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Sugarcane belts to set tone for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh
By Virendra Singh Rawat | Lucknow | Last Updated at March 18 2019 02:20 IST
In the backdrop of the sugarcane arrears in Uttar Pradesh (UP) topping Rs 12,000 crore, the cane belt of western UP, scheduled to witness polling in the initial phases beginning April 11, is likely to set the tone for elections in the country's top sugar-producing state.
UP's sugarcane economy, estimated at Rs 40,000 crore, directly impacts nearly 4 million farmers' households and has an intrinsic downstream integration with the industry, especially sugar mills.
The issue of sugarcane payments has always acquired political connotations, especially during elections. Even the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised prompt cane payments in its election manifesto before the UP polls two years ago.
The politics of the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) is largely centred around sugarcane and Jat issues. The RLD has aligned with the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in UP and is attacking the state government on farm distress and the outstanding sugarcane dues.
In the ongoing crushing season of 2018-19, the 119 operational UP sugar mills — 94 private, 24 co-operative, and one state — had procured cane worth Rs 23,200 crore from farmers and paid Rs 11,350 crore, thus leaving an unpaid portion of Rs 11,850 crore.
Besides, mills have to make a payment of Rs 290 crore for the 2017-18 season.
Earlier this week, UP Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey summoned representatives of private mills and asked them to ensure full cane payments.
A leading sugar mill official told Business Standard western UP mills had been directed to settle dues by the end of March, while central and eastern UP units had been asked to pay by the middle and end of April, respectively.
Since polling in UP will start in the western pockets and progress towards the east in successive phases on April 11, 18, 23, 29, May 6, 12 and 19, the ruling BJP wants to ensure sugarcane payments are made as much as possible.
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JEWEL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN: MAURITIUS
PARADISE FOUND, STATES NAMITA GUPTA AS SHE RECOUNTS HER WEEK SPENT IN THE PARADISE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS
BY NAMITA GUPTA
The stretch of azure blue skies, the languid, bright blue lagoons, sparkling turquoise blue waters, beautiful, soft, white sandy exotic beaches and tall coconut trees that add a picture-perfect element, Mauritius is clearly a paradise in the Indian Ocean. There's never a moment or spot that's not intriguing in the Republic of Mauritius, that was named after the Dutch Prince Maurice Van Nassau. On my exploratory sojourn across the east, west, north and south coast of Mauritius, I was on cloud nine feasting on some of the most stunning picture-perfect snapshots nature has to offer. The island's white beaches are protected by coral reef which runs around the whole island, except for the southern coast that offers wilder strands and dramatic cliffs. From the northern plains, the land rises to a central plateau dotted by lakes and extinct volcanic craters. One of the most fascinating and diverse island nations in the world, Mauritian Urban air has been ranked by WHO as the second best in the world. What also makes Mauritius extraordinary, is that it allows you a laid-back vibe and privacy if you please, and every kind of thrilling adrenaline-fueled adventure activity, if that's what makes you tick. You can also immerse yourself in art and culture at this travel-friendly destination, which is as seductive to honeymooners as it is for ideal family escape for all three generation.
SALT of Palmar: SALT of Palmar was a great start to the week ahead and my home for two nights. This boutique hotel's strong commitment to sustainable tourism is its hallmark. It is located on the east coast with ocean facing rooms and has a private access to Belle Mare beach. There's no paper work for check in, just download the Salt app and within seconds you have every possible information on your phone, including the room key, menu, drinks, signature activities around, rent a bike, immersive experiences, how to skill swap with the locals and more. It's a fresh feast everyday here (no buffets) with French style of cooking besides cooking methods like charcoal, smoke, grill, wok, bake, tandoor and Josper that lends high flavours to every dish. Food is a huge part of Mauritian culture.
It says it all about this island's story. It's African. It's Indian. It's Chinese. It's French. SALT of Palmer uses veggies and fruits from their pesticide-free farms and fresh catch from the nets of their fishermen. I loved my Josper-grilled fish fillet and also the Fish Vindaye, a traditional fish dish at The Restaurant, besides the freshest of artisanal breads baked in-house. There are three bars (Pool Bar, Beach Bar and Rooftop Bar) serving 10 signature cocktails. Also sip on their handmade rums in zesty flavours with views that will urge you to linger on to your drinks forever. You might like to try their moringa tea as well. The zero-plastic policy at SALT is commendable. Full marks for the 100% organic linen on Carpe Diem hand-crafted beds from Sweden and bathrobes made from organic coffee. Another step towards sustainability coming soon at SALT will be the Li-Fi, wireless communication using light. I have high respect for such keen detailing and sensitivity. No wonder they were awarded the Positive Luxury label.
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Blue Safari Submarine Dive: When you're in the tropical island of Mauritius, you know you'll get your fill of nautical attractions. The Blue Safari Submarine is a great option if you want to indulge in the gorgeous marine world of Mauritius, taking you 35 m down the sea level among the Trou Aux beaches and Mont Choisy.
I love scuba diving, but I explored the ocean differently this time. Seated comfortably in the Blue Safari Submarine with the window on my right, I got a magnificent view of the Star Hope ship wreck, with sea creatures all around as I marvelled at the marine fauna and flora. The pilot navigated the submarine talking about the multi-coloured shoals of fish, coral reef and other rare species of marine animals everytime he spotted them. Underwater world is truly magical and one that must be explored in every possible and responsible manner. After 45 minutes under the deep ocean, I hopped from the submarine back to the ship and also received a diving certificate.
www.blue-safari.com
L'Aventure du Sucre: Drive around 18 kms from Blue Safari for a luncheon at La Fangourin restaurant at L'Aventure du Sucre. Dine in the midst of greens and tuck in some sophisticated Creole cuisine. A lot of palm heart is used in Mauritian cooking and my salad of Babonne fish had a generous helping of this locally grown vegetable. After the main course of Fillet of fish with coconut and cauliflower emulsion and dessert, I visited the Sucre factory, where they manufacture 12 kinds of sugar and got to learn about the sugar making process. The visit to L'Aventure du Sucre includes free tasting of 30 products at le Village Boutik including 12 unrefined brown sugars, rums of the New Grove House, jams and honey.
www.aventuredusucre.com
LUX* Belle Mare: At walking distance from the Salt of Palmar is the luxury hotel LUX* Belle Mare, known for its vibrant energy and hospitality of authentic island life, with a stylish contemporary spin. The hotel boasts of several Instagram friendly spots all across the property, the largest pool in Mauritius and Café Lux, the first gourmet coffee brand of Mauritius. The beans roasted at LUX* Belle Mare are expertly transformed by the baristas and then distributed to all Café LUX outlets across the island. I kickstarted the day with the perfect morning fuel of many Mauritians.
www.luxresorts.com
Aapravasi Ghat: First stop was a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis, where the first indentured labourers arrived from India. The diaspora began in 1834, when the British Government selected the island of Mauritius to be the first site for the great experiment in the use of free labour, to replace slaves, as slavery was abolished in the British Empire then. Almost half a million indentured labourers arrived at Aapravasi Ghat for 86 years, to work in the sugar plantations of Mauritius. The buildings here explain the earliest manifestations of what was to become a multi-cultural society and global economic system of Mauritius. Around 68 percent of the total population of Mauritius is of Indian ancestry, owing to one of the greatest migrations in history.
Fort Adelaide: Get some breathtaking views on the ride uphill to Fort Adelaide, La Citadelle. Named after Queen Adelaide, the fort was built under the direction of William IV to protect the British from the fear of the remaining French settlers on the island. Today, it is a vantage point offering splendid views of Moka mountain ranges and the capital city of Port Louis, where old buildings stand in juxtaposition to modern-day skyscrapers and helps keep a watch on the harbour.
Caudan Waterfront: Le Caudan Waterfront in Port-Louis is a melting pot for local artistes and gourmands. Take a walk along the buzzing harbour, sip on a drink, meet a friend, listen to music, enjoy a meal, try your luck at the casino or admire artists' work and indulge in some retail therapy at the scores of shops selling local fare alongside brands on each side.
La Rhumerie de Chamarel: A distillery that grows its own carefully selected sugarcane, La Rhumerie de Chamarel in the South West part of Mauritius is known to produce some rare rums. It is situated in the vicinity of the Coloured Earths of Chamarel and faces the island's highest mountain, Piton de la. They grow two types of sugarcane out of the 12 existing kinds in Mauritius, grown exclusively for the production of the Chamarel Rums in the heart of a fertile valley.
I saw how the freshly harvested sugarcane is immediately transferred to the distillery to preserve its freshness and aromas. The first pressed sugarcane juice is then filtered and taken to stainless steel vats for fermentation of alcohol. With selection of yeasts and controlled parameters, under the aegis of the Master Blenders, a unique aromatic bouquet of rums is produced. I tasted eight kinds of agricultural rums each with a remarkable finesse after the distillery tour.
www.rhumeriedechamarel.com
Hotel Dinarobin Beachcomber: An ideal setting for a luxury holiday, Dinarobin Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa is a perfect sanctuary to renew your body and soul. Each of the spacious and luxurious suites offer sea views and are in the midst of tropical gardens with exotic trees and cascading pools. Located on the most scenic shoreline in Mauritius with the spectacular Le Morne mountain acting as a dramatic backdrop, Dinarobin Beachcomber is elegant, intimate, comfortable and highly luxurious.
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As a guest of Dinarobin Beachcomber, you have the choice to dine at any of the eight restaurants at Paradis or Dinarobin, two sister resorts adjacent to each other, renowned for their exceptional gastronomy in Mauritius. After an adventurous day out, one deserves to tuck in a hearty meal and what better than indulging in some fresh catch at the Fisherman's Buffet at Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa. One of the most outstanding restaurants has to be Umami, a Pan-Asian restaurant at Dinarobin Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, where every dish inspired by the best flavours of Asia was bang on and hit the right spot.
www.beachcomber-hotels.com
La Vanille Nature Park: La Vanille Nature Park is a stunning idyllic park spread across 12 acres of lush tropical countryside and an exciting wildlife, nestled in the south of Mauritius. Enjoy an unforgettable experience of walking amongst the largest group of captive-bred giant Aldabra and Radiata tortoises in the world. Get up close and personal with the large family of 1000 giant tortoises and feeding the 100-year-old tortoise, Domino.
Tropical island nation. Population of 1.3 million, 2000square km., Can drive across the island in less than 2 hours and circumnavigate in 7. Tourism is biggest industry followed by sugar. French, Creole and English speaking. 60% Indian, Day 10: La Vanille Nature Park Giant Tortoises, now numbering over 1000, some 120 plus years old and weighing 275 kilo, once native to Mauritius and neighboring islands; Chinese New Year brings the local Chinese population to Kwan Tee Pagoda for lighting incense and prayers; Pomplemousses Botanic Gardens
You also get to hold a one-year-old baby crocodile, if you please and watch 2000 congregation of Nile Crocodiles jostling for their share of meat of the day. The park is home to many monkeys, iguanas, bats, deer, geckos, eels, wild boar and more. Also visit the Insectarium with over 25,000 species, making it one of the biggest collections in the world, an aquarium and fossil museum. La Vanille Nature Park tops the list for doing their bit on conservation of nature and welfare of animals in the midst of a magical setting. It has been designed to make it look how Mauritius looked like hundreds of years back, with an aim to protect and care for these endangered species.
www.lavanille-naturepark.com
La Vallée des Couleurs Nature Park: Drive up 18 kms from La Vanille Nature Park to an exotic wonderland called La Vallée des Couleurs Nature Park, home to a unique geological landscape with 23 surreal shades of Earth dating back millions of years following the eruption of the Bassin Blanc volcano. Explore nature's beauty on a quad bike or a buggy as you ride up and down the magnificent landscapes of Vallée des Couleurs. I rode into the deep unspoilt wilderness of Vallée des Couleurs, riding the trails on the quad bike. It was a whole new world of adventure along zig zag paths, as I watched nature come to life in all its glory.
If you're a lover of flora and fauna, you can spend an entire day at this park, spread across 450-acre of varied landscape ranging from mountains, valleys, plateaus and plains. The Siddharth Malhotra-Shraddha Kapoor Bollywood starrer Ek Villain was shot here. Straight after quad biking, I got my adrenaline fix from the flight across the Vallée along the 1.5 km long zip line – the third longest in the world. Nothing can beat my ziplining experience with the stunning bird's-eye view of majestic waterfalls cascading into shimmering pools and tree top heavens. With so much beauty to absorb, I won't be surprised if this destination for eco-tourism in Mauritius, soon ranks amongst one of the world's best resorts and theme parks.
www.lvdc.mu
Curious Corner of Chamarel: If you're around Chamarel, do stop by at the Curious Corner of Chamarel located opposite the Seven Coloured Earths. The gallery features dozens of interactive optical illusions.
Mauritius Glass Gallery: These glass blowers at the Mauritius Glass Gallery blew my mind away. On my visit to the Glass Foundry at Vacoas-Phoenix, I witnessed the team of glass-makers blow, mould and shape glass creating waste to art, before my eyes. These artisans handle molten glass straight from the furnace with their skillful hands, crushing and recycling waste glass into useful objects. Preservation of the local environment was the motivation for creating this company, by the former Mauritius Breweries Ltd and Phoenix Camp Minerals where they recycle glass waste from the two companies.
Flying Dodo Brewing Company: Craft breweries are dime a dozen in the US, Europe and my home city Bengaluru, but Flying Dodo is the first microbrewery for artisanal beers in Mauritius. I tried the full-flavoured Blonde, Nation Ale, IPA and the Belgian Wit. They add new flavours every month. I learnt about their brewing process while waiting for my lunch order of a hearty seafood pizza.
www.flyingdodo.com
InterContinental Mauritius Resort: Sega dancers gave a warm welcome at the InterContinental Mauritius Resort Balaclava Fort that stretches across one of the most stunning parts of the island, overlooking the Bay of Balaclava and instantly lifted my spirits. The hotel has a chilled-out island vibe and is located just north of the capital city of Port-Louis and a I5-minute drive from the shopping, entertainment and restaurant district of Grand Baie. It has 100 Deluxe Ocean Facing rooms, 40 Prestige Ocean View rooms, 20 Deluxe Room with Private Jacuzzi, 40 Two Bedrooms Family Room, 10 Presidential Duplex Suite complete with private hot tub and roof top terraces, beautifully designed and by far the biggest suites I've come across during my travels across the world, with stunning views of the Indian Ocean from every single room.
Food is something that we all hold close to our hearts. Mauritius is one destination where you can experience the best of world cuisine. Chef Himanshu won us over with his specialty Indian dishes at the Indian restaurant Veda. Each of the restaurants at InterContinental Mauritius Resort are a class apart. The pan-Asian restaurant Noble House is known for its Asian fusion specialties, Segala for a taste of Mauritius cuisine and the Sugar Cane Beach Bar for a round of interesting cocktails with sea views.
Tropical island nation. Population of 1.3 million, 2000square km., Can drive across the island in less than 2 hours and circumnavigate in 7. Tourism is biggest industry followed by sugar. French and English speaking. Day 8: Market in Port Louis, capital city of Mauritius; Pont Naturelle south west coast; Sega Dance at Flic en Flac Beach
Senso lays out a lavish spread of international buffet every morning. InterContinental is a world in itself with lots of engaging activities and entertainment within the property.
mauritius.intercontinental.com
Seakart: Another fun way to admire the beauty of the Indian Ocean is taking charge behind the wheels of a Seakart. The Seakart is an experience exclusive only to Mauritius and is offered by Fun Adventure Mauritius, next to the La Balise Marina, Black River, on the west coast of Mauritius. I took to the sea on the Seakart like a pro. As I sat behind the steering wheel captaining my seakart, I just knew I was in for an adventure of a lifetime.
With breath-taking scenery and panoramic views all around, I rode at 70km/h on the turquoise Indian Ocean along the spectacular coastline of Mauritius. I throttled fast while enjoying the beautiful blue lagoon and every possible shade of blue there was around bang in the midst of the Indian Ocean. The experience was unsurpassable, to say the least!
www.fun-adventure.mu
Casela: Nothing can beat the stirring feeling when you pet Mambo, a full-grown mighty king of the jungle. Casela World of Adventures at Cascavelle on the West Coast of Mauritius is where I had my face-to-face tryst with the lion. There are three enclosures for Interaction with the Lions and two for Cheetahs. You can also take a Walk with the Lions, Feed the Giraffes, Meet Ella and Benjie, the two white rhinos or go on a camel safari ride.
Casela also offers a wildlife safari where you can encounter zebras, oryx, ostriches, rhinos, impalas, deer, plonked on a jeep, quad or from a Segway. My exuberance knew no bounds when I spotted a zeal of zebras and majestic oryxes in all their glory striking a pose. Another soon to be released Bollywood movie, Malang, starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani, was shot just few days before I was there. After a real adventure at Casela Park, it was time for lunch of Dorado Fish and Eggplant Curry with rice at Casela Restaurant, offering a spectacular view over Tamarin Bay and the Mauritian West Coast, with peacocks strutting around.
www.caselapark.com
Flyn'Dive: Another exciting adventure I had in Mauritius that I'll highly recommend to all you water sports lovers is flyboarding at Flyn'Dive, Grand Baie. With the swim vest on I hopped on to the board with my instructor.
The water jet force sent me soaring gently into the air as I burst out of the clear Ocean waters defying gravity and flying up. I enjoyed the view of the gorgeous Grand Baie all around me, while trying to focus on maintaining my balance. I stopped by for a lunch of baked Dorado fish at a nearby restaurant, post the thrilling Flyboarding experience at Flyn'Dive.
www.flyndive.mu
It was time to drive to the airport to catch my Air Mauritius flight back, but not without a stop at one of the most renowned churches in Mauritius, the Notre Dame Auxiliatrice Chapel, a Roman Catholic Church at Cap Malheureux. On another note, Pope Francis, the current head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican, is slated to visit Mauritius this September. With little time at hand, the visit to the Takamaka Boutique Winery was quick, yet Alexander E. Oxenham, the Managing Director and Oenologist was kind enough to showcase the only winery in the world dedicated exclusively to the production of lychee wine. Each of the Takamaka wines made from lychees, that I tasted were exceptional owing to the best terroirs of Mauritius.
One side is surrounded by coral reefs, sparkling lagoons, perfect palm-fringed beaches and cobalt blue soul-stirring sea views and the other side of the landscape is dotted with green sugar cane fields, and jagged volcanic mountains, where Earth itself gives way to heaven. If you have some more time then you must visit Ganga Talao, a crater lake in a secluded mountain area in Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. With its numerous indulgences, there's no doubt that Mauritius is world's favourite holiday destination and nothing can stop me from returning to its shores again.
Best time to visit: May to December. The summer months of November to April are warm and winter months of May to October are cooler, with the wettest months being December to March.
Getting there: Mauritius is well-connected by Air Mauritius flights from Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. Indian nationals do not need to apply for prior visa and can easily get the visa stamped for free on arrival.
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The data wars have well and truly begun. MTN Uganda didn't give Airtel Uganda even a day to gloat over their much cheaper revised data bundles. Fast playing catch-up, MTN Uganda data rates now reflect what Airtel has on offer. On the surface at least.
You know what they say: when elephants fight, the chickens rejoice at the meal of worms in the upturned soil. Or is that what I say? Well then, we expect the collective 20 million subscribers on both networks to jubilate at these data revisions.
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The long weekend is coming and we are giving you more data for the same price.
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Q: Why can't I take the 3rd root of both sides to simplify the implicit differentiation of $\tan^3\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)=x$? The task is to find the implicit derivative of $$\tan^3\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)=x$$
I can calculate
$$ \frac{dy}{dx}\mathrm{\:of\:}\tan ^3\left(xy^2+y\right)=x $$
as
$$\frac{1-3y^2\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}
$$
which agrees with the textbook, Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2016) by Anton, Bivens and Davis.
However, my initial idea was to take each side to the power of $\frac{1}{3}$. Yet the resulting calculation gives a different result:
$$
\frac{dy}{dx}\mathrm{\:of\:}\tan ^{\frac{3}{3}}\left(xy^2+y\right)=x^{\frac{1}{3}}
$$
now gives
$$\frac{1-3y^2x^{\frac{2}{3}}\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3x^{\frac{2}{3}}\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}
$$
I was surprised by this result. I have the naive idea that, so long as I perform an operation on both sides of an equation, any manipulation is fair game.
I can see why I have this naive belief. After all, adding $2$ to both sides does not change the result:
$$\frac{dy}{dx}\mathrm{\:of\:}\tan ^3\left(xy^2+y\right)+2=x+2$$
is
$$ \frac{1-3y^2\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}$$
I can even continue with my manipulation by multiplying both sides by 2, still giving the same result:
$$\frac{dy}{dx}\mathrm{\:of\:}2\left(\tan ^3\left(xy^2+y\right)+2\right)=2\left(x+2\right)$$
is
$$\frac{1-3y^2\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}$$
But it seems my naive view of things has to change.
Some additional thoughts, although not very sophisticated, as I try to challenge my naive viewpoint, is that taking both sides to an even power or the reciprocal of an even power could be an issue.
I'm thinking that, after taking both sides to an even power, if I punted that equation on to someone else and told them only what I did and not what I started from, they wouldn't know whether the roots were originally positive or negative and could only guess at how to go back to the original equation.
And if I take both sides to the reciprocal of an even power, I could have negative values inside my radicals for some values of $x,y$, which is problematic for me (I only know of but don't use imaginary numbers).
Is that reasoning correct? Even if it is, I don't think I can apply the same reasoning to taking both sides to the reciprocal of an odd power. So I'm still mathematically naive about what is going on here.

A: It does yield the same result
$$
\frac{1-3y^2x^{\frac{2}{3}}\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3x^{\frac{2}{3}}\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}
$$
we also have
$$
x^{1/3} = \tan\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)
$$
or
$$
x^{2/3} = \tan^2\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)
$$
insert into the above
$$
\frac{1-3y^2\tan^2\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3\tan^2\left(xy^2+y^{\:}\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}
$$
which compared with your initial calculation
$$
\frac{1-3y^2\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)}{3\tan ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\sec ^2\left(xy^2+y\right)\left(2xy+1\right)}
$$
is consistent

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In England it's apparently not customary to tell people who had you for secret Santa after you open gifts. I must say, I find this tradition very odd.
I'm 98% sure that my colleague Jo knows I had her, as being the only remote member of the office, I had to mail in the package to the office and I have an idea that she opened the box.
I made her a painted chalkboard mug, which I found the idea for on pinterest. All you have to do is to get a plain ceramic mug, tape up the bits you wish to remain plain, and then paint the rest of it with an extremely specific ceramic paint.
All you need to do is apply the paint where you'd like the person to be able to write on the mug (top tip- no where near where their mouth will be, don't kill em), tape the areas you don't want painted, let dry for 24 hours, peel tape off, and then bake the mug at 150 Celsius for 35 minutes. Careful not to brush the paint on too thickly, as you will notice where the paint runs slightly once it dries (although it is very thick paint!) Also, don't let the mug dry with the directionality of the paint heading towards the masking tape or bits of the paint will seep under the tape, making it quite difficult to get a straight even line.
Here is the accompanying letter with the mug and chalk, done in the same style as our 'How To' guides for putting windows together. This will also be a dead giveaway, as I'm the member of the team who does these for a living.
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There was this program called the Basic Income Pilot program being tried out in Ontario.
To help people with lame incomes get a bit of a leg up.
Now I never thought the program was a 'good idea', and as a result, I avoided the allure of a 'few more bucks'. But I like a life with no disruption, even if the disruption is from maybe a good thing.
Recently the provincial Liberal government was totally trashed by the current provincial PC government. The Basic Income Pilot program has been axed by the PCs (oh that's going to make a lot of enemies alright).
Here's the thing, all through the program it's been all about how the program would be ok, it wasn't going anywhere. Ahh, no, that's not actually the case. It's going to be gone in 3 months, not 3 years.
I know people on this program and many of them are going to be QUITE angry. There's going to be a LOT of overworked and overloaded social/case workers in Ontario shortly.
People are going to lose their car, the home, a lot of ripples are coming thanks to this sudden cessation in funding. Meanwhile, sadly, I'm sitting here probably trying to not say "I told you so." And I'm also damned glad I took a pass. Because this is going to cause a quite heavy load of serious harm to a lot of people for the next 6 months to a year while this mess is sorted out.
Doug Ford appears to this American to be a Trump wannabee, sharing in common the desire to cause as much hurt to those in need as he can, to appeal to his base. He even has the goofy facial expressions. At least he doesn't appear to eat overcooked steaks slathered in catsup.
Whether or not the basic income program was a good idea, yanking out from under the feet of people was thoughtless at best, and more likely spiteful.


My son was 13 months old when my husband left for Germany to start his Army career, leaving us behind in Kentucky to join him as soon as possible. Other than a trip to my parent's house when my son was five months old, my husband had always been around to co-parent with me. Then he was gone, across the ocean and I became a solo parent.
I was lucky. At that time I would put my son down at 7 pm and he would sleep until 7 am. However, I couldn't sleep and would finally close my eyes around 3 am every morning. On four hours of sleep, I had to be both mom and dad. I got burned out very quickly. After 4.5 months of this, we joined my husband in Germany. But my solo parenting days were far from over.
Over the next few years, my husband deployed or was away at training. For months at a time, it was just me with the boys. The longest we went without seeing him was 11 months. That was rough. These days I am still a solo parent with drill weekends and training. And there could always be another deployment in our future.
When your spouse is in the military, you will have to be the solo parent sometimes.
Maybe just for a few weeks, other times for a few months and if you "get lucky" for over a year. The truth is, when you become a solo parent, you have this strong belief that this isn't the way things were supposed to be. Your spouse was not meant to miss your son's first birthday. Your spouse was supposed to be there on their first day of kindergarten. They were supposed to be there to help with bedtimes and soccer games and birthday parties.
When you are married to a service member, they are going to miss those things, and that is going to hurt.
But as a military spouse, you figure out how to make solo parenting work. How to be three places at once, how to say no more often, how to let the little things go and how to make a fantastic dinner of mac and cheese with a side of cereal.
You learn how putting the kids to bed a little earlier will give you some time to take a bubble bath, one that you might need after a long day. You learn to befriend others who get this life and ignore those who don't. You learn that you are so much stronger and can do so much more than you ever thought you could.
So, to the military spouse who is solo parenting for the first time, there are things you can do to make life a bit easier!
Take everything you are going through one day at a time. Sometimes you might have to take things one hour at a time. That's okay. Solo parenting is no picnic and most likely getting through the months you have to do it is going to be challenging. But try not to think about how long they will be gone and work through each day as it comes.
Mom friends are a must when you are solo parenting. Find other moms who are going through deployments too. Make plans to get together on a regular basis. Let your kids play together. This will keep you busy and will give you people who understand what you are going through.
Play groups are going to be your weekly lifesaver. You can take your kids out to do something fun, to keep them busy and you can make some friends of your own. Playgroups could be the only time of day when you can do something fun outside the house with such small children. MOPS is also a great place to go if you have a MOPS group in your area.
When you are solo parenting, you might want to say "no" a little more often. And it's okay to do so. You are not superwomen. You can't do everything. Your kids need to come first. So figure out what works for them as well as your emotional needs and feel free to say no if there is just too much going on.
No matter how long a deployment is, it will be temporary, and your spouse will be home again with you and your children. This is hard to remember sometimes, but if you can put the deployment in perspective, that can be helpful.
How do you get through times of solo parenting?


Holding a variety of assets is an important part of investing. After all, the more diverse your portfolio is, the more resistant it will be to sudden shocks to certain segments of the market. While you might maintain a healthy balance of stocks, cash savings, and government bonds, the experts at Coldwell Banker, with locations in Nekoosa and Wisconsin Rapids, recommend adding real estate investing to your portfolio.
True Diversification: In general, home values and market activity don't really correlate to stock market performance. This makes it not only a potentially lucrative investment vehicle but one that's also immune from investor panic and sudden market shifts. Real estate markets are also regional and are often resistant to national trends.
Protection Against Inflation: Real estate investing allows for multiple revenue streams. For example, renting out a property generates monthly or quarterly income, while the value of the asset itself grows over time. The monthly revenue stream allows investors to outpace inflation, since inflationary periods allow for higher rent prices, even if the value of the property itself hasn't increased dramatically.
Reduced Risk: While real estate investing may not offer the spectacular gains some other vehicles enjoy, you're also insulated against some of the sudden swings and major losses to which the stock market is prone. In general, real estate values are much less volatile, meaning investors will rarely lose everything.
Whether you're an experienced investor or are just buying your first rental property, you can rely on Coldwell Banker to help you find properties with maximum growth potential in upward-trending areas. Visit their website to see a selection of properties for sale today, or call (715) 424-4800 to discuss your real estate investing prospects with a member of their team today.


Disability access: Shallow entrance steps covered by ramp, disabled toilet on ground floor, lifts to the first floor State Rooms, and seating available for rest part-way through the tour.
Spencer House is a rare survival of an 18th century London aristocratic palace. Built for the first Earl Spencer between 1756 and 1766, the house and its exquisitely crafted interiors reflect the transition from the Palladian style to neoclassicism.
After 1926, the building, with most of its original contents and fittings removed, was let to a series of commercial tenants and entered a period of neglect and decline. In 1985 the lease was acquired by RIT Capital Partners plc and an ambitious ten-year restoration project was carried out, under the chairmanship of Lord Rothschild. A large team of specialist craftspeople, historians, conservators and designers brought the interiors of the State Rooms back to their late-18th century splendour. Spencer House is now regularly open to the public for tours and as a venue for a range of private and corporate events.
This exclusive tour is led by Vicky Wilson, Collections Manager of Spencer House, and Ben Bacon, whose work at Spencer House includes the intricately carved and gilded replicas of original furniture and fittings designed by James 'Athenian' Stuart.


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LIU Students Revive Play About 1991 Crown Heights Violence
Anna Deavere Smith's 'Fire in the Mirror' staged for a new generation.
By Ted Merwin	March 26, 2012, 12:00 am Edit
Ted Merwin's column appears monthly. He writes about theater for the paper and is the author of the award-winning "Pastrami on Rye," a history of the Jewish deli.
She pioneered a new form of theater by imitating dozens of New Yorkers who played roles in the anti-Jewish riots in Crown Heights. In "Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities," Anna Deavere Smith brilliantly embodied both black and Jewish subjects, from the Rev. Al Sharpton to Lubavitch Rabbi Shea Hecht.
Now, two decades after the violence, a group of students at Long Island University in Brooklyn is reviving the play. At a time when the Trayvon Martin case and other incidents of racial violence are again dominating the headlines, "Fires in the Mirror" gleams for a new generation. Directed by Misti Wills, the play opens Tuesday night for a short run at Long Island University's Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts.
When "Fires in the Mirror" opened at the Public Theater in 1992, Smith wowed critics and audiences alike with her prodigious gifts for mimicry. She went on to create other notable works in the same vein, including "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," based on the civil unrest that erupted after the acquittal of the police officers in the Rodney King case, and "Let Me Down Easy," focusing on the healthcare system; the latter is currently showing in a televised version on PBS.
The Crown Heights violence of August 1991 was touched off when Gavin Cato, an 8-year old black boy, the son of Guyanese immigrants, was struck and killed by a van driven by Yosef Lifsh, a chasidic Jew whose vehicle was part of a motorcade accompanying Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Several hours later, a visiting rabbinical student from Australia, Yankel Rosenbaum, was the victim of a revenge killing by an African American involved in the riot that ensued. The three days of anti-Jewish rioting ended only when 1,200 police officers were dispatched by Mayor David Dinkins to quell the violence, which mayoral candidate Rudolph Giuliani later famously called a "pogrom."
John Sannuto coordinates the theater program at LIU. He told The Jewish Week that the play enables the students to "inhabit the shoes of different people, and to learn that everyone's got a heart and a soul." He quoted a line in the play in which one of the characters realizes that everyone in the neighborhood wears a hat, according to his or her religion and culture.
While the university is only four subway stops from Crown Heights, Wills realized that many of the students had never visited that neighborhood. She ended up not just taking the actors on field trips there, but actually filming some of the monologues on location; those film clips are integrated into the production. In addition, Wills' production (which is designed by April Bartlett, the art director on NBC's Today Show), uses a fire hydrant as a central symbol, based on the fire hydrants in Crown Heights; denizens of Crown Heights still attach balloons to the neighborhood's fire hydrants in remembrance of those who died in the violence.
Wills and her students were especially moved to discover that Yankel Rosenbaum's brother and Gavin Cato's father are now friends. In the play's final image, the two men come downstage, and each unties a balloon from a fire hydrant and lets it go. "They were both losers," Wills noted, "but if they can find a common thread, then surely there's hope for the rest of us."
"Fires in the Mirror" runs through March 31 at Kumble Theater, on Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Willoughby Street. Performances are Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at noon and 7:30 p.m., Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. For tickets ($10, $5 for seniors), call the box office at (718) 488-1624.


Scientists are sending a submarine to space to study Titan's oceans. To practice, they built one in a lab.
Scientists are sending a submarine to Titan to explore its alien oceans in search for life and to possibly understand how life began on our planet. Researchers are studying two main oceans on Titan: the Kraken Mare and Ligeia Mare. Both of which were discovered by the Cassini space probe. Ligeia Mare is less than 200 meters deep, but Kraken Mare's depth is unknown so sending this submarine could answer a lot of questions including its depth.
Titan might also answer a lot of geological Earth questions, because it is composed of a nitrogen-rich atmosphere. It also has seasonal cycles, ocean waves, ice water possible landscape erosions, and a hot rocky core. This moon seems to have a lot in common with Earth. The goal is to have the submarine dive deep into the oceans and look at heavy metals that might have settled down to the bottom by using a mass spectrometer to measure the elements and see what they're made of.
Researchers at Washington State University have partnered with NASA to try and re-create the oceans of Titan, but in a lab here on Earth. They did this by making a pressurized chamber and filling it with liquid methane, liquid ethane, and nitrogen gas. Then they cooled it to about -150 degrees celsius, and boom! A mini-Titan ocean!


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Before setting up Unravel for BigQuery, you must complete the installation requirements .
You can install Unravel on a GCP instance. Unravel is then set up to monitor the jobs, datasets, tables, and data using a service account outside the Google Cloud environment. You must create a service account and download its private key as a JSON file. The path of the JSON file must be set in Unravel.
Follow the instructions to install and set up Unravel to receive BigQuery data.
Install and set up Unravel on GCP Instance
Set up Unravel to receive BigQuery data
Install and set up Unravel on the GCP instance
Do the following to set up Unravel on the GCP instance.
1. Create and configure the GCP instance
2. Download Unravel
3. Deploy Unravel binaries
4. Set up and install Unravel
5. Run the CURL command to fix a known issue
On your GCP console, go to the GCE dashboard and click Create Instance.
Select the following options based on Unravel's instance requirements:
Base OS
Instance type and size
The instance must be HTTPS and publicly accessible.
Firewall rules or policies
Sample inbound rule
Port range
All traffic
For example, 10.10.0.0/16
0.0.0.0/0 or trusted public IP for SSH access
Custom TCP Rule
Sample outbound rule
0.0.0.0/0
The GCP instance should have all TCP access to the BigQuery cluster (server/parent or worker) nodes. You can grant access by inserting adding firewall rules of the BigQuery server/parent and worker with all TCP, all port ranges.
While creating the GCP instance add the Firewall properties, Enable the HTTP and HTTPS traffic Go to Network tab, and add Network tags. (This is the firewall rule that is already created.)
Configure the GCE instance
Disable selinux.
sudo setenforce Permissive
Edit /etc/selinux/config to ensure the setting persists after reboot and ensure SELINUX=permissive.
sudo vi /etc/selinux/config
Install libaio.x86_64, lzop.x86_64, and ntp.x86_64.
sudo yum install -y libaio.x86_64
sudo yum install -y lzop.x86_64
sudo yum install -y ntp.x86_64
Start ntpd and check the system time.
sudo service ntpd start
sudo ntpq -p
Create a new Unravel user named unravel.
sudo useradd unravel
Download Unravel onto the VM instance that you have created.
Before downloading Unravel for your platform, ensure to get the username and password from Unravel Support.
Download the Unravel package (RPM or Tar):
You can refer to Download section for the complete list of Unravel product downloads.
curl -v https://preview.unraveldata.com/unravel/RPM/4.7.x/unravel-4.7.x.x-cloud.tar.gz -u username:password
curl -v https://preview.unraveldata.com/unravel/RPM/4.7.x/unravel-4.7.x.x.rpm -o unravel-4.7.x.x.rpm -u username:password
3. Deploy Unravel
Deploy Unravel on the GCP instance that you have created.
Unravel binaries are available as a tar file or RPM package. You can deploy the Unravel binaries in any directory on the server. However, the user who installs Unravel must have the write permissions to the directory where the Unravel binaries are deployed.
After deploying the Unravel binaries, the directory layout for the Tar and RPM will be unravel/versions/<Directories and files>. The binaries are deployed to <Unravel_installation_directory>, and Unravel will be available in <Unravel_installation_directory/unravel.
Option 1: Deploy Unravel from a tar file
The following steps to deploy Unravel from a tar file should be performed by a user who will run Unravel.
Create an Installation directory.
mkdir /path/to/installation/directory
For example: mkdir /opt/
Extract Unravel tar file to the installation directory, which you have created in the first step. After you extract the contents of the tar file, unravel directory is created within the installation directory.
tar zxf unravel-<version>tar.gz -C /path/to/installation/directory
For example: tar zxf unravel-4.7.x.x.tar.gz -C /opt
The unravel directory will be available within /opt
Grant ownership of the directory to a user who will run Unravel.
chown -R username:groupname /opt/unravel/
For example: chown -R hadoop:hadoop /opt/unravel/
Option 2: Deploy Unravel from an RPM package
A root user should perform the following steps to deploy Unravel from an RPM package. After the RPM package is deployed, the remaining installation procedures should be performed by the Unravel user.
mkdir /usr/local/unravel
rpm -i unravel-<version>.rpm
For example: rpm -i unravel-4.7.0.0.rpm
The unravel directory will be available in /usr/local
If you want to provide a different location, use the --prefix command. For example:
mkdir /opt/unravel
rpm -i unravel-4.7.0.0.rpm --prefix /opt
The unravel directory will be available in /opt.
Grant ownership of the directory to a user who will run Unravel. This user executes all the processes involved in Unravel installation.
chown -R username:groupname /usr/local/unravel
For example: chown -R hadoop:hadoop /usr/local/unravel
Continue with the installation procedures as unravel user.
4. Setup and install Unravel
Set up and install Unravel.
Run setup
You can run the setup command to install Unravel on GCP. The setup command allows you to do the following:
Runs Precheck automatically to detect possible issues that prevent a successful installation. Suggestions are provided to resolve issues. Refer to Precheck filters for the expected value for each filter.
Let you run extra parameters to integrate the database of your choice.
The setup command allows you to use a managed database shipped with Unravel, or an external database. When run without any additional parameters, the Unravel managed PostgreSQL database is used. Otherwise, you can specify one of the following databases in the setup command:
MySQL (Unravel managed as well as external MySQL database)
MariaDB (Unravel managed as well as external MariaDB database)
PostgreSQL (External PostgreSQL)
Refer to Integrate database for details.
Let you specify a separate path for the data directory other than the default path.
The Unravel data and configurations are located in the data directory. By default, the installer maintains the data directory under <Unravel installation directory>/data. You can also change the data directory's default location by running additional parameters with the setup command.
Provides more setup options.
To install Unravel with the setup command, do the following:
Switch to Unravel user.
su - <unravel user>
The Unravel user who owns the installation directory should run the setup command to install Unravel.
Run setup command:
Refer to Integrate database topic and complete the pre-requisites before running the setup command with any other database other than Unravel managed PostgreSQL, which is shipped with the product. Extra parameters must be passed with the setup command when you use another database.
You can use either the Pull method or the Push method to receive data from BigQuery. Based on your method preference, the commands are run differently.
The Pull method is the default method to get data with the default polling interval of 300 secs (5 mins). You can change the polling interval after installation. Refer to Set polling period for BigQuery pull method. The Pull method is automatically implemented when you run the setup command to install Unravel.
To implement the Push method, you must configure the method and provide the LR endpoint for getting data from BigQuery. Refer to Implementing Push method to get data from BigQuery.
After you have determined and set the mode to receive data as Pull or Push, you cannot change it even during the upgrade.
When you use the Pull method, there is some delay for the BigQuery jobs to be displayed on the Unravel UI compared to the Push method, where the BigQuery jobs are displayed in real-time.
Unravel managed PostgreSQL
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery
External PostgreSQL
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --external-database postgresql <HOST> <PORT> <SCHEMA> <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>/
##The HOST, PORT, SCHEMA, USERNAME, PASSWORD are optional fields and are prompted if missing.
##For example:
/opt/unravel/versions/abcd.992/setup --enable-bigquery --external-database postgresql xyz.unraveldata.com 5432 unravel_db_prod unravel unraveldata
If you have configured the secure connection from Unravel GCP to the external PostgreSQL database with Cloud SQL Auth proxy, then run the command using the local host as follows:
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --external-database postgreSQL 127.0.0.1 5432 <SCHEMA> <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>
##The SCHEMA, USERNAME, PASSWORD are optional fields and are prompted if missing.
Unravel managed MySQL
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --extra /tmp/mysql
External MySQL
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --extra /tmp/<MySQL-directory> --external-database mysql <HOST> <PORT> <SCHEMA> <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>
If you have configured the secure connection from Unravel GCP to the external MySQL database with Cloud SQL Auth proxy, then run the command using the local host as follows:
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --extra /tmp/<MySQL-directory> --external-database mysql 127.0.0.1 3306 <SCHEMA> <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>
Unravel managed MariaDB
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery  --extra /tmp/mariadb
External MariaDB
<unravel_installation_directory>unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery  --extra /tmp/<MariaDB-directory> --external-database mariadb <HOST> <PORT> <SCHEMA> <USERNAME> <PASSWORD>
Precheck is automatically run when you run the setup command. Refer to Precheck filters for the expected value for each filter. Also, refer to the Precheck sample.
Optionally, if you want to provide a different data directory, you can pass an extra parameter (--data-directory) with the setup command as shown below:
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --enable-bigquery --data-directory /the/data/directory
Similarly, you can configure separate directories for other unravel directories. Contact support for assistance.
Refer to setup Options for all the additional parameters that can be run with the setup command
Set the license file name.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config license set <license filename>
This command takes a filename as input and performs the following actions:
Reads the license file
The license YAML file contains product licensing information, license validity and expiration date, and the licensed number of clusters and nodes.
Verifies whether it is a valid license
Adds the com.unraveldata.license.file property to the unravel.properties file located at <unravel installation directory>/data/conf. For information, see License property.
If you do not provide the filename, the command prompts for the license information. You can provide either a path to the license file or the content of the license file.
Sample content of the license file:
##### BEGIN UNRAVEL LICENSE
Licensee     : ACME Disintegrating Pistol Manufacturing
Valid from    :  2022-12-16 00:00:00 UTC
Expire after  :  2023-10-16 23:59:00 UTC
License type : Enterprise
Licensed number of nodes : 1000000
Signature    : c2Uvb2JqLnRhcmdldC92OF9pbml0aWFsaXplcnMvZ2VuL3RvcnF1ZS
Revision     : 1
##### END UNRAVEL LICENSE #####
Apply the changes.
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/manager config apply --restart
Check the status of services.
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/manager report
The following service statuses are reported:
OK: Service is up and running.
Not Monitored: Service is not running. (Has stopped or has failed to start)
Initializing: Services are starting up.
Does not exist: The process unexpectedly disappeared. Restarts will be attempted 10 times.
You can also get the status and information for a specific service. Run the manager report command as follows:
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/manager report <service>
## For example: /opt/unravel/manager report auto_action
Verify if the default Pull method is implemented for receiving data. Run <Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery show to verify. The results will reflect the Pullmethod used in the Mode field. For example:
-- Running: config bigquery show
BigQuery support: Enabled
LR endpoint: Default
Mode: pull
No project configured.
If you want to implement the Push method, refer to Implementing Push method to get data from BigQuery
Precheck
The Precheck output displays the issues that prevent a successful installation and provides suggestions to resolve them. You must resolve each of the issues before proceeding. See Precheck filters.
After the prechecks are resolved, you must re-login or reload the shell to execute the setup command again.
In certain situations, you can skip the precheck using the setup --skip-precheck command
/opt/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --skip-precheck
You can also skip the checks that you know can fail. For example, if you want to skip the Check limits option and the Disk freespace option, pick the command within the parenthesis corresponding to these failed options and run the setup command as follows:
setup --filter-precheck ~check_limits,~check_freespace
Run --help with the setup command and any combination of the setup command for complete usage details.
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --help
Precheck filters
Expected Value
Check uptime
Verifies the period since the last server reboot.
>24h
Clock sync
Verifies if the clock synchronization service is running on the server.
The clock synchronization service is up and running.
CPU requirement
Verifies if the server has enough CPUs to run Unravel efficiently.
Check requirements.
Memory requirement
Verifies that the server has enough memory to run Unravel efficiently.
Disk access
Verifies that the user who runs unravel has access to the configured disk locations.
Unravel users can access the configured disk locations.
Disk Freespace
Verifies if the disk locations have enough free space.
Check requirements
Kerberos tools
Verifies that the Kerberos tools are available on the server to support kerberized environments.
Kerberos tools are installed.
Verifies that the network ports used by Unravel are available.
OS libraries
Verifies the required libraries if run with Unravel managed MySQL.
You must install the following packages for fulfilling the OS level requirements for MySQL:
numactl-libs (for libnuma.so)
libaio (for libaio.so)
OS release
Verifies that the OS distribution is supported.
Check compatibility matrix
OS settings
Verifies vm.max_map_count recommended.
Verifies if the SELinux status is enabled or not and provides the mode (Permissive, Disabled, Enforcing).
Check product documentation.
Check limits
Verifies that user limits are set to values
Ensure that the following Hadoop clients are installed and configured on the server:
Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
Apache Hadoop Yarn
Apache Beeline
You can ignore the following Precheck limitations on MapR:
The Hadoop client check reports missing clients (HDFS and beeline)
Any check that depends on the HDFS client (for example, HDFS Access check) reports the following message: HADH0070: hdfs client is not available
Ensure that Unravel has access to files in the MapR file system or needs to provide access manually.
Verifies that the Hadoop distribution is a supported version.
RM HA Enabled/Disabled
Verifies if RM is running in HA mode
Healthcheck report bundle
healthcheck report tarball. This report provides the summary and information gathered by the healthcheck with the location.
Precheck Sample
/opt/unravel/versions/abcd.1004/setup
2021-04-05 15:51:30 Sending logs to: /tmp/unravel-setup-20210405-155130.log
2021-04-05 15:51:30 Running preinstallation check...
2021-04-05 15:51:31 Gathering information ................. Ok
2021-04-05 15:51:51 Running checks .................. Ok
Check limits        : PASSED
Clock sync          : PASSED
CPU requirement     : PASSED, Available cores: 8 cores
Disk access         : PASSED, /opt/unravel/versions/develop.1004/healthcheck/healthcheck/plugins/system is writable
Disk freespace      : PASSED, 229 GB of free disk space is available for precheck dir.
Kerberos tools      : PASSED
Memory requirement  : PASSED, Available memory: 79 GB
Network ports       : PASSED
OS libraries        : PASSED
OS release          : PASSED, OS release version: centos 7.6
OS settings         : PASSED
SELinux             : PASSED
Healthcheck report bundle: /tmp/healthcheck-20210405155130-xyz.unraveldata.com.tar.gz
2021-04-05 15:51:53 Prepare to install with: /opt/unravel/versions/abcd.1004/installer/installer/../installer/conf/presets/default.yaml
2021-04-05 15:51:57 Sending logs to: /opt/unravel/logs/setup.log
2021-04-05 15:51:57 Instantiating templates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:05 Creating parcels .................................... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:20 Installing sensors file ............................ Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:20 Installing pgsql connector ... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:22 Starting service monitor ... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:27 Request start for elasticsearch_1 .... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:27 Waiting for elasticsearch_1 for 120 sec ......... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:35 Request start for zookeeper .... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:35 Request start for kafka .... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:35 Waiting for kafka for 120 sec ...... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:37 Waiting for kafka to be alive for 120 sec ..... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:42 Initializing pgsql ... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:46 Request start for pgsql .... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:46 Waiting for pgsql for 120 sec ..... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:47 Creating database schema ................. Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:50 Generating hashes .... Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:52 Loading elasticsearch templates ............ Ok
2021-04-05 15:52:55 Creating kafka topics .................... Ok
2021-04-05 15:53:36 Creating schema objects ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ok
2021-04-05 15:54:03 Request stop ....................................................... Ok
2021-04-05 15:54:16 Done
[unravel@xyz ~]$
Setup Options
Shows help for setup.
--config CONFIG
Specify a different path to the configuration file.
<unravel_installation_directory>/unravel/versions/<Unravel version>/setup --config path/to/config/directory
--enable-core
Enables core node support for non-Hadoop clusters.
--cluster-access
(Edge node parameter)
Enables cluster access to the core node in a multi-cluster environment.
--data-forwarder host:port cluster-type cluster-id
Data forwarder, main unravel node.
--data-directory
Specify a different path to the data directory.
--external-database [param [param ...]]
Enable external database.
--external-database-ssl
Enable external database with SSL.
--log-file
Setup log file location. Default is /tmp/unravel-setup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.log.
--extra DIR, -e DIR
Specify extra packages location.
--precheck
Run the preinstallation check.
Implementing Push method to get data from BigQuery
If you want to implement the Push method, you must set the method and provide the LR endpoint for getting data from BigQuery.
Stop Unravel.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager stop
Set the Push method.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery set-mode push
Set the Log Receiver (LR) endpoint.
Ensure that the LR endpoint supports HTTPS.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery set-lr-endpoint <host> <port>
For example: /opt/unravel/manager config bigquery set-lr-endpoint myhostname.unraveldata.com 1234
Run <Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery show to verify. The results will reflect the Pushmethod used in the Mode field. For example:
LR endpoint: unravel@1234.com
Mode: push
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config apply
Start Unravel.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager start
Configure an HTTPS Load Balancer for Unravel Endpoint
The HTTPS load balancer for Unravel endpoint must be configured only when using the Push model.
Unravel LR endpoint should be available over a publically accessible HTTPS endpoint to receive messages from BigQuery PubSub. The Load Balancer is an easier and more secure method to push the log messages between the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Unravel. Use the following instructions to configure an HTTPS load balancer for Unravel with public endpoint and SSL termination.
You must have the following information handy before you configure the Load Balancer:
Region and Zone where the Unravel VM is running.
Network and Subnet-network where the Unravel VM is running.
A valid SSL certificate in GCP.
Do the following to create a Load Balancer
Create an instance group. Refer to Create a managed instance group for detailed instructions.
In the New unmanaged instance group page, ensure to keep the following items the same as that of Unravel VM.
Location > Region
Location > Zone
Network and Instances > Network
Network and Instances > SubNetwork
Under Port Mapping, enter the following:
Port Name: http4043
Port Number: 4043
Set up an HTTPS Load Balancer. Refer to Set up an HTTPS Load Balancer for detailed instructions. Ensure to do the following:
Under Name, update the name as unravel-loadbalancer.
In Backends > New Backend > Instance groups, select the Unravel instance group that you had created in Step 1.
Under Health check, do the following:
Select Create a health check, and then add the name as unravel-4043-hc
Update the Protocol as HTTP and Port as 4043.
Update the Request Path as /lr/status.
Ensure that Port is set to 443 to allow HTTPS traffic.
After the Load Balancer is created, find the public IP address of the Load Balancer that is mentioned under Frontend section of the Load Balancer. Add the IP address of the Load Balancer to a valid DNS name.
After you install Unravel, refer to Set up Unravel to receive BigQuery data.
You can encounter a NoIndexFound exception for fresh installations of Unravel on GCP-BigQuery. This is a known issue in Unravel version 4.7.7.0. As a workaround for this issue, you must run the following CURL command on the Unravel node after the installation:
curl -XPUT http://localhost:4171/app-19700101_07
6. Enable Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Unravel UI
Refer to Enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Unravel UI.Enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Unravel UI
Do the following to setup Unravel to receive BigQuery data:
Create a project for Unravel on the GCP instance. The project ID must be set in Unravel using manager utility.
Create a role in GCP with required permissions.
Create a service account and assign the created role to the service account.
Generate a private key as a JSON file from the service account. This private key is used as an authentication mechanism for Google APIs in Unravel. The file path of the service key file must be set in Unravel using the manager utility.
Create a topic. When you run a query on BigQuery, logs are generated based on the type of query. You must set up the process of capturing and sending these logs to Unravel.
Create a Sink destination. Using Sinks, you can route the logs required by Unravel to supported destinations. The Sink offers multiple options to choose from (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Splunk, Custom destination).
Configure Pub/Sub service and Unravel LR endpoint. For GCP to push data to Unravel, you must create a new subscription for the topic that was created and provide the Log Receiver (LR) endpoint in the subscription. The subscription ID must be set in Unravel using the manager utility.
Add the BigQuery details (Project ID, Subscription ID, and File path of service key file or Credentials file) in Unravel.
1. Get Project ID
A project ID is a unique string used to differentiate your project from all others in Google Cloud. You cannot edit a Project ID after it is generated.
You can either create a project on the GCP account and get the Project ID or get the Project ID of an existing project and keep it handy. The Project ID must be set in Unravel later using the manager utility. See Add BigQuery details in Unravel.
2. Create a role in the project
Create a role for an Unravel project with the required permission for Unravel monitoring. This role is assigned to the Unravel service account that is used to authenticate Unravel applications.
On the GCP Console, go to the Roles page.
Using the drop-down list at the top of the page, select the Unravel project in which you want to create a role.
Click Create Role and enter a Name, Title, and Descriptionfor the role. Preferably keep the role name as unravel for easy identification. The description is optional, which can be maintained as Unravel monitoring.
Select Role launch stage as General Availability.
The role name cannot be changed after the role is created.
Click Add Permissions.
In the Add Permissions dialog box, filter and select the following permissions for the role, and then click Add.
bigquery.jobs.get
Gets the job details.
bigquery.tables.get
Gets the table details.
pubsub.subscriptions.consume
Consumes the message from google pub-sub topic.
resourcemanager.projects.get
Gets the project details. For this permission, you must enable the Resource Manager API.
bigquery.datasets.get
bigquery.routines.get
bigquery.routines.list
bigquery.tables.getData
bigquery.tables.list
Permissions to get the tables and partitions metadata. These permissions are required for the Data page.
bigquery.jobs.create
Permissions to execute queries on BigQuery to fetch the metadata about the tables and partitions. These permissions are required for the Data page.
Click Create. The role is created.
3. Create a service account and assign the role
A service account can be attached to a VM so that applications running on that VM can authenticate as the service account. To set up Unravel for BigQuery monitoring, you must create a service account and then assign the role created to this service account.
On the GCP Console, go to the Create service account page.
Select the Unravel project.
Under Service Account Details, enter a service account name to display on the GCP Console. Preferably keep the service account name as unravel-service-account.
A service account ID is generated based on this name. Edit the ID if required. You cannot change the ID later.
Optional: Enter a description of the service account. Preferably keep the description as Unravel monitoring.
Click CREATE AND CONTINUE.
Under Grant this service account access to this project, select the role, which was created in Step 1 with the associated permissions.
Click Done. The service account is created, and the role is now attached to the service account.
4. Generate service key file
Each service account is associated with a public/private RSA key pair. The Service Account Credentials API uses this internal key pair to create short-lived service account credentials and to sign blobs and JSON Web Tokens (JWTs). This key pair is known as the Google-managed key pair. The Google-managed key pairs are used to authenticate calls to APIs.
On the GCP Console, go to the Service accounts page.
Click the email address of the service account which you have created for Unravel.
Click the Keys tab.
Click the Add key drop-down menu, then select Create new key.
Select JSON as the Key type and click Create. A service account key file is downloaded. You can download this only once. Store the key file securely and transfer this file to Unravel node.
Following is a sample of the downloaded key file:
"project_id": "unravel-test-337406",
"private_key_id": "b111a5ad112bf0000d5c03b28b9a1d1f8ac31af",
"private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n<privatekey>\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
"client_email": "unravel-service-account@unravel-test-337406.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
"client_id": "112180000016964232364",
"auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
"token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
"auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
"client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/service-account-email"
The file path of the service account key must be set in Unravel using the manager utility. See Add BigQuery details in Unravel.
5. Create topic
When queries are run, logs are generated in BigQuery. The logs can be pushed to Unravel via Pub/Sub topics. To route logs to Unravel, a Pub/Sub topic must be created.
On the GCP console, go to thePub/Sub topics page.
The logs are pushed to Unravel via Pub/Sub topics.
Click Create topic.
In the Topic ID field, enter an ID for your topic and click Create Topic. Preferably specify unravel-bigquery as the topic ID. The topic is now listed in the list of topics.
6. Create Sink
Sinks control how Cloud Logging routes log. Using sinks, you can route the logs to supported destinations.
On the GCP console, go to the Logs Router page.
Click Create Sink and provide a name and description for the sink. Preferably name the Sink as unravel-sink.
Under Sink Destination, from the Sink Service dropdown, select the Cloud Pub/Sub topic.
From Select a Cloud Pub/Sub topic, select the Cloud Pub/Sub topic that you had created for Unravel project in Step 5.
Under Choose logs to include in the Sink, add a filter to determine the logs that must be included in the log routing sink. For example
resource.type="bigquery_resource" AND (protoPayload.methodName="jobservice.insert" OR protoPayload.methodName="jobservice.jobcompleted")
bigquery_resource indicates the BigQuery logs.
jobservice.insert indicates the jobs of running type.
jobservice.jobcompleted indicates the jobs of completed type.
Click Create Sink.
7. Configure Pub/Sub service and Unravel LR endpoint
A subscription is created to subscribe to associated topics and set the process to send the logs to unravel. Do the following to create a subscription.
On the GCP console, go to the Pub/Sub topics page.
Select the topic that was created in Step 5.
Scroll down to the Subscriptions tab and click Create Subscription > Create Subscription.
In the Subscription ID text box, provide a name for the subscription. Preferably keep the Subscription ID as unravel-bigquery-sub.
You must set the subscription ID in Unravel using the manager utility. See Add BigQuery details in Unravel.
Under the Delivery type, select Push or Pull.
If you have selected Push, then in the Endpoint URL text box, provide the Log Receiver (LR) endpoint URL for PUSH messages. LR server receives the logs from google Pub/Sub and is the entry point to unravel. The criterion for the LR endpoint URLs are as follows:
Has to be a POST verb.
Has to be an HTTPS endpoint. Refer to Enabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Unravel UIEnabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Unravel UI
Should serve a valid self-signed certificate.
The endpoint should be publicly accessible.
You must specify the endpoint URL in the following format:
https://<unravel-hostname>:4443/logs/bigquery/<gcp-project-id>/bigquery/bigquery
https://playground-bq-4770.unraveldata.com:4443/logs/bigquery/unravelsaas-329506/bigquery/bigquery
Provide the expiry time for the subscription.
Under Message ordering, select the Order messages with an ordering key option. This will allow the messages tagged with the same ordering key to be received in the published order.
This option can be selected only once when you are configuring Pub/Sub service for the first time.
Optionally, you can filter the messages via Dead lettering and Retry Policy options.
Click Create.
8. Add BigQuery details in Unravel
The following details of BigQuery configurations must be specified in Unravel through the Unravel manager utility.
File path to Service key file or Credentials file
Subscription ID
To add these details, do the following:
Run the following command from the Unravel installation directory.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery add
Enter the following details when prompted:
Project id: unravel-test-331210
Subscription id: bigquery-sub
Credentials file: /tmp/unravel-test-331210-eoadad3feeea.json
Optional: Using the manager utility, set the frequency to poll Project data such as project name, state, etc. By default, it is one day that is 1440 minutes.
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config properties set com.unraveldata.bigquery.project.details.poll.delay.mins 720
Refer BigQuery properties to edit and set other BigQuery properties. BigQuery
Verify BigQuery integration
To verify BigQuery integration with Unravel, do the following:
On the GCP console, run test queries from the project integrated with Unravel.
Using a supported web browser, navigate to Unravel URL (For example, https://<unravel-host>:3000) and log onto Unravel UI using the credentials.
Navigate to Jobs tab > Applications , and under Application type, select BigQuery. The details of the test queries run from the GCP console will be listed under the All tab.
Remove BigQuery project from Unravel
<Unravel installation directory>/unravel/manager config bigquery remove <project-ID>


Former 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is infamous for flip-flopping on a number of issues over the course of his political career. But his stance on medical marijuana may be his most confusing yet.
Romney is currently running for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Utah. Yesterday Romney faced off against his opponent for the nomination, Mike Kennedy, in a debate. During the debate, the candidates were asked about their opinions of medical marijuana and the state's ballot initiative on the issue. Romney said that while he does support medical marijuana, he does not support the Utah ballot initiative because it would allow stores to sell edibles and candy to customers, and he believes cannabis should only be sold at pharmacies with a prescription from a doctor.
First of all, it seems Romney doesn't really understand medical marijuana. Many doctors, even in legal states, can't prescribe cannabis because it's illegal at the federal level. Instead, they can recommend their patients get placed into their state's medical marijuana programs. Also, pharmacies don't give out marijuana in legal states. Pharmacists aren't educated in marijuana and know the ins-and-outs of taking it, so there's no point in having a pharmacy give out cannabis.
And it also seems like Romney thinks people should only smoke marijuana. He seems to think brownies and other edibles are bad, but seems to think that pharmacists telling people to smoke joints is totally cool.
It basically seems like Romney wants to play both sides of the fence on the issue. He wants to support medical marijuana because he knows support for the issue is popular and research says it's beneficial, but he also wants to appeal to conservative voters who have negative views on the issue.
Way to take a stand, Mitt!


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I reviewed What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism (Algonquin Books) by Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner for Lone Star Literary Life. This collection of essays is passionate, eloquent, and urgently felt. Highly recommended as a gift for graduates.
What is Patriotism? This is the question Dan Rather examines in What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism, the new collection of sixteen essays written with his longtime collaborator Elliot Kirschner. "It is important not to confuse 'patriotism' with 'nationalism,'" Rather says. Then he separates Patriotism into what he believes are its five essential components: Freedom, Community, Exploration, Responsibility, and Character. These five components are further subdivided into such subjects as voting, dissent, immigration, the arts, service, and education. Rather feels that Americans are being tested and there's a task before us. He also believes that we are up to the challenge.
Rather writes passionately and eloquently about his sense of urgency that moved him to write this book, stirring me to tears at times. His "greatest desire for this book is that it encourage conversation and debate about what it means to be an American today." Rather's career is currently enjoying a renaissance, especially his Facebook notes. At eighty-six, he is Texas's elder statesman of journalism. His life has spanned enormous changes in our world, and his career has allowed him a front-row seat to many of them. Rather's vantage point offers a sweeping view of these transformations, from his Great Depression and World War II childhood, to the beginnings of his career when he reported on civil rights, the assassination of JFK, and the Vietnam War, through Watergate, Iran-Contra, hanging chads, and the terror attacks of 9/11. What Unites Us benefits from these experiences as Rather illustrates many of his subjects with examples from Texas history and his childhood in East Texas during Jim Crow.


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These work documents have the purpose to accompany you during the next 3 or 4 years and make it easier for you to start a professional life.


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FIVE PAKISTANI CELEBRITY COUPLES WE WANT TO SEE ON SCREEN
Love can be found anytime and anywhere, whether it's through a match-maker friend or families getting together, when your stars are aligned to meet, sparks fly. But with Pakistani celebrity couples, there isn't enough time for personal ties, so what we thrive on with them are their on screen relationships.
We have a pool of talented men and women in the industry, however there are some whom we would like to watch more on off on screen because they look absolutely good, or maybe just because we love them.
SAJAL ALY & IMRAN ABBAS
We've seen Sajal create magic with Feroze Khan and Ahad Raza Mir, but we want to see her opposite Imran Abbas now. (Hint Hint: NoorulAin). They exuded some scintillating chemistry in the campaign for #BeOneShopOne's and recently #SouchAj and there was definitely something. And not to forget that they've worked together before as well, he's tall and she's petite, and they make one good looking pair of two opposites who attract.
SANAM SAEED & ADEEL HUSSAIN
Our favourite girl is hitting the small screen with Sarmad Khoosat's next with Mikaal Zulfiqaar and her film, Cake is hitting the cinemas on March 30th, but we want to see her with Adeel Hussain. Remember Shak? We loved the OST of this Pakistani drama and the pairing of two broken people who end up making one happy family.
AHAD RAZA MIR & MAYA ALI
He's a rising star and she has already made her mark, and what should be next for these two is come together on screen and give us the performances we are expecting from them. The grapvevine is that these two are also working on a hush hush project so our wish to watch these two on screen just might come true.
MAHIRA KHAN & FAWAD KHAN
Wouldn't it be like a dream come true? Watching these two return to the small screen, the place where all the magic was unveiled would be one colossal treat. Mahira and Fawad, we don't want to say more because you already know how desperately we want to see you together in just one more role.
HAMZA ALI ABBASI & AYESHA KHAN
They have a goal-giving friendship, stand by each other like a firewall and yet they aren't a thing which is why these two super talented people will look absolutely wonderful on screen. Why? Because it's Hamza Ali Abbasi and Ayesha Khan and they know their craft very well. A fresh sight for the soar eyes.


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Daryl Hannah Rocks Neil Young's World But …
DARYL HANNAH'S new romance with legendary rocker NEIL YOUNG is haunted by the brutal abuse she suffered from former boyfriend JACKSON BROWNE!
"It happened 23 years ago, but Daryl still bears the emotional scars," a close friend told The National ENQUIRER. "She's never been able to let it go completely!"
Neil is the first musician Daryl has dated since her twisted relationship with Jackson, who topped the charts with hits like "Running on Empty."
As The ENQUIRER revealed at the time, her live-in lover had battered and bruised the "Splash" siren at their Santa Monica, Calif., home on Sept. 23, 1992, as Daryl began packing for New York.
"She went to a doctor for treatment, and was forced to cancel an appearance at an awards ceremony," an insider confirmed.
Daryl's mom, Sue Wexler, told The ENQUIRER: "I'm just glad she wasn't hurt any more than she was. It's awful any time a man strikes a woman."
The "Blade Runner" beauty, 54, has found "true love" with 69-year-old Neil, pals said.
The family friends are especially relieved to see her finally getting over the death of former flame John F. Kennedy, Jr.
As The ENQUIRER revealed last year, a heartbroken Daryl couldn't stop pining for her lost love since his fatal plane crash in 1999.
"Daryl cried for months at the thought of what might have been," a source had said.
The couple met in the early 1980s while both were vacationing in St. Martin.
The blonde beauty was devastated when John abruptly ended their romance in 1994.
This new relationship with Neil has been blooming ever since the rock star filed for divorce from Pegi Young, his wife of 36 years, on July 29 last year.
A little more than a month later, Daryl and Neil were seen holding hands at a restaurant in Westlake, Calif.
"Daryl loves Neil very much, and there's even been talk about marriage," the source told The ENQUIRER. "But the memories of that physical altercation with Jackson are still deeply troubling to her. Daryl will likely never get over it!"


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Installation view of "Gtyutae Hwang: Contemporary Photography", Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2001)
Color Dots, 2001
240 x 120 cm each (set of 4 photography)
94 1/2 x 47 1/4 in each
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240 x 120 cm each, 4 pieces Gyutae Hwang is one of the groundbreaking first-generation photographers in Korea. His interest in digital images in the 1980s led to new movement...
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Gyutae Hwang is one of the groundbreaking first-generation photographers in Korea. His interest in digital images in the 1980s led to new movement in Korea, including techniques using digital montage and collages. Through an extended cycle of experimentation, he now focuses on the concept of "pixels"—the base unit of images in all form consisting of dots. This artwork "Color Dots" selected for FIAC OVR highlights infinite possibility and visual potential of geometric figuration of "pixel" and the aesthetic that is the foundation of digital image. This artwork has been collected by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea and has been exhibited in his retrospective exhibition at Seoul Museum of Art, Korea.
Compared to traditional characteristics of photography, Hwang's "Pixel" series does not focus on the "recording" process of a camera. Instead he harbors on "choice" and "magnification" of the image it produces. In order words, his works move away from the traditional conventional process of capturing a photographic image of an object to film strip, but rather focus on discovering a variety of pixels in different forms and colors as they appear. Hwang describes his "pixel" series as "the images that are shown in the photographs are not important, but the pixels within. Then, the photography is to be understood in a larger context of 'image studies' than seen through the narrow lens of formal history." His interest on the basic concept of photography also stems from his experience with photojournalism working at Kyunghyang Newspaper and working at the United States in the 1970s.
Hwang (b.1938) graduated from Dongguk University as a political science major, worked as a photographer for Kyunghyang Newspaper from 1984 to 1992. Based on his socially critical view and sharp sense in different technologies used for photography, he has participated at various renowned institutions in Korea and Japan including Kumho Art Museum, Art Sonje Center, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul Museum of Art, Japan. His works are collected at a number of national and private institutions, such as the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Museum of Photography, Seoul.


After not hearing anything from eMusic, I decided to give them another call. I left a message on Monday but did not receive a return call. On Wednesday, I called again and got a quick response from Nathan, one of their customer service folks. He advised that he had not heard back from the engineering team and promised to give it another shot.
About half an hour later, I received a call from "Chris," one of the directors at the company. (Interactive marketing? I didn't quite catch it.) He advised that they had received a few other reports similar to mine, and that upon further investigation, they found nothing out of the ordinary. No security breach, that's for sure.
Though I honestly didn't expect a different response, even if it were true ("Oh, yeah, one of our servers *was* broken in to"), I'll rest on the hope that I got *someone's* attention there. In the meantime, I'll update my address at eMusic with something quite impossible to guess (perhaps eMusic followed by 16 random digits, followed by @chrisgagne.com). That should make things pretty easy to figure out should it happen again in the future.
No response from eMusic yet.
I called eMusic today and had a chance to speak with one of their support folks. They were surprised that the email I forwarded them on Thursday didn't get through – but in retrospect, it was probably caught by their junk mail filters. I've forwarded the spam to the support person directly, and they promised to work with the engineers to find out what happened.
I'm impressed by their responsiveness. Let's see what comes out of it.
A privacy breach at eMusic?
I just received some spam at an email address that I've used only to sign up for eMusic. It seems I'm not the only one, either: http://trainedmonkey.com/2006/11/17/privacy_breach_at_emusic_.
Their security was compromised (either internally or externally) and someone got a hold of their customer list.
They blatantly gave away email addresses.
Some spammer decided to randomly send spam to emusic@ a whole lot of domains.
3? Implausible. If you want a message to get through, you're going to use info@, support@, sales@, etc. The number of people who would have emusic@ forwarding to anything remotely useful is significantly lower. Do spammers send mail to other user accounts? On occasion, but usually they use made-up user accounts as part of bogus "from" addresses, not "to" addresses.
I forwarded the message to eMusic's support team yesterday, but haven't heard anything back. I'll give them a call on Monday and see what they say.
To everyone else – did you get this message on an email address that you used to sign up for eMusic?
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information at (address) that is unwanted.