We have a guest blogger this week: Hyunjoo from South Korea has kindly written about how she finds Portsmouth and LSI.
"My name is Hyunjoo and I'm from South Korea. I'm now studying for the Cambridge Exam which I believe to be very effective in improving my English ability. But if I put aside the course itself, there are still many things I appreciate staying here. One of them is that I can meet many international students at school. There are many students with various nationalities, races and ethnic groups. Studying with them isn't just about meeting foreign people. We can share our different cultural backgrounds and sometimes comparing their things to mine enables me to be open to different values. When the weather gets warmer, I go out to the nearest park with friends.
It's been over 3 months since I started at LSI. From the first week I arrived, I have tried to find a chance to meet more and more British people to improve my English ability. I searched many chances for that and looking back, I think the best is that I found a house to live with University students. Now I live with 3 students who all speak English. It's really nice that I can chat with them in English. Every day, when I go back home, I can build up friendships with people from different cultures and communicate in English. Considering that my main goal of coming to the UK was to have more chance to speak in English, I think it's been really successful until now. And even if I didn't find that kind of chance, I wouldn't regret the decision to come here. Because it's always good chance to mix with different cultures.
Friends that I live with are not that outgoing but usually calm. We make dishes together. And one day, I prepared a Korean dish for them. It was one of the special moments I had. I think the best helping factor that enables me to adopt to a new circumstance is native friends. And when I rate my current life here based on that view, I think I've been very lucky."
I was relieved that they liked Korean food!!
Thank you Hyunjoo - really interesting to read it from a students perspective - and your English is brilliant!


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Q: index selection in case of conflict in pytorch Argmax I have been trying to learn tensor operations and this one has thrown me for a loop.
Let us say I have one tensor t:
    t = torch.tensor([
        [1,0,0,2],
        [0,3,3,0],
        [4,0,0,5]
    ], dtype  = torch.float32)

Now this is a rank 2 tensor and we can apply argmax for each rank/dimension.
let us say we apply it for dim = 1
t.max(dim = 1)
(tensor([2., 3., 5.]), tensor([3, 2, 3]))

Now we can see that the result is as expected the tensor along dim =1 has 2,3,and 5 as the max elements. But there is a conflict on 3. There are two values that are exactly similar.
How is it resolved? is it arbitrarily chosen? Is there an order for selecting like L-R, higher index value?
I'd appreciate any insights into how this is resolved!

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That is a good question I stumbled over a couple of times myself. The simplest answer is that there are no guarantees whatsoever that torch.argmax (or torch.max(x, dim=k), which also returns indices when dim is specified) will return the same index consistently. Instead, it will return any valid index to the argmax value, possibly randomly. As this thread in the official forum discusses, this is considered to be desired behavior. (I know that there is another thread I read a while ago that makes this more explicit, but I cannot find it again).
Having said that, as this behavior was unacceptable to my usecase, I wrote the following functions that will find the left and rightmost indices (be aware that condition is a function-object you pass in):
def __consistent_args(input, condition, indices):
    assert len(input.shape) == 2, 'only works for batch x dim tensors along the dim axis'
    mask = condition(input).float() * indices.unsqueeze(0).expand_as(input)
    return torch.argmax(mask, dim=1)

def consistent_find_leftmost(input, condition):
    indices = torch.arange(input.size(1), 0, -1, dtype=torch.float, device=input.device)
    return __consistent_args(input, condition, indices)

def consistent_find_rightmost(input, condition):
    indices = torch.arange(0, input.size(1), 1, dtype=torch.float, device=input.device)
    return __consistent_args(input, condition, indices)

# one example:
consistent_find_leftmost(torch.arange(10).unsqueeze(0), lambda x: x>5)
# will return:
# tensor([6])

Hope they will help! (Oh, and please let me know if you have a better implementation that does the same)

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Principles of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology -- Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Niche -- Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Somatic Stem Cells -- Developmental Biology of Mammalian T-Cell Progenitors: From Early Lymphoid Progenitors to Thymus-Colonizing Cells -- GATA1 and GATA2 Function in Hematopoietic Differentiation -- Role of the IL-7 Receptor in γδ T-Cell Development from Hematopoietic Stem Cells -- Dendritic Cell Homeostasis: Physiology and Impact on Disease -- Wnt in Hematopoietic and Leukemic Stem Cells. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology is the newest installment in the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine series, to which it adeptly contributes as it offers a selection of carefully chosen topics so that the readers can understand recent advances in the field of the hematopoietic stem cells and hemato/lymphopoiesis. Each chapter is not a simple review of the topic, but rather an in-depth insight, which allows the reader to attain a multifaceted knowledgebase on hematopoietic stem cells. The chapters, which are authored by the leading experts in the field, cover characteristics of the hematopoietic stem cells at the cellular and molecular levels, offers details in regulatory mechanisms of differentiation mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cells to more mature blood cell, and discusses abnormal hematopoiesis that leads to leukemia. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Biology serves the inquiring minds of researchers, graduate students and post doctorate fellows as it expertly addresses the ever-growing field of hematopoietic stem cells and hemato/lymphopoiesis.


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"Natural edge" - The "natural edge" (usually the bark of the tree) is incorporated into the design of the piece.
"Wheel throwing" - The piece has been "thrown" on the potter's wheel. The process from the time the clay touches the wheel to the time the wheel is stopped, during which the clay is shaped.
"Handbuilding" - The piece has been created by hand using only simple tools, not the potter's wheel. The clay can be pinched, coiled or sculpted. Slabs of clay can also be used to create various designs and forms.
"Thrown & altered" - This method uses two approaches. The piece is first thrown on the potter's wheel and then, once it has reached a state where is can be manipulated without collapsing, it is altered. The alteration can take a number of forms, i.e. distorting, removing clay, adding texture or designs etc.
"Stoneware" - Stoneware clay is the broad term used for ceramics which have been fired at a relatively high temperature. It is impermeable and partly vitrified once fired.
"Porcelain" - Porcelain is a strong, vitreous, translucent clay which is biscuit-fired at a low temperature but the glaze is then fired at a very high temperature.
"Burnishing" - This is a form of ceramics treatment in which the surface of the pot is polished using a hard smooth surface (I like to use a smooth pebble) while it is still in a leathery "green" state prior to firing.
"Spalted" - The black irregular lines as a result of fungal decay in the wood. It is sometimes used to produce a decorative surface.
"Off-centred turning" - As the term implies, the wood is positioned off-centre in the chuck to create some interesting effects.
"Pyrography" - The art of decorating wood by burning a design on the surface using a heated metallic point.
"Hollow form" - A hollow form is the term used to describe a piece that has a space or cavity inside and is therefore not solid.


The market put in a strong month on the heels of a good earnings season along with strong economic data supporting the recent move. Investors have 3 hurdles to cross between now and year's end.
Justice Department – Just how far does the indictment of Paul Manafort and the guilty plea of George Papadopoulos extend into the White House and will it derail market friendly initiatives. According to press reports most working in the White House have hired lawyers so it's fair to assume there is concern. One thing is for certain the investigation is far reaching and isn't going to be over anytime soon. For now the market reaction is benign but of course all that might change if the tenor of the investigation changes.
Tax Reform – What I put out in recent posts bears repeating. It isn't theory anymore, U.S. markets are clearly pricing in some measure of tax reform and if it fails there will be a reset. It's impossible to speculate as to what final legislation would look like but recent leaks point to a potential phase in of corporate tax cuts not fully being implemented until 2022. That alone would force investors to roll back estimate assumptions for next year. Remember a 20% corporate rate adds about $15 to S&P earnings so any big disappointments here changes the calculus. If I was a bookmaker in Vegas I'd give the odds of actual legislation even money.
The Fed – It's down to the final three. The President has narrowed his choice for Fed chair to Powell, Taylor and Yellen herself. Yellen is still in the running so likely a push. Powell is thought to be an extension of Yellen's approach so again very little reaction would be expected. The wild card from my perspective is Taylor. He would be embraced by conservatives but it's important to note that his quantitative rules based approach to fed policy would demand a fed funds close to 3% well above current rates just north of 1%. Market reaction might be harsh if investors felt the pace of tightening was likely to accelerate quicker than expected. Remember, the Fed is about to start the unwind of a nearly $4.5 Trillion balance sheet.
While the above are all concerns the other side of the debate argues that growth around the world is accelerating. In a recent note Goldman's David Kostin points out that Global GDP for Q3 looks to come in about 4.4% up from 4% in the 2nd quarter. That's certainly good news for U.S. multi-nationals. It's important again to remember that 40% of S&P 500 revenue is derived from overseas.
Last week we had a trifecta of good news on the economic front. Durable goods came in at 2.2% well above the 1.2% expected. New home sales at 667k was a big beat and finally the advanced number for Q3 GDP was 3% above expectations and a surprise given the devastating storms in the South. Finally, Tuesday's PMI came in at the highest levels since 2011 and consumer confidence was a blowout at 125.9.
From a sector standpoint Alpha Select has been very consistent with one notable exception. We've had consistent overweight's in Financials and Technology. After spending most of the year with close to nothing allocated in Energy the models started picking up a turn in the fundamentals in the sector with a focus on refining and chemical companies a few weeks ago.
Looking out to the end of the year and beyond the Fed will still play an important role. Current Bloomberg consensus puts the odds of another rate hike this year at close to 90%. It's important to remember that if the Fed lives up to their promise they will be also begin the process of letting the balance sheet run off. None of this is news so for now markets have already priced it in.
We're coming into the home stretch with the 2017 finish line in sight. There is no off season for the markets so the process is an ongoing one with a new set of challenges and opportunities around every corner.


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Although one of the most engaging and most expressive instruments out there, things can get rather complicated with electric guitars. After all, the instrument does nothing on its own and you at least need a simple specialized amplifier to get things going, right? However, quite often, this just isn't enough. Today's topic is the best multi-effects pedals.
1 Boss GT-1000
2 HeadRush Pedalboard
3 Line 6 HX Effects
4 Mooer GE300
5 Eventide H9 Max
6 Zoom MS-70CDR MultiStomp
7 Line 6 POD Go
8 Zoom G3Xn
9 Boss GT-1
Most of the experienced guitar players who are gigging and doing studio sessions frequently need to have elaborate rigs. This can either be a nice collection of pedals, amps, and rack-mounted units.
What's more, some guitarists may spend years forming their perfect setup. But what if you could get past all of this and just use one unit with all the necessary things in it?
In fact, you can use a multi-effects unit and even go straight into a mixer and a PA system, without ever using an amp and microphones. Meanwhile, your tone will get pretty close to what actual amps are capable of.
With all this said, we've decided to look more into the best multi-effects pedals which will help you keep things simple, compact, and practical. Of course, there's something for everyone on this list, covering different price ranges.
Boss GT-1000
Boss is, by far, the most popular pedal manufacturer in the world. Of course, they're also responsible for creating some of the best multi-effects pedals that one can find for the price.
However, with a piece like GT-1000, they've certainly taken things to a whole new level. This isn't just a regular multi-effects unit with an additional cabinet emulated output for mixing boards, but rather a full-blown digital amp modeler with a bunch of very convincing effects. Plenty of professional guitar players are also using it both for live shows and studio sessions.
The first thing that's easily noticeable is GT-1000's very clear and simple interface. There are five preset switches, along with two preset bank up and down switches. The presets are created easily, and the unit comes with 250 factory presets and 250 user-made ones.
Additionally, every footswitch is accompanied by a light indicator, making it really easy to use on stage. Its 32-bit and 96 kHz processor is capable of delivering pretty convincing amp tones, even replicating the dynamic response and warmth of some tube amps. Along with this also comes the so-called "AIRD" technology for impulse responses, as well as Boss' own multi-dimensional processing.
There's a total of 100 amps and effects models on it, allowing for countless combinations for your own preset making. It's not the cheapest one, but it's one of the most potent multi-effects pedals on the market these days.
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HeadRush Pedalboard
While HeadRush is not as big of a company compared to Boss or some other better-known ones, but they sure are capable of creating some awesome stuff. What really stands out is their multi-effects unit, simply labeled as HeadRush Pedalboard, one of the best multi-effects pedals right now.
Once again, we have a very potent amp modeling unit with a pretty surprising amount of convincing-sounding effects. In advantage to many other examples on the market, this one comes with a 7-inch touchscreen interface, making your tone-shaping process as if you're using actual individual pedals.
It has a pretty innovative mode of operation, making it possible to practically use it as an actual custom-made pedalboard. There's also a quality-made expression pedal that can be assigned to plenty of effects presets on it.
HeadRush Pedalboard unit comes with a total of 33 amplifier models, 15 cabinets, and even 10 microphone models, which opens up an abundance of possibilities.
Along with this, we have 40 digital effects of all different kinds. With its onboard quad-core processor, DPS system, and even a looper with 20 minutes of recording memory, it makes for one pro-level multi-effects unit. What's more, it's also equipped with MIDI in, out, and thru jacks, as well as USB connectivity.
Line 6 HX Effects
Of course, Line 6 is one of the most common names when it comes to the best multi-effects pedals. In fact, they're responsible for creating a revolution in the world of digital amp modeling with their groundbreaking "kidney" POD.
Going to some contemporary models, we're sure that you can't ever go wrong with Line 6's HX Effects unit. This is somewhat of a "stripped-down" version of the company's legendary Helix amp modeler, offering some of the basic features and presets, all while keeping a very simple yet potent interface.
With this piece, you'll be able to create fully functional digital rigs with all the necessary components. However, the most important thing here is that it comes with great processing power which is capable of creating some pretty realistic tones. There are over 100 effects on it, including digital replicas of some classic amplifiers.
Its connectivity features are also pretty diverse. You can plug it directly into an amp and just use the effects. Then there's an option for stereo input, as well as two onboard effects loops. The output can be used as either mono or stereo and you can even plug it into a mixer and a PA system.
We can also see an expression pedal input, MIDI in and out, and even a USB connector that allows for some elaborate tone-shaping options via your computer. Packed in a pretty small casing, it's like having entire rigs that you can take anywhere with you.
Mooer GE300
Mooer is a relatively new company, formed back in 2010. Nonetheless, they're a worthy competitor, most notably due to their low prices and an amazing combination of cost and qualities.
The one that we'd single out on this list is the GE300 multi-effects pedal that's quite popular among live musicians who are gigging a lot and who don't feel like taking those bulky amps, pedalboards, and rigs with them on tour.
But despite its overall simplicity and a fairly compact package, GE300 brings a lot of functionality and diversity in the mix. The number of amp and effect models is just astounding.
There are 108 amps, 164 effects, and even an onboard looper with impressive 30 minutes of recording time. And that's not all. There are 43 impulse response cabinet emulators, an integrated 3-voice synth engine, MIDI compatibility, and a total of 256 user-customizable presets.
But all these features are made simple with a straightforward interface and a pretty clear design that makes its use on stage a real breeze. With the onboard expression pedal, you can control the volume level, wah parameters, as well as other effects.
While we could talk about it for days, one of the most impressive things about it is the Tone Capture feature. It allows you to actually capture the sounds of your own gear and create digital replicas of it. This is some Kemper-level stuff for at a surprisingly low price level. One of the best multi-effects pedals for the listed price tag.
Eventide H9 Max
Up next, we have one surprisingly simple and yet extremely potent multi-effects pedal by Eventide. The H9 Max covers territories that many of the larger multi-effects units aren't capable of, making it an interesting contender for our little best multi-effects pedals rundown.
There are only two footswitches on it, along with a one-knob interface and a few additional switches. With this said, the pedal comes with 99 onboard presets and an option to download up to 500 more using the H9 Control app.
The unit comes with 49 algorithms and an abundance of pretty unique-sounding and yet useful effects.
And the app that we mentioned can help you control these effects in a real-time setting using a simple Bluetooth connection. You can also control these effects using your computer and the H9 Max's USB connection.
In addition to these features, Eventide H9 Max also comes with an option to use a stereo input, stereo output, expression pedal connectivity, and MIDI in and out. Overall, this is a fairly useful option for those who favor quality compact devices over more elaborate multi-effects pedals. Let's move on with the best multi-effects pedals!
Zoom MS-70CDR MultiStomp
Zoom is one of the most important companies in the world of digital instruments and digital processing units. But what we have here is an extremely compact unit, the MS-70CDR MultiStomp pedal, one of the best multi-effects pedals when it comes to the smaller units.
In case you need a bunch of effects to use with your guitar amp and a distortion pedal, then this is the one that you'll want to get.
This compact little thing comes with 86 standard effects models. In addition, there are 6 more "simultaneous" effects that add a new dimension and "spaciousness" to the tone. With so many effects, you also get 30 factory presets, as well as 50 user-made ones.
The pedal comes with an LCD display that helps you tweak parameters of individual effects. Of course, the pedal takes some time getting used to, mostly due to its abundance of effects with just one footswitch on it.
But when you get a hang of it, you'll have a very compact and potent pedal that will get you covered for pretty much any musical style.
It's also worth noting that Zoom's MS-70CDR comes with stereo inputs and outputs. It can also be powered through a regular USB charger.
Line 6 POD Go
Knowing how great their stuff is, it's hard not to include yet another awesome piece by Line 6. This time around, we're bringing one of their newer products, specially designed for those who favor practicality over more elaborate solutions.
Developing further on their classic multi-effects units, it all culminated with Line 6's POD Go. What's really useful here is that they combined the standard footswitch interface with an additional large LCD display for easier preset-making.
Speaking of which, Line 6 POD Go comes with 270 presets for you to play around with, along with Helix and legacy models. This gives some pretty awesome amp, cabinet, and even microphone models. Pair that up with its onboard Helix effects, and you're in for a real treat.
Creating these presets is also pretty easy, with parameter knobs right below the display. The expression pedal can also be used for volume, wah, and other effects. You can also add third-party cabinet impulse responses by connecting to your computer via a USB connection.
Of course, with such a piece, it's expected to have direct outputs for guitar amps, along with a headphone output and a stereo or mono out for PA systems.
And as if this wasn't enough, you can also add another external expression pedal for more real-time control. Along with an onboard tuner that's available through the large display, it's pretty useful for frequently gigging musicians. One of the best multi-effects pedals, for sure.
Zoom G3Xn
Another Zoom product worth mentioning here, the G3Xn model brings a lot of things on the table for a pretty decent price. This compact multi-effects pedal comes with two sets of switches and modes of operation.
You can either use it as a pedalboard with three individual dedicated effects or as a regular multi-effects unit with presets and preset banks. The G3Xn pedal comes with three individual sections with three separate displays and parameter controls.
With four knobs for each effect, you'll be able to do some serious tone shaping with it. Of course, it's also accompanied by a regular expression pedal that can serve many functions, depending on your own needs.
While the pedal can work with any regular amplifier, it's also packed with onboard amp and cabinet models. But we also have 5 different amps and 5 different cabinet emulators, along with 68 digital effects of all kinds.
This means that you can plug it into a mixer or a PA system and have a pretty realistic guitar amp tone with it. The backside layout on it is pretty simple with an instrument input, mono out, stereo out, and even an auxiliary input for any device, allowing you to play backing tracks.
Using its USB connection, you can also connect it to your computer and create your own new presets more easily. Overall, it's a fairly simple and cheap one, coming as one of the best multi-effects pedals for beginner and intermediate players.
Boss GT-1
While the GT-1000 is definitely one of the best multi-effects units on the market these days, it might be complicated for some guitar players who would rather go with simpler stuff. This is where Boss' GT-1 comes into play. With this guy, we'll wrap up our list of best multi-effects pedals
The device comes with some of the same features and tone qualities of the GT-1000 multi-effects processor but with a more stripped-down interface. Of course, it lacks some of the advanced stuff, like the AIRD technology. However, with its COSM amp modeling technology, you'll get some pretty realistic guitar amplifier tones with it.
This one comes with a fairly simple layout and a display showing your chain. Sure, you won't exactly make some super-complex virtual signal chains with it, but it will be more than enough for some regular stuff. The unit has those simple up and down switches for choosing your presets.
GT-1 comes with 108 effects and additional amp models. This means that you can just use its effects and go directly into any amplifier or that you can just plug it into a PA system and implement its onboard amp models. In addition to these features, GT-1 also has an onboard looper with up to 32 seconds of recording time.
It's designed as a budget-friendly variant that can be powered by AA batteries as well, providing you with up to 7 hours of playtime.
While it's something mostly beginner and intermediate-oriented, we're certain that this little multi-effects pedal can come in handy even for semi-professional and professional gigging musicians for some smaller shows.
The option to use its onboard expression pedal also helps, and you can even use an additional external one for more versatility. What's more, the USB connectivity feature turns it into a real audio interface, meaning that you can record, produce, and mix your own music through this fine unit. We hope you enjoyed our list, make sure you're staying safe and rock on, guys!
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F-35 exports likely to increase after recent combat experience
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By Bijan Razzaghi
The F-35A and B have both officially been used in combat operations both having delivered ordinance in Syria and Afghanistan. The first air strike took place in May over Syria when F-35I Adirs conducted airstrikes against Pro Assad Forces. Syrian Air Defense forces attempted to engage the aircraft firing several missiles with zero hits. Than in September 2018 F-35Bs engaged Taliban forces during a close air support operation in Afghanistan. The aircraft took off from the USS Essex a Wasp Class LHC in the Arabian Sea, refueled and engaged their targets stopping over at Kandahar Air base after the sortie. Based on all official reports the mission went smooth ,these two examples have shown the F-35s reliability and survivability in combat environments, taking away previous concerns of software malfunctions and other issues. Both F-35s employed the latest 3F software allowing for a full employment of weapon systems and a full flight envelope. This includes a G load Factor of 9 F-35A and 7.5 F-35B. These operations are likely not to be the last as coalition forces continue air operations over Syria and Afghanistan. Unlike the F-22 Raptor that was withheld from combat operations for nearly 10 years, the F-35 was employed upon delivery. This high lights reliability in the aircraft's systems and 3F software. This is likely to bring about the interest of more export customers.
An F-35A deploys a GBU-12 Paveway laser guided bomb
The recent combat experience has generated confidence in the Israeli Air Force as well as observers in the F-35s capabilities in a anti access environment with IADs (integrated air defense systems) as well as the applications in an unconventional environment such as Afghanistan. The F-35s integrated systems from the aircrafts sensor fusion allows for a smooth identification, targeting and engagement process for the pilot. This solves the problem of sensory overload that pilots in 4th generation platforms can experience. All the data from RWR, the AN/APG-81 Radar and navigation systems are combined onto one single display in a glass touch screen cockpit. This provides the pilot with an advantage in both conventional and unconventional environments.
Current export customers such as Italy's Air Force and Navy, South Korea's Air Force and the Israeli Air Force might seek to place more orders. In addition Canada might seek to pursue the F-35A once again after withdrawing from the program in 2015. The recent combat experience might provide the Spanish Air Force more incentive to purchase the F-35 to replace the EF-18 and EAV-8B Harriers in service since the late 1980s. The UAE would likely seek to purchase the F-35 platform.
Spanish Air Force EF-18s have been in service for over 30 years
The F-35 programs success will likely to continue as the aircraft is increasingly employed in combat environments. In addition to the F-35 the AH-64 Apache and F-15E Strike Eagles combat experience in the 1991 Gulf War resulted in a major increase in exports. Proof of battlefield survivability and reliability is often a deal breaker in a customers confidence in a platform or weapon system.


I watched Bridegroom twice in the past year. It is an extremely moving film that after you watch it you feel differently. It reminds us how important those we love are in our lives, and to cherish the time we have with them.
This documentary is truly inspiring, it demonstrates unconditional love and is possibly the saddest thing I ever watched. Please watch and tell others about it.


Got to find a cheap body first and finish 3 other projects. Might make a bird house out of the acoustic body. These free parts are going to bankrupt me.
I've always thought something Mustangey or Jaguarey with a square, three on a side headstock would look cool, like a really strange copy of something.
Wow, where did you find that neck? Do you know what it's off of? Never heard of a 24" scale Epiphone neck, especially with the book headstock.
Neck salvaged from a free trashed Epi Acoustic.
My guess is early '70s Japanese built (Matsumoku?) headstock is same as ET270 and similar.
I'm surprised at 24" scale though, I would expect a touch longer.
are you building the body?
So far I'm using parts bodies, miles from any kind of precision set up for making stuff, hell I work out of my dining room.
From the zero fret to the 12th is 12 inches, Oh and it will need a refret, deep grooves tapering off at the 7th fret. I can do a refret in my dining room. I'm still very new to all this tinkering, two refins and some light modifications.
The neck came off a Kalamazoo Epiphone body, made in Japan, I don't know if it was original or if somebody blocked off the end and bolted it on. I don't see any marks for a glued neck heel on it, there's a 6830 on the sticker and a No. 107735. Mile high action, played and sounded horrible, one of the braces was loose. As I said the guys at my local guitar building club (the East Tennessee Luthiers Guild , they'll let anybody in, great guys) said it was unredeemable.
I've got one Ibanez shredder body I cut the horns off and reshaped, that might be my strategy to get a Mustang or Corvette shape, I'd need full sized templates to see what could be adapted. Or if anyone wanted it I might just part with it, it will be a few years at the rate I work. Apparently I can use my fret leveling block as a planer, I've got several 2X10 pine boards. If I go that route it will be a Corvette body, nice if I could do a Mustang or Jag trem on it.


I am using an NHD-0420D3Z-FL-GBW-V3 and am able to print characters on the LCD. I set the cursor to home, then I print more characters than can fit on one line. The next character, the 21st character, shows up on line 3, not line 2 as I expect. What am I doing wrong?
Also, how do I jump to the next line? \n prints as a funny character, not a carriage return.
Writing a string of characters to this display will first fill line 1, then move to line 3, followed by line 2 and lastly fill line 4.
To set the cursor at line 2 after you fill line 1 with characters, use the Set Cursor Command "0xFE 0x45" with "0x40" to position the cursor at the beginning of line 2.
Thank you for the explanation. I looked for that kind of information in the manual but didn't find it. I found the behaviour counter intuitive but now I know that it is the default.


How many of us were told as a child that your purpose in life was to be happy?
How many of us were told that the purpose of your life was to get a good job that paid well so that you could have all the other wonderful things in life? Get married, have a family, raise your children, have a summer home, a boat, a nice car, etc.?
I don't ever remember being told to find my purpose in life so I could be happy.
I learned by spoken word and unspoken actions that my self-worth, value, & purpose in life, were tied to what other people believed, what other people wanted, or what made other people happy.
It has taken a long time to get to this point where I am driven to define what truly makes me happy.
And while it may be easy to find joy and happiness in one's work, it can sometimes be difficult to align our work purpose with our personal life or vice-versa.
It may be the opposite for you … you're crystal clear about the personal side of your life, but the business/career side is unfulfilled or empty.
Either way, the requirement for aligning your purpose in life requires total and complete honesty with yourself. It's a soul-searching of sorts that can fill up your chest or leave you gasping for air because you're suffocating in one area or the other.
So is your business/career purpose in alignment with your personal purpose? Are they interwoven in some way that brings you incredible joy? Are they one in the same?
If so, that is incredible, embrace it and be grateful.
If not, maybe it would be a good thing to sit back and look at the gaps (or similarities) and think about how you can align them or align them even more … as easy or as difficult as it may seem! It may simply be a shift in perspective so that you are seeing the bigger picture, or it may require a complete upheaval of one side or the other.
If it is a complete upheaval, please know that it will be challenging. Why? Because in the beginning, you will have to let go of all the things that have been preventing you from blending these two worlds together. If it was easy you would have let go of them already.
That said, in order to let go, think beyond the short-term sacrifice and embrace the possibility of the feeling, that you may never have to work another day in your life. Imagine what it might feel like to be truly happy?
And what would that be worth to you?


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Q: How to get all child data on nested firebase data in Flutter? I want to display all(nested) Firebase Realtime database data based on User id from Firebase Auth. I use Flutter Android.
My database is like this:

And my code is about like this:
home.dart
class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
  List<Todo> _dataList;

  final FirebaseDatabase _database = FirebaseDatabase.instance;

  StreamSubscription<Event> _onTodoAddedSubscription;
  Query _todoQuery;

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _dataList = List();
    _todoQuery = _database.reference().child(widget.userId);
    _onTodoAddedSubscription = _todoQuery.onChildAdded.listen(_onEntryAdded);
  }

  @override
  void dispose() {
    _onTodoAddedSubscription.cancel();
    super.dispose();
  }

  _onEntryAdded(Event event) {
    setState(() {
      _dataList.add(Todo.fromSnapshot(event.snapshot));
    });
  }

  Widget _showTodoList() {
    if (_dataList.length > 0) {
      return ListView.builder(
          shrinkWrap: true,
          itemCount: _dataList.length,
          itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
            String todoId = _dataList[index].key;
            bool status = _dataList[index].status;
            int datetime = _dataList[index].datetime;
            double current = _dataList[index].current;
            double voltage = _dataList[index].voltage;
          });
    }
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Scaffold(
      body: _showTodoList(),
    );
  }
}

and my model class:
todo.dart
class Todo {
  int datetime;
  double current;
  double voltage;
  String key;
  bool status;
  String userId;

  Todo(this.datetime, this.userId, this.status, this.current, this.voltage);

  Todo.fromSnapshot(DataSnapshot snapshot)
      : key = snapshot.key,
        status = snapshot.value["status"],
        datetime = snapshot.value["datetime"],
        current = snapshot.value["current"],
        voltage = snapshot.value["voltage"];

  toJson() {
    return {
      "status": status,
      "datetime": datetime,
      "current": current,
      "voltage": voltage,
    };
  }
}

I've done that.
But, what if I change database to something like this (add nested child):

How to get all child data based from user id Firebase auth?
Thanks in Advance

A: When structuring the database, you need to take into account that it has to be flat structure. If you change the structure to your second image, then you can do the following:
final FirebaseDatabase _database = FirebaseDatabase.instance;
User currentUser = FirebaseAuth.instance.currentUser;

var ref = _database.reference().child(currentUser.uid);
ref.once().then((DataSnapshot snapshot){
   print(snapshot.value);
   print(snapshot.key);
    snapshot.value.forEach((key,values) {
         print(values);
   });
});

Here first get an instance of the database and get the currently login user, then using once() you can fetch the data, to be able to access the fields that are nested then you have to use forEach() to iterate inside the datasnapshot.


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When the Cuyabeno Reserve was initially proposed as a traveling option, it brought up a long lingering question, why do people find the jungle so appealing? It just did not sound like all that much fun. Humidity, strange animal cries in the middle of the night, mosquitoes, and poisonous snakes ? Nope. Nope. Nope. Also, nothing positive ever happened to Indiana Jones in the jungle, and even Mowgli bailed! And he was raised by a Bear!
Galapagos Evolution - UNESCO declared the Galapagos Islands —an archipelago made up of 127 islands, islets and rocks some 1000 km out west from mainland Ecuador— a World Heritage Site in 1979 because of the uniqueness or endemism of their abundant biodiversity. The Galapagos Islands are home to a greater variety of flora and fauna than anywhere else in the world with a marine environment that is a veritable 'melting pot' of marine species. These islands and their marine reserve are known as a 'living museum and showcase of evolution'.
Sangay National Park is part of the many protected reserves in the country, but this one particular has earned Ecuador world recognition - declared a UNESCO world heritage site. The following is an excerpt of UNESCO's website describing the Park: With its outstanding natural beauty and two active volcanoes, the park illustrates the entire spectrum of ecosystems, ranging from tropical rainforests to glaciers, with striking contrasts between the snow capped peaks and the forests of the plains. Its isolation has encouraged the survival of indigenous species such as the mountain tapir and the Andean condor.


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import GoTrue from "gotrue-js";
import jwtDecode from 'jwt-decode';
import {List} from 'immutable';
import { get, pick, intersection } from "lodash";
import GitHubBackend from "../github/implementation";
import API from "./API";
import AuthenticationPage from "./AuthenticationPage";

const localHosts = {
  localhost: true,
  '127.0.0.1': true,
  '0.0.0.0': true
}
const defaults = {
  identity: '/.netlify/identity',
  gateway: '/.netlify/git/github'
}

function getEndpoint(endpoint, netlifySiteURL) {
  if (localHosts[document.location.host.split(":").shift()] && netlifySiteURL && endpoint.match(/^\/\.netlify\//)) {
    const parts = [];
    if (netlifySiteURL) {
      parts.push(netlifySiteURL);
      if (!netlifySiteURL.match(/\/$/)) { parts.push("/"); }
    }
    parts.push(endpoint.replace(/^\//, ''));
    return parts.join("");
  }
  return endpoint;
}

export default class GitGateway extends GitHubBackend {
  constructor(config) {
    super(config, true);

    this.accept_roles = (config.getIn(["backend", "accept_roles"]) || List()).toArray();

    const netlifySiteURL = localStorage.getItem("netlifySiteURL");
    const APIUrl = getEndpoint(config.getIn(["backend", "identity_url"], defaults.identity), netlifySiteURL);
    this.github_proxy_url = getEndpoint(config.getIn(["backend", "gateway_url"], defaults.gateway), netlifySiteURL);
    this.authClient = window.netlifyIdentity ? window.netlifyIdentity.gotrue : new GoTrue({APIUrl});

    AuthenticationPage.authClient = this.authClient;
  }

  setUser() {
    const user = this.authClient && this.authClient.currentUser();
    if (!user) return Promise.reject();
    return this.authenticate(user);
  }

  authenticate(user) {
    this.tokenPromise = user.jwt.bind(user);
    return this.tokenPromise()
    .then((token) => {
      let validRole = true;
      if (this.accept_roles && this.accept_roles.length > 0) {
        validRole = intersection(userRoles, this.accept_roles).length > 0;
      }
      const userRoles = get(jwtDecode(token), 'app_metadata.roles', []);
      if (validRole) {
        const userData = {
          name: user.user_metadata.name || user.email.split('@').shift(),
          email: user.email,
          avatar_url: user.user_metadata.avatar_url,
          metadata: user.user_metadata,
        };
        this.api = new API({
          api_root: this.github_proxy_url,
          branch: this.branch,
          tokenPromise: this.tokenPromise,
          commitAuthor: pick(userData, ["name", "email"]),
        });
        return userData;
      } else {
        throw new Error("You don't have sufficient permissions to access Netlify CMS");
      }
    });
  }

  logout() {
    if (window.netlifyIdentity) {
      return window.netlifyIdentity.logout();
    }
    const user = this.authClient.currentUser();
    return user && user.logout();
  }

  getToken() {
    return this.tokenPromise();
  }

  authComponent() {
    return AuthenticationPage;
  }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Ninja Librarians »
Universities of the common man
517 libraries (443 buildings and 74 mobiles) currently under threat or closed/left council control since 1/4/11 out of c.4517 in the UK. See link on right for full tally.
Book spend cut "easiest" way to save library revenue – BookSeller. ""It's not going to hit the headlines, and it's not immediately obvious. It's about two years down the line before it makes an impact. But it results in a slow death for library services as fewer people use the service." says chief of Warwickshire Libraries (Ayub Khan). Warwickshire has 16 libraries under threat.
Man with a vision for the future of the public library – Yorkshire Post. Ronan O'Beirne, "Rather than looking at the number of books lent out – a service whose days may be numbered – he argues that we should consider libraries as the social glue of community and culture, each one a hub of informal learning for the wider community."
MLA Chief heads for New Zealand – BookSeller. "Roy Clare's move comes as the MLA's transfer of key responsibilities to Arts Council England is confirmed for 1st October. Corporate services director Paul Lander will take charge of the body in the last months as it moves towards closure."
National Library Week 2011: The importance of libraries in genealogical research – Archive
Public libraries open door for e-books – Guardian. A quarter of public libraries offer ebooks. Phil Bradley from CILIP surveys the issues and the public library response.
"the same city council that can't spare Ms. Smith's libraries plans to spend a total of £100 million on a new nine-story civic center—which will include a new super-library. The council insists the project will save taxpayers £4 million per year, by allowing it to vacate current council buildings. No information yet on how much the council could save by simply moving to cheaper office space, instead of constructing what it aims to be "the greenest building in the U.K." Forgoing the new center's wedding garden, winter garden, terrace, and charging points for electric cars might also leave a little more cash for libraries." Zadie Smith's libraries – Wall Street Journal.
Changes by authority
Bromley, Bexley – Suggested merger of two councils' library services may save Bromley £880k – £340k from staff losses, £90k from merging Penge and Anerley libraries.
Buckinghamshire – Burnham Library under threat in 2012
Derbyshire – 1 mobile library to close (longer wait between visits", £1.76m cut, 30 out of 45 libraries will see cuts of between one and five hours, 11 will not change, 4 will increase opening hours
North Ayrshire – some under threat (previously marked as safe in 2011) with civil servants/councillors deciding the fate of each one. £50k consultants report ignored.
Walsall – 6 (out of 16) under threat; consultation ended; results from consultation will lead to a decision in the Summer.
News by authority
Brent – Two defining coaltion reforms clash – Spectator. "The various big society groups in Brent lament their powerlessness and are considering calling on the Culture Secretary to intervene under the 1964 Libraries Act. But, as a wasteful Labour council is busy taking responsibility for unpopular cuts, the coalition may not intervene. Also, the government has welcomed previous council rationalisations as localism in action; it is unlikely to turn on Brent to score cheap points, no matter how tempting in the run up to elections next month. However, the big society will struggle to bloom if the government privileges councils above it."
Bromley – Residents rally to save Bromley's libraries – Bromley Times 24. 1200 name petition to save Burnt Ash library. Trades union has handed in 3000 name petition.
Buckinghamshire – Burnham library supporters fight for its future – Maidenhead Advertiser. Big Lottery funding means Burnham Library not included in previous council countywide library closures. Fear for 2012.
Cumbria – 18 rural libraries in Cumbria face the axe – Westmorland Gazette. "Bosses said libraries which opened fewer than 20 hours a week, including Sedbergh, Shap and Askam-in-Furness, might close to fund hi-tech enhancements, such as free Skype points, at major centres". Rural areas get book ordering service (some in pubs) instead.
"Closing these libraries would be a huge mistake.They are the universities of the common man and once closed will never be reopened." (Taffy Thomas, national storyteller laureate)
Derbyshire – Plans to cut opening hours of libraries look set for approval despite concerns of union – This is Derbyshire. "The union Unison says it fears the moves may lead to job losses and could be the first step towards library closures."
Dorset – Support community libraries: Ad Lib campaigner urges users to help facilities at risk – Dorset Echo. Public urged to support small cuts in larger libraries to prevent closures of smaller ones that could result in some areas being 14 miles away from a library.
Ealing – Ealing Council leader faces critics over libraries – Ealing Gazette. "I feel as if I am being forced into making these decisions. I would not choose to close libraries, I spent a lot of time there studying for my A-levels and later taking my children there."
Gloucestershire – County Council to face Whitehall meeting on library cuts – Wilts & Glos Standard. "We are pleased that DCMS policy officials have agreed to meet with us, and can only hope that they and the Minister listen to our concerns, unlike our elected representatives within the GCC administration." (FoGL)
Gloucestershire – Blockley: Library cuts protest – Tewkesbury AdMag. "Children in the village who regularly use the library are to hand over letters expressing their sadness and disappointment that Gloucestershire County Council is axing the service to save money."
Lewisham – Will Lewisham bidders focus on library service? – Voices for the Library. "…it is worrying that none of these proposals are coming from organisations that have an emphasis or background in providing library services. Have they involved experts in their discussions?"
North Ayrshire – Future of facilities to be decided one at a time – Ardrossan Herald. "the future of North Ayrshire's libraries and community centres is to be decided on an individual basis by individual working groups of councillors and civil servants."
Surrey – Byfleet: Library figures taken to task – Surrey Herald . Use of library underestimated by council due to six weeks closure not being taken into account (!). "The library is very much a hub for a lot of things. It's not something that Byfleet wants to lose."
Walsall – Two thousand have their say on future plans for 16 libraries – Walsall Online. Information from 2152 responses will be used to work out plans for the borough's libraries, of which 6 were feared to be under threat.
Warwickshire – Warwickshire library cuts in spotlight at roadshow – Coventry Telegraph. "Sixteen Warwickshire libraries have been identified as no longer sustainable in their current form, alongside other cost-cutting measures including reduced opening hours, reductions in the workforce and mobile library fleet, and cutting the number of public computers."
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In the 1966 horror film Island of Terror, actor Peter Cushing's character faced a predicament of dealing with computer-borne life forms resembling virtual humans. Fast-forward: 22 years after his death and 50 years after Island of Terror, Peter Cushing himself is resurrected as a virtual human to reprise his Grand Moff Tarkin character in Star Wars: Rogue One. While Cushing's digital resurrection was seen as brilliant innovation by some, the performance upset many others-including his heir-who felt emotionally damaged from seeing a deceased person's image repurposed for profit. Moral dilemmas, however, are merely secondary to the true threat of harm posed by digital resurrections: misappropriation for commercial gain. By definition, to misappropriate means "to put to the wrong use." Reaching beyond the deceased artist's control to digitally resurrect their exact likeness for profit plainly fits the definition. Digital resurrections also risk the ancillary harm of causing reputational damage if a likeness is revived in an upsetting manner or bad taste. This science-fiction worthy scenario has created a need to uniformly recognize post-mortem publicity rights in one's persona.
Current intellectual property law does not adequately protect against the harm of misappropriation created by digital resurrections. Although the right of publicity is recognized by many states at common law in some way, it is generally only available to living celebrities who seek to protect their likeness. Unfortunately, publicity rights usually die with the celebrity in most states. Until the rights of artists to control their post-mortem likeness are clarified, heirs are left without any advice to stop the misappropriation of their loved ones.
This paper proposes recognizing a federal post-mortem publicity right to uniformly protect deceased celebrities from likeness misappropriation. The general purpose behind this recognition is to clarify the rights of artists to control the commercial use of their likenesses after they die. Part 1 focuses on the potential for harm caused by digital resurrections, and how current intellectual property laws fall short of protecting against it. Part 2 discusses the significance of a federal right through analyzing contrasting state laws, and then proposes a model federal post-mortem publicity statute.


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Accenting His First Name, Dissing His Last, Jeb Bush Finally Declares for 2016
FlaglerLive | June 15, 2015
Jeb Bush was flanked by his wife and children at his announcement for the 2016 presidency, but his father and brother, both ex-presidents, were nowhere in sight. (Gage Skidmore)
Hoping to expand the White House dynasty established by his father and brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush formally launched his presidential bid on Monday with a fiery pledge to "run with heart" and a pumped-up promise of "keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what I believe."
Bush — flanked by his three children; wife, Columba; and mother, Barbara — made the announcement to hundreds of supporters, including members of the Florida Cabinet, crowded into the Miami-Dade College campus in Bush's one-time hometown of Kendall.
Monday's much-ballyhooed event ended months of speculation about Bush's entree into what is expected to be a crowded Republican primary field, something he noted in his half-hour remarks interrupted frequently by applause and cheers of "We love Jeb!"
"…Not a one of us deserves the job by right of resume, party, seniority, family, or family narrative. It's nobody's turn. It's everybody's test, and it's wide open — exactly as a contest for president should be," Bush said.
Bush, who just returned from a week-long trip to Europe where he met with high-level officials, laid out some of his campaign themes, touching on foreign affairs, economic growth and education, while touting his eight-year record as Florida governor ending in 2007.
"We will take Washington — the static capital of this dynamic country — out of the business of causing problems," Bush promised. "We will get back on the side of free enterprise and free people. I know we can fix this. Because I've done it."
Bush pledged to increase the country's economic growth rate to 4 percent and to make the nation "energy secure" within five years.
The trimmed-down Bush — he told reporters this year that he was on the low-carbohydrate "paleo" diet — also jabbed his Republican primary opponents, including a veiled reference to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Bush protégé who has emerged as one of the top GOP contenders in the 2016 presidential race.
Calling himself a "reforming governor," Bush noted that, as the state's chief executive, "there's no passing off responsibility … no blending into the legislative crowd or filing an amendment and calling that success."
Bush — who revived his iconic "Jeb!" logo for his 2016 campaign — said there's no substitute for experience,
"We are not going to clean up the mess in Washington by electing the people who either helped create it or have proven incapable of fixing it," he said.
Hours before Bush delivered his remarks, Rubio welcomed Bush to the race with two posts on Twitter and a statement posted on Rubio's campaign website.
"In politics, people throw around the word 'friend' so much it often has little real meaning. When I call @JebBush my friend, I mean it," Rubio tweeted Monday morning. "My friend @JebBush is a passionate advocate for what he believes, and I welcome him to the race."
Bush has assembled a campaign machine headed by long-time adviser, Sally Bradshaw. Mike Murphy will direct the Bush-backing "Right to Rise" political committee. The former governor and the committee reportedly amassed tens of millions of dollars in what will be an expensive battle.
As evidenced by the presence of the three Republican Florida Cabinet members — Attorney General Pam Bondi, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater — as well as three former Republican Party of Florida chairmen at Monday's event, Bush has been viewed by some as the "establishment" candidate. That label may be a burden in an era when tea party Republicans, including Florida's Gov. Rick Scott, have emerged victorious in contentious primary elections.
"His biggest challenge is he represents more of the same in a GOP that over the past few years has been looking for less of the same," said Democratic consultant Steve Schale, who led President Barack Obama's Florida campaign in 2008.
And, while some have branded Bush as too moderate to appeal to a divided Republican party, he, along with his supporters, point to his record in Florida as proof of his conservative bent.
After taking office in 1999, Bush did away with minority preferences in government hiring and university admissions, shrank the number of state workers and — heading the state during an economic boom — repeatedly cut taxes. He also pushed an education voucher system that allowed children in failing schools to use public dollars to pay for private schools. The Florida Supreme Court later ruled that the program was unconstitutional.
Bush's other high-profile voucher program — one that gives tax credits to businesses that subsidize private school educations for low-income children — is the subject of another lawsuit.
Bush also alienated Democrats during his Tallahassee tenure with his stands on social issues. Bush backed restrictions on abortions and signed the nation's first "stand your ground" law. And he was embroiled in controversy over his attempt to keep Terri Schiavo, who was in a vegetative state and fed through a tube, alive.
Bush's legacy in Florida, however, remains the education reforms that have of late developed into a flashpoint for conservative critics. Bush pioneered a school accountability system that included more testing of students and imposed a grading system on schools based on student performance.
Bush, who after leaving office created an educational foundation, at one point supported the nationwide "Common Core" education standards but has since insisted that the states should be responsible for setting the measures.
"When a school is just another dead end, every parent should have the right to send their child to a better school — public, private or charter," he said Monday. "Every school should have high standards, and the federal government should have nothing to do with setting them. Nationwide, if I am president, we will take the power of choice away from the unions and the bureaucrats and give it back to parents."
The bilingual Bush, who met his wife in Mexico, departed briefly from his prepared remarks on Monday after being heckled by a group of people whose lime-green shirts spelled out "Legal status is not enough."
"Just so my friends know, the next president will pass meaningful immigration reform so that that will be solved, not by executive order," he ad libbed, referring to an Obama executive order aimed at preventing about 5 million undocumented immigrants from being deported.
Those who know the wonkish Bush well say that his greatest strengths could also be his greatest liabilities, and they aren't referring to his last name.
Bush is the kind of leader who "knocked the water out of the bathtub" and is unrelenting, said GOP strategist J.M. "Mac" Stipanovich, who first met Bush 30 years ago and has been a close adviser for two decades.
Bush's three "most salient characteristics are his name, his intelligence and his genuine love for policy," Stipanovich said.
"And if he's not going to be elected president it will be because he didn't say and do the things that he needed to do to win the primary. He's going to increase his risk in the primary to lower risk in the general election. And the reason he's going to do that is because that's who he is," he said.
But others painted Bush's steadfastness in a less amiable tone.
"… What makes the specter of a Jeb Bush presidency even more unpalatable is his belief in his own superiority and infallibility — in my 22 years in elected office I have never worked with someone who is as inflexible, uncompromising, and willing to do whatever it takes to get their way as Jeb Bush," U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee who served in the Florida Legislature during Bush's tenure as governor, said in a statement. "These are not the qualities Americans need in their president if we are going to work together to get things done."
Bush earned a reputation among reporters for being thin-skinned and having a temper that flares quickly. And, unlike many other politicians, Bush rarely if ever stuck to talking points when speaking publicly.
"He isn't afraid to mix it up, isn't afraid to be bold," Schale said. "His frankness at times can get him in trouble."
–Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
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'"It's one thing to have your own personal beliefs," Felos said, "It's quite another to use your official powers and your official office to subvert the court and the lawful process."
He also recalled that after Schiavo's death, Jeb Bush went after Michael Schiavo personally, asking the state's attorney to investigate whether he had called 911 fast enough. "It was very odd, almost like a personal vendetta the governor had towards Michael Schaivo." The state's attorney found no evidence against him and closed the case. "The propriety of using your office to hunt and harass people, as the governor did to Mr. Schiavo after his wife's death, I think raises significant questions about his judgment and his character," Felos said.'
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/12/17/3604615/michael-schiavo-jeb-bush/
Vincent Neri says:
What is the most physically and emotionally demanding thing you ever achieved in life? This is perhaps a question that should be asked of all canidates for public office to see if their answer makes them prepared to lead. Yes, I want your testimony so that I know that you know enough about the job you seek. You are prepared to lead a nation because? When I was a young man my daddy would work me to the point of collapse in the hot sun to teach me the true meaning of hard work so that I may gain an understanding through preparation of what hard work is. It is hard to lead a bunch of workers unless you know what it is like to do the work. Years back I met Jeb Bush and asked him when he was running for governor what he was prepared to do to bring high paying jobs to Florida. His answer basically was that that was a difficult question to answer. However , Whie he was governor of Florida other states saw hundreds of millions of dollars of investment from companies and Florida was not their destination. I hope someone out there is listening. After following up with Jeb about this in a letter he wrote back to tell me that the best thing I could do if I need employment was to leave the state. Governor Bush was not prepared when he was running for governor so he could lead when he became governor. Now you may be wishing that you can do something but that is not same as knowing and leading. While interviewing Governor Bush he could not answer my first question about helping people with more high paying job opportunities. I needed no follow up question's then and I know that he is not qualified to be the President of The United States. I know this because he is not prepared. Talk to me how you suffered and I will give you my attention because I suffered and will then know that you know what others are going through in this country and around the world. Your mind was prepared because you did what? Thinking and knowing is two different things. Your heart may think but your mind has to know. Humble yourself Governor Bush so you can someday be prepared to lead a nation. This requires abandoning your pride because your stepping into another dimension that you know nothing about.
Obama 2015 says:
We don't need another Bush in the White House. Two have been enough.
groot says:
THIS is the idiot son. Not the shrub.
No more Bush's, no more Clinton's, please.
Lancer says:
Hillary and Jeb have, virtually, identical stances on every issue.
If these are our choices…it's a complete failure in our two party system.
Jeb was a good governor but he is running from the good things he did here in Florida because they are too liberal in 2015.
I've never casted a vote for a Bush or a Clinton in all my years of voting but if Bernie Sanders doesn't get the Democrat nomination I will vote for Hillary.
She was 1st lady, she was a Senator and our Sec of State. She is also a very educated and determined woman so she has plenty of credentials to be our President.
Also having Bill in the White house to give advice and feedback can't be a bad thing. Say what you want about his 8 years and his intern issues he did do a good job. Minus that NAFTA thing.
Bush…a decent Governor granted. However, he is democrat-lite on, virtually, every issue. The GOP establishment likes him because he can win Texas and Florida, period. You can't win the Presidency, as a Republican, without those states. Also, with his wife being Hispanic he might be more popular with minorities.
Hillary…is a corrupt liar. She was a "first lady" who accomplished nothing. Her health insurance bill was crushed. As Senator, from NY??, she sponsored no legislation and voted for the Iraq War. She is a Secretary of State who can't boast of a single accomplishment…Russian Reset, Egypt to the Brotherhood, Libya, Iraq withdrawal, Syria fiasco, failed handling of the Arab Spring. If your a Hillary fan…then don't ignore the MASSIVE waste State Dept's USAID wasted in Iraq and Afghanistan under her "leadership".
Then, there's the massive deletion of personal emails whilst working for Government and her family making over $100 million during her time as a public servant. She's untrustworthy, absolutely corrupt and a boring, ineffective leader. Bill C "was a good president"? Really…or was it the fact that he lost: The House and the Senate to Republicans who authored and passed "The Contract with America" and riding a dot.com bubble, which he had nothing to do with?
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We wrote in a previous post that Quebeckers generally give fewer gifts, of lesser value to fewer people than Canadians living in the rest of the country.
Like everyone else, they receive unwanted gifts.
Ipsos Reid conducted a poll on behalf of Kijiji to find out what Canadians say they would do with an unwanted gift.
When presented with a hypothetical situation of being presented with an unwanted holiday gift and the gift giver never finding out, three in ten (31%) Canadians admitted they would exchange the item for something they want or need. One quarter (26%) would re-gift the item to someone who would want or need it (26%), give the item to charity (23%), store the item but never use it (8%), sell the item for cash (7%) while five percent (5%) say they had other ideas for how to deal with an unwanted gift.
Residents of the Prairies are significantly more likely to say they would exchange the item for something they want or need – Quebeckers are the least likely to do so.
Quebeckers appear most likely to re-gift the unwanted item.
What Québec drivers want from a car.
General Motors Canada asked Canadians what they most wanted in a car.
Not surprisingly, they want it all, from safety to style, from form to function.
'Reasonable cost' tops the list followed by 'great fuel efficiency'. And 'great for a Canadian winter' comes in third place.
Here is the list of features most important to Canadians in order of importance according to a recently release survey by Ipsos Reid on behalf of GM.
Quebeckers share similar attitudes towards important car features. However, they differ from Canadians living in the rest of the country when it comes to four features they attach significantly more or less importance to.
They are far more likely to say that a 'compact car' is important to them and therefore that 'roominess' is less so. That's well known and reflected in the fact that Québec is the market 'par excellence' for sub-compact cars.
They are also significantly less likely to attach importance to a car that 'drives like a luxury car'. This seems to point to a more utilitarian view of what a car is and what purpose it serves. Features such as 'sleek exterior style' and 'attractive interior design', 'excellent sound system' also appear to be somewhat less important to Quebeckers.
Lastly, 'roadside support system' is also significantly less important to Quebeckers than it is to Canadians living in the rest of the country. Could it be that Quebeckers need it less? Or is it because they live – and drive – for today with less concern about what the future holds?
With the Christmas shopping season in full swing, there is no shortage of pronouncements about how mobile technology has changed the way we shop forever.
Comparison-shopping is certainly a lot easier with smart phones that scan barcodes and connect to the web to provide local prices as well as online ones. Check out Google Shopper.
We might be in for radically different shopping trips in the future but, as they say in Québec, "c'est pas demain la veille" (the eve isn't tomorrow). Only 9% of Quebeckers own a smart phone (Blackberry, iPhone, Android, etc.) according to a recent survey by Ipsos Reid on behalf of CIBC. Québec appears to be the province with the lowest ownership of such devices; Atlantic 17%, Ontario 26%, the Prairies 18%, Alberta 28% and BC 16%.
Volt is coming to Québec in 2011.
According to The Car Guide, Quebeckers will soon see Chevrolet Volts on the road as Hydro-Québec and Chevrolet Canada announced a new partnership by which Hydro-Québec will integrate 20 Chevrolet Volts into its fleet, starting in 2011.
As the world's first electric vehicle with extended range capability, the Volt has a total driving range of about 580 km. As per Chevrolet, the Volt is the only electric vehicle that can operate under a full range of climates and driving conditions without the limitations of a traditional battery electric vehicle. For the first 40 to 80 km, the Volt drives gas-free and produces zero tailpipe-emissions by using electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery. When the Volt's battery runs low, a 1.4-litre gas-powered engine/generator seamlessly engages to extend the driving range about 500 km on a full tank.
According to PMB 2010, Quebeckers are significantly more likely to say they "refuse to buy a car that is not fuel efficient".
*Top two box agreement with the statement.


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Weather and indoor climate in Greenland
E. B. Møller*, J. Helgason
Design and Processes
To make a hygrothermal assessment of a building construction, e.g. wall or roof, weather files as well as information on indoor moisture load are needed, however only to some extent available for Greenlandic conditions. This paper describes a project that had a twofold aim: 1) create weather files for four different cities in Greenland in a simple way, 2) determine the typical moisture load in a Greenlandic dwelling to see if the international standard ISO 13788 is applicable in Greenland when describing indoor moisture load. The four chosen cities are placed at the west coast of Greenland. Hourly weather data of 10 years for the four cities were obtained from the meteorological institutes of Denmark and Greenland, from this a reference year with hourly values was created for each city. The paper also describes how incomplete data was treated. Five dwellings were chosen in each city to assess the indoor moisture load. Temperature and relative humidity were measured hourly in living rooms of these dwellings. Furthermore, outdoor temperature and relative humidity were measured in the four cities. The moisture load in the dwellings were scattered in humidity class 1-4, similar to what has been measured in Danish dwellings, consequently ISO 13788 may be applicable in Greenland.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2069/1/012073
8th International Buildings Physics Conference 2021 - Online event, Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 25 Aug 2021 → 27 Aug 2021
https://www.ibpc2021.org/
8th International Buildings Physics Conference 2021
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Barker was an entrepreneurial filmmaker traveling across the United States and remaking the same short film, "Kidnappers Foil" over and over. He made money by casting local kids and then selling tickets to screenings of his newest remake of the film in the community's local theater. Unfortunately, most of Barker's films no longer exist, but TAMI has posted a few priceless examples. The current collection features kids from small-towns in Arkansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. The young performers are clearly parroting Barker's simplistic script, but the films reveal the kids' voices and regional accents. The diverse ethnic and racial make-up of their daily lives is also depicted in some of the films' black and white images.
The TAMI Melton Barker film collection is a terrific resource that helps break the myth that children's experiences are too illusive for serious historical research.
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