Synthetic peptide corresponding to Human CLLD8/SETDB2 aa 550-650 conjugated to keyhole limpet haemocyanin.
This antibody gave a positive signal when tested against Sf21 cells infected by baculovirus expressing CLLD8/SETDB2 This antibody gave a positive result when used in the following formaldehyde fixed cell lines: MCF-7.
Our collaborator on this project has found that the antibody works poorly in WB.
Our Abpromise guarantee covers the use of ab5517 in the following tested applications.
Histone methyltransferase involved in left-right axis specification in early development and mitosis. Specifically trimethylates 'Lys-9' of histone H3 (H3K9me3). H3K9me3 is a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional repression that recruits HP1 (CBX1, CBX3 and/or CBX5) proteins to methylated histones. Contributes to H3K9me3 in both the interspersed repetitive elements and centromere-associated repeats. Plays a role in chromosome condensation and segregation during mitosis.
Ubiquitous. Highest expression in heart, testis and ovary.
Belongs to the histone-lysine methyltransferase family.
ab5517 recognises a band corresponding to the tagged CLLD8/SETB2 at approximately 120 kDa.
ICC/IF image of ab5517 stained MCF-7 cells. The cells were 4% formaldehyde fixed (10 min) and then incubated in 1%BSA / 10% normal Goat serum / 0.3M glycine in 0.1% PBS-Tween for 1h to permeabilise the cells and block non-specific protein-protein interactions. The cells were then incubated with the antibody ab5517 at 5ug/ml overnight at +4°C. The secondary antibody (green) was DyLight® 488 Goat anti Rabbit (ab96899) IgG (H+L) used at a 1/250 dilution for 1h. Alexa Fluor® 594 WGA was used to label plasma membranes (red) at a 1/200 dilution for 1h. DAPI was used to stain the cell nuclei (blue) at a concentration of 1.43µM.
Detection using indirect fluorescence of the signal corresponding to endogenous CLLD8 in 293T cells. Cells fixed using 4% formaldehyde, blocked with PBS containing 3% milk and 0.5% Triton X-100, incubated for 1 hour at 37 °C using a 1/50 dilution of antibody ab5517. Cells were then washed 3 times and incubated for 1 hour at 37 °C with a goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody (1/500 dilution) coupled to Alexa Fluor 555 (Molecular Probes). Following 3 more washes, cells were stained with DAPI and mounted with Vectashield.
Detection using indirect fluorescence of the signal corresponding to endogenous CLLD8 in 293T cells. Using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen), cells were transfected with either a control shRNA directed against luciferase (left, SiRluc) or a specific siRNA directed against CLLD8 (right). 48 hours post-transfection, cells were fixed, blocked, and incubated with a 1:50 dilution of ab5517 at 37 °C for 1 hour. Cells were then washed 3 times and incubated at 37 °C for 1 hour with a 1/500 dilution of goat anti-rabbit antibody coupled with Alexa Fluor 555 (Molecular Probes). Following 3 further washes cells were stained with DAPI and mounted with Vectashield.
ab5517 recognises a band corresponding to FLAG-tagged CLLD8/SETB2 at approximately 110 kDa in Sf21 cells infected by baculovirus expressing CLLD8/SETDB2 (lanes1-2). This is larger than the predicated band size (81 kDa) due to the addition of the FLAG tag.
ab5517 does not detect a band in uninfected sf21 cells (lanes3-4) or following blocking studies using the immunizing peptide (lanes5-6).
There appears to be a ladder of proteins recognised by ab5517 (lanes1-2), which could be attributed to degradation products.
Publishing research using ab5517? Please let us know so that we can cite the reference in this datasheet.
Thank you for your inquiry. I BLASTed the immunogen sequence of ab5517 against mouse and it only has 55% homology. We generally say that anything with a greater than 85% homology would be expected to cross-react, so this is quite low. This antibody probably wouldn't work with mouse samples. However, we do have a goat polyclonal anti-CLLD8/SETDB2 antibody that is predicted to cross-react with mouse, ab13712. This immunogen is 100% homologous with mouse. However, since we have not tested ab13712 in mouse, we would not be able to guarantee that it would work. https://www.abcam.com/CLLD8-SETDB2-antibody-ab13712.html But, I can offer a discount off a future purchase if you buy ab13712 now, test it in mouse and submit feedback to us in the form of an Abreview. It doesn't matter whether the Abreview is positive or negative, we would just really like to receive your feedback. The discount would be to the value of 1 free primary antibody. If you are interested in this offer, please follow these steps: 1. Reply to this e-mail to let me know that you would like to proceed and test ab13712 in mouse. I will then send a discount code. This code must be issued before purchasing ab13712 so please wait for my reply before ordering. 2. Purchase ab13712 either by phone, fax, or online (www.abcam.com). 3. Test it in mouse. 4. Let us know the results, positive or negative, using our Abreview system (this will take about 10 minutes and images are great if you have them!). To find out how to submit an Abreview, please visit: https://www.abcam.com/abreviews. 5. After the review is submitted to us, the discount code becomes active. Simply place your new order by phone, fax, or on the web and mention the discount code. The discount can be redeemed for any primary antibody ordered and the discount code is valid for 4 months after issue. We are always pleased to obtain feedback about our products and any information is greatly appreciated! Even if ab13712 turns out to be unsuitable for mouse, you will still receive the discount on your next purchase after your Abreview has been submitted. Please let me know if you have any questions about this offer and I would be happy to help you further. The Terms and Conditions of this offer can be found at: www.abcam.com/collaborationdiscount.


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WATCH: Victim's father tries to attack Larry Nassar in courtroom
Randall Margraves, whose three daughters were sexually assaulted, charged table where disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor was seated
By PhillyVoice Staff
Courts Assaults
Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK
Larry Nassar hangs his head during the first day of victim impact statements in Eaton County Circuit Court on Wednesday where Nassar is expected to be sentenced on three counts of sexual assault some time next week. The father of three of Nassar's victims rushed at the table where the disgraced doctor was seated with his attorney during a hearing on Friday in an apparent attempt to attack Nassar.
The father of three of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse victims attempted to attack the disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor in a courtroom Friday morning.
Randall Margraves asked the judge to let him have "five minutes," and then "one minute," in a room alone with Nassar just prior to bolting toward Nassar, who was seated in an orange jumpsuit at the defense table.
Margraves reached the table where he was wrestled to the ground by courtroom officers. Video of the incident can be viewed below.
[VIDEO] A father of three daughters who were abused by Larry Nassar went after Nassar in the courtroom this morning. pic.twitter.com/K0teFySSxQ
— Outside The Lines (@OTLonESPN) February 2, 2018
The incident took place during a hearing in Charlotte, Michigan just after two of Margraves' daughters had spoken to the judge about being sexually abused by Nassar.
Nassar has been sentenced to 40 to 175 years in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting minors.
After the incident, Nassar was escorted out of the courtroom and a prosecutor asked families to use words, not violence to express their feelings about the case.
More information from the Associated Press is available here.
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XOXO Jes - Canadian Entertainment News: What is up with all the Syphilis?
What is up with all the Syphilis?
Have you been seeing all the syphilis commercials around lately? Is there some mass outbreak going on that I am unaware of?
I have seen the commercials with the face deformities, but I had never seen this one hating on Plenty of Fish. I think it is hilarious, but I have a feeling the plentyoffish.com people are not pleased.
Obviously they are picking on POF because they can do the "plenty of syph" not because it is free...but don't you think for a second that disease carrying effers can't pay for an account. E-Harmony...the Syphilis people will be after you next.
Yes, there is actually an outbreak of syphilis going on right now. The number of cases have jumped from 2 in 1999 to 267 in 2009 in Alberta alone, which has the highest rate in Canada, and syphilis can cause death unlike a lot of STIs, so that's why the government is trying to use these lovely PSAs to make people aware.


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Is Fluoride Bad for Your Health? Real Facts on Fluoride
By Isreal Olabanji DST RN September 3, 2021 Updated: September 3, 2021 No Comments5 Mins Read
Fluoride is a mineral known for its ability to strengthen our tooth enamel and improve our oral health — but is it really all it's cracked up to be?
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Sources of Fluoride
Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?
While its benefits are scientifically proven, there are concerns that fluoride may have links to a range of general health problems. Read on to find out more.
The primary source of fluoride in the UK is in the drinking water being drawn from millions of taps across the country every day.
According to the UK's National Health Service, approximately 5.8 million people in England receive fluoridated water.
It was first added to the UK's drinking water in 1964 and even earlier in the U.S. The first water fluoridation scheme was launched in America in 1945.
Before long, fluoride found its way into toothpaste products as a way to further improve our standard of oral health.
Dentists prescribe fluoride varnish treatments to help prevent tooth decay. The treatment is typically administered to children aged 3 and above.
If you would like to know more about fluoride and how it can benefit your oral health, speak to your dentist. If you are not currently registered with a dentist, you can find one near you by searching online — for example, "Amersham dental care." Here are seven ways to prevent cavities.
Are There Any Benefits of Using Fluoride-Free Toothpaste?
According to dental experts, there are no known benefits of using this kind of toothpaste for the average adult. Such products exist purely for use by very young children and those with fluoride allergies.
Doctors may also recommend fluoride-free toothpaste for patients suffering from certain medical conditions.
The reason why dentists recommend fluoride-free toothpaste for infants is that they are more likely to swallow toothpaste while brushing.
Swallowing fluoride toothpaste while the adult teeth are still forming in the jaw can lead to a condition called dental fluorosis.
Dental fluorosis causes the teeth to become misshapen, discolored, and rough in texture. In some cases, children may develop specks, spots, or streaks on their permanent teeth, which can be white, brown, grey, or black.
Fluorosis can be avoided by using fluoride-free toothpaste until a child is old enough to understand they must spit the toothpaste out after brushing.
It is found naturally in water all over the world — just not in a high enough concentration to benefit our oral health.
Research into the oral health benefits of fluoride began in 1901. They were scientifically proven in 1944.
The level of fluoride in our drinking water is highly regulated to avoid the development of dental fluorosis.
Many countries do not add fluoride to their water. For example, 97% of the population of western Europe still drink non-fluoridated water.
It is the only chemical added to water for purposes other than treating it to make it portable and safe for humans to drink.
Further studies into fluoride have shown there is no need to ingest it to experience its benefits. Fluoride must simply come into contact with the teeth to strengthen enamel.
The presence of fluoride in our drinking water is a highly contentious issue, fiercely debated by those who champion its benefits and others who have grave concerns about its effects on other parts of our body.
Link Between Water Fluoridation and Cancer
A study carried out by the National Toxicology Program in the early 1990s found high levels of fluoride in water increased the risk of bone cancer in male rats.
However, subsequent tests on both humans and animals have found no link between fluoridated drinking water and the risk of developing cancer.
Fluoride Consumption Linked to Diabetes?
In 2016, a study conducted by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine indicated that fluoride — a known preservative of blood glucose — may be responsible for the rise in the number of diabetes cases between 2005 and 2010.
Fluoride and Heart Disease
There have been several studies carried out to investigate links between fluoride and the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attacks.
A 2012 study found that those who drank more fluoridated water were more likely to develop atherosclerosis, a build-up of plaque in the arteries.
Decades later, fluoridated water remains a hot topic. There is a vast amount of information — and misinformation — available about this topic, its benefits, and its risks. If you have questions or concerns, speak to your doctor or dentist.
Many medical experts say there are too many statistical variables to prove that fluoride is harmful to our health. Until then, for those who have it, fluoridated drinking water is here to stay.
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Management Plans & FMP Reviews
Meeting Summaries & Reports
Spotted Seatrout Habitat Factsheet
Atlantic Sciaenid Habitats: Spotted Seatrout
Omnibus Amendment
Spotted Seatrout Stock Status
Captain Bateman with a spotted seatrout. Photo credit: Captain Walter Bateman, www.carolinaguide.com
On the Atlantic coast, spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) occur from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to the Florida Keys, but are most abundant from the Chesapeake Bay southward. They are found primarily in estuaries, but move into nearshore ocean waters during cold periods. In general, spotted seatrout appear to be non-migratory and spend their entire life within five to ten miles of their natal estuary, although fish from the Chesapeake Bay have been known to migrate seasonally (south in the fall, north in the spring) to North Carolina waters.
From April to September, sexually mature females spawn around estuary inlets. Depending on the size of the female, spotted seatrout produce anywhere from 10,000 to millions of oceanic eggs. The most important nursery grounds for the young are small tidal marsh creeks and shallow grass beds, while larger juveniles are widely distributed in estuarine areas and along coastal beaches. The fry gather in schools during their first summer and tend to travel together until they are four or five years old. They mature at the age of one year, when males are about 10 inches long and females about 11 inches. At any given age, females are larger than males, and they also attain a greater maximum age and size. They may live as long as 18 years, but individuals over five years of age are rare.
Adults frequent grass beds, live oyster beds, creek mouths, drop-offs, and structures such as jetties, stumps, pilings, and wrecks, where they feed primarily on shrimp and fish. They are most abundant in depths of less than ten feet and prefer temperatures between 60 and 80° F. Water temperatures below 45° F appear to cause large-scale mortalities. They tolerate a range of salinities, but adults appear to be most numerous in waters with salinities approaching that of seawater.
Commercial & Recreational Fisheries
Commercial landings of spotted seatrout along the Atlantic coast historically came from Florida's east coast and North Carolina, with Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia accounting for a small portion of the total. From 1950 to 1976, commercial landings averaged 1.33 million pounds, but have declined since then due to increased regulation and possible declines in abundance. Significant changes to regulations include the 1987 designation of spotted seatrout as a gamefish in South Carolina, and the 1995 prohibition on the use of gillnets in Florida's coastal waters. From 1977 to 2006, commercial landings have averaged fewer than 600,000 pounds. Variability in annual harvest is typical and seems to parallel the climatic conditions of the preceding winter and spring. In 2017, the commercial landings were estimated at 377,322 pounds, with the majority harvested in North Carolina.
The spotted seatrout fishery is largely recreational. Recreational catch (harvest and releases) has markedly increased from 1981 (4.3 million fish) to 2017 (22.7 million fish). Recreational harvest has remained relatively stable throughout the time series, with 4.1 million fish (7 million pounds) harvested in 2017. Numbers and proportions of fish released alive have increased throughout the time series due to size and creel limits, as well as the encouragement of catch and release practices. In 2017, 82% of recreationally caught fish (18.6 million fish) were released.
Increased coastal development and the resulting loss of estuarine habitat, coupled with heavy fishing pressure, have effected spotted seatrout populations. The extent of anthropogenic effect is unclear as there is no coastwide stock assessment for the species and local assessments vary by state. Spotted seatrout are also susceptible to inshore calamities such as winter freezes, excessive fresh water, hurricanes, and red tide conditions. Fortunately, seatrout have a life history trait that helps maintain population size - the ability to reproduce prolifically. Compared to other marine gamefish, spotted seatrout enjoy one of the longest spawning seasons.
A coastwide stock assessment of spotted seatrout has not been conducted given the largely non-migratory nature of the species and the lack of data on migration where it does occur. Instead, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida have performed age-structured analyses on local stocks of spotted seatrout. Recent assessments are putting more emphasis on the inclusion of incidental bycatch data, release mortality, and the size and age structure of releases. Stock assessments provide estimates of spawning potential ratio (SPR), which is a measure of the effect of fishing pressure on the relative abundance of the mature female segment of the population. The Commission's Spotted Seatrout FMP recommends a goal of 20 percent SPR; South Carolina and Georgia have adopted this goal, and Florida has established a 35 percent SPR goal.
Atlantic Coastal Management
In 2011, the South Atlantic Board approved the Omnibus Amendment for Spot, Spotted Seatrout, and Spanish Mackerel. The Amendment updates all three species plans with requirements of the Commission's ISFMP Charter. Specific to spotted seatrout, the Amendment includes recommended measures to protect the spawning stock, as well as a required coastwide minimum size of 12".
In March 2017, a report on Sciaenid Fish Habitat was released including information on habitat for several species, including spot, during all stages of their lives, their associated Essential Fish Habitats and Habitat Areas of Particular Concern, threats and uncertainties to their habitats, and recommendations for habitat management and research. This report is meant to be a resource when amending FMPs in the future for these species.
Mike Schmidtke, FMP Coordinator
Management Board, Pat Geer, Chair
South Atlantic Species Advisory Panel, Tom Powers, Chair
Omnibus Amendment to the Interstate Fishery Management Plans for Spanish Mackerel, Spot, and Spotted Seatrout (August 2011)
Fishery Management Plan for Spotted Seatrout (October 1984)
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ASMFC Releases Report on Sciaenid Fish Habitat (March 2017)
ASMFC Approves Omnibus Amendment for Spot, Spotted Seatrout and Spanish Mackerel (August 2011)


United Women's Soccer Expansion: AFC Ann Arbor Joins Midwest.
United Women's Soccer (UWS) would like to officially welcome AFC Ann Arbor to our national pro-am league. "The Mighty Oak" will take to the pitch for the Summer 2019 season as the eighth team in the Midwest Conference.
Grand Rapids FC Women are the defending Midwest champions, capturing the conference crown in 2017 and 2018 while hosting the UWS Championship in both seasons. For all the information on the newest UWS team, visit their official website at www.AFCAnnArbor.com.
Association Football Club Ann Arbor was founded in 2014 and competed for the first time in May of 2015, playing their inaugural season in the Great Lakes Premier League. After the inaugural campaign, "The Mighty Oak" joined the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), hired Head Coach & Sporting Director Eric Rudland and continued to deepen their roots in Washtenaw County.
Leading the men's semi-pro side for the past three seasons, Rudland has helped Ann Arbor earn back-to-back Great Lakes Conference Championships (2017 & 2018) as well as developing players including 2018 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year for the NPSL in Stanley Okumu. AFC Ann Arbor have made a massive impact off the pitch in the community with projects like Community Kicks and The Mighty Oak Youth Project.


He who made man so fearfully and wonderfully can in like manner make him new. Scattered atoms can be marshaled in their proper place and every bone can be made to come to its place by the same wisdom and power by which bones were first formed in the womb.
18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these?
Ezekiel 37:4, 9 - "Prophesy upon these bones... Prophesy unto the wind."
This is our double office, as servants of God. We are to prophesy to earth and heaven; to man and God. There are some who forget the second of these injunctions, and their work fails of its highest result. When they spake, bones "came together, bone to his bone"; there is a stir in the graves of death and corruption; a coming together of the people to hear the word; and in many cases all the appearance of a new life. The flesh comes up and skin covers them above; but (and how fatal is the admission which this but introduces) there is no breath in them. It is clear that no amount of human persuasiveness or oratory can secure the true regeneration of the soul. That which is born of the flesh may be galvanized by the energy of the flesh into the appearance of spiritual life, but it will always remain flesh.
When you have done your best, and have failed of the highest results, prophesy to the Spirit; cry to the four winds, because He may come in the icy north wind of tribulation, or the warm west wind of prosperity; but speak with the certain assurance of, "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come"! There is a sense in which the believer has the privilege of commanding the Spirit of God. "Concerning the work of my hands command ye me" (Isaiah 45:11). When you obey the law of a force, the force will obey you; and when you yield utterly and humbly to God, the power of God will answer the summons of your faith.


Seems books are becoming an endangered species. (Hard to go to a party in NYC these days without a downsized publishing exec ranting about this.) I love my Kindle, sure, but it doesn't replace a book in the hand: the pleasurable heft, the solid page dense with vivid black marks by which you are channelled into an alternate universe--no power source required. (During daylight, anyway.) I use my Kindle to read in transit--on the subway or trains or planes when I am travelling and trying to minimize luggage. I load it with various newspapers from around the world (they update automatically!) and books which if I like them enough, I find myself buying in hardcopy to finish, parallel-reading them the old-fashioned way, because somehow, curling up with a Kindle in bed just doesn't provide the same satisfaction.
But do enough others feel about books as I do, enough to keep the enterprise going?
It's 2025 and you want a book⎯you being a senior who still fondly remembers books and a book being a non-voice-activated, tangible, artfully designed, paper and in-scented collection of human-generated original prose. Tmes are rough. An MP3 of the SparkNotes for "The DaVinci Code" has replaced the Bible in every hotel in America and Harry Potter is a middle-aged couch potato on welfare. You know this about Harry because you put him there in the videogame "Write the Next Harry Potter Sequel." Paper, pens, rubber eraser⎯they no longer exist. The last of the book critics wrote the last book review of a Post-it note from Pynchon while Pynchon was in the other room surfing YouTube.
It's 2025, and in the latest census, 87% of the population claimed "writer" as an occupation. The universal library of all human verbiage shows 1.4 million genres, with 230,000 subcategories labeled "For Dummies."
While this vision portends interesting briefs for digital agencies in the future, it's sad to contemplate a world without books, which would also be a world without bookstores and libraries, one where stalwart lions on Fifth Avenue might preside over a marble Pinkberry instead.
I wouldn't take this futuristic stuff too seriously. Remember growing up? If these guys knew anything, we'd all be riding around with jet packs and eating food out of tubes.
Nothing moves in a straight line. The future may be better than we expect and it may be worse, but one thing's for sure -- it ain't gonna be what we expect it to be.
Reassuring point, Bob. Thanks. But what still worries me is how many things past futurists WERE right about: scameraphones, private jets, test tube babies, superhighways, video conferencing, power bars. But if they're also right about global warming, I suppose I don't have to worry as books WILL be around...though there will be no one left to read them.
@Joker Well, as I understand it, Henry James tried not to be discouraged by a general conviction that the publishing business was over.


Over a year since Kurayami, STU48 finally releases their second single Kaze wo Matsu. Takino Yumiko serves as the center for the sweet and breezy title song. Each edition of the single includes Shukko and one other side track.
This edition comes with a DVD containing music videos and STU48 Setouchi School Uniform Vol. 1.
Other Versions of "Kaze wo Matsu [Type A] (SINGLE+DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Japan Version)"


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Q: WannaCry patch for Vista; says not applicable I have an old Vista laptop running Vista (32 bit).  I tried to install Microsoft's patch for WannaCry from http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4012598
When I try to install the Vista patch (not the 64-bit; the 3rd one in the list), it starts installing and then eventually says that it's not applicable to my computer.
Two weird things: 1) When I click the hyperlink that is the name of the patch, the page that comes up is in Spanish.  2) I can tell that the description box that comes up is describing the Win XP SP3 patch.
Has anyone else run in to this?

A: Please see the guidance from Microsoft here:
"Customers who are running supported versions of the operating system (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016) will have received the security update MS17-010 in March. If customers have automatic updates enabled or have installed the update, they are protected. For other customers, we encourage them to install the update as soon as possible."
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/msrc/2017/05/12/customer-guidance-for-wannacrypt-attacks/

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Sorry for a long time we didn't post. We have been too busy (al-hamdulilah) and then focused on Ramadan.
We are closed today for the holiday and open again tomorrow for our guests.
Insha'Allah see you all soon!
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Speaking at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners held in Brussels, Apple CEO Tim Cook highlighted the need for better transparency between consumer and corporations when it comes to data. Speaking on the matter, The Apple CEO highlighted instances where data can be misused for manipulation or malicious purposes without the individual's knowledge.
Tim Cook said that the shroud of information disparity between US companies and consumers needs to be lifted. He used Cambridge Analytica as an example where user data was manipulated to favor an agenda. The incident altered the political opinion of millions of Facebook users without their knowledge.
Apple recently demonstrated their support for data transparency by allowing residents of the United States, Canada, and other countries to request their data. As a point of reference, Tim Cook praised General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in the European Union and how it empowers their citizens. With the help of GDPR, consumers in the European Union can probe the company holding their data and request a copy of it, or its complete removal from their systems, thus protecting that data from misuse.
He continued that the trust between US companies and their consumers is in a bad place right now. To help alleviate that lack of trust between the two groups, there has to be a gesture of good faith from the companies first. Tim Cook cites this lack of trust as a hurdle for innovation.
As it stands, companies in the US are perceived as anti-consumer due to their lack of cooperation when it comes to transparency with consumer data and its use. Tim Cook also addressed Facebook and Google subtly in his speech and how they continue to harvest user data without full accountability to the consumer.
You can watch the full keynote below which presents a lot of good points and why the need for data transparency is more than ever, the need of the hour.


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Telenor set to cut 3,000 jobs worldwide
Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor plans to save billions by cutting staff at various operations around the world. Telenor currently has around 20,000 employees after earlier rounds of cuts, and now another 15 percent may lose their jobs.
Telenor cited "technological changes" that reduce the need for sales and support staff, also at company headquarters in Oslo. Newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) reports that Telenor aims to cut costs by 3 percent between now and 2022.
"This is part of our modernization," said Telenor CEO Sigve Brekke at the company's capital markets day on Tuesday. He noted that "we're digitalizing operations (because) people don't ring customer service any longer," while Telenor also is developing partnerships to deliver some services.
Telenor is offering continuing education and program to boost employees' competence, but around 3,000 are likely to be laid off during the next few years.
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A few years back I wrote an article about animals helping airports keep wildlife off the airfields and out of airplane engines. That's when I first learned about Radar, the official bird dog on duty at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers.
Back in 1999, the airport was the first commercial airport in the US to use a dog as part of a Wildlife Management Program. (Other airports used everything from guns and firecrackers to hawks and people flapping their "wings." Seriously.) Radar was the second dog "hired" at RSW for the job.
Now, after 7 years on the job, Radar is retiring. The nine-year old Border Collie first joined the airport's security team in June 2001 and was trained to herd, not hurt, birds. Now she gets to hang out at home, on the five-acre ranch of her handler.
Airport officials say "Radar was napping and was thus not available for comment," but they're sure Radar is looking forward to enjoying her retirement.


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Let Leonard Peltier Go Free
Jan 5, 2017 | General
Leonard Peltier has petitioned President Obama for clemency, asking for an end to 41 years in captivity. Convicted of aiding and abetting the 1975 killing of two FBI agents, Peltier saw his clemency request to President Clinton in 2000 blocked by FBI agents' groups. The 72-year-old leader of the American Indian Movement hasn't been allowed to see a reporter in almost a decade, and the writer took this photo of Peltier in Leavenworth in the mid-1990s.
Interview with a Native American Seeking Clemency After 41 Years Behind Bars
By Kevin McKiernan
I don't know which Native Americans killed FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams in the notorious 1975 shootout in Oglala, South Dakota. Nor do I know the identity of the federal lawman who shot and killed Joe Stuntz, the American Indian Movement (AIM) member. But what is troubling is that federal prosecutors don't know either, yet Leonard Peltier has spent 41 years behind bars for the FBI agents' deaths. Now, in the waning days of the Obama administration, Peltier has petitioned President Obama to commute his sentence.
I was there on the Jumping Bull ranch on that hot June day in 1975 when some of the bullets were flying, and I've been able to interview Peltier several times since then, most recently from Florida's maximum-security Coleman penitentiary. The audio file of that conversation is below, and edited-for print extracts follow this story.
Over the last four decades, many groups, including Amnesty International, have advocated for Peltier's release. Amnesty maintains that Leonard Peltier, who is 72 and in ill health, did not get a fair trial. The former director of Amnesty International U.S.A., Jack Healey, has produced 11 video testimonials for Peltier's release in recent years from famous actors and musicians, including Ringo Starr, Bonnie Raitt, Harry Belafonte, and the late Pete Seeger.
Over the course of his imprisonment, Healey said, high-profile advocates such as Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa, and actor Robert De Niro all have lobbied the White House to free Peltier. In the last six months, he said, Robert Redford, who produced the documentary Incident at Oglala about the 1975 shootout and its aftermath, has met with President Obama to make the case in person. A former Franciscan priest, Healey said he is sending a message to Pope Francis through his friend Boston Cardinal O'Malley: "If I can reach the Holy Father to reach President Obama, I've done my job."
Read more: http://www.independent.com/news/2017/jan/05/let-leonard-peltier-go-free/
Listen to the author's recent interview with Leonard Peltier: https://soundcloud.com/sbindy/leonard-peltier-interview


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Q: Error: received unencrypted data after SSL request I have opened a TCP connection with the database server using:
conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "localhost:5432")
Which is successful after that I am running this piece of code:

    _, err = conn.Write([]byte(query))
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Query failed: %v\n", err)
        return

    // Read the response and print the result in table view
    buf := make([]byte, 50000)
    n, err := conn.Read(buf)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Printf("Failed to read response: %v\n", err)
        return
    }
    fmt.Printf("Response received: %s\n", string(buf[:n]))

It prints:
Response received: N
And log file of server says:
2023-02-22 22:59:49.834 PKT [54802] FATAL:  received unencrypted data after SSL request
2023-02-22 22:59:49.834 PKT [54802] DETAIL:  This could be either a client-software bug or evidence of an attempted man-in-the-middle attack.

A: The PostgreSQL server demands by default that all its clients use an SSL-encrypted connection, so it will always reject your requests.
For testing/dev purposes and aware that your connection will be unsafe, you can work around this with some tricks:

*

*Create a connection with the TLS package and allow it to skip the certificates verification.

  tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
    InsecureSkipVerify: true,
  }

  conn, err := tls.Dial("tcp", "localhost:5432", tlsConfig)

*If you could, always use the database/sql package, it abstracts all those database vendor specificities to you. Set the sslmode to disable.

  connStr := "user=myuser password=mypassword dbname=mydb host=localhost sslmode=disable"
  db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connStr)
  if err != nil {
      fmt.Printf("Failed to connect to server: %v\n", err)
      return
  }
  defer db.Close()

*Find the pg_hba.conf file in your PostgreSQL installation data directory and add the following line to always trust your local host:

    host    postgres   postgres   127.0.0.1/32    trust

Assuming the username is postgres

*Find the postgres.conf file in your PostgreSQL installation data directory and set the ssl parameter to off.

Remember that all those are configurations that will still leave your connection unsafe and prone to attacks.
To properly create your connection with SSL you need to set up your certificates. This GIST should help.


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Q: Parsing external XML file with C#, what's the most aesthetic way? say there is an xml file, which not created by me, with a known schema (for example, rss).
how would you parse it with C#? would you do that manually by XDocument etc, or would you use XMLSerializer and create a correspond class? or would you use Visual Studio tools to generate classes using a dtd file (that you'll write).
what do you think the most aesthetic, easy, not error-prone way?

A: Have a look at the XmlReader class (and subclasses)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa720470(VS.71).aspx

A: In my opinion, the easiest method in terms of coding difficulty would be to generate an object model off of the schema, and use that with the XmlSerializer to go back and forth between objects and XML.  There is a tool called xsd.exe that comes with Visual Studio that can generate code from xsd files.
That said, if the schema is complex or written by a dinosaur, the object model will be ugly and hard to use.  If your XML is archaic or poorly written/designed, sometimes it's easier to just manipulate it directly using XmlDocument or XDocument.  Out of those two, I'd prefer the newer LINQ to XML model (XDocument), because it's easier to search the XML, and it's easier to insert or manipulate elements/attributes/etc.

A: I would use XLINQ to parse it if I don't have an object model for the XML, and XmlSerializer if I do.
In the past, I ( and my company ) have used DataSets and the Load/SaveXML methods.

A: Have a look at System.Xml.Linq Namespace
Has some very good classes such as XElement and XDocument and many more. Will help you cruise through xml parsing


Get me a strong cup of coffee, for I'm feeling a bit sleepy. Or can I just have a bit of taffy and imagine I'm just creepy? As I drive at a 130 in my Jalopy, I can't hear myself thinking. believe I'm getting a bit sloppy. Am I alright, or am I sinking?


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The Shoes
By Phillip Ghee (USA)
The straight razor moved as light as a feather and as stealthy as a feral cat, effortlessly up and down Alisa's pale and taut legs. Giacoppo had positioned his face so close to her legs that she could feel his warm escaping breath. So close was he that occasionally a light citrus froth would accumulate on his thick mustache. Giacoppo would at times use the back of his shaving hand to wipe clear the lathery residue while at other times; he would simply use his tongue to free the entrapped dewy particles from his thick bushy mustache. After a few minutes she became accustomed to the breath on her legs and the tickle of the razor's journey through her private milky way. She allowed her disgust to wane. No sooner had she relaxed in the professionalism of the man did she detect an ever so slight movement. There was clearly a so unnecessary movement going on, some massaging, with what she hoped was at best just a thumb. She hesitated before zeroing in on the culprit. It was indeed G., sneaky, thumb in motion. The stubby, of pleasant stock, appendage of a man was stealthily engaged in circling a fleshy mound of curvy yet delicate muscle, just underneath her knee and several critical measures above her calf.
She was just about to issue him a stern rebuke when it occurred to her that, removed from her years as a toddler, this was the first person to freely have access to this part of her body outside of her own hand. Sure Bojek, her husband, had his way with her, often roughly and abruptly, however he had neither the desire nor interest to explore her fully. His focus would only concentrate on areas of her body that were deemed relevant by most men of that day. G. was performing his job in a professional manner and since she judged that he perceived that she didn't notice his taking of liberties; she extended him some professional leniency. And then there was the promise of the shoes.
The humidity of the day was reaching its peak. Small streams of sweat transformed themselves into various river-lets that ran down the length of G.'s arms. Bashfully she tried to avoid the man who arms rested freely on her naked legs. She averted her attention to the sweaty waterways. She scoped the various swirls and changes in course the small rivers would make as they made their way down G.'s shoulders and arms. His arms, she thought, were a strict contradiction to what she viewed as his portly trunk and undeniable paunch of a belly. His shoulders were broad. His arms were muscular, almost to athletic proportions. His body was even more bronzed tan than his swarthy Mediterranean face, and with a leathery sheen. The finale resting place of many of the rivers was often the surface of her own body.
She watched in horror or disgust or perhaps fascination, she wasn't sure. One by one drops and sometimes entire rivers would empty themselves upon patches of her own shimmering wet and freshly shaved patches of bare skin. It was G. himself who put an end to these merging geologies. He pulled the tucked-in part of the sauce-stained sleeveless undershirt out from under his trousers. With the clean ends of the undergarment his wiped clean all the excess moisture from his face and arms, exposing briefly his animal-like furred belly. He managed to catch the look of repulsion in Alisa's eyes. He camouflaged the belly with the returned undershirt and with a tip of the English-men's hat, pardoned himself. Then he returned to complete the work.
Giacoppo laid down the straight razor. He removed from his kit a watered-down cologne which he applied to her legs with a series of generous small slaps. He them removed a pristine clean white cotton towel and rubbed it sparingly and removed any excess traces of lather or errant pools of cologne.
Alisa bent forward to inspect the completed work, inadvertently hiking her dress up a few measures above what she had previously committed to. To be honest she could detect no less of imaginary hairs than before she had allowed the clownish man access to her limbs. But to look at the buffed legs shining and radiating just took her breath away. She had never felt more like a woman until this point. Whatever it was that G. had done to her must have brought forth such remarkable results, she reasoned. G stood back and for the first time since the procedure began, allowed her some respectable distance. He marveled at the shaven legs as well as the newly introduced parts of her higher thighs. Alisa grew inpatient and uncomfortable with his probing eyes. She brought him back to reality with a sharp snap.
"Giacoppo! What are you staring at? I thought you could not see." She accused. Startled, Giacoppo flinched; he said nothing. He removed the hat and used the towel to wipe away more accumulated sweat. He ran the towel over his bushy mustache and allowed it to absorb longer than Alisa thought necessarily. "Well, what now?" She hastened, forgetting in the taunt to thank him for the buffeted legs. G. removed himself from the patio without a word and returned later with the package of nylons in one hand and the scandalous shoes in the other. She motioned towards the shoes but G. moved them slightly beyond her reach. He now returned to the authoritative tone that he had used so frequently with her during the high heel training.
"First thing first, Alisa. Even Roma wasn't built in a day!" He lectured.
If I was to be rushed and make just one slip, a one-time error with the nylons,
they will run and the shoes will never be yours," he threatened.
Having regained her respect, G. gingerly removed the nylons from the packaging. He surgically rolled them inwardly into an oval ring. He returned to his stool for a strategic placement. The first ring disappeared into his cupped hands. His took hold of her foot. She suppressed a tickle as the plump thumb ran the underside of her foot. Slowly. with both hands planted securely on either-side of her legs, he moved the coveted material up her limb. These fancy French distributed and Chinese derived nylons were like nothing she had never seen in many respects. Most stockings needed attachment, by some method, to a lady's undergarments. Yet these were longer than the aforementioned and traveled slightly further up the leg than the traditional stocking. They also did not need securing to anything other than her bare thigh due to a more tightly spun elastic band which graced the top of the hose. G. repeated the process with the other stocking and on the other leg.
Alisa had not realized that she was breathing heavily, almost panting, until G. commanded her to relax and take deep, timed breaths. Once she had regained her composure he handed her the desired shoes. It was the first time she had gotten to examine them, and at her leisure.
The black polished leather, what little of it there was, still emitted an alluring, wild animal fragrance. The leather shined as brilliantly as the pure silver buckles and claps that held it captive to the shoe. The sinfully erect heels were the highlight of the shoes. They must have been at least 13 centimeters (approx. 5 inches) in stature, if not taller. The tips of the heels were adorned with more pure silver. She became light-headed and woozy just holding the shoes. No luxury had been spared in the making of these shoes; even the soles of the very bottom were bathed in a rich ox blood hue.
They were warm to the touch, much warmer than the ambient temperature of the day. One could even say there were hot. Had this foolish man stashed them in direct sunlight, she wondered. She focused on the heels once more. She had doubts that, even with the
the rigorous training Giacoppo had subjected her to, she would be able to stand in such towering shoes, yet alone walk in them. She grew even fainter and imagined that she had actually seen sparks, tiny blue embers of flame, throwing themselves off the stiletto- heels?
This time Giacoppo had run out of patience. He bid her to put the shoe on and walk the distance of the patio in them. Alisa put her stocking-blessed feet into the shoes. She uncharacteristically smiled at Giacoppo and, silently and courtly. extended her arm towards him in a gesture requesting assistance. Equally, uncharacteristically, G. removed himself even further from her person and commanded her once more to walk the distance of the patio.
She was slightly insulted and could not believe that Giacoppo would pass up an opportunity that would undoubtedly lead to her body, the full weight of her body, what in resting and mingling with his own. Giacoppo's refusal was as royal as her invitation was courtly and it was non-negotiable.


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Q: Grafana count of unique values by field Using Grafana with the Loki source, I would like to know how to group rows by ctx_username and have a ctx_username_count
It would transform my data from
| ctx_username | ... |
| -------------|-----|
| username_1   | ... |
| username_1   | ... |
| username_2   | ... |
| username_1   | ... |

to
| ctx_username | ctx_username_count | ... |
| -------------|--------------------|-----|
| username_1   |         3          | ... |
| username_2   |         1          | ... |

in order to have a bar gauge diagram showing the number of requests made by each user (ctx_username) over the timerange.

A: I had it working using this query
sum by (ctx_username) (
    count_over_time(
        {service_type="my-app"} | json | ctx_username !="" | __error__="" [$__interval]
    )
)

Calculation: Total, Numeric Fields
Transform: Join by labels ctx_username
When using bargauge, I also had to reduce Query Options > Max data points to 1 in order to have the right scale, it also made my query much faster.


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Plage de Malo-les-Bains
Photo Credit: Bruno Rossi
Dunkirk, France | C.1858
We've all been regaled with the heroic WW2 tales of Dunkirk, but few know the beginnings of nearby Malo-les-Bains that merged with Dunkirk in the late sixties. Its pristine beaches are what one would imagine might have people flocking to the area, but surprisingly it was actually botched plans for an alfalfa farm.
The original town of Malo-les-Bains owed its name to ship-owner Thomas Gaspard Malo who was the son of a privateer – a fancy word for a commissioned pirate. While he enjoyed his work as a sea captain, he longed for a more stable income – and a chance to retire his sea legs.
When the city of Dunkirk offered him the opportunity to take over 1,600 acres of land, he excitedly jumped on the deal. His plan was to cultivate the land into a lucrative farm, but he was unfortunately unaware that the land he had purchased was miles of infertile dunes.
After countless failed attempts to plant alfalfa, Malo eventually learned that sand and salt make for poor fertilizer. Not one to be discouraged, he tried growing a handful of different vegetation, but it became abundantly clear that the dunes were stacked against him. He was left with no choice but to sell it off.
Little did Malo know that his cheap land would entice people to snatch up plots to build houses along the gorgeous shoreline. Today the beaches have foregone the dirty work of farming, and have given into the lifestyle that Malo once craved – one of rest and relaxation.
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Someone heard. Rumors have been swirling that Amazon, the market status quo killer, was setting its sights on healthcare – one of the least transparent and most inefficient markets – which accounts for almost 20% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Today Amazon joined with market-savvy Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to announce that a new insurance joint venture would be created, initially to cover the domestic employees of these three entities. The announcement was thin on details, only representing that they would use data and bargaining power to bring transparency into the system to lower costs and improve outcomes.
I believe a lot can be learned from the healthcare startup Oscar, that had similar objectives but went astray by focusing on the individual public exchange and small group markets, which are too influenced by the legislative process. As self-insured employers, many of Oscar's missteps can be avoided.
Judging by the stock market's reaction, the announcement has resonated very well on Wall Street and I agree. This will take a while, but they are on the right track.
With the large reach of Amazon do you anticipate they could be a major direct provider of health benefits in the near future?
Perhaps eventually. I don't think they will enter the provider space in the near term until and unless they figure it out.


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I am a combat veteran, 4th Infantry in Vietnam and Cambodia, and I have killed at least one person and possibly others. To this day it bothers me. I'm a Christian and have very deep faith. Thou shall not kill, speaks loudly to me. It hurts to kill anyone, you just can't let it go, even 40 years later. That's why I can't "carry" now. Carrying is with intent. My father in heaven - I pray I will never need to kill another person, packing is with intent.
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I value my life and therefor I carry.
No permit required to carry here and most people are carrying to protect themselves from both two legged and four legged critters.
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I understand. I just pray you will never have to use your weapon in defense. The feeling afterwards never goes away.
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We are not an open carry state, but I do carry concealed when in the woods, public parks, and forest preserves. Never in someones private yard.
I pray I never need it too but if I do, I will be grateful to be alive and have feelings.
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Not in NY. At least not within city limits. But concealed carry is OK if you have a little less checkered past than Mother Teresa and can get an unrestricted permit.
My EDC is a S&W M&P Shield 9mm without thumb safety and MagGuts +2 followers and springs so I can get the max allowed 10 rounds. Speer 124 gr Gold Dot bullets.
Thank you for your sacrifice. Really.
As I said, I respect your decision. I'm also very grateful that we have the ability to make these decisions for ourselves.
Hope I am never in the situation where it's him or me.
But if I do. I'm going to try like heck for it to not be me.
I feel that's what god intended us to do.
Do good to others and protect yourself, your family, and your fellow man from evil.
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Good. You understand how bots work. Thank you!
Get a CPL and conceal it.
Being bent over or on your knees with headphones on with a tool fashioned onto your belt is suddenly pulled from its holster.... By someone other than you!
Don't be a victim for trying to protect yourself and your family.
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Excellent write up but you missed one important point, type of bullet.
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I'm not going in woods (that I know have bears) w/a stinking 9mm. IF, it came time for point blank defense with a Bear,you Might get lucky,you might Not... Bigger IS better in this situation.
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dmAFRICA
Paradise of the Pacific!
New Zealand, or Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean, made up of the North Island and the South Island, and numerous smaller ones.
It is a country of stunning and diverse natural beauty. Its dramatic and varied landscape, with jagged mountains, steep fjords, pristine lakes, wild rivers, scenic beaches, grand forests and active volcanoes, has made it a popular location for the production of films.
Due to its long geographic isolation from the rest of the world, New Zealand has one of the most unusual flora and fauna on Earth, many species of
which are endemic. The kakapo, takahe, katipo, weta and kiwi are only a few of the many examples of species unique to New Zealand.
The Maori culture continues to play an important part in everyday New Zealand life, and there are abundant opportunities for the visitor to understand and experience the history and the present day form of Maori life.
Apart from being a fantastic adventure playground, New Zealand also boasts splendid, world-class cuisine. New Zealand's seafood, lamb, and wines are widely known, but the country also offers award-winning cheeses and delicious subtropical fruits orchards.
What To See & Do
Maori culture in Rotorua
Golf, wine and dine in and around Napier
Black water rafting and various other extreme sports
Red deer hunting in Fiordland National Park
Heli-hiking at Fox Glacier
New Zealand has a temperate climate in the South island and sub-tropical climate in the North Island. Due to the nature of its terrain, prevailing winds (the Roaring Forties) and length of the country, sharp contrasts can exist between regions.
New Zealand's weather is highly changeable.
During summer and early autumn months, from about December to April, the westerly winds tend to move south giving more settled weather. Random weather systems from the tropics can make their presence felt, mainly over the North Island, with a period of warm wet windy weather.
In winter, from May to August, the weather tends to be more changeable. Cold fronts often bring a period of rain to western areas, followed by a cold wind from the south bringing snow to the mountains. When the weather turns cold and wet in the east, to the west of the mountains it will be fantastic. At this time of the year it is not uncommon for high pressure systems and clear skies to park over the whole country for long periods bringing crisp frosty nights and mornings followed by cool sunny days.
In spring, from August to November, the westerly winds are typically at their strongest. It tends to rain more in western areas, and especially on the South Island, while in the east, warm dry winds can give great weather.
Mean temperatures range from 8°C in the South Island to 16 °C in the North Island. January and February are the warmest months, July the coldest.
Subtropical conditions are experienced in Northland. Maximum daytime temperatures sometimes exceed 30°C and only fall below 0°C in the elevated inland regions.
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At the Autumn 2015 Fortune Leadership Summit in Dallas Texas, we had a short presentation from Rabbi Stephen Baars. Although he only spoke for 10 minutes, his message was powerful! While every leader in the room could understand and agree with his message, I could not help but wonder how many of them actually were violating his wisdom daily in their organizations. His title was "Think Like a Winner," which was all about how we view and handle mistakes.
One thing I know from my experiences in life, as I am sure you do as well, is that I learn a lot more from my mistakes or losses than from my successes or wins. Many times when you are successful you are not quite sure which actions caused your success. Often you almost feel like you have to continue everything you've been doing because you are not sure what worked out so well. However, when you make a mistake, those wrong moves stick out and are obvious. They are a gift. They give you an opportunity to learn. A mistake presents you with an opportunity to become better, yet many squander that opportunity.
Rabbi Stephen said that when someone tells you they never make mistakes, they are lying, unaware, or have not tried to do anything of substance. Following that logic, if you want to have a high-performance organization, you need team members that are making mistakes. The key to progress is how mistakes and the people who make them are handled. Do people frown upon others who make mistakes? How are they spoken to? Are people encouraged to discuss their mistakes? The Rabbi suggests a great question to ask everyone is, "What did you fail at today?" and then celebrate it!
Do You Allow Blame In Your Organization?
It was suggested that the worst word in the English language is "blame." While it may not be the worst, it is definitely very damaging. When you blame, you lose your opportunity to teach and learn. When mistakes or negative outcomes occur they present you with two choices — be resentful or be creative. When you are creative you are in problem-solving mode. When you are resentful you are in finger-pointing mode, and problems multiply rather than get resolved. Rabbi Baars suggested that you practice completing your day without any blame. I recommend that you do not allow anyone to blame. Whenever something is not going as it should, everyone involved should be required to identify how they contributed to the problem and be automatically directed to solving the problem. Finger-pointing must be discouraged.
What to Do with Repeat Offenders?
You may be wondering, "Is it okay to keep someone who regularly makes the same mistakes?" That is a different decision, the key words being "the same mistakes"! First you must ask yourself how you contributed. Did you put the right person in the wrong seat? Did you provide enough training, information, support, etc.? Many times, I see people being let go when the recurring problem is an organizational issue rather than a shortcoming in the people being fired. So this is not as clear cut a decision as you think.


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Return of the Mack
by Archives October 6, 2009
The Concordia Stingers football team has a tough road ahead. As of last week, their record sat at a lowly 0-4. For many, four losses in as many games is a reflection of a bunch of underachieving athletes. The same can't be said of the Stingers. In this case, 0-4 is a reflection of the countless setbacks the team has come face to face with since before the season even began. This year has been highlighted by an unanticipated transition that has forced both newcomers and veterans to adapt to a new style of play.
The Stingers are now facing tremendous pressure as they push for a spot in the playoffs after making the Dunsmore Cup final last year. Although it's up to everyone on the team to make that leap, any hardcore or casual fan of football knows that the player facing the most pressure is the starting quarterback. QB Rob Mackay is definitely feeling the heat. After returning this year from a two-season absence due to a knee injury, Mackay is aware that a team's record often unjustly rests on his shoulders. "It's tough being a quarterback, because as soon as something goes wrong, people seem to want to get you out of there. I'm not afraid of the pressure, but it's definitely something I'm aware of".
Despite the added pressure that comes with being the anchor of a team, football remains a passion for Mackay day in and day out.
Hailing from Fort Dover in Ontario, the 22 year-old's love for the game began in the 6th grade. Mirroring his father and two older brothers, he shuffled positions and eventually moved into the one he would carry into his college years. But for Mackay, football was more than just a sport. It was a vehicle that brought him closer than ever to his family. "Football was one of those sports that I could always play with my brothers. The sport is part of my family. It's something we've always discussed and being the youngest they're always on me about how I play, so it gets very personal".
Although given the opportunity to play baseball at UBC, Mackay felt Concordia offered him the best of both the athletic and academic worlds. "I felt I was offered a better opportunity here. I had my recruiting trip here and I just fell in love with the university and the people."
Mackay joined the Stingers in 2006, and just a year later suffered an injury that would end his season and pave the way for future rookie of the year and team MVP Liam Mahoney. Early in the 2007 Homecoming game, Mackay seriously injured his knee playing against Montreal, arguably Concordia's biggest rival. All in all, the injury, which required surgery, was tough on Rob. Forced to sit out the rest of the season as well as the entire 2008, Mackay got a first-hand look at what it's like to be an athlete watching from the outside. He looked on as his team amassed an impressive record only to fall short of disappointing the unstoppable Rouge et Or last November.
"Not playing, you almost feel like you're not a part of the team. Game days are especially tough. Sitting in the press box, when your team is winning, it's great, but when they're struggling, all you want to do is get out there and help them." Despite the injury and Mahoney's stellar play, Mackay was reassured by his relationship with his teammates and coach. Thanks to the mutual respect he and Gerry McGrath share, Mackay knew that when the time came and he was ready, he would be back in the pocket setting up plays.
"The plan was always in place that when I came back, Liam would move to receiver. Coach telling me that kept my mind at ease."
Mackay managed a comeback in due time, knowing that rushing back would only further the severity of his injury. He took the steps necessary for a full recovery. With the help of winter camp and his teammates, Mackay returned this season. Although shaky against Laval – but then again who isn't – the QB has managed to impress despite the less than stellar record his team holds. Emotions naturally dampen after a defeat and Mackay admits that, although a loss should rest on the whole team's shoulders, he can't help but feel guilty because he holds the most difficult job in sports.
"There are things that some players can get away with, but if I make a bad throw or a poor read, it shows. There's a lot of pressure to execute and when you don't, you feel like you've let the whole team down." Mackay knows that despite what anyone says, perfection is humanly impossible; that goes without saying in sports. Thankfully, the Stingers haven't let their emotions create tension in the locker room; the entire team has become a family. Mackay takes comfort in this and that could translate into a succesful push for a playoff spot during the remainder of the season. Rob is even looking ahead to his final season in a Stingers uniform, when he believes Concordia can win the Vanier Cup.
"We have the tools, we just need our players to gain experience. This year, we have to learn to execute and stop making stupid mistakes. Next year, our young guys will come back and we'll be a completely different team."
As for his own future in football, Mackay is still undecided when it comes to playing professionally. Although he is currently studying Human Relations and has plans to enter its graduate program, the CFL isn't out of the question. However, the rules and limits associated with drafting quarterbacks in the league may put a stamp on Rob's decision.
"If I think I could have a long career in football, I'd like it to be an option, but I don't think it is right now," he said.
No matter what the future looks like for Mackay, all he's concentrating on right now is giving the Stingers a chance to win after coming so close time and time again. And there is no doubt in anyone's mind that Mackay is up to the task.
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Q: How can I view and change the hdmi refresh rate in windows 8.1 I have ordered the new Seiki U-Vision cable, which has a chip that upscales 1080p at 30hz to 4K. I will need to view and probably change the hdmi output in windows 8.1. I have searched "systems", but was unable to find a way to make this change or even view the current output rate.

A: To view and or change your refresh rates you can access it by right clicking on your desktop and clicking personalize,  there will be a drop down menu that will display all of your available refresh rates.  These are dependant on your display device though so you may run into some secondary issues using a cable to manipulate things.


GERMAN wonderkid Mario Goetze has opened the door to a £30million dream move to Arsenal, the Daily Star Sunday can reveal.
Emirates boss Arsene Wenger has been tracking the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, 19, and is said to be weighing up a huge bid for his services.
And Goetze told pals he was massively impressed with the Gunners set-up when the two sides met in the Champions League clash in London on Wednesday night.
Mario was extremely taken by the stadium and the manner in which Arsenal are doing things on the pitch, a source said.
"He likes the way Arsenal play the game and for him there are only two clubs where he'd like to play once he moves from Dortmund - Arsenal or Barcelona.


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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. As we progress in into a digital era where most aspects of our life depend upon a network of computers, it is essential to focus on digital security. Each component of a network, be it a physical network, virtual network or social network requires security when transmitting data. Hence the dynamic wireless mesh network must also deploy high levels of security as found in current legacy networks. This paper presents a secure Geo-Location Oriented Routing (Secure-GLOR) protocol for wireless mesh networks, which incorporates a hybrid encryption scheme for its multilevel security framework. The hybrid encryption technique improves the network's overall performance compared to the basic encryption by using a combination of symmetric key as well as asymmetric key encryption. Using the combination of the two encryption schemes, the performance of the network can be improved by reducing the transmitted data size, reduced computational overhead and faster encryption–decryption cycles. In this paper discussed multiple encryption schemes for both symmetric and asymmetric encryption, compare their performance in various experimental scenarios. Proposed security scheme achieves better performance based on the results obtained with most viable options for our network model.


I want to talk briefly about stevia, aka stevia rebaudina to the biologists. You may already have heard of it, and if you haven't, you probably will soon.
Stevia is actually one of about 240 plants of the genus stevia, all related to the sunflower. It's a plant of South American ancestry, and it has been used for more than a century for one very important thing. It naturally contains compounds called stevioside and rebaudioside that are many times sweeter than sugar, with pretty much no calories. Yes, you read that correctly - it's an all-natural, low calorie sweetener.
Currently, its status in the USA is a bit odd - despite the fact that it should have "Generally Recognized As Safe" status (because it was in use before 1958), it can't actually be marketed as a sweetener in that country, only as a "dietary supplement". (There are conspiracy theories about why this is, but I won't get into them here.) However, new products are coming out in the near future from various manufacturers which incorporate stevia or stevia-derived compounds, including diet sodas and a "half-the-calories" orange juice. Its status varies in other countries. It's banned as a food additive in some countries, including Europe and Singapore, but used widely in others such as Japan and parts of South America. Here in Canada, we appear to be mimicking the US approach in calling it a "dietary supplement" - even when it's sold in the same stores as artificial sweeteners, it's usually not located anywhere near them, but over with the health supplements and protein powders.
You can buy stevia in two main forms - liquid extract (in a suspension of glycerin or alcohol) or powder. If you buy a stevia powder, read the contents carefully to see what it's "cut" with - if your stevia powder is pure then you only need a teensy bit for your morning coffee, so it's often cut with something like inulin fibre, maltodextrin, or rice starch to make it "spoonable" (one spoonful of stevia mixture is equivalent in sweetness to one spoonful of sugar).
If you decide to use stevia in any form other than the spoonable one, you'll need to know the equivalent sugar sweetness for baking and such. For example, many of the liquid extracts are so sweet that one tablespoon of the liquid is equivalent in sweetness to a cup of sugar. This is good if you're sweetening iced tea (for example), but can cause problems if you're using it for baking, as you may need to add something else to make up for the missing "bulk" of that cup of sugar. And, of course, stevia won't caramelize or "brown" in cooking or baking.
But, if you're looking for a sweetener that wasn't made in a laboratory and won't spike your blood sugar, you could do worse than taking a close look at stevia.


One of the most original big studio animations to come out in the past decade was the LEGO Movie. Not only was the animation style unique, but the film brought plenty of laughs and helped launch a whole new franchise. While everything is awesome on the screen, there are plenty of secrets you may have missed while watching The LEGO Movie, the LEGO Batman Movie or LEGO Ninjago. Learn about these secrets and see how many different things you will notice the next time you watch the movie!
In the LEGO Movie we meet the everyman known as Emmet. While the name seems normal, a lot of research went into finding the real meaning. In the LEGO Batman movie, Batman watches Jerry Maguire. What may seem like a normal funny moment actually has a deeper connection to the Batman universe than you may realize. The LEGO Ninjago movie was set in its seemingly own world, but The LEGO Movie included plenty of hints of future long before anyone realized. The MAgic Portal featured in the LEGO Movie has a lot more history than most fans realize and showcases the full evolution of LEGO animated movies. Watch to see all of these hidden secrets and several others! The LEGO Movie Part 2 hits theaters soon and will offer some great ways to expand on the LEGO universe as Emmet returns with Batman, Wildstylez, and some new characters all along the way!


WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted to move forward Monday on a $10 billion water projects bill that includes about $1.9 billion for projects to restore Florida's Everglades and combat algae blooms that have fouled the state's beaches and rivers.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said in a newspaper column last week that fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida had convinced him to back the project after years of opposition.
Rubio's Democratic opponent, Rep. Patrick Murphy, has accused Rubio and Republican Gov. Rick Scott of not doing enough to find a long-term solution for algae blooms caused by polluted water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.
The bill, which also includes $220 million in emergency funding for Flint, Mich., and other communities beset by lead-contaminated water, advanced the bill 90-1 on a procedural vote, with approval expected later this week. If approved by the Senate, the bill would go to the House.
The bipartisan measure would authorize 29 projects in 18 states for dredging, flood control and other projects overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


Since I'm not going to spend the $9.99 a month to have this feature, here's a video I found on YouTube. I'm holding out for TomTom's app and hoping that there's no monthly subscription.
Ok, last night I was driving to a dinner party (that happened to be women only…meaning Doug was not driving me there) and I realized that I have a favorite feature on my iPhone. Granted there are many features that I love about my iPhone but, last night I realized I have a favorite…GPS. The fact that you can search for a restaurant and then get directions to that restaurant based on your current location is awesome in itself but, then to watch as your little blue dot moves along the route is just AMAZING!! Before GPS on my iPhone…I used to have to wonder if I had accidentally merged onto a new street and was no longer going the correct direction. Not any more…now I can just sit back, relax and watch my blue dot! In my area the GPS is wonderfully accurate and updates very quickly!
One of the biggest features of the new iPhone 3G is GPS. This includes live, updated tracking on Google Maps. There is even news today of TomTom preparing an app for the App Store.
The GPS in the iPhone is not your normal GPS. With the iPhone you get A-GPS or assisted GPS. The iPhone uses it's internet connection through the cell network to get information about where the sattelites are currently located and makes a faster connection.
The 3G iPhone will most likely be announced during the WWDC, June 9th – 13th with sizes of 16GB & 32GB and minor design changes. Rumor lists include true GPS, thinner design and camera in front (video chat).


Last week we attended Digitalk– a leading European event that guides you through the digital business transformation.
World population in 2018 is 7,6 billion and will expand to 8 billion in the following 10 years. There are and will be a lot of consumers who will strive to get products and services. Nowadays everybody has a mobile smartphone in his/her pocket. People use their phones for nearly everything during the day- ordering a dinner, tracking their health, searching for near by shop, etc. Businesses are competing to get people's attention to their products and services. But how to attract people and increase awareness? Well, every business has its website / application on Internet, every business gathers data about visitors, analyses people's behavior and points its next step of growing, every business has own story to tell. At some point of scaling, the company will need an optimization of its processes, productivity and "smart" way of keeping the expanding number of customers. There comes the need of using digital tools, i.e. digital transformation. Tools to "supercharge" productivity, tools to manage marketing and the billion-dollar mobile market, tools to boost customer experience.
Regarding the customer experience, many companies are involved of using AR or VR.
AR /augmented reality/ is a really effective technology of taking the product exposure on the next level. Suppose you are at home, wondering what clothes to choose for your brother's wedding and you have no time. Yeah, it will be a big day and you should look awesome! When it comes to shopping, it's always time consuming. Here comes the AR 🙂 You will be able to choose from hundreds of clothes and try on them with your "virtual" cloning not leaving your house. You will be able to rotate your "virtual" cloning and even check out your back. Isn't that a fantastic opportunity?!
VR /virtual reality/ is here. For example: you will be able to see and touch your future house before it will be built. You will be able to take a walk around and see how the light is coming through the windows during any part of the day (morning, afternoon, evening) and during any season. I'm sure you've already seen a lot of VR examples. VR will be the future technology of learning, of exercising, of relaxing, of making you sense, etc. VR will change our lives.
What are you doing when you have a problem with a product or service? You're calling the support or using the chat option, of course. Companies spend a lot of money keeping their support helpful and live 24/7. That's why they are interested in virtual assistant technologies, e.g. chatbots. These are in fact AI(Artificial Intelligence), taught to understand natural language and to deliver the best answer to the customer's question.
He explained that we have to learn and explore the new technologies no matter what is our business. This knowledge will drive us in front of the competition. Only 7% of companies test and learn new ideas. But at the same time we should unlearn the old standards. This ability will give us the gift of perspective- to see things as they are and as they will be.
3) laziness is over – we should be proactive. Success is a pour teacher and being lazy we'll build a future on the pass things we love.
The future of innovation is human. It is difficult.
It was a really interesting interview, giving some important key points of how to create, manage and evolve a company.
He advised the entrepreneurs to literally look for a product gap. To look for something that worked before and to evolve it by not stacking with the old ways.
3) unlock relationships – you have to reach more and more people, but you have to keep the personal touch. Going digital is easy to reach, but it's hard to keep it personal.
4) connect with customers – explore and implement connectivity tools to your company. You should aim conversions on more channels.
Every story needs a visual for better understanding. This is the part where you should be very creative, because of the fact that 90% of the information transmitted to the brain is visual. You could choose and combine from – photos, videos, GIFs, infographics, presentations, etc.
Mario's presentation was about pointing the qualities that a "growth" mindset should have. How to achieve excellence and to get better and better. In his Italian way he explained his points with a lot of examples and funny stories.


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For Linux Anniversary: The Best Quotes of Linus Torvalds: Source Code, Money And Most Important Things
Paul Nixer
Aug 26, 2022 • 7 min read
Today Linus Torvalds doesn't need any promotion anymore - he's the popular programmer, charismatic leader in Linux community and cult figure in IT. Yes, Linus has no such popularity like a Bill Gates and Steve Jobs - his work achievements look not so big and flashy without Microsoft's and Apple's PR managers.
The success of Linux today can't be impossible without his technical and managerial talents and strong vision. Linus also has their personal belief and can say it outright and boldly. In this post we want to recall the best of his citations from 90s to now. If you can remember a better quote(s) - feel free to write it below.
Sex, money, hardware and source code
I don't ask for money. I don't ask for sexual favors. I don't ask for
access to the hardware you design and sell. I just ask for the thing I
gave you: source code that I can use myself.
About Hurd
In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people.
To NVidia
Nvidia has been one of the worst trouble spots we've had with hardware manufacturers. And that's really sad because Nvidia tries to sell chips, a lot of chips, into the Android market. And Nvidia has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with. So, NVidia, f*ck you!
About EFI
EFI is this other Intel brain-damage (the first one being ACPI).
To hardware vendors
Is "I hope you all die a painful death" too strong?
About Mach and FreeBSD
My personal opinion of Mach is not very high. Frankly, it's a piece of crap. It contains all the design mistakes you can make, and even managed to make up a few of its own.
I claim that Mach people (and apparently FreeBSD) are incompetent idiots.
Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect.
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.
About Microsoft's patents for Linux
So the whole "We have a list and we're not telling you" should tell you something. Don't you think that if Microsoft actually had some really foolproof patent, they'd just tell us and go, "nyaah, nyaah, nyaah!"?
About SCO
I allege that SCO is full of it.
There are literally several levels of SCO being wrong. And even if we were to live in that alternate universe where SCO would be right, they'd still be wrong.
To Andrew Tanenbaum
Your job is being a professor and researcher: That's one hell of a good excuse for some of the brain-damages of Minix.
Software is like a sex
Software is like sex; it's better when it's free.
Fat penguin is danger
Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which just tells me they have never seen an angry penguin charging at them in excess of 100 mph. They'd be a lot more careful about what they say if they had.
The Linux philosophy
...the Linux philosophy is "laugh in the face of danger". Oops. Wrong one. "Do it yourself". That's it.
Good coder must be a sneaky bastard
See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like
Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too ;-)
About GPL
Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the best thing I ever did.
About RMS (Richard Mattew Stallman)
Anybody who tells me I can't use a program because it's not open source, go suck on rms. I'm not interested. 99% of that I run tends to be open source, but that's my choice, dammit.
About Emacs
Your problem has nothing to do with git, and everything to do with emacs. And then you have the ^all to talk about ― unix design and not gumming programs together, when you yourself use the most gummed-up piece of absolute shit there is!
About fun and how to be a good programmer
It might be true in certain niche areas, but almost any project will give a developer that "feel good" feeling when he has users and he feels he is doing something worthwhile. I really don't think you need all that much "quid pro quo" in programming - most of the good programmers do programming not because they expect to get paid or get adulation by the public, but because it is fun to program.
Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.
About motivation
The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.
About hate
If you start doing things because you hate others and want to screw them over, the end result is bad.
C++ it's a crap and sucks
In fact, in Linux we did try C++ once already, back in 1992.
It sucks. Trust me - writing kernel code in C++ is a BLOODY STUPID IDEA.
The fact is, C++ compilers are not trustworthy. They were even worse in 1992, but some fundamental facts haven't changed:
the whole C++ exception handling thing is fundamentally broken. It's especially broken for kernels.
any compiler or language that likes to hide things like memory allocations behind your back just isn't a good choice for a kernel.
you can write object-oriented code (useful for filesystems etc) in C, without the crap that is C++.
In general, I'd say that anybody who designs his kernel modules for C++ is either
a) looking for problems
b) a C++ bigot that can't see what he is writing is really just C anyway
c) was given an assignment in CS class to do so.
Feel free to make up (d).
About open source and proprietary software
Me, I just don't care about proprietary software. It's not "evil" or "immoral," it just doesn't matter. I think that Open Source can do better, and I'm willing to put my money where my mouth is by working on Open Source, but it's not a crusade – it's just a superior way of working together and generating code.
It's superior because it's a lot more fun and because it makes cooperation much easier (no silly NDA's or artificial barriers to innovation like in a proprietary setting), and I think Open Source is the right thing to do the same way I believe science is better than alchemy. Like science, Open Source allows people to build on a solid base of previous knowledge, without some silly hiding.
But I don't think you need to think that alchemy is "evil." It's just pointless because you can obviously never do as well in a closed environment as you can with open scientific methods.
Standards and reality
Standards are paper. I use paper to wipe my butt every day. That's how much that paper is worth. Reality is what matters.
About testing
"Regression testing"? What's that? If it compiles, it is good; if it boots up, it is perfect.
About laptops
I really hate big laptops. I can't understand people who lug around 15" (or 17"!) monsters. The right weight for a laptop is 1kg, no more.
I'd like to say that I knew this would happen, that it's all part of
the plan for world domination.
Talk is cheap. Show me the code.
Linus Torvalds - "bastard"
I'm a bastard. I have absolutely no clue why people can ever think otherwise. Yet they do. People think I'm a nice guy, and the fact is that I'm a scheming, conniving bastard who doesn't care for any hurt feelings or lost hours of work, if it just results in what I consider to be a better system. And I'm not just saying that. I'm really not a very nice person. I can say "I don't care" with a straight face, and really mean it.
I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git.
I am your god (joke at Linux Expo)
My name is Linus Torvalds and I am your god.
Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus - real fathers of Linux
OK, I admit it. I was just a front-man for the real fathers of Linux,
the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus.
I'm always right
I'm always right. This time I'm just even more right than usual.
How to do better in Christmas
Now, most of you are probably going to be totally bored out of your minds on Christmas day, and here's the perfect distraction. Test 2.6.15-rc7. All the stores will be closed, and there's really nothing better to do in between meals.
Mental masturbation
It's what I call "mental masturbation", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no possible meaning.
Every time I see some piece of medical research saying that caffeine is good for you, I high-five myself. Because I'm going to live forever.
About XML
XML is crap. Really. There are no excuses. XML is nasty to parse for humans, and it's a disaster to parse even for computers. There's just no reason for that horrible crap to exist.
About Shift key
Whoever came up with "hold the shift key for eight seconds to turn on 'your keyboard is buggered' mode" should be shot.
Linus - good manager
I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.
About good programs
Any program is only as good as it is useful.
About focus on creating
Once you start thinking more about where you want to be than about making the best product, you're screwed.
About sentiments
I'm not sentimental. Good riddance.
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Q: Makefile to compile java in directories I would like to create makefile that will compile java files which are in specific directory. Here is what I've got:
JCC = javac
JCR = java
JFLAGS =
    -source 1.6 \
    -target 1.6 \
    -d out

main: folder all

all:
    $(JCC) $(JFLAGS) src/com/company/*.java

folder:
    mkdir out

But once I use make command in my main directory it says:

make: *** Missing objects. Stop.

Can someone point out what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance for help.
--UPDATE--
I've tried to do:
main:
    mkdir out
    javac -source 1.6 -target 1.6 src/com/company/*.java -d out

But still:

"No rule to make target 'mkdir', needed by 'main'.  Stop."

---SOLUTION---
Don't write makefiles in gedit. It makes wrong tabulators. Use nano or sth else.

A: I'm not good at writing makefiles, but I recently used something like this, maybe it will be enough for you to modify for your needs, first it compiles the code and then it packages it to jar:

all:
  mkdir out
  javac -source 1.6 -target 1.6 src/main/java/com/my/package/*.java -d out
  jar cfm My.jar META-INF/MANIFEST.MF out/com/my/package/*.class