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Jeld-Wen Field is the place to be on the evening of July 13 as the Portland Timbers take on the LA Galaxy. You are invited to join George Fox alumni, parents and friends on the Widmer Brothers Southern Front to watch the game. Tickets cost $50 each and snacks are provided for our group at no additional cost. Visit alumni.georgefox.edu to purchase tickets.
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Alumni, parents and friends of George Fox in the Bay Area are invited to join us when the San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday, July 21. Tickets are $35 each, which includes a $12 concessions voucher. Visit alumni.georgefox.edu to purchase tickets.
Join alumni, parents and friends of George Fox for Broadway Across America performances this season! Prices are based on a group discount, and all seats are in the middle three sections of the first balcony at the Keller Auditorium. Shows during the 2013 season include: Chicago, Anything Goes, Evita, Blue Man Group, Sister Act and Once. Tickets can be purchased individually or as a package deal.
About 1,500 George Fox students and employees will visit more than 70 sites performing acts of service that range from painting and cleaning to pulling weeds and construction projects. Alumni who are interested in joining us in service can e-mail serveday@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2326.
Join us as we honor the 18th class of the George Fox University Sports Hall of Fame with a ceremony in Bauman Auditorium followed by a reception. The following individuals will be inducted: Becci Harper (women's basketball/track and field, 1995-97), Eric Bell (baseball, 2001-03), Gary Blackmar (men's football, basketball, track and field, 1964-68), Russ Lewis (men's basketball coach, 1915-1921), the 1998 women's soccer team, and Alvis and Barbara Forbes for meritorious service. For more information, e-mail alumni@georgefox.edu or call 503-554-2134.
Alumni and parents are invited back to campus for a weekend of activities you won't want to miss. Events include the annual Homecoming Coronation & Variety Show, Auxilliary Holiday Bazaar, Classic Bruins Supper, trolley tours, class reunions, Family Weekend Luncheon, music department concert, theatre presentations, Evening of Jazz concert, Family Bingo and the Alumni Awards Celebration Banquet.


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Rose McGowan Isn't Buying Ben Affleck's Harvey Weinstein Statement—and Neither Are We
Ben Affleck's statement on Harvey Weinstein reads like something straight out of The Nice Guy Feminist Actor's playbook—but it isn't, argues Anne Thériault
Anne Thériault October 11, 2017
Ben Affleck and Harvey Weinstein, at the Film Independent NYC 'Live Read' at the NYU Skirball Center on October 7, 2016 (Photo: Getty; Design: Leo Tapel)
Yesterday Ben Affleck shared a statement about the allegations against Harvey Weinstein saying, in part, that: "We must support those who come forward, condemn this type of behavior when we see it, and help ensure there are more women in positions of power."
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— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 10, 2017
Affleck, like many other A-listers, is scrambling to figure out how to respond to accusations that Weinstein sexually harassed and assaulted multiple women over the course of his decades-long career as a Hollywood exec. But while Affleck's statement reads like something straight out of The Nice Guy Feminist Actor's playbook, many feel that his words are far too little and come far too late.
In fact, it's entirely plausible that Affleck may have known about Weinstein's mistreatment of women long before that first New York Times story broke. Rose McGowan specifically called out Affleck on Twitter twice, first telling him to "f-ck off," and then replying to his statement by saying "You lie"—which she reiterated later in follow-up New York Times story was part of her assertion that Affleck knew about Weinstein, because she had told him about what happened to her years ago. McGowan says after she disclosed the assault to Affleck, he replied: "Goddamnit! I told him to stop doing that."
@benaffleck "GODDAMNIT! I TOLD HIM TO STOP DOING THAT" you said that to my face. The press conf I was made to go to after assault. You lie.
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) October 10, 2017
There are other peculiarities about Affleck's statement.
We know Weinstein and Affleck have worked together for more than 20 years. Miramax, the company that Weinstein co-founded, produced Good Will Hunting back in 1997 and helped launch Affleck's career.
Yet not once does Affleck mention Weinstein's name in his statement. In fact, the statement is largely about Affleck and his own feelings: how "saddened and angry" he is, how the allegations of assault made him "sick," how he finds himself wondering what he personally can do to make sure "this doesn't happen to others." He doesn't even mention Weinstein's victims until the very last sentence of his statement, at which point he offers some vague platitude about needing to support them.
Affleck might want it to seem like coming out with this statement is a brave move, but there's little bravery in condemning the actions of a predator a full five days after he's been publicly outed and denounced for his behaviour.
Many are also questioning the timing of Affleck's tweet considering that it came almost immediately after his name was listed in The Guardian along with 26 other men who had worked on Weinstein films and had been contacted for commentary by journalists Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong. "None commented, despite the fact that many have been vocal about gender equality in the industry and other social justice causes," wrote Levin and Wong. "Many have directly criticized Donald Trump amid similar accusations of sexual misconduct."
Then there's the claim that Affleck's best friend and former screenwriting partner Matt Damon may have helped kill a 2004 New York Times story about Weinstein's predatory behaviour, which lends even more credence to McGowan's accusations of lying. It's clear that Weinstein was surrounded by powerful men who would blithely pretend not to see harassment, manipulation and sexual assault if it meant that they got the roles they wanted.
And finally: if Affleck truly meant everything he said in his statement, why has he not yet spoken out about similar allegations made against his brother Casey?
Men like Affleck like to talk a good game about feminism and sexual assault and protecting women, but who will protect us from the Ben Afflecks of the world? Who will save us from the good guys who willingly worked with men they knew were sexual predators and seemingly did nothing to protect the women around them? Make no mistake: all the other powerful men who ignored Weinstein's behaviour in favour of their own careers are complicit in what Weinstein did. These men, these silent on-lookers, these nice guys who say the right words only when it's convenient for them all bear some of the blame for what happened to Weinstein's victims.
Before Ben Affleck begins condemning anyone else's behaviour, he should begin by condemning his own.
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Two ears, two arms, two legs, and a body and a head. That makes up a set of parts for the boy bunny to be friends with Flora, the girl bunny. This boy bunny has a patch on his face and has two different colored ears. He is going to be so cute. He won't be done for a week or so because I'll be away on vacation for a few days... so stay tuned.
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Where's the value in value investing?
The past decade has been marked by several unique features that have turned the value style of investing on its head. Sean Markowicz explains why this abnormal trend may be coming to an end.
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Value investing has a long and illustrious history, championed by none other than Benjamin Graham, the man who arguably invented scientific stock analysis in the 1930s.
The premise is simple: investors tend to overpay for stocks with good news to tell – like growth stocks – and underpay for those with bad – like value stocks. Eventually, though, profits return to their long-term average and the mispricing corrects itself, bringing gains to contrarian investors who have defied conventional wisdom and bought value stocks that have been unfairly marked down.
As well as the value of investments going up and down, it is important to note that investors may not get back the amounts originally invested when investing.
The problem is that, since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), value stocks have endured their worst period of underperformance on record. The normal bounce-back for value just hasn't happened. So does this "lost decade" mean there has been a permanent shift away from value?
Probably not. For a start, it looks like an anomaly. One measurement of performance developed by two leading academics, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French (see chart), suggests there have been only three significant periods of underperformance for value in the last 90 years: the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Technology Bubble of the 1990s and the post-GFC period of the last 10 years. But the length and depth of the most recent episode is the most extreme on record.
Value has nearly always outperformed growth – until recently
Past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated.
Source: Kenneth French's Data Library and Schroders. Data from July 1926 to December 2017.
The last 10 years have been marked by several unique features that have turned value on its head. The most notable has been a prolonged period of slow economic growth following the GFC and accompanying aggressive central bank intervention.
This highly unusual period has radically altered the environment for value stocks. For instance, the abnormally slow recovery in the aftermath of the GFC has meant that the normal "sweet spot" for value, when company earnings rebound after an economic downturn, has been insipid to say the least this time round.
The relative scarcity of earnings growth has also magnified investors' interest in growth stocks, which are perceived to offer more earnings certainty. This trend has been focused in a handful of tech companies, notably the so-called "FAANG" stocks - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Alphabet). In contrast, value stocks, whose earnings are generally more exposed to economic downturns, have been shunned.
Aggressive central bank intervention has not helped either. This has had the effect of reducing interest rates to historic lows, which has tended to favour growth stocks. Their profits, seen as stretching out into the distant future, are more highly valued by the stock market in these circumstances than when rates are high. Falling interest rates have therefore benefited them far more than value stocks in the recent economic environment.
The combination of minimal growth and low interest rates has fuelled an astounding volume of share buybacks [when a company buys its own outstanding shares to reduce the number of shares available on the open market and therefore increase the value of remaining shares].
Since value stocks are typically more cyclical businesses, they tend to have less capacity to return cash to shareholders during bad economic times than growth stocks. In the current economic climate, this has placed value stocks at a significant disadvantage at a time when investors have valued share buybacks.
However, many of these headwinds for value are dying down or reversing. Economic growth is finally picking up, interest rates are rising and buyback activity seems to have peaked.Although nothing is guaranteed, a market rotation in favour of value seems increasingly likely over the coming years.
Furthermore, the valuation difference between value and growth stocks is at its widest level in many years. In the past, differences of this magnitude have heralded significant value outperformance over subsequent years, although past performance is not a guide to future performance.
So big is this gap that our calculations suggest that long-term interest rates would have to fall to zero over the next decade for growth returns to merely equal those from value. If you believe that this scenario is highly unlikely, then betting against value may no longer look like a winning trade.
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Attention to ethics and traditions of composing art, the originality of the musical language, creative versatility, technical mastery, legibility and autonomy of soundtracks – are the main criteria of choosing the winner of the Kilar Award. The British composer Michael Nyman, who composed the scores for Jane Campion's three-time Oscar winning film The Piano, will be the fourth winner of this prestigious award in its history. Nyman will receive the statuette in Katowice on the 29th May 2018, at the inaugural concert of the 11th Film Music Festival in Krakow.
The fourth winner of the Wojciech Kilar Award in its history will be a guest of honour of the 11th Film Music Festival in Krakow, which is going to be held from the 29th of May to the 5th of June 2018. He will receive the award at the inaugural gala of the festival in the NOSPR concert hall in Katowice. The programme of that evening will include Nyman's suite from The Piano, with the composer at the piano.
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Years ago, I converted my commuter bike to a singlespeed. I run the original triple chain ring on its largest cog (48-tooth), back to an 18-tooth sprocket. By happy accident, it's the perfect chain length, and I don't need a tensioner.
The gearing is a bit short for my cruising speed, and I find myself bobbing out, so I would like to run a smaller sprocket, but I would also like to retain the 'perfect' chain length.
Given the chainstay length this gives you the exact chain length for each combo, so you can see whether it is within your wriggle room in the dropouts.
Measuring your chainstay length accurately enough might be hard, it may be easier to work it out backwards from your chain length and how much slop you have with a new chain and good sprockets.
ParkTool.com gives both the simple and the exact formulas. The simple one should be fine for you.
Thanks for these links - that's just what I was after. I shall have a play.
There are so many ways to get around this, having made countless single speeds myself all with tensioners.
It sounds like you are riding on the road, for a SS commuter you don't really have to have as much tension compared to a mountain bike.
or the expensive eccentric bottom bracket.
see my ghetto eccentric bolt up axle I made. still yet to see anything similar.
Had zero issues with it, even ran it will a disc brake so alignment was perfect.


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Home Health Memorial Healthcare program helps kids and young adults transition from foster care...
Memorial Healthcare program helps kids and young adults transition from foster care to adulthood
A Memorial Healthcare System program that aids some of the most vulnerable individuals in South Florida, children aging out of the foster care system, has won the American Hospital Association's 2017 NOVA Award. The honor, earned by five or fewer entities nationwide each year, recognizes "effective, collaborative programs focused on improving community health status."
The Memorial program, Healthy Youth Transitions, was the only winner from Florida.
Utilizing funding from the Children's Services Council of Broward County, the program helps kids and young adults transition from foster care to adulthood by providing support before and after a person turns 18. Life coaches help those who've grown up on their own learn to be productive adults, with guidance on daily living challenges such as housing, health, social relationships, education, money management, career planning and work.
"There are often nonprofits in the community that offer some of these services, but its very unusual for a healthcare provider to take on a comprehensive program like ours," said Tim Curtin, administrative director for community services at Memorial Healthcare System. "We've been able to form community partnerships and bring everything under one umbrella for kids who have spent their childhoods in a constant state of flux."
Vanessa Ervin with Tim Curtin, administrative director for community services at MHS.
175 children, some of them with babies of their own, have been coached on life skills since 2010. "All they want is a fair shot at having success in life. We're their safety net at a time they have nowhere else to turn," said Curtin.
The NOVA Award, announced by the AHA at its Leadership Summit in San Diego, honors "bright stars of the health care field." Winners are recognized for improving community health by looking beyond patients' physical ailments, rooting out the economic and social barriers to care, and collaborating with other community stakeholders. "The programs recognized by this year's AHA NOVA Award inspire us all with their collaborative, caring approach to improving community health and wellness," said AHA President & CEO Rick Pollack.
Since 1999, Memorial Healthcare System's Community Youth Services (CYS), which oversees the Healthy Youth Transitions program, has partnered with nearly 30 community-based organizations. It uses a targeted approach to tailor programs and services to meet the needs of the individuals it serves, using evidence-based prevention, early intervention, and treatment to help children and families. CYS has provided crucial no-cost, grant-funded resources to 185,000 young people and their families as they cope with crime, domestic problems, pregnancy, mental health, and substance-abuse issues.
Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest public healthcare systems in the country. Its facilities include Memorial Regional Hospital, Memorial Regional Hospital South, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Memorial Hospital West, Memorial Hospital Miramar, Memorial Hospital Pembroke and Memorial Manor nursing home.
For more information, visit mhs.net.
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import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;

import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQException;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQExceptionType;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.BroadcastGroupConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.DiscoveryGroupConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.Interceptor;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.TransportConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.client.ActiveMQClient;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.impl.ServerLocatorInternal;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.BridgeConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.ClusterConnectionConfiguration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.Configuration;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.postoffice.Binding;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.postoffice.PostOffice;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.Channel;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.CoreRemotingConnection;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.Packet;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.impl.PacketImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.core.impl.wireformat.ActiveMQExceptionMessage;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQComponent;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServer;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActiveMQServerLogger;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.NodeManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.Queue;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.ha.HAManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.BridgeImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.BroadcastGroupImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.ClusterConnectionImpl;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.qourum.QuorumManager;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.impl.Activation;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.management.ManagementService;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.protocol.RemotingConnection;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.core.remoting.Acceptor;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ExecutorFactory;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.FutureLatch;
import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.collections.ConcurrentHashSet;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;

/**
 * A ClusterManager manages {@link ClusterConnection}s, {@link BroadcastGroup}s and {@link Bridge}s.
 *

 * Note that {@link org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.ClusterConnectionBridge}s extend Bridges but are controlled over through
 * {@link ClusterConnectionImpl}. As a node is discovered a new {@link org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.cluster.impl.ClusterConnectionBridge} is
 * deployed.
 */
public class ClusterManager implements ActiveMQComponent {

   private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());

   private ClusterController clusterController;

   private HAManager haManager;

   private final Map<String, BroadcastGroup> broadcastGroups = new HashMap<>();

   private final Map<String, Bridge> bridges = new HashMap<>();

   private final ExecutorFactory executorFactory;

   private final ActiveMQServer server;

   private final PostOffice postOffice;

   private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor;

   private ClusterConnection defaultClusterConnection;

   private final ManagementService managementService;

   private final Configuration configuration;

   private Set<String> protocolIgnoredAddresses = new HashSet<>();

   public QuorumManager getQuorumManager() {
      return clusterController.getQuorumManager();
   }

   public ClusterController getClusterController() {
      return clusterController;
   }

   public HAManager getHAManager() {
      return haManager;
   }

   public void addClusterChannelHandler(Channel channel,
                                        Acceptor acceptorUsed,
                                        CoreRemotingConnection remotingConnection,
                                        Activation activation) {
      clusterController.addClusterChannelHandler(channel, acceptorUsed, remotingConnection, activation);
   }

   enum State {
      STOPPED,
      /**
       * Used because {@link ClusterManager#stop()} method is not completely synchronized
       */
      STOPPING,
      /**
       * Deployed means {@link ClusterManager#deploy()} was called but
       * {@link ClusterManager#start()} was not called.
       *

       * We need the distinction if {@link ClusterManager#stop()} is called before 'start'. As
       * otherwise we would leak locators.
       */
      DEPLOYED, STARTED,
   }

   private volatile State state = State.STOPPED;

   // the cluster connections which links this node to other cluster nodes
   private final Map<String, ClusterConnection> clusterConnections = new HashMap<>();

   private final Set<ServerLocatorInternal> clusterLocators = new ConcurrentHashSet<>();

   private final Executor executor;

   private final NodeManager nodeManager;

   public ClusterManager(final ExecutorFactory executorFactory,
                         final ActiveMQServer server,
                         final PostOffice postOffice,
                         final ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutor,
                         final ManagementService managementService,
                         final Configuration configuration,
                         final NodeManager nodeManager,
                         final boolean useQuorumManager) {
      this.executorFactory = executorFactory;

      executor = executorFactory.getExecutor();

      this.server = server;

      this.postOffice = postOffice;

      this.scheduledExecutor = scheduledExecutor;

      this.managementService = managementService;

      this.configuration = configuration;

      this.nodeManager = nodeManager;

      clusterController = new ClusterController(server, scheduledExecutor, useQuorumManager);

      haManager = server.getActivation().getHAManager();
   }

   public String describe() {
      StringWriter str = new StringWriter();
      PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(str);

      out.println("Information on " + this);
      out.println("*******************************************************");

      for (ClusterConnection conn : cloneClusterConnections()) {
         out.println(conn.describe());
      }

      out.println("*******************************************************");

      return str.toString();
   }

   /**
    * Return the default ClusterConnection to be used case it's not defined by the acceptor
    *
    * @return default connection
    */
   public ClusterConnection getDefaultConnection(TransportConfiguration acceptorConfig) {
      if (acceptorConfig == null) {
         // if the parameter is null, we just return whatever is defined on defaultClusterConnection
         return defaultClusterConnection;
      } else if (defaultClusterConnection != null && defaultClusterConnection.getConnector().isEquivalent(acceptorConfig)) {
         return defaultClusterConnection;
      } else {
         for (ClusterConnection conn : cloneClusterConnections()) {
            if (conn.getConnector().isEquivalent(acceptorConfig)) {
               return conn;
            }
         }
         return null;
      }
   }

   @Override
   public String toString() {
      return "ClusterManagerImpl[server=" + server + "]@" + System.identityHashCode(this);
   }

   public String getNodeId() {
      return nodeManager.getNodeId().toString();
   }

   public String getBackupGroupName() {
      return server.getHAPolicy().getBackupGroupName();
   }

   public String getScaleDownGroupName() {
      return server.getHAPolicy().getScaleDownGroupName();
   }

   public synchronized void deploy() throws Exception {
      if (state == State.STOPPED) {
         state = State.DEPLOYED;
      } else {
         throw new IllegalStateException();
      }

      for (BroadcastGroupConfiguration config : configuration.getBroadcastGroupConfigurations()) {
         deployBroadcastGroup(config);
      }

      for (ClusterConnectionConfiguration config : configuration.getClusterConfigurations()) {
         deployClusterConnection(config);
      }

      /*
      * only start if we are actually in a cluster
      * */
      clusterController.start();
   }

   @Override
   public synchronized void start() throws Exception {
      if (state == State.STARTED) {
         return;
      }

      for (BroadcastGroup group : broadcastGroups.values()) {
         try {
            group.start();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.unableToStartBroadcastGroup(group.getName(), e);
         }
      }

      for (ClusterConnection conn : clusterConnections.values()) {
         try {
            conn.start();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.unableToStartClusterConnection(conn.getName(), e);
         }
      }

      deployConfiguredBridges();

      for (Bridge bridge : bridges.values()) {
         try {
            bridge.start();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.unableToStartBridge(bridge.getName(), e);
         }
      }

      //now start the ha manager
      haManager.start();

      state = State.STARTED;
   }

   private void deployConfiguredBridges() throws Exception {
      for (BridgeConfiguration config : configuration.getBridgeConfigurations()) {
         deployBridge(config);
      }
   }

   @Override
   public void stop() throws Exception {
      haManager.stop();
      synchronized (this) {
         if (state == State.STOPPED || state == State.STOPPING) {
            return;
         }
         state = State.STOPPING;

         clusterController.stop();

         for (BroadcastGroup group : broadcastGroups.values()) {
            group.stop();
            managementService.unregisterBroadcastGroup(group.getName());
         }

         broadcastGroups.clear();

         for (ClusterConnection clusterConnection : clusterConnections.values()) {
            clusterConnection.stop();
            managementService.unregisterCluster(clusterConnection.getName().toString());
         }

         for (Bridge bridge : bridges.values()) {
            bridge.stop();
            managementService.unregisterBridge(bridge.getName().toString());
         }

         bridges.clear();
      }

      for (ServerLocatorInternal clusterLocator : clusterLocators) {
         try {
            clusterLocator.close();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.errorClosingServerLocator(clusterLocator, e);
         }
      }
      clusterLocators.clear();
      state = State.STOPPED;

      clearClusterConnections();

      protocolIgnoredAddresses.clear();
   }

   public void flushExecutor() {
      FutureLatch future = new FutureLatch();
      executor.execute(future);
      if (!future.await(10000)) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.couldNotFlushClusterManager(this.toString());
         server.threadDump();
      }
   }

   @Override
   public boolean isStarted() {
      return state == State.STARTED;
   }

   public Map<String, Bridge> getBridges() {
      return new HashMap<>(bridges);
   }

   public Set<ClusterConnection> getClusterConnections() {
      return new HashSet<>(clusterConnections.values());
   }

   public Set<BroadcastGroup> getBroadcastGroups() {
      return new HashSet<>(broadcastGroups.values());
   }

   public ClusterConnection getClusterConnection(final String name) {
      return clusterConnections.get(name);
   }

   public void removeClusterLocator(final ServerLocatorInternal serverLocator) {
      this.clusterLocators.remove(serverLocator);
   }

   public synchronized boolean deployBridge(final BridgeConfiguration config) throws Exception {
      if (config.getName() == null) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeNotUnique();

         return false;
      }

      if (config.getQueueName() == null) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeNoQueue(config.getName());

         return false;
      }

      if (config.getForwardingAddress() == null) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeNoForwardAddress(config.getName());
      }

      if (bridges.containsKey(config.getName())) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeAlreadyDeployed(config.getName());

         return false;
      }

      Binding binding = postOffice.getBinding(new SimpleString(config.getQueueName()));

      if (binding == null) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeQueueNotFound(config.getQueueName(), config.getName());

         return false;
      }

      if (server.hasBrokerBridgePlugins()) {
         server.callBrokerBridgePlugins(plugin -> plugin.beforeDeployBridge(config));
      }

      Queue queue = (Queue) binding.getBindable();

      ServerLocatorInternal serverLocator;

      if (config.getDiscoveryGroupName() != null) {
         DiscoveryGroupConfiguration discoveryGroupConfiguration = configuration.getDiscoveryGroupConfigurations().get(config.getDiscoveryGroupName());
         if (discoveryGroupConfiguration == null) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeNoDiscoveryGroup(config.getDiscoveryGroupName());

            return false;
         }

         if (config.isHA()) {
            serverLocator = (ServerLocatorInternal) ActiveMQClient.createServerLocatorWithHA(discoveryGroupConfiguration);
         } else {
            serverLocator = (ServerLocatorInternal) ActiveMQClient.createServerLocatorWithoutHA(discoveryGroupConfiguration);
         }

      } else {
         TransportConfiguration[] tcConfigs = configuration.getTransportConfigurations(config.getStaticConnectors());

         if (tcConfigs == null) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.bridgeCantFindConnectors(config.getName());
            return false;
         }

         if (config.isHA()) {
            serverLocator = (ServerLocatorInternal) ActiveMQClient.createServerLocatorWithHA(tcConfigs);
         } else {
            serverLocator = (ServerLocatorInternal) ActiveMQClient.createServerLocatorWithoutHA(tcConfigs);
         }

      }

      serverLocator.setIdentity("Bridge " + config.getName());
      serverLocator.setConfirmationWindowSize(config.getConfirmationWindowSize());

      // We are going to manually retry on the bridge in case of failure
      serverLocator.setReconnectAttempts(0);
      serverLocator.setInitialConnectAttempts(0);
      serverLocator.setRetryInterval(config.getRetryInterval());
      serverLocator.setMaxRetryInterval(config.getMaxRetryInterval());
      serverLocator.setRetryIntervalMultiplier(config.getRetryIntervalMultiplier());
      serverLocator.setClientFailureCheckPeriod(config.getClientFailureCheckPeriod());
      serverLocator.setConnectionTTL(config.getConnectionTTL());
      serverLocator.setBlockOnDurableSend(!config.isUseDuplicateDetection());
      serverLocator.setBlockOnNonDurableSend(!config.isUseDuplicateDetection());
      serverLocator.setMinLargeMessageSize(config.getMinLargeMessageSize());
      serverLocator.setProducerWindowSize(config.getProducerWindowSize());

      // This will be set to 30s unless it's changed from embedded / testing
      // there is no reason to exception the config for this timeout
      // since the Bridge is supposed to be non-blocking and fast
      // We may expose this if we find a good use case
      serverLocator.setCallTimeout(config.getCallTimeout());

      serverLocator.addIncomingInterceptor(new IncomingInterceptorLookingForExceptionMessage(this, executor));

      if (!config.isUseDuplicateDetection()) {
         logger.debug("Bridge {} is configured to not use duplicate detecion, it will send messages synchronously", config.getName());
      }

      clusterLocators.add(serverLocator);

      for (int i = 0; i < config.getConcurrency(); i++) {
         String parentName = config.getName();
         String name = config.getConcurrency() > 1 ? (config.getName() + "-" + i) : config.getName();
         Bridge bridge = new BridgeImpl(serverLocator, new BridgeConfiguration(config).setName(name).setParentName(parentName), nodeManager.getUUID(), queue, executorFactory.getExecutor(), scheduledExecutor, server);
         bridges.put(name, bridge);
         managementService.registerBridge(bridge);
         bridge.start();

         if (server.hasBrokerBridgePlugins()) {
            server.callBrokerBridgePlugins(plugin -> plugin.afterDeployBridge(bridge));
         }
      }
      return true;
   }

   public static class IncomingInterceptorLookingForExceptionMessage implements Interceptor {

      private final ClusterManager manager;
      private final Executor executor;

      /**
       * @param manager
       * @param executor
       */
      public IncomingInterceptorLookingForExceptionMessage(ClusterManager manager, Executor executor) {
         this.manager = manager;
         this.executor = executor;
      }

      @Override
      public boolean intercept(Packet packet, RemotingConnection connection) throws ActiveMQException {
         if (packet.getType() == PacketImpl.EXCEPTION) {
            ActiveMQExceptionMessage msg = (ActiveMQExceptionMessage) packet;
            final ActiveMQException exception = msg.getException();
            if (exception.getType() == ActiveMQExceptionType.CLUSTER_SECURITY_EXCEPTION) {
               ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.clusterManagerAuthenticationError(exception.getMessage());
               executor.execute(new Runnable() {
                  @Override
                  public void run() {
                     try {
                        manager.stop();
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                        ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.failedToStopClusterManager(e);
                     }
                  }

               });
            }
         }
         return true;
      }
   }

   public void destroyBridge(final String name) throws Exception {
      List<Bridge> bridgesToRemove = new ArrayList<>();

      synchronized (this) {
         for (Bridge bridge : bridges.values()) {
            if (bridge.getName().toString().matches(name + "|" + name + "-\\d+")) {
               bridge = bridges.get(bridge.getName().toString());
               if (bridge != null) {
                  bridgesToRemove.add(bridge);
               }
            }
         }
         for (Bridge bridgeToRemove : bridgesToRemove) {
            bridges.remove(bridgeToRemove.getName().toString());
            bridgeToRemove.stop();
            managementService.unregisterBridge(bridgeToRemove.getName().toString());
         }
      }
      for (Bridge bridge : bridgesToRemove) {
         bridge.flushExecutor();
      }
   }

   // for testing
   public void clear() {
      for (Bridge bridge : bridges.values()) {
         try {
            bridge.stop();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            logger.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
         }
      }
      bridges.clear();
      for (ClusterConnection clusterConnection : clusterConnections.values()) {
         try {
            clusterConnection.stop();
         } catch (Exception e) {
            ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.failedToStopClusterConnection(e);
         }
      }
      clearClusterConnections();
   }

   public void informClusterOfBackup(String name) {
      ClusterConnection clusterConnection = clusterConnections.get(name);
      if (clusterConnection != null) {
         clusterConnection.informClusterOfBackup();
      }
   }

   public ClusterManager addProtocolIgnoredAddress(String ignoredAddress) {
      protocolIgnoredAddresses.add(ignoredAddress);
      return this;
   }

   public Collection<String> getProtocolIgnoredAddresses() {
      return protocolIgnoredAddresses;
   }

   // Private methods ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   private void clearClusterConnections() {
      clusterConnections.clear();
      this.defaultClusterConnection = null;
   }

   private void deployClusterConnection(final ClusterConnectionConfiguration config) throws Exception {

      if (!config.validateConfiguration()) {
         return;
      }

      TransportConfiguration connector = config.getTransportConfiguration(configuration);

      if (connector == null) {
         return;
      }

      if (clusterConnections.containsKey(config.getName())) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.clusterConnectionAlreadyExists(config.getConnectorName());
         return;
      }

      ClusterConnectionImpl clusterConnection;

      if (config.getDiscoveryGroupName() != null) {
         DiscoveryGroupConfiguration dg = config.getDiscoveryGroupConfiguration(configuration);

         if (dg == null) {
            return;
         }

         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("{} Starting a Discovery Group Cluster Connection, name={}, dg={}", this, config.getDiscoveryGroupName(), dg);
         }

         clusterConnection = new ClusterConnectionImpl(this, dg, connector, new SimpleString(config.getName()), new SimpleString(config.getAddress() != null ? config.getAddress() : ""), config.getMinLargeMessageSize(), config.getClientFailureCheckPeriod(), config.getConnectionTTL(), config.getRetryInterval(), config.getRetryIntervalMultiplier(), config.getMaxRetryInterval(), config.getInitialConnectAttempts(), config.getReconnectAttempts(), config.getCallTimeout(), config.getCallFailoverTimeout(), config.isDuplicateDetection(), config.getMessageLoadBalancingType(), config.getConfirmationWindowSize(), config.getProducerWindowSize(), executorFactory, server, postOffice, managementService, scheduledExecutor, config.getMaxHops(), nodeManager, server.getConfiguration().getClusterUser(), server.getConfiguration().getClusterPassword(), config.isAllowDirectConnectionsOnly(), config.getClusterNotificationInterval(), config.getClusterNotificationAttempts());

         clusterController.addClusterConnection(clusterConnection.getName(), dg, config, connector);
      } else {
         TransportConfiguration[] tcConfigs = config.getTransportConfigurations(configuration);

         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
            logger.debug("{} defining cluster connection towards {}", this, Arrays.toString(tcConfigs));
         }

         clusterConnection = new ClusterConnectionImpl(this, tcConfigs, connector, new SimpleString(config.getName()), new SimpleString(config.getAddress()), config.getMinLargeMessageSize(), config.getClientFailureCheckPeriod(), config.getConnectionTTL(), config.getRetryInterval(), config.getRetryIntervalMultiplier(), config.getMaxRetryInterval(), config.getInitialConnectAttempts(), config.getReconnectAttempts(), config.getCallTimeout(), config.getCallFailoverTimeout(), config.isDuplicateDetection(), config.getMessageLoadBalancingType(), config.getConfirmationWindowSize(), config.getProducerWindowSize(), executorFactory, server, postOffice, managementService, scheduledExecutor, config.getMaxHops(), nodeManager, server.getConfiguration().getClusterUser(), server.getConfiguration().getClusterPassword(), config.isAllowDirectConnectionsOnly(), config.getClusterNotificationInterval(), config.getClusterNotificationAttempts());

         clusterController.addClusterConnection(clusterConnection.getName(), tcConfigs, config, connector);
      }

      if (defaultClusterConnection == null) {
         defaultClusterConnection = clusterConnection;
         clusterController.setDefaultClusterConnectionName(defaultClusterConnection.getName());
      }

      managementService.registerCluster(clusterConnection, config);

      clusterConnections.put(config.getName(), clusterConnection);

      if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
         logger.trace("ClusterConnection.start at {}", clusterConnection, new Exception("trace"));
      }
   }

   private synchronized void deployBroadcastGroup(final BroadcastGroupConfiguration config) throws Exception {
      if (broadcastGroups.containsKey(config.getName())) {
         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.broadcastGroupAlreadyExists(config.getName());

         return;
      }

      BroadcastGroup group = createBroadcastGroup(config);

      managementService.registerBroadcastGroup(group, config);
   }

   private BroadcastGroup createBroadcastGroup(BroadcastGroupConfiguration config) throws Exception {
      BroadcastGroup group = broadcastGroups.get(config.getName());

      if (group == null) {
         group = new BroadcastGroupImpl(nodeManager, config.getName(), config.getBroadcastPeriod(), scheduledExecutor, config.getEndpointFactory());

         for (String connectorInfo : config.getConnectorInfos()) {
            TransportConfiguration connector = configuration.getConnectorConfigurations().get(connectorInfo);

            if (connector == null) {
               logWarnNoConnector(connectorInfo, config.getName());

               return null;
            }

            group.addConnector(connector);
         }
      }

      if (group.size() == 0) {
         logWarnNoConnector(config.getConnectorInfos().toString(), group.getName());
         return null;
      }

      broadcastGroups.put(config.getName(), group);

      return group;
   }

   private void logWarnNoConnector(final String connectorName, final String bgName) {
      ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.broadcastGroupNoConnector(connectorName, bgName);
   }

   private synchronized Collection<ClusterConnection> cloneClusterConnections() {
      ArrayList<ClusterConnection> list = new ArrayList<>(clusterConnections.values());
      return list;
   }

}

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Investment Affiliates
Tariff Trouble? Consider Cyclicals
Chart Of The Week Investment Insights Market Outlook Market Snapshot
All Affiliates Brandywine Global ClearBridge Investments Legg Mason Martin Currie QS Investors Royce & Associates Western Asset
Steve Lipper
Senior Investment Strategist
Trade war talk has unleashed a wave of volatility that may be best surfed by looking at small-cap cyclical stocks.
Tariffs and trade wars have again taken center stage in the market, as the U.S. and China embark on a battle in which there are likely to be no winners, at least in the short run. Until cooler heads prevail to sort out this weighty situation, stocks are likely to remain volatile, as the first few weeks of May have already demonstrated.
Unsurprisingly, the down days have so far hit cyclical names hardest, as these more economically sensitive stocks typically take it on the chin when the prospect of slowing global growth rears its unsightly head.
However, much of the pessimism about cyclicals—and global growth more generally—seems excessive. We feel confident in our opinion that solutions will ultimately emerge that promote global growth.
The three bar charts below illustrate the current state of the target zone at the intersection of quality and value for investments in cyclicals. It shows three different current perspectives on our preferred valuation metric, EV/EBIT (Enterprise Value over Earnings Before Interest and Taxes).
Our Target Zone – Intersection of Quality and Value – Often in Cyclicals
Source: FactSet, as of May 17, 2019. See notes for definitions of terms. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Indexes are unmanaged, and not available for direct investment. Index returns do not include fees or sales charges. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not reflect the performance of an actual investment.
We think the charts reveal both the pessimism and the opportunities that exist today for small-cap cyclical businesses. With the Russell 2000 up 16.0% year-to-date through 5/16/19, the richer valuations—along with a chunk of the corresponding share price increases—have mostly gone to defensive stocks.
"The current small-cap premium comes mostly from defensives."
While by our measures small-caps as a whole are trading higher than they have over the last 20 years, the current small-cap premium comes mostly from defensives, with cyclicals trading much closer to, and only slightly higher than, their 20-year average. And when we go company by company, we often see, in our opinion, even more attractive valuations for companies with earnings and other attractive characteristics.
In fact, we believe experience has taught us that the market frequently over-penalizes cyclicality, and doles its punishment out most regularly to cyclical stocks. To one degree or another, of course, every company is cyclical. No stock enjoys consistent, straight up growth. Yet at times of market stress, investors often appear to behave as if cyclicality will remain in a permanent corrective phase and that defensive names are immune to cyclicality.
Much of today's pessimism about cyclical stocks is based, in our view, on this misperception. Interestingly, this misjudgment not only contradicts our own experience, it also contrasts with what we've been hearing in our meetings with company managements, who remain guardedly optimistic for continued growth.
Most recently, we've been attracted to several cyclical areas that we think are particularly promising, including specialty chemical producers, laser manufactures (and other innovation-centric tech and industrial businesses), specialty finance companies, and those that make precision agricultural products.
Of course, our different small-cap approaches generally focus heavily on cyclicals. For example, the Russell 2000 Index, the benchmark for our major domestic approach, for example, comprised almost 70% cyclical companies at the end of March, while our largest biases ranged from 86% to 92% in cyclicals.
This cyclical inclination is also the latest iteration of our effort to turn the difference between how a stock is classified and the reality behind its business into a strong long-term approach.
Terms and definitions:
EV/EBIT: Enterprise Value/Earnings before Interest and Taxes.
"Small-Cap" is represented by Russell 2000.Cyclical is defined as follows: Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Financials, Industrials, Information Technology, and Materials. Defensive: Consumer Staples, Health Care, Real Estate, Utilities.
Frank Russell Company ("Russell") is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings or underlying data and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes and / or Russell ratings and / or underlying data contained in this communication. No further distribution of Russell Data is permitted without Russell's express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication. All indexes referenced are unmanaged and capitalization-weighted.
The Russell 2000 Index is an index of domestic small-cap stocks that measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index. The performance of an index does not represent exactly any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index.
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Very happy to hear that you, Gregory and Fifty have been reunited in TX. I will be interested to hear in the months ahead how Gregory adapts to life in the USA.
Enjoy having hubby and Fifty back close to you again! And good luck in your new adventures!
Hooray the gang is back together - they look exahusted in that photo, poor things. Looking forward to reading the blogs on how Gregory & Fifty are adapting to their new life in Texas.
How cute that Fifty has a gal pal!
So happy for you you are reunited again! :) I cannot wait for all the stories to come up (I think I said that several times by now, but I really am :D) And I love that Fifty might have fallen in love there :) So cute!
Gregory and Fifty look like they are both suffering jet lag. It really affects me. Have fun in Texas.
PS ~ can't say mes amies anymore. Have to say y'all.
Those two look pretty cosy in the SUV :) Good luck getting everything taken care of, and enjoy this exciting time!
I am glad they arrived safely! And that Fifty has a new girlfriend! Yay! Good luck with everything, Sara! I am thinking of you!
Looking forward to hearing all about how the new life is going back in America and Gregory now living as an expat.
Oh this photo made me SO happy.
Take your time, we aren't going anywhere!
They both look like they are suffering from a touch of jet lag there! Sounds like Fifty has soon settled into the new surroundings.
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So glad everyone arrived safely!
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Total Titles at Criticker: 8 - You've Seen 0
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We Go On (2016)
A man, whose fear of death has overwhelmed his life, puts out an ad offering $30,000 to anyone who can prove there is something beyond, & gets more than he bargained for.
Trémulo (2015) - Short Film
Carlos sweeps and mops the floor of an old-time barbershop. The day before Independence Day, among the customers is Julio. Their eyes meet, and when the barbershop closes Julio comes back for Carlos. They spend the night together, eating, chatting and even dancing, knowing full well that this encounter will be brief and short-lived. (imdb)
Familia Gang (2014)
A high official of the Mexican political system decides to fake the capture and death of The Coyote, Mexico's number one public enemy. To make this happen, he cuts a deal with his family, and informs them he needs a dead body to pose as a double. (imdb)
Tlatelolco: Verano del 68 (2013)
An impossible love story between tow students who lived the controversial Mexico's student movement of 1968. (imdb)
Di Di Hollywood (2010)
An aspiring Spanish actress is tired of bartending in nightclubs. Her dream is to make it big in Hollywood. She decides to leave her miserable life and the lack of opportunities, so she and her crazy stripper friend travel to Miami to try their luck in the Latin world. (Petercoyotecom)
Sleep Dealer (2008)
Mexico. The near future. Memo Cruz has always dreamed of leaving his tiny village and heading north. But when he is ultimately forced to leave, Memo finds a future so bizarre - border walls, shantytowns, hi-tech factories, remote control drones and aqua-terrorists - that it looks a lot like today.
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
The Legendary Zorro goes off on another adventure to protect the future of California and its citizens. This time, he fights against evil-doers with the help of his beautiful wife, Elena, and their precocious young son, Joaquin. Alejandro De LaVega is torn between two worlds: his life as Zorro and his life as a family man. After Alejandro once again breaks his promise to stop wearing the mask, Elena leaves him, and soon begins seeing Armand, a haughty French Count... (imdb)
Puerto Vallarta Squeeze (2004)
An American government hit man on the run makes a pact with two travelers to help him disappear in the Mexican jungle. (imdb)
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LessConf 2013 was a smashing success. If you missed it, I am sorry, you'll have to live with that regret the rest of your life.
But this blog post isn't about you, it's about the sponsors. The companies that give us their hard-earned money, allowing us to spend it on weird, interesting, adventurous things that make LessConf not your typical conference. Remember that these people give us a lot of money because they love you and they want you to have a good time. Please hold a special place in your heart for them.
Chargify for recurring payments. Chargify helped us supply a Southern seafood boil as the opening reception to LessConf. The party featured a zoo presentation with animals like a baby hedgehog, an alligator and a baby kangaroo.
Bluebox is custom cloud solutions. Friday breakfast at the hotel was paid for by Bluebox.net. Remember all the bacon you ate? They paid for it.
EngineYard, cloud hosting for Ruby and PHP apps.
These two amazing companies teamed up to give us a wild bash at my house. Yes, we literally had a party at my house. We had wild boar sliders and other amazing food. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus act taught us how to throw knives and we had a 12-foot-tall movie screen showing Kill Bill and Office Space. Oh, oh, I didn't mention the tight rope lessons. Also a local artist, Christon Anderson, displayed his art and finished a piece of work as he talked to attendees.
Grasshopper, the entrepreneur's phone system, sponsored the breakfast on Saturday. There were omelets, too!
DYN (pronounced "dine") handles DNS and email infrastructure. They also helped us create a massive taco bar lunch. Anyone try the sweet potato salad? It was da bomb.
Mailchimp for email newsletters. There are some companies that constantly help people like us do crazy things. Mailchimp has been a LessConf contributor for the past four years. This year Mailchimp paid for dune buggies and zip lining. Thankfully everyone survived this adventure.
Yodlee handles bank data through a rich API—they power the data aggregation for LessAccounting.
MongoHQ for blazing fast, SSD-powered MongoDB.
Smartling, quickly get your content translated into other languages.
These great companies helped us throw a beach party like no other. Under a huge tent, we ate roasted pig, had two bonfires, a musical performance from Andy D, plenty of drinks, laughs and good times. The after party spilled over into the 6th floor presidential suite.
Moo prints stickers, mailing labels, postcards and business cards. This breakfast was eaten by some tired attendees. After three days of talks and parties this battle-tested group stumbled into breakfast with tired eyes but hungry stomachs.
Zipmark is the simplest way to pay bills, send and receive payments. Sunday was a sad day as attendees headed out to the airport …all day as LessConf came to an end. Lunch was served in the 6th floor presidential suite. Attendees ate lunch, chatted and shared knowledge all afternoon while enjoying the food Zipmark sponsored.
Github for hosted git repos. Do you have any idea how many bottles of water 200 people drink over the course of 72 hours? The answer is 2,500 bottles of water. Github helped us quench the thirst of our super friends.
DNSimple …DNS, made simple. Do you know how much coffee 200 people drink in 72 hours? The answer is 18 gallons. DNSimple paid to fill your brains with caffeine via coffee. Beans were provided by deathwishcoffee.
Moovweb, transforming desktop sites into powerful mobile experiences.
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Tito.io, the best event ticketing app.
BlueOxJerky, beef jerky that punches other beef jerky in the face.
StickerMule, print stickers with Sticker Mule.
CreativeMarket, buy fonts, vector art and themes with Creative Market.
ThreadBird, get your shirts printed with Threadbird, use the code "8%OFFLESSSCONF2013" for a deal. Offer valid until 6/15/2013.
Our sponsors are the best. They trust we'll showcase their companies in a positive light. They know we'll use their money and bring them a return on their investment. Without trusting sponsors, LessConf wouldn't have been the same.
Thank you to all the companies that helped us.