Lee, Cheng-Fei (2006) An investigation of factors determining the competitiveness of Taiwan's hot springs tourism sector. Other Degree thesis, Victoria University .
Hot springs have long been acknowledged as a special and significant natural resource. The practice of drinking water which emanates from hot springs and using it for bathing has occurred throughout history. Being endowed with natural hot springs all over the island, Taiwan possesses a comparative advantage in terms of availability of this resource along with its considerable tourism potential. With a view to capitalising on the abundance of natural springs and positioning Taiwan as a hot springs tourism destination, a number of government and industry-led initiatives have been undertaken and others are in the planning stages. In this context the present study provides a detailed framework and management guidelines for the hot springs tourism sector.


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ROYALMAILCHAT • View topic - 35 hours - how long is the meal break?
35 hours - how long is the meal break?
If split into 5 day attendance of 7 hours per shift it is 45 mins each day.
mistheword wrote: If split into 5 day attendance of 7 hours per shift it is 45 mins each day.
Not in a delivery office.
7 hours is a 30 minute meal relief. 7 hours 1 is 40 minutes.
But the answer to the original question is the length of the break is determined by the number of hours worked on any individual day.
5 - 7 hours is 30 minutes.
I presume no single day is much longer than that.
It's 7 hrs per shift.
Rmtv special 7th May 2018 Process Q&A.
Simon Barker, UK process operations Director, gave the following response to a question relating to meal relief and the SWW.
"In the way forward agreement, we have commitments of between five and seven hours, people get 30 minutes. Then between seven and eight hours 59 minutes they get 40 minute breaks and that will continue to be honoured.
I sent an email to Simon Barkers' office asking for clarification of "Building" a relaxation allowance. I received this response.
So the subtitles had misquoted Simon Barker by writing "building" instead of "built in".
Sylvia79 wrote: It's 7 hrs per shift.
What you need to do is suggest you work longs and shorts so 4 days you work 7h 05 and one day 6h 40.
4 x days of 40 minute breaks and 1 x day of 30.
Exactly the same weekly hours but with 40 minutes less work.
And over 9 hrs is 50 mins.
When does our meal break have to be taken? Management at my office are trying to push splitting it and taking half before delivery and half after!?


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Supreme Court: 'All parts' of marijuana plant protected by medical marijuana law
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Last Updated: May 29, 2019 6:22 am
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The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that marijuana extracts sold by dispensaries and used by medical marijuana patients are legal and are covered by Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana law.
The case stems from the March 2013 arrest of Rodney Christopher Jones, who was arrested in Yavapai County with hashish, a popular marijuana extract. Jones had an Arizona medical marijuana card.
The Yavapai County Attorney's Office charged Jones with possession of cannabis, which it argued was barred under Arizona's criminal laws and not protected under the medical marijuana statutes, even if someone had a medical marijuana card.
Prosecutors said the medical marijuana law covered only the plant itself, not extracts used in things like hashish, tinctures or edibles.
Jones was convicted and sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. An appeals court supported Yavapai County's argument that marijuana extracts were prohibited.
But the Supreme Court unanimously rejected that reasoning, writing that the medical marijuana act allows for the use of "all" of the marijuana plant, and that word means exactly what it says: any part of the plant, not just the flowers, can be sold by dispensaries and used by patients.
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"It is a shame anti-marijuana prosecutors, including Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk, were able to undermine the will of the voters for so long and throw qualifying patients in prison just because of their own aversion to and misunderstanding of a legal medicine," ACLU of Arizona Criminal Justice Staff Attorney Jared Keenan said in a statement on the ruling.
Polk called the ruling "troubling."
"The Court's conclusion that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act protects hashish (legally termed cannabis) is akin to finding that explosives produced from fertilizer are protected by laws allowing the sale of farm products," Polk said in a statement. "This is the difference between Advil and morphine."
The court recognized that the law does not explicitly define extracts or products like hashish, which are defined in other state's medical marijuana laws.
"Taken together, 'all parts' refers to all constituent elements of the marijuana plant, and the fact the resin must first be extracted from the plant reflects that it is part of the plant," the court's ruling said.
The court found the law's intent is to "allow the manufacture and preparation of parts of the marijuana plant for medical use, including extracting the resin."
"It is implausible that voters intended to allow patients with these conditions to use marijuana only if they could consume it in dried-leaf/flower form," the court said.
The court also declined to hear arguments by the state that federal laws, such as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act preempts the medical marijuana law passed by voters.
"Any medical marijuana patient in jail or prison, or being prosecuted for possessing marijuana extracts, must be immediately released and any charges must be dismissed," Keenan said.
As of April 2019, there were 197,000 Arizona residents in the medical marijuana program. In Yavapai County, there are 9,797 medical marijuana patients, according to state data.
Last month, more than 700 pounds of "other" marijuana products were sold across the state. In total, over 13,000 pounds of marijuana was sold in the state in April.
April was a big month for marijuana in the state, likely due to the unofficial marijuana holiday of 4/20, which saw a well over 1,200 pounds of marijuana sold in the state that day alone. More than double the usual daily amount sold.
So far in 2019, more than 49,000 pounds of marijuana has been sold in Arizona.
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A bit over a century ago, the federal government had just as much constitutional authority to prohibit alcohol as they do today to prohibit cannabis. They had the same supremacy clause, they had the same commerce clause. They had almost the same amendments to the Constitution — the only relevant ones they lacked were the 18th and 21st amendments.
Despite all that, they were unable to nationally prohibit alcohol without ratifying the 18th amendment. Alcohol is about as unnatural and manufactured as hashish is — while it could theoretically occur in nature, it generally doesn't and what does occur is impure and contaminated to the point consuming it is often a method of suicide.
A bit over a decade after ratifying the 18th amendment, the 18th was wholly repealed by the 21st amendment, returning the state of the law and constitution on the matter of prohibiting intoxicants to where it was prior to the 18th being ratified — the federal government being unable to do so.
So how did they get the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act passed, since it would be unconstitutional from the get-go? Simple. The 21st amendment allowed the federal government to prevent smuggling and prosecute smugglers, if an illegal intoxicant was brought across a state border into a state that prohibited it. Prior to passing the above federal Act, the feds put enormous pressure on the states to enact their own equivalents of the Act, to exploit the loophole found in the 21st amendment — as long as all states prohibited everything in the Act, the Act was constitutional on a technicality, as enabling legislation to help those states in their lawful prohibition of various things.
The Act has been in force longer than many people have been alive. It's part of the legal landscape. So much so that people have forgotten that its foundations rest on soft sand, not a firm grounding. So we get people insisting that the federal Act has supremacy over state legalization legislation, and they've either forgotten (or never knew) that while federal statutes have supremacy over state statutes, federal statutes do not and cannot have supremacy over the US Constitution.
There's a reason the feds will drop any case based on the Act that seems to be heading towards a court being presented with the above argument. The reason is, as soon as a court hears a challenge to the Act on constitutional grounds, regarding a state legalization statute, the court will strike down enforcement of the Act in that state.
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Q: If every proper quotient is finite, then $G\cong\mathbb Z$ Here is my problem:

Let $G$ is an infinite abelian group. Prove that if every proper quotient is finite, then $G\cong\mathbb Z$.

And here is my incompleted approach:
I know that the quotient subgroup $\frac{G}{tG}$ wherein $tG$ is torsion subgroup of $G$ is always torsion-free. So, if $tG\neq\{0\}$ then here we have $\frac{G}{tG}$ torsion-free and finite simultonously which is a contradiction. Then $G$ is itself a torsion-free group.
Moreover, I assume $G$ be a divisible group, so: $$G\cong\sum\mathbb Q\oplus\sum_{p\in P}\mathbb Z(p^{\infty})$$ As any proper quotient of $G$ is infinite, so I concluded it is not divisible. I confess that I am missing the final part. If my way to this problem untill my last conclusion is valid logically, please help me about the last part of the proof. Thanks

A: Let $a_0\in G$ be a nonzero element.
Then $\langle a\rangle\cong \mathbb Z$ as $G$ is torsion-free (which you have shown).
Now $Q_0=G/\langle a_0\rangle$ is a finite abelian group.
If $Q_0\cong 1$, we are done.
Otherwise, select $a_1\in G\setminus\langle a_0\rangle$. Then let $Q_1=G/\langle a_0, a_1\rangle$, etc.
The orders of the finite groups $Q_0, Q_1, \ldots$ are strictly decreasing as long as they are $>1$, hence we ultimately find an $a_n$ with $G=\langle a_1, \ldots,a_n\rangle$.
Thus $G$ is a finitely generated abelian group. A quick check with the classification theorem shows that $G\cong \mathbb Z$.

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We Reimagined the Logos of Your Favorite Bands
More than ever, success in the music biz requires a savvy sense of branding, so we tweaked some band logos to be more suited for the era at hand.
by Kyle Kramer
Aug 2 2016, 4:19pm
All illustrations by Kyle Kramer
In today's music world, making memorable songs is only half the battle. More than ever, success in the 'biz requires a savvy sense of branding and a full, 360 degree visual aesthetic to match the tone of your music. And unfortunately, most artists are falling short of the task at hand.
One of the benefits of being an editor at an esteemed music publication like Noisey is that I have a bit of a "bird's eye view" of the industry at large, and I understand the ins and outs of what gets people's attention. Few people have a better perspective on how to brand yourself as a musician than I do, since I think about this stuff day in and day out. While I could probably use that knowledge to rake in huge consulting fees, I am a man of scruples, and ultimately I just want to see my favorite artists succeed. So, to help these artists out, I decided I could refine their logos for a today's visual-minded marketing enviroment.
I've taken a few classes in graphic design, and I consider myself a bit of an amateur enthusiast of the craft. So, after brushing up on some of my skills, I set to remaking these artists' images. Below are the results. Get ready to rethink everything you ever knew about music.
People love The Strokes for their strong, robust, straightforward style of rock, so I tried to reflect all of those qualities in this new logo.
Slipknot? Total rebels. For this one, I wanted something a little "Psychosocial" and unexpected, which is how I landed on what you see above.
Sonic Youth were noise pioneers and true artists, so I wanted to go with something that said: "art."
For this one, I kept it simple and told myself: The greatest band of all time deserves the greatest logo of all time.
Here, I riffed on the classic Migos-Beatles comparison and drew on the same template as my Beatles logo.
Sigur Ros is known for being a virtuosic band capable of stirring vast, inchoate emotions from the very depths of your soul. I wanted to design a logo that similarly captured the ineffable beauty of existence, one that offered a similar uplift of the spirit and a window into realms of greater understanding.
You know what else KISS stands for? Keep It Simple, Stupid. This one is pure minimalism.
How do you capture the sneering emotion and rock sensibilities of these 90s rock stalwarts? I went for something that telegraphs depth from the moment you lay eyes on it.
It's hard to imagine hip-hop would be where it is today without Salt N Pepa, so I made sure to choose something that would suggest a proud legacy and, like the group themselves, have a sense of mischievous fun.
RIP Kurt Cobain. It was important to me to honor the legacy.
Skrillex is a badass, so I went for something equally badass. Had a little trouble cropping this one, so you can kind of see what comes next, but don't peek, and, like you do with the drop, just wait for it...
An all-star logo for an all-star band.
Timeless songstress Joss Stone needs a logo that communicates the subtle grace and beauty of her music. I aimed for those lofty goals, and I would like to humbly submit that I succeeded.
Up-and-coming Atlanta rapper 21 Savage is known for his tough, uncompromising street style. I wanted something that was going to communicate "don't fuck with me" while also giving the uplift necessary for an artist on the rise. Very "gangsta"!
Damn. Brooklyn stand UP!
Kyle Kramer is Noisey's graphic design specialist. Follow him on Twitter.
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Violence report ignores aboriginal poverty, NDP says
New Democrats say that a new House of Commons committee report meant to address the crisis of violence against aboriginal women ignores the testimony of most of the women it consulted.
Aboriginal women's testimony inadequately represented in final recommendations, MPs say
The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 13, 2011 9:48 AM EST | Last Updated: December 13, 2011
A new House of Commons committee report meant to address the crisis of violence against aboriginal women ignores the testimony of most of the women it consulted, NDP members say.
Committee members heard from 150 witnesses across the country.
"Hundreds of pages of testimony from this committee pointed to poverty as a root cause for violence for aboriginal women," NDP committee member Mylene Freeman said.
"Yet this report makes no concrete recommendations on the subject."
The Conservatives say they have given Justice Canada $10 million over two years to help police forces better respond to cases involving aboriginal women.
But NDP members say the report only lists what has been done already, while providing only vague recommendations going forward.
Government touts project spending
Michelle Bakos, spokesperson for Rona Ambrose, the minister responsible for the status of women, says the Conservatives' expansion of targeted violence-reduction programs speaks louder than any recommendations by a committee.
"Our government is deeply committed to addressing the problem of violence against women and girls. Our support for community-based projects has nearly doubled since 2006-2007, growing from $10.8 million to close to $19 million, its highest level ever."
NDP status of women critic Francoise Boivin (shown here in a file photo from September) faults the lack of recommendations addressing aboriginal women's concerns in the committee's final report. (Fred Chartrand/Canadian Press)
NDP critic for status of women, Francoise Boivin, says the report reveals the Conservatives' insistence on results over discussion.
"When I talk with Rona Ambrose it's always 'we want results, we want action,' but if you want results, you need recommendations," Boivin said.
Freeman says the new report contrasts with an interim report tabled by the committee in March. She says the earlier report did a better job of representing aboriginals.
"(The interim report) talks about a systemic problem that we have in this country," Freeman said. "And the other one talks about a bunch of funding and services that have gone to aboriginal communities."
More than one in 10 aboriginal women reported being the victim of a violent crime in 2009, says Statistics Canada.
More than 150 aboriginal women were killed between 2000 and 2008.
The 78-page report recommends greater emphasis on counselling the relatives of lost women and improving the cultural training for police and other social service workers who work with aboriginal women.


Lauren Connell from The Volkov Law Group rejoins us with a posting on the recent New England Patriots scandal relating to deflated footballs. Lauren can be reached at lconnell@volkovlaw.com.
If only the New England Patriots had an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption program, "Deflategate" might never have entered America's vocabulary. The long-running saga re-entered the media this past week with the release of the internal investigation results, undertaken by neutral and independent outside counsel.
Some were more surprised than others to learn that golden-boy, Tom Brady probably (as the report so diplomatically notes, it is "more likely than not that he … ") knew about footballs being purposefully deflated prior to the game in order to gain some advantage, whose actual effect is arguable. Two other operational "employees" of the Patriots participated in the scheme.
This was a classic bribery scheme. You've got "upper management" (Brady) seeking some modicum of advantage, using a mid-level go-between (John Jastremski, Patriots equipment assistant) to bribe a person with direct access (McNally).
The worst part about the whole scheme, is that it was "well known around the league" that the Patriots were doing this, as an opposing team's Equipment Manager notified the NFL Operations Department about the scheme. If "everyone" knew about it, even as a rumor, why didn't the Patriots investigate the matter? What was missing in the Patriot's culture and tone-at-the-top?
If the Patriots had had a strong "Culture of Compliance," one with a "Speak-Up Culture" that encouraged internal reports of suspected or known misconduct, the Patriots might have had a chance to stop the scheme before it became a scandal.
This is a good reminder of how quickly corruption can develop in the most unlikely places. It is tempting to break the rules, even when you are gaining such a small advantage that the value is negligible. Was it worth it to Brady? Most experts agree that it was not. The Patriots would have won anyway and Brady would still have been MVP. So why do it in the first place? That question is one better answered by psychologists than lawyers.
The internal investigation report was thorough, well done, and appears to be unbiased. The law firm did a good job leveraging scientific knowledge and sharp investigative skills to reach strongly supported conclusions. Their inclusion of some of the more "colorful" language between the schemers will ensure that many read their report.
Would your organization's culture have discovered, or, even better, prevented such a scheme from happening in the first place? Do your employees know that no business advantage, no matter how small or large, is worth the risk of corruption? If you don't know the answers to these questions it might be time to find out.
If you do know the answers, you might consider applying for what will hopefully soon be a job opening: Chief Compliance Officer for the New England Patriots.


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Chapter 60: Just Who Is the Antagonist Here?
"In any case, you ought to be careful." Snow felt a lot more assured upon hearing those words. "Do you want to head to the casino to take a look at yourself?"
"There's no need for that." Mei Chaofeng took a huge gulp of wine before continuing on, "Plum Blossom Seven might be weak, but he's able to rise to such a high position because of his gambling skills. For the past decade, no one has managed to best him yet. Recently, he doesn't even have to make a move himself anymore. The bunch of underlings he has trained up are able to hold the fort on their own. Nothing can go wrong with him at the Silverhook Casino. You should just patiently wait here for the good news!"
Meanwhile, at the casino, Plum Blossom Seven was standing before Zu An with his back slightly lowered. "Young master Zu, may I know what you wish to play?"
To be honest, Plum Blossom Seven was disgusted with how subservient he was being, but he knew that his sacrifice would soon pay off. Once this fellow loses all of his money, he would return the humiliation he suffered a hundredfold over.
"Which game is the most dependent on luck?" Zu An took a look around as he asked. The reason why he dared come to this casino to 'withdraw money' was, of course, not because he was some kind of Gambling God. Rather, he had a trusty tool known as the Fortune Pill in his grasp.
Some of the goods given out by the keyboard were questionable, but if used appropriately, they could be incredibly formidable. Zu An knew this because he had experienced this for himself.
Take the Fortune Pill for example, he was initially planning to use it on the lottery, only to be met with a disclaimer that it didn't work on it. He was quite disappointed for a long while as he had no idea where else he could put it to good work.
It was only till the appearance of Plum Blossom Thirteen that an idea popped into his mind. It was true that skills had great influence over the outcome of a gamble, but the most important factor of all was still no other than luck. Before absolute luck, even the greatest of skills couldn't do anything.
Of course, this was built on the assumption that no one was cheating. Otherwise, even the luckiest person in the world would be scammed of all of his money.
And for that reason, he had to bring Chu Chuyan along with him. It was not just out of consideration of his own safety, but to also ensure that the dealers in the casino didn't cheat.
While Chu Chuyan hardly knew anything about gambling, with her rank five cultivation, it was unlikely that the dealers could pull off any tricks beneath her discerning eyes.
"The game that's most dependent on luck is no other than the Dices Trove!" Plum Blossom Seven replied with a chuckle.
However, the thoughts he had in mind were speaking a very different story. While dices appear to be dependent on luck at first glance, our dealers are skilled enough to roll any numbers we want to. Let's see how you lose all of your money here!
"What's Dices Trove?" Zu An asked.
"It's just guessing whether the number is 'big' or 'small'," Plum Blossom Seven replied speechlessly.
"Then just say that it's 'Big and Small'. Why do you need to find such a redundant name for it?" Zu An shot a scornful look over.
However, Plum Blossom Seven didn't get angry this time around.
Heh, it looks like you don't even know dices at all. It's no wonder why you lost 1000 silver taels the last time around. This time, I'll make sure you lose at least 10,000 silver taels; no, tens of thousands of silver taels! With that, I shall officially retire from business!
"Hahaha, Zu An! You sure know how to court your own doom!" It was then that an arrogant laughter sounded at the doorstep.
Zu An turned around, only to see Plum Blossom Thirteen being pushed in on a wheelchair. The latter's eyes were red, reflecting his frenzy.
Plum Blossom Seven was alarmed by Plum Blossom Thirteen's sudden arrival. This fellow! Can't he hold it in a little? We should first rope Zu An in before doing anything. What do we do if he cowards out and runs away?
Zu An, on the other hand, appeared to be delighted to see Plum Blossom Thirteen. "You should rest at home if you're injured. If you keep moving around the place, you might just end up breaking your arms too."
Plum Blossom Thirteen clenched his jaws so tightly that one couldn't help but worry for his gums. "You scoundrel! Now that the teachers of the academy aren't around to protect you anymore, let's see how you'll fare! Men, smash that brat's arms and legs!"
You have successfully trolled Plum Blossom Thirteen for +798 Rage!
Given Plum Blossom Thirteen's high standing in the Plum Blossom Sect, it was only natural that he would have plenty of subordinates serving under him.
As soon as those men began charging at Zu An, he immediately hid behind Chu Chuyan and exclaimed fearfully, "Honey, you see you see! Those fellows dare to act so arrogantly even in your presence! This should be enough to show that I'm not lying to you, right?"
Chu Chuyan was displeased with how Zu An was calling her 'honey', but with so many people around, it didn't feel appropriate to correct him. So, she could only vent her rage on Plum Blossom Thirteen. "What did you say earlier?"
A chilling aura engulfed the surroundings, causing the bustling casino to suddenly fall eerily silent. Many of the gamblers found themselves shuddering inexplicably.
Plum Blossom Thirteen was also astonished too. He had rushed here as soon as he heard that Zu An was in the casino, but he didn't think that Chu Chuyan was here too. Otherwise, he would have never dared to mess around here no matter how brazen he was!
That was a rank five expert right there! With the exception of the the sect master, even the whole Plum Blossom Sect combined wouldn't be a match for her!
Plum Blossom Seven immediately stepped forward to mediate in this tense moment. "Miss Chu, it's a misunderstanding! Brother Thirteen was hurt earlier today, so it can't be helped that he's a little on the edge today. He got the wrong person here."
"Got the wrong person here?" Chu Chuyan sneered coldly. She turned to Zu An and asked, "How do you want to deal with him?"
Zu An was a little surprised by that question. Chu Chuyan was usually very cold to him at home, so he didn't expect her to show him such respect outside.
Overjoyed with the current situation, he pointed at Plum Blossom Thirteen and said, "Since that fellow wanted to break my limbs, let's return the favor and break his limbs then."
A white silhouette flitted across the air, and before anyone could react, Plum Blossom Thirteen was already crying out in pain. He fell from the wheelchair and groaned loudly in pain on the floor. From his distorted limbs, one could tell that his arms and legs had been fractured once more. Blood flowed out from his bandaged knee joints.
Chu Chuyan returned back to Zu An's side after carrying out the deed and stood coolly in place. Meanwhile, the others in the casino gasped in horror.
Despite her beautiful and graceful appearance, she's actually such a vicious individual?
Those who had catcalled earlier gulped down their saliva as they subconsciously retreated several steps to blend into the crowd.
Meanwhile, Zu An shot a thumbs up at Chu Chuyan. As expected of my wife. Straightforward and vicious—ah no, I mean straightforward and pretty.
Chu Chuyan turned to Zu An and said nonchalantly, "Don't think too much into it, I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing this to uphold the Chu clan's honor."
She was still harboring some doubts regarding Zu An's words earlier, but Plum Blossom Thirteen's earlier arrogant attitude had affirmed her doubts. Even if Zu An had exaggerated the situation, what he had said was likely to be not too far off from the truth.
The Plum Blossom Sect was indeed planning to deal with him!
While the Chu clan steered clear of politics so as to not incur the suspicions of the royal court, it wasn't so weak as to not retaliate when someone had already climbed over its head. The fact that Plum Blossom Thirteen dared to utter such threats toward a member of the Chu clan in her presence was clearly stepping on her bottomline.
If I didn't make a move there, everyone might just think that our Chu clan is a pushover!
"It's all the same! We're all from the Chu clan after all!" Zu An remarked gleefully.
Chu Chuyan rolled her eyes in response. This fellow's skin is really as thick as the city walls!
Zu An sharply discerned that this was a good chance to reap Rage points, so he ran up to Plum Blossom Thirteen's side and gazed down on him from above, saying, "What did I say earlier? Since your legs are injured, you should have just obediently recuperated back at home. If you come out and run about, your arms might just get injured. Yet, you took my kind advice for granted and did as you pleased. Haaa, you must be regretting your foolishness right now!"
Plum Blossom Thirteen roared at Zu An furiously, "Zu An, stop hiding behind others and fight me 1-on-1!"
"Hah! Unlike the powerless hoodlum you are, I have connections and backing to rely on. Do you know how precious my body is now? A lowlife like you isn't worthy of me dirtying my hands over! Besides, why don't you look at what kind of era we're in right now? Who still plays 1-on-1 these days?"
Holy shit! This level of shamelessness is insane!
The surrounding crowd was utterly baffled. You're also a lowlife just a few days ago, but now, you're really taking yourself to be a noble, huh?
You have successfully trolled Passerby A for +66 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Passerby B for +66 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Passerby C for +66 Rage!
Putting aside the passers-by, even Chu Chuyan also felt an urge to stifle Zu An's horrible mouth.
Plum Blossom Thirteen finally reached the limit of his patience and bellowed, "Precious your head! You are just a mooch!"
You have successfully trolled Plum Blossom Thirteen for +1000 Rage!
"So what if I am? If you're that capable, why don't you find a rich, beautiful, and powerful wife like mine then?" Zu An said as he leisurely wrapped his arms around Chu Chuyan's shoulders.
At this point, Plum Blossom Thirteen couldn't even tell whether he was angry at Zu An's shamelessness or that he was unable to find a wife like Chu Chuyan.
And in fact, Zu An's gleeful boasting had riled up the surrounding crowd too, who contributed a huge serving of Rage points to him on a platter.
Zu An felt that it was a truly wise choice for him to have not gone to the VIP room. Without a crowd to watch the show, how could he earn so much Rage points?
Chu Chuyan lightly tilted her body, shaking off Zu An's arms. With a darkened face, she whispered harshly at him, "Shut up! You're really embarrassing me over here!"
This utter lack of shame had far surpassed her comprehension.
So, Zu An walked up to Plum Blossom Thirteen's side and said, "Look, you angered my wife. Fine, I'll have a 1-on-1 with you then!"
"???" Plum Blossom Thirteen.
What? You're the one who angered her in the first place! Why are you pinning the blame on me?"
Wait a moment, did you say a 1-on-1?
Before he could react, the sole of a foot smashed right into his face, causing his nose to bleed profusely.
Zu An sighed deeply as he remarked lamentably, "You cried desperately for me to fight you 1-on-1, and yet, you turned out to be so weak that you can't even survive a single blow from me? Why must you put yourself through such misery?"
Son of a bitch! You only accept my challenge after breaking all my limbs, huh?!
Plum Blossom Thirteen had already imagined countless times that if there was no one backing Zu An, he would surely pummel the latter up till shit come spilling out of his guts. Yet, when the opportunity finally arrived, he ended up getting beaten up instead.
The sheer frustration and anger from being humiliated by a wastrel ended up knocking him out.
Zu An was a little surprised. This was the first time that his Rage points exceeded 1000. Could this be the true upper limit of a person's rage, or was it just that it was too difficult to exceed this limit?
He was still planning to smash a few more kicks onto Plum Blossom Thirteen, but Plum Blossom Seven and the others had already recovered from their daze and rushed forward to stop him.
"He has already passed out. Please let him go."
Somehow, Plum Blossom Seven felt a little awkward saying those words. It had always been their Plum Blossom Sect bullying others, and these were the words usually spoken by those weaklings trying to play the hero. He had never thought that he would be put in such a position one day.
This truly is…
For the first time in his life, Plum Blossom Seven suddenly found himself doubting whether he was really a bad guy!


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Hugo Weaving is an English-Australian film and stage actor.
He is best known for playing Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003) and The Hobbit (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in V for Vendetta (2006), Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Tom Doss in Hacksaw Ridge (2016).
4th April, 1960
"I've often dreamed about going back to Nigeria, but that's a very romantic notion. It's a hideous country to go to in reality."
― Hugo Weaving
Topic(s): Romantic
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"As an actor, to play someone who's at war with himself, that's so interesting."
Topic(s): War
"I keep thinking I should get a phone, because everyone's got one and it becomes increasingly difficult to exist in a society where everyone else has moved ahead and you haven't."
Topic(s): Society
"Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work." ― Robert Orben
"I got politics and economics moving and then others took over." ― Lech Walesa
"Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say." ― Kristin Hersh
"Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves." ― Swami Sivananda
"We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people – a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page." ― Barack Obama


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Observer > 2011 > July/August > The Many Faces of Network Analysis
The Many Faces of Network Analysis
Meagen Voss
APS 23rd Annual Convention (2011)
The next big thing in psychological science just may be network analysis. In a packed ballroom with over a hundred in attendance, four psychological scientists discussed the opportunities for studying networks and demonstrated how networks can uncover new trends, in disciplines ranging from social psychology to molecular neuroscience.
Denny Borsboom
Psychometrist Denny Borsboom, University of Amsterdam, kicked off the Connected theme program talking about how networks could provide new insight about the symptoms listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Borsboom argued that a disorder arises not from a single underlying cause but from interactions between various symptoms in a network. The network, he said, is similar to a flock of birds.
"Now, a naïve person may perhaps think there is a latent bird flying behind [the other] birds saying 'Go up! Left! Down! Down! You, up!'" said Borsboom. "Of course, there is no latent bird. The birds work together as a system, but not because they rely on an underlying property. They work together because they are held together by a simple, local interaction."
In addition to creating networks that show how symptoms from different mental disorders are connected, Borsboom has also developed symptom networks for individuals. Borsboom showed animated networks: one from a mentally stable person and another from a person suffering from bipolar disorder. The network for the stable person had relatively smooth movement, whereas the bipolar person's network moved in a disjointed, chaotic dance. "You can now think of people as having different network structures," said Borsboom. "And if you follow them over time, a new window for investigating disorders opens up."
Giuseppe Labianca
Turning the focus to connections between individuals, Giuseppe Labianca, University of Kentucky, shared his investigations of social networks. Labianca's goal is to use networks to understand how organizations actually function as opposed to how most people believe they function. In a striking example, Labianca shared some data from an analysis of relationships between business schools. He pointed to an isolated cluster and asked which schools the audience thought the cluster represented. Most people said Ivy League schools, but it turned out that the cluster represented all of the public schools west of the Rocky Mountains. "That's one of the values of taking a network perspective," said Labianca. "All of a sudden, you realize your own bias as a researcher."
Labianca has also used networks to study gossip. Although gossip may seem like a trivial topic, Labianca said that it provides a lot of insight into how organizations really function. Through his work, he has found that frequent gossipers tend to be influential in work environments, but they also receive lower performance evaluations. He has also shown that men and women are equally likely to gossip, even though men tend to claim that they do not gossip. And guess who the biggest gossips are? It's the managers, not the secretaries. The reason for this, Labianca said, is that gathering information on employees is a central part of a manager's job.
Olaf Sporns, Indiana University at Bloomington, took the discussion into the field of neuroscience, explaining recent efforts to map connections in the human brain. "Brain networks are organized on multiple scales," he said. "And they can be used to capture structural and dynamic aspects of brain architecture."
Olaf Sporns
Sporns specifically focused on discussing the progress that has been made in the human connectome project, a complete map of the connections in the human brain. According to Sporns, there have been advances in linking together functional and anatomical features of the brain, but the current map is like a map of the world from the 1600s — some areas have a lot of detail (like Europe) and others are still a mystery (the Americas).
Yet some patterns in how the brain is wired are emerging. Sporns said that researchers have found evidence for "communities" in the brain, where neurons form hubs that perform specialized functions. Learning more about these communities could help scientists determine which connections are affected by certain types of brain damage. Sporns even suggested that the accumulated knowledge about neural connections in the brain could someday lead to brain treatments that allow clinicians to restructure an individual's brain architecture.
Walter Mischel
The symposium ended with enthusiastic comments from Columbia University psychological scientist and APS Past President Walter Mischel. "We now have, through network models, through network analysis, through the thick data that are offered in the kinds of presentations we heard today, a route for capturing the structure and organization of individual differences," said Mischel. "Networks provide a way to situate a person within his or her relevant psychological situations and life space, rather than treating us as entities that stumble around the world unconnected."
Mischel further discussed his hopes that network analysis could be used to compare individuals who have similar or dissimilar networks instead of looking for individual personality traits. The current methods, he believes, are "spectacularly wrong," and trait psychology could benefit greatly from studying networks. Using networks, said Mischel, will also be necessary to gain a complete understanding of how the social world truly functions.
Ultimately, Mischel expressed excitement about the future of network analysis in psychology. He believes that these methods will be a positive force in the field and will help form connections between various disciplines.
"I think the theme of convergence, which the program has focused on, is absolutely crucial," he said. "I really think we're moving in a direction where the action, where the funding, and where the most exciting developments are in looking — now that we have the methodological opportunity to do so — at the connections between what goes on in mind, in brain, in cognition and emotion, in social behavior, and the social world."
Jason J. Jones August 4, 2011
If you are interested in how people learn the structure of networks, I blog about my research in that area at http://shotgunapproach.wordpress.com/
If you'd rather read a more formal paper, my papers are available at my SSRN author page:
http://ssrn.com/author=1516755
Jason J. Jones
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Please welcome Anastasia from Here There Be Books as she gives us a little more information about the LA Times Festival of Books!
The LA Times Festival of Books is a big celebration of books and authors and the people who love books and authors! It happens every year on an April weekend; this year's festival was my third time going.
Labor Day (one of the freebie books I got this year!).
The best part of this year's festival for me was definitely meeting up with fellow bloggers. Worst part: listening to an author read his poetry in the style of William Shatner.
and runs about every 20 minutes or so.
Here is some advice on how to rock #bookfest, which I have curated from years of wandering around not knowing what to do.
Talk to the people in the booths! They're trying to sell you something for sure, but they can also be really nice. Do NOT sign up for the "win a getaway" contests. They just want your information for nefarious purposes.
Bring water, an umbrella/parasol, sunglasses, sunscreen, and anything else you'd need to feel comfortable on a sunny day. This year's festival had weird weather-- cold in the morning, scorching in the afternoon. Since most of it is outside, I was alternatively freezing and burning! Yay, fun!
Keep an eye out for the freebies. You can get some nice things if you're not afraid to stand in line for a little bit. This year I got two signed books, a coffee mug, and drink samples. Yummy!
Meet people in shaded places. Some fellow book bloggers and I met up during the festival (exciting!) and I was super glad that we managed to get under some trees. Other good places to meet: the steps of Bovard Auditorium, the secluded area between the food court and another building, and that one place I found but am not telling about because it's my secret place so there.
Speaking of meeting people: the Tommy Trojan statue is a central, easy-to-spot monument that works great for both finding your friends AND figuring out the festival map.
Tahereh Mafi, Michelle Gagnon and mod Aaron Hartzler.
Ditch the panels you're not into and be prepared to stand in line for AGES for the ones you really want. Every year there's at least three Big Time Authors doing panels/readings/interviews, outside of the many celebrity-turned-authors. For instance, this year John Green and Rainbow Rowell were both there doing panels and signing stuff, and the lines were INSANE.
If you want to be guaranteed a seat, be sure to get a ticket online before the festival starts. And after the panel, prepare to stand in MORE lines-- this time for the autographing session! The signing line for John Green was wrapped around an entire park twice. If you really want that signature, bring comfy shoes and a good attitude.
full-sized samples of their choice of flavor. Yummy!
Eat at the food trucks. They're expensive, but DELICIOUS! I had a smoked apple pork crepe with apple chutney and some sort of salad. omg, so good! Protip: get your food early, as in before noon. After noon it is PACKED, but before is surprisingly empty of people in lines.
And most of all: have fun! If you aren't having fun, get a smoothie and try again.
who blogs at Sophisticated Dorkiness.
The name of my blog, Sophisticated Dorkiness, comes from a conversation I had with a friend in college. This friend had really good taste in music compared to my, comparably, dorky favorites. He told me that it's ok to have dorky tastes in some areas as long as you can be sophisticated in others. I like to think of "sophisticated dorkiness" as loving both high-brow and low-brow things and not being ashamed of either.
I've been blogging for six years, since May 2008.
Even though I love to read a variety of genres, my blog has become known for reviews and writing about nonfiction. I love having that niche because it helps me focus on what books to write about and on what books to accept for review.
I recently started a feature called the Nonfiction Recommendation Engine where I offer personalized recommendations to readers. I think that feature has been really popular.
I write primarily about nonfiction, but I also love to do reviews of graphic novels, audio books, and literary fiction.
I've always been a fast reader, so when I was a kid I used to check out huge stacks of books from the library. Eventually, I started picking out books based on how fat they were. That's how I ended up reading Little Women when I was very young and all of the Michael Crichton books when I was in middle school.
I've read Frankenstein four or five times for different classes in high school and college.
Depends? I use to write in books in college all the time, but I do it less now... I'm not sure why. I love seeing my marginalia in old books, so maybe I should start again!
If it's nice, I love to be outside with a book. Otherwise, I love curling up on my couch with a mug of tea and my cat, Hannah.
I tend to take notes in a Google Doc that I access with my cell phone, but if that's not available scribble on the Post-It note I'm using for a bookmark.
very full, but very specifically organized.
The book that made me finally understand how amazing, deep and complicated that literature could be was Heart of Darkness, which I read for the first time when I was a junior in high school.
I have a soft spot for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe. It's not very good and really weird, but I spent a lot of time picking it apart for my senior paper in college and so it's weirdness has endeared it to me.
I'm coming around to Camp DNF, but it's been a slow transition.
I don't have a specific book, but two authors who scare me a bit are Haruki Murakami and Toni Morrison. I think I'm worried I won't be smart enough to "get" their writing.
I try to do some crafting -- cross stitch and crocheting -- and cooking when I have time. I also like to watch television.
I hated the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I thought it was really awful.
Your responses showed you fitting into two different groups - the exacting reader and the eclectic reader.
The expression 'so many books, so little time!' sums up your life. You love books but you rarely have as much time to read as you'd like - so you're very particular about the books you choose.
Thank you for joining us today, Kim!
Why: Jenny of Reading the End hosted a Diana Wynne Jones Week in August 2010 which was a big success. Sadly, Diana passed away the next year in March of 2011. So, when the first anniversary of her death came around, Kristen decided to resurrect the dedicated week, make it a month instead, and spend all of March celebrating Diana's life and work rather than solely mourning her passing.
The events and features vary each year to keep it fun and have included daily prompts, guest posts, read-alongs, watch-alongs and giveaways. The 4th Annual DWJ March will begin on … March 1, 2015! All fans (and even those new to DWJ) are welcome to join and participate as much or as little as they can. Details will go up on the blog and tumblr in February.
who blogs at Rach the Redhead.
It's pretty simple - just my name and my hair color!
I mostly write about literary fiction, just because it's my favorite genre. I love the variety; there's a little bit of everything!
I probably wasn't reading, just reciting the words I'd memorized from one of my picture books. Either way, my parents were pretty impressed! It was a book about bubblegum, I think.
My entire Harry Potter series is falling apart, I've reread it so much.
Sometimes; I've gotten away from it since I finished my English Degree, but occasionally I just have to.
A big, cushy chair next to a window (preferably when it's raining outside).
I technically can read without my reading glasses, but it's painful after a while.
What is the Estella Society?
The Estella Society was conceived to be "A Reading Playground Built by Book Bloggers for Book Bloggers." It's our mission to just have fun! We host readalongs, readathons (including the bi-annual Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon), the photo meme EstellaGram on Instagram, and more.
Our newest project will be Season 2 of The Estella Project, launching soon! Last summer, we hosted The Estella Project, asking followers to submit that one book--THE ONE BOOK--that they would put into everyone's hands if given the chance. Then we challenged them to pick three from the list to read and report back on. So many great books came from it; that we decided to do it again!
Who is the Estella Society team?
The Estella Society was created by Andi of Estella's Revenge, the one who is good at putting the words together, and Heather of CapriciousReader, the guru of the technical stuffs.
We host events, and partner with various community-building entities across the book blogosphere. We'd love to have you in our sandbox, so send your schemes to estellasociety AT gmail DOT com!
Where do I find The Estella Society?
Want to co-host a readalong with us? Sponsor a readathon? Hit us up on Facebook, Twitter, or our email at estellasociety AT gmail DOT com. We'd LOVE to have you!
who blogs at Maestra Amanda's World.
My first teaching job was teaching bilingual pre-k outside of Chicago. All my students called me "Maestra Amanda" (in Spanish, "maestra" means teacher). I really liked it and wanted to keep it going, especially since I wanted to blog about books that I could use in my classroom / books for younger children.
Funny story though---my friend thought that I had named it after the "Maesters" in the Game of Thrones series! I had no idea what he was talking about since I hadn't read the books yet (I have now, so no worries).
I *think* it will be 4 years in January.
I started out blogging about just books that I've read that I can see being used in the classroom. But, over the years, I've found myself wanting to talk about more---classroom ideas, technology, the dogs, my life, that I felt I needed to just combine it all into one blog.
1. I am an elementary school teacher, so I want to keep current and make sure I'm making great suggestions to my students.
Wanting to be like my dad and taking a newspaper into the bathroom with me!
Either my bed or my couch.
I am coming around to reading on my ipad (kindle app), but I just love having a hard copy.
Professionally, THE BOOK WHISPERER by Donalyn Miller.
Personally, I really don't know. I feel like every book I read changes just a little part of me---whether it be teaching me something, giving me a different perspective about something, or taking me to a whole new place.
Anything Jane Austin. I'm not a "classics" fan. I think she's long winded and boring.
DNF. Ain't nobody got time for that.
But also, Redwall and possibly Westeros (but I'd totally need sword fighting lessons first).
I watch a LOT of tv! I also like to bake, take photographs, travel, and do crafts, like knitting (scarves, fingerless mittens & can coozies only) and making cards (Stampin' Up).
I HATED the ANGELS & DEMONS and THE DA VINCI CODE book to movie adaptations. But I think that the one that is the worst is the Percy Jackson movies. Hollywood just changed too much. PJ was almost a totally different story by the time the movie was over.
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX was like that, too.
Thank you for joining us today, Amanda!
Hey everyone! I'm here to tell you all you need to know about a blogging event called Bloggiesta. It's a four times a year blogging marathon where we get together online with other bloggers to make and work on our list of blogging goals. The best thing about the event (besides networking with other bloggers of course) is the mini challenges that participating bloggers post on their blogs which teach the rest of us how to do some fun blogging tasks.
But first, you may be interested in a little back history. Bloggiesta started around 2009 I think, when Natasha from Maw Books Blog decided she had a ton of blogging tasks that needed doing. She thought, wouldn't it be fun to see if others wanted to accomplish some blogging business too and everyone could get together one weekend, online, and work on their blogs with each other. She named it Bloggiesta and created a mascot (Pedro) and a graphic and a motto and all sorts of things to make the event fun. She ran it twice a year for a couple of years but then she had a baby...and stopped blogging... and Bloggiesta languished for a year or more.
At one point she asked for volunteers to get it started again, so that's when Danielle and I (Suey from It's All About Books) took it over and got it going again in March of 2012. That was such a fun and well received come back! We've made a few changes since then including the additions of mini events, and Twitter chats. Danielle's life then got crazy and so now I manage the event with the technical help of Jessica from The Bluestocking Society.
We have "main" Bloggiesta events in March and September (usually the third or last weekend of the month) and "mini" events in January and July (also third or last weekend of the month.) The main events now last four days, Thursday through Saturday and the mini events are just the two day weekend.
Everyday of the events, we host a Twitter chat which is always a lot of fun. This past event we had themes for each chat, which worked out really well.
During the main events, we have 15 to 20 mini challenges which can help bloggers with blog basics, technical things, design help, organizational tips, or simply inspire you with lots of blogging ideas. We also have challenges that help people get out and meet other bloggers.
And that's it! We keep the event simple and really try to focus on spending time working on our blogs and networking with others doing the same thing.
We welcome any blogger who wants to participate! At the start of each event, we'll have a sign up linky, which simply asks participants to link up to their goal "to do" lists. We hope to see you there!
who blogs at Punk's House of Books.
I've only been blogging for about a year and a half, so I guess I'm still a newbie.
I love fantasy and supernatural. My reasoning is simple, I just love them. It takes so much imagination to write those kinds of books. There are whole new worlds and languages created, it's exactly what I look for in a good book. A place where I can lose myself.
I don't exactly have one clear memory, but I know I've always been a reader. My family says ever since I learned how to read, I always had my nose in a book. I do remember being taken to the library once a week as a kid and often hitting the checkout limit.
There are two books that I've read over and over. White Oleander by Janet Fitch and The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I haven't had the chance to read them again since I started the blog. I really need to get on that!
Crammed full and in need of some serious rearranging.
Dangerously long and continuously growing.
Okay, I know how this sounds and don't laugh (okay you can laugh a little) but Twilight. NOT because it was so profound that it moved me or whatever (hahaha!) but because it introduced me to fandom, which led to meeting new friends and writing and book blogging.
There are probably tons, but I think I'll say Easy by Tammara Webber. I'm not fond of that book. I don't hate it but I don't think it lives up to the hype.
I try really really hard to finish books, even if I don't like them. I think I've only DNF'd maybe five books, ever.
All literary classics intimidate me, because I feel like I'm supposed to like them to be a "reader."
The Potterhead in me says the HP movies. But honestly I think it's a tie between the Lord of the Rings movies and The Hunger Games movies. Those adaptations are pretty spot on and the changes are ones I can understand. Except Peeta's leg. I don't understand that one but I *try* not to let it bother me.
Thank you for joining us today, Chrissy!
What is Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon?
We're also really proud that Dewey's was the original readathon! It was founded in 2007 by our dear, fearless leader who passed away in 2008.
When is Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon?
It's always in April and October. The dates vary slightly depending on what's shaking in the world, but we post the dates on 24HourReadathon.com so it's easy to find! We'll also begin publicizing on Facebook, Twitter, and other channels about a month before each event.
Who is the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon team?
We have a big, awesome team of helpers! At the helm are Andi from Estella's Revenge and Heather from CapriciousReader. We also have volunteers to who post "warm up" blog posts with advice and recommendations in the week leading up to the event. Then there are somewhere between five and 10 hourly hosts. 21 hourly mini-challenge hosts, a bunch of prize wranglers, and prize donors! Whew! It's a bit overwhelming.
Where do I find Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon?
We're also working on a Goodreads group for the October event!
There's no better way to feel the vastness of the bookish community online! It's amazing to see hundreds of people (800+ in April 2014) sign up and to know that you're all READING together, celebrating books on one glorious day!
In short, it's just plain fun. If you've never participated before, we recommend jumping into the fray at least once to get your feet wet and see what it's all about. We guarantee you'll get some great reading done and you might even meet a ton of new people on Twitter or out and about by visiting some new-to-you blogs.
Honestly it doesn't mean anything. I just started the blog for fun and I was sure I was going to delete it after a couple of days. That was in 2007 and here I am. A few bloggers might know me from violetcrush.wordpress.com. I recently decided to self-host but I kept violetcrush since it was associated with me for a long time.
Since 2007. Initially I posted about anything and everything but eventually bookish things started to creep in as reading was and is a huge part of my life. Today, I still occasionally blog about my personal life but it's mostly about books.
hmmm...I don't know. I guess people who read my blog would be able to answer that better. But I do read a lot of different genre's from memoirs to Young Adult.
I read a lot of different genres but if I have to narrow it down I would say romance, YA and memoirs. The previous two I read whenever I need a quick or a light read. The later I read because I love to experience what kind of lives other people lead, even if it's through pages.
Interestingly I never read when I was a child. My first book was a 10 page children's story which my father bought for us. That was the first and last book my parents ever bought. But somehow I turned into a bookworm.
I would say My Girl by Patricia Hermes which also has a movie made on it which I haven't seen till date. I borrowed this book from my friend and I read it at least 5 times before returning it to him. I remember I cried a lot too...every single time.
Definitely yes. I feel books are meant to be read, bookmarked, written on and dog-eared. I call it getting every ounce of knowledge, pleasure, information or whatever else you want from it.
I would say in the bus while commuting to work. Since I work full time I don't get a lot of time to read, so that 45 min in the bus is my reading time.
None. A bookmark maybe but then I just dog-ear it if I can't find one.
the best decor in my house. Since we rent our house, I can't have too many bookshelves. I make do with whatever I have but even a small bookshelf overflowing with books looks beautiful.
hmmm...I always have no answer to this question. I guess all the books I've read over the course of time have changed me in some way or the other. Although I can't really give you one name.
The Blue Notebook. I hated that book, I gave it one star. Everyone seems to have loved it.
Sometimes you don't really have a choice. If I feel guilty I just have to look at my TBR pile once. There are too many good books out there to waste time on one that isn't for you.
I would go to Green Gables.
I love dancing. I do kathak which is a classical Indian dance. I love watching movies, documentaries. I love listening to music. I love cycling, going on a trek. And traveling.
Thank you for joining us today, Violet!
May is a Month of Events!


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Comics Cube! Reviews: Princeless
I recently had the pleasure of reading an advanced copy of the first issue (of four) of PRINCELESS, written by Jeremy Whitley, drawn by M. Goodwin and D.E. Belton, and put out by Action Lab Comics.
What a fun romp this story is! Whitley tells a story fit for all ages, about a princess locked in a tower, waiting for a prince to save her. Her parents have even put a dragon in front of the tower for the winning suitor to slay, thereby proving his worth.
However, Princess Adrienne, whose other sisters are already locked up in various towers, won't be having any of it. She's always thought the tradition to be stupid (and unbelievable — how is a prince supposed to climb up a tower using a tiny girl for stability?), ever since she was young and her mother would read the stories to her. To make matters worse, she's also got the cutest dragon named Sparky. So she won't stand for this tradition, and decides to take matters into her own hands.
As you might have guessed, the overall tone of the book is very postmodern, a lot like Shrek or the recent Disney movies (Princess and the Frog and Tangled especially — we have a black princess and a Rapunzel story here) or, in comparison with other comics, a lot like FRACTURED FABLES. But far from just poking fun at traditional fairy tale convention, PRINCELESS also simply sets the stage for a good and gripping story. The pacing is impeccable, and the art is very expressive. Even though Adrienne is a loudmouth, she's drawn in such a way that you sympathize with her, or at least laugh with her anger, because she has a point. (There's a scene where she chastises a prince for calling her "fair," because "fair" means "white," and she's black.) And Sparky, especially, is very cute.
I can think of no better way to end this review than to say that after I read it, I immediately read it to my six-year-old niece, doing voices for all the characters. I'm proud to say that she didn't require many explanations, and she was smiling and laughing the whole way through.
PRINCELESS #1 will be out in October. It is highly recommended for those of you with kids, and still pretty highly recommended for all those of you who want to read something charming.
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The IoT Is Not Getting Any Safer
By Carl Weinschenk, Posted October 19, 2016
People are discussing and debating IoT security from both the conceptual and product perspectives.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is big, amorphous, somewhat mysterious and quickly evolving. It is stuck in the gray area between concept and reality.
That makes discussing IoT security difficult. The good news, however, is that people are discussing and debating IoT security from both the conceptual and product perspectives.
The challenges of IoT security were featured this week when The New York Times focused on The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is offering prizes in the millions of dollars range in the Cyber Grand Challenge. The idea is to develop technology to allow the IoT to more or less police itself:
To win, contestants would have to create automated digital defense systems that could identify and fix software vulnerabilities on their own — essentially smart software robots as sentinels for digital security.
The serious nature of IoT security is illustrated in the piece by the news of two recent IoT-related hacking incidents. Level 3 Communications came under attack from malware launched from IoT devices. Akamai Technologies had been attacked by hackers testing whether they could use stolen names and passwords to gain access to websites.
All in all, it's not a pretty picture. An exhaustive survey conducted on behalf of ForeScout by Quocirca found that organizations are concerned about the IoT, even as they seek to take advantage of what it has to offer.
The key, according to the conclusion of the research report, is that systems must be implemented that allow the discovery and classification of IoT devices. This means that "previously unknown devices and those running unusual operating systems" can be tracked and therefore securely accommodated. It also means that permanently connected devices must also continually be monitored, managed and secured.
In short, the job of IT security teams is more complex and demanding than it was just a few years ago. Computerworld's Evan Schuman wrote that enterprises face three dangers: Being attacked from outside, having compromised devices belonging to the company attack others or having these devices attack internally. A big part of the challenge is that IoT functionality is increasingly embedded in elements, such as LED light fixtures, that are not signed off on by the IT department. The fixes to this, Schuman writes, are to train staff on where the IoT resides and to require IT or the CISO to sign off on purchases.
The IoT has great potential benefits. As time goes on, however, the potential for damage seems to equal or outweigh that upside. It seems that vendors are recognizing another type of potential: that of making money developing the technology that will keep those worst fears from being realized.
Carl Weinschenk covers telecom for IT Business Edge. He writes about wireless technology, disaster recovery/business continuity, cellular services, the Internet of Things, machine-to-machine communications and other emerging technologies and platforms. He also covers net neutrality and related regulatory issues. Weinschenk has written about the phone companies, cable operators and related companies for decades and is senior editor of Broadband Technology Report. He can be reached at cweinsch@optonline.net and via twitter at @DailyMusicBrk.
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Q: Query giving repeated salary columns for date series between two dates Hi I want the dates and the corresponding values unique in postgres
I have  a table in which startdate, enddate and salary is given. I want to calculate the seies of dates and the salary for the period. the table is like
Salary Startdate    Enddate
1000   "2015-09-28" "2015-09-30"

i want query result is like
dates      salary
2015-09-28 1000
2015-09-29
2015-09-30

The query i am using is
select salary, generate_series("startdate", "enddate", '1 day'::interval)::date as date from tablename
where id=4

But it's giving the result as
dates      salary
2015-09-28  1000
2015-09-29  1000
2015-09-30  1000

A: You need a sub-select to create the series of dates from tablename and then a LEFT JOIN to add the salary data:
SELECT d.dates, t.salary
FROM (
  SELECT generate_series(startdate, enddate, interval '1 day') dates
  FROM tablename) d
LEFT JOIN tablename t ON t.startdate = d.dates;

Assuming you have more salary data in your table, you would have to change the join clause to include more qualifiers, like an employee_id or so.

A: Here is a possible approach:
with cte as (
  select
    generate_series(startdate, enddate, '1 day'::interval)::date as date,
    salary, startdate
  from tablename
  where id=4
)
select
  date,
  case when date = startdate then salary end as salary
from cte

However, I will tell you this may not be bulletproof.  For example, if your data looks like this:
Salary Startdate    Enddate
1000   2015-09-28   2015-09-30
1000   2015-10-01   2015-10-05

You will still have a second 1000 entry for 10/1/15.
A more bulletproof but far less efficient way to do it would be to use the lag analytic function, which would evaluate everything above but also take into consideration the previous salary:
with cte as (
  select
    generate_series(startdate, enddate, '1 day'::interval)::date as date,
    salary, startdate,
    lag(salary) over (partition by id order by startdate) as prior_sal
  from tablename
  where id=4
)
select
  date,
  case
    when (prior_sal is null or prior_sal != salary) and
      date = startdate then salary
  end as salary
from cte

Depending on how likely this situation would be to occur may help determine which is the better approach.


Croatia's shipbuilding sector was discussed in parliament on Wednesday. Regional political parties from the Istra County and the broader Rijeka area called on government to give the shipyards another chance, while the Živi Zid Party announced plans to file criminal charges.
Politics Domagoj FerenčićMarch 20, 2019, 6:22 p.m.
Živi Zid Party leader Ivan Vilibor Sinčić said his party would file criminal charges against Economy Minister Darko Horvat, the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and another five cabinet ministers, for preferential treatment and fraud with regard to subsidizing Uljanik's strategic partner Tomislav Debeljak.
"This entire process was being watched by other ministers, who were members of the supervisory board of the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development. This includes Ministers Zdravko Marić, Gari Capelli, Tomislav Tolušić, Predrag Štromar and Gabrijela Žalac. So, we are filing criminal charges against all of them as well," Sinčić said.
Istrian Democratic Assembly MP Tulio Demetlika called on government to take the appropriate steps to save shipyard. "Every time the government did something in terms of resolving the crisis in Uljanik it was late, insufficient and inadequate. Unfortunately Uljanik has become a synonym for the ignorance and incompetence of this government."
Pension Party leader Silvano Hrelja blamed all previous governments as well as the incumbent one of incompetence. "Over the past 30 years the state covered debts in state-owned companies and bought social peace, and it definitely never had any idea of what it would do with Croatia's shipbuilding sector."


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Without the armor that used in the sword, sun quan looks very bold..
From happinetonline.com. These are some prototype pics of new zoids design.
The "Neo-godos" seems to be articulated. I wonder what is the color scheme for this one. The other prototype is a Plesiosaurus type, reminds me of "Nessie". Looking closely at this design it seems that this one is just a re tool of brachios.
Saw these at Yahoo Japan. Limited edition zippo lighters. So far i've seen three designs.
Here are some pics of HMM Molga and Molga Cannory.
From Takara Tomy Website. This is the fourth installment of the Zoid Graphics Series, Snakes.
The kit will be release around May. It includes the kit, the diorama base sprue and the magazine and will cost 1890 yen.
Some new pics of Kotobukiya HMM Command Wolf AC..
The kit is said to be released on July 2008. I'm really looking forward for this kit.
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Mango is the first major revamp for Windows Phone 7, the mobile OS released by Microsoft in October last year, together with about 10 devices. Well, we've yet to see a brand new Mango device, but at least we know what to expect from this software platform.
It will come with Internet Explorer 9, in a unique WP7 flavor, plus third party app multitasking and an enhanced search app for images and sounds clips. Another brand new feature is the support for 17 new languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmal), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish.
With the new languages also come new keyboards, 20 of them actually. These international input methods will also come with Mango and another reason to rejoice is the support of app purchasing in a total of 35 countries. However what WP7 still lacks is a unique feel and set of features. For multimedia and gaming there's always iOS, for open source and lots of online fun there's Android… what about WP7?
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On the first city plan made by Architect Mr. E. Hébrard in 1923, a Golf Course was already featured, together with the sport arena opposite the man-made lake.
It was finally decided to build the course in early 1930's, when Emperor Bao Dai returned from a trip to France, where he discovered the sport in Normandy and in Paris chic suburb of Senlis-Chantilly.
He then decided to build his own course in Dalat, as it was marked on the City plan. The course had 6 holes at the time and a small Club house, the one you can still enjoy today. The course was then abandoned in 1945 after the Emperor left to Hong Kong.
In 1954, Doctor Hach, a physician from Hanoi, settled in Dalat and revived the Dalat Golf Club together with Ferdinand d'Or, the Lang Bian Palace Hotel Director. They collected some sponsors to rebuild the course, one sponsor per hole. Having found 8 sponsors, the course had 8 holes and the hole #8 was played twice from a different tee-box. The club house was extended in the mid 60's when the course started to become more popular, with famous golfers like Billy Casper coming to cheer the American troops. The Golf Club was closed again in 1975.
In the early 90's, the American Millionaire Larry Hillblom, a co-founder of DHL revived the Golf Club which finally became an 18 holes championship Golf Course, known today as the Dalat Palace Golf Club.


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It's finally
Born to Darkness
hits bookstores and eReaders today!
Join me for one of my BORN TO DARKNESS signing events!Today I'll be celebrating the launch of the book at the Barnes & Noble in Sarasota, Florida.Here're the deets for that — and for upcoming events in Florida, California, Ohio, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts:Tuesday, March 20, 2012 — Sarasota, FL
4010 S. Tamiami Trail (in the Best Buy Plaza)
Store phone: (941) 923-9907
Q&A and book signing (Born to Darkness)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 — Vero Beach, FL
2145 Indian River Blvd.
Note from Suz: Vero Beach is very near Ft. Pierce, which is the home of the U.S. Navy SEAL Museum. (Road trip?!?)
Saturday, March 24, 2012 — San Francisco/Sacramento/Napa Area
1600 Gateway Blvd.
Store phone: 707-435-0484
Note from Suz: This store is about the same distance from both San Jose and Sacramento, a little bit closer to San Francisco, and just down the road from Napa, where I'll be taking a post-virtual-signing mini-break with Ed and Jason! Readers in Northern California, I hope you'll come and say hi!
(P.S. Southern California readers! I'l be signing books at the RWA National Conference Literacy Signing in Anaheim in July!)
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 — Dayton, OH
Thursday, March 29, 2012 — Cincinnati, OH
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
2785 Dixie Highway
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Saturday, March 31, 2012 — New York City
Posman Books
9 Grand Central Station
Also appearing: some of the cast of the Born to Darkness Project!
Monday, April 2, 2012 — New York City
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Lady Jane's Salon @ Madame X Bar
94 W. Houston Street
A reading from Born to Darkness
Note from Suz: Admission to this event is $5 or one gently used romance novel! Proceeds benefit women in crisis/transition, and books go to HousingWorks charity bookstore. Also, I am told that we'll be welcome to hang out at Madam X past the 9:00 p.m. deadline as long as we keep consuming drinks.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 — East Brunswick, NJ (NYC area!)
753 Route 18 / Brunswick Square Mall
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 — Framingham, MA (Boston area!)
1 Worcester Road
Note from Suz: I'm looking forward to returning to my old stomping ground! It's been a while since I've had a signing in the Boston area!
Last but not least!News about the premiere screening of
THE PERFECT WEDDING!We are an official selection of the Sarasota Film Festival!Screening Times:
Saturday, April 14, 2012 — 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 — 7:30 p.m.
For tickets: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com
Order tickets soon — with our crowd of staunch local supporters, we do expect to sell out.
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Chilver-Stainer, B.Sc., M.I.C.E. is ingenieur.

Zijn banen
Een onvolledige lijst van banen zijn door hem ontworpen of aangepast:
 Zwitserland
 Aaretal Golf Club in Kiesen, 9 holes, 2000
 Golfclub Domat/Ems , Graubünden, samen met Mario Verdieri (3x 9 holes op 600m hoogte)
 Golfclub Gstaad - Saanenland, 18 holes
 Interlaken Golf Club in Unterseen
 Leuk Golf Club in Leuk, 18 holes
 Golf Club Limpachtal in Aetingen
 Matterhorn Golf Club in Zermatt, 9 holes  op 1400m hoogte
 Golfclub Rastenmoos in Neuenkirch, 9 holes
 Golf Rheinfelden in Rheinfelden, 9 holes
 Golfplatz Sagogn-Schluein, 2009
 Golf Club de Sierre in Granges, 9 holes in het Rhônedal

 Schotland
 Whitehill House Golf Course  in Rosewell, Midlothian (18 holes)

 Spanje
 Playitas Grand Resort , Fuerteventura, Canarische Eilanden (18 + 9 holes)

Chilver-Stainer, John

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Kerala Spices
Spices of Kerala
The spices of Kerala date back to thousands of years in the history of the state. In the ancient times, Kerala rose to fame all around the world solely on the basis of the riches brought into the state, because of its monopoly over spices.
Musiri, the ancient port of Kerala became the base of world spice trade, almost ages ago. It is sometimes said the Western colonization in India, was the attempt of the West to control the spice trade from the state. The arrival of Vasco Da Gama in India and its spice trade was the result of the same.
In the last 10 years, international spice trade has grown to around 500,000 tonnes of spices and also of herbs of over 1500 million US dollars. It is no exaggeration that a major chunk of this trade is still from Kerala. Some of the most popular spices of Kerala are:
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Kerala is famed for the production and export of this one of the most sought-after spices, Pepper, which is also known as the 'King of Spices'. Today used all around the world, probably it is one of the earliest known spices. Pepper of Kerala reached Europe through the Arab traders. Europe saw great potential in pepper, and it brought trader, wars and the colonial rule to India. This spice is grown in both lowlands and high ranges of the state. It is also used for its amazing medicinal properties.
One of the most highly prized spices, Cardamom is as old as the human civilization. This, 'Queen of Spices', is grown on slopes of the Western Ghats in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The cultivation of cardamom started in the southern region of India in the ancient times. The best variety of cardamom is found in India with amazing cultivation, processing techniques and aroma.
An important part of the early spice trade, clove is believed to be indigenous to the Spice Islands of Indonesia. In Kerala, cloves are grown in the Kottayam, Trivandrum, Kozhikode and Kollam districts. It was the East India Company who introduced the cultivation of cloves in 1800 AD in Tamil Nadu. Clove is a flavouring agent and is also popular as a local anaesthetic for toothaches.
An important ingredient of the spicy Kerala cuisine, Cinnamon is extensively grown in one or two locations in the state but mainly originated in Sri Lanka. This spice is light brown in colour and is also milder in flavour in comparison to other spices. Cinnamon has high in antioxidant activity and along with being used in food, it also has medicinal properties.
Ginger can rightly be called the most important spices, which is also valued the most. This spice is used in a number of cuisines in the world. It is widely grown in Kerala. Ginger is used extensively in many dishes, pickles and fresh juices. It is also used in cakes, biscuits and cookies for flavouring purposes. Ginger also has medicinal uses.
Turmeric is not only a spice that is used in cooking but it is also a cleanser for the human body. Turmeric plant is mainly used in the dried or powdered form. This spice is vastly used in Middle-Eastern and Asian delicacies and other spicy curries. Turmeric is also used to add colour in fruit drinks, cheese and butter. It is also used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicines.
The sweet and sour fruit of tamarind is also known as Indian Date. Though it originated in Asian and North African regions but it is largely grown in India as well. The trees of this spice grow excellently in tropical areas and Kerala is known for having a tropical climate. It is an important ingredient in a number of Asian and Latin American dishes. Tamarind is used in seafood, other non-vegetarian, cool drinks, snacks, desserts and vegetarian dishes. it has medicinal and other uses also.
The spice of nutmeg is actually the seed of Myristica fragrans, which is popular for being an evergreen tree that produces both mace and nutmeg. This spice also finds a mention in the Vedic literature of India. Nutmeg is also grown in the south Indian state of Kerala. This mild baking spice adds both flavour and aroma to cakes, muffins, sweet breads, fruit pies, cookies, meats, soups, puddings and sausages.
Curry leaves are popular for being highly aromatic and are used extensively in the dishes of South Indian cuisine as well as curries of Sri Lanka. Known as a spice and herb as well, a curry leaf is grown mainly in homes but on a plantation scale as well. Curry leaves are added in a number of South Indian dishes like Sambar, lemon rice, several chutneys, etc. used in the northern region of the country also, this spice is native to India.
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