
James A. Wheat & Sons has been providing HVAC service in Maryland and Washington, D.C., for two generations. "We are tremendously honored to receive this award," said Michael Wheat, company president. "We take great pride in our commitment to our staff, and that's reflected in our customer service. Being a family-owned-and-operated company, it feels great to have our hard work recognized in such a prestigious way."
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One reason for the ends of the runways not matching could be
The concrete ends were added by the RAF when jets first came in because the tarmac was being blown away. These were obviously not there with the Americans. So if the map was pre jet they wouldn't appear
just a theory
The runways
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about here but I believe that during WWII the [??] the Eastern section of the 'main runway' was extended as that was the only way that one could be extended, the Northern end of the N/S runway couldn't be extended because of the existing A12 [T] road so they extended South to Foxhall Road, I think this was about 1955 [??]
My photo here shows that extension, there was something to do with this land being Commoners Land and the [then] Air Ministry had to rent the land off the Commoners [I thought Compulsory Purchase Orders were in force then!] I'm not sure if this land was not reverted back to the Commoners when the AM relinquished MH as a flying station.
It is barbed wired/fenced off officially but this is what is left [visible] of the N/S runway
I have written on these pages somewhere that to the West of Dobbs Lane somewhere near to the extreme W/E part of the runway there is a mound of soil, perhaps 12-15' high I was once told this was the Old Bomb Dump but on Tommy/Tarkey's overlay map the bomb dump is shown elsewhere
It doesn't look like the ruins of the hospital as that appears East of Dobbs Lane, anyone know what it is?
Its a recorded fact that when the first jet opened up its throttles to take off all the tarmac behind the plane disintegrated, and that is why concrete was used
The Americans had used an odd system to tarmac. They used coke from the gas works covered in about 2 inches of tarmac. This was because of the sandy soil.
When the airfield closed a local man bid for an won the right to have the hardcore and boy did he get a shock. instead of a deep lot of hardcore he got 2 inches.
Is the hospital the old isolation hospital and nothing to do with the RAF. The building still is in private hands and has its own long drive way just before Dobbs Lane coming from Ipswich


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La  de la Setmana Ciclista Valenciana a lieu du 17 au . La course fait partie du calendrier UCI féminin en catégorie 2.1.

Elisa Balsamo remporte la première étape au sprint. Le lendemain, Ellen van Dijk et Soraya Paladin s'échappent. La première remporte l'étape, la seconde prend la tête du classement général. Dans l'étape reine, Annemiek van Vleuten se montre la plus forte et devient la nouvelle leader. Marta Bastianelli est la plus rapide sur l'ultime étape. Au classement général, Annemiek van Vleuten devance Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig et Marta Cavalli. Karlijn Swinkels remporte le classement par points, Erica Magnaldi celui de la meilleure grimpeuse, Silvia Zanardi est la meilleure jeune et FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope la meilleure équipe.

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Parcours
La première étape présente une succession de courtes côtes. La seconde compte un col en début d'étape, mais est relativement plate par la suite. La troisième étape compte deux cols de premières catégories avant une arrivée au sommet. L'ultime étape compte un col de seconde catégorie, l'Alto de l'Oronet, à une trentaine de kilomètres de l'arrivée avant une longue descente vers Valence.

Étapes

Favorites
La vainqueur sortante Annemiek van Vleuten fait figure de favorite. Il faut compter également sur Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Mavi Garcia, Grace Brown ou Katarzyna Niewiadoma.

Déroulement de la course

Agnieta Francke et Antri Christoforou sont les premières échappées. Dans la première difficulté, l'Alto Serra Grossa, elles sont reprises et Erica Magnaldi passe en tête. Elle obtient une avance de deux minutes. Dans l'ultime montée, l'Alto Barx, Annemiek van Vleuten, Marta Cavalli et Mavi Garcia passent en tête. Dans le final, un peloton reduit revient sur les fuyardes. L'étape se conclut au sprint et Elisa Balsamo lève les bras.

Après le passage au sommet de l'Alto Confrides, Elise Chabbey, Grace Brown et Elisa Longo Borghini sortent. Elles sont rapidement reprises. Un contre avec Shirin van Anrooij, Juliette Labous, Katarzyna Niewiadoma et Marie Le Net part alors. Leur avance atteint quarante-sept secondes. Un regroupement général a lieu sur le circuit final. Chabbey et Longo Borghini attaquent de nouveau, mais sans plus de succès. Ellen van Dijk et Soraya Paladin contrent à dix kilomètres de l'arrivée et ne sont plus reprises. Van Dijk se montre la plus rapide des deux. Paladin prend la tête du classement général.

À mi-étape, un groupe de vingt coureuses sort, mais est rapidement repris. Erica Magnaldi, Katarzyna Niewiadoma et Elise Chabbey tentent également, mais Elisa Longo Borghini les reprend. Anouska Koster attaque, mais le peloton est vigilant. L'offensive suivant vient de Silke Smulders, Marie Le Net, Alexandra Manly et Matilde Vitillo. Au pied de la dernière difficulté, le peloton est groupé. La Movistar mène le rythme dans les premiers kilomètres. Van Vleuten s'isole ensuite avec Mavi Garcia, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig et Marta Cavalli. À un kilomètre et demi du sommet, Van Vleuten accélère et distance ses adversaires. Elle devient la nouvelle leader du classement général.

Le premier groupe d'échappée est composé de : Teuntje Beekhuis, Emma Langley et Mieke Kröger. Il est repris au kilomètre vingt-neuf. Après le sprint intermédiaire, Lija Laizane, Danielle Shrosbree et Grace Brown sortent à leur tour. Dans l'Alto de l'Oronet, Brown distance ses compagnions de fugue. La longue descente perd au peloton de la reprendre. Au sprint, Marta Bastianelli devance Elisa Balsamo.

Classements finals

Classement général final

Points UCI

Classements annexes

Classement des sprints

Classement de la meilleure jeune

Classement de la montagne

Évolution des classements

Liste des participantes

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Writer/director Christopher Nolan is back with the World War II epic Dunkirk, which tells the story of the chaotic rescue of Allied soldiers during one of the bloodiest and most crucial battles of the war. It was May, 1940, and Germany looked poised to secure a decisive victory in their war effort, one that would have essentially made WWII unwinnable for the allies. The Germany army was pushing deeper into France, where they'd managed to trap Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Using air and ground cover from British and French forces, those troops, some 330,000 souls, were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. The rescue of these French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers was a major achievement in the war, and ultimately helped to keep Germany from taking over the continent.
The thrilling new footage from Nolan's film gives you an unprecendented look at this historic, strategic escape, showing you what it was like for the allied soldiers trapped in Dunkirk as the enemy approached. Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, James D'Arcy, and Cillian Murphy star. Hardy and Murphy are old Nolan hands, having worked with him on Inception and his Dark Knight films.
Dunkirk hits theaters on July 21.
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Nigel Farage Takes Down Another Tory Government, Bye Bye Theresa May
Authored by Tom Luongo,
Nigel Farage is the single most influential politician of the 21st century. And before he's done he will have remade British, and by extension, European politics for the next century.
The resignation of Theresa May marks the second Tory Prime Minister to fall because of Farage's steadfast support of an independent and sovereign United Kingdom.
Farage understood from the moment he entered politics that destroying the European Union was the ultimate goal. He knew that Britain had been completely betrayed by its entrenched and entitled political and aristocratic classes.
He knew they cared nothing for the people they Lord over as they cling to outdated ideals of their own inherent superiority.
So, watching the collapse of the system of pelf and privilege that has paralyzed the recovery of the U.K. since the end of World War II brought about, in part, by Farage's uncanny political instincts has been one of the great pleasures of the last ten years.
People like David Cameron and Theresa May deserve their fates. The Eurocrats in parliament like the odious Dominic Grieve will continue to prattle on about how they just know what's best for Britain, how a united Europe is their future.
But it isn't. A now not-so-silent majority of Europeans have come to realize that the EU they were sold is not the EU they have. In fact it is the ultimate in anti-democratic institutions designed as nothing more than to be a permanent, unelected superstructure to ensure the power of those who erected it.
And people like Cameron, May, Grieve, Olly Robbins and Tony Blair are simply the middle managers of this corporatist nightmare, having been paid handsomely to betray every oath in service of a dream for them and a nightmare for everyone else.
Nigel Farage will go from his win this weekend in the European Parliamentary elections to the next step in his quest to remake Europe, the inevitable general election.
As I discuss in the video below (small NSFW moments here, be careful), the Eurocrats will push Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to a no-confidence vote in the current government to capitalize on the current polling inertia.
The longer Farage's Brexit party is on the scene, pulling patriots from across the political spectrum, the lower the probability Corbyn and the Remainer crowd can get control of Parliament and push through a Withdrawal Treaty that an inevitable Farage-led government will have to deal with as the ultimate poison pill.
The Tories have betrayed the public trust at a deep level. Trust takes a lifetime to build and a minute to lose. Once gone it will never return. The markets are in denial today. It won't last into next week.
The next one to learn this lesson will be Donald Trump.
And it was the policy of the Eurocrats in Brussels to do just that, create chaos in British politics. In their arrogance they believe the structure of the EU to be so powerful it can withstand an all-out assault on the political stability of one of its biggest member states as a warning to anyone else who gets uppity enough to also think about leaving.
The policy of openly punishing the British for voting for Brexit, which was supported all the way down the line by her Prime Minister, will result in a complete wipeout this weekend.
But that loss of trust is not confined to the ballot box anymore. Now that President Donald "Stable Genius" Trump has launched an ill-advised financial and political war on no less than 12 fronts, a clear message has been given to business and political leaders around the world.
This is a lesson for politicians as well as husbands, entrepreneurs and would-be oligarchs. The mask on the EU has slipped. Juncker, Tusk and the rest have been revealed to revile the people they rule.
Farage is now hitting cleanup in the Euroskeptic movement. Orban, Le Pen, Salvini have all had their say. And Farage has stolen all their signals.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcw2fY0E_2w]
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In Vancouver she completed her degree in Fashion Design and Technology at Kwantlen University. She helped form the fashion company Chloë Angus Design where she spent the next 10 years as a Business Partner and Director of Operations. She helped grow the company from the little studio in a home basement up to a mid-sized company that now sells across Canada and the USA.
After 10 years in Vancouver, her home back in Winnipeg and her family started calling her name. Sarah left her life and career in Vancouver and headed back to her roots in Winnipeg. She then had a year-long sabbatical where she spent her time touring the world with her backpack, volunteering and giving back to the community, teaching at MC College in the Fashion Department and spending time with her family. After having her heart and head full of new, exciting ideas she set to work creating SARAH SUE DESIGN.
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January 11, 2017 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Future Farm Technologies Inc. (the "Company" or "Future Farm") (CSE: FFT) (OTCQB: FFRMF) is pleased to announce that it has signed a LOI to acquire a 51% interest in Bristol County Wellness Center, Inc. ("BCWC"). BCWC was recently awarded a special permit from the City of Attleboro and a provisional license from the Department of Public Health to build and operate a 24,700-sq ft. Registered Marijuana Dispensary ("RMD") that will grow and sell medical marijuana, plus two additional dispensaries upon approval. This vertically integrated license allows BCWC to build out its facility and engage in cannabis cultivation, processing and retailing.
William Gildea, CEO of Future Farm comments, "We are pleased to be working with the experienced team at BCWC, and thrilled about the potential to operate in Massachusetts since it further positions our Company for revenue growth in 2018." He continues, "This transaction allows us to operate in a state that has approved, but not yet implemented, the recreational use of cannabis, which positions us as one of the first movers in the state." In Massachusetts, licensed RMDs applying for an adult use license will be given prioritized application review by the state.
The timetable calls for construction to begin in the next thirty days, and revenue to begin in the third quarter of 2018. BCWC is provisionally licensed to cultivate cannabis with up to 300 lights, process and extract oil to make edibles, and sell through a medical dispensary. BCWC may also sell up to 30% of its cannabis to other dispensaries. ArcView Market Research & New Frontier Research estimates the adult use recreational market in Massachusetts to be $1.17 billion by 2020.
As consideration for its 51% stake in the business, Future Farm agrees to pay BCWC $6,375,000, with $5 million in cash being allocated to build out the RMD. The remaining $1,375,000 is in the form of a non-interest bearing convertible note, repayable within 12-months or convertible into Future Farm's common stock at a fixed price determined as of the closing price on January 10, 2018 (the "Note"). If the Note is converted, Future Farm anticipates issuing 1,117,886 shares of its common stock to BCWC.
A 6% finder fee is payable at closing in the form of restricted stock to Atlas Capital Advisors, LLC.


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Stéphane Haussoulier, né le  à Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (Somme), est un homme politique français.

Membre des Républicains jusqu'en 2017, puis divers droite depuis lors, il préside le conseil départemental de la Somme depuis 2020. Il est conseiller départemental de ce département depuis 2015, réélu en 2021, élu dans le canton d'Abbeville-2 avec Sabrina Holleville-Milhat.

Il a été adjoint au maire de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme de 1990 à 2001, puis l'est derechef depuis 2020 ; et de 2001 à 2020, il a lui-même été maire de cette commune samarienne.

Biographie
Stéphane Haussoulier étudie au lycée Boucher-de-Perthes d'Abbeville puis à la faculté de droit de l'Université de Picardie Jules Verne à Amiens où il obtient son diplôme de droit privé. Après ses études, il occupa plusieurs postes avant de devenir secrétaire général de la Fédération régionale des travaux publics des Hauts-de-France, chargé de la délégation Picardie.

Élu conseiller municipal en 1989 et adjoint au maire un an plus tard, il devient maire de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme en 2001. Il est élu président de la communauté de communes de la Baie de Somme Sud de 1998 à 2017, puis premier vice-président de la communauté d'agglomération de la Baie de Somme depuis 2017 et réélu au même poste en 2020 à la suite des élections municipales et communautaires.

Il fut membre des Jeunes giscardiens puis du Parti républicain (composante de l'UDF). Collaborateur parlementaire d'Alain Gest de 1993 à 1997, il le suit au moment de la création de l'Union pour un mouvement populaire, en 2002.

En 2015, à l'occasion des élections départementales, il est élu conseiller départemental du canton d'Abbeville-2 avec Sabrina Holleville-Milhat sous l'étiquette UMP. Il devient alors deuxième vice-président du conseil départemental de la Somme chargé du développement territorial local et de la protection de l'environnement jusqu'en novembre 2020.

Il se rapproche du mouvement En Marche ! durant le printemps 2017 pour une possible investiture aux élections législatives, mais il refuse une rupture avec sa famille politique. Il quitte finalement Les Républicains en  à la suite de l'élection de Laurent Wauquiez à la présidence du parti.

Le , il succède à Laurent Somon (devenu sénateur de la Somme) à la présidence du conseil départemental de la Somme. Il démissionne alors de ses fonctions de maire mais reste premier adjoint de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.

Le , il est réélu avec Sabrina Holleville-Milhat conseiller départemental du canton d'Abbeville-2. Le , il est réélu président du conseil départemental de la Somme.

Il a dès lors fixé plusieurs priorités pour le mandat 2021-2028, comme une meilleure inclusion des personnes en situation de handicap et l'amélioration de la sécurité routière dans la Somme.

Il s'est également positionné au niveau national contre le développement anarchique de l'éolien dans la Somme, actuellement premier département de France en termes d'installations et de production d'énergie éolienne, en faisant adopter un vœu demandant au gouvernement un moratoire immédiat sur de futures installations sur ce territoire.

Le , par arrêté publié au Journal officiel, il est nommé membre de la Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours (CNSIS), organe consultatif rattaché au ministère de l'Intérieur.

Le , il annonce soutenir Emmanuel Macron en vue de l'élection présidentielle, ce qui provoque le mécontentement des élus LR de sa majorité départementale.

Le , par décret du président de la République publié au Journal officiel, Stéphane Haussoulier est nommé au rang de chevalier de l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur pour son engagement dans les domaines du handicap et de l'autonomie au niveau national.

Distinctions

Décorations
  (2022)

Synthèse des mandats et fonctions

Actuels
 Depuis le  : membre de la Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours (CNSIS)
Depuis le  : président du conseil départemental de la Somme (réélu le 1er juillet 2021)
 Depuis le  : conseiller départemental du canton d'Abbeville-2
 Depuis  : président du service départemental d'incendie et de secours de la Somme (SDIS-80)
 Depuis  : président du syndicat mixte Baie de Somme - Grand Littoral Picard
 Depuis le  : premier adjoint au maire de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Anciens
 2001-2020 : Maire de Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
 1998-2017 : Président de la Communauté de communes Baie de Somme Sud

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes

 Site du Conseil départemental de la Somme
 Site du Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme Grand Littoral Picard

Conseiller départemental de la Somme
Maire de la Somme
Naissance en août 1968


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Ohio State DE Nick Bosa talks about constant comparisons with his older brother Joey
Adam Spencer | 3 years ago
Ohio State DE Nick Bosa recorded 16 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks in 2017, looking a lot like his older brother, Joey.
Joey, who is now a star for the Los Angeles Chargers, is indeed the player most draft analysts use as a comparison for Nick.
When you've been following in someone's footsteps for as long as Nick has followed behind Joey, sometimes those comps can get tiresome. However, in an interview with Athlon Sports, the younger Bosa said the comparisons with Joey have never bothered him:
People have said you're a clone of your brother. I imagine you take that as a compliment, but there might be a part of you that's a little bothered that you're constantly compared to him.
I've never been bothered by being compared. That's obviously going to happen when you have two similar-looking people who have similar games and similar moves and play the exact same position. But I just come out and do my thing and strive to be better than him.
So it doesn't bug you?
No. It never bugs me.
Joey was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, but that's where Nick could one-up his older brother.
Some mock drafts have the younger Bosa going No. 1 or No. 2 overall, so we'll have to see how the draft plays out next year.
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Our tour started at Darnum in bright warm sunny weather that got hotter as the day progressed. Never the less everyone had their tops down, so sun burn was the order of the day ! Certain Porsche drivers squibbed it with their air conditioned coupes. One certain 994 wouldn't even start, and had to be substituted with an air conditioned Discovery. Our organizers, Phil and Judy Barnard at least had the top down on their Boxter; but their co-conspirator Kevin Riley travelled in air-conditioned comfort in his 911.
From Darnum our run took us to Cloverlea, Bull Swamp, Lardner and Drouin South via Lardners Track before reaching Drouin. We crossed the Freeway at Robin Hood Inn where we headed north on the first of our horror sections aka Fishers Rd. then onto Jacksons Track. From there it was on to "The Road of Bones" otherwise known as Old Telegraph Rd. A slow 5.8 kms later saw us reach the Old Jindivick Rd. and onto Jindivick. The road from there to Neerim South is one of our favourites, with its twists and turns down to the Tarago river and on up to Neerim Sth. where we had a pit stop. Heading east from Neerim Sth. Via the Mizpah Settlement Rd. took us back to the Old Sale Rd and a 14.6 k run to Wilkes Rd and River Connection Rd where we crossed the Latrobe river, and then onto our destination, Willow grove, and the Grove Restaurant .
At the rear of the restaurant there was a large car park that accommodated all our twenty or so cars, but not much shade so they were pretty hot when it came time to leave. Bob and Sue Murphy, and Graham and Marg Longmore were already there when we arrived, as they had gone direct to Willowgrove. Our menu was varied with a good selection of meals, a bit above Pub standards and priced accordingly, but still good value. They were well presented and the service was good, considering the numbers. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meal and stayed awhile to socialise. Despite the hot weather it was an interesting tour culminating in terrific meal at a great venue. Thanks Phil, Judy and Kevin.
A glorious sunny morning greeted all 18 drivers and passengers who assembled at Darnum's 'Tree Stump Tea Rooms' for a driver's briefing and maps for the Darnum to Willow Grove run. At 10:30am we set off in a south westerly direction towards Warragul and Drouin keeping south of the Princes Freeway. We were ably led by Kevin Riley (in his Porsche 911) and Kevin had strict instructions to keep the members' cars in his sights no matter how small they appeared in his rear vision mirror.
This section of the route was proceeding smoothly until our esteemed president decided to see how many navigators were allowing the drivers to 'follow the leader' rather than reading their maps, by missing the McGlone's road turn and proceeding along the Longwarry-Drouin Rd. Surprise, surprise!! Everyone followed. Fortunately little time was lost with a number of cars hastily doing U-turns and getting back on track. Navigators were advised to pay a bit closer attention to the route map instructions.
Crossing over the Princes Freeway at Drouin the route now headed north east towards Jindivick via Fishers & Old Telegraph roads, where drivers and passengers quickly discovered how seriously bad the pot holing is on some of the roads in the Baw Baw shire. To appreciate how deep some of these pot holes were I managed to stop to take a photo of a stray giraffe attempting to cross Old Telegraph road!!
The run proceeded through Jindivick and onto Neerim South where everybody enjoyed the opportunity to stop for a comfort break or in some cases to rest their jarred bones.
It is with deep regret that I have to report that one car failed to make it to this point (you'll find it hard to believe but it was a Porsche and not an English car!!). The car had mechanical issues so the owners returned home to swap it for their everyday car and re-joined the run. Following the rest break at Neerim South the run continued on to Willow Grove via McDougal's, Mizpah-Settlement and Old Sale Rds which provided excellent driving roads for both driver and passenger.
run reached the final destination at the 'Grove on Willow' around 12:30pm which was appreciated by those in the open top roadsters as by this stage it was starting to be a tad hot for open top driving. The restaurant was a welcome site with its air conditioning, modern stylish surroundings and excellent lunchtime menu offerings. All 35 participants of the run sat down to a delightful meal, great company and plenty of conversation.
I would like to thank Kevin Riley for his knowledge of the Gippsland roads and support in mapping out the route.


text:
#include "commonutils.h"
#include "cpl_string.h"
#include "gdal.h"

CPL_CVSID("$Id: commonutils.cpp 33921 2016-04-08 20:02:49Z rouault $");

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*                   DoesDriverHandleExtension()                        */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */

static bool DoesDriverHandleExtension( GDALDriverH hDriver, const char* pszExt )
{
    bool bRet = false;
    const char* pszDriverExtensions =
        GDALGetMetadataItem( hDriver, GDAL_DMD_EXTENSIONS, NULL );
    if( pszDriverExtensions )
    {
        char** papszTokens = CSLTokenizeString( pszDriverExtensions );
        for(int j=0; papszTokens[j]; j++)
        {
            if( EQUAL(pszExt, papszTokens[j]) )
            {
                bRet = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        CSLDestroy(papszTokens);
    }
    return bRet;
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*                      CheckExtensionConsistency()                     */
/*                                                                      */
/*      Check that the target file extension is consistent with the     */
/*      requested driver. Actually, we only warn in cases where the     */
/*      inconsistency is blatant (use of an extension declared by one   */
/*      or several drivers, and not by the selected one)                */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */

void CheckExtensionConsistency(const char* pszDestFilename,
                               const char* pszDriverName)
{

    CPLString osExt = CPLGetExtension(pszDestFilename);
    if (osExt.size())
    {
        GDALDriverH hThisDrv = GDALGetDriverByName(pszDriverName);
        if( hThisDrv != NULL && DoesDriverHandleExtension(hThisDrv, osExt) )
            return;

        int nDriverCount = GDALGetDriverCount();
        CPLString osConflictingDriverList;
        for(int i=0;i<nDriverCount;i++)
        {
            GDALDriverH hDriver = GDALGetDriver(i);
            if( hDriver != hThisDrv && DoesDriverHandleExtension(hDriver, osExt) )
            {
                if (osConflictingDriverList.size())
                    osConflictingDriverList += ", ";
                osConflictingDriverList += GDALGetDriverShortName(hDriver);
            }
        }
        if (osConflictingDriverList.size())
        {
            fprintf(stderr,
                    "Warning: The target file has a '%s' extension, which is normally used by the %s driver%s,\n"
                    "but the requested output driver is %s. Is it really what you want ?\n",
                    osExt.c_str(),
                    osConflictingDriverList.c_str(),
                    strchr(osConflictingDriverList.c_str(), ',') ? "s" : "",
                    pszDriverName);
        }
    }
}

/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/*                        EarlySetConfigOptions()                       */
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */

void EarlySetConfigOptions( int argc, char ** argv )
{
    /* Must process some config options before GDALAllRegister() or OGRRegisterAll(), */
    /* but we can't call GDALGeneralCmdLineProcessor() or OGRGeneralCmdLineProcessor(), */
    /* because it needs the drivers to be registered for the --format or --formats options */
    for( int i = 1; i < argc; i++ )
    {
        if( EQUAL(argv[i],"--config") && i + 2 < argc &&
            (EQUAL(argv[i + 1], "GDAL_SKIP") ||
             EQUAL(argv[i + 1], "GDAL_DRIVER_PATH") ||
             EQUAL(argv[i + 1], "OGR_SKIP") ||
             EQUAL(argv[i + 1], "OGR_DRIVER_PATH")) )
        {
            CPLSetConfigOption( argv[i+1], argv[i+2] );

            i += 2;
        }
        else if( EQUAL(argv[i],"--debug") && i + 1 < argc )
        {
            CPLSetConfigOption( "CPL_DEBUG", argv[i+1] );
            i += 1;
        }
    }
}


text:
package ggstat

import (
	"math"

	"github.com/aclements/go-gg/generic/slice"
	"github.com/aclements/go-gg/table"
	"github.com/aclements/go-moremath/stats"
)

type colInfo struct {
	data     []float64
	min, max float64
}

// getCol extracts column x from each group, converts it to []float64,
// and finds its bounds.
//
// TODO: Maybe this should be a callback interface to avoid building
// the map and holding on to so much allocation?
func getCol(g table.Grouping, x string, widen float64, splitGroups bool) map[table.GroupID]colInfo {
	if widen <= 0 {
		widen = 1.1
	}

	col := make(map[table.GroupID]colInfo)

	if !splitGroups {
		// Compute combined bounds.
		min, max := math.NaN(), math.NaN()
		for _, gid := range g.Tables() {
			var xs []float64
			t := g.Table(gid)
			slice.Convert(&xs, t.MustColumn(x))
			xmin, xmax := stats.Bounds(xs)
			if xmin < min || math.IsNaN(min) {
				min = xmin
			}
			if xmax > max || math.IsNaN(max) {
				max = xmax
			}
			col[gid] = colInfo{xs, 0, 0}
		}

		// Widen bounds.
		span := max - min
		min, max = min-span*(widen-1)/2, max+span*(widen-1)/2

		for gid, info := range col {
			info.min, info.max = min, max
			col[gid] = info
		}

		return col
	}

	// Find bounds for each group separately.
	for _, gid := range g.Tables() {
		t := g.Table(gid)

		// Compute bounds.
		var xs []float64
		slice.Convert(&xs, t.MustColumn(x))
		min, max := stats.Bounds(xs)

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Reshad Hudson joined our Washington, D.C., Bureau in November, 2020.
He is a native of Alabama. Reshad came to Washington from Montgomery, AL, where he covered the Alabama capitol bureau for CBS 42, Birmingham, and Nexstar's Alabama television stations. Before that he was a Multimedia Journalist at WBRC, Birmingham, and WDHN, Dothan.
During his career he has covered local, state, and national political leaders. He has also covered the removal of the speaker of the Alabama house, Alabama's governor, and chief justice of the Alabama supreme court.
Reshad is a graduate of The University of Alabama, with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. While in college Reshad was a member of The University of Alabama's marching band, famously known as the Million Dollar Band. As a member of the band, Reshad got a front row seat to history, when the Crimson Tide won back-to-back national championships in New Orleans and Miami.
In his spare time, Reshad likes to travel, try new restaurants, and spend time with friends and family.


CloudTail and Appario are Back !
Posted bysellersa	 February 7, 2019 February 9, 2019 Leave a comment on CloudTail and Appario are Back !
As we know the retail giant that is Walmart We know the Online Commerce giant Flipkart else Amazon but you know the back story of this word giant try to understand the back coding of these giants are CloudTail for Amazon.in Appario for Flipkart formarly of Walmart.
Well so lets come on topic as you may know that our website is related to sellers so recently on 1 Feb 2019 in India Indian Government has updated the rules for the online e-commerce companies and yes you are thinking right that is " Out of India " company can not sell products in in Indian online market !!
In starting when Cloudtail started there were two business persons to start their Company that it is ooh well i am feeling that you need to know about Cloudtail also well i will write it on your demend just you need to coment me below or mail me as well.
Everyone wants to the victor so after changing of gov policy the company owners decided to leverage their share ratio according to government policy something in deep that the stack holder of CloudTail company was having stack shares with 24% to Amazon.com and remaining 76 % shares with Narayan Murthy .
After finding LoopWhole in Government Policy they have implemented their business again in India But the matter is they They can only sell 25 percent of their products you can sell only .
Yes, this also a concern when their is a biggest sellers in the market in the lowest marginal utility then think about the secodary sellers.
Definitely, it is affecting the small sellers in the market they are not getting as many sales or order in their business there are more of sellers dependent to sell their products on the online platform.
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Essentially a farming and growers area Silvan is home to some of the best quality fruits in Australia. Offering a range of farmgate and U-pick fruit farm experiences during the summer and frozen fruit other times of the year this is a vibrant hub of the regions food bowl. Chappies was the first U-Pick cherry and berry farm in Australia and still does a roaring trade from November – January. Blue Hills Berries and Cherries is another popular and very well established U-Pick farm in the area.
Silvan also hosts the now internationally popular Tesselaar Tulip Festival held in Spring time each year. This festival is an absolute blanket of colour as fields are filled with the brightly coloured tulips for all the guests to walk amongst and enjoy. A wonderful and eclectic mix of art, sculpture, music, food and entertainment are all provided throughout the two weeks it runs.
The Silvan Resevoir is set in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, and is an easy drive from Melbourne and ideal for a great day out. Featuring landscaped picnic areas and open lawns surrounded by an impressive eucalypt forest, this park is perfect for a picnic or barbecue. Try the Grey Gum Track walk for some fresh air and a good stretch of the legs.


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The We the People program's culminating activity is a simulated congressional hearing in which students "testify" before a panel of judges acting as members of Congress. Students demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles and have opportunities to evaluate, take, and defend positions on relevant historical and contemporary issues.
Find resource materials to help conduct simulated congressional hearings in your classroom. Check out the links below.
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View a collection of current and past hearing questions at all grade levels and at congressional district, state and national levels.
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Competitions & The National Finals
In addition to the hearings that take place at the school level, many teams choose to participate in the optional Congressional District, State, and National Competitions. These competitions are a wonderful way to reward teams who have put in the hard work and effort into their We The People Projects. It provides opportunities for their parents, grandparents, neighbors, and others who support them to see their hard work in action and cheer on their efforts. Consult your We the People District Coordinator for more information.
National Invitational
The National Invitational takes the form of a simulated congressional hearing. During the hearings, groups of students testify as constitutional experts before panels of judges acting as congressional committees scoring the groups through a performance-based assessment. Each class is divided into six groups based on the six units of the We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution high school and middle school textbooks. Each hearing begins with a four-minute opening statement by students and is followed by a six-minute period of follow-up questioning during which judges probe students' depth of knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply constitutional principles. Classes have the opportunity to compete or showcase at the event. The format provides students an excellent opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of constitutional principles while providing the judges with an excellent means of assessing students' knowledge and application to historical and current constitutional issues.
High School Classes qualify to attend the National Finals by participating in a simulated congressional hearing at the district or state levels during the upcoming school year.
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A casual meeting knitters looking to work on their projects with others who enjoy knitting and crocheting. Join us on the Third Tuesday of the month to meet and socialize with local knitters. Get project ideas, talk about issues as they arise, and get some help or guidance as you develop your knitting skill.
Knitters of all skills/abilities welcome. Must bring your own supplies.


ELEMIX allows us to eliminate the two-mix process we were using to make the Loganlite pads and produce a better quality pad with one mix.
ELEMIX enables light weight concrete with high crack resistance and incredible ease of manufacturing. Using ELEMIX allows Camp Logan to cast their Loganlite pads in a one-step manufacturing process.
SYNTHEON ELEMIX concrete additive is an engineered Lightweight Synthetic Particle (LSP) that dramatically and uniformly reduces the weight of concrete without requiring air-entraining admixtures. ELEMIX leverages its dynamic structure and dispersion characteristics to become an integral part of the concrete matrix, resulting in reliable consistency and improved performance for lightweight structural concrete. Used in combination with or as a replacement for normal weight and lightweight aggregates, ELEMIX achieves ICC-ES AC-408 code compliance. It enables builders to produce concrete that reduces construction costs, resists cracking, and pumps, places and finishes easily. By reducing a building's dead load, there is a reduction in the amount of steel required to support the building. This equates to a total reduction in cost of materials for the project and the time it takes to build. ELEMIX is revolutionizing the time and cost of building projects by revolutionizing science behind the concrete matrix.


Le Menteur (The Liar) tells the story of the young Dorante at the moment of his arrival in Paris and his introduction into a world of gallantry and prestige. There, he invents a thousand lives in order to carve himself a choice place in his new environment. However, after a misunderstanding about the names of two young women, Lucrèce and Clarice, Dorante finds himself caught in a cascade of lies. No longer able to tell truth from fiction, he himself gets lost in a maze of falsehoods.


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ENTITLEMENT, a new play by Sugith Varughese
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ENTITLEMENT, a new play by award-winning screenwriter and actor Sugith Varughese (CBC's famed Best of Both Worlds movie, and many Canadian TV series as a writer, as well as a recurring role on Little Mosque on the Prairie among 75 other movie and TV credits as an actor) premieres at the Summerworks Theatre Festival in Toronto, August 8-18.
Directed by acclaimed director and actor, David Ferry, the play explores the current state of education as it has become transformed to "edutainment" by a system dependent more on maintaining tuition income than maintaining standards.
A biting satire, the play is set in a modern day college, run a dynamic young female Dean, played by Dora-award winning actress KAREN ROBINSON. She hires an out of work screenwriter, Anish, played by SAM KHALILIEH, to teach an introductory scriptwriting course in her new filmmaking program. But Anish's methods to bring industry-level standards to the millenials in the program are challenged by an entitled young student, Dylan, played by newcomer CHRISTO GRAHAM. As the three poles of education – instructor, student and administrator — battle for control, the play brings all to a confrontation and ultimately a new understanding of what is at stake for each of them going forward.
Timely, funny and painfully honest, the play is partly based on the playwright's experiences teaching scriptwriting at the college level.
As a festival production, all revenue for the artists involved comes from the box office after costs are recouped. To supplement box office revenue, Sugith Varughese established a 30-day crowdfunding campaign on indiegogo.com, to raise $3000. That goal was achieved within ten days and further funds will go to enhance the production.
Born in Kerala and raised in Saskatoon, Sugith Varughese is an accomplished writer, director (the first minority to be given admission to attend the prestigious Canadian Film Centre, founded by internationally-known director Norman Jewison), and actor. His films and TV dramas have won or been nominated for numerous awards internationally. He is the receipient of the York Trillium Award, a Writers Guild of Canada Award and last year received an Alumnus of Notable Achievement award from his undergraduate alma mater, the University of Minnesota.
ENTITLEMENT plays at Theatre Passe Muraille's mainspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto ON (one block Northeast of Bathurst and Queen):
When: August 8 – 18, 2013
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A Reason For Giving Thanks
"Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heros. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom."
I really have a lot to be thankful for. Consider my ancestor, Jacob Speck. Jacob was my 6th great-grandfather. His family overcame a lot just to get to America, where they could enjoy freedom. He played an ultimate role in why am able to enjoy freedom in America in 2009.
Things had turned to the good for Jacob here in the 'land of opportunity.' He had a beautiful young family, including three young children, and no doubt so many hopes and dreams. No doubt, he was thankful for how God was blessing him here in America. His heart had to be overflowing with joy!
Soon after his birth around 1754, Jacob's family came to America aboard the Friendship vessel and lived in Philadelphia. When he was 21-years-old, Jacob married Christine Keefer. Soon after the birth of their second son, Jacob and Christina moved to North Carolina, where they settled at Stokes County, near present-day Danbury.
During the American Revolutionary War, almost every able-bodied man, who was not a part of the Continental Army, joined their local Militia to help protect the settlement in which they lived. At times, these militia troops were also called upon to fight in battles of the revolution. Thus was the case for Jacob Speck. On July 21, 1780, General Horatio Gates was at Camden, South Carolina commanding a force of 3,200 troops. He was joined by the North Carolina Militia, which included Jacob Speck. The British general, Lord Charles Cornwalis, was also at Camden with an army of 2,100. Even though Gates had Cornwalis outnumbered, most of the Americans lacked experience and training. The North Carlina Militia had never been tried. Plus, Gates' army was running out of supplies and many of the troops were not well-rested or fed. Gates was advised NOT to go into battle under the circumstances. But, he ignored the warning.
Just before dawn on August 16th, Gates and Cornwalis found themselves facing each other across a field. The British troops opened the battle as the right flank fired volley's into the militia regiments, causing a significant number of casualties. When the remaining militia looked up, they saw British troops advancing toward them with their bayonets drawn. This tactic had never been used before. The shock of seeing that, added with the fact that the militia realized they did not have bayonets, caused panic to spread quickly and the militia fled before the British regiments reached them. Within a matter of minutes, the whole rebel left wing had evaporated.
What must have been on Jacob's mind that morning as he stood in that field? No doubt he was thinking about Catherine. She was only 16-years-old when they married just five years earlier. Jacob Jr. was now four. Michael had just turned two, and a third son, George, my 6th great-grandfather, was less than two months old.
What must have been on Catherine's mind as she watched her husband leave home to defend their new settlement? It is even harder to imagine what she must have felt afterward. For you see...Jacob did not have a chance to run as did most of his fellow soldiers. In that predawn hour on that warm August 16, 1780 morning, when the smoke and dust from the cannon volley's had finally cleared, Jacob lay dead on the battlefield.
Jacob Speck's story is a sad one, but it reminds me that God never closes one door but that He doesn't open another one, and He always knows what He is doing. Before his death, God allowed Jacob to plant the seed that eventually brought ME into this world. Then, He blessed Jacob by allowing him to see his new son George, my descendant, before he left this world. Surely, before he left home to do battle, Jacob must have looked at his newborn son and thought about George's future...a future that includes me. God is good and this Thanksgiving Day, I really do have a lot to be thankful for.
I know His promise never faileth
The Word He speaks, it cannot die
Though cruel death my flesh assaileth
Yet I shall see Him by and by
The Battle of Camden, South Carolina was depicted in the 2000 movie, The Patriot. The site of the battle is 1.4 miles from Exit 98/I-20 on U.S. Highway 521 North heading towards Camden.
The Battle of Camden, South Carolina.
You can read more about Jacob Speck by clicking here.
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As the market changes with revolutionary technologies, Cisco stays on top under the leadership of Senior VP Rebecca Jacoby.
Speed and adaptability are increasingly becoming key measurements of manufacturing and business scale for technology companies such networking giant Cisco, as customer success-centered processes demand faster than ever business decisions, says the company's Senior Vice President of Operations Rebecca Jacoby.
The company, a veteran of the Fortune 500 list with US$49 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2016, is facing the unstoppable technological change of the last decades with a focus on maximizing the value of its partnerships as an integral part of the value chain and delivering the right information at the right time, she adds.
As the market changes with the advent of revolutionary technologies such as cloud and mobile cloud computing and storage, Jacoby says that scale and a firm grasp of the complexities of a supply chain have become more important than ever. "The rise of the cloud has put pressure on Cisco to expand beyond its legacy networking gear business, which still brings in billions of dollars each quarter," says the Fortune 500 entry on the company.
Also, in the current interconnected business environment, "there is an underlying need of speed. In addition to the traditional definition of scale, including efficiency and value, the new elements are speed and adaptability," she adds.
The reach of that information sharing model goes even inward, she mentions, from customer support staff taking service calls from clients, for example, and in turn providing development engineers with actionable data on how to improve Cisco's product and service offerings.
"The corollary to speed is that Operations needs to use technology and other methodologies in order to be very flexible and adaptable," she adds.
Jacoby, a Bruce Springsteen fan that has confessed to organize family holidays around "The Boss" touring schedule, has held several positions in the company since joining in 1995, when she had already started developing a name for herself in Silicon Valley operations. Her expertise has centered mostly around operations, manufacturing and supply chain as well as IT, which eventually lead to her induction as the company's Chief Information Officer (CIO), a role which earned her a "Superstar" CIO recognition by Forbes in 2012 and an induction to the CIO Magazine Hall of Fame in 2015. Chuck Robbins, the company's CEO, invited her to take on a broader operational role as a senior VP a year and a half ago, Jacoby says. The role includes the improvement of operational performance, the development of profitable growth strategies and has oversight over supply chain, IT, customer and partner services and procurement.
On the subject of leadership, the phrase "transformational change" arises frequently in conversation with the executive. She says evolving with the company as it grew into one of the largest globally in its business took a lot of looking into things and processes and how they could perform better.
But the evolution has not stopped. Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) for example, are also changing the interaction with partners, customers and final users in ways not imagined before.


Imagine shopping in India and redeeming loyalty points abroad. Raj Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Dewber Pte Ltd, is claiming to change the whole points based shopping system. The company aims to store the gained points into cloud which would be attached to user's account. Once shopped, the points go to the account and would be usable even while abroad. However, the question is regarding accessing user's information as data protection might be a concern for many.


A stone memorial to a local conservationist. Let us not fail to pick up where those before us left off.
This is a long one. It might be one of my last posts for a while as I need to devote attention to other areas of my work. With that I mind I would like to thank the folks who have visited this site and left kind words. I see such a potential in Pennsylvania's angling community. With organization and follow through we can make a difference and leave our water's and land in better shape for our children. It's going to take work, patience, grace, and the kind of unselfish, commitment to a higher cause that is rare to find these days. However, I know these are virtues of Pa anglers and sportsmen who truly value and understand the potential of the resource here in our commonwealth.
Just like the proceedings at the sportsman's forum last Wednesday the 20th this post is going to take a little time to get to the point. Please bare with me.
So here is another cliché: hindsight is 20/20. In that spirit let's do a little moving forward through the past. In 2014 the Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee issued a report "An Update of the Feasibility of a Combined Fish and Wildlife Commission for Pennsylvania" that evidently outlined the positive potential outcomes of merging the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Game Commission. I say "evidently" because while it indicates saving $4.8 million between the two administrations it was unclear about many other potential costs associated with the merger including restructuring and unifying the law enforcement codes.
2014 was not the first time a merger has been investigated in Pennsylvania. I doubt it will be the last. And it is with this in mind that I wish to remind fishy folk that there was a certain house bill 1576 floating around Harrisburg at the same time. For those of you unfamiliar with that bill it was to be considered the Endangered Species Coordination Act. It was less about protecting endangered species and more about hamstringing one of our best independent, self-funded, frontline, science-driven state agencies. It threatened to place the wild trout stream designation process under the stifling, bureaucratic, inefficiency of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC). Effectively placing the fate of wild trout in Pennsylvania in the hands of politicians, not scientists.
Was it the progress of the PFBC's un-assessed waters initiative that triggered lawmakers to suddenly take an interest in the politics of wild trout? Perhaps. Regardless, we live in a hyper-political world here on the East Coast where a person's access to clean water and wild trout clashes with industry and energy agendas on an almost daily basis. This is not new and it's not going away. In fact, much like mayflies, it's a cycle. And we need to be preparing for the next round while staying aware of the end game.
The truth is that PFBC is under siege. Senate bill 30 would provide them with the ability to fund the commission properly for now. Allegedly, the bill is being held hostage as political leverage against the PFBC to influence the Game Commission in Harrisburg. Without the ability to increase revenue they will soon have to make some hard decisions. One of those decisions might be to close two hatcheries and reduce or stop stocking some class A wild trout waters.
While that might sound like a win for the wild trout coalition in Pennsylvania it is not. Not when you look at the possible future for the PFBC through the context of the past. For decades there has been an ongoing effort to limit the autonomy of the PFBC and place the science based decision-making process that drives wild trout conservation under the control of politicians in Harrisburg.
The end may be near.
Without an increase in revenue, both the PFBC and PGC will need to make cuts. As programing and services decrease you can be assured the calls and rally cry for a merger will come. Such an effort would more than likely require aid from the general fund that would likely place the agencies or newly combined agency under the IRRC process. At least that's my theory this is pure speculation.
Is there an organized political opposition to a strong, independent PFBC and could they be working to financially weaken the commission to bring them under legislative and regulatory control?
We have to consider the context. In the past PFBC has been supported by representatives and policymakers who were outdoorsyfolk. They understood the value of our coldwater resources and their full potential depends on robust, science driven management because they themselves hunted and fished. "Penn's Woods" were not for sale or for political exploitation by a few, they were for everyone.
How many lawmakers are outdoorsyfolk? How many cherish the outdoors or wet a line? I don't know.
The point is that we, the wild trout coalition in Pa, need to look at the long game. I believe the PFBC is doing their best to listen to us and make changes to their policies and management. But this is a two-way street. They need us to go to bat for them in Harrisburg and locally. We need to let our representatives know that a strong PFBC is important to us. We need to make sure we are heard.
We also need to grow our numbers. Take more people fishing; teach more people about our local waters and the amazing opportunities we have across the state. The angling community, especially the wild-trout coalition, represents the boots on the ground in coldwater conservation here on the East Coast. We are on our waters weekly, even daily. We know what is going on and where. We need to share that awesome responsibility with others. We need to get them excited about joining us on the front lines.
By educating others about the role of wild trout and mayflies as indicator species and the sporting practice of catch and release fly fishing we can win more conservation minded folks to our side. Practicing our sport in this region comes with that responsibility. Generations before have taught and fought for our sporting traditions and now the torch is being passed. It's time to step into the political ring by stepping out into our neighborhoods and communities.
We can't expect politicians or organizations to do our work for us. It's up to us to do this on our own. So I finish with this, you can write your legislator, go to a TU meeting, maybe even attend a sportsmen's forum. But maybe the best thing you can do is to take someone new fishing or help another angler along the way. Making a difference can and should be fun and more than likely someone did this for you. We can pay it forward, together.
That is all for now. I hope to see you on the water this fall!


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Facebook using Buddhist tools to fight hate speech in Burma
by Sam Littlefair| March 4, 2015
As Burma is emerging from fifty years of military dictatorship, its citizens are thronging to social media, particularly Facebook, and anti-Muslim extremists are too. Facebook is addressing the problem of Buddhist anti-Muslim activists promoting violence on Facebook with a new set of features.
When Facebook users flag content they "don't like," a box pops up asking "Why don't you want to see this?" The user can select options like "it's annoying" or "it promotes violence." In Burma, Facebook now also includes the options "it's a rumor or has false information," and "it disturbs social harmony." According to readwrite.com, the second option was chosen specifically for its resonance with Buddhist precepts.
"We wouldn't normally use this language in the U.S.," Said Kelly Winters, whose title is "Product Manager for Compassion." Facebook employs language that resonates with the local market, which, in Burma's case, is largely Buddhist-influenced.
In addition to these new options, Facebook has simplified the process of reporting harmful content, added emphasis on confidentiality, shut down fake news and government pages, and clarified how users can identify rumors.
Facebook has also introduced a special sticker set for Burmese users. The stickers, which can be posted in response to content, include positive messages in Burmese, like "speak peace" and "think before you share." Within one week of its release last month, it became the most popular sticker pack in Burma.
Facebook reports that the new features are having an impact. More users are reporting harmful content, in particular selecting the "disturbs social harmony" option.
Study: Buddhist concepts activate compassion, tolerance
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About Sam Littlefair
Sam Littlefair is the former editor of LionsRoar.com. He has also written for The Coast, Mindful, and Atlantic Books Today. Find him on Twitter, @samlfair, and Facebook, @samlfair.
Topics: Breaking News, Burma / Myanmar, Compassion, Current Events, Internet & Technology, Islam, News, Practice in Everyday Life, Religion, Social Media, Wirathu
The King We Need: Martin Luther King Jr., Moral Philosopher
by Charles R. Johnson
Dr. King's Refrigerator