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US proposal would require airlines to increase refund protections for travelers
By Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
August 04, 2022 at 10:30 am EDT
Proposal would require airlines to increase refund protections for travelers Travelers would get a refund if the airline makes a significant change to their travel itinerary. (NCD)
A new proposal from the United States Transportation Department could require airlines to offer travelers a refund if their flight schedule significantly changes or if the airline makes a significant change to their travel itinerary.
The proposal would require airlines to provide refunds if departure or arrival times changes by three hours or more for a domestic flight or a minimum of six hours for an international flight, according to The Associated Press. The refunds would be paid out if the airline changes the departure or arrival airport for the traveler, adds stops or causes some kind of downgrade. The refunds would apply for travelers who also buy nonrefundable tickets.
"When Americans buy an airline ticket, they should get to their destination safely, reliably, and affordably," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a news release. "This new proposed rule would protect the rights of travelers and help ensure they get the timely refunds they deserve from the airlines."
The proposal was announced Wednesday. The AP said part of the reason why the Transportation Department created the proposal was because they have been "flooded with complaints" from travelers who had canceled or changed flights, were afraid to fly during the pandemic and were not able to get refunds.
According to the AP, some airlines prefer to give travelers vouchers rather than refunds. The proposal from the Transportation Department would require the airlines to give vouchers that don't expire for passengers who are told "not to travel during a pandemic for health reasons or because borders are closed."
The Transportation Department's Office of Aviation is "actively" investigating refund policies for more than 10 airlines flying to, from, or within the country, according to a news release.
Public comments will be taken by the Transportation Department on the proposal for the next 90 days. There will be a meeting on August 22 with the Transportation Department, its advisors and consumer advocates, according to the AP.
For more information on airline passenger rights and the Transportation Department's rules and other guidance, visit their website.
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t's a well-kept secret: Wintertime is when Orange County reclaims its hometown attractions. Come January, we embrace our mild weather, pristine beaches, minimalist tourism and plentiful parking. For those who enjoy communing with nature, winter is also the perfect season to observe wildlife in its natural habitat. Whether exploring by foot, by boat or on horseback, grab a sweater and discover a few of Orange County's hidden treasures.
Southern California beaches aren't just about bikinis and bodysurfing. From the sand or on the water, Crystal Cove State Beach provides an ideal observation point for whale watchers. The period from December through March is a wonderful time to glimpse pods of enormous gray whales during their southern migration.
Michele Whiteaker, nature guide and contributor to the website Nature Play Trips, notes that winter also brings the best tides for tide pooling. King tides or minus tides—which are exceptionally high or low—are seen in December and in January. Beach communities including Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Dana Point offer docent-led educational tours, during which visitors learn about intertidal habitats, the potential for inflicting damaging impact on our beaches and reminders about how to protect coastal zones.
Winter is also an ideal time to scout out summer campsites. Several campgrounds take reservations six or seven months in advance; those in the know secure their spot as early as possible to ensure stress-free vacation planning.
For those who choose to bird watch from the water, Sea and Sage Audubon offers pontoon boat excursions into Upper Newport Bay, which includes Back Bay, the largest remaining salt marsh estuary in Southern California and home to several endangered species. Audubon guides discuss the history of the bay, native plants, birds, animals and marine life.
Experienced oarsmen might prefer to sign up with the Newport Bay Conservancy, which offers two-hour guided kayak tours of the ecological reserve with a naturalist every weekend morning.
Orange County's rustic inlands tend to be upstaged by our famous coastal attractions, but they are not to be missed, especially on horseback. Country Trails and Riding School in Irvine Park provides one of the best ways to discover our backcountry.
Melisa Jean, manager of Country Trails, points to the cooler weather and secluded trails as reasons to go for a wintertime horseback ride, noting that animals that hide in the heat come out in the cold. Coyotes and many varieties of rodents and reptiles can be seen, as well as plant species such as wild mustard seed, Cleveland sage and Patilija poppies.
"Recently, we've seen deer grazing under a 250-year-old oak tree, and even some bobcats," said Jean. Irvine Park offers more than 15 trails, which are chosen for riders based on their skills, preferences and experience. The company also offers photo shoots and riding-lesson packages.
For Orange County locals and returning visitors, winter doesn't spell the end of outdoor fun; it marks its under-the-radar start. In fact, the greatest gift Southern California gives its residents is temperate year-round weather and an ever-changing abundance of wildlife. By land or by sea, there is no better way to greet the "off" season.


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Nigerian Youths Don't Go To School, Want Free Housing, Free Everything – Buhari In London
by Breaking Times on April 18, 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari says many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigerian is an oil-rich nation.
Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of Nigerian youths have not been to school and they want everything free.
"About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one," Buhari said.
"More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a lot of them haven't been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria is an oil producing country, therefore, they should sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free."
READ 'Buhari is a Liar, He Has Deceived You' - Shekau
The President said he has done well on the three cardinal points of his campaign, including economy and security.
"Recently, my minister for information was constrained to answer a question on people accusing this administration of doing nothing, he said 'let Nigerians be reminded what position we were before May 2015, what condition we are now, and what we have achieved between then and now and I think people were impressed with the answer."
"For security, we have done quite well. Economy, we are doing very well, especially with agriculture; we are providing soft loans, and guarantee is that you have to belong to a certain locality and you have got land, you don't have to go to the bank and need a physical collateral. I think a lot is being done."
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Nonsense a government that can not provide light, good roads and other basic amenities should not blame the youths for not going to school while millions University graduates have no job
No country in the world is hard working like Nigerian youths but it's unfortunate that leader's like buhari have made our environment very difficult for entrepreneur
This idiot so called president is absolutely clueless. Do you know the millions of educated youths that are on the streets day in day out seeking for jobs to no avail and most of them are forced to take up "menial" jobs just so they can survive? Personally i graduated with a Bsc. in 2009 and till today am still applying for jobs. Mr president you are just talking about yourself, where are your own certificates to show you are educated and we know it's your own laziness and long throat that made you to seek for the current position you are in. it is only God that will punish you all.


Scrangie: Cool new duochrome collection from Ludurana!
These look amazing! I wonder how easy it is to find these in the US...? Hopefully not too difficult!
That pink and blue, holyyyyy!!
The blue to pink one is mesmerizing!!! Ludurana knows their stuff!
YAY!!!! I have Ludurana Aurora Boreal Reluz, I couldn't stop staring at my nails, so frickin beautiful. I can't wait for the new collection.
São bem diferentes dos esmaltes duos convencionais.
Woah, those look pretty interesting!
woah so cool! i have yet to own any duochromes... one day! they look so fun!
HITS also has some freaking amazing multichromes out now! It's called the Mari Moon collection (llarowe has them in stock). The changes are SUPER noticeable instead of being a smooth transition. I'm talking going from a turquoise to a yellowy green, with both showing up at the same time.
How can we buy these, Scrangie? I have been looking on ebay for this brand but no luck.
This collection sounds so pretty! I can't wait!
wow..I am in love with blue/pink & violet/blue..
This may sound weird, but you have a great eye shape and eyelids! Makes awesome makeup like this even more beautiful!


Jam Party People • :: View topic - Is Jay's favorite color blue?
I have noticed that Jay seems to wear a lot of blue clothing and hats. Is there any interview where they asked him his favorite color? My guess is that it is blue. Even on the pictures they just posted on here, he's wearing that blue fringed jacket and a blue hat. If you check out his music videos - he's almost always wearing at least some blue.
And that's my favorite color too! So if that's his favorite - I think he has good taste!
Re: Is Jay's favorite color blue?
Hmmm... might be but well...blue is almost everyone's favourite colour (mine is Orange and Purple though)...and If we are to consider Jay's Pink Shirt (with capital letters cause it's worth it) at You Give me Something them well...DAMN!
PINK Shirt? Oh, you mean that "Ice Cream Salesman's" shirt? That's what it always makes me think of. I must admit, that is my least favorite style on Jay. Similar to the shirt on "7 Days in Sunny June" video. I also HATE those shorts he wears in the 7 Days video. . . NOOOOOO Jay!!! No super short white shorts! NO!!!
LisaTheLisa wrote: PINK Shirt? Oh, you mean that "Ice Cream Salesman's" shirt?
Oh I'm pretty sure Jay's favorite color is green. Or maybe purple. No green.
These really are the funniest posts!
So they should sell the pink shirt on the website and you all would buy one??
You all are so SILLY! His favorite color is green, no purple, indigo . . . where do you get these silly ideas??
LisaTheLisa wrote: So they should sell the pink shirt on the website and you all would buy one??
Cool, yeah I like that. I like how you give an example of why you think he likes a color. I think I noticed that lining on some other video I was watching, like the X-Factor or something. . . He obviously likes purple too. And that is my second fav color too. . . I like his purple feather headdress better than the one he's wearing on the cover of the new album.
I think it's Black .. come on guys it's mostly black .. or probably dark navy blue, check out his daily polo shirt! and he's got a black baby enzo ..
Oh, black's a staple. You need it. Not really a color.
I don't really know what his favorite color is. I don't even know what mine is. (I like black).
But I notice the stage colors.
I believe his favorite color is universal, that's natures way!!
Look! Here's another pink shirt. I know you all like the pink shirt!
Hate to say it, but it's a bit much for me!
I think the hat just -too much pink!
Giba7 wrote: Hate to say it, but it's a bit much for me!
Right! A man in pink is just... awful.
Oh I love pink, sometimes!
But I think Jay's favourite colour is Jamiroquai-green .
MrsMadHattersHat wrote: But I think Jay's favourite colour is Jamiroquai-green .
You may be right . . .
I think he looks like a leprechaun. I don't like the all-green outfit. But, then again, I think everybody looks like a leprechaun when they are wearing all green.
Or maybe you were referring to the other green stuff . . .
Yeah I think his favorite color is green!
I doubt anybody wears this much green just walking down the street -probably for a photo shoot!
Giba7 wrote: I doubt anybody wears this much green just walking down the street -probably for a photo shoot!
His favourit colour is greener than green, so today he put himself in a green trouser, green shirt and green cardigan.
All sorts of green mixed together hahaha, veeeeeeeery beautiful. And he has no photo shoots hahaha.


The CFO's sphere of influence has expanded in the last several years. In the past they were tasked with managing costs and trimming expenses. Now, the CFO must be fully aligned with the CEO in finding ways to achieve sustained growth. If CFOs can help identify opportunities to refine pricing, increase profitability, and create more money to invest in innovation, they will be the change agents CEOs are seeking to make a significant impact on growth.
Organizations capture a tremendous amount of data. Those that leverage analytics tools to glean insights from that data consistently outperform their competition. Why? "Big" Data has forced a dramatic shift for today's Chief Financial Officer. Traditionally this more retrospective and operational role, (similar to IT) CFOs must now bridge the gap between strategic management and the operational running of a business through informed decision- making. They do this using new technology, but the technology they choose is second to the processes they must employ to support the collection and analysis of that data. Acumen Solutions helps these business develop tailored processes that address the operational elements that are crucial to delivering the insights organizations need to thrive.
Today's business leader will be crushed if they don't have the right strategy in place for organizing and analyzing the relevance of their data. CFOs continue to struggle to view their data in a meaningful way, leaving opportunities for their competitors to take the lead with new technology supported by better processes. In short, the difference between informed decision-making and hunch-based guesswork is in the tools and processes a CFO uses to strengthen the tie between present-day business activities and future opportunities.
CFOs know the data they want to have but the tools accessible to them (typically Excel) don't let them answer those questions in a timely manner or in a way that facilitates responses to "what-if" scenarios. Speed and accessibility are only part of the equation - the other part is the flexible aggregation and organization of relevant information.
CFOs have a defined process for standard accounting to close the books and report financials, but few have applied the rigor of that process to pricing optimization, modeling or other detailed analysis that drives top line growth. Having a scripted plan for the recurring review of new data will help your business maximize the data provided by any new technology employed.In addition to the plan, elite organizations mesh new processes with their existing business operations. If there's no process, there will be no way to translate this incredibly insightful data into information that can be integrated into a normal business work plan. CFOs must be able to quickly answer specific strategic questions in a self-service manner if they are to meet the strategic challenge. Historically, data has lived in operational data stores accessible only to IT where requests for custom reports and information typically take days (or weeks). Dynamic decision making can't exist in a monthly/quarterly reporting atmosphere.
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Q: Use of java.math.MathContext Recently I tried understanding the use of java.math.MathContext but failed to understand properly. Is it used for rounding in java.math.BigDecimal. If yes why does not it round the decimal digits but even mantissa part.
From API docs, I came to know that it follows the standard specified in ANSI X3.274-1996 and ANSI X3.274-1996/AM 1-2000 specifications but I did not get them to read online.
Please let me know if you have any idea on this.

A: For rounding just the fractional part of a BigDecimal, check out the BigDecimal.setScale(int newScale, int roundingMode) method.
E.g. to change a number with three digits after the decimal point to one with two digits, and rounding up:
BigDecimal original = new BigDecimal("1.235");
BigDecimal scaled = original.setScale(2, BigDecimal.ROUND_HALF_UP);

The result of this is a BigDecimal with the value 1.24 (because of the rounding up rule)

A: @jatan

Thanks for you answer. It makes sense. Can you please explain me MathContext in the context of BigDecimal#round method.

There's nothing special about BigDecimal.round() vs. any other BigDecimal method.  In all cases, the MathContext specifies the number of significant digits and the rounding technique.  Basically, there are two parts of every MathContext.  There's a precision, and there's also a RoundingMode.
The precision again specifies the number of significant digits.  So if you specify 123 as a number, and ask for 2 significant digits, you're going to get 120.  It might be clearer if you think in terms of scientific notation.
123 would be 1.23e2 in scientific notation.  If you only keep 2 significant digits, then you get 1.2e2, or 120.  By reducing the number of significant digits, we reduce the precision with which we can specify a number.
The RoundingMode part specifies how we should handle the loss of precision.  To reuse the example, if you use 123 as the number, and ask for 2 significant digits, you've reduced your precision.  With a RoundingMode of HALF_UP (the default mode), 123 will become 120.  With a RoundingMode of CEILING, you'll get 130.
For example:
System.out.println(new BigDecimal("123.4",
                   new MathContext(4,RoundingMode.HALF_UP)));
System.out.println(new BigDecimal("123.4",
                   new MathContext(2,RoundingMode.HALF_UP)));
System.out.println(new BigDecimal("123.4",
                   new MathContext(2,RoundingMode.CEILING)));
System.out.println(new BigDecimal("123.4",
                   new MathContext(1,RoundingMode.CEILING)));

Outputs:
123.4
1.2E+2
1.3E+2
2E+2

You can see that both the precision and the rounding mode affect the output.

A: If I'm understanding you correctly, it sounds like you're expecting the MathContext to control how many digits should be kept after the decimal point.  That's not what it's for.  It specifies how many digits to keep, total.  So if you specify that you want 3 significant digits, that's all you're going to get.
For example, this:
System.out.println(new BigDecimal("1234567890.123456789",
                   new MathContext(20)));

System.out.println(new BigDecimal("1234567890.123456789",
                   new MathContext(10)));

System.out.println(new BigDecimal("1234567890.123456789",
                   new MathContext(5)));

will output:
1234567890.123456789
1234567890
1.2346E+9

A: It's not for fun. Actually I found some online example, which stated the use of MathContext to round the amounts/numbers stored in BigDecimal.
For example,
If MathContext is configured to have precision = 2 and rounding mode = ROUND_HALF_EVEN
BigDecimal Number = 0.5294, is rounded to 0.53
So I thought it is a newer technique and used it for rounding purpose. However it turned into nightmare because it started rounding even mentissa part of number.
For example,
Number = 1.5294 is rounded to 1.5
Number = 10.5294 is rounded to 10
Number = 101.5294 is rounded to 100
.... and so on
So this is not the behavior I expected for rounding (as precision = 2).
It seems to be having some logic because from patter I can say that it takes first two digits (as precision is 2) of number and then appends 0's till the no. of digits become same as unrounded amount (checkout the example of 101.5294 ...)

A: I would add here, a few examples. I haven't found them in previous answers, but I find them useful for those who maybe mislead significant digits with number of decimal places. Let's assume, we have such context:
MathContext MATH_CTX = new MathContext(3, RoundingMode.HALF_UP);

For this code:
BigDecimal d1 = new BigDecimal(1234.4, MATH_CTX);
System.out.println(d1);

it's perfectly clear, that your result is 1.23E+3 as guys said above. First significant digits are 123...
But what in this case:
BigDecimal d2 = new BigDecimal(0.000000454770054, MATH_CTX);
System.out.println(d2);

your number will not be rounded to 3 places after comma - for someone it can be not intuitive and worth to emphasize. Instead it will be rounded to the first 3 significant digits, which in this case are "4 5 4". So above code results in 4.55E-7 and not in 0.000 as someone could expect.
Similar examples:
BigDecimal d3 = new BigDecimal(0.001000045477, MATH_CTX);
 System.out.println(d3);  // 0.00100

BigDecimal d4 = new BigDecimal(0.200000477, MATH_CTX);
 System.out.println(d4);   // 0.200

BigDecimal d5 = new BigDecimal(0.000000004, MATH_CTX);
    System.out.println(d5); //4.00E-9

I hope this obvious, but relevant example would be helpful...

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There's a change at the helm
Robin leading the Group at the Remembrance Day Parade
Today at the Group's AGM, Robin Clarkson, thanked all the Leaders, Executive members and supporters of the Group for their sustained hard work over the last 5 years as he stood down as Group Scout Leader (GSL).
"It is a huge tribute to them, that today, we have a successful, thriving Sea Scout Group, one of the largest in the Scout District."
Robin commended the new GSL, Marcus Sly to the Group. Marcus, who has been a Scout leader with the Group for 4 years will bring a different style of Leadership and take the Group forward to even more success.
"I wish the Group every success in the future and will watch from the side lines as the Group continues to thrive. Cheerio!!" Rob Clarkson
TODAY Our Annual General Meeting will be held at Aquativity, Testwood Lakes on Saturday 23 June 2018 at 12.30.
All parents, leaders and helpers of the Group are very welcome. Please come along and show your support for the Group.
BBQ food and refreshments available to purchase. Watch the 24 boating on the lake.
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Happens once every 3-4 years. Two other dates this year due to retrograde pattern.
Passions ignited. Amazing energy for personal agenda, a time to move forward with that which inspires you ((Jupiter)). Beware, however, of seeking power at any cost ((Pluto)).
Squares are often described as challenging because of the lessons we must integrate. The two aspects are separate entities and the blending required involves new revelations and perhaps some ego death. The energy of Jupiter is very intense ((Pluto)) during this transit. Windfalls and bankruptcy are possible during this time. If you gamble, the stakes are higher now ((do it at your own risk)).
Beware of ideological warfare ((politics/religion/dietary preferences)) when in intimate or close quarters ((thanksgiving!!!!)). If you are interested in starting trouble and making a mess, here is your opportunity to blow up the dinner table. People will be ready to vehemently defend themselves. Remember, they are allowed to defend what YOU may find ignorant, give them that space and things will work themselves out.


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McLaren P1 -- No 'Ring Time (and please no B.S.)
I'm starting a new thread because the existing one on the P1 Ring Time has fallen into the forum mire of generally well meaning people bantering with suspected trolls and ultimately turning on each other, which is a shame.
So, by all accounts we should know tomorrow, hot off the presses of the Dubai Auto Show, what McLaren is willing to say about their hypercar and a certain track in the woods of Germany. Evo, and a few members are saying they will not come out with a time. What I'd like to do with this thread is pull out the part of the conversation on the 'why' they might not state a time.
The easy conspiracy theory is that they didn't beat the 918. Maybe that's true. As an alternative to that, here's my conspiracy theory...
The three "it" cars of the moment are the P1, the 918, and the upcoming LaFerrari. The 918 set a blistering time of 6:57. if McLaren comes out and says "under 7 minutes" we have a dead heat between the P1 and the 918. Ferrari has a reputation of being less than honest when coming up with ring times, so they say whatever.
I think by not stating an exact time, McLaren pushes the lap time argument to the auto press... Give the cars to Top Gear, to Evo, to Road and Track, and anyone else with a following of car-loving eyeballs. Let them put the same driver in all three, and let them hash it out.
If you take the 12c vs. 458 face-offs, the 12c wins the performance argument nearly every time. If McLaren has the same confidence in the P1, do the same thing all over again.
The thing is, they don't need any of this to sell the P1, it's already sold! Sure, there may be a few cars available, but most of the run is spoken for. So what DO they need? They need to build the brand. Being confident that in real world tests the P1 will shine gets it coverage. Coverage gets it paid attention to. If the articles and the TV shows, and the commentary follow the Top Gear article, or the Evo article then the P1 ends up a halo car with a media halo glowing over the top of it.
Ferrari has the branding, marketing, and sway in the game as it exists. Porsche are the ultimate bean counters, but they make a hell of a car for those beans! So there are two masters of their respective games. Mclaren's best bet to get invited to the party is bring the fight to the streets. Put it to the press, put it to the owners, put it in front of people and dazzle them. In other words, their best tactic may be to try to change the rules...
Thoughts? Please respect that I'm asking for real feedback, not another flame war.
-nh4.
"I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion." ― Jack Kerouac
NVMcLaren
I think McLaren need to post a sub-7 time, for their brand, for the publicity and for their owners. It doesn't have to beat the 918 time, just sub-7 would be fine by me. IMHO. Backing out looks bad.
6th element
I think McLaren is going to be very measured in which media outlets are allowed to drive the car, at least for the first little while. Already Harris, Tiff and some others are complaining on Twitter that Jay Leno has driven it but they have not been invited. McLaren is learning from Ferrari. Almost too much for my liking, but hey, this is big boy stakes now.
Interesting Nh4, in my opinion, I think McLaren are going full throttle ahead, whatever their plans may be they are nailing the marketing point of things - For the brand, not just P1 in particular, bearing in mind they are still a young brand to venture into the 'modern' world of performance cars. Not saying the F1 is an ancient old forgotten masterpiece, there has been nothing bar the 12C and the P1 in that 20 year void.
I think P13 will be a major player to completing the trio as far as the brand is concerned at the moment, the P12 programme is pretty much done, as with every other automakers, plans for their next cars are probably far into the drawing board, so in my opinion I think they are doing a brilliant job of getting the norm to recognise what McLaren is, and that they are not just about F1 racing. There is a thread on this forum somewhere with normal people unable to recognise a 12c, however take a red sportscar with a prancing horse logo, everyone knows its a Ferrari, they are instantly recognisable.
McLaren automotive are a small force, they are indeed taking the P1 to the press and owners - that is evident. In the world of the internet, P1 pops up quite often, much more so than the other two in my opinion.
I am not sure entirely where the P1 will go from now, its made its dent into the Hybrid hypercar trio with good success.
I just have one problem with this all - Ron Dennis and his statements. If he hadn't spoiled us with his claims, it would've been fine by me. If he promised a car that will be faster than anything, then he should prove it.
carguy78
I feel they need to post their ring time! If I had the funds I would buy the p1 even if it didn't beat the 918 time. So for now it's either the 12c or the 458 for me. Been told that the refresh 12c will be 675hp with p1 and p13 styling! Ron should have said they want the p1 to be one of the best driving cars ever made! But Mclaren have changed the hypercar market I believe. I don't care what the top speed of my vehicle is I want it to handle like a slot car around a track and back country driving roads. FWIW I believe the p1 will or could beat the 918 time it as some close specs with the zonda r. So hopefully tuesday they give a time!!
6th element said:
I think having Jay Leno drive it first was a good move. He does the car stuff because he loves it, not because he needs a paycheck. Granted, knowing Jay was a huge F1 and 12c fan, McLaren probably had a good idea the sort of review they'd get
I would think that with any really limited Production run car there would be a line, and a wait to try it out. Jay has the reputation, at least I think he does, do be blunt and honest with his reviews. Top Gear UK has the eyeballs.
Drifter said:
I think P13 will be a major player to completing the trio as far as the brand is concerned at the moment, the P12 programme is pretty much done, as with every other automakers, plans for their next cars are probably far into the drawing board,
I agree, and this is part of what got me on the path I started down with my original post. To build the McLaren brand, they need exposure, and they need to be seen as legit when stepping up to Ferrari and Porsche. The P13 will pull a lot from the P1 in terms of looks, and (hopefully) fancy engineering trickery. Obviously there will be a disparity between what a P1 can do and what a P13 will be able to do, but at 15% of the P1's price, that's OK! If the P1 become the aspiration, the P13 can become the reality.
BLM said:
I agree there may have been some mis-steps in what was said a few times, but overall, I think those are not large enough to impact the brand. In the case of 'Ring time, I thought he had said the "under 7 minute" remark. If he said something more aggressive than that, I'm not aware of it. (As a disclaimer though, I always take executive comments with a grain of salt, regardless of industry!).
carguy78 said:
Been told that the refresh 12c will be 675hp with p1 and p13 styling!
The refresh is multiple years away. There are a few threads talking about a "12C-S" over in the 12c section of the site coming out next year to go against the 458 Speciale, But that will likely look a lot like the current 12c with a bit of extra aero.
So hopefully tuesday they give a time!!
I hope they do as well, but, as I said in my opening post, I can justify it to myself why they might not.
roundincircles
If I was buying a P1 it would be about how it drives on the track.....for me.....not some talented pro driver but I would be influenced if they said it was a so so or a dog.
So the RingTime debate influences the hairy chest gold medallion brigade who are , none the less, important to sales And the braggers, mine is faster than yours brigade, who would never get themselves timed on track.
But , silly to me, I do want the P1 to be the best. Silly because I like Porkers and Fezzers.
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I agree, and I think that might be part of the plan... They set out for under 7 minutes, if they say that's what they did tomorrow in Dubai, great! Let the fervor die down, and then get a P1 over to whomever wants to do a battle between it, a 918, and a LaFa. Those reviews are a lot more personal for the reader or watcher than a posted number around the 'Ring.
I was at a car show at a Ferrari dealership last summer and there was a lot of that demographic represented there.
I like Ferrari and Porsche as well, it's just I like McLaren better.
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LimeyBloke
You just beat me to it !!
I was thinking the same thing: Who would buy a car based on how some professional test driver manages to negotiate a certain test track ??
McLaren should concentrate it's efforts and building a bigger sales network. With a volume car like the P13 ..... You are going to find it very rough going trying convince a buyer, in that price range, to have to ship his car on a flatbed to some distant dealership everytime it needs minor servicing. Maybe some folks would put up with that, but anyone I've asked said: "No way!" .
Interesting that 'distribution' and dealer network practicality for the P13. There could be many innovative solutions but I will let 6th explain the strategic marketing one
Discussion Starter • #12 • Nov 4, 2013
Limey / RIC,
I'm in the category of too far from my nearest dealer for ownership to really be practical. I've talked to them (Miller in CT) and provided the car is under warranty, they'll come pick it up and drop it off with no additional charge. That might be OK for service, but if I have a recall, some light that says there's a problem, or any other more-than-once-every-10k-miles reason for the car to go in, I don't want to be hostage to a trucking schedule to get my car in or back.
I do think the increased presence of a larger dealer network does also help the brand. With the mothership (McLaren the conglomerate) breaking even, it would seem to make it more feasible to dump more money into the Automotive brand, particularly since they likely stand to make a larger % profit on each P13 vs. P1 or 12c.
But now I've started down the path of derailing my own thread! Damn it, that was easy!
Mikeyb
The interesting thing for me RIC is that with every time you drive your car you get closer to the ability of a pro driver. If you take your 12c to the ring again next year say or indeed do the PDC then the convergence will be more rapid... so ultimately it could (should?) Matter what a pro driver does in the car as it's the ultimate expression of what you could be even if you believe that you personally would fall short of that. That's why I think it is relevant what the pro driver does. More succinctly you want to believe deep down it's the car that's the limiting factor not you .. I.e you want to drive the best available even if 'one' knows that the limits of the car are way beyond 'ones' own..
As to what the marketing strategy is I will admit to being bemused. Arguably it shouldn't matter to me at all as I had my money down before the sheet was removed in Paris ... for me though you do have to perform on statements made. I believe I was one of very few who realised what they were trying to tell us with 'that slide' in the presentation in Geneva and I will admit to probably being mostly ignorant of what it would take to perform at that level.. so I was going ahead whatever that slide said, but what about someone who's mind was made up because of that number?
Then we have all the statements on the stand which are confusing at best. Perhaps McLaren have decided not to publish (if indeed that is the case) as the production is all but sold so why is it relevant. The speculation has kept the car in the public eye but I always understood a time would be released as it seems did most casual observers so to not publish becomes negative. Perhaps they know whatever number they post will be bettered by 'rarri or Porsche or whoever. Leave it to the press to work it out? Don't think so. Tomorrow I think if anything will be an announcement of we beat our objective and that's it, if we even get that .. here's hoping as I would just love to see what that video looks like.
#14 • Nov 4, 2013 (Edited)
Mikeyb said:
You've almost got me convinced, mikey, but my lingering question is - do you believe it is tactically wise to release a lap time when Ferrari could literally tell Top Gear and the rest of the media the very next day that they have done it faster? You know that millions of people will believe whatever Ferrari says. Also, Porsche and Ferrari both have deeper pockets to keep playing more rounds of this game, in terms of a) revising the car, b) setting up additional Ring attempts, and c) pushing the information out to millions through media channels. McLaren is definitely the player at the table with the shortest stack; they can't outspend the other two. Again, the world is already convinced that the LaF is not only more powerful, but LIGHTER and MORE ACCELERATIVE than the P1, just because Ferrari says so. Do you believe it? I don't, necessarily.
p.s. Go Chris Go!
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To me, from afar, I just look at the body of "work"...
- a reknowned Formula One motorsports team which exudes virtue/excellence in engineering & technology, now making high-performance roadcars
- the F1 was a class amongst itself for 2+ generations of hypercars; the 12C established itself a notch (or two) above any/all current contemporaries
- the P1 being a (relatively) lightweight platform w/ 900+ hp, electric-assist to combat boost-lag, extreme downforce capability, designed & engineered w/ track-performance in mind
- a simulator time of 6m33s
- involvement of proficent test-drivers experienced w/ the platform, at the N'Ring
- a (presumably) pre-optimization run a month or so ago
Easy (for me) to conclude a sub-7 time. Whether it's 6'30s or 6'40s? Who knows. Point-being, very plausible (to me)...
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Mikey. Understand but somehow I want to believe you ordered the car because you judged it will be one of, if not the one, great drivers cars of modern times. And you enjoy driving drivers cars!
All views of why the Ring time is held back are valid until a Ring time is claimed!
Exactly. That's exactly why I did and indeed why we ordered the 12c
The PR is beyond me.... and I think I should say thankfully.
Most of you who have bought McLaren's really understand the philosophy of the brand, from those who have contributed on this forum anyway, I don't see many of you as the 'show off' type of people who buy because of the name, given that McLaren isn't widely and consciously known compared to its rivals, however I know some of you are dissapointed with no time, but again it just proves that the owners here look far beyond facts and figures, some P1's are probably collectables, but the other I think, have grasped a market of enthusiasts who actually want to drive the car as much as they can.
RIC / Michael -- It seems like what you guys are saying is that a 'Ring time, particularly one that is 10+ seconds quicker than the 918, would be a wonderful feather in the cap for the P1, but in no way makes for any second guessing on the decision to purchase. I don't want to put words in anyone's mouth, but that's how I read it, and sort of what I was getting at with my initial post. I would hope that would be true for most of the folks getting a P1. no matter the time around the 'Ring, it will be a phenomenal ride.
Drifter -- I think what you're getting at plays into the expansion of the brand conversation. McLaren's racing history, and the reputation of the F1 certainly meant they would raise some eyebrows saying they were coming back to road cars. However, McLaren need to move the brand, really define the brand, beyond its racing heritage to get access to potential buyers that aren't followers of the racing side of the house. To this end the 12c is already out there besting the 458 in nearly every measurable way less noise and feel at slow speed. I think the P1 needs to follow suit, and be out there for the media, for people to see and read about in articles like the ones you posted from Top Gear and Evo. As I said above, if the P1 is what people aspire to, then the P13 becomes what they can attain.
Moncho
They should release the time... if it's WAY under the time of the 918.
RD, with his big mouth, put Mclaren in a bind with statements like "It's going to be sub 7:00, it's going to break all the records", "fastest car in the world", "we're very confident no one is going to come anywhere near the performance". These are direct quotes from the Geneva show. He also said it will be faster than "what's come before and what will come after".
What was he thinking???? He must have know he would be put to task.
Now it's time to put up or retract his statements. It's about credibility, not how fast the car can go around the ring. Mclaren can easily turn into Ferrari with headline-grabbing statements that can't be supported.
I would much rather go for the Porsche "under promise and over deliver" way of doing business.
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Q: WriteFile on a named pipe sometimes returns ERROR_NO_DATA I've got a C++ program that is creating a named pipe to write data to. Some customers have reported a situation where the client connects to the named pipe but the server end fails to write the data (with ERROR_NO_DATA).
This error code isn't really explained in any MSDN page that I could find; does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Or what the cause is?

Open code:
ostringstream pipeName;
pipeName << "\\\\.\\pipe\\unique-named-pipe-" << GetCurrentProcessId();

pipeHandle = CreateNamedPipeA(
    pipeName.str().c_str(),              // pipe name
    PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,                  // open mode
    PIPE_TYPE_BYTE | PIPE_READMODE_BYTE, // pipe mode
    PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,            // max instances
    512,                                 // output buffer size
    512,                                 // input buffer size
    0,                                   // use default timeouts
    NULL);                               // security attributes

if (INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE == pipeHandle)
{
    THROW("Failed to create named pipe", GetLastError());
}

cout << "Pipe ready" << endl;

// Wait for a client to connect to the pipe
BOOL status = ConnectNamedPipe(pipeHandle, NULL);

if (!status)
{
    DWORD lastError = GetLastError();

    if (ERROR_PIPE_CONNECTED != lastError)
    {
        THROW("Failed to wait for client to open pipe", lastError);
    }
    else
    {
        // Ignore, see MSDN docs for ConnectNamedPipe() for details.
    }
}

Writing code:
// response is a std::string
int writeOffset = 0;
int length = response.length();

while ((int) response.length() > writeOffset)
{
    DWORD bytesWritten;

    BOOL status = WriteFile(
        pipeHandle,
        response.c_str() + writeOffset,
        length - writeOffset,
        &bytesWritten,
        NULL);

    if (!status)
    {
        // This sometimes fails with ERROR_NO_DATA, why??
        THROW("Failed to send via named pipe", GetLastError());
    }

    writeOffset += bytesWritten;
}

Throw macro
#define THROW(message, errorCode) \
{ \
    fprintf(stderr, "%s: line: %d file: %s error:0x%x\n", \
            message, __LINE__, __FILE__, errorCode); \
    fflush(stderr); \
    throw message; \
} \

Thanks!

A: Looking at WinError.h, which is where this and other error codes are defined:
//
// MessageId: ERROR_NO_DATA
//
// MessageText:
//
// The pipe is being closed.
//
#define ERROR_NO_DATA                    232L

Sounds like the client has already closed their end of the pipe - perhaps the client code thinks it has already got the full string, closes their end, while the code above continues to try to write?


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If your gross profit margin is getting smaller while your sales volume is the same or is increasing, you're in trouble. This is a good indicator that you need to increase your prices.
For many businesses, granular records are not kept of product costs. It's too much work so they amortise the costs at a total business level.
But it is critically important that you do have per product or per line of product view of your costs. One of the important considerations to make in business is to exit products that are not profitable. You can't identify unprofitable products if you don't keep good cost records at a product level.
Gross profit margin and net profit are different things. Even though your net profit may be decreasing, it may or may not be a sign of pricing since many factors contribute to net profit.
It could, however, be a warning of things to come so be alert to signs.
The second best indicator that you may be underpricing is the failure of anyone to complain about or haggle over your prices.
Everyone complains about prices. You should want some complaining.
If you can take business from your competitors (especially the bigger ones) it's a great result for a small to medium sized businesses.
It must be profitable business however or you'll go out of business.
Large influxes of incoming customers tend to indicate that your pricing is competitive – perhaps too competitive – and, worse still, you may end up having trouble servicing them all.
The more customers you get, the more likely you are to need to hire staff to help, the higher your costs will climb.
If known price buyers start purchasing from you, you know you're a bargain basement.
The simple answer is that you have to increase your prices. You may want to consider doing it such a way as to avoid a bill-shock factor for customers.
You should expect to lose some sales volume.
Losing sales volume is not problematic – if the sales volume you keep or gain compensates in profit for it. It is better to sell less for greater profit, than more for less profit.
This is probably has the least shock factor and is the easiest to explain to customers. Everyone expects costs to rise so therefore there is an expectation that prices follow suit.
If you have account customers (customers that buy from you regularly) you should notify them in advance that your prices will be increasing.
You should adopt this practice (of regular price increases) as standard practice regardless of current circumstances.
This tactic requires that you create different levels of product and that each level is priced differently.
This model is commonly applied in the software industry where manufacturers release trial software versions (often for free), educational licenses, single license and enterprise-level or multi-license versions, but the pricing model can be applied to almost any industry. Your current version, the one that is underpriced, could be the cheapest you offer.
The intent should be to move all your customers to a more profitable level. One way of doing so is to give them a period of time within which they move over before you exit the old.
Raise them in one fell swoop but add value to the product to soften the blow.
Closely related to the tiered structure is the value-add model. The more they pay, the greater the inherent value. An example of this in action is mobile phone capped calling plans. Let's say that on a $49 capped plan, the customer receives approximately $300 worth of calls. If they move up to a $79 capped plan, the value they receive is $500 worth of calls.
The incentive to move is that if they make more calls on their capped plan than their plan allows for, they are charged full rate. So, say the $49 capped customer makes $200 more than the $300 worth of calls they are entitled to, their bill will be $249 for that month. That's a pretty good incentive to move to $79 per month.
Of course, these are contract rates. Mobile phone plans include mobile handsets, the costs of which are amortised over a contract term. To port your mobile phone service to another telecommunications provider, you need to wait out your contract or pay an early termination penalty.
Sick of tiptoeing around? Don't care what happens next? There is no return business or account holding customers to worry about?
Just raise your prices. No extras, no bonuses, no explanation. See what happens.
You may find that it makes no difference at all to sales volume, but improves your profit immensely.
At the heart of pricing is the subjective nature of it. There is no right or wrong answer.
What you must do is be prepared to experiment with pricing, and try different pricing models to find out what best works for your business and the nuances of your particular industry.


One of hundreds of public drinking fountains, fed by alpine glacial meltwater, slaking the thirst of Vienna's citizenry and visitors. Photo P. Armstrong.
The roots of this go a long way back. I visited the Roman Museum by the city center where you are treated to animated engineering diagrams of the Roman aqueducts that once fed Vindobona, the Roman border fort that preceded the modern city of Vienna. The Romans were splendid plumbers (in fact the word plumber comes from Latin) and their military barracks had running water, as well as plumbed bathrooms and of course a Roman steam bath. Modern Vienna simply repeats the strategy of piping in mountain water on a much vaster scale.
On the reverse side, for people who speak English, Vienna's public fountains urge you to stay well hydrated. Photo P. Armstrong.
What moved me most about this was the assumption that this was a civic right—and a matter of civic pride. In America we seem to have become incapable of taking pride in our infrastructure, in large part because infrastructure requires a communal effort—and after two or more decades of anti-governmental rhetoric we seem to have plunged ourselves into a spiral of anomie. The ultimate result of this, of course, is the water crisis in Flint, Michigan (which Kim has written about). In that shameful incident bureaucrats endangered the health of thousands to save some dollars. The city of Flint essentially became a sacrifice zone for the neoliberal economics that informs Michigan's governance. But lesser examples of the same kind of thinking are everywhere, in every state: Americans don't want to pay for their cities, their roads, their schools, or their parks. The American Society of Civil Engineers report card (http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org) gives our nation a "D" for drinking water—and in the wake of the Flint crisis new contaminated water systems are being discovered every day.


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McHappy Day 2022
McHappy Day 2022 will take place on Saturday, 19th November, where McDonald's will raise much needed funds and celebrate our wonderful cause. In 2021, McHappy Day raised over $5.2m for Ronald McDonald House Charites Australia. We are looking forward to another successful day in 2022!
What is McHappy Day?
Each year, all McDonald's restaurants across Australia host McHappy Day, supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia. This annual contribution assists Ronald McDonald House Charities to support more families with seriously ill children.
Who are you helping on McHappy Day?
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, it impacts the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down. That's why Ronald McDonald House Charities provide a range of programs to help families stay together and close to the care they need.
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Visit a McDonald's Restaurant on McHappy Day. There are many ways to donate:
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10c from every 600mL bottle of water sold goes directly to RMHC
$2 from every Big Mac sold on McHappy Day goes directly to RMHC
Show your support for Ronald McDonald House Charities by donating in the donation buckets, at a Kiosk or through the mymacca's® app. You can also choose to round up your order total to the nearest dollar at the Drive Thru, Front Counter and at McCafe.
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Seeks available local, state and national grants.
Maintains an inventory of departmental equipment and plans for future equipment needs.
Recruits, trains, supervises and evaluates departmental personnel.
Networks with organizations and resources to further Library initiatives and offerings.


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You might think that a winery in the mountains above Silicon Valley, founded by former titans of the semiconductor industry—and named Clos de la Tech—would sport all the high-tech bells and whistles the wine world has invented, and then some. You'd be right about just one thing: A symbolic silicon chip is affixed to each vineyard-designated bottle. Beyond that touch of technology? Not so much.
T.J. and Valeta Rodgers, owners of Clos de la Tech in the undersung Santa Cruz Mountains, are passionate about old-school winemaking. Cypress Semiconductor might dominate the couple's résumés, yet T.J. has traded in the title of founder and CEO of that company for CWO (chief winemaking officer) of CDLT, as they call their winery, and Valeta has gone from senior design engineer to winemaker. The "technology" they employ now runs along ancient lines: gravity, foot-stomping, native yeast.
The location of most of their vineyards—high in the mountains on steep slopes gruelingly exposed to the elements—combined with high-density planting results in extremely low yields (generally less than two tons per acre). It also requires an unusual tractor, which is pulled up the hill by cables and controlled by a joystick (no motor, steering wheel, or brakes). In the cellar, Clos de la Tech's hard-won fruit gets minimal handling—whole-cluster fermentation, no pumps, and bottling without filtration.
What the owners are after in their increasingly acclaimed Pinot Noirs is a profile that embraces the Burgundian balance of savory herbs, forest floor, leather, mushroom, and earth (soil and minerality) over the dominant ripe fruit that New World Pinot Noir generally revels in. As Valeta puts it, "Our wines are compact and tannic in their youth, but with age they develop powerful bottle bouquets, expansive flavors, and great complexity." And the Rodgers are willing to hold their bottles back until those elements evolve. The 2012 is their current release; 2014 will be coming out in early 2019, followed by 2013, which needs a little more time.
Opening with haunting pine notes, earthy mushroom, pepper, and a hint of vanilla, this Pinot wraps a layer of leather around blueberry and blackberry fruit, with taut but elegant texture and power ($65).
Savory crushed herbs and damp loam on the nose are balanced by warm spice and hints of vanilla and mocha; black cherry shows a hint of tobacco leaf on a long and rich mouth-filling palate ($85).
High-toned floral aromas bring an almost feminine quality to forest notes and juicy cherry and raspberry, layered with warm cloves and a touch of pepper, in this downright pretty Pinot ($65).
A single acre makes up the Docteur Rodgers vineyard (around the Rodgers' Woodside home), and this 2005 was released just a few months ago—a testimony to the aging potential of these wines. A sachet of dried petals and a hint of exotic spice—cardamom and cloves—lead to plum and sweet rhubarb flavors, complex and savory herb and red earth notes, and silky tannins ($200).
As of the 2012 vintage, Clos de la Tech has taken its winemaking underground. The new winery consists of three caves—each 30 feet wide, 30 feet high, and 300 feet long—stepped down the mountain to employ gravity to move the product from crushing to fermentation to aging in 100 percent François Frères oak. The deliberate lack of technology isn't disingenuous; it's a calculated means to bottles that can live long in the cellars of the winery's lucky members.
If Silicon Valley Pinot isn't enough for you, be sure to investigate Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley as well.


1 Chronicles 9:33 Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.
Now these, the singers, the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, were in the chambers of the temple free from other service, for they were on duty day and night.
The singers, the heads of the Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other tasks because they were on duty day and night.
The Levite family leaders who were the musicians also lived at the temple. They had no other responsibilities, because they were on duty day and night.
Some Levite families were responsible for the Temple music. The heads of these families lived in some of the Temple buildings and were free from other duties, because they were on call day and night.
These singers, leaders of ancestral households of the descendants of Levi, were living in the chambers of the Temple. Freed from other service responsibilities, they were on duty day and night.
The musicians and Levite family leaders stayed in rooms at the sanctuary and were exempt from other duties, for day and night they had to carry out their assigned tasks.
These are the singers, heads of ancestral houses of the Levites, who lived in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.
These were the musicians who were the heads of the Levite families. They lived in rooms in the temple and were free from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service; for they were employed in their work day and night.
Now these are the singers, heads of fathers' households of the Levites, who lived in the chambers of the temple free from other service; for they were engaged in their work day and night.
And of these there were singers, princes of the fathers of the Levites, who remained in the chambers free from other work; for they were employed in that work day and night.
And these are the singers, heads of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free from other service: for they were employed in that work day and night.
And these are the singers, heads of fathers houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service ; for they were employed in their work day and night.
And these were the singers, heads of families of the Levites, to whom were established daily courses, for they were employed in the services day and night.
And these are the singers, heads of fathers' houses of the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers and were free from other service: for they were employed in their work day and night.
And these who sing, heads of fathers of the Levites, in the chambers, are free, for by day and by night they are over them in the work.
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
"Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine."
(33, 34) A general subscription, or concluding statement, with reference to the preceding account of the Levites (1Chronicles 9:14-32).
(33) Refers to the singers treated of in 1Chronicles 9:14-16 : And these (above mentioned) are the minstrels, heads of Levitical families; in the Temple cells (they lived), exempt from all other charge; for day and night they were over them in the work. The Hebrew is, harsh, and perhaps corrupt, but the meaning seems to be clear. It is hardly meant that the service of song in the Temple was uninterrupted (comp. Revelation 4:8), but only that the choristers were under obligation to perpetually recurring service.
They were employed in that work.--Rather, They were over them in the work. They--that is, the leaders for the time being--lived, like the chief warders, in the Temple cells, presiding continually over the guilds of singers.
Verse 33. - Translate, And these singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, in the chambers were free. The word "free" is surely sufficiently explained by the following sentence, in connection with Ezra 7:24; Nehemiah 11:23. It is more doubtful whether the expression, "these singers," refers to names, which now should have been inserted but are lost, or possibly to ver. 16, ante; the idiom would prefer the former. They were employed in that work day and night; literally, for by day and by night on them, in the work. If we were to suppose the cheth before the "work" an error for he, the translation would be easy and free from all doubt, for by day and by night, the work devolved upon them. Anyway, the substance of the sense is obvious.


You have found some very cool Photoshop Brushes yet you don't know how to load it into your Photoshop? If yes, then this article is for you. It is very easy to load brushes in Photoshop. In this quick tutorial, you will learn How to Load Custom Brushes in your Photoshop. You can find free readymade Brushes on some sites or here. So after you download the Brushes that you like, put it in your C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Presets\Brushes.
Now it doesn't mean that you can already use the Brush. You need to Load it first.
So to start. Go to Edit>Preset Manager.
In Preset manager click Load. then look for the Brush that you put in your Brush Folder.
After you click it you will now go back to Preset Manager with the loaded brushes.
And just click Done and now you can use the brushes.
Same process for Patterns,Gradients,Styles,Costum Shapes,Contours and Tools.
But just make sure that you put them in there respective Folders.
Nice tip. Many people forget on the basics which makes them tougher to work on advanced photoshop effects.
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BIDEN ORDERS REVIEW OF REMITTANCES TO CUBA
Posted on July 20, 2021 by Arch Ritter
By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc,
CNN, July 19, 2021
Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden has directed his administration to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake of protests on the island to determine ways for those residing in the US to send money to the country, a senior administration official told CNN.
"At President Biden's direction, the United States is actively pursuing measures that will both support the Cuban people and hold the Cuban regime accountable," the official said.
The "Remittance Working Group" will work to "identify the most effective way to get remittances directly into the hands of the Cuban people," the official said.
Biden had said last week he believed that under the current circumstances, remittances — the practice of Americans transferring money to their Cuban relatives — would end up in the hands of the regime. But since then he's faced pressure to show solidarity with protesters.
Cuba's government controls the financial sector on the island and all communications. Getting around the government to send money or improve internet access is a challenge other US administrations have tried and failed to overcome.
But the issue has taken on increased urgency in recent days alongside the largest protests on the island in decades. Thousands of Cubans took to the streets across the nation this month to protest chronic shortages of basic goods, curbs on civil liberties and the government's handling of a worsening coronavirus outbreak, marking the most significant unrest in decades.
The State Department also is reviewing its plans to bolster staffing at the US Embassy in Havana "to facilitate diplomatic, consular and civil society engagement, and an appropriate security posture," the official said.
The White House is exploring whether to sanction "Cuban officials responsible for violence, repression and human rights violations against peaceful protesters in Cuba," the official said. The US will "intensify diplomatic engagement with regional and international partners to support the aspirations of the Cuban people."
Last week, Biden said he was looking into the potential for restoring internet access to Cuba. The official said Monday that the US would "work closely with the private sector and the US Congress to identify viable options to make the internet more accessible to the Cuban people."
Since Biden's arrival in office, Cuba policies have remained in review.
Under the Obama administration, Cuba oversaw the reopening of embassies and relaxing of many restrictions long in place since the embargo. But the Trump administration enacted some of the toughest economic measures against Cuba in decades, reinstated travel restrictions and — before leaving office — named Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism.
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As I have a small shop and a tool collecting fetish I have the need to make a locking lever to keep the wheels I have installed on my new bandsaw in the down position.
I have made the mechanism so that the wheels could be lowered such that the bandsaw could be moved to a vacant area, but now need a lever mechanism to enable this. I have tried several things but I feel I am missing something (brain cells) as I cannot get it to lock. On baby buggies with hoods there was a system that raised the hood and then locked in place it looks so simple but I am assuming there must be a knack to it!!
The movement involved is about 4" so a simple cam will not work.
It's called an "over centre" lock.


Tom Stienstra Sep. 7, 2016 Updated: Sep. 8, 2016 12:19 a.m.
The North Yuba River runs 25 miles along Highway 49 in the north Sierra Nevada, including a gorgeous section from Sierra City to Downieville and the foothills of the Sierra.
In a 25-mile span, the cool, clear North Fork Yuba River pours down the flank of the Sierra in a series of riffles, pools and drops. Small white cascades pour into emerald pools, over and over.
The watershed, with its river, lakes, cabin rentals and campgrounds, is a testament to the post-Labor Day transformation: A region crowded over the summer is devoid of people to the point that some days, it can feel all your own.
The river is so pretty that sometimes all you need to do is watch the water run by you and you can feel recharged for weeks.
At the bottom of the river canyon, Highway 49 runs alongside the North Yuba from Sierra City past Downieville and into the Sierra foothills. In that span alone are nine campgrounds, two lodges with cabin rentals, flyfishing for trout, and one of the greatest launch points anywhere for hiking (up to the Sierra Buttes) and mountain biking (down to Downieville).
What was that strange critter captured on wildlife cam?
Downstream, the Yuba pours into two lakes, gorgeous Bullards Bar Reservoir, and below that, Englebright Lake, each with some of the best boat-in campsites in Northern California. In addition, Bullards has good fishing for spotted bass and kokanee salmon.
With school back in session and the NFL season beginning, the Yuba River watershed becomes a recreation paradise without the crowds. As the summer-to-fall transition takes hold, the nights on the flank of the Sierra are cool, the days warm. For many, it's just right.
At the Sierra crest, the Yuba starts as a shallow creek, then builds into a stream as it passes through Sierra City. The North Yuba then runs for miles along Highway 49, building volume as it passes through boulder gardens and into pools, past the town of Downieville and beyond down the canyon.
For overnight stays, you can choose lodges with rooms or cabins, campgrounds within walking distance of the river and lakes with boat-in campsites.
Sierra Shangri-La is at 3,300 feet, often below the snow line as winter approaches, and has eight cabins and a lodge; four cabins and three rooms in the upper level of the lodge have river views. Farther up the river, Yuba River Inn (4,100 feet) has 10 log cabins that are out of sight of Highway 49, plus lots of river frontage.
Five campgrounds are located along the Yuba in the Sierra foothills at elevations that range from 2,000 to 2,200 feet. Three others farther upstream are at 4,000 feet.
At 2,000 feet, the Yuba feeds into Bullards Bar Reservoir, a big lake surrounded by national forest that ended summer at 70 percent capacity. Bullards provides two excellent boat-in campgrounds, plus many primitive sites developed by boaters over the years, and more traditional drive-in sites.
Downstream, in foothill country, Englebright Lake is at 90 percent. This is a long, narrow lake at the bottom of a snake-like canyon, best for low-speed boaters, with a series of 96 boat-in campsites.
From the high north Sierra to the foothills, this landscape can be a great destination for hiking, mountain biking and fishing.
Hiking: If you're spending the night on the Yuba River, it's a 10-mile drive from Sierra City to the trailhead for the Sierra Buttes, one of the great day hikes in California: a 2,400-foot climb over 2½ miles (one way) to the lookout perched on knife-edge pinnacle for sensational views below to Sardine Lakes and across the Lakes Basin Recreation Area to the east, Yuba River drainage to the west. Info: Yuba River Ranger District, (530) 288-3231, www.fs.usda.gov/tahoe.
Mountain biking: Downieville Outfitters offers a shuttle that will take you to the foot of the Sierra Buttes. You then ride down 4,000 feet over the span of 15 miles back to Downieville. $20. Bike rentals available. Downieville Outfitters, (530) 289-0155, www.DownievilleOutfitters.com.
Fishing: The North Fork Yuba provides flyfishing for trout, often best in the transition zone where the whitewater of riffles pours into the flat water of pools. At the end of August, the flows were dropped to 1,000 cubic feet per second, which means the stub wing stonefly will hatch in larger numbers, according to guide and outfitter John Baiocchi.
Cabin rentals: Sierra Shangri-La, Downieville, (530) 289-3455, www.sierrashangrila.com; Yuba River Inn, Sierra City, (530) 862-1122, www.yubariverinn.com.
North Yuba flyfishing: John Baiocchi Outfitters, (530) 228-0487, www.baiocchistroutfitters.com.
Lakes on the Yuba: Bullards Bar Reservoir, Emerald Cove Marina, (877) 692-3201, www.bullardsbar.com; Englebright Lake, Skippers Cove, (530) 432-6302, www.englebrightlake.com.
Maps: South Yuba River, $8, Tahoe National Forest, $10, available at Forest Service district office (see directions) or www.fs.fed.us/recreation/nationalforeststore (plus $1 shipping).
Info: Yuba River Ranger District, Tahoe National Forest, 15924 Highway 49, Camptonville; (530) 288-3231, www.fs.usda.gov/tahoe.
From San Francisco: Take Interstate 80 east to Sacramento, remaining on I-80E to the Reno turnoff. Bear right at the split and drive 4.4 miles to Exit 86 for Interstate 5N (also signed for Highway 99/Redding). Take that exit for 0.7 of a mile, keep left at fork and merge onto I-5/Highway 99 and drive 3 miles to exit for Highway 99. Take exit to Highway 99 (signed for Yuba City/Marysville) and drive 12.5 miles to the exit for Highway 70. Take that exit to Highway 70 and drive 22 miles to Yuba City (follow signs for Highway 70/20; turn right on East 9th for 0.2 of a mile, left on B for 0.3 of a mile) and to junction with Highway 20. Turn right on Highway 20 and drive 12 miles to Marysville Road (at Browns Valley, Chevron Station on left; most top off tank here). Turn left on Marysville Road and drive 11.4 miles to Willow Glen. Turn right (still Highway 20) and drive 19 miles to Highway 49 (you will pass the Yuba River Ranger District off on the left just before reach on Highway 49; stop for maps, info). Turn left on Highway 49. You cross the Yuba River in about 8 miles. Highway 49 then parallels the Yuba River for 25 miles.
Distances: 94 miles from Sacramento, 158 miles from Concord, 174 miles from San Rafael, 178 miles from downtown San Francisco, 178 miles from Dublin.
At first glance, from the number of turns in this advised route might appear confusing. I have driven every road in the region and it is by far the prettiest, most pleasant and fastest route to the North Yuba River (even if you drive slowly as I do and take your time). On the other hand, the route up I-80 to Auburn and then north on Highway 49 through Grass Valley and Nevada City is often a mess and full of rude drivers lost in bubbles of self-absorption, some of the worst drivers outside of Portland (on a rainy night) I have encountered anywhere in the Western U.S.


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What could be its reason? all of the 512 slots were filled and requests per second was only 3. CPU load got to 250+ (15m).
is it some kind of DDOS ? as lot of requests were just GET requests to lot many different virtual hosts with different IP addresses.

A: This rather implies that it's taking much longer for apache to log a requset than to receive, process and send a response. Which seems improbable. It's more likely that you've got a problem with your filesystem.
(it would have been helpful if you supplied the full output of server-status)
Next step would be to have a log at the syslog - see if there's problems on your hardware. If it's still occurring, check the output of iotop. If these show nothing amiss then have a look at your webserver logs (access and error).
It might just be that you haven't rotated your logs for too long.