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Q: What is the proper procedure for error checking chunks in file transfer over HTTP? My goal: transfer a large (~200k) binary file over HTTP in chunks and validate with some type of error detection that my received chunk (client side) is EXACTLY the same as the sent chunk from the server.
So I have a binary file (firmware update for a micro controller) that I'm trying to send from my server (nodejs with Express) to my device. I can successfully make HTTP requests for strings and other small things and read the responses fine, but now I want to send a file.
This file is roughly 200kb large, and on the server side I'm using fseek to split the file into chunk of 512 bytes (this is the page size of my onboard NAND flash that the update will be written to). On the client side (my microcontroller), I'm making a get request and specifying the index of the current chunk I'm on (e.g. I start at ?index=0 and increase chunk by chunk until around ?index=400).
For each chunk I receive, I would like validate that I have the same data as the server. My current idea is to perform a CRC check on client side and compare it to the CRC from the server which will be stored in the header of the GET response. Is this a good approach? Is there a better standard out there for what I'm trying to accomplish?
Extra: Microcontroller uses an STM32 processor, 2MB of NAND flash, 256KB of SRAM. Writing my images using Mbed-OS 5.12

A: If you are sending the data via a single TCP socket, the channel ensures all sent data arrives at the remote end and will automatically recover from most errors without intervention using checksums and sequence numbers.
Splitting the data into chunks like this merely duplicates functionality already present in the TCP stack in a costly and inefficient manner.
As long as you check that there are no unrecoverable errors at the receiving end, and that the protocol you run on top of TCP has a means of identifying the start and end of the file (assuming you are using a protocol which may send other information over the same socket) the only thing you need to worry about is a man in the middle attack. How you deal with a man in the middle attack is a more complex proposition, and the right solution depends on your threat models.
OTOH if you are using a datagram based transport like UDP, it will be more efficient to use forward error correction than relying on checksums.

A: Over HTTP(S) you cant validate chunks (unless they are not separate requests) = you can only add CRC or MD5 to the file and script on the server side can check it and send you the reply when the.
You have two options:
1. Sen chunks as a separate requests (or files) and check the integrity of the chunk
2. Establish non HTTP connection and implement your own protocol sending
3. Use other file transfer protocols over TCP/IP


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Korea's Legislation Concerning Hague Convention
The Republic of Korea is a signatory to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. On November 1, 2013, the Hague Convention entered into force between the United States and the Republic of Korea. The United States now has 72 partners under the Convention.
The Convention is the primary civil law mechanism for parents seeking the return of children who have been abducted from or wrongfully retained outside their country of habitual residence by another parent or family member. Parents seeking access to children residing in treaty partner countries may also invoke the Convention. The Convention is critically important because it establishes an internationally recognized legal framework to resolve parental abduction cases. The Convention does not address who should have custody of the child; rather it addresses where issues of child custody should be heard.
Korea has become the 89th signatory to the Convention, and as is custom for countries joining the Convention, they have penned legislation necessary to ensure compliance with the Convention. The text of that legislation can be found here on my website:
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The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations
My article, The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations, has been published this week by The Journal of Child Custody.
Abstract: The author asserts that in contested cases concerning a child's proposed visit to a foreign country or a child's international relocation, it is essential for decision makers to appreciate the impact that the laws and procedures of the foreign country may have on the child's future well-being. Such cases require an adequate consideration, often with expert testimony, of whether the terms of a proposed custody order will in fact be recognized and effectively enforced in the foreign country, and for how long, since there may otherwise be serious adverse consequences for the child and a left-behind parent and foreign courts will generally have jurisdiction under their own laws to modify custody orders issued by a U.S. court.
To cite this article: Jeremy D. Morley (2013) The Impact of Foreign Law on Child Custody Determinations, Journal of Child Custody, 10:3-4, 209-235, DOI:
10.1080/15379418.2013.833833
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St Louis & Adelphopoiesis
By way of Introduction: this paper was for Church History with Dr Kevin Clarke. The assignment was to imagine I was teaching RCIA at a parish named for a "controversial" saint. A member of the class raises an objection to that saint, how do I respond? Further, the same person feels that (pick a common objection from Church history) is very important and wants me to address it. Some possible examples were the Inquisition, the Crusades, etc. As I did not understand the reasons people disliked King St Louis that was my pick for the Saint. I had decided to go with dispelling a common myth about "the Burning Times" (which didn't happen) when, as I was writing the paper, the CDF dropped a document. The Responsum triggered a memory of reading bad history – John Boswell's Same Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe – and I pictured my RCIA challenger citing Boswell's quotations of actual church liturgies and asking why we couldn't do these rites now. The assignment limited me to 2,000 words with a 200 margin either way. I made it at 2195, but my first draft of the St Louis section was 3,000 words long. There is so much more to say about St Louis and the Talmud! But the accusation of Islamophobia seemed more realistic a question at this time as much as the question about same sex unions seemed more realistic in San Francisco today than the one about the Burning Times. This is how papers are born, I guess.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE BIG statue of St Louis riding a horse on Art Hill in St Louis, MO, Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation in that city says "If we're not honest about our history we will never be able to dismantle the systems of oppression that we are living under." (Haaretz 28 June 2020) Dislike for St Louis the king is focused in St Louis the city, there are echoes of the protest in other places. The objections to him are that he was antisemitic and anti-Isalm. We will have time tonight to look at the issues around Islam.
The crusades are the entirety of the argument for the "Islamophobia" of our Patron Saint. Louis was fighting Muslims. It is very easy to see this as a badge of what we understand to be racism today. It carries quite clear marks of it: fighting Muslims because they are Muslims. This idea of branding as evil all Muslims because they are Muslims is one we should oppose. But it's not one that we can use against Louis.
Our patron saint is renowned for his piety, his charity, and his bravery. He is also known for his skills as a governor and a diplomat. He is devoted to his wife. An article in Christianity Today says he called his wife a "girl of pretty face, but of prettier faith" which I really like, but I can't find a source for that anywhere else for that quote. The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent says he always followed his mother's advice I would rather see you dead at my feet than guilty of a mortal sin. And they cite him as saying The peace and blessings of the realm come to us through the poor. He took his family with him on the crusade. The Church teaches Louis' holiness in that she has named him a Saint.
Beggars were fed from his table, he ate their leavings, washed their feet, ministered to the wants of the lepers, and daily fed over one hundred poor. He founded many hospitals…. a man of sound common sense, possessing indefatigable energy, graciously kind and of playful humour, and constantly guarding against the temptation to be imperious. (Catholic Encyclopedia)
Our secular age teaches us "religion" and "everything else" are different categories. This was not so for King Louis IX: there are times when we want to say he was "acting religious" when, in fact, he would not see it that way. Founding hospitals and feeding the poor are works of charity, certainly, but they are also acts of government. They are "secular". But not in France at this time. For another example, while he was on Crusade, he allied with some Muslims – helping out some Muslim kingdoms if they would help him. He also reached out to the Golden Horde, pagan Mongols who were part of the invasion/migration from the east seen as enemies by all the peoples in Europe and the Middle East. These could be seen as political choices. But they are also religious.
In the 21st Century, we see Louis as a "Christian King" of "the Nation of France" while imagining 13th Century France to be the same as today: a cultural and economic center, diverse and largely "like us". That is, we think of 13th Century France as a secular state ruled by – almost by accident – a Catholic King, just as we may elect a Catholic President or a Masonic one. However, France was not a modern, secular state ruled by a leader who was accidentally (if very piously) religious. Pick up a copy of Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IX, by Andrew Willard Jones (Emmaus Academic, 2017). There's an entirely different worldview here: one where the whole understanding of things is religious.
Muslim states today and in Louis' time work in the same way: systems where "sacred" and "secular" are woven as tightly together as they were for Louis' France. Yet we often imagine them as mirrors of our modern, secular way of life where there just happens to be a Muslim veneer as we have a Christian one. We visualize the Muslims of the Middle Ages in their peaceable kingdoms attacked by Christians from the west. The image is one of trying to win converts by the sword.
Yet Louis was not out to convert Muslims. Neither was the war about eradicating their religion, nor one of territorial expansion. St Louis' crusade was one of liberation.
In Syria, Muslims had conquered some Christian towns and were enslaving the people there. Louis decided (on advice from allies) to conquer some Egyptian towns and hold them for ransom: to make a trade. This is very much a modern war tactic, still: Israel traded Palestinian prisoners for one soldier in 2011. It's secular politics, sure, but this also sounds like the charism of the Trinitarians who were always Louis' spiritual advisors: To the Glory of the Most Holy Trinity and to Ransom Christian Captives. We might wonder at the means the King chose for his ends, but see the weaving of political and religious here: how hard it is to dissect them. He is fighting "systems of oppression that we are living under" using the best means of his day – diplomatic alliances (even with "bad people") and ransom.
Jones offers a very brief account of a conflict between Louis and some bishops asking him to enforce some declarations of excommunication. The king said he would look into the issue and enforce it if the action was just. The bishops replied that to let him investigate that way would be to "give the king cognizance of what pertained to [the Bishops]" – letting him snoop in on religious matters. But Louis replied that for him to act without first determining the justice of the matter would be to "give [the bishops] cognizance over what pertained to" the king. The idea of "church and state" is not valid when we look at Louis' France. Louis is not imposing Catholic ideals on a secular order, but rather embodying the ancient idea of Sacred Kingship as a Catholic. The State is seen as sacral, as part of God's plan for working out our salvation. Louis acts as a Catholic king, sacramentalizing his actions.
Viewing Louis through our modern eyes we miss something of what CS Lewis called (in his The Discarded Image, 1962) the Medieval Synthesis "the whole organisation of their theology, science, and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental Model of the Universe." Lewis thinks of this Model as sharing equal standing with Aquinas' Summa and Dante's Divine Comedy. The three form a Map for a reality we can no longer see or even imagine in our world. We can see, though, these three pillars of this reality – the Summa, the Comedy, and the Model of reality – as manifestations of our Catholic Faith.
Catholic means whole. Our faith seeks an integral whole. One of the ancient Eucharistic Prayers, going back to the 2nd Century (maybe the 1st) refers to the bread as coming from grain "scattered on the hillsides" and gathered into one loaf (Didache). We like things in separate boxes not touching each other: the work box, the God box, the leisure box. Life can't be divided that way. My life is not 8 hours of customer service for a website and then a couple of hours for God. I'd break: and so will all of us. So will our world if we divide it only further. Catholicism seeks to bring it all together into one loaf to offer it to God in thanksgiving (Eucharist). Let us ask for the intercession of our Saint Louis to help us see the world we are seeking to offer to God, not cut up into parts, but offered as one whole in Christ.
Rabbi Talve said, "If we're not honest about our history we will never be able to dismantle the systems of oppression that we are living under." It's important to realize that we are part of the "oppression" she indicates: the idea that Christianity is the fullness of God's Truth and that we – as Christians – are not only morally obligated to act as such, but that we believe in our hearts that doing so will make everything better for everyone – including those who reject our ideas or Truth. Allowing the world to drift away from Christ's Kingdom through our inaction or because we're afraid of what people will say allows things to fall apart.
The question we received was about John Boswell's 1994 book, "Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe" wherein he posits the idea of a liturgical tradition of blessing same-sex couples. These rites exist: they are called "Adelphopoiesis" or "brother-making". Common in the whole church until the 14th Century, continuing in the East until the 20th, the rite is a blessing whereby two people of the same sex adopt each other as siblings, usually two brothers but sometimes two sisters. Boswell argues that the rite of Adelphopoiesis was a cultural continuation of the sexually intimate (mostly male) couples of ancient Greece and Rome. He implies that the Church simply adopted this cultural practice and that modern opposition to such couples is a relatively recent development in theology. The book includes English translations of the rites.
This week the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a document called a Responsum (Response) answering a Dubia (doubt or question). This document was called, Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith regarding the blessing of the unions of persons of the same sex, and it was answering the question, "Does the Church have the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex?" The Responsum never says "Adelphopoiesis" it reads as if whoever posed the original question was holding the book and asking, "Can we do these rites?" Tl:dr Negative. Then the fewmets hit the windmill.
The use of Adelphopoiesis rites in the past to bless what we would call "gay relationships" assumes that our ancestors had these relationships to bless. Boswell makes a leap many moderns do assuming (with a wink) that these were obviously sexual unions, even though this goes against the teachings of the Church. Boswell reads our modern assumptions into the past: a person's identity is based on their desires. This is a type of what CS Lewis called "Chronological Snobbery" in Surprised by Joy: we know better than our ancestors about things like sex and know more about our ancestors than they did – especially in areas like sex. We know that when those people did these things they really were doing what we do even if they didn't have the words for it. Critics of Boswell point out the use of these rites as political tools, ways to cement family alliances, and also ways to officially recognize reconciliations between opposing factions. Theological critics point out the historic teachings of the church on sexuality.
The modern idea of "sexual desire = identity" trips us up. If one's desire defines oneself then should not the Church allow for the self to be celebrated? The theological response to that question is not our topic tonight but it is important to see that it is a new question.
While there were women and men engaging in such actions, some arguing them to be good or neutral, the idea that these actions constituted a different type of person is very new – only about 100 years old. David F. Greenberg's 700-page tome, The Construction of Homosexuality (University of Chicago, 1988) argues that "homosexual" is a category that we have now as a result of the rise of market economies. Greenberg suggests the idea of "gay" is very modern. The only thing more recent than "gay" is "straight" which was formed in reaction to gay as a label. In 2014, First Things magazine published an article called "Against Heterosexuality" that rehashes much of this: worth a read.
Try reading ancient writers commenting on the morality of sex without reading our ideas of identity into them. Paul did not condemn "alternative identities" nor did Jesus ever talk about "gay relationships" because those things did not exist as social categories. We cannot imagine their silence to indicate their approval any more than we should imagine their silence on television to be a sign of approval of Game of Thrones. Jesus and Paul discussed sexual sin.
This idea of "sin" is one that causes great concern in today's society. It seems to be one of the "systems of oppression": simply a way in which the church tries to control people. In fact, many Catholics seem to believe this as well.
The Church sees her teachings on the human person as liberation. Being "honest about our history" includes being honest about the history of human sin. We remember that the Church's teaching is freedom is not the ability to do whatever one wants but rather the ability to do the good. As Catholics, the culture of do whatever you will is the system of oppression from which we seek liberation.
Author Huw RichardsonPosted on 21 April 2021 Categories Church History, deacon school, papers
The Virtual Field Trip
HOMEWORK for Church History class with Dr Kevin Clarke. The assignment was to select some art from the Web Gallery of Art, to learn how to use that tool, and to write a brief comment, including why this art, something learned about the artist, and how to use it in a parish ministry. I tended to feel like I was writing for the BBC's "A History of the World in 100 Objects." I noted to Dr Clarke that I've not had to do this sort of work since failing "Art in the Dark" at NYU in 1983. I hope this is better…
Jan van Eyck, Ghent Altarpiece (wings closed), 1432, Oil on Wood, Cathedral of St Bavo, Ghent
This was the first time I've seen the wings closed (as far as I know). Ornate altars like this were often closed in Lent and Advent. The presence of the Annunciation icons on the outside of the closed wings struck me because the Annunciate is always in Lent. Advent, too, is a good time to see these images.
I would use this in a discussion of liturgical art: why we veil statues in Lent/Holy Week.
This factoid has endeared him to my heart: he signed some art ALS ICH KAN (As I (Eyck) can), a pun on his name, which he typically painted in Greek characters. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck retrieved on 7 March 2020).
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Judith Beheading Holofernes, c. 1598, oil on canvas, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
In the Biblical text, Judith is alone with the general passed out. In this image, she is not alone so I had to look that up.
Turns out that showing Judith with her maid was an iconographic tradition intended to distinguish her from Salome. Wikipedia says, "In European art, Judith is very often accompanied by her maid at her shoulder, which helps to distinguish her from Salome, who also carries her victim's head on a silver charger (plate). However, a Northern tradition developed whereby Judith had both a maid and a charger, famously taken by Erwin Panofsky as an example of the knowledge needed in the study of iconography." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_beheading_Holofernes retrieved on 7 Mar 2021.)
This would be useful in a discussion of the "other books" which don't get so much playtime – even in the liturgy. Also, this would go well in a discussion of the place of women in our tradition.
In researching Caravaggio I found discussions of his presumed "sexuality" to be very interesting. Calling the artist "gay" or "queer" seems to reveal more about the attitudes of the writer as there was no such category of human being in Caravaggio's culture or the Church's understanding. I can imagine a very adult class on this topic: eroticism in art, or in the Church's art. The artist's use of chiaroscuro can be contrasted with the ample light used for the same effect in the work of the next artist, Fra Angelico.
Bl. John of Fiesole, OP (Fra Angelico), Death of the Virgin, 1433-34, Tempera on wood, Museo Diocesano, Cortona
This image caught my eye because of the ways it does not follow the iconographic tradition. Normally Jesus is depicted holding the Virgin's soul while surrounded by angels as if he is standing outside of time. However here he is clearly standing next to the Apostles, in the world, as it were. I'm not certain of the artist's intent, but the idea of Jesus coming to his mother's death in this world is very moving.
Bl. John has a feast on the OP calendar which has three alternative readings for the Office of Readings on 18 February. The third one, "especially for prayer with a group of artists," says the Blessed's art depicts …[t]he ideal world, radiant with the aura of peace, holiness, harmony, and joy. Its reality lies in the future when ultimate justice will triumph over a new earth and new heavens. Yet this gentle and blessed world can even now come to life in the recesses of human souls, and it is to them he offers it, inviting them to enter in. It is this invitation which seems to us to be the message of Fra Angelico entrusts to his art, confident that it will thus be effectively spread... If its content and aim are such as Fra Angelico gave his painting, then art rises to the dignity almost of a minister of God, reflecting a greater number of perfections. We should like to point out to artists, who are ever dear to us, this sublime possibility of art.
(The Venerable Pope Pius XII, opening an exhibition of art by Fra Angelico at the Vatican on 20 April 1955. Quoted in, Liturgy of the Hours – Propers for the Order of Preachers Revised Edition, 2019, Dominican Liturgy Productions, Oakland, CA.)
I would use this painting in a class on the evolution of the iconographic tradition a discussion point: he is only one generation after Giotto and the latter's work is more like traditional icons.
Leonardo da Vinci Madonna Litta, c. 1490-91, Tempera on canvas (transferred from wood panel), The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Albrecth Dürer, Christ as the Man of Sorrows, c. 1493, Oil on panel, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe
These two works come together because my piety leans heavily on the Incarnation as revolution: the God who feeds us all is fed by the virgin whom he made, God the Word who cannot speak, God the creator of all who has dirty diaper; the God of life who dies, the king who is willingly wounded by his subjects. This humble submission of God to the need for his creation's salvation is very moving to me.
I was intrigued at the idea of tempera painting being moved from wood to canvas. That led me down a rabbit warren of artistic trivia!
I've never been clear if Dürer was a Catholic or a Protestant – his works seem popular with both groups. So reading up on this was another trip down a series of tubes. The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent says this theory is rejected (https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05209c.htm retrieved on 7 March 2021.) Sed Contra, the Lutherans claim his as their own, for ex: I think it can be safely said that Dürer, at the end of his earthly life, was steadfastly in the Lutheran camp. – Deaconess Carolyn S. Brinkley (https://lutheranreformation.org/history/four-holy-men-albrecht-durers-confession-faith/)
Certainly, for much of his life, he was Catholic, though. It is a profoundly Catholic sensibility that he brings to Protestant Bibles using his engravings. It would be interesting to use his work along with Leonardo's in a discussion of how Catholicism might reach out – artistically – to evangelize Protestants.
Author Huw RichardsonPosted on 7 March 2021 8 March 2021 Categories Church History, deacon school, papers


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Q: Alexa SmartHome Skills : Issue with device discovery I have written an Alexa smart home skills.
When I try to discover the device using the Alexa test or from the mobile app, the lambda is triggered.
The lambda is getting successfully executed, but I get below error in App or test in Alexa console.

I couldn't find any new Smart Home devices. If you've n't already,
  please enable the smart home skill for your device from the Alexa App.

What could be the possible issue?
Since the lambda is getting successfully executed, I don't think there is any issue with language (English(IN)) or AWS region (EU-WEST-1) , where the lambda is deployed.
I didn't see any logs on Alexa developer console
Any pointers?
Response from Lambda function -
header =
    {
namespace: 'Alexa.Discovery',
    name: 'Discover.Response',
    payloadVersion: '3',
    messageId: '785f0173-6ddb-41d8-a785-de7159c7f7ca'
}

payload =
{
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointId": "d4b87cbe6c8e490493733f260b8c2c25",
            "friendlyName": "Kitchen",
            "description": "Demo",
            "manufacturerName": "Man1",
            "displayCategories": [
                "LIGHT"
            ],
            "cookie": {
                "owner": "Owner1"
            },
            "capabilities": [
                {
                    "type": "AlexaInterface",
                    "version": "3",
                    "interface": "Alexa"
                },
                {
                    "type": "AlexaInterface",
                    "version": "3",
                    "interface": "Alexa.PowerController",
                    "properties": {
                        "supported": [
                            {
                                "name": "powerState"
                            }
                        ],
                        "proactivelyReported": true,
                        "retrievable": true
                    }
                },
                {
                    "type": "AlexaInterface",
                    "version": "3",
                    "interface": "Alexa.BrightnessController",
                    "properties": {
                        "supported": [
                            {
                                "name": "brightness"
                            }
                        ],
                        "proactivelyReported": true,
                        "retrievable": true
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

We are wrapping header and payload in the response event.

context.succeed({ event: { header: header, payload: payload } });

A: So far I haven't found a way to view the logs either.
I had the same problem and I realized that I was putting wrong values in some properties or schema entities like ids.
In the same way, another thing that solved me on some occasion was to place the scheme in the following way:
context.succeed({
  "event": {
    "header": {
      "namespace": "Alexa.Discovery",
      "name": "Discover.Response",
      "payloadVersion": "3",
      "messageId": header.messageId
    },
    "payload": {
      "endpoints": [
        {
          "endpointId": "demo_id",
          ...
          ,
          "cookie": {},
          "capabilities": [
            {
              "type": "AlexaInterface",
              "interface": "Alexa",
              "version": "3"
            },
            ...
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
});

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Q: What exactly is GUID? Why and where I should use it? What exactly is GUID? Why and where I should use it?
I've seen references to GUID in a lot of places, and in wikipedia,
but it is not very clear telling you where to use it.
If someone could answer this, it would be nice.
Thanks

A: Someone said they are conceptually 128-bit random values, and that is substantially true, but having done a little reading on UUID (GUID usually refers to Microsoft's implementation of UUID), I see that there are several different UUID versions, and most of them are not actually random.  So it is possible to generate a UUID for a machine (or something else) and be able to reliably repeat that process to obtain the same UUID down the road, which is important for some applications.

A: For me it's easier to think of them as simply "128-bit random values". Which is essentially what they are. There are some algorithms for including a bit of information in a few digits of your GUID (thus the random part gets a bit smaller), but still they are pretty large almost-random values.
Since they are so large, it is extremely unlikely that two GUIDs will ever be generated that are the same. For all practical purposes, every GUID ever generated is unique in the world.
I'll leave it to you to figure out where to use them, but other answers already have some examples. Let your imagination run wild. :)

A: Can be a hard thing to understand because of all the maths that goes on behind generating them. Think of it as a unique id. You can get Visual Studio to generate one for you, or .NET if you happen to be using C# or one of the many other applications or websites. They are considered unique because there is such a silly small chance you'll see the same one twice that it isn't worth considering.

A: 128-bit Globally Unique ID.  You can generate GUIDs from now until sunset and you never generate the same GUID twice, and neither will anyone else.  They are used a lot with COM.
As for example of something you would use them for, we use them in one of our products.  Our users can generate categories and cards on various devices.  We want to make sure that we don't confuse a category made on one device with a category created on a different one, so it's important that IDs are unique no matter who generates them, where they generate them, and when they generate them.  So we use GUIDs (actually we use our own scheme using 64-bit numbers but they are similar to GUIDs).

A: I worked on an ACD call center system a few years back where we wanted to gather call detail records from multiple call processors into a single database. I setup a column in MS SQL to generate a GUID for the database key rather than using a system-generated sequential ID (identity column). Back then, this required setting the default value to NewID (or generating it in the code, but the NewID() function was safer). Of course, having a large value for a key may raise a few eyebrows, but I would rather give up the space than risk a collision.
I didn't see anyone address using a GUID as a database key so I thought it might help to know you could do that too.

A: GUID stands for "Globally Unique Identifier" and you use it when you want to have, erm, a Globally Unique Identifier.
In RSS feeds, for example, you should have a GUID for each item in the feed. That way, the feed reader software can keep track of whether you have read that item or not. Without a GUID, it would be impossible to tell.
A GUID differs from something like a database ID in that no matter who creates an object -- you, me, the guy down the street -- our GUIDs will always be different. There should be no collisions using a GUID.
You'll also see the term UUID, which stands for "Universally Unique Identifier." There is essentially no difference between the two. UUID is the more appropriate term. GUID is the term used by Microsoft.

A: If you need to generate an identifier that needs to be unique during the whole lifetime of your application, you use a GUID.
Imagine you have a server with sessions, if you give each session a GUID, you are certain that it will be unique for every session ever created by your server. This is useful for tracing bugs.

A: One particularly useful application of GUIDs that I've found is using them to track unique visitors in webapps where the visitors are anonymous (i.e. not logged in or registered).

A: A GUID is a "Globally Unique IDentifier".  You use it anywhere that you need an identifier that guaranteed to be different than every other.
Usually, you only need a value to be "locally unique" -- the Primary Key identity in a database table,for example, needs only be different from the other rows in that table, but can be the same as the ID in other tables.  (no need for a GUID here)
GUIDs are generally used when you will be defining an ID that must be different from an ID that someone else (outside of your control) will be defining.  One such place in the Interface identifier on ActiveX controls.  Anyone can create an ActiveX, and not know with what other control someone will be using them with --- and there's nothing to stop everyone from giving their controls the same name.  GUIDs keep them distinct.
GUIDs are a combination of the time (in very small fractions of a second) (so it assured to be different from any GUID defined before or later), and a number defining your location (sometimes taken from the MAC address of you network card) (so it's assured to be different from any other GUID defined right now by someone else).
They are also sometimes known as UUIDs (universally unique ID).

A: GUID = Global Unique IDentifier.
Use it when you want to uniquely identify something in a global context.
This generator can be handy.

A: As addition to all the other answers, here is an online GUID generator:
http://www.guidgenerator.com/

What is a GUID?
GUID (or UUID) is an acronym for
  'Globally Unique Identifier' (or
  'Universally Unique Identifier'). It
  is a 128-bit integer number used to
  identify resources. The term GUID is
  generally used by developers working
  with Microsoft technologies, while
  UUID is used everywhere else.
How unique is a GUID?
128-bits is big enough and the
  generation algorithm is unique enough
  that if 1,0000,000,000 GUIDs per
  second were generated for 1 year the
  probability of a duplicate would be
  only 50%. Or if every human on Earth
  generated 600,000,000 GUIDs there
  would only be a 50% probability of a
  duplicate.
How are GUIDs used?
GUIDs are used in software development
  as database keys, component
  identifiers, or just about anywhere
  else a truly unique identifier is
  required. GUIDs are also used to
  identify all interfaces and objects in
  COM programming.

A: GUID technically stands for globally unique identifier.  What it is, actually, is a 128 bit structure that is unlikely to ever repeat or create a collision. If you do the maths, the domain of values is in the undecillions.
Use guids when you have multiple independent systems or clients generating ID's that need to be unique.
For example, if I have 5 client apps creating and inserting transactional data into a table that has a unique constraint on the ID, then use guids.  This prevents having to force a client to request an issued ID from the server first.
This is also great for object factories and systems that have numerous object types stored in different tables where you don't want any 2 objects to have the same ID.  This makes caching and scavenging schemas much easier to implement.

A: A GUID is a "Globally Unique ID".  Also called a UUID (Universally Unique ID).
It's basically a 128 bit number that is generated in a way (see RFC 4112 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) that makes it nearly impossible for duplicates to be generated.  This way, I can generate GUIDs without some third party organization having to give them to me to ensure they are unique.
One widespread use of GUIDs is as identifiers for COM entities on Windows (classes, typelibs, interfaces, etc.). Using GUIDs, developers could build their COM components without going to Microsoft to get a unique identifier.  Even though identifying COM entities is a major use of GUIDs, they are used for many things that need unique identifiers.  Some developers will generate GUIDs for database records to provide them an ID that can be used even when they must be unique across many different databases.
Generally, you can think of a GUID as a serial number that can be generated by anyone at anytime and they'll know that the serial number will be unique.
Other ways to get unique identifiers include getting a domain name.  To ensure the uniqueness of domain names, you have to get it from some organization (ultimately administered by ICANN).
Because GUIDs can be unwieldy (from a human readable point of view they are a string of hexadecimal numbers, usually grouped like so:  aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-ffffffffffff), some namespaces that need unique names across different organization use another scheme (often based on Internet domain names).
So, the namespace for Java packages by convention starts with the orgnaization's domain name (reversed) followed by names that are determined in some organization specfic way.  For example, a Java package might be named:
com.example.jpackage

This means that dealing with name collisions becomes the responsibility of each organization.
XML namespaces are also made unique in a similar way - by convention, someone creating an XML namespace is supposed to make it 'underneath' a registered domain name under their control.  For example:
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"

Another way that unique IDs have been managed is for Ethernet MAC addresses.  A company that makes Ethernet cards has to get a block of addresses assigned to them by the IEEE (I think it's the IEEE).  In this case the scheme has worked pretty well, and even if a manufacturer screws up and issues cards with duplicate MAC addresses, things will still work OK as long as those cards are not on the same subnet, since beyond a subnet, only the IP address is used to route packets.  Although there are some other uses of MAC addresses that might be affected - one of the algorithms for generating GUIDs uses the MAC address as one parameter.  This GUID generation method is not as widely used anymore because it is considered a privacy threat.
One example of a scheme to come up with unique identifiers that didn't work very well was the Microsoft provided ID's for 'VxD' drivers in Windows 9x.  Developers of third party VxD drivers were supposed to ask Microsoft for a set of IDs to use for any drivers the third party wrote. This way, Microsoft could ensure there were not duplicate IDs.  Unfortunately, many driver writers never bothered, and simply used whatever ID was in the example VxD they used as a starting point.  I'm not sure how much trouble this caused - I don't think VxD ID uniqueness was absolutely necessary, but it probably affected some functionality in some APIs.

A: GUID or UUID (globally vs Universally) Unique IDentifier is, well, a unique ID :)  When you need something really unique machine generated, there are libraries to get you one.
See GUID on wikipedia for details.
As to when you don't need a GUID, it is when a counter that you control (one way or another, like a SERIAL SQL type or a sequence) gets incremented.  Indexing a "text" value (GUID in textual form) or a 128 bit binary value (which a GUID is) is far more expensive than an integer.

A: The Wikipedia article on GUIDs is pretty clear on what they are used for - maybe rephrasing your question would help - what do you need a GUID for?

A: To actually see what it looks like on a windows computer, go to cmd or powershell.

*

*Powershell  => [guid]::NewGuid()

*CMD => powershell [guid]::NewGuid()


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Senior spotlight: Burrell pitcher uses off-the-wall method to keep throwing
Friday, April 17, 2020 | 6:01 AM
Burrell starting pitcher Jack Henderson throws against Deer Lakes on May 1, 2019.
Editor's note: Each day, Trib HSSN will spotlight a WPIAL spring athlete whose senior year has been cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.
Burrell pitcher Jack Henderson wants to keep his arm loose even as the coronavirus restrictions that canceled the high school baseball season keep him at home, but he isn't quarantined with a catcher. So he heads outside from time to time, firing pitches off a wall.
That image might sum up the 2020 spring sports season better than any other.
"It's just kind of me and the wall," Henderson said. "It does the job."
Henderson and some of his teammates have been hit with double-barrel bad news in recent weeks.
First, the PIAA called off spring sports.
"I was pretty disappointed," Henderson said. "This was the season you've been waiting for since your freshman year. To hear it taken away just like that, you didn't even get to enjoy your last time on the field. It's pretty tough."
Then, the American Legion season was canceled.
"I had a little bit of hope that I was going to play some baseball this year. That just ended it all," Henderson said. "It's like, 'Wow, it's really over now.' "
It's not all bad news for Henderson these days, however. First, he still has plenty of competitive baseball ahead of him, as he plans to play in college.
Second, he realizes he had a pretty solid four-year run in Burrell sports, from playing safety and wide receiver on one of the area's most exciting football teams to playing baseball for a perennial playoff contender.
"Oh, 100 percent," Henderson said. "It was awesome."
What is your best sports memory at Burrell?
Freeport football game this year. It was homecoming. We had everybody out there, all our old friends. We beat them on that last touchdown (to win 36-35 in overtime). It was insane.
What is your best memory as a sports fan?
I wasn't at the game, but I remember watching it live when Russell Martin hit that home run off (Johnny) Cueto right after he dropped the ball. I'll always remember that one. The Penguins winning the Stanley Cup back-to-back, that might be better.
Who would you say is your school's biggest rival?
Depends on the sport. It's usually Valley, but for baseball, it's kind of turned into Freeport. Football, basketball, everything else, it's usually Valley. Right across the bypass there.
What's the best way to avoid boredom when stuck at home?
I'd say staying in shape. Running, lifting. I don't run too much, honestly. I'm more into lifting weights. Keeping my arm loose. I've been reading a lot of stuff online.
What are your college plans?
I haven't decided exactly where I'm going yet. I'm playing baseball at either one. I think I'm leaning toward Wooster. The other one's Saint Vincent.
Do you know what you want to study?
I'm going to major in business economics. I've been involved with it since I was a sophomore in high school. I used to have a side hustle online, selling stuff. I moved to selling clothes, my own clothing, other stuff.
If you could pick anyone to give a commencement speech at your graduation, who would it be?
Probably Kobe Bryant. I like the mamba mentality. I was always a Kobe fan.
If you were asked to give a speech, what advice would you give to underclassmen?
I bet everybody says this, but you've got to cherish it. You can't take it for granted. You just never know. A pandemic comes through and completely wipes it out. Never take it for granted.
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The are so many expressions when it comes to our visual reaction to designs, because our sense of sight can be so strong.
For example, the way that our entrance to our home looks can say a lot about us. Those who see it for the first time immediately get an impression of what the rest of the home looks like and they draw conclusions about who we are as a result.
We don't usually pay too much attention to the outside of the house as home owners, however. Instead we focus on the inside design and decor, but this should not be the case. We must consider it as a whole, where all parts needs to be cared for and looked after.
This is why today at homify, we have come up with six perfect entrances that are the perfect introduction to a savvy and stylish home.
One way to transform the entrance of your home is to build a shed-like structure that protects anyone who enters your home. This works for all weather conditions and it means that you don't have to worry too much if you take too long to answer the door.
It's a smart idea to provide shade in South Africa, where the hot daylight hours can mean suffocating sunshine or for the afternoon when rain is very possible.
The stairs are a great way to put a spin on the entrance of a home after a renovation. Generally, they give more movement and dynamism to the composition, while generating some depth around the area of the door. It also provides a greater sense of expectation as we reach the front door for the first time.
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Symphonic Rebetiko Delights at Athens' Olympia Theater (Video)
Constantine S. Sirigos
ATHENS – Eleftherios Kalkanis, Music Director of the Symphony Orchestra of the Municipality of Athens guided with his baton and Betty Harlafti led with her silken voice and charm, singing, introducing her fellow musicians, welcoming the audience, and inviting them to participate during a magical evening of Symphonic Rebetiko in Athens on November 7.
The Olympia City Music Theatre – Maria Callas Hall was packed. The orchestra, both balconies, and all the boxes were filled with people thrilled to hear the songs that formed soundtrack of their lives performed with a unique sound and format.
The full symphony orchestra, joined of course by the obligatory bouzouki, introduced new textures and timbres to the experience of their beloved 'Greek Blues', evoking heretofore unfelt emotions and highlighting others. The orchestrations of the evening's pianist, Giannis Belonis – the concert was born of his labor of love and initiative – revealed even more of the depths and brilliance of the well-known composers of Greece's beloved songs. Poignant strings, witty clarinets, rambunctious brass, and punctuating percussion – xylophones, marimba, and a variety of drums – mixed new spices into the delicious rebetiko recipe.
Along with Harlafti, Spiros Klissas, Giorgos and Alexandros Pantelias – from the rock band Κιτρινα Ποδιλατα (Yellow Bicycles) – enriched the evening, singing solo, in duet, and en bloc. The audience happily heeded Harlafti's gracious commands, singing and clapping along with the music – and then applauding wildly in appreciation of the artists who transported them back into their youth.
While some may have generated a different song list, many rebetiko favorites were featured, including
Φραγκοσυριανή (Frankish Girl from Syros), Δε σε θέλω πια (I Don't Want You Any More!) Τα Ζηλιάρικά Σου Μάτια (Your Jealous Eyes), Σε γελάσανε (Τhey Tricked You), Απόψε M' Eγκατέλειψες (Tonight You Abandoned Me), Ακρογιαλιές δειλινά (Sunsets on the Beach).
Klissas' and Giorgos Pantelias' moving presentation of Το Παράπονο Του Αλήτη (A Bum's Lament) evoked the loudest clapping accompaniment, with its poignant lyrics "μα του αλήτη η καρδιά δε σου κρατάει κακία – but a bum's heart is not mean-spirited," while Τι Παράξενη Κοπέλα Είσαι – brought out Harlfti's rich and lyrical voice and produced some achingly sweet musical moments.
The intermission was followed by a wonderful medley of the first half's songs – plus brief strains of Misirlou, foreshadowing that internationally renowned song's appearance later in the program.
Harlafti spoke briefly about the heritage and artistry of rebetiko, noting that in 2017 it was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
During the intermission some members of the audience enjoyed the permanent exhibit of photos and memorabilia of Maria Callas, for whom the theater was renamed. The photos from throughout her life and the costumes and documents illustrating her transcendent career are a marvelous tribute to La Divina.
The great soprano was among the first international personalities – which included the man at the heart of her star-crossed great affair, Aristotle Onassis – who first made immigrants and their children around the world proud to say they were Greeks.
LYRIKI, REBAPTISED AS OLYMPIA, AWAITS PHYSICAL REBIRTH
The Olympia, known as the Lyriki when it was the home of the National Opera of Greece before it moved to its magnificent new home at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, presents a variety of substantial and enjoyable performances throughout the year. While its lobby is welcoming and pleasant, the auditorium itself could use some TLC and modest redesign and rebuilding; perhaps Diaspora Greeks from places like Callas's beloved New York, where she was born, may take an interest.
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'Regular' PS3 gamers who've cancelled credit cards? You FOOLS!
The appearance of a Sony PlayStation 3 firmware hack will only affect hardware modders, according to a gaming security expert.
Chinese hacker group BlueDisk-CFW has published a tool that circumvents the console's firmware. This was followed by the release of "LV0 decryption key." The decryption keys allow PS3 firmware packages to be unscrambled on a PC, then re-encrypted with existing firmware 3.55 keys so that they can be run on hacked consoles, as previously reported.
BlueDisk-CFW originally intended to charge for their tool but the release of the decryption key by a separate group called the The Three Musketeers spoiled that plan.
Anyone with a bit of technical skill can get around the restrictions themselves.
Chris Boyd (AKA PaperGhost), senior threat researcher at GFI Software, and an expert in gaming security, said both incidents make little different to regular gamers.
"The only real benefit to this is for those already running custom firmware on hacked machines, who are now able to update their PS3 and go online. While they may be able to play games online until Sony change the PSN passphrase, it's unlikely to cause a wave of in-game cheating and modding."
Boyd added that the firmware hack has no bearing on the security of the Playstation Network itself.
"The Playstation Network itself is still secure and users shouldn't panic. I've already seen one person say they cancelled their credit card as a result of thinking the PSN had been compromised (it hasn't). With the PS4 on the horizon, this may prompt SONY to speed up work on the upcoming console."


It doesn't matter where or when you start (as long as you start) - Golf fitness training and workout programs based on functional fitness.
In the 1980's I had trouble breaking 80.
I did not practice on a regular basis… and I sure didn't stretch or workout every day like I do now.
I was not fat… maybe "skinny fat" is a better term.
Not much muscle, not much fat… but definitely not toned. I've learned a lot over the past 30 years… and I've done and tried it all. Through experimentation I've figured out what works and what doesn't.
And I work really hard to maintain my athleticism at my age. I want to be able to run, jump, throw, swing and move well… and yes, I want to look good too!
So I get up every day, do a short 'Morning Ritual' routine that is a combination of stretching and basic exercises… eat well, and work really hard on stretching and focus.
The work has paid off and it's very rewarding. There's a sense of pride that comes with looking good, feeling good, and playing good at 48 when others have given up.
In fact, I met some high school friends a few weeks ago and felt like I was out with my grandparents… no kidding!
I've been lucky enough to avoid major injuries too.
After 40, you've got no choice but to train smarter and be more in tune with everything you are doing.
You can't get away with risky behavior any longer.
You just have to work harder and smarter.
We may never be as ripped as Tiger Woods or play like him, but I'm ok with that and I am sure you are too. It's the daily effort and the habits you create that matter most.
It doesn't matter where you start. It doesn't matter how old you are… there's no finish line.
Just focus on getting better every day and do the work. Do what your competitors are NOT WILLING TO DO.
Do a little bit each day and get a little bit better every day.


"As we move toward the general election, the Democratic Party has to be the Party of ordinary Americans, not Washington lobbyists and special interests. So, as of this morning, if you're a federal lobbyist, or if you control political action committee donations, we won't be accepting your contribution."
Well...things just got interesting again.
1) Dean realized just how much Clinton's lobby-filled campaign wrecked her.
2) Prepping for an all-out assault on McCain's record in regards to lobbyists.
3) A realization that Obama can pave the streets with donated gold if he asks nicely.
4) The DNC already filled their war chest, which is almost UNHEARD of for the party.
5) SOMETHING AWFUL is about to surface and make for Obama's head, and Dean's building a political fallout shield.
Actually, it indicates that Obama told them to.
again for whatever reason, I expect this'll be one of the first things that gets thrown overboard.
Political expediency, yes. Actual behavior/attitude change, no. The DNC will be back at the lobbyist trough as soon as the election is over.
I have some expectations that this will not be true, and it will be interesting seeing whether or not that turns out. PACs as such have been around since Roosevelt (FDR) but there were some major changes in the 1970s to supposedly "fix" them ... it's not unheard of for the system to be revised.
I'll believe it when I actually see it happen.
Things are still clouded right now i think we need to wait and see what happens.
Indeed. Looks both interesting and promising (speaking as an outsider to US politics,) but I'll wait and see what happens before feeling ecstatic about this.
Not sure about promising. Carter tried to get rid of lobbyists as well. We'll see where this goes and how it impacts the campaigning and money gathering.
Interesting. I'm afraid, cynic that I am, I agree with ziabandito555. I very VERY much HOPE they put their money where their mouth is, but I won't be holding my breath waiting for it to happen.
Superb. An excellent gesture, and about time someone took the step. For all of you cynics, let's see how this goes, and then you can say your I-told-you-sos.


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Grigsby scores 17 to lift Seattle over Utah Valley 83-50
SEATTLE (AP)Riley Grigsby had 17 points and eight rebounds as Seattle romped past Utah Valley 83-50 on Saturday night.
Delante Jones had 13 points for Seattle (9-9, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference). Terrell Brown added 12 points and eight assists. Mattia Da Campo had eight rebounds for the home team.
The Wolverines' 25.0 field-goal percentage represented the worst mark by a Seattle opponent this season.
Utah Valley totaled 30 second-half points, a season low for the team.
Jamison Overton had 10 points for the Wolverines (7-11, 1-2).
TJ Washington, whose 14 points per game heading into the matchup led the Wolverines, had three points on 0-of-8 shooting.
Seattle matches up against Texas-Rio Grande Valley at home on Thursday. Utah Valley faces New Mexico State at home on Thursday.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP)Wisconsin coach Greg Gard's message to his team at halftime Tuesday was to not worry about the offense. He knew that end of the floor would take care of itself.
It certainly did.
Young's 27 points sends Iowa St. past Oklahoma St. 89-82
AMES, Iowa (AP)Iowa State senior Solomon Young speaks softly, but his voice carries weight.
The 6-foot-8 forward added a much-needed crescendo to his game Tuesday night against Oklahoma State, scoring a career-high 27 points in an 89-82 win.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)Tennessee continued its recent surge by playing the stingy defense that has carried the Volunteers for much of the season.
The slumping Mississippi Rebels certainly had no answers for it.


The Mediterranean Diet is very popular around the world for many reasons. It is not a true diet, but more of a lifestyle change. Sustained weight loss happens when you make permanent changes that will ultimately affect your weight and health.
How can you lose weight on this diet?
The diet calls for three or more servings of fruit each day. Some easy ways to get your fruit daily are apple slices, grapes, or even dried fruit.
On the Mediterranean diet (and on most diets), you must limit sweets to lose weight. Sweets and processed foods are high in fats that you don't need.
Try to eat a vegetable with each meal.
Dinner- okra, cabbage, carrots, etc.
On the diet, focus on fish and nuts as your sources of protein. Red meat should be eaten in small amounts.
5. Choose olive oil to cook your foods.
You should try to do some sort of exercise daily for at least 30 minutes. If your goal is weight loss, then you can focus on cardio exercises to help you burn fat.
Add spinach, lettuce, and kale to your meals.
Eat whole-grain breads/pastas each day.
Reduce the use of salt in your food, and instead use herbs and spices as flavors. Try parsley, oregano, clove, cumin, chili powder, and pepper on your fish and in your foods.
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1. Drink Water- a lot!
If you want to lose weight fast, you should drink at least 1 gallon of water a day. Water helps you lose weight quickly, and tricks your body into thinking that you are full. You should also drink water at certain times to maximize its effectiveness.
Cabbage soup is a great way to lose weight quickly. Here's a quick and easy cabbage soup recipe that I love to use. Try not to add too much salt to your soup either for maximum effectiveness.
Here's a tasty and delicious Cabbage Soup recipe that you can make.
3. Stop drinking juices and sodas.
Cut the extra calories out by only drinking water. I know it's hard to stop drinking juice and soda, but they also have a lot of extra calories you don't need when you are trying to lose weight.
4. Eat whole, unprocessed foods.
Don't eat any packaged foods which always contain a lot of calories and fat. Eat fresh fruits, green leafy vegetables, nuts, and whole grains instead.
5. Drink a detox tea.
Iaso tea is an all-natural, organic, herbal detox tea that cleases your body and helps you lose weight. You can lose up to 5 pounds in 5 days just by drinking 2 glasses of tea a day. It also comes in an instant formula, where you just add it to your bottled water and go. The original formula is simple to make as well. Whichever Iaso tea you choose, you will be able to see the results if you are consistent.
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Ancient armored fish revises early history of jaws
Placoderm fossil had skull bones like those of many modern vertebrates
Meghan Rosen
FISHFACE A 423-million-year-old armored fish from China had jaws that resemble those of modern land vertebrates and bony fish.
Dinghua Yang
A freaky fish with a head like a dolphin and a body like a tank may be to thank for human jaws.
The discovery of a 423-million-year-old armored fish from China suggests that the jaws of all modern land vertebrates and bony fish originated in a bizarre group of animals called placoderms, researchers report in the Oct. 21 Science.
Along with a different placoderm fossil from 2013, the new find, named Qilinyu rostrata, is helping rewrite the story of early vertebrate evolution, says paleontologist John Maisey of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, who was not involved with the work.
"We've suddenly realized we had it all wrong," he says.
The jaws of humans — and dogs, salmon, lizards and all other bony vertebrates — contain three key bones: the maxilla and premaxilla of the upper jaw, and the dentary of the lower jaw.
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ACAMS Virtual Caribbean Conference Tackles AFC Compliance Hurdles for Offshore Institutions with More than 40 Leading Expert Speakers
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists
December 6, 2021, 7:23 a.m. ·3 min read
High-level compliance experts from the public and private sectors to outline guidance on correspondent banking, FinTech-related fraud, virtual currencies, sanctions, and more
Chicago, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its ongoing efforts to help compliance professionals contend with rising regulatory challenges, ACAMS will host a two-day training and networking event for its 3rd Annual AML & Financial Crime Conference – Caribbean. Beginning on December 7, attendees of this fully virtual conference will glean guidance on anti-financial crime (AFC) compliance from representatives of the region's top supervisory bodies, banks, money services businesses, and wealth management firms, including subject-matter experts from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group of the Cayman Islands, Central Bank of the Bahamas, Bank of Jamaica, Financial Services Commission Barbados, Scotiabank, UBS Wealth, Western Union, and First Caribbean International Bank.
In addition to answering questions submitted by audience members, the conference's speakers will outline AFC challenges and best practices related to the Financial Action Task Force's grey list, recent trends in correspondent banking, risk management strategies for beneficial owners and politically exposed persons, cyber hygiene policies to identify suspected illicit payments, audit practices for trade-based money laundering and sanctions compliance, and fraud vulnerabilities of payment apps and other FinTech products.
"With FATF monitoring multiple Caribbean nations and financial institutions contending with emerging cyber- and fraud threats that have worsened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of AFC professionals in the region has never been more challenging," said ACAMS President and Managing Director Scott Liles.
"Whether you're anticipating the financial-crime risks of Central Bank Digital Currencies, assessing the long-term impact of the pandemic on AFC programs, or upgrading your compliance training to meeting rising supervisory expectations, the subject-matter experts at this conference can offer you practical advice on how to best shield your institutions from criminal activity," Liles said.
About ACAMS®
ACAMS is a member of Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a leading workforce solutions provider headquartered in the United States. ACAMS is the largest international membership organization dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and skills of anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime prevention professionals from a wide range of industries. Its CAMS certification is the most widely recognized AML certification among compliance professionals worldwide. Its new Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) certification commenced in January 2020. Visit acams.org for more information.
About Adtalem Global Education
Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a leading workforce solutions provider, partners with organizations in the healthcare and financial services industries to solve critical workforce talent needs by expanding access to education, certifications and upskilling programs at scale. With a dedicated focus on driving strong outcomes that increase workforce preparedness, Adtalem empowers a diverse learner population to achieve their goals and make inspiring contributions to the global community. Adtalem is the parent organization of ACAMS, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Becker Professional Education, Chamberlain University, EduPristine, OnCourse Learning, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University. Adtalem has more than 10,000 employees, a network of nearly 275,000 alumni and serves over 82,000 members across 200 countries and territories. Adtalem was named one of America's Most Responsible Companies 2021 by Newsweek and one of America's Best Employers for Diversity 2021 by Forbes. Follow Adtalem on Twitter (@adtalemglobal), LinkedIn or visit adtalem.com for more information.
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Satellite images released on January 18 show the aftermath of the powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano that triggered a tsunami on the South Pacific nation of Tonga on January 15.When compared to satellite images taken in April and December 2021, newly collected images by Maxar Technologies show the destruction of the volcanic island that used to be above water.Other satellite imagery taken just hours prior to the major eruption on Saturday shows a split on the volcanic island.The major eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano happened on Saturday evening and triggered tsunami alerts across several South Pacific islands, Australia's east coast, New Zealand, the US and Japan.According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, a 1.2-metre tsunami wave was observed at Nuku'alofa at 5.30 pm local time on Saturday. Data from the bureau suggested the shockwave from the eruption travelled at over 1000 km per hour.The level of damage in the Tongan islands has been difficult to gauge after communication lines were badly severed by the eruption. Credit: ©2022 Maxar Technologies via Storyful
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Booker 18 of 33 from field in Suns' MLK Day win over Spurs
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Rare Cyber Monday sale: Samsung's Galaxy S20 5G phones are over 70 percent off!
November 30, 2020, 6:00 AM ·4 min read
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Welcome to Samsung's Cyber Monday blowout! (Photo: Samsung)
As if you needed another reason to love Samsung, the retailer just dropped its Cyber Monday blowout, a collection of unbeatable deals on cutting-edge technology, and the gettin' is good. Great, actually. Buy any new smartphone today and unlock $30 or more instant credit on eligible accessories—an offer too good to pass up.
Samsung is also offering up to 70 percent off Galaxy Note20 5G mobile devices, and up to 73 percent off Galaxy S20 5G smartphones. Both deals come with a $100 Samsung credit for accessories, so that's a win-win.
Samsung tablets, watches, and TVs are also available at generous discounts, on this fine Cyber Monday—so it's a great time to shop for your best-behaved friends and family. But hurry—these are limited-time deals. Scroll to feast your eyes on the savings.
Strut your stuff with the stunning new Samsung Galaxy S20 5G—and save big. (Photo: Samsung)
The new Samsung Galaxy S20 smartphone looks as good as it performs—it's undeniably sleek, in pink, blue, and gray, with a 6.2-inch screen and zippy 5G download speeds. Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 or Exynos 990 chipset, and with up to 12GB of RAM (with the 5G model), it's a multi-tasking wonder—both for gaming and everyday use.
The camera array is impressive too: The ultra-wide angle lens offers a Super Steady video feature, and the telephoto features a 3X optical zoom with a stellar 64MP resolution. The main camera sensor checks in at 12MP, and performs admirably in low light. Night mode works great after sunset and videos are captured in 8K resolution at a huge 24FPS. Single Take mode snaps a series of photos as well as 10 seconds of video footage.
The screen is perhaps the coup de grâce—especially when you double the refresh rate to 120Hz, twice the usual. The 6.2-inch OLED display produces bright and colorful images with superb accuracy. And the 4,000 mAh battery is more than up to the task, giving you juice for up to 12 hours per charge.
A 25-watt charging adapter will get you to 40 percent capacity in about 30 minutes. And you'll love Google Duo video calling, which makes connection a breeze for up to eight people in full HD. Don't forget to brush your hair and teeth!
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Save on the Samsung Galaxy Watch3. (Photo: Samsung)
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How to Add PhD to Name in LinkedIn?
Adding Ph.D. to your LinkedIn name pros and cons
Have you finished your studies and earned your Ph.D.? So do you want to know how to add a Ph.D. to your name on LinkedIn? Should you add a Ph.D. to your name at all? Read the rest of this text to get the answer.
Higher education has been our modern world's normal for some decades. There are not as many people who never went to college🏫 or universities🏫 as there were about 50 years ago. Many people have bachelor's, master's, or other degrees around you, and many earn their degrees every semester in different fields.
Maybe that's why it's been harder to find a decent job with a high school🏫 diploma. Of course, there is nothing wrong with choosing not to go to college🏫 or anything; all we are saying is that there are a lot of more educated people on the market right now.
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At the same time, there are people with Ph.D. degrees. I mean PhDs are not as many people with other degrees but still a lot more than they were before.
But why do people choose to include Ph.D. in their LinkedIn name? We don't see other people do such a thing, do we? I have a master's degree and never even considered including it in my name.
Well, because being a Ph.D. is an honor. High education is challenging, but a Ph.D. degree is quite an achievement.
People not only share that they have a Ph.D. in their posts, but they also add it to their education and to their names.
How to add a Ph.D. to your name on LinkedIn? There are some ways to do it.
You can add it to the education section, and thankfully LinkedIn allows you to add any suffixes to your name.
Choose "View Profile" from the "Me" dropdown menu in your account's top right corner.
Click the pencil icon under your cover photo.
Add Ph.D. to your last name box
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That is the way you have to add a Ph.D. suffix to your name, but the experts still can't agree upon whether you should add it to your LinkedIn name or not, and each group has its own reasons to do so or not to do it.
A lot of PhDs have experienced it. They had to do crap, low-paid jobs just to pay the bills and their student loans. But after a while, they get employed for a decent leadership position. Industries know that PhDs can make perfect leaders.
The respect
Now, there is no argument on this one; it is like an ancient gene in humans. Most of us respect people with PhDs unintentionally, just like the way people used to respect Aristotle, Confucius, Democritus, and many others. Not like they had a Ph.D. or something; it's about the knowledge and thoughts.
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Over-qualification
Well, it is a wholly known saying, and you might have already heard it in some interviews you had: "you are overqualified for the available post for you're a Ph.D."
So you have two ways. You can either choose to remove the suffix from your name to attract more recruiters (in every field with every job they are looking for candidates for) or just leave it there and wait for the one who is looking for someone with a Ph.D. to lead their company.
It is perfect that you've earned a Ph.D. and you can find some very decent jobs now, whether in industries or the education system. You just needed to know how to add a Ph.D. to your name on LinkedIn, and now you do. So, go on and enjoy your knowledge.
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