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Q: Uses of the 'Golden Ratio' I have heard much about the numerous appearances of the ratio found in nature: 1.6180339887.
Are there any actual mathematical uses that have been found of this number? What are its advantages? Just curiosity, really.

A: This is one realm in which Wikipedia can be amazingly helpful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio lists all sorts of applications, with citations if you're picky (which is commendable).

A: First, I strongly recommend that you watch the following three Vihart videos:

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*Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]

*Doodling in Math Class: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [2 of 3]

*Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [Part 3 of 3]
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Now, to add to what @user8250 said, the golden ratio is very closely related to the Fibonacci Numbers. The Fibonacci Sequence is defined by the following recurrence relation,
$$F_{n+1} = F_n + F_{n-1}$$
where
$$F_0=0 \ \ \text{and} \ \ F_1=1.$$
From this definition we see that the sequence starts as follows,
$$0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, ...$$
An explicit formula for $F_n$ that can be derived using linear algebra is known as Binet's Formula. This formula is
$$F_n = \frac{\phi^n -(-\phi)^{-n}}{\sqrt{5}}$$
where $\phi = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}$, the golden ratio. Even if you are not familiar with linear algebra, you can prove (but not derive) this formula using induction.
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Lets look at the ratio of adjacent Fibonacci Numbers as they get large. We see that,
$$\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_{n+1}}{F_n} = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{\frac{\phi^{n+1} -(-\phi)^{-(n+1)}}{\sqrt{5}}}{\frac{\phi^n -(-\phi)^{-n}}{\sqrt{5}}} = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{\phi^{n+1} -(-\phi)^{-(n+1)}}{\phi^n -(-\phi)^{-n}} = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{\phi^{n+1}}{\phi^n} = \phi.$$
Interestingly, we could have derived this limit just as easily with our original definition of Fibonacci Numbers:
Suppose that the limit of the ratios converges and that $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_{n+1}}{F_n} = L$.
Because $F_{n+1}=F_n+F_{n-1}$, we can say,
$$L = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_{n+1}}{F_n} = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_n+F_{n-1}}{F_n} = \lim\limits_{n \to \infty} \left( \frac{F_n}{F_n} + \frac{F_{n-1}}{F_n} \right) = 1 + \frac{1}{L}.$$
So we have that $$L = 1 +\frac{1}{L}.$$
This brings us back to the golden ratio. The above equation is often used to define the golden ratio: Namely, the golden ratio is the only positive solution to this equation. We can determine the value of limit, and in process the value of the golden ratio by solving,
$$L=1+\frac{1}{L}$$
$$L^2 = L + 1$$
$$L^2 - L - 1 = 0$$
Now, apply the quadratic formula to obtain the two roots,
$$L = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \ \ \text{and} \ \  L = \frac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}$$
We know that the negative root must be extenouous as we are concenred with the limit of two positive numbers. So, as we previously saw, the limit is $L = \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} = \phi$. With this method, one must also show that the limit exists, which I will omit, but isn't too difficult.

A: I'm not sure if you mean "man-made" as in real world applications or as in mathematical applications, but one of my favorite things about the golden ratio is that it is somehow the hardest number to approximate by rationals.
For one thing, it has the slowest converging simple continued fraction expansion. This is reflected in the fact that if you apply Euclid's algorithm to two successive Fibonacci numbers, you get a quotient of 1 at every step.
There is also Hurwitz's theorem, which says that for any irrational number $\xi$, there are infinitely rationals $\frac{n}{m}$ such that$$\left| \xi - \frac{n}{m} \right| < \frac{1}{\sqrt{5}m^2}.$$ The constant on the RHS can't be improved since, if we replace $\sqrt{5}$ with some larger number, then the statement of the theorem doesn't work when we let $\xi$ be the golden ratio. (Informally, we can't get too close, in a number theoretic way, to the golden ratio.)

A: One part that I can think of mathematically would be the use of golden ratio in fibonacci numbers.
The golden ratio is the part of series of well known fibonacci number series .
Here is the link since I am unable to write the actual series for the fibonacci here......
fibonacci

A: In physics (and maths...) Phi arises when we wish to maximize fluctuations in a system where an exponential random process P(x) = exp(-ax) is sensed by a device which responds exponentially to an input (e.g. out = 1-exp(-bx))
The ratio a/b=Phi maximizes the dynamics (in the stddev or variance sense) of the output. One example would be an exponential-law light detector sensing the intensity of a blinking star.
I found this some 5 years ago https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201506128 when trying to find the optimal (average) laser power in a optics perturbation method in cell biology. I was caught by surprise.
The reason I found this interesting was because it is an 'exponential-on-exponential' situation, not just some very particular experimental setting.
I would be grateful if anyone could point me to any reference where this fact is noticed. I was not successful in some basic googling attempts .


Community's not just a good idea—it's essential!
I walked off the stage, the title to my presentation—Community in Leadership—in bold at the top of my speaking notes. I had just spent 40 minutes convincing women leaders of the power and importance of being intimately involved in community with others.
Ironically, or perhaps hypocritically, I was the loneliest, most isolated person I knew. Mentally, I knew leadership and relationships weren't mutually exclusive. I just couldn't convince my lonely heart. As I battled feelings of loneliness, I realized I harbored several patterns of thinking that kept me feeling alone.
Lonely for God. I was doing all the right things–praying, reading my Bible, serving Jesus in ministry. Yet here I was, lonely. It seemed like God had abandoned me. Wasn't he supposed to meet all my needs? Had I done something wrong? Or not done enough for him?
Oddly, for all the praying I was doing, the one thing I didn't talk about with God was my loneliness. It seemed bringing it up would be tantamount to accusing him of not being able to meet my needs. For some reason, I thought I should be able to take care of loneliness on my own.
One morning, as I was dutifully reading my Bible, I came across the familiar verse in that reminds us to present our requests to God in every situation. I took God at his word and bared my soul. God, would you bring me some friends to fill the void? God, is there something wrong with me? Do I need to adjust my expectations? Is this simply a season? What are you trying to teach me? Just being able to share my feelings was a relief.
Lonely Expectations. All through grade school, I wanted a little girl exactly like me to move into our neighborhood. I wanted someone who would understand everything about me–what it was like to look different from everyone else, to be too embarrassed to admit I was a Christian at school, to want respite from an annoying little brother as much as I did. I wanted a best friend.
Life isn't so different as an adult, even if you are a leader. I still want a BFF. But I've discovered no one can understand all of me. My mom-friends can commiserate with me about the daily grind of mothering. Ministry friends understand the unique struggles I have reaching women for Christ. My Asian American friends resonate with the cultural pressures I feel. But I have yet to find a friend who gets all of it.
Friends struggle alongside me as I try to understand God's ways. They rejoice as he changes my perspective. But they cannot understand all of me, nor can they fully process my raw emotions.
The truth is, only Jesus has me figured out. He made me, gave me my story and sees how it all plays together. Only he can fully sympathize and explain it to me. I've learned to change my expectations of those around me. I appreciate the friends I do have and understand that each plays a significant, yet different, role in my life. But I fight to keep unrealistic expectations at bay.
Lone Ranger. "How are things [in ministry] going?" A gesture of friendship, a new friend knocks at the door to intimacy. But I am hesitant to open the floodgates. My head is stuck several months in advance. I don't want to inundate her with all the sticky details. She wouldn't understand.
A natural part of being a leader is thinking, planning and working months or even years in advance. Influencers generate ideas and forge ahead into new territory. There is inherent alone-ness in this aspect of leadership. It becomes easy to believe the lie that you're the only one—the only one who cares, the only one who knows how to do ministry, the only one who really loves Jesus.
As I processed these feelings with God, and spent time with those serving alongside me, I discovered many people had a passion to serve God. Yes, much of my leadership position requires thinking months ahead. But many others had walked the road before me. The reality is, we're all serving together.
I respond to my friend by sharing some of my feelings of frustration, being overwhelmed, and the need for discernment. She encourages me to persevere, and prays for wisdom. She also blesses me with practical ideas. Even as a leader, I am not alone.
Strong, but Lonely. Someone once said to me "You seem like a very powerful woman." At the time, I was a stay-at-home-mom. The only thing I had control over was naptime, and sometimes, not even that!
As I spoke with him, I realized I carried myself in a way that made it seem like I had my life together. "Fake it till you make it" is helpful in many situations, but it doesn't work when it comes to relationships. Casting the image that you have it all together isolates you.
Perfection doesn't breed intimacy–authenticity does. I began to risk looking weak, immature, and ignorant in many areas of life, including areas of leadership. Being honest about my weaknesses, my needs, and moments of desperation actually draws others near, giving them permission to take their masks off too.
Reaching out of Lonely. A friend suggested we have lunch together, for the third week in a row. I smiled and put her off yet again. I thought, I can't just be going out to lunch and coffee all day long! At the very same time I complained to God about being lonely, I rejected offers to build relationships.
There are many reasons we refuse to reach out of loneliness. In this particular instance, it was overachieving work-a-holism at its best. Sometimes it is self-righteousness, fear, or just plain laziness that keeps me from exerting the effort needed for a relationship.
After a few rejections, my friend (if I could still call her that!) stopped inviting me out for coffee. I realized that coming out of loneliness required stretching myself. I had to make relationships a priority if I wanted to soothe my lonely heart.
I sheepishly called my friend, offering to make her lunch. As we caught up with each other's lives, I rediscovered the joy and fun of connecting heart-to-heart. I don't know why I waited so long.
As I fought these misconceptions that kept me from friendships, I experienced God's grace and love in others. Indeed, it was important to be in community; there was power in knowing and being known. Even as I grow in relationship, it's easy to lapse into these lonely thoughts. But God promises to help me transform my mind so I can experience deep, authentic relationship.
How do you keep from becoming isolated and lonely in leadership?


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Watch Tyler, the Creator Call Out Kendall Jenner + VIPs at Coachella
Michael Haskoor Published: April 13, 2015
During his Saturday night set at Coachella (April 11), founding member of Odd Future, Tyler, the Creator, had some choice words for the VIP section, and in particular, Kendall Jenner. You can watch the rapper call out the celebrity (and the rest of her high-profile cronies) in the video above.
Last year, it was uncovered that celebrities were getting paid to attend Coachella. Obviously, some artists aren't exactly fans of this idea; after all, these so-called VIPs are getting the best spot in the house and might not even care about who's actually up on stage. Tyler, who has been known for his no-holds-barred antics, is just the first one to say something about it.
Pointing at the VIP section, Tyler said, "This section is soft. Y'all the n---as that got money and paid extra. F--- all y'all, y'all boring. Everybody that's in the real crowd, though, I f--- with y'all. Y'all gonna have a good time. These motherf---ers too cool."
He then called out Jenner, stating, "Kendall Jenner here thinking she cute and s---. Hey, Kendall, Kendall, Kendall — I'm over here to your right — f--- you." She didn't seem to like that too much, at least according to her response captured in the image below:
With his latest album, Cherry Bomb, due out today (April 13), the rapper gave new tracks "Deathcamp" and "F---ing Young" their proper live debuts at Coachella. You can watch his full set below:
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Heinrich Alexander von Treskow (* 25. Oktober 1840 in Radojewo; † 27. Mai 1927 ebenda) war ein preußischer Offizier, zuletzt Generalleutnant.

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Er entstammte dem märkischen Adelsgeschlecht von Treskow und war der Sohn des Rittergutsbesitzers Heinrich von Treskow (1795–1861) und dessen Ehefrau Antonie, geborene von Bünting (1811–1860). Mit seinen zwölf Brüdern traf er sich alljährlich auf dem väterlichen Gut.

Militärlaufbahn
Treskow trat am 1. März 1859 als Avantageur in das 7. Infanterie-Regiment der Preußischen Armee in Posen ein und wurde dort am 13. November zum Portepee-Fähnrich ernannt. Durch A.K.O. vom 5. Mai 1860 wurde aus den drei Landwehr-Stamm-Bataillonen in Jauer, Hirschberg und Löwenberg das 7. kombinierte Infanterie-Regiment formiert. Durch eine A.K.O. vom 4. Juli 1860 änderte sich die Benennung des 7. Regiments in 2. Westpreußisches Grenadier-Regiment (Nr. 7) und die des 7. kombinierten Regiments in 2. Niederschlesisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 47. Während des Deutsch-Dänischen Krieges war sein Regiment in Dänemark, nahm aber an keinen Kampfhandlungen teil. Unter Beförderung zum Sekondeleutnant folgte am 18. August 1860 seine Versetzung in das 2. Niederschlesische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 47. Seit dem 11. November 1861 war Treskow Bataillonsadjutant. Im Deutschen Krieg nahm er an den Kämpfen bei Nachod und Skalitz teil. Dort wurde er an der rechten Hand schwer verwundet. Zum 1. Oktober 1864 endete seine Tätigkeit als Adjutant. Nachdem Treskow am 30. Oktober 1866 zum Premierleutnant befördert worden war, kam er am 24. September 1867 an die Unteroffizierschule in Potsdam. Hier diente er zunächst als Kompanieoffizier und vom 3. September 1868 bis zum 23. Juli 1870 als Kompanieführer.

Mit der Mobilmachung anlässlich des Krieges gegen Frankreich kehrte Treskow zu seinem Regiment zurück, nahm an den Kämpfen bei Weißenburg teil und wurde in der Schlacht bei Wörth am rechten Ohr leicht verwundet. Vom 9. September 1870 bis zum 10. März 1871, also auch am Tage der Kaiserproklamation, fungierte er als Platzmajor von Versailles. In dieser Zeit nahm Treskow bis zum Vorfrieden auch an der Belagerung von Paris teil.

Seit dem 26. Februar 1871 war er zur Dienstleistung bei der Abteilung für die persönlichen Angelegenheiten beim Kriegsministerium kommandiert. Hier wurde er am 27. Mai 1871 seinem ersten Regiment, das nunmehr Königs-Grenadier-Regiment (2. Westpreußisches) Nr. 7 hieß, aggregiert und am 3. Juni 1871 zum Hauptmann befördert. Mit einem Patent vom 24. September 1870 folgte am 1. April 1876 seine Stellung à la suite des 2. Hanseatischen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 76. Unter gleichzeitiger Beförderung zum überzähligen Major wurde Treskow am 12. Dezember 1876 in das Kriegsministerium versetzt. Daran schloss sich am 6. Mai 1880 unter Überweisung zum Großen Generalstab seine Versetzung in den Generalstab der Armee an und er wurde als Generalstabsoffizier zur V. Armee-Inspektion nach Karlsruhe kommandiert.

Am 12. Februar 1884 zum Oberstleutnant befördert, wurde Treskow am 20. September unter Entbindung von seinem Kommando als etatmäßiger Stabsoffizier in das Grenadier-Regiment "König Friedrich Wilhelm IV." (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2 in Stettin versetzt. Als solcher war er vom 29. September bis zum 9. Oktober 1885 auf einem Informationskursus an der Infanterieschießschule in Spandau. Am 14. April 1887 wurde er mit der Führung des 6. Thüringischen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 95 mit Garnison in Gotha, Hildburghausen und Coburg à la suite desselben beauftragt. Mit seiner Beförderung zum Oberst am 16. Juli 1887 wurde er zum Regimentskommandeur ernannt. Unter Stellung à la suite des Regiments folgte am 15. Februar 1890 seine Versetzung in das Kriegsministerium nach Berlin. Dort setzte man ihn als Abteilungschef ein und beförderte Treskow am 24. März zum Generalmajor. Zur Vertretung Paul von Rheinbabens, Kommandeur der 38. Infanterie-Brigade, wurde Treskow am 24. Januar 1891 nach Hannover befohlen und am 9. Februar zu dessen Kommandeur ernannt. Zum Kommandanten von Danzig wurde er am 27. Januar 1893 ernannt und erhielt am 17. Juni den Charakter als Generalleutnant. Zum 16. Juni 1896 wurde Treskow in Genehmigung seines Abschiedsgesuches mit der gesetzlichen Pension zur Disposition gestellt.

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Treskow hatte sich am 12. Juli 1871 in Aarhus mit Emma Bering Liisberg verheiratet. Er hatte die Tochter des Kaufmanns und Brauereibesitzers Hans Laurits Bering Liisberg während des Deutsch-Dänischen Krieges in Aarhus kennengelernt. Nach seiner Rückkehr aus dem Deutsch-Französischen Krieg fuhr er umgehend nach Dänemark um sie zu heiraten. Aus der Ehe gingen zwei Kinder hervor:

 Waldemar (* 20. September 1872; † 21. Juli 1918)
 Ellen Margarethe Hedwig (* 6. Januar 1882 in Karlsruhe; † 27. Januar 1952 in Kiel)

Nachdem Margarethe 1907 ihren Cousin Hermann Max Hugo (* 25. März 1872 in Radojewo; † 11. September 1939 in Wathbrücken) geheiratet hatte, wurde sie Gutsfrau auf Radojewo. Die ganze Familie zog auf das Familiengut in Posen zurück.

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 Stern zum Roten Adlerorden II. Klasse mit Schwertern am Ring
 Stern zum Kronenorden II. Klasse
 Eisernes Kreuz I. Klasse
 Ritter I. Klasse des Friedrichs-Ordens mit Schwertern
 Kommandeur II. Klasse des Dannebrogordens
 Orden der Eisernen Krone II. Klasse
 Komtur II. Klasse des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens mit Schwertern

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Literatur
 Harry von Rège: Offizier-Stammliste des Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 76. Mauke, Hamburg 1902. . S. 92–93.

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Generalleutnant (Königreich Preußen)
Person im Deutschen Krieg
Person im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg
Träger des Roten Adlerordens 2. Klasse
Träger des Preußischen Königlichen Kronenordens 2. Klasse
Träger des Eisernen Kreuzes I. Klasse
Träger des Friedrichs-Ordens (Ritter I. Klasse)
Träger des Ordens der Eisernen Krone (II. Klasse)
Kommandeur 2. Grades des Dannebrogordens
Träger des Herzoglich Sachsen-Ernestinischen Hausordens (Komtur II. Klasse)
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This summer was one of the cleanest on record for California beaches and the fourth straight summer of excellent water quality grades statewide. Of the beaches tested, 92% received A or B grades during the high-traffic beachgoing season, according to the environmental group's End of Summer Beach Report Card.
But if money isn't found to continue funding the $1-million-a-year beach testing program next year, the state and coastal counties may be forced to discontinue water-quality monitoring, ending public alerts when the ocean poses a health risk to swimmers and surfers, according to the report.
"We continue to see water quality improvements at California beaches," Heal the Bay President Mark Gold said in a news release. "However without a sustainable source of beach-monitoring funding, the public health of millions of ocean users will be jeopardized."
A Los Angeles Times investigation this summer found state and county budget cuts already taking a toll on beach health testing, which has slumped to its lowest level in more than a decade, led to fewer beach closures and advisories, and put swimmers and surfers at greater risk of getting sick from exposure to contaminated water.
The State Water Resources Control Board in November will consider a proposal to use $984,000 in state bond money to continue testing through 2011, spokesman William L. Rukeyser announced Wednesday.
"It's a very important program and the board considers it vital to find sources of continued funding," he said.
This summer in Los Angeles County, water quality remained fair, with 79% of beaches earning A or B grades on the Heal the Bay report, which is based on water quality samples taken between Memorial Day and Labor Day at about 450 beaches statewide.
Water quality dipped slightly in Santa Monica Bay, which runs from the Palos Verdes Peninsula to Point Dume in Malibu, with 87% of locations earning A or B grades compared with 91% last year. A notable exception was the chronically polluted beach at Santa Monica Pier, which had earned failing grades the five previous summers. This summer the popular tourist spot earned an A.
Heal the Bay chalks up the dramatic turnaround at the pier to a diversion project that keeps runoff from a storm drain from pooling along the beach, and to nets installed under the pier that keep bird feces out of the surf.
Water pollution continued to mean low grades for other Los Angeles County beaches, however, including Avalon Beach on Santa Catalina Island, Long Beach's Colorado Lagoon, Will Rogers State Beach at Temescal Canyon, and Cabrillo Beach.
Elsewhere in Southern California, beachgoers enjoyed some of the cleanest waters in the state.
All but one of San Diego County's 77 beaches earned A grades. In Orange County, 97% of beaches earned A or B grades.
Poche Beach in San Clemente and Newport Bay at Garnet Avenue, however, received Fs, and pollution-plagued Doheny State Beach in Dana Point earned a D.


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Bennigan's Celebrates St. Paddy's Day with World's Greatest Irish Toast!
40th anniversary Blarney Blast sweepstakes offers chance to win trip to Ireland
DALLAS, TX (March 1, 2016) – While it's true that "Every Day is St. Paddy's Day" at Bennigan's, it's even more true when it's actually St. Paddy's Day!
And as this singularly Irish holiday approaches, Bennigan's is pulling out all the stops to make their 40th anniversary celebration the most Legendary ever!
Beginning Tuesday, March 1, Bennigan's is inviting its friends and family across the globe to join in the World's Greatest Irish Toast! Simply post a picture of your "Cheers" on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #40YearCheers and you'll be entered for a chance to win a fabulous trip for two to the Emerald Isle!
It's all part of the month-long Blarney Blast promotion, during which guests at every Bennigan's restaurant across the U.S. will receive scratch-off sweepstakes cards offering the chance to instantly win a free GoPro camera, along with dinners for two, appetizers, desserts and Coca-Cola products. Cards will be available at Bennigan's restaurants while supplies last.
"One thing has become eminently clear over the last 40 years: Aside from Ireland itself, there's no better place to celebrate St. Paddy's Day than Bennigan's," said Legendary Restaurant Brands Chairman & CEO Paul Mangiamele. "Everywhere I go, I meet raving fans who have a great Bennigan's story to tell. This March, those stories are going to multiply, and one of our guests will even celebrate the true luck of the Irish with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ireland!"
Throughout March, Bennigan's is also featuring several Irish-inspired menu items, including Beer Cheese Soup, Irish Street Tacos, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Irish Whiskey Glazed Grilled Salmon and Irish Cream Cheesecake. And in addition to the traditional green beer, you won't want to miss these drink specials:
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 Ruby Red Fireball
 Skinny Leprechaun
 Irish Mule
 Irish Coffee
 Long Ireland Iced Tea
 Not Your Father's Root Beer Float
 Irish Beer Blaster
And of course, every Bennigan's restaurant across the globe will be hosting the biggest St. Paddy's Day party in town, with live music, contests and drink specials – just don't forget to wear green!
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Additional restaurants are planned for California, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Pennsylvania and Virginia; and internationally in Mexico, Central America, Cyprus, Egypt, Korea, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and South America.
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Legendary Restaurant Brands owns the iconic Bennigan's and Steak and Ale brands – the pioneers of casual dining – as well as the non-traditional, fast-casual concept, Bennigan's On The Fly. Bennigan's is a high-energy neighborhood restaurant and tavern that is redefining casual dining. With chef-driven food, innovative drinks and warm, friendly Irish hospitality, this Legendary brand delivers memorable dining experiences to every guest and compelling returns to all its franchisees. Steak and Ale is another American classic poised for a triumphant return. Redefined as a 21st Century polished-casual concept, the new Steak and Ale will once again set the standard for affordable steakhouses. Bennigan's and Steak and Ale will be celebrating their 40th and 50th anniversaries, respectively, in 2016.
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Le elezioni generali nelle Samoa del 2021 si sono tenute il 9 aprile nelle Samoa per il rinnovo del Fono, l'assemblea legislativa.

Le principali forze politiche del Paese, il Partito per la Protezione dei Diritti Umani (HRPP) e Fede nell'Unico Dio Samoano (FAST), hanno ottenuto entrambi 25 seggi su 51; l'incertezza politica ha condotto ad una successiva crisi istituzionale, conclusasi con la nomina di Naomi Mataʻafa (FAST) alla carica di Primo ministro.

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Our Underground Colosseum Tour with Skip-the-Line access is ideal for those who want to delve deeper into this ancient Roman theater. Our tour takes you down to the underground "backstage" where you can see the inner workings of the amphitheater. You'll also be given special access to the arena to get a gladiator's view. After, your expert historian guide will lead you through the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill to share the stories and legends behind the architecture.
Give yourself a new perspective on the most exciting entertainment venue in the ancient world by exploring the various levels of the Colosseum. Sift the fact from Hollywood fiction as you access the subterranean channels beneath the gladiator's floor and the vomitoriums. Then, follow your guide out of the Colosseum to the other significant Roman sites - Palatine Hill, and the Forum.
Our Colosseum Underground Tour allows you to see the most impressive entertainment venue in the ancient world from multiple viewpoints.
You'll begin your Underground tour at the back entrance to the Colosseum, away from the normal tourist lines. Your guide will take you below to the restricted Underground section to see how the grand events were orchestrated. Then you'll get to ascend through the main gladiator entrance on to the floor of the Arena. Imagine the drama that took place here between the encircling walls and the buzz of the 80,000 strong crowds that packed the seats. From the arena floor, your guide will lead you up the vomitoriums to see what it was like for those who could cheer at the bloody events from the safety of their seats*.
Your local expert guide will take you from the Colosseum and use our Skip-the-Lines access to enter the political center of Rome, the Ancient Forum. You'll walk through the temples built by triumphant Emperors along the Via Sacra, the same road which battle-hardened soldiers walked on as they returned home to a city that many of them no longer recognized. From this public space, the pressure created by an expansionist empire and the needs of the growing citizens was channeled into vast building projects like the Colosseum.
You'll also see the actual birthplace of Rome on Palatine Hill. This was where the siblings Romulus and Remus were rescued from the Tiber. Their own personal conflict over territory led to the foundation of Rome as a city. Later, the hill was used by Emperors to legitimize their own authority. You will enjoy the same vantage point from the hill as successive Roman Emperors.
This tour will bring to life the sweltering conditions beneath the Colosseum where gladiators, captured criminals, Christian martyrs, and wild animals waited to meet their fate. You'll also stroll through the wide-open public spaces of the Forum and up to the lofty heights associated with the kings and Emperors. You'll uncover what went on below the surface of Ancient Rome, whether it was gladiators becoming noble warriors, orators becoming leaders or Emperors becoming divine gods.
*Note that access to the Belvedere (3rd, 4th, and 5th levels) may occasionally be included with our access to the Colosseum Underground at no extra cost. This viewing platform at the top of the Colosseum is usually not open to the public and it offers amazing views over the area around the Colosseum. In order that you can access and enjoy this section, your guide will spend less time in the Forum and Palatine Hill.
On this tour, some of the venues or parts of the venue may be subject to last-minute, unpredictable closures. When this occurs, we are happy to offer customers an extended tour in keeping with the advertised total length of the tour. Find hours, directions, and more for the Colosseum on this page. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' access.


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"Extending the Moen brand to now include a complete line of garbage disposals was a natural addition to our kitchen portfolio," says Timothy McDonough, vice president of global brand marketing for Moen.
Each disposal features Vortex permanent magnet motor technology that the company says quickly and powerfully grinds food scraps and provides fast revolutions per minute. Units come equipped with a Universal Xpress Mount for simple and intuitive installation and some feature SoundSHIELD insulation to help deaden disposal noise levels.
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I was going through my computer today clearing out some space and I thought I'd share a couple of these family favourites.
These are some family snaps of mine from Christmas time when I played with my new Fuji X-T2. I absolutely love it, and I now use it for leisure – for my own personal family snaps. It is a lovely light weight mirrorless camera that is an absolute pleasure to use. It is actually an amazing camera and I know some Professional Photographers who love using it for their professional / commercial work. There are some wedding photographers out there who also use this camera quite successfully to shoot weddings.
For my professional portrait work, I use my DSLR Canon MK III. I first learnt photography on a Canon DSLR and I know it back to front. I love this camera too, I love what I can do with it. But when I am away on holiday or hanging out with the family, I like to use a different camera as it takes me out of my "work mode" and into play mode. It's also great fun to shoot with lots of different cameras whenever you can.
People often ask me what the best camera is to buy and I always find that hard to answer. But if you have any questions about the Fuji X-T2 then hit me up in the comments section and I'd be happy to try to answer them or recommend a camera for you whether you are just starting out, or have been shooting for a while.
Here is also a link for the easiest way to buy the Fuji X-T2 via redtag camera's ebay store. It is a great price and it comes with a 18-55mm f/2.8-4 lens.


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import pytest

from flex.error_messages import MESSAGES
from flex.exceptions import ValidationError
from flex.loading.definitions.schema import schema_validator

from tests.utils import (
    assert_path_not_in_errors,
    assert_message_in_errors,
)

def test_pattern_is_not_required():
    try:
        schema_validator({})
    except ValidationError as err:
        errors = err.detail
    else:
        errors = {}

    assert_path_not_in_errors('pattern', errors)

@pytest.mark.parametrize(
    'value',
    ([1, 2], None, {'a': 1}, True, 1, 1.1),
)
def test_pattern_with_invalid_types(value):
    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as err:
        schema_validator({'pattern': value})

    assert_message_in_errors(
        MESSAGES['type']['invalid'],
        err.value.detail,
        'pattern.type',
    )

def test_pattern_with_invalid_regex():
    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as err:
        schema_validator({'pattern': '(arrst'})

    assert_message_in_errors(
        MESSAGES['pattern']['invalid_regex'],
        err.value.detail,
        'pattern',
    )

def test_pattern_for_valid_regex():
    try:
        schema_validator({'pattern': '^test$'})
    except ValidationError as err:
        errors = err.detail
    else:
        errors = {}

    assert_path_not_in_errors('pattern', errors)

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At the Pan African University's Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (PAUWES) Summer School in July, Ana Andreu of the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) delivered a webinar on the effects of climate change on arid ecosystems. This was the second year running that Andreu delivered a webinar on behalf of UNU-FLORES, following an invitation from the Summer School organisers. This year, 39 students from 18 African countries took part.
Higher temperatures reduce renewable surface water and groundwater resources, intensifying competition and potentially triggering conflicts in the water sector. To address these issues in arid regions, Andreu recommends an adapted risk management approach: instead of providing emergency responses, proactively monitor the water supply and protect ecosystems.
Because environmental resources are closely interlinked, their sustainable management requires a holistic perspective. One such perspective is the Nexus Approach, whereby integrated tools address and reduce uncertainties associated with resources management with the use of timely and precise information on ecosystem dynamics.
For more information on the webinar, see the news story on the UNU-FLORES website.


2. Table Folders – In my classroom students sit in tables of 4 to 6. Each table has a folder with student names. This is how I collect and pass back papers. I reward students for following directions by adding stickers next to their name. Directions can be simply "highlight your final answers on the quiz yellow," or "underline the source of each document." By rewarding the simple skill of following directions, we can help students elevate their responses on the AP exam. This is a little skill that makes a BIG difference! NOTE: Some students do not respond to this, but the vast majority want to see their folder covered with stickers, and they count them and compete. This requires them to follow directions!
Following Directions- One of the most important skills we all learn is how to follow directions. This is a skill we assume our students mastered in Kindergarten (or earlier), but the reality is they often ignore directions. College Board clarifies expectations and alludes to how students will be assessed in their directions. By skipping directions, students are putting themselves at risk of failure. Each year there are many high quality answers and essays that score low because of not following directions.
Below are a few examples of how I reinforce this skill in class.
1.Short Answer Question Portfolio – Students have a portfolio that remains in class. They write a full SAQ two or three times a week. Each entry has three goals: ATFP, evidence, and explain how or why. When SAQs are graded and all three goals reached they receive a sticker on the cover. For students who struggle, they can earn stickers for improvement. Stickers may seem elementary, but my juniors love them and celebrate each additional one they receive. J For teachers who struggle with time to grade SAQs, peer grading or self-assessment are also options.
Blue Highlighting = ATFP! (Address The Full Prompt) and using the lingo from the prompt!
Green Highlighting = EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY! Close the Loop!


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Many U.S. Catholic Bishops Set to Retire
Jan. 10--A record number of America's Roman Catholic bishops will be eligible for retirement in 2003, starting a gradual shift in leadership as the U.S. church seeks to recover from the clerical molestation crisis.
By December, 32 of the 283 bishops active in the United States will be 75--the church's retirement age--or older. It is the largest number of U.S. bishops eligible to resign in one year since Pope Paul VI set a retirement age in 1966, according to Catholic News Service.'
The potential retirees include 16 bishops who lead their own dioceses. There is also one cardinal--Anthony Bevilacqua of Philadelphia--who will turn 80 in June. The remainder are either auxiliary bishops or prelates for Eastern-rite churches and the military.
Under church law, a bishop submits his resignation to the Vatican at age 75 but cannot step down until the pope gives his approval. Pope John Paul II has increasingly allowed elderly prelates to keep working. Of 17 bishops who turned 75 last year, only a handful retired. "Once the pope himself turned 75, it appeared that it was harder for him to make these other people retire when he wasn't himself," said the Rev. Thomas Reese, editor of the Jesuit magazine America.
Three of the bishops who lead dioceses have already submitted their resignations, but the Vatican has not publicly commented on their status. They are Bishop Thomas Daily of Brooklyn, N.Y., Bishop Frank Rodimer of Paterson, N.J., and Bishop James Timlin of Scranton, Pa.
Bevilacqua's spokeswoman, Catherine Rossi, said the Philadelphia cardinal will continue to serve until the Holy See directs him to leave. (At 80, he loses the right to vote in the conclave choosing the next pope.)
The precise impact of the retirements is hard to gauge, but there is some hope among abuse victims that the new bishops will be more sympathetic to their ordeals. David Clohessy, national director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, said dioceses hit hard by the molestation crisis would benefit from new leadership. Bishops who run dioceses are responsible for implementing the discipline plan that the prelates collectively drafted and the Vatican approved last year.
"As a general rule, some of the younger bishops have been slightly better than their more elderly colleagues in dealing with survivors," Clohessy said.
Daily, who formerly worked in the Boston Archdiocese, and Rodimer are among the church leaders who have dealt with particularly messy scandals, as are several of the other bishops who soon will be eligible to step down.
Among them is Bishop Robert Banks of Green Bay, Wis., also a former official in the Boston Archdiocese. Both he and Daily have been subpoenaed to appear before a Massachusetts grand jury investigating abuse claims.
Timothy Matovina, director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism at the University of Notre Dame, said 2003 is likely the first of several years of significant numbers of retirements, as bishops from the large ordination classes of the 1950s end their careers. "There will be a change of generations," Matovina said.
With all the turmoil over how the church handled abusive priests, he said some bishops will be relieved to leave their jobs now, despite their reluctance to scale back their service to the church. "At the age of 72 or 74, they start thinking 'I don't need to fight this battle myself,'" he said.


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Q: Combine multiple csv from a starting row I wanted to know if I can combine multiple CSV but to starting from a given row and add the name of the file on the first column. Currently, I have been using the following code:
import os

import glob

import pandas as pd

os.chdir(Path)

extension = 'csv'

all_filenames = [i for i in glob.glob('*.{}'.format(extension))]

#combine all files in the list
combined_csv = pd.concat([pd.read_csv(f) for f in all_filenames ])
#export to csv
combined_csv.to_csv( "combined.csv", index=False, encoding='utf-8-sig')

Now I am dealing with some files that are not well-formatted, and I need to start concatenating from row 3 and add the name of the file on the first column but not sure how to make that happen

A: (First of all you don't need the list comprehension with glob.glob - it returns a list anyway.)
For your request to concatenate all files only from row 3 on - this should be fairly simple. Just add a .loc[3:] to your read_csv command:
combined_csv = pd.concat([pd.read_csv(f).loc[3:] for f in all_filenames ])

But if you want to make more modifications, you should use a normal for loop, to get all things done in a readable way and concat everything afterwards, like:
mydfs = []
for f in all_filenames:
    df = pd.read_csv(f).loc[3:]
    df['filename'] = f
    mydfs.append(df)

combined_csv = pd.concat(mydfs)

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My thanks once again to Eva Jonson, who has provided this translation of Salem's recent interview on Swedish radio. Eva - I don't know how you have the time to put all the work into Salem's Facebook page and do all these translations, but I really appreciate it :)).
Interviewer (Hanna Fahl): So did you want to win Melodifestivalen?
Salem: You know ... I wouldn't say 'no thanks', it would have been fantastic and a lot of fun to go on that trip. It would have been great fun to check it out. As previously mentioned, I got the highest jury ... the jury liked me the most, if you sum up the foreign votes and all, so actually I think it could have worked quite well over there. That's also what is so fun about all this; people here in Sweden choose the song they prefer to hear on the radio, but all and all it's basically a contest where things will have to get across in Europe, and ... it doesn't always work, so it can be very difficult ... difficult how to sort of ... and that's why I liked that they had a foreign jury, to see how it came across. But the Swedish people are the ones who decide what they want to hear, in the end. And then you'll just have to see how it goes.
H: But now I feel you are fribbling away the question. Did you want to win?
H: Doesn't work with me! Did you want to win, Salem Al Fakir? Or is there a a small sense of relief somewhere inside of you?
[long pause]S: If I would say ... yes, in a way. Because I released a new record at the same time. I have so little time to spare for everything, so then I wouldn't have ... I would have needed a 36-hour-day to make it. So in a way I'm a bit relieved, because I wouldn't have had the time to finish everything I had started here. Some might say that's due to poor planning – others would say very well planned – I don't know, but yeah, a bit of relief I would say, because I'm so tremendously proud of this record that I have released now, so I want to do everything to make it come through, so then maybe it would have ended up very much in the dark. – Sorry Christer for saying this! [my comment: Salem talks about Christer Björkman, supervisor of Melodifestivalen i Sweden].
H: Yeah, cause that's like ... I'm thinking it's a very 'double' thing. In one way, you get a lot of exposure and a pace-setter by being part of like the biggest TV event of the year, but in fact, your record HAS ended up a bit in the dark? Or ...?
S: No, it hasn't, not at all! That's what's so cool; you are ... they are fantastic out there! It hasn't ended up in the dark, not one bit.
S: The ones who ...the people, who listen. I'm so happy I got to be part of that contest. Some people ask: 'Why are you in that thing?' bla bla ... I think it was so cool that I got to participate just as I am, and had the permission to be there, and that everyone took me as I am! Even the media – you know, this circus, in the end it's actually a contest where the biggest artists are they ones with pen and paper, and who ask questions, questions, questions. They are the ones steering the whole thing. And I thought it was so cool to be a part of all that, and still be able to be myself. They took me for who I am – was, and am – and people around the country who called and voted and kind of ... The ones that were interested, also accepted me in that way. I'm just completely ... what's it called?
S: Yes, I think it's fantastic, that I could still be who I was, without changing anything. And that has done ... there seems to be a big interest for the record, lots of people who are interested.
S: Yeah, I'm very happy.
H: And you've also got ... for example, my mum is new fan of yours. She was one of them who called in and voted.
H: You're asking me, now?
S: Yeah well, you keep track of so many things! ... and ... I still get the same questions now as I did then, so that has to imply that lots of new people have seen me. I think all this is so much fun and such a thrill.
H: Salem Al Fakir – you get to hang around in the studio for a while more. Here is your song, it's actually number one on Tracks [Swedish radio toplist, my comment] now, congrats, even if you got silver in ... What? You didn't know that? – Ah, it was just a small joyful leap!
S: Yeah, but I always get just as happy ...!
And if you're going to have a hobby, then Salem is absolutely the best hobby to have!


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Jul 4 Image Comics, Scott Snyder, and Charles Soule tease a big announcement at Comic-Con
If you've been paying attention to Scott Snyder and Charles Soule's social media recently, you'll know that they've been cooking up a new creator-owned title for Image. While we still don't know many details about the series, they released a teaser today that at least gives us some idea of what the series will be about, and when we will hear more. The book's story sees the United States after it has completely walled itself off from the rest of the world, only to open up its doors thirty years later to venture into the world at large. Snyder and Soule will be joined by a bevy of great artists like Giuseppe Camuncoli, Matt Wilson, Daniele Orlandini, Crank!, and Will Dennis.
That's all we know for now, but more news will come at San Diego Comic-Con. Stay tuned.
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"Undiscovered Country" from Image Comics, Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, and Giuseppe Camuncoli coming this November
Jul 5 Rain Werks' "Mafiosa" surpasses its Kickstarter goal with 12 days left to go
Jul 3 Dark Horse announce a new ElfQuest miniseries coming this November
Jun 27 Z2 Comics to host a free concert for mysterious music artist Poppy at Comic Con
Jul 15 Image Comics announce full SDCC 2019 schedule, with panels, signings, and exclusives
Jul 19 "Undiscovered Country" from Image Comics, Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, and Giuseppe Camuncoli coming this November


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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Will Help Small Businesses
Posted by Devin Gatton | Nov 9, 2017
After months of negotiations, the U.S. House of Representatives finally released H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For the 445,000 Wisconsin small businesses and the 30 million small businesses across the country, the bill promises long overdue tax relief if it passes.
The bill calls for a federal reduction in small business taxes from the current rate of nearly 40 percent. It establishes a new top marginal bracket of 25 percent, which businesses can apply to 30 percent of their income. The other 70 percent will be taxed at the new, lower individual rates– 12 percent instead of 15 percent and 25 percent instead of 28 percent.
When coupled with the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax and a doubling of the standard deduction, main streets across the county could see tens of thousands of dollars of savings. This sizable tax cut will allow our state's businesses to see more of their earnings invested locally instead of being shipped across the country to be spent by politicians on limited benefits to our local communities.
Unfortunately, in a typical partisan fashion, many on the left were quick to condemn the plan as a tax hike on the middle class, but multiple analyses have proven these claims to be false. And according to a new CBS News poll, small business tax cuts are popular among the American public. Nearly 70 percent support the idea—which goes to show that economic stability for the country's leading job creators shouldn't be a political game, but a policy objective.
Survey evidence suggests a tax cut will encourage local entrepreneurs to invest their savings back into their business in the form of higher wages, job creation, and business expansion. Wisconsin champions small businesses and understands the vital role they play in the economy. Our state's small businesses employ over 50 percent of the private workforce. Tax cuts are a chance to reward these businesses for the constant service they provide us.
Despite repeated narratives that tax cuts hinder economic growth, Wisconsin is living proof that tax cuts work. Our State Legislature has passed over 50 tax cuts in the last six years, which have contributed to a 60 percent reduction in unemployment and a steady increase in gross domestic product. Applying similar policies on a national scale will only amplify the benefits.
America has experienced the impact of tax cuts from presidential administrations of both political parties: President John F. Kennedy and President Ronald Reagan. After taxes were cut under the Kennedy Administration, nine million new jobs were created and economic growth averaged over five percent. Likewise, after the Reagan tax cuts, nearly 12 million new jobs were created with economic growth averaging close to four percent.
When small businesses are obligated to forfeit almost half of all marginal income to government entities, the country loses. If we stick with the status quo, we will continue to live that consequence. Wisconsin's own Paul Ryan said it best: "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will deliver real relief . . . With this plan, we're making pro-growth reform so that America can compete with the rest of the world and families can have more take-home pay."
Main Street businesses in Wisconsin already face a challenging business environment. The best way to recognize the vital role they play in the economy is by passing small business tax cuts now.
Devin Gatton is the President of Wisconsin's Chapter of Log Cabin Republicans.
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Vlogging couldn't be more easier these days. Every person has the basic equipment required for a Vlog – their smartphone. Almost every smartphone has an awesome camera. To be honest that is the only equipment required to Vlog.
To start Vlogging with Phone you need to decide on a topic, make a script, shoot a video and publish it onto a video hosting platformsuch as YouTube. Then we embed that video in our Blog and it is now called a vlog or video blog.
Vlogging is one of the easiest ways to gain credibility, establish authority for yourself and business. I had a Blog with no purpose, well it had a purpose it was a review site, but it lacked a proper focus.
I then moved onto making YouTube videos, which was just on a whim. I was just fed up of being unwell and all the self-pity. I thought I could help others and keep myself active.
Thought this time I had an aim it still wasn't enough and I failed miserably.
In this article we will first tackle the most important factor in starting a Vlog – Purpose.
Ask yourself the question why is it you want to vlog. Cut through all the outer fluff and focus on the core why.
My why was helping others, but this wasn't focused enough. Help others in what? I tried what I thought I could help others with cleaning the house and simplifying housework.
This was theme of my Youtube channel and I got so bored of it very fast. I realised though I liked that topic … in fact I loved it… but that did not fulfil my desire to help others.
I finally figured out that I really wanted to help small entrepreneurs start a business and take it to the next level. I also wanted to share free ways to market themselves, and low cost advertisements.
Once I knew my why, my Youtube channel took a 180 degrees. I lost a lot of views. Like a lot. This was okay for me as now my focus was not on vanity metrics like the number of subscribers or the number of views on each video.
Now my purpose was to help entrepreneurs. So even if one person watched the video that was a lot.
So you have found your purpose, now decide on a topic or sub topic if you want to make it easier for yourself.
Focusing on a niche will help you generate much better content which is actually helpful to others. Do not narrow the topic too much or you might not be able to sustain the vlog.
You are an entrepreneur or just a person who makes soaps for fun. You can use a vlog to establish yourself as an expert in your field. You can share videos on soap making basics, what equipment is required to make soaps, how to make certain types of soaps such as soaps for dry skin.
Usually when people watch you make soaps with such love and care, they are eager to support you. They end up purchasing your products.
I love this kind of selling where there is no hard selling. This is soft sell.
I just had to share this here. I started vlogging for free..
Let me back up a bit. I first started a blog, long long ago. I just had no clue of anything I was doing but I still made money. I did not know SEO, I never understood keywords and had no clue on how to write a post.
Yet, people found me, I made sales here and there and then started making a consistent income.
Then I had a major shift in my personal life, so I ignored the blogs and I lost everything. The free blogs were taken down and my own paid domain I couldn't renew so someone else immediately purchased it.
That was years of hard work down the drain. I then started a Youtube Channel and did not stick with it becuase it lacked focus and passion to push me.
Now I have decided to get back into blogging ( no vlogging).
You can totally test out Vlogging by using Google FREE applications. Blogger allows you to blog for free and YouTube lets you share videos for FREE.
Google ensures that you get a good reach and I have noticed blogger gets me a lot of visibility.
Personally after having seen the finicky nature of free sites, I am very uncomfortable to use the free platforms.
I have purchased a domain and also hosting. I am using the free video hosting provided by YouTube. Youtube is very good if you can learn SEO and how to optimise your videos.
What Videos should you take?
There are different types of videos you can make. Most of my videos are the Talking head and How To videos. I have an article on how to make videos without showing your face. You can check that out for more ideas.
The talking head is simply sitting in front of the camera and talking. These are easy to make and perfect for a beginner.
You just need to focus the camera on yourself and I use the rear camera on my phone to capture the video.
This is helpful as I can see what I am filming.
How to Videos are explanatory videos explaining how I do something. This could be how to clean, how to implement a concept, how to assemble something.
The camera is my smartphone, and I use the microphone from my smartphone for the audio. The only other equipment I use is the tripod. This is one investment I wish I had made earlier. It makes it very easy to film videos.
Some people do not find the audio from the smartphone very professional. They use an external microphone. A lavaliere or clip-on lapel mic should do just fine.
If you are filming for longer hours you would require a spare battery. Daily vlogs in which you are filming the entire day require a spare battery.
I also have a 30 GB memory card SD memory card in my phone. I save all my videos an pictures there. The video editing apps require a lot of memory to process and the extra memory helps.
Once I am done I upload the videos and delete it.
Sometimes I do save them on Google Drive.
Ideally it would be better if you could transfer the video footage to your computer and edit it using some video editor.
I just use the video editing apps for Android. These are the video editors I use.
Filmorago – I use this app a lot. It allows you to embed pictures on your videos and it allows you to add Audio. Sometimes I will film b roll and add it in. Then I remove the audio and record my own audio over it.
I also add text where required. The text feature is okay, it doesn't really look the way I would like it to, but I am not complaining.
You can animate the text and also put in transitions in between videos.
There is a Watermark added to the end of the video. This can be trimmed later if you want. I just leave it as it is.
The paid version will remove the watermark.
PowerDirector – This is a very nice video editing app. I use it when I want to embed b-roll while I am talking. So you can add video in video.
I like this a lot because it simplifies my video creation process.
I just sit and decide what I want to speak in the video and film myself speaking it.
Then I create b-roll or footage for the points I want and add that to the video. This footage is added where I am speaking about that particular topic.
PoweDirector adds a watermark throughout the video. The upgraded version which I think is Rs. 430 per month, will remove that watermark and give you access to additional features.
KineMaster – This is the very first video editing app I used. It was very easy to use. You can embed pictures,videos, add audio tracks.
This application adds a watermark throughout the video. I have uploaded videos with the watermark and no one seemed to care. People are more concerned of the content.
This is the step by step process I use for recording my Vlogs. If you are just starting first create a YouTube Channel.
Create a YouTube Channel – Go to YouTube.com and Sign in with your gmail account. I create a new account for my channel and it has the same name as the channel. This makes it easy for me to remember my login.
Once you create a YouTube Channel you need to customize it.
Set a image or logo for the channel. Create and upload a YouTube banner. Add some channel links. I have linked out to my website and my other social media channels ( Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter).
I will make a seperate video on how to optimise your YouTube video for maximum impact.
If you spend some time and optimise your channel,your videos and channel will start ranking very quickly.
Film a Vlog – The next step is to film your video. This is how I do it. I make a mental note of what I would like to speak about in the video. Ideally, you should be scripting your video. A script is an outline for the video. Having a script makes it easy to film. You know exactly what to say and how to say it. You get a fair idea on what all B-roll you would need to put the point across.
I do script but not the traditional way. I make a mental note about what the video is about. Once I know the purpose of my video, I know exactly what needs to be said.
I get straight to the point and speak from my heart. The main aim of my videos is to help with utmost honesty.
Many marketers use videos to make people do something. While yes, I do want them to visit my website or buy the product I refer, I also want to focus on giving.
Give all you can and more.
People start trusting an liking you and will connect with your videos.
YouTube algorithm has changed a lot. Even top publishers have very few views on their videos. I was disappointed initially but now I am excited because the few people who watch seem to click through to my website and read up my blog.
Lighting is very important for videos. Even though the videos might not be high quality, just make sure the lighting is good because this matters. I had the most awful lighting in my earlier videos.
I was surprised at how people came back and watched the videos again and gain. They always complained about poor lighting but they still watched the videos. Once the lighting improved, I started receiving more views.
Use a tripod for the videos. Else the videos tend to get shaky and the lighting might change if you move the camera.
Thetripod helps my videos look very stable. Also I use my wall while filming. The blank wall ( which actually isn't good looking) looks very good on video. I actually had a couple of people ask me where they could get the backdrop. Well it is just my wall.
One more important thing. People love storylines. I am not very good at this, but if you could draw them into a story, they will stick on to your video ( which is rewarded by YouTube).
Edit your Vlog – I just use the Editors I shared above to edit my videos. Ensure that you do not use any music which has copyright. Even if you film a video in public and say a music is playing in thebackground, that could flag YouTube and you could get a copyright strike.
So, don't add any music which isn't from YouTube audio library, or some music which your purchased and can be used for commercial purposes. Just search for Royalty Free Music and follow the directions.
Some providers will ask you to purchase the audio file. Others ask that you link out to them with specific words. You can also download music from the youtube music library. That is copyright free.
I do minimal editing. I just add in the Broll and sometext and images.
For a professional look and for better rankings show a sample of what they will get in the video if they watch to the end.
For example the before and after pictures of a Room. Give them an incentive to stay till the end. Maybe you will give a freebie or a discount code or learn a secret or learn a quick tip.
This will increase the watch time of your videos which is an important metric for rankings coupled with interactions on your video ( such as comments, clicks on related videos etc).
You can also add an intro and Extro the the video. You can record an intro or you can have one made by using a service provider on sites like Fiver.
Upload the video to the YouTube – Once you are happy with the video, upload it into a video hosting platform. I use YouTube, some use Vimeo. Vimeo has a paid platform for small businesses.
Before uploading your video rename the video to match the topic you are creating the video on. For example "3 Unique Tips to clean the kitchen" .
Privacy ( Public, Unlisted, Private) – On a smartphone, you have 3 modes of upload. Public means your video can be seen by anyone and is searchable on YouTube. This is the option I use. Unlisted means only the person having the link can view the video. Private videos are only visible to you. You can toggle between these settings after upload. When you upload to YouTube from your computer you can schedule videos to a later date and time.
Location – Geotagging is a wonderful way to be found locally. If you geotag your city, your video will be shown to people searching for information in your city. The video will be available worldwide as well, but it will be given a preference in local searches since you have added the location.
Music ( Top Left) – You can add audio from the YouTube audio library.
Editing ( Top Right ) – There are different filters you can choose from.
Promote Videos – Now it is time to promote your videos. Before that first copy the url of the published video and embed it on to your blog.
This has just made your blog post a vlog post.
Right below the video on YouTube you can find options to share the video on social sharing sites, like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram. Use the share buttons to share the posts.
Share it on whatsapp groups and with friends and family. YouTube uses the number of views the video had within the hour as a metric for promoting the video. Once YouTube finds your videos are watched immediately ( within 24 hours) liked, shared and commented on, YouTube algorithm can take the video viral.
Make Vlog Interesting – Use stories, jokes, to connect with the users. Emotions pull users right into the video and if they feel drawn to your story they will stick on to watch more.
Most big YouTubers spend a lot of time creating a storyboard for their videos. They usually have a social media manager managing their channels.
I still remember I had asked a YouTuber if she would like to collaborate and she said she needed to ask her Social media manager. Apparently she couldn't post random videos anymore. They had to be scripted and approved by her managaer.
While this has been good for her channel… it would not fit in with my random style of publishing.
I am too spontaneous and all my videos are taken in one take. This is not the best way to grow a brand and channel. Use scripts, and be mindful of your content, and schedule.
Join in Monthly Vlogging Challenges – There are many challenges on YouTube. Here are two I know of.
Just look them up on YouTube. You can simply join in. Just create videos as per the theme and upload in that month.
There are other challenges such as 30 day Blogging, 30 Day Manifestion, 30 Day Cleaning. Search youtube for challenges in your niche and join in. Some hosts want a link back and mention of their channel. You can find these challenges in Facebook as well. Check Facebook Groups.
Shoot in Airplane mode – I have been disrupted with calls so many times while filming. I still forget to use the Airplane Mode. No distractions while filming.
Phone should be horizontal – YouTube videos have to be filmed horizontal.Else you get black lines on the sides of the videos.
I use the phone to record my video.
Once I am done recording the video, I then record the necessary B-Roll. Sometimes it is the footage which is required to explain the topic better.
I then use the video editing apps I mentioned above to edit the video. I also add a logo to my videos.
While editing I also add necessary text,audio and any other images which I need to explain the topic of the video.
Finally I save the video using the topic of the video. Then I upload it to YouTube and make it public.
The last part is to share the video with others.
0.3.1 What Videos should you take?


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Bitmapped Sprites on the GirlTech IMME
with sprites by Eli Skipp,
extending Dave's LCD reversing,
and with thanks to Mike Ossmann.
The GirlTech IMME is a fine platform for radio hacking and embedded programming, but the LCD of the device is by no means designed for lightning fast graphics. In this brief article, I demonstrate the method by which a sprite library can be constructed which abstracts away the less neighborly minutia of the LCD in favor of a row-wise framebuffer that gets flushed to the LCD as appropriate. This isn't fast enough for a port of Sonic the Hedgehog, but it's certainly sufficient for ZombieGotcha, a network disease simulation game that Eli Skipp and I are prototyping.
To quickly recap, the GirlTech IMME is a children's toy powered by the CC1110F32, which combines an 8051 microcontroller with a versatile sub-GHz radio. The toy also includes a text LCD controller and keyboard, making it a delightful platform for embedded systems hacking and prototyping. Thanks to Dave's article on attaching a debugger and reversing the LCD, it is possible to wire a GoodFET into the IMME, allowing for debugging and reprogramming of the device.
Since the days of the first raster displays, computers have been drawing images as rows, because that's the way that a television's electron stream is traced along the display. The IMME draws rows internally, but because it is intended to draw fonts, its rows are eight pixels tall. For example, the bytes {0x7f, 0x08, 0x08, 0x08, 0x7f, 0x00} are pushed to the LCD in order to draw an uppercase letter H in Dave's LCD Demo for the IMME. Drawing this on graph paper or rendering it by Python, it becomes clear that 0x7F represents a side of the letter, 0x08 represents the bar, and 0x00 is the space following the letter.
Rather than attempting to natively store a framebuffer in the LCD's format, I chose to internally index by row, then to translate during the export of the framebuffer to the LCD. My primary reason for doing this is to maintain portability of the ZombieGotcha code to custom hardware. It also simplifies the transcription of sprites from original bitmaps to C structures.
Having an internal framebuffer is not without cost, however. The buffer is 132 pixels wide and 64 pixels tall. Even with bit-packing, this is more than a kilobyte in size, consuming more than a quarter of the CC1110's 4kB of XDATA RAM. (Programs and sprites are stored in CODE Flash memory, of which there is 32kB, so this limit is not quite so severe as it sounds.)
My sprite toolchain is begun with bitmap images submitted by the artist. I cannot stress enough how important it is that your pixel artist understand pixels. Every sprite must be drawn at native resolution, with proper offsets of each frame and an understanding that the LCD is what it is, regardless of what Photoshop might render.
From the original bitmap sprites, PNM files are produced that are more easily parsed by Perl. This format consists of whitespace-delimited words for the format, width, and height of the sprite. In this case, the sprite consists of three frames, each of them being 24 pixels width and 32 pixels tall. Other sizes are possible, of course, but it is convenient for bit packing that the width is an even multiple of 8, so that the old pixels needn't be read back in.
It is then necessary to use an ugly Perl script to convert the sprite from a PNM to a C array of bytes. Pretty Perl won't work, of course, because such a thing doesn't exist. My script, sprite2c.pl, takes a 24-bit color PNM file and converts it to a 1-bit map that is byte-packed. Each of these is included by the preprocessor as a __code unsigned char[], with the __code keyword implying that the object should be stored in Flash rather than RAM.
Sprite animations are performed by storing the frame count along with the width and height in the C structure. Considering the resource constraints of this system, frame counts change very rarely and are stored within the C code.
Dumping the frame-buffer to the LCD is as simple as writing every stripe of data to the screen. Potentially, as an optimization, you could keep track of which stripes have been invalidated across what horizontal range, updating only where necessary.
Keeping in mind that the LCD is updated as stripes of 8 pixels in height, code such as the following will refresh the entire LCD from the frame-buffer. Be sure not to erase the LCD between writes, as that would cause unnecessary flickering.
The framebuffer elements themselves are grabbed by selecting the pixel index divided by 8, then masking off the selected bit. The following functions work admirably for this purpose.
If greater performance is required, a game should certainly be designed with a custom graphics library that optimizes the few things it does most. Performances can be gained by storing sprites and the frame-buffer natively in the row/stripe format that the LCD expects, simplifying conversion. Mike Ossmann used the technique of basing most graphics around vertical lines in his spectrum analyzer firmware, allowing for channels to be redrawned as they are scanned rather than flushed from a frame-buffer.
As the ZombieGotcha game is largely turn-based and the frame-rate is not a dire concern, I don't expect to optimize the sprite library much beyond what is presented here.
One major addition will be that of screenshots, as I'd like to produce animated GIFs of game action for the website. Screenshots can be produced by the method that I outline in CC1110 Instrumentation with Python, dumping the frame-buffer from XDATA with a GoodFET and writing that to disk. Alternatively, full-speed screenshots could be dumped by sniffing the LCD's SPI bus using a Total Phase Beagle or other SPI protocol analyzer.
For those of you with an IMME, Eli and I will be releasing the ZombieGotcha game at the Twenty-Seventh Chaos Communications Congress in Berlin this winter. We'll bring a bed of nails for reflashing IMME units on the spot, as well as GoodFET kits for modifying your IMME to be a development kit. (The ZombieGotcha will also run on full-custom hardware, but we are maintaining IMME support in parallel.)
As a final note, a teaser of the ZombieGotcha opening screen can be found here in the Intel-Hex format. I'll give a GoodFET40 kit to the first neighbor who sends me an animated GIF of it and a script to generate the same, either by a debugger or an emulator.
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Ventrilo is a Voice over IP (VoIP) software for group communication. The Eternal Vanguard use Ventrilo primarily for communication during group events such as PvP, raiding, and guild meetings.
The following is a short step-by-step tutorial to help you get the Ventrilo client software setup and ready to go. Before you begin please make sure that you have the following Ventrilo Server information, either from the Guild Info tab in game, or from an Eternal Vanguard Officer. If you do not as yet have the Ventrilo client downloaded to your computer, you can download it from here.
The name of the Ventrilo server. This is your name for the server and can be anything you want.
The Ventrilo servers hostname or IP address.
The Ventrilo servers port number.
Step 1: Setup a user logon name.
Click the uppermost arrow button as shown. The "Setup User" window will now open.
Now click the "New" button. This lets you create a logon name of your choice. It can be anything you would like it to be, but Kinsmen prefer that you use your in-game character name. (In this example, I'm using Zoh).
The other fields in this window are for more advance users, so just leave them blank. Go ahead and click the "OK" button and the program will return you to the main window.
Click the middle arrow button as shown. The "Connection Editor" window will now open.
Now click the "New" button. This lets you create a name that will be associated with the server you are about to define. It can be anything you would like it to be such as "Guild Server" or "My raiding server". The name is entirely up to you. (In this example, I'm using the name "My Server").
After you give it a name all of the other input fields in this window will be enabled. As mentioned earlier you will need to fill in these fields with the information given to you by either the ingame Guild Information panel, or by a Guild Officer. Fill in the fields and click the OK button when done.
Step 3: Connecting to the server.
Click the "Connect" button. If you created a valid server definition then the program should connect to the server and you will see a bunch of channel names and possibly other users who are currently connected to the same server. Your user name should show up somewhere in the user list window as well.
NOTE: If you click the connect button and it just seems to sit there for 15 to 30 seconds then you either entered the wrong information when you defined the server or the server you are trying to connect to is currently offline. In either event you should contact a Kinsmen Officer and request their assistance.
Step 4: Choose transmit style.
1) The first and default mode is called "Voice Activation". In this mode the program will monitor your sound cards selected input device and when the signal strength reaches a certain level the program will start transmitting.
2) The second mode is called "Push-to-Talk" or PTT for short. In this mode you must tell the program to transmit by holding down a specific key on your keyboard or button on your mouse. You can also define a button on a game controller if you like.
Click "Setup" from main window. The "Setup" window will appear. The default transmission mode is voice activation mode. We will set up "Push-To-Talk" instead.
4-c: If it is not already checked, checkmark the option called "Enable outgoing voice communication". Check the option called "Use Push-To-Talk hotkey". You must also tell the program what key / button to use in the "Hotkey" window.
4-d: Check the option called "Use Direct Input to detect Hotkey".
4-e: Press the desired keyboard key / mouse button. You should see that key / button appear in the "Hotkey" window (In this example, I used the "Scroll" key on my keyboard). You can also use a mouse button as well. Just be sure the key or button you choose is not one you normally use in-game.
Step 5: Setting up hardware functions.
The program has many options for controlling the hardware and it's functions. These are sometimes very important depending on your Operating System, hardware drivers and other applications installed. The following items are highly recommended for an optimal configuration.
In the "Setup" window select the following options.
5-a: Be sure you are in the "Voice" tab.
5-b: Enable the "Use DirectSound for Output device" option. This will make your Output Device the "Default DirectSound device". If you have more then one sound card you will need to select which device you want all voice communication to be sent to.
5-c: Enable the "Use DirectSound for Input device" option. This will make your Input Device the "Default DirectSound device". If you have more then one sound card you will need to select which device to monitor when you are transmitting.
5-d: Click the "OK" button to accept and close the "Setup" window.
The Ventrilo client also has many user selectable customization options. For example, if you would prefer to see the program in it's new ToolBar mode then simply right click in the main window, select View and then select ToolBar mode. If you would like to know more about any of the menu options then please click the Help button from the main window.
That covers the basic setup for your Ventrilo client! Please remember that Kinsmen officers are available to help you with your questions. See you in-game!


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Professors rockin' outside classroom
Brandon Zeris, Copy Editor
As many professors receive praise for their classroom efforts, some also have been applauded for their music contributions.
Psychology professor John Mullennix said he was in a punk band 30 years ago called The Cracked.
"We played around the time punk was just starting to become popular, and we played in these punk underground parties," he said. "Our drummer was 'born again' and that was pretty much the end of our run."
He said his inspiration was the band Black Sabbath.
"On my bucket list is to learn every riff of every Black Sabbath song."
Mullennix said he has always played music, but lately he has dabbled in something different.
"I've gotten into playing the Conga drums," he said. Natural Sciences Division Chair Steve Stern said he plays some rock and blues along with some originals, including a song about Chinese food.
And while geography professor Ola Johansson does not perform, he said he has found another way to contribute to the industry.
"I have been stage manager for the Flood City Music Festival for the past seven or eight years," he said.
He said he worked with up-and-comers Grace Potter and Galactic, along with legend Gregg Allman who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his band, The Allman Brothers Band.
"When they were in town, I even drove them from the airport," he said.
Johansson also coauthored a book with his former professor, Tom Bell, titled "Sound, Society and the Geography of Popular Music."
"I was looking for a new research topic and (Bell's) interest came from his son's music career and he wanted to fi nd how it could relate to geography," he said.
"His son was Brian Bell, a member of the band Weezer."
Physics professor Allan Walstad said he has played acoustic guitar since he was 9 years old and took lessons for four years.
"I thought I would be good at everything like in school, but I wasn't. I stopped playing for a while and picked it up again later, and got better," he said.
Walstad said The Beatles, especially George Harrison, inspired him and that he continues to play today.
"Every once in a while I hear a song and I will be tinkering around, play something, remember a song and think, 'Hey, I can play that.'"
He said he has played at Dively's "Jam Night" at 10 p.m. every Wednesday for the past 11 years. He said it is an acoustic open-microphone event with a turnout ranging from only a few people to around 100.
"That's all I need to keep me playing."
Brandon Zeris, staff
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