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Guilty plea in Al Jazeera site hack
A central California man pleads guilty to two charges stemming from an attack on the Web site of the Arab news service Al Jazeera during the early days of the Iraq conflict.
Robert Lemos
Nov. 23, 2005 5:16 a.m. PT
A central California man pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges stemming from an attack on the Web site of the Arab news service Al Jazeera during the early days of the Iraq conflict.
In a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office for the Central District of California, John William Racine II, a 24-year-old Web designer, admitted to tricking VeriSign subsidiary Network Solutions into giving him ownership of the aljazeera.net domain. Racine said he then redirected visitors to that Internet address to another site, where they were greeted by an American flag and the phrase "Let freedom ring." The Norco, Calif., resident turned himself in to FBI agents on March 26, according to the plea agreement.
"Racine gained control of the aljazeera.net domain name by defrauding Network Solutions, where Al Jazeera maintained an account for its domain name and e-mail services," the U.S. Attorney's office said in a statement.
Racine, also known as "John Boffo," used a false photo identification card and forged signature to impersonate an Al Jazeera systems administrator and get control of Al Jazeera's account, according to the plea agreement. In doing so, he gained control of where any data sent to aljazeera.net--including Web page requests and e-mail--ultimately ended up.
The actual defacement appeared on a free Web site service provided by NetWorld Connections. Technically known as a "redirect," the hack caused Web browsers that attempted to go to www.aljazeera.net--as well as the English-language site, english.aljazeera.net--to be surreptitiously redirected to the content hosted on NetWorld's servers and see the American flag instead.
For an entire week in late March, Al Jazeera had to contend with and hackers that caused the site to be unavailable as often as not.
The Arabic and English news service, based in Doha, Qatar, found itself the focus of controversy during the war in Iraq for its coverage of the conflict. Opponents charged the Arab news group with bias, but many others have tuned into the young network's TV broadcasts and Web site for an alternative view of the issues surrounding the war and America's occupation of the Middle Eastern country.
Al Jazeera also had to face its reporters being barred from the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq after the Pentagon criticized the news agency coverage of the war. Some U.S. officials commented that pictures and video that showed prisoners of war and dead American soldiers violated the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of captured soldiers and casualties.
The plea agreement states that on March 24, after the initial verbal salvos between U.S government officials and Al Jazeera, Racine searched the Internet and found that Muhammed Jasim AlAli was listed as the administrative contact for the Arab news service's Internet domain, aljazeera.net. He then created an account on Microsoft's Hotmail and impersonated AlAli in telephone messages and e-mail to VeriSign, claiming that he needed to have the account password changed. Unable to answer a challenge question by a VeriSign employee, he said he would call back later.
Racine then created a false photo identification card with the name "Mohammed Jasim AlAli" and forged an authorization form that requested VeriSign change the password. He sent the documents to VeriSign subsidiary Network Solutions and followed up with a telephone call. Based on that documentation and the phone call, VeriSign changed the password on March 25, the plea agreement stated.
On March 27, , VeriSign suspended the Al Jazeera account. By then, Racine had already contacted the FBI and provided the agency with evidence of what he had done, the plea agreement stated.
Racine "admitted that he knew his conduct was unlawful and voluntarily provided the documents and information to the FBI to assist in its criminal investigation," the agreement said.
Racine could have faced up to 25 years in prison and a fine of $500,000. However, the U.S. Attorney's office has agreed to request a much lighter sentence: three years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service. The ultimate decision on the sentence, however, resides with the judge.
Racine signed the plea agreement on Thursday, said the U.S. Attorney's office. He will be arraigned in court Monday.
VeriSign couldn't immediately comment on the case.
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Ohorongo Game Reserve is a 40,000-hectare tract of wilderness located in the Namibian Highlands between Etosha National Park to the northeast and the Swakopmund in the south. This protected area has been conserving the natural integrity of the unique landscape for over 50 years through a sustainable safari model that offers guests an opportunity to immerse and connect with an ancient land.
Ohorongo Location
Namibia is a place all of its own, and the location of Ohorongo Game Reserve occupies a unique semi-desert territory that offers a sense of wilderness not easily replicated.
To the west of Ohorongo is the Skeleton Coast and Damaraland, home of the specially adapted population of desert lions and elephants that defy expectations; to the northeast is Etosha National Park, where waterholes are humming with the presence of wildlife.
In the north-western highlands of the country, it is about 350km north of both Windhoek and Swakopmund and is ideally combined with a trip to Etosha and even further into the Zambezi region in the northeast for the Namibian trifecta.
Wildlife at Ohorongo Game Reserve
Ohorongo Game Reserve is home to some of Africa's most sought-after predators – leopard, brown hyena, and cheetah – and more uniquely, it is an area where Namibia's desert-adapted predators occur. Bat-eared fox and aardwolf are special sightings here, joining the iconic African predators on the sightings list.
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Black-backed jackal yelp loudly into the night, and the resounding call of hyena and gruff bark of leopard are sounds that might be heard while lying in bed at night or sitting around the fire under the stars.
The diverse landscapes of Ohorongo make it the ideal habitat for an array of mammal species that thrive on the thornveld vegetation, and those that survive the harsher elements of this arid part of Africa.
Most significantly, Ohorongo's 50-year history of wildlife conservation has made it a stronghold for the rare sable antelope, as well
Most significantly, Ohorongo's 50-year history of wildlife conservation has made it a stronghold for the rare sable antelope, as well as roan, and black-faced impala. Gemsbok (oryx), Hartmann's mountain zebra, springbok, giraffe, among other antelope occupy the plains, while black rhino are among the most spectacular animals to watch in this special place.
Birdlife in Namibia is something special and as a country it has attracted ornithologists, researchers, and tourists in search of birds for years. The unique arid savanna and semi-desert landscape of Ohorongo, plus the rocky gorges and outcrops of the reserve bring a variety of bird habitats into focus.
Bird families found in the north-we
Bird families found in the north-western highlands of Namibia include shrikes, sparrow-weavers, hornbills, starlings, parrots, waxbills, larks, korhaans, cisticolas, francolins, buzzards, owls, goshawks, and eagles. The list goes on! Special colourful species, like rosy-faced lovebirds are seen in flocks around waterholes, and the iconic sound of the Burchell's sandgrouse is ever-present.
Namibia's climate is for the most part, dry and sunny, which makes it a good year-round destination, but the temperatures in peak summer and winter are extreme and require preparation.
The best time for game viewing is in winter – the driest months – from about July to October. Wildlife tends to gather around waterholes making them easier to spot and their movements easier to predict. Early mornings and night times can be very cold, and game drives will require headgear, gloves, and multiple layers to keep warm. The rainy season is short-lived and doesn't ordinarily affect the desert regions in the west, but during January and February, the vegetated landscapes transform into greenery and old dormant riverbeds spring to life, which is a time of celebration in the country.
Essential items on the packing list for Ohorongo include walking boots, binoculars, and a hat. The landscape is vast and there are plenty of desert adapted bird species to keep an eye out for. The sun shines all day, every day, so keeping protected with sunglasses, a hat, and sun screen is recommended.
Neutral coloured clothing made of a lightweight material are best and most comfortable for this experience. A warm fleece and windbreaker for evenings and game drives are essential for winter visitors. Pack your camera and necessary accessories and charging cables, so that you can capture the magic.
Expect to feel at home in a place that once was the home of the Ohorongo owners. This is a wilderness retreat in a much loved and cherished part of the Namibian landscape, and the emphasis here is on connecting with family and friends while connecting with nature. Guests will be taken care of by attentive staff with typically warm, Namibian nature. It is about taking it slowly and relaxing, rejuvenating in the presence of the stars and the expansive landscape. There is as much opportunity for adventure and excitement as there is for down time in a comfortable, calming environment.
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Perfect location on the Kunene Ridge
Ohorongo Game Reserve is 300km north of Windhoek and can be easily accessed by road or air. There are two airstrips for charter flights in the reserve to cater most conveniently for guests arriving at either Ohorongo Lodge or Tented Camp.
It is a one-hour and 40-minute flight from Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport, and once you've landed, a member of Ohorongo team will be there to meet you at the airstrip and drive you to your accommodation in the reserve.
Alternatively, we can supply easy-to-follow directions for self-drivers from Windhoek (380km), Swakopmund (350km), and Kamanjab (80km). Guests will be met at the gate and guided to their accommodation within Ohorongo. Please note that only 4x4s and SUVs are appropriate for the terrain.
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UPDATE: The Mumbai Police has officially announced that the concert is cancelled.
Sadly for David Guetta fans in Bangalore, the concert was abruptly cancelled, apparently due to issues with the government. Now there is news that the Mumbai show is in trouble with reports coming in. Earlier today, the organisers claimed that the show is going to go on as scheduled, despite reports of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) denying the permission.
"The Mumbai concert has not been cancelled. It is happening as per the schedule. We have just changed the venue for the event and now we have all necessary permission to do the concert at Jio garden," the event's spokesperson had said.
Now as events go, anything can happen last minute. We don't know if the show is actually going to happen at Jio Garden or it's going to be cancelled/rescheduled. Stay tuned for updates!


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Q: correct amplitude of pwelch fft I have a simple sinus signal with some noise.
If I try a simple FFT algorithm I get the amplitude of the signal(23) and the freq(2).
If I try the pwelch from Matlab with hanning window I am getting the right freq but the amplitude is wrong. How can I obtain the real amplitude?
This is the code I am using for the pwelch:
time = 0:0.01:50;
frequency = 2;
amplitude = 23;
y = amplitude * sin (2 * pi * frequency * time);
y= y + 6 * randn(size(time));
y = y - mean(y);
N = length(y);
Fs = 100;
NFFT = 2^nextpow2(N);
M = 4396;
w = hanning(M);
[Pyy,Fy] = pwelch(y, w,[],M,Fs);
plot(Fy,Pyy);

A: IMHO, you cannot due to the spectral leakage. If you see the Hanning window that you are using, it is a low pass filter (when centred and normalised). It will reduce the power at the main frequencies and it will introduce power at other frequencies, i.e. smoothing. But, it is an aperiodic signal with infinite duration in the frequency domain, which cannot be computed.
figure;
plot(w);
title(['Hanning window with ', num2str(M), 'points']);

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I was recently in a conversation about whether or not vaccinations were suggested or required for Italy. They are not, at least for those of us who have already had routine immunizations. This is something that I made sure to check before I went. That may sound silly to some of you, but before I travel I do try to ensure to the best of my ability a safe and happy voyage. Getting recommended shots is just the smart thing to do.
I enjoyed this query because most people would never think to ask about vaccinations for Europe. Many should, however, as this article points out. Many more, naturally, have asked if or what shots are needed for India. ' A lot' is the best answer I can give. I had vaccinations for polio, Hepatitis series, tetanus, and Japanese Encephalitis the first round. Second round was just JE and I have still yet one more round in October for Hep. They suggested rabies but I felt my circumstances did not warrant it.
These are just the shots, mind you. I also need to wash my clothes in Deet, wear lots of protective lotion while I am there, take Malaria meds almost constantly. This is just to reduce the risk of serious illness. There is still a very real chance I could get Dengue Fever or the like.
All this is nothing compared to the constant threat of ingesting something undesirable. I have a prescription for that, as well, to reduce the chance that I will get sick enough to have to be air lifted to Singapore. Should I get (very) sick in India, I cannot go to the local hospitals due to the extremely unsanitary conditions.
And yet I was actually surprised when those closest to me turned out to be not my greatest support in this endeavor but some of my biggest detractors. I truly love them all the more for not giving a damn about others' welfare so long as I am safe. Everyone should have such amazing people in their lives. Knowing how well-cared for I am allows me to go out into the world with less concern for myself because they have that covered. They love me in a way I did not expect, but it turns out in a way that I really need.
I understand that I am putting myself in harm's way. I am going, come Hell or High Water. Or illness, parasites, poop, or bad smells. I will probably get at least a little sick. I will be tired, hungry, dirty, and homesick. If the greater the risk, the greater the reward, then I can't wait!
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You know the scene in "French Kiss" with Meg Ryan where she is walking the streets and she gestures her hand to the surrounding street saying, "Oh! Beautiful. Gorgeous. Wish you were here!"? That's what went through my mind several times on my trip. The architecture, language, food, people, art, culture – all so new and interesting. Each day left me physically, mentally, and visually exhausted.
And thank you to Christopher for posting while I was away and keeping everyone up-to-date. We will hopefully hear more from him in his own future posts.
Speaking of such, I will be posting more about the trip as soon as I figure out what to share. There were so many experiences relevant to our topic at hand. Not to mention some jet lag to recover from.
What is the difference between 'hope' and 'expectation'?
Our first fundraising event was this past weekend, a variety show with dancing and musical acts. It's fair to say that I had high hopes and lofty expectations that we would raise a huge chunk of money. We put a whole lot of ourselves into it for the past 3 or 4 months in preparation. There were promotions, social media blitzes, radio ads, posters and flyers, news articles, and more. I organized a presentation, personally performed four times during the show, contacted and arranged for a variety of artists and performers, as well as finding donations for a silent auction and raffles. We also sold custom bracelets and bottles of hand sanitizer printed with the HELP logo.
I absolutely didn't do this alone. There were so many people involved that did so much. I have taken the time to acknowledge them and thank them personally, and doing so once more is the least I can do. Again, I am extremely grateful to all of you – you know who you are! As with all things in life, some people involved were shining saviors while some were less helpful, but thankfully there we more of the former than the latter. I also took away some invaluable lessons about which things worked and what didn't for future events like this.
But despite what everyone would deem a successful night, I can't help but feel a little discouraged. That is completely my fault due to my high expectations. I made the mistake of comparing this to other events that I have heard about where people put a lot less effort into them and come out so much farther financially. "I just threw a party and raised $20,000" or "A 9-year-old gave up his birthday and raised $13,000." I can't even imagine raising that kind of money at such an event here. Sure, I hoped, but didn't expect anything close to that. But I admit I did expect a larger turn-out, hoping even to sell out the small theater since that is where most of the planning energy and effort was focused. Simply put, more people in the seats would have equaled more money for Saraiya.
So despite the generous donations, the amazing performances, the volunteers who went above and beyond to help people they don't know and will never meet, and despite the standing ovation I received, I cannot help but feel unimpressed by the final numbers.
To me, expectations are something concrete. You believe your own hype. They are what you tell yourself will happen, or at least should happen. Expectations are the foundation — stable or not — that you build upon. The reality of the situation tests that foundation and often finds it lacking.
Hopes on the other hand are far more ethereal. Their nature does not allow for anything to be built upon them and you can't imagine even attempting to do such a thing. They are like sunshine, clouds, and dreams.
Well, time to stop believing my own hype. I am officially moving on and getting over it. More fundraising and presentations to be had! Practice makes perfect, and I am sure that I will get lots of that.
I hear this a lot lately. The answer cannot be summed up in just a few words, but I will try to keep it as brief as possible.
Reason #1: Children are dying. 3.5 million children die from diarrhea and acute respiratory infection every year. Hand washing with soap can prevent these illnesses – it could save 1.2 million of these children.
Reason #2: You can make a difference today. This is not to raise money for research for a cure or a vaccine. This is hygiene education. This is not something that will take place years from now. It can happen right now.
Reason #3: Your money makes a difference. It's not going into anyone's salary or pay. I, and everyone involved, are 100% gratis. So all the donations go to improving the quality of life for the people of India.
Allow me to use HIV research as an example. You have most likely given some money, let's say $10, towards this. Your $10 paid a researcher's salary for part of an hour. Don't get me wrong – what they are doing is important, like many other research foundations. But they all require a lot of money for progress to be made – billions of dollars over several years.
Diarrhea kills more children under the age of five than AIDS, TB, and malaria combined. And today – right now – you can save 5 lives, 537 school days, and give 150 years of life to the village of Saraiya for $1.74 a person. I assure you, these are conservative numbers. If I add in the assistance we will be getting from other organizations like Eco Femme, you can now allow 12 girls to remain in school and empower 537 women for $3.73 a person. Think about the ripple effect of this – countless numbers will be helped and saved.
Think about the last $10 or $20 you spent, perhaps at Starbucks or Subway. You didn't buy anything that made a real impact in anyone's life. $1.74 to change the world, today.
Giving to +1ndia you help 1 person, 1 family, 1 village at a time to transform India…and the world. Look at that – I guess I was able to put it into a few words.
Please contact us via email to learn how you can donate.
Growing up my family owned a successful business. Although there were lots of upsides to this, one of the major downsides was that it meant that we couldn't travel. My annual summer activity with my parents was staying at a hotel downtown to watch the parade every July, which I looked forward to very much. My oldest sister, however, was (and still is) a more restless sort. She would travel to this place and that, and always brought back gifts for me and my other sister. With each pencil, eraser, t-shirt, or miniature license plate there was always a story of where it came from. I would imagine my sister in those places and listen to her experiences and create my own memories of a place I had never been. I cherished those trinkets because I cherished the memories that they represented.
I still love to receive gifts from others travels. Some, naturally, mean more to me than others. I recently received some of the best I have ever had with Dr. Mohammad's return from his recent trip to India and Saraiya. Stories, news, pictures, and goals – all bright and shiny, laid out on that conference room table for us all to share.
Much of this was concerning the Community Center, of which construction was completed in December 2011. The all-important road was also recently finished.
People have already started moving into the area. Note the cot on the right side of the photo.
Here is the new road leading to the SCC. Notice the cow on the left side.
You may be asking yourself "Why in the world is this community center so important? Why not put the money into water sanitation or vocational education?" So glad you asked!
The Saraiya Community Center (SCC) is a first step towards both of those goals, among others. There are toilets, which is a BIG deal. Indians leave an estimated 100,000 tons of excrement each day in the fields of food, along the roads which are jammed with trucks, scooters and pedestrians, and in the rivers used for bathing and drinking. 100,000 tons – I can't even imagine a number that size. So after doing a little math, it turns out that is more than 40 Olympic-sized swimming pools every single day. Women walking up to a half a mile, even in the rain, just to find a relatively safe place to relieve themselves. For girls, the crisis is especially acute: Many drop out of school once they reach puberty because of inadequate lavatories, depriving the country of a generation of possible leaders. Due to the higher burden placed on women regarding this issue the decision was made to, for the next 6 months, have the toilets be "women-only" facilities. This includes small children. After 6 months, the issue as to whether or not to allow the men access will be revisited. As you can see, this was also a step towards empowerment of women in the area.
Here is Dr. Mohammad's mother handing the keys to the village chief at the official gifting to the village.
Speaking of empowerment, the presence of the SCC will be a center for vocational training. 5 computers have been gifted to the center and are soon to be installed. There will also be Chikan embroidery training, where the workers will keep 80% of the funds.
The committee for administration the of the SCC are the village chief, Sanjay, and one other. The woman on the right wished to also be considered. She will probably be added to the group upon the next visit to India. This group will check-in weekly to ensure that the SCC is used only for events and gatherings that benefit the entire community. No religious or political gathers are allowed.
1-day health camps are also soon to be conducted. The children's camp will consist of 3-4 doctors seeing 150-200 children.
The Saraiya Community Center makes so many things possible for this area. It is the largest community meeting place within 100 miles, covering 50,000-100,000 people. That's a lot of hope and possibilities for just one little building.


Middle school is full of changes, but not all of them are visible – or predictable. One of the biggest and most surprising shifts will be your tweens' relationships – both with their friends and with you. Here's how you can support your middle schooler, even when they start pulling away.


Yes, that's long been a favorite verse of mine. With all the complex and sometimes convoluted navel-gazing we tend to do where spiritual matters are concerned, that verse cuts through the muck and gets right to the heart of the matter.
I will keep ya'll in my prayers. May God bless.
Thank you Cherie, I am convinced that the prayers are keeping us afloat right now. We really appreciate it!
Thanks so much to all of you for sharing it with US. It is not what we would call a pleasure cruise, that's for sure. And after today's appointment I realize all the more that we have some awfully steep climbs ahead. BUT "grace has brought us safe thus far" and we will just keep hoping and trusting! We appreciate your words of encouragement!
Thank you Aunt Peggy. Hope you, Leverne and Sweetie are all doing well. We need and appreciate the prayers! Looking forward to the next time we can all be together. Love to you all!
While your Bible quotes touch on the same theme, your photo's are so different from each other. That terrible news must have been like a stab in the heart. Todays photo is so much lighter and brighter 😀 Is it coincidence that both photo's are of water? I've always been comfortable by views of water even though I have a great respect for the power of it and sometimes danger you can be in if you aren't careful. There's not to many things that are as relaxing as floating on the water, eyes closed, maybe the sound of a bird saying hello on the way to meet friends.
I agree, water is totally calming in all its forms, even snow and ice if one doesn't have to get out and drive in it. One of my favorite things to do is lie on an air mattress in the water, soaking up the sun. Too bad it turns out that lying in the sun is bad for us. I also love the sound of running water, creeks, rain, etc. We sleep with a white noise machine every night that makes the sound of rain. Matt has one too. I didn't think about both those photos being water, but it's probably not totally coincidental since I definitely gravitate to such photos for solace.


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Record Details, U12 - Ideal Supply, U12, 2014 (Listowel Minor Soccer)
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Results By Game Type
Home Away All
Game Type GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Regular Season 4 0 4 0 6 21 7 3 3 1 14 15 11 3 7 1 20 36
Overall 4 0 4 0 6 21 7 3 3 1 14 15 11 3 7 1 20 36
Results By Opponent
Opponent Name GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Drayton Team #1 1 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 5 6
Elma Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
Howick Team #1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
Minto United 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6
Newton Tigers #1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
U12 - Cross Heating 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 7 2 1 1 0 7 7
Wallace Team #1 1 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
Results By Venue
Venue Name GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Elma PS (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 3
Howick Arena (B) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2
Missionary Church 4 0 4 0 6 21 2 1 1 0 7 7 6 1 5 0 13 28
Optimist (A) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 5 3
Riverside 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
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Joan Webster is an ambitious and stubborn middle-class English woman determined to move forward since her childhood. She meets her father in a fancy restaurant to tell him that she will marry the wealthy middle-aged industrial Robert Bellinger in Kiloran island, in Hebricles, Scotland.
Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender.
Tongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.


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Q: SQL - prevent a function from being executed in a short period of time I'm using a lot of functions to make a website up and running, almost every action in that website leads to executing a SQL functions.
Imagine it this way, almost all data processing and website logic is handled by database and partly web server, crazy right? not my fault.
But there's a problem here, there are multiple event handlers in front-end which send requests to database and in return ask for huge amount of data, like by one click asking for big JSON strings, so there's a chance that users mistakenly call these SQL functions by simultaneously clicking on these events in a short period of time, where it can lead to drop database connection or bring the server down.
So, all I need is to know is whether I can prevent SQL functions from being executed multiple times in a short period of time? or at lease to be executed once before it returns data? and how?

A: You can prevent a stored procedure from running more often than every "x" seconds using a table to keep track of the last run-time of the given procedure.
Create a table to store the last-run-time:
CREATE TABLE dbo.ProcControl
(
    ProcName sysname NOT NULL
        CONSTRAINT PK_ProcControl
        PRIMARY KEY
        CLUSTERED
    , LastExecution datetime NOT NULL
);
INSERT INTO dbo.ProcControl (ProcName, LastExecution)
VALUES (N'dbo.TestProc', '2017-01-01 00:00:00')
GO

Create a test stored procedure:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.TestProc
AS
BEGIN
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    IF NOT EXISTS (
        SELECT 1
        FROM dbo.ProcControl pc
        WHERE pc.ProcName = N'dbo.TestProc'
            AND pc.LastExecution >= DATEADD(SECOND, -5, GETDATE())
            )
    BEGIN
        /*
            run the code you want to run at most every 5 seconds.
        */
        SELECT Result = 'This is a result'
            , [Timestamp] = GETDATE();
        UPDATE dbo.ProcControl
        SET LastExecution = GETDATE()
        WHERE ProcName = N'dbo.TestProc';
    END
END
GO

Here, we run the proc twice in quick succession; the first iteration returns a valid result, the second iteration does not.  Then we wait for 6 seconds, and run the procedure again, which in-turn returns a result :
DECLARE @returnVal int;
EXEC @returnVal = dbo.TestProc;
PRINT @returnVal;
EXEC @returnVal = dbo.TestProc;
PRINT @returnVal;
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:06';
EXEC @returnVal = dbo.TestProc;
PRINT @returnVal;

The results:

Cleanup:
IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.ProcControl', N'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.ProcControl;
IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.TestProc', N'P') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE dbo.TestProc;
GO

Would I suggest doing this?  Absolutely not!
What if you have two customers using the site at the same time?  The first customer will get results, the second customer may not.  Also, writing into the dbo.ProcControl table unnecessarily may reduce performance, and might become a central bottleneck.
Re-architect your website to use caching and only make calls to the database when data is needed from it.

A: SQL Server functions are designed to not allow side effects. There's a good quote in books online:

The statements in a BEGIN...END block cannot have any side effects.
  Function side effects are any permanent changes to the state of a
  resource that has a scope outside the function such as a modification
  to a database table. The only changes that can be made by the
  statements in the function are changes to objects local to the
  function, such as local cursors or variables. Modifications to
  database tables, operations on cursors that are not local to the
  function, sending e-mail, attempting a catalog modification, and
  generating a result set that is returned to the user are examples of
  actions that cannot be performed in a function.

That creates quite the obstacle for what you hope to accomplish in a function. You can't do DML, open a transaction, take an application long, call most stored procedures, and so on. You can do something like take an exclusive lock on a large object in a query to effectively force serialization of function execution, but that will only slow down the rate of execution. It won't stop functions from being executed. You will need to wrap the function call with some other code or make some kind of other change to your application.
It's true that there are workarounds for causing side effects in functions, but it would be very unwise to attempt them in production.


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Die Hard 4.0
Not recommended under fifteen years of age (Violence, Themes, Language)
details of classification and consumer advice lines for Die Hard 4.0
a review of Die Hard 4.0 completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 9 August 2007.
Children under 15 Not recommended for children under 15 due to frequent violence, adult themes and coarse language
Name of movie: Die Hard 4.0
Classification: M
Consumer advice lines: Moderate action violence
Die Hard 4.0 opens with Matthew Farrell (Justin Long), one time computer hacker, emailing a computer code to test a security system. As a result, a computer owned by another hacker explodes and the computers in the FBI command centre crash. The FBI immediately suspects computer hackers and takes steps to round up all known computer hackers for questioning.
Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) receives a call instructing him to pick up Matthew Farrell and deliver him to the FBI. Detective McClane arrives at Farrell's apartment, but before McClane and Farrell leave the apartment, Farrell is shot at and then attacked by a group of men wielding automatic guns. McClane is able to fight off the attackers and he and Farrell make their way to FBI head quarters. Computer systems all over the city begin to crash causing major city wide traffic jams, while Wall Street turns to chaos as the financial sector's computers crash. McClane and Farrell arrive at FBI headquarters, to discover that seven other computer hackers have been systematically assassinated.
Farrell deduces that the state's electricity grid will be the next target and he and McClane find the facility already under attack. They manage to fight off the attackers but not before the state's electricity grid is shut down. During the fight, McClane kills Mai Lihn (Maggie Q), a lethal killer and one of the major players behind the cyber terrorism. It is at this point that the mastermind behind the cyber terrorism is revealed to be Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), a discredited former government computer security expert who now seeks revenge.
When Gabriel kidnaps McClane's daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) McClane's focus changes from saving the country to saving his daughter, but he eventually does both.
Cyber terrorism
Die Hard 4.0 contains frequent extreme action violence, including torture, murder; execution style killings, brutal beatings and violence against women. Examples include:
A house explodes in a fire, killing two young men inside.
Farrell is shot at through his apartment window followed by McClane firing back at his attackers. The gunfire is so heavy that his entire apartment is almost destroyed. At one point McClane throws a fire extinguisher at Farrell's attackers and then shoots the extinguisher causing an explosion that hurls one of the attackers through the apartment's window. The attacker falls several floors to the ground landing on top of a car, while a second man is shot in the leg. A bomb explodes in Farrell's apartment completely destroying what is left, while one of Farrell's attackers is propelled through the air and smashes into/through a wall.
A man punches his fist through the window of a moving car and grabs McClane by the throat. The car speeds away dragging the attacker along and the man is knocked clear when he is bashed against a dumpster. A second man lands on the bonnet of the car which drives through a fence, throwing him through the air to smash against a brick wall.
Malfunctioning traffic signals cause multiple traffic collisions with trucks colliding with cars and cars being thrown about.
Men in a helicopter fire machineguns at McClane, Farrell and FBI agents. One of the agents is shot in the chest, McClane runs over a fire hydrant causing a jet of water to shoot up, which in turn knocks one of the gunman out of the helicopter.
Computer malfunctions cause traffic from both ends of a one way tunnel to speed towards each other with the tunnel lights turned off, the cars collide with cars flipping over and flying through the air, one of the projectile cars narrowly misses hitting McClane and Farrell. McClane jumps from a speeding car and is left with a bloody face. The car collides with a helicopter, which explodes in flames. A man is seen jumping from the helicopter just before it explodes.
Mai Lihn murders several security guards by shooting them at point blank rage and shows no remorse.
Men with guns fitted with silencers murder several other men shooting them at close range, the men doing the killing showing no remorse.
McClane headbutts a man in the head and then shoots him in the foot. The man pulls a knife out and McClane shoots him several times in the chest.
McClane and a henchman struggle with each other with both holding guns and trying to shoot each other in the face. McClane finally shoots the man several times with the impact throwing the man through a door.
McClane puts a gun to Mai Lihn head. Mai fights McClane, head-butting him, punching and kicking him through a glass window. McClane responds by repeatedly kicking and punching Mai in the head throwing her into a wall of shelves, McClane is left with a hand full of Mai's hair. Mai is left lying unconscious on the floor with blood on her head. When Mai regains consciousness she attacks McClane throwing him through a window with McClane falling to the ground outside. McClane drives a car through a wall and rams into Mai with Mai hanging onto the bonnet of the car. McClane drives the car into an elevator shaft, and after more fighting which includes McClane strangling Mai with an elevator cable, Mai fall to her death with the car landing on top of her and then exploding.
Farrell hits a man across the back with a metal bar causing him to fall down an elevator shaft.
A building explodes and collapses when gas is pumped into it. Cars are thrown through the air and crash through wall, narrowly missing McClane and Farrell.
McClane threatens a man that he will beat him to death in his own home.
Lucy (McClane's daughter) hits a kidnapper in the face. The man responds by hitting Lucy across the face and is then told to tie up her wrists. Gabriel threatens to hurt Lucy and slaps her across the face.
Four of Gabriel's hackers are shot in execution-style by Gabriel's own henchmen.
McClane throws a man down a flight of steps. The man is unable to move and appears to be in a lot of pain.
Gabriel threatens to put a bullet in Lucy's head.
After fighting with McClane a man falls down a ventilation shaft and is chopped to pieces by large fan blades. Blood is seen on the fan's blades.
McClane shoots a truck driver through the truck's door, pulls the man from the truck and throws his body on the road.
McClane drives a large truck in a reckless manner, smashing into numerous cars. While driving the truck McClane is fired upon by a jet plane. Large sections of road, bridge and overpass are blown up, with the truck being torn apart. The jet also explodes in flames.
Gabriel shoots Farrell in the leg (Farrell screams with pain) while a henchman holds a gun to Lucy's throat. Gabriel tells Farrell that if he does not enter a code into a laptop he will kill Lucy.
McClane shoots a man at point blank range and is shot in the shoulder in return. Lucy headbutts a man and then shoots him in the foot (a bloody hole is depicted). The man then grabs Lucy by the throat.
Gabriel thrusts a gun barrel into McClane's wounded shoulder. McClane grabs the gun and fires it, shooting himself in the shoulder with the bullet travelling through his shoulder and then hitting Gabriel in the chest and killing him (blood and a bullet wound are depicted). Farrell then shoots the remaining henchman several times in the chest.
Children may be particularly disturbed by the kidnapping and brutal treatment of Lucy and the killing of Mai Lihn.
Children in this age group are also likely to be disturbed by the above-mentioned scenes.
Younger children in this age group are also likely to be disturbed by the above-mentioned scenes.
The following products are displayed or used in this movie:
Farrell drinks an Energy drink which looks like Red Bull.
There are some sexual references in this movie, including:
While communicating via the Internet, Farrell tells a woman that she has a sexy voice and asks her "Is there anything else I can do for you…or to you?"
When Farrell sends an E-mail bomb the computer screen depicts ads promoting Viagra, greater sexual performance and penis enlargement.
Die Hard 4.0 contains no nudity and two instance of sexual activity:
Lucy sits a parked car with a man, passionately kissing him on the mouth. The man tries to caress Lucy's breast, but Lucy pushes the man's hand away. The man tries again and Lucy pushes his hand away a second time saying "I said no."
Gabriel and Mai kiss passionately.
There is some use of substances in this movie, including:
When McClane asks Farrell what it feels like to be shot, Farrell states that he feels pretty good and then tells McClane that he has been given some morphine. McClane later states that Farrell's behaviour is a result of the morphine.
Die Hard 4.0 contains frequent coarse language and some put downs/name calling, examples include:
"Screw with us; told this jerk off; shut up; such an arse hole; jerk head; shit; god damn; Jesus Christ; what the hell; useful idiots; wax face; I have known some bitches…; an SUV rammed up her arse; we just got the shit kicked out of us; another dead Asian hooker; dick head; son of a bitch; dig deep for a larger set of balls; hacker jerk off; that would suck; Mother-fucker(fading out and difficult to distinguish).
Die Hard 4.0 is an intense action thriller, containing frequent glamorised violence, which may appeal to fans of the previous films in the series. The film relies almost totally on breath-taking stunts to entertain and little time is spent on character development.
The main messages from this movie are that crime doesn't pay and that good people, who are always in the right, will always win regardless of overwhelming odds. The film also contains a number of pro-American messages with references made to 9/11 and religious fanatics.
Values that parents may wish to reinforce with older children include selflessness and perseverance:
This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as.
The extreme and excessive amounts of destruction and violence used by both good and bad characters.
Stereotyping of specific groups of people such as government officials and computer hackers


"Price pressure based on increased competition, lack of product differentiation and the increased availability of viable alternative solutions has had a dampening effect on the short-term IT spending outlook," said Richard Gordon.
Global IT spending is on pace to total $3.7 trillion in 2014, a 2.1 percent increase from last year, but this growth rate is down from earlier projections of 3.2 per cent growth. The slower outlook is attributed to a reduction in growth expectations for devices, data centre systems and to some extent IT services, according to a forecast by research and analysis firm Gartner.
"Price pressure based on increased competition, lack of product differentiation and the increased availability of viable alternative solutions has had a dampening effect on the short-term IT spending outlook," said Richard Gordon, Managing Vice-President at Gartner.
"However, 2015 through 2018 will see a return to 'normal' spending growth levels as pricing and purchasing styles reach a new equilibrium. It is entering its third phase of development, moving from a focus on technology and processes in the past to a focus in the future on new business models enabled by digitalisation," Gordon added.
The global IT spending forecast is the leading indicator of major technology trends across the hardware, software, IT services and telecom markets. Data centre systems spending is projected to reach $140 billion in 2014, a 0.4 per cent increase from 2013. Constrained spending levels continue to negatively impact the revenue opportunity for data centre systems, particularly with external controller-based (ECB) storage. ECB storage spending suffers from the combined effects of underutilised systems in the installed base, as well as lower-cost alternative architectures and cloud-based storage.
The server market also shows weakness as enterprises migrate away from high-cost platforms toward lower-cost alternatives. The hyper-scale segment, primarily driven by consumer-oriented services, does provide some positive drivers to the market, albeit for very low-cost platforms, which further impacts overall spending levels on data centre systems.
IT services is forecast to total $967 billion in 2014, up 3.8 per cent from 2013. Following a weak vendor performance in 2013 across multiple geographies and segments, modestly improved spending is expected through 2014. IT outsourcing is growing slower than expected as sharply reduced pricing by the largest vendors is impacting the cloud storage services market. In addition, public cloud services are proving increasingly cannibalistic to more traditional data centre outsourcing services. Implementation services are also growing slower than expected as risk-averse buyers remain focused on smaller, safer projects and some of the largest sellers remain focused on maintaining margins over growing revenue.
In the enterprise software market, spending is on pace to total $321 billion, a 6.9 percent increase from 2013. Slightly increased growth expectations for infrastructure software are balanced out by slightly lower growth expected for applications software. Within infrastructure, the database management system (DBMS) software market is expected to have strong growth as DBMS adoption is driven by big data and digitalization initiatives. Slower growth is expected in the applications market, specifically office suites and digital content creation (DCC), which are being impacted by slow PC sales and the rapid move to cloud-based offerings by many organizations and professionals.


The Buccaneer Archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of Western Australia near the town of Derby in the Kimberley region. The closest inhabited place is Bardi located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) from the western end of the island group.
The Archipelago, covering over 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). is located at the head of King Sound and is composed of about 800 islands found between King Sound and Collier Bay near Yampi Sound. The area experiences a huge tidal range, of over 12 metres (39 ft), which once wreaked havoc on the pearling fleet that operated in the area last century. The islands' rocks are over 2 billion years old, as is the surrounding coastline. The islands themselves were formed more recently as a result of rising sea levels, creating a drowned coastline. The rocks are ancient Precambrian sandstones. The islands are generally rocky, many with high cliffs. The islands are in almost pristine condition as a result of their isolation and difficulty of access. Some are sparsely vegetated with patches of rain-forest, and areas fringed with mangroves where silt has built up.
The traditional owners of the area are the Mayala group made up of the Yawijibaya and Unggarranggu peoples although the Baada have traditional rights of fishing and trochus.
The archipelago was named after the English buccaneer and privateer William Dampier, who charted the area in 1688, by Philip Parker King in August 1821.
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Synopsis: The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man." Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
Premiering on Netflix April 10th is the new series Marvel's Daredevil, which takes place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is based on the popular Marvel comics character. The series stars Charlie Cox (Stardust) as Matt Murdock/Daredevil, Deborah Ann Woll (HBO's True Blood) as Karen Page, Elden Henson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1) as Foggy Nelson, Rosario Dawson (Gimme Shelter, Trance) as Claire Temple, Vondie Curtis-Hall (Die Hard 2) as Ben Urich, Bob Gunton (The Shawshank Redemption), Ayelet Zurer (Man of Steel, Darling Companion) as Vanessa Marianna, and Vincent D'Onofrio (Men in Black, The Judge) as Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin.
IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down (along with a few other members of the press) with Charlie Cox and Rosario Dawson to talk about their work on Marvel's Daredevil. The two talented actors discussed the new show, working with both Netflix and Marvel, the tone of the series, and having the freedom to make the beloved characters their own.
Opening in theaters on June 5th is Insidious: Chapter 3, which is the third installment in the popular horror franchise and marks the directorial debut of screenwriter/actor Leigh Whannell (Saw). In addition to Whannell, the film stars returning actors Lin Shaye (The Signal) and Angus Sampson (The Mule), as well as new cast members Dermot Mulroney (The Grey) and Stefanie Scott (Wreck-It Ralph).
IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of traveling to WonderCon 2015 in Anaheim, California and speaking with the cast and crew of Insidious: Chapter 3. Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Dermot Mulroney and Stefanie Scott discussed the new film, Whannel taking over director duties from James Wan, why its a prequel, Elise Rainier's origin story, and why Mulroney is excited to join the franchise.


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My Tour from an Intern to an Entrepreneur
How my first startup internship led me to think about starting my own thing.
Dave Paiva
Zero to One!
My last semester in college, like most engineering students in India, was a roller-coaster ride — brimming with the fear of the unknown, excitement for the new world lying ahead, the stress of getting placed at a company of my choice and happiness of the upcoming independence that life was going to offer.
Throughout college, I was fortunate enough to be a part of Nova Semita, a fellowship running in parallel helping students hone their talent in developing the web. Through our continuous discourses over there, I got introduced to the exciting world of startups, their impact, their super friendly culture, and since then have always wanted to be a part of one!
Because hey, who likes to be a small fish in a big pond when you can be the big fish in a smaller one?
In the midst of all this dilemma about going for campus placements or applying for startups, Raj, my mentor from Nova Semita introduced me to Aditi, one of the co-founders of Locale.ai.
She instantly got on a call with me to explain what they were trying to build and hoping to achieve. She spoke about how Locale started with a personal problem and why the world needs a new tool for dealing with geospatial data. Her passion was, to say the least infectious, which made me want to contribute to building Locale too!
In case you want to delve further, you can check these out:
The next step of the interview process consisted of solving a practical, real-life problem statement. But, the thing that stood out to me about this task was the freedom to be creative with designing the solution.
Solving the problem invited me to think thoroughly about building systems at scale and at the same time, learning more about the geospatial ecosystem. After a series of challenging technical interviews and an interview about myself, my dreams, aspirations, and life experiences (aka culture interview), I got in! Yay!
I was so psyched that I could hardly study for my exams. Until the time I joined, I was kept updated about their progress and small wins and I couldn't really wait to get started out!
One to Infinity!
Fast forward to my day of joining, I found myself sitting across the founders (Aditi and Rishabh) getting breakfast and hearing the stories of why they started, their little traditions and all the expectations from me. They tried their best to make me feel comfortable in this new, fast-paced city of Bangalore, so different from my quaint hometown, Goa.
From there on, to my surprise, we left for our weekly sprint review and planning meet-up. I thought to myself "Working on a Sunday, these guys must be crazy." Well, they were not, they were absolutely nuts about what they were building, as I was about to discover in the coming weeks!
That evening was intense. I got bombarded in the meeting room with all the details about everything they were working on that could fit in the window of a couple of hours. Reluctantly, I gave a suggestion about improving the UX flow and it was received amazingly well!
That very moment I realized that I had made the right choice ditching an MNC and going above and beyond to get started with my career in a startup.
While an MNC may seem to provide the illusion of stability in terms of career, joining a startup is another ball game on its own. It actually pushes you to be a better version of yourself, to redefine your boundaries and doing it over and over again.
Shipping Code
As the first task, I contributed to building an authentication and authorization system. This was a component that every user whoever interacts with anything we have built would encounter. Being an intern, I did not expect that on the first day. #EarlyStageStartupLife
Not just that, over time, I got to learn about infrastructure provisioning and scaling for a service that would go on to receive 10 million requests on its first day in operation. That and the people around me taught not just how to write for scale, but also how to write services that are extensible and can handle errors gracefully.
If engineering was one side of the spectrum I was involved in, the other side was about talking to users, validating ideas and making tough decisions and technical trade-offs.
One thing I absolutely loved working with the Locale team was how often everyone solicits feedback. The attitude is that we all are learning along the way and it's our responsibility to help each other grow and improve. There is tremendous room to experiment, try out novel things, make mistakes and fail.
This shows right from the first day when Aditi asked me about how we could make the interview process better for people joining in after me — to Musthaq, our front end engineer asking my feedback on the design and UI (despite me being such a newbie to design) and Rishabh asking me feedback on our authorization system and the cloud deployment. I also enjoyed giving "my" inputs on the overall direction the company plans to forge.
Locale's not only about owning and getting shit done, directly making an impact but also about having fun while doing so. My fondest memories are from the time when we finished shipping things at three in the night!
To know more about how (and why) we are building a tech and design first culture at Locale, check this out:
10 ways in which we're building a tech & design first culture at Locale.ai!
Because the smartest engineers and designers need the right aura to solve the hardest problems. And they can't wait!
Infinity and Beyond!
Working in an early-stage startup commands a different kind of lifestyle and obviously, not suited for everyone. With the long hours that it entails, it often becomes overwhelming. However, once you get into it, it becomes an addiction of sorts.
Most of the time, the thing that would be going on in my mind would be- "How do I solve this bug?" or "How to deploy so as to handle auto-scaling?" or "How do we best prepare ourselves for the launch?"
When I compare my past two months with what some of my friends' experience in an MNC was, I can totally say that I have come a long way!
The comparatively "riskier" decision has enabled me to learn a great deal about working with all kinds of people, building from scratch, how businesses are run and I've been thinking about starting up my own venture as well.
Newspaper Coverage on our PoC
All these attributes of working in an early-stage startup have made me more confident in venturing out on my own in the construction space. I was fortunate to absorb those important, little pointers that are often overlooked.
For instance, how to get your product out to customers even before you start building, how not be attached and defensive about your ideas until you validate them fully, how to start thinking about your "moat" to keep your company ahead of its competitors. Some of these things we have already started implementing bit by bit back in Goa.
I believe, if you surround yourself with brilliant and passionate people around you, you will be surprised as to the number of things you pick up from them unconsciously every day.
After an exciting two months in Bangalore, I guess what I am taking back with me is a bit of everyone — Musthaq's eye for design, Rishabh's incredible product skills, Aditi's raw energy, and Sudhanshu's extensive infrastructure knowledge.
If you are looking for something challenging, pleasantly full of surprises, and do not mind the late hours mixed with a bit of chaos and uncertainty, take up that internship and first job at a startup, or even better here at Locale! We are trying to build one of the best engineering teams the world has ever seen to solve these complex problems at scale.
On one of our weekend dinners after a deployment
College placements come in quite easily. Getting into startups will require you to go out of your comfort zone, get intellectually challenged and prove yourself, over and over again.
As they always say, "it's gonna be really hard and will require a lot of effort but it would be worth it."
To the next crazy thing upcoming in life. Until then, cheers!
To apply at Locale, check out the job openings here. If you are interested to learn about the culture, both the good and the bad, check out Anubhav's story as well:
Musthaq Ahamad
Musthaq Ahamad 22 Jan 2020 • 7 min read


Bingo Blitz - Play it with your Android!
Bingo Blitz takes the familiar game of Bingo and gives it a arcade style twist. Created by Buffalo Studios, Bingo Blitz features a simplistic style and a variety of game different game modes to keep gameplay fresh and exciting.
Available on multiple platforms across the Amazon App Store, the Apple Store, Facebook Apps and of course there's an Android Bingo Blitz app available through Google Play.
Bingo Blitz is a 75 ball bingo game, and so follows these rules. Players are given a 5×5 card with 24 numbers on. Balls will then be drawn at random and you daub off a number on your card if it matches the one being called. You'll then win a prize if you manage to complete a line across the card either vertically, horizontally or diagonally.
You can also unlock power-ups, levels and items based on the Bingo room being used.
Bingo Blitz also comes with a leaderboard that ranks you amongst other players; but a lot of users, especially on Android devices, use cheats.
Players using Android Bingo Blitz cheats are usually disciplined, but because of how easy it is to find an Android Bingo Blitz hack there's always a player willing to cheat.
This is because hacking Bingo Blitz is a legal grey area since users are not playing for real money but in-game credits.
A great tip for Bingo Blitz is to use the games special power-ups to give yourself as much of an advantage as possible. The 'Instant Win' power-up is a particular favourite as it means you'll be able to win credits and collectible items at a faster pace than if you played normally.
What's really appealing is Android Bingo Blitz unlimited number of ways to have fun outside of the main game with some fun side games.
This mode has you playing with a set of four cards; this means you have more fun as well as an excuse to use Bingo Blitz power-ups like 'Double Daub' to increase your chances of winning.
The Blackout rounds also let you win some more of Bingo Blitz's collectible items.
The Loteria game mode involves using a set of coloured cards; each card contains a colour that corresponds to a coloured row and collectible item.
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If you want something to be made, make a list of stuff that needs to be tracked or be aware of. Be specific, like with # of charges and how it works maybe.
Just leaving this here for someone.
Heating up into Hot Streak – Currently as a built in aura, but could/should be moved to the mage class icon. Activates on critical hits.
A cool thing to keep track of would be pyretic Incantation. Increases damage of crits by 5% each stack, stacks 5 times and increases with each critical hit.


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On 27th January 2016, UKOTA members gathered for their Annual General Meeting. Members formally adopted the UKOTA Annual Report for 2015.
Benito Wheatley, UK Representative for the British Virgin Islands, was elected as Chairman; Albert Poggio OBE GMH, UK Representative for HM Government of Gibraltar, was re-elected to the role of Hon. Secretary; and Chris Carnegy; UK Representative for the Government of Tristan da Cunha, was re-elected to the role of Hon. Treasurer.
Benito Wheatley formally thanked Sukey Cameron for her service as Chairman, and Sukey noted her thanks to all other Officers for their work for the Association, over the past year.
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Wallace Allan Wood (17 de junio de 1927 – 2 de noviembre de 1981) fue un historietista y editor independiente estadounidense, conocido especialmente por su trabajo en EC Comics y la revista Mad, de la que fue uno de sus fundadores en 1952. Aunque firmó muchas de sus primeras obras profesionales como Wallace Wood, llegó a ser conocido como Wally Wood, un nombre que afirmó que no le gustaba. En el seno del mundillo del cómic, también se le conocía como Woody, nombre que en ocasiones usó como firma.

Además de cientos de páginas de comic books, Wood ilustró libros y revistas al mismo tiempo que trabajaba en otra multitud de áreas:publicidad; ilustraciones de productos y embalajes; chistes; portadas de LPs; posters; tiras de prensa sindicadas; y cromos, incluyendo la seminal Mars Attacks (1962) de Topps.

El editor de EC William Gaines afirmó una vez, "Wally puede haber sido uno de nuestros artistas más atormentados... No sugiero ninguna conexión, pero puede haber sido el más brillante.

Tras su muerte, fue el primer admitido en el Jack Kirby Hall of Fame en 1989, y tres años después también lo fue en Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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Each semester since the fall of 2012, Northern Illinois University's Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy, along with Housing and Dining, has partnered with Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois to collect usable goods.
Since the beginning of the partnership, more than 30,000 pounds of items have been collected and diverted from the landfill.
Goodwill bins will be delivered Monday, Dec. 8, to the residence halls. These bins will be available in the lobbies of Gilbert Hall, Grant North, Stevenson South, Stevenson North, New Hall East, New Hall West, the breezeways of Neptune Central and the game room of the Northern View Community.
The bins will remain available throughout the final exam period until Monday, Dec. 15.
Accepted items include, but are not limited to, gently used clothing, furniture, housewares, blankets and electronics. Unaccepted items include televisions, chemicals, carpeting, guns, and ammunition. For a full list of accepted and unaccepted donations, see the signs on the bins as well as the Give & Go! posters in the residence halls.
Goodwill works diligently to keep as much waste out of the landfill as possible through a variety of partnerships.
Non-marketable clothing is sold on the salvage textile market.
Computers are recycled through the Dell Reconnect Program.
Hard plastics soon will be recycled in a similar way that cardboard is recycled (using a baler).
An outlet store will be opened in 2016 for the purchase of bulk items by the pound.
"We are excited to continue this partnership since it directly impacts the campus sustainability and benefits the local community," Burlingame said.
Sustainability starts at the top for Goodwill: Sam Schmitz, president of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois, sits on the sustainability committee for Goodwill Industries International, Inc., a networked organization of 165 community-based agencies in the United States and abroad.
Golden Key International Honor Society is also a partner in the Fall 2014 Give & Go! donation drive.
For more information, email kquesnell@niu.edu.


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The NBA will be safer inside the Florida bubble — at least that's the plan
By Doug SmithSports Reporter
Fri., June 26, 2020timer3 min. read
There was never going to be a fail-safe way for the NBA to resume a season suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the league and the players association feel confident they have mitigated the danger and it's full speed ahead for games next month.
Despite the fact that Florida, where 22 teams will meet to restart a season on hiatus since March, is seeing an alarming spike in coronavirus cases.
"My ultimate conclusion is that we can't outrun the virus, and that this is what we're going to be living with for the foreseeable future — which is why we designed the campus the way we did," commissioner Adam Silver said on a conference call Friday afternoon. "And so it's a closed network, and while it's not impermeable we are in essence protected from cases around us — at least, that's the model.
"So for those reasons, we're still very comfortable being in Orlando."
The final plans include daily testing of players and staff (at least at the start of the proceedings), tightly controlled access to the "campus" on the Disney grounds outside Orlando, and hopes that enough has been done that a champion will be crowned in October. A player who tests positive will be isolated for as long as necessary for health reasons, but not precluded from rejoining his team.
Silver couldn't say what would cause the league to abort the whole process.
"We ultimately believe it will be safer on our campus than outside it, but the signal we are sending is, this is definitely not business as usual," the commissioner said. "This is far from an ideal way to finish our season, and it will require tremendous sacrifices from all those involved."
Full NBA schedule here
The official announcement of the terms of the relaunch comes while coronavirus cases are hitting record daily highs in Florida, and after news that 16 of 302 tests on NBA players this week came back positive. None of those illnesses were labelled serious, according to Silver, and rate of infection wasn't too alarming compared to the population at large. The league also built enough time between preliminary testing and the arrival of teams in Orlando, starting July 7, that players infected should be able to recover in time to join their teams.
"I think one (positive test) would have been concerning," NBPA executive director Michele Roberts said on the call with Silver. "But, God forgive me, I was frankly to some extent relieved that the number was not higher.
"If nothing else, it told me that the great majority of our players have been doing exactly what they should have been doing to keep themselves safe."
In Orange County, where the Disney facility is located, at least 10 per cent of all tests have come back positive for 10 consecutive days. That's more than double the rate from June 6 to 15, and more than 10 times higher than May 9 to 22.
"We know that COVID-19 will be with us for the foreseeable future," Silver said, "and we are left with no choice but to learn to live with this virus. No options are risk-free right now."
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Financial concerns certainly contributed to the restart plan. The NBA is a multibillion-dollar global industry that directly affects the employment of more than 50,000 people, and to simply throw their arms up and go away without at least trying to finish the season would have had far-reaching implications.
That's the reality. Trying to come up with the safest method to deliver the product was paramount, but it was never going to be without risk. It was a matter of lessening that risk as much as possible.
A large part of the discussions between the league and the union centred on giving players a continued platform from which to address racial issues in the United States.
"We all understand how powerful our voice is," union president Chris Paul said on the call. "Even if we're back to playing, our voice can still be heard on an unbelievable platform. You're going to continue to hear us. It's never a 'shut up and dribble' situation. You're going to continue to hear us."
Doug Smith is a sports reporter based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @smithraps