So ya wanna be a hacker?
Thread: So ya wanna be a hacker?
Ok, this is my attempt to put another spin on all of the excellent newbie faqs out there. Since we still seem to be plagued with "Teach me to hack hotmail" types, I figured I'd try another approach. Please send PMs\comments\etc to me, and I'll edit\update the steps as I see fit. I'm not going to put any links or anything in, as there are already many faqs that more than supply enough information... I've referred to AO and google in the steps, that should do.
Feel free to copy, paste, fold, spindle and mutilate... at least, within the limits of AO's rules.
Well, follow this 12 Step Course to Ub3r Greatness!
Step 1: I wanna be a hacker!
No you dont. If you're reading this ready to heap scorn on my head, then you know why not. If you're seriously reading this to try and be a hacker, then the reason is simple: Hacking is not a toolset, or a series of steps. It's not some mystical technique hidden in some cyber equivalent of a mountain temple. It's not the hollywood concept of these super geeks who know all these amazing back doors, robotically fighting for tapes in a tv studio or hacking into secret government supercomputers.
And it is not (although I'm sure we all regret this) being adminstered to by some stunning blond while getting into the pentagon in 60 seconds... by apparently randomly hitting the keyboard, but that's beside the point.
What hacking actually IS is harder to define. Personally, I feel that hacking is a mindset.
You walk into a room, there's a big red button with a sign over it saying 'Do not press this button!'. Most people will wonder, but will leave the button alone. I can feel a lot of you, right now, saying 'Ah, the hacker will press the button, right?'... No. The hacker will, by the time that the button's owner returns, have unscrewed the plate that the button is on, traced the wires to see where they go, put the plate back, and then left a note explaining that the screws on the plate should have been irreversable and that some of the insulation has cracked on the left cable.
A hacker is someone who is hungry, for two things: Knowledge, and a challenge. The two sides feed each other... knowledge leads to a challenge, and the challenge makes a thirst for more knowledge.
So, that's what the first step is... start wanting to learn, and wanting to test yourself. And stop calling yourself a hacker.
It just doesn't mean the same thing any more.
Step 2: So like, what is this knowledge stuff then?
Books. Tutorials. How-to's. Discussions with friends. Trying it out yourself, and then finding more books. Every question leading to two more questions, and each of those leading to another three. As a college professor once said, "If you find a footnote, step on it's head quickly before it breeds".
Right here is a good place to start. Go browse the tutorial page. Read one of the tutorials, whatever catches your eye. Write down anything you don't understand. Go to the search thing here and search for the questions (its on the front page, top right). If you don't find it there, try www.google.com and look there. If that doesn't help, post a question.
You have a computer of your own, I suppose. Start there. Look up your OS and your hardware. There will be tips, tweaks and security flaws that you can patch. Soon you will have a streamlined, lean, mean, unhackable (well, close) monster machine! Yeah baby YEAH! *ahem* yes, well, it's a good starting point.
Step 4: So am I a hacker now?
Ok, go back to step 1. Read it again. Think about it.
Step 5: So like, do I h4v3 t00 sp331< l1k3 t|-|15 n0w?
That's called (amongst other, less printable terms) leet speak. It's sad. Don't do it. Unless it's a joke (eg you're ripping off a script kiddie) and even then, make sure people know that you're joking.
Step 6: I want some kewl to0ls0rZ!
*smack* I warned you about the leet speak.
Like any craftsman, a hacker needs to know his tools, and to have a good, reliable set. What that set is, is entirely personal. A discussion of tools on a forum like this one will be loud, enthusiastic, and neverending. Everyone has their favourites, and it all depends on what you want to do and why.
Step 7: C0d3z0r Mon*smack**ow* sorry, I mean Programming and Coding.
Yes, programming is generally considered to be a good step for any hacker/security specialist/pc guru/ computer type. As to what language to learn or ide to use... well, a discussion about that will rapidly resemble the tools discussion above. The basic concepts tend to remain the same, and so it depends what syntax you particularly want to use.
Step 8: Hey, you keep calling them hackers, but you told me not to! what gives?!
Like the Matrix, you need to experience it to truely understand it. Just go with it, m'kay... you'll figure it out soon enough.
Step 9: So like, can I hack hotmail now?
Everything you do has a reaction. This is a law of physics AND metaphysics.
DDoSing a website to death results in loss of income. People get fired or retrenched, marriages break under the strain, children grow up half starved in broken homes, bitter and vengeful, and the cycle begins anew.
If a hacker gets caught, he will be arrested and charged... people are always unforgiving when money is involved, and the internet is VERY financial these days. The next thing you know, a 17 year old kid that was 'just messing around' is sharing an 8 by 6 room with a very big guy who keeps suggestively dropping the soap in the shower.
Everything you do affects everyone around you. Everything they do, affects you in turn. Keep that in mind.
Step 10: So whats the point?
Zen and the art of hacking. The lesson is in the journey, not the destination. Go back to step 1.
Step 11: What do I do now?
Find friends. Just a few days of browsing and messing around with the information of this and other sites will have increased your knowledge immensely, probably more than you realise... sit on the forums, help other people. Try and actually know what you're talking about, though... otherwise you will a) harm people and b) alienate people.
Step 12: How do you know all of this anyway?
I don't, and I do. Everything here is subjective... but then, so is the rest of life. And reality, for that matter. I have as much and as little right to hold forth as anyone else on the forum, based on my own experiences. Take everything I say, and everything anyone else says, with a pinch of salt.
Everything written here may be wrong.
Take everything I say, and everything anyone else says, with a pinch of salt.
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The label says AntiOnline Newbie but the hacker aint good cause of posts, I'd still be pushing that button though, someday... someday.
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The label says newbie to antionline but the hacker aint good cause of posts, I'd still be pushing that button though, someday... someday.
HEEEELLLLLPPPP, I'm in an infinite loop between point 1 and 4 !!!!!!
Damn, I can't seem to get past step #1. Now where is that button I am suppose to push??
This is probably the only newbie faq that I've read all the way through. Apart from the infinite loop many of us are experiencing, it is very readable. Congrats on a great post.
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Discussion in 'Off-Topic' started by ripvdub, Nov 10, 2018.
any one have a suggestion on brand, features to look for? I work the big green tractor co, but I don't get a discount unless I buy a crazy expensive one.
Also, I'd like an entry zero turn if they hold up ok.
I'm moving, new house will have .6 acres. Have a Honda walk behind now, love it.
I just bought a toro time cutter 4225 this year. Has been fine for me so far.
Husqvarna, green quality or better with out the green price premium.
I also work at the big green tractor comapany. If you wait till spring you can get a pretty good deal on top of your employee discount. I think between the two I ended up saving $500 on mine. They also did 12 months no interest on it.
your a cuck and u hate america unless you get a badboy mower.
I also work for John D's & have a Toro zero turn which is a great mower!
X-Marks have a good rep as well.
BadBoys are supposedly good machines.
I wouldn't buy a Deere anything...but especially not their mowers. Everyone I've ever talked to with one has the disappointments and they're not cheap. It's clear they don't spend any real time on the design and build quality.
But marketing is a hell of a drug....and Deere slings a ton of that.
I spent 2 summers mowing with a Dixie Chopper and that thing was fast and tough.
I have a JD X300 and a X500, both with about 500 hours. No issues with the 300, but the 500 had a bearing go out on the deck, which wasn't cheap. I'd say I'm moderately satisfied with their performance vs. the price I paid.
I like my John Deere 3032E. My son-in-law has had a Deere zero turn for 5 years that's been bulletproof.
Through Van Wall, or whatever local John Deere dealer? Thanks.
Husqvarna is what I just bought this spring. If you look at craigslist or other for sale sights, you see tons of John Deere mowers but very little husqvarna. Very solid machine that is reliable.
John Deere has many different levels now to compete with the box store mowers also. If in town, get whatever since it will last however long you need it. I have three lots for my mowing and use a cub cadet. For my acreage and commercial stuff I buy older John Deere's, usually 600-750 hours, for $1500 area. Will run them for a handful of years, run up to 900-1000 hours and can sell them for around a grand.
Go with a John Deere for sure!
Edit: I got a John Deere LA145 from my in-laws this year that had been sitting around outside for 2 years not running. It had 2 flat tires, a dead battery, and a mouse nest in the engine fan. I cleaned all that up and it runs like a new mower now.
Grasshoppers last forever but are scary expensive. I got a Toro zero turn and just finished summer 4 with no issues for one third the price.
Bought my grasshopper 25 plus yrs ago and have never done more than routine maintenance to it but the upfront price was tough even then. Those Bad Boyz mowers look well made and pretty simple to work on, but I can't see trading as long as my other one keeps running. The Grasshopper has always mowed somewhere between 2 and 15 acres a yr depending on what I had to do that yr.


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The winner of last week's Great Wednesday Compare (John Irving Vs. J. D. Salinger), with a final score of 9-5, was J.D. Salinger.
Thanks for all the great ideas and kind words last week. As you can tell, I'm continuing on with the comparisons for the time being.
This week I've decided to somewhat incorporate one of Siew's ideas: to pit book against book. I say somewhat, because as you can see by the header, I'm still technically using authors. However, of Salinger most people stop at Catcher In The Rye (though I have read Franny and Zooey as well), and of Golding most people have only read Lord of the Flies (self-included). If you're one of those people, feel free to vote book versus book. If not, and you've read others, which ones?
Remember, vote simply by adding your comment below, base it on whatever merit you choose, voting does not end until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. (September 18th), and please spread the word!
No contest for me. I really HATED Lord of the Flies!! And I love Holden Caufield. So it looks like J. D. Salinger for me!
Oooo, toughie! Going by books it's like Lord of the Flies vs. Lord of the Stance. This is a close shave, but it's Golding by decision for me.
I hate 'Lord of the Flies', so I'm going with Salinger despite the pummeling he gave John Irving last week.
Kookiejar: Thanks for the heads-up. You're right, it was Salinger and I fixed it above.
I vote for Salinger, because I have only read Lord of the Flies, but I've read three Salinger books.
and half of Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters.
This is a tough one for me. I've read slightly more Salinger than I have Golding, and have enjoyed both of their most famous books. Ultimately though, Lord of the Flies is a more important book, in my mind.
I vote Golding. Technically I'm not crazy about either book, but Lord of the Flies kept me hoping against hope. Sadly I hated Holden Caulfield so much that I barely remember anything about Catcher in the Rye, other than wanting to smack him upside the head.
Great compare! I found Lord of the Flies absolutely painful, and while it took me a fair few chapters to get into Catcher, it definitely hit a chord with me.
I'm voting for Salinger. I read both books in college. I agree with Stephanie - Caufield is a character that's hard to forget.
I can't say that I care much for the work of either of these guys, but I'll vote for Salinger as he irritated me less than Golding did.
My vote last week was a vote against John Irving. This week, I'm going to have to abstain. I'm not really a fan of either of these guys, although Salinger looks a little like my brother-in-law.
What I'm waiting for is a three-way fight between the Bronte sisters.
My vote goes for Salinger again this week.
Rob's got a great idea re: the three-way fight among the Bronte sisters.
When I thought Golding had also written The Princess Bride, I was prepared to vote for him. Now, I realise it was William Goldman, so I don't have to vote for the author of that horrid experience in grade ten that was The Lord of the Flies.
I'm sure I read Catcher in the Rye, but it didn't make an impression. I think I abstain again this week.
I must abstain once again. Lord of the Flies and The Catcher in the Rye are probably the two books in the world I'm least interested in reading---I've always suspected I would hate them both.
Oh, well---there's always next week!


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Q: console.log doesn't work with react-native I'm starting with react-native and I'm getting this problem: I can't log to bundler metro server.
If I create my application using create-react-native-app, I can do 'console.log' and value are logged to metro bundler (running on port 8081).
But if I create my application with react-native init <project>, this doesn't work. To make console.log work, I need to open Chrome DevTools and set remote debug in application.
So my question is: is there any way to make native code to log in bundler console with console.log? I don't want to work with 'create-react-native-app' because it uses Expo and 'realm' database doesn't support expo.
I've tried with react-native 0.55.4 and 0.56, both in windows and linux.

A: Don't know if I correctly understand your question (because of my english), but you can try this:

Run adb logcat *:S ReactNative:V ReactNativeJS:V in a terminal to see
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A: You can also see the console.log() outputs using these commands:
$ react-native log-android
$ react-native log-ios

Note: It also works to debug native errors, for example when you have a blank screen and metro bundler doesn't show errors neither.
For more information you can check this out

A: You can download React Native Debugger and Open your JS Debugger in development menu. You can see everything into RN Debugger.

A: I discovered that console.log are omitted from console log if your disable remote debug from the debug menu

A: On Mac. While on ios simulator Clicked on

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Reflecting Community Priorities In Economic Development Practices
Why economic developers should pay attention to film incentives
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 6, 2014 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
The day after the election, the Motion Picture Association of America wrote a blog post on "What the New Congress Should Know about the Film and Television Industry." Its theme is that the American film industry plays "a powerful economic role . . . in districts around the country."
In addition to mentioning the economic impact of "Gone Girl" as a case in point, the post cites a recent article from The Economist that lauds the film industry as an American success story that offers lessons to other sectors. It's reliance on freelancers (studios are "asset-light, flexible renters of talent"), ability to deploy "fresh creative teams" for each new project, acceptance of high failure rates, and focus on marketing are characteristics that are starting to define other industries as well.
These are good points, and, like it or not, they are probably true. Another interesting point The Economist article makes is that:
[T]he media conglomerates that own the big studios nowadays run them more professionally, and keep a closer eye on profitability. . . . Learning from Silicon Valley, Hollywood is relying more on outside financing, which means sharing the profits from hits but also protects against crippling losses when a film flops.
Tax incentives are one important source of that outside financing, but one that does not require sharing profits. The LA Times reported that studios and producers "routinely expect taxpayers to offset as much as 30% of their qualified production costs."
30% is also the figure cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article on the global tax breaks for the film industry. Using Pinewood Shepperton PLC as an example, the article explains how Pinewood is building soundstages and production facilities in places such as Malaysia and the Dominican Republic (as well as Toronto, England, Germany and the state of Georgia) that "offer generous tax breaks and incentives for producers looking to save money."
Here's how it works from the perspective of the Dominican Republic, according to the Wall Street Journal article:
Pinewood has become an integral part of tax-credit programs around the world; in the case of the Dominican Republic's program, company executives were talking to government officials about doing business there while the legislation was being drafted, said Yvette Marichal, the country's film commissioner. Now, Pinewood manages a site owned by the local Indomina Group, a film distribution firm run by a family with investments in sugar, energy and real estate. The Indomina Group pays cash for tax credits earned by productions shot at the studio; the credits are then used on behalf of other parts of the conglomerate.
In return, the communities are hoping for sustained activity that will develop the local workforce, attract tourists, and generate local spending.
Tax credits have become integral to the industry. As the "Gone Girl" article also explains, the MPAA "is pushing more states to increase their tax incentives." Separately, Variety reported that in late September, MPAA would be hosting a summit for US film commissioners to discuss "how to better partner to garner additional legislative and other political support for your jurisdiction's production incentive program." That article goes on to note:
The MPAA also promotes production activity in other states. It has retained lobbyists in states like Georgia and Louisiana, which have been successful at luring production with the promise of generous tax credits. In speaking to investors, studio executives have not been shy about pointing to the availability of incentives as a way to keep budgets under control.
Pinewood also lobbies for the tax credits as critical to both the company and the industry. Again from the Wall Street Journal:
Pinewood tells investors that the loss of tax incentives are a risk for the publicly traded company. Its strategy to mitigate that risk involves "maintaining strong relationships with key industry decision-makers…to highlight the importance of the tax-credit regime."
The film industry and film tax credits offer a fascinating look into changing business models, evolving financial structures, and how tax incentives designed for economic development purposes can take on a life of their own.
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Some of you may recall a video I did a little over 4 years ago wherein I showed the Scriptural and historic proof that the mortal wound that was administered to the Pope back in 1798AD in the exact year the Prophet Daniel predicted was finally healed. As expected, no one in any 501c3 church or ministry that claims to understand or even preach prophecy ever said anything about what happened back in January of 2014 that confirmed what obedient students of prophecy declared regarding the wound being healed many years prior that I listed on my main site. And now we see CNN, a News Network known for their fake news, has decided to create a docuseries about the Pope being the most powerful man in the world wherein the Pope is declared a man of his own word instead of God's Word just as Jesus predicted he would do in John 5:43 so as to bolster their network's ratings while at the same time confirm what we stated years ago that the mortal wound is clearly healed. When you get time, you seriously need to check out the trailer they just released for that docuseries glorifying the Pope as another god on earth on Pastor Craig's YouTube channel.
So, how did it get so bad wherein a man drenched in sin and criminal acts is declared a global moral leader? How was the Pope of Rome able to get his wound healed so quickly? It was all thanks to the many false prophets most people think are their pastors today. They refuse to speak of the Pope in Rome because on one hand they fear losing their tax free status, and on the other hand they can't sufficiently preach or teach the prophecies because you can only understand them when you're obedient to the God that wrote the prophecies.
Worse yet, when the Lord moved upon a people in the prophesied ninth hour described in Matthew 20 who then go forth in obedience in the early 1800's and expose the Popes of Rome for decades as 2 Thessalonians 2:3 prophesied they would so as to alert everyone on earth today who the man of sin is; this ninth hour church was also prophesied to do as the Jews of old did and walked away from their God. They too fell into apostasy and literally joined hands with Rome to the point of documenting their agreements on paper. These men in the ninth hour or SDA church as most known them by were called of God to declare present truth so as to ready the people for the coming of the Lord. But they not only refused to do their ordained duty, they openly honor, promote and protect the Popes of Rome by declaring he is no longer as prophecy says he is. And if that's not bad enough, they even created an image to the beast in Rome just as the Lord prophesied they would so as to further lock down their state of defiance against the Lord their God. In fact, they are right now helping Rome to gain popularity as well as prevent the people still in the SDA church from knowing that since the wound was healed, which they never speak of, and the Pope's popularity and power have grown off the chart, they hide from their own brethren that Sunday Laws are just around the corner.
I have a video I made back in November of last year wherein the SDA President, Ted Wilson stated on camera Sunday Laws are not coming anytime soon even though we have thousands of articles and videos of church and political leaders pushing for Sunday laws right now. He actually made it a point to stand in front of the camera that day just to make that claim so as to hide what's really happening behind Vatican walls as we speak. The SDA leaders, all the Protestant leaders and every politician known to man are right now doing all they can to puff up the Pope as well as promote religious banter in politics so as to bring about the prophesied religious laws. This is why CNN just announced their new docuseries. It will catapult the Pope of today as a godly man in the eyes of the people that trust their pastors above their own God by making the Popes of old look as evil as they truly are while at the same time make the current Jesuit Pope look as holy, blessed and trustworthy as they can.
And for those confused as to why the Pope needs religious laws in America and then all nations of the world so as to enforce their mark; notice how every time the mark of the beast is mentioned in prophecy the word "worship" is right there with it! That's no mistake! That my brothers and sisters is prophecy being fulfilled right before your eyes!
Revelation 13:12, "And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed."
Revelation 14:9, "And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,"
Revelation 14:11, "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name."
Read the article "Washington's Pope" at globalresearch.ca to find out who "Francis" really is.


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Q: How could I have MySQL sum() and group by clause within my elasticsearch query? I'm trying perform an elasticsearch query as a GET request in order pull data from the index which I created. The data which is in the index is, a table from MySQL DB, configured though logstash.
Here is my request without the IN clause:
http://localhost:9200/response_summary/_search?q=api:"location"+AND+transactionoperationstatus:"charged"+AND+operatorid='DIALOG'+AND+userid:test+AND+time:"2015-05-27"
In the above, I should be able to append sum(chargeAmount+0) & group by . I tried giving it a search on the web, but couldn't find any solutions.
Any help could be appreaciated.

A: Whatever you put after the q=... in your query uses the same syntax as a query_string query, so you can rewrite your query to leverage query_string and use aggregations to compute the desired sum:
curl -XPOST http://localhost:9200/response_summary/_search -d '{
   "query": {
       "query_string": {
           "query": "api:\"location\" AND transactionoperationstatus:\"charged\" AND operatorid:\"DIALOG\" AND userid:test AND time:\"2015-05-27\" AND responseCode:(401 403)"
       }
   },
   "aggs": {
      "total": {
          "terms": {
              "field": "chargeAmount"
          },
          "aggs":{
             "total": {
                "sum": {
                    "field": "chargeAmount"
                }
             }
          }
      }
   }
}'

In Postman, it would look like this:


The band the Zombies is set to play Woodstock on March 9 at Levon Helm Studios.
A band with an enduring legacy, a string of hits and a name that conjures all kinds of crazy images will descend upon the Hudson Valley March 9 for a performance in Woodstock.
When I think of the word zombie, I think of fictional, grotesque creatures that have inspired loyal followings among literary enthusiasts as well as television and movie audiences. I've never been a zombie enthusiast, but I can understand the appeal.
When I think of the band the Zombies, I think of the songs "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season." I also think about a rock ensemble nominated three times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In this tune, a relentless rhythm pushes and pushes while guitar leads and drum rolls dart past each other. In keeping with the concept of transition conveyed by its title, "Moving On" really takes off.
Whether or not you've ever heard of the Zombies, you have probably heard their hits.
Both "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" rely heavily on a deep, deep groove. Both generate sounds that evoke colors. And both, I would argue, remain timeless in terms of execution.
I would also argue the same thing could can be said of the Zombies. And that's Zombies with an upper case "Z," as opposed to those zombies with the lower case 'z.' I'll see you in Woodstock for sure.
The Zombies play March 9 at Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock. Seating is sold out. Standing tickets cost $70. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show time is 8 p.m. Visit www.levonhelm.com for information.


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Q: Measuring statistical significance for NYC restaurant inspection grades I recently had a timed interview question on the following data set: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/DOHMH-New-York_City-Restaurant-Inspection-Results/xx67-kt59/about The question was: is there a statistically significant relationship between the type of cuisine (American, Italian, etc.) and restaurant inspection grade (A,B,or C)?
My question is: what statistical tool would one use to solve this question? ANOVA? Chi-Squared? Other? Why?

A: Please correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe you can use ANOVA because the distribution of grades is not Normal among different restaurants. I believe the most common grade is "A".
This article goes into greater detail of pitfalls of the current grading system. http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/grading-new-york-restaurants-whats-in-an-a/?_r=0
This other article presents a very detailed analysis of restaurants and their grades, I would read it and perhaps steal some of their ideas to use in your analysis. https://harvarddatasciencerestaurantinspections.wordpress.com/2014/12/12/big-data-analysis-of-nyc-restaurant-inspections/ *3rd edit: This article is very advanced and there's a lot of it that I don't understand!


Post RIVADOSSI Inthema Placemats And after several recipes sweets today a delicious recipe perfect for a savory buffet dinner cold for a picnic but also because it lends itself to various interpretations! I love all that is single-portion pies and they are fine as well as present a very compelling mix of flavors, even a different way to use pearl barley that when I tried it I try to insert it as much as possible in my flat since many property also like it to my children as a result, there is always in my pantry.
so high quality and healthy products as authentic as it was once! ! Barley Pudding, Treviso and asparagus Serves 4 Ingredients • 200 g pearl barley mill dellla Riviera • 100g • 200g provolone fresh asparagus radicchio • 1 • 50 ml Yo chef • 750 ml of vegetable broth • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil • 1 / 2 white onion • salt and pepper Browse chicory, wash and dry, and then divide the whites from the red.
Finely chop the onion, add the white part of the radicchio and asparagus cut into pieces and let stew for a few minutes over high heat with olive oil. United barley, pre-washed and lightly toast. Pour on the broth and cook for 30 minutes over medium heat. Halfway through cooking, add the finely chopped radicchio and season with salt and pepper.
When cooked, stir in the diced cheese and the chef to cook. Grease the molds and fill them with barley. Bake for 5 minutes at 200 ° C. Turn out and serve decorating as desired.


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A portal into history
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Candace Savage is exploring the history of Western Canada.
Candace Savage's recent writing is firmly rooted in Saskatchewan's history. She is drawn to literary non-fiction because "the world that we actually inhabit is so full of interest and mystery and surprises that I've never been able to persuade myself to imagine something different. It's endlessly fascinating for me. And non-fiction is a huge genre full of possibilities for experimentation. I always feel like a beginner, which is wonderful and terrifying at the same time."
Her latest book, Strangers in the House: A Story of Bigotry and Belonging, was inspired by a pencilled name on a list of all of the inhabitants of her Saskatoon home. The first was Napoléon S. Blondin, 1928. The Francophone name struck Savage because the neighbourhood was historically Anglophone. And 1928 was also the year when the Ku Klux Klan signed up tens of thousands of members in Saskatchewan, who embraced an anti-"foreign", anti-French, anti-Catholic platform.
The Blondins, like many French-Canadians, had Métis cousins, who struggled with the homestead and relief systems. There are echoes of French-English violence as well as violence between Canada and the Métis in the story.
"I started to wonder if this house might be a portal into the history of Western Canada. The story was different than the one that I thought I might find. This family is utterly unique but also typified the process of settlement in Western Canada. They have a story to tell about the history of the country," Savage says. "This is a big story with the warm heart of one family and one house at the centre of it."
With the focus on a fascinating but "absolutely ordinary" family, research was challenging, given the lack of comprehensive documentation. Savage pored through homestead records and collections of newspapers at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. She combed genealogical websites and put in a request for more information, leading to a connection with the living family of the Blondins, who generously shared their personal history.
The story also sweeps readers off to France in the 1600 and 1700s and crosses the North American continent from Francophone settlements on the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes to Saskatchewan. Savage masterfully weaves these big narratives in with those of the family living in the unassuming Saskatoon house.
Savage says the two Independent Artists grants she received gave her the necessary time to sort out the story's complexities. "We all live our lives in the context of history and big events. I would never have been able to figure out how to keep the story moving and tell the many back stories that set the context for this family without the grants."
Strangers in the House will be published by Greystone Books in September 2019.
Photo of Candace Savage by Keith Bell


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Phnom Penh Post - World Children's Day: A chance to reimagine Cambodia
World Children's Day: A chance to reimagine Cambodia
| Publication date 15 November 2020 | 21:06 ICT
Children study around the radio which provides educational support during the closure of their school amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Paor Kekchong village, in Rattanakkiri province's Borkeo district. UNICEF Cambodia/Antoine Raab
November 20th is World Children's Day, a day when nations turn the spotlight onto children, recognise the challenges they face, and ensure their voices aren't just taken into account but are amplified.
This year, the day falls against a troubling backdrop. Much of the remarkable progress Cambodia has made in recent decades – more children in school, lower child mortality, and increased access to clean water and nutrition – are endangered by Covid-19.
Response efforts began almost as soon as the virus reached Cambodia's shores, but recovery plans will stretchlong into the future. We must place children at the heart of this recovery and ensure they are fully involved in its development as we reimagine tomorrow's world. After all, they will live in this new world longer than anyone, and deserve one which allows them to fulfill their potential.
To this end, last week I was delighted to host an online meeting with 27 young Cambodians from different youth organisations, held to ensure UNICEF's efforts in the coming months and years are aligned with their real concerns and hopes. Our group talked via Zoom, and the vibrant energy in the room demonstrated how powerful technology is in connecting children and encouraging collaboration. Yet, the participants pointed out that many children living in Cambodia's poorest and most remote regions don't have access to the internet and all its benefits. This harmed their education this year, when many lessons moved online. It is a digital divide we all agreed must be bridged.
This very point was hammered home when we discussed the importance of improved health. One young woman called Boramey said she felt families needed better information on good nutrition. She said information should be disseminated online, then added "we would need to focus even more on people living in areas with limited access to the internet".
Access is also a serious concern when it comes to a potential Covid-19 vaccine, and some expressed concern about whether it would be made available to lower-income countries like Cambodia. Seam said:"Vaccines should be for humanity, not used as a political tool or for gain."
Turning from physical to mental health, some participants worried about how confinement at home during the pandemic had increased stress and the negative impact of social media on young people's wellbeing. Contrary to the stereotype that young people can't live without a constant diet of Tik Tok andInstagram, Sovannarong said: "I try to distance myself from social media when I feel overwhelmed." Others hoped to end taboos around mental health. Aliza said, "I really hope to see a day when no-one is afraid to ask for help and be given help."
One of the most passionate moments in the discussion came when we talked about those whose futures had been harmed by the pandemic. Neary told of a friend who couldn't return to school when it re-opened as her family had come to rely on the money she was earning by working. "She became so depressed, and really wanted to go back," Neary reported. The young people agreed that a recovery which doesn't address such inequalities would be incomplete, a missed opportunity.
It was gratifyingto realise that most of the concerns expressed by children and young peopleare included in the global six-point-plan for children that UNICEF and partners such as the ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children's Villages and World Vision have developed together. The plan also addresses climate change, another area of concern young Cambodians have raised with us passionately and frequently, as well as the need to increase support to children during conflict or natural disasters. This plan will be presented to the UN's upcoming General Assembly Special Session on Covid-19 in December to mobilise the member states around the issues that matter most to those most affected.
I left the discussion full of hope, galvanised by the energy and ideas of these young people. There are other reasons for optimism. Many of the issues raised are already being addressed by the Cambodian government, as shown by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport's work on tackling the digital divide. More broadly, the government's swift response throughout the pandemic has kept Cambodiaas one of the few countries with zero deaths. It also achieved a social protection milestone by introducing its Covid-19 Cash Transfer Programme for all its most vulnerable citizens. These are firm foundations for future progress.
The idea which stayed with me longest was expressed by Sovannarong. He said: "While we're waiting for the pandemic to be over, we shouldn't just sit around, we can do more, learn new things, get more active." A girl replied that she has already set up her own organisation to improve education. These young people don't just have the right ideas, they have the right actions.
The conversation won't end there. Over the coming weeks UNICEF will use our website and social media channels to continue it, providing a platform for more young people to speak out. All Cambodians are invited to contribute. Join us at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/. Let's use this Children's Day to reimagine a better world, together.
Foroogh Foyouzat is UNICEF Cambodia Representative
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HR Tech World founder and CEO Mark Coleman. Image: HR Tech World
HR Tech World's Marc Coleman: 'The future of work hangs in the balance'
by John Kennedy
13 Oct 20171.49k Views
The Irish man behind the world's most influential HR tech conference says the future of work could either be like Star Trek or Mad Max.
HR tech is one of the most crucial and lucrative areas of technology. Entire industries run on it and, aside from the soft-skills aspect of relationships, it is a vital element that bonds individuals with organisations. From the payroll to ERP, time management and resourcing, HR tech is ever present and, as an industry within the world of technology, it is worth billions of dollars.
And yet, you don't hear the titans of tech at Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, IBM or elsewhere mention it much. It may not sound as sexy as smartphones, but the arteries and sinews of the entire business world are predicated on HR tech.
'Futurism is very much in my veins'
– MARC COLEMAN
As tech becomes more ingrained in our lives and we pursue the ever-elusive ideal of work-life balance, the contradictions are becoming painfully obvious: we are on a collision course with machines, and the illusion of a war for talent masks a deeper chasm that lies ahead.
Irish man Marc Coleman knows this.
Coleman is one of the most influential people in the HR tech world but few at home in Ireland know who he is.
From his offices in Budapest, Hungary, he oversees a fast-growing tech conference empire centred on the future of work. Coleman's HR Tech World Congress series take place in Las Vegas (15-16 May 2018) and London (20-21 March 2018), and he is hard at work preparing for the next one in Amsterdam just over a week away (24-25 October). Between them, the events garner an audience of 6,000 movers and shakers in HR tech, and growing.
A microbiologist by trade, the Carlow IT and NUI Galway graduate has a sensitive take on careers and prospects, having worked in a number of industries before building his own conference.
"Carlow was fantastic for me because it was a very much hands-on education in science that was different from the crowded lecture halls of universities. I was a bit wild in Carlow, but did my growing up in Galway."
After graduating, he worked in the biotech world but was frustrated by the fact that, as a graduate, he had to endure a kind of apprenticeship on low wages while less-skilled workers could earn more than double the salary by just pulling in overtime.
"Futurism is very much in my veins, if you will. I was willing to give up the ghost on the microbiology theme because it was getting quite academic and the next step was a PhD and I just felt I needed a break. I had two degrees, a diploma and a certificate at that point, and decided to travel the world. GlaxoSmithKline and Schering-Plough made offers but I didn't want to be a lab slave for a few years on the minimum wage while others were just doing overtime three nights a week and earning more. That reality set me sailing pretty quickly."
Coleman didn't so much travel the world; he embraced it.
He joined an events management company in New Zealand and soon found himself working on prestigious sports events such as the America's Cup. "I wound up in Tokyo working on World Cup football and after that I was working on the world's first Grand Prix in China."
Success in the sports management and hospitality business beckoned and by the age of 26, he was in charge of the entire Asia Pacific region. "I never even knew I could sell, let alone excel in that cutthroat environment."
But again, Coleman was sensitive to the ruthless reality of doing business in Asia. "I found myself doing a lot of shutdowns and turnarounds; opening new offices, closing others. The final straw was in Singapore where I had to let a man go from his job and he had a family with five children to support, and, in places like that, it is devastating. I realised how soulless that business was. It was a bit like the movie Up in the Air.
"I decided I didn't want to be in the world of performance reviews where, even though you excelled, you were an adult who was pretty much treated like you were back at school, getting marked four out of five or getting a 1pc salary increase. The whole system was disgusting.
"Flicking on the TV and seeing individuals like Sepp Blatter getting away with things was a big wake-up call. That realisation is what pulled me into working on the future of work and jobs.
"The governments don't know what they are doing, the businesses certainly don't care and it's on the person or individual to upskill themselves for what's coming.
"So, I found myself far from home, in my 20s, doing the job of a 50-year-old with all the responsibilities that entails, and feeling crushed by realising just how cruel the world is. It was a kind of burnout and I decided to make my way back to Europe."
The digital transformation of work
Marc Coleman and his team. Image: HR Tech World
The point Coleman makes about "what is coming" is quite telling because it is a conundrum that has arrested the thoughts of employers and employees all around the world.
The internet and the cloud have disrupted and transformed the world of work, giving people and companies near superpowers in terms of what they can achieve. It has also led to information overload, a multitude of apps to keep an eye on, and now artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the fray.
On one hand, it sounds frightening and people suspect the machines could take their jobs. On the other hand, these technologies could augment people's abilities.
In the meantime, across the world, there is a shortage of high-skilled people with technical abilities. As such, as every business becomes a digital business, there is a challenge to not only manage the expectations of workers and ensure they are skilled and trained, but also retain them.
And so, the HR tech world runs the gamut of rewards, retention, skills and training and much, much more. Human resources is more than just payroll.
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As such, HR Tech World's line-up include speakers such as Arianna Huffington of Thrive Global, and attendees are the crème de la crème of the blue-chip world, including Thomson Reuters, Ferrari, BMW, Rolls-Royce, SAP, IBM and many others.
"Right now, 80pc of our customers are pan-European and 20pc would be rest of world. In all, our attendees come from 120 countries and we run three shows. We just finished one in San Francisco and we'll move that to Las Vegas next year. Our European shows are in London and Amsterdam. In the coming year, we expect the three shows to attract 10,000 decision-makers from enterprise-level companies. Next year, the ambition is to scale to anything between 15,000 and 20,000 delegates across all three shows."
Coleman is also establishing a new HR tech venture in Amsterdam that he describes as "media-related".
His insight into HR tech came from his own epiphany about the world of work in Asia. "Everything gets lumped on HR and it made me think about how powerful the world of HR actually is. If you look closely at the big five consultancies, most of the revenues they generate is from consulting around work. If you look at what the HR profession looks after, it includes expectations, benefits, learning, hiring. It's an industry in its own right.
"But, when it came to technology, HR tech around 2011 was being designed for HR. It wasn't being designed for the employees.
"And what's happening now is the entire redesign of HR. You could call it the consumerisation of HR as software and tools are reoriented to help employees get more out of the work situation.
"Not only that, if the tools no longer work, people won't use them and won't adopt platforms by force.
"The cloud is the biggest disruption we've seen in technology and now we are in the advent of AI, which will be the big scary thing we need to get our heads wrapped around in the next 10 years.
"It's interesting how companies like Facebook and LinkedIn are informing today's workers' expectations. We are consuming these technologies on our phones at home at night or at lunchtime, and, during work hours, people are forced to use technology and processes from 10, 20, even 50 years ago.
"Younger workers are demanding a more liberal approach to prescribing tech. It's almost political – you have a liberal agenda and a kind of alt-right agenda."
Is AI a threat?
Coleman isn't afraid to admit AI is an actual threat to people's livelihoods. He knows people who are doing ordinary office work, but at the same time have to cooperate with machine-learning AIs that are studying how to do their jobs.
Depending how it goes, the world of work teeters on the edge of a near-perfect Star Trek world where humans and machines complement each other, or a Mad Max dystopian future where humans will fight to survive.
"The world has never seen it and most of society is not prepared for it. I would say that more people in the last six months have become sensitive to this.
"If you look at the Uber model, there's a whole bunch of drivers saying they are quite happy now because it means they can do their jobs better, faster and for cheaper.
"But things like pensions or the capitalist model; a bank manager is not going to give a loan to a gig economy worker – like an Uber driver – and then there will be the displacement of all these guys when autonomous vehicles become more common. It's not going to be a nice experience for the taxi drivers if they wake up one day and they realise their jobs are gone.
"The governments are not doing anything about this. Is it fair that all that wealth creation is going back to Silicon Valley?"
Coleman warns that there are machine-learning agents today gathering information on how jobs are being done in accounting and legal roles, and this is resulting in the advent of the robo-adviser, a software creation on the other end of the internet that most users can't tell is human or machine.
"These jobs are being fed into supercomputers and literally, it is the employee today who is feeding this data. Data is the new oil and these machines are learning how to do these jobs.
"And so, there is the implied threat that these machines could strip away tens of millions of jobs. People are just not ready for this; they are not upskilled, and companies and governments are not going to look after them.
"People themselves need to think what skills they will need five years – or even two years – from now or they could find themselves unemployable."
One big elephant in the room is the US trucking industry – the biggest employer in the US – which supports an entire ecosystem, including motels, restaurants, car parks and distribution hubs. "If trucks become autonomous vehicles run entirely on green energy, then that is an entire ecosystem gone in a flash."
Ironically, Coleman said the very authors of the digital future, such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk, have pointed out that some of these technologies will have to be taxed.
"In Sweden, they are pushing for the six-hour or even four-hour workday while in America, the 100-hour week is still a reality. Universal basic income is something that may have to come true."
Either way, Coleman concluded, a confrontation is coming.
"We could embrace a Star Trek world where people and machines complement each other, or it it could all end up like a Mad Max movie – and we don't want to go there."
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John Kennedy is an award-winning technology journalist who served as editor of Siliconrepublic.com for 17 years. He joined Silicon Republic in 2002 to become the fulcrum of the company's news service. He received of the Irish Internet Association's NetVisionary Technology Journalist Award 2005 and saw Siliconrepublic.com awarded 'Best Technology Site' at the Irish Web Awards seven times. In 2011 he received the David Manley Award commending him for his dedication to covering entrepreneurs. His interests include all things technological, music, movies, reading, history, gaming and losing the occasional game of poker.
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The course is part one, of a series of three courses, which provide hands-on instruction and practice on installing and configuring Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2. The three courses in total collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. While there is some cross-over in skillset and tasks across the courses, this course primarily covers the initial implementation and configuration of those core services, such as Networking, Storage, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, File and Print Services, and Hyper-V.
This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) Exam 70410:Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012, which is the first of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential.
» This course is intended for information technology (IT) Professionals who have some knowledge and experience working with Windows operating systems and who want to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to install and perform the initial configuration of a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 server in an existing Windows server environment.
» Deploy and Manage Windows Server 2012.
» Describe Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
» Manage AD DS objects.
» Automate AD DS Administration.
» Implement Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
» Implement Domain Name System (DNS).
» Implement File and Print services.
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Realterm Logistics pays $10M for Medley industrial site
Property spans 11 acres and includes 28k sf warehouse
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Aug.August 14, 2018 02:30 PM
By Am and a Rabines
7500 Northwest 82 Place and Robert G. Fordi, CEO of Realterm Logistics (Credit: Relaterm)
UPDATED, Aug. 15, 9:55 a.m.: Realterm Logistics just purchased an industrial site in Medley for nearly $10 million, property records show.
Realterm Logistics is an affiliate of the real estate private equity firm Realterm. The recent deal gives the company control of more than 10 acres of industrial land at 7500 Northwest 82nd Place, including a two-story, 28,000-square-foot warehouse.
The seller, Dones & Krissel Management, is led by Angel Dones and Richard Krissel. Dones is president of Southeastern Trailer & Container Repairs, which specializes in automotive repair.
The deal, which includes an adjacent 143,762-square-foot lot, breaks down to $20 per square foot for the land, and about $350 per square foot for the warehouse. Previous sales information is not available online.
Derek Fish, vice president of acquisitions, said in a statement that the site has "in-place income and numerous options for value creation via re-leasing or development of a high-flow-through facility."
The development and property management firm is based in Annapolis, Maryland and specializes in acquiring logistics facilities serving the transportation industry. Last year, it paid $16 million for a warehouse in Boca Raton leased to FedEx Express.
South Florida's industrial real estate market is strong, especially in the Hialeah, Airport/Doral and Medley submarkets. Last year, PriceSmart, a publicly traded warehouse chain and operator of membership warehouse clubs, paid $45.56 million for the site of its new Medley facility.
Gramercy Property Trust is also active in the market. It paid $18 million for a nearby warehouse in June 2017.
Commercial Real EstatemedleyMiami-Dade industrial market
Waterfront lot on North Bay Road sells for $7M
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Fort Lauderdale apartment portfolio sells for $10M
GDF Properties scores a retail center in Pompano Beach
TIAA sells Weston warehouse for $33M
State report finds open gas valve fueled building explosion at Plantation shopping center
Bayside Marketplace is planning another high-rise entertainment venue with a view
Construction of downtown Hollywood high-rise may start soon
South Florida firm, partner acquire Tampa office building for $29.4M
Developer borrows $105M, breaks ground for mixed-use Flagler Village project
Moishe Mana plans mixed-use project with logistics theme next to airport in Panama
Power restored after blackout envelopes West Side of Manhattan
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Kyle Rittenhouse to Sue Joe Biden for Linking Kenosha Shooter to White Supremacy in Tweet
By Ewan Palmer On 10/1/20 at 7:16 AM EDT
U.S. Joe Biden White supremacy Twitter Protests
The attorney for the teenage Kenosha double murder suspect Kyle Rittenhouse is planning to sue former Vice President Joe Biden on his behalf after he appeared to suggest the 17-year-old is a white supremacist on Twitter.
Lin Wood, the lawyer representing Rittenhouse, said he intends to sue the Democratic presidential nominee for libel after Biden posted a video about how President Donald Trump "refused to disavow white supremacists" during Tuesday's televised debate.
The video, which has been viewed more than 2.9 million times, plays audio of debate moderator Chris Wallace asking the president if he is willing to condemn the violence committed by white supremacists and other militia groups seen in cities such as Portland and Kenosha.
When asked to disavow the far-right Proud Boys group in particular, Trump replies that they should "stand back and stand by."
As well as showing clips of violence by far-right groups and the neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017, the video also shows a still of Rittenhouse on the night he is accused of killing two protesters and injuring one other in the Wisconsin city on August 25.
How Kyle Rittenhouse Video Argues Kenosha Shooter Acted Self-Defense
Facebook Sued Over Kenosha Shootings Using 19th Century Law to Combat KKK
Pam Bondi: Kyle Rittenhouse Crossed State Lines 'to Protect His Community'
In a statement to Newsweek, Wood said: "Kyle Rittenhouse is a 17-year old boy falsely accused of murder and facing life in prison.
"Video evidence is publicly available that shows beyond any doubt that Kyle acted in self-defense. Kyle went to Kenosha to help render medical aid to others. He was viciously attacked by three criminals. He fought back to save his life.
"To say that Kyle is a white supremacist and militia member who was responsible for the violence in Kenosha is a lie. That lie prejudices Kyle's constitutional right to a fair trial and damages his reputation.
"Joe Biden is not above the law and must be held accountable for his wrongdoing. To falsely attack a young boy for perceived political gain in a campaign ad is an entirely unacceptable rush to judgment and reflects a disdain for our country's justice system and basic concepts of fundamental fairness."
In a tweet, Wood added: "The only thing that saves Chris Wallace is that he did not use Kyle's name or likeness. @JoeBiden & his campaign recklessly did. Meets the 'of and concerning' requirement of libel law," Wood added. "Joe is going to be sued."
Wood also demands that Biden "immediately retract his false accusation" that Rittenhouse is a white supremacist and part of any militia responsible for violence in Kenosha.
Marina Medvin @MarinaMedvin is a great criminal defense lawyer. I was thrilled when she agreed to join the criminal defense team led by John Pierce @CaliKidJMP.
I may have to talk Marina into being a defamation lawyer too. After 43 years, I know legal talent when I see it. https://t.co/TGdUq9WttY
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) September 30, 2020
Rittenhouse is accused of crossing state lines with a gun he was not legally allowed to possess and joining up with right-wing militia groups once in Kenosha before killing Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum during the protests.
His lawyers argue he was acting in self-defense after being chased through the streets by protesters and attacked while on the ground. Gaige Grosskreutz, who was injured after being shot in the arm by the teenager, was armed with a handgun at the time.
His defense team say the 17-year-old attended the protests to protect the city and provide medical care to those injured during the unrest.
While right-wing militia groups were found to have actively encouraged violence at the Kenosha protest, Facebook previously confirmed that they found no evidence that Rittenhouse followed or was invited to any of the pages.
Biden's campaign team have been contacted for comment.
This article has been updated with additional comment from Wood.
A person holds a sign that reads "Kyle's Life Matters," a reference to Kyle Rittenhouse, as several hundred members of the Proud Boys and other similar groups gathered at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon, on September 26. MARANIE R. STAAB/AFP/Getty


Phew, what a week. So here is a short but important podcast for you, enjoy. I've been promising myself that I'd get an email out and have finally made the time.
That's made time and not found, plenty of stuff I could've done but you lot are important to me so here it is.
Coming back from holiday reminded me of a couple of things.
Nothing burnt down while I was away. No one died, the business continued on as normal.
Speaking to one of my Ninjas yesterday we both confirmed the same thing.
Actually disconnecting from your business for a week or longer should be possible, indeed that's the way it should be.
If you can't. Then very shortly you are going to be in trouble.
The trouble manifests in a disturbed domestic life, hassles, headaches (both physically and imagined) no time for fun and as much un-fulfillment as you can imagine.
Today is Friday, you have my permission to stop everything at five, go home spend the weekend doing what you should be doing or something you want to do.
Make the most of it, your business will be better for it. You can get back in on Monday refreshed and ready to go.


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Don Lock (#59)
First, let me point out that the late-1960s cards of Don Lock are the most complete example of Topps' photographical laziness that I have found. Lock was traded to the Phillies in November 1966. His 1967 card shows him in a hatless photo. Fine, no problem there, because he was just traded. But, here it is ONE YEAR LATER, and Topps puts out another hatless card of Lock (with a different photo than 1967). To top it all off, Don's 1969 card (still with the Phillies, mind you) has ANOTHER hatless photo! More than 2 seasons after his trade from the Senators, and while on the Phillies roster for all that time, Topps couldn't squeeze out a new photo of Don Lock.
Don Lock was signed by the Yankees (I didn't know that until today) in 1958, and spent over 4 seasons on the Yankees' farm, until he was traded to the Senators on July 11, 1962 for 1st baseman Dale Long. Six days later, he made his major-league debut with the Senators. He started 63 of the final 76 games that season, all but one in left field.
In 1963, Don began the season as the center fielder, and except for a stretch of 19 consecutive games in late April and early May, he was the undisputed #1 in center, with 129 starts there. He also started 9 games in right field. Lock bashed 27 homers in his first full season.
1964 was more of the same, with Lock making 120 starts in center, compared to Ken Hunt's 30 starts. Don also started 25 games in right field, spelling regular Jim King. He also hit 20 home runs.
1965? The center field scoreboard says Don Lock 116 games, Woodie Held 34 games. Replaced by Woodie Held? That's what happens when your average drops to .215 and you only hit 16 home runs.
1966? Lock 101, Fred Valentine 55. Don's playing time is similar to 1965, but for the 2nd straight year, he hits a mere 16 home runs and collects less than 50 RBI.
Lock seems to be slipping in his last 2 seasons with the Senators. This affirms what I have often thought was a bad trade made by the Phillies in the mid-1960s (and always overlooked, in the shadow of the Fergie Jenkins trade). The Phillies traded pitcher Darold Knowles, who led the team in saves during his rookie season in 1966, for a starting outfielder who, under closer examination, was already on the decline. I can remember back in the 1960s, one of the "great reasons" to get Lock was that he "hit 99 home runs with the Senators" (something that is repeated on the back of this card).
Knowles went on to accumulate 143 saves in a 16-year career, which ended in 1980. Lock was heavily platooned during his 2 full seasons with the Phillies, and was sent packing to the Red Sox in early May 1969, for a guy whose entire major-league career consisted of one at-bat in 1965. Lock remained with the Red Sox through the end of the 1969 season, before retiring.
"Highly sought-after slugger"? Bah!
Labels: ...debut: 1962, ...That's just Topps being Topps, .Phillies, Don Lock


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Theatre, Washington, Amsterdam Ave. & 149th Street, Interiors.
149th St west from Amsterdam Ave, New York.
610 West 149th Street. Temple B'Nai Israel
Third Avenue at 149th Street.
Convent Avenue at the S.E. corner of West 149th Street. Emsworth Hall Apartment House.
149th St., east from Broadway, New York.
N.W. Cor. St. Nicholas Ave and 149th St., New York.
[Elevated train tracks at 149th Street and 8th Avenue.]
Riverside Drive Extension, Looking North from 149th Street.
Andrew Jackson, Riverside Dr. & 149th St.
Creator Byron Company (New York, N.Y.)
Accession number 93.1.1.15674
Unique identifier MNY26350
Description The auditorium of the Washington Theatre, located on Amsterdam Avenue at 149th Street, New York City.
Dated ca. 1910
Inscription / technical details "Washington Theatre, New York" on neg. | ".488" pencilled on verso. | "Amsterdam Ave. + 149th St" in pencil on verso. | Photographer's stamp on verso: "BYRON COMPANY, Inc./PHOTOGRAPHERS/250 West 54th
Physical dimensions H: 11 inches, W: 14 inches
Medium gelatin silver print, printing-out paper
Amsterdam Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Hamilton Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
One Hundred Forty-ninth Street (New York, N.Y.)
Washington Theatre (New York, N.Y. : Amsterdam Avenue)


Home/Technical/Java/E-Commerce Platform vs Custom Development: Which one do you need?
Everyone involved in e-commerce has been asking this question at one point. You might be the CEO of a company looking to step up its online game, or an IT manager seeking a direction for building e-commerce solutions, or just a geek wishing to implement the next Alibaba. In any case, choosing the best way to start an online shopping business initiative is never easy. In order to help you with this decision, we've analyzed the topic from three different perspectives: the business owner, the software solution provider, and the developer.
You're an internationally renowned brand operating in the robotics industry, but your processes are as old as your first machine and most of your sales are still done through the phone. Or you're an established fashion retailer who's been selling online for several years, but your homepage is as well-designed as the front of a Fiat Multipla, not to mention that your employees take it as a punishment when they are asked to update items in your online shop. Either way, you want to switch to a state-of-the-art e-commerce system which would boost your sales, increase your customer base, and reduce your operational costs. You've done your homework, performed all the required analysis steps, and gathered most of your high-level requirements. Now, you have to decide between implementing a system from scratch and building it on top of an existing e-commerce platform.
There are several factors you have to take into consideration, one of them being the time-to-market. In a world where competition is fierce and a couple of months of delay could mean the difference between success and failure, your best bet is to go with an e-commerce platform. A platform would offer you the core features and functionality required for an online shop, allowing you to speed up the go-live process. In case of a more relaxed timeline, building a system from scratch would also be a suitable option. However, delays are bound to occur, pushing a late release date even further. If you choose to go down that road, make sure that the late release is not affecting your organization and that the system will still be relevant on the go-live date.
Make use of out-of-the-box features and try to stay away from "nice-to-haves" that require additional development effort.
Make sure you choose an implementation partner that has the necessary expertise to use the platform and deliver a high-quality solution. If the best practices are not followed you might end up with a poorly crafted, inflexible, and difficult to maintain system.
Take a close look at the platform's back-office capabilities. A user-friendly, intuitive, and powerful back-office solution has the potential to reduce your operational costs and decrease the level of frustration among the staff managing your e-commerce system.
One of the main advantages that e-commerce platforms have over custom developed systems is that they provide the core features and functionality of an e-commerce solution, so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. There is one caveat, though: Not all platforms will suit your business domain and processes, thus an in-depth research before choosing a platform is crucial. Too often customers buy expensive licenses just to realize later that countless workarounds have to be found in order to deliver the desired end-product. That quickly turns into a nightmare for both business and developers, and it can lead to project failure. That's not where you want to end up, so do your research properly.
Let's assume now that you're in charge of a software development company who wants to start offering e-commerce solutions. Some of the most brilliant minds work for you. They are proficient web developers with multiple programming languages under their belt, but their e-commerce experience is limited to Black Friday's shopping frenzy, when they engage in the challenge of buying the niftiest gadgets before they run out of stock. Everyone is eager to begin this new e-commerce journey, and it's in your hands to keep the motivation up while maintaining a profitable business.
Building systems on top of an e-commerce platform allows you to define and follow a standardized development process. Your e-commerce teams will operate in a similar manner, using the same work methodology, tools, frameworks, and facing similar challenges. That means plenty of reusable knowledge can be gathered across the company, which enables a more streamlined and efficient development flow. Also, using a common development process makes it easier to reassign developers from one project to another, with reduced ramp-up time.
You might think that you could have the same benefits when you're starting projects from scratch, and you would be right. With enough discipline and collaboration between your teams you could reach the exact same point. However, in practice, projects started from scratch tend to diverge to an extent where it becomes challenging for a new developer to join an ongoing project, since it has to get familiar with everything that has been developed so far. In contrast, when joining a project developed on top of an e-commerce platform developers are already aware of the core functionality, project structure, and development patterns. They only have to get familiar with the business logic and the particularities of the current project. This will increase your efficiency and save valuable time for your customer.
Additionally, using an e-commerce platform may open new perspectives for you, by joining a dynamic ecosystem filled with business opportunities. A well-established community will make it easier to get the support you need for implementing an e-commerce solution. Also, by being part of such an ecosystem you will be able to establish strategic partnerships with other parties, which may generate even more business for you. On the long run, building a name for yourself inside the community will help you get new customers and win better projects.
However, it's not all fun and games when you choose to use an e-commerce platform. There are a number of hurdles to overcome, and we'll try to list the most common ones. First, it might prove difficult to attract and retain talent in your company. The reason for that is that most developers think of e-commerce as a niche, and perceive an e-commerce platform as an even smaller niche. Their concern is that the knowledge and skills they gain by working with an e-commerce platform are not applicable to other areas, making them unattractive to the labor market. For that matter, they prefer to work on projects that start from scratch and imply a larger degree of custom development. As an employer, you should strive to choose a platform that allows developers to gain a broader range of relevant skills, in order to keep them technically sound and increase their motivation.
Then, you have to take into account the learning curve for an e-commerce platform. Your developers will need to get familiar with the platform, understand its underlying structure, find out how to extend it, grasp the best practices, and so on. You may have to invest both time and money for that, since many e-commerce platform providers request developers to follow a few training programs before working with the platform.
Finally, some e-commerce platforms will have higher entry barriers, requiring a partnership to be signed and a set of prerequisites to be met, such as a minimum number of certified developers. Also, the ecosystem might be strictly controlled by the platform provider. That means the projects available to you might be limited to a certain geographical area and the project assignment might depend on your type of partnership. Make sure you are comfortable with all the implications before starting your business initiative.
We've been talking so far about customers, employers, and their struggles, but someone needs to make the magic happen. That's right, I'm talking about you, the almighty software developer. You've been developing applications from scratch for several years, using just a handful of frameworks and tools. You enjoy crafting a system from the ground up. Why would you change any of that? How could an e-commerce platform help you build a system and what are the drawbacks of using one? All these questions are legitimate, it would be unwise to jump head first without knowing what you're getting into. For that matter, we'll try to address your concerns in the next paragraphs.
The main fear developers have when working with an e-commerce platform is being isolated in a niche and losing touch with the rest of the market. That's a valid concern, but it's uncommon for that to happen. Most platforms are based on widely-adopted technologies and frameworks, and they are designed to be as flexible and extensible as possible. That means you would still get to work with the same frameworks as the rest of the market, which would keep your skills up-to-date and help you stay relevant for other possible jobs. However, in case you find yourself working with a platform using outdated technologies and makes you feel stuck, run away as fast as you can. When you land your next interview, you don't want to be the one who brings a knife to a gunfight.
Then, developers are concerned that there's not much custom development involved when using a platform. Most of them view an e-commerce platforms as an almost-ready product which requires just a bit of configuration and tweaking before being released to the world. Most customers see an e-commerce platform the same way, but then they get new ideas. Luckily, these ideas generate plenty of work for developers, who are faced with exciting challenges. Working with an e-commerce platform is rather similar with joining a project three months after it was started from scratch. You have the main structure of the application and the core components of the system, but there is plenty of room for custom development from then on, since most customers want to extend the standard solution to some degree.
There's definitely a learning curve involved with each e-commerce platform, so you won't be able to use the platform at full capacity right away. This shouldn't be seen as a disadvantage though, since you get to learn how the platform is built, how it works, and how you can extend it. All this knowledge can be reused on other assignments, serving as best practices and architectural design inspiration. Then, you might find yourself working around the platform in order to implement a certain component or feature. That might be the case sometimes, especially in the beginning, but once you know how the platform works and what is the intended way to extend it, the development becomes smoother and starts to feel more natural. It's true that a platform will reduce the flexibility you have in a purely custom development project, but a well-crafted platform will ensure that you can still make your own architectural choices.
E-commerce platforms are ideal tools to support your digital transformation. Reduced time-to-market, core features and functionality, standardized development process, vibrant community, countless extension points, all that will give you a head start in any e-commerce business initiative.
Give it a try! Find the right e-commerce platform and put it to work. Who knows, maybe the next Alibaba is easier to build than you imagined.


The Hotel is directly on the waterfront. Locanda San Vigilio has had a licence since the 1500s and has uninterruptedly welcomed guests in its rooms since then.
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