Are you one of the millions who are constantly trying to get relief from credit problems? Millions of Americans are still in debt and it seems like they are bound to stay that way for a very long time. It seems that all of our budgets will always include a debt payment fund entry. Will we ever be free from credit obligations?
In an article published on The Wall Street journal website, consumer debt continues to rise. Although it was the slowest in 6 months, fact remains that it continues to grow. As the article on WSJ.com reveals, the non-mortgage debts of Americans grew by 4.8% in November. It was slower than the 7% back in October. The statistical information mentions that the slow growth in caused by the lower credit card spending.
Despite this slow growth, you need to remember that even if it is smaller than the past, it is still an increase. It still means we need to pay off more than what we owe in the past.
That being said, getting a foothold on your finances means growing your debt payment fund significantly. But what can you do to give it an increase that is enough to put a huge dent on your debt balance?
Although people would increase their income to pay off debt, there are extreme ways that you can cut back on spending to grow your debt payments. We have 4 suggestions for you that will require a huge sacrifice from you and your family. If you want to get out of debt fast, no sacrifice should be too great to get what you want to happen.
You know how couples decide to have a child and they have to make huge adjustments so they can survive on one income? After all, being their for your child is the greatest gift that you can give them. This is also something that you can do. You can discuss with your spouse or partner how you plan to do this but make a commitment to cut back on your spending so you can afford to live on one income. You can choose to live on the income of the one who earns the most. That should give you more room in your budget.
If you think that this is too extreme, you can try to adjust to it slowly. During the first month, you can allocate 25% of one income entirely for debt payments. As each month passes by, increase that by 25%. By the fourth month, you should be able to put the whole income into your debt payment fund.
This is another extreme measure that you may want to seriously consider. If you think that you cannot live on one income alone, what about giving up your car? Did you know that the average annual expense that a person spends on a car is more than $9,000 a year? At least, this is what AAA.com reports back in April 2013. If you gave up your car, you will have to deal with the hassles of commute but you get to add $9,000 in your debt payments. You don't have to worry about car maintenance/repair, insurance, rising gas prices and other expenses associated with owning a car. You can opt to join the commuters or you can ride your bike to work – whatever is applicable. If you opt for the latter, you get to exercise as you go to work and back.
If you have two cars, you can opt to give up just one car and carpool with your spouse/partner. Or you can give up both cars. That will mean an additional $18,000 a year to be sent to your debt payment fund. Do not worry because you really do not have to give up on a vehicle forever. This is only until you pay off all of your debts.
Another extreme adjustment that you can do to pay off your debts is to downsize your home. Mortgage loans are still the biggest debt that the average American household owes. If you can get rid of this, you can really put a lot of breathing space into your budget. We are not saying that you give up home ownership like our suggestion with your car. But what we are trying to say is to just live in a smaller house. This will really benefit you in more ways than you know. Instead of having all the extra rooms, just live in a home that has one room for the couple and one for each kid. Or have them share. One dining room and living room should be enough too. You do not really need a big backyard or front yard. You can sell your big house and buy a smaller one in cash. Settle your other debts and live debt free. The upkeep on a bigger home is more costly. Not only will you solve your mortgage problems, you can significantly lower your monthly expenses.
Lastly, you can increase your debt payment fund if you stop using your credit cards. These card purchases can be quite a burden if you end up letting them grow. If you are used to making purchases with your card, you have to stop doing that. At least, you can give it up until you have full control of your finances. Buy things in cash for now. It is one of the most effective ways to make sure that you will live within your means.
If you do not want to close cards, you can use it every now and then – like once or twice every six months but only for small purchases. And make sure that you will pay them off immediately. What you are paying on interest can be added to your debt payment fund instead.
Doing these extreme measures will really help you solve your debt problems. Increasing your budget for debt payments is one way that you can quickly get out of debt. As you diligently send in your monthly contributions, you can go on your way to achieve a life of financial freedom.
But before you can really achieve that, you have to completely pay off your debts first. Here are some tips that will help you pay off what you owe.
Get the support of the whole family. Everyone in the household should do their part as you try to grow your debt payment fund. Even your kids should be in on the effort. If anything it will help them understand the repercussions of irresponsible financial behavior.
Put off major purchases. It is not a good idea to make expensive purchases while you are still paying off your credit obligations. If it is not a matter of life and death, opt to use the money to get rid of your balance first.
Be very frugal with wants. We are not saying that you should completely eliminate your entertainment activities but you may want to be very frugal about it. Look for cheap alternatives that will help you enjoy your favorite activities without compromising your debt payments.
Getting out of debt can be as fast as you want – but that means you need to make some sacrifices. It doesn't matter how you choose to get out of debt. There will always be changes in your life that has to be implemented. You cannot live the way you used to because that got you in debt. And if you have to make changes, why not make it as drastic as you can. The more you can sacrifice, the faster you can get out of debt.


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Q: Extract arrays based on positions indicated in another array I have the data below as an example:
import numpy as np

data=[np.array([[0.9,0.6,0.5,0.4,0.7],[0.8,0.0,0.0,0.8,0.2],
[0.9,0.0,0.4,0.4,0.3],[0.9,0.6,0.3,0.2,0.5],[0.8,0.0,0.3,0.1,0.5]]),
np.array([[0.9,0.0,0.2,0.4,0.3],[0.0,0.2,0.4,0.0,0.0],
[0.0,0.0,0.0,0.2,0.0],[0.5,0.0,0.3,0.6,0.8],[0.5,0.6,0.9,0.0,0.0]])]

and I want to extract the relevant data based on these positions below:
positions_non_zero=[np.array([2,3,4]),np.array([1,4])]

the desired output should be this:
[array([[0.9, 0. , 0.4, 0.4, 0.3],
        [0.9, 0.6, 0.3, 0.2, 0.5],
        [0.8, 0. , 0.3, 0.1, 0.5]]),
 array([[0. , 0.2, 0.4, 0. , 0. ],
        [0.5, 0.6, 0.9, 0. , 0. ]])]

The reason is this:

The problem with my code is that only the np.array([1,4]) is taken under consideration.
My code:
df_class11=[]

for n in data:

    def data_target(df_class_target):

        for z in df_class_target:

            x_classA=[n[i] for i in z]

            x_classA=np.vstack(x_classA)
        return  x_classA
    df_class11.append(data_target(positions_non_zero))
df_class11

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More than 4 lakh products have disappeared from the websites of companies selling major online goods on the second day of the new e-commerce policy being implemented in India.
Amazon has the biggest impact on this decision, which is causing customers to face problems.
Customers are also expressing anger against the company on social media platform Facebook and Twitter.
Amazon's largest vendor CloudTel India, which is also Amazon's largest partner in India.
Household goods have completely disappeared on Amazon Pantry.
Amazon company's website and many production at the app, such as home ration, children's diapers, iPhone etc. are not available for sale.
This stuff is not even available on the app. The same is happening on the second online company Flipkart.
This decision has resulted in the biggest shock of Amazon and its delivery company, CludeTel India.
CloudTotal is the biggest seller on Amazon, which keeps track of fast delivery and stock control.
The small traders on Amazon are accused that instead of first selling their products, always the first big businessmen get a chance.
Claudetel had made a profit of about Rs 7149 crore in the last financial year, which is 30 percent more than the 2016-17.
Amazon and Flipkart will no longer be able to sell exclusively for any product.
The business of small businessmen was almost stagnant.
The possibility of increasing product sales and economic losses of small markets was increasingly growing.
Online shopping companies used exclusively for the major products coming out of the good companies in the market.
As a result, the product manufacturer was promoted for free, and their sales increased.
And it also benefited customers.
From this, online companies used to sell goods on very little margins.
This made both the product maker and the online marketing company a good profit.
And the customers were also satisfied.
Especially in this category, electronic goods like mobile, TV etc. were being sold.
With these new products coming later in the small market, very few customers were going to him.
To avoid this, small traders had appealed to the government.


Nine games Wednesday as the fantasy basketball playoffs continue to frustrate and thrill owners alike. The word shutdown is beginning to rear it's ugly head, paving the way for fringe players to increase their production. The Pelicans are one such team with both Jrue Holiday and E'Twaun Moore looking as though their seasons could be done. Kenrich Williams has been figuring in the rotation for at least a month but has seen his numbers fluctuate wildly.
Despite the inconsistency, his playing time is typically around the 30-minute mark and he can certainly fill the box score on any given night. Over his past ten games, he is averaging 7.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.6 steals, and 1.7 triples. These are certainly not going to win any leagues but he could fill a gap in many situations.
The Bucks are coming off a victory over the Lakers on Tuesday but could once again be without Giannis Antetokounmpo. He sat out Tuesday's win with an ankle sprain and while it doesn't appear too serious, the team may elect to exercise caution. The fact they play the Cavaliers could also be a contributing factor but the call is unlikely to come until closer to tipoff. If he is given another night to recover, there is no real fantasy pickup with the starters merely picking up the slack.
The Cavaliers have their own injury concerns after Kevin Love missed their last game with back soreness. The team has no incentive to play Love unless he is 100 percent fit and so another DNP could be coming. On a more positive note, Larry Nance Jr. has been upgraded to questionable and could play his first game in almost two weeks. He will likely be on a minutes restriction but could still be worth streaming in, especially if Love is sidelined once again.
Jrue Holiday's season appears as though it may have come to a premature end given he has been ruled out almost a day in advance once more. There is no reason for him to be rushed back and the improved play of Frank Jackson is certainly an incentive for the Pelicans to err on the side of caution. Jackson has scored the ball well since the injury and should be viewed as a points streamer in most formats.
The Magic will be looking to win their third consecutive game Wednesday and appear as though they will be relatively healthy. With no major injury concerns, this should be a very winnable game and could impact their playoff aspirations. Fantasy value typically comes from the same players on a nightly basis and owners looking for streaming potential would be best served looking elsewhere.
A win for the Celtics will move them level with the Pacers in the race for a top-four seed. It appears as though Gordon Hayward will miss another game due to a concussion while the 76ers will get Joel Embiid back after resting Tuesday. Hayward has been indifferent for the Celtics this season but is still an impactful player and will be missed. There is very little in terms of streaming value across both teams and owners should simply sit back and enjoy what could be a highly entertaining matchup.
Joel Embiid should return Wednesday, however, the risk of a second DNP remains present. He missed Tuesday's game due to what was initially reported as rest. That changed when he was listed as out with knee soreness and although it doesn't sound serious, the 76ers are going to be extremely careful with their franchise player. Owners should sit tight and keep an eye on the injury report leading up to the game.
The Jazz have put together four consecutive victories and should have little trouble accounting for a struggling Knicks team. Derrick Favors is questionable and could be given the night off, what with the assumed victory. There is no clear add if he misses the game with Jae Crowder likely to shift into the starting lineup and assume a larger role.
The Knicks continue to mess with their rotations, making the numbers hard to predict from night-to-night. Damyean Dotson ended with just 11 points in 18 minutes during the loss to Toronto but that would appear as though the result was a major factor. Prior to that game he had been arguably the most consistent player on the roster and should be given at least a couple more games to get things going again. He is available in over 50 percent of leagues and makes for a strong pickup with the Knicks still having three games this week.
The Wizards are basically out of the running for a playoff spot but continue to roll their main guys out there on a nightly basis. Unfortunately for those in need of streamers, it leaves the Wizards as a desolate landscape in terms of potential production. Thomas Bryant has had his moments this season but it typically playing fewer than 20 minutes each game, leaving him as a risky play.
The Bulls could be without both Zach LaVine and Otto Porter for Wednesday's game, with Porter very unlikely to go. The potential absence of both players opens up an opportunity for Shaquille Harrison who finished with four steals in 32 minutes during the victory over the Suns. He is one of the more elite steals streamers available and on nights his shot is falling, can contribute in points.
The Rockets are on the second night of a back-to-back set and will be without Eric Gordon who will be given the night off to rest. There is also a chance James Harden misses a game very shortly, however, there has been no word on if and when that might happen. Danuel House Jr. played in excess of 30 minutes for the second time in three games Tuesday, coming away with 19 points including sis triples. His role appears secure at this point and he is definitely worth a look if you need points and threes.
Avery Bradley is banged up at the moment and is a chance to miss Wednesday's game with multiple injuries. If he is ruled out, Delon Wright becomes a must-roster player in almost every format. C.J. Miles has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a stress reaction in his foot. This also opens up playing time for Wright who could trend up in a hurry over the coming games.
The Heat have quietly won seven of their past nine games and currently occupy the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. They come up against a Spurs team that has won nine straight and will be difficult to beat at home. Justise Winslow has already been ruled out which is not a good sign for his immediate future. Dion Waiters remains a somewhat serviceable streaming option but can be hit-or-miss from one game to the next. If the more reliable three-point players are taken, Waiters could be picked up as a last resort.
The Spurs are red hot right now and will be looking to extend their winning streak to ten games. Outside of their regular three-point streaming brigade, Jakob Poeltl has been quietly putting up solid numbers over the past few games. He managed six points and seven rebounds against the Warriors but is looking at a much more favorable matchup here. He will likely be on the floor for longer periods against the size of the Heat and should be viewed as a rebounds and blocks streamer.
After returning in their last game, Kyle Lowry reinjured his ankle and could miss Wednesday's game against the Thunder. Kawhi Leonard will likely return after sitting out Monday but that could simply depend on whether he feels like playing. Fred VanVleet has been back for just two games but has already emerged as a standard league pickup. It is rare the Raptors have their full complement of players and VanVleet is typically the primary beneficiary.
Russell Westbrook will return to the lineup after missing one game due to a suspension as the Thunder look to halt a three-game losing skid. They have fallen to sixth in the standings with just two games separating five teams. Every game is crucial moving forward but the Raptors are certainly not going to lie down, even though they could potentially be without Kyle Lowry. Nerlens Noel missed Monday's game with a quad injury and if he is in street clothes once again, It will be Steven Adams picking up the slack as opposed to a fringe player benefitting.
The Mavericks are trying their best to lose and thus far have done a splendid job, losing eight of their past nine games. Another loss would seem likely here and only enhances the opportunity for Jalen Brunson. The rookie has scored at least 10 points in eight straight games, shooting the ball exceptionally well from the point guard position. He has also been a steady source of assists and has not missed a free-throw over that same period. His ownership is rising but if he is still floating around in your league, don't hesitate in picking him up.
The Trail Blazers will be looking to maintain a spot in the top-four despite the loss of C.J. McCollum, potentially for the rest of the regular season. Jake Layman moved into the starting lineup Monday but was terrible, missing all five of his field-goal attempts. There is unlikely to be one particular beneficiary with the production spread across numerous players. Moe Harkless has played 27 and 29 minutes across his two games since returning from injury and could see a small uptick in his usage with McCollum sidelined. He provides value in steals and the potential for a scoring boost makes him worth a look in standard formats.


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Harvest explores food as a subject for contemporary art: its production, consumption and symbolism, as well as our relationship to the land on which it is grown. It includes works ranging from northern European still-life paintings of the seventeenth century, which evoke international trade and the dawn of colonialism through their inclusion of food, flowers and spices from Africa, Asia and the Americas, to representations of relationships to land and produce closer to home. As a nation, Australia is often represented by imagery of settlers occupying land and struggling to work it to sustain their new life and their new identity. Contemporary representations by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists trace an ongoing connection between food, country and cultural knowledge. Contemporary artists continue to explore not only what the colonial period brought to Europe, but also what flows from the north to the south. This publication, in which essays, plates, interviews, recipes and film notes are intertwined, looks at the global food trade and the sampling of emblematic regional specialities from around the world. Topical related themes, including the relationship between food production and land, ethics, sustainability and ecology are explored.
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The Packers doubled up on cornerbacks early in the 2018 NFL Draft, selecting Iowa's Josh Jackson in the second round.
Green Bay moved down 13 spots Thursday during the first round, but then moved back up to select corner Jaire Alexander out of Louisville. Friday, they added another cornerback.
Jackson, a 6-1 jam corner, recorded eight interceptions last season for the Hawkeyes. Though he only spent one year as a starter for Iowa, he proved he could handle top competition.
Coaching. Barry Trotz's playoff woes in Washington are well documented. He's all but coaching for his job here. It has been widely reported that the 55-year-old does not have a contract for next season. Whether he overthought the Holtby-Grubauer decision initially or whether he played it perfectly — firing up his struggling No. 1 with a quick snub — is open to interpretation. Meanwhile, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan is in a much more comfortable spot and has far less baggage to deal with. Advantage: Penguins.
Hey Dallas, the last time you were in the Super Bowl, these draft picks weren't born, Akers bellowed amid deafening boos from Cowboys fans.
Some of you might want to check your tweets at halftime, D'Antoni joked.
Elite Womens Alex Lewis Jersey D'Antoni also kidded that the key was his halftime adjustments, but the reality is the Rockets did what they always do. They spaced the floor and put the ball in the hands of two of the NBA's best creators. The big difference was that the shots started falling — and just like that, Houston matched its point total from the first half in a matter of 12 minutes.
A couple of looks that I had in the first half that I missed, Josh Hill Womens Jersey I was going to shoot those same shots, said Harden, who finished with 36 points, with Paul adding 25. Out of the first play of the half, coach drew up a play, and I was aggressive. Just had that mentality. Not only for myself, but Chris had that same mentality and the entire team. We're going to shoot the 3-ball well, we're going to be aggressive, we're going to attack.
Harden, who missed all seven of his shots from the floor in the first quarter, didn't hang his head when his easy floater missed to start the second half. He attacked again the next possession, getting a finger roll to fall.
Game Christian Yelich Jersey The Broncos are seen as one of the teams that could select a quarterback in the first round of this year's draft, but one of the team's current stars hopes they move in a different direction.
Cornerback Chris Harris spoke to reporters on Tuesday and made his case for the team to look elsewhere when they are on the clock with the fifth overall pick on Thursday. With Case Keenum on board at quarterback, Harris wants someone who can play right away.
I have a lot of faith in Eli, Raines said. How many Super Bowls has he taken us to? How many MVPs does he have in the Super Bowl? I'm not worried about him.
Barkley is the guy they need, Raines said. We need more guys like [Phil] Simms, Taylor, [Carl] Banks and [Michael] Strahan. Those were the guys that had blue in their blood. I think Barkley Jake Rudock Authentic Jersey does, too.Even the Jets' notoriously tough fans couldn't boo Sam Darnold.
Gang Green fans jeering their picks has become a rite of passage. But with the draft in Arlington, Texas, MetLife Stadium hosted both Jets and Giants fans in a draft party Thursday night. And the Gang Green fans erupted in actual real-live cheers when their team picked Darnold third overall.
USC has also had the most first-round picks of any school since 1967, when the AFL and NFL combined their drafts. USC has had 69 first-round picks. Ohio State is next with 64, Miami has had 60, and no other school has had even 50 first-round picks in the common draft era.
The draft is about measurables and nobody has them better than Josh Allen at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds, Aikman said, after Buffalo's selection. He has a rocket for an arm. I was at his Pro Day, I saw him throw it 80 yards. So that excites everybody. He's able to make a lot of throws. When I watched him, he was great on his initial reads and when he could drive the ball he was really good. He struggled a little bit when he had to lay it in. When he had to get to his second or third receivers, it was a little problematic.
Sunday's 98-80 loss to the Indiana Pacers put Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James in an 0-1 hole in the first round for the first time in his career.
But James projected confidence looking ahead to Game 2.
We had some guys in their first time out there playing in this setting, and they definitely … Like I told you guys, you always ask me, 'Is there anything you can tell them [about the playoffs]?' Listen, experience is the best teacher, and they got it today, James said. I think everybody is going to be a lot more calm and a lot more precise in what we want to do, too. So it's definitely a feel-out game. We'll see what they're going to do.
The loss snapped a 21-game winning streak in the first round by James' teams, dating to May 9, 2012, when the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their series.
Jordan Clarkson, making his playoff debut, was 2-for-6 from the field. Rodney Hood, making his first career playoff start, scored seven points on 3-for-7 shooting, but five of those points came in the fourth quarter with the game already out of hand.
Connolly, hoping to reach his intended target, retrieved another puck. He hit the glass, as if to say, It's for her. The same guy caught it and gave it to the boy on the other side of her. Keelan didn't know what to do. But Connolly did. He went back and got a third puck, pointed to her, and lofted it over the glass. The third time was the charm. The man finally gave the puck to Keelan, who was overjoyed.
The entire sequence was caught by NBC's cameras and recapped by the broadcast team.
That father orchestrated that, because only the cute little girl was going to get it, the announcer said — apparently assuming that the man who had caught each puck was the children's dad. He made sure all three of his kids got a puck.
Before the commentary, it was a cute moment. After the family dynamic was assumed, it went viral.
I know because I tweeted out the NHL's footage on Monday morning at 9:43 a.m. Since then, the video has been retweeted more than 92,000 times, and has drawn more than 305,000 likes. I've tweeted more than 130,000 times since I joined Twitter in 2009 and this is the tweet that has had the most engagement.
The Browns are a Doug Martin Womens Jersey little more than a week away from making the first selection of the 2018 NFL Draft and coach Hue Jackson said on Tuesday that nothing's been decided about what name will be on the card they hand to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Game Rob Gronkowski Jersey Jackson said he's laughed at reports that the Browns have settled on Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen as their choice as both the top pick and their quarterback of the future because General Manager John Dorsey has yet to make a call about what the Browns will do. Jackson said Allen, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Baker Mayfield all remain in the mix on the quarterback front.
D Andy Welinski was back in the lineup for the Ducks after being scratched in Game 2 for Kevin Bieksa. … F Jason Chimera got his first action of the series for Anaheim in place of Antoine Vermette. … Sharks C Joe Thornton, who has been out since Jan. 23 with a knee injury, took part in pregame warmups once again but isn't ready to play.
So which teams would be the best fit? That was the subject of Tuesday's PFT Live draft.
Simms and I struggled to come up with three clear, obvious fits each. And that may have something to do with the fact that there is no clear, obvious fit 鈥?due in part to the fact that free agency unfolded for a month before Dallas dumped Dez.
For the full draft, including an unconventional move made by yours truly after securing the first pick, check out the video. And then chime in with your views regarding whether we got it right, or whether we got it wrong.
As for the acquisition of Teddy Bridgewater, Maccagnan said they are hopeful he can recover from his 2016 knee injury and return to the player he was with the Vikings before the injury. Maccagnan said there is a chance Bridgewater will be able to throw in OTAs this spring.
Christian Sam has a NFL-ready frame and the combination of skills that will make him a valuable three-down linebacker at the next level.
Inconsistency in effort on film is a major concern and will hold him back as a rookie. He's certainly worth a roster spot to develop as a versatile backup, but the routine plays have to be no-brainers for starters in the NFL鈥攁nd that's not the case yet with Sam.
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He had a short outing then a couple extra days off, Green said. He's going to be really fresh. He's actually been on the mound twice between these two starts. So he got some extra work in. He's not a finished product, so I think the extra work went very well. I think he's focused and ready to pitch tomorrow.
Perdomo is 1-1 this season with a 4.91 ERA in three starts. He has allowed 16 hits and seven walks with 13 strikeouts in 11 innings. But he has allowed only one run on nine hits and three walks over seven innings in his two most recent starts.
Perdomo has had little success in his career against the Dodgers. The 24-year-old is 1-4 with an 8.40 ERA in seven games (four starts) against them. He is 10-11 with a 5.51 ERA in 32 games (25 starts) at Petco Park.
In a perfect world, we'd start the season later and play a few scheduled doubleheaders going into an off day, he said. As a fan you're going to a baseball game in April, and it's raining, snowing and [with] freezing rain. Is it really that much fun? That's my question.
Rizzo conceded that nothing is likely to change, and players will just have to deal with the winter-like conditions. The Cubs' last game, on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, was played in freezing rain, prompting both sides to complain. The Cubs haven't played since.
Several times during the three days between the New Orleans Pelicans' Game 1 road win over the Trail Blazers on Saturday and their Game 2 matchup on Tuesday, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry was asked if he worried that his team would be complacent after stealing home-court advantage in the series. Gentry had no such concern.
Why would Gentry worry when he had Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday on his side? While the Blazers found DeAndre' Bembry Jersey solutions for their shooting struggles in Game 1, they couldn't find a way to stop New Orleans' stars in a 111-102 Pelicans victory that gave New Orleans a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series heading home for Games 3 and 4.
At the other end of the court, Holiday took a leading role as New Orleans again contained Damian Lillard. While the Blazers got excellent production from role players Al-Farouq Aminu, Zach Collins and Maurice Harkless, as well as 22 points from CJ McCollum, Lillard struggled to make the playoffs Dame time. He finished with 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting, including six misses on his seven 3-point attempts.
I'm not feeding into that, Rozier told ESPN.
While it remains unclear exactly what Bledsoe's motives may have been in not giving Rozier any postgame respect, speculation abounds in Boston that Rozier's commentary after Game 1, in which he called Bledsoe, Drew, as in the former New England Patriots quarterback, may have upset the Bucks point guard.
There was also the issue of shot distribution in Game 1. Kevin Love went just 3-for-8 from the field.
It's not enough, Lue said, adding that he had addressed Love on Monday. He had small guys on him and he's floating out to 3. He's got to demand the ball in the post. He said he has to be more aggressive. They're trying to be physical with him on his post-ups, but he's seeing that a lot of times before. We've got to do a better job of getting into him because they're playing a hard three quarters, so our guards got to be able to deliver the ball on target and he has to be aggressive when he gets it.
Chris Covington is a sturdy athlete with the requisite athleticism and power to compete for a role in the NFL.
As a converted quarterback who began his collegiate career as a passer, the questions about Covington's long-term linebacker projection linger. He'll have to spend a couple of years learning the nuances of the linebacker position before being expected to do too much, but the foundation is there to warrant a look during training camp.
When I picked my head up, there was some space between the two of them, and I thought that, based on what I heard from the replay guys, Lovullo said. They said there was enough space in there, but there was one angle they were a little uncomfortable with. It's the first time I've seen something like that. Luckily it didn't impact the game. I felt terrible for Deven. It was his first NL home run.
What is interesting is the variance among guards drafted in the first 10 picks. Three of the 16 became Hall of Famers — an astounding 18.5 pecent Hall of Fame rate, even accounting for the small sample size — and another two became a two-time All-Pro selection (Bill Fralic, No. 2 overall by Atlanta, 1985) and 2015 No. 5 overall pick Brandon Scherff of the Redskins.
Bob McManaman of azcentral recounted the story of Arians suffering a torn rotator cuff in December 2016 due to a celebratory bear hug. In March 2017, the head coach said a get-well card wouldn't be enough; no, it would take a get-well convertible.
Tight end: Jason Witten turns 36 in May, and 2018 probably will be last NFL season for the future Hall of Famer. Whether Witten hangs it up after this year or next, it's high time to line up a repla cement receiving threat. Gavin Escobar didn't quite work out five years ago.
If Fox had been able to convince Manning to do Thursdays, then the network had looked into trying to borrow Mike Tirico from NBC. While Buck is the face of Fox Sports' coverage, he was not in the Manning plan because, on top of all the events he does in the fall, he and his wife, the ESPN sportscaster Michelle Beisner, are expecting twin boys soon.
Rangers: OF Delino DeShields (broken left hamate bone) is hitting off a tee.
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier, who tore a ligament in his right thumb sliding into second base Sunday, will have surgery Friday and be out two to three months. … 1B Brad Miller (strained left groin) could start a minor league rehab assignment Tuesday with Class A Charlotte.
Rangers LHP Matt Moore, who pitched his first 5 1/2 seasons for Tampa Bay, will make his first start at Tropicana Field as a visiting pitcher. RHP Yonny Chirinos, who has not given up a run in 14 1/3 innings, will start for the Rays.
I think it's the start of something good, Altherr said.
Even if he didn't get the big hit, the play in right field was tremendous, Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. The read, the break, the laying out and the positioning were all spot on.
Reliever Yacksel Rios (2-0) went 1 1/3 scoreless innings as the Phillies swept a series of at least three games from an AL East team for the first time since June 2003 Isaac Seumalo Womens Jersey at Baltimore.
Span homered and had two RBI for the Rays, who have lost six straight at home.
The Dez Days in Dallas are done.
On Friday, the Cowboys released wide receiver Dez Bryant after eight seasons with the team.
Bryant tallied 7,459 receiving yards and found the end zone 73 times with the Cowboys. The 29-year-old piled up three 1,000-yard seasons and an equal number of Pro Bowl nods while developing a reputation as one of the most feared red-zone threats in football.
Bryant has fallen off of late, missing 10 games over the past three years and failing to hit 1,000 yards in a season since 2014. But it wasn't that long ago that he posted 1,300 receiving yards and 16 scores, and he's still on the right side of 30.
Game Kids Max Tuerk Jersey There may not Authentic Mitchell Stephens Jersey be a team that needs receiver help more than Buffalo, and with $15.3 million in wiggle room the Bills should be able to make a deal work. But just as with the Bears, Bryant's interest in playing for a so-so Bills team could be an issue.
While Jerry Jones had stayed on the periphery on Bryant's offseason contract quagmire, Cowboys senior vice president Stephen Jones was more vocal. The younger Jones admitted at one point in February that keeping Bryant in Dallas in 2018 on his $12.5 million price tag would be a tough one and that Bryant understood this is a business.
For the first time in his career, Bryant will be a free agent — and a highly sought-after one at that. NFL Network's Steve Wyche reported that the market will be aggressive for the receiver's services despite his release coming so late into free agency. Multiple players, including Tyrann Mathieu, Jamal Adams and Su'a Cravens, began Twitter-recruiting the wideout within minutes of his release.
Where Bryant lands remains to be seen. There are many WR-needy teams with salary-cap room to spare, but only three of them ( Redskins, Eagles, Giants) play the Cowboys twice a year.
Brandon Sutter Authentic Jersey The Jets declined to pick up their option on tackle Ben Ijalana's contract for the 2018 season, but he will be back with the team in 2018.
Word of Ijalana's return popped up last month, but the team didn't make anything official until Thursday. They did not announce the terms of his deal, but it promises to be less than the $4.5 million he was set to make if the option had been exercised.
I've said for a long time, I think they're the best team in the East, and the team to beat, Van Gundy said. So, we'll see what happens, but that's a really, really good team.
They were just aggressive, Godley said. Their aggressiveness played right Authentic Bennie Fowler Jersey into what we wanted to do going into the game.
Goldschmidt tripled to right-center off Giants starter Derek Holland (0-2), highlighting a two-run first inning. A.J. Pollock's sacrifice fly scored Goldschmidt.
If the Bills think Mayfield is their guy, then their trade with the Bengals already has them in position take him at No. 12. For now, the only thing that could ruin that plan would be the Jets drafting Mayfield and somebody else jumping between the Bucs and Dolphins to snag Rosen.
By late morning, the decision was made to push the Cubs' Wrigley Field debut to Tuesday, which was originally scheduled for an off-day in the three-game series between the National League Central rivals.
The Cubs remain the last team in the majors to not have played at home this season after opening the year with nine straight road games.
I woke up and saw everything going on, Maddon told reporters Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune. I looked at the (weather) map and looked at (Tuesday) being an open date with a much better forecast, so I thought it would be the prudent thing, and we did it.


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Q: Communication between my Java Server and Local Client I've been writing easy Java Server. I'm gonna deploy this code to my student's server and run it there.
public class Demo {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String port = "50000";

        ServerAttributes attr = new ServerAttributes();
        attr.setPort(Integer.parseInt(port));

        Socket socket = null;
        ServerSocket serverSocket= null;

        try {
            serverSocket = new ServerSocket(attr.getPort());
            System.out.println("Waiting for accept...");

            while(true) {
                socket = serverSocket.accept();
                // TODO

                socket.close();
            }

        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

}

I wanna create easy Client code which will be 'talking' with my server. Communication Client->Server is easy. My server is visible for client. But what should I do to provide communication in another way?
Maybe REST is good idea? So, how can I 'teach' my server to answer on REST queries?
I've got piece of code which send data to my GAE server:
package enceladus.server.trash.rest;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.NameValuePair;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair;

public class RESTGAEServer {
    static String httpAddress = "http://*********.appspot.com/sign";

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
        HttpPost post = new HttpPost(httpAddress);

        try {

            List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();

            nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("guestbookName", "default"));
            nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("content", "TEST"));

            post.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));

            @SuppressWarnings("unused")
            HttpResponse response = client.execute(post);

        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Thanks in advance

A: If you are trying to provide RESTFul service from the server, its not an easy task. What you might want to do is user something like Restlet for bootstrapping your RESTFul server and client.
For more information refer to http://wiki.restlet.org/docs_2.0/13-restlet/21-restlet/318-restlet.html

A: REST is a very simple an easy way of communicating between a client and a server. REST basically says, use HTTP the way it was meant to be used, even when communicating between computer programs.
Read up on HTTP in case you do not have enough knowledge. Here is one good document: http://www.jmarshall.com/easy/http/
Once you understand how to send and receive HTTP messages on the client and on the server, you are ready to develop RESTful server API:s.
What you need to know about REST is that it is mostly a way of thinking when you design your API. Make sure to utilize HTTP to its full extent and send/receive data in whatever format (usually JSON, XML or UrlEncoded key/value pairs).
I would say you are MUCH better off doing this yourself than to try to learn Restlet or some other huge library at the same time you learn REST. REST and HTTP are both easy stuff - once you get down to the "it's just some text going back and fourth". When you understand these things fully, then you could look at some frameworks.
Here is some information about REST:
http://rest.elkstein.org/


13439 scores the same as the Richfield Springs, NY average of 65.
13439 scores lower than the New York average of 71.
13439 scores lower than the national average of 72.
There is 1 hospital nearby (Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital).
There are 7 senior living facilities in the area, including Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, Woodside Hall, and Mohawk Valley Health Care Center.
There are 38 golf courses nearby, including Meadow Links Golf Course, Otsego Golf Club, and Doty\'s Golf Course.
There are 5 parks nearby, including Cooperstown KOA, Glimmerglass State Park, and Hidden Valley Outfitters.
There are 7 churches nearby, including Smith Douglas C, Annunciation Church, and St Augustine\'s Episcopal Chr.
The area has an average household income of $51,369, which is in the top 67% of all incomes in the US.
The area has a median household income of $40,375, which is in the top 69% of all incomes in the US.
The area has a per capita income of $22,333, which is in the top 56% of all per capita incomes in the US.
13439 has a very sparse population density of 45.9 people per square mile.
This area has a low education attainment of 82.60%.


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ENV-2005-7998-MND
Los Angeles, City of (City of Los Angeles)
NEG - Negative Declaration
Approval of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 65562 to permit a mixed-use development consisting of approximately 402 residential condominium units and 1 commercial condominium containing approximately 4,728 square-feet of floor area with a total gross floor area of 522,310 square-feet. The applicant is requesting permission to deviate from the number of parking spaces defined in the Advisory Agency policy memo AA-2000-1 (2.25 spaces per condominium unit). The project proposed to provide 1.75 parking spaces per dwelling unit. Pursuant to the Specific Plan, the Applicant requests approval of a Project Permit Compliance review, an exception from Section 8.D.2(a) for approval to permit approximately 43,886 square-feet of open space, in lieu of the 45,550 square-feet required by the Specific Plan; an exception from Appendix D Section 2 to provide approximately 52 trees on the site and approximately 350 trees off-site or pay a per tree in-lieu fee to the Bureau of Engineer Street Tree Division; an exception from Section 11.C.2.a.2 to allow affordable units to be provided off-site within the CCWSP area; a variance from L.A.M.C. Section 12.21.C.6, to eliminate the load dock requirement; from L.A.M.C. 12.21 A 5 (b), to permit parking stall bay widths ranging between 59'-8" and 59'-1" for the parking located i the existing parking structure (a total decrease of 2'-4"); an adjustment from L.A.M.C. Section 12.16 C 2 to allow a zero rear yard to accommodate project's existing parking structure which is built to the property line; Site Plan Review Findings pursuant to L.A.M.C. Section 16.05; and approval of a Haul Route.
Charles J. Rausch, Jr.
Los Angeles City Planning Department
200 No. Spring Street, Room 750
Residential (402 Units)
Subdivision Other Action
Air Quality Noise Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Water Quality
California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 7 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5 Department of Health Services Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Office of Emergency Services, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 4 Resources Agency


The network is "operating under the assumption it was a routing issue."
Afternoon C-SPAN watchers got an unexpected interjection this afternoon when its feed suddenly cut over to the Russia Today channel for a few minutes. Captured by Deadspin's Timothy Burke, the switch happened while Representative Maxine Waters was addressing the House regarding changes to SEC regulation. Of course, considering current events the threat of hacking has been considered, but in a statement provided to Engadget, C-SPAN isn't going there yet. According to the network, RT is a network it monitors, and as such, it is assuming there was just some routing issue at work. Some routing issue.
Update: C-SPAN has issued a second statement, tweeting that its "initial investigation suggests that this was caused by an internal routing error."


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I had several near-death experiences when growing up, says Borders author
Borders man's book features near-death incidents as child
Loudon Temple
A BORDERS man has written a book about growing up in the region – and he recounts "several near-death experiences".
Loudon Temple, a former journalist, penned his first book in the first coronavirus lockdown detailing his experiences in rock and roll bands in the Borders during the 1960s and 70s.
Growing up in Hawick, Mr Temple has now turned to his childhood years to release a second book.
READ MORE: The Borders couple who have just turned a horsebox into a café
"It will seem like this one flew out in record time," said Mr Temple, who runs Brookfield-Knights music agency.
"But in actual fact, I've been tinkering away at this for some time, well over a year.
"It was the big health scare that presented me with the opportunity to write The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round, the book that looked back on the Borders music scene and all of my other exploits associated with music over the years.
"Once I started, it just all flowed, and it was done and dusted in around 10 weeks. This one's been more of a slow burner."
Having grown up in the Borders in the 1950s, Mr Temple says the book, called There's Gold In Them Thar Hills, delves into his "daredevil exploits" as a youngster.
"As a lively, thrill-seeking youngster, I got into more scrapes than the average schoolboy, including several near-death experiences, but survived unscathed to tell the tale," recalls Mr Temple.
READ MORE: Borders MSP becomes leader of new political party after quitting Tories
"When you're born on Good Friday and baptised at Easter, it is said that you'll inherit the power of healing – wouldn't that have been a blessing for a youngster with an adventurous spirit who collected bumps and bruises instead of stamps," he added.
"Some of these childhood recollections will hopefully raise a smile, while others will possibly shock, surprise and take the reader's breath away.
"I was an awfy daft laddie!"
Due to be launched on January 21, There's Gold In Them Thar Hills will be available from various different outlets.
It can also be purchased online at beenandgoneanddoneit.com


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import org.shyyko.ex.fm.reanimate.alternative.exception.AlternativeRetrievingException;
import org.shyyko.ex.fm.reanimate.model.Track;

/**
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public interface IsAlternative {
	/**
	 * Finds alternative url for toFind track. The alternative can be not "exact" match.
	 *
	 * @param toFind track to find
	 * @return track with the same creator and title or null if it's not possible to find track
	 */
	Track getAlternative(Track toFind) throws AlternativeRetrievingException;
}

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Professor Henry Mayer AM FASSA
Discipline: Political Science
Henry Mayer, one of the true founding fathers of Australian political science and an important firgure in Australian intellecturallife more generally, died on 4 May 1991, following a heart attack. He was 71 years old. He was Professor of Political. Theory at the University of Sydney until his retirement in 1985 and since that date had held visiting appointments at the University of New South Wales and at Macquarie University. He had been a Fellow of ASSA since 1965.
Henry began his Australian career in an appropriately legendary fashion, having been one of the 'enemy aliens' deported from Britain to Australia on HMT Dunera in 1940, a ship which on that occasion carried what must surely have been the most valuable load ever to arrive in this country. Having been born in Germany, he completed his secondary education in England and, after the parenthesis of deportation and internment, obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science at the University of Melbourne. From there he went almost immediately to the Department of Government at the University of Sydney, where he held various positions before becoming Professor of Political Theory in 1970.
He was throughout his life enormously productive. A collection of his publications of all kinds, made by Murray Goot in 1985 when Henry was far from an end, listed more than 700 items. Naturally, they varied in length, quality and importance. For the last twenty-five years of his life he concentrated largely, though by no means entirely, on various aspects of the media and was certainly the principal Australian academic authority in this area. Previously he had concerned himself with a wide range of political theory, on the sense both of political philosophy and of empirical theorising about politics. Throughout, he spoke and wrote profusely about the political issues of his various days and, to an even greater extent, sought to encourage others to deal with virtually every aspect of politics, whether or not it was of acute concern to him. It is fair to say that his interests were too broad and too kaleidoscopic for him to ever to adopt a settled theoretical position. In his earlier years, at Melbourne and perhaps beyond, he was a dissident and critical marxist. Before long, his passion for dissent and criticism overwhelmed his marxism, and this was never replaced by any other clear ideological position. During the 1960s he sponsored a 'group theory of politics' which led to useful outcomes, from his own pen and from others, but which never pretended to be high theory. In this respect, as in many such cases, the title of the chair which he held for so long was not particularly apposite. He was not a tidy man, in appearance or in intellect. But he had much greater qualities than tidiness.
Behind it all there was - to use a term which is not now as popular as in Mayer's earlier days - a deeply rooted sceptical pluralism. He suspected bigness, domination, complacency and even unity when he suspected that it was being used as a cover for these other qualities. This is perhaps as close as we can get to identifying a common theme in his life and work. It applied to his research from electoral studies through 'group theory' to media studies. It led to his wish to see political science as an autonomous but not independent study. And, at a personal level, it led him, like an even more notable figure, to seek to put down the mighty from their seats and to exalt the humble and meek - as long as the latter could be persuaded to take a share in exalting themselves.
His vitality and encyclopaedic knowledge always made him a popular and successful teacher. This was one aspect of his broader role as a prodigious encourager - of his students, of his colleagues near and far and of anyone who had the good sense to listen to him. There must be hundreds of people who have received his execrably-typed notes drawing their attention to subjects which they should deal with and the sources which would help them in the task.
He was at heart an immensely kind and generous man. He could sometimes be rude and destructive but only when he believed he was dealing with the pompous and self-satisfied who should be brought down a peg in their own interests. No doubt he sometimes made mistakes in such matters and wounded some who did not deserve it.
Mayer was one of those who became a force in Australian political science when it had become established but when its rate of growth was unsure. W.Macmahon Ball became only the second professor of the subject in Australia while Mayer was an undergraduate student in Melbourne. In Sydney, to which Henry moved, the discipline had a longer history. Elsewhere in Australia it hardly existed. From the 1950s he was one of the principal sponsors of its development and autonomy. He was a founder of the Australian (now Australasian) Politics Studies Association and for many years the main influence behind its journal Politics (now the Australian Journal of Political Science), for which he worked indefatigably.
Another such contribution was his editing of five successive editions of Australian Politics: A Reader between 1966 and 1980. These comprehensive - occasionally idiosyncratic - collections of new work on very many aspects of Australian politics together comprised perhaps the greatest single written contribution to the development of Australian political science during the period of its consolidation.
By the 1960s the task of establishing political science as a major discipline in its own right had been completed. Characteristically, Henry then turned to subjects which built upon the study of politics but which went beyond or ignored its boundaries - most obviously the study of the media but also others. One example is that in 1973 he was drawing attention to 'Recent Work by Australian Social Psychologists of Interest to Political Scientists'. And at the end of his life, he held the positions of Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales and of Visiting Professor in Mass Communications at Macquarie.
His work on the media, from The Press in Australia in 1964, also continued to the end, when he remained editor of Media Information Australia. It is trite to say that it was the best and most substantial work of this kind in Australia, in that Henry had little sustained competition in this field. It is not at all trite to say that he was a unique figure in Australian social science and, by definition, we shall not look upon his like again.
Don Rawson


During pregnancy, mothers frequently hear offers of help after the baby comes. Sentiments like "Call me if you need anything!" are frequently heard. While the people who say this generally have the best of intentions, it is sometimes difficult for mothers to ask for help after they've had a baby. Often, "help" looks like someone coming over to hold the baby (the fun, easy part!) while the freshly postpartum mother cleans the house and does the laundry!
Our society has a very strong mindset of "do it yourself," and mothers may not feel comfortable asking for help. Even if they do feel comfortable asking, they may not even know what they need!
Here are 6 ideas for things you can do to help the newly postpartum mom in your life!
Bring a meal. One of the most common ways to help a new mom is to bring a meal to her family. This help can save time when it seems like all baby wants to do is nurse! It will also help the family save money, since they likely have extra expenses with a new baby. Be sure to ask about any dietary preferences, allergies, and intolerances before bringing food. The family will also likely welcome gift cards for takeout. Another option is to bring frozen meals that the family can easily pull out and put in the oven at a later time. Even better, organize a food train for the family via a website like Take Them a Meal or Meal Train.
Do household chores. It may not be the most glamorous of tasks or as fun as holding the new baby. But doing a few chores can be a huge help to the growing family! Throw in some laundry, wash some dishes, scrub a toilet, mop a floor, vacuum, then pull the clothes out of the dryer and fold them. If the family is embarrassed to have you do this or you are short on time, you could offer to hire a housekeeper. Either hire someone to come just once or for a few weeks.
Hang out with the older kids. Sometimes a postpartum mom really needs to nap with the baby, but can't because older children are around. Offer to take the older kids to your house for a while. Or you could take them to the park or out for ice cream. Otherwise, just hang out with them in the living room while mom and baby nap.
Wash your hands before touching the baby. Yes, even if mom doesn't ask. It's just the considerate thing to do. Nothing scares a new mom like the thought of germs!
Run errands. If you're headed to the grocery store and in her area, ask if you can pick up anything for her. She may need groceries or more pads, but the thought of attempting to leave the house with a baby (especially if she has older children) may be too overwhelming.
Send a care package. If you are too far away to physically help, you can send a gift of food, reading material, or baby supplies through Amazon. You can also book a housekeeper or almost any other service from several states away.
Regardless of the method you choose to express your care for mother, baby, and the whole growing family, be sure to run all ideas past mom first. And be careful not to overstay your welcome!
If you're a mother, what are some of the things you most needed help with? What did others do for you that you appreciated?


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Embedded Muse 107 Copyright 2004 TGG December 6, 2004
You may redistribute this newsletter for noncommercial purposes. For commercial use contact info@ganssle.com.
EDITOR: Jack Ganssle, jack@ganssle.com
- Editor's Notes
- Salary Survey
- Testing!
- Temperature
- Ham Radio for Dummies
- Jobs!
- Joke for the Week
- About The Embedded Muse
I'll hold the year's last public Better Firmware Faster seminar this Friday, December 10th in Las Vegas. This is the only non-vendor class that shows practical, hard-hitting ways to get your products out much faster with fewer bugs. See http://www.ganssle.com/classes.htm for more details including cheap fly-in options.
I often do this seminar on-site, for companies with a dozen or more embedded folks who'd like to learn more efficient ways to build firmware. See http://www.ganssle.com/onsite.htm.
Testing!
There is no single short term goal more important to a firmware developer than completing a module.
Completing means writing, testing and documenting the code.
Writing means producing a body of code that accomplishes its design goals, and that follows the lessons of modern software design. Cutting through all of the hype around OOP, one critical lesson we all need to follow now is to totally encapsulate our code and data. The days of global variables should be long gone.
Documenting means different things to different people, depending on contractual requirements and corporate standards. Surely, though, any code whose operation isn't clear from the comments is not documented.
Testing means a complete functional test. When you are done, that module works - FOR SURE. Testing is where nearly every firmware project breaks down.
Testing hasn't the glamour of creating new code, yet is at least as important.
Testing avoids embarrassment. When you pass that function off to a colleague, you'll know that it really works over the entire domain of input conditions.
Testing gives you confidence. God knows we've all created mountains of poorly tested code. Adding another function is like adding to a house of cards. We know, deep in our souls, that the foundation is unstable and will create no end of problems... in the very near future. Sufficient testing creates trust in the code.
Though Demming and other quality gurus tell us we cannot test quality into a product, surely the software world has taught us that inadequate testing is a clear path to failure.
- Inspired by seeing yet another large project collapse when testing was (as it often is) deferred till the end of the project. The "Ship It" mantra from management compressed the schedule to the point where much of the testing got lopped off and discarded. The product didn't work well in the customer's real application. Another $3m down the drain. Testing is not the only tool to create great code, but it's one that's important, and that all too often is poorly done.
Here's a resource for test plans: http://irmc.state.nc.us/documents/approvals/reporting/TESTPLAN.pdf
One for safety-critical software can be obtained by sending a snail-mail letter requesting ITOP Number 1-1-057 to:
ATTN: CSTE-DTC-TT-M
HQ, U.S. Army Developmental Test Command
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5055
DSN: 298-1073
(However, this is a controlled document which may not be available outside of the US, UK, France and Germany).
I'll never forget the call. Steve, one of our salesmen at the place I worked at the time, called from the road, bitterly complaining about our "lousy grain analyzers", that didn't work at all until they had warmed up for an hour or so.
Warmed up? Shades of the vacuum tube days! But all of our gear used ICs, mostly medium scale integration parts linked to an 8 bit controller. Admittedly the analog section was drifty at times, but Steve complained that the instruments didn't even start up until power had been on for a while.
He was demoing equipment from the company van across America's Great Plains. Somehow I managed to ask the right question: "Steve, where are you now?" "Montana" was the reply, "and get me an answer fast; I'm shivering!"
Our unit was designed for lab conditions, and so used standard plastic-packaged logic. 7400-series stuff, reliable as the day is long, but limited in its application to much more benign environments. In fact, most of these plastic parts are rated for 0-70 degree C operation only, a rating far exceed by Steve's winter Montana sojourn.
An awful lot of embedded equipment is used in quite harsh environments; too many designers fail to consider the temperature ratings of their components, and many are shocked to see how narrowly many components are speced. Consider the radio in your car - it must work immediately from temperatures far below zero to those resulting from a blazing summer sun baking dark sheet metal. Surely, this simply application must exceed military specs!
The moral is to check specs carefully, especially when your creation must run outside of a room temperature environment.
Ham Radio for Dummies
Ward Silver's Ham Radio for Dummies appeared in my in-box recently. Published in 2004 by Wiley it's a moderately hefty 360 page introduction to the world of Amateur Radio (aka "ham radio.")
For those not in the know, Amateur Radio is a means of communicating world-wide with surprisingly sophisticated equipment using a vast array of frequencies. It's internationally regulated; all hams must have a license which comes only after passing a test.
Ham radio is sort of out of the purview of embedded systems, but this hobby pushed many of us into the world of electronics and computers. I've had a license for many decades; as a teenager building (vacuum tube!) radios I learned an awful lot about electronics. For me designing and building equipment was more fun than chatting with other hams… but that's ham radio's appeal. There are many different facets to the avocation.
First I have to admit that the "For Dummies" books irritate me. I've spent a lifetime studying many subjects and may be uneducated on some, but never consider myself a "dummy." A title like "For Novices" or "An Introduction To" is a bit more seemly, yet for some reason these dummy books have a wide appeal.
This is a book for rank novices – not dummies, but for people who are interested in the hobby but just don't know where to go to learn more. Though the ARRL, the ham radio advocacy group, (http://www.arrl.org) does offer lots of useful information, this book packages the data in a more convenient form than any other publication I know of. The author does a superb job of describing what the hobby is all about. In fact, perhaps half the book discusses different aspects of ham radio. Did you know you can run your own TV station? Mr. Silver shows how. How about radioteletype, moonbounce, or other operating modes? This book gives an overview of each, with good links for more information.
It's peppered with amusing anecdotes and cartoons. The writing is lively and non-technical, easy enough for anyone to grasp.
You can't operate as a ham without a license and Mr. Silver clearly describes the testing process, as well as the different kinds of licenses available. This is not, however, a test preparation manual. You'll need other books, such as those at http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/ . Thus the book is totally tech-free.
What's the test like? In the US there are 35 or 50 multiple choice questions. Get 75% and you pass. Questions are both technical (electronics) and regulatory (the operating rules). Trust me… it's not hard to pass, especially using the aforementioned study material.
Though there is a license that doesn't need Morse code, any serious operator will want a license with more privileges. That requires passing a code test at 5 words per minute, 25 characters a minute or about two seconds per character. This requirement has been substantially downgraded from the 13 or 20 word per minute test of just a few years ago. With a little study and practice 5 WPM is a breeze.
One strength of the book is that Mr. Silver clearly explains actual operating procedures in a fashion that's more engaging than the ARRL publications.
Even after 35 years as a ham I didn't know about beacons used to check radio propagation (covered on page 101). And he discusses the digital modes which are all the rage today, with which I have no experience and therefore learned a few things.
Ham radio exists in a very different environment than when I first became interested in the hobby. It was relatively easy to build a rig when radios had only a handful of vacuum tubes. Today's multimode transceivers are packed full of surface-mounted ICs. It's harder to build this sort of equipment in a typical home shop. Yet there are still sources for kids and equipment, and a surprising number of hams build their own gear, especially "QRP" (very low power) gear. This book has a list of companies that sell kits.
Appendix B, a list of links and other sources, is invaluable.
The "bible" of ham radio is the ARRL Handbook for Radio Communication, which has a mediocre introduction to the hobby, but is fantastically complete in electronics and radio theory, coupled with plenty of build-it projects. Ward Silver's Ham Radio for Dummies fills the introductory niche left blank by the Handbook.
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Joke for the Week
Last issue I mused about how we, like Rodney Dangerfield, "can't get no respect." Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.com responded with this:
You think you get no respect -- try being a Linux guy. They bombard you with all these buzzwords you don't know and don't care about: Media Player, Internet Explorer, Outlook (they just call it "email"). The smarter ones discuss "the registry", "active X", and "C sharp".
All of them discuss magic incantations (start_button->accessories->utilities->doublespace), and look at you like you're an idiot when you don't equate the incantation with a program.
So you use the Linux guy's motto: Don't get mad, get even! You convert the kids to Linux -- no more Windows license fees. Even on the one remaining Windows (98 -- why upgrade to forced registration?), you have your daughter use OpenOffice to edit MS Office documents, Mozilla Composer instead of Frontpage Express, and Mozilla instead of (virus inviting) Internet Explorer.
And you make up your own incantation:
1. Put your box on a DHCP enabled subnet
2. Boot the Knoppix CD
3. Make sure network, video and sound are right
4. knoppix-installer
5. Enjoy
Put it another way:
* Bandwidth and blank CD to create Knoppix installation disk with browser, email, office suite, the world-famous Gimp drawing program, sound programs, video manipulation programs, several web editing programs, finance programs, database, web server, file and print server, and firewall: $1.00
* Not paying Bill Gates one red cent: Priceless.


Richard Dawkins is a writer, biologist, and outspoken atheist. He has long been a hero of the left and was scheduled to do an event at Berkeley hosted by a local progressive radio station.
The event has been cancelled however, due to some tweets by Dawkins which were critical of Islamism.
OK, it's the NY Post: https://t.co/83vhm3oRhx But it happens to be true. Sadly, very true. And utterly disgraceful.
Dawkins challenged KPFA's interpretation of his tweets through a press release issued by the Center for Public Inquiry. In 2017, his Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science merged with the Center for Public Inquiry and Dawkins holds a board seat.
Richard Dawkins Berkeley Event Canceled Over Tweets Critical of Islamism https://t.co/iT7sp9Iiyo Ignorant, adolescent left-wing hypocrites.
Hilarious in the stupidity and hypocrisy.
This clown free to spew anything he likes at Christianity but say something against Islam? Out you go.
One more reason not to take most liberals or atheists seriously.
It's kind of comical to watch Dawkins get caught targeted by the climate of hate which he worked so hard to build.
couldn't happen to a 'nicer' dolt.
watching the left eat its' own is a fine pastime – pass the popcorn, extra butter.
No, Dawkins is intelligent and consistent. He'll gives opinion no matter who is offended. I admire the man.
What makes him a clown? That he also puts down Christianity? I like they guy. At least he's consistent.
Do you know whatever happened to LJ's NQ site? It seems to have disappeared completely from the net, even from the Way Back machine at archive.org.
It's funny how the Left does the "we must be respectful" mantra when it comes to Islam and Islam only.
Christianity? Judaism? Say whatever you want! Fire Away!
Hypocrites certainly, but coward may be more accurate. These Profiles In Putty would never think that the principle of free speech is really a bulkward against tyranny and is worth standing for. This explains why they so readily yield to the fear of Islam which is nothing but tyranny.
I guess like me you missed all the objections they have raised to Dawkins' comments against every other religion. Insults against Jesus are okay but Mohammed must be defended?
They still haven't figured out that free speech concept, have they? The place is an embarrassment.
So, does this mean that to be a leftist these days you accept theism, as long as the god you accept is the leftist approved god of Islam?
They'd better be careful. I've heard that Science is a jealous god!
More people will turn away as the left sets upon a progressive slope.
Funny, because Dawkins is actually just another of the death-cult's apologists. "Misogyny, homophobia, and violence" are identifying properties of ordinary, pedestrian Islam. Yet he goes along with the conspiracy to pretend that it's some artificial concept, "Islamism", which is the real villain.
Not true. Dawkins is harsh toward all religions.
Wrote a best-seller called The God Delusion. One of the other actors in the current drama is Jerry Coyne, Who frequently cites Pew Research showing that two-thirds of Muslims in the world support imprisonment or death for heresy and apostasy.
Obviously not. He's letting Islam off easy, by pretending that its blatant crimes are really the fault of its imaginary evil twin.
So I despise Dawkins. He's an arrogant jerk. Far from being a master stroke that brought Christianity to its knees, The God Delusion just revealed a novice in history and philosophy. He is, without a doubt one of the most overrated people on the planet.
All that said, he has the right to speak out on anything he likes. In terms of defending western values, his attention is far better focused on Islam (he, like seemingly all Brits, has a talent for the cutting insult). But even if this was going to be another hate screed against Christianity, Berkeley chickening out is a disgrace.
Arrogant, perhaps, but consistent. He does not follow the current SJW trends.
I don't know that anyone disagrees with you. We're just enjoying the show!
Dawkins was more than happy to be a party to the left, but all of a sudden he is the witch tied to the stake of liberism!
The Left's behavior is so maddening and utterly morally bankrupt. The record presents the following for analysis — a 1,400-year history of belligerence, conquests, atrocities and persecutions of non-Muslims, committed under the Islamic banner; the explicit and repeated vilification of non-Muslims and exhortations to violence against non-Muslims that are contained within the supremacist document known as "the Koran" and presented as allegedly constituting Divine command; and, of course, the continued embittered, belligerent and violent behavior of Muslims worldwide who seek to impose their ideology upon others and who are unwilling to comport themselves in accordance with secular democratic norms of behavior. In sum, a record of a transparently supremacist, belligerent and totalitarian ideology of hate that stands in stark opposition to notions of secular democracy, individual freedom and religious pluralism.
And, yet, the Left deems criticism of this ideology to allegedly constitute "hate" speech? History will rightly judge these Leftist fools to be feckless collaborators, as evil as anyone who aided the Nazis in their conquests and evil deeds.
Why is the left enforcing Islamic blasphemy laws? Because they are rapidly converting to Islam. No joke.
Black Lives is already Islamofascist. It is an offshoot of the original Black Panthers, who all converted to Islam, and it's leadership is all either Muslim (Colin Kaepernick's girlfriend) or Islamophilic.
As the fascist left gets more and more fascist and America continues to reject them, Islamofascism will appeal ever stronger. First, it gets labeled a race. Never mind that it is nothing but an ideology, it gives white leftists a chance to join a victim race/group, which is the criterion of legitimacy of legitimacy in their native leftist ideology. They would LIKE to be able to join, if the Islamic ideology is compatible enough, and oh yes it is.
Small "o" orthodox Islam (there is no capital "O" Orthodox Islam) is a religion of murdering everyone who disagrees you or criticizes you, which is exactly the mentality of fascist Antifa "anti-fascists," and the center-left also supports anti-democratic "resistance." They are not out in the streets with Antifa, but just as the entire body of Sharia supporting Muslims (about 50% of all Muslims) are quietly supportive of Islamic terrorism, so too does the entire anti-democratic "resistance" left support anti-conservative political violence.
That is the fundamental compatibility between the left and Islam. The left dreams of political mass murder. Islam actually does it, while adding an irresistable allure for leftists. If they convert they can attack and call themselves a victimized minority at the same time.
This WILL happen. It IS happening, and it is going to feed on itself. They already call Palestinian attackers victims. They already call blacks who get shot while committing attempted murder victims. Of course they want that same privilege for themselves, to be able to SCREAM victimization as they attack. It IS them. They are already Islamic in their hearts.
I absolutely love the reactions of the Weinstein brothers!
He is one of the few who will say anything bad about Islam. The exception that proves the rule.
While KPFA emphatically supports serious free speech, we do not support abusive speech.
The answer is found in a1978 case in which the Village of Skokie, IL, was held to have violated the 1st Amendment rights of the National Socialist Party of America which was denied a parade permit to march in Nazi uniforms and display othe Nazi regalia. At that time Skokie was then predominantly Jewish with many holocaust survivors living among them.
Circuit Judge Pell wrote "Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.
Of course the question continues of whether the Left actually believes that Islam and Muslims who practice it are not guilty of misogyny, homophobia, and violence, or this is just some form of pandering to Islam? If it is the former, then the evidence of this being true is so overwhelming that it becomes beyond insane to give them any credibility. If it is the latter, they one must question why they are defending those who have continually attacked America and the West. None of this takes away from the overarching insanity of those who demand or want everyone else to believe in this tripe as fact. Are these fools incapable of seeing reality because, if they are, then it should be intuitively obvious that this kind of delusion makes it impossible to argue, let alone communicate with them, on any level.
Dawkins is a hero not just of the left. Get this: I'm a Trump supporter and Dawkins has been a hero of mine since I was a kid.
The irony is delicious! More, please! I love it when libs eat their dead.
Yes but, Dawkins' views on the importance of genetics (and thus the importance of genetic differences) was sure to get him in trouble with leftist orthodoxy sooner or later anyway, as his views regarding genetics inevitably clash with the sunnier/more hopeful Rousseau/Freud view that environment trumps all.


Predictive marketing platform Rocket Fuel ANZ has announced a number of additions to its team.
Phil Murrell, former sales director at Rocket Fuel UK, has joined Rocket Fuel Australia as director of strategic accounts. Murrell has previously held senior sales roles at both online networks and publishers including Virgin Media and Kontera.
Joining as a senior analyst, managing analytics and insight delivery across the Australia and New Zealand market, is Sam Elassad. Previous employers include the Commonwealth Bank and Ernst & Young.
Also joining the team is Rachel Williams who will take on the role of account manager. Williams comes from MCN in the agency sales team working across several agencies in a post-sales capacity.
Linda Nguyen has been promoted to the newly created role of head of platform. Nguyen will be responsible for driving widespread adoption of Rocket Fuel's Predictive Marketing Platform across current and prospective clients.


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So Sad! New Video Shows Moment Police Raided Detroit Home & Shot 7-Year-Old Aiyana Jones (VIDEO)
Christina Coleman
New video taken by a film crew for the reality show The First 48 captured the moment when a Detroit police officer shot and killed 7-year-old Aiyana Jones.
The disturbing video was shown in the court room earlier this week during the trial of officer Joseph Weekley, who is being tried for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting.
To give you some background, little Aiyana was asleep on the couch when police raided the home in May of 2010. Detroit police were looking for a murder suspect in the house, but came upon the 7-year-old first and shot her within seconds of entering. The raid was being taped for The First 48.
In the video you see cops arriving at the home:
Someone shouts "police!" on the video. A stun grenade used to confuse people inside the house briefly lights up the scene.
Weekley was the first officer through the door. His attorney said the officer accidentally fired a submachine gun when Aiyana's grandmother reached for the weapon. Prosecutors, however, said there was no struggle and that Weekley simply was negligent in how he handled the gun.
In the wake of Aiyana's death, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing barred reality TV shows from shadowing police. And in the courtroom, defense attorneys argued that the added pressure from those crews affected Weekley.
Homicide investigator LaTonya Brooks testified that detectives didn't want the TV crew at the scene. Defense attorney Steve Fishman said police department officials never asked officers if they wanted cameras following them with people asking "dumb questions."
"That's additional pressure to doing a pressure-filled, difficult job, wouldn't you agree?" Fishman said.
"I agree," Brooks said.
To support Aiyana and demand justice for her death, visit our Facebook page.
And as always, may she rest in perfect peace.
SOURCE: HuffPost
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