Surface Electromyography measures the minute amounts of electrical energy in the muscles along your spine. Subluxations disturb the function of the nervous system. This can produce too much or too little electrical activity in your muscles. We use this highly-accurate, non-invasive scan to document your progress. It's more accurate than how you feel.
As you'd expect, this measures temperature. When there are disturbances to your nervous system along the spine, there are often temperature differences from side to side. This is due to inflammation and changes in blood flow. Our thermal scan is non-invasive and reveals the condition of your autonomic nervous system controlling your organs, glands and circulatory system.
After gowning, we'll have you sit still for a moment or two. Then, starting at the base of your skull, we'll run two probes down your back. Think of these as miniature radio antennas listening for a distant station. That's it. The computer does the rest!
At your report, you'll get to see the computerized printout and learn what it means. Because your care is based on the condition of your nervous system, not how you feel, this technology is the focal point of our practice.


Take a look at the fluffy tail on that squirrel! This squirrel pattern is a super easy free patterns and will be the perfect thing to make a plushie! The plush pattern makes up quick and is great if you are ready to learn how to sew a gusset.


What do hemp and marijuana have in common?
Hemp and marijuana are varieties of the Cannabis sativa plant. It is illegal to grow both hemp and marijuana in the United States (although it is not illegal to sell or purchase hemp products—hence the hemp bags and dresses you see in store windows). The two plants have similar aromas when in bloom—however, only one will get a person high because only one of the varieties contains any significant amounts of THC. Hemp does contain traces of THC, but not enough to get a person high.
Smoking marijuana will make the user high, and smoking hemp will not. Hemp contains less than 1 percent of the active ingredient THC, the substance that gives pot smokers a high. Marijuana plants, on the other hand, can contain 10 to 20 percent THC.
Marijuana plants and hemp plants have different appearances and are harvested differently. Marijuana plants tend to be short and bushy, while hemp plants can have stalks that are 25 feet high! Unlike marijuana, hemp has many uses. Over 25,000 products can be manufactured from hemp, including hair conditioner, diapers, insulation, carpets, paper, and perfume. Things like rope made out of hemp never rot like traditional rope. Hemp as a food is one of the most easily absorbed by the body, and can help you live a healthier and happier life.
The hemp debate and the marijuana debate are often confused with each other. Proponents of legalizing hemp cultivation focus on the plant's many uses and the fact that it requires no pesticides in order to flourish. However, opponents express concern that permitting hemp cultivation would result in the legalization of marijuana cultivation because both hemp and marijuana come from the same plant. Opponents also say that other raw materials are more economical than industrial hemp, which has been disproved on more than one occasion. Cultivating hemp is currently illegal in the United States, although hemp items are imported, including hemp foods.
Marijuana, on the other hand, is supposedly illegal because of its health risks. Proponents of legalizing marijuana point to recent studies that show that there may be some medical benefits associated with marijuana use. But, any benefits of legalizing marijuana—medical or otherwise—have to be weighed against the disadvantages, such as the intoxicating effects, which, oddly enough, are far safer than the high achieved by alcohol or cigarettes.
During debates about the legal status of marijuana, the environmental and economic benefits of hemp may be used in arguments for the legalization of marijuana. But, remember that hemp and marijuana are not the same thing.


This Tuesday night (March 31st), author of the forthcoming book Buried Words: Recovering the Non-Violent Message of the Book of Mormon, Joshua Madson, will present a guest lecture in my "Book of Mormon as Literature" course. The topic will be "Violence and War in the Text." Joshua will share a narrative approach to the Book of Mormon, illustrating that it rejects violence as a means to peace. The class meets at the University of Utah from 7:15-8:35 PM at the MBH building, room 114.
All interested guests are invited to attend.


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Virginia Woman Saves Baby Squirrel
She saved the squirrels before they were attacked
PULASKI, Va. (AP) — Police are praising a Virginia woman who says a squirrel led her down a trail and tugged at her leg to help its injured baby, earning her the nickname "squirrel whisperer."
Pulaski police said on their Facebook page that officers got a call Sept. 20 from a woman who told them a squirrel approached her on a trail, blocked her path and led her to the baby squirrel with an injured leg.
Tia Powell told police that when she tried to walk away, the squirrel tugged on her pants leg. That's when she realized a cat was ready to attack the squirrels, so she called police and a friend.
The news release says responding officers found the squirrels sitting with the two women, who got them back in their tree.

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Rapid Tuberculosis Test in Development
In a new study, scientists have described the accuracy of three new rapid tests designed to detect drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis.
With the recent series of experiments, scientists based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, collected sputum samples from 1,128 study participants. Each of the samples was examined using the three different tests. Two of the tests used advanced molecular techniques. These methods looked for genetic mutations in the bacterium's DNA that confer resistance to antibiotics.
The third test was very different. This was a low-cost and straightforward version of a standard bacterial culture technique. Such a method is regarded as "low tech" in the world of rapid and alternative microbiological methods.
Tuberculosis is one of the most widespread bacterial diseases on the planet. It is an infection that has plagued humans for over millennia. As I've written elsewhere: "Tuberculosis is a widespread infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The symptoms of infection consist of a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. Tuberculosis is closely linked to both overcrowding and malnutrition."
With the collected data, the results were compared to a reference standard technique for detecting resistance to seven of the main anti-tuberculosis drugs. It was found that each of the three rapid assays accurately identified resistance to first- and second-line oral antibiotic treatments.
Furthermore, while the results were less accurate, each of tests was effective in detecting resistance to injectable antibiotics (amikacin and capreomycin) administered in cases of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis.
None of the tests fared well in detecting resistance to one drug, the injectable antibiotic kanamycin, which is also used to treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.
Despite similarities in accuracy, the rapid tests were, in fact, very "rapid." The molecular techniques gave a result in a little over one day; the culture method took 14 days, and the reference standard test took almost 25 days to deliver a result.
The research findings are described in the journal PLOS ONE. The paper is called "Performance Comparison of Three Rapid Tests for the Diagnosis of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis."
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Talking of tribute helmets...
On a weekend that Sebastian Vettel is sporting a very nice helmet in tribute to the late Niki Lauda, youngster Callan O'Keefe is sporting a similarly striking helmet in tribute to 1979 world champion, Jody Scheckter.
O'Keeffe, a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team and Lotus F1 Junior Team, is in Monaco this weekend contesting the Formula Renault Eurocup.
The South African youngster is driving for the Fernando Alonso owned Drivex team, which was originally founded by Pedro de la Rosa, and is seeking to build on the points earned at Silverstone, the second round of the season.
Explaining the thinking behind his Scheckter inspired lid, Callan said: "I'm from South Africa – although I live in St Albans, UK – so I guess that makes me something of a rarity: a South African single-seater driver on the international racing stage.
"Don't get me wrong," he continues, "there have been some very good South African drivers, but there's been only one truly great one. He last started a Grand Prix at Watkins Glen in 1980, and no South African has started one since.
"I'm not going to make any outlandish predictions, but I'm going to give it my all. On social media I call it #SchoolOfSend – absolutely flat-out in other words. And, while I'm 'sending' it, I'll be inspired by the great, Jody Scheckter.
"He won the Monaco Grand Prix twice, in 1977 and 1979, the second time in a Ferrari, from pole position, leading all the way. It really doesn't get much better than that, does it? Monaco, Ferrari, pole, victory, leading every lap.
"Moreover, Jody was fantastic that day. He'd out-qualified his Ferrari team-mate, the brilliant Gilles Villeneuve, a man whom Jody himself has described as "the fastest driver in the history of motor racing", and the two hurled their brutal but elegant Ferrari 312T4s around the super-tight confines of Monte-Carlo, nose to tail, lap after lap, until Villeneuve's race was ended by transmission failure on lap 55. Jody then reeled off the last 21 laps, judging his pace perfectly and taking the flag half a second ahead of Clay Regazzoni's fast-closing Williams FW07. On Monday, the day after the second of our two races here, it'll be 40 years to the day since that famous victory.
"Jody's race helmet was one of the best: a white Bell with an orange band, 'Jody' bold and clear on each side, and a 'Brooklyn' logo on the visor. As a tribute, my helmet this weekend will be identical, but with 'Callan' in place of 'Jody'. You're an inspiration, Mr Scheckter, sir, and, 40 years on, I hope to follow in your tyre tracks."
Despite limited track time in free practice, Callan qualified ninth for the race, which inspired a congratulatory "well done" from Fernando Alonso, who could surely do with some good news at present.
Overtaking on the mean streets of Monaco is never easy, and starting from ninth Callan will have his work cut out if he is to finish on the podium in either of this weekend's two races... but, considering Scheckter's achievement here forty years ago, perhaps that helmet can inspire him to greater things.
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Q: Analog to Pandas Series.value_counts() in R? In Python, one can get the counts of values in a list by using Series.value_counts():
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame()
df['x'] = ['a','b','b','c','c','d']
df['y'] = list(range(1,7))

df['x'].value_counts()

c    2
b    2
a    1
d    1
Name: x, dtype: int64

In R, I have to use three separate commands.
df <- tibble(x=c('a','b','b','c','c','d'), y=1:6)

df %>% group_by(x) %>% summarise(n=n()) %>% arrange(desc(n))

x   n
b   2
c   2
a   1
d   1

Is there a shorter / more idiomatic way of doing this in R? Or am I better off writing a custom function?

A: The tidyverse has dplyr::count, which is a shortcut for 'group_by' and 'summarize' to get counts.
df <- tibble(x=c('a','b','b','c','c','d'), y=1:6)

dplyr::count(df, x, sort = TRUE)

# A tibble: 4 x 2
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We often need to look to our money history for the clues as to why our present relationship with money isn't working well. Our money history also includes what we think, feel, and believe about all aspects of money. Unfortunately, money decisions made emotionally or unconsciously are not often in our best financial interests.
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Healthy Boston, Number 1. January 2014
Bring Healthcare Justice to Greater Boston
Watch Out: The ACA is Coming!
The Labor Campaign for Single Payer Briefing Paper, 10 Things Unions Need to Look Out for When Bargaining Under Obamacare, has just been released. The paper examines ten threats to union-negotiated health benefits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It elaborates on the concerns expressed in Resolution 54 passed at this year's AFL-CIO Convention. ... Watch Out
AFL-CIO: Resolution 54: Resolution on the Affordable Care Act
Resolution 54: AFL-CIO Convention Resolution on the Affordable Care Act
Submitted by the Building and Construction Trades Department, the International Union of Operating Engineers and the American Federation of Teachers ...
WHEREAS, in 2009, the AFL-CIO Convention passed two health care resolutions - Health Care Reform Now and the Social Insurance Model for Health Care Reform - which reaffirmed the labor movement's commitment to health care for all, ultimately through a single-payer system. In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ... Resolution 54
AFL-CIO: Resolution 26: Resolution to Develop a Southern Organizing Strategy [Amended]
Resolution 26: Resolution to Develop a Southern Organizing Strategy [Amended]
Submitted by the Savannah (Ga.) Regional Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO - Referred to the Resolutions Committee
WHEREAS, the US labor movement has never successfully developed a concerted and coordinated effort to organize workers in the 11 Southern states making up the Southern Region, allowing the most conservative political forces in the South to operate without effectively being challenged by organized workers; and ... Resolution 26
Nurses File Ballot Initiative for Safe Patient Limits
Sandy Eaton, RN, Labor Notes, September 2013
Up to 98,000 patients die unnecessarily in US hospitals annually, including 2,000 in Massachusetts. Bay State nurses have launched a campaign to end this travesty once and for all through a November 2014 statewide ballot question that would put safe limits on nurses' patient assignments.
Falls, infections, medical and surgical errors - all result from the transformation of health care into an assembly line. Dozens of scientific studies published in the last decade have shown how many preventable deaths are attributable to one simple fact: patients are forced to share their nurse with too many other patients at one time.
Pass the AFL-CIO Resolution!
For a Southern Organizing Strategy
Resolution of the 7th National Convention
Committees of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism
"Since the early days of the First Reconstruction from the mid-1860s through the present day, Labor's most difficult challenge has been to organize southern workers."
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NNU Director Rose Ann DeMoro Named to Top 100 Most Influential Healthcare List for 11th Straight Year
DeMoro Only Advocate for Nurses, Labor on National List. National Nurses United, August 27, 2012 National Nurses United Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro has won national recognition once again as one of the "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare" – the only advocate for nurses or other working people on a list published annually by Modern Healthcare, a prominent national healthcare industry publication. ... NNU
Hospitals Look To Become Insurers, As Well As Providers Of Care
Roni Caryn Rabin, Kaiser Health News, August 26, 2012 Michael Dowling, a burly Ireland native running one of New York's largest hospital networks, is preparing to turn his business model on its head: He wants to keep his hospital beds empty, rather than full. That's because the North Shore-LIJ Health System, with 16 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient centers in Long Island and New York City, is laying the groundwork to be an insurer, as well as a provider of health care. ... Hospitals
A Glitch in Health Care Reform
New York Times Editorial, August 26, 2012 Confusing language in the health care reform law has raised the possibility that millions of Americans living on modest incomes may be unable to afford their employers' family policies and yet fail to qualify for government subsidies to buy their own insurance. This is a bizarre development that undercuts the basic goal of health care reform - to expand the number of insured people and make their coverage affordable. The people left in the lurch would be those who had lower incomes but were not poor enough to qualify for Medicaid. ... A
Private hospitals begin to nurse big ambitions
Medical profession engaged in healthy debate over nature of care. Yang Wanli, China Daily, August 24, 2012 While job-hopping is quite common, few medical professionals make the switch from a public hospital to a private one. A position in a public hospital has traditionally been regarded as an "iron bowl", offering long-term employment. Yang Jie is one of the exceptions. While working in a public hospital in the 1990s she was chosen by the Beijing Health Bureau to go to Singapore to study nursing. After two years in Singapore she decided to work at a private hospital when she returned to Beijing. ... Private
Hold the Date! National Strategy Conference January 11-13, Chicago, IL
Labor for Single-Payer, August 20, 2012 The Steering Committee of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer has called for the convening of a National Strategy Conference January 11-13, 2013. The AFL-CIO Executive Council recently issued a statement on Building on the Affordable Care Act. It challenged unionists to continue the fight for healthcare for all. "America's union movement will not take our eyes off the prize," the statement reads. "We will keep moving forward until the right to a single high standard of care is a reality for everyone in America." ... Hold
NHS hospital partnership decision delayed
Sarah Neville & Kiran Stacey, Financial Times, August 15, 2012
An eagerly awaited decision on whether an NHS hospital can seek a tie-up with a private sector partner, potentially reviving charges that the coalition is seeking to "privatise" the NHS, has been delayed.
The board of George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, decided at the end of May to seek permission from the Department of Health to tender for a strategic partner in an attempt to secure its future.
It is among 21 hospitals the department has identified as having financial problems.
Wisconsin's Greater West Central Area Labor Council Endorses HR.676
Kay Tillow, All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care, August 13, 2012
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My Own Peculiar Way is the ninth studio album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was his last release in the 1960s. Bergen White was the conductor and arranger. This became Willie's first studio album in which he used his new classical acoustic guitar called Martin N-20 that he named "Trigger".

Recording and composition
Nelson recorded the title track on his debut album for Liberty seven years earlier.  The song had also been covered by Perry Como.  The album contains several Nelson originals, as well as a song written with Nelson's songwriting friend Hank Cochran, "Any Old Arms Won't Do."  Perhaps the most significant musical development on My Own Peculiar Way was Nelson discovering the Martin N-20 classical guitar that would become famously known as "Trigger."  In his autobiography the singer recalls:

I switched over to a big Baldwin hooked up to an aluminum amp.  When the neck broke, I traded it in for a Martin made of rosewood, an acoustic model with the richest, most soulful tone I'd ever heard.  I had my man Shot Jackson, a guitar genius in Nashville, customize the Martin by integrating the guts and pickup from the Baldwin.  It worked.  I had the sound I was looking for.  I heard it as a human sound, a sound close to my own voice.  Didn't take long for me to pick a hole in it.  That's 'cause classical guitars aren't meant to be picked.  But that hole...seemed to deepen its soulful tone.

The Martin guitar changed his sound but, as Nelson biographer Joe Nick Patoski asserts, "you couldn't tell by the records he was making.  Vibes, trumpets, violins, a cello, saxophones, and a trombone embellished My Own Peculiar Way."  Nelson actually scored a surprise hit previously with the upbeat "Bring Me Sunshine," a song written by Sylvia Dee and Arthur Kent.  Featuring an impressive imitation of a Vegas lounge singer, Nelson took the song to number 13 on the country singles chart, his best showing yet for RCA.  However, the first single from his new album, "Natural to Be Gone," bombed, not even charting, and the LP barely made the Top 40, peaking at number 39.  By this time even Atkins was stumped, later confessing, "With a record company you can have a whole room full of people who all put their heads together and grind away at a problem and still come up with the wrong answer."

Reception
AllMusic: "When Nelson gets into a song, he has a way of playing with the sounds and rhythm of words to get everything possible from a song. Nearly every song on this record is like that, whether it's one he penned or a cover like John Hartford's 'Natural to Be Gone.'"

Track listing
All tracks composed by Willie Nelson, except where noted.

"My Own Peculiar Way"
"I Walk Alone" (Herbert Wilson)
"Any Old Arms Won't Do" (Hank Cochran, Nelson)
"I Just Don't Understand"
"I Just Dropped By"
"Local Memory"
"That's All"
"I Let My Mind Wander"
"Natural to Be Gone" (John Hartford)
"Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (Dallas Frazier)
"Message"
"It Will Come to Pass" (Don Baird)

Personnel
Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
Grady Martin – guitar
Jerry Reed – guitar
Wayne Moss – guitar
Charlie McCoy – guitar, piano, vibes
Bob Moore – bass
David Briggs – piano
Buddy Harman – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums

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1969 albums
Willie Nelson albums
Albums produced by Chet Atkins
RCA Records albums

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Superintendent Jason Glass hired as Kentucky's Commissioner of Education
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Jeffco Schools Superintendent Jason Glass will leave Jeffco in early September after accepting a job as Kentucky's Commissioner of Education. Photo courtesy of Jeffco Schools.
Jeffco Schools Superintendent Jason Glass announced that he had accepted a new position as Kentucky's Commissioner of Education. Glass, a Kentucky native, made the announcement on July 10, after three finalists for the position were interviewed on July 6 and 7.
Glass was announced as one of three finalists for the Kentucky slot on July 1.
According to his contract, Glass will continue his work in Jeffco for 60 days, presumably leaving Jeffco around Labor Day. The timing, combined with the new school start date of Aug. 24, means Glass will remain in Jeffco through the first two weeks of the Restart Jeffco plan.
"I plan to to be fully working and supporting our organization in that capacity until early September," Glass said in a statement.
The Jeffco School Board will determine how the district will transition after his departure. The school board will also direct the new superintendent search.
"While Dr. Glass's departure is a loss to Jefferson County and our district, we understand the draw of returning to his home state for his family and his continuing career in education," said Jeffco School Board President Susan Harmon. "We wish him the very best on this new endeavor."
"During the next 60 days the Board of Education will be determining our transition plan and the steps we will take to search for a new superintendent," Harmon said. "We will be communicating our decisions once known."
Glass has been superintendent of Jeffco Schools for three years. He began his work in Jeffco in July 2017, after serving as the superintendent of Eagle County Schools from 2013-2017. He also was Iowa's Director of Education from 2010-2013.
"The pull to Kentucky is strong," Glass said. "While I have lived in Colorado for almost 17 years, Kentucky is the place I grew up and where family is."
Glass first moved to Colorado in 2001, working first in Denver. He and his wife later moved to Eagle County where he worked first as the director of research and assessment. He later served as the human resources director. About four years later, he accepted a job in Ohio at the nonprofit Battelle for Kids until 2010.
Jeffco Schools Restart, budget update: What we know so far
Jeffco Schools 2020-21 budget to rely heavily on one-time funding to fill gaps
School budget projections impacted by COVID-19
Lisa Cook, Ph.D., is a writer, editor, musicologist and Jeffco resident since 1999 with two children attending Jeffco Schools. Lisa earned a BA from Valparaiso University, a Masters in Music from Colorado State University, and her Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. When not working, she can be found running (ideally on mountain trails) with Midnight, her miniature poodle. Please visit our "About Us" page to learn more about Lisa and our other writers.


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THE YEN CLIMBS. Japan's currency rose sharply against the dollar on comments from Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in support of a weaker dollar. In New York, the dollar traded at 117.82 yen, down from 119.31 yen.


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Overall bitcoin-related crime fell last year, but one type of crypto hack is booming
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Cryptocurrency-related crime fell last year to a small fraction of overall trading volume. But some targeted hacks boomed as criminals exploited people working from home during the pandemic.
Last year, illicit activity made up 0.34% of all cryptocurrency transaction volume, according to a report from blockchain data firm Chainalysis. That was down from roughly 2% a year earlier.
"We saw a significant decrease in the share of overall activity associated with illicit entities," Kim Grauer, head of research at Chainalysis, told CNBC. "Still, ransomware was by far the biggest category in terms of activity growth and we're seeing an all time high for dark-net market activity."
Ransomware is malicious software hackers use to infect a computer, then demand a fee to unlock it. That bounty is often paid in bitcoin, or other cryptocurrencies.
The category made up just 7% of all crypto funds received by criminals, but increased by 311% year over year. Chainalysis pointed to more people working from home as a new vulnerability for companies — and an opportunity for criminals.
Dark net markets were the second-largest crime category, accounting for $1.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency activity — a roughly 30% increase from a year earlier. Also known as the dark web, the dark net is a network that uses the internet, but requires specific software and authorizations to access.
Chainalysis crypto-crime report
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Criminals have turned to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin for their ease of sending online instantly.
Cryptocurrencies are also pseudonymous. You can see where funds were sent, making it easy for firms like Chainalysis to track. But you can't see who sent them.
Those features have caught the attention of regulators who fear crypto's potential role in money laundering and terrorist financing.
President Biden's Treasury Secretary nominee, Janet Yellen, mentioned the potential for misuse in her confirmation hearing this week, which analysts say weighed on bitcoin prices. The U.S. government needs to "look closely at how to encourage their use for legitimate activities," while "curtailing their use for malign and illegal activities," Yellen said.
Scams still made up more than half of all cryptocurrency-related crimes, but fell significantly year over year.
Chainlysis' Grauer said that was due to more awareness of events like the PlusToken Ponzi scheme, which took more than $2 billion from victims in 2018.
"People learned a little bit following the 'get-rich-quick' mentality two years ago," Grauer said. "That may have caused people to wise up on some of these really big Ponzi schemes."
Bitcoin has taken off as a mainstream, Wall Street investment in recent months. The world's largest cryptocurrency topped $40,000 in early January, boosted by interest from institutions and retail investors, who are now able to buy bitcoin through payment companies like PayPal.
The cryptocurrency fell below $30,000 on Thursday.
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I think that humanity's preoccupation with religious buildings is such an interesting phenomenon. Since the days when Moses erected the Tabernacle men and women alike have been drawn to ornate and expensive structures. Even today folks that seem to embrace reformative theologies erect brick buildings instead of using existing facilities. There is just something that fascinates us about having a place of our own to "worship" a God who cannot be confined by walls.
Hearing of the temple's destruction the thoughts of these went to a fearful place. To that Jesus tells them to not be terrified when their world starts to implode and things begin to change. It is as if he is teaching his disciples to change their focus from the place of worship to the heart of it. For if your spiritual foundation is found in a building then that foundation will surely crumble along with the stones that eventually fall. Our place of worship is our inner temple.
Help me to remember today Lord that worship is not about a place.


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Q: writing junit test for spring security login with database user Hello I am trying to write test for spring user login.
Basically my program uses registration where user provides username, password and email to register to database. Then with registered username and password you can log in to application.
 public AuthenticationResponse login(LoginRequest loginRequest) {
        try{
            Authentication authentication = authenticationManager.authenticate(new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationToken(loginRequest.getUsername(),
                    loginRequest.getPassword()));
            SecurityContextHolder.getContext().setAuthentication(authentication);
            return AuthenticationResponse.builder()
                    .token(jwtProvider.generateToken(authentication))
                    .refreshToken(refreshTokenService.generateRefreshToken().getRefreshToken())
                    .expiresAt(Instant.now().plusMillis(jwtProvider.getJwtExpirationInMillis()))
                    .build();

        } catch (BadCredentialsException e){
            throw new AuthException("Incorrect username or password");
        }
    }

But I cant figure out how to write spring boot junit5 test for login. First time I am trying to write these spring tests. Where do I need start?

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*You can write unit test by mocking every dependency and check if correct methods were called with verify()

*You can create test with spring context up, and just mocking db layer, then you'll be able to test more then one class

*You can create test with spring context but instead of mocking db layer you can stub your db layer (implement dao which will use cache). This way you can insert user into cache and during testing login you will return that user from cache

*Same as above but using h2 database

*Same as above but using test containers which will start docker image of your actual database. Then you will be able to test whole flow with db constraints


Tuesday was a beautiful day for a hike to Shalor Lake (off Hwy 88 by Silver Lake). Since we were camping near there we got an early start and had the trail all to ourselves.
So interesting! A shadow can be delicate, cheerful, haunting and a bit frightening.This one scares me a bit!


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Fluids Through Inclined Granular Media
Mercy A. Orukari Department of Mathematics/Computer Science Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State
A. T. Ngiangia University of Port Harcourt, P M B 5323 Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Granules, Isothermal, Adiabatic, Photosphere, Darcy's equation, Taylor's series expansion
A theoretical analysis of inclined fluids through granular media was carried out. Modified SDarcy's equation and its approximate solution showed that for the isothermal case, increase in the argument and permeability of the granules result in a corresponding increase in the pressure exerted on the photosphere while increase in porosity and viscosity brings about a decrease in the pressure. For the adiabatic fluid case, the pressure is not affected as a result of increase in the angle of the granules. The same physical results occur in both the isothermal fluid case and that of the adiabatic fluid case as a result of increase in viscosity, porosity and permeability of the granules in the pressure exerted on the photosphere.
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Ngiangia, A. T and Orukari M. A. (2015). Slow Seepage of Polar Fluids Through Porous Media. Journal of Advances in Physics. 11(1): 2892-2896.
Alabi, O. O and Olayiwola, M. O (2015). Modeling Permeability with porosity and grain Size Diameter. Journal of the Nigerian Association of Mathematical Physics . 31: 223-230
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What is Third Party Risk Management and Why is it Important?
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All Contract Management is an exercise in risk mitigation because contracts govern the flow of resources and money within the business and to outside interests. To manage that flow is to manage risk. Risk is not only found in the specific details of contractual obligations, however. There are many other factors that impact the variable level of risk throughout the operation. Third Party Risk Management is a process that takes all of those factors into account and allows for a comprehensive approach to the identification and categorization of different types of risk. It is a particular discipline that is designed to provide a dual layer of protection to commercial enterprise – protecting both the business, and the Third Party.
Who are Third Parties and how do they relate to risk?
In business, Third Parties are external organizations, agencies and individuals with which the operation has a commercial relationship. These can include vendors, suppliers, contractors, partners and service providers. The term 'Third Party' is essentially an overarching label that encompasses all of these types of external operatives. This means it also encompasses sub-sets of Risk Management strategies such as Vendor Risk Management, relating to that specific type of Third Party.
Third Parties are an integral part of Risk Management because every business relationship with an external organization, agency or individual creates a vulnerability to commercial risk. If Third Party relationships are governed and regulated by the agreement of the terms of that relationship, then any disruption to the ability to meet those terms can further disrupt the operation of the business. If a business enters into a relationship with a Third Party for the purpose of that Third Party supplying a critical service, for example, and that Third Party is either negatively impacted by outside circumstances, negatively impacted by internal issues, or is the victim of cybercrime, then the original business suffers consequences directly linked to that issue. This is because the ability of the Third Party to meet the obligations associated with that commercial relationship is reduced.
What do the consequences look like for the original business? Well, if a Third Party is unable to meet its contractual obligations on time, or at all, then the day-to-day operation of the original business is affected. If supplies are delayed, or there is a disruption to a service, or a contractor is unable to work, then the business cannot properly fulfil its own obligations. Its other contractual relationships are affected, increasing the likelihood of financial penalty and lasting reputational damage. It is the lasting impact of negative consequences that makes Third Party Risk Management so important.
The importance of Third Party Risk Management
With the spectre of lasting repercussions in mind, we can see that Third Party Risk Management is a strategy that is vital to the success of the business in both the long and short term. This strategy is important for a number of specific reasons:
Reputational protection
When a business undertakes a comprehensive Third Party Risk Management programme, its reputation is enhanced and protected. The steps required for Third Party Risk Management demonstrate to existing and potential collaborators that the business is diligent, methodical and effective in contractual compliance and in security, making the business a safe option for partnering. Just as risk assessments and profiles form part of the Third Party Risk Management conducted by the business, so Third Parties should be completing the same due diligence about the business. It should be a priority to ensure that such due diligence on the part of a Third Party provides only reassurance about the candidacy of the business.
If the services or supplies provided by a Third Party are disrupted, the original business is also disrupted. Business continuity planning helps to prevent such situations when it incorporates Third Party Risk Management, because it ensures that the risk of disruption is minimized. By conducting the due diligence involved in Third Party Risk Management, the business can confirm that the Third Party has policies and processes of its own in place to avoid interruptions in service provision.
Revenue protection
Steps that ensure business continuity and reputational protections also help to protect revenue. This protection is in terms of both profits made from contractual agreements, and also in terms of financial penalties avoided. The protection of revenue is essential for the future commercial success of the business as it provides secure scope for adaptation to wider market developments.
Operational streamlining and optimization
The processes that are required for thorough Third Party Risk Management also contribute to the streamlining and optimization of the overall operation. As a cyclical strategy in itself, Third Party Risk Management closely supports the end-to-end management of the contract lifecycle and, in doing so, aligns the entire system with optimal methodologies. The drive of Third Party Risk Management focuses attention and resources on the prevention of delay, the maintenance of compliance levels, and the avoidance of catastrophic failure.
The best solution for Third Party Risk Management
Given the importance of Third Party Risk Management, and its close relationship to Contract Lifecycle Management, it follows that the very best solution for ensuring best practice is achieved and maintained is the implementation of a comprehensive and agile digital solution for both. This is made possible with the utilization of cloud technology, which allows for flexibility while delivering a high level of cybersecurity.
Contract Management Software, such as that designed by Symfact, is one such digital solution. It is built on the principles of Third Party Risk Management and the understanding of the connection this discipline has with the legal agreements of the business. Most importantly, it is constructed around the knowledge that stringent Third Party Risk Management is a core part of the business defence against disruption and reductions in revenue. The Symfact platform boasts many features that address the intersection of Contract Management and Third Party Risk Management, including:
Centralized repository
In terms of Third Party Risk Management, a software solution built around a centralized repository facilitates a number of risk mitigation measures.
Permission-based access – Having all contract documentation stored digitally in a single location means that a permission-based access system is required. This allows the business to determine exactly who can access sensitive information and ensures that all activity is logged and recorded. That means that, not only is compliance maintained, but also stricter version control can be achieved. It also allows personnel to log in from any web-connected device, in any location that is connected to the internet.
Standardization – When all contract documentation is centrally stored, the business can agree and implement a comprehensive policy of standardization. A template library can be created, allowing authorized personnel access to a set of standardized clauses and language, suitable for all types of agreement. In addition, the application of standardized metadata and data tagging transforms the contract collection into a valuable data source. These facilities of standardization combine to create powerful risk mitigation opportunities.
Intelligent questionnaires – In addition to a centralized library of templates and approved language, a centralized repository supports the building of intelligent questionnaires. These are vital Risk Management tools, made accessible by the repository, that specifically help the business to complete thorough risk assessments.
Automated workflows
By deploying a high degree of automation into Contract Lifecycle Management workflows, software platforms can further reduce risk. This facility ensures that the right task is flagged up to the right person at the right time, which increases efficiency and productivity and delivers business continuity. In addition, it allows for the early identification of workflow bottlenecks, mitigating the risk of delays and failures in compliance.
The most thorough risk assessments include comprehensive background checks on individuals and organizations, so the best digital solutions will include links to external databases, such as Refinitiv, LexisNexis, Dow Jones and Dun & Bradstreet. These empower the business to gather and consider all relevant information, including the presence of Politically Exposed Persons and the incidence of past failures in compliance. This process ensures that all decisions are based in current, granular data and provides the very best protection against risk.
Third Party Risk Management is all about making informed, data-based decisions, which means that having actionable information is essential. Powerful reporting tools within a Contract Lifecycle Management software platform turn the centralized repository into a single, unified data source. This means that all documentation – past agreements and existing contracts – are used for granular data analysis. Risk assessments are more thorough, and risk-based forecasting is possible, increasing scalability and market agility along with overall resilience.
Contract Management Software by Symfact utilizes the relationship between Third Party Risk Management and Contract Lifecycle Management and delivers a digital solution that focuses on the advantages that relationship provides to business. Harnessing the combination of the two disciplines creates a system that is streamlined, optimized and highly efficient, and which is entirely geared toward scalable business continuity. Contact Symfact today to find out more, and to book your demonstration.
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Household inequalities threaten UK target of Net Zero emissions by 2050
Latest research, published as part of the latest edition of the Legal and General Rebuilding Britain Index (RBI) shows that there is a real risk of less affluent communities being left behind in the transition to clean and green technology at a household level.
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Latest research from Legal and General shows that households with annual earnings under £20,000 are far slower to adopt green technologies when compared to more affluent households. The UK runs the risk of derailing its Net Zero plans by limiting climate transition only to the better off.
Despite a strong willingness among all households to adopt green technologies, affordability is a significant stumbling block. The average UK household has a funding gap of over £4,000 on the installation of solar panels and a nearly £15,000 gap on the installation of a ground source heat pump[1]
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme announced this week, which provides households up to £5,000 to install an air source heat pump, still leaves a significant shortfall on households to cover the cost. The research finds that even higher income households are willing to contribute relatively little towards renewable energy home modifications.
Filling this funding gap requires a new green partnership approach, which shares the costs of transition between households, local authorities and central government. It also requires bigger thinking that tackles the challenge at a street or community level as opposed to relying on individual households.
To mark the COP26 milestone the latest edition of the RBI provides a special in-depth look not just at the extent to which the UK is building back better, but also how it can look to build back greener. The findings show how higher income households (£40,000+ per annum) are far more likely to have a renewable energy source installed in their home (20%), drive an electric vehicle (18%) and have a smart meter in their home (53%) compared to households with an annual income of under £20,000 (8%, 4% and 44% respectively).
The research shows that UK consumers are particularly open to making green modifications to their home – with 52% very or fairly willing to install a solar panel and 54% willing to install a ground source heat pump. However, the financial realities of such modifications are a significant barrier to adoption – with consumers only willing or able to contribute around 13% of the costs associated with installing a solar panel and 10% of the costs of installing a ground source heat pump.
The highest income households (£80,000+ per annum) are willing to contribute 16% of the overall cost towards a ground source heat pump, falling to only 6% among those under £20,000. With the government targeting an additional 600,000 heat pumps every year by 2028 it is clear that onus will be on government to facilitate these installations. The findings imply that the BUS – offering funding of up to 50% towards the costs of an air source heat pump (assuming average costs of £10,000) – will not go far enough in encouraging take up, particularly among lower income households.
For the latest report, L&G developed a special Greener Communities Index, based on outcomes measures (including CO2 per capita and renewable energy generation per household), local sentiment (air quality, availability of green public spaces and availability of EV charging points) and consumer behaviours (home energy efficiency, smart meter ownership and renewable energy installation in the home).
The index highlights that while less densely populated areas such as the South-West of England and Wales may be predisposed to perform better on measures such as air quality and access to public green space, they are at greater risk of being left behind in terms of investment into EV charging points and installation of renewable energy sources.
The top 10 local authorities identified by the Greener Communities Index are Stirling, Allerdale, Northumberland, Breckland, Barking & Dagenham, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Great Yarmouth, Dover and Bedford. These local authorities span urban, rural and coastal areas, indicating that geography alone will not determine how feasible the green transition is for different areas across the UK.
Simon Lomax, CEO at Kensa Group: "This week's announcement on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not go far enough. It lacks scale and is just a small step towards the Prime Ministers' 2028 target of 600,000 installations. The £450m fund can support a maximum of 90,000 installs (30,000 per year) which is less than 0.4% of the UK's homes.
Right now, the UK has the second lowest penetration of heat pumps across Europe so much more needs to be done to speed up deployment. There should be particular focus on more efficient variants, like ground source, which deliver the very best outcomes for the householder (running costs), the environment (carbon emissions), and put less pressure on the electricity grid.
There is a wider opportunity for networked heat pumps – whereby whole streets and communities can connect to a local heat source that uses the natural heat in the ground or possibly waste heat. There are whole tower blocks in London that have been retrofitted with heat pumps for each flat connected to a shared network using this approach.
A meaningful deployment programme would need £1bn per annum but designed appropriately would leverage in billions of pounds of private finance. It would also save a greater amount because more efficient ground source heat pumps would require less generating capacity and fewer network upgrades so the overall costs to the electricity system would be lower."
Nigel Wilson, CEO at Legal & General: "Building back better and levelling up require local investment in green infrastructure. We cannot build healthy and prosperous communities without building and retrofitting infrastructure which reduces emissions, improves air quality and access to green jobs.
Currently, the UK runs the risk of creating two visions of Britain: one where more affluent communities benefit from the green and clean technologies of the 21st century, and another where less affluent communities do not. Climate transition cannot be restricted to the better off. If the UK is to successfully hit its carbon neutral target by 2050, this transition needs to take place in a socially inclusive manner.
To ensure this outcome, central government has a major role to play in facilitating local government and households to adapt local infrastructure to address sustainability and climate concerns."
[1] Assuming a cost of £4,800 for a domestic solar panel setup and £16,500 cost for a ground source heat pump
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Legal & General Capital (LGC) is Legal & General Group's alternative asset platform, creating assets for Legal & General Retirement and third-party clients in order to achieve improved risk-adjusted returns for our shareholders. LGC has built its capabilities in a range of alternative sectors, including in residential property; specialist commercial real estate; clean energy; alternative credit; and venture capital, which are all supported by long-term structural growth drivers, meet a financing gap and respond to a scarcity of supply that is underpinned by enduring societal needs.
Its purpose is to invest society's capital for society's benefit. Investing in the real economy and supporting the Group's focus on climate and inclusive capitalism, LGC's investments create jobs, change lives and contribute towards a net zero carbon future.
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🍒 The 5 Best New Exotic Guns In Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (& The 5 Worst)
🤑 www.thegamer.com 48. The Jade Rabbit
Here are the ten best weapons in the Destiny 2: Shadowkeep era, legendaries and exotics.
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3 Worst: Arbalest.
2 Best: Sunshot.
There's so much to do in "Destiny 2." But one of the best chases in the game is finding all of its exotic weapons. Exotic weapons are the rarest.
5 Worst: Anarchy.
It goes without saying that out of all weapon types, it's usually the rocket launchers that tend to feel the most exotic, and Deathbringer is no exception. One thing stands out about this hand cannon: the massive scope. Wavesplitter was incredibly popular when it first became available. Thankfully this gun is pretty easy to acquire; it's awarded to players that have the season pass as season rank 1. Unfortunately, Arbalest is pretty lackluster everywhere else. It's not the game-changer that it needs to be, and that's why it's getting a "Worst" rating. Kaycee is an avid writer, gamer, and storyteller. It's a decent gun but what could have helped it seems to have been neutralized by what got done to hand cannons overall. So far, Monte Carlo is the only exotic to be a world drop, so finding one is pure RNG - but once you do, it's definitely a gun worth using. Its over-the-top uniqueness is its own downfall as it is, in turn, cursed by being forced into a very niche role. Share Tweet Email 0. About The Author Kaycee is an avid writer, gamer, and storyteller.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} This trace rifle has the intrinsic perk harmonic laser, which gives the gun three oscillating power levels. Additionally, its exotic trait allows a short period of max power after picking up an orb of light. This drawback led to the gun losing out in favor of other options. While Crimson did get a damage buff and has some great perks, the range nerf to all hand cannons has it feeling like it's in the same place. As of this writing, players have been reporting that this perk is incredibly generous and the melee recharge on kill is incredibly reliable. Outside of gaming, his interests include fitness, streetwear, and learning how many different ways people can misspell his name. Eriana's Vow is on the list as one of the best new exotics not only because of how novel it is but because of how versatile it is, too. The Arbalest is a cool idea: the ultimate prize of the revelry event, despite being kinetic, this old-school medieval crossbow does massive damage to enemy shields. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Designed to help Guardians feel like powerhouses, the weapons in these gold engrams have static perk rolls and drop so infrequently that most Guardians cross their fingers and hope that Xur, Emissary of the Nine, has what they're looking for during his weekly visit. If you don't, no worries. That sounds more daunting than it actually is; trust us. This launcher behaves differently from your traditional launcher; instead of aiming directly at the target, Guardians should instead aim above them. Unfortunately, it's not very practical. You can still get the gun by getting your season rank up to 35 instead. Or rather, that's what the perk says. It's a weapon that you bust out when you don't feel like playing too seriously or you just want to switch up your playstyle a little bit. It's unfortunate because raid exotics are expected to be real powerhouse weapons and Anarchy is not that. Previously, Whisper took a nerf to its signature perk, meaning that it was no longer able to generate ammo from thin air. Guardians should definitely revisit this gun if they haven't already. Detonating the projectile will cause it to rain void orbs onto enemies, and if you haven't seen this in action it's very cool. Whisper of the Worm was once the DPS king and its "White Nail" perk regenerated ammo after three consecutive precision hits. An auto rifle with a very cool design, kills with Monte Carlo have a chance of fully recharging your melee ability. In fact, most enemies PVE included are smart enough to move out of the way. Related Topics Lists Destiny 2. This didn't discourage players from using it, but when Izanagi's Burden came along with its ability to pack all the bullets of a full magazine into one single super bullet, Izanagi's is now one of the top picks for DPS. Crimson is unique; it's a hand cannon that fires bursts like a pulse rifle and should be able to push incredible ranges. Obviously this would be different if Wavesplitter had a catalyst and could produce its own orbs, but that's not the case yet and we anticipate Wavesplitter might not be getting as much attention this season. Instead, Anarchy is fun. Paired with the destruction break perk, this weapon is one of a few that can essentially buff its own damage. It's this aspect that makes Wavesplitter a bit less viable in situations; with the new sandbox and new mechanics introduced in Armor 2. The one thing that constantly held it back was its magazine size of a measley 8 rounds. If not, it's back to the grind to hunt down that ideal gun. Thankfully, Sunshot finally got the ammo increase it deserves with a magazine increase to 12 rounds. If you have great synergy with your fireteam or need to deal major DPS, having a Guardian with this season's raid exotic helps by turning targets into giant crit spots. If any Guardians have ever been barred from grouping up for any kind of challenging activity, it was probably due to the lack of this particular weapon.


Music Ministry Alive! began in 1999, and since that inaugural year, we have been in the midst of a most joyful, prophetic, and powerful journey and seeing the young, music-filled Church come alive and continually grow as a source of transformation for the liturgy as sung prayer. Beyond that foundational mission, MMA is committed in fostering an inter-generational community, nurturing faith and conversion for young people and adults who come to participate, but also for the wider Body of Christ - not only in North America, but to places far beyond.
We are continually moved each year by the presence of young people who come to MMA not only possessing musical talent as vocalists and instrumentalists, but who also hold a passion for their faith and a commitment to develop a servants' heart. All of us certainly know the power that music can bring to our lives, and that power fused together with the commitment toward ministry and prayer leadership, results in a ministry of music filled with integrity and hope, for these times and for the future.
As you explore this website, you will soon come to discover that MMA is not just a "church music camp." It is a holistic and ecumenical program for Roman Catholic and Protestant young people (and adult leaders as well), grounded in the transformative power of quality liturgy and common prayer; dedicated to deepening the musical, leadership, liturgical and spiritual sensitivities necessary to participate in pastoral music ministry filled with integrity – all celebrating the witness of many young people from across the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world – who desire God to be at the center of their ministry, and who ache to grow as God's children, God's beloved, God's agents of mercy.
Our motto is that MMA is dedicated to "foster the growth of young pastoral musicians, one saint at a time." So welcome! We hope that you will consider joining us this summer on the beautiful campus of St. Catherine University, here in St. Paul, Minnesota. Take some time to journey through this website, to discover the blessing of MMA. Get to know us, and spread the news of this program, this experience that gathers together saints – saints that never tire in our cause, to sing our prayer toward reveling in the glory of God.


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Redis Labs changes its open-source license — again
Redis Labs, fresh off its latest funding round, today announced a change to how it licenses its Redis Modules. This may not sound like a big deal, but in the world of open-source projects, licensing is currently a big issue. That's because organizations like Redis, MongoDB, Confluent and others have recently introduced new licenses that make it harder for their competitors to take their products and sell them as rebranded services without contributing back to the community (and most of these companies point directly at AWS as the main offender here).
"Some cloud providers have repeatedly taken advantage of successful opensource projects, without significant contributions to their communities," the Redis Labs team writes today. "They repackage software that was not developed by them into competitive, proprietary service offerings and use their business leverage to reap substantial revenues from these open source projects."
The point of these new licenses it to put a stop to this.
This is not the first time Redis Labs has changed how it licenses its Redis Modules (and I'm stressing the "Redis Modules" part here because this is only about modules from Redis Labs and does not have any bearing on how the Redis database project itself is licensed). Back in 2018, Redis Labs changed its license from AGPL to Apache 2 modified with Commons Clause. The "Commons Clause" is the part that places commercial restrictions on top of the license.
That created quite a stir, as Redis Labs co-founder and CEO Ofer Bengal told me a few days ago when we spoke about the company's funding.
"When we came out with this new license, there were many different views," he acknowledged. "Some people condemned that. But after the initial noise calmed down — and especially after some other companies came out with a similar concept — the community now understands that the original concept of open source has to be fixed because it isn't suitable anymore to the modern era where cloud companies use their monopoly power to adopt any successful open source project without contributing anything to it."
The way the code was licensed, though, created a bit of confusion, the company now says, because some users thought they were only bound by the terms of the Apache 2 license. Some terms in the Commons Clause, too, weren't quite clear (including the meaning of "substantial," for example).
So today, Redis Labs is introducing the Redis Source Available License. This license, too, only applies to certain Redis Modules created by Redis Labs. Users can still get the code, modify it and integrate it into their applications — but that application can't be a database product, caching engine, stream processing engine, search engine, indexing engine or ML/DL/AI serving engine.
By definition, an open-source license can't have limitations. This new license does, so it's technically not an open-source license. In practice, the company argues, it's quite similar to other permissive open-source licenses, though, and shouldn't really affect most developers who use the company's modules (and these modules are RedisSearch, RedisGraph, RedisJSON, RedisML and RedisBloom).
This is surely not the last we've heard of this. Sooner or later, more projects will follow the same path. By then, we'll likely see more standard licenses that address this issue so other companies won't have to change multiple times. Ideally, though, we won't need it because everybody will play nice — but since we're not living in a utopia, that's not likely to happen.
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You all are familiar with most common scripting language like Js and Jquery and might heard it 100 times ,But did you just hear it? Or used it ??
Well , We all visit new sites daily , watch some new themes with classy features and sometimes all those ugly sites full of ads and no attractiveness in UI .
Well there are hell lot of APIs libraries and Frameworks available in the market to make your work simple .
A Library is a small piece of code that you can call or link from your own code, to help in doing things more quickly and easily. For example, a Bitmap Processing library will provide facilities for loading and manipulating bitmap images, in short saving you from writing all that code by you .
An API (application programming interface) is a term meaning the functions/methods in a library that you may call to ask it to do things for you – the interface to the library for example we can use any external API to show some extra functionally . Example if you want th show map in Your Webpage then you can use Google Map API.
In short it works as a bridge between your code and library.
Example you need a connect a github library in android then you need to write API , to interact with Github API ,which can be in the form of Feed ,XML ,json or any other source through which you communicate with that.
A framework is a big library that provides many services with only one focused functionality or feature which most libraries do .
A framework is something that usually forces a certain way of implementing a solution, whereas jQuery is just a tool to make implementing what you want to do easier.


One big difference between a pre-compiled toolchain (like those provided by Code Sourcery, MontaVista, Wind River, etc) and one built from. GCC for bit and bit Windows with a real installer & updater. 30 Mar the following compiled fine on gcc but gives error on gcc error: I have no vanilla gcc available, so hopefully gentoo guys did not.
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In information technology, vanilla is an adjective meaning plain or basic. The unfeatured version of a product is sometimes referred to as the vanilla version. If you would prefer to download the archives TDM-GCC uses and unpack them manually, this list . Older vanilla (upstream) sources (SourceForge file browser). 25 Dec 2 Download and extract GCC; 3 Install binary GCC; 4 Cleanup; 5 Switch to new GCC  x86_pc-linux-gnuvanilla gcc-config. Bugs in gcc/g++ (not libstdc++-v3); Bugs in the C++ language/lib specification .. you link with it) using "-fnew-abi -fno-honor-std" on a vanilla GCC compiler.


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Q: Get row/cell of pointer in TreeView How can I find the row or cell, where my cursor resides at in a GtkTreeView?
I tried:
screen, _ := tv.Widget.GetScreen()
display, _ := screen.GetDisplay()
seat, _ := display.GetDefaultSeat()
device, _ := seat.GetPointer()
window, _ := tv.GetWindow()
_, x, y, _ := window.GetDevicePosition(device)
tx, ty := -1, -1
tv.ConvertBinWindowToTreeCoords(x, y, &tx, &ty)
_, _, row, _, rowExists := tv.GetPathAtPos(tx, ty)

ConvertBinWindowToTreeCoords converts the device position (which seems reasonable) to huge negative numbers(!?). The docs around all these position/coords are very fuzzy as to which coordinates they use exactly (and e.g. how this interacts with ScrollWindows).
Even the nomenclature between Coords, Pos, Position seems quite bogus to me.
Does anyone know how this is supposed to work?

A: Turned out to be way simpler.
motion := gdk.EventMotionNewFromEvent(event)

x, y := motion.MotionVal()

path, _, _, _, rowExists := tv.GetPathAtPos(int(x), int(y))
if !rowExists {
    return true
}

return true

Using row was my misconception, since it actually means the indentation level.
So the real index is saved in path.


Lucky me that my parents spend part of their retirement in Spain. Every December they head for Dénia and enjoy three months a year full of Spanish sun. One thing they can always be sure of is that I get the travel bug at least once during their stay in the beautiful port city. Over time, I came to feel increasingly local and adapt to many habits – such as the Spaniards' obsession with canned food.
I'm pretty sure that I can't get enough of Spanish delicacies in cans because I can easily take them home to preserve the Mediterranean taste back in good (c)old Germany. What makes them so special is that most of them contain gourmet food products. Some conservas are even more expensive than a really good steak. No surprise, after all they're often labelled with the denominación de origen (DO) status, the Spanish regulatory classification system which recognizes a product's superior quality and is commonly used for designating wine or ham. Unbelievable, but true: canned specialties from Spain are locked up on the supermarket shelves in many cases.
In Spain, mainly family companies are involved in the conservas business. They invest time and pick only the best ingredients during the canning process. The manufacturers make sure that everything finds its way into the can in the right amount, at the right time and in the right size or number. Of course, the recipes remain well-kept secrets.
Whenever I have the sea just steps away, I eat as much fish as possible, first and foremost sardines. In order to relive the vacation mode at home, canned vintage sardines are the perfect choice. Just like wine their canned variant needs time to get its proper flavor and the can makes it possible. They enter it freshly caught after being cleaned, deboned and steamed. Then, they are cured in salt and cold-pressed olive oil. You shouldn't miss out on buying a can of vintage sardines as a souvenir from your next trip to Spain.
Let's continue with another fish I prefer fresh from the can: anchovies (now at the latest I must confess that I'm a true fish addict)! I absolutely love their buttery salty and smooth taste which gets even better after curing some time in the can. The best Spanish anchovies generally come from the Cantabrian Sea. Brands such as Don Bocarte really know their craft so that the costs for a can containing twenty of the small fish can quickly add up to around thirty euros.
To be honest: Sangría isn't a real specialty. But it's tasty and that's reason enough for the Spanish drink be on this list. Buying a canned Sangría, taking it to the beach and enjoying it while watching the sunset means holiday to me! At home, I always spice it up with my favourite canned fruits: mango and pineapple. Always keep in mind: ¡Servir muy fría!
What other canned specialties would you add to this shopping list?


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Toni Boucher and the Republican party
Stephen Hudspeth
Published 2:10 pm EDT, Friday, September 27, 2013
Toni Boucher has announced the formation of an exploratory committee for a possible run for governor.
While the odds for each of the hopefuls of actually getting the nomination are long, Toni has certainly garnered a well-deserved reputation for working tirelessly and effectively for her constituents. She's also found many productive ways of reaching across the political aisle, building working relationships and even friendships at a time when that skill is sorely lacking. Most recently, this work has borne fruit, among other things, in state gun-control legislation as Toni helped to forge the reasonable compromises that made passage possible even as no passable bill could ever completely satisfy everyone on both sides.
The trust that comes to exist between politicians seeking to build relationships across the aisle needs constant nurturing. It is earned by consistency over time based on seeking out and studying the facts and patiently hearing out those with strong opinions on both sides of an issue before taking a position. It is further enhanced, even after taking that position, by evincing a willingness to explore in a broad-based way the common ground that can make for actual forward progress. That is tough work in which doctrinal positions need to adjust to the complexities of the facts as they actually present themselves and to the reality of what can be accomplished.
Frankly, I don't know why anyone would want to serve in political office these days. The amount of ad hominem attack one must bear is appalling, and that, combined with the essential yet constant pressure of meeting constituents' needs, creates daunting job demands. Yet that is an environment in which Toni clearly thrives, and we are the fortunate beneficiaries of it — just as we are with Richard Blumenthal, Bill Brennan, Jim Himes, Gail Lavielle, Chris Murphy, and the many others on both sides of the aisle who serve our needs well.
A Republican governor who can effectively reach across the aisle has much to offer our state, especially one with the judgment, integrity and desire to do good that are integral to who Toni is. Republicans can certainly offer a strong sense of fiscal discipline, but as they do so, they should be mindful of the needs of those impacted as programs that people rely on are affected. Whether it's government pensions that have gotten out of hand yet on which their recipients legitimately relied in making employment decisions for the long term, or beneficiaries of government-aid programs, care needs to be taken. But more than that, some humility needs to be shown as we recognize that Wilton, under Republican leadership, has certainly itself taken advantage of state funding aggressively for support of everything from commuter rail service to very successful public/private partnerships.
Connecticut is one of five states where the number of registered independent voters exceeds that of either major party. In our state's case, independents weigh in at a hefty 40% of all registered voters. I'm one of those 40%. One recurring worry for me about Republican candidates for statewide and national office is the role of the Tea Party and like groups with a "my-way-or-the-highway" approach that makes the process of political compromise daunting, to say the least. How strongly must a Republican seeking statewide office be found to be "Tea-Party qualified" to gain the party's nod? I don't know, but I sense that a tried and true Tea Party-er would rather see the party's candidate go down in defeat than compromise on the issues.
To the extent that the Tea Party has a significant say in the selection of the Republican Party's state-wide candidates, the Republican Party is going to have its hands full attracting independent voters like me to support its candidates for office. The good news is that around here, the Republican Party's elected officials contribute to the public good well without Tea Partying ever seeming to be much of an issue.
That being said, I sense that these able and dedicated Republican Party members also have faced significant challenges in pursuing that course in light of the Tea Party's influence on their party. However, that Tea Party influence seems to be waning generally so that we may see a return to a Republican Party regularly fielding statewide (and national) candidates like Toni who represent what a party that has built a laudable record of transformation of our nation for the good from the time of Lincoln forward can offer.
I wish Toni the best in her exploratory work.
Mr. Hudspeth lives on Glen Hill Road.


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'On Broadway' marks birthday in Redwood City
Jul. 27, 2007 12:00 a.m.
This weekend might not bring party hats and cake for the downtown retail-cinema site's first birthday, but nearby shop owners say business has improved since Century 20 opened one year ago.
The downtown site — officially known as "On Broadway," launched July 28, 2006, when the new 20-screen Century Theatres branch opened at the corner of Broadway and Middlefield Road. Since then, a trickle of restaurants and retail stores has continued to open, including Citrine New World Bistro, which openedJune 15 in one of the coveted corner spots.
Cinemark, the firm that purchased the Century Theatres chain in 2006, would not provide financial data for individual theaters, according to spokeswoman Terrell Falk. However, downtown sales taxes increased from $231,000 in the fourth quarter of 2005 to $250,000 in the fourth quarter of 2006 — an 8.2 percent increase, according to city Finance Director Brian Ponty.
"The theater is doing great," said Dan Zack, Redwood City's downtown development manager. "The summer movie season has been great — we've been filling the garage on Friday and Saturday nights."
While nearby businesses do well when a major movie is playing at Century 20, they can also tell when major movies aren't playing there, said Adam Levin, manager at Escape From New York Pizza. Major blockbusters, including "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Transformers" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" have been launched at the decades-old Century 12 on East Bayshore Road.
Decisions regarding which films open in which theaters are made by the company's booking department and film distributors, Falk said.
However, as vacancies are snapped up, things are slowly improving.
"It's getting better — Cafe Portofino opened, and Tartine just opened [nearby]," Levin said. "Every time somebody opens, that makes it nicer."
Redwood City is injecting its downtown with nightlife during the summer by hosting movies and dancing at the new Courthouse Square. The events are bringing locals downtown on Wednesday and Thursday nights, according to Zack. In addition, the glass pavilions in the square could soon be leased by two eateries, according to Jeannie Young, the city's economic development specialist.
Developer has more in store
Developer David Irmer, the brains behind downtown's Sequoia Station and On Broadway shopping centers, said he is cooking up plans for offices and up to 300 residential units on a chunk of land between the two centers.
Irmer closed the $2 million purchase of a parcel at the corner of Jefferson Street and Middlefield Road last week. The site currently houses Los Potillos, a Mexican restaurant, and a small parking lot.
Irmer said he would also like to work with Redwood City to include an adjacent city-owned parking lot in his plans to build a 10-story office building and up to 300 units of housing in the middle of downtown Redwood City.
"I do not have the right to acquire the city property, but it's what I would like to do," Irmer said. "The more lights we can turn on in the evening, the more bodies we can bring downtown. That gives it a heartbeat."
While Redwood City leaders are eager to create housing and enliven downtown, it can't do anything with the city-owned parking lot until Caltrain finishes a study of its corridor that includes the property, according to Pat Webb, economic development director for the city.
Irmer plans to bring more formal plans to Redwood City within the next 30 days. The city is also waiting on applications from the Sayar family, developers who plan to build an unknown number of condominiums on Fuller Street, and developer John Baer, who aims to build 100 condos at 201 Marshall St.
"A couple of years ago, nobody was talking about building condos downtown," said Downtown Development Manager Dan Zack. "Long-term, the plan [for enlivening downtown] is to build housing."
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Welcome to the resource center for the JTAG HS3!
The JTAG HS3 is the newest member of our family of affordable high-speed Xilinx® FPGA programming solutions. The HS3 builds on the successful JTAG HS1 by adding an open drain buffer to pin 14 allowing for the debugging of Xilinx Zynq™-SOC processors. It can be attached to target boards using Xilinxs 2×7 connector*, and is compatible with all Xilinx tools, including iMPACT™, ChipScope™, and EDK.
When connected to a PC via a standard A to micro-USB cable, the JTAG HS3 receives its power from USB and can be recognized as a Digilent programming cable, even if the HS3 is not attached to the target board. The JTAG bus can be shared with other devices as the HS3's signals are held in high-impedance, except when actively driven during programming. The HS3 is small and light, allowing it to be held firmly in place by the system board connector.
This is a unique programming header and is not compatible with the 1×6 MTE Digilent JTAG Connector.
Technical description of the JTAG HS3 and all of its features. The Wiki may contain more up-to-date information than the PDF.