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Q: Session inconsistency in database after login on LoginController::authenticated()? I have the SESSION_DRIVER set to database. After login, when I try to get the session()->getId() in the LoginController::authenticated() method, I seem to get the session id that was before regeneration. The database seems to contain this session id as well.
This causes problems when I try to log accesses to my application. I can't update the logout time against a session id because when I log the access in the LogSuccessfulLogin listener, the access is logged against the session id before regeneration and on logout I get the session id after regeneration for which a record doesn't exist in the access logs table.
Moreover, when I try to get $request->user()->sessions()->count() on the LoginController::authenticated() method, I always seem to get activeSessions-1 as the count. For example, I login on Chrome, I get the count as 0. I concurrently login from FireFox and I get the count as 1. The session seems to be inserted in database after the authenticated method. Following is the code for my LoginController:
<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use App\Facades\Settings;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Models\SamlTenant;
use App\Models\User;
use App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider;
use Authy\AuthyApi;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\AuthenticatesUsers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException;

class LoginController extends Controller
{
    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Login Controller
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | This controller handles authenticating users for the application and
    | redirecting them to your home screen. The controller uses a trait
    | to conveniently provide its functionality to your applications.
    |
    */

    use AuthenticatesUsers;

    /**
     * Where to redirect users after login.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $redirectTo = RouteServiceProvider::HOME;

    protected $decayMinutes = 5;

    protected $authy;

    /**
     * Create a new controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('guest')->except('logout');

        $this->authy = new AuthyApi(config('auth.authy_key'));
    }

    /*
     * https://laravel.com/docs/6.x/authentication#authenticating-users
     */
    protected function credentials(Request $request)
    {
        return array_merge($request->only($this->username(), 'password'), ['status_id' => User::STATUS_ACTIVE]);
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector|\Illuminate\View\View
     */
    public function showLoginForm(Request $request)
    {
        if(SamlTenant::isSamlConfigured() && $tenant = SamlTenant::getSamlTenant()) {
            return redirect($tenant->idp_login_url);
        }

        return $this->extLogin($request);
    }

    public function extLogin(Request $request)
    {
        return view('auth.login');
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response|void
     * @throws ValidationException
     */
    public function login(Request $request)
    {
        $this->validateLogin($request);

        // We can automatically throttle the login attempts for this application.
        // We'll key this by the username and the IP address of the client making these requests into this application.
        if ($this->hasTooManyLoginAttempts($request)) {
            $this->fireLockoutEvent($request);

            //return $this->sendLockoutResponse($request);
            $this->sendLockoutResponse($request);
        }

        if ($this->attemptLogin($request)) {
            return $this->sendLoginResponse($request);
        }

        // If the login attempt was unsuccessful we will increment the number of attempts
        // to login and redirect the user back to the login form. Of course, when this
        // user surpasses their maximum number of attempts they will get locked out.
        $this->incrementLoginAttempts($request);

        return $this->sendFailedLoginResponse($request);
    }

    protected function sendFailedLoginResponse(Request $request)
    {
        $message = trans('auth.failed');
        $user = User::where($this->username(), $request->{$this->username()})->first();

        if ($user && \Hash::check($request->password, $user->password)) {
            if ($user->status_id === User::STATUS_INACTIVE) {
                $message = trans('auth.account.inactive');
            } else if ($user->status_id === User::STATUS_PENDING) {
                $message = 'Account is pending.';
            } else if ($user->status_id === User::STATUS_LOCKED) {
                $message = 'Account is locked.';
            }
        }

        // other  user validation checks

        throw ValidationException::withMessages([
            $this->username() => [$message]
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
     * @param User $user
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector
     */
    protected function authenticated(Request $request, User $user)
    {
        // session id and count inconsistent
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\View\Factory|\Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector|\Illuminate\View\View
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function app(Request $request)
    {
        if (\Auth::check()) {
            return redirect()->intended(RouteServiceProvider::HOME);
        }

        return $this->showLoginForm($request);
    }

    /**
     * @param Request $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse|\Illuminate\Routing\Redirector
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function logout(Request $request)
    {
        $isLoginTypeSso = $request->user() !== null
            ? $request->user()->isLoginTypeSso()
            : false;

        $this->guard()->logout();
        $request->session()->invalidate();
        $request->session()->regenerateToken();

        if ($isLoginTypeSso && Settings::isSsoEnabled()) {

            if (($tenant = SamlTenant::getSamlTenant()) !== null) {
                //return redirect(url('/sso/' . $tenant->uuid . '/logout'));
                return redirect(url('/auth/sso-logout'));
            }

            throw new \Exception('SAML tenant not setup');
        }

        return $this->loggedOut($request) ?: redirect('/');
    }

    public function ssoLogout()
    {
        return view('auth.logout');
    }
}

Am I missing something or is this supposed to be intented behaviour? Thank you in advance.

A: I found the problem. Session saving is written in StartSession middleware and will kick in only on each request. In this case, we are not redirecting after $request->session()->regenerate();, rather we are calling the ->authenticated() method.
The session is not saved due to the middleware not being triggered yet, hence the inconsistency in session id. User's session count is also inconsistent due to this, since the latest session is not yet saved, the count will always be returned as actualCount - 1.
A workaround to this is to override ->sendLoginResponse($request) method and manually save the session after regeneration like so:
    protected function sendLoginResponse(Request $request)
    {
        $request->session()->regenerate();
        $request->session()->save(); // this solves the issue

        $this->clearLoginAttempts($request);

        return $this->authenticated($request, $this->guard()->user())
            ?: redirect()->intended($this->redirectPath());
    }


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Q: how to determine Java thread behavior I am doing a Java past exam paper and I feel confused about the following question:
Q: Which one statement is always true about the following application?
class HiPri extends Thread {
    HiPri() {
        setPriority(10);
    }

    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Another thread starting up.");
        while (true) { }
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        HiPri hp1 = new HiPri();
        HiPri hp2 = new HiPri();
        HiPri hp3 = new HiPri();
        hp1.start();
        hp2.start();
        hp3.start();
    }
}

A. When the application is run, thread hp1 will execute; threads hp2 and hp3 will never get
the CPU.
B. When the application is run, thread hp1 will execute to completion, thread hp2 will execute to completion, then thread hp3 will execute to completion.
C. When the application is run, all three threads (hp1, hp2, and hp3) will execute concurrently,taking time-sliced turns in the CPU.
D. None of the above scenarios can be guaranteed to happen in all cases.
I select D, as I think both B and C are possible but not guaranteed to happen. The key answer is C however. Did I missing something here? Could anyone please clarify that for me? Many thanks.

A: B is not possible because the amount of work each thread has to do is infinite.
To be truly pedantic, however, the program is not legal Java because it contains unreachable statements. So one can argue that it can do anything.

A: To me, the key is in the wording of answers A and B

... hp2 and hp3 will never get the CPU.

It would seem that if you agree that all threads will start, then this is an invalid answer because all have received at least some CPU.

... will execute to completion ...

the while (true) {} will loop forever, which clearly makes this false.
By process of elimination, only answer 'C' makes sense.
Edit: As noted in some of the other comments, answer A will depend on if one assumes preemptive multithreading.

A: Check the docs. All 3 methods return instantly and start a new Thread, which executes infinitely because of the while(true) loop in the body of the run() method.

public void start()
Causes this thread to begin execution; the Java Virtual Machine calls the run method of this thread.
The result is that two threads are running concurrently: the current thread (which returns from the call to the start method) and the other thread (which executes its run method).
It is never legal to start a thread more than once. In particular, a thread may not be restarted once it has completed execution.

A: Out of the options your best answer here should be:

C. When the application is run, all three threads (hp1, hp2, and hp3)
  will execute concurrently, taking time-sliced turns in the CPU.

But thread scheduling varies on different platforms and depends on implementation of JVM.
A nice article to read on Thread Scheduling
Cheers !!

A: You are correct. D is correct and C is wrong. The JLS says:

"Threads may be supported by having many hardware processors, by time-slicing a single hardware processor, or by time-slicing many hardware processors."

So time-slicing is not mandatory, and neither is a single ("the") CPU. So no answer that relies on both can possibly be correct.

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Jack House
Name of item: Jack House
Group/Collection: Residential buildings (private)
Category: House
Location: Lat: -33.70593897 Long: 151.12745309
Primary address: 62 Boundary Road, Wahroonga, NSW 2076
Parish: South Colah
Local govt. area: Ku-Ring-Gai
Local Aboriginal Land Council: Metropolitan
LOT C DP 371361
62 Boundary Road Wahroonga Ku-Ring-Gai South Colah Cumberland Primary Address
Owner/s
Owner Category
Date Ownership Updated
Built in 1957, Jack House is of State significance as an excellent and intact example of the work of mid-20th century Australian modernist architect Russell Jack. An early proponent of the modern movement in NSW, Jack is attributed with developing the principles of the modern movement into a locally adapted, site responsive architecture which became known as the Late Twentieth Centure Sydney Regional style of architecturel. Together with Pamela Jack he designed a house which responded to its environment with sensitivity, keeping the natural bush as garden and retaining the creek that runs through the site.The house interiors include cabinetry designed by Jack, selected wallpapers and other furnishings of importance to the overall significance of the house.
The house is highly regarded by the architectural profession and is considered to be an influential piece of mid-twentieth century Australian architecture. Its research value as a resource that demonstrates many features of Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture and design in theory and practice, and its capacity to illuminate the work of Russell Jack is proven through the ongoing use of the house as a teaching tool. It is also of State significance as an excellent representative example of the modern movement adapted specifically for the Australian environment in a domestic dwelling with intact interiors and garden setting. It is also a rare surviving and intact example of an award winning mid twentieth century modern house.
Designer/Maker: Russell Jack and Pamela Jack
Builder/Maker: Donald W Taylor (Bob Ellis?)
Physical description: 'The Jack House is composed of glass and brick planes, yet is defined more by the skeleton of the post and beam framing which steps down over the sloping site. The house presents a blank wall to the street but it opens up with large planes of glass on to the elevated verandah on the opposite, the north side. The floor on the uphill side relates to the ground level while that on the down side is freely suspended. The pattern of the elements of the dark stained frame against the walls of the white bagged and painted brick towards the street, and against the glass on the private side, emphasizes the order of the module'.
The house is a single storey flat-roofed dwelling with extensive use of glass and brick panes utilising post and beam construction. The timber frames are set according to a 10-foot module, with this order being reinforced in the partitioning of the rooms and through the use of the dark stained timber frame against the white painted brick front walls. The building occupies a steeply sloped site with frontage to Boundary Road, with the house oriented away from the street and faces northeast towards the bush. A carport, also with a flat roof, is located on the south-eastern corner of the building. The carport is accessed via a driveway from the street. (Taylor, 1984, p.33-35)
Entry to the house is through an arched opening in a bagged brick wall that screens the house from the street. The archway was considered reactionary at the time, with modernity typically demanding right angles. Jack defended his design choice, reasoning 'a logical, natural opening in a brick wall is an arch' (McCartney, 2007, p. 81) The bagged brick wall protects the house's public face from both the street and the neighbours. A timber bridge provides access to the entry space from the carport and the street.
The house has a simple L-shaped plan, which centres on a small creek which runs through the site and becomes a hinge to the two wings. The entry space is at the junction of the wings. To the left is the family space, containing the living room, dining room, kitchen and study. To the right is the bedroom and bathroom wing. (Metcalf, 1997, p. 89)
The house was designed to allow for expansion with the growing family, facilitated by the use of non-structural internal walls. Despite its economical size, the house was intended to feel as 'psychologically expansive as possible', using a free-flowing plan and floor-to-ceiling glass allowing the rooms to open to the bush (McCartney, 2007, p.81). The house is a series of continuous spaces, broken up into specific rooms but without the use of interconnecting doors. The roof and floor planes extend beyond the glass line to increase the sense of space and create unity with the landscape. The same materials were used inside and out for the same reason.
Archaeological potential: The house and interiors are in excellent condition. The garden is a bush setting which is largely intact.
Date condition updated:09 Jul 13
Modifications and dates: Initially there was no door on the study, allowing the entire living wing to be open. A door has since been added, enabling the space to be made private. The veranda between the main living area and the study has been closed in and two bedrooms added. An initially external wall of grey weathered timber now forms the interior wall of the main bedroom area. All alterations were made by the architects who lived in the house until recently.
In the kitchen a set of overhead cupboards similar to those existing on the south wallnhave been added to the northern wall by the original architect. Otherwise all materials and finishes remain.
In the laundry the original washing machine recess and its adjacent bench were reversed when a new maching was installed by the architect.
Current use: Domestic dwelling
Former use: Aboriginal land, timber getting
Historical notes: Wahroonga is Aboriginal land:
The meaning of 'Wahroonga' - an Aboriginal word - is 'our home'.
Material in rock shelters reveals that Aboriginal people inhabited the surrounding region at least from the last ice age some 20,000 years ago. Several different languages and dialects were spoken in the Sydney Harbour area before the arrival of the First Fleet. 'Kuringgai' was the language spoken on the north shores (DEST & DUAP, 1996, 42, 135, 138). When Europeans chose the south side of the harbour for the settlement of the First Fleet in 1788, they chose the territory of the Darug-speaking people, who inhabited the region from the southern shores of Sydney Harbour west to the Blue Mountains. Both the Darug and the Kuringgai groups suffered catastrophic loss of life in the smallpox epidemic that swept through the indigenous population in 1789, with a death rate estimated to have been between 50 per cent and 90 per cent. Over the following century there were numerous documentary recordings of the movements of surviving Kuringgai people within the Ku-Ring-Gai locality, both attending Aboriginal gatherings and collecting European rations such as blankets. There are also several oral history accounts of small clans travelling through the district in the late nineteenth century. In the 1950s at least a few local Aboriginal people were known to be still living within their traditional territory (Ku-Ring-Gai Historical Society, 1996, 12-13).
Early Europeans in the district
Before the railway (constructed late nineteenth century) and later the Sydney Harbour Bridge (opened 1932) made the north shore easily accessible, the Kur-Ring-Gai area was remote from Sydney Town and consisted mainly of isolated white rural communities earning their livelihood from agricultural activities such as timber-getting and market gardening. Wahroonga first experienced suburban development after the railway line from Hornsby to St Leonards was opened in 1890, when the first suburban roads were constructed followed by the first homes, built around 1896. The Shire of Ku-Ring-Gai was first constituted in 1906 with just six councillors, who took temporary offices in the grounds of St John's Church at Gordon (ibid, 1996, 12-18).
George Caley (1770-1829), a botanist sent to the colony in 1795 by Sir Joseph Banks from London to collect flora specimens for Kew Gardens, was one of the first white men to explore this bushland area. In 1805 he walked along a cattle path on the ridge towards Fox Valley, near the 640 acres that were later granted to Thomas Hyndes by Governor Darling (1825-31). The north-western part of the grant, known later as Pearce's Corner extended past the present Sydney Adventist Hospital (today this area marks the boundary of three suburbs: Normanhurst, Waitara and Wahroonga) - and honours an early settler whose name was Aaron Pierce. He arrived with his wife in 1811, received a conditional pardon and worked as a timber cutter along the ridge from Kissing Point to the present Pacific Highway (formerly Lane Cove Road). Three tracks converged at this point and Pierce built a hut to house his family and set out an orchard. He was said to reside there by 1831, and the corner was then known as Pierce's Corner). A village developed on the opposite corner (Pearce's Corner Township, later renamed Normanhurst)) around St. Paul's Church (which today is in Wahroonga).
On Hyndes' death the grant was bought by John Brown and became known as Brown's Paddock. When he died in 1881, it was resurveyed and the larger portion became Fox Ground Estate, purchased by a Francis Gerard (Pollen, 1988, 260-2).
Before the railway (late nineteenth century) and later the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932) made the north shore easily accessible, the Ku-Ring-Gai area was remote from Sydney Town and consisted mainly of isolated white rural communities earning their livelihood from agricultural activities such as timber-getting and market gardening (ibid, 1996, 12-18).
The harbour barrier delayed suburbanisation of the district and in the early 1880s the tiny settlement was judged too small to warrant a railway line. Access to Milsons Point remained difficult although a coach service plied that route from 1881 to 1887. By 1885 it was also possible to travel to Sydney via the 5 bridges road crossing the water at Fig Tree, Gladesville, Iron Cove, Glebe Island and Pyrmont (AHC - indicative place listing - Mahratta Avenue Urban Conservation Area).
Railway and tramway plans for the area were discussed by the authorities in the 1880s (Scobie, 2008, 9). The single-track North Shore railway line that went from Hornsby to St Leonards in 1890 finally reached Milsons Point in 1893. The North Shore Ferry Company had been carrying passengers from Milsons Point to Circular Quay since the 1860s and by the 1890s around 5 million people crossed the harbour by this means every year. Offering suburban subdivisions along the railway line in advance of the stations, speculators developed Ku-ring-gai well before completion of the North Shore Bridge in 1932 set off another flurry of real estate promotion. Ku-ring-gai grew slowly in the 19th century, its population being 4,000 by 1901. However, over the next two decades its population quadrupled. By this time, with its large residences in beautiful, leafy surrounds, it had changed from a district with a dubious reputation to one that attracted people of high socio-economic status, 73 per cent of whom were home owners.
When the railway line came through the North Shore from St. Leonards to Hornsby, a station opened in this area on 1/1/1890 and was called Pearce's Corner. The construction name had been Noonan's Platform because the property belonging to Patrick Noonan came within the new railway's boundary. The name was changed to Wahroonga on 30/8/1890 (AHC - indicative place listing - Mahratta Avenue Urban Conservation Area). The section between Hornsby and St. Leonards was built by E.Pritchard & Co. contractor (Scobie, 2008, 9).
Wahroonga first experienced suburban development after the railway line from Hornsby to St Leonards opened in 1890, when the first suburban roads were constructed followed by the first homes, around 1896. The Shire of Ku-Ring-Gai was first constituted in 1906 with six councillors, who took temporary offices in the grounds of St John's Church at Gordon (ibid, 1996). The post office opened on 15/10/1896. In 1898 Abbotsleigh School for girls moved to Wahroonga. In 1899 when only 3 houses stood in Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, the Seventh-Day Adventists purchased land there and erected a large building by 1903. This evolved into 'The San' or Sanitarium hospital (Pollen, 1988, 260-2).
During the interwar years of 1921 to 1933, the population increased by 45 per cent from 19,209 to 27,931 with a 68 per cent rise in the number of occupied dwellings, the proportion of brick to weatherboard being 5:1. The same sort of increase occurred from 1933 to 1947 when a further 43 per cent of people moved into the district bringing the total population to 39,874 and adding 3,564 houses. Even greater restriction on the use of timber and fibro occurred in this period so that 3,182 of these were brick. Clearly, Ku-ring-gai suffered less in the 1930s depression than other municipalities where development was much slower. Its people also encountered less unemployment - only slightly behind Vaucluse with 16 per cent unemployed, Ku-ring-gai and Mosman registered 18 per cent unemployed in 1933 - although the proportion of owner occupation did fall to 68 per cent (AHC - indicative place listing - Mahratta Avenue Urban Conservation Area).
62 Boundary Road, Wahroonga is part of what was previously a 2000 acre grant to John Terry Hughes in 1842. Hughes was shortly afterwards declared bankrupt. The land was purchased by the Mayor of Glen Innes, Valentine Sachs in the 1890s with the proceeds from his mining ventures.
When Russell and Pamela Jack purchased the site from a Mr Wayland in 1955 the land was the last undeveloped block on the street;. Jack believed it remained unsold because of the steepness of the site and the creek running diagonally through it. (McCartney, 2007, p. 78). Its location on the north side of Boundary Road meant the council restrictions were not as strict as on the southern side. The northern side permitted the use of timber construction and materials other than tiles for the roof. (The Jack House has a flat roof of bituminuous membrane).
The Jacks originally intended to construct a steel framed house along the western boundary but abandoned the idea due to the high cost involved. This change of approach, with the Jacks opting instead for brick and timber construction, led to a design that harmonised as much as possible with the existing site, even to the extent of accommodating the small creek. As well as the final design being driven by the challenging site, the Jacks also had a commitment to produce economical but human buildings. The war loan house (low interest loans for returned servicemen and women), controlled in both budget and size, reflected a change in direction by many architects during the period. In designing the house for their own family, Russell and Pamela Jack, combined post and beam Japanese aesthetics with North American influences of Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, incorporating the natural aspects of the site, utilising exposed construction, natural materials and a modular plan. (Jahn, 1997, p. 161).
1950s Sydney Architecture
Residential construction in Sydney after WWII was limited to residences using brick and fibro single, double or triple fronted bungalows, with pitched roofs and usually facing the street, regardless of the orientation. Each house was equally spaced from its neighbours in accordance with local regulations. (Taylor, p. 12) At the same time Australian architects who had returned from Europe began to embrace the ideas of the modern movement and adapt them to suit the unique Australian climate and environment.
The 'Sydney School', a term introduced by Robin Boyd in 1967 (later classified by Richard Apperly as the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style) refers to architecture of the 1950s and 1960s concerned with aesthetics and a rejection of technology. In expanding upon the term, Jennifer Taylor identified the style as first being discernable in 3 Sydney houses, by Peter Muller, Russell Jack and Bill and Ruth Lucas. Although working separately, they shared a sympathy of materials, economy and simplicity, with appreciation of nature. They each drew inspiration from the sandstone outcrops of Sydney, water views to the harbour and steep terrain. A need for climatic appropriateness and an Australian style was being addressed through modest residential designs, such as the Jack House, using post and beam construction that fully explored breaking down barriers between inside and outside, and achieving a harmonious union with nature (Urford, 2012, p. 676) Sites previously considered unusable, such as the Jack House site, were ideal to use the cost-effective solutions of post and beams construction, which could be carefully placed to cause minimal disturbance to the site's rocks and trees. An important precedent to natural siting was provided by Sydney Ancher's Maytone Avenue houses in Killara, NSW (1948-49) where the natural rock outcrops were retained.
According to Jennifer Taylor,1957 was a significant year in domestic design in Sydney. 3 important houses were put before the jury for the Sulman Medal. All three were designed by architects as their own residences; Sydney Ancher's house in Neutral Bay, Bill and Ruth Lucas' house in Castlecrag, and the Jack House in Wahroonga. They were all post and beam structures and all expressed an increased awareness of the potential use of outside space (Taylor, 1984, pp. 11-23)
The Jack House was most notable for its treatment of the site. The Jacks positioned the house perched on the brink of the two principal levels on the site and it is regarded as signifying a change in domestic architecture in Sydney in this regard. (ibid, 1984, p. 83) Faced with a difficult site densely covered with native trees and outcrops of sandstone, Jack House showed what was achievable within a modest budget and without making a significant impact on the site (AIA). The design incorporated the challenges of the site without removing them, allowing the small existing creek to run beneath the structure, and perching the house out over the slope of the site so as to sit amongst the trees.
Russell and Pamela Jack
Russell Jack studied architecture and planning at Sydney Technical College after returning from active service in the Royal Australian Air Force. He worked for Rudder, Littlemore & Rudder during his studies and graduating in 1950 was awarded the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship. He sailed to England in 1952 and met his future wife Pamela Purves Lyttle (1928 - 2006) on board. Lyttle had graduated in architecture from the University of Sydney in 1951 and worked for the Commonwealth Department of Works in Canberra prior to heading overseas.
In England, Jack worked for Tripe & Wakeham and Lyttle worked for Stillman & Eastwick-Field. Like many young Australian architects, they travelled around Europe looking at buildings. They married upon their return to Sydney in 1954, and Russell returned to work for Rudder, Littlemore & Rudder until 1956 when he left to set up practice with Denis John Wigram Allen (1926 - ), which lasted until 1976. Allen and Jack were joined by architecture student Keith Cottier in 1957. The firm became Allen Jack + Cottier in 1965.
Upon her return from England, Pamela Jack worked for Baldwinson and Booth until 1958, when she went into practice as Pamela Jack Architect. She later studied ceramics at East Sydney technical College and established herself as an accomplished ceramicist. Russell Jack left the practice of Allen Jack + Cottier in 1976, joining the staff of University of NSW as a lecturer, becoming visiting professor (Scott Robertson, 2012, p. 358).
Major works by Russell Jack include the Carroll House, St Ives (1959), the Palmer House, Turramurra (1959), the Waterhouse House, St Ives (1962), the Tuckson House, Wahroonga (1961), the Jacobs House, Wahroonga (1963) (Wilkinson Award), the Forsaith House, Pymble (1971), the Griffin House, St Ives (1961), the Selby House, Warrawee (1961), all in NSW, and the Cater House, Canberra, ACT (1965) which won the Canberra Medallion in 1965l and the Canberra RAIA 25 Year medal in2011 (ibid, 2012, p. 358).
Jack House was the winner of the 1957 Sulman Medal for Domestic design. The Sir John Sulman Medal for Architectural Merit in NSW is an annual award presented by the NSW Royal Institute for Architects. Established in 1932 by Sir John Sulman, the original award conditions allowed for domestic and non-domestic entrants. In 1960 a separate category was developed for residential design with the creation of the NSW Wilkinson Award. The Jack House was featured in Architecture in Australia, July/September 1958 (pp. 76-78).
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Jack worked closely with his partner, John Allen on the design. The house received enthusiastic coverage from 'The Australian Womens' Weekly' in 1958 (Twentieth Century Heritage Society, 2020).
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[Historical significance] Jack House is of State significance for its role in the history of Australian architecture and house design. The house demonstrates mid-twentieth century architectural practice in Australia and particularly in the Sydney region. One of the early examples of the Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture, Jack House demonstrates the early application of the modern movement in architecture integrated with an Australian setting. An exemplary piece of modernism, the house reflects an increasing respect for the natural landscape in residential design and is indicative of the evolution of Australian architectural design in the mid 20th century.
[Associative significance] Jack House is of State significance as the family home designed by and for Australian architects Russell and Pamela Jack. A highly regarded Australian architect, Russell Jackwas a founding partner John Allan and Russell Jack which subsequently became the firm Allen, Jack and Cottier; the practice continues to be one the most successful architectural firms in Australia. The partnership of John.Allen and Russell Jack was awarded the Sulman Medal for Jack House in 1957
[Aesthetic significance] Jack House is of State significance as a seminal work of residential modernism. The house design exhibits the influences of the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Japanese architecture. Russell Jack, somewhat disappointed by European modernism, was influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's approach and the nature focussed architecture of pre-War Japan. The house is modest in scale with a strong connection between the bush setting and the house, an honest expression of materials expressed through exposed construction, natural materials and a modular plan utilising a primary structure and infill walls. In 1957 Jack House was awarded the Sulman Award for architectural merit in the domestic building category.
[Social significance] Jack House is significant at a State level as it is held in high esteem by the wider community for its cultural values. In particular Jack House is held in very high esteem by the architectural profession as demonstrated by how widely it has been published and through its recognition by the Australian Institute of Architects who have classified Jack House as nationally significant for its humanist sensibility and respect for the natural conditions of the site. The house is regularly used as a teaching opportunity by the owner and others and opened to the public as an excellent example of modernism in Australia.
[Research potential] Jack House has State significance for its research value as a resource that demonstrates many features of Late Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecture and design in theory and practice, and its capacity to illuminate the work of Russell Jack.
[Rarity] Jack House is a rare and substantially intact example of an award winning mid century modern house.
[Representativeness] Jack House is of State significance as an excellent, intact mid-twentieth century example of modernist residential design. Jack House is an excellent, representative and intact example of the work of Russell Jack, one of Australia's early proponents of the modern movement in architecture applied within an Australian context which became known as theLate Twentieth Century Sydney Regional style of architecturel. The house is a defining example of the outstanding design skills of a well-regarded Australian architect and clearly demonstrates his design principles of modesty of scale and connection with the natural landscape.
Integrity/Intactness: Jack House is highly intact including some interior finishes such as wall paper and it retains its original bush setting with its creek.
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Written McCartney, Karen 2007 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses
Written Metcalf, Andrew 1997 Architecture in Transition: the Sulman Award, 1932-1996, Sydney
Written Pollen, Francis, in The Book of Sydney Suburbs 1988 'Wahroonga'
Written Taylor, Jennifer. 1984 An Australian Identity: Houses for Sydney 1953-63. Sydney
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Written Urford, Jacqueline in The Encyclopaedia of Australian Architecture, Goad, P and Willis, J (Eds), 2012 The Sydney School
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As consumers complain ever louder about Optus, the yellow telco is giving its biggest dealership TeleChoice the boot, and opening up a slew of Optus 'Yes' stores instead.
Killing the agreements between TeleChoice and Optus-owned Virgin Mobile and pre-paid services are also part of the telco's new retail rationalisation strategy, announced today.
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The new Optus retail grand plan will see tighter integration between the yellow telco's retail online and in store, so customers who e-buy can collect instore.
The move to ditch TeleChoice is the telco's bid towards customer retention, it said today, in the wake of a telco ombudsman report out yesterday, which showed complaints about the telco soared 50% in 2011-12, while complaints about rival Telstra fell significantly.
"As the Australian mobile market matures and we move from a period of growth to one of customer retention, we need a distribution model that reflects this," Rohan Ganeson, Optus Managing Director, Sales said today.
Ganeson reckons there is too much capacity in the mobile market and wants Optus to become a gung-ho retail tech powerhouse.
The retail agreement with TeleChoice will end on 31 March 2013 and it is not known what the Optus (and Virgin mobile) exclusive dealers next move will be.
TeleChoice was not responding to media queries when contacted by SmartHouse today.
Optus says it plans to transform its sales channels to become a 'full service customer channel' to meet the changing consumers needs, it said in a statement today.
"As the products and services we sell become more diversified and sophisticated, so too do the needs of our customers. There is too much capacity in the mobile distribution market and we have made a decision to rationalise our third party distribution channels, while strengthening our branded Optus channels," Ganeson said.
The telco also announced the opening of an additional 33 'Yes' Optus stores and over 200 new jobs.
The Singapore owned telco already gave the pre pay operator Boost brand the boot last week, which will be taken over by Telstra in early 2013.
Optus says it will retain the pre-paid customers acquired during the partnership with Boost, providing them with continued access to their current plans under its own pre-paid service.


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Te Reo Maps is an online interactive Maori mapping service. All labels in Te Reo Maps are in Maori, making it the first interactive Maori map. Te Reo Maps is the world map, with all countries and territories translated into Maori. Please refer to the list of countries in Maori for the Maori translations of country names. The list includes all UN members and sovereign territories.
Phonetically is a web-based text-to-IPA transformer. Phonetically uses machine learning to predict the pronunciation of English words and transcribes them using IPA.
Punycode.org is a tool for converting Unicode-based internationalized domain names to ASCII-based Punycode encodings. Use punycode.org to quickly convert Unicode to Punycode and vice versa. Internationalized domains names are a new web standard that allows using non-ASCII characters in web domain names.
My Sequences is an online platform for storing and analyzing personal sequence data. My Sequences allows you to upload your genome sequences and discover insights and patterns in your own DNA.
Словообразовательный словарь «Морфема» дает представление о морфемной структуре слов русского языка и слов современной лексики. Для словообразовательного анализа представлены наиболее употребительные слова современного русского языка, их производные и словоформы. Словарь предназначен школьникам, студентам и преподавателям. Статья разбора слова «сладкоежка» по составу показывает, что это слово имеет два корня, соединительную гласную, суффикс и окончание. На странице также приведены слова, содержащие те же морфемы. Словарь «Морфема» включает в себя не только те слова, состав которых анализируется в процессе изучения предмета, но и множество других слов современного русского языка. Словарь адресован всем, кто хочет лучше понять структуру русского языка.
Разбор слова "кормушка" по составу.
Разбор слова "светить" по составу.
Разбор слова "сбоку" по составу.
Разбор слова "шиповник" по составу.
Разбор слова "народ" по составу.
Разбор слова "впервые" по составу.
Разбор слова "свежесть" по составу.
Разбор слова "издалека" по составу.
Разбор слова "лесной" по составу.


This wonderful miniature wooden violin ornament comes complete with bow, and velvet lined hard case and a stand. The perfect gift for the violin player or classical music lover. An ideal collection piece, this small musical violin is fitted with a miniature musical movement inside, and is wound by a key at the back of the violin.
Approx Size :170 x 60 mm.


Competition is the heartbeat of U.S. Ski & Snowboard! From local and club races and events, through RevTour, Grand Prix, SuperTour, NorAm, World Cup, World Championships and Olympic competition, U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes strive every day to the "Best in the World!"
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Purpose: Humorously referred to as "the mother of all sit-ups", the Teaser tests your powerhouse control to the fullest. At the peak of the exercise, momentarily hold the position, "teasing" the balance.
Lie on back; legs extended out on a mat; arms overhead. Heels together; toes turned out slightly.
Maintain the scoop; inhale; raise arms, head and shoulders, peeling upper body off the mat vertebra by vertebra; simultaneously lifting legs into a "V" sit.
Hold the "V" position, balance on the tailbone. Exhale; roll spine down onto a mat.
When head & heels touch the mat, stretch arms overhead to the starting position & repeat; inhaling as you float up; exhaling as you peel down.
Visualization: As you roll down, imagine each vertebra touching the mat the way your fingers travel on the keys of a piano.
Head stays in line with spine. Fingertips toward toes. Legs stretched long.
Don't allow the upper body to touch mat before lower body or vice versa.
Take your time, relax your mind and find your rhythm as you go.
Modification: Any difficulty sitting up all the way, slightly bend the knees, as you lift & lower body. Any back discomfort, perform Teaser with legs against a wall.
Pilates… more than a late night infomercial.
Pilates, a system of exercise created by Joseph Pilates, was originally designed to be a one-on-one personalized workout with an instructor. Nowadays, thanks to late night infomercials and books galore, Pilates seems to be thought of as just a generic "mat class", but the true intention is to use any and all of the spring-loaded equipment created by Joe, including mat, to find and strengthen weakness in the body. Not every body needs every exercise. The work is most effective when tailored to you.
It may help to understand where Joseph Pilates came from. Joseph Pilates was a sick child, suffering from asthma and rickets, and was determined to create a healthy body for himself. So, he studied yoga, wrestling, gymnastics and acrobatics, and throughout his life put together a series of exercises using a mat. He started teaching mat conditioning, and quickly noticed how nearly impossible it was for most people, so he knew they needed something else to support their mat work.
At the same time, he was German national in an internment camp and many of the people around him were injured soldiers. For the injured soldiers he attached heavy springs to their hospital beds, so they could strengthen their bodies from bed. This design evolved into the "Cadillac" or "Trapeze Table" that current Pilates instructors use to strengthen legs, arms, chest, back and of course abdomen.
The Universal Reformer, or another "bed on springs," offers additional resistance in order to provide more stability or to provide an added challenge to those who need it. When Pilates is taught one-on-one (the ideal way), the instructor typically incorporates work on the reformer and mat, as well as other Pilates apparatus, based on your needs. The individual session caters to the specific needs of the client, where each exercise is systematically performed and specifically chosen for you.
The focal points of his work are to increase lung capacity, to improve core strength and to use one's mind to control body movements. Hence, the six Pilates principles evolved: control, centering, concentration, precision, breath, and flow.
The work on the mat, where your muscles create the resistance, and the apparatus, where springs create the resistance, complement each other. As you become stronger by working on the apparatus, consequently, the mat work often becomes more challenging and fulfilling. Including private Pilates sessions in your fitness regime will better allow an instructor to focus on your individual needs, and will help you to develop the strength and flexibility necessary to correctly perform and benefit fully from the mat work.
Your workout should never feel easy, but should always present new and different challenges as you work your powerhouse deeper. So, enjoy the "journey" that is Pilates. It's well worth the hard work!
Purpose: To work the powerhouse and strengthen the back of the legs (hamstrings).
Lie on your back with your knees bent, hip width apart, both feet firmly planted on the mat; arms by your sides, palms down.
Squeeze your bottom and raise your hips off the mat. The hips, knees and feet are in perfect alignment.
Inhale, pull your navel to spine, and lift one leg out long in front of you. Then, extend it up to the ceiling, pointing toes. Exhale, flex your foot and lower your leg to your knee. (You may lower the leg further as long as the hips stay level and leg does not drop to the mat).
Visualization: Imagine you are suspended from the ceiling by a sling around your hips, keeping you lifted.
Purpose: The last of the Stomach Series, this works the external obliques, waistline and powerhouse.
Lie on your back with hands behind your lifted head; elbows wide and your knees bent into your chest.
Extend your right leg out long; hovering above the mat. Twist your upper body until the right elbow touches left knee. Open the back (left) elbow behind you. Inhale as you lift to twist and hold for 3 counts.
Exhale and switch sides, bringing your left elbow to your right knee while extending the opposite (left) leg out in front of you. Hold for 3 counts. Keep your upper back and shoulders off the mat as you twist from side to side.
Complete 8-10 times. To end bring both knees into chest.
Checklist: Lift and twist from your waist, not from your neck and shoulders. The back elbow never touches the mat. Look at your back elbow as you twist.
Anchor your center to the mat so you don't roll from side to side. Lower your extended leg about 45 degrees or more… back should not arch off mat.
Note: Avoid twisting exercises such as this if you have suffered a recent back injury.
Visualization: Imagine you have an X on your stomach and you are crossing to each end of the X.
A one-on-one session is a great way to start your Pilates training, but when you learn your routine, you can work out with a partner or small group to cut costs.
Joseph Pilates was a man, and he created a system of exercise meant for every body, male or female. Pilates requires concentration, focus, coordination and agility.
Pilates builds a foundation of core strength, and that requires some deep, precise, consistent work. Only after your core is established and muscles correctly firing can you move on to the more complicated, advanced Pilates exercises. So yes, Pilates can seem repetitive in the beginning. But be patient! Your repertoire will expand as you become stronger and are able to demonstrate control in your body.
Joseph Pilates was not a dancer; he was a boxer and wrestler, studied yoga and gymnastics. When Joseph and his wife Clara set up shop in New York City, George Balanchine sent many dancers to Pilates to rehabilitate their ballet injuries. The news of a workout that promoted strength with stretch spread quickly through the dance community, and has been popular ever since. However, Pilates is beneficial for all populations.
Pilates can be modified to accommodate nearly any injury, but true Pilates, once the basic concepts are understood, is challenging to the most fit person.
Purpose: The fourth exercise in the Stomach Series targets the powerhouse to the extreme.
Lie on your back with hands behind your lifted head; one on top of the other, (not interlaced). Elbows wide.
Extend your legs straight to the ceiling, heels together and toes turned out slightly, squeeze inner thighs, sink navel toward spine.
Inhale and lower your straight legs down toward the mat for 3 counts. Stop if you feel your lower back begin to arch.
Exhale as you raise your straight legs toward the ceiling. Don't allow the legs to pass 90 degrees; the tailbone does not leave the mat.
Remain perfectly still in your torso.
Engage the glutes and inner thighs to support and protect your back.
If your back arches off the mat as you lower your legs, you are taking them too low. Bring shoulders away from ears.
Note: If you have a delicate back, place your hands in a V position just below your tailbone (palms down) and leave your head down.
Visualization: Imagine your legs are attached to springs above your head. You must stretch the springs on the way down and resist their pull on the way up.
Amy B. is no stranger to Pilates, but was still amazed at how her Pilates sessions helped her through pregnancy, delivery, and being a busy, working mom of 2 lively kids. In San Francisco and Seattle, Amy took Pilates Mat classes for 7 years before the birth of her first child. After Amy's baby was born, she felt strained in her back and shoulders due to lugging around a car seat with a growing baby. She wanted an efficient workout; something that combined strength and flexibility, because with a new baby she no longer had time to separately do strength conditioning and yoga — she needed to cram it all into an hour if possible. Lastly, she wanted her pre-pregnancy body back and to fit into her clothes again. She contacted Jocelyn and decided to start private sessions once a week.
Fast-forward two years; Amy is expecting her second baby. Amy says, "I felt very strong this pregnancy, which I attribute to consistently running and doing Pilates for the two years prior. For the first several months, I kept with the same exercises, but as my belly started to grow there were obviously some exercises we had to cut out or adjust to not lay on my belly or put unnecessary strain on my back".
Amy was elated to learn that she could be tired during the day, but a Pilates session with Jocelyn after work would energize her and she'd feel great! She did Pilates right up until the end of her pregnancy, 10 days before she gave birth to Emilia.
According to Amy, delivery was "easy"! It took 5 minutes for her daughter to join the world with no medical interventions. Recovery was much easier this time too. She was pushing a stroller around Green Lake a week later, and resumed Pilates sessions with Jocelyn about a month later.
Purpose: As the second exercise in the Stomach Series, Double Leg Stretch continues to challenge your coordination, work the powerhouse and stretch your body.
Lie on your back and hug both knees into your chest, hands reaching toward ankles, head and shoulders lifted off mat.
Inhale and reach the arms overhead back by your ears and your legs straight out in front of you. Raise them off the mat at about a 45 degree angle. Back must not arch off floor.
Exhale and circle the arms around as you bring your knees back into your chest. Remain still in your torso; head and shoulders lifted throughout the exercise.
Repeat 8-10 sets. To finish, hug both knees in toward chest, put head and shoulders on mat.
Visualization: imagine the center of your body thinning out like taffy.
Support your neck by keeping your chin toward your chest as you stretch long.
Squeeze your buttocks and upper inner thighs tightly as you extend your legs to support the lower back.
As you inhale and stretch out, keep your arms straight.
Your abs hold you down on the mat.
Modification: For a sensitive low back, begin with the legs at a 90 degree angle and gradually advance to 45 degrees. Abbreviate the arm movement if you have a delicate shoulder.
Progression: Move directly to Single Straight Leg Stretch – which will be previewed in next month.
Purpose: Single Leg Stretch strengthens the abdominals and the buttocks as well as improves coordination.
This is the first of five exercises termed as the Stomach Series.
Sit in the center of your mat with your knees bent. Hug your right leg and pull it in to your chest with your inside hand on the knee and your outside hand on the ankle.
Roll your back down to the mat, bringing the bent leg (right leg) with you; head and upper shoulders are off the mat. Then, extend your left leg out in front of you; let it hover above the mat at about a 45 degree angle or at an angle so your back stays flat on the mat.
With elbows lifted; chin to chest; inhale. Then, exhale and switch legs, bringing the outside hand to the ankle and the inside hand to the knee (left leg). Stretch your right leg long; hovering above the mat at about a 45 degree angle; making sure your leg is in line with the center of your body.
Scoop your belly at all times. Stay lifted (eyes on belly) and slide shoulders down away from ears.
Remain still in your torso- not rocking your body from side to side when switching legs.
Pay attention to the hand placement as it keeps your leg in proper alignment with your hip.
Visualization: Imagine you are anchored to the floor below.
Modification: Rest your head on the mat when necessary. If you have a bad knee; hold the underside of the thigh. For a bad back; extend the straight leg to the ceiling. As your lower abdominal strength improves, you can begin to lower the leg.
Can Pilates really make you taller? According to SAC member Lenell Nussbaum the answer to this question is yes!
Lenell began Pilates a couple of years ago. She experienced regular back pain due to scoliosis and decided to give Pilates a try.
"The biggest change is that my back is no longer a pain issue. The by-product is that I am taller!" said Lenell.
Pilates works in several magnitudes – twisting, bending and extending – to strengthen the "powerhouse", the muscles that support your spine. More space between the vertebrae is created by working and articulating the space in these magnitudes, thus lengthening your spine, improving your posture and in essence making you taller.
Pilates exercises are specifically designed to reach and engage the "core" or "powerhouse" muscles. Exercises such as spine stretch forward on the mat, short spine on the reformer and push the pedal down on the wunda chair strengthen the muscles surrounding the spine, therefore creating support for the spine allowing you to stand more erect. The extra space created by stretching the spine will actually lengthen the spine and reduce pain caused by poor posture or weak muscles.
Lenell has grown 1.5 inches since starting Pilates and is now living pain free!


As a group, arthropod natural enemies have been shown to substantially reduce within-tree pine bark beetle populations. However, little is known about the impacts of individual species on bark beetle mortality. In a controlled laboratory study, we measured the effects of two predaceous histerid species, Platysoma parallelum (Say) and Plegaderus transversus (Say), on Ips calligraphus (Germar) and Ips grandicollis (Eichhoff) brood mortality. Platysoma parallelum was found to have a greater impact on I. grandicollis mortality than Ple. transversus when only one histerid and prey species were present. No significant differences in I. calligraphus mortality were observed for either of the two histerid species. More I. grandicollis brood was killed per introduced Pla. parallelum adult than per introduced Ple. transversus adult likely as a result of the larger size and biomass requirements of Pla. parallelum. The results of this experiment indicate that histerids, by themselves, have the ability to lower within-tree bark beetle populations and could have potential use in a bark beetle biological control program.
shepherd, William P.; Goyer, Richard A. 2005. Impact of Platysoma parallelum and Plegaderus transversus (Coleoptera: Histeridae) predation on developing Ips calligraphus and Ips grandicollis (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) brood. J. Entomol. Sci. 40(1):80-87.


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package cn.jiguang.imui.chatinput.menu.collection;

import android.content.Context;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;

import java.util.HashMap;

import cn.jiguang.imui.chatinput.utils.SimpleCommonUtils;

public class MenuCollection extends HashMap<String, View> {

    public static final String TAG = SimpleCommonUtils.formatTag(MenuCollection.class.getSimpleName());
    protected Context mContext;
    protected LayoutInflater mInflater;

    public MenuCollection(Context context) {
        mContext = context;
        mInflater = LayoutInflater.from(mContext);
    }

    protected void addMenu(String menuTag, View menu) {
        if(TextUtils.isEmpty(menuTag)){
            Log.e(TAG, "Collection custom menu failed,tag is empty.");
            return;
        }

        if (containsKey(menuTag)) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Collection custom menu failed,Tag " + menuTag + " has been used already!");
            return;
        }
        menu.setTag(menuTag);
        if (mMenuCollectionChangedListener != null) {
            mMenuCollectionChangedListener.addMenu(menuTag, menu);
        }

        this.put(menuTag, menu);

    }

    private MenuCollectionChangedListener mMenuCollectionChangedListener;

    public void setMenuCollectionChangedListener(MenuCollectionChangedListener menuCollectionChangedListener) {
        this.mMenuCollectionChangedListener = menuCollectionChangedListener;
    }

    public interface MenuCollectionChangedListener {
        void addMenu(String menuTag, View menu);
    }

}

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April begins with unseasonably warm temps, and while this may be an "April Fools" of sorts, it portends the Town Shop's schedule shift towards fewer building hours and much more activity outdoors. After a long winter, everyone wants to be outside as much as possible, immersed in nature and recreation. And the Town Shop strives to be "low impact" on the neighborhood where it is located.
Eating Our Way Around The World 4/17 El Canelo (Mexico) right after Earth Day and Friday 4/23 Secret Garden (Japan/Korea) 12pm Delicious!
Plantings 5/12 Right after seva, help Cheryl with mini-plant repotting and take one with you.
All outdoor activities are weather permitting. If we get rained out we will try to reschedule (check us on Facebook for posts of changes).
More kayaking, seva, hiking, volleyball, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Berkshires camping, Chenango Colorscape, Ithaca Gorges, Lake Ontario, etc. Stay Tuned!
Also, be sure to check out Travis Sky Ingersol's new skateboarding website and contribute to it. Sometime we will plan a trip to Philadelphia to stay with him and explore.


Cats are great. And dogs! Aren't dogs amazing?
Well, actually, I don't really like dogs. Like, at all.
It's ok if you don't like dogs but I'm still going to stop and pat them ok?
Yeah, of course. I'll just be over here.
Hey, look at that great dog over there! Look at it's long, soft ears!
Yup, that sure is an ok dog.
Hey, did you see that good dog over there?
Do you want to walk by the dog park on our way home?
YES let's go walk past the happy dogs.
I saw a dog today with long ears and a good nose. You would have really appreciated it.
My partner still doesn't like dogs. That's ok. They like me a lot, even the part of me that talks about how soft dogs ears are.


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Sports Tennis
Murray heads for Indian Wells after Dubai triumph
DUBAI: Andy Murray solidified his position at the top of the rankings through a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Fernando Verdasco to win the Dubai Tennis Championships for the first time on Saturday. Murray, 29, claimed the trophy in the emirate after finishing runner-up to Roger Federer in 2012. Now the Scot and his team face a 16-hour flight halfway around the world to Los Angeles to prepare for the start of the Indian Wells Masters in less than a week. "It's direct but it's still a long flight, it will take a few days to get over that," said Murray after claiming his 45th career title.
"This week has given me great momentum which I hope to use going to Indian Wells and Miami."
His win on Saturday allowed Murray to become the first British champion in the 25-year history of the Dubai tournament.
He was playing in his seventh final in his last eight tournaments and 14th final in his last 16 events.
He holds a healthy points lead over number two Novak Djokovoic, with the off-form Serb facing immense title defence pressure in both Indian Wells and Miami over the next four weeks.
The Scot is amazed at his winning form stretching back to last autumn when he made his run to surpass Djokovic for the top ranking position.
"It's obviously been a good run. You want to try and peak and play your best tennis at the Slams, but you know, giving yourself a lot of matches gives you confidence to go into those big events.
"Conditions, again, are totally different than Indian Wells, which is a very slow court with fast balls – the other way around from here."
"I have to get there and adjust to that. Winning this week is fantastic, I feel good. I was a bit tired yesterday, but I felt a lot better today.
"I'm trying to get to Indian Wells much earlier than I did last year. I'll arrive on Sunday, which is a good thing.
"Even though it's a long trip, it gives me five, six days to get ready before my first match."
Murray improved his record over 35th-ranked left-hander Verdasco to 13 wins and just one loss. He was playing in his second final of 2017 after losing to Djokovic in nearby Doha during the opening week of the season in January.
The first three games of the contest featured breaks of serve before Murray steadied, breaking for 5-3 and taking the opening set.
In the second, Murray earned a 2-1 lead as he eased to victory. Despite his defeat, Verdasco will return to the top 30 for the first time since April 2015 thanks to his run to the final.
"I think that obviously I had, if not the toughest opponent I can have in the final, then one of them, for sure," said Verdasco.
"He's number one in the world right now. It was obviously a really difficult final to win, but I came trying everything and giving everything.
"I said yesterday that being in the final of a 500 after five years is a great week for me and I have to take the positive things."
— AFP
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