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Maxime Chattam, conosciuto anche come Maxime Williams (entrambi pseudonimi di Maxime Guy Sylvain Drouot) scrive romanzi thriller e polizieschi; consapevole del tipo di conoscenza necessario per scrivere questo genere di libri Chattam ha studiato per un anno criminologia all'università di Sant Denis dove ha imparato le basi della psicologia criminale, delle scienze forensi e della medicina legale.

Opere
A seguito una bibliografia parziale dei romanzi di Chattam, il titolo in italiano, l'anno di uscita nella lingua originale:

 La trilogia del male:
 L'anima del male (2002)
 In tenebris (2003)
 Il veleno del ragno (2004)
 Il sangue del tempo (2005)
 Arcana (2006)
 Zodiaco (2007)
 Alterra. L'alleanza dei tre (2008)

Altri progetti

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Our latest round of new purchases is being processed even as we speak. We have some great new fiction ready for sign out, and more is being added daily. You'll find new titles and old favorites. Be sure to stop by the New Fiction display in the Library to see what is available. Remember too that Area 4 is full of fantastic fiction. You'll find adult and young adult fiction titles in English, French and Spanish. If you need help finding something, just ask one of the Library ladies.
Interesting new non-fiction will be coming out later this week - stay tuned!
You can find The Giver in your WCHS Library collection.
This morning, I read a disturbing blog post about a situation in Idaho, where parents called the police about students handing out banned books.
It seems parents in Meridian School District in Idaho convinced administrators to ban Sherman Alexie's novel Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian from the Grade 10 curriculum, claiming the book contained inappropriate language and sexual activity. Students, unhappy with the decision, launched a petition and collected over 350 student signatures. The ban was upheld, and students, in response, held a protest where they distributed free copies of the book to those who had signed the petition. That's when parents called the police.
The Western Canada High School Library supports the principles of intellectual freedom, and respects your right to freely choose reading material. We work to build a library collection that gives our school community access to a broad spectrum of ideas, and a diversity of viewpoints. We select our resources based on their individual strengths, and never make decisions about including or excluding a book on the basis of controversial content, language or topic.
Incidentally - Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was first published in 2007 to critical acclaim. It was a National Book Award Winner, was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2007, won Best Book of the Year from Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Horn Book, and was selected as Best Young Adult Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews and the American Library Association. It's a wonderfully poignant, funny and thought-provoking novel, and I highly recommend it.
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Is Cricket an Indian game accidently discovered by the English?
SirKumar Ranjitsinhji Vibhai Jadeja
Prashant Kidambi
Today is India is the power in world cricket, its biggest audience and legitimate heir to the title "cricket country" from an England of a century ago although this time they failed to bring the World Cup home due to bit over confidence in the nail biting semi-final in Manchester this week.
Cricket holed blockbuster appeal and brings in big money, broadcast rights and powerful administers with the advent of IPL.
The team has its equivalent of "Barmy Army" fan club, the "Bharat Army" and notorious rivalry with nuclear armed Pakistan to make the Ashes series look miniscure.
Australia, South Africa and West Indies all beat India to the wicket of London's Marylebone Cricket Club as the " imperial game" was commercialised around the globe as an expression of British soft power.
Prashant Kidambi tells the story of the first " All India" team to reach British shores in 1911, backed by business and media interests coinciding with George V's crowning and the Festival of Empire.
The heroism of the cricket party with assortments if talents from prince to the untouchable place it among more legendary odysseys of the time. The tour struggled to draw big crowds, and fell below its first-class billing as the Indian team suffered early heavy defeats.
Kidambi says " India's cricket venture was a serious sporting enterprise, not simply a bit of imperial tinsel."
After the first world war and an ensuing period in cricket when "community trumped nation" meant the next All-India team to visit Britain arrived only 20 years later in 1932, but which time the subcontinent was pushing for freedom from imperial rule. India's genuine status came only after independence in 1947.
Mumbai established itself as the cradle of cricket, with its Parsi community, a religious group from Iran as early adopters as they were cook for British masters.
Cricketers had to win out over polo ponies on Mumbai's recreational spaces. Indian cricket teams for several decades organised themselves along relious lines, Paris, Hindus and Muslims.
Of the original 16-man squad half came from Bombay, others from Madras and Punjab comprising of five Hindus, four Muslims six Parsis and a Sikh.
Teenage cricketer Bhupinder Singh, the Maharaja of Patiala who stole the limelight became captain of All-India team, but only played three matches. Kidambi describes how viceroys tried to keep this ally of the Raj on the rails, away from drink, womanising and the frivolous world of polo. The maharaja slipped off to the Ranelagh Club and diplomacy.
SirKumar Ranjitsinhji Vibhai Jadeja born on September 10, 1872, educarted at Rajkumar College in Rajkot and Harrow & Trinity College, Cambridge University, was the ruler of Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933 as Maharaja Jam Saheb and superstar cricketer in Indian cricket who played for Cambridge, Sussex and the English cricket team claiming a royal title back home. Considered as one of the finest batsmen of all time, he managed to score big number of runs and also introduced some unique stroke into the game of cricket. The most important tournament of the Indian domestic cricket has been named upon him as Ranji Trophy, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala initiated the tournament in the year 1935.
Kidambi reveals the backbone of the team, including a Dalit or low-caste left arm spin bowler Palwankar Baloo and Muslim cricketers from the Islamic educational centre of Aligarh. Baloo later took up politics in alliance with Bimrao Ambedkar, the leader of lower caste and architect of India's constitution.
Cricket is a symbol of nationhood, as it matters how the players fared on the pitch after defeats minus the original captain the team's fortunes turned against Leicestershire " Cricket is an Indian game accidently discovered by the English" despite World Cup disappointment in the semi-finals for the millions of fans.
Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire by Prashant Kidambi, Oxford £25, 448 pages.
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Published: November 26th, 2021
Commenting on the Government's statement, in yesterday's House of Commons debate on the Environment Bill, that new targets on air quality will not be set until October next year, Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of British Safety Council said:
"While we understand that the Government wants to consult and it's right we consider the impacts, a year's delay in setting new air quality targets is not acceptable, especially for the thousands of people whose work means they don't get to choose the air they breathe every day. Every year, up to 40,000 people in the UK die from exposure to outdoor air pollution, including people who deliver our post, collect our rubbish or help our children cross the road."
In a separate development, MPs voted last night to reject a Lords' amendment to the Environment Bill that would have meant the UK meets new lower World Health Organisation (WHO) limits for small particulates.
Responding to this, Mike Robinson said:
"At a time when the world's eyes are on the UK and the example it's setting on climate change and the environment, it is disappointing to see our politicians strike down measures that would save lives and protect people by cutting air pollution. Let's hope the Lords do better when they meet to discuss this next week."
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Module measures contains:
    function for calculating information gain
    function for calculating minimum description length
    heuristic for searching best binary split of nominal values
    function for equal frequency label discretization of numerical values
    function for random discretization of numerical values
"""

import math
from collections import Counter

import numpy as np

def mdl(x, y, ft, accuracy, separate_max):
    return mdl_nominal(x, y, separate_max) if ft == "d" else mdl_numeric(x, y, accuracy)

def info_gain(x, y, ft, accuracy, separate_max):
    return info_gain_nominal(x, y, separate_max) if ft == "d" else info_gain_numeric(x, y, accuracy)

def nominal_splits(x, y, x_vals, y_dist, separate_max):
    """
    Function uses heuristic to find best binary split of nominal values. Heuristic is described in (1) and it is
    originally defined for binary classes. We extend it to work with multiple classes by comparing label with least
    samples to others.

    x: numpy array - nominal feature
    y: numpy array - label
    x_vals: numpy array - unique nominal values of x
    y_dist: dictionary - distribution of labels

    Reference:
    (1) Classification and Regression Trees by Breiman, Friedman, Olshen, and Stone, pages 101- 102.
    """
    # select a label with least samples
    y_val = max(y_dist, key=y_dist.get) if separate_max else min(y_dist, key=y_dist.get)

    prior = y_dist[y_val] / float(len(y))  # prior distribution of selected label

    values, dist, splits = [], [], []
    for x_val in x_vals:  # for every unique nominal value
        dist.append(Counter(y[x == x_val]))  # distribution of labels at selected nominal value
        splits.append(x_val)
        suma = sum([prior * dist[-1][y_key] for y_key in y_dist.keys()])
        # estimate probability
        values.append(prior * dist[-1][y_val] / float(suma))
    indices = np.array(values).argsort()[::-1]

    # distributions and splits are sorted according to probabilities
    return np.array(dist)[indices], np.array(splits)[indices].tolist()

def h(values):
    """
    Function calculates entropy.

    values: list of integers
    """
    ent = np.true_divide(values, np.sum(values))
    return -np.sum(np.multiply(ent, np.log2(ent)))

def info_gain_nominal(x, y, separate_max):
    """
    Function calculates information gain for discrete features. If feature is continuous it is firstly discretized.

    x: numpy array - numerical or discrete feature
    y: numpy array - labels
    ft: string - feature type ("c" - continuous, "d" - discrete)
    split_fun: function - function for discretization of numerical features
    """
    x_vals = np.unique(x)  # unique values
    if len(x_vals) < 3:  # if there is just one unique value
        return None
    y_dist = Counter(y)  # label distribution
    h_y = h(y_dist.values())  # class entropy

    # calculate distributions and splits in accordance with feature type

    dist, splits = nominal_splits(x, y, x_vals, y_dist, separate_max)

    indices, repeat = (range(1, len(dist)), 1) if len(dist) < 50 else (range(1, len(dist), len(dist) / 10), 3)
    interval = len(dist) / 10

    max_ig, max_i, iteration = 0, 1, 0
    while iteration < repeat:
        for i in indices:
            dist0 = np.sum([el for el in dist[:i]])  # iter 0: take first distribution
            dist1 = np.sum([el for el in dist[i:]])  # iter 0: take the other distributions without first
            coef = np.true_divide([np.sum(dist0.values()), np.sum(dist1.values())], len(y))
            ig = h_y - np.dot(coef, [h(dist0.values()), h(dist1.values())])  # calculate information gain
            if ig > max_ig:
                max_ig, max_i = ig, i  # store index and value of maximal information gain
        iteration += 1
        if repeat > 1:
            interval = int(interval * 0.5)
            if max_i in indices and interval > 0:
                middle_index = indices.index(max_i)
            else:
                break
            min_index = middle_index if middle_index == 0 else middle_index - 1
            max_index = middle_index if middle_index == len(indices) - 1 else middle_index + 1
            indices = range(indices[min_index], indices[max_index], interval)

    # store splits of maximal information gain in accordance with feature type
    return float(max_ig), [splits[:max_i], splits[max_i:]]

def info_gain_numeric(x, y, accuracy):
    x_unique = list(np.unique(x))
    if len(x_unique) == 1:
        return None
    indices = x.argsort()  # sort numeric attribute
    x, y = x[indices], y[indices]  # save sorted features with sorted labels

    right_dist = np.bincount(y)
    dummy_class = np.array([len(right_dist)])
    class_indices = right_dist.nonzero()[0]
    right_dist = right_dist[class_indices]
    left_dist = np.zeros(len(class_indices))

    diffs = np.nonzero(y[:-1] != y[1:])[0] + 1  # different neighbor classes have value True
    if accuracy > 0:
        diffs = np.array([diffs[i] for i in range(1, len(diffs)) if diffs[i] - diffs[i - 1] > accuracy],
                         dtype=np.int32) if len(diffs) > 15 else diffs
    intervals = np.array((np.concatenate(([0], diffs[:-1])), diffs)).T
    if len(diffs) < 2:
        return None

    max_ig, max_i, max_j = 0, 0, 0
    prior_h = h(right_dist)  # calculate prior entropy

    for i, j in intervals:
        dist = np.bincount(np.concatenate((dummy_class, y[i:j])))[class_indices]
        left_dist += dist
        right_dist -= dist
        coef = np.true_divide((np.sum(left_dist), np.sum(right_dist)), len(y))
        ig = prior_h - np.dot(coef, [h(left_dist[left_dist.nonzero()]), h(right_dist[right_dist.nonzero()])])
        if ig > max_ig:
            max_ig, max_i, max_j = ig, i, j

    if x[max_i] == x[max_j]:
        ind = x_unique.index(x[max_i])
        mean = np.float32(np.mean((x_unique[1 if ind == 0 else ind - 1], x_unique[ind])))
    else:
        mean = np.float32(np.mean((x[max_i], x[max_j])))

    return float(max_ig), [mean, mean]

def multinomLog2(selectors):
    """
    Function calculates logarithm 2 of a kind of multinom.

    selectors: list of integers
    """

    ln2 = 0.69314718055994528622
    noAll = sum(selectors)
    lgNf = math.lgamma(noAll + 1.0) / ln2  # log2(N!)

    lgnFac = []
    for selector in selectors:
        if selector == 0 or selector == 1:
            lgnFac.append(0.0)
        elif selector == 2:
            lgnFac.append(1.0)
        elif selector == noAll:
            lgnFac.append(lgNf)
        else:
            lgnFac.append(math.lgamma(selector + 1.0) / ln2)
    return lgNf - sum(lgnFac)

def calc_mdl(yx_dist, y_dist):
    """
    Function calculates mdl with given label distributions.

    yx_dist: list of dictionaries - for every split it contains a dictionary with label distributions
    y_dist: dictionary - all label distributions

    Reference:
    Igor Kononenko. On biases in estimating multi-valued attributes. In IJCAI, volume 95, pages 1034-1040, 1995.
    """
    prior = multinomLog2(y_dist.values())
    prior += multinomLog2([len(y_dist.keys()) - 1, sum(y_dist.values())])

    post = 0
    for x_val in yx_dist:
        post += multinomLog2([x_val.get(c, 0) for c in y_dist.keys()])
        post += multinomLog2([len(y_dist.keys()) - 1, sum(x_val.values())])
    return (prior - post) / float(sum(y_dist.values()))

def mdl_nominal(x, y, separate_max):
    """
    Function calculates minimum description length for discrete features. If feature is continuous it is firstly discretized.

    x: numpy array - numerical or discrete feature
    y: numpy array - labels
    """
    x_vals = np.unique(x)  # unique values
    if len(x_vals) == 1:  # if there is just one unique value
        return None

    y_dist = Counter(y)  # label distribution
    # calculate distributions and splits in accordance with feature type
    dist, splits = nominal_splits(x, y, x_vals, y_dist, separate_max)
    prior_mdl = calc_mdl(dist, y_dist)

    max_mdl, max_i = 0, 1
    for i in range(1, len(dist)):
        # iter 0: take first distribution
        dist0_x = [el for el in dist[:i]]
        dist0_y = np.sum(dist0_x)
        post_mdl0 = calc_mdl(dist0_x, dist0_y)

        # iter 0: take the other distributions without first
        dist1_x = [el for el in dist[i:]]
        dist1_y = np.sum(dist1_x)
        post_mdl1 = calc_mdl(dist1_x, dist1_y)

        coef = np.true_divide([sum(dist0_y.values()), sum(dist1_y.values())], len(x))
        mdl_val = prior_mdl - np.dot(coef, [post_mdl0, post_mdl1])  # calculate mdl
        if mdl_val > max_mdl:
            max_mdl, max_i = mdl_val, i

            # store splits of maximal mdl in accordance with feature type
    split = [splits[:max_i], splits[max_i:]]
    return (max_mdl, split)

def mdl_numeric(x, y, accuracy):
    x_unique = list(np.unique(x))
    if len(x_unique) == 1:
        return None
    indices = x.argsort()  # sort numeric attribute
    x, y = x[indices], y[indices]  # save sorted features with sorted labels

    right_dist = np.bincount(y)
    dummy_class = np.array([len(right_dist)])
    class_indices = right_dist.nonzero()[0]
    right_dist = right_dist[class_indices]
    left_dist = np.zeros(len(class_indices))
    y_dist = Counter(dict(zip(class_indices, right_dist)))

    diffs = np.nonzero(y[:-1] != y[1:])[0] + 1  # different neighbor classes have value True
    if accuracy > 0:
        diffs = np.array([diffs[i] for i in range(1, len(diffs)) if diffs[i] - diffs[i - 1] > accuracy],
                         dtype=np.int32) if len(diffs) > 15 else diffs
    intervals = np.array((np.concatenate(([0], diffs[:-1])), diffs)).T

    dist = [Counter(dict(zip(class_indices, np.bincount(np.concatenate((dummy_class, y[i:j])))[class_indices]))) for
            i, j in intervals]

    prior_mdl = calc_mdl(dist, y_dist)
    max_mdl, max_i = 0, 0

    for i in range(1, len(dist)):
        # iter 0: take first distribution
        dist0_x = dist[:i]
        dist0_y = np.sum(dist0_x)
        post_mdl0 = calc_mdl(dist0_x, dist0_y)

        # iter 0: take the other distributions without first
        dist1_x = dist[i:]
        dist1_y = np.sum(dist1_x)
        post_mdl1 = calc_mdl(dist1_x, dist1_y)
        coef = np.true_divide([sum(dist0_y.values()), sum(dist1_y.values())], len(x))

        mdl_val = prior_mdl - np.dot(coef, [post_mdl0, post_mdl1])  # calculate mdl
        if mdl_val > max_mdl:
            max_mdl, max_i = mdl_val, i

    max_i, max_j = intervals[max_i]
    if x[max_i] == x[max_j]:
        ind = x_unique.index(x[max_i])
        mean = np.mean((x[1 if ind == 0 else ind - 1], x[ind]))
    else:
        mean = np.mean((x[max_i], x[max_j]))
    return (max_mdl, [mean, mean])

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An Interview with Amber Malloy (@authambermalloy)
July 28, 2017 By Lucy Felthouse
How did you start writing erotica?
I love a good romance, but the language in romance novels are unrealistic to me. I tried a sweet romance and it didn't work. It's erotica all the way for me.
What's your favourite published work of yours and why?
My first paranormal series. Technically, it could be better, but it ended exactly the way I envisioned.
What erotic authors do you enjoy reading?
Zane is always a favorite.
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
The news, every day events. Something as simple as a story about a ballerina or a spy being burned by her agency can set off a whole world in my head.
Do you have any unusual writing rituals?
Loud music is usually blasting. Other than that, I'm fairly normal.
Where's your favourite place to write?
I have to get in where I fit in. I have no choice but to write where I can.
Who is your favourite character from one of your stories and why?
I can never choose just one they're all complicated and all great.
Do your nearest and dearest know what you do, and if so, what was their reaction when they found out?
Only my nearest and dearest know and they aren't surprised. Associates or acquaintances have no idea that I write filth in my spare time.
What was your ideal career when you were a child?
Everything. I still think I can do everything.
How do you get yourself in the mood to write?
Either music or something I can easily ignore on television.
What's the best writing tip you've ever been given?
Just write. Follow the three points, but don't edit yourself along the way. Once the book is done you can cut but try not to touch it before then.
If you get writer's block, how do you get around it?
I try to go back and fix grammar from earlier scenes. That tends to help.
If you could bring one of your characters to life, which one would it be and why?
Rek from Fear Nothing. Half wolf, half huskie hybrid seems ridiculously fun.
Which author, erotic or otherwise would you love to meet and why?
J.K. Rowling or Stephen King appear fun just off of their Twitter.
What's your favourite genre within erotica and why?
Historicals are more taboo. Unfortunately, you don't get a lot of interracial romances with that genre.
A script. I'm broadening my horizons.
What's the biggest writing challenge you've ever taken on? Did you succeed?
Yeah, I have enough challenges … my writing won't be another. Writing is comforting for me, so if I felt pressure I don't know how I would respond to it.
What's your biggest writing achievement? Why?
Every time a publisher puts out one of my books I feel it's an achievement. The industry seems harder than ever before so at least I know I'm on to something.
Excerpt The Guardian (Las Vegas Tales 1)
Amber Malloy
Copyright ©2017 Amber Malloy
The last remains of the Vegas nightlife surrounded his bar, where the showgirls from the Bellagio ignored last call. Jack Stone cleaned off the glasses with a smile. He had no choice; this town was a world of its own. Only in Las Vegas would a baby shower at the witching hour be acceptable. The star act of the Night Review was not blessing a new life with just any old nightclub but one where old Hollywood had once clamored to get in.
"To Mindy, for getting out of the dance race before she got tossed out on her pregnant ass!" The pack of Amazons cheered at their captain's toast.
"Last ones, lovelies," Jack called out. "It's time to go."
"Aw, come on, Jack, one more?" they whined practically in unison.
"Sorry, girls, the big boss would have my head if he knew I kept us open this late."
"We could only make it over after the show." The tallest of the tribe reached across the dark bar to touch his shoulder. "I'm sure you can pull a few strings."
Jack kept his smile firmly in place, without allowing them to know he was immune to their charm. "Last one," he repeated with a wink to soften the blow.
"Okay, you win." Still sparkly from her performance earlier, the replacement showgirl took her Peppermint Schnapps down like a pro. "What do you say to dinner tomorrow night after last curtain?"
Since his return to Vegas three years ago, this was the same song and dance he went through nightly. He was hip deep in friends with benefit offers. At first he indulged in the available pool of beauties, a distraction from his true mission. It would have been easy to keep going, but the sexy woman who had just stepped into Pauline's consumed his mind and heart.
Lena Mercier walked upstream of the thin dancers. Toned with curves in all the right places, she was an artistic statue painted in the vibrant hue of milk chocolate.
"Thanks for the drinks!" The showgirls headed out of the bar doors in a peal of giggles.
"You've got something of mine, Jack," Lena said in a subtle tone that stopped the mindless chatter in his head. The Lululemon leggings cupped her perfect ass. It was her usual travel uniform. She must have just gotten off a plane. A fancy tank top and light leather jacket topped off her outfit. Her sleek black hair fell in a swoop in front of her right eye — a sophisticated cut that showcased her elegant neck. Jack noted how perfect she looked. Except for the fact she had left town two weeks ago, and he had no idea where she had gone. It still aggravated him.
He wiped down the deep wood and concentrated on the high polish, instead of the sexy woman in front of him. "Just put your lips together and blow."
She gave him a cheeky smile before she put her fingers to her mouth and ripped a high-C whistle. In a matter of moments, the heavy panting of excitement filled the damn near empty bar. A squat, furry toad ran at full tilt in her direction. Lena's Frenchie, Harry, hopped on the chair, then the table before he took full flight through the air. Lena caught the little fucker in the crook of her arm.
Since he never tired of that circus trick, Jack chuckled. "Nightcap?" Happy to see his neighbor had made it back home, he tried not to compete for her attention with the dog.
"Sorry, Jack, I'm beat."
"You want to talk about it? After all, bartenders are great listeners." He nudged to get her to open up about her work. Once high school sweethearts, they'd spent more than a decade apart, and then one day she was back. Since he didn't believe in coincidence, he had his suspicions why Lena had suddenly showed up in his life.
"If only that were true." Lena smiled before she headed toward the door.
"We're not good listeners?" He wished she would stay and keep him company.
"No," she turned around, stopping short of disappearing into the cool night, "the part where you're just the bartender."
Even love takes a vacation in Sin City every once in a while.
Four brown beauties tumble head first in love in the last place on earth anyone would look for it… Las Vegas!
Jack Stone has inherited his family's casino. The only problem? The mob wants it more than he does. If he doesn't play his cards right, he'll end up dead. When his high school sweetheart drops back into his life, Jake's got an even tougher decision — should he trust the beauty with his life and heart — again?
A brilliant painter, Bebe Noel has the goods to make it to the top… just not the social skills. With her financial situation in limbo, she must turn to her deceased benefactor's husband for help. Will this new arrangement become lucrative for the both of them or fizzle out before it can even get started?
Beauty and the Boxer
Middleweight boxer Cristiano Díaz is in trouble. Unless he can score a quickie marriage he will be deported. He has his eye on a sexy baker, and she's the only one he wants. Can the boxer convince the curvy vixen to marry him, or will he get knocked out before the first round?
Run, Pussycat, Run
Sullivan McNeill comes to Vegas to snatch lounge singer Kitty Carmichael, the love of his life, away from the bright lights of Sin City. When he finds out she's trapped in a contract with the devil, he has to figure out a way to save her or lose the woman who holds his heart forever.
Changeling Press
Amber Malloy dreamed of being a double agent but couldn't pass the psyche evaluation. Crushed by despair that she couldn't legally shoot things, Amber pursued her second career choice as pastry chef. When she's not writing or whipping up a mean Snickers Cheesecake, she occasionally spies on her sommelier. Amber is convinced he's faking his French accent.
Amber loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.ambermalloy.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/authambermalloy
Website: http://ambermalloy.blogspot.com/
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Cassandra Black says
Great interview … I love this tip! "Just write. Follow the three points, but don't edit yourself along the way."


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Asia Tour, China, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Hillary's return to China and her itinerary…
In Asia Tour, Madame Secretary Hillary Clinton, Smart Power on February 20, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Ben Moeling serves as the Deputy Political Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China and Overall Control Officer for Secretary Clinton's Visit.
Secretary Clinton arrived in Beijing on a cold February night after a full day in Korea. Two senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were on hand to greet her officially, but hundreds of millions of Chinese people were also eagerly tuned in. The Secretary, or "Xi-la-li" as everyone in China refers to her with a tone both of familiarity and respect, is famous in China.
Speculation about her visit has been intense. Almost every Embassy officer, from vice consuls to the Charge d'Affaires, has received inquiries about her upcoming visit. Our Political, Economic, and Environment, Science, Technology and Health sections have been working for weeks with our Chinese counterparts on the arrangements. Finally, it's game day. The Embassy is ready.
Press from all over the world have gathered. The Chinese government is giving her an exceptionally warm welcome, and tomorrow (Sat) she will meet with the President, Premier, State Councilor and Foreign Minister.
The warm response to Secretary Clinton's first trip to China is literally overwhelming. Already, we've had to improvise. Our carefully arranged plan for her to meet the staff and families of U.S. Embassy employees had to be scrapped just yesterday because the number of RSVPs shot past the maximum occupancy of the venue we'd selected for the event. Despite the fact that the Secretary's only available window is late on a Saturday afternoon, 430 people have already said they plan to come back to the office to see her.
I have noticed an incredible energy in the team that has come together to plan and execute this visit. This is not my first "S visit," and I am used to working with dedicated and professional colleagues, but this is somehow different. Everyone is so deeply invested in the success of this visit, no matter how big his or her job. Dozens of people have come up to me and volunteered to assist. I am excited, proud (and a little awed) to be part of it myself.
Tomorrow is going to be a big day in U.S.-China relations.
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Asia Tour, China, foreign policy, Madame Secretary Clinton
Madame Secretary Set to Make Impression on China
In foreign policy, Madame Secretary Hillary Clinton, news, Politics, United States on February 19, 2009 at 6:32 am
China is looking forward to welcoming Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Beijing. This sentiment has been stressed repeatedly by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu.
Jiang says China sees this as an important high-level exchange between the two countries.
She says her government hopes the two sides can have in-depth discussions on Sino-American relations, the international financial crisis and other issues of mutual concern.
Speaking in New York before departing for Asia, Secretary Clinton said Washington sees a good relationship with China as essential.
"It is even clearer now, in economic hard times and in the array of global challenges we face, from nuclear security to climate change to pandemic disease and so much else."
She listed other areas of American concern, including talks aimed at stopping North Korea's nuclear program and China's international peacekeeping efforts.
Human rights activists in China also hope that Secretary Clinton will put pressure on the Chinese government to improve its human rights record.
Ding Zilin's son was killed by Chinese troops in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Chinese authorities detained her in 1995, when then-First Lady Clinton was in Beijing for the United Nations Women's Conference.
Ding says Hillary Clinton's name is very familiar to Chinese people. She credits Clinton with lending her key support to successful efforts to get Ding out of detention.
She says she hopes Secretary Clinton can talk to Chinese authorities about Liu Xiaobo, a dissident who has been in detention for more than two months for helping to formulate a major human rights document called Charter 08. Among other things, it calls for multi-party democracy and legal reform.
Orville Schell, the director of the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, says he thinks there is another, more urgent, issue that "should move to the head of the line." That issue is climate change.
"This is the challenge of our time. We are on the precipice of a very deep and threatening abyss," Schell said.
He says this does not mean that other issues – such as trade disputes and human rights differences – are not important.
"But it also means, I think, that if the U.S. and China could successfully begin to gain some collaborative momentum on climate change, I think many of these other issues would become less intractable and more easy to resolve, because we would have, at the heart of the matter, some common purpose," Schell said.
China and the United States are the world's two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas that causes global warming.
Chinese Professor Sun Zhe directs the U.S.-China Relations Center at Beijing's Tsinghua University. He also thinks Secretary Clinton's talks with Chinese leaders will focus largely on environmental and economic issues.
"[The] main part will be climate change and energy cooperation, the financial crisis – this kind of more important things, more urgent things," the professor said.
Sun says he thinks Secretary Clinton will mention human rights in some of her talks, to "express some American values."
"Some of her views on human rights are already known in China," Sun noted. "But people, at least as far as I know, the people from the ministries, policy practitioners, and in academia, people here in China, we understand her point of view, but we also think that China can work with her in other areas."
Secretary Clinton arrives in China Friday. While in Beijing, she is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. She also is set to attend a church service, meet with civil society leaders and tour a Sino-American thermal power plant before leaving China, Sunday.


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A scratch page related to my cooking.
Now that GeoCities is about to close down, it seems likely that David Cohen's site on the kosher restaurants of Paris will disappear (though I suppose that he may move it elsewhere). It thus seems like a good time for me to list some of the Parisian restaurants which I feel that I can depend on as far as kashrus supervision goes, and which I have tried.
YMMV, both as to kashrus and taste. This information was up-to-date as of our last trip to Paris in 2007, but always call to check first.
Frenchified American grill: hamburgers, ribs, etc.
The food is excellent, but very informal. Don't expect to start your next seduction here (unless of your own wife, maybe). Can be have long lines at lunchtime, but they may take reservations for all I know. They also have another branch, but we've never been there.
The food was once excellent, but last time we were there they had obviously been bought up by someone, and the food was awful. The decor is strange and interesting, mixing quick cafeteria, Paris bistro, and Habad motifs. Very crowded at lunchtime.
Good food, lovely cakes, good cafe au lait and (Twinings teabag) teas, good everything. Very crowded at lunchtime. They also have another branch, but we've never been there.
Grill, ribs, etc. Also ask about the daily special.
Hard to find, but it's there. The neighborhood is interesting: the Paris garment district seems to be mainly occupied by ultra-Orthodox Jews and prostitutes, mostly elderly, in what can only be called costumes. Service at the Beverly is very friendly. Can be crowded. Has a selection of small bottles of good everyday wines, for people whose spouses often refuse wine. They also prepare and send to your hotel good Shabbos meals.
Another strange neighborhood, which this time includes the Folies Bergère, some other rather doubtful places of entertainment, and many Jewish businesses. The food at Chez Jonathan was the worst we ate in France: The meat was dreadfully over-salted and otherwise seemed to be seasoned with some kind of ready-mix based heavily on MSG.
A good, upscale restaurant. Can be crowded, but reservations are accepted. This was the only place where I felt comfortable letting them pour my wine according to their usual routines: The mashgiach does it, and he looked very respectable.
Same ownership and food as Darjeeling, above. I don't know whether they also have a real restaurant, or whether it is only take-out and deliveries. We had them send to our hotel.
Very informal. Passable food. They say they deliver, but we never got around to trying their delivery service.


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Legislation allowing safe injecting sites in SF reintroduced after veto
By BY Sara Gaiser • February 4, 2019 12:00 am
Linda Mantel with Glide Harm Reduction shows a strip that determines whether fentanyl is in a user's heroin at a safe injection site simulation at Glide Memorial Church's Freedom Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)
State Sen. Scott Wiener on Monday announced the reintroduction of legislation that would allow San Francisco to run a safe injecting sites program, following a veto last year by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The legislation rejected by Brown last year would have authorized a three-year pilot program to test the results of medically supervised safe injecting sites for drug users. Studies suggest safe injecting sites operating in other countries including Canada have helped to cut down on needle litter, reduce the spread of disease, prevent overdose deaths and get more users into treatment and housing.
SEE RELATED: Brown vetoes safe injecting sites legislation; Breed 'disappointed'
Within the United States, however, they remain controversial, and Brown echoed the concerns of many opponents in his veto message, in which he said he did not believe that "enabling illegal drug use" without requiring treatment would reduce drug addiction.
Current Gov. Gavin Newsom has previously expressed some openness to the concept.
On Monday, Newsom spokesman Brian Ferguson did not give a clear indication of how the governor would vote but said Newsom "believes strongly in addressing addiction, homelessness and whole person-care. He is also keenly aware that details matter and bills change at every stage of the legislative process."
"He's committed to working with the legislature and making his priorities known, and he carefully reviews all pending legislation (and, of course, every bill that reaches his desk) to ensure they meet the standard of the people of California," Ferguson added.
Local officials including Mayor London Breed have back the concept of safe injecting sites as a way to reduce the amount of highly visible drug use on city streets. They have held off on pursuing them so far, however, in the face of strong opposition from federal authorities, who have warned that they would prosecute anyone operating a facility for illicit drug use.
SEE RELATED: Mock safe injection site opens in SF amid threat of federal prosecution
The state legislation is seen as a way of providing some legal cover for both city officials and the nonprofits that would probably operate the facilities.
SEE RELATED: SF loses lead on safe injection sites
"San Francisco has a long history of pushing the envelope on progressive public health solutions, including medical cannabis and needle exchange, before either was legal or broadly embraced," Wiener said in a statement today. "With AB 362 San Francisco, once again, can lead the way on progressive change for our community and for all of California."
Wiener co-authored the legislation with Stockton Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman.
Editor's note: This story was updated to include comment from Gov. Gavin Newsom
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The Bmw Model as a Static Approximation of a Forward-Looking New Keynesian Macroeconomic Model
Wuerzburg Economics Working Paper No. 42
22 Pages Posted: 5 Feb 2004
See all articles by Peter Bofinger
Peter Bofinger
University of Würzburg - Institute of Economics and Social Sciences
Eric Mayer
Timo Wollmershaeuser
Ifo Institute for Economic Research; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)
The Bmw Model as a Static Approximation of a Forward-Looking New-Keynesian Macroeconomic Model
Review of Economics, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 231-247, 2003
Posted: 08 Apr 2005
Date Written: November 2003
Over the last decade a new consensus model has emerged in monetary macroeconomics, labelled New Keynesian macroeconomics (Clarida et al., 1999). It consists of three simple building blocs: a forward-looking IS-equation that is derived from the optimization problem of a representative household, a forward-looking Phillips curve that maps the optimal pricing decisions of monopolistically competitive firms facing restrictions on their ability to adjust wages or prices in a flexible manner, and a relationship that describes how monetary policy is conducted. In Bofinger, Mayer and Wollmershaeuser (2002a, 2002b) we developed the BMW model which takes this standard dynamic macro model to an intermediate audience in a down-to-earth fashion. This paper presents the linkages between our static BMW approach and a dynamic New Keynesian macro model.
Keywords: BMW model, New Keynesian macroeconomic model, optimal monetary policy
JEL Classification: A20, E10, E50, F41
Bofinger, Peter and Mayer, Eric and Wollmershaeuser, Timo, The Bmw Model as a Static Approximation of a Forward-Looking New Keynesian Macroeconomic Model (November 2003). Wuerzburg Economics Working Paper No. 42, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=494242 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.494242
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Documentary Watch – No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank's Story
in Documentary Feature, News, Reviews
There probably isn't a person whose story has been told as many times as Anne Frank's has. Her story is told every year in schools, in community theaters and in the hearts and minds of any young person learning about the Holocaust. And yet, this new documentary by Paula Fouce tells an aspect that isn't widely known – how Otto Frank repeatedly tried to get his family to the United States and yet was repeatedly denied. It's a horror story that has resonance today, as those fleeing war torn or poverty stricken countries risk life and limb to get out, to get somewhere safe. Otto Frank stopped short of smuggling his family out and instead they were forced to go into hiding, famously.
In No Asylum, we find out a bit more about the fates of Anne and her sister Margot who were taken off to the camps. Anne died of typhus, and one witness recalls seeing her without any clothes, freezing. It's difficult to reconcile the Anne we know from her diary with the Anne who perished at the hands of the Nazis. That it wasn't even really that long ago is even more horrifying. How could it have happened with the whole world there to stop it?
The United States then, like now, resisted the surge of fleeing Jews from the coming war and, as we know, there was a white supremacist movement called "America First" that protested the US getting involved at all in the war. Somehow, Anne Frank remains the most famous and perhaps among the most tragic of the Holocaust victims because we can plainly see what an exceptional person she was by her writing, which was full of life and wise beyond her years.
In No Asylum, we get first hand accounts of the Frank family, which helps to fill in some of the missing pieces. The documentary opens tomorrow. Don't miss it. You can read more about the film and some of Otto Frank's letters at the film's website.
Tags: Documentary Feature
New Mondo Poster for Hell Or High Water In Cinemas Today


Significant stress is placed on the same muscles, tendons, and joints by repeating the same golf swing motion over and over again. Over time, this can result in overuse injuries.
Your Osteopath at Princes Avenue would approach an overuse injury by treating the joint and ligaments being affected by the repetitive movement and the muscle which has been overused. Advice would be given on how the area should be used.
Golf can cause hand tenderness or numbness, and may also have shoulder, back, and knee pain. Golfer's elbow and wrist injuries, such as tendinitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, may also occur.
Golfer's Elbow.Golfer's elbow is an inflammation of the tendons that attach your forearm muscles to the inside of the bone at your elbow medically known as medial epicondylitis. The forearm muscles and tendons become damaged from overuse — repeating the same motions again and again. This leads to pain and tenderness on the inside of the elbow.
Try to avoid this elbow problem by slowing your golf swing. This will lessen the shock in the arm when the ball is hit. Also strengthen your forearm muscles.
Wrist curls. With your hands palm side up, hold a lightweight dumbbell. Lower the dumbbell to the end of your fingers, and then curl the weight back into your palm, followed by curling up your wrist to lift the dumbbell an inch or two higher. Perform 10 repetitions with one arm, and then repeat with the other arm.
Reverse wrist curls. Hold a lightweight dumbbell in your hands which are in front of you, palm side down. Using your wrist, lift the weight up and down. Keep the elbow and forearm on the table so that it is just the wrist that is moving. Perform 10 repetitions with one arm, and then repeat with the other arm.
Wrist pain Golf injuries of the wrist are rare, but when they occur the majority are overuse injuries of the wrist flexor or extensor tendons. The left wrist (in the right-handed golfer) is the most common location.
Hyperextension and radial deviation (wrist movement causing hand to go towards the thumb) of the right wrist may cause impingement syndrome and injury may also occur during impact of the swing phase.
The majority of golf-induced overuse syndromes of the wrist are successfully treated nonoperatively, but may require restriction from golf for an extended period of time.
Many of the wrist problems can be related to a strong grip (left hand positioned clockwise on the golf club handle), over gripping (too tight a grip), golf club grips in poor repair, or poor swing techniques.
The most common bony injury of the wrist is fracture of the hook of the hamate (this is one of the small bones that are present in the hand). This injury is a source of chronic ulnar-sided (little finger side of the hand) wrist pain in the golfer and is often diagnosed late or left undiagnosed.
Proper-fitting golf clubs and proper swing technique may prevent this injury.
Like any other sport, golf requires the use of proper equipment, proper technique, and conditioning to prevent injury.
Poor technique in your golf swing or the stress of the rotation in your golf swing can place considerable pressure on the spine and muscles.
Low back pain can result .Lack of flexibility and muscle strength can also lead to minor back strains that can easily become severe injuries.
Do some simple stretching exercises before your round of golf, focusing on your shoulders, back, and legs. Then get a bucket of balls and hit a few golf balls on the driving range. It not only will help your game, but will make you healthier in the long run.


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Q: React typescript spread props when component extends interface I have a router object that maps all routes to Route components:
<Router history={history}>
      <App>
        <Switch>
          {routes.map(route => (
            <AuthRoute exact {...route}
          ))}
          <Redirect to={'/'} from={'*'} />
        </Switch>
      </App>
    </Router>

But since AuthRoute is an interface that looks like this:
interface AuthRouteType {
    component: typeof Component,
    route: RouteType,
    exact: boolean
    name: string
}

When I do spread props I get an error that I have some missing parameters.
How can do spread props when using an interface?

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University presidents keep mum on Israel's attacks
Mai Nguyen
University campuses have always been known to be an environment of political activism for social justice and peace, a reputation upheld by students themselves. But when Israel began its bombing attacks on the Gaza Strip, university presidents in Canada started to show a dark side.
While many student unions across the nation have officially condemned Israel's direct assault on the Palestinian territory, university presidents have shamefully turned their heads away from a situation where dozens of educational institutions have been specifically targeted by Israel's warplanes, including the science and engineering laboratories of the Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine's largest university with over 20,000 students. The university was struck just a few days before final exams could begin. The school's website no longer flash images of student life; it's been replaced by images of ruined classrooms.
It's not a mere coincidence that Israel has strategically targeted educational institutions in the first few days of the offensive; those schools symbolized growth, development and future generations for the impoverished territory. UNICEF stated that student enrolment and test scores have dropped significantly over the years of Israeli occupation.
Yet, no light bulbs have gone off among our Canadian university presidents. Many of them choose to remain silent while others are quick to defend academics who support the Israeli attacks. Not surprising since a number of them took a trip to Israel this past summer to build relationships with the very Israeli educational institutions that continue to support the illegal occupation of Palestine.
This is their dark side. These university presidents are a walking hypocrisy, defending the right to education on one land and disregarding it on another. It seems that Palestinian education takes on a whole different worth to them.
At least somebody has stepped up for the sake of education besides students. CUPE Ontario passed a resolution this past weekend to boycott Israeli universities in the province.


Description This appears to specifically apply to when vHosts are set on users. When a user has a +x hashed host, Anope will ban the hashed hostname as it normally will. However, with a vHost activated (-x, basically) Anope bans the user's real hostname instead. Something internally in Anope isn't updated, it seems.
Also tested on Teranova, and the same things happens. With a user with just +x and no vHost on their account, this issue doesn't happen. When you /hs on, and try to ban, the issue immediately happens.
Some IRC logs, if anyone's interested in that.
3:16:41 PM <Techman> I said displayed host wasn't being used, a vhost being shown counts as the displayed host right?
3:22:42 PM <Techman> Do you guys believe me now?
3:23:47 PM <%Cronus> how about you make the same thing happen on here?
3:27:35 PM <Techman> from who's perspective Cronus ?
3:27:43 PM <Techman> Oper, user itself, or 3rd person?
7:14:34 PM <Fudster> Can anyone explain how I could add a !mute command to botserv.conf?
7:15:29 PM <Fudster> Techman: hm?
This is not in the release and was introduced in d45cb5451eedd213862abeab5da9a30d96a494b2. It has been fixed in dc58239c8a4222cfc97d06f91574417446fe8e55.


I often have build and pub directories with nearly identical copies of my source files.
When I right click on a variable/function/etc in intellij 12, it brings up a contextual menu with links to where that variable/function/etc was declared.
Because of the duplicates, these contextual menus are littered with links to files not in the source directory.
How do I limit this menu to only my source files?
What language do you use (java, js, something else)?
Are that build and pub directories marked as source roots?


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Q: Running count records in time series according to a condition I have a toy dataset with timestamp and price like this one:
time <- c(as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:01"),
        as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:03"),
        as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:06"),
        as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:09"),
        as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:10"),
       as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:20"),
       as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:23"),
       as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:34"),
       as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:00:44"),
as.POSIXlt("2017-02-03 09:01:07"))

price <- c(100, 100, 100, 99, 98, 99, 100, 101, 101, 100)

data <- data.frame(time, price)

I need to loop through the data.frame, find consecutive sequences of records at the same price, count the number of records in these sequences and calculate the duration in seconds from the first to the last member of the same-price-sequence.
So, for the above example the result is:
start, end, price, nbr_records, duration_sec
2017-02-03 09:00:01, 2017-02-03 09:00:03, 100, 3, 5
2017-02-03 09:00:09, 2017-02-03 09:00:09, 99, 1, 0
2017-02-03 09:00:10, 2017-02-03 09:00:10, 98, 1, 0
2017-02-03 09:00:20, 2017-02-03 09:00:20, 99, 1, 0
2017-02-03 09:00:23, 2017-02-03 09:00:23, 100, 1, 0
2017-02-03 09:00:34, 2017-02-03 09:00:44, 101, 2, 10
2017-02-03 09:01:07, 2017-02-03 09:01:07, 100, 1, 0

Preferably a fast data.table solution as I have a lot of records.
Thanks!

A: I deleted my comment, I understand what you're going for after a second read-through.
This is pretty straightforward using rleid() from data.table
library(data.table)

## Note: store times as POSIXct instead of POSIXlt for drastic performance improvement
time <- c(as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:01"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:03"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:06"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:09"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:10"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:20"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:23"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:34"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:00:44"),
          as.POSIXct("2017-02-03 09:01:07"))

price <- c(100, 100, 100, 99, 98, 99, 100, 101, 101, 100)

data <- data.frame(time, price)

## Convert to a data.table
setDT(data)

## Create a summary using a generated counter on the fly with
## the `rleid` function from data.table to group consecutive
## sequences together and then operate by group. the `.N`
## operator is another special symbol in data.table
## that we can use to return the number of rows in each group
## here. See ?special-symbols to learn more
Summary <- data[, .(start = first(time),
                    end = last(time),
                    nbr_records = .N,
                    duration_sec = as.numeric(last(time)) - as.numeric(first(time))
                    ), by = .(Counter = data.table::rleid(price))]

## Drop the Counter variable assuming you don't need it
Summary[,Counter := NULL]

## Results
print(Summary)

#                  start                 end nbr_records duration_sec
# 1: 2017-02-03 09:00:01 2017-02-03 09:00:06           3            5
# 2: 2017-02-03 09:00:09 2017-02-03 09:00:09           1            0
# 3: 2017-02-03 09:00:10 2017-02-03 09:00:10           1            0
# 4: 2017-02-03 09:00:20 2017-02-03 09:00:20           1            0
# 5: 2017-02-03 09:00:23 2017-02-03 09:00:23           1            0
# 6: 2017-02-03 09:00:34 2017-02-03 09:00:44           2           10
# 7: 2017-02-03 09:01:07 2017-02-03 09:01:07           1            0


There are reports that Verizon is looking to prioritize the traffic in order to give preference to the users who pay data via gigabyte over the user's vying for Verizon's unlimited plans. These new policies will be applicable only when the network would be fully loaded with crowd. The plan will be affected in October.
It simply means that in case the network would be heavily crowded, the priority will be given to the 4G customers who use their data by the Gigabyte. The unlimited plan users will have lower speeds that the other users.
The top five percent of the customers would involve the ones who consume more than 4.7 GB data each month. It does not matter how much the fluctuations regarding the data usage are, but the average usage will be calculated for decision-making.
The same policy has been launched by Verizon known as Network Optimization in the year 2011 for the 3G users. However, this time around the restrictions on the LTE network have not been imposed. The final stages are being met for the LTE upgrade, which would actually double or triple the 4G network capacity in as many as 350 places all around the US.
The new networks of Verizon will be able to handle the growing demands of the users about mobile bandwidth. However, the company has planned to impose the new 4G policy in order to meet the demands of the future.
Also Read: Verizon slashes Apple iPhone 5s and 5c prices in half.
Verizon has stated that only a few users will actually be affected by this policy and not a majority of people will suffer from slow internet speeds. The company has started to notify the users of the unlimited internet plans, so that they can be ready implementation of the new policy by the start of August.
Also Read: Verizon initiates Smart Rewards across the nation on July 24 onwards.


Not much has been done at 173 since last summer. Life has a way of getting crazy, and it has! Nonetheless, one small project got done this winter - the plant stand.
173 inherited this stand from Mosher - the granddaughter of the family from whom we bought the house, and a dear friend. I remember the first time I saw this stand when Mosher had a tiny little basement apartment. When she married and moved away (booooo), she gave me this stand, I'm thinking I must have commented on it at some point in that basement. If I remember correctly, when I took possession there were a few minor water marks on it, the rest of the damage was me.