Aurora is a bustling mix of a city. Think colors, flavors and spices and you get Aurora in a snap!
A touch of military, suburban and metropolis dotting Aurora's locality combined with the vibrant ambiance of an emerging arts scene and the hub of the athletics, Aurora could be touted as the most dynamic city in Colorado.
Aurora was developed as a military town with the construction of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital, which was built to cater for the victims of World War I, and the later additions of Lowry and Buckley Fields in 1942. These areas remain important neighborhoods to this day. Aurora was founded just before the end of the 19th century and was then known as Fletcher after the name of its founder. In 1907, it became what is now known as Aurora and didn't officially become a city until 1929. The 21st century shifted Aurora away from its military history towards a focus on the medical accomplishments of the city. In fact, it is home to the University of Colorado Hospital's Anschutz Medical Campus, a world-class academic health center. Although the locality's growth ebbed and flowed in proportion to the national economy, it is safe to say that it continues to grow and develop as a strong and influential city in Colorado.
From its rich history to the diverse species of the land, Aurora has much to offer with its wonderful sights and attractions. Buckle your seatbelts and get ready for the ride of your life!
- Aurora has two public reservoirs, namely the Aurora Reservoir and Quincy Reservoir. Both are favorite fishing spots and host various events throughout the year.
- Aurora has over 100 parks, which are open from 5 am to 11 pm daily; and has 6,000 acres of open space. Walking, hiking, biking, and playing have never been more fun with so many spaces to choose from!
- Attention, golf enthusiasts! This active city has not one, not two, not three public golf courses, but a whooping seven of them!
- What did the Food Network find so interesting about the places to eat in Aurora making it worthy of a feature? Simply, the 250 dining places ranging from ethnic restaurants and classic American diners to luxury dining places and a variety of international cuisines. There is something for every craving, an answer to every taste bud even of the most finicky diner!
- "There's never a dull moment in Aurora. All fun all year round!" should be the city's motto. With events and festivities marked in its calendar year, travelers can experience something special any time they wish to visit. Some of the more popular ones are the Fourth of July Spectacular, Punkin Chunkin formerly called Jack-O Launch, and KidSpree. Check out the annual and single time events here.
- Is there nightlife in outdoorsy Aurora, you may ask? Definitely! And that's a resounding yes, people! Aurora may be more boastful of its daytime adventures, so much so that travelers frequently wear themselves out from so many activities during the day exploring the outdoor sights, but the area is conveniently close to Denver which is less than 10 miles away that there is no shortage of an exciting nightlife, especially for the young and hip crowd. For those choosing to stay within Aurora, they can find a number of bars and hang-outs such as Mesquite Grill and Dance Emporium and Flavor of Havana.
There are over 200 distinct neighborhoods in the city of Aurora, most of which are residential communities. The places to live in are a welcome reprieve for as many varied demographics you can think of. There are communities populated by the young families, racially diverse, mostly married couples or single residents, and more. Name it, you have a place for it!
- Downtown is known as the "original Aurora" and the center of the historic flavor of the city.
- Air Force Bases – Buckley Air Force and Lowry Air Force Base. From the name itself, it reflects the military influence of the area and where many of the communities where built.
- Mission Viejo is the suburban vicinity of Aurora which is home to mostly the young, middle-class families, and a super kid-friendly neighborhood with its numerous parks and playgrounds that children will enjoy.
A sought after neighborhood in Aurora is Tallyns Reach, located in the 80016 zone. It is a subdivision where nature blends perfectly well with home living characterized by its tree-lined streets, mountain views, outdoor tranquility and natural beauty. It certainly makes for just the right place for anyone's dream home!
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Did you know that the song "American Beautiful" was inspired by no less than the city of Aurora? Beautiful, indeed with what this city has to offer. Whether you are a passerby, an adventurer (of any degree), a traveler on a mission of great leisure, or simply a person looking for a place to call your home, Aurora has something on her plate to offer you. Up her sleeves is a life full of wonderful surprises of the great outdoors and living the life!
For more insights on Things to Do In & Near Aurora, make a quick trip to the Chamber of Aurora, Colorado.


Rumour has it that social commerce has always been hard to get off the ground, and that users have always been far too cautious and hesitant when purchasing via social media. Which is why CPC Strategy decided to carry out a study to prove how much truth there actually is behind this statement. They focused this study of theirs on Facebook Ads and the digital marketing campaigns that can be run through this platform.
1,500 Americans who regularly use Facebook took part in this study, and were asked 6 questions regarding their interaction with this popular social platform.
Some of the investigation's results were quite expected, such as the fact that Facebook it the ideal social network for companies to strengthen their brand image, but others were slightly more surprising.
54.6% of consumers feel indifferent or indicated that they don't mind the presence of Facebook's ads. In fact, some even said that they weren't always sure if they were clicking on a normal post or a promoted one.
59% of the interviewees, of all ages, indicated that in the last 30 days they had not clicked on any kind of Facebook ad. It is worth mentioning that Millennials are less inclined to access these ads, whilst older users are more likely to (43% of people between the ages of 45 and 54).
A lot of users don't tend to interact with Facebook Ads, but more than one third of the people interviewed do. The interesting part is that those who did click on the Facebook ad were 3.5 times more likely to purchase a product than those who did not pay attention to it.
26% of interviewees finalized the purchasing process after having clicked on the ad that they had seen from within their Facebook timeline, while 7% of those who didn't also purchased the product.
Some other facts that might interest marketers when elaborating their digital marketing strategy on Facebook is that 47.4% of participants recognized that they got to know a new brand or product thanks to Facebook, and that 17.9% of users confirmed that they reached out to get in touch with a brand or seller through Facebook Messenger.


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For example: If your bathroom scale measures weight, then it is a valid measure of weight (e.g. it doesn't measure BP or stress). You might say it had high validity. If your bathroom scale measures your weight as the same thing when you step on and off of it several times then it is measuring weight reliably or consistently; and you might say it has high reliability.
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Ribbon cutting and tour of the College of Nursing's new Innovation Space.
The University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing dedicated the new UC Health iCoN Innovation Space on Monday, Jan. 30, at Procter Hall on UC's medical campus. The development of this 7,200 square foot "open workspace of the future" on the building's second floor was supported by a $1.2 million gift from UC Health.
The redesigned space features open office areas for about 40 faculty and staff, with embedded technology allowing for greater mobility across the space. The open workspace serves as a meeting place for UC and UC Health teams to gather and plan the educational preparation of nursing students and serves as a think tank for future models of professional practice. It is the only open workspace for faculty at UC.
Construction of the redesigned space took about two years and it was worth the wait for Christine Colella, professor of clinical nursing and director of master's specialties in the College of Nursing.
The College of Nursing's "iCoN Initiative" began in 2011 and was designed to transform the delivery of nursing education in the classroom, simulation laboratory and clinical settings.
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A dearth of physician innovators can derail new biomedical startups
By Vijay Pande and James L. MadaraJan. 2, 2019
Much has been made of the looming shortage of physicians. But there's one place where the shortage is being felt acutely, is talked about even less, and the effects will ripple far into the future: the founding of new biomedical startups.
We live at a time when technology is dramatically transforming not just the field of biology but how biology-driven companies are built. It's now entirely possible to create innovative and scalable new companies in the field with relatively modest initial funding. In other words, it's salad days to be a bio startup, with so many new tools, data sources, and ideas at our disposal.
Yet there's a moment of failure that crushes many such startups: when the new tool or technology connects with the real world of patients, physicians, medical records, hospitals, and insurers. That's when a physician who can navigate the nuances of the medical landscape is needed: one with an innovative mindset who can explain how the new product will function in the system, or touch a patient's life, or integrate into a doctor's day. For many startups, finding that person is the hardest personnel problem to solve.
The input and direction that practicing physicians can add to biomedical startups is invaluable. Beyond clarifying how a new technology or product might affect the current health care system, their experience in the clinic and with the health care system provides key insights into company strategy, direction, and growth. Physicians often have the answers to essential questions such as: What are the logistical challenges of how health care is delivered? What are the financial incentives for providers? Who "controls" access to patients — and their lab samples — for clinical studies and for patient care? How do we align the interests of providers and patients, so these innovations make sense for both?
Equally invaluable are their lived experiences as physicians. These can help shape the development and validation of assays for patient care, along with a host of regulatory requirements. These experiences also help them understand the difference between technological capability (can we do it?) versus a clinically unmet need (should we do it?).
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Without physician innovators as part of the creative team, many potential innovations will die in the cradle. Applying novel technologies to creating new therapies, preventing illness, and reducing health care costs requires connecting these technologies with patients and the realities of the health care system. And that requires a physician's mindset, training, and experience
The lack of physician innovators becomes all too visible as new companies grow and the rubber hits the road. All too often, new entries to the market lack a clear understanding of the clinical needs at the patient-physician level, or address an administrative challenge instead of a patient problem. The result is a hodgepodge of products rather than a system of mutually supportive and well-integrated ones, which in turn leads to inefficient systems in the health care system writ large.
Take, for example, that fact that for each hour physicians spend face to face with patients, they now spend two hours on administrative burdens such as data entry, accessing multiple portals, and the like. When innovation connects to clinical care, seasoning teams with physician innovators is required to make sure that everyone understands how new products will work in the real world and don't add to doctors' administrative burdens.
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There are several reasons why it is hard to find physicians willing to make the jump to startups. One is that doctors are trained to assimilate knowledge and be conservative in treatment choices. Taught from day 1 to "first do no harm," they tend to take only highly calculated risks. Physicians are trained to be cautious, not disruptive; to follow strict, evidence-based patterns of reason, not take shortcuts; and to be guided by the consensus of well-tested research, not necessarily a new and perhaps yet-to-be tested innovation.
To go from that mindset into creating a company around an untested new therapeutic, tool, or approach requires a major mental leap.
There are also practical limitations to shifting from working as a physician seeing patients to working with a new bio startup. While many physicians are located in natural startup hubs such as San Francisco and Boston — which work because of the strong network effect, built over time, of academia, talent, founders, early venture capital, and follow-on investors — most are not. There are also the certainties of having built a career in medicine. For physicians, the path from medical school to clinical practice is very clear. That's one of the upsides. The downside is the accumulation of substantial debt while deferring income in order to build a medical practice and acquire expertise. That isn't compatible with the uncertainties of being part of a startup with the specter of failure.
In Silicon Valley, there's no dishonor to being part of a failed startup. That's not the case in medicine, when a patient's health or life is at stake.
Moving from the clinic to a startup also requires a mindset shift of scale and chronology. People generally go into medicine to treat individual patients. One study showed that the single greatest source of satisfaction driving physicians is the amount of direct face-to-face contact they have with individual patients. Physicians working in startups, by contrast, don't see individual patients, which can seem out of alignment with the reason they began medical training. Yet they can play a part in treating millions of them. Such indirect contributions can feel less powerful and more detached, despite having an effect that can be substantially greater in scale.
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That's another shift — in aspiration, gratification, and ego — that physician innovators may need to acclimate to. The reward of helping build a company that touches not just hundreds but potentially millions of lives scales one physician's experience and skills into a superpower of reach. The potential upshot from what could be done is enormous in terms of its impact on population health and therefore productivity of societies.
So how can we join the two worlds of medicine and biomedicine startups? In fact, there's already plenty of overlap. Culture, for one: Physicians and startup founders share an intense, highly driven work ethic, strong attentiveness to detail, and a sense of wanting to belong to a community that drives toward completing a challenging mission. And the same forces that provide the geographic gravitational pull of physicians can also be hotbeds of technology startups. This can create a powerful confluence of skilled physicians and innovators building companies from the ground up.
There are increasing signs that physicians are intrigued by the prospect of interacting with innovators and startup founders. The American Medical Association's Physician Innovation Network has built an online community of physicians seeking to collaborate with entrepreneurs that has grown in a short time to more than 4,000 members. In Silicon Valley, the AMA-founded Health2047 is driving innovation by connecting a network of entrepreneurs, corporate partners, and physicians from across medicine to identify critical health issues and develop solutions. Two companies have already been spun off, and more are in the pipeline.
And in much the same way that new bioengineering departments have begun to spring up to support the study of new fields, medical schools such as the Dell Medical School at University of Texas, Austin, or Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University in Philadelphia are now embedding a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship into their curricula. We're seeing more clinician founders starting companies; chief medical officers coming on board at earlier stages of company growth; and physicians embedded in essential roles in companies small and large.
We are on the cusp of a new generation of tech companies being built to improve health and health care. They need physicians to interface with patients, physicians, and the entire health care system. Defining projects, running clinical trials and making sure they are compliant and valid, and understanding a therapeutic or diagnostic and how it can be employed — these are the junctures at which startups succeed or fail. In the past, scant input by physician innovators often led to failure, or resulted in products, tools, and services that were suboptimal.
We need to better connect ideas to products that will have real and beneficial effects. Physician innovators are the only way to truly bridge the two.
Vijay Pande, Ph.D., is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. James L. Madara, M.D., is executive vice president and CEO of the American Medical Association and chairman of the board for Health2047, a business formation and commercialization enterprise focused on health care.
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Constantino Y. Amores says:
Comment by Constantino Y. Amores on January 9, 2019 at 9:11 pm
I am a retired Board Certified neurosurgeon, with experiences as
chief of staff, trustee and the clinical director of tertiary institution with level I Trauma Center, past president of a State Medical Association, chairman of its delegation to the American Medical Association, founding secretary of AMA IMG section and Clinical Professor of the Neurosurgery. Where can I fit into this future?
J. Peter Weiss MD, MSc says:
Comment by J. Peter Weiss MD, MSc on January 9, 2019 at 8:51 am
I very much appreciate and agree with your comments. As a practicing physician and active consultant to several VCs and medical device startups over the years I have too often seen wonderful feats of engineering with little clinical relevance. I am also acutely aware that while physicians are smart folks, virtually none are actually inventors. We need our brilliant engineer friends to bring insights into reality.
1) Many major healthcare systems that employ physicians as well as regulatory agencies strongly discourage interaction with industry. While lip service is paid to to supporting innovation, the reality is limited ownership of IP, unbalanced sharing of potential upside, and moral shame/potential disciplinary action in the name of avoiding conflicts of interest.
2) As mentioned in the article, physicians often have significant debt, have started their income stream late, and frankly often live dependent on a regular paycheck. The uncertainty of income in the startup world can be incompatible with this. I would encourage the business community to offer higher levels of regular income, potentially with less emphasis on future upside, in order to allow us to transition into the business world and continue to pay our mortgages.
I would appreciate hearing your thoughts on these issues.
Lisa Fitzpatrick says:
Comment by Lisa Fitzpatrick on January 6, 2019 at 9:07 pm
I am a physician very much interested in entrepreneurship and innovation and have often felt like a foreign body in health care organizations resistant to change. For the last year I have been networking in the health start up and health tech world's but believe because I am not connected to Silicon Valley, trained at Stanford, USCF, Harvard and the like, beyond a casual conversation I am not invited into these networks. Nor is it clear to us how to penetrate these networks if we don't know someone who can endorse us or recognize our potential contributions and expertise despite not attending Ivy League institutions. I believe there are many entrepreneurial physicians who can add tremendous value to these conversations. Can you help us get connected?
Geoffrey Goldsmith says:
Comment by Geoffrey Goldsmith on January 2, 2019 at 9:20 pm
When I was a chairman of a department of family/preventive medicine, I was on the top of my academic track, respected and well paid. I didn't want to go into a venture where I'd start at the bottom. That was what was keeping me from making the transition. After I left my position, I didn't know where to go to find opportunities in start ups. I retired and still don't know if there is any interest in making use of my skills. Just want to let recruiters there is a cadre of active and retired academicians available to aid in the issues mentioned in the article.
Larah says:
Comment by Larah on March 11, 2019 at 1:14 pm
Hello, I am a soon to be Registered Nurse and I have been trying to develop a new business model of how to care for patients in nursing homes. I would like to offer a more enhanced way of monitoring patients and keeping track of realtime signs and symptoms. This will help give their loved ones more assurance, and help to prevent most injuries before they occur.
dipthroat says:
Comment by dipthroat on January 2, 2019 at 10:47 am
laughable
a: if a drug actually works, it will find a way by itself
b: a MD in a biotech company is nothing more than a fixer, a middleman, to navigate the bureaucracy and social structure of medical organizations and oil the right spots
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"Jack Reacher" is the adaptation of Lee Child's novels which is now turning into Amazon Prime Video series. The Prime Video series is created, directed and produced by Nick Santora. Alongside Nick Santora, Lee Child, Scott Sullivan, Christopher McQuarrie and Don Granger served as the executive producers, while Dana Goldberg, David Ellison, and Marcy Ross produced for Skydance. Paramount Pictures distributes the series. "Jack Reacher" film dropped in 2012 following its sequel "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" in 2016 directed by Christopher McQuarrie and Edward Zwick respectively.
Jack Reacher TV Series Release
Well, Amazon Prime Video confirmed the news regarding the arrival of Jack Reacher series but has not confirmed when is it dropping. Neither a teaser was out. We have to wait for the official announcement.
Jack Reacher TV Series Cast
The cast is not entirely known. On 4 September Amazon Prime Video confirmed that Alan Ritchson would play the titular lead role "Jack Reacher." The star confirmed by sharing the happy news on his official Instagram page.
I guess my joke about not fitting in bathtubs a couple weeks ago really killed at @amazonprimevideo   This should be fun. #JackReacher @amazon @skydance
A post shared by Alan Ritchson (@alanritchson) on Sep 4, 2020 at 12:39pm PDT
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The previous Jack Reacher films were lead by Tom Cruise, as we all know that Tom Cruise is Hollywood's action star he would be splendid. Both the movies attained a great response from the viewers and hit the box office with over $400 million altogether. Alan Ritchson is no less he is proving himself every time with his fantastic performances onscreen like
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"In January, I saw a post on Facebook from Carly offering a trial Goal Setting session. Being in the early stages of 2013, this couldn't have come at a more perfect time. I had some goals set in my mind, which is quite unusual for me. I'm not much of a goal setter. So I jumped on the offer immediately and I am so glad I did.
Prior to my session, Carly sent me a questionnaire to fill out which asked questions regarding different aspects of my life like family, career, finances, health, relationships etc. Already, I had found this insightful and beneficial. Even though I had some goals already in mind, it made me reassess all aspects of my life and prioritise what's important.
My hour session was conducted over the phone with earphones in the comfort of my own home. Carly asked me all the right questions to help evoke thought and cement my goals. Afterwards I felt I had benefitted so much through this one session, that I booked another 3 on the spot. It's given me structure, direction and the motivation I needed.


On An Overgrown Path: Today's BBC - the envy of the world?
Today's BBC - the envy of the world?
Envy? Try some other 'Es' ... Expensive, egregious and ennobled.
The source of that 'envy of the world' quote is here.
The glimpse at what BBC executives claim as expenses and receive in terms of corporate hospitality does not include anything that relates to "journalism, art or literature".
It is important to bear this in mind when considering the Freedom of Information Act and how it applies to the BBC. The Act does not apply to the BBC in the way it does to most public authorities in one significant respect. It recognises the different position of the BBC (as well as Channel 4, S4C and the Gaelic Media Service) by providing that it covers information "held for purposes other than those of journalism, art or literature". This means the Act does not apply to information held for the purposes of creating the BBC's output (TV, radio, online etc), or information that supports and is closely associated with these activities.
As the BBC's main purpose is to create output for TV, radio, online etc this means the great part of the BBC's activities are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. An interesting situation when one considers that the BBC's annual income is more than £3 billion, and that the income is raised by a legally enforced poll tax.
My view of the good Sir Nicholas is forever coloured by a lunch I had with him 20 years ago, when he was editor of, I believe, that soaraway publication Early Music News.
Lunch was on my expense account and, if I remember rightly, Mr Kenyon (as he was then) ordered the most expensive items on the menu and a big cigar afterwards. He was clearly thinking big in those days too.


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Yellen Recommends Fed Formalize 'Lower-for-Longer' Guidance on Rates
Date : 09/14/2018 @ 5:30PM
Source : Dow Jones News
By Nick Timiraos
WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said central-bank officials should formally adopt a policy they employed earlier this decade that commits to holding interest rates lower for longer than they otherwise would when their short-term benchmark rate is near zero.
The problem of what to do when the Fed runs out of room to cut rates remains a worry for many policy makers because interest rates are far lower than they were during comparable periods of low unemployment and steady economic growth. The risk is that the Fed will have fewer ways to fight a recession as a result.
Ms. Yellen has maintained a low public profile since leaving the Fed in February after completing a four-year term as chairwoman, four years as vice chairwoman and six years as president of the San Francisco Fed. She spoke Friday at a conference at the Brookings Institution, where she is a distinguished fellow.
The Fed's benchmark rate is currently in a range between 1.75% and 2%, after being close to zero for years after the 2008 financial crisis.
Several Fed officials have said the problem of being stuck near the so-called zero-lower-bound, where interest rates are cut to near zero, should prompt the Fed to consider changing its policy of targeting 2% inflation.
Ms. Yellen's proposal is less revolutionary and more evolutionary.
While other approaches "deserve study and debate," Ms. Yellen said she sees "considerable disadvantages with each of them."
The approach of committing to "lower-for-longer" interest rates after a spell at the zero-lower-bound is more practical, Ms. Yellen said. It would formalize a policy the Fed employed during her terms as vice chairwoman and chairwoman.
The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee "could explicitly endorse that the committee will set short-term rates 'lower-for-longer' than would be called for by standard monetary-policy rules" when short-term rates have already been cut to zero, Ms. Yellen said.
One advantage of the approach is that it would largely leave in place the Fed's 2% inflation target, which is "well understood" and has "contributed considerably to the attainment of good macroeconomic performance in the U.S.," she said.
Adopting or formalizing the "lower-for-longer" approach now, before the next recession hits, would make this type of guidance more credible in a downturn, Ms. Yellen said.
Write to Nick Timiraos at nick.timiraos@wsj.com
September 14, 2018 12:15 ET (16:15 GMT)
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Three off to the Isle of Man
Bob Jones Published On: September 14, 2015 Last Updated On: August 3, 2020
Three Suffolk players will be heading to Douglas in early October for the annual Isle of Man International Tournament, sponsored by PokerStars and the Scheinberg family, with assistance from the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development. The three are IM Dagne Ciuksyte (2354), Alan Merry (2369) and Ed Player (2200). Also in the Masters section are former Suffolk players IM Richard Pert (2450) and David Whitehead (2013). The nine-round event runs from 3 to 11 October.
Last year, Alan Merry had an amazing tournament, gaining a Grandmaster norm with his score of 6/9 and a rating performance of 2620. He beat three GMs and scored an unbeaten 3/4 against IMs. He now stands just 31 rating points shy of 2400 and the IM title. Still only 18 years old, another strong performance should see Alan past the post.
As of today's date, 106 players have entered, including 37 GMs (four rated over 2700) and 26 IMs.
For more information on the tournament, see their website here.
Forthcoming local tournaments
The season starts tonight!


The focus of the course is on study of the fundamental properties of integers and develops ability to prove basic theorems. The specific objectives include study of division algorithm, prime numbers and their distributions, Diophantine equations, and the theory of congruences.
Well-ordering principle. Principle of finite induction.
The division algorithms. Basis representation theorem. Prime and composite numbers. Canonical decomposition. The greatest common divisor. The Euclidean algorithm. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic. Least common multiple.
Congruences. Linear congruences. System of linear congruences. The Chinese remainder theorem. Divisibility tests. Solving polynomial congruences. Fermat's and Euler's theorems. Wilson's theorem.
Euler's phi-function. The functions of J and sigma. The Mobius function. The sieve of Eratosthenes. Perfect numbers. Fermat and Mersenne primes.
The order of an integer mod n. Primitive roots for primes. Composite numbers having primitive roots.
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Stacy Schoolfield's film Jumping Off Bridges was successfully self-distributed.
Picture this! By some miracle to end all miracles, born of equal parts luck and blind determination, you've managed to rise above the never-ending barrage of questions from "concerned" friends and family who've always thought your talk about making movies was reckless. You've put together a cast and crew, refined your script, found some financing and in the process, you've even figured out how to ignore all your significant other's not-so-subtle hints that a career selling life insurance really wouldn't be that bad. To be honest, looking back, even you aren't really sure how you pulled it off. Yet, despite all of the concerns and self doubt, you've somehow managed to make the impossible possible. You've made your first feature film! And, by definition, you're finally a real filmmaker.
So, as your significant other drinks celebratory champagne with your family, friends and whatever members of your cast and crew are still speaking to you at the wrap party, you and I both know there is one nagging thought still rattling around in the back of your mind. It's the same thought shared by every independent feature filmmaker. You're asking yourself, how am I going to distribute this thing?
As a feature filmmaker, your distribution strategy will fall into one of two categories. Either your movie will be picked up, marketed and sold through various outlets by one of those distribution companies you read about in the trades, or you will sell it yourself. This is the major difference between traditional distribution and self-distribution. Regardless of which path you take, there are certain fundamental steps you must complete to ensure the film makes a smooth transition from the edit suite to the marketplace.
When finding a distributor, many filmmakers partner with sales representatives, agents, lawyers or consultants to help get their movies seen and, hopefully, sold. It is during this time that the representative will often furnish the filmmaker with an extensive checklist of deliverables that include (with some variation): the movie master, talent agreements, high resolution digital photos for use in promotion, a credit lock, talent bios and press kits, a copyright registration form, chain of title and just about every other legal clearance the distributor can think of to minimize liability. One area where first-time filmmakers often stumble is in properly securing the rights to each and every bit of music included in their flick.
According to Richard Abramowitz of Abramorama, a marketing and distribution consulting firm that specializes in independent films, "Sometimes filmmakers include a song in the background that can't be removed from the dialogue track, or a character sings along to the song in scene. If the music isn't fully cleared, then the filmmaker either has to pay [for the rights] or cut the scene entirely." As you can imagine, finding one of these errors can significantly delay, or even derail, your potential distribution deal.
Assuming the movie reaches a deal and all the elements are delivered, the filmmaker's involvement in the project is minimized as the distributor assumes control of the marketing, public relations, packaging, duplication and quality control. From there, the distributor will get the movie into their marketplace pipeline, which may involve anything from movie theatres to any number of straight-to-DVD outlets.
Distribution as we know it is changing. With models like video-on-demand and fulfillment services becoming more and more integrated with not-so-independent conglomerates like Amazon.com, the options for reaching a global marketplace is wide open. Sooner than you think, all content may very well be available with the push of a button. While the prospect of cutting out the middleman is exciting to the independent filmmaker, as your own distributor, you now bear sole responsibility for both the success of your movie and the safeguarding of your personal liability should any legal issues arise. To many, this means purchasing E&O insurance, converting the movie website into a sales funnel, capturing leads, creating the DVD cover art and finding ways to efficiently reach your target audience at a minimal cost.
Regardless of whether you plan on selling directly to your marketplace or chose to take the time-honored distribution route, getting the appropriate releases, licenses, and clearances during pre-production will only help your movie make a smooth transition from screening room to marketplace. Once everything is in check, then you too can enjoy a little champagne… before getting ready to start the whole process all over again on your next project. Picture that!
Jason Brubaker is a Hollywood-based independent producer. You can find more of his filmmaking tips at Filmmaking Stuff.
Thanks for the feedback. If you are looking for more information on Film Distribution, I have some great modern movie distribution resources on my site, Filmmaking Stuff.
Since originally writing this article, I have created a new film distribution resource.


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#include <sys/param.h>
#include <sys/systm.h>
#include <sys/proc.h>
#include <sys/file.h>
#include <sys/buf.h>
#include <sys/malloc.h>
#include <sys/mbuf.h>
#include <sys/protosw.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <sys/socketvar.h>

/*
 * Primitive routines for operating on sockets and socket buffers
 */

/* strings for sleep message: */
char	netio[] = "netio";
char	netcon[] = "netcon";
char	netcls[] = "netcls";

u_long	sb_max = SB_MAX;		/* patchable */

/*
 * Procedures to manipulate state flags of socket
 * and do appropriate wakeups.  Normal sequence from the
 * active (originating) side is that soisconnecting() is
 * called during processing of connect() call,
 * resulting in an eventual call to soisconnected() if/when the
 * connection is established.  When the connection is torn down
 * soisdisconnecting() is called during processing of disconnect() call,
 * and soisdisconnected() is called when the connection to the peer
 * is totally severed.  The semantics of these routines are such that
 * connectionless protocols can call soisconnected() and soisdisconnected()
 * only, bypassing the in-progress calls when setting up a ``connection''
 * takes no time.
 *
 * From the passive side, a socket is created with
 * two queues of sockets: so_q0 for connections in progress
 * and so_q for connections already made and awaiting user acceptance.
 * As a protocol is preparing incoming connections, it creates a socket
 * structure queued on so_q0 by calling sonewconn().  When the connection
 * is established, soisconnected() is called, and transfers the
 * socket structure to so_q, making it available to accept().
 *
 * If a socket is closed with sockets on either
 * so_q0 or so_q, these sockets are dropped.
 *
 * If higher level protocols are implemented in
 * the kernel, the wakeups done here will sometimes
 * cause software-interrupt process scheduling.
 */

soisconnecting(so)
	register struct socket *so;
{

	so->so_state &= ~(SS_ISCONNECTED|SS_ISDISCONNECTING);
	so->so_state |= SS_ISCONNECTING;
}

soisconnected(so)
	register struct socket *so;
{
	register struct socket *head = so->so_head;

	so->so_state &= ~(SS_ISCONNECTING|SS_ISDISCONNECTING|SS_ISCONFIRMING);
	so->so_state |= SS_ISCONNECTED;
	if (head && soqremque(so, 0)) {
		soqinsque(head, so, 1);
		sorwakeup(head);
		wakeup((caddr_t)&head->so_timeo);
	} else {
		wakeup((caddr_t)&so->so_timeo);
		sorwakeup(so);
		sowwakeup(so);
	}
}

soisdisconnecting(so)
	register struct socket *so;
{

	so->so_state &= ~SS_ISCONNECTING;
	so->so_state |= (SS_ISDISCONNECTING|SS_CANTRCVMORE|SS_CANTSENDMORE);
	wakeup((caddr_t)&so->so_timeo);
	sowwakeup(so);
	sorwakeup(so);
}

soisdisconnected(so)
	register struct socket *so;
{

	so->so_state &= ~(SS_ISCONNECTING|SS_ISCONNECTED|SS_ISDISCONNECTING);
	so->so_state |= (SS_CANTRCVMORE|SS_CANTSENDMORE);
	wakeup((caddr_t)&so->so_timeo);
	sowwakeup(so);
	sorwakeup(so);
}

/*
 * When an attempt at a new connection is noted on a socket
 * which accepts connections, sonewconn is called.  If the
 * connection is possible (subject to space constraints, etc.)
 * then we allocate a new structure, propoerly linked into the
 * data structure of the original socket, and return this.
 * Connstatus may be 0, or SO_ISCONFIRMING, or SO_ISCONNECTED.
 *
 * Currently, sonewconn() is defined as sonewconn1() in socketvar.h
 * to catch calls that are missing the (new) second parameter.
 */
struct socket *
sonewconn1(head, connstatus)
	register struct socket *head;
	int connstatus;
{
	register struct socket *so;
	int soqueue = connstatus ? 1 : 0;

	if (head->so_qlen + head->so_q0len > 3 * head->so_qlimit / 2)
		return ((struct socket *)0);
	MALLOC(so, struct socket *, sizeof(*so), M_SOCKET, M_DONTWAIT);
	if (so == NULL)
		return ((struct socket *)0);
	bzero((caddr_t)so, sizeof(*so));
	so->so_type = head->so_type;
	so->so_options = head->so_options &~ SO_ACCEPTCONN;
	so->so_linger = head->so_linger;
	so->so_state = head->so_state | SS_NOFDREF;
	so->so_proto = head->so_proto;
	so->so_timeo = head->so_timeo;
	so->so_pgid = head->so_pgid;
	(void) soreserve(so, head->so_snd.sb_hiwat, head->so_rcv.sb_hiwat);
	soqinsque(head, so, soqueue);
	if ((*so->so_proto->pr_usrreq)(so, PRU_ATTACH,
	    (struct mbuf *)0, (struct mbuf *)0, (struct mbuf *)0)) {
		(void) soqremque(so, soqueue);
		(void) anp_sys_free((caddr_t)so, M_SOCKET);
		return ((struct socket *)0);
	}
	if (connstatus) {
		sorwakeup(head);
		wakeup((caddr_t)&head->so_timeo);
		so->so_state |= connstatus;
	}
	return (so);
}

soqinsque(head, so, q)
	register struct socket *head, *so;
	int q;
{

	register struct socket **prev;
	so->so_head = head;
	if (q == 0) {
		head->so_q0len++;
		so->so_q0 = 0;
		for (prev = &(head->so_q0); *prev; )
			prev = &((*prev)->so_q0);
	} else {
		head->so_qlen++;
		so->so_q = 0;
		for (prev = &(head->so_q); *prev; )
			prev = &((*prev)->so_q);
	}
	*prev = so;
}

soqremque(so, q)
	register struct socket *so;
	int q;
{
	register struct socket *head, *prev, *next;

	head = so->so_head;
	prev = head;
	for (;;) {
		next = q ? prev->so_q : prev->so_q0;
		if (next == so)
			break;
		if (next == 0)
			return (0);
		prev = next;
	}
	if (q == 0) {
		prev->so_q0 = next->so_q0;
		head->so_q0len--;
	} else {
		prev->so_q = next->so_q;
		head->so_qlen--;
	}
	next->so_q0 = next->so_q = 0;
	next->so_head = 0;
	return (1);
}

/*
 * Socantsendmore indicates that no more data will be sent on the
 * socket; it would normally be applied to a socket when the user
 * informs the system that no more data is to be sent, by the protocol
 * code (in case PRU_SHUTDOWN).  Socantrcvmore indicates that no more data
 * will be received, and will normally be applied to the socket by a
 * protocol when it detects that the peer will send no more data.
 * Data queued for reading in the socket may yet be read.
 */

socantsendmore(so)
	struct socket *so;
{

	so->so_state |= SS_CANTSENDMORE;
	sowwakeup(so);
}

socantrcvmore(so)
	struct socket *so;
{

	so->so_state |= SS_CANTRCVMORE;
	sorwakeup(so);
}

/*
 * Wait for data to arrive at/drain from a socket buffer.
 */
sbwait(sb)
	struct sockbuf *sb;
{

	sb->sb_flags |= SB_WAIT;
	return (tsleep((caddr_t)&sb->sb_cc,
	    (sb->sb_flags & SB_NOINTR) ? PSOCK : PSOCK | PCATCH, netio,
	    sb->sb_timeo));
}

/*
 * Lock a sockbuf already known to be locked;
 * return any error returned from sleep (EINTR).
 */
sb_lock(sb)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
{
	int error;

	while (sb->sb_flags & SB_LOCK) {
		sb->sb_flags |= SB_WANT;
		if (error = tsleep((caddr_t)&sb->sb_flags,
		    (sb->sb_flags & SB_NOINTR) ? PSOCK : PSOCK|PCATCH,
		    netio, 0))
			return (error);
	}
	sb->sb_flags |= SB_LOCK;
	return (0);
}

/*
 * Wakeup processes waiting on a socket buffer.
 * Do asynchronous notification via SIGIO
 * if the socket has the SS_ASYNC flag set.
 */
sowakeup(so, sb)
	register struct socket *so;
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
{
/* AC: select() and selwakeup() not implemented yet */
/* TODO: fix this when implementing select() */
#ifdef LATER
	selwakeup(&sb->sb_sel);
#endif
	sb->sb_flags &= ~SB_SEL;
	if (sb->sb_flags & SB_WAIT) {
		sb->sb_flags &= ~SB_WAIT;
		wakeup((caddr_t)&sb->sb_cc);
	}
/* AC, 4/17/96:	signals not supported in current version of anp */
#ifdef USE_SIGNALS
	if (so->so_state & SS_ASYNC) {
		if (so->so_pgid < 0)
			gsignal(-so->so_pgid, SIGIO);
		else if (so->so_pgid > 0 && (p = pfind(so->so_pgid)) != 0)
			psignal(p, SIGIO);
	}
#endif
}

/*
 * Socket buffer (struct sockbuf) utility routines.
 *
 * Each socket contains two socket buffers: one for sending data and
 * one for receiving data.  Each buffer contains a queue of mbufs,
 * information about the number of mbufs and amount of data in the
 * queue, and other fields allowing select() statements and notification
 * on data availability to be implemented.
 *
 * Data stored in a socket buffer is maintained as a list of records.
 * Each record is a list of mbufs chained together with the m_next
 * field.  Records are chained together with the m_nextpkt field. The upper
 * level routine soreceive() expects the following conventions to be
 * observed when placing information in the receive buffer:
 *
 * 1. If the protocol requires each message be preceded by the sender's
 *    name, then a record containing that name must be present before
 *    any associated data (mbuf's must be of type MT_SONAME).
 * 2. If the protocol supports the exchange of ``access rights'' (really
 *    just additional data associated with the message), and there are
 *    ``rights'' to be received, then a record containing this data
 *    should be present (mbuf's must be of type MT_RIGHTS).
 * 3. If a name or rights record exists, then it must be followed by
 *    a data record, perhaps of zero length.
 *
 * Before using a new socket structure it is first necessary to reserve
 * buffer space to the socket, by calling sbreserve().  This should commit
 * some of the available buffer space in the system buffer pool for the
 * socket (currently, it does nothing but enforce limits).  The space
 * should be released by calling sbrelease() when the socket is destroyed.
 */

soreserve(so, sndcc, rcvcc)
	register struct socket *so;
	u_long sndcc, rcvcc;
{

	if (sbreserve(&so->so_snd, sndcc) == 0)
		goto bad;
	if (sbreserve(&so->so_rcv, rcvcc) == 0)
		goto bad2;
	if (so->so_rcv.sb_lowat == 0)
		so->so_rcv.sb_lowat = 1;
	if (so->so_snd.sb_lowat == 0)
		so->so_snd.sb_lowat = MCLBYTES;
	if (so->so_snd.sb_lowat > so->so_snd.sb_hiwat)
		so->so_snd.sb_lowat = so->so_snd.sb_hiwat;
	return (0);
bad2:
	sbrelease(&so->so_snd);
bad:
	return (ENOBUFS);
}

/*
 * Allot mbufs to a sockbuf.
 * Attempt to scale mbmax so that mbcnt doesn't become limiting
 * if buffering efficiency is near the normal case.
 */
sbreserve(sb, cc)
	struct sockbuf *sb;
	u_long cc;
{

	if (cc > sb_max * MCLBYTES / (MSIZE + MCLBYTES))
		return (0);
	sb->sb_hiwat = cc;
	sb->sb_mbmax = min(cc * 2, sb_max);
	if (sb->sb_lowat > sb->sb_hiwat)
		sb->sb_lowat = sb->sb_hiwat;
	return (1);
}

/*
 * Free mbufs held by a socket, and reserved mbuf space.
 */
sbrelease(sb)
	struct sockbuf *sb;
{

	sbflush(sb);
	sb->sb_hiwat = sb->sb_mbmax = 0;
}

/*
 * Routines to add and remove
 * data from an mbuf queue.
 *
 * The routines sbappend() or sbappendrecord() are normally called to
 * append new mbufs to a socket buffer, after checking that adequate
 * space is available, comparing the function sbspace() with the amount
 * of data to be added.  sbappendrecord() differs from sbappend() in
 * that data supplied is treated as the beginning of a new record.
 * To place a sender's address, optional access rights, and data in a
 * socket receive buffer, sbappendaddr() should be used.  To place
 * access rights and data in a socket receive buffer, sbappendrights()
 * should be used.  In either case, the new data begins a new record.
 * Note that unlike sbappend() and sbappendrecord(), these routines check
 * for the caller that there will be enough space to store the data.
 * Each fails if there is not enough space, or if it cannot find mbufs
 * to store additional information in.
 *
 * Reliable protocols may use the socket send buffer to hold data
 * awaiting acknowledgement.  Data is normally copied from a socket
 * send buffer in a protocol with m_copy for output to a peer,
 * and then removing the data from the socket buffer with sbdrop()
 * or sbdroprecord() when the data is acknowledged by the peer.
 */

/*
 * Append mbuf chain m to the last record in the
 * socket buffer sb.  The additional space associated
 * the mbuf chain is recorded in sb.  Empty mbufs are
 * discarded and mbufs are compacted where possible.
 */
sbappend(sb, m)
	struct sockbuf *sb;
	struct mbuf *m;
{
	register struct mbuf *n;

	if (m == 0)
		return;
	if (n = sb->sb_mb) {
		while (n->m_nextpkt)
			n = n->m_nextpkt;
		do {
			if (n->m_flags & M_EOR) {
				sbappendrecord(sb, m); /* XXXXXX!!!! */
				return;
			}
		} while (n->m_next && (n = n->m_next));
	}
	sbcompress(sb, m, n);
}

#ifdef SOCKBUF_DEBUG
sbcheck(sb)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
{
	register struct mbuf *m;
	register int len = 0, mbcnt = 0;

	for (m = sb->sb_mb; m; m = m->m_next) {
		len += m->m_len;
		mbcnt += MSIZE;
		if (m->m_flags & M_EXT)
			mbcnt += m->m_ext.ext_size;
		if (m->m_nextpkt)
			panic("sbcheck nextpkt");
	}
	if (len != sb->sb_cc || mbcnt != sb->sb_mbcnt) {
		printf("cc %d != %d || mbcnt %d != %d\n", len, sb->sb_cc,
		    mbcnt, sb->sb_mbcnt);
		panic("sbcheck");
	}
}
#endif

/*
 * As above, except the mbuf chain
 * begins a new record.
 */
sbappendrecord(sb, m0)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
	register struct mbuf *m0;
{
	register struct mbuf *m;

	if (m0 == 0)
		return;
	if (m = sb->sb_mb)
		while (m->m_nextpkt)
			m = m->m_nextpkt;
	/*
	 * Put the first mbuf on the queue.
	 * Note this permits zero length records.
	 */
	sballoc(sb, m0);
	if (m)
		m->m_nextpkt = m0;
	else
		sb->sb_mb = m0;
	m = m0->m_next;
	m0->m_next = 0;
	if (m && (m0->m_flags & M_EOR)) {
		m0->m_flags &= ~M_EOR;
		m->m_flags |= M_EOR;
	}
	sbcompress(sb, m, m0);
}

/*
 * As above except that OOB data
 * is inserted at the beginning of the sockbuf,
 * but after any other OOB data.
 */
sbinsertoob(sb, m0)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
	register struct mbuf *m0;
{
	register struct mbuf *m;
	register struct mbuf **mp;

	if (m0 == 0)
		return;
	for (mp = &sb->sb_mb; m = *mp; mp = &((*mp)->m_nextpkt)) {
	    again:
		switch (m->m_type) {

		case MT_OOBDATA:
			continue;		/* WANT next train */

		case MT_CONTROL:
			if (m = m->m_next)
				goto again;	/* inspect THIS train further */
		}
		break;
	}
	/*
	 * Put the first mbuf on the queue.
	 * Note this permits zero length records.
	 */
	sballoc(sb, m0);
	m0->m_nextpkt = *mp;
	*mp = m0;
	m = m0->m_next;
	m0->m_next = 0;
	if (m && (m0->m_flags & M_EOR)) {
		m0->m_flags &= ~M_EOR;
		m->m_flags |= M_EOR;
	}
	sbcompress(sb, m, m0);
}

/*
 * Append address and data, and optionally, control (ancillary) data
 * to the receive queue of a socket.  If present,
 * m0 must include a packet header with total length.
 * Returns 0 if no space in sockbuf or insufficient mbufs.
 */
sbappendaddr(sb, asa, m0, control)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
	struct sockaddr *asa;
	struct mbuf *m0, *control;
{
	register struct mbuf *m, *n;
	int space = asa->sa_len;

if (m0 && (m0->m_flags & M_PKTHDR) == 0)
panic("sbappendaddr");
	if (m0)
		space += m0->m_pkthdr.len;
	for (n = control; n; n = n->m_next) {
		space += n->m_len;
		if (n->m_next == 0)	/* keep pointer to last control buf */
			break;
	}
	if (space > sbspace(sb))
		return (0);
	if (asa->sa_len > MLEN)
		return (0);
	MGET(m, M_DONTWAIT, MT_SONAME);
	if (m == 0)
		return (0);
	m->m_len = asa->sa_len;
	bcopy((caddr_t)asa, mtod(m, caddr_t), asa->sa_len);
	if (n)
		n->m_next = m0;		/* concatenate data to control */
	else
		control = m0;
	m->m_next = control;
	for (n = m; n; n = n->m_next)
		sballoc(sb, n);
	if (n = sb->sb_mb) {
		while (n->m_nextpkt)
			n = n->m_nextpkt;
		n->m_nextpkt = m;
	} else
		sb->sb_mb = m;
	return (1);
}

sbappendcontrol(sb, m0, control)
	struct sockbuf *sb;
	struct mbuf *control, *m0;
{
	register struct mbuf *m, *n;
	int space = 0;

	if (control == 0)
		panic("sbappendcontrol");
	for (m = control; ; m = m->m_next) {
		space += m->m_len;
		if (m->m_next == 0)
			break;
	}
	n = m;			/* save pointer to last control buffer */
	for (m = m0; m; m = m->m_next)
		space += m->m_len;
	if (space > sbspace(sb))
		return (0);
	n->m_next = m0;			/* concatenate data to control */
	for (m = control; m; m = m->m_next)
		sballoc(sb, m);
	if (n = sb->sb_mb) {
		while (n->m_nextpkt)
			n = n->m_nextpkt;
		n->m_nextpkt = control;
	} else
		sb->sb_mb = control;
	return (1);
}

/*
 * Compress mbuf chain m into the socket
 * buffer sb following mbuf n.  If n
 * is null, the buffer is presumed empty.
 */
sbcompress(sb, m, n)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
	register struct mbuf *m, *n;
{
	register int eor = 0;
	register struct mbuf *o;

	while (m) {
		eor |= m->m_flags & M_EOR;
		if (m->m_len == 0 &&
		    (eor == 0 ||
		     (((o = m->m_next) || (o = n)) &&
		      o->m_type == m->m_type))) {
			m = m_free(m);
			continue;
		}
		if (n && (n->m_flags & (M_EXT | M_EOR)) == 0 &&
		    (n->m_data + n->m_len + m->m_len) < &n->m_dat[MLEN] &&
		    n->m_type == m->m_type) {
			bcopy(mtod(m, caddr_t), mtod(n, caddr_t) + n->m_len,
			    (unsigned)m->m_len);
			n->m_len += m->m_len;
			sb->sb_cc += m->m_len;
			m = m_free(m);
			continue;
		}
		if (n)
			n->m_next = m;
		else
			sb->sb_mb = m;
		sballoc(sb, m);
		n = m;
		m->m_flags &= ~M_EOR;
		m = m->m_next;
		n->m_next = 0;
	}
	if (eor) {
		if (n)
			n->m_flags |= eor;
		else
			printf("semi-panic: sbcompress\n");
	}
}

/*
 * Free all mbufs in a sockbuf.
 * Check that all resources are reclaimed.
 */
sbflush(sb)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
{

	if (sb->sb_flags & SB_LOCK)
		panic("sbflush");
	while (sb->sb_mbcnt)
		sbdrop(sb, (int)sb->sb_cc);
	if (sb->sb_cc || sb->sb_mb)
		panic("sbflush 2");
}

/*
 * Drop data from (the front of) a sockbuf.
 */
sbdrop(sb, len)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
	register int len;
{
	register struct mbuf *m, *mn;
	struct mbuf *next;

	next = (m = sb->sb_mb) ? m->m_nextpkt : 0;
	while (len > 0) {
		if (m == 0) {
			if (next == 0)
				panic("sbdrop");
			m = next;
			next = m->m_nextpkt;
			continue;
		}
		if (m->m_len > len) {
			m->m_len -= len;
			m->m_data += len;
			sb->sb_cc -= len;
			break;
		}
		len -= m->m_len;
		sbfree(sb, m);
		MFREE(m, mn);
		m = mn;
	}
	while (m && m->m_len == 0) {
		sbfree(sb, m);
		MFREE(m, mn);
		m = mn;
	}
	if (m) {
		sb->sb_mb = m;
		m->m_nextpkt = next;
	} else
		sb->sb_mb = next;
}

/*
 * Drop a record off the front of a sockbuf
 * and move the next record to the front.
 */
sbdroprecord(sb)
	register struct sockbuf *sb;
{
	register struct mbuf *m, *mn;

	m = sb->sb_mb;
	if (m) {
		sb->sb_mb = m->m_nextpkt;
		do {
			sbfree(sb, m);
			MFREE(m, mn);
		} while (m = mn);
	}
}

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In 2006, Mr. Purchase founded his own law practice and has devoted himself to representing people and families, primarily in their cases against the larger insurance companies and corporations in the region.
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MAC wants to sublease 4 NYC stores
Cosmetics brand recently opened locations in Hudson Yards, American Dream mall
Mar.March 17, 2021 01:09 PM
By Sasha Jones
MAC Cosmetics has made four of its closed New York City locations available to sublease. (Google Maps)
MAC Cosmetics is the latest brand to try its hand on the retail subleasing market.
The four stores that the cosmetics brand is looking to sublease are located at 165 Smith Street in Brooklyn, and at 210 East 86th Street, 853 Broadway and 689 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Cushman & Wakefield is handling marketing for all four locations.
The subleases mean MAC has abandoned 10,000 square feet of space across the city. The lease terms range from 2024 to 2029, depending on the location.
The four stores closed permanently prior to the pandemic, according to a representative for Estee Lauder Companies, MAC's parent company.
"As the brand pivots their business to meet evolving retail dynamics and consumer preferences, MAC is investing more in retail experiences and focusing on key locations, which involves new openings, closures, renovations and relocations," the representative said.
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Last year, the brand opened new locations at the Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, as well as the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It also renovated a location in the Queens Center Mall.
In the second quarter of last year, Estee Lauder Companies reported net sales of $14.29 billion for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of 4 percent from $14.86 billion in the prior-year period. On an earnings call at the time, the company's CFO noted that the brand would be closing more "underperforming" stores in an effort to cut costs.
Subleases have become increasingly prominent in the retail sector as retailers empty out their physical locations amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The New Statesman 28/03/2018
The Beast from the East may have delayed spring, but at least we have great new kids' stories from north, south, east and west.
Abi Elphinstone's Sky Song (Simon and Schuster, £6.99) returns us to winter in a sparkling fantasy about an Ice Queen who has stolen the voices of men, women and children to gain control of the Tusk tribe. Eska is trapped immobile under a glass music box in Winterfang Palace, unable to remember who she is. Accidentally freed, she is helped across an icy landscape by Flint, regaining memory and powers. Terrifically exciting for nine-plus readers, its natural companion is Sinead O'Hart's The Eye of the North (Stripes, £6.99). Eccentric Emmeline Widget smuggles herself on to a villain's ship with a boy called Thing. Her quest involves a mythical monster, lost parents and a freezing voyage conjured up in crystalline Celtic prose that gleams and crackles like purest ice.
From the east, we have The Beast Player, the best-selling Japanese author Naho-ko Uehashi's first appearance in English (Pushkin Press, £8.99). Many bright children of 11-plus become obsessed by Japanese culture and this has the authentic strangeness of a society preoccupied with tradition, responsibility, honour and power. Erin's family care for the fearsome serpents at the core of the kingdom's army. When the beasts suddenly die, Erin's mother is executed but manages to send her daughter to safety. How Erin learns to speak with serpents and saves her country is a spine-tingling fantasy that should delight boys as well as girls.
For younger readers of nine-plus, Robin Stevens's A Spoonful of Murder carries her Murder Most Unladylike mysteries (Puffin, £6.99) into new heights. When her grandfather dies our narrator, Hazel Wong, must return to Hong Kong from the English boarding school to which she has been adapting and get sleuthing on home territory. The culture shock is on best friend Daisy this time, and the life of 1930s Hong Kong multimillionaires (and their criminal counterparts) is fabulously evoked in the course of a kidnapping. The series is meticulously plotted and consistently delightful, and I can't recommend it enough – not least in its being about friendship between an English girl and a Chinese one.
There's a different kind of alienation in The Wild Robot (Piccadilly, £6.99) when Roz the robot is shipwrecked. With only wild animals for company, Roz must learn how to understand their language and ultimately become very special to them. A heartfelt story for ages six-plus about how even the oddest of us can find friends – we need Peter Brown to tell his fellow Americans how what seems strange and threatening can turn into love and joy.
To the west, fairyland has been getting steadily darker, with America's strain of gothic supplanting its teenagers' taste for dystopia. Holly Black (best known for "The Spiderwick Chronicles" series) offers The Cruel Prince (Hot Key Books, £12.99, 13-plus), already snapped up for movie fame. Its narrator, Jude, sees her mother and father murdered by her mother's first husband, a faerie nobleman who then adopts Jude and her sister. Mocked for being mortal, determined to become a warrior rather than a bride, Jude must outwit her especial enemy, the charismatic Prince Cardan. The writing is terrific, as is the quasi-Jacobean plotting.
Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood (Penguin, £7.99) is a stellar debut in a similar vein. Alice's reclusive grandmother is the author of a cult book of fairy tales. When her mother is kidnapped, the book leads Alice into the supernatural hinterland of her grandmother's stories, where the creepiest aspects of fairy tales turn out to be true. As rich as the darkest chocolate, and addictively delicious for ages 13-plus.
From South Africa, Jaco Jacobs's A Good Day for Climbing Trees (Rock the Boat, £6.99) is instantly engaging, funny and robust. Our narrator Marnus's sassy younger brother is renting their handsome eldest sibling out for kissing lessons, billed as a "self-esteem workshop". Marnus is sick of being ignored, but when Leila asks him to help prevent a special tree from being cut down, it's the start of a joint rebellion. Ideal for eight-plus boys.
Also from South Africa, Mary Watson's The Wren Hunt (Bloomsbury, £7.99, 13-plus) draws on the ancient winter game of hunting the Wren, in this case a real and deadly version that takes place each year in a local forest. The boys who pursue Wren don't know she's an augur and an enemy; Wren is an undercover spy for her family, trying to discover a secret on which their survival rests.
Gripping and romantic, it shares the idea of violent adolescent initiation into adult life with the sensational Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi (Macmillan, £7.99, 13-plus). Magic has disappeared from Orisha, where different magical powers once ruled different clans; but it remains in one or two people, including our orphaned narrator, Zélie, who must stay hidden from the ruthless king. If your teenager loved Black Panther then this will hit a sweet spot, with much-needed and emotionally engaging African superheroes.
With all this, how do our local, sustainably sourced British stories fare? Pretty well, actually. Helen Grant's Ghost (Fledgling Press, £9.99) is about a girl brought up in a remote Scottish castle by her grandmother during the Second World War. But when handsome Tom arrives, lonely Augusta discovers a very different truth, in a twisty atmospheric tale reminiscent of the finest Ruth Rendell for ages 12-plus.
Another Scottish setting comes with Natasha Farrant's The Children of Castle Rock (Faber and Faber, £6.99), this time the location of an unusual boarding school where children are sent off unsupervised for three days of orienteering. Unputdownable, funny and wise, it's an unconventional treat for nine-plus readers.
My top pick, however, is Fiona Shaw's Outwalkers (David Fickling. £10.99). The English government can track anyone via a chip implanted from birth. But Jake, escaped from his Academy orphanage, is bound for Scotland with his beloved dog, Jet. This is a great, heart-stopping adventure for 12-plus about a burning hunger for freedom that shakes the soul with its contemporary political echoes. It has a moral compass that should put it bang in the centre of our kids' imaginations.


A trip to the local Best Buy is like a trip down memory lane.
I decided to go for a drive, a drive to some local high-tech stores. It was amazing going to Best Buy. At one time, they got rid of all things Apple. Now, the amount of space and the classy display given to all things Apple can only be called, "A Shrine".
PC software, especially games, seem long gone, a concession to the space dedicated to gaming consoles and their many games. Laptops and tablets are there aplenty, but desktops are far and few.
IT is a fickle world. New technologies came and they go. Market leaders ebb and fade. Chromebooks are slim temptresses that call to us Internet Argonauts with low prices and a clever mix of tablet light weight and laptop keyboards. And Android? Wow, talk about screaming fast adoption.
I'm glad that I trained myself years ago to stay current, to go outside of the comfort zone of known technologies, to challenge myself to read a half dozen books each year and to create new software and hardware projects.
That's why I'm glad I have so many great books to choose from and from so many venues. Whether my local Barnes and Noble or this website, I have access to the best books on today's technologies. For that matter, I have dozens of videos and training packages to choose from.
I think we're in for big changes. In the same way many auto mechanics must download new files to their high-tech scanners, so too, we IT folks need to continue training.


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'Hobbs and Shaw' Viewers Spot Plot Hole with Jason Statham and Vanessa Kirby Characters
by Allie Gemmill August 4, 2019
The ninth Fast & Furious film, Hobbs & Shaw, has finally hit theaters and audiences are pouring into theaters everywhere to catch it in all its bombastic glory. Upon leaving the theaters, audience members seem to have noticed a glaring plot hole that is central to the film's story. Viewer observations about the plot hole have flooded Twitter, leading to some truly hilarious takes.
So, what's the plot hole? Well, it has to do with co-stars Jason Statham and Vanessa Kirby and their respective characters, Deckard and Hattie Shaw. It's established early in the movie by their mother, Magdalene "Queenie" Shaw (in a brief but perfect appearance from Helen Mirren), that the brother and sister were close when they were kids. Flashbacks to the rascally duo seem to take place in the late '70s or very early '80s as they get into all kinds of trouble.
What's meant to be a simple bit of exposition to help development the history and relationship between two characters has managed to expose a very awkward and amusing truth. In reality, Statham is in his early 50s and Kirby is in her early 30s. Even with the most generous guesses about their ages made based solely on their looks, Statham is still visibly much older than Kirby. If the film assumes Deckard and Hattie are around the same ages as the actors who play them, then how exactly were they kids at the same time?
#HobbsAndShaw is a film that suggests Vanessa Kirby (b. 1988) and Jason Statham (b. 1967) were children at the same time
— Angie J. Han (@ajhan) July 31, 2019
In HOBBS & SHAW, Vanessa Kirby and Jason Statham play siblings, which isn't outrageous, but a flashback sequence suggests that they're two years apart at most. They're 21, in case you're wondering how much this movie doesn't give a fuck.
— Ryan Oliver (@ryollie90) July 31, 2019
as a #FastAndFurious fanboy, i can suspend my disbelief. 20 mile long runways & cybernetic superhumans: a-ok in my book. but in #HobbsAndShaw, they really expect us to believe Vanessa Kirby & Jason Statham are around the same age?? no way, josé! that is where i draw the line!!
— Jerson David Ambion (@jersonORdavid) August 2, 2019
Hopefully viewers don't think the plot hole is big enough to detract from the numerous adrenaline rushes and metric ton of fun this movie. Fast & Furious films have always required a healthy amount of suspended disbelief, so it's no wonder Hobbs & Shaw is following suit, even in a smaller way.
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