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The rumble of the TTC, the steely chime of streetcars. Cool jazz drifting out from The Reservoir Lounge. That fresh apple smell at the St. Lawrence Market, when you know it's really fall. Curtain call at the Sony Centre, rush hour on Bay Street. It's what makes downtown Toronto, well, Toronto – the most exciting, dynamic place you'll ever live. Ever.
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88 Scott Street Condos was designed for a certain kind of individual. Successful. Informed. Quintessentially urban.
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88 Scott is defined by superior design, engineering and construction. The building's captivating architecture blends limestone and granite in the five-storey podium base with a soaring, contemporary tower rising 58 storeys into the city's skyline.
Architecture by Page & Steele / IBI Group Architects.
Energy efficient. sustainable anti liveable building design targeting LEED Gold status.
Professionally landscaped streetscapes and roof terrace.
A collection of well-appointed amenities establish the sense of a "vertical neighbourhood", catering to a variety of residence social entertainment, health, fitness and recreational needs.
Wi-Fi equipped multimedia news lounge. coffee bar and a fireside lounge.
Wi-Fi enabled residents' lounge includes kitchen and bar fireplace, bistro dining, billiards room and private video screening theatre.
An expansive outdoor terrace with green spaces. barbeques, alfresco dining and seating options. fireplace and outdoor fitness/sunbathing area.
A spectacular two-storey Wi-Fi enable fireplace lounge, bar and private dining room overlooking the dramatic city skyline through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Security restricted floor access via four high speed, computer controlled elevators.
Individual suite controlled programmable thermostat for your year round comfort.
Pre-wired for telephone and cable in living room, bedrooms and dens.
Capped ceiling outlet in dining room, bedrooms. ,and den and above fixed kitchen island as per plan.
Provision for future possible connection to the Toronto underground PATH network via the underground mezzanine level.
88 Scott is designed with the goal of LEED Gold Certification and to the highest tier of the City of Toronto Green Development Standard.
Double glazed. low E, thermal windows.
Energy efficient lighting used throughout building common areas.
Low VOC paints, stains, sealant: and adhesives used in suites and throughout common areas.
Individual suite controlled programmable thermostats.
Individual electricity, water and healing and cooling flow metering for each suite.
Counter mounted filtered eater faucet in all kitchens.
Green roof system reduces urban heat island effect.
Occupant, light sensors in most amenity areas.
Resident and visitor bicycle parking.
Reuse of limestone character facade.
Heat recovery ventilator provided in each suite.
Roller shades on all exterior windows.
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Gracious Lobby with 24-hr concierge, Wi-Fi enabled news lounge, coffee bar, fireside lounge and private boardroom. 6th floor Core Club with Wi-Fi enabled residents' lounge with kitchen and bar, fireplace, bistro dining, billiards room and private video screening theatre; fully equipped fitness studio with areas for cardio, yoga, weight training and a central guide bar; seamless-edge indoor pool, co-ed steam and sauna plus men's and women's change rooms and expansive outdoor terrace with green spaces, barbeques, alfresco dining and seating options, fireplace and outdoor fitness/sunbathing areas. 46th and 47th floor Sky Lounge with Wi-Fi enabled fireplace lounge, bar and private dining room offering spectacular views.
A 58-storey tower with a five-storey character-inspired podium designed to seamlessly bridge Toronto's Financial District with the nearby St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. 88 Scott is defined by superior design, engineering and construction.


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This week, hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District students returned to school, and in the coming weeks, nearly every young student in the city will be back in the classroom to kick off the new school year. As students get back to learning, I would like to remind parents, families and students to be safe and smart while making your way to school.
Drivers should exercise extreme caution and use common sense on the roads when driving near schools. Motorists, including all parents, should slow down in school zones, be alert for small children and come to a full stop when a school bus's flashing lights are activated. Additionally, students should remember to look both ways before crossing the street and use designated crosswalks and intersections.
The LAPD North Hollywood Division awarded $100 gift cards to 25 at-risk youth to purchase school supplies for the new academic year as part of the department's "Shop with a Cop" program. | Photo: CD2
As the homework begins to pile up, don't let the anxiety get the best of you and your family. The LA Public Library has many resources to help students get through their assignments. The library's Live Homework Help program can give students the tools they need to get ahead in school.
More than 3,000 online tutors are available on demand every day from 11 am to 11 pm for one-on-one help with homework, skills building and test prep. Professionally trained and experienced tutors will help K-12 students and adult learners with math, science, English, writing, foreign languages and social studies. Visit www.lapl.org/lhh to access the library's tutoring program.
I hope you have a great school year. If you have thoughts or comments, please email me: paul.krekorian@lacity.org.
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Crime Craft is a new action game that combines elements of a typical RPG, and shooting. Set in the near future after a great destruction. The evil forces are trying to take over the world, are fighting between groups of settlers - only the strongest survive. Crime Craft allows you to play online with thousands of other fans of this type of game. Create your own unit and show to the rest who's the boss here!


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Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd. (MTWL) started with the acquisition of the business assets of Kinetic Motor Company Limited (KMCL) in 2008. It brings together a combination of Mahindra and Mahindra's automotive experience of 65 years and its expertise in both Indian and global markets.
Mahindra Two Wheelers new range of motorcycles Mahindra Centuro and Mahindra Pantero, designed completely in-house at the future ready, state-of-the-art Mahindra R&D Centre are extremely innovative machines', made with thoughtfulness and driven by an obsession for understanding and delighting Indian customers. Mahindra's experience with Indian roads clearly shows in both these motorcycles that possess class-defining features targeted at distinct consumer segments. The Mahindra Centuro has won 7 awards.
MERE PASS MAHINDRA KI CENTURO BIKE HAI. JO MAINE DIWALI PE PURCHASE KI THI. LEKIN LAST 1 MONTH SE USKI SHARING IN CONCEST ME SOUND PROBLEM AA RAHI HAI. SERVICE CENTRE ME CHECK KRANE PAR BOLTE HAI KI PART CHANGE HOGA. LEKIN 1 MONTH SE KOI ACTION NAHI LE RHE . PLEASE MERI IS PROBLEM KO SOLUTION NIKALE.
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Roasted hazelnut oil is a well-kept secret of many top chefs. Great in salads, hazelnut oil combines very well with vinegar to produce a light but flavorful vinaigrette. However, some say it goes even better with lemon juice. With pasta, potatoes and beans, hazelnut oil serves as a wonderful substitute for butter. Finally, hazelnut oil works great with fish, and you won't go wrong to give it a try with cheese or carpaccio. Once you "discover" hazelnut oil, you will return time and time again to rediscover this versatile treasure!
The kitchen is where grapeseed oil comes into its prime. With a smoke point of 450°F, the oil is easy to use in cooking and will make burnt oil a thing of the past. The nutty flavor works well in vinaigrettes with any type of vinegar, never overwhelming the other ingredients. Grapeseed oil is also commonly blended with more intensely flavored oils. Another fact to keep in mind is that grapeseed oil is an excellent substitute for butter or canola oil.


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Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Review
07/03/2013 · by loonyliterature	· in Doctor Who Classic Series Reviews.	·
By Will Barber – Taylor
Third Doctor: Jo, it's all quite simple – I am he and he is me!
Jo Grant: And we are all together, coo coo cachoo?
Both Doctors: What?
Jo Grant: It's a song by The Beatles.
Second Doctor: Really? How does it go?
Third Doctor: Oh, shut up!
Time itself is in peril! The Time Lords find themselves besieged by a mysterious enemy, the legendary Time Lord, Omega. Omega has been inhabiting the anti-matter universe on the other side of the black hole from which the Time Lords draw their power. They enlist the Doctor in his first three incarnations to battle this foe, which turns out to be a legend from the Time Lords' remote past. However, vital cosmic energy is draining into a black hole and the Time Lords are under siege. The Doctor is their only hope but, trapped in the TARDIS, he's powerless. The only way out is to break the First Law of Time to let the Doctor help himself – literally.
"The Three Doctors" was Doctor Who's tenth anniversary special and reunited the first three incarnations of The Doctor in their battle against Omega. In Doctor Who's fiftieth year there is probably no better story to review.
The Three Doctors has a brilliantly quick pace and makes the audience watch it from start to finish. The whole story is virtually plot less and is more of a foil so that we can see Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee interact wonderfully as The Doctor. Each one gets brilliantly comic lines (including the above quotation) which means that between the frantic almost train like pacing of the story we get nice still moments when the characters are joking between one another. Even the Brigadier gets some funny lines and you can see Nicholas Courtney (Brigadier Lethbridge Stuart) is thoroughly enjoying being able to do some funny jokes. Indeed, with its pieces of Timelord mythology, rather silly monsters, an excellent villain and lots of silliness "The Three Doctors" is almost the blueprint for how to write and produce a Doctor Who story.
Jon Pertwee holds the show together excellently. Whilst Patrick Troughton gets to play a comic cosmic hobo; the task of being the man of action and recipient of most of the dramatic dialogue falls to Pertwee. Pertwee was and still is one of the most respected comic actors of his generation as proved by "Worzel Gummidge" and "The Navy Lark". However, he was also a great dramatic actor. During the scenes in which the two doctors face down Omega, Pertwee proves to be the more heroic of the two. When The Third Doctor battles with Omega possibly at the cost his own life; it is a truthful piece of drama. Pertwee gives an extra dimension to the character of The Doctor; if the role had fallen on Harntell or Troughton, it would have been unbelievable, Pertwee's Doctor is the man of action. Not only do we see him battling with Omega's dark side we also see him fight with himself, quite literally, in fact. The relationship between the two doctors is excellently played by both actors and by the end when The Doctors part on friendly terms, we see that Pertwee's Doctor been accepted by his predecessors and also by the Time Lords.
"The Three Doctors" isn't the greatest Doctor Who story, the plot is relatively simple and the drama isn't too much part of the plot. "The Three Doctors" is incredibly good fun and with the exception of the later 20th anniversary special, "The Five Doctors" (1983) it is probably the best story to sum up what Doctor Who is really like; a battle between good and evil with a big dollop of silliness thrown in for good measure. If you are a new series fan and have not seen the classic series then I suggest you start by watching this story as I think you will find that it contains the essence of what Doctor Who is.
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Jon Pertwee's secret life as a wartime agent… years before he did battle with the Daleks (warhistoryonline.com)
The Claws of Axos Collectors Set (theconsultingdetectivesblog.com)
Ice Warriors Return to Doctor Who (theconsultingdetectivesblog.com)
Doctor Who: Colony in Space (Review) (them0vieblog.com)
Our Doctor Countdown 1 : Jon Pertwee (believeingeek.wordpress.com)
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors (1972) [DVD] (takingtheshortview.wordpress.com)
Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee's 10 Best Episodes (musingsofamildmanneredman.com)
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This episode is one of my favorites.


The Scouts Long Sleeved Uniform Blouse has a smart, yet loose casual fit. It is one of the options for the Scout Uniform and is worn with the Group Necker. The alternatives can be found here.
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From 'Fall Guys' to 'Among Us,' How America Turned to Videogames Under Lockdown
With little else to do, Americans are spending record amounts of money on videogames. New players are taking up the habit, and even parents are embracing the pastime as a way for kids to socialize online. The way we entertain ourselves may never be the same.
'Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout' has been one of the biggest gaming hits of the pandemic era. Credit: Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
By Sarah E. Needleman
Videogames were already a multibillion-dollar industry. The pandemic is sending them to another level.
With so many people taking a break from movie screenings and dining out, spending on videogames and equipment has been hitting all-time highs every month since March. People who already played videogames are playing more, and former gamers have dug their dusty consoles out of the closet to revive the hobby. Newbies are taking up the habit, too.


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Power-on hours (POH) is the length of time, usually in hours, that electrical power is applied to a device.

A part of the S.M.A.R.T. attributes (originally known as IntelliSafe, before its introduction to the public domain on 12 May 1995, by the computer hardware and software company Compaq),

It is used to predict drive failure, supported by manufacturers such as Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba, IBM (Hitachi), Fujitsu, Maxtor, Kingston and Western Digital.

Power-on hours is intended to indicate a remaining lifetime prediction for hard drives and solid state drives, generally, "the total expected life-time of a hard disk is 5 years"  or 43,800 hours of constant use.

Once a drive has surpassed the 43,800 hour mark, it may no longer be classed as in "perfect condition".

Google tested over 100,000 consumer grade serial and parallel ATA hard disks, finding evidence that S.M.A.R.T. attributes like POH played a heavy role in device failures.

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It's inevitable; growing kids are going to snack. Snacking can help kids maintain their energy, provide fuel for after-school activities and fill in the nutrition gaps of their diets. While it may seem convenient to parents to stock up on multi-packs of packaged potato chips or sugary candy, opt instead for wholesome snacks which give your child the nutrition her developing body needs.
It's easier than you think! Encourage your child to develop healthy eating habits early on by setting an example in your home. Your child won't crave cookies, chips or candy bars if you don't have them on hand. Model healthy eating by choosing nutritious snacks for yourself, too!
I live by the mantra, "the more colorful your plate, the healthier it is." Fruits and vegetables provide a wide variety of flavors and come in a convenient, natural form. For a yummy snack which will last throughout the week, I like to make my own fruit salad cups. I start by making a large fruit salad and then divide it into smaller containers. For an easy veggie snack, I like to make veggie cups. Start by adding a layer of your favorite dressing or hummus on the bottom of a container and then place sliced carrots, celery and peppers vertically inside.
Whole grains contain fiber (a plant-based protein), vitamins and minerals essential for optimal health. Because whole grains take longer to digest, they'll leave your child feeling fuller than the refined grains found in cookies or white bread will. I like making a batch of these crunchy granola wedges and divide them into smaller portions to last throughout the week.
It's important for your child to have healthy fats as a part of her diet. Nuts and nut butters are the perfect go-to snack for kids' developing bodies, plus they provide an extra energy boost needed to carry your child through the day. I love to pair sliced apples with almond butter and a dash of cinnamon. I opt for all-natural nut butters, as some processed brands can be high in sugar.
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Creating a very sentimental and well-written dialogue is equally important, if not more than how the footage is presented. The other main similarity that you will notice, is the insightful and thought provoking speech and sentiment that is portrayed, as well as the music used in the commercials. In every single ad either the child or the parent was supposedly narrating the entire clip. The goal was to create very meaningful dialogue to go along with the equally meaningful scene. This is another way that the advertisers can tap into the consumers brain and evoke a powerful emotional response that creates a lasting memory. The main thing that was highlighted in the dialogue was the special bond that occurs between mother and child, as well as father and child. While both dads and moms are shown, they are mostly geared to be viewed by women it is assumed because women are naturally more in tune with their emotion and often are more dedicated to being a parent than men are. The music featured adds another dimension to the effect of the clip. If you were to take away the music, you 'd find that each ad is no where near as powerful as it is with it. There are slight differences in the music choice from company to company, the theme of light and inspiring sounds stays the same. After looking even deeper into each advertisement, you will start to see some differences pop up.


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Injury Lawyers 4 U
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Posted on Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:22 am
Out of principal I wouldn't use a firm who had '4 U' in its title.
I was rather disheartened to see Billy Murray in the newest ads; how could he sink so low? From DS Beech to this?!
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I quite like this...
It could be worse though; we could get ads like this...
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Re: Injury Lawyers 4 U
No Chance wrote: Out of principal I wouldn't use a firm who had '4 U' in its title.
The same with any firm with 'direct' in it's title'
and definitely not any unethical bastards who call themselves a 'helpline' in order to mislead people.
Personal Injury Helpline
National Accident Helpline
I'm in two minds whether anyone stupid enough to be fooled by it deserves all they get or that such a misleading practise shoudl be made illegal to protect the stupid.
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smeggypants wrote: I'm in two minds whether anyone stupid enough to be fooled by it deserves all they get or that such a misleading practise shoudl be made illegal to protect the stupid.
I know; the practices these firms use is disgusting. Have you seen this story? It's a but old now, but still angers me when I read it. From the BBC...
The BBC wrote: Ambulance-chasing "claims farmers" who sign people up to compensation cases which leave them deep in debt
The Law Society is failing to discipline all bad solicitors
are facing a government ban on their activities.
The Constitutional Affairs Minister, David Lammy, said he had given the operatives, who cold-call householders in deprived areas or tout for cases in shopping centres, a final chance to clean up their act.
Describing the activities of the firms as "appalling," the minister accused them of bringing solicitors into disrepute and called on the Law Society to help bring them into line.
He was responding to a File on 4 investigation for BBC Radio 4, which has revealed that hundreds of people living on income support or disability benefits have been signed up for housing cases which have left them with debts of up to £2,500.
File on 4 website
The revelation comes in the wake of high-profile collapses of personal injury companies such as The Accident Group, whose 2,500 staff were sacked by text message, and The Life Repair Group, which went into administration last year.
The programme's reporters discovered a firm named CMS Investigations had been knocking on doors in South Wales, the Midlands and Northumberland, advising tenants they might have a compensation case against their local authority or housing association.
The firm then passed on blocks of cases to various solicitors who, it said, paid it a fee for the work.
Among those who signed up were John and Lesley Pace of Pencoed, whose 50 year-old prefabricated home was damp and draughty.
For years the Paces had lived with condensation which turned to ice on the insides of their windows each winter.
I'd love them [CMS] to come here and knock again. They'd be out through the gate before their feet could touch the ground.
Lesley Pace
CMS told them they could get their overdue repairs done, win compensation from Bridgend County Borough Council and still have nothing to pay.
But first they were asked to take out an insurance policy to cover them for legal costs in case they should lose. They were told the initial cost would be £519, for which they were given a loan by the First National bank.
Interest charges
The Paces won their case and were awarded £1,000 in compensation last February.
So they were shocked to receive a loan statement a few weeks ago informing them that even after the award had been credited to their account they owed a total of £1,481.86.
As well as monthly interest payments, hundreds of pounds had been added for other charges including a survey report and a "risk assessment."
"There's no way I'm paying," Mrs Pace said. "I'd rather go to prison.
"I can't afford to pay because my husband is on long-term sick benefit."
"I'd love them [CMS] to come here and knock again. They'd be out through the gate before their feet could touch the ground."
£165-an-hour
Although the Paces and other tenants were awarded compensation, Bridgend council challenged the costs in the case on the grounds that they were disproportionate.
The judge, who revealed solicitors' fees of up to £165 per hour had pushed the Paces' total costs up to £8,697, agreed.
Because the claimants won their cases, their insurance did not pay out. Because the judge did not award full costs, the council did not have to pay and so the debt remained.
Both CMS and the solicitors to whom it passed the case, PD Associates of Liverpool, had failed the tenants, the judge said.
I think it is absolutely appalling. We don't want to see these people continuing to bring solicitors into bad repute.
The solicitors should have known their clients were eligible for legal aid, and also that the costs they were claiming were improper.
The judgement, to which an appeal has now been lodged, was based on 11 test cases out of more than 200 in the Bridgend area alone.
All those 11 tenants were awarded compensation and all but one nonetheless ended up in debt. One of them, Nicola Bowen, owed £2,361 plus two years' interest at 13.9 %.
Ironically, the repairs were done because the council handed its entire stock to a new housing association which was then able to raise funding to upgrade decaying properties.
File on 4 has learned of similar cases involving other solicitors in several Welsh council areas, as well as in Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire and in Blyth Valley, Northumberland.
Mr Lammy said a new organisation called the Claims Standards Federation had been set up to represent the industry and had been given a chance to "clean up its act."
But the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Sir David Clementi, was conducting a wide-ranging review of legal regulation which would consider whether further action was needed, he added.
"I think it is absolutely appalling. We don't want to see these people continuing to bring solicitors into bad repute," he said.
"Their aggressive ways are to some extent reminiscent of the ambulance chasers in the United States. One of the options open to the government would be to act in legislation to ban or end this situation."
First National bank said it was considering the debts on a case-by-case basis.
Neither PD Associates nor CMS Investigations responded to requests for their comments on the case and on their business practices.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Disgusting.
I genuinely hate the way we have come to live in an extremely litigious society. People now will sue for the slightest thing and it's often their first thought whenever something even remotely, slightly bad befalls them. It's like the pound signs light up in their eyes.
This is just staggering; again, from the BBC
The BBC wrote: Clearing snow 'can get you sued'
Clearing snow from pavements outside your home could make you liable to legal action if somebody slips on ice, the government has said.
But if householders leave the snow, the council is liable, Lord Davies of Oldham, for ministers, told Tory Lord Burnham at question time.
Claims against householders were "few and far between," he added.
But Tory Baroness Carnegy of Lour called for a law change, to encourage people to "do their bit".
Labour ex-minister Lord Dubs added: "Something I have done for years every time there has been snow is leaving me liable to legal action."
Lord Davies said: "No householder is at all responsible, providing they do not touch the pavement, which is owned by the local authority."
If people completely and utterly and totally clear away all snow and return the pavement to the situation it was in before the snow landed, they have done an excellent job
Lord Davies of Oldham
But he added: "The moment they address the issue of the pavement with a view to improving things, which may lead to a deterioration, it may be their action that makes them culpable."
"If people completely and utterly and totally clear away all snow and return the pavement to the situation it was in before the snow landed, they have done an excellent job.
"If it is done in a less than complete manner and leaves ice, which is more dangerous than the original covering of snow, it may not necessarily be the local authority that is responsible but the householder for having dealt with the pavement."
If the exchanges led to fewer people clearing snow, Lord Davies added, "that would be a great pity and I would have acted to the detriment of the nation".
Amazing. I remember hearing about this when it was being debated at the time.
The world is already mad!!!
smeggypants wrote: The world is already mad!!!
I know. It seems to get madder with every passing day though.
Posted on Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:22 pm
Sorry, just found this slightly ironic:
T'was at the bottom of this thread
I personally hate ads and companies like these, that just set out to exploit the vulnerable and gullible while also trying to make a quick buck. And it's made this society have a kinda 'sue-culture' now.
I smile cos I have no idea what's going on.
Warning: Is liable to talk a load of s*** at any time of day. Approach with caution.
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Posted on Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:01 pm
I remember once ... I'd ripped a finger nail and had it bandaged up. I went into the city center to do some shopping and a girl literally LEAPT out of a tent in the middle of town asking me what was wrong with my hand. I asked her why she was asking and she told me that IF it'd been an accident then maybe I could get compo.
I mean REALLY .... accosting people in the bloody STREET
Trixiebelle
Posted on Sun Mar 02, 2008 12:04 am
Misha wrote: Sorry, just found this slightly ironic:
I wonder if there's a way to filter certain ads from the google feed? i think so- I'll have a look. I think the ads are tailored to the content of the page so if we talk about theese companies and slag them off the google software isn't intelligent enough to recognise that.
smeggypants wrote: I think the ads are tailored to the content of the page so if we talk about theese companies and slag them off the google software isn't intelligent enough to recognise that.
On the forum I used to work at we had a bit of a bet about something with a member there; (just a bit of fun, nothing serious) and he lost. His challenge was to eat his hat. For days in one thread a few of us talked almost constantly about hats; at one point, the targeted Google ads were advertising deals on sombreros, pork pie hats, bowler hats and goodness knows what else. Needless to say, he wasn't impressed!
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Q: How to Pull to the top a Bootstrap Column using vertical offset? I'm using bootstrap and i'm trying to make the top left column the one with the id= "related-items-box" the same size as the other three columns. If those columns with the ID's top, middle and bottom get bigger, the one on the left will have the same size to all the 4 columns look like a big rectangle.
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How to be famous on Instagram by Instagram Bot?
Have you ever wondered how certain individuals and businesses manage to attract millions of followers on Instagram? The truth is that having a million followers on Instagram is the envy of all individuals and businesses that want to leave a mark in the social media stratosphere.
However, it is often easier said than done as amassing followers in their tens of thousands takes a lot of work and dedication.
Of course, there is always the option of hiring a professional social media team, but if you are not a celebrity or do not have the funds to do it, this might prove difficult. Alternatively, you can also choose to slave away by spending every waking minute and hour trying to keep your account as active as possible, which can be both off-putting and tedious.
Lucky for you, if you are interested in becoming famous without putting in all the effort, you can always try using an Instagram Bot instead. Instagram Bots tend to be a lot more effective compared to other options, such as buying Instagram followers because Instagram Bots can handle a range of tasks such as liking photos, following people, and even commenting on your behalf.
Essentially, the work of a Bot is to interact with your followers so that you do not have to do it yourself. The trick to using Bots to gain followers is to figure out what the needs of your profile are. For instance, if you are a fashion blogger, your main concern would be to create amazing content that your followers can benefit.
If you already have engaging content, Instagram bots can be just the assistance that you need to skyrocket your following because it will enable your already great account to be discovered by people that you would have otherwise been unable to reach had you been doing all the work manually.
An Instagram Bot that has been programmed incorrectly in addition to having poor content will most likely appear spammy. Instagram Bots need to be programmed correctly. Otherwise, they may lead to some inappropriate or embarrassing incidences. For instance, leaving a comment on a photo may be inappropriate, or the comment could be completely irrelevant to the topic in question.
When such irrelevant interaction occurs, it could cause you to lose followers, which will not generate any substantial growth for you. Therefore, before you get started, it might be worth it to figure out just what you need the Instagram Bot to help you with whether you are looking to gain more followers or connect with others in your field or industry.
What type of followers do I want? Your industry determines the type of follower; that is, fitness, make up experts, foodies, and so on.
What type of follower is more likely to like your posts?
The point is to target those individuals that find your account helpful. The clearer you are about the specific audience that you are targeting; the more accurately you will be able to see accounts and hashtags that are popular. It will also allow the Instagram Bot to operate much more efficiently.
What is your location? If you are looking to target local customers, it does not make sense to target individuals from any other country. If you are a business, try and look for branded hashtags from your competitors because they tend to have the highest conversion rate.
Instagram Bots are a great way to raise user engagement and following but when used incorrectly, Bots that are used excessively can cause your account to appear spammy. When your account looks spammy, it, of course, heightens the risk that your account will be banned.
As such, you have to trick Instagram into thinking that all actions from the Instagram Bot are done by a human. For instance, if your Instagram Bot follows more than 7,000 people, it might indicate a spammy account because the maximum number of following that any individual can have is 7500.


Few Pakistani analysts give Kayani credit for being a champion of democracy. Instead, he's viewed as a shrewd politician who saw wisdom in exerting the army's political writ behind the country's democratic facade. Indeed, that method of intervention has come to be called the "Kayani model" by politicians and analysts, as well as within the military.
"To some extent, it's true that Kayani broke the pattern of military intervention, and preferred behind-the-scenes pursuance of closely watched policy prerogatives, particularly relations with the U.S. and (regional foe) India," said Nadeem Malik, an analyst based in Islamabad.
Nor do the military and its allies in the civilian bureaucracy – together, they form Pakistan's so-called establishment – have much respect for Sharif, who in two previous terms in office, during the 1990s, clashed with army chiefs, much to his detriment.
The first time, in 1993, his government was dismissed by a pro-establishment president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan. The second time, in 1999, he attempted to replace Gen. Pervez Musharraf with a handpicked general while Musharraf was on a working trip in Sri Lanka, trying to prevent the airliner in which he was traveling home from landing in Pakistan. That sparked a counter-coup and eight years of military rule by Musharraf.
"The military and bureaucracy do not like Sharif one bit. In private conversation, they portray him as a glutton and a simpleton incapable of governing," said Aamir Ghauri, a political analyst based in Lahore, the political heartland of Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party.
The most senior officer is Lt. Gen. Haroon Aslam, the army's chief of logistics, followed by Lt. Gen. Rashad Mahmood, the chief of general staff. Both could get four-star appointments if Sharif chooses one of them as the army chief and the other as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff – nominally a more senior, albeit largely ceremonial, position.
Little is known about either candidate's politics, only that they rose through the officer ranks during Musharraf's rule and were promoted as top commanders by Kayani.
As Kayani demonstrated after becoming army chief, he was more nationalistic and less pro-U.S. than his predecessor. Similarly, the new chief's policies are unlikely to become apparent until he's established himself in the job, probably six months or so after Kayani's retirement, the analysts said.
Speaking Saturday at a graduation ceremony for newly commissioned officers, Kayani advised his successor-to-be to continue support for democracy.
"It is important that the military leadership in future also continues to play its unreserved role for strengthening of the democratic system," he said at the ceremony, whose date coincided with the 14th anniversary of the army's last takeover.
The consensus among political analysts is that Pakistan's democracy has evolved rapidly since its restart in 2008, making military intervention a far less viable prospect than before. The judiciary is far more independent than it once was, and the explosion of live cable news channels has created a new power center. Musharraf was forced from power largely because he tried to emasculate the judiciary, which was backed by the cable channels. Since 2008, the two institutions have only grown in power, while social media have emerged as a potent force for democracy, motivating young people and the traditionally democracy-skeptical middle class to vote in unprecedented numbers in the May general election.
Analysts and politicians alike remain wary, nonetheless. They fear that Sharif might revert to the whimsical, authoritarian style he demonstrated in his second term as prime minister, from 1997 to 1999, when he pursued vendettas against the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, and sacked one army chief and attempted to get rid of a second, leading to the October 1999 coup d'etat staged by Musharraf. Similar behavior now could have similar consequences, they said.
"Ultimately, Sharif's biggest test will be how he governs himself," said Ghauri, the Lahore-based analyst.


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How Technology Can Help Fight Fraud In The Sharing Economy
Hernaldo Turrillo
The explosive growth experienced by the sharing economy is top of mind. The numbers corroborate how thriving this industry is. It is set to be worth an estimated £335 billion by 2025 in the UK alone, where nearly a quarter of the population are involved in some way with the sharing economy. Their implications vary greatly, and it ranges from booking a rideshare, transferring funds via a P2P platform or buying a product off Etsy, among many others. The Sharing Economy has become mainstream and has attracted several issues along.
However, the millions of transactions taking place across companies in the shared marketplace each day has also dig up some problems. It has led to an increase in financial crime and other nefarious activities. Moreover, individuals who have devised ingenious techniques of laundering money, continue to line their pockets.
Micro-laundering – which involves transferring large sums of money by scattering it over thousands of electronic transactions – is putting the very foundations of the shared economy in question. Europol estimates £3 billion, or three to four percent of the continent's annual criminal takings, is micro-laundered.
The benefits of the sharing economy will continue to be eroded if a reliable sustainable solution is not introduced to not only match, but surpass the sophistication of bad actors, says to Zac Cohen General Manager at Trulioo.
"To combat emerging trends in money laundering an agile, sophisticated, solution is required," he pointed out. "Using proper fraud prevention techniques, such as authenticating identity traits across multiple trusted sources while leveraging up-to-date technology and data, is a step in the right direction."
He lays out some answers too, as this problem escalates: "By placing electronic identity verification at the beginning of the customer onboarding process, online platforms can prevent fraud by simply keeping bad actors at bay. The foundation of the digital economy begins with effective identity systems that mitigate the risk of fraud, establish trust between transacting parties, and ensure products and services are delivered seamlessly. As the sharing economy continues to grow, deploying effective identity verification protocols, hardwired into business processes from inception, will ensure fraud detection and mitigation remains a cornerstone of the shared economy."
Fraud and trust in the digital economy are two major issues that companies and consumers need to address and be aware of, because the sharing economy is just starting. According to a recent report by the Warwick Business School, "23 per cent of the UK population use sharing economy services more than once a month and that the more educated you are the more likely you are to be paying for the likes of Uber and Airbnb." Among all those, selling pre-owned goods on eBay or Gumtree is the most popular category with 47 per cent of the UK population using them, while accommodation, ride-sharing and crowdfunding are used by 50 per cent.
Interestingly, and as the report also found, once consumers start to use sharing platforms more, it becomes a lifestyle, with more than 73 per cent of those who use sharing platforms at least once a month using multiple platforms. And the forecast is to keep growing in the near future. This is a wave that won't stop, it is up to us to make it as safe and secured as possible.
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When Was The Golden Age In Greece? The golden age of Athenian culture is usually dated from 449 to 431 B.C., the years of relative peace between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. After the second Persian invasion of Greece in 479, Athens and its allies throughout the Aegean formed the Delian League, a military alliance focused on the Persian threat.
What was the Golden Age Greece? The Golden Age of Greece, also referred to as the Classical Period, took place in Greece in the 5th and 4th Centuries B.C. This era is marked by the fall of the age of tyranny in Athens, when Peisistratus, a known tyrant, died in roughly 528 B.C. His death marked the edge of an oppressive era, but it would take until …
Why is it called the Golden Age of Greece? The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the Works and Days of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages, Gold being the first and the one during which the Golden Race of humanity (Greek: χρύσεον γένος chrýseon génos) lived.
When was Sparta's Golden Age? At the peak of its power in the early 4th century BC, Sparta had subdued many of the main Greek states and even invaded the Persian provinces in Anatolia (modern day Turkey), a period known as the Spartan hegemony.
When was the last Golden Age?
Between 1967 and 1976 a number of extraordinary factors converged to produce an uncommonly adventurous era in the history of American film.
Why was the golden age important?
Historians refer to certain time periods of some civilizations as golden ages. Golden ages are periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability, and cultural and scientific achievement.
Is China in its Golden Age?
China's Preeminence under the Song (960-1279) and Commercial Development. The Song dynasty (960-1279) follows the Tang (618-906) and the two together constitute what is often called "China's Golden Age."
How did Sparta defeat Athens?
Sparta decided to retaliate. Learning from its past experiences with the Athenian navy, they established a fleet of warships. It would be another decade of warfare before the Spartan general Lysander defeated the Athenian fleet at Aegospotami. This defeat led to Athenian surrender.
What is Golden Age history?
golden age in American English noun. the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc. Classical Mythology. the first and best of the four ages of humankind; an era of peace and innocence that finally yielded to the silver age.
Why did the Golden Age of Athens end?
The Golden Age ended with conflicts between Athens and Sparta that led to the 27-year long Peloponnesian War. Athens was the founder of the Delian League, an alliance of Greek poli that defeated the Persians. Athens collected taxes from the other poli to maintain the military forces required to combat the Persians.
When was the golden age in Germany?
The period 1923-1929 was a time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. It is known as the Golden Age of Weimar.
Is Golden Age Renaissance or Baroque?
Some extend the Golden Age up to 1681 with the death of the Pedro Calderón de la Barca, the last great writer of the age. It can be divided into a Plateresque/Renaissance period and the early part of the Spanish Baroque period.
Why was the 1960s called the golden era?
The term originated from early Greek and Roman poets, who used it to refer to a time when mankind lived in a better time and was pure (see Golden Age). The ancient Greek philosopher Hesiod introduced the term in his Works and Days, when referring to the period when the "Golden Race" of man lived.
When did the golden age of Greece end?
The golden age of Athenian culture is usually dated from 449 to 431 B.C., the years of relative peace between the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. After the second Persian invasion of Greece in 479, Athens and its allies throughout the Aegean formed the Delian League, a military alliance focused on the Persian threat.
Which ancient country reached its peak during the Golden Age?
The Georgian Golden Age (Georgian: საქართველოს ოქროს ხანა, romanized: sakartvelos okros khana) describes a historical period in the High Middle Ages, spanning from roughly the late 11th to 13th centuries, during which the Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its power and development.
How long was the Islamic Golden Age?
The Islamic Golden Age was a period of cultural, economic, and scientific flourishing in the history of Islam, traditionally dated from the 8th century to the 14th century.
What country is considered to be in its Golden Age right now?
It is thus only now, five centuries later, that Poland is experiencing its best time ever, its true Golden Age. It follows the most successful quarter of a century in the country's history. Since 1989, Poland has more than doubled its GDP per capita, becoming Europe's growth champion (Figure 1).
Who was the first song emperor?
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty of China.
What society is in its Golden Age today?
The United States, I believe, has had many great accomplishments over a long period of time that not only has lead me to consider that it is in its Golden Age, but also has made it a place desired by people around the world; a place known to the world as a land of opportunity.
Did Xerxes conquer Sparta?
How successful was Xerxes I in the first part of his war with the Greeks? Modern scholars estimate that Xerxes I crossed the Hellespont with approximately 360,000 soldiers and a navy of 700 to 800 ships, reaching Greece in 480 BCE. He defeated the Spartans at Thermopylae, conquered Attica, and sacked Athens.
What is Sparta called now?
Sparta, also known as Lacedaemon, was an ancient Greek city-state located primarily in the present-day region of southern Greece called Laconia.
How tall was the average Spartan?
The average height of a Spartan was approximately 5'8″. This is because Spartans were measured in units of 1/5 of a man, which is approximately 18 inches.
When was the term golden age first used?
Golden Age, in Latin literature, the period, from approximately 70 bc to ad 18, during which the Latin language was brought to perfection as a literary medium and many Latin classical masterpieces were composed.
Why is Elizabeth the Golden Age?
The Elizabethan era is the period of English history when Queen Elizabeth I ruled England (1558-1603). This era is often considered the "Golden Age" of England because it was a time of immense progress, stability, and national pride. During Elizabeth's reign, England flourished politically and economically.
What was the golden age simple?
This means a time in the history of Ancient Greece when the city of Athens had peace, good government and everyone had enough to eat. It can be used for a period or style of art or literature, for example: "The Golden Age of Danish Painting".
What happened during the Greek Golden Age?
The "golden age" of Greece lasted for little more than a century but it laid the foundations of western civilization. The age began with the unlikely defeat of a vast Persian army by badly outnumbered Greeks and it ended with an inglorious and lengthy war between Athens and Sparta.
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As per a review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, scientists are getting closer to designing thermoelectric materials that can harvest heat from surrounding environments and convert it into electricity to power devices and appliances. Obviously, devices made with these materials could avoid the need to recharge, change, and dispose of batteries, a major plus for the environment.
For thermoelectric materials need to be able to hold heat to conduct electricity well. Thermoelectric materials that can work near room temperature and are flexible would be especially advantageous, particularly for use in wearable devices.
Inorganic thermoelectric materials efficiently convert heat into electricity but are not very flexible. Researchers are working to overcome this hurdle. For example, a flexible thermoelectric device was fabricated using chromel (90% nickel and 10% chromium) and constantan (55% copper and 45% nickel) layers covered by a flexible sheet made of polyimide and copper. Micro-thermoelectric generators based on inorganic materials have potential applications in environmental and building monitoring, animal tracking, security and surveillance, and medical treatment. They have already been introduced into commercial devices, such as a body-heat-powered watch manufactured by Seiko.
Most organic thermoelectric devices involve polymers. Semiconducting polymers conduct electricity and hold heat better than conventional inorganic semiconductors. They are also lighter and less expensive. Unlike rigid inorganic materials, they are flexible and moldable and can be produced in any shape using 3D printers. However, they are less efficient at converting heat into electricity. Researchers are trying to improve the thermoelectric efficiency of polymers by tuning the composition, length and arrangement of their molecules, aiming to increase the electrical conductivity and crystallinity of the final material.
Research that aims to combine the advantages of organic and inorganic materials by blending them together is focused on finding optimal compositions and improving the mixing process. For example, embedding organic molecules into inorganic titanium disulfide crystals makes them flexible and reduces their thermal conductivity. This improves the overall thermoelectric performance.
The authors conclude that thermoelectric devices can potentially replace traditional batteries in many applications, but a lot of work on improving thermoelectric materials is required for achieving success in this direction. For more details, read the "Thermoelectric materials and applications for energy harvesting power generation" tech paper.


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One of the most important things you can do when seeking to purchase new HVAC equipment for your home is to do your homework. That is, do research on who you plan to hire. Here's an article about HVAC contractors in Grand Rapids, Michigan that might help.
The HVAC contractor you plan to hire is as important, and in some cases more so, than the actual HVAC equipment you buy.
The investment in HVAC equipment for your home is significant, which is why a good contractor is helpful. A good HVAC contractor can help you assess the right equipment for your home and ensure you know what will be involved when it comes time to install it as well as how to best maintain it for optimum life span.
It's helpful for you to know the make and model of your current system as well as it's history of maintenance. This is vital information for the contractor to understand your HVAC needs.
Once you do find a contractor and you've shared the history of your current system, you'll want to make sure you share with the contractor any additional information that could be relevant such as whether or not all of the rooms in the house are maintaining comfortable temperatures.


Egmont Estonia is part of the larger Egmont Group and is responsible for the publication of Disney comics in Estonia. As part of The Egmont Group's extensive contract with The Walt Disney Company, Disney magazines have rolled out across Eastern Europe as more and more countries become accessible. Egmont has steadily entered Eastern Europe over the past six years, beginning in Hungary in 1988. Local Egmont offices staffed by Eastern European nationals are responsible for the day to day busniness of Disney magazine publishing, with Egmont headquarters remaining in Denmark. The spearhead in each market is the Mickey Mouse magazine, which is launched to build Disney name recognition. Reading and activity books are then published to reinforce and leverage off the entertaining and educational reputation established by the magazine. With a consumer base of 250 million people, Eastern Europe will become an increasingly powerful sector of Europe, and Disney magazines will be part of the growth for years to come.


Mauricio Pochettino believes Érik Lamela is finally ready to fulfil his potential after the revitalised winger fired Tottenham to a 1-0 win against London rivals West Ham on Saturday.
Lamela struck with a cool header late in the first half at the London Stadium to give Tottenham their fourth successive Premier League victory and lift them into the top four. That made it five goals in just eight appearances this season for Lamela, who was making his first league start of the campaign.
Lamela could start more often after this influential display underlined his improvement since returning from over a year of injury problems that required surgery on both hips.
Pochettino has often kept Lamela on the bench in the past, but the Tottenham boss says the Argentine is earning his trust.
"The form of the player sometimes changes. The most important thing is to trust him," Pochettino said. "We believe in him. He is a player that is more mature. He is more relaxed, he's calm in front of goal. That is the key."
With Tottenham chasing silverware on several fronts, Pochettino challenged Lamela to maintain his fine form for the rest of the season.
"He needs to be consistent. To manage things in the right way and understand where he came from," he said. "He had a lot of injuries in five years with us. The last two seasons were tough for him. But we are patient and take care of the player."
Lamela added: "I was injured a lot and now I'm feeling good and enjoying the moment."
Thanks to Lamela and a sturdy defensive display, Pochettino's side were able to celebrate five successive top-flight London derby wins for the first time since January 1961.
It was the ideal warm-up for next week's crucial Champions League trip to PSV Eindhoven and the Premier League clash against champions Manchester City a few days later.
"The first half we were better than West Ham. Maybe we deserved one or two more goals," Pochettino said. "In the second half, we suffered a bit. It's three important points at the start of a very tough period of us."
West Ham's second consecutive loss punctured the optimism sparked by their win over Manchester United earlier in September.
Adding to West Ham's woes, winger Andriy Yarmolenko was taken to hospital after suffering a serious ankle injury.
"Tottenham had one chance and scored. That can happen when you play against one of the best teams in the league," said Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini, who will discover the extent of Yarmolenko's injury on Sunday.
Probing intelligently through Lamela and Lucas Moura, Tottenham worked an early chance for Moussa Sissoko, whose deflected strike flashed just over.
Harry Kane has endured constant claims that he is suffering from post-World Cup fatigue and the England captain once again looked a little laboured in his movement.
When Moura's pass sent Kane through on goal, the Tottenham striker couldn't find the extra gear to accelerate away from the West Ham defence and his shot was scrambled clear.
Despite Kane's lethargy, Tottenham were the dominant force and took the lead in the 44th minute.
Sissoko twisted and turned on the right flank before whipping over a cross that Lamela met with a perfectly-timed run, the Argentine heading powerfully past Lukasz Fabianski from close-range.
Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris made an even better stop, leaping to his left to repel a header from Marko Arnautovic early in the second half.
Lloris won another duel with Arnautovic on the hour, this time keeping the striker's low drive with an out-stretched hand.
Davinson Sanchez squandered a chance to kill off West Ham when the defender, picked out by Kieran Trippier's cross, headed woefully over from close-range.
West Ham pressed hard in the closing stages, but Javier Hernandez's effort was ruled out for offside and Lloris denied Arnautovic as Pochettino's men held firm.


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@interface PKProcessKiller ()
- (BOOL) isRunningApplicationWeCareAbout:(NSRunningApplication *)app;
@end

@implementation PKProcessKiller
{
	NSArray *developerToolProcessNames;
	NSMutableArray *runningApplications;
	DDHotKeyCenter *hotKeyCenter;
}

- (id)init {
    if ((self = [super init])) {
        developerToolProcessNames = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:
			@"Xcode",
			@"Instruments",
			@"gdb",
			@"lldb",
			nil];

		runningApplications = [NSMutableArray new];
		NSNotificationCenter *workspaceCenter = [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] notificationCenter];
		[workspaceCenter addObserverForName:NSWorkspaceDidLaunchApplicationNotification
									 object:nil
									  queue:nil
								 usingBlock:^(NSNotification *notification)
			{
				NSRunningApplication *app = [[notification userInfo] objectForKey:NSWorkspaceApplicationKey];
				if ([self isRunningApplicationWeCareAbout:app]) {
					NSString *name = [app.executableURL lastPathComponent];
					NSLog(@"Launch detected: %@", name);
					[runningApplications addObject:app];
				}
			}
		];
		[workspaceCenter addObserverForName:NSWorkspaceDidTerminateApplicationNotification
									 object:nil
									  queue:nil
								 usingBlock:^(NSNotification *notification)
			{
				NSRunningApplication *app = [[notification userInfo] objectForKey:NSWorkspaceApplicationKey];
				if ([self isRunningApplicationWeCareAbout:app]) {
					NSString *name = [app.executableURL lastPathComponent];
					NSLog(@"Termination detected: %@", name);
					[runningApplications removeObjectIdenticalTo:app];
				}
			}
		];
		for (NSRunningApplication *app in [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] runningApplications]) {
			if ([self isRunningApplicationWeCareAbout:app])
				[runningApplications addObject:app];
		}

		hotKeyCenter = [DDHotKeyCenter new];
		[hotKeyCenter registerHotKeyWithKeyCode:kVK_ANSI_X
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    }
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	NSString *name = [app.executableURL lastPathComponent];
	return [developerToolProcessNames containsObject:name];
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- (void) killAllTheDeveloperTools {
	for (NSRunningApplication *app in runningApplications) {
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Q: ngCordova demo application build failed I am trying to build the demo app of ngCordova.
cordova platform add ios
cordova run ios

But build failed with the following error messages.

The following build commands failed:
CompileC build/ngCordova\

Demo.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/ngCordova\ Demo.build/Objects-normal/i386/applicationPreferences.o ngCordova\ Demo/Plugins/com.simonmacdonald.prefs/applicationPreferences.m normal i386 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler (1 failure)

ERROR running one or more of the platforms:  Error code 65 for

command: xcodebuild with args:
-xcconfig,/Users/westhigh/github/demo/platforms/ios/cordova/build-debug.xcconfig,-project,ngCordova Demo.xcodeproj,ARCHS=i386,-target,ngCordova Demo,-configuration,Debug,-sdk,iphonesimulator,build,VALID_ARCHS=i386,CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR=/Users/westhigh/github/demo/platforms/ios/build/emulator,SHARED_PRECOMPS_DIR=/Users/westhigh/github/demo/platforms/ios/build/sharedpch


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Weather forecast for tomorrow
Weather forecast and temperature for tomorrow - Friday, 03. Feb
Wind: 10km/h SE
Precipitation: 0mm
On Friday, in Lampang, bright and sunny weather is also expected.
The highest temperature will be a torrid 35°C (95°F), while the lowest predicted temperature is a pleasant 21°C (69.8°F).
The maximum heat index, which combines air temperature and relative humidity, is evaluated at a scorching 40°C (104°F). Note that heat index values are valued for light wind and location in the shade. Be aware that direct exposure to sunlight increases heat impact and may raise the heat index by up to 15 Fahrenheit (8 Celsius) degrees.
The highest temperature will be in line with the average maximum of 34.4°C (93.9°F) in February.
Sunrise will be at 06:54 and sunset at 18:16; tomorrow's daylight will last for 11h and 22min.
What is the weather forecast for Lampang for tomorrow?
On Friday, in Lampang, bright and sunny weather is expected.
What will be the highest temperature in Lampang tomorrow?
Tomorrow, the maximum temperature will be 35°C (95°F), while the minimum temperature will be 21°C (69.8°F). The maximum heat index, which factors the actual air temperature with the relative humidity, is evaluated at 40°C (104°F).
The maximum temperature will be in line with the average highest temperature of 34.4°C (93.9°F) in February. The lowest temperature will be a couple of degrees higher than the average low of 16.6°C (61.9°F).
What time are sunrise and sunset tomorrow in Lampang?
On Friday, in Lampang, sunrise will be at 06:54 and sunset at 18:16 (+07).
How many hours of daylight will Lampang have tomorrow?
Tomorrow in Lampang, Thailand, the daylight will last for 11h and 22min.
Hourly weather forecast and temperature - Lampang, Thailand
Wind: 1km/h NNE
Pressure: 1011mbar
Visibility: 16km
Wind: 9km/h SSE
Wind: 4km/h SSW
Tomorrow, on Friday, mainly sunny weather and a cloudless sky are anticipated.
The temperature will be between the lowest temperature of 19°C (66.2°F) and the highest temperature of 34°C (93.2°F). The warmest part of the day will be at 15h and 16h.
The highest temperature will be alike the average maximum of 34.4°C (93.9°F) in February. The lowest temperature will be more comparable to March's average minimum of 20.1°C (68.2°F) than February's average of 16.6°C (61.9°F).
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I'm using Play Framework with MongoDB in my side project. Although Play is not by default ready to use document database it is really easy to switch from default SQL centric configuration. But one thing was a little bit tricky for me – database test configuration. I couldn't find any recipe that would give me the solution so I came up with my own, using ScalaTest.
By default in Play Framework SQL database is configured. To use document database you need to do some additional things. In my case I use MongoDB. To connect your application to it I recommend ReactiveMongo driver. You do not have to do much to configure it in your Play application. All you need to do is to use Play-ReactiveMongo plugin. There is another default configuration that I've changed. By default Play Framework uses specs2 as testing library. I personally prefer to use ScalaTest. To switch test libraries you just need to add it to dependencies as you would add other libraries. A little more details can be found here.
So now we have Play app with MongoDB and ScalaTest. We can already create and run unit tests but to write some database tests we still need to do some work. If we used SQL database we wouldn't need to do much – Play would run fake, in memory database for us. But there is no (yet) fully implemented version of such fake database for MongoDB. There is e.g. fongo but, as far as I know, it is not a one to one implementation of original database's features. In my case I assumed that during development I will still need a MongoDB instance on my computer so it won't be a big problem to use this instance for tests. Of course running application and test on exactly the same database is, because of the obvious reasons, not the best idea. In this case I need to have a test configuration. Such configuration will help configuring CI server too.
This is my configuration of ReactiveMongo plugin for development.
mongodb.servers = ["localhost:27017"] mongodb.db = "play-app"
In test resources I've created test.conf file. All keys from the application configuration can be overwritten there but I want to focus on the database.
The first line is changing used database. Our application's data is safe during tests now. The second line gives us the opportunity to change MongoDB instance entirely. If we have environment variable named TEST_DB_URI its value will be passed as key's value. If this variable contains URI for database it will overwrite previously configured properties. On my CI server I have such variable created, pointing to some local database instance. If no such variable is found, key will be dropped like it never existed.
We have a test configuration ready. Now we need to load it during tests. We can do this two ways: "manually" (by passing localisation of a file in Java options, which is described here) or by loading file in Scala code. I prefer the second option. Loading configuration that way gives us a possibility to validate it. Exception will be thrown if we forget to overwrite crucial keys. TestConfiguration.scala is a trait that implements this functionality. Here are two important fragments.
The code above will parse our configuration file and will resolve all variables, like already mentioned TEST_DB_URI.
This part will check our file in case that we forget to overwrite our database configuration. You can validate any other keys, too, if you like.
So now we have our configuration read from file. Now we need to pass it to our fake application. To have a generic test I've created DatabaseSpec.scala. That trait extends FunSpec trait from ScalaTest with database functionality. You can extend any other 'Spec' trait available there, if you prefer. You can find three important parts in there.
Here we pass our test configuration. Created fake Play application will be started before every suite.
Above we try to clear test database before test suite. If there is an error it probably means that our database is not running. Detail information will be passed as a cause.
This code is responsible for clearing our database after each test. It will find all collections, filter out all system ones and drop the rest. What is very important, we need to block those queries. If they were non-blocking, next tests could run on some not yet deleted collections and we would have random test fails.
With trait like this we can now create database tests with ease.
All technical things like starting Play application or clearing database after each test will be done without single, additional line. We can just focus on writing test and enjoy database access.
Such configuration is quite simple and clear but if you know better ways of writing database tests for MongoDB in Play application using ScalaTest please let me know. I'll definitely check them out. If you like my solution or maybe find some things to fix just drop a comment.
Here are complete files. Feel free to use them as you like. Each file is distributed "as is", without any warranties.
val TestConfigurationResource: String = "/test.conf"
val MongoUriKey: String = "mongodb.uri"
val MongoDatabaseNameKey: String = "mongodb.db"
val SystemCollectionPrefix: String = "system."
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Too Many Characters For Twitter
In which we stray from The Quiet Road and respond to some tweets
Tag: Iotar
Transmission #4
by Jim Bliss
Transmission #4: The empire is in decline.
The youth look upon the veterans with pity and contempt.
So much violence, so much suffering, endured and dealt.
And for this?
New Transmission from Soleri Mansions is up. We've added Minidisc jamming to our litany of sins against AESTHETICS.https://t.co/KjCb4FCtv8
— zali krishna (@iotar) September 22, 2017
Living above the cellar bar had its perks. At least that's what he told people. Rent was cheap, he'd say. But rent was cheap everywhere in this part of town. You're never more than a flight of stairs from a vodka-redbull, he'd whisper with a faux-conspiratorial grin. But he rarely drank these days.
In truth there was only one perk that mattered to him. And it was one he never mentioned. In these times and in this part of town, living above a cellar bar was — for a veteran like him; a decorated hero of the Battle of Nova-Prague no less — simply the safest option. With a bouncer on the door and the everpresent unmarked-but-obvious police surveillance vehicle that lurked within a few hundred metres of anywhere that people regularly gathered, he managed to remain largely unbothered by anti-vet yahoos and active-revisionists.
He rarely left the flat these days. The End Times were a bit easier to cope with if you could order your groceries online and get them delivered. No need to deal with the stares and whispers. The nudges and the smirks. The comments. The stones.
The knife.
He winced a little. It had healed months ago, but the memory was still vivid. The voice of the woman… girl really… she can't have been older than 16 or 17… "this is for all them you killed"… he wanted to remember it as an angry shriek or a hiss, but it wasn't. It was blank and matter-of-fact, a touch of weariness, the voice you'd use to announce you were going to put out the bins.
They never found her. Did they even look? He found it hard to imagine the attack hadn't been caught on a dozen cams… right there, as it was, in the post office queue. He supposed they probably did look — they had to — just not very hard. She'd made a fresh addition to the spiderweb lattice of scars that covered his torso; the outcome of a disagreement between hardened carbon-nanofibre body-armour and a traditional armour-piercing round.
It was the implants that made him visible. Deactivated, dead, but too complicated and expensive to have surgically removed. For most vets the integration with the central nervous system proved irreversible even if they'd had the money. He'd been unconscious, slivers of armour being surgically removed from his chest, when The Peace was declared. Much later, he'd emerged from hospital to a changed world, months of agonising physiotherapy behind him, more months ahead. The Glorious War was declared a Crime Against The Empire. The politburo was purged, the Generals went to house-arrest, the Colonels were shot, the Lieutenants got promoted and the Emperor's cousin got publicly beheaded for perpetrating the Crime.
So he crawled into a cheap flat above the cellar bar and now he watches The End Times on a flat screen on the wall. From below the sound of Hong Kong Vaporwave and GooseCore Be-Bop provides the appropriate soundtrack.
Maybe he will have a vodka-redbull after all…
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Tags: Iotar, Music
Even at its height the veterans insisted the best was behind them.
It has always been in decline. It has always been the End Times.
Transmission #2. May contain *that* Neu! rhythm! String synths! More Spacehorn! OP-1 being way hot & sexy! Moar!https://t.co/TPQOc5tKnV
— zali krishna (@iotar) August 31, 2017
The End Times are good news for some of the business folk in the cities of the Empire. Good news for the brewers, the distillers, the weed growers and the backstreet pharmacists. Good news for the cellar bars that turn the labour of millions into hard cash.
There's one particular cellar bar in one particular city. Somewhere near the middle of the Empire, but not close enough to the action to ever be a destination. This particular cellar bar does steady, if not roaring, trade. Nobody does a roaring trade any more. At least, nobody we know. But some cellar bars do better than others. This one has regulars; enough so it doesn't have to meet the expectations of anyone else. But not so much as to make the place actually popular. At that point you may as well go the whole hog and take the "cellar" out of the name and put up a sign.
Hire a Norm and find yourself a Cliff.
In this place the air still drips with beer, sweat and the confused infusions of a hundred vapes. Just like any other cellar bar. And it's dark, just like the others.
Here, the only lights are behind the bar and in the toilets. For the rest, illumination comes from projectors. Old movies loop and fade to black. Rich, dark, film, the flicker. Apocalypse Now, The Maltese Falcon, Transmission #2, something from the Marx Brothers, Dust Devil, Until The End of The World, Metropolis… of course there's Metropolis. All of them wide-angled and out of focus, soundtracks barely audible, overlapping, engaged in whispered conversation of explosions, screams and urgent double-cross. Buried below.
Peter Lorre and Martin Sheen stare wide-eyed at one another while you order a beer. And a vodka-redbull. Make it a double.
Why the hell not?
Behind you an argument in Polish ends with a bitter laugh and a vile insult. You don't speak Polish but there's no mistaking the tone and the sharp intake of breath it provokes.
You've been ordering vodka redbulls with every second pint for a while now. The bar stools aren't all that comfortable, and the movie illumination only works in fits and starts. But the beer is cold and it's good. They sell little packets of mini-poppadoms, each with a sealed sachet of mango chutney, and nobody cares if you slip some pot into your vape alongside the vanilla.
But mostly, it's the sound of the place. That's what keeps you there. The sound of the place.
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I'm usually not one to take notice of magazine "best thing of the year" polls, but Mojo magazine have apparently named David Byrne's American Utopia tour as its "Event of the Year".
Second time I've heard brexit being casually referred to as "the British problem" in the Irish media :-)
RTÉ News@rtenews
Irish and French ports sign agreement to co-operate in face of problems caused by Brexit
Get well soon, Glenn.
https://t.co/UZabubn8K2
Enjoying the weird implication doing the rounds that nobody should be selling weapons to Saudi Arabia because the only people anyone should sell weapons to are nice people who would never harm anyone.
Turns out if you're on a flight with famous Kerry footballer, "Bomber" Liston, it's probably best not to attract his attention by yelling his nickname...
https://t.co/VFId9ysK2Z
Brexit on steroids.
https://t.co/pRIrMuzIfv
Just saw a Climate Change denier post a link to a "Moon Landing Hoax" video. I'm gonna grab some popcorn and watch how this develops. What's next? I'm betting on "Flat Earth", but there's still a chance he'll go full Dark Mode and start ranting about Zionism. You just never know.
Cambridge Analytica: A silly statement by a smart man 21st March 2018
Long rambling opinion piece:
A twitter debate with a Jeremy Corbyn fan 11th March 2018
Curried Yoghurt. Northern Ireland and the Irish language. 17th February 2018
Trump's Big Button 4th January 2018
First Letter of St. Jim to The Bastid Unbelievers 4th January 2018
Transmission #4 3rd November 2017
Being Sat Upon 3rd November 2017
A time for compromise 1st November 2017
Dublin Bus deregulation and why I'm against it 10th September 2017
Transmission #2 31st August 2017
The reasons for Brexit 31st August 2017
A brief question to the BBC regarding "balance" 10th August 2017
The British Empire Strikes Back 28th July 2017
Why a female Doctor Who is like burning the Union Jack 24th July 2017
Undocumented Irish 21st June 2017
Austerity 19th June 2017
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Philosopher, writer, web developer, ex-industrial engineer. I occasionally blog at The Quiet Road. And I can be found on twitter at @JimBliss23.
Twitter is a useful site. And the character limit is part of that (I'm not on Facebook, which I find troubling for a whole bunch of reasons). I use Twitter to keep in touch with some friends, but also as a news source; and very occasionally as a discussion forum.
However, in the latter scenario, I often find myself wanting to follow-up a point in more depth than Twitter will allow. This site is a response to that.
I could have just stuck with my old blog (which will probably still be updated from time to time); but I fancied a bit of a change, and was interested in how quickly I could build a semi-usable blog theme entirely from scratch (5 hours, give or take).
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Peter Littman (* 8. Mai 1935 in Medford (Massachusetts)) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger, der vor allem als Sideman von Chet Baker in den 1950er Jahren bekannt ist.

Vor seiner Zeit bei Chet Baker spielte er mit Charlie Mariano, Boots Mussulli und Herb Pomeroy in der Region Boston.

Littman war Teil des Quartetts, mit dem Chet Baker 1955 in Europa war (zusätzlich Dick Twardzik, Piano, Jimmy Bond,  Bass) und auf dem Newport Jazz Festival 1955. Er spielte auch 1956 auf Chet Baker & Crew und Chet Baker Sings.
Littman hatte in dieser Zeit ein Vertrauensverhältnis mit Baker in der Band, was nicht jedem gefiel, zumal er offen seine Heroin-Sucht auslebte, wegen der er schon einige Zeit im US Public Health Service Hospital in Kentucky gewesen war. Er hatte nur noch einen Lungenflügel, dem er dazu noch als heftiger Raucher zusetzte, wusste, dass er nicht mehr lange zu leben hatte und nahm wenig Rücksichten. Russ Freeman hielt ihn für einen Schmeichler, einen jungen Punk, etwas anrüchig. Littman bewunderte die Hardbopper Art Blakey und Philly Joe Jones und versuchte sie zu imitieren, was eigentlich nicht zum Stil von Baker passte. Trotzdem hatte er auch Bewunderer wie Daniel Humair, der ihn als Pionier des modernen Schlagzeugspiels sah. Durch Littman kam auch der Pianist Dick Twardzik (ein Freund von Littman) für die Europa-Tournee in Kontakt mit Baker. Wie auch Littman und Baker war er Heroin-abhängig (womit einzig Bond auf der Europa-Tournee 1955 nicht drogenabhängig war). Nachdem Twardzik in Paris an einer Überdosis starb kam es zu heftigen Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Baker und Littman und ihre Wege trennten sich (1956 spielten sie kurz wieder zusammen). In Boston machten einige Musiker wie Serge Chaloff Littman für den Tod von Twardzik, der ein vielversprechendes Talent als Jazzmusiker war, verantwortlich und schlug ihm bei einer Auseinandersetzung ins Gesicht. Littman verbreitete in Boston allerdings eine andere Version (dass Baker mit Twardzik Heroin genommen hatte und sich nach dessen Überdosis entfernte), der viele glauben schenkten, da bekannt war dass, Littman und Twardzik sich sehr nahestanden, und man nicht glaubte, dass er ihn nach einer Überdosis im Stich gelassen hätte.

Tom Lord verzeichnet 22 Sessions zwischen 1950 und 1956.

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A Full-Stack Software Engineer. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at ARGO Data Resource.
I am a good fit for a customer-centric organization that is passionate about embracing change and taking smart risks. I have been successful working in a cross-functional capacity interfacing with customers, data scientists, developers, and business analysts coordinating product research and development as well as providing technical leadership. I love learning new languages and ideas and enjoy sharing my enthusiasm with others.
Health care patient matching and identity management, message brokering and integration, patient database deduplication services, and HIPAA compliant solution development.
Analytics-driven solutions for the retail banking industry including financial forecasting, workforce management, and systems integration.
Team lead on strategic product R&D team reporting directly to Senior Management. Coordinate product and feature development with customers, direct research and implementation with internal business and technical development teams. Multi-functional role includes contributions to team process management, peer development, product marketing and sales, and hiring decisions.
Contribute improvements to front end design and back end data management for a mentoring social analytics platform. Advise and assist in feature development and project architecture as project transitions from a legacy Ruby on Rails application to a RESTful rails-api with AngularJS stack.
Worked in natural language processing and human-consumer psychology on the GURU project creating AI-driven tutoring systems for elementary school students. Findings featured in the 24th Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference.
Completed one year of four year PhD program in Computer Science. Withdrew in good standing to transition into a full-time product development role at ARGO. Coursework included in Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems, and Data mining with research focus in Human-Agent Interaction.
Completed Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with Physics minor. Recipient of the Jack H. Taylor Scholarship in Physics. Published papers in virtual reality, optics, and theoretical materials. Research featured in the 2009 ACM Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization in Greece and at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab).
Rasor, T., Olney, A., & D'Mello, S. K. (2011, March). Student Speech Act Classification Using Machine Learning. FLAIRS.
Williams, B., Rasor, T., & Narasimham, G. (2009, September). Distance perception in virtual environments. ACM.
Banerjee, S., Rasor, T., & Widom, M. (2009, March). A shape phase diagram for a ferromagnetic liquid drop. APS.


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«I Like How It Feels» —en español: «Me gusta cómo se siente»— es una canción realizada por el cantante español Enrique Iglesias. La canción fue originalmente destinada a ser el primer sencillo de la reedición del álbum Euphoria de Iglesias, sin embargo, el lanzamiento fue cancelado después de que el rendimiento en las listas, no fue el esperado. Posteriormente se decidió lanzarlo para promocionar el duodécimo álbum de Iglesias, ReLoaded. La canción también cuenta con la colaboración en las voces, del rapero cubano Pitbull y de los productores The WAV.s, y fue producido por RedOne. Se trata de la tercera colaboración entre Enrique y Pitbull después de "I Like It" y la canción de Pitbull "Come 'n' Go" incluida en el álbum Planet Pit. La canción fue lanzada en formato digital en Australia y algunos países de Europa el 23 de septiembre de 2011, y en los Estados Unidos, el 4 de octubre de 2011.

Una versión realizada por Pitbull junto a Enrique Iglesias y Afrojack, colaborando en la producción, fue titulada como "I Like (The Remix)", y fue lanzada el 30 de enero de 2012.

Vídeo musical
El video musical se estrenó el viernes 30 de septiembre de 2011 a través de su página web oficial y por VEVO. Fue dirigido por el propio Enrique Iglesias, en el que aparecen varios artistas, entre ellos cantantes como Juanes, Pitbull, Nicole Scherzinger, Nayer, los actores Eva Longoria, Ken Jeong, George López y la tenista Serena Williams. El vídeo comienza con Enrique jugando en una playa con su perro y una escena donde muestra a Enrique cuando era un niño en una entrevista en 1979. También muestra escenas de su gira internacional "Euphoria".

Apariciones en medios
La canción fue usada recientemente en el 2012, para el comercial australiano de Toyota Yaris.
La canción fue utilizada como parte de la promoción del canal australiano Seven Network para la temporada 2012 del fútbol australiano (AFL) y para la ampliación de la cobertura.
La canción fue interpretada por los tres finalistas en The X Factor (3ª edición australiana)
El reality argentino Soñando por Cantar utilizó esta canción como canción principal del programa.

Lista de canciones
/ — Descarga digital
 "I Like How It Feels" – 3:40
 "I Like How It Feels" (video musical) – 6:18

 — Descarga digital (The Remixes)
 "I Like How It Feels" – 3:39
 "I Like How It Feels" (Benny Benassi Remix) – 5:29
 "I Like How It Feels" (DJ Vice Remix) – 6:00
 "I Like How It Feels" (Jump Smokers Remix) – 5:14
 "I Like How It Feels" (Sidney Samson Remix) – 6:18

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Sencillos de 2011
Sencillos de Enrique Iglesias
Sencillos de Pitbull
Canciones producidas por RedOne
Sencillos número uno en la Dance Club Songs de Billboard
Sencillos certificados de oro por la Australian Recording Industry Association


You'll definitely ask for extra rice if your beef pares is as delicious as this! Learn the recipe now!
1. Heat about 2 tbsp cooking oil in a pan. Add the ginger, garlic, and onion. Sauté until the onion becomes translucent.
2. Mix in the laurel leaf and whole peppercorns.
3. Add the beef. Cook until meat turns light brown.
4. Add the star anise, ground pepper, salt, onion leeks, sugar, water, and soy sauce. Mix well. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour or more or until the sauce thickens and the meat is tender.
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