Travelling from one world to another is something I have never much enjoyed. People judge me based on what they see, and, of course, what they see is only a tiny part of who I am. My clothes might not be the newest fashions, but they keep me safe from the things I know I'll be dealing with when I finally get to Deotis. I'd rather be protected than look good. Of course that tells them I'm a treasure hunter, which means, obviously, I have no morals. I am willing to do whatever I have to in order to get whatever it was I was hired to get. Yet, to me, that defines a thief, and I'm not a thief. I would say I've never stolen anything from anyone, but that would be a lie. I have to admit I have stolen, from the bodies of people who would have killed me had I not killed them first, and I don't have any regrets about that choice. Sometimes it's been the only way I was able to survive.
Fortunately, on this journey, I'm not the only treasure hunter. They study me in the same way I study them, and I know the time will come when one of us, although I'm not sure which one it will be, will make the decision to actually say something to me. There are four of us. I am the only woman, but then that doesn't surprise me. We are rare, female treasure hunters, because our job often means finding ourself on dangerous planets, and most of the women I have met through the years look at me like I'm insane when I tell them what I do. Then again maybe I am insane. I've never been normal, and I was always okay with that. Father, on the other hand, was never okay with it. He always wanted me to be someone I wasn't, so he spent far too much of his time trying to shove me into this little box he created for me. I know he's disappointed in me now. I'm more than disappointed in him, but it's not as though it matters. I haven't seen him in five years and I don't plan on seeing him any time soon either. Granted being on Deotis will make that difficult.
As I was saying the other treasure hunters on the ship are male. They all get stared at in very much the same way I do, only there's more envy. Instead of being viewed as being not quite right in the head they are lucky enough to be seen as different, unusual, worth a moment of someone's time. Me… well, I would say I'm not bitter about it all, but I very much am, because I'm no different to them. Yet there are those who still think that they would be willing to do anything, when really we spend a lot of time on worlds that are different to the worlds most people spend their time on. Take Deotis as an example. Everything I've read about the world makes me think I'm never quite going to be ready to deal with what it will throw at me. Pretty much everything there will try to kill you, including some of the flora. I've done what I can to prepare, but I don't think it's ever going to be enough.
Normally I am the only treasure hunter on a ship. It's been a very long time since I met another hunter, and then… there are times when you wish you'd never met someone. That was one of those times. He and I just didn't get alone. I didn't think we would, but sometimes it's nice to talk to someone who understands you, and I thought I would try to talk to him, to see if maybe I was wrong. I wasn't. He was one of those types who believed he was the best at what he did, only I found out a few months later he'd died in the middle of a job. I probably shouldn't have laughed at his misfortune, but I did. If anyone deserved that type of death it was him.
When I look at the three other hunters I don't have the same misgivings. I can tell by the way they look they are true hunters, people who have probably been doing this far longer than I have, and had I been a little older I might well have been the one to make the first move. Only I told myself it was best to wait for one of them to do it. They were all older than me, more experienced than I was, so I felt like going up to them might seem a little like I was trying to get some lessons from them. I probably wouldn't have said no if one of them did offer me some suggestions, because I knew there were a couple of times I had only escaped dying thanks to pure luck. Yet I knew better than to be the one to make the first move when there was that much of a different. I didn't want to have to deal with an ego.
Sitting there, alone, I sipped my drink. My eyes were on the eldest of the group. He was lean, and strong. The more I looked at him the more certain I was he would be the best of the group for me to get to know. Every so often he would look back at me, this half smile on his face. That was part of what made me wary. I didn't know how he would react to a female hunter. Before, when I met the other one, he'd made it obvious he didn't think I was serious. He laughed at me when I said I was going to Ascario, telling me there was no chance a 'little girl' was going to survive that world. Only I did, and now I was going to Deotis, which was probably the most stupid decision I could have made. There was no going back though. My decision was made, and I would survive Deotis, in the same way I survived Ascario. Well, hopefully not in exactly the same way, because some of that was just dumb luck, and I hadn't truly been ready to take on a place like that alone.
Without waiting for his response I made my way back to the table, making it seem as though I'd been disappointed by whatever it was he'd said. Keeping people misjudging me was probably the best thing I could do. If they thought I was the weak link then they'd go for me, instead of one of the others, and I knew I was more than strong enough to take on whatever it was they might me willing to throw at us. Or I could be wrong. Maybe there wasn't some other reason all four of us were being sent to one of the most dangerous worlds a hunter could go to. Sighing, I slipped back into my seat, glancing over at where Beau was still talking. If the other hunter didn't believe us… it didn't matter that much. I'd like for it to be all of us working together, but if that wasn't the case I wouldn't be losing sleep over it. Instead I'd be losing sleep over the whys I wasn't going to know until it was too late.


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Q: cmi.exit data model element in SCORM 2004 3rd edition I couldn't understand the usage of cmi.exit data model element.
Scenario A: Suppose an activity sets its cmi.success_status = passed and cmi.exit = suspend and then triggers an Exit All navigation request. In this case, what is the value of Objective Satisfied Status of the primary objective of the activity in the next Sequencing Session?
Scenario B: Suppose an activity sets its cmi.success_status = passed and cmi.exit = normal and then triggers an Exit All navigation request. In this case, what is the value of Objective Satisfied Status of the primary objective of the activity in the next Sequencing Session?

A: In both scenarios, the next sequencing session will start with fresh data because of "Exit All" NAV request. If a SCO sets the value of "cmi.exit" data to "suspend", this will suspend that SCO while the sequencing session is in progress. If you want to retain all data for the whole course, you should use "Suspend All" instead of "Exit All". Notice that "cmi.exit" is related only to the SCO which trigers it, it does not affect other SCOs in the course.

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Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS Talks Creative Choices at AFI
March 08, 2017 ASC Staff
The cinematographer discusses his creative approach to using the Alexa 65's 6K sensor, lenses and LED lighting.
As part of the recent CamerImage screening event held at the American Film Institute, ASC Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS sat down to speak about his experiences with the Arri Alexa 65 and Digital Sputnik LED lighting.
Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS hoists the Arri Alexa 65 on the set of Rogue One.
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a couple dozen students and professionals gathered in the Mark Goodson screening room at AFI, where former ASC president Stephen Lighthill, ASC sat down with Fraser to discuss his work.
"It's been a little bit, but seeing this camera is like seeing an old friend," Fraser offered on the Alexa 65. "I've shot about 200 days with it in the last 12 or 13 months."
After a series of short films, documentaries and independent features, Fraser burst onto the cinematography scene with his graceful and subtle photography of Let Me In, the American remake of the Sweedish vampire film Let the Right One In. Fraser followed that with Snow White and the Huntsman, Killing Them Softly, Zero Dark Thirty, Foxcatcher, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and this year he won the ASC Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Lion. Although Lion was photographed with the Arri Alexa, both Rogue One and Fraser's upcoming Mary Magdalene were shot with the Alexa 65.
Fraser (at camera) and his crew set up a dolly shot with the Alexa 65 during the production of Rogue One.
"I'm always cautious about advertising products or companies," Fraser warns. "We, as artists and craftsman rely on these things to enhance our art and I want to make sure that when I'm discussing a particular product that it's only in context to a specific project. There are many different tools for a project and as cinematographers we need more tools. The more tools the better. This gives us more choices and more control over our images.
"This camera is the closest thing to my still photography that I've ever seen," Fraser continues. "I used to be stills photographer, and I joined the motion picture rebellion when I was 20, shooting 35mm. I always felt ripped off by the size of the negative! It's not 35mm, it's like half 35mm!" the cinematographer laments, referring to the difference in orientation between 35mm still film and 35mm motion picture film. "When Arri showed me the [Alexa 65], I took the portcap off and thought 'That's the biggest sensor I've seen outside of a medium-format camera.' The possibilities over the 35mm format are incredible. It's also key to know that you don't have to use the whole sensor, you can crop it and only use part of it. It's a 6K sensor, so there's room to use only a bit of it and still have plenty of resolution left for your project. For Mary Magdalene, for the first part of the film, we used a small part of the sensor, 35mm lenses, and cropped it to about 3.8K – 4K. Then there was a point in the movie where that changes — the screen doesn't change, the aspect ratio doesn't change — but we open up to the full 6.5K sensor and it changes the feel of the whole image. It's amazing depth of field and lens quality and lens falloff that I've never seen in 35mm. I'm a big fan of the sensor size."
Fraser first screened a Nike commercial he had shot with the Alexa 65. The spot features Kobe Bryant on the basketball court who is booed by anti-fans who scream out hatred at him. Kobe turns to the crowd, the lights dim putting him in a spotlight and he begins to act like a conductor directing certain voices of hatred towards him into a literal symphony of vile. Fraser followed this with test footage for the independent film he just completed shooting, Mary Magdalene. The footage featured crew members in a twilight exterior with various exposure and lens choices.
After screening the footage, the cinematographer took the crowd out to the lobby where an Alexa 65 was set up on a Fisher dolly and some lighting, featuring the Digital Sputniks. With the help of an actress, Fraser proceeded to tweak some lighting and swap out lenses to demonstrate the looks from each lens. The room was deep standing room only with a few monitors placed about to see the work in progress. Fraser's quiet persona forced silence in the room as the students hung on his every word. Fraser also demonstrated several lens choices from Arri, including the Series S Primes and new DNA lenses, along with Hawk 1.3 anamorphics from Vantage Film.
After shooting, the audience returned to the theater as AFI students ingested the footage into the 2K projector and then they screened the footage with Fraser narrating.
"I love the fastest possible lenses," the cinematographer offered. "You want the ability to have the focus fall off, but that might be too extreme, so you close down the stop. It's an aesthetic choice. Mary Magdalene was shot almost entirely at a T4. The director and I decided that was what we were after. On Rogue One, however, everything was a T2 2/3, with a couple lenses at a T2.8 because that's where those specific lenses performed better for us. You just have to understand the individual characteristics of the lenses you're working with and work with them."
Following the second discussion, Fraser took the crowd downstairs in the Louis B. Mayer building into a classroom where another lighting setup and actress awaited. Here it was very low light conditions with the Digital Sputniks and, again, Fraser went through various lenses and shoot footage.
"Mary Magdalene is a fairly low-budget movie shot in Italy." Fraser explained. "We didn't have many lights with us at all, I basically only took the Digital Sputniks, which I used for daylight, moonlight, fire, pretty much everything. We only ran off small generators, didn't need any big cable runs, which cut down on the crew. The producers had $10,000 in the budget for consumables, but I said we don't need gels with the Digital Sputniks, so let's keep $2,000 of that for diffusion and put the remaining $8,000 back into camera. With LEDs, we used hundreds of RGB LEDs on Rogue One and at a push of a button we could change the entire color of a set; that is amazing. For me the appeal of RGB LED, though, is not the primary colors, it's the skintones and the subtle colors."
The group returned, once again, to the theater where Fraser commented on the new footage.
"We as cinematographers need to take back our choices," Fraser concluded. "Camera companies and lighting companies and lens companies coming up with really interesting formats give us choice back. I recall when there were three film manufacturers: Agfa, Fuji and Kodak. When I was thinking about a music video 20 years ago, I had about 40 film choices at that point. As companies closed down, I might have had 12 film choices. Right now, I have four choices. Our choices are being eroded because of the way that technology is going. In some ways, you can say that digital has allowed us to democratize filmmaking; and in some ways it has also killed us because we have less choices. So anything we can do to take that choice back, is great. These tools like the Alexa and Digital Sputniks just expand the cinematographer's toolbox to give the choice back."
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Kaplunov, J, Shestakova, A, Aleynikov, I, Hopkins, B and Talonov, A (2015) Low-frequency perturbations of rigid body motions of a viscoelastic inhomogeneous bar. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 19 (2). 135 -151.
© The Authors, Society for Experimental Mechanics; Accepted version of paper published as Kaplunov, J. et al., 2015. Low-frequency perturbations of rigid body motions of a viscoelastic inhomogeneous bar. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 19(2), pp.135–151. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11043-015-9256-x.


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Giants-Lions injury report: WR Wan'Dale Robinson, G Josh Ezeudu miss practice
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Wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (hamstring) and starting left guard Joshua Ezeudu (neck) won't practice on Thursday for the New York Giants. That puts their availability for Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions in jeopardy.
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Video – 'Why Rocks?'
Today's Orkney International Science Festival talk by Dr Martha Johnson, highlighting the Ness of Brodgar rocks that don't fit the local geology, and showing clues to their origins.… Continue reading
Video – 'The Ness in Rock and Stone'
Today's Orkney International Science Festival talk featuring Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card, Ann Clark and Dr Antonia Thomas of the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute.… Continue reading
Excavation / Video
Video: 'I helped cover a 5,000-year-old monument with worn-out tyres'
Dig Diary Extra: Dr Jo McKenzie successfully recovers first timber sample
A video of Jo recovering the first of two Neolithic timber samples from the interior of Structure Twelve today. Apologies for the sound quality – the Orcadian wind is impossible to escape, even in the summer!… Continue reading
Excavating Trench J: a time-lapse video
Dig Diary extra: the Ness of Brodgar's seaweed-eating sheep and the European context
The recording of last Friday's UHI Archaeology Institute research seminar, looking at the analysis of sheep and deer teeth from the Ness of Brodgar.… Continue reading
Structures / Video
Structure Twenty-Seven: A video introduction
A new video introducing the enigmatic Structure Twenty-Seven at the bottom of Trench T.… Continue reading
Ness of Brodgar at Current Archaeology Live!
Ness of Brodgar site director Nick Card is one of the speakers at this weekend's Current Archaeology Live! conference and awards.… Continue reading
The Ness dig – a video introduction
New to the Ness of Brodgar? Wondering what the excavation is all about? Here's our new seven-minute video summary of the site.… Continue reading
Rhind Lectures 2020: Number 6
All change around 2500/2400 BC? End of the 'Scottish Neolithic' and the future of Neolithic studies The last of this year's Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's annual Rhind lectures, in which Dr Alison Sheridan brought together the most up-to-date research to show how Scotland's early farming communities lived their lives and made sense of the world.… Continue reading
'Not just a load of old balls': Late Neolithic developments and the creation of a new world order In this year's Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research to show how Scotland's early farming communities lived their lives and made sense of the world.… Continue reading
An everyday story of country folk? In this year's Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research to show how Scotland's early farming communities lived their lives and made sense of the world.… Continue reading
The Big Picture and Regional Narratives In this year's Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research to show how Scotland's early farming communities lived their lives and made sense of the world.… Continue reading
Neolithic Scotland: Changing Perceptions, New Approaches, Plethora of Data, and Contested Narratives In this year's Society of Antiquaries of Scotland's annual Rhind lectures, Dr Alison Sheridan is bringing together the most up-to-date research to show how Scotland's early farming communities lived their lives and made sense of the world.… Continue reading
Video: Book launch event and talk
After months of hard work, the Ness of Brodgar interim monograph was launched at a special, socially distanced, event in Kirkwall last night.… Continue reading
Artefacts / Video
Video: 'Neolithic Carved Stone Balls in context'
Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark, curator of prehistory (Palaeolithic to Neolithic) at the National Museums of Scotland, and Mark Hall, history officer at Perth Museum and Art Gallery, talk carved stone balls – focusing on the Sheriffmuir ball, found in 2017.… Continue reading


The southern passages of the Arizona Trail beautifully demonstrate the biodiversity and rugged nature of the AZT, and this adventure features the first 86 miles. From rolling grasslands to pine forest, past a cobalt-blue lake and through seldom-visited canyons, this itinerary is sure to be one of the most popular. Contrary to popular belief, the southern part of the state is not the lowest, nor is it the warmest, so be prepared for a variety of temperatures, including snow near the summit of Miller Peak. Gazing south into the mountains of Mexico is a splendid way to begin the adventure, and walking into the tiny town of Patagonia, traversing the foot of the Santa Rita Mountains and then trekking toward Tucsonto finish will leave you with many wonderful memories of your time along the AZT.
We created this trip for those who don't want a guide, don't want to be supported during the week and generally just want their own self-serve adventure with a bit of logistical assistance. Each day we relocate a very deluxe camp setup (provided by Ready Camp) of (2) 10×10 canopies, full kitchen, dry firewood, camp chairs, fresh water, coolers of food and beverages (you purchase prior to trip) and all your personal gear like tents, bags and clothing. You can go as cheap or deluxe as you want on food, beverages and amenities!!
Our meeting point for this trip is Hotel Tucson in Tucson, AZ. The day before the trip starts you can pick up a cooler (if needed) from us to do your shopping for the week.
This adventure begins on Montezuma Pass overlooking the grasslands of the San Rafael Valley and the mountains of Mexico. The southern terminus of the Arizona Trail lies two miles to the south, accessible only by trail, so for those who want to start at the "start" then walk downhill toward Border Monument #102. It occupies a lonely, beautiful place in the middle of the grasslands where a two-strand barbed wire fence separates two nations. After a few photos, turn around and head back uphill to Montezuma Pass and continue climbing into the Huachuca Mountains, the highest southernmost mountain range in Arizona. 4.5 miles beyond Montezuma Pass you'll come to a trail junction where you can take a ½-mile detour and hike to the summit of Miller Peak (9,470 ft.) where the views are breathtaking. The AZT rises and falls in elevation through the Huachuca Mountains for the next five miles before a long descent toward Sunnyside Canyon. During today's walk you might see coatimundi, black bear or elegant trogons. Camp in a pleasant forest of oak, juniper and manzanita. * Montezuma Pass to Sunnyside Canyon is 12 miles. * Montezuma Pass to the border to Sunnyside Canyon is 16 miles. * Hiking from the AZT to Miller Peak and back adds 1 mile.
From Sunnyside Canyon, walk slightly downhill along the AZT toward Parker Canyon Lake. At this elevation you might be lucky enough to see a Montezuma's quail, an adorable game bird that is a favorite among birders. The forest is rich with life throughout this passage, including mammals, birds and reptiles. After 7 miles you'll catch a glimpse of your destination – the sparkling dark blue oasis of Parker Canyon Lake. Once at the water's edge you can jump in and go for a swim or follow the 4.5-mile Lake Shore Trail. This route follows the water's edge around the entire lake. With numerous hidden coves and dense tree cover you're sure to spot a variety of waterfowl and other animals near the lake. Camp in the Parker Canyon Lake campground. Rest your legs for the arduous days ahead. Hike length about 8-12.5 miles.
Today's route includes the first half of the Canelo Hills and all of Passage 2 of the Arizona National Scenic Trail. This minor mountain range is among the least visited in all of southern Arizona, but is one of the best kept secrets of the area. The trail rises and falls continuously over 14.5 miles of rocky terrain, but is filled with interesting geology, gorgeous views and ephemeral water sources. You're not likely to see any other people on today's route, which adds to the wild character of the AZT. Camp in the forest near Canelo Pass – the only road that slices through this territory. Hike length is about 14.5 miles.
Continue your journey north through the Canelo Hills and enjoy the hidden beauty within Redrock Canyon as you follow this drainage for most of the day. A pleasant mix of grassland, chaparral and riparian biomes are encountered along this mostly downhill route. From start to finish you'll drop about 1,500 feet in elevation. One of the most interesting features of this passage is that ocelots and a jaguar have been documented here. Wandering up from Central America through the mountains and canyons of Mexico, these spotted cats have recently been confirmed in the Canelo Hills and Santa Rita Mountains. After 13.5 miles you'll arrive at the Harshaw Road Trailhead; you can hop in the vehicle and catch a ride to Patagonia or walk the remaining three miles along Harshaw Road (mostly dirt). Nestled in the lush oasis between Red Mountain and the Santa Rita Mountains, Patagonia is a destination in itself. Friendly folks, great food and towering cottonwood trees will make you never want to leave. Hike length is about 13.5 miles.
The adventure begins in the town of Patagonia, one of the only towns the AZT travels through. This eclectic community of artists and outdoor enthusiasts has transformed itself from an old mining town to a hub of ecotourism built upon a restoration economy. Walk right through downtown, and begin the long ascent into the Santa Rita Mountains. The miles will pass quickly under your boots on this dirt road as you enjoy wide, sweeping views of the valleys below from a prominent ridgeline. The day ends in a pleasant riparian zone with towering sycamore and hackberry trees. This is a great warm-up for the days ahead. Hike length is 7 miles.
Ascending into the heights of the Santa Rita Mountains is no easy task. The day's hike begins on a wide dirt road that eventually becomes trail, climbing 2,000 vertical feet over 7 miles. You'll see and feel the biotic communities transforming around you as the grasslands give way to forest. After your highpoint near Bear Spring, the trail descends and begins its picturesque journey along the canyons, ridges and hidden corners of the Santa Ritas. Keep an eye out for black bears, coatimundi and other critters along this seldom-traveled segment of trail. The final six miles of this route are blissful, and you'll splash through ephemeralcreeks as you approach Gardner Canyon Road. Hike length is about 13 miles.
Walk up a short, steep series of switchbacks before descending toward historic Kentucky Camp. Old adobe structures and rusting mining equipment help tell the story of when this area was bustling with hopes of riches in the dirt. The trail rises and falls through a series of canyons, testing your legs and lungs throughout the day. This area is a bird watcher's paradise and you're likely to see everything from tiny grassland sparrows to elegant trogons. Today's scenery alternates between dense forests of juniper, oak and manzanita to grasslands and agaves with inspiring views to the east. Hike length is about 16 miles.
Alcoholic Beverages – we can haul and keep them cold though!


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Q: Swift: cannot convert value of type to @noescape while call indexOf, after filter using filter function In Swift 2, I'm receiving an error:

Cannot convert value of type '[String:AnyObject]' to expected argument type '@noescape ([String:AnyObject])' throws -> Bool"

//today = NSDate()
//array : [[String:AnyObject]]
// I use if let because of we might now get element in the array matching our condition

if let elementOfArray = array.filter({$0["id"] as? Int == anotherDictionary["matchID"] as? Int && ($0["nextFireDate"] as? NSDate)?.compare(today) == NSComparisonResult.OrderedAscending}).first {

   let index = array.indexOf(elementOfArray) // error here
}

What I'm doing wrong? I can't understand. :/
My aim, is to find index of that item, I think that I open for alternative solutions, but of course this one is preferred, because I think this is the "right way".

A: The indexOf method on Swift arrays does not take an object of a type matching the array's type.  Instead, it takes a closure.  That closure takes an element of the array's type and returns a bool.
So, in fact, we don't (and shouldn't) even bother with the filter call unless we actually need the resultant array.  If we're just looking for the first object that passes whatever test you are filtering for... well we just pass that exact same test to indexOf.
So, to keep things simple, if we have an array of strings (and let's say they're all single letter strings with lots of repetition), and I want to find the first index of the string "a", rather than filtering the array down to strings that are "a", then finding the first string that passed that test with the first method, and then finding the index of that exact object, instead, I just pass that test into the indexOf method:
let letters: [String] = ["x", "y", "z", "a", "b", "c"]

let index = letters.indexOf {
    $0 == "a"
}

For clarity, it appears that simply passing an individual element and looking for that does work in some cases.  It probably relies on conformance to Swift's Equatable protocol.  I could for example have simplied used letters.indexOf("a") here.  The compiler would have been happy.  But obviously, not every array is composed required to hold things that conform to Equatable, and the array can't make assumptions about how to compare its elements then.  In these cases, you will have to use the above example of passing a closure.  It's probably worth noting that passing this closure to indexOf rather than first filtering and then calling indexOf is going to be egregiously more efficient anyway, even if your array allows the letters.indexOf("a") approach.  If for example, I had more complex strings, and I just wanted the first string that started with the letter 'a', this would be far, far more efficient than starting by filtering down the original array to an array of strings starting with 'a'.


We are going to guide our readers about link juice, what it actually means, how it works, why it is necessary, its benefits and further about link building for SEO.
Link Juice is a jargon used in search engine optimization. It is defined as the quality or value passed from one site to another. This may not make sense to some readers so we will explain it with examples.
There are millions of websites in the world. Many of them have similar niche and offer same products or services. These sites connect with each other in a number of ways and one of the popular methods is guest blogging and sharing backlinks.
The method through which sites get links from each other is called backlink building. There are two types of link building strategies. First one is direct method and it includes document sharing, guest blogging, social site marketing, press release publishing and other content strategies. The indirect method involves creating content on own sites and getting it shared by users and readers.
You may still be wondering about link juice. You should not be worried because the next few paras will explain it completely. Suppose you have to sites X and Y. The site X has two links while Y has no links at all. The site X will rank higher, that means search engine will count it faster than the site with no links.
So the impact of links on site X was due to what we call link juice. This was the quality passed by linked sites to the site X. This is how link juice works. In further debate, we will refer link juice to link building. The more links a site has, the faster it will be ranked.
There is one other factor that has an impact too. That is the relevancy and niche from where you get links. If the site where you have been linked has the same niche and good quality traffic, the link juice will be of the highest quality. Link juice will have little impact when you link your site on irrelevant sites.
Link building is a process through which the sites get juice link. This impact or juice link comes through effective link building strategies on relevant but high authority websites. It is a complete process and is never ending. You have to work all the time on link building in order to retain the top ranked position.
When you outreach best relevant sites for link building, you share your content with them. In return they offer backlinks. The more credible and relevant a site is, the better it will be for the site ranking. Moreover, the number of are is the number of confidence votes other sites give you for better ranking.
Search engines count these links, the sites where you were linked, the quality of the sites where you were linked and all these factors are very helpful for the search engines to rank a site on top. In short, the site ranking primarily depends on the backlinks that come from link building.
There are other ways too but they are expensive and less relevant. Like, some people use social sites for traffic. You will get visitors but it will never boost your ranking. For better ranking, every site needs organic traffic that comes only through search engines by building links and correct SEO strategies.
There are a number of factors Google considers when it comes to ranking sites. The number of inbound links and their quality a site gets are one of the most important factors. The more and qualitative links your site has, the faster it will be ranked by Google. Furthermore, the number of backlinks increase the domain and page authority of your site. And this means overall better ranking of your site.
If we talk about the sources of organic traffic, that is SEO. And in SEO that is link building. When you get backlinks from quality websites, some traffic comes to your site after clicking on the links. This traffic matters a lot for a business site. This is called referral traffic and it has more value than paid traffic. The more traffic you will have, the better it will be for your business.
You should know that every site or platform where your content is shared with a backlink is a source for people to know about your business or site. So just count the number of backlinks and you will understand where your business stands with these backlinks. This automatically increases the brand visibility and more people find your site.
We have said that the number of backlinks are the confidence votes other sites offer you. This helps Google rank your site. With more backlinks and from high authority sites, you will build a better and more reputable site. There will be a time when your site will be counted a good platform for sharing content. This is called building trust and increasing brand awareness.
Backlink building is mostly done through guest blogging. When you outreach credible sites for backlinks, you interact with them. This is helpful for building relationships and exposes your business to influencers as well as top people of your brand. You will also learn about their strategies once you read them. This will provide you a lot to learn and maximize your skills.
This section will make you learn how to do link building in the right way to get better results.
The first and most important thing for link building is to do research and find out best relevant sites with high authority. These sites will be used for getting backlinks. The higher authority sites you will be linked to, the faster your site will rank. So search all such sites where you can be linked anyhow. Make sure they are relevant with good quality traffic.
Now you will outreach these websites. The normal procedure is to get their emails or check 'write for us' section of these sites. This portion contains guidelines for the guest bloggers to get their content published for backlinks. They have all the guidelines in this section. All you need is to create content according to their instructions.
When you are given a nod to share content with the relevant sites, you should create content of the highest quality. It has a lot of benefits. First, you will get more quality traffic. Second, you will build reputation for best content. Third, all credible platforms will allow you to publish content. Fourth, you will start building your site gradually.
The only impetus of guest blogging is link building. Even guest posts were introduced for backlinks and to link your site on other authority sites. In every guest post, you will get usually one backlink to your page or site. This link refers traffic to your site if you have quality content and it is relevant to your site.
When you start link building and time passes, few backlinks expire. That means either the section on your site is not available or content has been removed. You have to find out all such places where broken links exist. You can fix them with new links and it has the same benefits as new links. Even people get a lot of traffic with broken link building.
This is an ever-changing thing. Any strategy today can be become illegal tomorrow. And any new ideas can enter the market for link building. All you need is to stay updated, figure out what link building strategies are working these days, use the updated methods and find out new solutions.
Video, infographics and images are also preferred nowadays for link building. Many sites accept visual content and you can get a lot of quality and relevant traffic as well as thousands of shares with perfect visual content, and videos.


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Financial advice that rarely fits all
Sara Ratner
When I hear financial tips that are unrealistic or shame-inducing, I cringe. Any advice that makes complicated money moves seem like an easy path to profit is downright dangerous.
Questionable guidance is all around, oversimplifying important decisions or claiming a one-size-fits-all approach will work. Amid the black-and-white world of advice-giving, there's a lot of gray. Don't ignore your unique needs and circumstances when plotting out your finances.
LACK OF WEALTH DOESN'T MEAN YOU LACK DISCIPLINE
There's a subset of social media dedicated to what I call "hustle worship." These posts will have you believe that if only you'd work harder, wake up earlier and eat the exact same breakfast as Elon Musk does, you'd be a billionaire.
This advice glosses over larger issues that prevent millions of hardworking, disciplined people from attaining financial security — like crushing student loan debt, job uncertainty and budget-busting child care costs. According to NerdWallet's 2019 American Household Credit Card Debt study, the average U.S. household with student loan debt owes $46,459. Average annual U.S. child care costs ranged from $18,442 to $26,102 in 2019 for two children in full-time care in a child care center, according to a report by Child Care Aware of America.
Discipline is good, but it's also OK to recognize your limitations and obligations.
Start by writing down all of your expenses for a month so you can get a picture of where your money goes. Then, create a budget that leaves room for needs AND wants, like the 50/30/20 budget: 50% of your take-home pay covers needs like housing and groceries; 30% covers wants like dining and travel; 20% covers savings and debt repayment. This way, you don't stress if you have a moment of weakness. You've built a budget that allows for fun.
AUSTERITY ISN'T ALWAYS A VIRTUE
As your income grows through the years, it's wise to funnel the extra cash into savings and investments without otherwise changing your spending habits. But it's OK to spend money on luxuries or conveniences that will make your life better or easier.
Jonathan Howard, a former visual effects artist who is now a financial adviser, experienced his own spend-or-save decision when he and his family relocated from Los Angeles to Lexington, Kentucky. Howard's salary decreased. But his wife rejoined the workforce, the cost of living was lower in Lexington, and they sold their L.A. home for a profit. His initial impulse was to save the entire profit from the sale, but their new home's kitchen didn't function well, and that's the room where his family spends much of their time.
They opted to spend around 25% of the proceeds from their old home on a kitchen renovation. "It was a sum that, when I looked at it on paper, made me nauseous," he said in an email. "But several months later, we could not be happier with the results."
Melissa Lowe, who lives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, recently left her job to blog full time. While she's currently not earning an income from blogging, her family decided to keep their professional house cleaner and cut back in other areas.
"She even folds and puts away my laundry and if that isn't heaven on earth, I'm not sure what is," she said in an email. "I will eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before I give her up."
Living below your means helps you save toward goals, but leave room in your budget for purchases that can make your life easier.
NOT ALL INVESTMENTS ARE 'PASSIVE'
Some investments, like 401(k)s and IRAs, are often "set-it-and-forget-it." You can automate contributions and select target-date funds that will adjust your asset allocation for you. But other investments, like real estate, require not only regular effort, but also significant investments of money and time.
I briefly considered buying a duplex until I witnessed how much work my then-landlord had to pour into my last apartment because previous tenants neglected to report some serious maintenance issues. By the second ceiling leak, my dreams of earning rental income faded. Not every landlord has a horror story, but they do acknowledge that it can take time before a property starts paying for itself.
Michaelson Buchanan owns three properties in Richmond, Virginia, and spent $130,000 on fixing up the first two. "We do a lot of the work ourselves so we can do these things economically," he said. "I would say it's the house that Google built."
Buchanan has dealt with maintenance issues and problem tenants over the years, but ultimately recommends owning a rental property so long as you have the savings to afford major issues. "Don't have unrealistic expectations about what you could get in rent," he says. "You won't get wildly more money because you've fixed a property up."
Investing is key, but it's a space where one old adage does ring true: To make money, be prepared to spend money.
Sara Rathner is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: srathner@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @SaraKRathner.
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Arts & Culture » Performing Arts Review
3 Shiksas, a Goy, and 4 Jewboys
by Mary Shen Barnidge
3 SHIKSAS, A GOY AND 4 JEWBOYS
Your Imaginary Friends
at No Exit
Your Imaginary Friends gets the award for best use of limited performance space. Actors have exited to and entered from outside before--who can forget Daniel Goodman's climb through the window two stories above the corner of Broadway and Sheridan for Igloo's Prelude to Death in Venice in '86?--but this is the first time I remember seeing the performers take the action of the play out into the street and continue playing it there as well as back on the stage.
So I guess the honor goes to this group of Northwestern drama students, whose improv-comedy revue 3 Shiksas, a Goy and 4 Jewboys (a title that invites abuse, especially since one shiksa and three Jewboys were MIA for this performance) is currently playing in the densely packed quarters of the No Exit coffeehouse. Midway through the show, the two female IFs present, Karen Jensen and Kat Moynihan, balk onstage at playing a steamy scene with IF Greg Shore, requesting to play it with IF Dominic Hamilton-Little on the grounds that his English accent is sexier than Shore's. In the middle of the subsequent scene, Shore bursts in speaking in John Cleese dialect and denounces his rival's accent as bogus, whereupon Hamilton-Little, in pure Clevelandese, invites Shore to step outside and settle the matter. Through the window of the cafe we see the two having their altercation out on Glenwood, while the two women dither onstage over how they'll finish the show. The effect is somewhat like listening to a conversation and watching television at the same time.
The sketch's premise is as innovative as its execution. It not only uses a distinctive characteristic of one performer--Hamilton-Little's genuine British accent--but comments on our attitudes toward that characteristic as well. This may be due in part to the leadership of director Tim Joyce, whose work with the Underground Theatre Conspiracy has demonstrated that "intelligent" and "funny" are not mutually exclusive qualities. Joyce's experienced eye is reflected in a program note listing "Sketches You Won't Ever See Again"--which includes such titles as "Urinals," "Feminist Feuds," and "Elder Abuse."
Unfortunately, a major portion of the evening's entertainment falls short of the standard set in this mid-show sketch. Instead, it consists of such standbys as the boy-girl encounter with dialogue made up entirely of song lyrics and the talk-show host who concludes each interview by inflicting violent injuries on his guest (a variation on the old "kill everybody" ending beloved by lazy scriptwriters). YIF also do some improv exercises for us: Entrances and Exits, in which a password signals a character's entrance to or exit from a scene, and Diminishing Returns, in which each scene in the series is shorter than the last, until the playing time is reduced to a few seconds each.
While these exercises are valuable for the performers, they lack the focus necessary to hold an audience's interest. At one point during Entrances and Exits, Shore and Hamilton-Little both gave the other's password to exit, a move that would have cleared the stage and terminated the scene if both men had not ignored their respective cues--quick thinking, but cheating. During Diminishing Returns, the performers waste a lot of time attempting to set up a story line instead of launching immediately into a conflict, which is what makes a skit funny.
Some of the show's flaws could be easily corrected by more practice, but others are endemic to modern improv. During Entrances and Exits, two of the men get caught up in repeating a female member's password in such rapid succession that she doesn't know if she's coming or going. In another sketch, Shore gets to play Charlton Heston because he can narrow his eyes and pull the corners of his mouth back, but Jensen gets to play the Duchess of York only because she happens to have wide cheekbones and fluffy red hair. This subtle sexism may exist because our culture encourages men but not women to make funny faces and clown grotesquely, or because stand-up comedy's burlesque roots assume males to be kinetic and females decorative. Whatever its cause, such inequity plagues the genre all the way up to Second City.
Flaws, though, are inherent to improv. The genre is supposed to be evaluated by its potential, not its polish. And like their director, YIF seem to have grasped the theory of making comedy that's intelligent as well as funny. In a sketch titled "The Kase Against the Letter C," Jensen explores the ramifications of a single orthographical change--doesn't the pope seem less intimidating as the leader of the "Katholik Shursh"? In a sketch inspired by a line offered by the audience, "I love Mona," Hamilton-Little and Moynihan set up a lovers' tryst in the Louvre after hours, and he even corrects her when she inadvertently mentions a work of art not in the museum's collection.
An integral part of humor lies in finding something new in old material. Faced with restrictions on time, space, and personnel, YIF use every tool at hand--the structure of the building, the decor of the room, the restaurant equipment, the customers, even the presence of a critic in the house--to make us laugh. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes not. But their childlike wonder at the world's hidden complexities indicates that they'll be showing us more new things in the future.
Escalating violence and lack of police response put the city's homeless even more at risk
Zoo Motel and The Journey take us away from it all


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Q: UnauthorizedAccessException on reading file I have and ASP Web API and I'm trying to return a file from a call there.
On my server I keep getting the error:

System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path
  'E:\Data\Docs\specific\document.pdf' is denied.    at
  System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
  at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess
  access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32
  bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String
  msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
  at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess
  access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String
  msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)    at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String
  path, FileMode mode)    at
  GIS.Backend.Assets.BLL.Document.GetByUrl(String url)    at
  GIS.Backend.Assets.WebApi.Controllers.DocumentController.Get(String
  url)

I'm guessing this is where it goes wrong:
string documentenPath = System.Web.Configuration.WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DocumentenDir"].ToString();
        string fullUrl = documentenPath + url;

        Stream file = new FileStream(fullUrl, FileMode.Open);
        return file;

I have set IIS_IUSRS to have read access to the 'Docs' folder, so it should be able to read right?

A: open the Stream with the FileAccess.Read flag
FileStream fs = new FileStream(fullUrl, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);

A: File.Open also needs a FileAccess.Read or a System.UnauthorizedAccessException exception will be thrown by the server
FileStream fileStream = System.IO.File.Open(fullUrl, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);


During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Shakespeare became a revolutionary figure in English poetry and drama. He abandoned religious themes and motifs used by his literary predecessors to explore the different shapes and forms in which love manifests.
Shakespeare mocked romantic entanglements and the way love can turn people into fools, but he equally praised and ennobled love in his sonnets. He knew that beauty fades with time, but that love can endure and go beyond physical appearance and social status. Thus, we have selected Shakespeare's most romantic quotes, which encompass the intricate but also profound nature of love with his emblematic and everlasting beautiful language.
"The sight of lovers feedeth those in love."
To die upon the hand I love so well"
"A lover's eyes will gaze an eagle blind.
A lover's ear will hear the lowest sound."
So long lives this and gives life to thee."


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title: Party Nails
summary: Musician
date: 2019-02-01
categories:
- musician
---

### Who are you, and what do you do?

I'm Party Nails (real name is Elana), a pop and electronic musician from Los Angeles. I like to write, sing, guitar it up, use computers etc. You can find my music on [Spotify][], [Apple Music][apple-music] and other digital stores. My [Instagram][] is [@partypartynails](https://www.instagram.com/partypartynails/ "The Party Nails Instagram account.") and my website is [partypartynails.com](https://www.partypartynails.com/ "The official Party Nails website.").

### What hardware do you use?

It's important to use a good preamp. I'm not yet able to invest in my own, but I regularly borrow a [LA-610][la-610-mkii] and [Distressors][distressor].

### And what software?

I use [Ableton][live], [Pro Tools][pro-tools] and [Logic][], in that order. I often write in Ableton and then do vocals in Pro Tools. There are a few native plugins in Logic that I think are unmatched, but I don't enjoy using it for the whole process of record making. Also my friends who mix use Pro Tools, so by having the session already set up for them we save time.

### What would be your dream setup?

My dream setup would be exactly what I have, PLUS some older hardware reverbs, a [Moog DFAM][dfam], a [POG][] and [Fender Deluxe][deluxe] and a [St. Vincent guitar][st-vincent] (how fun would that be!!??), [P-Bass][precision-bass], and a [VoiceLive Touch][voicelive-touch-2]. I'm sure there are some other fun things but this would be plenty :) It would be fun to play with one of [these][monomachine-sfx-60] or one of [these][machinedrum-sps-1] for a while.

[apple-music]: https://apple.com/apple-music/ "A music streaming service."
[deluxe]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Deluxe_Amp "A guitar amp."
[dfam]: https://www.moogmusic.com/products/dfam-drummer-another-mother "A drum synth."
[distressor]: http://www.empiricallabs.com/distressor.html "A studio compressor."
[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/ "A photo sharing service."
[la-610-mkii]: https://www.uaudio.com/hardware/la-610-mkii.html "A studio compressor."
[live]: https://www.ableton.com/en/live/ "Musical creation software."
[logic]: https://www.saleae.com/logic/ "A hardware debugger."
[machinedrum-sps-1]: http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/machinedrum.php "A drum machine."
[monomachine-sfx-60]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektron_Monomachine "A synth."
[pog]: https://www.ehx.com/products/pog "A polyphonic octave generator."
[precision-bass]: http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?section=basses&bodyShape=Precision+Bass® "A bass guitar."
[pro-tools]: https://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-8-Software "Audio editing and processing software."
[spotify]: https://www.spotify.com/us/ "A music streaming service."
[st-vincent]: https://www.music-man.com/instruments/guitars/st-vincent "An electric guitar."
[voicelive-touch-2]: http://www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/voicelive-touch-2/ "An live voice effects audio device."


Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17 serves as a pattern of His intercession that He carries on for us in heaven now. It also serves as an example for our own prayer life. In a nutshell, what Christ asks for us, we should ask for ourselves.
high priestly prayer, Jesus, John 17, John Calvin, John Milne, why pray?