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Application of Computer Graphics
Luzan Baral October 13, 2012 Computer Fundamentals
Computer graphics is and a concept of presenting the thoughts, ideas and information in the form of pictures. With use of graphics system in computer technology the age of computer has reached on its top level.
Computers these days have become a powerful tool for the rapid and economical production of pictures. By this era we find using graphics with computer technology, a interactive solution for different areas and fields such as science, engineering, medicine, business, industry, government, art, entertainment, advertising, education, and training. Designing some presentation, textures, explaining your project to supervisors/users, manuals and so on have become impossible without use of computer graphics and even manage to make somehow, it won't be taken as a good one.
We can see many of real world example, for now let's take an example how an architect would explain his project in front of house owners. In a simple way, he designs the blueprint of his ideas to projects by using programs like AutoDesk AutoCad and explains it to the supervisor of the project and the owner with different measurements and concepts. In this way an architect uses computer graphics to present his design to others.
Let's then list out the application of computer graphics:
Graphical User Interface
CAD (Computer Aided Design) is the process of designing models, processes and frameworks, particularly for engineering and architectural systems by use of computer graphics. Starting to design objects by this concept, first displays a wire-frame outline and serially shows the overall shape and internal features of objects. Generally, computer aided design methods are now routinely used in the design of buildings, automobiles, aircraft, waterfall, spacecraft, computers, textiles and many – many other products.
Software packages for CAD applications typically provide the designer with a multi-window environment. Each window can show enlarged sections or different views of objects. Standard shapes for electrical, electronic, building, and logic circuits are often supplied by the design package. The connections between the components have been made automatically.
Animations are often used in CAD applications.
Real-time animations using wire frame displays are useful for testing performance of a vehicle.
Wire frame models allow the designer to see the interior parts of the vehicle during motion.
When object designs are complete, realistic lighting models and surface rendering are applied.
Manufacturing process of object can also be controlled through CAD.
Interactive graphics methods are used to layout the buildings.
Three-dimensional interior layouts and lighting also provided.
With virtual-reality systems, the designers can go for a simulated walk inside the building.
Another major application area of computer graphics is in presentation graphics. Presentation in different fields such as financial, statistical, mathematical, scientific and economic cannot be imagined without the implementation of computer graphics.
It is used to produce illustrations for reports or to generate slide for with projections.
Examples of presentation graphics are bar charts, line graphs, surface graphs, pie charts and displays showing relationships between parameters.
3-D graphics can provide more attraction to the presentation.
Computer art in computer graphics indicates to the preparation of pictures, cartoons, catalogs, boards etc and in the same time implies the use of different hardware such as paint brush and light pen.
Computer graphics methods are widely used in both fine are and commercial art applications.
The artist uses a combination of 3D modeling packages, texture mapping, drawing programs and CAD software.
Pen plotter with specially designed software can create "automatic art".
"Mathematical Art" can be produced using mathematical functions, fractal procedures.
These methods are also applied in commercial art.
Photo realistic techniques are used to render images of a product.
Animations are also used frequently in advertising, and television commercials are produced frame by frame. Film animations require 24 frames for each second in the animation sequence.
A common graphics method employed in many commercials is morphing, where one object is transformed into another
Computer graphics in entertainment is implied with the on going fashions of music videos, movies and television shows. Movies like Ice Age, Mission Impossible, Ghost raider, Battle Ships and many more are the sources of entertainment fully interacted with the use of computer graphics.
Computer Graphics methods are now commonly used in making motion pictures, music videos and television shows.
Many TV series regularly employ computer graphics method.
Graphics objects can be combined with a live action.
Computer graphics in education and training has played a vital role and at the same time has updated our way of education methods. From old age to now we have acknowledged our self with the importance of CG in education and training from the methods we adopted in our schools and colleges as we also visualized how the use of computer graphics make it easy for a student to learn and a teacher to teach.
Computer-generated models of physical, financial and economic systems are often used as educational aids.
For some training applications, special systems are designed.
Eg. Training of ship captains, aircraft pilots etc.,
Some simulators have no video screens, but most simulators provide graphics screen for visual operation. Some of them provide only the control panel.
To visualize means to form an image of something in mind
Scientists, engineers, medical personnel, business analysts, and others often need to analyze large amounts of information or to study the behavior of certain processes. Numerical simulation carried out by simulation and data analyzed by satellite cameras and other sources are need to be interpreted, which regards the application of computer graphics of such kind of visualization.
The numerical and scientific data are converted to a visual form for analysis and to study the behavior called visualization.
Producing graphical representation for scientific data sets are calls scientific visualization.
And business visualization is used to represent the data sets related to commerce and industry.
The visualization can be either 2D or 3D.
Image processing is a method to convert an image into digital form and perform some operations on it, in order to get an enhanced image or to extract some useful information from it. It is a type of signal dispensation in which input is image, like video frame or photograph and output may be image or characteristics associated with that image. Usually Image Processing system includes treating images as two dimensional signals while applying already set signal processing methods to them. Image processing is an important part of Computer Graphics. Below points explore about how computer graphics is used in Image processing.
Computer graphics is used to create a picture.
Image processing applies techniques to modify or interpret existing pictures.
To apply image processing methods, the image must be digitized first.
Medical applications also make extensive use of image processing techniques for picture enhancements, simulations of operations, etc.
In this era of application development people do not prefer those applications in which they could not use pointing device and are not interacted with different kinds of interactive images and buttons. Computer graphics plays an important role in developing Graphical User Interface.
Nowadays software packages provide graphics user interface (GUI) for the user to work easily.
A major component in GUI is a window.
Multiple windows can be opened at a time.
To activate any one of the window, the user needs just to check on that window.
Menus and icons are used for fast selection of processing operations.
Icons are used as shortcut to perform functions. The advantages of icons are which takes less screen space.
And some other interfaces like text box, buttons, and list are also used.
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Written by Luzan Baral
Student of Computer Software Engineering, with keen interest in blogging. I write tutorials on computing, wordpress, programming and app development for Windows 8. I am also a contributor and writer at Techsansar. Find me in social networks facebook/nazulb and @nazulb
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Wondros Director/Artist Oren Lavie Wins Prestigious SXSW Music Video Jury Award
Wondros Director/Artist Oren Lavie has been awarded the prestigious SXSW Music Videos Jury Award for his exquisite "Second Hand Lovers." Lavie's music video work will also be showcased at L.A.'s Hammer Museum as part of the Flux Screening Series in March. This SXSW Award win for "Second Hand Lovers" is added to Lavie's recent accomplishments and awards from Los Angeles, Berlin and beyond for his award-winning "Did You Really Say No" music video. Lavie has written and directed internationally celebrated music videos and plays, along with distinguished music albums and children's books published throughout the world.
To view "Second Hand Lovers":
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To view "Did You Really Say No":
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Source: Accept's 'Too Mean to Die' Album Release Pushed Back Due to COVID-Related Delay
Filed Under: acceptCategories: News 29 as the result of a delay in turning around the physical product for the album.According to the group, a COVID-19-related plant closure where the final physical releases were coming together necessitated the delay. "It has been over three years since the last Accept album, so we hope you can wait another two weeks for the new masterpiece."As a way to make it up to fans, the group will release a video for the song "Zombie Apocalypse" along with its digital release on Jan. "We are very sorry about this and we hope that all Accept fans are understanding of this very unfortunate situation and continue to support the band," state the group. Symphony of Pain8. Zombie Apocalypse2. The song is described as "a classic Accept cracker, dynamic and unwavering, turned up to eleven!"Marc Tornillo says, "Cell phone zombies – they are everywhere, they can't put them down, they can't keep them charged, they can't look away! Overnight Sensation4. Chad ChildersPublished: January 7, 2021Iana DomingosShare on FacebookShare on TwitterAccept fans will have a new album from the veteran metal outfit soon enough, but it will arrive just a bit later than initially expected. The band has pushed back the release from Jan. The Best Is Yet to Come9. It's a Zombie Apocalypse! How Do We Sleep10. 15. No Ones Master5. Too Mean to Die3. Sucks to Be You7. 15 to Jan. Who doesn't feel caught in this?!" You can check out a teaser for the video here."Zombie Apocalypse" follows the previously released tracks "The Undertaker" and "Too Mean to Die" that have started to pave the path to the Too Mean to Die album release. Pre-order and pre-save options for the record are available here.Accept, Too Mean to Die Artwork + Track ListingNuclear Blast1. Not My Problem11.
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Warner Bros. Records to Utilize the Peeks Platform
By investors October 31, 2016 May 31st, 2019 Press Releases
TORONTO, ON — (Marketwired) — 10/31/16 — Keek (TSX VENTURE: KEK)(OTCQB: KEEKF) today announced that Warner Bros. Records will be utilizing the Peeks platform to showcase emerging artists. As part of the collaboration, featured emerging artists will be prominently positioned within the Peeks service, allowing users to have exclusive opportunities to interact directly with their favourite rising stars.
"We are excited to be showcasing new and emerging artists from Warner Bros. Records and believe the Peeks livestreaming platform combined with our schedule of original programming, which will include performances from emerging artists such as Dylan Gardner, can drive both awareness and a new fan base for both these artists and the Peeks platform," said Mark Itwaru, CEO of Keek.
Dylan signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2014 before releasing his full-length debut "Adventures In Real Time." He logged 100-plus shows in support of the record, and its lead single, "Let's Get It Started," amassed 8 million-plus Spotify streams in a year's time. The record received plugs from Team Coco, Huffington Post, and YouTube superstars such as Shane Dawson and Joey Graceffa. Dylan Gardner's new single "Sign Language" will be released on November 11, 2016.
Dylan Gardner will be performing live tonight from the star-studded Halloween House Party event that will be exclusively streamed on the Peeks app (see press release dated October 25, 2016). The event guest list includes over 100 top celebrity influencers with a collective social media reach of over 50 million fans, and is providing the opportunity to showcase the new Peeks service on the ground as well as evaluate the capabilities of the service to broadcast a professionally produced live event. The Peeks app can be downloaded in either the Apple or Google app stores, or by visiting www.peeks.com.
The information and statements in this news release contain certain forward-looking information relating to a future collaboration with a third party, as well as the timing, attendance, and broadcasting of a live event on October 31, 2016. This forward-looking information is subject to certain risks and uncertainties and may be based on assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking information. Keek's forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as required by law, Keek undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information.
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The facilitator of the 'No Plastic' campaign – 'Eleni Tevi says the aimed of the program is to ban plastic bags because of its impacts to the environment.
Meanwhile, a workshop is currently underway known as Climate Integrated Vulnerability Assessment – CIVA aimed to uplift the youths' knowledge on ways to combat the negative effects of climate change because they are future leaders of the country.
The workshop brings together youths of the Diocese of Polynesia including representatives from Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Tonga in partnership with the University of the South Pacific.
One of the trainers of the workshop – Viliami Folau says this workshop is mainly focus on the youths in order to have the ability to fight against the negative effects of climate change.
The workshop – CIVA will end Thursday.


Welcome to the 20th Nordic APIs event!
This Nordic APIs Workshop in Copenhagen on March 1st 2017, will be the 20th in this series of all-API-related events, and the fifth in Denmark. This half-day event is designed to help Nordic organizations become more efficient, automated, and programmable.


The 20th of August was World Mosquito Day, so UNICEF joined forces with K4Health to run a series of activities to make sure the dangers of the mosquito remain in the public eye. As well as gearing up for the launch of the mosquito emoji, we wanted to use the opportunity to find out more about people's habits and knowledge with regards to mosquito prevention. UNICEF launched a survey via U-Report, a platform whereby young people can give their opinions on issues that affect them using their mobile phones, to get information on these desired behaviors. We launched surveys in Belize and Mexico and on the multi-country "global" platform.
The results show us the need to keep raising awareness and promoting the adoption of prevention behaviors. 54% of U-Reporters on the global platform do not know how to protect themselves from mosquitos. 57% don't use repellent. 40% don't empty and clean containers that hold standing water each week. 34% don't use lids or covers on containers that hold water. We found similar results in Belize and Mexico.
In short, these statistics show that many people are not undertaking the behaviors we believe will protect them from mosquito-borne diseases—diseases that, according to statistics from the World Health Organization, claim the lives of 700,000 people around the world every year.
When we delve deeper, we see that social and individual factors act as barriers against the adoption of these behaviors. We see that 11% of respondents said repellent smells bad, and that is their principal reason for not using it. Affordability and availability were also cited. One-fifth of respondents said they were unaware that they should be using repellent.
With regards to scrubbing clean containers, over 50% say they didn't do it because they didn't have time or forgot, and lack of tight-fitting lids was the reason 49% of U-Reporters gave for not covering containers.
What can we learn from this? In short, we can see there is still lack of awareness of all three key behaviors, so continuing to find opportunities to talk about mosquitos and how to protect ourselves is important. Is there work we should be doing around innovating a "one size fits all" lid? A mosquito repellent that doesn't smell? A way of reminding people about the weekly deep clean? We need to analyze these results further, and ask U-Reporters the same set of questions again at regular intervals to assess changes in their knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
We also recommend continuing to use community-based mechanisms to ensure those at risk adopt the desired behaviors and are empowered to protect themselves from the deadly, and sometimes life-changing, mosquito. UNICEF and partners continue to implement different strategies in this area.
Through Communication for Development approaches, prevention actions are being implemented by engaging community leaders, service providers, local government, youth, children, and mass media. These actions include working at schools, community spaces, and individual homes.
U-Report is not just used to poll young people, but also to send information and answer individual queries U-Reporters have. Since the start of the Zika Response, a Zika bot has been developed whereby U-Reporters can access bite-sized information around symptoms, treatment, prevention, and consequences, and a Zika Live Chat was held last year. UNICEF is assessing the need to undertake further activities on U-Report to fill continuing gaps in desired knowledge, attitudes, and practices.


I was without Christ until 1950 when my mother-in-law started living with us and I got saved.
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I was very young. I didn't remember lacking anything or having doubts. I was in Sunday School class from the time I was old enough, so I was taught about Jesus.
My family didn't go to church, and I remember struggling with the meaning of life.
I thought I was going to heaven because someone told me I would go there.
Coming from a devastatingly broken family, I spent my first 20 years of life in search of a seemingly impossible hope.


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Review of 'An Introduction to John Owen' by Crawford Gribben
By Paul Henebury
Review of An Introduction to John Owen: A Christian Vision for Every Stage of Life by Crawford Gribben, Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2020, 190 pages, pbk.
Crawford Gribben is a professor at Queen's University in Belfast and is well known as a scholar of Puritanism, specializing on eschatology. He has written a previous book on John Owen which has garnered him much praise.
This work represents a modest exploration of the life and thought of the Puritan giant John Owen, and comes at the subject from a different angle than most of the biographies and studies of Owen I had encountered before. It is definitely a book by a historian, not a theologian (Sinclair Ferguson's John Owen on the Christian Life is a good example of the latter). Gribben employs the device of the stages of life to understand Owen, and he is well-suited to the purpose. In particular, Owen's experiences during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell and then in the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy provide a good lens through which to view him and his writings.
The book consists of a chapter long Introduction followed by four chapters and the Conclusion. The main chapters deal with "Childhood," Youth," "Middle Age," and "Death and Eternal Life," as seen from Owen's perspective. These phases of life are approached via Owen's own thoughts, intermixed with facts about Owen's life situations and temperament. All this is preceded by a full timeline.
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John Owen on Inspiration & Preservation
By Aaron Blumer
The greatest British theologian of the 17th Century was, in the opinion of many, John Owen. Owen made distinctive contributions in a number of theological loci. His book on the mutual relationship within the Trinity and our communion with each of the Divine Persons is still the best work on the subject.1 Likewise, his manifesto for congregational-independency2 offers some of the best arguments for a Pastor-led congregational form of church government, and his The Death of Death in the Death of Christ3 is considered the book on the Reformed view of particular redemption. Owen's teaching on the subject of the inspiration of the Bible is also most instructive, especially in view of what has been and is being taught in some evangelical seminaries and books.
The Importance of Divine Inspiration
Owen's views on the crucial matter of the relationship of the Bible as we have it and the autographs are worth pondering. He, like all solid evangelicals, rests the authority of the Bibles we have, not upon some inner impression of its validity, but upon its original theopneustic character. In his, The Divine Original of the Scripture he asserted, "That the whole authority of the scripture in itself depends solely on its divine original, is confessed by all who acknowledge its authority."4 Thus the autographs were from God and delivered to men. We possess "the words of truth from God Himself."5
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EPA has selected the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality for a brownfields assessment grant. Site-specific hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to conduct a site assessment and characterization of the former Acme Power Plant located at 165 Acme Road in Sheridan. The 5.8-acre site operated as a coal-fired power plant from about 1910 to the late 1970s. After the plant ceased operation, the site was used for different commercial purposes, including car crushing/salvage operations and battery recycling activities. Grant funds of both types also will be used to conduct cleanup planning, and support community engagement and public involvement activities.


French, US Based artist KOROstyle shares his debut album. This release encompasses various styles with talent from around the globe including UK artists OH91, Gutcha and Sunyata. As well as Shanghai's Swimful, Detroit's Sinistarr, Philly's DEV79 and New Zealand's Sick Cycle. Accompanied with a music video in part produced in Shanghai, this album is sure not lack in content. Fresh of his China tour, KOROstyle makes waves internationally with his sounds spanning various genres and flavors.
Coming from France, of Senegalese decent, he is a young artist experiencing his highest excitement through music and the arts. With a background in breakdance, music and graffiti, the entity has manifested through different art forms creating a sense of KOROstyle. The music, the dance, the art represent the mediums in which the mindstate of the entity KORO expresses itself. His tracks are a collision of soft, angelic melodies with heavy, gritty baselines.
Having recently released a 12'' vinyl entitled "SAI SAI" on Section 8 Recordings Fall of 2014, the artist has gained a strong line of support in the Grime and Dubstep community from artists including Joe Nice, TRUTH, Seven, Kelly Dean, Starkey, Dev79, DJ Cable, Gremlinz, Sinistarr, Von D, Crises, ARtroniks, Robokop and more. With charting releases hitting the top 20 Beatport Dubstep Releases aswell as the Beatport Top 100 Dubstep Tracks on various labels including Section 8 Recordings, Dubtastic Records, MWM Recordings and Monkey Dub Recordings, KOROstyle's music continues to grace the sets and mixes of some of today's leading artists worldwide. KOROstyle's music has also been featured on various radio platforms including BBC Asian Network, Sub FM, Dubstep FM, Rood FM, Rinse FM aswell as GetdarkerTV.
Having played shows in the Bristol U.K., Madrid Spain, China, and the East US coast, and having also shared the stage with A$APferg, Von D, Seven, Sir Spyro, Hi5ghost, Gridlok, Borgore, Run DMT, Conrank, Bass Science, Krueger etc. KOROstyle continues to gain international support and recognition.


GSN (Game Show Network) Games is acquiring Bangalore and California based social mobile casino game developer Bash Gaming for an undisclosed amount. A Re/code report cites sources to suggest a price of $160 million.
With this acquisition, GSN Games says it will have two of 2013's top 10 overall grossing iPad apps and a monthly active user base of nearly 10 million players. The deal is expected to close in mid-March 2014, subject to any requisite regulatory and other approvals. The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Jeff Karp, executive vice president, mobile & social games at GSN Games, says this acquisition will allow them to strengthen its games portfolio and increase its reach on both iOS and Android. It will also provide an opportunity for Bash Gaming to further scale its titles, reach new players and integrate better user acquisition and analytics techniques. GSN also plans to make use of Bash Gaming's multi-player technology to create "unique bingo experiences" on its skill games platform.
Karp also mentions that this acquisition will offer increased attention and interaction to advertisers from Bingo Bash customer base. Both companies will also be leveraging each other's talent, reach and technology to build a gaming "powerhouse".
GSN-Bash Gaming Lawsuit: What's interesting here is GSN had earlier filed a lawsuit against Bash Gaming for allegedly backing out from an acquisition deal after agreeing to it verbally and in-principle and instead making a deal with an unidentified third-party buyer. GSN had apparently then offered as much as $160 million for the acquisition.
Through the lawsuit, it was seeking to enforce the sale agreement terms along with seeking damages of at least $25,000 and an amount matching the difference between GSN's offer and the third party's offer. Both the company had first entered acquisition talks in mid-2012. Bash Gaming CEO Sumit Gupta has told Re/code that the lawsuit has been dropped following the acquisition.
Started in early 2010 as BitRhymes, Bash Gaming launched its flagship gaming title Bingo Bash on Facebook in 2011. Besides Facebook, the game is now available on iPhone, iPad, Android and Amazon Kindle and claims to have more than 4.8 million monthly active users (MAUs). Besides Bingo Bash, Bash Gaming has also developed other titles like Slots Bash and Salon Street among others. It had raised $1 million in angel funding in April 2012.
On the other hand, GSN Games was founded in 1999 and develops mobile and social casino games like Wheel of Fortune Slots, Deal or No Deal Slots, Video Bingo Deluxe, Solitaire Rush, GSN Casino, GSN Lingo, Catch-21 and Games by GSN among others. It claims to have a user base of 47 million players. GSN also offers original and classic game programming and competitive entertainment content through its digital cable and satellite channel in the US, Caribbean and Canada. It is a privately held joint venture between DirecTV and Sony Pictures Television.


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Weegy: The polis was a Greek city-state, made up of a city and its surrounding countryside. Answer: True -because polis, was the fundamental political unit in ancient Greece. [ A polis was made up of a city and its surrounding countryside, which included numerous villages. ]
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    return re

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    test_num : Integer
              The number that will be tested for primality

    test_count : Integer
            The number of times testNum will be compared with a random
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    Returns
    =======
    boolean : Whether or not testNum is determined to be prime

    References
    ==========
    [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solovay%E2%80%93Strassen_primality_test
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    if(test_num == 2 or test_num == 3):
        return True

    for int in range(0, test_count):
        a = random.randrange(2, test_num-1)
        x = legendre(a, test_num)
        p = pow(a, (test_num-1) / 2, test_num)
        if x == 0 or p != (x % test_num):
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    return True

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South Lehigh Acres is GROWING! Lots are being cleared and homes are going up, just as State Road 82 is being widened to six lanes! This Lot is located north of State Rd. 82, only minutes from Fort Myers. With restaurants, schools, a public library, and easy access to the airport and our white sandy beaches so close by, it's amazing this area still has land available! Don't miss this opportunity to buy while prices are still this affordable! We have a General Contractor available for you to learn more about beginning the construction process on your very own lot.


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I do not know if we have ever had another client that is as proud of his belt as Shane Helms!
The Hurricane carries his title with pride to all his matches, events and to the gym. ( I am not 100% sure about the gym. ) Seriously, his belt is a thoughtful design based his his Hurricane character and his love for super hero comics. It features a stacked plate of his famous mask and a few Swarovski crystals. The outer side plates mark a few of his achievements in the business while the inner side plates feature his trademark H logo. Check out the overall design and you will notice the plate shape reflect lines from his mask.
Stand Back! There's A Hurricane Coming Through!


As America's gardeners dig, plant, weed and grow lettuce, beans and tomatoes in their vegetable plots this summer, they are part of a tradition that harks back to the beginnings of the United States. Just by working on a compost pile this weekend, garden historian Andrea Wulf says you'll be in good historical company. And, you'll be making a powerful political statement at the same time.
Her new book "Founding Gardeners — The Revolutionary Generation, Nature and the Shaping of the American Nation" is published by Knopf.
The formal flower garden or "upper garden" has been restored to reflect George Washington's design and features varieties of heritage flowers mentioned by visitors and by Washington's gardeners in their weekly work reports. Flowers in the garden include larkspur, foxglove, crown imperial, cardinal flower, jasmine and guelder roses.
Read more about Mt. Vernon and touring other remarkable gardens throughout the world at Garden Visit.


We are looking for an amazing, data-driven, German speaking inbound marketer to own the top-of-the-funnel for HubSpot in DACH - based in the Berlin office.
You will join the international branch of our German Marketing team responsible for the development and execution of your own country specific campaigns. We love independent thinkers who are prepared to take on serious responsibilities, who are interested in joining our extremely collaborate and laid-back environment while also striving to get the best results possible.
Build and manage a rich content/editorial calendar that attracts a qualified audience to our owned properties including white papers, ebooks, reports, webinars, infographics, co-marketing, etc.
Establish closed-loop analytics around your campaigns and content to understand how your inbound marketing activity is generating traffic and leads - and how we can grow it even faster.
Establishing a social media strategy to further increase our reach and performance on our Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram accounts.
Work closely with the search strategist and growth marketer in the team to identify trends and create compelling content offers.
Work closely with marketers in EMEA and with the German sales team.
BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
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Yoshiki Classical (2011-2016)
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Conrad Sewell (2014-2015)
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Augustana (2005-2013)
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Vanessa Carlton (2010)
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The Damnwells (2009-2013)
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"Kingston Morning", Dave Eggar (Jay Newland, prod.)
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"Lamplight", Katie Costello (Tony Berg, prod.)
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"Can't Love, Can't Hurt", Augustana (Mike Flynn, prod.)
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"The City In Me - EP", Katie Costello
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The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Jimmy Kimmel Show
CDUSA
The Teen Choice Awards
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Curious Dr. George Blog
Canadian/American Cancer
September 14, 2016 /in CDG at TLI /by melindaroberts
Cynthia Martin, MA is a freelance/ghost writer (who tried to write a serious piece).
Q: As a journalist, you are a savvy native Canadian consumer/patient who also knows a lot about the United States. What do you see as the main similarities and differences between cancer prevention and care in the US and Canada?
A: Writing a 500-word answer to this is like trying to boil down 40 gallons of sap collected amid a chilly stand of trees to make 1 gallon of maple syrup. If all goes well, you get a dreamy confection where waffles are merely a delivery system. If not, you get a soggy gooey mess leaving you with sticky pails and spouts, a burnt-out fire, cranky people who remind you they could have spent the day elsewhere, an awful friggin' lot of cleaning up and a spike in wine sales at my closest store.
I started in healthcare in 1985; written and ghosted a whack of health material including on cancer, volunteered and taken care of friends including my best friend who died partially from sheer weariness and partially because a doctor missed his calling as a government clerk. I read, I nod, I empathize, I sympathize and I get mad. Then I forget until a fresh sad story comes along; so I'll first address the main difference. With the US a market-driven system – which is very bad for healthcare – your cancer services are slick and self-serving, like a smarmy blind date who shows up perfectly groomed with an IQ of 49 who mowed down the uninsured and underinsured to get to me. Under that difference is that Canadian parents don't have to mortgage houses to pay for a child's cancer care, Canada doesn't have the many hundreds of insurance companies as in the US; with overhead and administrative costs dramatically reduced if rolled into a single-payer system the US would see enough savings to cover every citizen.
Turning to similarities between the two countries, my overarching thought is we should all be ashamed. Ashamed, as Brian Klepper wrote on this blog, "Cancer care is such lucrative business that more than one in four health systems is now building a cancer center." Ashamed, that since Richard Nixon declared a war on cancer in 1971, cancer became the disease dominating the zeitgeist of the past 45 years (!!!!) Whether another touching tribute in an father's obituary who "fought valiantly" or sister who "battled bravely" – I'm sure that's not what Nixon meant. You bet cancer is lucrative: with more than 56,400 clinical trials listed it's not disappearing soon.
Another similarity is urban and rural cancer services; both the US and Canada are large landmasses which make comprehensive services impossible. This makes me want to run screaming off the end of my closest wharf since I do indeed live in a semi-rural area and if I got cancer, would be screwed in the bad kind of way (oh really, I'm the one not taking cancer seriously?).
Also similar: prevention is largely an afterthought, like no-name condiment packages stuck at the back of a drawer ("Right, we have some of that somewhere…"). In 2015, it was estimated that in the US 1,658,370 new cancer cases would be diagnosed with 589,430 cancer deaths; and 196,900 Canadians would develop cancer and 78,000 die of cancer. If extrapolated into deaths from plane crashes – say Boeing's 737-800, likely the most common large aircraft–that's some 43 planes full of individuals a day. I know those stats can't be compared but think of each person as a mother, lover, child –losses impossible to calculate correctly. In a small sign of related prevention, consider Mexico, which applied an 8% tax on "non-essential" food in January 2014, seeing junk food sales drop 5.1%, while our governments dilly-dally. The only two jurisdictions: Berkeley California's health tax on sugar-laden drinks (must be the dreamcatcher earrings) while Philadelphia's recent vote for its sugary-drinks tax was approved precisely because it was pitched as a tax measure for city revenue. That the beverage industry spent $10.6 million to thwart Philadelphia's tax is obscene, like opposition (in large part by US health insurance companies) to 1993's US Health Security Act and recently Obamacare – your two-party feuds are emblematic, wasting so much energy and time, being infinitely more precious than jettisoning partisan vested interests for the good of your citizens.
Soon after she was appointed the 18th US Surgeon General, I interviewed Dr. Regina Benjamin. She seemed she'd bring spunk and honesty to the role, especially when she said disco dancing was exercise (be still my heart). But the PR gauntlet I had to negotiate told me not to put that in (it's an article pull quote). One of Dr. Benjamin's hopes was to see a "smoke-free world," but…poof she resigned. I'm thinking since she was muzzled on disco dancing even whispering "Let's address tobacco use" would have been like a scene from a mob movie, her being bundled out her office rolled up in a carpet. People have completely lost their minds and souls and misdirected their talents since Nixon's proclamation. So very much has been and is still written and discussed and debated, so very many trial balloons sent up by politicians as to which policies incur less wrath and fewer lost votes, so many millions of people needlessly suffering and ever lost to us – because the will is not strong enough to shut down tobacco and change taxing policies, corral lobbyists and target chemicals, take less from whatever payment system because – oh, it's great going to conferences (saying the same things said for decades). Although I deeply adore Obama and Biden, now there's a Cancer MoonShot, as American as the war on cancer.
No cancer isn't funny, not even the black humour wit needed to work in healthcare, nor are greeting cards now cheerily saying "Cancer Sucks!" instead of "Get Well." I'm trying not to mention pink ribbon marketing so here's a musical interlude. The lead singer of an iconic Canadian band has glioblastoma winding up their supposed last tour, every station playing their music ad nauseum as media, the public (many of whom never paid attention to the band prior) and medical community fawned over his "bravery" – as if he is the only patient in their waiting room, as if he is the only person to ever have cancer and be prescribed its itchy coat of hope – as if he is the ONLY one who will die. Meanwhile, funds roll in to cancer research and – of course – the band. Not so for the lead singer of another Canadian band, who has early Alzheimers and wound up his tour quietly–so Canadian-like – but then Alzheimers isn't as sexy. The twin brother of a British guitarist, not parlaying cancer into sales, just announced his twin's death at 28, while yet a member of another iconic Canadian band – who's going to die somehow not raking in teary-eyed royalties – quit to work at a library. This is all so very very – to use a scientific term – nuts.
I hope I can hear keyboards stirring to action…not to flame me for opinions on this soggy gooey mess (don't shoot the messenger), but in a universal demand for an end to cancer, mad enough to bite down hard, not just nibble away ad nauseum at its margins.
Copyright: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Since its resurgence at the end of last year, ebola has claimed the lives of nearly 5,000 people in West Africa. Its return has sparked panic throughout the world and left researchers and officials scrambling to find a cure.
Enter a Toronto-based startup called Chematria. The company may hold the key to stopping the disease before it spreads any further.
Chematria has developed software that allows a supercomputer to analyze how thousands of different drugs might affect a disease like ebola. What's game changing about the software is that allows researchers to skip the time consuming step of physically synthesizing and testing drugs.
"We are going to explore the possible effectiveness of millions of drugs, something that used to take decades of physical research and tens of millions of dollars, in mere days with our technology," says Dr Abraham Heifets, one of Chematria's co-founders and its CEO.
The company's research is possible because it has access to IBM's Blue Gene/Q, one of the world's most powerful supercomputers. Chematria, which is based at the University of Toronto's Impact Centre, has access to the supercomputer through the Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Partnership (SOSCIP), an agreement that grants 11 Ontario universities and their host of researchers access to IBM's suite of supercomputers.
Although clinical trials will likely remain an important part of drug testing, Chematria's research has the ability to dramatically reduce the time it takes to hone in on the drugs that have the best chance at treating a disease or illness. If the company is successful, the face of medicine could be changed forever.
California has long been seen the centre of the tech world. With companies like Apple, Facebook and Google all calling the relatively small confines of Silicon Valley home, many aspiring to helm their own tech juggernauts move to the Golden State to launch a startup.
For decades, this has meant that a wealth of talent and capital has flowed to the state at expense of other North American territories.
Now, that flow is set to become a bit more reciprocal.
On November 6, the Province of Ontario and State of California announced a new co-investing and collaboration partnership.
The agreement will see the two jurisdictions work together to foster job creation, increase access to capital and attempt to create positive social and environmental change. It will also see Ontario's Social Venture Connexion, a platform that connects investors with high impact social ventures, expand into California, marking the first time a Canadian platform of this like has scaled to a place outside of the country.
Toronto will see wealth of benefits from the partnership, says Adam Spence, the associate director at MaRS's Centre for Impact Investing.
On Friday, Research Infosource Inc. released its annual list of Canada's top 100 corporate research and development spenders.
According to the report, Canadian corporate R&D spending increased by 4.1 per cent in 2013 from $12-billion to $12.5 billion.
"4.1 per cent year over year growth is pretty reasonable. Having said that, we've seen stronger growth in previous years," says Ron Freedman, the CEO of the company that compiled the report.
Freedman adds that 57 of the list's top 100 companies managed to increase their R&D spending, while 41 companies decided to decrease their R&D spending. Compared to previous years, this represents a slightly worse performance by Canada's corporations.
Indeed, the report's findings will likely reinforce the commonly held opinion that Canadian companies do not spend enough on research. However, Freedman is quick to point out that more, in this case, is not always better.
"Bombardier's R&D spending went up this year, but the fact is that a large portion of that spending was bad spending. It was spending that was put toward correcting mistakes in the design of their new aircraft. It's money that they should not have had to spend."
Check out the full list of Canada's top 100 R&D spenders on Research Infosource's website.
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is looking for a community operations coordinator. This multifaceted role involves a variety of responsibilities, including providing the foundation with data management support, business management support, as well as helping with the onboarding and management of volunteers. Despite the the long list of responsibilities, only a minimum of one to two years in a related field is required to apply.
Top Hat, a Toronto-based startup that creates interactive learning software for classrooms around the world, is looking to fill a variety of positions. Those with a background in software development should check out the company's postings for a full stack developer and a senior quality assurance and test engineer. Those with more of marketing background should look into the company's marketing operations manager posting. Check out Top Hat's website for a full list of positions they're looking to fill.
Journalists looking for a new job should navigate over to Metro's website. Like Top Hat, Canada's second largest daily newspaper is in the process of filling a variety of positions. In Toronto, Metro is seeking two reporters/photographers and a single digital campaign specialist. Those living outside of Toronto are also in luck; Metro is hiring in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax and Ottawa, as well. For the reporter position, Metro is looking for candidates that have at least four years of experience in the newspaper industry, are well versed in CP style and have familiarity with web content management systems.
Finally, the City of Toronto is looking for someone to take over as the manager of events at Yonge-Dundas Square. The person that takes on this role will be expected to oversee all aspects of the square's yearly events schedule. Major responsibilities include and hiring and managing event coordinators and responding to public protests with "tact and respect towards participants".
After more than a decade at the Hyatt Regency hotel, the North by Northeast music and arts festival (NXNE) is moving its festival headquarters to MaRS.
NXNE announced the partnership last week, as well as the fact that Pitchfork Media would be taking part in the festival in 2015. The partnership will see the MaRS complex, located at 101 College St, host several of NXNE's most important functions, including its delegate registration, keynote address and all of its interactive panels.
The decision to leave the Hyatt Regency comes after NXNE saw its 2014 interactive panels draw greater crowds and a more varied and accomplished list of speakers.
"Last year we realized that we needed a space that better reflected the level of talent we were bringing in," says Christopher Roberts, NXNE's festival director. "We wanted something that made more of a statement, and something that reflected the mandate of what our conference wanted to do and achieve. Looking through that lens at Toronto's landscape, there really were no other options: MaRS was the perfect marriage of our mandate and what we wanted the conference to be."
As for how the change of locale will affect the festival, Roberts says he hopes attendees feel a new energy when they visit the complex in June.
"I think because its venue where there's already a culture of people trying to create, rethink and retool ideas, that that energy will permeate to the rest of the conference. You will see a band playing in one corner and someone will be discussing their startup in another. That's the energy and buzz I want to create, and I think that MaRS already has a great ecosystem to help foster that kind of environment."
NXNE 2015 takes place June 17 through 21.
You've likely heard of the gender gap in tech. It's something that, if allowed to continue, will have a significant effect on the North American economy.
But what about the talent gap that exists when it comes to advanced analytics and big data?
According to recent studies, companies and organizations in both the United States and Canada are finding it extremely difficult to fill positions that require a deep analytical skill set. Should those positions go unfilled in the long term, Canada may find it difficult to compete with rising superpowers like India and China.
On October 31, Ryerson University, in partnership with several other universities across Canada, launched a new study to find out the extent of the analytics talent gap in Canada and to see what the country could do to alleviate it.
The study involves two distinct parts.
During the first part of the project, the university is surveying Canadian organizations on whether they believe an analytics talent gap exists in Canada. In an effort to be as comprehensive as possible, Ryerson is asking that all organizations take part in the study.
Once the information from that survey is collected and examined, the university is planning to hold a summit that will gather some of the best minds on the subject. Their stated goal is to create a set of recommendations that organizations across the country can implement, which will be published in a white paper after the event.
Big data and its effect on Toronto is something that Yonge Street has written about extensively in the past.
The city has a new venture capital firm to call all its own.
On Monday morning, news came out that Information Venture Partners had been formed in Toronto.
The firm was created in early October when co-founders Robert Antoniades and David Unsworth completed a management buyout of their former firm, RBC Venture Partners.
Several co-investors, both inside and outside of Canada, assisted in the buyout, and those same investors are helping the firm set up a new $100-million fund. Antoniades and Unsworth say they hope to have the fund up and running by mid-2015. Once it is ready, the firm will invest in early stage startups that are seeking funds at the Series A and B levels. That is, they plan to fund startups that at the stage where they've successfully gotten off the ground and have found a potential market fit for their product or idea.
The firm revealed that it will specialize on funding startups that create enterprise software.
Given that statement, it remains to be seen what kind of effect the firm will have on Toronto ecosystem.
Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, a non-profit devoted to preserving Ontario's Greenbelt, an area surrounding the Golden Horseshoe, is hiring a research and policy analyst. As the title suggests, the role involves significant amounts of research, though there's a major outreach component as well. Specific requirements include engaging with a variety of government and non-government organizations.
The SickKids Foundation has two new openings this week.
First, they're seeking an associate graphic designer. The position requires three to five years of experience in digital marketing or communications, and will see that the person that takes on this position help the non-profit with its fund raising initiatives on behalf of Sick Kids Hospital.
The foundation is also seeking to hire an associate events director. The role has a significant emphasis on building and mentoring a team, as well as building new and existing events. This position requires five to seven years in a related leadership role.
On the culture side, Canada's National Ballet School is hiring a digital media co-ordinator. The role involves creating audiovisual material that will help with the school's promotional, marketing and educational needs. Three-plus years of related media experience is a requirement of this position, as well as expertise with programs such as Sony Vegas and DVD Architect.
Finally, the National Reading Campaign is looking for someone to join its board of directors as an executive director. Much of the role involves working with a volunteer board, and managing the campaign's initiatives. Candidates living in Toronto are preferred, though those living outside of the city with an exceptional skill sets will also be considered.
Mealshare, the Vancouver-based non-profit which arrived in Toronto this past week, is looking for an individual to spearhead its operations in Ontario. The role involves fostering new partnerships with local restaurants, as well as finding charities for the organization to partner and work with. Additionally, community outreach is a significant part of this role.
Several organizations are looking for candidates with social media and communications expertise.
First, is the Linden School, a non-profit organization devoted to meeting the learning needs of young girls. The school is looking for a well-rounded communications coordinator to manage its social media channels�including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram�as well as its WordPress website. Those considering applying for this position should be aware that the school is looking for someone with design skills. Whoever takes on this role will be expected to take photos of the school's staff and students, as well as create visual ads in Adobe Illustrator.
Second, the Luminato Festival is hiring a director of communications to manage all of the organization's internal and external messaging. The festival is looking for a candidate that has at least eight years of experience working at a public relations firm, company or non-profit organization. Additionally, they would like to hire someone that already has contacts within Toronto's major publications; those who have connections to national and international media outlets are preferred.
Speaking of Luminato, the festival is also in the process of searching for a new director of marketing. This role involves creating sales and marketing materials that will help raise awareness of the festival both domestically and internationally. Those intending to apply for this position should have five years of experience working in the not-for-profit sector.
Another venerable local festival looking for help is the Toronto International Film Festival. They're seeking a director of visitor experience. The person that takes on this role will be expected to oversee the organization's ticketing, retail and concessions services. The role also involves significant training and mentoring.
Finally, Arts Starts (an organization that pairs professional artists with local residents in an attempt to inspire community building projects) is hiring a part-time administrative manager.
Ryerson University unveiled a major and exciting new property development last week.
The as-of-yet unnamed building will replace a parking lot that sits on Church Street, north of Dundas. For the time being, however, the university is referring to the project as the Church Street Development�or, CSD.
Once completed, the 166,000 square-foot facility will host the university's Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, the School of Nutrition and the School of Occupational and Public Health, Communications, Government and Community Engagement. Additionally, it will house a variety of administrative offices, as well as offer space for students and retail ventures.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of the building is its Fabrication Zone. This cutting-edge centre will offer a suite of 3D printers, robotic arms and laser cutters aimed at creating a space for rapid prototyping.
Ground has yet to be broken on the development. However, the university expects construction to be completed in the spring of 2018, with the facility to be opened to faculty and students in the following fall semester.
This announcement comes as the university nears completion of its new student centre at Yonge and Gould.
A major outside player has joined the Toronto startup ecosystem.
On Friday, Airbnb, the San Francisco-based, peer-to-peer marketplace for rental spaces, officially became a resident at MaRS Discovery District after opening a new office at the Toronto-based Regional Innovation Centre. This new home base will house three of the company's Canadian employees.
Aaron Zifkin, who was brought on as the company's Canadian manager this past September, said at the time: "Our goal in Canada is to create and support a thriving community for hosts and guests, enabling unique and meaningful travel experiences like never before. The Canadian Airbnb community is already one of the largest and most passionate in the world and we believe there are ample opportunities to help it continue to grow as the favourite option for domestic and international travellers."
Since being founded in August of 2008, Airbnb has raised almost $800-million in venture capital. The company is currently valued at over $13-billion. Representatives from Airbnb say the company is "experiencing hyper growth in Canada," with more than 18,000 Canadian listings on its website at any given time.
According to its most recently publicly released statistics, Airbnb has more than 800,000 listings in 33,000 cities across 192 counties.
In the sustainable energy sector, Solar Brokers Canada, a brokerage firm that specializes in solar photovoltaic systems, has two positions open right now. First is a graphics and web designer to create campaigns both for print and online, and second is a lead generation specialist, for help with client outreach.
A couple positions of note have come up in media recently. Global Toronto is looking for a news director to oversee day-to-day newsroom operations; candidates should have a minimum of five years of tv news experience. And Elle Canada is looking for a fashion features editor to create and commission style-related content on all platforms.
There are also a number of opportunities right now for those with an interest in the arts. The Juno Awards is seeking an entry level communications coordinator who will focus specifically on social media engagement. The Royal Conservatory is on the hunt for an instructional designer to develop strategy and content for engaging long-distance learners; at least five years of experience in distance education is required. Non-profit Women in Film & Television is looking for a membership manager to develop and implement that organization's outreach plan. And Inside Out—which runs the Toronto and Ottawa LGBT film festivals—is looking for a programming coordinator to help with year-round events and screenings.
Finally, in senior roles, Toronto Community Housing is looking for a new director of revitalization and renewal communities. The successful candidate will be responsible for resident engagement programs in all TCH revitalization projects across the city.
Do you know of an innovative job opportunity in Toronto? Let us know!


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"Our kids must be able to do all of these things without resorting to calling a parent on the phone".
Julie Lythcott-Haims is the opposite of a helicopter parent.
A former dean of freshmen at Stanford, from 2002 to 2012, and the author of "How to Raise an Adult," Lythcott-Haims has seen time and again that sheltered kids don't make for capable adults.
She has built a career on encouraging parents to take a more hands-off approach, favoring tough love instead of protecting kids from the big, scary world.
Here are some of the broad strategies she's outlined for how to get there.
There are three widely accepted styles of parenting, according to developmental psychologists: permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative.
The first two are no good. Permissive parents become their child's friend and fail to establish healthy boundaries. Authoritarian parents rule with an iron fist, which can fill kids with self-doubt and bruise their psyches.
Authoritative parents are the ideal, Lythcott-Haims claims. They show love and affection but still enforce rules and set high expectations for their kids. Kids more often emerge with strong identities and high self-esteems.


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How Does Ammonia From Cat Urine Hurt Humans?
By Kathy Adams| November 16, 2018
While your cat's urine is mostly water, it also contains chemical compounds such as ammonia that could contribute to human health issues. Like bottled ammonia, cat urine ammonia emits a strong odor that triggers asthma and allergy symptoms in those sensitive to it. In a home where the litter box is cleaned regularly, and the cats pee where they should, ammonia isn't usually an issue. At the opposite end of the spectrum, however, cat-urine residue and ammonia could cause serious health problems, even for otherwise healthy people.
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Dangers of cat urine
While cat urine may seem like a harmless and natural part of every feline's life, it could be harmful to human health in some situations. Cat urine is highly concentrated compared to the urine of humans, which means it can also emit a strong odor. Cat pee ammonia can irritate the eyes, nose, and throat. It can even cause headaches when the odor is extreme. A rare bacteria found in cat urine may cause serious health issues if it enters the bloodstream through contact with your skin. Fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and even kidney or liver damage are possible in extremely rare cases.
Why it becomes an issue
Cats peeing in the litter box are little cause for concern, as long as the litter box is cleaned frequently. Some cats, especially unfixed males, spray urine on vertical surfaces from time to time instead of using the litter box. Unless you catch that cat in the act, you may not even know he sprayed your curtains or the couch. As the urine dries, it becomes more concentrated and starts to decompose, emitting foul odors. That smell won't go away completely until you've located and neutralized it.
The same holds true for cats that squat and pee outside the litter box. After doing this once, a cat is likely to urinate in the same spot again unless you've completely removed all evidence of the odor. The potential dangers of cat urine increase the more frequently the urine goes undetected around the house. Upholstered furniture, beds, rugs, and carpeting are particularly problematic peeing locations as the liquid is absorbed into its surroundings, making it harder to completely remove.
Long-term exposure issues
If you're living in a poorly ventilated environment shared by several cats, or a home in which the cat's urine isn't cleaned up right away, the air quality is compromised as ammonia becomes more prevalent. An overpowering ammonia stench could lead to lung irritation and coughing, respiratory infection, bronchitis, or pneumonia. The longer you're exposed to strong urine ammonia odors, the greater the chances of developing health issues.
A home that reeks of ammonia should be ventilated immediately by opening windows and doors and removing any objects laden with pet pee, such as couch cushions, pet beds, and the litter box. Wear a respirator that blocks ammonia odors when entering an extremely stinky location. Don't touch affected objects directly; instead, wear rubber gloves when handling suspect items. Wash the floors and any surfaces sprayed by cats. Throw any machine washable items in the washing machine and wash as directed on the care tag, without fabric softeners. Add 1 cup white vinegar to the final rinse cycle to help remove lingering odors.
In situations where cat urine has repeatedly soaked through the carpeting, steam cleaning it may not be enough. The pad and subfloor beneath the carpet may have absorbed the urine as well. In a worst-case scenario, sections of carpet, pad and subflooring may need to be replaced to completely get rid of such odors. Check other belongings such as mattresses and bedding, as well as carpeted stairs, cat trees, and areas surrounding the litter box to determine if any materials should be discarded to get rid of lingering odors.
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In context: Back in May, several studios started targeting movie-pirating sites and services. Dallas Buyers Club, Cobbler Nevada, Bodyguard Productions, and several other copyright owners filed a lawsuit against ShowBox, a movie-streaming app for mobile devices.
The companies tried pressuring CDN and DDoS protection provider Cloudflare into releasing information on the operators of some of these platforms. However, Cloudflare told them if they wanted such information they would have to get it the right way — through legal action.
The plaintiffs did just that. A subpoena was issued in the case from a federal court in Hawaii. The documents were not made public, but TorrentFreak was able to obtain a portion of the subpoena from a source.
The court order demands the details of the operators behind the Showboxbuzz website, Showbox.software, website Rawapk, Popcorn Time, and others. Cloudflare has not filed a motion to quash, so it appears likely that the company will hand over the requested data.
TorrentFreak notes that other than ShowBox, the targets listed in the subpoena are not named in the original lawsuit from May. It surmises that these sites and services might have links to the defendants in the legal action.
Even if Cloudflare turns over identifying information to the courts, it is highly likely that it will be of little use. Most pirate site operators go to great lengths to mask their identities. Rarely does one information request result in a direct link to the real operator.
In fact, one of the plaintiffs in the suit, Cobbler Nevada LLC, had a lawsuit shot down twice (once in appeals court) back in August because the judge ruled that an IP address was not sufficient enough information to establish identity.
It is also worth mentioning that Cobbler and other plaintiffs in the lawsuit are known copyright trolls.


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Q: Apache mod proxy ajp for multiple glassfish domains I can only find information on mod_jk for this, but I think I can't be the only who wants to do this and hopefully someone already does.
I have a single apache httpd server that already has proxy ajp connecting to a glassfish 3.1.2 domain via port 8009. I want to add a couple more domains with different code on the same glassfish server and have the httpd proxy those as well.
I am kind of stuck as I am not even sure where to begin due to the lack of info. This is running on a VPS, and I'll am/will be using virtual domains on apache2.

A: I encountered the same problem and I suppose other will too.
Hereby my solution:
You need to create virtual servers on your glassfish, set the right root-module and forward your request with the full url.

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*Create a specific virtual server

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*In your Glassfish admin interface, goto

configuration > server-config (default) > Virtual Server

*Select new

*Fill in values

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*Id:name of the virtual server, I used the same as host (my.sample.com)

*hosts:the domain you wish to map (my.sample.com)

*Network listeners:on which ports the domain will listen (http-listener1)

*Default Web-Module:your module (mysuperapp_R1.1)

Be sure your app is deployed to the config (server-config by default) and your domain resolves to the server.
You can easily test your setup by going to http://my.sample.com:8080/ (suposing that the app runs on 8080). Your app should be working.
2) Forward the request in apache. (on debian, but should be similar for other distros), create a my.sample.com-file (can be anything, but this is very explicit) in /etc/apache2/sites-available with following content (change domain-name of course)
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName my.sample.com
<Proxy *>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Proxy>
<Location />
    ProxyPass http://my.sample.com:8080/
    ProxyPassReverse http://my.sample.com:8080/
</Location>
</VirtualHost>

enable the config and reload apache (on Debian, following commands should work)
a2ensite my.sample.com
/etc/init.d/apache2 reload

I did not use AJP because of a conflict I had with Primefaces GMap Module. Of course, changing from proxy to AJP ain't the hard part. Just be sure to have also selected the JK-enabled nework-listeners for the virtual server.
How to enable mod-proxy or mod ajp proxy on apache, just google for it :)

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John Singleton Copley (artist) – 1815
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (painter) – 1901
Bill Monroe (American musician) – 1996
Burgess Meredith (actor) – 1997
Leo Tolstoy (author) – 1828
Harland Sanders (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken) – 1890
Phyllis Whitney (writer) – 1903
Sylvia Miles (actress) – 1932
Otis Redding (singer & songwriter) – 1941
Tom Wopat (actor & singer) – 1951
Angela Cartwright (actress) – 1952
Hugh Grant (actor) – 1960
Adam Sandler (actor) – 1966
Eric Stonestreet (actor) – 1971
Michael Bublé (singer) – 1975
Michelle Williams (actress) – 1980
Continental Congress declared United States of America" would be the name of the new nation"– 1776
John Herschel took the first glass plate photograph– 1839
California was admitted as the 31st state– 1850
Tom Fleming won the first national log rolling championship– 1898
Canadian swimmer, Marilyn Bell, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario– 1954
Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was hosted by Charles Laughton because Sullivan was recovering from injuries received in a car accident– 1956
USS Long Beach, the first nuclear-powered surface warship, was commissioned– 1961
Arthur Ashe won the U.S. Open tennis title– 1968
The comic strip For Better or For Worse debuted– 1979
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in Britain's history– 2015
Football game between Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans lasted about 7 hours 8 minutes due to 3 hours 59 minutes of weather (lightning) delays. This made it the longest game in NFL history since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Dolphins beat the Titans 27-20.– 2018
Thrall, Texas, had 38.2 inches of rain within 24 hours– 1921


Creative Memories released a wave border maker cartridge this month, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity to re-visit a trip to the beach a few years ago since I never finished scrapbooking those photos.
First is a page I made about the "friend" my boys made at the beach. They spent a couple of hours burying each other in various shapes in the sand. They had a blast! I punched several wave borders in different colors and alternated the directions they face for added interest.
Next I created this two page layout using the Summer Additions (LOVE those patterns and colors) and the wave border maker. Our trip to Gulf Shores with Grandma and Grandpa was one of the funnest we've ever had! Great memories.
It was nice playing cat-up on your blog Dear Aly!


China condemned the new U.S. Defense Act signed by President Donald Trump on Monday, claiming it will exacerbate tensions between the two countries already fighting a bitter trade war.
The National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $716 billion in military spending as well as a loosening of restrictions on government contracts with Chinese technology firms ZTE Corp and Huawei.
However, the act also identifies "long-term strategic competition with China" as "a principal priority for the U.S," while committing to support a self-sufficient Taiwan free from Beijing's interference.
Chinese officials reacted with particular anger to the strengthening the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews all major foreign investments to determine whether they present a national security threat, claiming the measures was targeting China.
In a statement on Tuesday, China's Commerce Ministry said they would "comprehensively assess the contents" of the act to determine a potential impact on Chinese industry, but remained "strongly dissatisfied" with the outcome.
"The U.S. side should objectively and fairly treat Chinese investors, and avoid CFIUS becoming an obstacle to investment cooperation between Chinese and U.S. firms," they continued.
The dispute is likely to worsen relations between the two powers amid the ongoing trade war after Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum to protect workers against the outsourcing of jobs abroad, a move that was reciprocated by China shortly aftewards.


"Business Development" can mean different things, depending on the position you find yourself in, the company or agency that hires you, the size and mission of the organization, and any number of other factors.
As the Director of Business Development for a small non-profit research institute, I can tell you that I wear a lot of hats. I thought I'd write a blog about what it is I do on a day-to-day basis – maybe you'll see something appealing in it, and decide to go that route.
I work with the CEO, the scientists, and the Board of Trustees to lead the development of strategic directions for the Institute. Strategy development is a lot of fun. Working with experiences and talented individuals who all have a personal stake in seeing successful science move forward is quite rewarding. And in the end, activities like this allow me to play a big role in shaping our future research path.
I find funding opportunities. I look for funding opportunities for our research scientists at the NIH, the DOD and other government agencies, philanthropy, and just about anywhere else I can think of. Some days, I consider standing outside with my guitar and a sign that says, "Please support my research institute." I work with our Chief Development Officer, who is responsible for donor support, in any capacity she needs, which is generally pretty fun and usually means I get to go and talk to folks about the great science we do. I look for individual research opportunities as well as larger opportunities meant for collaborative efforts. I also work with our grants department and our CFO to identify and manage grant submissions.
I am responsible for leading technology transfer activities. This is pretty fun. The scientists work their magic in their individual labs, and I get to take their ideas and run with them. I orchestrate paths to commercialization, often with the help of our Board of Trustees and the scientists themselves.
I build strategic partnerships. Sometimes this means I find academic partners to work with, but more often than not, I'm approaching for-profit entities that are interested in licensing our (IP-protected) technologies and trade secrets. Usually I work with our legal advisors and finance department on such collaborations. In a previous role, I built partnerships with other for-profit entities, and built teams to go after federal contracts for scientific and technical subject matter expert staffing.
I pursue funds for operational costs and staffing. I write grant proposals for capital equipment, and look for funding for things like intern programs, STEM opportunities, fellowships, and training programs for entrepreneurs. I develop the programs with some help from the appropriate scientific or executive staff, do the recruiting and am responsible for the oversight. Most recently, I've started working with a spin-off company that my Institute has invested in to write a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposal that, if awarded, will bring $1.5M in non-dilutive funds to the start-up.
I run a seminar series, which includes bringing in respected scientists from other institutions, as well as organizing our internal scientists. This is a great way to get the word around, and provide a venue for scientists to organically find new potential collaborations.
I author a newsletter for our staff (~85 people). The newsletter is another way to get folks all on the same page. It contains scientific achievements, new opportunities, and an update on what's going on in the executive and administrative offices. It's so easy to put your head down in science and never look up – the newsletter is way to let everyone know what's going on.
I do a lot of due diligence for various reasons. Sometimes I chase down the "unmet medical needs" for a technology or approach that is emerging from the labs. Sometimes I engage with FDA consultants, legal consultants, or other subject matter experts to define an opportunity space for a given technology. Sometimes, I sit at my computer and so secondary research to support applying the science to a new potential path. Sometimes I run from meeting to meeting, and barely have time to check my email.
If you'll notice, I work a lot with other people. Being in business development requires a certain type of personality, an ability to make connections between ideas and people, and an internal drive to see it through. A lot of efforts fall flat, but that's ok. There's always another opportunity right around the corner.


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Solar power industry safe, heavily regulated and constantly improving
Both the safety and quality of solar power installations continue to improve as a result of initiatives introduced by the industry and the bar has already been set very high, the Clean Energy Council said in response to media reports today.
Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said the solar industry was one of the most heavily regulated areas of electrical safety in the country.
"More than 2 million Australian homes have now installed solar, and the majority of these systems are performing well and up to expectations. Obviously no industry is perfect, but the percentage of unsafe systems has declined this decade from 4.2 per cent to 2.7 per cent. This is better than the electrical industry as a whole," Mr Thornton said.
"The audit report noted that a single element that is not completely up to scratch does not mean a system is unsafe. We will use the report – as we do with similar reports from the Clean Energy Regulator which are published every year – to further improve standards and compliance across the industry.
"Electrical safety is overseen by state electrical safety bodies. The Clean Energy Council has lobbied for some time for a single national electricity body to ensure greater consistency of approach including improved resourcing and consistent inspection programs.
"The report did note the need to improve workplace health and safety for the installation of solar, something we are working on with numerous government agencies," he said.
Mr Thornton said two ways people can give themselves peace of mind are by choosing one of the Clean Energy Council's Approved Solar Retailers and making sure that the installer on their roof is a professional who is accredited with the CEC. All accredited solar installers have a photo ID card.
"Approved Solar Retailers have committed to ethical marketing practices, excellence in customer service and a minimum 5-year whole of system warranty. Just like servicing your car, we also encourage people to have their solar power system serviced by an accredited professional every couple of years."
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