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Q: Azure container - simple R plumber deployment question? I am deploying simple plumber API in Azure container which executes simple SQL query and returns results. Here is my Dockerfile.
# start from the rocker/r-ver:4.0.2 image
# minor change to one branch to test deployment
FROM rocker/r-ver:4.0.2

# install the linux libraries needed for plumber
RUN apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y \
  libssl-dev \
  libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
  libsodium-dev \
  unixodbc-dev \
  r-cran-rodbc \
  curl\
  libxml2-dev
#  libiodbc2-dev

# We need to update Dockerfile to install ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server for
# Ubuntu 20.04 or different version
# here is link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15#ubuntu17

RUN curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
RUN curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/prod.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-release.list
RUN apt-get update
RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql17
RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools
RUN echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bash_profile
RUN echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
# RUN source /etc/bash.bashrc

RUN mkdir -p ~/application

# copy everything from the current directory into the container
COPY "/" "application/"

# I probably do not even have to set up WORKDIR
WORKDIR "application/"

# open port 80 to traffic
EXPOSE 80

# install plumber
RUN R -e "install.packages('plumber')"
RUN R -e "install.packages('renv')"
RUN R -e "install.packages('RODBC')"
RUN R -e 'renv::restore()'

# when the container starts, start the main.R script
ENTRYPOINT ["Rscript", "execute_plumber.R"]

API works fine. However, when I connect to container, run R and execute library(RODBC) I get back error about library not found. This is puzzling since it is already mentioned in Dockerfile, but maybe it has something to do with renv. I proceed with installation install.packages('RODBC') and it generates error which I can fix by running apt-get install unixodbc-dev and  apt-get install r-cran-rodbc. Those lines are again already present in Dockerfile. Then when I try to connect to SQL server I get error about driver. And again I can fix it by re-executing lines from Dockerfile (related to SQL Server 17 driver).
So I am puzzled why I need to re-execute some items already present in Dockerfile. Or maybe when I click "Connect" in Azure it actually connects me to host and not to container?

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'Corn Connection' finds A-lister among 'Harvest' players
Every actor has to start somewhere, and somewhere is often low-budget horror.
There are plenty of examples; Leonardo DiCaprio in Critters 3, Seinfeld's Jason Alexander in The Burning, and Jennifer Aniston in a film Now Playing Podcast donors can hear about very soon.
As for this week's Now Playing Podcast review of Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, we managed to find some famous faces among the cast. Okay, make that one star, some genre actors and a couple of extras you might recognize if you watch a lot of bad flicks.
But I'm not here to reprint IMDB resumes; the Corn Connection shows you where to find the actors and actresses within the Now Playing archives. So let's get going.
Charlize Theron (Young Woman/uncredited) – Alien Retrospective Series
Harvest was Theron's first film, before she went on to become a superstar in movies like Mighty Joe Young, The Legend of Bagger Vance and Aeon Flux. Also Monster.
It's crazy to think that an actress like Theron was only referenced on Now Playing Podcast once, but it's true; back during the 2012 donation drive, when the hosts covered Prometheus as part of the Alien Retrospective Series. Unfortunately, that series is no longer available.
Michael Ensign (Father Frank Nolan) – Superman Retrospective Series
Ensign is an actor you'll recognize, although maybe not for his role as a newscaster in 1978's Superman. I'm sure he gets more looks from fans who loved him as the snooty hotel manager in Ghostbusters, or in his role as the evil bus driver in License to Drive.
Ed Grady (Dr. Richard Appleby) – Children of the Corn Retrospective Series
Does it count if your Now Playing moments came twice in the same retrospective series? Because that's the case with the late Mr. Grady, who played the same character in the second installment, Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice. Maybe someday the hosts will cover Grady's role in The Notebook.
Rance Howard (Employer) – Psycho Retrospective Series
Howard, like Theron, has had roles in major blockbusters (his son is Splash director Ron Howard). Howard, like Theron, only appears once in the entire history of Now Playing Podcast (1998's Psycho). And Howard, like Theron, appeared in a donation series that's no longer available on the main feed (bummer).
Rif Hutton (Arnold) – Star Trek Retrospective Series
Hutton's resume includes a long list of television and film credits, but only one of those movies was featured on Now Playing Podcast. So look for his role as a Klingon guard the next time you sit down to watch Star Trek: Generations.
Anthony Hickox (Hans, also executive producer) – Return of the Living Dead Retrospective Series
Hickox appeared as Dr. Hickox in Return of the Living Dead 3, another film that's currently locked in the Now Playing Podcast archives. But he's also a director, with a resume that includes Waxwork, Waxwork 2: Lost In Time and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
Brian Peck (Jake Witman) – X-Men Retrospective Series, Return of the Living Dead Retrospective Series
Peck's resume lists a number of genre films, but his role as Hot Dog Stand Patron in X-Men and News Reporter in X2: X-Men United made him part of the Now Playing universe. He also appeared in the first three Return of the Living Dead films as the characters of Scuz, Special Zombie and Ballistic Technician, respectively. Unfortunately, those Living Dead shows are locked away in the vault.
So there you have it. A few more recognizable actors than the previous Corn film, but many who only have connections to Now Playing donation series'. Wondering how you can become a donor? This way.
Did we miss anyone? If you spot an actor or actress with a connection to Now Playing Podcast leave a comment and help a fellow listener!
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Corn Connection: Thinnest threads in 'Final Sacrifice'
In The Corn Connection, Venganza Media searches the Now Playing Podcast archives for films featuring the cast of The Children of the Corn series
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice exists in that very odd place for low-rent horror sequels: It's not good enough to bring back actors from the first film, and not quite bad enough to draw genre stars willing to sign on for ironic reasons, or for the chance to have their names above the title.
Even Pumpkinhead II had Punky Brewster, and those Prophecy sequels had Christopher Walken.
The Final Sacrifice has… no one.
An exhaustive search through the annals of IMDB turned up only the thinnest threads connecting the "stars" to the Now Playing Podcast archives. But, that doesn't mean you shouldn't indulge, and perhaps take a listen to some shows you might have missed along the way.
So, for your listening pleasure, here's where you can find the cast of Children of the Corn II and the films they've appeared in:
Christie Clark (Lacey Hellerstat) – A Nightmare on Elm Street Retrospective Series
Clark was a child when she played Jesse's sister Angela in Freddy's Revenge. And you probably thought you could rewind to see her in the pool party scene. Shame on you.
Wallace Merck (Sheriff Blaine) – Friday the 13th Retrospective Series, Robocop Retrospective Series
Mr. Merck was one of the unfortunate paintball players that stumbled upon a resurrected Jason Voorhees in Jason Lives. Spoiler: He didn't make it.
He also played "Gun Shop Owner" in Robocop 2, which Now Playing covered earlier this year.
Joe Inscoe (David Simpson) – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retrospective Series
This actor appeared as "Police Officer No. 2" in the first TMNT film. Again, we're grasping at straws here.
Marty Terry (Mrs. Burke/Mrs. West) – Philip K. Dick Retrospective Series
Terry appeared in a "Pre-Crime PSA" in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report. You can go back and try to spot her, or you can go listen to the Now Playing hosts talk about the picture.
Robert C. Treveiler (Wayde McKenzie) – Carrie Retrospective Series
This actor appeared in another sequel to a King film that the author wanted nothing to do with: The Rage: Carrie 2. He played a "patient." One can only assume it's during the mental hospital scenes. Do we really have to go back and verify?
Bonus! Treveiler does have a role in Frank Darabont's The Mist, which Now Playing Podcast will get to (eventually) as part of its Stephen King retrospective.
So there you have it. Not too much in The Final Sacrifice to link back to the archives. Perhaps that's a good thing. Perhaps we should simply thank the actors for their participation, and part ways.
Maybe we'll have better luck next week with Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest.
Listen to Now Playing's review of Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice now at NowPlayingPodcast.com
August 27, 2014 Posted by Jason Latham | News, Now Playing Podcast	| A Nightmare on Elm Street, Carrie, Children of the Corn, children of the corn 2, christie clark, frank darabont, joe inscoe, marty terry, minority report, Now Playing Podcast, philip k. dick, robert treveiler, robocop, Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the final sacrifice, the mist, the rage: carrie 2, tmnt, wallace merck | Comments Off on Corn Connection: Thinnest threads in 'Final Sacrifice'

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"AETL Publicidad, comunicaciones y Producción" es una organización dedicada a gestionar proyectos artísticos, principalmente en el área musical y teatral además del Marketing y comunicaciones . Se formó en el 2003 con el nombre de "Teatro Hecho". La actriz Alejandra Espinosa es quien se encuentra tras este proyecto que tiene alianza con algunas salas de teatro de Cencosud en Chile.

Historia
Durante el 2003, con el objetivo de hacer teatro en forma independiente, se creó la organización "Teatro Hecho", que luego se llamó "Jeteatro", posteriormente "Producciones Teatrales" y hoy se llama "AETL".
La empresa nació con la idea de generar, crear y desarrollar diversos proyectos artísticos principalmente realizando aquellos que se encuentran relacionados con el teatro y la música.
La empresa AETL, desde su fundación, tiene como objetivo principal acercar la cultura a las personas. A su vez, busca fomentar el patrimonio cultural de Chile e integrar las actividades artísticas a la cotidianidad de la sociedad.
Dentro de la organización existen diferentes departamentos que desarrollan las diferentes actividades culturales. Entre ellas:

Departamento de Producciones Teatrales:

AETL tiene dependencias de teatro SalaTeatro en el Portal La Dehesa,  donde se presentan funciones teatrales tanto para niños como para adultos. Las obras teatrales infantiles que se han presentado son; 'El Mago de Oz', 'Tarzán', 'El Gato con Botas', 'Peter Pan', 'Blancanieves', Hansel y Gretel', entre otros. Además, hay sesiones de cuenta cuentos que busca entregar mensajes valóricos a los pequeños.

Departamento de Producciones Musicales:

AETL ha incursionado en el ámbito de los conciertos masivos, iniciando su experiencia en el 2010 con el concierto "Mágico El Recital" con el músico Joe Vasconcellos y con el grupo musical chileno, Los Tr3s.

Academia Troupe:

Además, Troupe Producciones realiza talleres artísticos donde busca dar oportunidad a jóvenes y adultos en el desarrollo de habilidades y talentos.
Las clases las imparten profesores de distintas áreas de las artes escénicas, con programas y métodos establecidos entregando herramientas para el desarrollo de actuación, canto y danza.

Servicios de coaching:

Es un proceso de entrenamiento personalizado que pretende ser un puente entre lo que uno es hoy y lo que pretende ser a futuro. Se basa en técnicas combinadas que hacen crear un autoconocimiento.

La primera obra que se montó en el 2003 fue "Entrenos", obra realizada por la productora. En 2005, se realiza el montaje de la obra argentina "Acaloradas". En noviembre de ese año, el clásico infantil "El soldadito de plomo". Un año más tarde, se estrena "Te amo y te odio... por completo". Meses después, nace "Happy Hour", obra estrenada en la segunda mitad del 2006 y reestrenada en junio de este año. En el año 2007, se estrena "Hasta que tu madre nos separe", la segunda parte de "Te amo y te odio...". En 2009, se estrena "¿Quién le teme a la cama?". Obra que también tuvo un reestreno en mayo de 2012. En enero de 2010 se estrena el musical "Tarzán". En septiembre de 2011, en el marco de las fiestas patrias, se monta "La Pérgola de las Flores". En mayo de 2012, se monta el infantil "El Gato con Botas", en junio del mismo año, el famoso musical "El Mago de Oz."

Además, AETL Producciones tiene a su cargo de la organización del Festival de Teatro al Aire Libre "Florida es Teatro". Evento realizado año tras año en el mes de enero en el Mall Florida Center, gratuito para los asistentes.
Hoy en día, AETL, sigue trabajando tanto en el desarrollo de teatro infantil como en obras para adultos.

AETL comunicaciones y Publicidad es el área  dedicada al marketing y producción  de eventos corporativos. Su gran alianza estratégica con los medios hace de AETL una carta confiable para las marcas que quieren darse a conocer o a las ya consolidadas que quieren comunicar a su público.

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Festival Mall La Florida

Musical en Teatro Mall La Florida

Teatro al aire libre se toma el Florida Center - Terra Chile

12/01/2012 – ... Municipalidad de La Florida y la producción general por tercer año consecutivo de la actriz y empresaria cultural Alejandra Espinosa Auad, ...

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Trachea chlorochrysa är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Emilio Berio 1937. Trachea chlorochrysa ingår i släktet Trachea och familjen nattflyn. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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No, this is no Soviet propaganda distributed in the occupied territories, as our much-experienced readers would immediately think. This phrasebook was published in Belgium in 1944, so every grateful Belgian could chat in English with the tommies and sammies, that is the British and American soldiers.
Unfortunately I have only one page of this dictionary, probably the very first substantive page. But I think this one summarizes the essence of the whole book: thank you and good bye. After all, what else could we talk about, by sweatingly browsing the phrasebook for the building blocks of small talk and trying to intelligibly pronounce in this chewing gum language that down with the Boches, because it is impossible that in America they do not know what the Boches are. That's quite enough, this is the hour of history, not of language learning, and after all, you will come back after the war, and in the meantime we will have the kid enrolled for an English course.
Instead of the halting conversation, singing is much more suitable to building community. With a genial psychological sense, the phrasebook publishes the text of some songs: the British and American hymn, the Tipperary which has been popular in Belgium since WW1, and of the Siegfried Line. The first three are widely known even today, but the text of the last one has to be published by us as well. This song, mocking the German defense line stretching from Switzerland to the Netherlands, was first heard by the Belgians from the British soldiers coming to the rescue of France in 1940. Although they reached the Siegfried Line only in 1944, the song was not forgotten in the Continent in the meantime either, thanks to the German parody versions and propaganda films mocking the British.
'Cause the washing day is here.
Postscript. Kinga in her comment to the Hungarian version wondered why the American soldier was portrayed as a Chinese man. We do not know whether they really intended him to look like a Chinese or he happened to look so only by chance. But why might have not been there some American Chinese as well, say, from the Chinatown of San Francisco? For you know, what those British soldiers looked like whom the Belgians met in May 1940 around Dunquerque/Dunkirk.


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Argentina Court Poised to Rule on Landmark Cristina Kirchner Graft Case
Scott Squires and Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg News
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's vice president, in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. , Photographer: Anita Pouchard Serra/Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) -- Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner faces a sentence of as much as 12 years when a federal court on Tuesday rules in an investigation for alleged corruption that risks upending the country's already-volatile politics.
The court in Buenos Aires is expected to issue a ruling on the case in which Kirchner is both accused of graft and of allegedly leading an "illicit association" between her past governments and a construction magnate. In the event of a guilty verdict, the judges may issue a sentence for her and other defendants. Kirchner, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, is protected by her immunity as a senator and vice president from serving jail time.
The court will release the verdict at 5:30 p.m. local time, a court official said in a webcast statement.
The decision comes after a federal prosecutor recommended 12 years in prison and a lifetime ban on political positions for Kirchner, who was president from 2007 to 2015. She has denounced the case as a political maneuver by the opposition to oust her from power.
It's the latest chapter of Kirchner's political career saga, from senator in the 90's and first lady to President Nestor Kirchner at the beginning of the century, to vice president who handpicked current head of state Alberto Fernandez. A polarizing figure, Kirchner survived a botched assassination attempt in September that stunned the nation. She also faces other corruption cases at various stages of litigation.
In a rare interview with Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo published Monday, Kirchner reiterated that any decision by the court was politically motivated and allegedly influenced by his political rival, former president Mauricio Macri, and media outlets that are critical of her.
"Obviously there will be a conviction," she said about the ruling.
Kirchner, 69, could appeal the decision to the supreme court, dragging the process along further. To strip Kirchner of her senatorial immunity, two-thirds of lawmakers in the upper chamber of congress would have to vote to remove it, which isn't expected to happen.
Read More: Argentina's Kirchner Stokes Speculation On Presidential Run
The expected sentencing is seen as both an increase in Argentina's political tensions and a way for the ruling coalition to galvanize positions ahead of the country's presidential elections next year. Some allies close to Kirchner have already threatened with protests and union strikes in case the vice president is found guilty.
"Things are going to get nasty, as any outcome will likely result in deeper political polarization," said Juan Cruz Diaz, managing director of Cefeidas Group in Buenos Aires. "This case has been highly politicized from the start from both sides, and the results will be highly contested."
Here are other key points to watch:
The court will present its verdict and any sentencing of the defendants, but is not expected to release the reasoning for its decision for several more weeks
Polls show a majority of Argentines believe Kirchner is guilty, although a guilty verdict is unlikely to sway her core base of supporters
--With assistance from Daniel Cancel.
(Updates with timing of verdict in the third paragraph)
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When doing your research on making that cross country move to the Phoenix area in Arizona you may have come across the city of Maricopa. Maricopa has a lot to offer… attractive house prices, it's young and expanding, and it's still within commuting distance to Phoenix.
I am a realtor who lives, loves and works in Maricopa. I'd love to assist you with your move to make it a smooth one. However, if you decide on buying a home in another town in the Phoenix area I can help with that as well.


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squid game Minecraft participantes
Leave a Comment / World News / By H Team
Who are the squid game Minecraft participantes? Then, this article will give you complete updates. The squid game program was so successful that Minecraft created a game based on it. The plot depicts several obstacles to overcome to win the big prize. If you liked the other games in the series, you'd appreciate this one.
Do you know – Who Was the Famous 067 of the squid Game?…Read
Fans in the United States requested similar games. As a result, Minecraft transformed these jobs into 3D games. If you search for squid games in the search box, you will get many results. By creating distinct versions, every one of the creators attempted to reproduce the game's essence somehow. Continue reading to learn more.
What is the squid game in Minecraft?
Why is the show so popular?
Who are squid game Minecraft participantes?
The squid game series is similar to all the game shows we watched as a kid. The players need to pass through different levels by performing physical challenges. The excitement gets doubled if you lose any level. You are going to die on the spot. Using the same many Minecraft developer came up with a similar version of the game.
This squid game by trendsetter on Minecraft has received a significant popularity. It has the same name from the show, whereas others have different names like the fish game, red light green light, Hexa game, squid challenges, etc. You can enjoy all these games for free on Minecraft.
Each one of them got introduced by a different developer. So, there is quite a difference in each one's gameplay. In the below session, we will see the squid game Minecraft participantes?
Trendsetter has created an exact copy of the show. There is the intermission survival task where you need to save yourself from other players using small weapons. It carries the real essence of the theme and includes all the highlights in the gameplay.
They even drop some surprise boxes before the game to increase the user's excitement. After opening them, you will find a survival manual through an audio message.
How to get free Robux…Read?
Game of Squid Minecraft is, without a doubt, the most popular Twitch series of the year. The year 2022 has only just begun, but the stakes are high with a tournament that has captivated an audience anxious to witness how a game evolves as their broadcasters are gradually removed.
We've made it to the last day, Monday, January 24, 2022, with 24 survivors out of 149 who started the Squid Game.
Only one person will win the $100,000 grand prize, so who is left and what will happen on the last day? Out of squid game Minecraft participantes, whom do you think will win?
The last day of the Squid Game will begin at 8:00 p.m., Spanish peninsular time of February 1, and consist of four final exams, each of which will be more painful than before.
The competitors can practically touch the ultimate reward at this point, and being so close to it will create a level of intensity never witnessed before in a series of this type.
Everything may change instantly in a game like Squid Game, no matter how skillful or knowledgeable one is.
There's a chance that tests like marbles or the glass bridge will be among the last four, and there's an unpredictable component that might throw everything off.
Here is the list of squid game Minecraft participantes:
1. Ari Gameplays
2. Cristinini
3. the jokes
4. barbeq
5. JuanSGuarnizo
6. Nia Lackshart
7. Shadow666
8. aXoZer
9. D3stri
10. MarkiLocuras
11. olliegamerz
12. aldo_geo
13. rapturrs
14. the screen
15. Oaks
16. DeqiuV
17. barcagamer
18. luzu
19. MrKeroro
20. alec molon
21. MissaSinfonia
22. Nuvia
23. lol
24. Rover
These are the finalists selected for this Monday's episode. But, there will be only one who can win the prize money.
In this article, we have seen squid game Minecraft participantes. The above list lists the 24 finalists selected based on the final day held on January 24. We need to know about the last five contestants and the winner, we need to wait until February 1.
If you have any doubts about this, please mention us in the comment section below.


This page contains pictures and information about Wall Crab Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
This spider looks like a huntsman spider except that it only has six eyes instead of eight. Its six eyes are in one row.
Family Selenopidae is a small family. Selenops is the only genus in this family and Selenops australiensis is the only species in Australia.
1. A Guide to Australian Spiders - Densey Clyne, Melbourne, Nelson 1969, p54.
2. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p32.
3. Selenops australiensis - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2009.
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The full text of the piece in the Co-operative News by Vic Parks
I attended the Co-op Party organised Labour Leadership hustings in London, recently reported in Co-op News. I have to say it was a controlled, bland event where the questions to the candidates were preselected and vetted by the Co-op Party intelligentsia/officials – probably, controversial ones went straight into the bin – leaving just "soft" questions!
In view of all the young, career politicians that have flooded into the Co-op Party in recent times, it appears to me that the 'on message' culture of New Labour lives on!
The audience, for example, was ordered by the Chair Karin Christiansen not to clap!
Open questioning from the audience, common at conferences, was not allowed.
So much for "democracy" and "listening to the members"! Perhaps, with a change of General Secretary and threatened Co-operative Group funding withdrawal, there may be a change of culture but, with the takeover by Progress members in recent years, I have little hope!
As to the candidates, I was going to spoil my ballot paper with a note: "none of the above" as until Corbyn appeared on the list, I was faced with a slate of career politicians. Many older, more mature people (the Grey Vote) are contemptuous of these – even many "youngsters" have no respect for them. That's one reason why they do not vote.
Many employees in the public sector (e.g. NHS) blame career politicians/ministers for all the damage they have inflicted over the decades (e.g. constant "reform") leading to low staff morale. So many decisions by career ministers – with no PRACTICAL experience or EMPATHY of the area they head up [e.g. NHS, Education] – have been a disaster – PFIs, PPPs, failed IT systems (billions wasted), "SMART" meters, etc, etc.
I believe many will be surprised by Jeremy Corbyn if he becomes leader. He has integrity and is, seemingly, squeaky clean (his expenses claim was the lowest of all the 650 MPs). This is in contrast to the bluff, bluster, spin and dishonesty of Cameron and his Tory mates. I believe that he is savvy and will modify his approach to controversial issues. He spoke of public ownership along co-operative/mutual lines and his style at the dispatch box will probably avoid the current, silly, childish knockabout pantomime.
Many will identify more with him than the career politicians who meekly follow the Tory lead (Kendall has been accused of "swallowing the Tory manifesto"). That's why New Labour was seen by many "ordinary" voters as "just being a bunch of Tories."
Comparisons are being made with Michael Foot but the grossly unfair image created by the Right Wing press sank the highly intellectual Foot. Corbyn may need a makeover, but he will be more respected and present a better public image. As to the re-nationalisation issue, there is deep public dissatisfaction and anger towards the privatised, former publicly owned assets (utilities), and there may well be considerable voter support. At the Co-op Party conference last year, I argued the case for a mass referenda system. Corbyn may be well advised to use it before he attempts to implement radical policies.
Progress and other so-called Blairite organisations and the New Labour intelligentsia are worried about Corbyn's success because they could see their careers going up in a puff of smoke (self-interest, of course!). To get mature people from varied backgrounds into Parliament, a momentum for change may result in the de-selection of career MPs.
In five years' time, the political scene may well be drastically altered with the Tories regaining its "Nasty Party" image and deeply unpopular when the house building bubble bursts – as it surely will – and the UK slips back into recession. Further, the public will resent the frenzy of carpet bagging of public assets by Osborne and his mates (e.g. selling off publicly owned land to developers and RBS to the City at knock down prices).
Editor: I had not heard of Progress so end with news of it for others as ill-informed. Substantially funded by Lord Sainsbury (2001-2011), it was founded in 1995 by Paul Richards, Hazel Blear's special adviser, Liam Byrne and Derek Draper, the former aide to Peter Mandelson, as an organisation to maintain a dialogue with Labour's new leadership under Tony Blair. Mr Richards shares the Blair/Mandelson affinity with David Cameron.
Until 2014 Progress stated it was "the New Labour pressure group which aims to promote a radical and progressive politics for the 21st century". From late 2014 Progress stopped using the "New Labour" label and rebranded itself as "Labour's new mainstream, aim[ing] to promote a radical and progressive politics"
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Laura Enever – who is she?
Laura Enever is a professional surfer from Australia. On the ASP rankings for 2013, she is currently 11th. A relative newcomer on the tour, she prides herself on standing out with outlandish outfits and attitude.
A world surfer, her preference is home in Australia, but she goes where the waves and competition beckon her to come. She prides herself on a small but tightly knit group of friends and support staff wherever she goes.
Enever's sponsors include Billabong wetsuits and clothing, Boost Mobile, FCS fins, Gorilla Grip accessories, Surfer Living, Rockstar Energy Drinks and Chili Surfboards.
In 2013, she surfed 8 events and tallied an average of 5.49 for the event. In her few years of professional surfing, she has yet to score a perfect 10 on a wave, but that time is not far away.
Given the choice, she would stay home in Northern Australia and continue to surf away happily, but the world calls and she has wild clothes to share with them.


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ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson
66th (1919–1921), 67th (1921–1923), 68th (1923–1925), 69th (1925–1927), 70th (1927–1929), 71st (1929–1931), 72nd (1931–1933)
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ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson, A Representative from New Jersey; born in New York City, N.Y., June 17, 1863; moved with his parents to Plainfield, N.J., very shortly thereafter; educated at public and private schools and was graduated from the Plainfield High School in 1880; engaged in cement manufacturing; member of the common council of Plainfield, N.J., in 1891 and 1892; member of the State senate 1905-1911, serving as president in 1911; delegate to the Republican National Conventions at Chicago in 1908 and in 1916; member of the board of trustees of Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N.J., 1916-1920; Federal food administrator for Union County during the First World War; member of the State board of education 1918-1920; member of the New Jersey Geological Survey and associate of the American Society of Civil Engineers; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death in Plainfield, N.J., October 18, 1931; interment in the family plot, Hillside Cemetery.
George Arents Research Library for Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Papers: In the Chauncey Mitchell Depew Papers, 1864-1927, 42 items. Includes material relating to Ernest Robinson Ackerman.
Special Collections Department, University of Iowa Libraries
Papers: A letter to Ernest Robinson Ackerman from Leslie Mortier Shaw concerning the McNary-Haugen bill, May 28, 1938, 1 item (4 pages).
United States. 72d Congress, 1st session, 1931-1932. House. Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States, Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Ernest R. Ackerman, late a Representative from New Jersey. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1932.
The Famous Umbrella of Ernest Ackerman
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, "ACKERMAN, Ernest Robinson," https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/A/ACKERMAN,-Ernest-Robinson-(A000021)/ (January 19, 2022)


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Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5 Confirmed
The Facebook page of Star Wars: The Clone Wars director Dave Filoni reveals what many of us already knew: the animated show will be back for a fifth season. Expect to learn more in the next year, particularly big reveal events like San Diego ComicCon and Star Wars Celebration VI. In the mean time, we know the following:
"I hope you all enjoy the episode tonight. I think the Death Watch has gotten significantly cooler, and we are going to build on that next season."
Filoni shares a great sketch just to tease us about what the new Mandalorian character, voiced by Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame, might look like under that owl-inspired helmet. If you needed another reason to go to Star Wars Celebration VI, he also mentions that those of us in attendance "might get to see more Death Watch than ever before."
MINOR SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LATEST CLONE WARS EPISODE: If you are a fan of droids, more Mandalorians could mean less droids. After all, last weeks episode showed that the Death Watch aren't fans of friends of our obtuse little friends.
Still, more episodes means more Star Wars; I'll take whatever I can get. More Lucas-style Mandos might also mean a few unhappy custom Mando fans... and that appeals to my Dark Side.


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Datapoint's Computer Terminal 2200 #2
San Antonio company took an early lead in creating the first personal desktop computer
Before Apple, Dell, and Compaq, there was the Computer Terminal Corporation. The San Antonio-based company, begun in 1968 by former NASA engineers Phil Ray and Gus Roche, took the lead in creating the first personal desktop computer. The company's Datapoint 2200 #2 was a standalone computer terminal that performed a number of functions including printing payroll checks, tracking inventory, and recording shipments. This unit had a memory capacity of 16 kilobytes, roughly enough memory to hold a four page text document.
Designers Phil Ray and Gus Roche sought to reinvent the way data was inputted into massive mainframe computers by creating a small, sleek computer terminal that was connected to the larger mainframe storage computer. The product was named Datapoint 3300, a title that begat a new company name and began the personal computer revolution. The fledging company, now known as Datapoint, raced to the front of the desktop personal computer line with the 1970 introduction of its second system, the Datapoint 2200. Weighing 40 pounds, the unit had its own screen, keyboard, memory, and processor.
Datapoint went on to develop other PC products, including telephone directory software, word processing programs, and electronic mail functions. Its Attached Resource Computer (ARC) was the first of what became known in the industry as LAN (Local Area Network). Datapoint marketed its line of products to corporations who could link the technologies together to create an Integrated Electronic Office, an "office of the future" where typewriters, filing cabinets, telephones, and mailroom would all be replaced with electronic devices that could be operated from a single terminal.
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Time Period: 1971 - Present
Datapoint's Computer Terminal 2200 #2 Artifact from San Antonio
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I love photographing sports. In the fall I purchased my Mark II and my 70-200mm L lens (I'm kind of in love with that lens, btw). My daughter made the high school JV soccer team so I had a lot of practice this year. I also had lunch with Bob Kenward with Fluvanna Sports Photography for tips. I have a few of his photos from a few years back when my daughter's travel team played against the Fluvanna team. I would love to be this photographer for Greene County–baby steps, right?! Here are some of the highlights.
Nice! You have some incredible action shots.


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CALIFORNIA BREED [GLENN HUGHES, JASON BONHAM] :
CALIFORNIA BREED DELUXE EDIT. (CD+DVD DIGI) (CD) 2014
CALIFORNIA BREED (CD) (CD) 2014
CALIFORNIA BREED BLACK VINYL (2LP) (LP) 2014
Artist: CALIFORNIA BREED [GLENN HUGHES, JASON BONHAM]
Album: "CALIFORNIA BREED CLEAR/ YELLOW VINYL (2LP)"
- Limited to worldwide 500 Clear-Yellow copies on heavy 180 Gramm Vinyl [!]
Label: Vinyl Eck
Former Black Country Communion stars, singer-bassist Glenn Hughes and drummer Jason Bonham, have formed their new band California Breed, featuring the astounding talents of 23-year-old singer-guitarist Andrew Watt, the fact that their first album has been produced by Dave Cobb, whose spectacular work with Rival Sons has received so much acclaim, gives a big clue as to what they sound like.
Indeed, all 12 tracks on the as-yet untitled forthcoming California Breed album – the band have signed a deal with signed a deal with the Frontiers label - have equal co-writing credits amongst the band. Recorded at Cobb's Nashville studio, "Everything was done more or less live," says Hughes, "including the vocals. Which is the reverse of how I've always done things". The end result is a sound that combines all the classic rock elements of BCC – big, meat-cleaver riffs and heart-rending vocals – but with a 21st century gloss that comes from working with someone as up-to-the-minute and talented as Watt (whose previous music can be heard at his Soundcloud page and on the track below, with video directed by Mick Rock).
Look out for Midnight Oil, a raunchy Stones-esque rocker with breathless female backing vocals, deep groove rhythms and face-smacking guitars. The other breakout track is All Falls Down, the kind of spine-tingling pop-rock-who-knows-what that starts all colour and light and finishes all towering harmonies, back-arching guitars and epidemic-sized catchiness.
There are others but, as Hughes says, "This, I promise, is going to be something special."
01. The Way
02. Sweet Tea
03. Chemical Rain
04. Midnight Oil
05. All Falls Down
06. The Grey
07. Days They Come
08. Spit You Out
09. Strong
10. Invisible
11. Scars
12. Breathe
13. Solo - bonus track
Glenn Hughes: vocals, bass guitar
Jason Bonham: drums
Andrew Watt: guitars
Produced by Dave Cobb
HOLLYWOOD TRASH (CD)
FRIJID PINK
DEFROSTED RE-ISSUE VINYL (LP)
AXIS BOLD AS LOVE VINYL (LP)
RAGING SLAB
RAGING SLAB VINYL (LP)
ELF feat. RONNIE JAMES DIO
ELF RE-ISSUE (CD)
CALIFORNIA BREED [GLENN HUGHES, JASON BONHAM]
CALIFORNIA BREED BLACK VINYL (2LP)
RE-MACHINED - A TRIBUTE TO DEEP PURPLE'S MACHINE HEAD (CD)
IAN GILLAN & TONY IOMMI
WHO CARES (2CD)
IN FOR THE KILL REMASTERED (DIGI)


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New 'Trek' movie gets villain
"Star Trek: Nemesis," the 10th installment in the sci-fi film franchise, has landed a beastly new villain, with Ron Perlman signing on to play the Romulan Viceroy, Variety reports.
HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) — "Star Trek: Nemesis," the 10th installment in the sci-fi film franchise, has landed a beastly new villain, with Ron Perlman signing on to play the Romulan Viceroy, Variety reports.
Perlman, best known for his TV work on "Beauty and the Beast," also recently appeared in the recent WWII movie "Enemy at the Gates."
Perlman joins the reunion cast of TV's "Star Trek: The Next Generation," including Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes, in their fourth film. It is scheduled for a November 2002 release via Paramount Pictures.
In the film, the crew of the Enterprise is diverted to the planet Romulus when the longtime Federation foes signal they are willing to begin peace negotiations. Once Picard and the gang arrive, they uncover a threat to Earth.
"Nemesis" is produced by Rick Berman and directed by Stuart Baird ("Executive Decision"). John Logan ("Gladiator") and Berman penned the script.
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Rename File on Server not working?
Previous message (by thread): Rename File on Server not working?
> I see that you are using a "move file" in your example.
> The dictionary doesn't show an example for moving a file.
> 	put the result && "(" & sysError() &")"
> This seems rather bizarre to me.
controls but not file objects.  To move files we use "rename".


This is one of those posts where I am not sure where I am heading. Bear with me.
Throughout April, each morning, I was writing poems. Inspired by images put up by Bud Hunt at his blog site (Bud the Teacher) and by Mary Lee Hahn at her blog (A Year of Reading), I worked to be inspired by the media they had chosen to write poetry, every day. I'd sit down with my cup of coffee, stare at the image chosen for the day and just write, and see where it took me. Some of the poems were magical; Most were just ordinary and quickly forgotten. You just never knew, and that was part of the gift of it.
I've been doing this with Bud for a few years now. Mary Lee just started her month of media this year (I think) as part of lessons around how to use Wikimedia Commons in the classroom. I know, and admire, both Mary Lee and Bud, I should add. Both are wonderful educators and writers, and I am grateful to have them in my network and community, and as friends.
In years past, at Bud's site, a small group of others, including Bud, would be writing poems each day, too, so I always felt like I was part of a writing cadre, and I held on to this vision of us, in different places in the world, looking at the same image that Bud had chosen and writing from different viewpoints. It is a fascinating thing to read what someone else has imagined from the same photo that you just used for your own imagining. There grows this thread between writers.
This year, for whatever reason, no one else wrote at Bud's site. (Not true, Bud posted one or two poems early on). But for the most part, my words and lines were the only poems on the page. It felt rather lonely, to be honest, but I kept writing because I was writing for myself as much as for Bud and the world. I even did some podcasting with Soundcloud of poems, but then realized through hit counts that only four or five people were listening. (It's possible that other folks were writing in other places, but I never saw where).
I came to Mary Lee a few days late into the mix, and joined in a bit reluctant. Did I really want to write two poems every day? I did. And I did, and it was wonderful. Here, with Mary Lee, there was a small writing community in play, and the very things that I missed at Bud's site this year – other writers — was in bloom at Mary Lee's. A handful of poets were using Mary Lee's inspiring media (images and videos) to write poetry, and even offer up some reactions to each other (I didn't do enough of that every day, but I did some). It was lovely to come back later in the day and see how the post unfolded, with Mary Lee moving poems from the comment section to the main post as a showcase of sorts. I felt very connected as writer. There was an audience and a gathering of friends, all rolled up into one experience.
I can't say I did not enjoy writing with Bud this year. I did. I always love the images he pulls out, and I appreciate that he does it, even if this year it felt like he was only doing it for me. (Thanks, Bud!) But it didn't emerge as a writing network and by the end of the month, I was less inspired than at the top of the month. Mary Lee's project did have those elements of connections, and that made all the difference in the world for me as a writer. I am thankful for both of my friends, but I wonder where all of the writers with Bud went to.
I told you I was going to meander, and so I did.
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It was great writing with you! I miss starting my morning out with you, and then checking throughout the day to see what Carol and Linda would come up with.
Audience/community makes all the difference. I'm trying to continue writing a poem every couple of days, but without readers, I am not as motivated.


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Q: Sending arguments to BLL when using Web Forms Model Binding and FileUpload in a GridView I have an ASP.NET GridView which uses model binding:
<asp:GridView runat="server" ID="teamMembersGrid"
...
ItemType="Models.TeamMember"
OnCallingDataMethods="teamMembersGrid_CallingDataMethods">

I also have a BLL which defines methods for UpdateTeamMember, InsertTeamMember, etc.
One of the columns of the grid displays an image. In edit mode, I need to upload a new image for this column using a FileUpload control. I want to pass this control to the BLL method UpdateTeamMember as a parameter. The problem is: how?
I added in my page, outside the grid, a FileUpload control with ID "FileUpload". It has style="display:none" (I tried to remove this style but it doesn't help). Then, at RowUpdating, I set a value for this control:
protected void teamMembersGrid_RowUpdating(object sender, GridViewUpdateEventArgs e)
{
   FileUpload = teamMembersGrid.Rows[e.RowIndex].FindControl("FileUpload") as FileUpload;
}

In this method, the FileUpload control is retrieved correctly and it has the required information.
And in the BLL, I have this:
public void UpdateTeamMember(int teamMemberID, ModelMethodContext context, [Control("FileUpload")] FileUpload fileUpload)
{
...
}

In this method of the BLL, the fileUpload parameter is not null, but does not have any file uploaded.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

A: hi I got the solution using same webforms modelbinding.
In the formview where you are in insertmode
add this in aspx in the formview tag here in this snippet it is

addCustomer

OnItemInserting="addCustomer_ItemInserting"

then in the aspx.cs codebehind
 protected  void  addCustomer_ItemInserting(object sender, FormViewInsertEventArgs e)
        {

            FileUpload Fileupload = (FileUpload)addCustomer.FindControl("CustomerImage");

            byte[] covertedByteArr  = // convert stream to bytes here ConvertStreamToBytes(Fileupload.PostedFile.InputStream);
            e.Values["CustomerImage"] = covertedByteArr;
        }

CustomerImage is the name of the field in the model which should be of type byte[] .
then on InsertMethod in the BL Layer, you will see that the byte[] is filled properly


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Jigme Pema Wangchen (tib. 'jigs med pad ma dbang chen), geb. 1963, ist der 12. Gyelwang Drugpa (rgyal dbang 'brug pa), bzw. Drukchen Rinpoche, der als der höchste Geistliche der Drugpa-Kagyü-Tradition des tibetischen Buddhismus gilt.

Jigme Pemas Vater ist Bairo Tulku Rinpoche, 36. Inkarnation von Vairocana und früherer Abt des Klosters Kathok Sichen in Kham, Osttibet. Seine Mutter, Kelsang Yudron, genannt Mayumla stammt aus Lhodrak und war Schülerin bedeutender Lamas. Jigme Pema Wangchen wurde 1963 in Tso Pema (Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh, Indien) geboren. Dorthin waren seine Eltern gepilgert, um den traditionellen Lama-Tänzen zu Ehren des Geburtstags von Padmasambhava beizuwohnen. Vom Düdjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje persönlich erhielt er seinen Namen.

Der XI. Drukchen Rinpoche, Tenzing Khenrab Geleg Wangpo, erlag 1960 in einem Flüchtlingslager 30-jährig den Strapazen seiner Flucht aus Tibet. Sechs Jahre lang suchte man die Wiedergeburt des Verstorbenen. Erst 1966 fand man Jigme Pema in Dalhousie. Der Dalai Lama und der XVI. Karmapa erkannten ihn offiziell als den XII. Drukchen Rinpoche an. Ein Jahr später, 1967, wurde er in Darjeeling förmlich inthronisiert. Die Erziehung des jungen Rinpoche lag vor allem in den Händen von Thuksay Rinpoche. Dieser, der leibliche Sohn des X. Drukchen Rinpoche, hatte bereits dessen Nachfolger ausgebildet und während der Vakanz dem Mönchsorden als Regent vorgestanden. Unter seiner Leitung lernte Jigme Pema Wangchen die Literatur und die traditionellen Rituale des tibetischen Buddhismus.

Seit seiner Volljährigkeit steht der XII. Drukchen Rinpoche zahlreichen Klöstern im Himalayagebiet, aber auch Zentren im Ausland vor. Er residiert in seinem Hauptkloster Druk Thupten Sangag Choeling in Darjeeling.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website (engl.), (chin.)

Vajrayana
Buddhismus in Tibet
Buddhismus in Indien
Buddhismus in Bhutan
Geboren 1963
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Senegal: Finance ministry seeks electrical supplies
In Senegal, the Directorate General of Customs under the Ministry of Economics, Finance and Plan solicits closed bids from eligible candidates meeting the qualifications required for the supply of switches, routers and cables, under three separate lots.
Lot 1: Supply of switches;
Lot 2: Provision of routers;
Lot 3: Supply of cables (cords).
The award of the contract will be conducted by open invitation to tender as defined in the Code des Marches Publics, and open to all eligible candidates.
Interested candidates can obtain information from the Directorate of Customs Information Systems (DSID), located at the Bloc des Madeleines, boulevard de la Republique X André Peytavin, with Mr Modou Maty NIANG, mniang2@d0uanes.sn every working day from 8:00am to 5:00pm, and take note of the tender documents at the address mentioned above.
Qualification requirements are:
Financial capacity – Provide certified financial statements for the last three fiscal years (2014,2015 and 2016) that provide a sound financial basis.
Technical capacity and experience – the interested bidder must prove, with supporting documentation, that they meet the following experience requirements:
Have achieved, at least, two contracts of a similar nature during the last five years; the service certificates issued, issued by the beneficiary services, must be attached.
Arrange, for each lot, the following personnel:
One Network and telecom engineer having achieved, at least, a similar market in the last five years;
One CNNP certified having achieved, at least, a similar market during the last five years;
One certified CCSP having achieved, at least, a similar market during the last five years.
Interested candidates can obtain a complete tender dossier against the payment of a non-refundable sum of FCFA 30,000 ($53), by sending a written request addressed to the Director of Customs Information Systems at the address mentioned below: IT systems, enclosure of the Bloc des Madeleines, from the Procurement Officer, from 08:00 to 17:00.
Tenders must include a tender guarantee of FCFA 4,000,000 ($7,057) valid for a period of 28 days after the expiry date of the offers.
Only tender guarantees issued by a financial institution approved by the Ministry of the Economy and Finance will be accepted.
Tenders must be submitted to the following address:
Secretariat of the Director of Computer Systems, enclosure of the Bloc des Madeleines no later than 12 June 2018 at 10:00am.
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The name Shipwreck refers to several versions of the same character.
For a list of the other versions, see Shipwreck.
Shipwreck is a G.I. Joe character from the A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe vs. Cobra series.
Hector X. Delgado
Chula Vista, California
Service branch
Grade / Rank
Chief Petty Officer (E-7)
Sailor; S.E.A.L.; Gunner's mate; Machinist
Naval Gunnery School; S.E.A.L. School
Weapon / Vehicle expertise
M-16; M-14; Browning .50 cal; 20mm Oerliken anti-aircraft gun; M1911A1
Faction(s)
First comic appearance
G.I. Joe #40
Shipwreck has earned a reputation as being one of the more rambunctious members of the G.I. Joe Team. It's not that he is in any way disobedient or disrespectful of higher up officers. His arrogant, brash personality and stereotypical sailor attitude has gotten him in trouble so many times. He prefers to take up his own actions and fight the enemy in his own way. He also has a reputation for telling tall tales and for his poor culinary skills. It seems he is the only one who can stomach his own cooking. His superiors have had enough and shipped him to Navy S.E.A.L. School in the hopes the training there would make him a better man. It made him better alright... a better fighter only.
Shipwreck grew up just by the side of the sprawling San Diego Navy Yards. He enlisted at the youngest possible age with his parents' permission and then served with distinction in the Mekong Delta where he contended with river pirates, smugglers and insurgents. He also spent time at several naval bases and on carrier-initiated operations in the Middle East.
A Real American Hero continuity
Marvel Comics continuity
Shipwreck led a team of Joes assigned to erect the new transportable Air-Sea Base in the Gulf of Mexico when they were attacked by Cobra, who were seeking to trigger the geological faultine.[1] The result was the creation of Cobra Island. He was subsequently part of the team that sought to drive Cobra off the island before sovereignty could be claimed, but the lawyers were too fast.[2] Shipwreck then participated in a mission to steal a Soviet laser from Afghanistan, preparing an ambush in neighboring Pakistan.[3] He later returned to the Gulf as part of a Joe team seeking to rescue Ripcord and Snake-Eyes from the island.[4] Soon after he took part in the assault on Springfield.[5] Back at the Pit he was part of a team unsuccessfully sent to recapture the escaping Zartan.[6] Not long afterwards Hawk announced the grim news that the G.I. Joe team was being shut down and Shipwreck was temporarily quartered up in Fort Wadsworth.[7]
Much later at the new Pit Shipwreck was one of the Joes tasked with cleaning the base for a snap inspection.[8]
Devil's Due Comics continuity
Write up
G.I. Joe Reloaded
G.I. Joe vs. Transformers
After watching Snake-Eyes take out Quick Kick and Roadblock during a sparring session, Shipwreck and several other Joes dogpiled the ninja to show him that he wasn't all that. Shortly afterwards, he was skeptic to the idea of Cobra's transforming vehicles supposedly being aliens. [9] He attended a video-conference where Dial-Tone explained that they had figured out Cobra's next target: the SPS Satellite system. [10] During G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, Shipwreck was part of Mainframe's squad, and helped defend the SPS Satellite controls from Cobra troops. [11]
Two years later, Shipwreck was part of a G.I. Joe team that attacked a Cobra facility in Boston, a mission which ended with everyone suddenly getting teleported to Cybertron and Shipwreck feeling seasick. After learning that Earth was on the brink of destruction due to issues with time travel, Shipwreck formed a team with Gung-Ho, Dusty and a Cobra Viper and was sent to retrieve a number of Transformers that had been lost in some point in Earth's timeline. [12] The team ended up in Earth's distant past, where they found the Dinobots, although Shockwave's meddling briefly prevented them from returning to the present. They eventually came through, allowing the Dinobots to save the day by defeating Shockwave. [13]
Action Force (British) Comics continuity
Shipwreck was part of the Action Force team based in Europe. He participated in several missions including the sabotaging of an arms transaction between Military Armaments Research Systems and Cobra[14] and a direct assault on Cobra's London base.[15] He was part of a team that was tricked into attacking an oil rig belonging to Destro,[16] but was subsequently freed by Quick Kick.[17]
Shipwreck bore a remarkable resemblance to Ahmed Hassan, the ambassador for Ishmali to the United Kingdom, whom Cobra sought to kidnap. Shipwreck disguised himself as Hassan and took his place while the real Hassan was taken to the embassy. Shipwreck was accordingly captured by Cobra but escaped with the help of Flint.[18] Shipwreck then participated in the mission to steal a Soviet laser from Afghanistan.[19] He was later briefly assigned to the Gulf of Mexico to install the new Air-Sea Base and got caught up in the creation of Cobra Island.[20] Shipwreck later took part in a major operation in Venice where the team joined forces with Destro to prevent Cobra from taking over from the Mafia in Venice. Unbeknownst to any of Action Force the whole situation was a sham to allow Cobra and the Mafia to form an alliance.[21] He then undertook further missions in the Americas.[22]
Shipwreck was later sent to observe the raising of a crashed Second World War German plane, as the recovery team were using new flotation balloons and pumps used for raising sunken vessels that Action Force were interested in. During the operation the son of the plane's pilot and another Cobra Lamprey sought to steal gold aboard the plane, killing the other crew members. Shipwreck survived and sabotaged their attempts, sending them to a watery grave.[23] He was later part of a team who stopped Cobra obtaining a powerful laser driven by diamonds.[24] Shipwreck was then part of a W.H.A.L.E. crew captured by a squad of Cobras seeking a Tactical Analysis Computer System (T.A.C.S.) unit to discover Ministry of Defence secrets. The team escaped and destroyed the device before it could be use.[25]
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By the time Spy Troops: The Movie begins, Shipwreck has been kidnapped and impersonated by Zartan for a few days. The Joes notice that "Shipwreck" has worsened his aim, and isn't accompanied by Polly. After a Cobra attack that ends with Zartan stealing the MIRC vehicle-controlling headset, Snake-Eyes finds and unties the real Shipwreck and Polly. Snake-Eyes and Shipwreck are sent to Cobra Mountain, where Snake-Eyes must destroy the MIRC and the Crimson Command Copter while Shipwreck must get the access codes to allow the other Joes to come in. Shipwreck enters disguised as a Raptor-Viper and then stumbles upon Cobra Commander's clothes room, so he disguises as the Commander and entres the throne room, from where he calls the Crimson Guards and gesticulates while Polly imitates Cobra Commander's voice asking for the access codes (and crackers), but the real Commander finds him out and has him taken by a guard. Luckily the Crimson Guard who takes Shipwreck is Agent Faces in disguise, who asks for the access codes and then he and Shipwreck allow the Joes to get inside Cobra Mountain. Shipwreck, Polly and Agent Faces fight their way out and are briefly separated by a cloud of smoke, but the Shipwreck who emerges from the smoke is Zartan disguised again, who punches Agent Faces and then is knocked out by the real Shipwreck. They reunite with the rest of the G.I. Joe team before Cobra Mountain collapses. [26]
Shipwreck later appears as part of a G.I. Joe unit in South America. They are ambushed by Electric E.E.L.s and find out that metal can make their electric attacks backfire. When an Electric E.E.L. takes Wet-Suit, Shipwreck saves him while Flint has Polly throw a cable to help them defeat the Electric E.E.L. [27]
A Real American Hero (1985)
Shipwreck was part of the 1985 series of A Real American Hero toys.
Appearance: brown hair and beard; white sailor's hat; open-collared, short-sleeved blue shirt with red stripes on right arm; blue bell-bottom pants with black gloves, belt, holster, and shoes; hook on waist to hold accessories.
Accessories: old-fashioned silver revolver with short strap; silver hooks with string; green and yellow parrot named Polly.
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Battle Corps (1994)
The all-encompassing Battle Corps line of 1994 included Shipwreck. This time, his function is redesignated as a Navy S.E.A.L.
Battle Corps filecard
The Real American Hero Collection (1998)
Shipwreck was carded in a three-pack with Torpedo and Wet-Suit in The Real American Hero Collection's Naval Assault Unit pack.
Naval Assault Unit filecard
In the last of The Real American Hero Collection toys, Shipwreck is carded in a two-pack with Sidetrack.
Real American Hero Collection filecard
G.I. Joe vs. Cobra (2002)
As part of the theme of G.I. Joe vs. Cobra, Shipwreck is carded with a Cobra counterpart, B.A.T..
G.I. Joe vs. Cobra filecard
Spy Troops (2003)
Shipwreck is carded in a two-pack with Over Kill.
Spy Troops filecard
Conquest of Cobra Mountain (2003)
Another Shipwreck action figure is bundled with the Conquest of Cobra Mountain playset.
Conquest of Cobra Mountain filecard
Valor vs. Venom (2004)
A new design is given for Shipwreck in the Valor vs. Venom line. He is included with the Piranha assault boat. The same design, albeit recolored, is available in a two-pack with Electric EEL.
Valor vs. Venom filecard
Operation Flaming M.O.T.H. (2007)
A Real American Hero 25th Anniversary (2007)
Shipwreck's original design is given a gloss-over for the Real American Hero 25th Anniversary.
Shipwreck was based on Jack Nicholson's character Billy Buddusky in the 1973 film The Last Detail.
A competition was held in the pages of the Marvel UK comic Action Force to name Shipwreck's parrot. The winning entry was announced in issue #27 as "Seasick".
The 1994 Shipwreck toy was used in the Nickelodeon animated cartoon series Kablam! to create the character "Stinky Diver."
Although Shipwreck's original filecard lists his rank as an (E-7) Chief Petty Officer, his uniform is that of an E-6 or below.
On IMDB, Shipwreck and Lady-Jaye's names and voice actors are mentioned in the credits of the Disney Cartoon "Quack Pack, episode Ducky Dearest."
According to a line from "There's No Place Like Springfield", he has an uncle named Al.
In an interview, Buzz Dixon claimed that his initial "punch-up" of the script for My Little Ponies: The Movie would have featured the ponies encountering characters from The Transformers, among other Hasbro franchises.
At one point one of the Little Ponies had to go looking for...something or someone, I forget. I suggested she encounter some of the Transformers and Joes in her search, specifically, a scene where she flies up to Shipwreck who is drinking some amber fluid from a bottle.
Shipwreck would just stare at her in bug-eyed disbelief and she'd fly on, then Shipwreck would smash the bottle, take his cap off his head, put his left hand over his heart and raise his right hand in an oath, muttering frantically under his breath. Hasbro said, "Very funny. No."
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↑ Hydrofoil
↑ Strategic Diplomacy
↑ Triple Play
↑ Who's Who On Cobra Island & Sea Duel
↑ Serpentor & The Battle of Springfield
↑ Thunder Machine
↑ Snap Decisions & Pit-Fall
↑ Mexican Holiday
↑ G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2
↑ G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1
↑ Gun Boat!
↑ Fast Feud!
↑ Rigged! Part One
↑ Rigged! Part Two
↑ Doppelganger Part One, Part Two, Part Three & Part Four.
↑ Hydrofoil & Strategic Diplomacy
↑ Venetian Blind Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four
↑ Comprising the UK printings of Who's Who On Cobra Island,Sea Duel, Serpentor, The Battle of Springfield, Thunder Machine, Snap Decisions & Pit-Fall. From this point onwards the Action Force continuity follows the same track as that of the US comics with some additions.
↑ Double Cross
↑ Diamond Lies!
↑ War beneath the Waves
↑ Spy Troops: The Movie
↑ Valor vs. Venom (movie)
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'Total Bellas' Renewed For Season 4 By E!
E! has given a fourth season greenlight to its hit series Total Bellas. The renewal comes as the series, which follows the lives of WWE superstars Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, finished its third season with its best numbers to date. Season 3 was its highest-rated season ever among all key demos, drawing nearly 1 million total viewers per episode, up 22% from the previous season among the core P18-49 demographic, according to the network and Nielsen.
Sunday night premieres of Total Bellas ranked among the Top 10 programs in primetime across ad-supported cable with W18-34 and W18-49. Season three also averaged more than 4MM social engagements a week, +123% higher average weekly engagements vs. Season 2 (1.8MM). Total Bellas currently has 1.1MM social followers, gaining +16% new followers during season three.
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Season three of Total Bellas saw Nikki deciding to call off her high-profile wedding, Brie balancing being a new mom and a successful business woman with her sister, and Daniel Bryan's sensational return to the WWE ring. The third season also gave viewers a glimpse into Nikki and Brie's continued growth as entrepreneurs as they expanded their businesses and launched new brands.
"Nikki and Brie's willingness to be open about their struggles and celebrate their triumphs with their fans is what makes 'Total Bellas' such a hit with our audience," said Amy Introcaso-Davis, Executive Vice President, Development and Production, E! "The Bella Twins embody the strong, empowered women that we celebrate here at E!, and we are so excited to see what the future has in store for them next."
"I'm so excited for another season of 'Total Bellas' and hope our journey continues to inspire, motivate and connect with our Bella Army," said Brie Bella. "I can't wait for our fans to join me in the next step of my life. I promise that it will be a fun, real and heartfelt adventure," added Nikki Bella.
The Bella Twins also appear on E's Total Divas, which premieres on September 19.
Total Bellas is produced by WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions with Gil Goldschein, Russell Jay and Farnaz Farjam Chazan serving as Executive Producers for Bunim/Murray Productions and Kevin Dunn serving as Executive Producer for WWE. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella also serve as Executive Producers.


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Canada's Raonic opens Australian Open with 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Germany's Brown
Canada's Raonic opens Australian Open with win
Jan. 16, 2017 12:00 p.m.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada's Milos Raonic and Germany's Dustin Brown renewed their Grand Slam duel on Tuesday and the result was the same as the last time — a three-set win for Raonic.
Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., and Brown met for the first time in the first round of last year's U.S. Open, where the Canadian won in straight sets.
On Tuesday, Raonic defeated Brown 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.
"I did what I needed to do," said Raonic. "I took care of my serve, I broke quite early in all the sets. It just dropped off a little bit when I faced a few dangers on my service games in the beginning of the third, end of the second."
"Obviously you want to get in, get out and play as well as you can starting off. Obviously it's not easy. I played solid and I was efficient out there, which I'm happy with."
Last year as the 13th-seeded player, Raonic had his best performance at Melbourne Park, advancing to the semifinals before losing to Andy Murray.
The 26-year-old Raonic is playing in his seventh Australian Open and in his 24th major. His best result so far has been a run to the Wimbledon final last year.
He will face Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in the next round.
"I've struggled with him," said Raonic. "I think we've played twice, he beat me twice."
Toronto's Peter Polansky lost to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 6-0, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 3-0. Polansky had to retire in the fifth and decisive set.
"Unfortunately I had to withdraw from my match today. My back is fine, but the heat definitely got 2 me. The good news is I am still alive lol," Polansky tweeted.
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Preventing disease and health problems should be the goal of every horse owner. This course will help you do just that. Many important topics and skills are covered to help you maintain optimal health and develop knowledge regarding a year-round health maintenance program.
You will be introduced to many of the common problems faced by horses, many due to management problems, and you will learn the steps to take so that you can reduce the risk for your horses and enhance your positive role in your horse's health care team. New research will also be presented with practical applications for the horse owner. The goal is not to be your own vet. The main goal is to help prepare you to be an effective advocate for your horse, with knowledge and skills to help your veterinarian maintain health and prevent disease in your horse.
Identify the individual needs of your horse regarding health management and disease prevention.
Identify common health problems and strategies available to prevent and/or manage them.
Perform a daily health check and relay important data to your veterinarian that will aid in the health and welfare of your horse.
Analyze biosecurity risks and determine the factors needed for infectious disease prevention strategies.
Differentiate when immediate medical aid may be required or not, and identify first aid measures in different emergency scenarios.
Ask your veterinarian educated questions, and discuss problems relating to your horse's health in an informed manner so that you may assist in the formulation or revision of your preventative health program.
Find, interpret and critically appraise new information in order to update your background knowledge on a topic of interest.
Online Knowledge Quizzes (35%): There will be five online quizzes. Each quiz consists of a number of true or false statements, multiple-choice questions and matching questions which cover the weekly unit material.
Graded Discussion and Participation (15%). The discussion forum includes class learning questions (CLQ's), general discussion topics and guest speakers Q&A's. The CLQ is a specific learning question the instructor has presented for you to research and discuss.
Research Assignment (20%): You will complete a research assignment on a health-related issue.
Dr. Ev. Post grew up with horses and has enjoyed the experience in many of the equine disciplines. After graduation from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1997, she moved to England. During the next 5 years, she worked in equine private practice and at the University of Liverpool Large Animal Hospital. She completed a 3-year Equine Surgical Residency with specialization in Orthopedics at that same hospital. Upon moving back to Canada in 2002, she has practiced in the Campbellville, ON area providing first and second opinions for equine cases. She strongly believes continuing education for both the horse owner as well as the veterinarian, coupled with ongoing research are paramount to the welfare of our horses.
Registration is limited to 65 students. There are no international student fees and we welcome students from across the world.
There is no textbook required for the Equine Health & Disease Prevention course.
It is recommended students purchase a stethoscope.
Equine Health & Disease Prevention is a required course in the Equine Science Certificate, Diploma in Equine Studies and an elective in the Equine Welfare Certificate.


BT SPORT may be late to the party but they're more than making up for it.
Live television is often a manic and stressful process.
But the only time anyone behind the scenes at BT Sport lost their cool on Saturday was when Sadio Mane was shown a red card against Manchester City.
As Jon Moss delivered his punishment, the BT Sport green room turned from a space of calm, to one of chaos.
Robbie Savage scrambled for his phone and frantically began to tweet.
Jermaine Jenas jumped out of his chair in sheer disbelief at what he had just witnessed.
While Chris Sutton remained as nonchalant as ever, staying seated, simply taking in the drama on one of ten television screens pinned to the wall.
SADIO MANE's red card against Manchester City yesterday divided opinion - even amongst the pundits.
The trio of former professionals were joined by Arsenal Ladies star Alex Scott and former Spurs midfielder Steffen Freund as they prepared to go live for BT Sport Score.
The programme is BT Sport's very own Saturday afternoon results show, aimed at delivering not only every 3pm goal from around the country, but expert analysis and opinions.
The market they have entered into is a saturated and competitive one.
But the channel is not turning up a day late and dollar short.
Despite being in its infancy, BT Sport Score is proving popular among viewers who would usually go elsewhere for their dose of Saturday afternoon football.
And looking behind the scenes, it is no surprise to see the show is a success.
Premier League fastest ten: Who were the quickest players over the weekend?
Premier League table based solely on results in 2017 - where does your team place?
Which Premier League bosses have suffered the heaviest career defeats?
We're ushered into two back stage technical areas where a 15-strong team are working to ensure the show is ready to go live at 2.30pm.
It is clear to see the channel have not only strove to ensure they have the best on-screen talent but that staff behind the scenes are also some of the best in the business.
And the facilities alone show BT Sport are here for the long-haul.
A state of the art studio, which may seem small on television, feels enormous as Mark Pougatch warms his distinguishable voice up before going live.
This is a well-oiled broadcasting machine.
And regular panelist Jenas shares the sentiment that BT Sport Score is already a phenomenal success, despite only being one year old.
"I suppose with BT, they're risk takers to an extent," said the former Tottenham midfielder.
"They've really come a long way since I started with the way they like to do things.
"BT came in and weren't prepared to just be the same.
"Whether they like it or they don't, you can't question the quality that BT bring.
Jenas has one eye on us and another on the tv screens, as Manchester City slot home their fourth of the game.
But the pundit doesn't seem too surprised by the scoreline.
"I started with Man City and I'll stick with it," says Jenas, when asked about who he believes will win the league.
"I just don't think they're anywhere near their best yet.
"They still look vulnerable at the back but they're gonna get better and better.
The two Manchester clubs sit level on 10 points at the top of the Premier League table.
Which Premier League keepers cost their clubs the least in wages per save?


Linux is an operating system that is used as an alternative to other operating systems like Windows, Mac OS, Solaris and others. Linux evolved from the kernel created by Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvalds discovered Linus when he was just a student at the University of Helsinki.
Actually, he discovered it for his own use since the UNIX operating system that he used needed more modifications and improvements. He sent request to its creator but got no response from him. It was only then that he got an idea to create his own operating system. The speciality in Linux is that user's comments and suggestions for modifications and improvements are taken into account. For this, it maintains online help and support.
Linux has become a very popular operating system that thousands of people online are in the process of learning it every day. The home site of Linux offers courses, with which one can learn how to use it in no time. Linux is neither a program like a word processor nor a set of programs like a Microsoft Office Suite. Linux is nothing but an interface between the computer hardware and the software programs, which run on it. The kernel is the focal point of any operating system.
Kernel is something that programs the chip that controls the computer. The kernel and operating system both are inter- dependent. Kernel is useless without programs. To fabricate a working system, a shell, a library, compilers, etc are needed. In fact, Linux came into life only because of the internet. Internet had played a crucial role in the development of Linux because it served as the means to coordinate the works of all the developers. Linux now has a user supported community website that promotes Linux through education and interaction with the users.


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MDT begins with the clinician taking a detailed history about your symptoms and how they behave. You will be asked to perform certain movements and rest in certain positions. The main difference to most other assessments is the use of repeated movements rather than a single movement. How your symptoms and range of movement changes with these repeated movements provides the clinician with information that they can use to categorise your problem.
Each syndrome is addressed according to its unique nature, with specific mechanical procedures, including repeated movements and sustained postures. MDT is a comprehensive classification system, and includes a smaller group of patients that cannot be classified into one of the three Syndromes, but are into the 'Other' Subgroup which includes serious pathologies, non-mechanical causes, true chronic pain etc.
Using the information from the assessment, the clinician will prescribe specific exercises and advice regarding postures to adopt and postures to temporarily avoid. If your problem has a more difficult mechanical presentation, a qualified MDT clinician may need to add hands-on techniques until you can self-manage. The aim is to be as effective as possible in the least number of sessions. Treatment that you can perform five or six times a day is more likely to be effective in a shorter period of time than treatment administered by the clinician once or twice per week. The emphasis is on you, the patient, being actively involved. This can minimise the number of visits to the clinic. Ultimately, most patients can successfully treat themselves when provided with the necessary knowledge and tools.
By learning how to self-treat the current problem, you gain knowledge on how to minimise the risk of recurrence. You can also rapidly deal with symptoms if they recur, putting you in control of your treatment safely and effectively. Persisting problems are more likely to be prevented through self-maintenance than by passive care.
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New Mexico Becomes 48th State with Data Breach Notification Law; Tennessee Restores Exemption for Encrypted Data
By Caleb Skeath on April 14, 2017
Posted in Data Breaches
Last week, New Mexico and Tennessee both passed legislation updating each state's requirements for notifying residents following a data breach. New Mexico's new law, H.B. 15, makes it the 48th U.S. state to enact a state data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South Dakota as the only states that have not enacted similar laws. Tennessee's bill, S.B. 547, amended its Identity Theft Deterrence Act of 1999 to exempt certain encrypted data from triggering notification requirements.
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Tennessee Amends Breach Notification Law to Cover Breaches of Encrypted Information
By Caleb Skeath on April 1, 2016
Last week, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam (R) signed S.B. 2005 into law, amending Tennessee's breach notification law to broaden the scope of information covered and require quicker notifications of the state's residents. Most notably, when the amendments enter into force on July 1, 2016, Tennessee will become the only U.S. state that could require notification of affected individuals following breaches of encrypted information. The amendments will also require businesses to notify Tennessee residents within 45 days after the business discovers the breach.
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Recognizing a slowing U.S. economy and a slowdown in consumer and commercial spending/investments, the FOMC held rates steady. The Press Release also recognized a still strong labor market and a decline in nominal inflation due to energy prices but the core inflation rate remains near its 2% objective.
The Press Release continues to affirm FOMC's data dependent stance in its future fed funds target range adjustment.
Here is our language comparison to the January 2019 press release.


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That Time When I Talked To Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay About White Collar
It seems like a lifetime ago now that I was obsessed with a little show on the USA Network called White Collar, starring the ever hard-working Tim DeKay and a little-known Texan named Matt Bomer. Well, it has now been about eighteen months since we bade au revoir (which, incidentally, is the title of the series finale) to the show that inspired me to write fiction for the first time since high school, and also helped me make friends around the world through the power of Twitter. In the years since the show premiered, I have met many of these friends in person, and most of the writers from the show as well.
Over the course of the show's six seasons, I, along with thousands of dedicated and loyal fans, followed the cast and writers on Twitter and looked forward to behind-the-scenes photos of the hardworking team goof around in between takes. Oh, how I have missed those!
My visit to New York in April 2013 was planned around the season 5 production schedule to allow me to visit the cast on location, however, a production shift meant I missed out on meeting the cast in person but the writers were kind enough to meet me for a drink in Los Angeles. Despite that disappointment, I was ecstatic when I was given the opportunity to participate in a press call with Matt and Tim (for the second time!) on behalf of LenaLamoray.com ahead of the Season 5 premiere. You can read the full report here but below is an excerpt from my Q&A with Agent Peter Burke and Neal Caffrey about Season 5.
This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged interview, Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, USA Network, White Collar on June 7, 2016 by Valerie Leung.
Seven Questions in Seven Minutes with The Walking Dead Writer/Producer Matt Negrete
Don't Look Back.
For three years during his stint as a writer on USA Network's White Collar, writer Matt Negrete made me laugh and he made me cry. Then he left that writers room and moved to another popular show, AMC's The Walking Dead. I had never watched the show before, despite critical acclaim, I was determined that "zombie" shows were not my cup of tea. Full credit to my friend, Tarina, for repeatedly telling me that it is soooooo much more than a zombie show. With the announcement that Matt and Channing Powell (another former writer on White Collar) were both heading to the Walking Dead writers room, it offered me the perfect excuse to check out this show, now halfway through its fourth season, and I have not looked back since.
In the spring of 2013, I was fortunate enough to travel to Los Angeles and meet almost the entire White Collar writers room. For those of you who have been following me on Twitter (@valshopaholic) or this blog, you will know just how big a fan of the show I am. Unfortunately, Matt was knee-deep writing his first episode of The Walking Dead (check out Season 4, episode 4 "Indifference") so I did not get to meet him in person but he was kind enough to answer a few questions recently in between working on new episodes for Season 5.
This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged AMC, interview, Matt Negrete, producer, The Walking Dead, USA Network, White Collar, writer on February 3, 2014 by Valerie Leung.
Seven Questions in Seven Minutes with "Claire Can't Stop Talking"
Welcome to 2014! As I looked back on my lack of posts in 2013, I felt utter disappointment at how uncommitted I have been to myself and my readers in the past 12 months. In contrast, my friend Claire decided to take on a Photo a Day project for her blog Claire Can't Stop Talking. This kind of project takes commitment, and so I thought I would ask her a few questions about her project and maybe this would help inspire other aspiring photogs and bloggers along on their project for this first day of 2014. When you have finished reading, please check out her blog! Enjoy!
This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged blogging, photo-a-day on January 2, 2014 by Valerie Leung.
A Conversation with Tim DeKay
White Collar star and director, Tim DeKay
February is here and WHITE COLLAR is back. The upcoming episode, "Empire City", marks the second directorial outing for its star, Tim DeKay. As a big fan of Tim's and the show, I was lucky enough to be invited to join in the press call with him to talk about this episode, the show in general, and just how much of a fan I am (getting up at 2.40am Sydney time!). I had such a great time chatting with Tim on the phone – can't wait to meet him in person!
Here's a transcript of my Q&A with Tim
Valerie: Good morning Tim!
Tim: Good morning Val, how are you feeling?
VL: I got about four hours' sleep but I'm very excited to be talking to you.
TDK: Excellent, likewise.
VL: Last season you made your directorial debut filming in Yankee Stadium and this time you were in the Cotton Club. Where would you like to shoot next time around?
TDK: I'm aiming for the White House. We'll see if that happens…I don't know, we'll see…
VL: Oh, that would require you to be out of state, right?
TDK: Yeah it would…so…some other iconic place in New York City…Madison Square Garden! There you go, that would be my aim for next season – Madison Square Garden. [I hope the writers are paying attention to this one for season 5!]
VL: That would be awesome…Having played Peter Burke for four seasons now, is there anything that you have learnt about Peter or anything that he has done that has caught you most by surprise?
TDK: Hmm…that's a good question…what has caught me by surprise about Peter…I'd have to say I'm always surprised and challenged by his ability to balance between doing what's right for Neal and doing what's right for the FBI. The writers have been able to have Peter continue to walk down that line between being a friend to Neal and having to answer to his job as an FBI agent.
VL: This season has been very much about Neal's back story and I don't think the writers have reconvened for season 5 yet but are we likely to see more of Peter's back story? Does he have some dark and seedy past we're going to discover in season 5? Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged interview, Tim DeKay, White Collar on February 2, 2013 by Valerie Leung.
Good Morning Jeff Eastin!
Halfway through my birthday month and I have got the best gifts already. First off, I got a new job (yay!) which means I can finally start planning the vacation I had been coveting for the past two years (double yay!). Secondly, a week ago, I received a most fantastic surprise birthday present from my fellow blogger/writer-wannabe/conspiracy theorist, Ceil, who had apparently been planning this surprise for three months (more on that another time).
The latest "gift" required a 4.30am alarm this morning, and an international phone call to join in a press chat with none other than my favourite TV showrunner, Jeff Eastin – creator and executive producer of WHITE COLLAR. How many people can say they have talked to their favourite writer whilst in bed? OK now I know I'm going too far with this and I don't want to find my next gift in the form of a restraining order.
So, a word of warning, this piece of writing is the result of lack of sleep and over-excitement from this morning so I apologise in advance that there will be grammatical errors, possibly incomplete sentences and may not make complete sense (I have voices in my head arguing about White Collar conspiracy theories).
Armed with my long list of questions and being a little smarter this time around (my first press call was with the funny, talented and generous actor, Willie Garson), I managed to score myself second in line for the call. Being a bundle of nerves and trying to keep my brain and my mouth in sync at 5.30 in the morning proved more difficult than I expected. Maybe it's time to use "English is my second language" as an excuse…
This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged Channing Powell, interview, Jeff Eastin, Jim Campolongo, Joe Henderson, Lena Lamoray, Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay, USA Network, White Collar, Willie Garson on September 14, 2012 by Valerie Leung.


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Q: s3 proxy on kubernetes using Ingress I am using this ingress controller and would like to setup a s3 proxy to some bucket. If I call in a browser the url
https://my-kube-server.org/img/dog.jpg

I expect to see/download the image at
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mybucket123/pictures/dog.jpg

I can setup a rewrite rule and point to an external service as explained in this example:
kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: s3-proxy
spec:
  type: ExternalName
  externalName: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com
  headers:
  - host: s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com

But I get errors from aws because it's required to have "Host:s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com" in the header. I cannot set this header neither in the s3-proxy service definition nor in the ingress rule (configuration-snippet doesn't work because it will add another Host header after it's set already in the nginx.conf pod.
My solution is to take the whole location block for this ingress rule and to include it as a server-snippet, which is pretty brute force.
Another option is to have an nginx pod+service behind ingress that takes care of setting the right headers. So the flow would be request -> ingress-controller -> nginx -> s3.
Has anybody an idea how to proxy s3?

A: If you need to use the server-snippet solution. Something similar to the following will add a custom location block to the Nginx ingress config. This is especially useful if you have other custom requirements for the Nginx ingress.
metadata:
  annotations:
    <other annotations>
    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/server-snippet: |
      location "/img/" {
        proxy_pass http://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mybucket123/pictures/;
        proxy_set_header Host s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com;
      }

Also, if you are reverse proxying to an endpoint that provides limited logging (AWS S3). The Nginx mirror feature can help debug what requests are being sent. Add an additional annotation to the Ingress controller and specify a system where you can monitor the requests.
nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/mirror-target: "http://my-debug-target/"

A: One of the possible solutions is to start the pods on each cluster node using DaemonSet that connect the S3 storage to the local directory using s3fs.

S3FS-FUSE:This is a free, open-source FUSE plugin and an easy-to-use utility which supports major Linux distributions & MacOS.
  S3FS also takes care of caching files locally to improve performance.
  This plugin simply shows the Amazon S3 bucket as a drive on your
  system.

Here is a good article that gives you step-by-step instructions on how to do it.

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*Kubernetes shared storage with S3 backend
Then you can use this directory as a Volume in your Pods, for example, as a directory with a static content for your proxy server.
{ Or you can create a custom proxy server image with the s3fs tool inside and mount your S3 bucket directly into the Pod.  Check out this and this articles for the details.
UPD: (This solution doesn't work yet because of limited support of FUSE in Kubernetes - FUSE volumes #7890)
There is a workaround that require to run a privileged container }
There are two alternatives to s3fs available:

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*ObjectiveFS - commercial FUSE plugin which supports Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage backends

*RioFs - lightweight utility written using the C language. Doesn't support appending to file, doesn't support fully POSIX-compliant file system interface, and it can't rename folders.

Alternatively, you could try Traefik ingress controller:

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*traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-regex: ^http://localhost/(.*) -  Redirect to another URL for that frontend. Must be set with traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-replacement.

*traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-replacement: http://mydomain/$1  - Redirect to another URL for that frontend. Must be set with traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-regex.