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Q: STM32F100RBT6B usart data deformation I have on radio transmitter and one radio receiver like on the picture. What I am trying to do.
I send data through USART2 PA2 (pin2) on data transmitter.
I connected usb-uart to PA2 (pin2), and looked in terminal what data is there and I saw something like this (11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 ).It's okay i transmit what i want.
Then i connected usb-uart to PA10 (pin10) radio receiver, and looked in terminal, there was a lot of data but mostly of them was (44 FD 11 22 33 44 7F 10 22 33 44 FE 11 22 33 44 00 00 00 A4 26 F4 F8 11 22 33 44 FE 11 22 33 44 FA 10 22 33 44 FF 11 22 33 44 FE 11 22 33 44 D6 11 22 33 44 ).It's okay i receive from receiver module data that was transmitted and something else....
Then I connected usb-uart to PA9 (pin9), and looked in terminal, there was only (11 33 44 FC 11 33 44 FF 10 33 44 FF 11 33 44 FE ).
When USART1 receiving data from transmitter(Pin10)(44 FD 11 22 33 44 7F 10 ) it receiving full sequence(11 22 33 44), but when it transmit to Pin9 i see only (11 33 44) in usb-uart.
Where is one byte (22)? Where is error and why it's happening thanks!
The main question what I am doing wrong, why USART1 TX deformates data? Or what? How to fix this?
#include "stm32f10x.h"
#include "stm32f10x_gpio.h"
#include "stm32f10x_rcc.h"

#define SYNC 0xAA
#define RADDR 0x44
#define LEDON 0x11//switch led on command
#define LEDOFF 0x22//switch led off command

void Delay(uint32_t value)
{
    volatile uint32_t i;
    for (i = 0; i != value; i++)
        ;
}
void send_to_uart1(uint8_t data)
    {
    while(!(USART1->SR & USART_SR_TC))
    {
    }
    USART1->DR=data;
}

void send_to_uart2(uint8_t data)
{
    while (!(USART2->SR & USART_SR_TXE));
    USART2->DR = data;
}

uint8_t GetChar (void)  {
  while (!(USART1->SR & USART_SR_RXNE));
  return ((USART1->DR));
}
uint8_t uart_data;

int k=0;

char message[4]={0x11,0x22,0x33,0x44};

    int main(void)
    {
        GPIO_InitTypeDef PORTA_init_struct;

        RCC_APB2PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB2Periph_GPIOA | RCC_APB2Periph_USART1, ENABLE);
        RCC_APB1PeriphClockCmd(RCC_APB1Periph_USART2, ENABLE);

        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_9;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_2MHz;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF_PP;
        GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &PORTA_init_struct);

        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_10;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_2MHz;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_IN_FLOATING;
        GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &PORTA_init_struct);

        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_2;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_2MHz;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_AF_PP;
        GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &PORTA_init_struct);

        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Pin = GPIO_Pin_3;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Speed = GPIO_Speed_2MHz;
        PORTA_init_struct.GPIO_Mode = GPIO_Mode_IN_FLOATING;
        GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &PORTA_init_struct);

        USART_InitTypeDef uart_struct1;
        uart_struct1.USART_BaudRate = 1200;
        uart_struct1.USART_WordLength = USART_WordLength_8b;
        uart_struct1.USART_StopBits = USART_StopBits_1;
        uart_struct1.USART_Parity = USART_Parity_No;
        uart_struct1.USART_HardwareFlowControl = USART_HardwareFlowControl_None;
        uart_struct1.USART_Mode = USART_Mode_Rx | USART_Mode_Tx;
        USART_Init(USART1, &uart_struct1);
        USART_Cmd(USART1, ENABLE);

        USART_InitTypeDef uart_struct2;
        uart_struct2.USART_BaudRate = 1200;
        uart_struct2.USART_WordLength = USART_WordLength_8b;
        uart_struct2.USART_StopBits = USART_StopBits_1;
        uart_struct2.USART_Parity = USART_Parity_No;
        uart_struct2.USART_HardwareFlowControl = USART_HardwareFlowControl_None;
        uart_struct2.USART_Mode = USART_Mode_Rx | USART_Mode_Tx;
        USART_Init(USART2, &uart_struct2);
        USART_Cmd(USART2, ENABLE);

        while (1) {
                while(k<4)
                {
                    for (int j=0;j<4;j++)
                    {
                        send_to_uart2(message[k]);
                        k=k+1;
                    }
                    for (int i=0;i<4;i++)
                    {
                        send_to_uart1(GetChar());
                    }
            }
            k=0;
        }
    }

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Q: Dropbox API from Chrome extension: Denying load of chrome-extension://[...] I'm having trouble integrating the Dropbox API with a Chrome extension. Upon trying to authenticate the Dropbox, the redirect to the Dropbox confirmation/permission page works just fine, but the redirect back to the Chrome app fails. This is the error in the console:
Denying load of chrome-extension://mlabibnomhfmephibijgghejmmmbigpi/chrome_oauth_receiver.h…sGbCG&token_type=bearer&uid=14169733&state=oas_hquvrf6k_0.ycudjb24vysexw29. Resources must be listed in the web_accessible_resources manifest key in order to be loaded by pages outside the extension.

It seems that Chrome is preventing Dropbox from redirecting back to a page within the extension. Several hours of experimenting with permissions have yielded nothing.
Here's the manifest.json:
{

  "name": "MyApp",
  "description": "Description",
  "version": "1.0",
  "icons": {"16":"icon.png",
                    "48":"icon.png",
                    "128":"icon.png"},

  "manifest_version": 2,

  "permissions": [
    "http://*/*",
    "https://*/*",
    "<all_urls>",
    "tabs",
    "storage",
    "background",
    "bookmarks",
    "clipboardRead",
    "clipboardWrite",
    "contentSettings",
    "contextMenus",
    "cookies",
    "debugger",
    "history",
    "idle",
    "management",
    "notifications",
    "pageCapture",
    "topSites",
    "webNavigation",
    "webRequest",
    "webRequestBlocking"
  ],

  "background": {
    "scripts": ["backgroundcollector.js"]
    },

    "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "icon.png"
  },

  "web_accessible_resources": [
    "http://*/*",
    "https://*/*",
    "<all_urls>",
    "chrome-extension://mlabibnomhfmephibijgghejmmmbigpi/chrome_oauth_receiver.html&response_type=token&state=oas_hquul1r4_0.1qwu7sh12pqzolxr",
    "chrome-extension://*/*"
  ],

  "content_security_policy": "script-src 'self' https://www.dropbox.com; object-src 'self'",

  "key": "(included so that the extension gets a persistent extensionID)"

}

(The large number of permissions is the result of a lot of experimenting to get this to work. Obviously they'll be removed later.)
Thanks in advance!

A: You've got a truckload of trash in your manifest file...
To allow other web pages to redirect to a page within your extension, you have to put this file at "web_accessible_resources", without chrome-extension://..  prefix, like this:
"web_accessible_resources": [
  "chrome_oauth_receiver.html"
],

You should request as few permissions as possible, see Declare permissions for a list of descriptions for each permission. I guess that you can get rid of almost every permission after reading that document.


As of January 1, 2012, I am no longer keeping track of my Guilt List. I have abolished my guilt!
I used to keep a list of books I received from publishers, publicists, authors, or others. It included only those books that I had not read, those still sitting on my shelf, giving me the book version of the old stink eye.
But now I have a new system. Unless I ask for a particular book and promise to review it, any book I receive that would qualify for my Guilt List gets three posts here on Rose City Reader: a Mailbox Monday post when I receive it, then an Opening Sentence post and a Teaser Tuesday post in the order in which the books arrived.
The big change is that after these three posts go up, the book goes onto my regular TBR shelf to be read if and when the fancy arises (which could take years) and probably won't get reviewed.
Last updated on January 7, 2012.
I had to slow down on requesting and signing up for stuff because my list was too long as well.
I've stopped taking review requests because I'm just overwhelmed, and never have time for the "me" books anymore. My guilt list is relatively small but I'll be happy when I'm through with it!
I am always pleased when someone sends me a book to review, especially if I didn't ask for it. It makes me feel appreciated. But then the guilt sets in.
My plan is definitely to cut way back or eliminate asking for any review copies until I get caught up and have a chance to read what I want to read for a while.
I'm in the Early Review Program too. After months of not getting anything, I suddenly "won" 2 books. One review is published (Strength in What Remains) and the other book (Dragon House) I haven't started. There are "Me" books I need to get to but I still feel an obligation. I'm now being selective about the books I sign up for on Library Thing. Glad I'm not the only one.
Hi Rob! It's funny how what seems so irresistible can come to seem like a chore! I got a lot of Early Reviewer books at first, but when they started to pile up with no reviews, I haven't gotten any for a while. Fair enough. I haven't been keeping up my end of the bargain.
I am definitely looking forward to clearing off this list and the ER list.
This post and your earlier one were actually comforting to me. It's good to know I'm not alone with all this guilt. Plus it's nice to know that I'm doing what you and the other commenters are doing - slowing down on asking for review copies until things get caught up. Thanks for this comforting post.
You're welcome, Margot! I often have to remind myself that reading and blogging are HOBBIES! They are supposed to be fun,not an obligation.


Dressing well is all about the details. A beautiful silk pocket square placed in the breast pocket or an elegant pair of cufflinks on a crisp french cuffed shirt, are details that show you're a man who cares about the way he looks. In mens clothing there are so many modern looks that one can achieve without spending lots of money.
An example is by adding a narrower width tie and a trimmer shirt to your suit it will make the suit look more modern. Accessories are usually the least expensive part of a mans wardrobe and generally get the most noticed. How many times have people noticed a particular tie and commented on it. Accessories are how men express their personalities in clothing. Why not come in and let us show you how to breathe new life into your existing suits.


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Probation model
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Digital and data innovations
On probation
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Post court advice
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During and after prison
Volunteer support
KSS CRC > Insights and news > News > KSS CRC praised for "innovative" work with offenders
News	 June 19, 2019
KSS CRC praised for "innovative" work with offenders
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation today praised the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company (KSS CRC), the agency responsible for supervising low and medium risk offenders in the region for its innovative work to divert people away from crime.
The Inspectorate found that KSS CRC offers an "impressive" range of education, training and employment opportunities for people being supervised by probation officers. The CRC runs in-house training courses enabling offenders to qualify in a wide range of subjects such as construction and food hygiene and holds job fairs to help them transition to new careers.
In a foreword to the report, Justin Russell, Chief Inspector of Probation, said:
"There is much to commend KSS CRC on, including its impressive leadership, strong staff satisfaction scores and very positive reputation among partners and key stakeholders."
He described KSS CRC's commitment to innovation as "admirable". Staff at the CRC have developed the first initiative to treat people convicted of stalking and harassment of its kind in England and Wales. Experts work with individuals on a one-to-one basis over 10 sessions to explore their past behaviour and arm them with techniques to avoid further crimes. The programme is similar to one in New York that successfully prevented reoffending.
The CRC supervises more than 8,500 individuals across the three counties.
The Inspectorate has given Kent, Surrey and Sussex CRC an overall rating of "Requires improvement" and made five recommendations. They note that the rating was close to "Good" but pulled down by the quality of case supervision and work to resettle offenders shortly before and after release from prison, known as "Through The Gate".
Work has already started to improve case management with new quality development officers (QDOs) in place across Kent, Surrey and Sussex to help probation teams to evaluate work and improve practice.
Responding to today's report chief executive for KSS CRC, Suki Binning, said:
"Today's encouraging report recognises our determination to try new approaches and offer a range of interventions that help the people we support to turn away from crime.
"Over the past four years colleagues have put the community rehabilitation company at the heart of efforts to reduce reoffending in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. That has delivered a responsive service that is more informed by research, allowing us to develop the UK's first intervention to tackle stalking offences and which has seen us collaborate closely with partners, such as Surrey's Police and Crime Commissioner to meet offenders' complex housing needs.
"Last month the Government announced changes to probation services and like elsewhere in the country, responsibility for monitoring low and medium risk offenders in our region will be renationalised under the National Probation Service. Through that transition we will continue to work with partners and statutory agencies, protect the innovative work achieved by colleagues and deliver continued improvements that all probation professionals want to see."
For more information please contact Michael Baker at Eterna Partners on michael.baker@eternapartners.com or +44 (0)7782 398418.
The Kent Surrey & Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company Ltd (KSS CRC) works to reduce reoffending and in so doing, improve people's lives – potential victims as well as perpetrators of crime. We work with people who have been sentenced by a court to either custody or community supervision and who are classed as low to medium risk.
KSS CRC is part of the Seetec Group, a private limited company. While the KSS CRC is a separate business in its own right, the management function within Seetec's Justice Division takes an active role in working with the KSS CRC to deliver probation services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
The public sector National Probation Service works with high risk offenders.
KSS CRC works across Kent, Surrey and Sussex's 35 council areas through a network of 16 offices and serves a population of more than four million.
KSS CRC's ownership transferred from the Ministry of Justice to privately-owned Seetec Group on 1 February 2015 as part of the Government's probation reforms in England and Wales.
The Butler Trust verdict is in…
New funding for housing and support to prevent reoffending
The transfer of case management in Wales is complete
©2019 The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company Limited
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Q: "CIImage initWithCVPixelBuffer:options:" failed because its pixel format p422 is not supported in iOS 10 In ios10 , I want to get video capture, but get an error "[CIImage initWithCVPixelBuffer:options:] failed because its pixel format p422 is not supported."
My code is this:
func previewImage(handle: (image: UIImage?) -> Void) {
        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), { () -> Void in
            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), { () -> Void in
                guard let time = self.player?.currentTime() else {
                    return
                }
                guard let pixelBuffer = self.output?.copyPixelBufferForItemTime(time,
                    itemTimeForDisplay: nil) else {
                        return
                }
                let ciImage = CIImage(CVPixelBuffer: pixelBuffer)
                let temporaryContext = CIContext(options: nil)
                let rect = CGRectMake(
                    0,
                    0,
                    CGFloat(CVPixelBufferGetWidth(pixelBuffer)),
                    CGFloat(CVPixelBufferGetHeight(pixelBuffer))
                )

                let image: UIImage?
                if let videoImage = temporaryContext.createCGImage(ciImage, fromRect: rect) {
                    image = UIImage(CGImage: videoImage)
                }
                else {
                    image = nil
                }
                handle(image: image)
            })
        })

    }

get an error like this :

what should I do ?

A: Can you show how you're setting up your AVPlayerItemVideoOutput?
It looks like you're using some (unknown to me, p422?) kind of 4:2:2 format instead of a more compatible one like kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarFullRange or kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA.


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Search engine optimization is a procedure which involve visitors from various search engines. It's occasionally known as "search advertising." If you are seeking an engineering company for your business then explore various online sources.
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This is a posting for a new tenure stream librarian at my library, the Steacie Science & Engineering Library. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me via email at jdupuis at yorku dot ca. I'm not on the search committee, but it is at the library I work at every day so I can answer both fairly specific questions about Steacie as well as general questions about working at York. Like I said, this is a brand new position and a terrific opportunity to work at a great institution. The ad is online here as some other library postings at York here.
Science Librarian
York University Libraries seek a self-directed and public service-oriented Science Librarian based in the Steacie Science & Engineering Library.
The Science Librarian will be responsible for faculty liaison, collection development and the delivery of library programs for assigned disciplines and will participate in research consultations and outreach activities to departments and research centres. Responsibilities include selection of information resources, collection management and evaluation in such fields as kinesiology, neuroscience and mathematics. He/she will work individually and as part of a team to develop and provide reference services and information literacy programs to York's community of users taking full advantage of the online learning and web environments. She/he will also participate in project and committee work for York University Libraries and the University. Some evening and weekend work is required.
Steacie Science and Engineering Library is one of four libraries within York University Libraries. The Steacie Science and Engineering Library attracts a half million visitors a year and provides specialized resources, and reference and instructional services to the science, engineering, and health programs of York University. Three full-time librarians and seven full-time support staff are currently based in the Steacie Library.
Qualifications: An ALA-accredited MLIS or equivalent with up to two years' post-MLIS experience. Educational background relating to science, technology, health, or kinesiology. Knowledge of science and technology literature and reference resources, and awareness of emerging trends in scholarly communication. Experience with Web authoring software and Web support technologies; familiarity with Web 2.0 technologies preferred. Strong client-centred service philosophy and evidence of professional initiative and leadership. Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and projects concurrently. Strong written and oral communication skills, including demonstrated skills in teaching and public communications. Ability to work effectively and collegially with a diversity of colleagues and clients. Interest in research, professional development, and university committee work.
The Science Librarian position is a tenure-track appointment to be filled at the Assistant Librarian level and is appropriate for a librarian with up to two years' post-MLIS experience. Librarians at York University have academic status and are members of the York University Faculty Association bargaining unit (http://www.yufa.org/). Salary is commensurate with qualifications. The position is available May 1, 2007. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York's website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
The deadline for applications is March 12, 2007. Applications, including a cover letter relating applicant qualifications to the requirements of the position, a current curriculum vitae, a link to online examples of work where relevant, and the names of three referees, should be sent to:
Chair, Science Librarian Appointment Committee
Applications should be sent by mail or by fax with a mail copy following. Applications sent by e-mail will not be accepted.


WINNING ON ALL SIDES- Kapil Shukla, chief MD, KK Holding, has worked on prestigious projects internationally. He wants to emulate the model in India now.
What has been the growth story of KK Holding since its inception and specifically in India?
in Thailand, Bangkok, Sri Lanka, USA, Tanzania, Philippines, etc. As a group, we also have a presence in ten countries, all this we have tried to bring under one umbrella, which is KK Holding. KK Holding is registered in Hong Kong. Over the last few years, we have noticed that modern buildings are looking for elements such as façade, and while residential buildings may adopt façades, there is a definite trend among commercial buildings. It is the reason why we have developed our capability in this segment.
The façade industry is like a laminate industry. Just like in the fashion industry, you see trends and new models, the façade industry is emerging with new materials and designs. Considering that I am a civil engineer, I have been working with plenty of architects for the last few years. We first began working on projects in Indonesia and Bangkok. Only when we started securing large and renowned projects, did we decide to make it a full-fledged business. We bagged the international hotel project abroad and were able to deliver handsomely with good results. Though the project was initially complex, we worked closely with architects on the project to make it successful. Over the years, we have worked on several projects internationally and worked with reputed developers, corporate, architects, again mainly internationally. We are careful in understanding the requirements of the architect and the developer before venturing on a project. Façade projects by nature are quite intrinsic and require much thought. A common thread is that every promoter and architect want their building to look iconic and get branding for themselves. Architects help since they come with a strong marketing strategy and we can help them achieve their dream.
So what are your other interests globally besides façades?
Façade is our primary business. And India is a good market for us. Besides that, we are now entering the FMCG sector and will start with bakery, confectionary and beverages here. We will also start manufacturing on the outskirts of Mumbai where we have taken up land in Wada, an industrial estate, and also come up with a fabrication unit for the façade project ects. We are still doing the research for our food products. We would prefer to set up our own plant instead of importing the foodstuff. The only thing we will source is the recipe for the bakery products.
We have realised that international quality is something that Indians take to instantly. Quality products will always stand out in the market. There are also plans to launch five outlets in Mumbai alone. Initially, we will market and sell the products only in Mumbai and once successful, will take it to other cities.
You have a technological advantage in facade manufacturing, design, engineering, and testing. How do you continue maintaining the pace of competence?
Although the façade industry in India is stable, there are gaps that need to be filled. For instance, we are one of the few capable contractors in the Indian market. We have upgraded ourselves to an engineering level. For instance, we work with Rhino software as most of the work that we do calls for remodeling. We adopted advanced software for projects. We rope in people from abroad—those who have worked with us on international projects.The architects in India have taken to novel designs and do their own bit of innovations and we are considered as one of the preferred façade contractor amongst architect and more recently we were awarded Most Preferred Brand in Commercial Façade by Economic Times.
What is the kind of machinery you have for fabrication?
We have CNC 5- and 6-Axis and notching and marking machines, which offer best cutting for three-dimensional façades also. We prefer that machines do the fabrication for us as they offer excellent cutting be it aluminium, ACP, banding, etc. Since India is known to be a price conscious market, we would rather do the work in-house.
You are one company that is concerned with global warming in terms of sustainability. Brief us on that.
Yes, we carefully consider the sustainability factor of every product that we use. For instance, when we were working on a project in Jakarta, we worked out a novel system with the architect in terms of creating large fins that would offer natural ventilation to the inhabitants. In terms of global warming, we are careful about the glass we use. A lot of this can be resolved through education. In-house we also attend to the thermal analysis of the various systems, understand the zoning area that bring the heat, and all this is done through a software. Installation of a façade is more difficult for a horizontal building than a vertical one. Carrying large panels to be fitted in is not easy. A three-dimensional facade has certain weak areas. In India, fabricators provide sections of up to 250mm. We have been working on 500mm sections internationally for quite some years. We are now working on the IKEA project in Hyderabad. Their specifications are quite high. They want a noise decibel level of 30-35dB, which is hard to achieve. Another project we are working on is Parini I, which calls for the use of dichroic glass with critical panel size. This displays two different colours by undergoing a colour change in certain lighting conditions. Such is the novelty of the projects we execute.


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Green Island is a small island nature reserve with an area of 4.17 ha close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, at the entrance to the River Derwent.

It lies in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

Flora and fauna
The vegetation is dominated by Acaena, bracken and thistles, with introduced grasses around the shoreline and some scattered Correa bushes.  Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher and Caspian tern.  European rabbits have been introduced to the island.  The metallic skink is present.

References

Islands of South East Tasmania
Protected areas of Tasmania

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I've gone through quite a few changes since I've last wrote on here, first off I've switched to my new job which is taking up a lot of my spare time so evenings are somewhat limited and my new laptop arrived (I'm using it now) so I'll hopefully make it easier for myself to blog on-the-go. I wanted to make a post on everything that's happened this year from start to finish! I'll be looking at of my posts and tell you some more information if I've missed anything out, plus I'll be going into some of the most important stories in the sandboarding scene.
Since January is winter in the northern hemisphere and summer in the south; Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Peru, Chilé & Brazil are the main places to go sandboarding in January. Equatorial regions and the Sahara & Arabian deserts are hotspots too but primarily they can be accessed all year round due to it's hot and dry climate. If you're travelling to the Sahara & Arabian deserts in Winter, it's worth noting that the temperature is known to drop below zero on a winter night but jump up to around a comfortable 20 degrees during the day. January is mainly a month for snowboarding and since sandboarding is out of season in the Southern hemisphere, I mainly was on hold for a long time hence why the only post I made on it was just an update to say where I was. I also was still in college January 2015 but when I finished, I left with 2 U's and didn't want to go back. But enough about college, more about sandboarding!
January was a quiet month but in February, I didn't blog either but I recently discovered that tennis star Caroline Wozniacki had taken time out of her busy tennis schedule to try out some sandboarding in Dubai, but she's not the only one who's tried it out; Tony Hawk has tried sandboarding as well as has Cameron Diaz in the Chilean Atacama desert. February was also the date of the world sandboarding championships in Germany.
In March, it was quiet and I found that Daniella Moyes of the Irish Independent went on a trip to Dubai and briefly mentioned Sandboarding in her travels; the 'Corvallis Advocate' (a newspaper in Corvallis, Oregon) also published an article on sandboarding in this month just mentioning the event. This was the only major sandboarding I could find for this month as it is generally considered (out-of-season in North America & Europe).
In April, I was in Tenerife in the Canary Islands which have some really awe-aspiring sand dunes, but I didn't know about the other island... Gran Canaria; the 'Masopalomas' complex has a large sand dune area on its Southern Side which I hope to go there soon for blogging & leisure. Gadling.com had published an article regarding sandboarding in Death Valley, in this instance we're referring to the Atacama Desert in Chilé; the article also mentions of the incredibly good exchange rate of a 2 hour sandboarding session with training and an excursion in the Atacama itself... 14,000 Chilean Pesos (£14.35, €18.26 & $20.13 as of 24th February 2016).
2 time world champion of Sandboarding, Gabriel Cruz went sandboarding not far from Sand Master Park, on the coast of Oregon, USA. He now works in Florence at the Sand Master Park itself where it is a paradise of high dunes, great staff, steep mountains, & a whole load of fun whether you're a small child or an adrenaline junkie! May was also the month where the season was coming back into popularity again, usually whenever the weather turns better and less cold, the sandboarding season in the northern hemisphere begins!
The Great American news service, otherwise known as 'CNN' asked the question "What happens when you take a winter sport and drop it in the desert?" and my answer would be "Something that is just the best thing since sliced bread!" but CNN's article published on June 18th, also told a short summary of a man called Raymond Ichibad who was one of Namibia's first sandboarders, and how he qualified for the World Sandboarding Championship's 3 times and how he got as far as the semi-finals. By reading the article and publishing this on Sandboarding Nation's 2015 Review, I think we should all give Raymond Ichibad our respect! His passion of Sandboarding has now turned him into a Sandboarding instructor which I personally say "Well done, Raymond!"
Sand Master Jam was taking place at this time in Sand Master Park! It took place on the 18th July and attracted many from far and wide; it tested a variety of skills for amateur and professional sandboarders! One of the photos on the Facebook Page for Sand Master Park appears to be a younger Gabriel Cruz on a rail, The 19th annual Sand Master Jam makes this the longest regular sandboarding event in the world! The Professional Champion of Sandboarding for 2015 and for the event this year was... Gabriel Cruz!
This was when my summer holiday took place, I did my sandboarding session in Holywell Bay and if you read the post last August, you saw how many photos I took and they're still on the blog and Wikimedia Commons; however in other news, a football match took place for the late Tom Donaldson who died in 2009 whilst Sandboarding with friends in New Zealand.
Yahoo also published an article on the world's most athletic beaches, 3 of which have a presence of sand dunes and all of those 3 are in the USA! Hobbit Beach, Indiana Dunes State Park, & Race Point Beach in Oregon, Indiana, and Massachusetts respectively are known for their dunes and their athletic ability. Hobbit Beach in Oregon is close to the town of Florence and if you're a regular reader you'll know that Florence is home to the "Sand Master Park", Indiana Dunes State Park qualifies as a beach as it is bordered by a body of water in the same way Kazakhstan is bordered by the Caspian Sea even though it's the world's largest 'lake' (I'm not a geologist, so I'm not sure what counts as a lake and a sea) & the Race Point Beach in Massachusetts doesn't have high dunes however it does have some nice short slopes ideal for beginners.
September was starting to become a bit quieter in aspects of the sport but Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia was featured in an article by 'thegrio.com' tells the tale of 'Little Sahara' and the 229 foot sand dune that has a jaw-dropping view of panorama from the apex of the dune, the dune was formed over the past 7,000 years, the sandboarding skills of the writer in this specific post were sort of sloppy on how there were some "epic fails" but it describes how the climb was easy. I personally think the climb is the hardest but I'm not the best of climbers.
The News Tribune published an article stating that "Fall" (Autumn) is the ideal time to Sandboard; Gabriel Cruz (Two-time World Champion) said that in fall, 'Older people' are more likely to go sandboarding, what Cruz meant by this was people in their late-20s.
Hilary MacGregor of the LA times went on a Nazca adventure and on their way back to the capital city of Peru: Lima. Hilary and her crew went to the dunes of Huacachina; you can go up the dunes for a sandboard run and sunset view for only $40 (it wasn't mentioned whether it was 40 US dollars, or 40 Peruvian Sol which the symbol for Sol is S.) If it was $40 USD, it would be the equivalent to £27.93 GBP (as of 21st April 2016) but if it was 40 Peruvian Sol, it would be worth £8.55 GBP (as of 21st April 2016).
In December, you primarily only get sandboarding in the southern hemisphere; however in the North hemisphere, Fox News wrote a piece on how not to break your neck sandboarding in Doha, Qatar. It wasn't that informative on "How not to break your neck sandboarding in Doha, Qatar", it really should have been named "Here is some information on Sandboarding whilst I sandboarded in Doha, Qatar".
The writer of the article had said that 2 mistakes were made, the first being that a snowboard was used instead of sandboard, and that the reporter was trying to control the board like they were on snow. It did mention on how Sandboarding needs very little essential gear and on how Sandboarding is an easy and affordable sport. Dr. Dune (who was interview in this article) estimated that roughly 30,000 to 40,000 people regularly sandboard worldwide, doesn't sound like a lot but the rough estimate could be between the national populations of San Marino (population of 31,887) and the Turks and Caicos Islands (population of 40,357). Before I conclude, Dr. Dune had this to say on Saudi Arabia and why he has shipped so many sandboards there: "All they have is sand and oil, and they know what to do with the oil."
I know I said that labels will be gone but this one is an exception as I started this article in December 2015; I'm actually happy to complete this (albeit 4 months overdue) and I've already started the next review now, the reviews will just be annual collective posts on when and where Sandboarding has been in the news.
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There seems to be a big difference between what people think matters most when it comes to Fantasy Football. I hear things all the time from people like "If your draft well then you really don't need to make too many moves during the season". Another common misnomer is when people think that the key to winning is just to be lucky and avoid having your stars injured. But they are wrong too, there's a lot more going on than just avoiding injuries and drafting well. How about "It's all luck anyways, I won't waste too much time researching I'll just grab the hot players on Free Agency and let the rest work itself out." If you can't put the winning formula into one sentence then you are doomed to repeat in your losing ways. Success in Fantasy Football is a multifaceted game. Sure there's luck and skill involved, but there's also a lot of stuff that happens behind the scenes that most owners never pick up. To save you from another wall of text, I have created the "What it takes to win your fantasy football league" pie chart.


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Fall Tour 2016 dates! KABOOM!
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Check out our new shirts in the MERCH section of this page. Every shirt sold will go towards the recording of our new album and upcoming tour. Treat yo'self.
Check out the music video we shot for "All Connected", we're releasing it in celebration of the two year anniversary of our first full length album Enormous Cloud. Enjoy it!
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We added shows in Atlanta, GA (8/19) and Gainesville, FL (8/20).
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There have been numerous complaints about aggressive and unjust behaviour by ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). It is inevitable that with Trump policies you will have more animosity than normal towards organisations such as ICE. If Biden wins the presidential elections it seems quite likely that things will change.
US Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents have been accused of using deceptive tactics while carrying out enforcement operations. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently sent a letter to federal officials urging ICE agents to stop identifying themselves as New York Police Department (NYPD) officers.
New York City's mayor said that he has received several reports showing a pattern of deceptive behavior with ICE agents claiming to be local police when performing enforcement duties.
In de Blasio's letter, sent to interim ICE Director, Tony Pham, and ICE New York Field Operations Director, Thomas Decker, the New York City mayor said: "The reports indicate that ICE officers often identify themselves as 'police' or 'detectives' and state that they are conducting an investigation."
Specific police precincts
De Blasio's letter claims that agents have even referred to specific police precincts and squads such as the 'narcotics squad' and even arranged to meet individuals at police precincts.
The New York mayor said: "These types of activities jeopardize the willingness and comfort of immigrant New Yorkers in interacting with the NYPD on crucial matters involving public safety and local law enforcement."
"The NYPD already conducts regular community outreach to immigrant community members to educate the public about our confidentiality policies for all victims and witnesses, regardless of US immigration status. ICE actions that exacerbate confusion about NYPD's work and relationship to immigration enforcement are counterproductive to these efforts," de Blasio added.
The actions of ICE agents have sparked further unrest in a long-standing conflict over New York City's so-called sanctuary policies.
New York City taken to court
Earlier in 2020, ICE took New York City to court after de Blasio's administration scoffed at 'US immigration subpoenas' it received from the federal government, requesting information about a handful of inmates wanted for deportation. The city did end up providing very limited details about the inmates.
However, City officials did describe the subpoenas as a 'political stunt'. Meanwhile, the move further emphasises ICE's mounting frustration with so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to honor deportation 'detainers' or disclose details about defendants going in and out of local custody.
In his letter, New York City's mayor said: "New York City remains the safest big city in America in large part because of NYPD's work to ensure that victims and witnesses of crime feel safe coming forward."
Black jogger stopped
ICE's actions in New York come following recent controversy in Boston, where ICE agents stopped and detained a black jogger in the area, despite failing to identify themselves and disclose that he'd been stopped for potential US visa and immigration violations.
The incident, which drew the wrath of Boston's mayor, Marty Walsh, comes amid rising racial tensions across the US. The federal government has deployed US immigration agents across the country to tackle protests and more, much to the fury of city officials.
Ahead of the US elections in November, the Trump administration has set immigration in its sights, introducing greater restrictions under the guise of protecting American interests.
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House Democrats are reportedly pushing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop working with local and state police on US immigration. 60 Democrats have called for an end to the 287(g)...


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142 Social: Mixed-use project underway at old Social Security building
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While it doesn't seem like there's much going on at the old Social Security building on Magnolia Street, when you step through the door you'll see how much progress the developers with 142 Magnolia Street LLC have made since the project was given a green light in August. For a start, there's not a roof anymore.
"We've taken all the roof off, and we're going up with the steel and the block," said Andrew Babb, who is one of the five owners.
Babb, along with Greg Atkins, John Bauknight, Scott Montgomery and Norman Pulliam Jr., purchased the building in November 2017, rebranding it as 142 Social, a four-floor, multi-use building. The completed project will have 12 two-bedroom and six one-bedroom apartments with patios, and more than 7,500 square feet of commercial space for retail or restaurants, with room for up to four tenants.
The majority of the apartments will be on the two additional floors being built on top of the existing structure. The bottom of the first of those floors will replace the original roof. Once that's built, Babb said the developers would begin building the upper two floors. Currently, the construction is building up to where the new "roof" will be.
"We're in the demo phase to start rebuilding," Babb said.
At the site, he pointed out several features already being putting in place, like the elevator shaft and support beams in the street-level floor, which will have a small retail space in one half and a secured 18-space parking garage in the other. Babb said that a few businesses have already expressed interest in the building.
"We've shown it a few times, talked to some people, but it's so far out that most people don't have the vision (to see what the space will be), or they're not ready, and we're not ready," Babb said. He said that clothing shops and a hair salon were looking at some of the smaller spaces.
Babb said the estimated $4.5 million project would be completed in January 2020, with pre-leasing beginning in November, though weather delays could push both dates back. Streetside, city dwellers should start seeing changes in about three months.
Next steps include taking out some of the bricks, ordering glass to put larger windows in and, of course, finishing the roof.
"I think once we get the roof on it, we'll take (the window posters) out and open these spaces up, so people can kind of see," Babb said.


An early study of the Babylonian kudurru (boundary stone) inscriptions of what is now known as the Kassite Era, this booklet presents a self-contained exploration of two of the markers. Focusing on Kudurru Inscriptions III Rawlinson 43 and III Rawlinson 41, Belser gives transcriptions and translations of both texts. A detailed commentary follows the presentation of the actual texts, and this is accompanied by notes from the original drawings of the text. Carefully reproduced full text hand-drawn copies are also included, providing indications of lacunae and other trouble-spots. This original study, undertaken by a scholar with the breadth of language ability represented by Belser, is bound to be useful to students of Akkadian, boundary stones, or even the astronomical implications represented by this genre of texts.
Carl Wilhelm Belser (1860-1898) studied at the Universities of Michigan and Leipzig. A Lutheran pastor, he taught a variety of languages at the University of Michigan, Carthage College, and the University of Colorado.


While discussing the literature of Walter Pater, Kurt Lampe argues that the function of (rational hedonistic) philosophy is "to remove impediments to the purest and most immediate reception of … experiences".
Here, as I discussed in Tending the Epicurean Garden , philosophy (literally, "love of wisdom") is not only a love of rational pursuits and of acquiring knowledge, but is expanded to infer a love of experiences, of knowing what certain things feel like and of directly knowing the nuances of living in this world. In my book, I cite how in the Bible knowing someone has a specifically sexual meaning and connotes that lovers taste and feel a certain way and clearly goes beyond blending of minds, and I also cite how we can know an apple only by tasting and eating one. This is not the same as identifying that a round, red fruit is called an apple. THIS other way of knowing is hedonistic, direct, real, and it's a kind of knowledge the enjoyment of which we can educate ourselves to maximize.
Two observations can be made here. The first one takes us back to the Epicurean canon, and how reason is excluded from it. Many explanations for this are given in the writings, but here we can discern another one: reason can be seen as obstructing the immediacy of experience and creating distance between us and direct experience, whether sensual or relational. If reason distances us from an experience, then whatever pleasure is available to us in that experience is in danger of being Platonized and not directly enjoyed.
Therefore, reason is a tool that leads to certain intellectual pleasures and that can help us in the economy (oikonomia) of pleasure: the management of pleasure and pain in our choices and avoidances, the measurement of which started with the Cyrenaics. But reason can elsewhere impede a life of pleasure. Its place in our hedonic regimen is therefore limited and very specific.
Another observation, one which is made by Lampe, is on connoisseurship and how it may sometimes have the power to make things more enjoyable. Ergo, training or education in certain arts of enjoyment can serve to amplify our pleasure. A curriculum of hedonistic education then becomes possible, one which allows us to acquire greater adaptability and versatility to enjoy the simple pleasures that nature has to offer.
The author speaks of this in terms of "the wider music", which includes ritual and other forms of art that, like music, have the power to inspire and produce rapture. His examples include wine or cheese tasting, learning music or art appreciation, and other forms of enjoyment of things available for consumption.
Notice the beautifully pragmatic art of living (techne biou, in Greek) that is being described here. We've come full circle and return to the beginning of our Cyrenaic reasonings, where we noted that the founder of this tradition argued that one of the things that philosophy did for him was to make him more adaptable. We said that he would "put less faith in his ability to control what happens in the future than in his ability to adapt to it".
Before we end our Cyrenaic Reasonings, there is one modern intellectual that Lampe discusses who deserves our attention. He is not known for making original contributions to philosophy, but does deserve credit for beautifully and intelligently synthesizing the ideas of many who came before him.
Michel Onfray understood the value of what is being said here when he founded the Université Populaire de Caen in order to teach his counter-history of philosophy. It is within this context that he echoed Nietzsche's declaration that "art has more value than truth". Perhaps what he meant by this was that, although truth is irresistible, art is heroic, creative, it dances, it moves us and frees us. Nietzsche's influence can also be seen in Onfray's artistic conception of self-creation and exercise of will: he speaks of sculpting the Self.
The ocean we must cross? Idealist philosophy in its triple form: Platonic, Christian, and German.
… Tension occupies the flesh for a long time. The body is a strange place where influxes and intuitions, energies and forces circulate. Sometimes the resolution of conflicts and mysteries, the solutions for deflecting shadows and confusions appear in a moment of exceptional density, which opens a gap in existence and inaugurates a perspective rich in possibilities. So the body of a philosopher presents itself as a crucible where existential experiences are developed, and later called to take form in logical and rigorous structures.
contempt was the supreme thing:- the soul wished the body meagre, ghastly, and famished. Thus it thought to escape from the body and the earth.
cruelty was the delight of that soul!
We are here being invited to philosophize with our feet on the ground, fully reconciled with nature, with our bodies, with our instincts–and not against them. This is the conclusion of the Cyrenaic Reasonings. Onfray says that Cyrene–the cradle of hedonism–is a "philosophical Atlantis", and after studying and writing these reasonings, I'm obliged to concur. I invite all my readers to add to the vitality of this intellectual tradition by sharing, liking, commenting, and elaborating on these reasonings.
The Cyrenaic Reasonings were based on the highly-recommended book by Kurt Lampe titled The Birth of Hedonism: The Cyrenaic Philosophers and Pleasure as a Way of Life .
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Dow Rockets North on Fed Day while S&P 500 Hits Fresh 5-Month High
The Dow plowed higher on Thursday, even as Wall Street braced for the release of the Mueller report and a possible reckoning for Donald Trump. | Source: AP Photo / Richard Drew
The Dow and broader U.S. stock market notched fresh gains on Tuesday, as the Federal Reserve kicked off its two-day policy meeting in Washington. Policymakers are expected to maintain their dovish bias on interest rates as they grapple with a slowing domestic economy and a synchronized downturn globally.
Dow Clears 26,000; S&P 500, Nasdaq Rally
All of Wall Street's major indexes reported gains Tuesday, reflecting a strong pre-market session for Dow futures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by as much as 150 points before paring gains later in the morning. It was last up 102 points, or 0.4%, at 26,016.52.
The Dow rose as much as 150 points on Tuesday morning. | Source: Yahoo Finance
Twenty-one of 30 Dow index members reported gains, with Boeing Co (BA) rebounding 1.5%. DowDuPont (DWDP) climbed 1.6% to lead all blue chips.
The broad S&P 500 Index of large-cap stocks gained 0.3% to 2,841.40, where it was tracking more than five-month highs. Eight of 11 primary sectors reported gains, led by a 0.8% rally for consumer discretionary shares. Materials also outperformed the benchmark, rising 0.7%.
Meanwhile, the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.2% to 7,730.42, also a five-month high.
A measure of implied volatility known as the CBOE VIX drifted back toward five-and-half-month lows on Tuesday. VIX, also known as the "fear index," bottomed at 12.39 on a scale of 1-100 where 20-25 represents the historical mean. It last traded at 12.87, having declined by 1.6%.
Federal Reserve Meeting Underway
Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve kick off two-day policy meeting in Washington on Tuesday. | Source: Shutterstock.
The Federal Reserve's policy-setting board kicked off its two-day meeting in Washington Tuesday against a backdrop of uncertainty on trade and economic issues. The official policy statement due Wednesday is expected to maintain the Fed's dovish stance on interest rates that was adopted in the wake of a brutal December selloff in U.S. and global stocks.
In light of those developments, Fed officials said they would be "patient" in deciding when to adjust interest rates. Traders took this to mean that no additional rate hikes are expected this year. This is further reflected by Fed Fund futures prices, which imply a 98.7% chance of no change to the federal funds rate on Wednesday. The 1.3% reflects a very slim chance that the Fed will lower interest rates.
A long-term view of Fed Fund futures prices suggests there is no chance of a rate hike this year, but the prospect of a rate cut grows in the latter half of 2019.
The central bank's expected path of interest rates will be revealed Wednesday in revised quarterly projections. The projection materials will include revised estimates for GDP, inflation and unemployment, as well as the Fed's infamous "dot-plot" chart of rate expectations.
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The minimum wages, maximum hours, and working conditions of virtually all employees are regulated by a series of Wage Orders adopted by the Industrial Welfare Commission. Although many of these Wage Orders have been in effect for decades, until now, employers lacked definitive rulings on how to apply the Wage Orders' reporting time and split shift premium provisions. The California Court of Appeal in Aleman v. AirTouch Cellular has provided all employers with much needed clarity regarding when premiums are owed, and how they are calculated.
The putative class action plaintiffs in Aleman alleged that AirTouch Cellular failed to properly pay them reporting time pay for days when they reported to work only for scheduled meetings, and that they were owed a premium of an additional hour of compensation on days they worked a split shifts or attended a meeting and worked later in the day. The Court of Appeal rejected both claims.
Each workday an employee is required to report for work and does report, but is not put to work or is furnished less than half of said employee's usual or scheduled day's work, the employee shall be paid for half the usual or scheduled day's work, but in no event for less than two (2) hours nor more than four (4) hours, at the employee's regular rate of pay . . .
The court found that the Wage Order draws a distinction between a "usual" day and a "scheduled" day, and that the "clear language of [the Wage Order] dictates that when work is scheduled, reporting time is owed only when an employee is not furnished with half of his or her scheduled day's work." The court rejected an interpretation of the Wage Order that would require payment a minimum of two hours for "scheduled work" such as a scheduled meeting. This stands in contrast to situations where an employee is sent home from their usual workday early due to a lack of work, or is called to work without notice on a day off and sent home after a short period of time.
Thus, where a meeting is scheduled apart from an employee's usual workday, his or her entitlement to reporting time pay will depend upon whether he or she worked for more than half of the scheduled time. On other days, where the employee is reporting for their "usual" workday, the entitlement to reporting time pay will depend upon whether he or she worked more than half of their "usual" time.
All Wage Orders (except No. 16 governing construction, drilling, logging and mining) also include provisions that require that an employee be paid for a minimum of two hours at his or her regular rate when required to report work for a second time in any one workday. These provisions will apply where an employee reports for work twice in a single day, such as for a scheduled meeting in the morning and a regular shift in the afternoon, or any other split-shift schedule.
The court also addressed another question for which there had been no definitive answer: whether an employee who works a split shift is entitled to additional hour of compensation at his or her regular rate.
Rather than automatically entitling an employee to an additional hour of compensation whenever a split shift is worked, the court concluded that the split shift provisions establish a form of minimum wage for the workday below which the employer may not fall. If the actual wage paid is greater than the minimum wage for all hours worked plus one additional hour, the minimum wage obligation for the split shift is satisfied and no additional compensation is owed.
For example, if an employee's rate of pay is sufficiently high that after working for eight hours on a split shift, his or her compensation is greater than nine times the minimum wage (eight hours plus the premium), no additional compensation is necessary. However, if an employee earns more than the minimum wage, but the rate of pay is not greater than the minimum wage plus the extra hour, he or she is entitled to the difference between what they earned and what they would have earned had they been paid the minimum wage plus the extra hour.
The reporting time and split shift premium provisions are intended to encourage employers to adequately schedule work, and guarantee at least partial compensation for employees who are deprived of expected work because of inadequate scheduling or lack of proper notice by the employer, or are required to report to work twice in a day. Employers must take steps to ensure that their policies and practices comply with the applicable Wage Order, and that their payroll systems can properly compensate employees when reporting time and split shift premiums are owed.
When employees are scheduled to report to work for a meeting outside of their usual schedule, the employees should be provided with notice in advance, and the meeting should last at least half of the scheduled time. If the meeting occurs on the same day of an employee's usual workday, the employer should separately determine whether a split shift premium is owed due to a break in time between the meeting and the employee's usual workday.


With the 100th anniversary of Jack Kirby's birth in August, IDW has put a priority on producing more Artist's Editions of his work this year.
You know the drill: Artist's Editions are high-end, oversized hardcovers featuring detailed scans of original artwork. They're gorgeous tributes to the artform at large and specific creators in particular. It's the next best thing to owning the art itself.
On 6/14 comes the latest: The Jack Kirby Forever People Artist's Edition, produced with the blessing of DC (which has also done fabulous work this year saluting Kirby).
The 144-page, 12 x 17 book carries a $125 list price and features art from Issues 1, 4, 5, 6 and 7, plus a gallery of assorted pages and covers.
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Q: Gps location in android I have taken the current gps value using the following code.
public class GetGPS implements LocationListener
{

    public void onLocationChanged(Location location)
    {

    }
    public void onProviderDisabled(String provider)
    {
        //alertDialog.showMessage("Please Turn On your GPS", "GPS Turned Off");

    }
    public void onProviderEnabled(String provider)
    {

    }
    public void onStatusChanged(String provider, int status, Bundle extras)
    {

    }

}

it works.but the values are 100-200 feet off.i want to know what is the problem?

A: below link might be helpfull
Google Maps & apps with mapview have different current positions
also try using Criteria.setAccuracy()

A: You should check which location provider is actually supplying the location. If it is calculated using the id of your wifi network or cell ID (by googles servers) then it could be quite far from your actual location - your GPS chip should be more accurate.
Also how are you getting your 'actual' position to compare with the returned result?


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Jalil Lespert Directs "Yves Saint Laurent," A Giant Of His Industry
By: Michele Elyzabeth | June 23, 2014, 5 p.m.
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Yves Saint Laurent was more than a couturier. He was an iconic man who revolutionized Fashion; a visionary who originated the trends from the beginning of his career when he assisted Christian Dior. In 1958, after Christian Dior passed away, Saint Laurent not yet 21, was elected to take over the direction of the renowned House of Dior. In front of "Le Tout Paris" (the haute society), he presented his very first collection which immediately propelled him as a fashion prodigy and creative director of the House of Dior. He was also the first high fashion couturier who was able to transgress Haute couture into Prêt-à-Porter, without compromising the elegance known to French women. He was the first couturier to dare to leave such an establishment to create his own.
In the film, which is brilliantly directed by Jalil Lespert (who also co-wrote the screenplay with Marie-Pierre Huster), we discover another aspect of YSL. Specifically, the relationship that he developed with his lifetime companion Pierre Bergé (Guillaume Gallienne), who created the House of Yves Saint Laurent, also managing and protecting the couturier throughout decades. Lespert takes us on the voyage of their tumultuous and captivating life and the love they shared while creating what became one of the most powerful companies in the world. 25 year-old French actor Pierre Niney, from "La Comedie Francaise," has an uncanny resemblance to the legendary couturier and delivers a stunning performance from YSL's beginning, to the time he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, his drug abuse, his love for women and his inevitable decline.
As the film opens in the US, LATF had the opportunity to speak to the director, Jalil Lespert. Who reveals his reasons for wanting to do this movie and how he perceived the couturier.
Why Yves Saint Laurent?
I wanted to tell a French story which could resonate with everyone. I am fascinated by the rise and fall of iconic personalities. Since my childhood, I was intrigued by novelists such as Edward Bellamy and Jack London, who's book 'Martin Eden' particularly touched me. Unconsciously, I was influenced by these authors and always wanted to tell this kind of tale. I searched for a French story which would touch many people including myself. I wanted to portray people who fight for their dream and make something of it; even if they have to pay the price for it. I grew up in Paris and had a lot of friends in the fashion industry. Although I was not particularly fascinated by it, I thought that there might have been a personality of that dimension that I could center my film around. I realized then that there had not been any fictional movie done about Yves Saint Laurent. I started to read everything that I could find about him and came to the conclusion that he was a captivating individual. I asked for a meeting with Pierre Berger to let him know that I was interested in telling Yves' story through their relationship. We spoke about everything including 'Martin Eden' for twenty minutes, after which he gave me his blessing and offered his help. He placed his trust in me allowing us to use the dresses of Saint Laurent's collection to be in the movie.
You wrote the script as well.
Not alone. I had two other writers with me: Marie-Pierre Huster and Jacques Fieschi. We started to do intense research, almost archeological as if we were discovering Pompeii. I was trying to tell a story as close as possible to the truth as we do for biopics. I wrote my story with what touched me; the love story between these two men during twenty years who were to create the myth.
How did you choose the actor who portrayed Yves Saint Laurent?
I knew that I needed to find someone who had a solid background with classical training because the story spanned twenty years with a character evolving around different moral structures in society. We did not use the same language in the 50's that we did in the 70's; where we became much more free. This evolution needed to be reflected in the dialogue, for which I needed to have an actor with techniques. I started to look into a theater actor. I was told about a young prodigy from "La Comedie Francaise" and after looking at his photos, I thought that he could be the one. I checked his work and in less than 30 seconds, I saw his humor, his intelligence and professionalism and I knew that he was the actor for the role. From then on it went very fast, the casting director called his agent; we did a photo session in black and white where I put him in character, so much so that some of the photos looked as if he was Yves Saint Laurent. This allowed me to convince, beyond a shadow of a doubt, my partners/producers that did not know Pierre Niney.
I was very impressed by the scenery in the film and the décor, specifically the apartment which is home to Pierre and Yves. Does this apartment exist?
Yes, it is a real building, a "Hotel particulier" on Avenue d'Iena near the Champs Elysees which had not been lived in for 20 years. We re-did everything in it. It was sumptuous.
You're an actor and a writer as well. What is your next project?
I am preparing to shoot a new TV series in France in August. It is called "Versailles" and it is about Louis XIV.
Are you also writing for Versailles?
No, I will only direct. It has been put together by the show runners of "Mad Men." It is being produced with the participation of Canal Plus, The BBC, and CBS. It is an incredible project which is going to give me the opportunity to work with American, English, Canadian and a few French actors. I am so looking forward to it.
Without a doubt, Lespert, an actor and writer himself, demonstrates an incredible talent in the choice of his cast and his impeccable script. His vision translated well onto the screen. He made his acting debut opposite his father, appeared in several films, among which was Laurent Cantet's film "Ressources Humaines," that earned him a César (a highly respected award in the French film industry), for the most promising actors. His projects have been numerous and one thing is for certain; he is a director that will make a name for himself in the US.
"Yves Saint Laurent" stars Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, who plays YSL's best friend (an outstanding French-Canadian actress next seen in Disney's "The Hundred-Foot Journey"); with a great supporting cast including: Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Xavier Lafitte and Nikolai Kinski.
A must see. Thumbs up.
By Michele Elyzabeth
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Archaeology & Cultural Awareness Day!
We celebrate National Archaeology Day a little differently at the Clarke Museum, as Humboldt is home to diverse living Native cultures. Local Native community members and HSU archaeology students and instructors participate in this annual event at the Clarke to do outreach in fun, informative, interactive demonstrations for all ages. Basket weaving, flint-knapping, mock-excavations, story-telling, and other activities, arts, and crafts are experienced all day long!
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Q: python slicing too many indices for array When I print klines:
    [[1619049600000, '0.00051058', '0.00051244', '0.00050393', '0.00050537', '358947.00000000', 1619051399999, '182.48971859', 631, '183371.00000000', '93.30896094', '0'], [1619051400000, '0.00050498', '0.00050855', '0.00049703', '0.000497
        76', '398485.00000000', 1619053199999, '199.73218470', 713, '127770.00000000', '64.11581916', '0'], [1619053200000, '0.00049790', '0.00050368', '0.00049673', '0.00050101', '277808.00000000', 1619054999999, '138.96987840', 415, '227353.
        00000000', '113.70332258', '0'], [1619055000000, '0.00050109', '0.00050386', '0.00050023', '0.00050361', '75878.00000000', 1619056799999, '38.12508965', 205, '51987.00000000', '26.13164503', '0'],
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 [1619071200000, '0.00049466', '0.00049748', '0.00049123', '0.00049312', '333336.00000000', 1619072999999, '164.79262458', 51
        7, '207514.00000000', '102.65957752', '0'], [1619073000000, '0.00049307', '0.00049611', '0.00048943', '0.00049175', '384695.00000000', 1619074799999, '189.31415578', 600, '217779.00000000', '107.25268087', '0'], [1619074800000, '0.0004
        9179', '0.00049520', '0.00049042', '0.00049186', '205773.00000000', 1619076599999, '101.37660066', 421, '131255.00000000', '64.67154003', '0'], [1619076600000, '0.00049199', '0.00049600', '0.00048986', '0.00049291', '138476.00000000',
        1619078399999, '68.23478437', 335, '80214.00000000', '39.57997596', '0']]

when I only print closings without slicing:
[[1.61905140e+12 4.07930000e-02 4.11480000e-02 4.02930000e-02
  4.03010000e-02 9.13340000e+02 1.61905320e+12 3.71116299e+01
  1.20000000e+02 4.16740000e+02 1.69594809e+01 0.00000000e+00]
 [1.61905320e+12 4.03030000e-02 4.09150000e-02 4.02670000e-02
  4.05260000e-02 1.41594000e+03 1.61905500e+12 5.74293609e+01
  1.15000000e+02 5.15780000e+02 2.09728155e+01 0.00000000e+00]
 .
 .
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 [1.61907840e+12 3.86210000e-02 3.86210000e-02 3.86210000e-02
  3.86210000e-02 9.38000000e+00 1.61908020e+12 3.62264980e-01
  1.00000000e+00 9.38000000e+00 3.62264980e-01 0.00000000e+00]]

code:
 while True:
    rsi_values = []
    for SYMBOL in SYMBOLS:
        klines = client.get_historical_klines(SYMBOL + 'ETH', Client.KLINE_INTERVAL_30MINUTE,
                                              '{} hours ago UTC'.format((RSI_N + 3) // 2))

        closings = np.asarray(klines, dtype=np.float)[-RSI_N - 1:, 4]

        diffs = np.diff(closings)
        ups = diffs.clip(min=0)
        downs = diffs.clip(max=0)

        ups = pd.DataFrame(ups)
        downs = pd.DataFrame(downs)

        ups_avg = ups.ewm(span=RSI_N).mean()
        downs_avg = downs.ewm(span=RSI_N).mean()

        rs = ups_avg / downs_avg
        rsi = 100 - 100 / (1 + rs)
        rsi_values.append((SYMBOL, rsi))

error:
    closings = np.asarray(klines, dtype=np.float)[-RSI_N - 1:, 4]
IndexError: too many indices for array: array is 1-dimensional, but 2 were indexed

I've originally had errors with pd.ewm Because I wrote like pd.ewm(ups.span=RSI_N)[-1]
And after I solved the pandas problem, the slicing error I haven't had occured. RSI_N is 14
Can anyone help me ? I really need some help.

A: Maybe the heterogeneity of the data doesn't like to numpy.
np.asarray must create an array of 2 dimensions hopefully:
import numpy as np
a = [[1,2],[2,3],[4,5]]
np.asarray(a, dtype=float).shape

You can verify if all data are correctly interpreted from numpy with the following code:
for row in a:
    print(np.asarray(row, dtype=float).shape)

are all of the same length, type and so on
if so try to stack each row:
np.stack([np.asarray(row, dtype=float) for row in a]).shape


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Sun Machines Are Back With An Interstellar Tale That Any Teleworker Can Relate To
By Alison Baitz
Takin' off: Sun Machines connected some earthly angst with their space-age story. Courtesy of Sun Machines
Greg Gendron is no stranger to feeling like a kind of isolated, home-sick astronaut. He's been a submariner with the Navy; he also spent a good five years in a foreign land — Japan. So it probably makes perfect sense that his duo, Sun Machines, revolves around the concept of space travel, in all its excitement and weirdness.
The Maryland resident's second album with D.C.-based collaborator J. Forté, Supersonic Sons, comes out Oct. 14, and the first song released — the bouncy, percussive "Cabin Fever" — is the perfect entry point for a concept album about an intergalactic explorer.
Not only does it tell the story of a bummed-out space traveler and fit within the album's overall narrative, but it also has another meaning for the duo: Forté had been working from home at the time of writing lines like "The pressure's building on the outside/The pressure's building on the inside."
"I thought he wrote the song about being trapped in his apartment, teleworking, and how he just wanted to not be teleworking," Gendron says. It was unintentional, but Forté acknowledged later that the thematic overlap made sense, Gendron says.
In the same way that astronauts have to improvise to meet certain challenges, Sun Machines was the result of some adaptation. Gendron has been a rock drummer much of his musical life. But after resettling in Japan around 2010, that had to change.
Supersonic Sons by Sun Machines
"It was so silly — I brought my drums to Japan with me," he says. "Like, in hindsight, like, what did I think I was gonna do with those drums?" The combination of paper-thin walls and the fear of disturbing neighbors severely limited his instrument options. So he started playing around with synths, guitar, bass and programmed drums.
He returned to the U.S. and formed Sun Machines — initially as a home-studio-only project — with Forté. They wanted to record something entirely on tape. And at first, they were swapping ideas via analog tapes. Eventually modern technology — iPads and the like — found its way into their arsenal.
The songs that Gendron had worked on while in Japan didn't actually make it on the band's first album, Human Subjects. They were set aside in favor of a slightly different path. But when it came time to make Supersonic Sons, he came to the table with loads of pre-formed ideas. All said, about half the tracks off Supersonic Sons are versions of what one could call Gendron's "Japan songs."
"It's amazing that it's all pretty cohesive," Gendron says, reflecting on the gap between songs written in a foreign land, half a decade ago, and those written more recently.
Though living in Japan was really cool, Gendron says, it's always a bit weird to start over somewhere else.
"I'm realizing that maybe, over there, I kinda felt like a space traveler or, you know, an alien," he says.
Likewise, when explaining his time in the Navy — where actual astronauts remarked on how similar the submarine was to a spaceship — he notices the running thread.
"I don't know if that also influenced my ideas — like getting in a capsule and kinda going and disappearing for extended periods of time," he says. "I never even really gave that much thought, but I think that probably had something to do with it, too."
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El Comtat de la Mark (en alemany Graftschaft Mark o Die Mark) era un feu del Sacre Imperi Romanogermànic a la província imperial del Baix-Rin i Westfàlia. El comtat es trobava a la vall del Ruhr, del Volme i del Lenne entre el País de Recklinghausen, la ciutat lliure de Dortmund, del principat-bisbat de Münster, el comtat de Limburg i els ducats de Westfàlia i Berg, el comtat de Gimborn, l'abadia de Werden i el principat-bisbat d'Essen.

El llinatge dels de la Mark era una família influent a l'edat mitjana. El nom prové de la seva residència Castell de la Mark, al poble de Mark prop de la futura ciutat d'Hamm. Els comtes van fundar unes ciutats o atorgar drets de ciutat a pobles existents. Hamm, la residència, va ser una ciutat planificada entre altres per a protegir passeig important al riu Lippe. Quan van adquirir la ciutat de Soest el 1449, aquesta va obtenir un estatut excepcional en conservar tots els drets que tenia. Lippstadt va ser un condomini amb el ducat de Tecklenburg fins que el 1666 esqueia totalment al regne de Prússia.

Els 1160/61 els comtes d'Altena van separar-se del comtat de Berg. El 1180, els fills del comte d'Altena van compartir el territori i el fill segon Adolf va obtenir el territori a l'entorn de l'església de Pancraci a Mark, prop del qual son pare havia fet erigir per Adolf un castell fortificat poc abans de morir. Adolf va ser el primer 'del llinatge de la Mark (von der Mark en alemany). A la batalla de Woeringen el 1280, Erard I de la Mark va aliar-se amb el duc de Brabant. Després de la victòria va obtenir la independència de Colònia.

Engelbert III de la Mark va a adquirir Bilstein i Fredeburg el 1359, però els seus descendents van haver de cedir-les el 1449 a l'arquebisbat de Colònia, després de la Pau de Soest. Adolf III, fill d'Adolf II i de Margarida de Clèveris va adquirir el comtat de Clèveris. Des del 1391 van esdevenir una unió personal.

Fills il·lustres
El llinatge directe va proveir els comtes de la Mark, de Mark-Arenberg (des del 1328), de Clèveris (des del 1391), els ducs de Clèveris (des del 1417), els ducs de Clèveris, Berg i Jülich i comtes de la Mark i Ravensberg fins que el 1609 passà a la casa dels Hohenzollern.

Altres fills de la família van obtenir alts càrrecs al Sacre Imperi i enllà.
 Adolf de la Mark (±1288-1344): príncep-bisbe de principat de Lieja (1313-1344)
 Engelbert de la Mark (±1304-1368): príncep-bisbe de Lieja (1344-1364) i arquebisbe de Colònia (1364-1368)
 Erard de la Mark (1472-1538): príncep-bisbe de Lieja (1505-1538) i arquebisbe de València (1520-1538)

Bibliografia
 Julius Menadier, Die Münzen der Grafschaft Mark. Dortmund 1909.
 Aloys Meister, Die Grafschaft Mark, Festschrift zum Gedächtnis der 300-jährigen Vereinigung mit Brandenburg-Preußen. 2 Bde., Dortmund 1909.
 Margarete Frisch: Die Grafschaft Mark. Der Aufbau und die innere Gliederung des Gebietes besonders nördlich der Ruhr. Aschendorff, Münster in Westfalen 1937.
 Margret Westerburg-Frisch (redacció), Die ältesten Lehnbücher der Grafen von der Mark (1392 und 1393). Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission Westfalens, Bd. 28: Westfälische Lehnbücher, Bd. 1, Münster in Westfalen 1967.
 Uta Vahrenhold-Huland, Grundlagen und Entstehung des Territoriums der Grafschaft Mark. Dortmund 1968.
 Norbert Reimann: Die Grafen von der Mark und die geistlichen Territorien der Kölner Kirchenprovinz (1313–1368). Historischer Verein, Dortmund 1973.
 Ernst Dossmann, Auf den Spuren der Grafen von der Mark. Mönnig, Iserlohn 1983, .
 Oliver Becher, Herrschaft und autonome Konfessionalisierung. Politik, Religion und Modernisierung in der frühneuzeitlichen Grafschaft Mark. Editorial Klartext, Essen 2006, .
 Stephanie Marra, Grafen von der Mark, Herzöge von Kleve-Mark und Jülich-Kleve (Hof). In: Werner Paravicini (redacció): Fürstliche Höfe und Residenzen im spätmittelalterlichen Reich, Bd. 3, Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2007, . online Text

Enllaços externs

 Edictes del ducat de Clèveris i del comtat de la Mark (1418–1816)
 Levoldus Northof: Chronik der Grafen von der Mark und der Erzbischöfe von Cöln. Aus Handschriften verbessert und vervollständigt von Carl Ludwig Philipp Tross. Hamm 1859 (en català: Crònica dels comtes de la Mark i dels arquebisbes de Colònia, des de manuscrits millorats i completats per Car Ludwig Philipp Tross)


Current Builders (www.currentbuilders.com) today announced their CB Structures division has been ranked by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as # 7 in the Southeast Region for the Concrete Sector, #19 in Florida for Specialty Contractors and #45 in the Southeast Region for Specialty Contractors for 2018. Current Builders, based in Pompano Beach, has maintained a self-performing concrete structures division for more than 40 years.
"We are honored to once again be recognized by ENR," said Michael Taylor, President of Current Builders. "Having this division allows us to provide developers with varied options that can allow for both cost and time savings. In addition to our broad tunnel from capabilities, we have also expanded our conventional concrete capabilities. With 20 million square feet of structures performed to date, we offer a thorough understanding of the systems aspects that are advantageous to all members of the development team including the owner, architect and/or engineer. CB Structures can design or assist in the design of - the most cost-effective and sustainable structure determined to meet each project's specifications."
CB Structures was launched as an extension of Current Builders, providing services exclusively to the contracting entity. In 2004, the division was expanded and today employs more than 100 full-time team members. CB Structures now maintains its own client base and offers its talent and expertise to the region's development community including Gables Residential, Epoch Properties and Alliance Residential. The division's areas of service/building systems include: tunnel form, conventional forming systems supported by reinforced masonry, post-tensioned slabs supported by flying forms, tilt-up construction and precast joist assemblies.
Current Builders has been a major player in the multi-family residential market since its inception in 1972 and to date has delivered over 45,000 multi-family units for Class "A" Clients from all facets of the development community. The firm's portfolio also includes 15 million square feet of office/industrial space and 250,000 square feet of retail. From senior living to student living, village halls and community centers to luxury auto vaults, Current Builders' resume is comprehensive with 85% of its projects commissioned by existing clients. A proven and highly respected organization, Current Builders is consistently ranked for construction volume in the state of Florida and the Southeast United States.


Determinants are numbers associated with square matrices and written using vertical bars. To define determinants, we start out with 2x2 matrix, whose determinant is called a second-order determinant. We find this determinant using a formula that you can see in the lecture. A determinant of a 3x3 matrix is more complex and there are a couple of methods to evaluate it. The first method is called expansion by minors and its goal is to expand the 3x3 determinant into three 2x2 determinants. The second method is called the diagonal method. The determinant is found by calculating products of entries along the diagonals and then adding and subtracting these products.
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Dr Carleen You are amazing ! thank you for your time to help us !
isn't bc (0*-1)= 0 so wouldn't the determinant in the 2x2 example be 6?
A determinant is a value associated with a square matrix.
Third-order determinants can be evaluated by expanding by minors along any row or column of the associated matrix.
These determinants can also be found by calculating products of entries along the diagonals and then adding and subtracting these products.
6Find the determinant of using the Expansion by minors Method.
When using the diagonal method, copy the first two columns next to the third column.
Start at the upper left and find the sum of the products of the diagonals.