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import io
import jsonpickle
import logging
import numpy as np
import os
from tqdm import tqdm
from typing import Tuple, List, Optional, Dict, Text, Any

from rasa.core import utils
from rasa.core.actions.action import ACTION_LISTEN_NAME
from rasa.core.domain import PREV_PREFIX, Domain
from rasa.core.events import ActionExecuted
from rasa.core.trackers import DialogueStateTracker
from rasa.core.training.data import DialogueTrainingData

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class SingleStateFeaturizer(object):
    """Base class for mechanisms to transform the conversations state
    into machine learning formats.

    Subclasses of SingleStateFeaturizer decide how the bot will transform
    the conversation state to a format which a classifier can read:
    feature vector."""

    def __init__(self):
        """Declares instant variables."""
        self.user_feature_len = None
        self.slot_feature_len = None

    def prepare_from_domain(self, domain: Domain) -> None:
        """Helper method to init based on domain"""
        pass

    def encode(self, state: Dict[Text, float]) -> np.ndarray:
        raise NotImplementedError("SingleStateFeaturizer must have "
                                  "the capacity to "
                                  "encode states to a feature vector")

    @staticmethod
    def action_as_one_hot(action: Text, domain: Domain) -> np.ndarray:
        if action is None:
            return np.ones(domain.num_actions, dtype=int) * -1

        y = np.zeros(domain.num_actions, dtype=int)
        y[domain.index_for_action(action)] = 1
        return y

    def create_encoded_all_actions(self, domain: Domain) -> np.ndarray:
        """Create matrix with all actions from domain
            encoded in rows."""
        pass

class BinarySingleStateFeaturizer(SingleStateFeaturizer):
    """Assumes all features are binary.

    All features should be either on or off, denoting them with 1 or 0."""

    def __init__(self):
        """Declares instant variables."""
        super(BinarySingleStateFeaturizer, self).__init__()

        self.num_features = None
        self.input_state_map = None

    def prepare_from_domain(self, domain: Domain) -> None:
        self.num_features = domain.num_states
        self.input_state_map = domain.input_state_map

        self.user_feature_len = (len(domain.intent_states) +
                                 len(domain.entity_states))
        self.slot_feature_len = len(domain.slot_states)

    def encode(self, state: Dict[Text, float]) -> np.ndarray:
        """Returns a binary vector indicating which features are active.

            Given a dictionary of states (e.g. 'intent_greet',
            'prev_action_listen',...) return a binary vector indicating which
            features of `self.input_features` are in the bag. NB it's a
            regular double precision float array type.

            For example with two active features out of five possible features
            this would return a vector like `[0 0 1 0 1]`

            If intent features are given with a probability, for example
            with two active features and two uncertain intents out
            of five possible features this would return a vector
            like `[0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 0, 1.0]`.

            If this is just a padding vector we set all values to `-1`.
            padding vectors are specified by a `None` or `[None]`
            value for states.
        """

        if not self.num_features:
            raise Exception("BinarySingleStateFeaturizer "
                            "was not prepared "
                            "before encoding.")

        if state is None or None in state:
            return np.ones(self.num_features, dtype=np.int32) * -1

        # we are going to use floats and convert to int later if possible
        used_features = np.zeros(self.num_features, dtype=np.float)
        using_only_ints = True
        for state_name, prob in state.items():
            if state_name in self.input_state_map:
                idx = self.input_state_map[state_name]
                used_features[idx] = prob
                using_only_ints = using_only_ints and utils.is_int(prob)
            else:
                logger.debug(
                    "Feature '{}' (value: '{}') could not be found in "
                    "feature map. Make sure you added all intents and "
                    "entities to the domain".format(state_name, prob))

        if using_only_ints:
            # this is an optimization - saves us a bit of memory
            return used_features.astype(np.int32)
        else:
            return used_features

    def create_encoded_all_actions(self, domain: Domain) -> np.ndarray:
        """Create matrix with all actions from domain
            encoded in rows as bag of words."""
        return np.eye(domain.num_actions)

class LabelTokenizerSingleStateFeaturizer(SingleStateFeaturizer):
    """SingleStateFeaturizer that splits user intents and
    bot action names into tokens and uses these tokens to
    create bag-of-words feature vectors.

    Args:
        split_symbol: The symbol that separates words in
            intets and action names.

        use_shared_vocab: The flag that specifies if to create
            the same vocabulary for user intents and bot actions.
    """

    def __init__(self,
                 use_shared_vocab: bool = False,
                 split_symbol: Text = '_') -> None:
        """inits vocabulary for label bag of words representation"""
        super(LabelTokenizerSingleStateFeaturizer, self).__init__()

        self.use_shared_vocab = use_shared_vocab
        self.split_symbol = split_symbol

        self.num_features = None
        self.user_labels = []
        self.slot_labels = []
        self.bot_labels = []

        self.bot_vocab = None
        self.user_vocab = None

    @staticmethod
    def _create_label_token_dict(labels, split_symbol='_'):
        """Splits labels into tokens by using provided symbol.
        Creates the lookup dictionary for this tokens.
        Values in this dict are used for featurization."""

        distinct_tokens = set([token
                               for label in labels
                               for token in label.split(split_symbol)])
        return {token: idx
                for idx, token in enumerate(sorted(distinct_tokens))}

    def prepare_from_domain(self, domain: Domain) -> None:
        """Creates internal vocabularies for user intents
        and bot actions to use for featurization"""
        self.user_labels = domain.intent_states + domain.entity_states
        self.slot_labels = domain.slot_states
        self.bot_labels = domain.action_names

        if self.use_shared_vocab:
            self.bot_vocab = self._create_label_token_dict(self.bot_labels +
                                                           self.user_labels,
                                                           self.split_symbol)
            self.user_vocab = self.bot_vocab
        else:
            self.bot_vocab = self._create_label_token_dict(self.bot_labels,
                                                           self.split_symbol)
            self.user_vocab = self._create_label_token_dict(self.user_labels,
                                                            self.split_symbol)

        self.num_features = (len(self.user_vocab) +
                             len(self.slot_labels) +
                             len(self.bot_vocab))

        self.user_feature_len = len(self.user_vocab)
        self.slot_feature_len = len(self.slot_labels)

    def encode(self, state: Dict[Text, float]) -> np.ndarray:
        if not self.num_features:
            raise Exception("LabelTokenizerSingleStateFeaturizer "
                            "was not prepared before encoding.")

        if state is None or None in state:
            return np.ones(self.num_features, dtype=np.int32) * -1

        # we are going to use floats and convert to int later if possible
        used_features = np.zeros(self.num_features, dtype=np.float)
        using_only_ints = True
        for state_name, prob in state.items():
            using_only_ints = using_only_ints and utils.is_int(prob)
            if state_name in self.user_labels:
                if PREV_PREFIX + ACTION_LISTEN_NAME in state:
                    # else we predict next action from bot action and memory
                    for t in state_name.split(self.split_symbol):
                        used_features[self.user_vocab[t]] += prob

            elif state_name in self.slot_labels:
                offset = len(self.user_vocab)
                idx = self.slot_labels.index(state_name)
                used_features[offset + idx] += prob

            elif state_name[len(PREV_PREFIX):] in self.bot_labels:
                action_name = state_name[len(PREV_PREFIX):]
                for t in action_name.split(self.split_symbol):
                    offset = len(self.user_vocab) + len(self.slot_labels)
                    idx = self.bot_vocab[t]
                    used_features[offset + idx] += prob

            else:
                logger.warning("Feature '{}' could not be found in "
                               "feature map.".format(state_name))

        if using_only_ints:
            # this is an optimization - saves us a bit of memory
            return used_features.astype(np.int32)
        else:
            return used_features

    def create_encoded_all_actions(self, domain: Domain) -> np.ndarray:
        """Create matrix with all actions from domain
            encoded in rows as bag of words."""
        encoded_all_actions = np.zeros((domain.num_actions,
                                        len(self.bot_vocab)),
                                       dtype=int)
        for idx, name in enumerate(domain.action_names):
            for t in name.split(self.split_symbol):
                encoded_all_actions[idx, self.bot_vocab[t]] = 1
        return encoded_all_actions

class TrackerFeaturizer(object):
    """Base class for actual tracker featurizers"""

    def __init__(self,
                 state_featurizer: Optional[SingleStateFeaturizer] = None,
                 use_intent_probabilities: bool = False) -> None:

        self.state_featurizer = state_featurizer or SingleStateFeaturizer()
        self.use_intent_probabilities = use_intent_probabilities

    def _create_states(self,
                       tracker: DialogueStateTracker,
                       domain: Domain,
                       is_binary_training: bool = False
                       ) -> List[Dict[Text, float]]:
        """Create states: a list of dictionaries.
            If use_intent_probabilities is False (default behaviour),
            pick the most probable intent out of all provided ones and
            set its probability to 1.0, while all the others to 0.0."""
        states = tracker.past_states(domain)

        # during training we encounter only 1 or 0
        if not self.use_intent_probabilities and not is_binary_training:
            bin_states = []
            for state in states:
                # copy state dict to preserve internal order of keys
                bin_state = dict(state)
                best_intent = None
                best_intent_prob = -1.0
                for state_name, prob in state:
                    if state_name.startswith('intent_'):
                        if prob > best_intent_prob:
                            # finding the maximum confidence intent
                            if best_intent is not None:
                                # delete previous best intent
                                del bin_state[best_intent]
                            best_intent = state_name
                            best_intent_prob = prob
                        else:
                            # delete other intents
                            del bin_state[state_name]

                if best_intent is not None:
                    # set the confidence of best intent to 1.0
                    bin_state[best_intent] = 1.0

                bin_states.append(bin_state)
            return bin_states
        else:
            return [dict(state) for state in states]

    def _pad_states(self, states: List[Any]) -> List[Any]:
        return states

    def _featurize_states(
        self,
        trackers_as_states: List[List[Dict[Text, float]]]
    ) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[int]]:
        """Create X"""
        features = []
        true_lengths = []

        for tracker_states in trackers_as_states:
            dialogue_len = len(tracker_states)

            # len(trackers_as_states) = 1 means
            # it is called during prediction or we have
            # only one story, so no padding is needed

            if len(trackers_as_states) > 1:
                tracker_states = self._pad_states(tracker_states)

            story_features = [self.state_featurizer.encode(state)
                              for state in tracker_states]

            features.append(story_features)
            true_lengths.append(dialogue_len)

        # noinspection PyPep8Naming
        X = np.array(features)

        return X, true_lengths

    def _featurize_labels(
        self,
        trackers_as_actions: List[List[Text]],
        domain: Domain
    ) -> np.ndarray:
        """Create y"""

        labels = []
        for tracker_actions in trackers_as_actions:

            if len(trackers_as_actions) > 1:
                tracker_actions = self._pad_states(tracker_actions)

            story_labels = [self.state_featurizer.action_as_one_hot(action,
                                                                    domain)
                            for action in tracker_actions]

            labels.append(story_labels)

        # if it is MaxHistoryFeaturizer, squeeze out time axis
        y = np.array(labels).squeeze()

        return y

    def training_states_and_actions(
        self,
        trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
        domain: Domain
    ) -> Tuple[List[List[Dict]], List[List[Text]]]:
        """Transforms list of trackers to lists of states and actions"""
        raise NotImplementedError("Featurizer must have the capacity to "
                                  "encode trackers to feature vectors")

    def featurize_trackers(self,
                           trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
                           domain: Domain
                           ) -> DialogueTrainingData:
        """Create training data"""
        self.state_featurizer.prepare_from_domain(domain)

        (trackers_as_states,
         trackers_as_actions) = self.training_states_and_actions(trackers,
                                                                 domain)

        # noinspection PyPep8Naming
        X, true_lengths = self._featurize_states(trackers_as_states)
        y = self._featurize_labels(trackers_as_actions, domain)

        return DialogueTrainingData(X, y, true_lengths)

    def prediction_states(self,
                          trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
                          domain: Domain
                          ) -> List[List[Dict[Text, float]]]:
        """Transforms list of trackers to lists of states for prediction"""
        raise NotImplementedError("Featurizer must have the capacity to "
                                  "create feature vector")

    # noinspection PyPep8Naming
    def create_X(self,
                 trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
                 domain: Domain
                 ) -> np.ndarray:
        """Create X for prediction"""

        trackers_as_states = self.prediction_states(trackers, domain)
        X, _ = self._featurize_states(trackers_as_states)
        return X

    def persist(self, path):
        featurizer_file = os.path.join(path, "featurizer.json")
        utils.create_dir_for_file(featurizer_file)
        with open(featurizer_file, 'w', encoding="utf-8") as f:
            # noinspection PyTypeChecker
            f.write(str(jsonpickle.encode(self)))

    @staticmethod
    def load(path):
        featurizer_file = os.path.join(path, "featurizer.json")
        if os.path.isfile(featurizer_file):
            return jsonpickle.decode(utils.read_file(featurizer_file))
        else:
            logger.error("Couldn't load featurizer for policy. "
                         "File '{}' doesn't exist.".format(featurizer_file))
            return None

class FullDialogueTrackerFeaturizer(TrackerFeaturizer):
    """Tracker featurizer that takes the trackers
    and creates full dialogue training data for
    time distributed rnn.
    Training data is padded up to the length of the longest
    dialogue with -1"""

    def __init__(self,
                 state_featurizer: SingleStateFeaturizer,
                 use_intent_probabilities: bool = False) -> None:
        super(FullDialogueTrackerFeaturizer, self).__init__(
            state_featurizer, use_intent_probabilities
        )
        self.max_len = None

    @staticmethod
    def _calculate_max_len(trackers_as_actions):
        if trackers_as_actions:
            return max([len(states) for states in trackers_as_actions])
        else:
            return None

    def _pad_states(self, states: List[Any]) -> List[Any]:
        """Pads states up to max_len"""

        if len(states) < self.max_len:
            states += [None] * (self.max_len - len(states))

        return states

    def training_states_and_actions(
        self,
        trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
        domain: Domain
    ) -> Tuple[List[List[Dict]], List[List[Text]]]:

        trackers_as_states = []
        trackers_as_actions = []

        logger.debug("Creating states and action examples from "
                     "collected trackers (by {}({}))..."
                     "".format(type(self).__name__,
                               type(self.state_featurizer).__name__))
        pbar = tqdm(trackers,
                    desc="Processed trackers",
                    disable=(not logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)))
        for tracker in pbar:
            states = self._create_states(tracker, domain,
                                         is_binary_training=True)

            delete_first_state = False
            actions = []
            for event in tracker.applied_events():
                if isinstance(event, ActionExecuted):
                    if not event.unpredictable:
                        # only actions which can be
                        # predicted at a stories start
                        actions.append(event.action_name)
                    else:
                        # unpredictable actions can be
                        # only the first in the story
                        if delete_first_state:
                            raise Exception("Found two unpredictable "
                                            "actions in one story."
                                            "Check your story files.")
                        else:
                            delete_first_state = True

            if delete_first_state:
                states = states[1:]

            trackers_as_states.append(states[:-1])
            trackers_as_actions.append(actions)

        self.max_len = self._calculate_max_len(trackers_as_actions)
        logger.debug("The longest dialogue has {} actions."
                     "".format(self.max_len))

        return trackers_as_states, trackers_as_actions

    def prediction_states(self,
                          trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
                          domain: Domain
                          ) -> List[List[Dict[Text, float]]]:

        trackers_as_states = [self._create_states(tracker, domain)
                              for tracker in trackers]

        return trackers_as_states

class MaxHistoryTrackerFeaturizer(TrackerFeaturizer):
    """Tracker featurizer that takes the trackers,
    slices them into max_history batches and
    creates  training data for rnn that uses last output
    for prediction.
    Training data is padded up to the max_history with -1"""

    MAX_HISTORY_DEFAULT = 5

    def __init__(self,
                 state_featurizer: Optional[SingleStateFeaturizer] = None,
                 max_history: int = None,
                 remove_duplicates: bool = True,
                 use_intent_probabilities: bool = False) -> None:
        super(MaxHistoryTrackerFeaturizer, self).__init__(
            state_featurizer, use_intent_probabilities
        )
        self.max_history = max_history or self.MAX_HISTORY_DEFAULT
        self.remove_duplicates = remove_duplicates

    @staticmethod
    def slice_state_history(
        states: List[Dict[Text, float]],
        slice_length: int
    ) -> List[Optional[Dict[Text, float]]]:
        """Slices states from the trackers history.

        If the slice is at the array borders, padding will be added to ensure
        the slice length."""

        slice_end = len(states)
        slice_start = max(0, slice_end - slice_length)
        padding = [None] * max(0, slice_length - slice_end)
        # noinspection PyTypeChecker
        state_features = padding + states[slice_start:]
        return state_features

    @staticmethod
    def _hash_example(states, action):
        frozen_states = tuple((s if s is None
                               else frozenset(s.items())
                               for s in states))
        frozen_actions = (action,)
        return hash((frozen_states, frozen_actions))

    def training_states_and_actions(
        self,
        trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
        domain: Domain
    ) -> Tuple[List[List[Dict]], List[List[Text]]]:

        trackers_as_states = []
        trackers_as_actions = []

        # from multiple states that create equal featurizations
        # we only need to keep one.
        hashed_examples = set()

        logger.debug("Creating states and action examples from "
                     "collected trackers (by {}({}))..."
                     "".format(type(self).__name__,
                               type(self.state_featurizer).__name__))
        pbar = tqdm(trackers, desc="Processed trackers",
                    disable=(not logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)))
        for tracker in pbar:
            states = self._create_states(tracker, domain, True)

            idx = 0
            for event in tracker.applied_events():
                if isinstance(event, ActionExecuted):
                    if not event.unpredictable:
                        # only actions which can be
                        # predicted at a stories start
                        sliced_states = self.slice_state_history(
                            states[:idx + 1], self.max_history)

                        if self.remove_duplicates:
                            hashed = self._hash_example(sliced_states,
                                                        event.action_name)

                            # only continue with tracker_states that created a
                            # hashed_featurization we haven't observed
                            if hashed not in hashed_examples:
                                hashed_examples.add(hashed)
                                trackers_as_states.append(sliced_states)
                                trackers_as_actions.append([event.action_name])
                        else:
                            trackers_as_states.append(sliced_states)
                            trackers_as_actions.append([event.action_name])

                        pbar.set_postfix({"# actions": "{:d}".format(
                            len(trackers_as_actions))})
                    idx += 1

        logger.debug("Created {} action examples."
                     "".format(len(trackers_as_actions)))

        return trackers_as_states, trackers_as_actions

    def prediction_states(self,
                          trackers: List[DialogueStateTracker],
                          domain: Domain
                          ) -> List[List[Dict[Text, float]]]:

        trackers_as_states = [self._create_states(tracker, domain)
                              for tracker in trackers]
        trackers_as_states = [self.slice_state_history(states,
                                                       self.max_history)
                              for states in trackers_as_states]

        return trackers_as_states

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We got into the second session of our Chill campaign that we are playing online through Google Hangouts last night. I could have screwed the entire thing up about 10 different times, were it not for the inquisitive nature of one of my players. His questions kept reminding me of setting details I'd meant to tell them - like weather conditions, time of night, and so on.
We started out discussing the game and characters from an out-of-game standpoint and slowly transitioned into playing, and it kind of threw me. However, it was a very smooth transition and I liked recapping events and concepts before we started anew, so I may try to keep going in that direction. It came about naturally, as there were only two of us for about 10-15 minutes before the other players arrived, so we naturally started discussing the game. When the others arrived, the talks deepened. Eventually, the discussion petered-out and one of the players dived straight in. We can transition even more smoothly and keep the recap discussion.
Another issue that emerged is one of breaks. I may try to coordinate five minute breaks every hour or so next time. I know that is probably more than we need, but that's part of the point. It keeps things loose, including my joints.
We did not include the soundtrack last night, just because. I made playlists for various sets, as well as a running background playlist. We used them during the first session and they were very effective. The weird way we transitioned into playing is what threw me this week, and I forgot to start the playlists. Play went well without them, though. Actually, because this session had so little action, I think the driving soundtrack could have worked against us.
I kept quiet more than usual this week. I also stayed out of character - doing the bare minimum of tabletop acting to make sure the players knew which character was talking, but not getting into any clever dialogue, repeated mannerisms, or anything too deep. The purpose was to keep the focus on the PCs and let them figure some things out on their own. I still kept giving them information by reading my notes aloud without thinking, but they did all the hard work.
It took a while for them to really get going, so the game was slow almost from the start. Unlike D&D or some other games, you can't just throw in a random encounter to spice-up Chill games. You have to suffer through the slow periods, but I noticed the players often discussing things to a point then lingering, as though they were waiting for me to interject. I wanted to be sure to break that, too. I simply kept my mouth shut and answered questions. Even more to their credit, the troupe stayed in-character while they interacted, so it was really fun in that the characters themselves stumbled upon the answers to many of the clues they'd found.
The session was more of a success than it may have seemed, specifically because the players managed to get as far as they did. We won't always roleplay Investigation sessions, but I thought it important the players realize what all their characters are doing when we downtime past it so often. They also needed the break from ongoing story to talk things out and figure things out on their own - something they could not have done, had I kept hammering away with all the characters, places, and story involved. The Investigation was also carried out at an important locale, broadening the characters' knowledge of that location. All in all, it was a dicey call for a second session, but the right one.


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Blog • News • December 15, 2016
First New England Charles Moore Home Just Listed
by Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty
With views of Fisher's Island Sound, the Pawcatuck River and No Bottom Pond, "Sun Up," located at 10 No Bottom Ridge Road in Westerly is on the market for $1,775,000. Built in 1968 by renowned architect Charles Moore for the Klotz family, Sun Up features a unique architectural play on an octagon inside of a square.
"It is an honor to assist the Klotz family with the marketing and sale of their property. This magnificent Charles Moore designed home is truly a happy house filled with light, energy and cascading spaces. The playful Postmodern home speaks volumes about the creative joy of its owners. It is like living in a work of art surrounded by nature," states DeeDee Buffum, listing agent of the property with Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty.
Mural by Moore
According to co-listing agent Jim Buffum, "Architectural design makes a difference in the happiness and well-being of the soul. Enjoy Sun Up's interior spaces where your feet are grounded but your spirit soars up into cathedral-like ceilings and spaces where light plays with the imagination. We should all be so lucky to live in a space so nourishing to the spirit of humankind and inviting to the natural surroundings."
Moore received a 1969 New England Architect's Award and the property is in the RI Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission Survey of Westerly and can be viewed here.
"This is a truly unique property in Westerly with attention-demanding architecture at every turn. We are pleased to be representing this luxury home that has a distinctive place in Rhode Island history," adds Ray Mott, Broker/Owner of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty.
Rear view of home
Sun Up, sited so that its four corners point in the four cardinal directions, features four-bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms in a much larger design than Moore's prior work. The dining room presents thirty-foot ceilings and windows that capture the southern sun and the master bedroom features a hand painted mural by the architect himself.
Judy Chace, Broker/Owner of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty remarks, "Sun Up features so many rare architectural features in a secluded, private community in town. We are excited to have the opportunity to list Sun Up for the Klotz family."
The Klotz family, for whom the home was built, developed the gated No Bottom Pond neighborhood in Westerly.
For more information about Charles Moore, click here to view an interview with the architect.
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Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty was founded by Ray Mott and Judy Chace, two of Rhode Island's most accomplished and respected luxury real estate specialists. With a combined history of success and a reputation for representing Rhode Island's finest properties, Chace and Mott have an established record of providing exceptional customer service to their national and international clientele. The firm is comprised of over 130 dedicated sales associates with six offices in Rhode Island in Barrington, Charlestown, East Greenwich, Narragansett, Providence and Watch Hill.
Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty's network includes over 19,000 sales associates located in approximately 845 offices in 65 countries and territories. Each office is independently owned and operated.
For more information, visit the website at www.mottandchace.com
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Big bird news! A consortium of 200 scientists in 20 countries has released its first results on the origins and diversity of birds. Overview plus video here.
In this past week, as the annual Christmas Bird Count began, what's called the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium – 200 scientists, 80 institutions, 20 countries – began releasing its first results on nothing less than the origins of birds. This consortium has worked for the past four years on the whole genome sequencing of 48 bird species. Their results – which are expected to change the way we think about bird diversity – are being reported nearly simultaneously in 23 journal papers. Eight papers can be found in a December 12, 2014 special issue of the journal Science. Another 15 papers appear in the journals Genome Biology, GigaScience and other journals.
Overall, these works represent a landmark study on the origins of bird species, in which evolutionary biologists have made discoveries about the age of birds, and the genomic relationships among modern birds. We knew, for example, that today's birds emerged and evolved after the mass extinction that wiped out dinosaurs and almost everything else 66 million years ago. We knew that the birds that survived the mass extinction experienced a rapid burst of evolution, sometimes called the 'Big Bang' of bird evolution.
But the spectacular biodiversity today's birds – more than 10,000 species – was not well understood. Basically, scientists want to know how birds came to be so diverse.
To resolve these fundamental questions, a consortium led by Guojie Zhang of the National Genebank at BGI in China and the University of Copenhagen; neuroscientist Erich Jarvis of Duke University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and M. Thomas P. Gilbert of the Natural History Museum of Denmark has sequenced, assembled and compared the full genomes of 48 bird species.
The species include the crow, duck, falcon, parakeet, crane, ibis, woodpecker, eagle and others, representing all major branches of modern birds.
This is an exciting moment. Lots of fundamental questions now can be resolved with more genomic data from a broader sampling. I got into this project because of my interest in birds as a model for vocal learning and speech production in humans, and it has opened up some amazing new vistas on brain evolution.
Watch the video above to learn of some of the early findings of the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium, or follow the links below.
Bird tree of life, by Julie McMahon, U. Illinois. Click here to view a larger, interactive version of this graphic.
Bottom line: An international consortium of 200 scientists has release its first results on the origins of birds, expected to change the way we think about today's winged rulers of the skies.


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Coombe Castle receive their fourth Queen's Award for International Trade
Posted by: Egle Olivi, Posted on: 4 September 2018 - Categories: International trade, South West, Winners
Credit: David H Betteridge.
Founded in 1980, by Chairman Glyn Woolley, Coombe Castle is based in the Wiltshire town of Melksham, employing 35 people. We export cream, butter and cheese products from a range of farms, creameries and dairies around the UK and Ireland.
Now in its 52nd year, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country. Managing Director Darren Larvin said:
We are thrilled to receive our fourth Queen's Award, a feat few other companies in dairy industry and general food sector can match. It is a great honour for all our employees at Coombe Castle who've worked so hard over the years to build this business. This award is recognition of the team's effort and dedication and the loyalty of our suppliers and customers around the world.
At Coombe Castle we pride ourselves on exporting great tasting British and Irish dairy products to over 30 countries across the world. Producing our own range of luxurious English creams and partnering with over 40 suppliers.
In order to win the award, Coombe Castle demonstrated substantial year-on-year growth over 6 years with sales growth of nearly 50%. This strong sales growth means we have moved to new premises tripling our warehouse and office space.
Mr Larvin said:
This has been a very successful period for us with much of our growth coming from our markets in the USA and Canada, however we've also been able to develop in new markets like China, Mexico, South Africa and New Zealand.
On Friday 20 July we hosted an award ceremony at our Melksham offices. It was attended by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Rose Troughton, Michelle Donelan MP, and the Mayor of Melksham, Councillor Adrienne Westbrook. Staff were all presented with a commemorative gift, champagne reception and a fun day at the races. A fabulous celebration for the staff who have worked and continue to work hard to build this business.
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Pin down Pinterest's value
Every big social media platform that's attracted the eye of numerous businesses has a moment where it crosses the threshold from being something that companies sign on to out of curiosity, to a channel that becomes part of their overall business strategy. Is this Pinterest's moment? Certainly from all the buzz you would think so.
Pinterest is an easy-to-use platform that enables users to capture images from around the Web, or upload their own, and "pin" them to "boards" as a way of visually telling their community what they are doing and thinking about. Users can also follow the activity of fellow "pinners" and comment, "like," tweet, and share pins in various ways across the social Web. But as we've seen from the failure of Facebook stores to gain much traction, engagement doesn't always translate into purchases. And even if they did, right now users can't purchase directly from Pinterest.
Currently, Pinterest has more than 20 million users, an impressive milestone given that it only had 1 million users in July 2011. In fact, it surpassed the 10 million mark faster than any other social platform to date. Interestingly, 83% of its domestic users are women, with 3% reporting an income above $100,000 annually. Specifically, Pinterest's sweet spot appears to be women ages 18 to 34, living in households with incomes between $25,000 and $75,000 per year. But while this may be where Pinterest is best at driving engagement and sharing, the platform does not yet have an e-commerce component on the site.
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The world looked very different when ProPublica posted its first story five years ago today. Unemployment stood at 5.5 percent. The phrase "Too Big to Fail" had not yet entered the lexicon. And BP had rebranded itself as a company dedicated to green energy.
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ProPublica was founded by Paul Steiger, the former managing editor of The Wall Street Journal (and now our executive chairman). It was primarily funded by Herb and Marion Sandler, philanthropists who recognized the effect that newspapers' economic troubles were having on our democracy. Their generosity in those early years made it possible for the organization to find its voice and develop expertise in health care, the environment and Wall Street. We moved to assemble and make available to the public vast databases on pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors, the government's stimulus programs, the quality of dialysis care and, most recently, doctors' prescribing habits in the Medicare program. These efforts have given readers and other journalists throughout the country the chance to explore and analyze data that changes lives.
As an organization that was born on the Internet, we have tried to take full advantage of the conversation with and among readers made possible by the new technologies. Our readers play a crucial role in our journalism, helping us to investigate everything from campaign finance to patients harmed by medical procedures. We are grateful to all who have contributed ideas and time to our work.
More recently, ProPublica has worked to create a more diverse funding model, seeking earned income and raising money from thousands of individual donors as well as family and institutional foundations. We expect that more than two-thirds of our revenue in 2013 will come from sources other than the Sandler Foundation.
We have no doubt the next five years will bring new challenges. More people will get their news from mobile devices and tablets. New kinds of websites will be developed and proliferate. The business of journalism will evolve unpredictably. But one aspect of national life will remain constant — as it has for centuries. Governments, businesses and powerful individuals will occasionally abuse their powers and betray the public trust. And reporters from ProPublica will be trying to expose them. Thanks for your support of this work, for reading, for getting involved, and for being part of our community.


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From the archive: John Brown
by Melissa Hart
A new series on Showtime starring Ethan Hawke as abolitionist John Brown prompted me to dig into the Almanack archive for articles about Brown. (And don't miss scholar/writer Amy Godine's virtual Grange Hall talk tomorrow night about the historic statue of Brown at his Lake Placid farm.)
Here are a few gems:
His last days: 2009 marked the 150th anniversary of Brown's anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, his subsequent execution and the return of his body to North Elba. That fall, Almanack founder John Warren penned a series of articles about Brown's last days.
Brown's widow: All about Mary Ann Day Brown, John's wife and Washington County native.
Adirondacker Hall of Fame: Tim Rowland on why John Brown gets top billing in list of famous Adirondackers.
Grange talk about John Brown memorial
by Amy Godine
From the Whallonsburg Grange Virtual Lyceum Series:
Statues and memorials on public land are being debated across the country. Amy Godine, historian and author, will plumb the lost history and meanings of an Adirondack icon, the statue of John Brown at his farm in North Elba. Whether you love it, hate it, or are not sure of its place today, this 85-year-old landmark memorial to the renowned abolitionist invites fresh consideration.
The Virtual Lyceum series is made possible through the generous support of the Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation.
This talk is taking place from 7-8:30 p.m., presented via Zoom.
You must register IN ADVANCE so we can email you the Zoom link. You can register for the entire series or for an individual lecture. We will record the lectures and make them available later if you can't watch them live.
Click here to register for the Virtual Lyceums.
Amy Godine on John Brown Pilgrimages, Lake Placid Club
Adirondack Life contributor and independent scholar Amy Godine is set to track the history of pilgrimages to abolitionist John Brown's North Elba grave and home, with an emphasis on the yearly visits of the John Brown Memorial Association from Philadelphia and the exclusionary Lake Placid Club.
From 1922 into the 1970s, black activists gathered at Brown's shrine to honor his May birthday with speeches, sermons, and song. People in Lake Placid participated too, spurning the segregationist culture of the Jim Crow era. Of special interest to Godine is the complicated relationship of the black city pilgrims with the notoriously exclusionary Lake Placid Club. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Farm Nature Programs Planned
John Brown Farm has announced a number of nature programs set to run in June.
Conservation biologist and photographer Larry Master will lead a guided bird walk on Saturday, June 8, from 7 to 9 am, and a guided butterfly walk on Saturday, July 13, from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Rain dates are June 15 and July 14, respectively. » Continue Reading.
Historical Pilgrimages to the John Brown's Farm
by David Fiske
Memorial Day weekend is approaching, and along with the "unofficial start of summer," the Adirondacks will experience its annual influx of vacationers. But in years past, visitors arrived in May for another purpose: a pilgrimage to the John Brown farm in North Elba, New York. At the farm, a wreath would be laid upon the abolitionist's grave, and the song "John Brown's Body" was sung. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Day 2019 Planned For May 4th
John Brown Lives! has announced "John Brown Day: A Day of Reflection. A Day of Action." is set for May 4th, 2019 from 2 to 4 pm, at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site.
John Brown Day is a commemoration honoring women and men whose work invokes the passion and conviction of the 19th-century abolitionist who dedicated his life to the cause of liberation. » Continue Reading.
That So-Called Adirondack Hall of Fame
by Tim Rowland
I've made it a point of personal honor not to engage in arguments over lists, a lesson learned in high school when the radio stations would play their obligatory end-of-year "100 Greatest Rock and Roll Songs of All Time" segments.
And you'd sit around with a bunch of people in your friend's basement having a meltdown that Stairway to Heaven placed ahead of Satisfaction.
The capper was when stations, looking to reintroduce some buzz into a growingly tired feature, would pick something like Rubberband Man by the Spinners as the No. 1 Rock and Roll Song of All Time, spurring a renewed burst of moral outrage that even weed couldn't suppress. The Internet has made things far worse, as morons in search of clicks have ranked stuff like the Top 10 Grasshoppers and the 10 Best Places For Retirees to Buy Housing Shingles. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Day Set For Saturday, May 6
Aaron Mair, president of the Sierra Club; immigrant-rights organization Migrant Justice; and Don and Vivian Papson, founders of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association, will receive Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awards at the John Brown Day celebration on Saturday, May 6, at 2 pm.
The annual event, which is organized by North Country-based human rights and freedom education project John Brown Lives!, will be held at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. The public is welcome. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Lives! To Recognize Danny Glover, Alice Green, Brother Yu
Actor and activist Danny Glover, Albany civil rights leader Alice Green and youth advocate Brother Yusuf Abdul-Wasi Burgess will be the first recipients of the Spirit of John Brown Freedom Award, to be awarded at the John Brown Day 2016 celebration on Saturday, May 7th, at 1 pm.
The annual event, which is organized by Westport-based human rights and freedom education project John Brown Lives!, will be held at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. The public is welcome. » Continue Reading.
Mary Ann Day Brown, Widow of John Brown
by Sandra Weber
Last weekend, the Saratoga Historical Society in California celebrated the 200th birthday of Mary Ann Day Brown, wife of radical abolitionist John Brown. The milestone was observed a few weeks prior to her actual birthday (April 15) to coincide with the Blossom Festival…. but, wait. Doesn't John Brown's body lie a moldering in his grave in New York State? Yes, it does, in the Adirondacks near Lake Placid. The grave of his second wife Mary however, is at the other end of the country, in Saratoga, California's Madronia Cemetery.
It is all rather ironic since the life of Mary Ann Day started 200 years ago on April 15, 1816, in Granville in Washington County. Mary was a quite ordinary woman of the 1800s: quiet, modest, godly, and usually poor. Scores of thousands such lives pass unnoticed; history tends to remember women of wealth, beauty or offbeat wackiness if it recalls their existence at all. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Event: American Martyr, Hero
A lecture titled "American Martyr: Why John Brown Is Thought Of As A Terrorist Instead Of A Hero" will be given by John Brown scholar Louis DeCaro Jr. on Saturday, October 17 from 3:30 until 5 pm at John Brown Farm in Lake Placid.
In December of 1859 John Brown was executed after leading an anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, part of the radical movement of tens of thousands of Americans struggling to undermine the institution of slavery in America before the Civil War. His body was returned to his farm in North Elba. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Day Saturday, May 9th in Lake Placid
A biographer who has written extensively about John Brown, a civil rights activist who marched in Selma and a memorial honoring a youth leader who introduced countless city youth to the Adirondacks will highlight John Brown Day 2015.
The annual event will be held Saturday, May 9, from 2 to 4 pm at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. It is free and open to the public.
Speakers at the event, an annual celebration honoring the life and legacy of abolitionist John Brown, include biographer Louis DeCaro and civil rights activist Dr. James H. Carter. » Continue Reading.
Amy Godine On Black History in the Adirondacks
Black history in the Adirondacks has an anecdotal quality, maybe because the numbers of black Adirondackers have been so few. Here's a story of a black homesteader who was good friends with John Brown. There's a barn that may have sheltered fugitives on the Underground Railroad. Outside Warrensburg is a place in the woods where a black hermit lived. And so on.
The temptation – and I should know; I've been a lead offender – is to make a sort of nosegay out of these scattered stories, pack them all into a story by its lonesome, a chunky little sidebar, and let this stand for the black experience.
It makes a good read, and it's efficient. And it's wrong. It reinforces the idea that the black experience in this region was something isolated, inessential. It ghettoizes black Adirondack history, and this wasn't how it was. » Continue Reading.
In 1845 An Abolition Activist Toured the Adirondacks
by Peter Slocum
Late spring of 1845 found Gerrit Smith, a leader of the Liberty Party, touring the North Country in search of disaffected "Whigs and Democrats, whose intelligence and Christian integrity will not permit them to remain longer in their pro-slavery connections."
Smith, from Peterboro, in Madison County, traveled from Saratoga Springs, through Glens Falls and then into Essex and Clinton counties on his quest to build a credible third party, a devoted anti-slavery party. His report, printed in the Albany Patriot in late June, details the villages his visited, the people he met, and the difficulties he faced. » Continue Reading.
John Brown Day: Local Connections to Slavery, Abolition
Launching John Brown Day 2014, students from high schools across the Adirondacks will attend special screenings of 12 Years a Slave, the Academy award-winning film based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, a free Black Adirondacker who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the mid-1800s.
Born in Minerva in 1808, Northup lived many of his early years in the region, married and made a home with his wife and their three children in Saratoga Springs. It was there in 1841 where his harrowing entrapment and subsequent enslavement on a Louisiana cotton plantation began.
Eighteen years later in October 1859 John Brown's raid on the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, lit the spark that ignited the war that ended the chattel slavery that Northup and millions of other people of African descent endured in the United States. » Continue Reading.


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Donald Mathew CAPON - 11/12/2018
Donald Mathew CAPON
Hearing: 11 December 2018
at Rimutaka Prison
Ms T Williams Blyth – Panel Convenor
Mr C King
Donald Mathew Capon (53) appears for consideration of parole. He is serving a four-year six-month sentence for possession of objectionable material, distribution of objectionable publications and importing prohibited goods.
Mr Capon has no previous history of criminal offending.
In the prison setting he has a RoC*RoI of .09186, a prison security classification of minimum and a statutory release date of 12 January 2021. There is approximately two years remaining on his sentence.
When Mr Capon appeared in December 2017 he was waitlisted for the Short Intervention Programme for child sex offenders (SIP-CSO). Further thought was also required regarding his release proposal.
The parole assessment report advises that Mr Capon incurred a misconduct which was on 29 December 2017 for removing food from the kitchen.
Mr Capon completed the SIP-CSO programme in September 2018. He is reported as having found the programme difficult but happy with the progress that he made. In addition to the SIP-CSO, Mr Capon has completed the brief and intermediate Alcohol and Other Drug Programme. The proposal for release is to reside with [withheld]. The Board does not have confirmation of when a bed will be available to Mr Capon.
For today's hearing Mr Capon has provided the Board with a copy of his treatment report. The psychologist considers that Mr Capon has addressed his sexual offending and has developed a robust safety plan. He is deemed at low risk of sexually reoffending.
Mr Capon explained the misconduct. He removed chicken from the kitchen. His decision to remove food was a lapse in judgement but he described being unhappy working in the kitchen. He knew that he would lose his job as a result. The Board questioned his decision-making and the solution he used to be removed from his job. Mr Capon commented that in his family they were taught not to give up, so he broke the rules knowing he would be removed.
Completing the SIP-CSO, he learned to identify high-risk areas and feelings and how to manage those risks and feelings. Two high-risk areas are not taking medication and not being busy. Two high-risk feelings were feeling worthless and high anxiety. The strategies to address these are to stay on his medication and to understand that the feelings will not last, they will pass. He will also use distraction and diversion as strategies including his artwork and other creative activities.
Another area he addressed while on the programme was his distorted thinking. While he was offending he considered that the victims were merely actors. He realises that he was lying to himself and they were not actors. Lying to himself, he thought that merely watching videos was in no way as serious as those who committed the crimes. Seeing himself as merely a voyeur was a lie.
The Judge commented that the primary motivation for his offending was the thrill of the acquisition. This was discussed with Mr Capon. He acknowledged that finding new objectionable material was a thrill and this was more so because it was forbidden and against the law. Now he says he doesn't need the thrill because the medication he is on is managing the highs and lows that he has felt. He will continue to take his medication and will engage in other activities such as voluntary work, church and hospice activities.
His support network in the community is his [withheld]. He will talk to his support network if he is feeling down. In the past, he did not ask for help because of the shame.
Another high-risk situation for Mr Capon is not being employed or having no feeling of worth. If he is unable to engage in voluntary work then he will look at doing gardening, reading, building and walking. He would also like to engage with a psychologist in the community. If he can afford to pay for a psychologist then he will do that, alternatively he will engage with one through the public health system.
Talking to a psychologist will assist him to develop further strategies for when he is feeling down. It will also give him someone sensible to talk to.
Mr Capon has no intention of alcohol or returning to solvent abuse. Overall he feels that he has learned a lot and that his attitude has changed for the better.
The outstanding issue for the Board is Mr Capon's accommodation. To enable further enquiries to be made of [withheld], the hearing was adjourned.
On 12 December 2018, the Board received a memorandum from Corrections. They had been in contact with [withheld] who confirmed that they did not have any available approved accommodation. It was possible that this would change at the end of January 2019.
On 14 December 2018 Mr Capon was advised that contact had been made with [withheld] and that they do not have a bed available to him until maybe January 2019. In the circumstances, the Board considers that Mr Capon poses an undue risk to the community and parole is declined.
Given the situation, he will be seen for further consideration of parole in March 2019 and by no later than 30 March 2019.


Setting up shop at Wonderfruit is one of Bangkok's most beloved cocktail bars. Drinks at Rabbit Hole will be crafted using locally sourced ingredients, seasonal fruits, and leaves prepared especially for the festival. Sister restaurant Canvas joins the party to serve easy food and snacks throughout the day. Every good dish needs an accompaniment and the same goes for music. Thai and international DJs will serenade the camp with deep house, electronic, funk, disco, hip hop and more. If you've been to the bar in Thonglor, you know this is a place where you can let loose and have a good time.


Campaign for Better Transport has called on top football clubs to help fans tackle the high cost of getting to matches. In letters sent to the Chief Executives of all Premier League clubs, the organisation highlights research showing supporters want better choices in how they get to games and want their clubs to do more to help. According to the Campaign, measures football fans want to see more of include: a system of free local public transport with match tickets, a dedicated football railcard that allows fans to buy advance tickets tied to matches rather than trains and help with lift sharing.


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Technical Image Press Association names photography award winners for 2010
The TIPA Awards have been run and won for 2010, meaning potential purchasers can make informed purchasing decisions backed by the collective opinions of 28 international photographic magazine editors.
TIPA European Photo & Imaging Awards Winners
August 2, 2005 The photographic industry's version of the 'Oscars', are the European Photo Imaging Awards of the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), an


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Aide to Florida GOP Rep Fired for Saying Student Gun Activists Are "Actors"
Written By Vrinda Jagota
| February 20, 2018 - 11:22 pm | Updated February 21, 2018 - 11:04 am
Home » Death and Taxes » Aide to Florida GOP Rep Fired for Saying Student Gun Activists Are "Actors"
Benjamin Kelly, a now-former aide to Florida Republican state representative Shawn Harrison, recently argued to a reporter that two students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High who have become prominent gun violence activists in the wake of the recent mass shooting at their school are actually crisis actors, a popular conspiracy theory term. Using a state email, he told reporter Alex Leary that David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez were "not students here but actors that travel to various crisis [sic] when they happen." Harrison said after the email was revealed that he did not share Harrison's opinion, and his office announced Tuesday night that Kelly had been fired.
Kelly's statements are far from the first right-wing conspiracy theories to stem from gun violence. In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 20 children and seven adults were killed, conspiracy theorists suggested that photographs of the event were fake, witnesses were "crisis actors", and children who had died were still alive and living under different names. Most recently, Donald Trump Jr. made headlines for liking numerous tweets claiming that David Hogg was being coached to protect his father, who is an ex-FBI agent. And people like Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh have predictably insinuated that the massacre is part of a liberal anti-gun agenda.
The QAnon Conspiracy Theory Is Now Subject to Its Own Conspiracy Theories
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HomeConcertsStatic-X and Friends Bring Energy, Passion, and Nostalgia To The Myth
Static-X and Friends Bring Energy, Passion, and Nostalgia To The Myth
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There was excitement, anticipation and a hint of nervousness when I walked into The Myth last night. Sure, it was a concert and a stacked line-up which had the people in the audience ready to go but there was also a sense of uncertainty as to what would happen when the headliner took the stage. Death happens. It's a part of life. But how do you handle that when you lose your lead singer far too soon and you're not quite ready to hang up the guitars? You do what Static-X did last night because it was absolutely perfect and, when paired with the rest of the night, made for one hell of a Wednesday evening.
Getting things started in the most perfect way possible was a personal favorite of mine- Raven Black. Fronted by the beautiful and charismatic Raven, Raven Black is one of those bands that you just have to see live in order to really get the jist of it. Their performance was a dark carnival of sorts complete with props that Raven would wave around on stage throughout the quick opening set. The music mirrors that creepy carnival like vibe with vocals that go from sweet and sugary to bitter and aggressive at the drop of a hat. A distinct mixture of industrial, goth, rock and metal when it comes to their sound makes this band stand out even more than their impressive stage show already does but it's their attitudes that made me a fan the first time I saw them. Raven was clearly sick last night and even apologized to the crowd for feeling under the weather but that didn't stop her and the rest of her band from chilling at the merch table for the rest of the show to meet fans. In a scene where egos seem to reign supreme, Raven Black is keeping things real and I will always be a fan of that.
The last time I saw Raven Black was with Wednesday 13 and Cradle of Filth so it felt natural that Wednesday 13 took the stage next. Having just seen both of these bands in March, I wasn't expecting a huge change from either of them. Raven Black felt about the same but still just as exciting as the last time I saw them but something definitely had changed with Wednesday 13. Well known as the singer for The Murderdolls, Joseph Poole (AKA Wednesday 13) took the stage with his band and unleashed an almost odd and intriguing set on the audience. From the blacklight paint that dripped down his body to the odd hat he was wearing at the beginning of his set to the even odder mask of a face worn backwards to make him appear to have two faces and giving him the ability to created contorted like images with his body (yeah, there's no good way to explain that), there was just something odd and completely different about this set from when I saw them in March. Although odd and maybe some of the visual effects didn't hit me right due to where I was standing, there was no denying the strength and power this band still displayed on stage.
Dope is one of those bands that I honestly hadn't thought of in years so as soon as they hit the stage, I was hit by a wave of nostalgia. Although it's been a long time since their 2003 album "Group Therapy" was on repeat for me, this band clearly seems to have never really missed a beat. They have stayed true to their almost nu-metal vibe and the energetic stage show that I remember from back in the day. Although some of the members have changed, it was refreshing to see that vocalist Edsel Dope and bassist Acey Slade were still hanging on in this band and that just added to the feeling of nostalgia. Dope's set ended with a surprisingly great cover of Dead Or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" and, just like that, they were off the stage and my nostalgic bliss was over– at least for the moment.
Following Dope was the one and only Mushroomhead who, if you're even remotely plugged into the the rock scene, needs no introduction. I have to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of this band. Maybe it's the old-school rivalry between them and Slipknot and the fact that I am an Iowan through and through (not getting into it but feel free to look it up) or maybe their music just doesn't do it for me. Regardless, this is one of those bands that, although their sound isn't my thing, their live show absolutely is so I keep on coming back for me. Mushroomhead is notorious for their creepy masks and their water drums. What are water drums you might ask? They are literally giant drums with water on top of the heads that, when hit, creates a super cool visual of water splashing up. This visual is enhanced by LED lights creating a seriously amazing look that is impossible to turn away from. Their aggressive and heavy music rang through the venue and was clearly just what the audience needed to wake up a little bit. The calm of the crowd was over and, although there had been pushing and shoving throughout the night, it seemed to really hit it's stride during Mushroomhead's twelve song set.
Although the line-up on this show was impressive, it was headliner Static-X that really deserves the attention from last night's show. Much like Dope, Static-X is one of those bands that I really haven't thought of since my younger years other than a couple of months of non-stop listening after vocalist Wayne Static died far too soon in 2014 so when they took the stage on Wednesday and jumped into a set full of songs spanning the entirety of their over twenty year long career, I was hit, yet again, with a wave of nostalgia. I have to be honest, it was weird to see this band without the iconic Wayne Static behind the microphone but Xer0 (the vocalist who has taken over) definitely did his best to stay true to Wayne's style and sound while keeping it clear that he is not Wayne nor will he ever be.
I've seen bands after the death of a member a couple of times before and I'm always struck but how the band and audience memorializes fallen members. There were subtle reminders of Wayne Static throughout Static-X's nearly twenty song set and an undeniable sense of celebration. I've always preached about the power of music but I think it's at shows like last night's that you really get to feel that magic. People were pushing and shoving while screaming their hearts out as if trying to make sure Wayne Static could hear every word. Some would argue that Wayne Static was Static-X and, full disclosure, I was one of those people until last night. Static-X has powered through their rough patch and I honestly think they will be back on top in no time all the while keeping Wayne's memory alive.
Last night was a massive show and by the time it was all done, I was exhausted and my feet and back were throbbing. Yeah, maybe I'm getting to old for this all but that magic felt last night is something that is completely irresistible.
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To start everything off, one thing that resonated with me quite deeply after last night's concert is relevancy. Throughout each of these bands' sets, various members would share a part of their life with the […]
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Photos by David Rubene Doom has been a band since the late 80's (with a couple of breaks here and there) and has seven full length albums alongside too many demos and compilations to list. […]
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Press Release -- November 23rd, 2011
Source: Juniper Networks
Essar Group Selects Juniper Networks Secure Mobility Solution
Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite Enables Enterprise to Support "Bring Your Own Device" Trend
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 23, 2011 — Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR, news, filings), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced that it has provided a secure, multi-platform remote network access solution to the Essar Group, a multinational conglomerate with interests in steel, oil and gas, power, business process outsourcing, ports, shipping and infrastructure development.
Deployment of the Juniper Networks® Junos® Pulse Mobile Security Suite and Juniper Networks SA Series SSL VPN Appliances – initially in India – enables Essar to provide remote and mobile employees, customers and partners with anytime, anywhere secure SSL VPN access to corporate network resources and applications from a wide range of mobile devices. The Juniper Networks® Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite – which integrates mobile security, secure connectivity and mobile device management – supports the adoption of a "bring your own device" policy for Essar employees.
Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite protects smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices running most major mobile operating systems from viruses, malware, loss or theft, physical compromise, and other exploits and threats.
The SA Series appliances deliver secure, mobile remote access and connectivity with best-in-class performance, scalability, and redundancy for organizations requiring high-volume secure remote VPN access and authorization.
The Essar Group is leveraging a network of more than 1,000 mobile device retail outlets to support the rollout of Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite to smartphones owned by employees and other target users.
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"We have over 75,000 employees worldwide and a rapidly increasing number of them have IP-enabled mobile devices. Our vision is to enable 'bring your own device' access to corporate applications — not just for employees but partners and customers, too. It's an ambitious agenda but Juniper Networks' robust, secure mobility solution makes it possible for us to achieve, securing connectivity and access to our networks from secure, managed mobile devices."
- Jayantha Prabhu, chief technology officer, Essar Group
"The Essar Group recognizes that pervasive mobility presents an immense business opportunity, provided it is properly managed. That means being able to deploy and enforce defined security policies across all devices attached to the network, and enabling simple, customized user experiences and access for diverse user groups. Junos Pulse makes that possible in a highly integrated and manageable way."
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What problems are we running into building Web APIs today? How can we best take advantage of Django's upcoming channels work to build realtime systems? What are Django's strengths in the changing API landscape, and how can it stay relevant?
REST - Taking a look at the pain points.
GraphQL - Why it exists, and what it could mean for the future.
Realtime - How we can build realtime interfaces in a more structured way.
Hypermedia - Why it hasn't yet lived up to its promises, and how it still might.
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Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 1, 1959 (Friday)
Up at 5:30 am - Breakfast - Leave Goethestrasse to arrive at base for 6:30 am.
Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Hessen, West Germany.
Home for lunch. Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany
Sign autographs: (7:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 2, 1959 (Saturday)
Goethestrasse 14, Bad Nauheim, West Germany.
In early May, Red West went home to Memphis. He wasn't being paid enough to stay and felt no better than a flunkie. Things were supposedly so bad that Red couldn't even afford to buy a beer.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 3, 1959 (Sunday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 4, 1959 (Monday)
Home for lunch. (photo) Back to base and home for 7:00 pm.
"Come Softly To Me" by the Fleetwoods.
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #6
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #7
HOT C&W SIDES:
"White Lightning" by George Jones.
HOT R&B SIDES:
"It's Just A Matter of Time" By Brook Benton.
"Gigi" Soundtrack.
"For LP Fans Only" by Elvis Presley. #23
"the music from Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini.
"Elvis Sails" by Elvis Presley. #5
"King Creole - Vol. I" by Elvis Presley. #6
BEST SELLERS ON THE RACKS
Best Selling EP's:
"King Creole - Vol. 2" by Elvis Presley. #9
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 5, 1959 (Tuesday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 6, 1959 (Wednesday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 7, 1959 (Thursday)
There was a brief interview with Red West in the Memphis Press-Scimitar that revealed he had been home for several days. Elvis tried to recruit Alan Fortas to replace him but failed, because Fortas had already been forewarned by Red of the restrictiveness of life in Germany. Elvis contacted Cliff Gleaves, who made plans to depart for Germany on the thirteenth.
Sometime in May, Elvis did a publicity shoot for RCA in Frankfurt.
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 10, 1959 (Sunday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 11, 1959 (Monday)
"The Happy Organ" by Dave (Baby) Cortez.
"I Need Your Love Tonight" by Elvis Presley. #10
"Kansas City" by Wilbert Harrison.
"A Fool Such As I" by Elvis Presley. #30
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 12, 1959 (Tuesday)
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" May 13, 1959 (Wednesday)


We love our dew flavors around here so we never stop at just one. Berry Dew is a blend of our honeydew with an added splash of the exotic berries we can't stay away from. Any time we're thirsty, this is our go-to for a nice satisfying quench.