"As world leaders gather in Wales for the Nato summit, British police say they are engaged in a security effort greater than that for the 2012 Olympics. But in contrast to the sporting event, security officials fear the most likely target will be online: Nato and the UK intelligence services have been put on "high alert" for a cyber attack. Officials from Nato's cyber defence unit have been meeting with GCHQ, the UK's electronic spying agency, and other agencies since mid-July to share intelligence assessments and prepare for the event, people familiar with the plans have told the Financial Times."
"They also believe sophisticated espionage attacks by Russia or another hostile state could occur that would seek to exfiltrate classified information from the delegations at the summit. Alongside heads of state, defence ministers, foreign ministers and their entourages from Nato's 28 member states will be counterparts from Nato partner nations, such as Japan and Australia, and senior officials from powerful multinational institutions such as the EU, World Bank and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The event will be the largest political gathering of its kind in the UK in for 30 years."
As world leaders gather in Wales for the Nato summit, British police say they are engaged in a security effort greater than that for the 2012 Olympics. But in contrast to the sporting event, security officials fear the most likely target will be online: Nato and the UK intelligence services have been put on "high alert" for a cyber attack.
Officials from Nato's cyber defence unit have been meeting with GCHQ, the UK's electronic spying agency, and other agencies since mid-July to share intelligence assessments and prepare for the event, people familiar with the plans have told the Financial Times.
A joint task force is working around the clock to protect the alliance's global systems and ensure the security of networks at the conference itself.
Their efforts come against a backdrop of growing attacks on Nato servers as the stand-off between the alliance and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine has escalated.
Across Europe evidence has emerged in recent months of extensive and sophisticated cyber espionage campaigns being waged against diplomatic targets.
Necessary mechanisms have been put in place, according to one UK official. A spokesperson for GCHQ said the organisation could not comment on operational matters.
Officials believe that the summit will be an opportunity for a large denial of service attack against Nato's systems that would try to knock out or vandalise its websites to discredit the alliance.
They also believe sophisticated espionage attacks by Russia or another hostile state could occur that would seek to exfiltrate classified information from the delegations at the summit. Alongside heads of state, defence ministers, foreign ministers and their entourages from Nato's 28 member states will be counterparts from Nato partner nations, such as Japan and Australia, and senior officials from powerful multinational institutions such as the EU, World Bank and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The event will be the largest political gathering of its kind in the UK in for 30 years.
Measures that have been taken include a large amount of surplus bandwidth with service providers for Nato websites to ensure they are not knocked offline, cloud-based back-up services and a "significant" increase in staffing levels at Nato's cyber defence centre at supreme allied headquarters in Mons, Belgium.
"We have put a lot of effort in the last month into increasing resilience over the networks," the senior official said.
Nato has been the target of several sensitively timed cyber attacks this year. Spikes in activity to disrupt or penetrate Nato networks have coincided with important events in Ukraine, such as last March's referendum in Crimea. A large denial of service attack that coincided with the vote led to Nato's websites being briefly taken offline.
While the alliance's cyber security team dealt with the attack swiftly and no penetration of classified networks occurred, it nevertheless caused embarrassment that officials are now acutely aware could be repeated.
The March attack, while eight times larger than those against alliance member Estonia in 2008, was relatively small by the standard of some more recent denial of service attacks, which Nato fears could be directed against the alliance.


The Iron travel to Chelsea in the Emirates FA Cup on Sunday for their televised clash against the Premier League champions.
The game will be live on BT Sport and Mark Robins' side will go into the game as underdogs against their top flight opponents.
They will be encouraged by the indifferent form of Chelsea though, with the Blues finding themselves nearer the bottom of the league than the top.
Guus Hiddink has recently taken over from Jose Mourinho and their form has steadily improved, including an impressive 3-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Chelsea could see the FA Cup as a good opportunity to add some silverware to what has been a disappointing season so far.
Mark Robins will be able to welcome Murray Wallace back into contention as he joined the club again on a permanent basis.
Other new signing Conor Townsend is unavailable though as he has already played for Grimsby in the competition.
Tom Hopper and Gary McSheffrey are both injured and will not feature in the clash at Stamford Bridge, while Dave Syers, Isaac Assenso and Terry Hawkridge departed the club in the week.
Whilst the team has struggled for form this campaign, Willian has really excelled in the Chelsea midfield and has chipped in with valuable goals.
The Brazilian started out in his homeland, playing for Corinthians, where his form attracted interest from European side Shakhtar Donetsk.
He moved to the Ukrainian giants for €14m and went on to win four league titles with them, and also a UEFA Cup in 2008/09.
Willian was an integral part of the Shakhtar side before he joined Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala in January 2013 for a fee of €35m.
The midfielder joined Chelsea in August 2013 though as the Russian club transfer listed their whole squad, and has gone on to become a valuable member of the Blues' squad.
He has been a regular since he joined, but this season has been his best as he has shone in the team and developed a reputation from dead-ball situations.
Willian is a regular for his country Brazil too, winning 30 caps in his career to date.
The Iron's last match against the Premier League giants also came in this competition, with the Blues surviving an early scare to win 3-1.
Paul Hayes gave United a shock eighth minute lead at Stamford Bridge, but Jose Mourinho's side soon hit back to win.
Striker Mateja Kezman levelled the score midway through the first half, but it took until the hour mark for the Blues to take the lead.
Andy Crosby scored an unfortunate own goal to give the hosts the lead, which was then extended a few minutes before the final whistle.
Icelandic striker Eidur Gudjohnsen added the third with four minutes left to send Chelsea through, but it was a very spirited performance from the Iron.


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Crimes in the name of honour
To tackle honour violence, the government needs to work with individuals at the grassroots level
James Brandon and Salam Hafez
Mon 4 Feb 2008 07.30 EST
Forced marriage, honour killing, marital rape, forced prostitution - these are just some of the crimes and abuses carried out in the name of honour against women living in the UK. For Crimes of the Community, a report published today by the Centre for Social Cohesion, we interviewed more than 80 workers in women's groups, community activists, religious leaders and victims of honour-based violence. Our resulting report explains how and why such violence takes place - and how the ideas that cause such violence can be challenged.
Our study found that the ideas of honour which cause acts such as forced marriages and honour killings are rooted in a belief that the reputation and honour of a community or family grouping is dependent on the sexual behaviour of its female members. In particular, these beliefs manifest themselves in an obsession with female virginity and chastity. In many such communities, these beliefs result in a determination to prevent women from exercising any freedom which might endanger the group's reputation.
Women who disobey this enforced moral code may be physically beaten, imprisoned in their homes, cut off from their friends, withdrawn from school or married to whoever their family deems most beneficial to their collective interests. In extreme cases they may even be killed - as was the young Kurdish woman, Heshu Yones, who was murdered by her father in October 2002 because he felt that she was dishonouring her family by having a boyfriend.
Alarmingly, the study found that such ideas are not dying out with first-generation immigrants as has been widely expected. Instead, particularly in the highly segregated and ghettoised towns of northern England, such ideas are now prevalent among second- and third-generation immigrants brought up in the UK. For example, in 2005, Arash Ghorbani-Zarin, a young man of Iranian origin studying in Oxford, was killed by the brothers of his Bangladeshi girlfriend. The attack was carried out because the boys and their father thought Arash had damaged their family's honour and reputation by dating the girl. Both the killers, aged 16 and 19 at the time they were convicted, were born and brought up in the UK.
The media often suggests that such honour killings are a Muslim problem. But while many - and perhaps most - honour killings in the UK are carried out by and against Muslims, the ideas that drive such violence cut across religion, race and class. Culture - as well as religion - plays a central role legitimising such violence. For example, we found no cases of honour killings carried out by Arabs living in the UK. Likewise, groups working with Muslim women from Somalia and elsewhere in East Africa said they rarely encounter cases of forced marriage or domestic violence. Indeed, one of the most prominent recent honour-killings cases involved a Sikh family.
Recognising that religion is not necessarily the decisive cause of honour-related crime makes it easier to tackle. The women's groups we interviewed almost unanimously agreed that criticising religion would make people more defensive and less reluctant to change; culture - unlike religion - is usually seen as more transient force - and more able to evolve. In addition, as Humera Khan, a prominent women's activist, told us: "If Muslims were less attacked [by the media] they would be more receptive to deal with their bad practices." But while this is true, it should not result in wider society turning a blind eye to crimes committed against Muslim women. Fortunately, if the government wishes to seriously address this issue, it will not find itself short of Muslim allies.
Indeed, one of the report's more positive discoveries was that many young British-born Muslims brought up in the UK - often painted in the media as a uniformly discontented, moody underclass - are themselves quietly challenging the traditions of their parents and are pushing the boundaries of what is seen as acceptable in their communities. First-generation immigrants, too - men like Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, the veteran leader of the Muslim Parliament, are speaking up against violence in mosques, tackling, in his own words, "the idea that women have no soul". Magazines like Q-News have also helped bridge the gap between east and west, and between young and old, by illustrating the pluralities of Islam.
Even a senior member of the Muslim Council of Britain, a group which has sought to block laws which would criminalise abuses such as forced marriage, are now admitting that by ignoring the issue they have failed the very people they claim to represent. Ibrahim Mogra, a rare scholar and patriot at the MCB, is increasingly regarded by women's groups as a man who may yet reverse the group's historic neglect of the issue. Together, these British Muslim voices are countering the voices of foreign Islamists such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi who use Quranic verses (for example, verse 4:34) to endorse wife-beating and justify cultural prejudices against women.
The challenge now is the for the government to combine respect for minority communities' traditions with a real determination to say that violence against women - regardless of their skin colour and ethnic origin - is unacceptable and can never be justified through reference to religion or culture. This will not always be easy but it is necessary; the evidence available suggests that honour violence is not going to disappear by itself. By working with committed individuals that actively work at grassroots level rather than self-appointed groups which only pay lip-service to tackling the problem, the government can begin to accelerate change rather than hamper it.

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Why I can't wait!: I really enjoyed the first book Across the Universe and it was a good addition to the dystopian/sci-fi genre!
I haven't read the first one yet but I think I love the cover to this one better.
Definitely agree with you on this one! I really enjoyed the first book and can't wait to see where the story goes.
Fantastic pick! I'm dying to read this one.


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Q: Is there a neat code to swap elements of a list? I want to swap the list to make a new list as follows.
The code works but I'm wondering if there is a neat code, or an elegant way to do this.
list = {1, -1, -1, 1, 0, 0, d, -1, 1};
newlist = {Sequence @@ list[[4 ;; 6]], Sequence @@ list[[1 ;; 3]],
Sequence @@ list[[7 ;; 9]]}

A: At least shorter:
Flatten@Partition[list, 3][[{2, 1, 3}]]

A: Id suggest using TakeList
TakeList[ist, {{4, 6}, 3, All}]
TakeList[ist, {{4, 6}, {1, 3}, {1, 3}}]

The indices need to be relative to those elements that are not yet taken.
If you have absolute indices given:
ist = Range[20];
parts = {{5, 6}, {9, 13}, {1, 4}, {19, 20}, {14, 18}};

Catenate[ist[[# ;; #2]] & @@@ parts]

A: Permute exists for reordering lists.
Permute[list, Cycles[{{1, 4}, {2, 5}, {3, 6}}]]

This swaps entries $1 \leftrightarrow 4$, $2 \leftrightarrow 5$ and $3 \leftrightarrow 6$.
The necessary permutation can be found using FindPermutation:
FindPermutation[Range@9, {4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9}]

Cycles[{{1, 4}, {2, 5}, {3, 6}}]

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Q: Javascript accordion - collapse all I have created a javascript accordion, which works when one accordion is always open, I was wondering how I might modify my code so that the accordion, can also be closed when clicked again - so that all are collapsed?
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Green pastures in Pakistani side after the recent rains near Pakistan-India border. The photo was taken from the hill, which is portion of Karoonjhar Hills located in Southern Pakistan's Thar Desert along Indian border. With a long history of tussles, both nuclear rival neighbors have locked their borders with a fenced wall, which has blocked the free movement of the wild animals that roam freely between both countries in the past.
A wildlife desert flower is blooming in the Thar Desert of southern Pakistan, which usually suffers with droughts, but recent monsoon rains that started have transmuted this desert into the lush green pastures.
A traditional hamlet comprises on mud and straw dwelling near Mithi town of Thar Desert. The desert is located in southern Pakistan along the Indian border, which remains dry usually, but after rains it transmutes into lush green field. The recent monsoon rains, which caused flash flooding in most of the parts of the country, have brought prosperity in this arid region.
Herders along with their herds of animals started returning back to the native places in Thar Desert of southern Pakistan along the Indian border after the recent torrential monsoon rains in the country. The subtropical Thar Desert usually suffer with drought and to save the animals most of the people travel to north to the barrage areas of country's largest river, the Indus River, where they spend months searching fodder for their livestock. But after recent rains, Thar Desert is converted into the lush green pasture.
Blue Indian peafowl roam freely in the Thar Desert, which is located in southern Pakistan along Indian Desert. State-run departments have estimated around 80,000 peafowl population in the desert. Locally peacock is supposed a symbol of prosperity.
Indian blue peacocks are sitting over the mud dwelling in a traditional hamlet in Thar Desert of southern border along Indian border. State-run departments have estimated around 80,000 peafowl population in the desert. After recent monsoon rains, the desert become great tourism designation in Pakistan.
Centuries-old Jain temple located in the Nagarparkar town of Thar Desert, which is in southern Pakistan along the Indian border, which is now deserted as there is not a single Jain living in the area. The area was supposed Jain and Hindu majority town during British era, but after the division of subcontinent in 1947, most of the Jains have left Islamic Pakistan, but even then there are many Hindus are still living. The recent monsoon rains have brought new opportunities of tourism in the area and these historical temples can be a great sight for the tourists.
A tourist is standing in the lap of the Karoonjhar Hill, which is an important part of Thar Desert of southern Pakistan. A historical Hindus temple is located in these hills, which is said to be the most sacred temple in Hinduism. After the recent monsoon rains, which started in August 2013, these mountains become tourist destination and large number of the tourists started visiting the area to enjoy the beauty of the nature.
Deadly monsoons across much of Pakistan have caused the Thar Desert to bloom, spurring tourism that is helping the local economy to flourish.
The rains each season since 2010, which cause flash floods in middle and upper Pakistan, have brought new life to the once-barren desert in southeastern Pakistan along the Indian border. The region is now becoming a tourist destination, with visitors attracted by its natural beauty and who find it a rare peaceful oasis in an often-turbulent country.
Tourism industry sources said tens of thousands of tourists came to the desert's southern parts this summer, including the Tharparkar District. The tourists are mostly Pakistani, although a few foreigners have come, most from international non-governmental organizations, they said.
Tour operators say the rise has provided employment to many residents of the desert, and local shopkeepers are happy with the increasing traffic.
"Our sales have risen 400 percent since the tourists started arriving in the area," said Dileep Kumar, who sells local embroidery and other handicrafts in Mithi, capital of Tharparkar District.
The district's government does not keep count of tourists or accommodations, but the number of government and private guesthouses in the area has risen from four with 21 rooms in 2009 to 11 with 64 rooms last year, unofficial figures show. The border force that keeps records on every vehicle entering the area counted 2,385 tourist vehicles since the tourism season started in July -- a huge number in this region.
The subtropical Thar Desert has 1.21 million people living across its 77,000 square miles (fewer than 16 people per square mile), much of it in India. It is about 195 miles from Karachi, although poor road conditions make the trip lengthy and there is no civilian airport nearby.
With desert lakes and vast dunes that shift with the wind in the areas known as "the White Desert," Thar also has red granite mountains -- the Karoonjhar Hills. It is home to several unique wildlife species, and is known for local art, music, handicrafts and heritage sites.
This year's rains have brought greenery to the area -- food for people and grass for animals -- and herders who had moved north have started returning. The rains have also shortened the journey for women who, during the dry season, walk miles in sizzling desert heat to collect water. Naturally depressed areas have turned into rain-filled ponds.
Some Karachi tour operators arrange trips to Thar Desert. Abdul Majeed, manager of Exploring Indus Tours, told UPI Next his company charges $400 to $600 for a four-day trip, including transportation, lodging and food.
Tourists interviewed spoke highly of the hospitality of Thar residents, who live in cone-shaped huts and mostly farm.
"Everyone here is welcoming; their hospitality is great," Muhammad Nisar, a tourist from Sindh province, told UPI Next.
"Also, the night is awesome. I never ever saw millions of stars twinkling up above in the sky and the Milky Way."
Bharumal Amrani, a Mithi social worker, told UPI Next that Tharis love to host vacationers.
"This is the only place in Pakistan where not even a single crime has been reported for many years, and most of the people leave their cattle free in the wild," Amrani said.
Muhammad Bachal Rahupoto, head of the Tharparkar Muhammad District police, concurred.
"The crime rate in the desert is almost zero," he told UPI Next. "There is not a single case of snatching, street crime, armed robbery or sectarian violence, which is common in other parts of the country."
Muhammad Zaman, a native of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province who now works in real estate in Karachi, came to Tharparkar with his friends. He mentioned street crimes and fears of targeted shootings in the city, but said "here in this desert area, I don't feel any fear that someone has planted an explosive in the sand mounds, and I am not afraid that some armed men riding on motorbike will come and will shoot me."
The Thar Desert attracts wildlife enthusiasts, with many species of birds, reptiles, mammals and insects, along with various desert herbs and plants. The Sindh province Wildlife Department estimated the desert had 80,000 Indian blue peafowl.
Mohan Das, a primary school teacher in Mithi, mentioned peafowl, telling UPI Next that after rains, "you can see these birds dancing everywhere."


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Here's what we learned from reviewing ~100 conference pitches
Our thoughts on what makes a great conference pitch and lessons for future iterations of Coalesce.
Mila Page
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In case you haven't heard, we're tinkering on something special for December–Coalesce's inaugural run (check out the landing page for more). Recently, we made a call for speakers eager to pitch a 10 to 25 minute talk. Our topic wish-list included transformation, testing, deployment, documentation, structuring the data stack, and building the modern data team.
Weeks later, we've reviewed dozens of Coalesces pitches, the lion's share coming straight from the dbt community. And while we can't provide detailed feedback on every talk, we'd like to share some retrospective thoughts that
outline a general schematic for shaping a strong conference pitch
illustrate how speakers were select-ed for Coalesce.
Good rules of thumb
Follow the directions. Several pitch submissions lacked a video, a description, or both. Sometimes, talk descriptions were a sentence or two long. For these, we couldn't figure out what the intended discussion was about.
Structure your content. Introductions are arguably the most important section of formal communication. In record time, you have to hook interest and draw a roadmap for your audience. A pitch is no different. Slides and outlines weren't required, but speakers who used these tended to offer a clearer, better-structured pitch. Their vision was easier to see.
Go beyond the hype. Several pitches had energy but left us wanting more substance. For example, a very common theme was "the relationship between analysts and business stakeholders." Our response was "but what exactly are you going to talk about? Which part of the relationship between analysts and business stakeholders do you want to explore?" Others had no narrative. They were just a grab-bag of ideas.
Know your audience. Whereas some pitches were best for meet-ups and intro-to-dbt sessions, others were specific to a fault (e.g. here's a demo for a new adapter, here's how to resolve nasty loadtimes in warehouse Y). Although these are certainly great talks for segments of the community, we decided neither were a good fit for Coalesce's attendees. Hence, ask, "Who is my audience? What are their needs? How can I phrase/package my ideas to leave the biggest impact?" After all, interesting ideas and clear structure make for good talks. But, great talks cater to their listeners.
Things we were impressed by
Several submissions made us say 'wow.' Our favorites had a problem statement or a complete narrative--a beginning, middle, and end--outlined from the get-go. "This is how our team solved X," and "This is our ongoing internal dialogue about Y" grabbed our attention and made us feel along for the ride.
So about that structure--the ideal pitch was only a few minutes long, but even in that time, it was obvious when a speaker had concretely envisioned their talk. They knew the points they wanted to get across and clearly outlined them. Now, is an energetic speaker a plus? Yes. But, showier talks were never prioritized over those with consistent delivery and clear ideas.
Here are two of our favorites:
Things we'll keep for next time
Video pitches were an irreplaceable part of our decision making. Through them, we got to know the speaker's energy and got a feel for how they communicated to an (online) audience.
Before this, we didn't ask for prior speaking experience. As mentioned above, we agreed good speakers shouldn't take precedent over good ideas. Sure, it's possible to both revise content and to coach someone how to be a solid speaker. But we believe the merit of a good talk for Coalesce comes first and foremost from a place of curiosity and a desire to share knowledge with others.
Things we'd like to change
This was our team's first time reviewing conference pitches, and we discovered what we wanted the more we reviewed. Next time around, we intend to publish clearer selection criteria beforehand.
Lastly, diversity is really important to us at Fishtown. We believe folks from underrepresented and marginalized communities should feel empowered and be encouraged to put themselves forward. The truth is, we'd like to have a lineup that represents the many different faces in our community. We'd like to see more women and people of color make pitches. And I'd like to remind everyone that sometimes the most powerful thing a would-be speaker can do for their team and the community at large is to nominate another team-member.
A big thanks to everyone who submitted a pitch! If we didn't move forward with your talk, rest assured we'd be delighted to see you as speaker or spectator of a future community event--a meetup, office hours, or the like.
And for those of you reading who either didn't know about Coalesce before the speaker deadline or decided not to apply for a different reason, get those pitches ready for Coalesce 2021. We'd love to see them.
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These are the words of the ever crabby, completely fabulous Raymond Chandler (thank you dear readers for introducing his books to me) in a letter to one of his editors at The Atlantic magazine.
In the meantime it's your turn to wax lyrical on the writing process. I yield the floor.
Good on Chandler. This reminds me of the trouble my mother had with the Virago editor and making sure that what she'd purposely written wouldn't be corrected. She didn't achieve her aim on a lot of constructions and it bugged her till the day she died.
I am going to look for your mom's memoir…and I hope you have started working on yours!
Dah-ling! I'm not stalking you, honestly – but I just saw your comment re: your mother's memoirs. I'd love to purchase a copy. May I DM you via Twitter so we can make arrangements? If copies are still available?
Fantastic post. So excited to read your literary explorations- as only you can do!
I fell off the blogging wagon again, and when I turned my computer back on there you were! I will send you an email.
Ah, don't get me started on those! I'm sure at some point they will be refined but now some of the "editing" suggestions are nonsensical.
Crabapples who are masking good humor are some of my favorite people!


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Visions of a new generation
What: "Fever Dreams"
Where: Western Gallery, WWU
WHEN: Through June 15
Cost: Entry is free and open to the public
Info: http://www.westerngallery.wwu.edu
By Amy Kepferle
The range of calcified-looking objects in Ruby Jones' "Compost" photograph are unsettling. Pale porcelain hands stained with a dark-blue substance hold a range of jawbones, shells, spore-like objects and other unidentified subject matter. Tendrils of grass or moss can be spotted here and there—the vibrant green standing out among the bleached expanse.
The feeling that something isn't quite right in the world isn't just relegated to Jones' offerings. In "Fever Dreams," the exhibit currently showing at Western Washington University's Western Gallery, graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students embraced a certain ambiguity when they chose the title to the art show that was a year in the making.
Just like those who came before them, each of the burgeoning contemporary artists worked with a facilitator and faculty advisors who challenged and supported them as they conceptualized and created their projects and the resulting artwork. When it came time to name the show, they chose a title that seemed to best encapsulate what they were going for.
"For this group of young artists, 'Fever Dreams' captures their anxiety about the world," a recent press release explains. "How are we going to escape the impending environmental collapse, the glamorized violence, addiction and exploitation that we see all around us? How can we get away from the oversaturation of information, cultural disorientation and denied identities?
"These are some of the nightmarish fever dreams of a new generation. At the same time, 'Fever Dreams' captures for them the power of art to go beyond rationalist logic and reimagine relationships and connections. Objects and ideas are re-contextualized, re-associated and re-conceptualized in their work. These are artists looking for alternate endings to bad dreams. They search for a doorway, a way of world-making. There must be some creative way out of here, out of the blind alley that imperious rationality has led us into."
An element of fantasy or unreality extends to many pieces in the exhibit. In a painting by Jesse Alkire, for example, an archer sits atop a pale-pink unicorn flanked by two bespectacled young women wearing tennis shoes and sporting colorful butterfly wings. In a piece by Emeline Agnew, viewers only see the back of a blond woman's head as her plastic-gloved hands fiddle with a nozzle connected to someone's—or something's—head. In an image by Abigail March, Marlboro cigarette packages are being stitched together to create a new kind of patchwork quilt.
Lindsey Hammerle, Carly McCartney, Keiko Scott, Ellery von Dassow, and Casper Truon are also among the artists for whom "Fever Dreams" is serving as a swan song to their undergrad experience. They and the aforementioned students have created an intriguing exhibit that also features sculptural installations, video, animation, fibers and mixed media that is well worth stopping by campus to peruse.
While I can't promise you won't be somewhat unsettled by the experience, I can assure you the exhibit will make you think. The students took their time ensuring that would be the case, while learning a few things along the way.
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HomeAll Posts...Six Localization Insights from Airbnb
The sharing economy—where individuals exchange, rent or share goods and services with their peers—has gone global. Airbnb, for example, operates in almost every country in the world. In this episode of Globally Speaking, we discussed the sharing economy with Dan Hill, Director of Product and Growth at Airbnb. Here are the main takeaways.
Airbnb is a pioneering platform that allows travelers to book sleeping accommodations and experiences (day trips, outings, walks around town) with locals, instead of booking hotels or other traditional accommodations. This allows them to deeply experience a city and neighborhood through the eyes of a local.
Dan's efforts have uncovered new insights about the global traveler's language expectations and use, which in turn impact Airbnb's localization strategy. Also, their trial and error with programs such as MT and machine learning have led to similar surprises and adaptations in their localization approach. In this chat, six revelations about their efforts at global expansion really caught our attention.
1. Travelers aren't that different from country to country
People are far more similar globally than Dan expected them to be. It doesn't matter if travelers are from China or Cuba or London, they all want the same authentic experiences. Travel expectations and wishes are a "globally shared phenomenon" as Dan says. "They want to meet people; they want to connect; and they want to explore the world." Also, they have similar attitudes about how language is used when traveling. For example, travelers do not expect to have experiences in their own language when they go abroad.
2. The world is more multilingual than you think
In large parts of the world, many people are bilingual or trilingual. Dan thinks we have all been under-estimating how many people are reasonably fluent in more than one language, particularly across Europe and APAC.
How this manifests at Airbnb is that there are many hosts who can write their listings in more than one language. This broadens their own sales potential without any help or additional cost. This also can mean that some renters don't need translations either. Though they still may prefer translated content, not having it doesn't cold-stop a sale.
3. Users don't expect flawless language
Even if a seller lists properties or excursions in a second language, the customer doesn't expect it to be perfect. They know their host in another country might not speak their language fully or at all.
Dan says, "I think people understand the nature of this product, and what Airbnb is, is about travel and meeting people; and part of that magic of travel is the sort of slightly awkward language barrier." Traveling means taking yourself a little bit out of your comfort zone, and struggling with the language—perhaps getting by with just a few words is part of the authentic experience. That language challenge is indeed part of the fun.
4. MT may or may not be useful
Airbnb has used Machine Translation (MT) to translate some of their content, such as user reviews, but with some unanticipated results.
The team surmised that MT would be great for those who could not read the local language; obviously, it helps you better understand the content. Right? But one of their findings was that the user's experience with MT is not always better than reading a second language with a little difficulty.
Even though getting a translation is easy—an MT option is part of the interface—some renters seem to not need that translation after all. People are using content as-is, untranslated, and still succeeding at booking their stay.
(Despite this, MT still has a place in Airbnb's program, including, potentially, neural machine translation.)
5. Transcreation is difficult, but worth it
Airbnb ran a campaign around the idea that when two people from different cultures connect, there is "one less stranger" in the world. It is a beautiful idea, central to Airbnb's values: when people aren't strangers, when they understand each other, there is more tolerance and inclusivity. However, translating the phrase "one less stranger" into different languages was very challenging. In English, this has a poetic, positive feel. In German, however, the word "stranger" is very close to the word for "foreigner"; it's not "one less foreigner" that they wanted to say. So, to avoid the message getting misconstrued, they transcreated it instead for each local market. This meant that Airbnb was able to preserve the value and intent of their message worldwide.
6. Machine learning can help with language selection
It's not always feasible or logical to translate all content into all languages, but how does an enterprise decide which ones to do? Airbnb has started to use machine learning to predict which languages should be included in specific listings based on where past travelers booking in that location are from. For instance, if a host publishes a listing in Notting Hill in London, and if most travelers booking there are from France, Portugal, and Croatia, then the listing should be in French, Portuguese, and Croatian. And this can happen at a grand scale: the data can show the listings all over the world that would most benefit from, say, being in French as well as English.
In this way, languages chosen will cater to most travelers to that area…while saving money by not translating into every language.
As large global industries evolve their language programs, these kinds of revelations from trial and error will surface. Gathering and analyzing data in unique ways can also spur new, unconventional ways of reaching your customers and bridging cultural gaps. Airbnb's global program is a forerunner: their a-ha moments and the resulting changes to their localization strategy provide insights that may apply to any global business.
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Sharon Green and I went to Sunderland Poly to do English at the tail end of the 80s and then for a large part of our adult life lost touch with each other, not out of malice, just life. Facebook reconnected us and so we followed each other from afar, then Sharon announced she was leaving the platform so we swopped numbers, then WhatsApp voice messages, then finally we spoke and captured the conversation on my podcast.
During the lockdowns Sharon, confined, like the rest of us, to her locality, started to take photos of the doors she passed on her daily walks around London. When I suggested to Sharon that she might like to talk about her doors on the podcast, she laughed as it seemed like a silly thing, but actually the conversation we had was anything but.
Walking around London during the pandemic and after George Flloyd's murder got Sharon thinking about what was going on behind closed doors; which children were safe, with access to support and technology, which were hungry, as Rashford's campaign so clearly flagged up.
As an HR consultant the doors allowed her to focus her thinking about which doors are open and shut and to whom. Both Sharon and I got into Sunderland by the skin of our teeth and at the time, as a North Eastern Poly, there were many people who looked down on it as an undergraduate location. But for both of us it opened doors, to both of us to higher education and careers.
As my eldest son applies for student loans which will saddle him with decades of debt, I look back on my full grant, the housing benefit I got and I am so grateful. Without that state help even the doors of a poly would have been shut to me, there was just no my family could have afforded it and the idea of huge debt was just something which would not have been countenanced.
Being white has opened doors, going to a grammar school, every qualification I have gained has opened doors to the next, each job opening doors to the next which have all led to my ability to earn money and use my time in ways which support myself, my family, my interests and passions, well-being and income generation.
Where do you even begin if every door is shut to you?
We didn't get to any fix-all answers in the conversation but three themes stood out as one of the ways to open doors for all:
How could you grow these themes to open doors for yourself and the people whose doors are sticky, or rusty, or bolted shut but someone or something else?
What goes on behind closed doors? How do we open doors? What assumptions do we make? A simple conversation about Sharon's photographs of doors takes us into community, connection, creativity and the big issues that as a world we are grappling with.
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Depart before the break of dawn from Phnom Penh with a stop at the little known Chong Koh silk weaving village for a leisure walk. We cruise past the Mekong's tranquil villages and mind blowing river life with scores of fishermen on duty. Visit Wat Nokor, a wat built within the ruins of an ancient temple that holds a timeless story.
Then, travel to the Cheung Kok Ecotourism Village, a small village developed with support from Assistance Médiation Internationale (AMICA). Travellers can visit the village and take part in activities to experience village life. Profits from tourism go towards re-investment into long-term projects.
Wake up in the wee hours of the morning, truly energized to embark on a journey upriver to the pre-Angkorian temple of Wat Hanchey. Located at the top of a hill overlooking the river, it offers some of the best views in Cambodia. Dating from the 8th century, these ancient structures do justice to the architecture of the Chenla Empire which predated the glories of the mighty Angkor. Enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding well organized rice paddy plains, as well as a travellers blessing performed by the local monks.
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/**
 * \mainpage
 *
 * \section intro Introduction
 * This is the documentation for the data structures, functions, variables,
 * defines, enums, and typedefs for the TWI slave mode example.
 *
 * \section files Main Files
 * - twi_slave_example.c: example application.
 * - conf_board.h: board configuration
 * - conf_twi.h: TWI slave configuration used in this example
 *
 * \section driverinfo twi slave Driver
 * The twi driver can be found \ref group_megarf_drivers_twi "here".
 *
 * \section deviceinfo Device Info
 * AVR MEGARF device can be used.
 *
 * \section exampledescription Description of the example
 * The given example uses one kit as a TWI slave:
 *    - the TWI slave gets data for the a write request from TWI master,
 *    - the TWI slave send data for the a read request from TWI master,
 *
 * Yellow LED , Green LED gives the result of the test:
 * Green LED is ON when transmission is success.
 * Yellow LED is ON when reception is success.
 *
 * \section compinfo Compilation Info
 * This software was written for the GNU GCC and IAR for AVR.
 * Other compilers may or may not work.
 *
 * \section contactinfo Contact Information
 * For further information, visit
 * Atmel AVR.\n
 */
 /**
 * Support and FAQ: visit Atmel Support
 */
#include "asf.h"
#include <conf_twi.h>

/** \name Slave memory Test Pattern Constants */
/** @{*/

#define PATTERN_TEST_LENGTH     sizeof(test_pattern)
const uint8_t test_pattern[] = {
	0x05,
	0x15,
	0x25,
	0x35,
	0x45,
	0x55,
	0x65,
	0x75,
	0x85
};

uint8_t data_received[PATTERN_TEST_LENGTH] = {0};

/** @}*/

#define SLAVE_BUS_ADDR       0xB0        /* !< TWI slave bus address */
#define TWI_GCE              0x01        /* !< TWI slave general call enable */

static void twi_Transmission_Failure(void);
static void twi_Transmit_Success(void);
static void twi_Receive_Success(void);

/**
 * \brief TWI Slave Example Main
 */
int main(void)
{
	/* Initialize the common clock service, board-specific initialization,
	 * and
	 * interrupt vector support prior to using the TWI master interfaces.
	 */
	sysclk_init();

	board_init();

	/* Enable the peripheral clock for TWI module */
	sysclk_enable_peripheral_clock(&TWBR);

	/* Initialize the TWI Slave driver. */
	twi_slave_init(SLAVE_BUS_ADDR | TWI_GCE);

	/* Enable global interrupt */
	cpu_irq_enable();

	slave_data_buffer_t data_buffer = {
		.rx_buffer = (void *)data_received, /* transfer data source
		                                     * buffer */
		.tx_buffer = (void *)test_pattern
	};

	/* Start the TWI slave Transceiver */
	twi_slave_start(&data_buffer);

	/* Wait in infinite loop and check for TWI status */
	while (1) {
		if (twi_slave_state_get() == TWI_IDLE) {
			switch (twi_slave_status_get()) {
			case TWI_STATUS_TX_COMPLETE:
				twi_Transmit_Success();
				break;

			case TWI_STATUS_RX_COMPLETE:
				twi_Receive_Success();
				break;

			case TWI_STATUS_NO_STATE:
				break;

			default:
				twi_Transmission_Failure();
				break;
			}
		}
	}
}

/**
 * \brief TWI transmission failure indication through red LED On
 */
static void twi_Transmission_Failure(void)
{
	/* Red LED ON */
	LED_On(LED_RED_GPIO);

	twi_slave_status_reset();
}

/**
 * \brief TWI transmit success indication through green LED On
 */
static void twi_Transmit_Success(void)
{
	/* Green LED ON */
	LED_On(LED_GREEN_GPIO);

	twi_slave_status_reset();
}

/**
 * \brief TWI receive success indication through yellow LED On
 */
static void twi_Receive_Success(void)
{
	/* Yellow LED ON */
	LED_On(LED_YELLOW_GPIO);

	twi_slave_status_reset();
}

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class FlexibleProjectObserver < ActiveRecord::Observer
  observe :flexible_project

  def from_waiting_funds_to_successful(flexible_project)
    notify_admin_that_project_is_successful(flexible_project)
    notify_users(flexible_project)
  end
  alias :from_online_to_successful :from_waiting_funds_to_successful

  def from_draft_to_online(flexible_project)
    project = flexible_project

    project.update_attributes({
      audited_user_name: project.user.name,
      audited_user_cpf: project.user.cpf,
      audited_user_phone_number: project.user.phone_number
    })
  end

  private
  def notify_admin_that_project_is_successful(flexible_project)
    redbooth_user = User.find_by(email: CatarseSettings[:email_redbooth])
    flexible_project.notify_once(:redbooth_task, redbooth_user) if redbooth_user
  end

  def notify_users(flexible_project)
    flexible_project.payments.with_state('paid').each do |payment|
      payment.contribution.
        notify_to_contributor(:contribution_project_successful)
    end
  end

end


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Lyndsey Scott Speaks Out Against Trolls
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This Victoria's Secret Model Is Also A Coder: That Shouldn't Be Newsworthy
Madeline Buxton
Photo: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images.
This is so typical.
That was Lyndsey Scott's first reaction when she saw the trolling responses to an Instagram post shared one week ago by the popular tech account coding.engineer. The post shows a nearly 10-year-old photo of Scott, a former Victoria's Secret model, walking down the runway, clad in lingerie and surrounded by a train of colourful balloons. It is overlaid with text: "This Victoria's Secret model can program code in Python, C++, Java, MIPS, and Objective-C," and accompanied by a caption that reads "Coding Is For Anyone!"
The post would not have been newsworthy if everyone prescribed to that truth. Unfortunately, we know this is far from reality, and the backlash to Scott's photo became just the latest in a string of incidents that show the steep cliff facing women in tech.
CODING IS FOR ANYONE! @science @girlswhocode From @codingblog #coding #codinglife #codingisfun #codingpics #coder #coderlife #programmer #programmers #programmerslife #programmerlife #programmerhumor #programming #programmings #programminglife #programmingcontest
A post shared by Coding engineer (@coding.engineer) on Sep 6, 2018 at 9:47pm PDT
Scott says she didn't become aware of the post until a few hours after it went up on Instagram, when someone tagged her in the comments. There, she saw a range of demeaning and hostile responses, which ranged from the creepy ("I love her, she's mine, stay away. She's my precious!") to the grossly discrediting ("Yeah she can write Hello World").
Many others came to Scott's defence before she chimed in with her own comment, which she later she shared on Twitter: "I have 27481 points on StackOverflow; I'm on the iOS tutorial team for RayWendelich.com; I'm the Lead iOS software engineer for @RallyBound, the 841st fastest growing company in the US according to @incmagazine, I have a Bachelor's degree from Amherst where I double majored in computer science and theatre, and I'm able to live my life doing everything I love. Looking at these comments I wonder why 41% of women in technical careers drop out because of a hostile work environment."
Despite her many accolades, Scott's used to not being taken seriously. She doesn't think it's because she's a model. Instead, she attributes it to being a woman in tech.
"[I've seen] people who aren't models, they're just women, get the same sort of treatment on the internet and in real life," she told Refinery29. "If someone doesn't look like the image that people have in their mind of the conventional programmer, they often have to do more to prove them false."
These beliefs are reflected in the numbers: According to the National Centre for Women and Information Technology, women made up just 26% of the computing workforce in 2017. This figure falls to just 3% for women of colour.
Scott, who came to New York after graduating college to pursue acting, fell into modelling when she signed with an agency that represented both actors and models. She soon earned an exclusive contract with Calvin Klein, and then landed the crème de la crème of the modelling résumé, a spot in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show lineup, in 2009.
"If someone doesn't look like the image that people have in their mind of the conventional programmer, they often have to do more to prove them false."
Lyndsey Scott, model, actress, and programmer
But after modelling for several years, Scott decided she wanted to re-focus on her acting career, and moved L.A. In search of a way to support herself while going on auditions, she picked back up computer programming, which she had studied in school. She quickly found that just because she knew how to code didn't mean others would treat her like a professional.
"I'd walk into a room of programmers and say, What are you talking about, and they'd say, Oh, you wouldn't be interested," she says. "I'd be avoided — no one would want me on their team, or I'd end up on a team, and they would give me a small task. People would slip up sometimes and say that I was learning to code, or starting to code, instead of talking about me like I was an actual iOS developer."
So Scott took the situation into her own hands: She started answering questions on Stack Overflow, where developers go to share knowledge and can earn industry cred by answering others' posts. After just a month, she rose to number one on the site's list of iOS programmers. That screenshot of her top ranking (left) was finally enough to help her land a few gigs, which led to others. Now, she builds apps for clients such as the Aids Walk, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Susan G. Komen Foundation — while also acting and screenwriting.
She sees her knowledge of the modelling and entertainment industries as a major asset to her work as a programmer:
"When you're a programmer, technology is nothing unless you have other interests to apply that to," Scott told Refinery29. "Any other interests that I have come in handy when I'm doing work for various companies, because technology is a part of people's real lives. It's not isolated."
This is a perspective that is just starting to take root within the tech industry now, as platforms like Facebook are forced to grapple with the real-world impact of issues such as election interference and fake news.
Scott, who has advocated for more diversity in tech in recent years, is hopeful that the Instagram post is another opportunity to bring light to the problem. She's already heard from many women as well as men, who have reached out to share their own stories of adversity and support, giving her hope.
"There's this rallying of powerful women who are willing to talk about what they've been though, and raise their voices to change it so [we can make tech] a safe space for everyone."
Victorias Secret Model-Coder Trolls Reveal Tech Sexism
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She was known as the Miss Hurst Golden Shifter & we can definitely see why.
The iconic Miss Hurst Golden Shifter has been a part of the racing and automotive scene since the early '60s; she knows everyone we regard as heroes (and many more we don't), and she never disappoints with her insanely accurate memory. Meet her once, even for just a moment, and there's a good chance she'll remember your name and what you talked about a decade later. She has probably the most recognized face (and let's be honest, the most recognized breasts, too!) in the world of motorsports, having represented Hurst and several other companies for five decades now, after George Hurst stole her from her Miss Firebird responsibilities and made her the second Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, initially to promote the company, but eventually to promote everything about motorsports, hot rodding, and our way of life.
Linda Vaughn is The First Lady of Racing, and she always will be. And yes, she drove to our lunch in her '75 Hurst Olds.
And we saved the best for last!!!
She dug Motorcycles as well and adorned many pages of the magazines back in the day.
A legend that's for sure and thought it fitting to have on our Blog for Valentines day.
Hope you enjoyed the photo's? Hope that you all have a super Valentines day and evening.
Right, I am back into the workshop.


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Whether you're shopping for your new home or next investment property, finding the right location is critical to ensuring long-term capital growth. But how do you find a good suburb to invest in? While there is no foolproof formula, we can offer you some tips to increase your chances of investing smartly.
Property reports can often show a suburb's price growth using monthly, yearly and ten-year comparisons. It's worth using this data to help you determine what stage of the growth cycle a suburb is in – whether it's peaking, bottoming or nearing a boom. Pay close attention to growth trends – how has the market preformed over the last one, three and five years?
In recent years many suburbs once considered poor have experienced a second wind as working professionals move in and improve the suburb's population. To identify if a suburb has the potential for gentrification, look to the streetscapes for new renovations and take note of price trends over the past two to three years. Also pay close attention to who the majority of buyers are, an influx of young and financially sound buyers in the area is a good sign. The local restaurant and café scene picking up is another.
Sales might be good, but how much construction is happening in the area? Lots of developers breaking ground could lead to a property oversupply, causing prices and yields to fall. Whereas rising rental yields is a good sign of a suburb having low supply and becoming popular. Generally, the more properties available for sale in a suburb, the more diluted the return on your investment. Instead, try going for established suburbs over new ones. This is because the supply of properties in established locations can't easily be increased, so as the population grows, so does the demand – forcing prices up.
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Following these tips will help you be on your way to finding the right area to invest in. Just remember every buyer is different with varying needs and lifestyles, so make sure you identify and make them central to your decision.


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Q: On managed Macs, how much can the admin see? I have a Macbook that was given to me by my employer.
The Macbook is managed by them as I can see the installed profiles. These profiles control things like how/when to set up my password, apps that should be installed etc...
I would like to know if they have access to my computer and how much can they do/see ?
Things like, Can they see my screen? Can they see what I'm typing? Can they which applications I've installed? Can they access the contents of my drives?
If possible, provide references to official Apple documentation/sites detailing this.


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