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January 30, 2019,
By Roshan Shrestha
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American Vice President Mike Pence's Married Life; Know His Wiki-Bio, Wife, Children, Net Worth, and More
What is Vice President Mike Pence Net Worth?
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Mike Pence Wiki-Bio; Father, Mother, Brother, Height, and Age
Work is the basic essence of life. Although hard work keeps food on the table at the end of the day and keeps oneself busy, some work tends to ask too much of one's life and it can't be avoided as it is of utmost importance.
Mike Pence is among the very few with such an important task at hand. He is the Vice President of The USA and holds a great role in determining and defining the country's fate. Let us peek into his life and learn about his worth along with his relationship details and wiki-bio.
Mike has a net worth of $2 million with an annual salary of $230,700. But the details about the value of his assets like his house, car, and real estate remains unseen by the public.
Though his current residence at Number One Observatory Circle was valued at a staggering $7.5 million. The house is spread across a vast 9,150 sq. ft.
Prior to moving in the official VP house, Mike used to live in a modest Colonial in Chevy Chase section of Northwest DC. He used to rent the house for around $6k.
With religious values, he refrains from living a lavish life and dedicates his effort on his work.
His journey to the vice presidency of The United States Of America started as an attorney in private practice. But in 1990, he quit his job to become a full-time politician and ran again for Congress against the Democratic incumbent but lost.
After that, he became the president of the Indiana Policy Review Foundation in 1991 but left in 1993.
Honored to be with Angel Families at the White House. The lives of their loved ones were cut short by criminal illegal aliens. President Trump is determined to ensure no more families experience the loss they know firsthand. We will end this crisis, build a wall & protect the American people.
A post shared by Vice President Mike Pence (@vp) on Jan 16, 2019 at 4:21pm PST
The following year, he began hosting The Mike Pence Show, a talk radio program in WRCR-FM from Rushville, Indiana. He was also the host of a weekend political talk show from Indianapolis from 1995 to 1999.
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In 2000, he again ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and won the seat in Indiana's 2nd congressional district. From 2005 to 2007, he got the opportunity to be the chairman of the Republican Study Committee.
Mike Pence at the Hudson Institute Source: cnbc.com
Mike ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Indiana in 2012 and he became the 50th governor of the state on January 14, 2013. He ran again for the post of governor in the Indiana gubernatorial election in 2016 and won it.
Then Donald Trump chose Mike as his vice presidential running mate in the Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection in 2016. He then won the election for the Vice President of the United States on November 8, 2016.
Mike Pence has been in a committed marriage for a long time. He tied the knot with Karen Pence on 8 June 1985. The duo met while Mike was attending the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. The meeting turned into love and later into marriage.
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His wife, Karen is a former elementary school teacher and has been working with youth-related nonprofit organizations.
The pair shares three children, Audrey Pence, Michael Pence, and Charlotte Pence, born June 25, 1993 (age 25 years). The couple crossed over three decades and their relationship is still going strong.
Happy Anniversary to my wonderful wife Karen! Being married to our amazing Second Lady these last 33 years is the greatest blessing of my life!
A post shared by Vice President Mike Pence (@vp) on Jun 8, 2018 at 8:54am PDT
Other than this, there is no any news of any past relationship. The lovers share great romantic chemistry and are living their life happily without any rumors of any extramarital affairs or any breakups.
Mike Pence came to life as Michael Richard Pence on 7 June 1959, in Columbus, Indiana, USA. He is an American national and belongs to mixed (Irish, German, Colonial American, and English) ethnicity.
His mother is Nancy Jane and his father is Edward J. Pence, Jr. Mike's parents raised him along with his brother, Greg Pence. His father was in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and he also earned the Bronze Star in 1953.
Happy Mother's Day to my amazing Mom, Nancy Fritsch, to my wonderful wife, Karen (the best Mom 3 kids could ever have!) and to all of America's incredible Moms! Have a great #MothersDay!
A post shared by Vice President Mike Pence (@vp) on May 13, 2018 at 10:54am PDT
During his childhood, Mike was a Roman Catholic and a Democrat and in 1976, he volunteered for the Bartholomew County Democratic Party. He also chose to vote for Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election.
Mike chose to enter politics after getting inspiration from John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
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In terms of his education, Mike attended the Columbus North High School and graduated from there in 1977. After that, he graduated with a BA in 1981 from Hanover College.
Later Mike graduated with a JD from Indiana University's Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1986.
Mike stands in a height of 1.78 meters.
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In conversation with Alex Bishop.
We caught up with guitar-maker Alex Bishop to chat about his journey from aerospace engineering to a career in lutherie.
Words by Amardeep Dhillon
In Conversation With Alex Bishop
It's not a predictable career development, from aerospace engineering to bespoke guitar making, but it's more logical than you might think. Both incorporate creative and technical skill, and for Alex Bishop, the immediacy with which he could begin working with his hands drew him to the craft over the promise of a stable career plan.
"During my school years, it felt as though everyone around me knew exactly what kind of career they wanted. I settled on a degree in aerospace engineering but, in the end, found it a bit lacking in the 'creative' department. I am very fortunate to have extremely supportive parents, who didn't get in the way of my change of direction and supported me financially in the early years of my business. Unlike engineering – which has a career 'ladder' and obvious points of entry for employment – it's felt at times like I'm hacking my way through some remote unexplored jungle."
The gamble seems to have paid off. Aside from the satisfaction of the craft itself, Bishop's business has won him recognition (including being named as 'Artist In Residence' at The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham, where he's subsequently been based) and a cohort of loyal customers, keen to get a one-of-a-kind, expertly-crafted instrument tailored aesthetically and musically to their taste.
Bishop maintains that "a truly innovative guitar can be found where there is harmony between its sound and its design", and sees an inexplicable, natural beauty in the intersection of these needs in his woodwork. "I enjoy the unpredictability of wood and the way you have to be constantly attentive to it, even after an instrument is completed. A guitar made from wood is never actually finished, it will always change and move over time; the sound will not stay constant, it will mature and sweeten."
The emphasis on the continued development of each instrument – even after the work is done – mirrors the development of Bishop's own distinctive creative vision. Whilst initially his striking geometric inlays imitated elements of Wasily Kandinsky paintings, over time a more original personal style has evolved, that sometimes manifests in carefully-planned designs, and sometimes in spontaneous, intuitive art.
"I hope to give each guitar a kind of artistic personality that might perhaps impart itself on the player in some way. I also get some great input from customers who occasionally set me interesting challenges on the guitars that I build for them, and this occasionally leads me down some unexpected paths. Currently, I'm working on a guitar that is inspired by the 'dazzle ships' from the Second World War, which were painted with an unusual geometric camouflage to help them hide from submarines."
This collaborative attitude ensures that every commission is highly personal, the design developing alongside the relationship between client and maker. From the gypsy-jazz Kandinskiferri series – inspired, fittingly, by a visual representation of music, the painting 'Composition VIII' – to the sleek, retro Electric MB Custom – designed for his brother and informed by his love of 60s garage rock – each guitar is breathtaking in its own unique way.
And Bishop's love of craft is matched only by his love of the music it gives rise to. He plays one of his Effra guitars in the contemporary folk trio for which the guitar is named, and has an impressive catalog of music to his name. Juggling his roles as a father, teacher, musician, blogger and running a business isn't easy, of course, but while his music composition has been neglected recently he's not worried, sure that "in the ebb and flow of life this will come back around at some point soon." More than anything, Bishop is acutely aware of how lucky he is to be able to pursue his passion, and the interview ends with a call to action.
"I used to spend a lot more time at the piano than I do now, but I know that in the ebb and flow of life this will come back around at some point soon. I'm very privileged to be making a living as a guitar maker. It's only been made possible through the emotional and financial support from my loved ones, a combination of bursaries from amazing art organizations, and loyal customers. I would like to see our society spending more time supporting craft and art. By making things with our hands, we are exploring what makes us human, and we learn more about ourselves on both an individual and collective level."
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Feast at Sanctuary, Zoo. Photo: Richard Davenport
by Paul Vale - Aug 26, 2015
Award-winning Clout Theatre turn their own particular style of performance art to the subject of food. After rain has fallen upon the plot of earth spread across the stage, the three characters slowly emerge from the soil, blinking in the light of day. Their initial impulse after establishing their own presence is for food and the audience is treated to a triptych of rituals – breakfast, lunch and dinner – each one pandering to the primal urge to feed.
Using elements of dance, physical theatre and clowning, each segment deconstructs the feeding process. At breakfast, cereal pours down from the flies and fills the bowls around their necks, reminiscent of children taking on board fuel for the day ahead. Lunch is more sophisticated, the spread is more lavish and gluttony creates a grotesque feeding frenzy. Lethargy kicks in for dinner and the characters become more inquisitive, questioning the passage of the food they have eaten.
Feast is a complex piece of theatre featuring a selection of bizarre yet meticulously choreographed set pieces from the three performers. Behind the wordless anarchy of movement and violent hint of cannibalism that rears its head, Feast holds a mirror up to our feral selves.
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Google Safety Center goes live in the UK
Google says its commitment to transparency is as strong as ever as its new Safety Center goes live in the UK to help keep businesses and consumers safe online
A newly expanded Google Safety Center is now live in the UK, two weeks after the company began rolling it out around the world in attempt to focus attention on top security issues.
According to Google, the site – which is to provide the most locally relevant information in more than 65 languages – now boasts updated resources and even more information dedicated to educating users in line with the latest security practices and thinking and to educate them on relevant issues, privacy controls and online protections.
The site is aimed at helping to inform users about what Google does to keep personal information private and safe and give them control by linking to privacy controls, encouraging people to use security tools such as password managers instead of focusing on guidance on how to create strong passwords.
It also features security tips to help people stay safe online based on continually updated research by Google, including resources and tools to teach children about digital safety and citizenship.
"Helping people manage their privacy and security is integral to everything we do," said Mark Risher, director of product management at Google security.
Over the years, he said Google has created many tools such as Google Account to give users access to all the settings to safeguard personal data and privacy, Privacy Checkup to enable users to review and adjust what data Google uses to personalise experiences, and My Activity, which helps users to review and delete the activity data connected to their account.
"As technology continues to change the way we live, work and play, our commitment to keeping users safe and secure online only grows. This site is the latest example of how we live up to our responsibility to protect users," said Risher.
He denied allegations in the media that Google has made changes to its Chrome browser so that users are automatically logged into their Google accounts, with the aim of collecting browsing data.
"This issue was misunderstood by a number of people, but there were also valid concerns that we have already responded to," he told Computer Weekly.
"Our goal was to make it more transparent or clearer to users when they are signed into Google as they move around the web, because we wanted to help with any concerns people might have in a shared device scenario by putting the users' profile picture in the Chrome user interface.
"But we did not make any changes to the information that is getting sent to Google and we specifically retained the explicit step before any information gets uploaded to the Google Cloud.
"The problem is that people did not fully understand this, and unfortunately we are in a place – as a company and as an industry – where a lot of people are suspicious and sceptical, and consequently assume the worst and thought that Google was automatically uploading data, which is something we never would do."
As a result, Google has announced that it will soon be introducing more changes soon that are aimed at making it even clearer what is happening to ensure that users understand where their information is going and that they have very explicit control over that.
"We want users to know exactly what they are getting and to be clear about the benefits they are receiving. We have nothing to hide. We want people to know and understand what data we have, how they can access it and how they can manage their privacy settings," he said.
Turning to security trends, Risher said Google is seeing a shift from generic, broad-based attacks to things that are much more targeted, where attackers know a lot about the individuals they are going after.
"In the consumer space, they are targeting individuals with high net worth, while in the enterprise, they are targeting high-value businesses and individuals within those organisations that have power and influence," said Risher.
"As a result, these attacks typically take longer to craft because attacker need to understand who the target is and what needs to be done to make phishing emails more credible, especially when masquerading as CEOs writing to the finance department or as finance department employees writing to CEOS," he said.
However, Risher said many users still do not understand that the majority of successful cyber attacks are conducted by exploiting known vulnerabilities that have been patched by the relevant hardware and software suppliers.
"By failing to ensure that they are applying existing security updates to all their hardware and software, they are exposing themselves unnecessarily to potentially devastating cyber threats," he said.
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In terms of future product development in the light of the growing popularity of business email compromise (BEC) attacks, Risher said Google is continually working on new explicit and implicit defences, improved user interfaces and user education.
"From an explicit standpoint, BEC has long been a focus of the application of machine learning on our side because it enables us to look at a very broad range of signals and features to do very rapid and accurate classification of email messages.
"We complement that with changes to the user interface, such as displaying warning banners to anyone who receives a message from a sender whose address is a near duplicate of another address in your contact list, to guard against instances where an email appears to come from a contact, but the address differs only by one character, which is commonly overlooked by recipients," he said.
Google also uses outbound warnings to users that emails they are sending may not be going where they think because attackers are using email addresses that appear very much like a regular correspondent's email address, but with subtle differences.
"Both are user interface changes to help prevent users from being tricked in these ways," said Risher.
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"After Google rolled out security key enforcement for its own employees, we have had zero cases of password phishing, and that is truly a game changer because we are definitely a targeted company. Having this technology that has reduced this particular attack vector to zero is something we are really proud of," said Risher. "Authentication is an important focus area as the world increasingly moves to cloud-based services."
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Q: Are these Open MPI Valgrind False Positives? I am attempting to debug a 3D particle in cell code originally written in F77 but now written in F90.  Myself and my supervisor believe that the context for this is a memory leakage coming about at some point when the code gets busy (post physics interaction - when there are a lot of particles moving about).  Valgrind pumps out the following with the openMPI suppression file.
==8057== Invalid read of size 8
==8057==    at 0x424300: send_b_bd_ (rpp3dsubs.f90:4521)
==8057==    by 0x43C23A: mymain_ (rpp3dmain.f90:1651)
==8057==    by 0x40221F: MAIN__ (rpp3d.f90:386)
==8057==    by 0x401BAC: main (rpp3d.f90:199)
==8057==  Address 0x16f81100 is 0 bytes inside a block of size 38,528 alloc'd
==8057==    at 0x4C2AC3D: malloc (vg_replace_malloc.c:299)
==8057==    by 0x438329: mymain_ (rpp3dmain.f90:120)
==8057==    by 0x40221F: MAIN__ (rpp3d.f90:386)
==8057==    by 0x401BAC: main (rpp3d.f90:199)

There's about thirty or so of these errors.  One of the subroutines pointed to is this one.
SUBROUTINE send_B_bd(myid)

  USE B_bd_arrays
  USE grid_parameter

  IMPLICIT NONE

  INCLUDE 'mpif.h'

  INTEGER idown,iup,inorth,isouth,tag,ierr,mpi_status,myid

  ! to +x and from -x
  IF (up >= 0) THEN
     tag = 0
     CALL MPI_SEND(B_bd_up(1,1),2*Grid_y*Grid_z,MPI_DOUBLE_PRECISION, &
          up,tag,MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr)
  END IF

  IF (down >= 0) THEN
     tag = 0
     CALL MPI_RECV(B_bd_up(1,1),2*Grid_y*Grid_z,MPI_DOUBLE_PRECISION, &
          down,tag,MPI_COMM_WORLD,mpi_status,ierr)
     B_bd_down=B_bd_up
  ELSE
     B_bd_down=0.0d0
  END IF

  B_bd_up=0.0d0

  ! to +y and from -y
  IF (north >= 0) THEN
     tag = 0
     CALL MPI_SEND(B_bd_north(1,1),2*Grid_x*Grid_z,MPI_DOUBLE_PRECISION, &
          north,tag,MPI_COMM_WORLD,ierr)
  END IF

  IF (south >= 0) THEN
     tag = 0
     CALL MPI_RECV(B_bd_north(1,1),2*Grid_x*Grid_z,MPI_DOUBLE_PRECISION, &
          south,tag,MPI_COMM_WORLD,mpi_status,ierr)

     B_bd_south=B_bd_north
  ELSE
     B_bd_south=0.0d0
  END IF

  B_bd_north=0.0d0

END SUBROUTINE send_B_bd

The lines causing the issue appear to be
B_bd_up=0.0d0
B_bd_down=0.0d0

and other similar assignment statements.  These are declared elsewhere in the code (in the underlying file rpp3d) with the declaration statements being:
module B_bd_arrays
  DOUBLE PRECISION, ALLOCATABLE,save, DIMENSION (:,:) :: &
       B_bd_north,B_bd_south,B_bd_down, B_bd_up
end module B_bd_arrays

Is it safe to assume that these are suppression worthy statements or is there something more fundamental going on here?  I reiterate that something is causing unphysical results for high resolution runs in this code and as such I am trying to kill off all basic errors before considering anything more fundamental wrong with the code.
I realize this is possibly a very simple question, but I would prefer an answer from someone more knowledgable than myself.  As I understand it,
fortranArray = 0.0d0

is a perfectly valid way of zeroing an array and is unlikely to produce the code to attempt to access memory which is not available to it.
Further, similar issues appear to arise for assignment statements such as
E_bd_down(iy,iz)=Ex(ix,iy,iz)
E_bd_down(Grid_y+iy,iz)=Ey(ix,iy,iz)
E_bd_down(2*Grid_y+iy,iz)=Ez(ix,iy,iz)

This cannot be a co-incidence.  I cannot for the life of me figure out what could be wrong.

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Synagoga w Górze Kalwarii – prywatna synagoga znajdująca się w Górze Kalwarii, przy ulicy Pijarskiej 5.

Synagoga została zbudowana w 1905 roku, z inicjatywy rodziny Alterów, na miejscu starej synagogi, która spłonęła. Murowany budynek synagogi wzniesiono na planie prostokąta, z obszerną główną salą modlitewną, mieszczącą na wschodniej ścianie płytką wnękę na Aron ha-kodesz. Podczas II wojny światowej Niemcy zdewastowali synagogę. Budynek jest własnością gminy żydowskiej w Warszawie.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Synagoga w Górze Kalwarii w portalu Wirtualny Sztetl

Synagogi w Górze Kalwarii

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An Overview Of API World
Akkiraju Ivaturi
Updated date Sep 06 2018
In this article, you will learn about API World. API stands for Application Programming Interface. API can be a web service endpoint. a web API endpoint, or a function signature in a program.
API World
With the advent of internet communication technologies and tools, every device is now capable of communicating with another device. Communication was possible because all the devices speak in one language or have translating tools or functions that helps them to talk to each other. Every programmer we contact in today's world, most of them say that they are working with APIs either as a developer of the API or as the consumer of the API.
API stands for Application Programming Interface. API can be any one of the following
A web service endpoint
A web API endpoint
A function signature in a program
An API is anything that acts an interface to the outside world or external program. It's a common misconception that the API is something that a functionality endpoint shares on the internet. It can be any contract in a library file, or an interface in your application or some functionality exposed by a vendor that is exposed to another program to consume.
In this article, we will delve more into APIs and little into API management in the context of internet programming interfaces. So, what are the basic points to take care of while exposing endpoints to the outside world?
A service that is exposed through internet should be reliable.
It should be secured.
Needs to be well documented.
Need a gateway that acts as a proxy and manages the number of requests by creating SLAs and other policies.
An API should be available for subscribers to subscribe to the service and each subscriber should be validated by the service.
Need a dashboard that displays the analytics and statistics of the requests made.
Should provide high availability of your services.
How can we manage the above said features?
The answer is using the API Management tools provided by different vendors. These tools can be either available ON PREM or in the cloud. API Management provides flexible way to expose your APIs to the developers.
What are the API Management tools available?
There are many API Management vendors available and these are the few of the vendors that I am aware of
IBM API Management
Microsoft's AZURE API Management
MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform for APIs
Can I share the API information with other developers?
The answer is YES. Most of the tools support Open API Specifications like RAML, Swagger, WADL (Web Application Description Language) and WSDL (Web Services Description Language). AZURE API Management supports all the above specified formats except RAML. RAML is supported by MuleSoft and is also widely accepted specification for creating APIs by many vendors.
RAML will be discussed more in this article. The Open Specification Language is a specification that can be provided to developers before the actual services implementation and to the outside world once the services are deployed for consumption.
RAML stands for Restful API Modeling Language and it is used to describe RESTful APIs. Right now, two versions of RAML are in use, 0.8 and 1.0. Most of the tools are supporting 0.8 and only few support 1.0.
RESTful APIs have become synonymous for the term APIs because it uses the capabilities of the existing HTTP supported methods like GET, PUT, POST, DELETE and it is lightweight. With the support of JSON, now the request and response is not needed to transform as it can easily be understood by all the JavaScript frameworks.
For creating RAML files, MuleSoft provides IDE for creating the RAML and there is a package provided by MuleSoft called "API Workbench" which can be added asextension to a free software tool called "Atom". This extension has a very good set of functionalities for creating resource types, traits, types and other components for designing a RAML file.
RAML 1.0 is more mature. But when you develop the specifications, make sure that they will be supported by the API Management tool that you are using. "API Notebook" provided by MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform also does not seem to support RAML 1.0. I was getting a weird error while playing with it and so had to change the version to RAML 0.8.
What are the examples of APIs?
Most of the APIs that have been used in different apps are
For example, Google Maps API can be used to embed google maps into the web pages and it can be used by mobile applications along with the desktop applications. Similarly, there are other APIs provided by NASA and other government institutions. If you count the APIs available, the list is ever expanding as you see a new API published by one or other company in the world.
A simple API that I could think of is an Account API with the operations as below
Get a particular account by account id
Delete the account
Update the account
Get the account details
The above operations can be roughly translated as below
Your service URL https//dummybank.com/accountsservice
https//dummybank.com/accountsservice/api/accounts - HTTP GET OPERATION
https//dummybank.com/accountsservice/api/accounts with a request body - HTTP POST OPERATION
Get Account by Account ID
https//dummybank.com/accountsservice/api/accounts/{id} - HTTP GET OPERATION
Delete Account by ID
https//dummybank.com/accountsservice/api/accounts/{id} - HTTP DELETE OPERATION
Update Account by ID
https//dummybank.com/accountsservice/api/accounts/{id} with a request body - HTTP PUT
What is the purpose of API Management?
Helps in packaging and deployment of the APIs.
Publishing the APIs to developers and other consumers.
Provides documentation, sample request/response for developers to understand the APIs.
Provides API Console that you can use to test the API operations. (Most of the API Management tools provides mock endpoints that we can test before testing the actual endpoints).
It acts a proxy or façade for existing backend services.
To provide reliability of the service and analytics dashboard.
Microsoft's AZURE API Management and MuleSoft's Anypoint Platform for API has two common features,
API Gateway service
"Publisher Portal" is a different feature or a page available in the AZURE API Management whereas in Anypoint Platform Administrator will publish a portal using "API Administration" which is like "Publisher Portal" where you can define SLAs, throttling and other policies for an API.
We can generically come up with the following diagram for API Management,
Figure 1 - API Management in general
In figure 1, if we observe there are 3 categories of consumers i.e. Developers, Applications and Administrators or Publishers.
Publishers/Administrators
Publishers/Administrators are the ones who publish the APIs to the outside world. They can be an inside developer who has developed the APIs or a specific designated person who takes the APIs information and helps in publishing them or a combination of the two.
Developers referred to in the above diagram are any outside developers who register for the API's access and play with the APIs through Developer Portal. They are the interested parties who like to explore the APIs and can become future consumers with appropriate licenses.
Applications/Consumers
Applications in the above referred to mobile applications, desktop and tablet applications consume the APIs to perform certain functions. Imagine a common scenario where we go to Walmart and buy a TV. When we scan our credit card, it might send a request to Visa or Master Card or any other card services and validate our information and based on the response from the actual service, the transaction will be approved. Similarly, for all the online transactions that we make in fact we will be using the APIs to perform the operations.
Then in the diagram, we observe that there are 3 components in the middle of consumers and actual services i.e. Developer Portal, Gateway/Proxy and Publisher Portal.
A portal is a set of web pages and is designed to cater to specific functionality.
Publisher Portal
Publishers or Administrators will be publishing the APIs, documents related to the APIs and other sources needed to consume the APIs through Publisher Portal. Also, Publisher Portal is the place where the API specific security configurations, access and other restrictions are defined and controlled.
Also, the limitations on the APIs are provided by defining tiers like a Free Tier where outside developers can register and play with the APIs with some limitations like 5 requests in a minute and 100 requests per day and a Premium Tier where the application can make 500 requests per minute and 1 million per day and an Unlimited Tier where the application can make unlimited calls. These are all defined in the Publisher Portal by linking the APIs with the different Tiers defined.
Also, limitations can be placed on the access by linking the APIs access to a group and imposing approvals on the subscriptions or access provided to the emailed users.
Once the Publisher publishes the APIs, those will be accessible to the outside developers through Developer Portal. Developer Portal provides access to the APIs and the operations supported and the instructions to consume the APIs like request and response samples and the details regarding throttling. Some vendors provide APIs registration free and some need to be registered before using. Also, at the time of registration each subscriber will be provided a subscriber key and password or a set of primary and secondary key/password pair or a client id and a password. The terminology basically varies from vendor to vendor but the concept remains the same.
Gateway/Proxy
Applications either consume the actual service directly or through a gateway or a proxy layer based on how the services are deployed. Some vendors implicitly provision gateway service before the actual service as a layer and hides the actual service. For example, Microsoft API Management implicitly provides a Gateway endpoint and hides the actual services. All the consuming applications consume the services through Gateway endpoint. Anypoint Platform provides the option to deploy the Gateway endpoint otherwise, the actual endpoint is accessed directly by the Developer Portal. Anypoint Platform provides option to deploy the services or gateways through CloudHub. CloudHub is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS). Gateway applications hide or proxy the backend services and protects the actual endpoints from the consuming applications.
Backend services are the actual services that sit behind the proxy if present, otherwise they are directly consumed by the consuming applications.


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Long-term projects
Inkonst (x2)
Inkonst is an international art centre in Malmö featuring music, theatre, dance, performance, film, literature and art, located in the same building as IAC.
Inkonst # 1 – An international residency for contemporary performing arts and interdisciplinary artistic expression
Together we have created a residency programme with a multidisciplinary artistic focus, where we bring in professional artists who challenge the performing and visual arts traditional framework to create new and different projects. We offer four theatre groups and performing artists four-week residency each. Each residency is tailored to the artists' specific needs, but the goal is to offer the residents accommodation, travel, technical staff, rehearsal and performance facilities, necessary equipment, and a stipend for the entire period. For example, a group may start working at IAC and later move on to Inkonst where the work is performed in front of audience.
Together, IAC and Inkonst offer a unique creative environment for the residents, with resources that are unique in Sweden: IAC's facilities, technical staff and equipment, along with Inkonst's Black box which in size is one of the finest performance facilities in Sweden. The artists also benefit from our network of artists and researchers, and contacts with other venues and organisations in the Nordic region and internationally.
Inkonst # 2 – An international residency for contemporary music, sound art and experimental club culture
This residency programme covers the field of music and artists working in the borderland between art, sound art and experimental club culture.
Inkonst and IAC have developed an international residency platform with a focus somewhere in the borderland between art, sound art and experimental club culture. With this residency we want to create opportunities for professional artists and groups to work and develop in a high-quality, active and exciting cross-artistic environment with a clear link between research and artistic work. With this programme we want to explore what happens in the spaces between the already defined artistic expression, and to challenge, break down and renew the forms of what a concert or public performance should and can be.
The residency periods are flexible and will be adapted to the visitors' wishes and needs. During the residency period, we offer the public meetings with the artists' work and offer workshops or artist lectures with invited guests. We offer the possibility of premiering the resident's work and as co-producers, we also have the ambition to present the new productions in public, national and international contexts.
The residents are selected and invited by IAC and Inkonst.
Learn more about Inkonst – inkonst.com


(KPIX 5/AP) — A woman who lived through one of the deadliest train derailments ever hopes her experience serves as a wake-up call about allowing highly-volatile fracked crude oil to be transported by rail – as has been proposed in the Bay Area.
Thursday in Washington, a Senate transportation panel grilled federal railroad officials over delays in drafting new safety regulations in light of recent deadly oil and commuter train accidents.
Railroads are also taking too long to implement safety improvements Congress ordered under legislation passed seven years ago, lawmakers said at the hearing.
Meanwhile, a report released Thursday by Canadian regulators said the crude from the Bakken region of North Dakota is as volatile as gasoline. The derailment of a train carrying this oil last July in Lac-Megantic, Quebec created an inferno that destroyed much of the town center.
KPIX 5 spoke to a Marlaine Savard who was just a few miles away when the train carrying 30-thousand gallons of fracked crude derailed.
"We knew for sure that people were dying," said Savard.
47 people were killed in the disaster. The toxic mess left behind will take years to clean up. "It's like 50 football fields that are really highly contaminated,"she said.
Last week, federal regulators issued emergency regulations that require shippers to test crude coming from the Bakken region to make sure it's properly classified while banning certain older-model tanker cars.
But they still haven't issued any new rules for the much more common tank cars that exploded in Quebec.
Bay Area refineries are still receiving most of their crude by ship and pipeline, but experts warn that could soon change.
"This is the refining center of the western U.S.," said Greg Karras with the advocacy group Communities for a Better Environment. "It's a huge amount of crude that is being proposed to be delivered here by rail now.
Karras said it all comes down to profits. The tanker cars are mostly owned or leased by oil companies, that don't want to pay. "There are alternatives, they can afford them.
Karras said fracked Bakken crude isn't the only threat. He said trains are now hauling tar sands oil, the dirtiest kind of crude.
"It sinks to the bottom when it gets into the water body like the bay, and this has happened in other parts of the country," he said.
WesPac Energy Group has plans to rebuild an old oil storage facility in downtown Pittsburg and bring in fracked crude oil by rail, ships and pipelines.
The Pittsburg city council is set to vote on the proposal's environmental impact report in the coming months.
This entry was posted in Derailment, Explosions and tagged Lac-Megantic Quebec on March 7, 2014 by stopcbr.
A group of us attended the forum in Martinez on February 26. We were privileged and moved to hear Marlaine Savard, spokesperson for a citizens' group in the region of Lac-Mégantic, Québec. She shared in a very personal way about the crude oil by rail conflagration in her small town of Lac Megantic in 2013. A crude oil train derailed and killed 47 people and devastated their downtown. Thank you to Constance Beutel for filming her story.
This entry was posted in Derailment, Explosions and tagged Lac-Megantic Quebec on March 1, 2014 by stopcbr.
Benician Kat Black put together this video showing the faces and telling stories of those who were lost in the catastrophic derailment and explosion in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec last July. Get out a box of Kleenex, and prepare to be moved … and motivated.
6 July 2013 — Canada — A freight train containing 72 tank cars of crude oil that originated from the Bakken formation runs away while unattended and derails in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Several cars explode, resulting in 42 confirmed dead and 5 missing and presumed dead. More than 30 buildings in the town's center, roughly half of the downtown area, are destroyed. It is the deadliest rail disaster in Canada since the St-Hilaire train disaster in 1864.
19 October 2013 — Canada — A Canadian National Railway freight train with 13 cars carrying crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derails west of Edmonton, Alberta. Local residents are evacuated in Gainford, Alberta, located 53 miles (85 km) from the capital. A fire results. No one was injured.
8 November 2013 — United States — A 90-car freight train carrying crude oil from the Bakken formation in North Dakota, from Amory, Mississippi, to a refinery in Walnut Hill, Florida, derails and explodes near the town of Aliceville, Alabama. The flames, which shot upward 300 feet high, were left to burn themselves out. There were no fatalities or injuries.
30 December 2013 — United States — Several grain cars from a westbound train derail and strike an eastbound train, carrying crude oil from the Bakken formation, near Casselton, North Dakota. Several crude oil cars explode, resulting in large clouds of toxic, black smoke, which forced an evacuation of the area. No casualties were reported.
7 January 2014 — Canada — A Canadian National train carrying crude oil and propane derails near Plaster Rock, New Brunswick and burns for days. The resulting fire forced an evacuation of about 150 people from within a two-kilometre radius. No injuries were reported.
30 April 2014 — United States — About 15 tanker cars on a CSX unit train carrying Bakken crude oil through downtown Lynchburg, Virginia derailed along the James River. At least three of the cars broke open and ignited, while also spilling at least 50,000 gallons of crude into the fiery river. No injuries were reported.
This entry was posted in Derailment, Explosions and tagged Aliceville Alabama, Casselton North Dakota, Gainford Alberta, Lac-Megantic Quebec, Plaster Rock New Brunswick on February 26, 2014 by stopcbr.
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Wednesday September 6, 2017 – Prelam Entreprises, a company based out of Moncton, is launching a new outdoor odour evaluation and solutions service. Prelam Solutions will now be able to measure outdoor odours, produce a report on the situation and propose eco-friendly and effective solutions to the problem. The service is designed for industries and municipalities as well as provincial and federal authorities.
"We have the necessary equipment to measure odours on a scale of international units. We can measure and report on concentration levels as well as pinpoint periods when odours are strongest. Once this is done, we can offer customized solutions", explains Luc Jalbert, cofounder of Prelam.
The company can also collect odour samples, which they bring back to their Moncton labs to conduct in-depth analyses and develop unique solutions to every problem. "We have Teflon bags that allow us to trap odours. Once they are brought to the lab, we develop a formula in order to counteract the odour. All the products we use are safe for the environment. If a community is experiencing odour problems, we can offer fast intervention to remedy the situation; we can also perform follow-up testing to ensure the situation is dealt with optimally", specifies Mr. Jalbert.
Prelam Solutions is a new ecological approach to solving problems that really inconvenience communities. "We know that certain industries can create odour problems that can be disruptive for neighbourhoods and entire communities. Our services and products will help industry and communities live together. Everyone wins", concludes Luc Jalbert.
Prelam Entreprises has specialized in odour elimination since its foundation. They are the creators behind the products Just'a Drop and Just'a Spray. With this new division, Prelam is attacking odour elimination on a larger scale.


As part of our theme, 'Cloudbusters', Year 5 have enjoyed studying an adaptation of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' this term. We wrote an innovated ending to the original tale as well as producing, directing and acting in a trailer for the imagined film version. We especially enjoyed making props and costumes for the characters!
Also, in preparation for our next history topic, we spent a morning browsing the ancient Egyptian rooms at the British Museum. We examined many interesting artefacts, but were particularly intrigued by the mummification process carried out on the wealthier citizens. Our home learning project over half term is to create a diorama or replica artefact inspired by this trip and we can't wait to share these creations on the first week back!
Year 5 started this half term with a trip to the Bank of England Museum on Threadneedle Street as part of our BEE (Business Enterprise & Employability) project. It was a great morning spent looking at the history of money as well as starting to understand how we might spend and save today. We were amazed to hear that old paper banknotes are recycled into compost for plants, and that the newer, polymer notes get recycled to make plant pots! One highlight of the day was holding a real gold bar worth nearly half a million pounds!
We continued with our theme of 'Who is your hero?', looking at ancient Greek gods, goddesses and monsters. This linked with the 'Wonder Woman' story we read in English, in which she faced and defeated lots of mythical creatures. We used this as inspiration when creating our own comics about ourselves overcoming an evil villain and their monsters.
This term in Year 5 we have been studying the Ancient Greeks. Aqua class have used paper mache to recreate traditional Greek pots in various shapes and sizes, whilst Green class have examined primary sources to find out more about Ancient Greek culture and customs.
In acknowledgement of Black History Month, Year 5 took part in various activities. In math, we carried out an investigation to see how many times we could complete different activities in 9.58 seconds (Usain Bolt's 100m time) – we certainly all felt fitter after all those sit ups and star jumps! Green class also wrote poems on the theme of 'Unity' which helped them to reflect on the importance of harmony, respect and tolerance both in school and wider society. Aqua class used the biography and paintings of Jean-Michel Basquiat to inspire their mixed-media portraits of Theseus, the Minotaur and Ariadne. This led to an interesting discussion in P4C about the value of art, asking: Is it fair that an artist can paint like a child but sell it for a fortune?
In Year 5, we looked at the life and work of two prominent black artists of the 20th Century as part of our 'unity' theme week.
In English, we spent time researching and writing biographies for both Augusta Savage, a sculptor and activist, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, a graffiti artist-turned-painter.
We then studied Basquiat's neo-expressionist style in art and produced our own versions of his work depicting characters from our recent Greek text: Theseus and The Minotaur. Paint, pen, chalk and oil pastels were used to emulate his signature vivid backgrounds and skeletal, silhouetted figures.
This year in Citizenship, Year 5 students have been looking at 'responsibility'. Throughout the year we have considered how we can be responsible citizens financially, socially and personally. Projects such as the Business Enterprise and Employability (BEE) programme and WE Day have enabled children to consider how they manage and handle money. Additionally, as the students move up through Wellington, they have taken on additional responsibilities within school, such as Playground Friends and Sports Leaders. To celebrate these engagements, some pupils worked with Ms Finill to create a video which was shown in the Key Stage 2 Citizenship assembly.
There has been some great Science taking place at Wellington this year. During the Spring term, we were really lucky to take part in some Science shows during Science week. Centre of the Cell came in and performed a show where children took part in activities linked to their learning. Fizz Pop Science also delivered an exciting Science show, ending in a ride on a hoverboard for one lucky pupil.
For our Science curriculum, Year 3 have investigated rocks and fossils which linked to their topic, walking with dinosaurs. Additionally this term, Year 6 made periscopes to support their learning about light, with much more great Science learning going on around school.
There are many Science events going on in London to keep you busy over half term.
The Science Museum is hosting a variety of activities this half term, including a fun, family workshop to learn fascinating facts about bacteria!
More locally, Centre of the Cell in Whitechapel are hosting some great shows for budding Scientists out there.
These are just some of the events going on in London over the holiday.
This term, Year 6 have been learning about the Victorians and how their way of life compares with our modern way of life. In order to learn more about the Victorians, we visited the Ragged School Museum in Bow and had the chance to experience what it would have been like in a Victorian classroom.
Victorian schools were very strict and some of the rules were extremely different from modern school. We were particularly shocked that children were not allowed to write with their left hand. Whilst we were at the museum, we also had a look at some Victorian household artefacts and tried to work out what they were used for.
To begin the Year 6 topic 'For Those In Peril', the children in Year 6 were given a glimpse of the differences in the First and Third Class experiences on board the HMS Titanic. Before 'boarding' the Titanic the children were issued with a coupon and separated into two groups. Indigo Class had been transformed into a First Class dining experience with table cloths, fancy food (grapes), classical music and servants to pour them drinks (thank you Mrs Banks). In contrast, Violet Class was the Third Class experience and they were having a party; passengers were playing the fiddle, dancing and snacking on crackers.
This was a fun way to begin our unit and we were all extremely excited to learn more about the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
During the Autumn term, Year 6 learnt about the Victorians and animal classification. We also heard about the life and theories of Charles Darwin, a famous Victorian scientist. To celebrate our learning this term (which we have really enjoyed) we visited the Natural History Museum and had the opportunity to work in the Investigate Centre. At the Investigate Centre, we investigated natural artefacts by putting them under microscopes, weighing and measuring them and using our knowledge of the natural world to make conclusions about the objects.


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Lord Mayor Sally Capp in Hosier Lane
Lord Mayor's message, April 2020
The health and wellbeing of our community is paramount. As we face the biggest public health challenge of our time, I want to reassure you that looking after our community is at the heart of all our decision-making.
The City of Melbourne is committed to supporting all residents and businesses by delivering essential services and helping combat the spread of COVID-19.
Every Councillor and City of Melbourne staff member is committed to doing whatever we can to help our community get through this unprecedented time.
We have established a COVID-19 Taskforce to implement the advice and actions from the Victorian Government and the National Cabinet for COVID-19 across our operations.
We know this is a stressful time – so ensuring we continue to deliver for the community and look after those most at-risk has never been more important.
You can count on us to continue to deliver services such as waste and recycling; support for the elderly, isolated and at-risk; children's services; homelessness services and animal management. It's what we're here to do, and we won't let you down.
We're continuing to deliver meals and in-home support services to frail older people. More than 600 people rely on these support services.
While we must adhere to the most up-to-date health advice, I urge all Melburnians to support each other and our business community.
The measures taken to slow the spread of the virus are hitting our local economy hard.
Without our ongoing support many businesses will be forced to close and locals will lose their jobs.
About 80 per cent of our city's 16,000 businesses are small businesses. These are sole operators, family operations and small firms with just a few employees. Real people are being severely impacted.
The City of Melbourne is doing what we can. We have announced a support package that includes waiving certain fees, halving rent for tenants in Council-owned buildings, developing a rates hardship policy, partnering with Spotless to offer work around the city to casual staff who have lost their jobs, hosting a virtual Business Support Summit, and offering small business grants.
The speed and strength of the city's economic recovery will depend on how well we can support and save businesses through this period.
Being caring and creative are two of Melbourne's greatest strengths – and we will need both to get through the coronavirus pandemic.
We showed the depth of our support for others during the state's recent bushfire crisis. We naturally come together during tough times to lend a helping hand. Now is the time to continue and expand that tradition of being a caring community that puts people first.
Every one of us can take steps to help stop the spread of this virus in our community.
The easiest and most effective way to protect yourself and your family is to wash your hands regularly and cover your mouth and nose with your elbow when coughing or sneezing. It's easy and it works.
The advice on COVID-19 is changing quickly. Please visit the Department of Health and Human Service's COVID-19 hub for health information.
We will endeavour to keep you updated as we work through what this means for our community. Information on City of Melbourne services will be updated on our COVID-19 webpage.
Please take care of yourself and each other during this challenging time.
Lord Mayor Sally Capp
A message from Lord Mayor Sally Capp
Hear about the exciting events, bold aspirations and unique experiences in store for Melbourne this year.
Lord Mayor's message
Read all about Melbourne's reactivation and recovery, and what you can do to help the city bounce back, from Lord Mayor Sally Capp.
Lord Mayor's message, December 2020
Melbourne's resilience and sense of community is helping us begin our economic recovery.
We're supporting city businesses affected by COVID-19 through our local economic support package. Our dedicated team of Business Concierge case managers are here to support the Melbourne business community with all the latest business news, grants, free training and support.
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OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Opa-locka, Miami-Dade police announced Thursday.
Detectives said the suspect, Carlos Flores, tried to flee to Georgia.
Surveillance video captured the shooting the night of Jan. 8 at an Opa-locka apartment building on Washington and Northwest 22nd avenues.
"I felt a bad vibe. I said, 'I'm going to wait for you.' And he's like, 'No. Go and I'll catch up with you,'" the victim's wife, Khristine Mitchell, said.
He stops, hides behind a wall and waites for the victim, Wayne Mitchell, 50.
Once the victim passes, the gunman follows him, pulls out a gun and shoots the victim, leaving his lifeless body on the floor.
"He did not deserve it. He did not deserve it at all," Khristine Mitchell said.
The owner of the building told Local 10 News that Flores is a tenant and that he was seen heading back to his apartment unit after the shooting.
Wayne Mitchell's relatives told Local 10 News that he and his wife had lived at the apartment building for four years.
They said Flores and Wayne Mitchell had been arguing for weeks, which led to the shooting.
It's unclear what the argument was about.
"He was a good person," Khristine Mitchell said. "He didn't bother nobody, he didn't trouble nobody. He worked very hard."
Relatives said Wayne Mitchell's funeral will be held next week.


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Powerful Surge set for WFA semifinal at Santana
By Ramon Scott
The San Diego Surge host the Seattle Majestics in the second round of the Women's Football Association playoffs on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Santana High School.
The Surge have won three of the last four American Conference championships. They feature the No. 3-ranked scoring team in the WFA, led at quarterback by longtime star Melissa Gallegos, who ranked fifth in the league in passing yards (1205) during the regular season.
Jessica Springer is one of the best running backs in women's football history and a former star for the Dallas Diamonds and Chicago Force, while Alexis Snyder leads the team in rushing yards (422), and wideout Deana Guidry is both a rushing and receiving threat, leading the team with 623 combined yards on the ground and through the air.
Defensively, the Surge are paced by cornerback Kesia Williams, who leads the league with eight interceptions this season. Defensive tackle Knengi Martin has added 12 tackles for loss this season, while linebacker Katrina Walter joined Williams as a first-team All-American for the San Diego defense.
The Seattle Majestics went 8-0 in the regular season, one of three undefeated teams in the regular season this year along with the D.C. Divas and the Dallas Elite. It was the seventh undefeated regular season in the Majestics' storied history. They dominated teams in the Pacific Northwest, outscoring their opponents, 395-30.
The Majestics rank fifth in the league in scoring offense. They are led by quarterback Rachel Woods, who was third in the WFA in passing yards (1259). Her top receiving target is tight end Tessla Rennie, who ranked fourth in the WFA in receiving yards (508). Wide receiver Chris Hernandez paired nicely with Rennie in the passing game, ranking tenth in the WFA in receptions (24). The running attack is led by Kalena Firstrider, who was fifth in the WFA in rushing yards (802) during the regular season.
The Majestics also feature the second-ranked scoring defense in the league, allowing under four points per contest. Defensive back McKenzie Tolliver ranks third in the league with five interceptions, as does Hernandez, who made her mark as a two-way player. Defensive tackles Kase Tukutau and Tara Shively clog up the opposing running game, while All-American Holly Custis guides the Seattle linebackers. Cornerback Jackie McCall not only leads the league in pass deflections (11), she is also a talented punt returner, ranking fifth in the WFA in punt return yardage (182).
The Surge won the only previous meeting in a playoff game last season, 36-20, with the visiting Surge overcoming a 20-16 halftime deficit with 20 unanswered points.
The Majestics haven't been defeated since.
"They do the right thing," Surge head coach Mike Suggett said. "They won't beat themselves, they're well coached, they play their positions, and know their responsibilities."
The winner will face the Dallas Elite or Kansas City Titans in the American Conference Championship.
Tickets for Saturday's game are $15.
San Diego 27, Central Cal 7 – The San Diego Surge remained perfect at home, but not before getting the scare of their lives. The reigning American Conference champions needed three fourth-quarter touchdowns to snap a 7-7 tie and finally break away from the Central Cal War Angels by a 27-7 count.
The Surge (8-1) have won three of the last four American Conference championships and had never lost a home game in their five-year history. Despite an upset loss to Central Cal in their regular season finale, 23-17, San Diego easily clinched the top seed in the Pacific Region and are considered top contenders for their fourth conference title in five years.
But the War Angels (5-3) – the only American Conference team to ever defeat San Diego in a playoff game with a victory in 2013 – nearly ended San Diego's playoff run. Central Cal pulled out to a 7-0 lead at halftime, and a third-quarter touchdown by San Diego merely tied the game going into the fourth quarter. Yet despite being severely tested, the Surge scored three times in the fourth quarter, improving to 12-1 all-time in American Conference playoff games.
Defense ruled the first quarter as both teams were held scoreless. The first and only score of the first half was a 79-yard touchdown run by Destanie Yarbrough that gave the War Angels a 7-0 lead.
The Surge had four red zone scoring opportunities, but turned the ball over on downs each time.
In the third quarter, the Surge offense finally got over their scoring drought when Guidry tied the game with a 25-yard touchdown reception from Gallegos.
Guidry kicked off the fourth quarter by scoring off a two-yard run to give the Surge its first lead of the game. A botched PAT made it 13-7 with 14:56 left to play.
On the ensuing possession, the War Angels made their way to the Surge 11-yard line threatening to tie or take the lead, but Christina Webb killed the drive with an interception in the end zone.
The Surge took advantage after a 41-yard catch and run by Guidry led to a four-yard touchdown run by Alexis Snyder, extending the Surge lead to 19-7.
After Webb notched her second interception of the game, Guidry put up her third score with a 25-yard run to seal the win and redeem the only Surge loss of the season.
WFA Playoffs (Round 1)
American Conference
SAN DIEGO SURGE 27, Central Cal War Angels 7.
Seattle Majestics 34, Tacoma Trauma 0.
Dallas Elite 54, St. Louis Slam 3.
Kansas City Titans 22, Arlington Impact 12.
Boston Renegades 59, West Michigan Mayhem 12.
Chicago Force 71, Cleveland Fusion 13.
DC Divas 48, Miami Fury 12.
Atlanta Phoenix 48, Jacksonville Dixie Blues 9.
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from threading import Timer

from rclpy.duration import Duration
from rclpy.qos import DurabilityPolicy, QoSProfile
from rosbridge_library.internal import message_conversion, ros_loader
from rosbridge_library.internal.message_conversion import msg_class_type_repr
from rosbridge_library.internal.topics import (
    TopicNotEstablishedException,
    TypeConflictException,
)

class MultiPublisher:
    """Keeps track of the clients that are using a particular publisher.

    Provides an API to publish messages and register clients that are using
    this publisher"""

    def __init__(self, topic, node_handle, msg_type=None, latched_client_id=None, queue_size=100):
        """Register a publisher on the specified topic.

        Keyword arguments:
        topic    -- the name of the topic to register the publisher to
        node_handle -- Handle to a rclpy node to create the publisher.
        msg_type -- (optional) the type to register the publisher as.  If not
        provided, an attempt will be made to infer the topic type
        latch    -- (optional) if a client requested this publisher to be latched,
                    provide the client_id of that client here

        Throws:
        TopicNotEstablishedException -- if no msg_type was specified by the
        caller and the topic is not yet established, so a topic type cannot
        be inferred
        TypeConflictException        -- if the msg_type was specified by the
        caller and the topic is established, and the established type is
        different to the user-specified msg_type

        """
        # First check to see if the topic is already established
        topics_names_and_types = dict(node_handle.get_topic_names_and_types())
        topic_type = topics_names_and_types.get(topic)

        # If it's not established and no type was specified, exception
        if msg_type is None and topic_type is None:
            raise TopicNotEstablishedException(topic)

        # topic_type is a list of types or None at this point; only one type is supported.
        if topic_type is not None:
            if len(topic_type) > 1:
                node_handle.get_logger().warning(f"More than one topic type detected: {topic_type}")
            topic_type = topic_type[0]

        # Use the established topic type if none was specified
        if msg_type is None:
            msg_type = topic_type

        # Load the message class, propagating any exceptions from bad msg types
        msg_class = ros_loader.get_message_class(msg_type)

        # Make sure the specified msg type and established msg type are same
        msg_type_string = msg_class_type_repr(msg_class)
        if topic_type is not None and topic_type != msg_type_string:
            raise TypeConflictException(topic, topic_type, msg_type_string)

        # Create the publisher and associated member variables
        self.clients = {}
        self.latched_client_id = latched_client_id
        self.topic = topic
        self.node_handle = node_handle
        self.msg_class = msg_class
        # Adding a lifespan solves the problem of late-joining subscribers
        # without the need of a custom message publisher implementation.
        publisher_qos = QoSProfile(
            depth=queue_size,
            durability=DurabilityPolicy.TRANSIENT_LOCAL,
        )

        # For latched clients, no lifespan has to be specified (i.e. latch forever).
        # Otherwise we want to keep the messages for a second to prevent late-joining subscribers from
        # missing messages.
        if latched_client_id is None:
            publisher_qos.lifespan = Duration(seconds=1)
        else:
            publisher_qos.depth = 1

        self.publisher = node_handle.create_publisher(msg_class, topic, qos_profile=publisher_qos)

    def unregister(self):
        """Unregisters the publisher and clears the clients"""
        self.node_handle.destroy_publisher(self.publisher)
        self.clients.clear()

    def verify_type(self, msg_type):
        """Verify that the publisher publishes messages of the specified type.

        Keyword arguments:
        msg_type -- the type to check this publisher against

        Throws:
        Exception -- if ros_loader cannot load the specified msg type
        TypeConflictException -- if the msg_type is different than the type of
        this publisher

        """
        if not ros_loader.get_message_class(msg_type) is self.msg_class:
            raise TypeConflictException(self.topic, msg_class_type_repr(self.msg_class), msg_type)
        return

    def publish(self, msg):
        """Publish a message using this publisher.

        Keyword arguments:
        msg -- the dict (json) message to publish

        Throws:
        Exception -- propagates exceptions from message conversion if the
        provided msg does not properly conform to the message type of this
        publisher

        """
        # Create a message instance
        inst = self.msg_class()

        # Populate the instance, propagating any exceptions that may be thrown
        message_conversion.populate_instance(msg, inst)

        # Publish the message
        self.publisher.publish(inst)

    def register_client(self, client_id):
        """Register the specified client as a client of this publisher.

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id -- the ID of the client using the publisher

        """
        self.clients[client_id] = True

    def unregister_client(self, client_id):
        """Unregister the specified client from this publisher.

        If the specified client_id is not a client of this publisher, nothing
        happens.

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id -- the ID of the client to remove

        """
        if client_id in self.clients:
            del self.clients[client_id]

    def has_clients(self):
        """Return true if there are clients to this publisher."""
        return len(self.clients) != 0

class PublisherManager:
    """The PublisherManager keeps track of ROS publishers

    It maintains a MultiPublisher instance for each registered topic

    When unregistering a client, if there are no more clients for a publisher,
    then that publisher is unregistered from the ROS Master
    """

    def __init__(self):
        self._publishers = {}
        self.unregister_timers = {}
        self.unregister_timeout = 10.0

    def register(self, client_id, topic, node_handle, msg_type=None, latch=False, queue_size=100):
        """Register a publisher on the specified topic.

        Publishers are shared between clients, so a single MultiPublisher
        instance is created per topic, even if multiple clients register.

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id  -- the ID of the client making this request
        topic      -- the name of the topic to publish on
        node_handle -- Handle to a rclpy node to create the publisher.
        msg_type   -- (optional) the type to publish
        latch      -- (optional) whether to make this publisher latched
        queue_size -- (optional) rospy publisher queue_size to use

        Throws:
        Exception -- exceptions are propagated from the MultiPublisher if
        there is a problem loading the specified msg class or establishing
        the publisher

        """
        latched_client_id = client_id if latch else None
        if topic not in self._publishers:
            self._publishers[topic] = MultiPublisher(
                topic,
                node_handle,
                msg_type=msg_type,
                latched_client_id=latched_client_id,
                queue_size=queue_size,
            )
        elif latch and self._publishers[topic].latched_client_id != client_id:
            node_handle.get_logger().warn(
                f"Client ID {client_id} attempted to register topic [{topic}] as "
                "latched but this topic was previously registered."
            )
            node_handle.get_logger().warn(
                "Only a single registered latched publisher is supported at the time"
            )
        elif not latch and self._publishers[topic].latched_client_id:
            node_handle.get_logger().warn(
                f"New non-latched publisher registration for topic [{topic}] which is "
                "already registered as latched. but this topic was previously registered."
            )
            node_handle.get_logger().warn(
                "Only a single registered latched publisher is supported at the time"
            )

        if msg_type is not None:
            self._publishers[topic].verify_type(msg_type)

        self._publishers[topic].register_client(client_id)

    def unregister(self, client_id, topic):
        """Unregister a client from the publisher for the given topic.
            Will wait some time before actually unregistering, it is done in
            _unregister_impl

        If there are no clients remaining for that publisher, then the
        publisher is unregistered from the ROS Master

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id -- the ID of the client making this request
        topic     -- the topic to unregister the publisher for

        """
        if topic not in self._publishers:
            return

        self._publishers[topic].unregister_client(client_id)
        if topic in self.unregister_timers:
            self.unregister_timers[topic].cancel()
            del self.unregister_timers[topic]
        self.unregister_timers[topic] = Timer(
            self.unregister_timeout, self._unregister_impl, [topic]
        )
        self.unregister_timers[topic].start()

    def _unregister_impl(self, topic):
        if not self._publishers[topic].has_clients():
            self._publishers[topic].unregister()
            del self._publishers[topic]
        del self.unregister_timers[topic]

    def unregister_all(self, client_id):
        """Unregisters a client from all publishers that they are registered
        to.

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id -- the ID of the client making this request"""
        for topic in self._publishers.keys():
            self.unregister(client_id, topic)

    def publish(self, client_id, topic, msg, node_handle, latch=False, queue_size=100):
        """Publish a message on the given topic.

        Tries to create a publisher on the topic if one does not already exist.

        Keyword arguments:
        client_id -- the ID of the client making this request
        topic     -- the topic to publish the message on
        msg       -- a JSON-like dict of fields and values
        node_handle -- Handle to a rclpy node to create the publisher.
        latch     -- (optional) whether to make this publisher latched
        queue_size -- (optional) rospy publisher queue_size to use

        Throws:
        Exception -- a variety of exceptions are propagated.  They can be
        thrown if there is a problem setting up or getting the publisher,
        or if the provided msg does not map to the msg class of the publisher.

        """
        self.register(client_id, topic, node_handle, latch=latch, queue_size=queue_size)

        self._publishers[topic].publish(msg)

manager = PublisherManager()

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Thousands of young adults line the streets outside the "American Idol" tryouts, pining for a shot at fame and fortune. They risk harsh rejections and ridicule from the show's three candid judges - not to mention the millions of viewers who tune in to watch the exhibition on television.
With the thousands of people who have stood in the cold to have their chance at stardom this year, and the thousands who come out each year that the reality show has aired in both America and Europe, it would seem that fame is hard to come by. Yet nearly every city in America is home to a number of musicians and bands who are trying to make it big.
Is their time spent playing local bars and clubs worthwhile? According to four local acts, it's just a starting point to something bigger.
The vibe between the four members of Two-Faced Heros is so good that the Boyne City and Charlevoix musicians are considering a move to California - with the hopes that the sunshine could help grow their career.
"We want to play in front of a lot of people," said Tyler Kalbfleisch, 17. "We're looking to get signed."
But on their own terms, band members are quick to point out.
"If they want us to change our music, we won't do it," said bass player and vocalist Logan Matter, 19. "If, say, MTV played our kind of music we would want that life. But we aren't going to play their kind of music just to play for them."
The group describes their sound as music with "so many factors."
"We have a punk backbone, but we put our own jazz, funk and rock into it," Matter said.
Their dream, Matter said, is to avoid having "regular jobs." National tours are on their minds right now, and California is the place they plan to have their big start.
"We'd like to get stuck on a tour opening for another band, then make connections," Matter said.
The four guys said they've become a family while focusing on their music.
"When we started out, we couldn't play together," Kalbfleisch said. "But we've picked practice over doing anything else and hanging out with other people, and we've gotten to the point where we really just work together."
While they don't want to follow any kind of mold, Two-Faced Heros look to bands like Incubus and Pearl Jam as inspiration.
"They've stayed true to what they do, and they have been doing it for a long time," said Nick Koteskey, 18, who plays lead guitar and sings lead vocals. "We want to do that - we want to always be known for our music and for not selling out."
The three members of the Boyne City/East Jordan band Limited Sight Distance are looking to leave Northern Michigan for bigger cities - and bigger venues. Since forming about nine months ago, LSD, as they call themselves, is trying to build a fan following.
"We're doing it the right way," said lead vocalist and guitarist Kevin Paul, 20. "I'd rather not take the road of MTV and that kind of thing. I'd rather just play our music."
Bass player and vocalist Eric Jaqua, 18, is ready to get moving downstate, in Kalamazoo and Detroit, or to states like Colorado, that boast a hip night scene.
"We'd like to be gigging five nights a week or so," he said. "Ultimately, we'd like to play a venue for 5,000 people."
This winter, Jaqua said, is LSD's time to "go."
"We're going to be building a four-hour set list," he said.
"Hopefully, by summer, we'll start gigging around," Paul said.
With the large number of bands that are trying to sign a record deal, Jaqua said he's not discouraged.
"I'm playing for me," he said. "If another band is better than us, I'm going to keep playing."
Paul said the difference between LSD and other bands is their attitude.
"We're going to just do it," he said. "We're not messing around with anything, we're just doing it."
The band will start work on their first EP later this month. They're hoping the music will help launch their career.
"We're aspiring," said Paul. "We definitely want to play music."
Michelle Chenard listens to bands like Limited Sight Distance and Two-Faced Heros with mixed feelings.
"I have a private giggle when I hear them talk sometimes," she said. "I think about how I was like them, once."
Born in the Upper Peninsula, Chenard started playing the guitar at 9 years old. By high school she was fronting local bands and soon after graduating, she hit the road to tour nationally and internationally with a number of bands. The throaty singer who wails on the blues played for a mix of band types, and opened for bands Badfinger, Steve Marriott and Head East. But when Chenard moved to the East Coast to showcase for record labels, she got a taste of the bad side of the biz.
"My manager, I found out, was not a nice person," Chenard said. "I became disillusioned. I had had quite a few disappointments, and I was so burnt out that I needed to regroup."
Around 1997 Chenard, now 41, moved back to Northern Michigan to be by her family and return to a "healthy environment."


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Emergency assistance is needed during and after the holidays
The holiday season is a time many people feel inspired to help the less fortunate. But the simple fact is, when the Christmas decorations come down, the need is still there.
Emergency assistance is needed during and after the holidays The holiday season is a time many people feel inspired to help the less fortunate. But the simple fact is, when the Christmas decorations come down, the need is still there. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/2ibfUZN
Cincinnati Published 1:11 p.m. ET Dec. 21, 2016
Jim Dodd(Photo: Provided)
Jim Dodd is the president of St. Vincent de Paul, Archdiocesan Council of Cincinnati.
The holiday season is a time many people feel inspired to help the less fortunate. Maybe you donate a toy to a local church or drop a few dollars in a red kettle. While all this helps, the simple fact is when the Christmas decorations come down, the need is still there. As a volunteer with St. Vincent de Paul for the past 10 years, I see the challenges those living in poverty face year-round.
So, what can be done to relieve, and in some cases, eliminate the effects of poverty? One of the greatest needs is emergency assistance. When families are in a financial crisis, many of them do not have a safety net. That is when St. Vincent de Paul and other faith-based organizations step in. St. Vincent de Paul may provide help with rent or utility payments, provide food, dispense prescriptions from its Charitable Pharmacy, or give vouchers for furniture and clothing. For example, last year the community volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul Conferences provided over $900,000 in furniture and clothing vouchers from our seven thrift stores throughout the city. For those who cannot afford their medicine, our Charitable Pharmacy provided much needed prescriptions at no cost to our neighbors. Last year, over 39,000 prescriptions were filled with a value of nearly $5 million.
TUESDAY METRO DECEMBER 21, 2010. Volunteers Jim Dodd of Union Twp., left, Tod Dodds of West End and Jim McCafferty of Anderson pack food that was distributed for Christmas food baskets at St. Vincent de Paul Outreach. The three where part of the 60 volunteers who helped distribute the food. St. Vincent de Paul's provided over 600 Christmas food baskets full of a choice of turkey, ham, or chicken along with vegetables and other side items. St. Vincent de Paul expected a 25% more increase than last year. About 3,500 local families were helped with the food distribution and Christmas gifts through the Adopt-a-Family Program. Photo shot Tuesday December 21, 2010. The Enquirer/Cara Owsley (Photo: Cara Owsley, THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER)
St. Vincent de Paul plays a major role nationally as well as locally in the fight against poverty. In 2015, across the United States, St. Vincent de Paul provided goods and services valued at approximately $1.2 billion to our neighbors in need.
While the economic benefits of emergency assistance are important to our neighbors whom we serve, we are often told that a major strength of our ministry is our volunteers getting personally involved by making home visits to our neighbors. Volunteers listen to their stories, offer suggestions as to where they can get additional help, and offer to pray with them if they are so inclined.
Helping someone in an emergency is one thing, but helping them move out of poverty is an even bigger challenge. Having been a St. Vincent de Paul volunteer, I am convinced it often takes a "team" effort to move someone forward. The most successful approach to helping someone move out of poverty involves collaboration among other organizations. When two or more organizations marshal their resources, it becomes possible to eliminate the barriers and provide the mentoring that will be necessary to insure success. In the future, more and stronger collaborations among non-profits, and better targeted and focused uses of government programs will be needed if the number of people living in poverty is to be greatly reduced.
While it is an ambitious goal to eliminate poverty, the need for emergency assistance will always be with us. For St. Vincent de Paul, this tremendous unmet need continues to challenge our ability to keep up with the many requests that come in daily. It is always frustrating to us when we must turn down a request due to lack of funds. We are proud of how many people we are able to assist, but always wish we could do more for our neighbors in need.
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