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Q: Spivak's Calculus? I have seen many users here asking questions about problems in what they call "Spivak's Calculus Book". I have never seen the book, and information online is scarce. From what I've gathered, it is just a more rigorous calculus 1-3 book with harder problems. I have already taken calculus, and I am about to take analysis. Is there any point for me to buy Spivak's book, or is reading analysis books better at this point? Is this calculus book better than a standard analysis book? Why don't students who are gifted enough just start off with an analysis book instead of Spivak's calculus book?

A: I personally think that Spivak is a perfect book to read just after calculus and to get ready for real analysis. Spivak's book will teach you the basic tools of analysis, and previous knowledge of calculus will help greatly to follow the book.
And, as mentioned in the comments above, the book is wonderfully written and a pleasure to follow. It has interesting topics and challenging exercises. If you have the time, I think that going through this book will be a good investment.

A: It appears that there is tradition of studying calculus twice: first the non-rigorous version and then the rigorous version. Luckily I happened to study both at the same time (with school textbook being non-rigorous and Hardy's Pure Mathematics at home) and I did not find any benefit at all of the non-rigorous version.
I think the non-rigorous version is available because calculus is used in many applications and there is no need of a rigorous approach to learn the applications of calculus. Perhaps those who don't have to make a career in mathematics (or to use Hardy's phrase "students whose interests are not primarily mathematical") don't really need to study the rigorous version unless they would want to do it just for the sheer pleasure rigor adds.
But on the other hand if you have interests which are primarily mathematical it is a must to study calculus with rigor and the sooner you do it the better. I have myself studied Spivak's book but at a much later stage and apart from few nice problems (BTW all these nice problems of Spivak's book are available with solutions on MSE) I did not find much which was new compared to Hardy's book. But if you have never studied any books which treat calculus rigorously then Spivak's book is a very good option.
Your question "why not start off with an analysis book instead of Spivak's calculus book" appears to make sense on the assumption that "calculus" and "analysis" are on similar level the difference being lack or presence of rigor. This assumption is not entirely true. In most cases people are introduced to calculus at young age (high school age 16 years or similar) and the subject is treated in a concrete manner whereas most of the analysis courses (there are many real analysis, complex analysis, functional analysis and perhaps many more which I am not aware of) focus more on abstractions and some complicated and difficult topics like Lebesgue Integration, Fourier Series which are not covered in calculus courses.
In my opinion it is better to learn the usual calculus stuff (limits, continuity, derivative, integral) with full rigor and study advanced topics in analysis courses. Unfortunately many real-analysis books do cover these same calculus topics with rigorous proofs and then jump on to advanced / abstract topics. I personally don't like this redundancy and even the attitude that you can sacrifice rigor while studying/teaching mathematics.


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Q: Kubernetes service not able to curl itself inside docker Background
I am testing the Kubernetes setting on Minikube. I have two simple services successfully setup and they are backed by simple docker image. Below is an example of my service configuration. I use NodePort to expose the service on port 80.
# service 1
kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: service1
spec:
  selector:
    app: service1
  ports:
  - name: http
    protocol: TCP
    port: 80
    targetPort: 8080
  type: NodePort
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: service1-deployment
  labels:
    app: service1
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: service1
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: service1
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: service1
        image: service1
        imagePullPolicy: Never
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
---
# service 2
kind: Service
apiVersion: v1
metadata:
  name: service2
spec:
  selector:
    app: service2
  ports:
  - name: http
    protocol: TCP
    port: 80
    targetPort: 8080
  type: NodePort
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: service2-deployment
  labels:
    app: service2
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: service2
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: service2
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: service2
        image: service2
        imagePullPolicy: Never
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080

Issue
I use docker exec -it to go inside docker container. I can curl service1 from service2 container without any issue. However, if I try to curl service2 from service2 container, it gets a timeout connection error.
Results from curl -v service2

Rebuilt URL to: service2/
  Trying 10.101.116.46...
  TCP_NODELAY set
  connect to 10.101.116.46 port 80 failed: Connection timed out
  Failed to connect to service2 port 80: Connection timed out
  Closing connection 0
  curl: (7) Failed to connect to service2 port 80: Connection timed out

I guess the DNS records gets resolved correctly, because 10.101.116.46 is the correct IP attached to service2. Then what could be the issue cause this problem?
More Followup Tests
From my understanding, the Kubernetes service internally maps the port to container port, so in my case it maps service port 80 to pod port 8080. From service2 container, I am able to curl <service2 pod ip>:8080 successfully, but I am not able to curl <service2 ip>, which resolves connection time out error. And this happens exactly the same inside the service1 container that it can access pod but no service. I do not understand is there any internal setting that I miss?

A: This could be any of these:

*

*The pod servicing service2 has a service that is listening on 127.0.0.1 or not listening on 0.0.0.0 (Any IP address)

*service2 has a redirect and your service only listen on port 80. You would have to enable the other port (possibly 443) and run curl with the -L option to follow the link.

*The pod servicing service2 is not even listening on port 80.

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Many organizations experience frustration and disappointment when they first dive into " big data ". The idea of getting industry-shaking insights from the massive troves of data now available is compelling, but you have to have the right data—and you have to treat it right—to get business-changing results.
ZDNet recently tackled the issue in an article titled "Big Data's Biggest Problem: It's Too Hard to Get the Data In." The article approaches the issue from a high level, and looks at the challenge of getting the data in, and making some initial sense of it. It's a good executive-level introduction, but I think that it's worth digging deeper to truly understand the issues around data preparation.
Ingesting the data is not the hard part. That can be done that quite handily. The challenge is preparing the data for use—for the wide variety of current and future needs—in an efficient and effective way. It goes beyond just "cleansing" the data.
But we can't just assume that structured data is perfect and ready to go. It may need some work. First you have to capture and preserve the data structure as you move it into your Hadoop environment, probably with Hive. Next, you'll probably need to bring along your metadata, particularly business metadata around critical terms, semantic meaning, and business context. If you don't know what the data means, you're pretty much dead in the water.
Finally, you might want to do some data cleansing. But what exactly does that entail?
Finding and fixing any missing values.
Finding and fixing inconsistent formats.
Removing and resolving duplicate data.
Doing some data enhancement by adding data or calculating new values from existing.
And that's just your structured data. Now, let's talk about the unstructured data. You can just dump it "as is" into a Hadoop cluster. The problem, as ZDNet notes, is that data professionals are spending "50% to 90% of their time cleaning up raw data and preparing to input it into the company's data platforms." Better to automate more of the data prep so it's ready for your professionals to work with. What do you need to do to accomplish this?
First you need to parse the data for its structure. You may be able to buy parsers that understand the specific data format you are working with, or you can get parsing tools that you "teach" to recognize the patterns in the data. Both of these are orders of magnitude more productive than doing it by hand.
The goal here is to relate different data sets together to find insights. One approach is data tagging. . Tagging data before handing it off to Hadoop for analysis can save an enormous amount of time. For example data from your many sales and marketing automation tools can be tagged with a campaign code to help make it clear who did what and when.
Pretty good data that lets you test basic hypotheses, such as looking for a cause-and-effect between a marketing activity and sales.
The trick is to process the data "just enough" to make it useful when loading into a big data environment (Hadoop, NoSLQ, Columnar, etc). You need to be able to discover, access, and join it with other data. Later, if you're looking to operationalize a useful analysis, it may be useful to do more data prep work at that time.
Make sure you have an overall data management strategy—one that aligns with the business strategy.
Make sure that your data strategy and tools are the same regardless of the types of data you are using. This is critical for productivity and to avoid data silos.
Look for a data management platform that can bring all of these capabilities to the big data world: data integration, data quality and governance, and data security.
The right strategy should lead you to the right tools, platforms and personnel, and help you get more of the business-enhancing results big data promises.
For more on how Informatica helps you get real value from all your data, visit our Big Data Ready Page.


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El Aeropuerto de Hévíz-Balaton  (en húngaro: Sármellék Nemzetközi Repülőtér), anteriormente también conocido como Aeropuerto Internacional de Sármellék, es un aeropuerto internacional de Hungría, situado al oeste del Lago Balatón, a 1 kilómetro (0,6 millas) al sur-suroeste de la aldea de Sármellék, en el condado de Zala y Keszthely.

Su importancia se debe a la proximidad del Lago Balatón, el centro turístico más importante de Hungría, y del balneario de Hévíz y Zalakaros.

Historia
Un aeropuerto militar ya se encontraba aquí en la década de 1940. Se abrió en 1950 y funcionó como un aeropuerto militar de Hungría hasta 1960, y como na base militar soviética entre 1960 y el otoño de 1990. Las pistas actuales se construyeron en 1982.

El aeropuerto Internacional de Sármellék había operado como un aeropuerto público desde 1991 y se convirtió en el segundo aeropuerto internacional del país el 15 de mayo de 2002, después del Aeropuerto Internacional de Budapest-Ferenc Liszt. El aeropuerto es propiedad de los gobiernos locales de Sármellék y Zalavár desde agosto de 2002, operado por un grupo inversor irlandés-húngaro, Cape Clear Aviation Ltd., desde 2004.

En diciembre de 2005, Ryanair anunció tres vuelos regulares semanales desde Londres-Stansted, la ruta ya ha sido cerrada, junto con los vuelos anunciados en octubre de 2006 desde el Aeropuerto de Hahn.

Debido a problemas financieros, el aeropuerto se cerró durante el período de invierno de 2008-09 y cerró indefinidamente el 10 de octubre de 2009. Se volvió a abrir en abril de 2010. En los dos siguientes inviernos estuvo cerrado, pero en los meses de primavera y verano de 2011 y 2012 se volvió a abrir de nuevo. Los vuelos se reanudaron el 14 de abril de 2012.

En 2012, el aeropuerto cambió su nombre, desde abril se conoce como Aeropuerto de Hévíz-Balaton.

Aerolíneas y destinos

Estadísticas

Número de pasajeros desde el año 2004:

Véase también

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial

Hévíz-Balaton
Condado de Zala

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package com.springdeveloper.demo;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.EnableAutoConfiguration;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;

@ComponentScan
@EnableAutoConfiguration
@Configuration
public class BootApp implements CommandLineRunner {

    @Autowired
    String data;

	@Value("${spring.test.data}")
	String test;

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SpringApplication.run(BootApp.class, args);
	}

    @Override
    public void run(String... strings) throws Exception {
        System.out.println("*** at run: " + test);
        System.out.println("*** data: " + data);
    }

	@Bean
	public String stringBean() {
		System.out.println("*** at bean: " + test);
		return new String("Bean: " + test);
	}
}

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The Esslinger Medieval Market is so unbelievably full of events like almost no other. Medieval spectacles including jesters, minstrels, fire acrobats, vagabonds, and the tradesmen and artists in their Christmas ambience conjure up a mystique in the alleyways and are fascinating for adults and children alike. Just as in ages past, watch craftsmen making baskets, thread, candles, felt objects, carved items and much more at 200 stalls. The medieval experience is completed by the carrying of the torch to the fortress and the romantic concert with medieval music in St. Paul's Cathedral. Don't forget the festive Christmas market with all of its delicacies and the many pretty things to marvel at and purchase.


Both chickens and a polytunnel can be incredibly useful additions to your garden, but have you ever considered bringing the two together? In a shaded and secure spot, a polytunnel could be the perfect solution to housing your hens year round. However, even a regular polytunnel, generally used for growing food and other plants, can be used as a run area for chickens in the colder months. As long as foxes are not a concern where you live, keeping chickens in a polytunnel over winter can be a good thing for them and for you. If you would rather keep them in a secure coop over night, you can still let chickens have access to your polytunnel during the day.
Allowing chickens access to your polytunnel over the winter if you are not growing many crops in there has many benefits. First of all, the chickens will appreciate the protection that a polytunnel affords from the cold and wet winter weather. They may well lay better in the coldest months when kept a little warmer throughout the period.
Of course you will also see many benefits. The chickens will deposit 'fertiliser' right where it is needed in your growing areas. They will also scratch them up and keep down any weeds that may grow before spring planting. The chickens will also eat insects and rid you of many pests that may be lurking in the soil. They will help you to prepare the planting area for the next year's growing.
To keep poultry in a polytunnel year round, you will have to consider ventilation. Polytunnels will ventilated sides will stay much cooler and allow chickens to be kept at a comfortable temperature throughout the year. It is very important to make sure that any livestock kept in a polytunnel does not overheat in the summer months. You will usually require a coop structure within the polytunnel to house your hens and will still have to consider safety from foxes and other predators. When properly arranged, however, a suitable polytunnel can offer a good alternative to a more traditional run area for chickens.
For the best of both worlds, however, perhaps it is best to keep chickens in a coop near your polytunnel and allow them access to the polytunnel in cooler weather and over the winter. You could keep them contained in your polytunnel though of course you could also simply leave the polytunnel doors open when you want chickens to go in, and give them free range inside your tunnel and elsewhere in your garden – just be aware that if you give them the chance, chickens will eat an entire crop in an afternoon!


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package ro.hasna.ts.math.ml.distance;

import org.junit.After;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import ro.hasna.ts.math.ml.distance.util.DistanceTester;
import ro.hasna.ts.math.util.TimeSeriesPrecision;

public class RealPenaltyEditDistanceTest {
    private RealPenaltyEditDistance distance;

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        distance = new RealPenaltyEditDistance();
    }

    @After
    public void tearDown() {
        distance = null;
    }

    @Test
    public void testTriangleInequality() throws Exception {
        new DistanceTester().withGenericDistanceMeasure(distance)
                .testTriangleInequality();
    }

    @Test
    public void testEquality() throws Exception {
        new DistanceTester().withGenericDistanceMeasure(distance)
                .testEquality();
    }

    @Test
    public void testOverflow() throws Exception {
        new DistanceTester().withGenericDistanceMeasure(distance)
                .withVectorLength(128)
                .withCutOffValue(2)
                .testOverflowSquare();
    }

    @Test
    public void testResult() {
        double[] a = {3, 2, 5, 7, 4, 8, 10, 7};
        double[] b = {2, 5, 4, 7, 3, 10, 8, 6};

        double result = distance.compute(a, b);

        Assert.assertEquals(11, result, TimeSeriesPrecision.EPSILON);
    }

    @Test
    public void testDifferentLengths() {
        double[] a = {1, 2, 3, 4};
        double[] b = {1, 100, 101, 2, 4};

        double result = distance.compute(a, b);

        Assert.assertEquals(198, result, TimeSeriesPrecision.EPSILON);
    }
}


About a year ago the Phillip Island's Penguin Foundation made a plea to all knitting aficionados to make and donate small sweaters for the little penguins they are trying to save. The receptionist at the Foundation told ABC News that they can rehabilitate about twenty oil-affected penguins a year by making them wear sweaters. "If somebody puts oil into the sea, a little penguin swimming along pops up to the surface and finds out he's come up in a circle of yukky stuff," she said. "The first thing he wants to do is get to shore because he loses all of his waterproofness." A jumper prevents a penguin from cleaning oil from its body with its beak, and keeps it warm until conservationists can release it back into the wild. The little penguins, which live mainly around the coast of Victoria, are not as immune to the cold as their southern cousins. Boo.
The program started in 2001 and provides empathetic contributors with an easy knitting pattern. And just a few days ago the press learned that Australia's oldest man – his name is Afred 'Alfie' Date, he's a whopping 109 years old and has been knitting for eighty years!! – has been making the coolest sweaters for the little guys. One of his nurses had heard about the penguin program and asked Alfred to apply his skills. "The girls who used to work for me, they'll tell you I'm a sucker. I can't say no," Alfred told 9Stories. "It's a good way of getting along in life. You make friends all the time but you don't make a fool of yourself either." And even though the Foundation has notified contributors they don't need any more sweaters for the moment, Alfred stays busy knitting beanies for premature babies and scarves for friends. Well Alfred, if you ever run out of customers, you can knit me one of those rainbow sweaters. I like 'em oversized.
Totally fantastic!!!!!!!! On ya' Alfie!! You're a star.
This is beautiful! These precious penguins are so cute and adorable wearing their protective sweaters.
God bless all the people that can make these innocent little animals cozy and happy.
Love your blog and your new website design!! I sat behind you at the Giulietta show and was mesmerized by your beautiful outfit!
Absolutely sweet story. When weather is crazy, I worry about animals without shelter. It is good to know that many people are helping them with love and support. Great story.
I love that you picked up this story! It's proof that fashion and craft can do good for the world.


Monday 22nd October to Friday 26th October 2018.
This will be a Bikeability Level 1+2 course and is similar to those offered in recent years at St Francis' College'. It is available to all girls in Prep VI and the PA is happy to fund the course (usual cost is £25). Your daughter must be able to cycle and have her own bike and safety helmet to bring along. Bikes can be stored safely overnight in the Junior Common Room and pre-course advice/ literature and the Highway Code will be sent to you prior to the event.
The course will begin on school premises every day and the girls will be cycling on nearby streets. The exact course times will depend on the numbers taking part and as a rough guide based on recent years, it will last approximately two hours on the first day and one hour on subsequent days. Start times may be staggered depending on the numbers taking part. We will aim to confirm your daughter's exact schedule as soon as possible after receiving your application form.
To book your daughter's place, please download complete the below form and return it to Ms Kippins in the Prep Admin team by Wednesday 19th September. Please enclose a cheque for £25 made out to the St Francis' College Parents' Association; your cheque will be returned after the half term holiday and will only be cashed if your daughter does not attend the course.


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Radio ratings: Big boost for ABC as most recent lockdown drives listeners
Radio ratings
By Karl Quinn
July 6, 2021 — 11.26am
Call it the COVID radio yo-yo effect: when lockdown looms, talkback booms. When the threat is gone, we crave a song.
The latest radio survey, the fourth of the year, covers the period April 18 to June 26. The most recent COVID lockdown in Melbourne began on May 27, right in the middle of that survey, but for at least a week beforehand the city feared it was likely. And that creeping sense of dread – and the need to know whether our worst fears would come to pass – appears to have fuelled a surge in listening to the news-led AM radio talkback stations, at the expense of the music-led FM offerings.
Virginia Trioli was among the big winners in the latest radio survey. Credit:Luis Ascui
The big winner was ABC Melbourne, up 2.3 percentage points across the week, from an average 8.8 per cent share of audience to 11.1 per cent. Rival 3AW (owned by Nine, the owner of this masthead) held stable, dropping just 0.1 points across the week, from 15.6 to 15.5 per cent of listeners.
The ABC was up in Sammy J's breakfast slot by 2.7 points, to 13.8 per cent, and in Virginia Trioli's morning slot by 2.8 points, to 11.9 per cent. In Drive, Raf Epstein had a 3-point climb to a 10.2 per cent share, while in the evenings David Astle enjoyed an even bigger lift, up 3.6 points to a 13.4 per cent share of listeners.
Across weekdays, that amounted to an increase of 122,000 listeners – a 22 per cent boost on last survey – to a cumulative 671,000 between 5.30am and midnight.
The 3AW ratings powerhouse pairing of Ross Stevenson and Russel Howcroft were unmoved with an all-conquering 20.1 per cent share of listeners in breakfast, while Neil Mitchell lifted his morning share by 0.4 points to 18.9 per cent.
Christian O'Connell is Melbourne's number one FM breakfast host - again. Credit:Eddie Jim
The listeners came from Fox (down 0.8 points across weekdays, to 7.2 per cent), Gold (a small drop of 0.3 to 11 per cent), Kiis (a drop of 0.9 to 5.5 per cent), Triple M (down 0.7 to 4.5 per cent) and Nova (down 1.2 points to 6.7 per cent share).
Despite the drop on Gold, Christian O'Connell managed a 0.6 point lift to 8.6 per cent, landing the ninth consecutive win in the FM breakfast slot. His recently published memoir might be called No One Listens to Your Dad's Show, but the ratings continue to tell a different story.
Across the board, the pattern is becoming familiar. In times of crisis, we turn to news radio. When the crisis passes, we favour the music and comedy offerings of the FM band. With all respect to our friends on AM, Melbourne will surely be hoping the next survey sees the numbers heading the other way.
Email the author at kquinn@theage.com.au, or follow him on Facebook at karlquinnjournalist and on Twitter @karlkwin.
Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees. Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday.
Virginia Trioli
Neil Mitchell
Melbourne radio
Karl Quinn is a senior culture writer at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via Twitter, Facebook or email.

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At Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba, P.C., our commercial litigation lawyers are solutions-oriented and results-driven. With offices in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia and Delaware, we help regional and national companies move beyond these disputes by utilizing on our in-depth knowledge of business and commercial law, as well as our experience in trial and appellate courtrooms throughout the country.
Our commercial litigation practice primarily focuses on real estate disputes, contract interpretations and property rights disputes, although we have the capabilities to solve a broad range of business disputes. Some of these matters can be resolved quickly through mediation or another alternative dispute resolution method. In other circumstances, litigation may be the optimal approach to protect our clients' interests. We strategically review the facts to determine the best course of action and take prompt action to obtain favorable results in a prompt, cost-effective manner.
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Hey outdoor people of color! Have you ever found it difficult to talk to outdoor "friends" about certain issues? It's not a matter of distrust; the outdoor community is all about trusting total strangers with your life—even as you climb 80 feet off the ground. Yet, I can't trust outdoor friends enough to be honest about my feelings on certain issues, such as sexual harassment, discrimination and inequality.
So what makes an outdoor friend? My outdoor friends are fellow skydivers, hikers, or maybe the person cheering me on as I struggle with a challenging bouldering project. When I slip into my spot around the bonfire they are the people to my right and left. I trust them with my life. I enjoy their company. But there's this dividing line of things we don't talk about. After all, the social issues that weigh on me and affect my community are also the very things they come to the outdoors to ignore.
They don't come to the outdoors to talk about human rights, gender equality, immigration and sexual harassment. So it doesn't matter how dehumanized I feel from the day's latest headlines, my outdoor "friends"—who I trust my life, are silent on the issues that matter most. I find myself being hyper sensitive of what I post on my social media or what I say at the drop zone or at the crag because I fear what their response may be.
I've heard so many times "let's keep the good vibes going" or "I do such and such so I can escape politics" or "this is not the right time or place." These people are my "friends" only to extent of what is comfortable and convenient for them and when it comes to issues beyond what we may see in our respective sports, they are silent. Even when it comes to issues within our sport that they don't want to deal with, like sexual harassment, they are silent.
Participation in outdoor adventure sports is changing. The makeup of our sports is shifting from majority white cisgender male participants to participants of varying genders, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and political views. With more diversity comes the necessity to both acknowledge and understand where different people are coming from. These are the first two steps in feeling empathy. Empathy is being aware of and being sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another human being, without having fully experienced yourself.
When hikers, climbers, skydivers say things such as "I don't see color, let's just climb" or "let's just focus on the sport" they are rejecting the first step in empathy. They are unwilling to to acknowledge the existence of issues that don't affect them personally. This rejection comes from a position of privilege. The ability to completely disengage and refuse to acknowledge an issue (like racism or sexism) that affects an entire population of people is a position of privilege.
Indifference is actually difficult to achieve unless someone has constructed their life or their children's lives to maximize interactions and relationships with other people who look and experience the world in a similar way as them and minimize interactions with anyone who doesn't fit this description. Is this your experience? Do you only hang out with other people who look like you? Are you a white cis man only hanging out with other white cis men and wondering why women and minorities complain so much about sexual harassment and pay discrimination when it's not something you've ever experienced? Or maybe you're not personally affected by family separation or police shootings of unarmed Black youth? So even if you're intellectually opposed to racism it's easy for you to set those issues aside for a weekend at the crag. Because it will never happen to you or your family. Such is life when you are part of the majority. But what about the rest of us? What about the increasingly diverse subset of women and minority climbers, skydivers, snowboarders, hikers, BASE jumpers, etc.
If our community is to continue to thrive in the outdoors it is imperative that we take the steps to understand one another. Especially when our unity is vital to advocating for the conservation of the outdoor spaces we hold near and dear to our hearts.
What do you do when your "friends" are silent on issues that affect you?
As Kenny Hamlett pointed out, no one wants to be the "Angry Person of Color." I personally have struggled with this, as I always want to keep the peace when it comes to my "friends" in skydiving, rock climbing. I want to be the skydiver, rock climber, fellow hiker, or coworker that gets along with everyone—that's just my personality. And it's practical in sports with high stakes where trust is so important. But that trust shouldn't require silencing others.
My nephews Raylen, Jayden and I at Coral Cliff Climbing Gym in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Coming to terms with the fact that the majority of the people who I share my hobbies with do not look like me and will likely not think like me is difficult. However, I now understand that by remaining silent I am validating my "friends'" feelings that these issues are nonexistent.
My goal is to speak up! Keep the conversation going. People may not like what I have to say, people may not want to hear what I have to say at all, but, by continuing to speak about issues that I find near and dear to my heart, I am giving them a voice in a world that may be indifferent.
If there are "friends" who adamantly do not want to hear what I have to say with regards to social justice, civil rights, gender equality, etc. then they aren't truly friends. They are just people I climb or hike or skydive with on the weekends. Friends and allies don't have to have all the answers. The just need to be willing to listen.
If you find yourself being "the only one" in your outdoor community surround yourself with allies who practice empathy—who don't see you as the exception to a long list of stereotypes they have about women or queer folk or people of color. Ditch those "friends" who tell you you're "not like other girls" or "I don't think of you as Black." Mental math and self restraint shouldn't be required for you to fit into a world already categorized and sorted according to someone else's prejudice. You should be able to speak your truth!
My goal is to erase the stigma of being an African-American who is afraid of camping, or hiking, or swimming, and to change the narrative that white folks have about what black people do or don't do.
Dawn Wall and Free Solo took up so much screen time, so much cultural space, that I am left feeling as though none of the work around diversity in the outdoor industry is ever going to pan out if we keep bolstering straight, cis-gendered, white men as demigods.
Whenever I grew fatigued, the backhanded compliments kept me going. "You look so much better with straight hair!" and "when your hair is straight, you look so exotic!" were the most common. There was no way I could go back to feeling ugly, "too black" or less than.
…I finally realized that my inner discomfort is rooted in a feeling of not-belonging. The problem is that we live in a society dominated by whiteness, and I will always be othered because I am not white.
We need to cultivate a welcoming environment; to see other minorities thriving in order to set an example of acceptance. Being "the only one" is not enough. Individual stories of accomplishment are not enough.
The outdoors do not always feel like a great place for a woman of color because of the other people who occupy, and in most cases have ownership of that space. The same people who claim there is no barrier are often the ones building the fence while denying they're holding a hammer and nails.
I sat alone on the side of the mountain nursing my pride and a torn ligament. To be fair I didn't realize how serious the injury was at the time. And while I considered asking for help, I was too shy and embarrassed to admit that I needed it. Instead I thought back to what got me into skiing in the first place.
They'll tell me how beautiful my land is, how strong the people are—the incredible generosity of the incredibly poor. They'll ask me if I've ever been to my homeland without ever knowing the deep, inter-generational heartbreak of that question.


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(2014) Originally I had it in my mind to create Godiva on her horse, but then I decided it would be much more interesting to remove both God and diva (i.e. man) from the equation.
This piece merges metals of medieval armor and chainmail with rusted gears reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution atop an oily linen-like background. It includes my own personal homage to an ancestor who was an indentured servant to an ironworks in the 16th century. In steampunk fashion this horselike being emerged pulling in with it some Lovecraftian elements.


Today I am sharing a super simple, yet silly and sentimental idea for an awesome teacher Valentine Gift. The whole class gets to contribute and their teacher is sure to love it. I added a couple affiliate links for easy shopping.
This year I have volunteered at two 1st Grade classroom parties and each time my contribution as a parent was to create a simple but fun class art project.
For Halloween I hung a long banner of white paper on the white board, drew a banner that said, "Our Class Halloween Party: and laid out some spooky, monster googlie eye stickers and some markers.
Other parents had brought games and crafts, so the banner project was a perfect filler for when the kids were between stations, or finished one early.
So the kids took turns drawing themselves, in costume and we ended up with a super fun class mural, which hung there until the Winter Holiday Party.
For that party I hung up a similar paper, with a similar title but I had normal eye stickers as well as santa hat stickers.
For the Valentine's Day Party I didn't want to show up and do the same gag…again. But I thought it would be cool to make a class project into something the teacher would enjoy.
What better than a teacher valentine gift from the whole class?!
This was seriously the easiest thing to set up, and will be sure to make any teacher swell with pride…and maybe laughter too.
To see the students not only writing their own words, but telling her why she is appreciated, would be such a special way to make a teacher feel loved on Valentine's Day.
This makes a great filler activity if you have other games or crafts to do during the class Valentine's Day party. Just set this up on the wall and let kids know to come over between stations. That way the kids can stop by a couple at a time rather than forming a big line.
RELATED: Got extra heart post-its? Try a Valentine's Day Alphabet Hunt!
Hold up your post it notes to the paper and gauge how big of a sheet of paper you need depending on whether you are going to do one or two notes per child. You can make your vertical or horizontal. Trim the paper.
At the class party, hang the paper on a smooth surface, making sure you have permission to use tape or poster putty on the surface you use. Try to avoid brick walls or other uneven surfaces as the bumps may make the writing uneven.
You or a child should write across the top "I <3 my teacher because…" or you can choose to use the teacher's name.
Lay out the post it notes and some writing utensils that are appropriate for the age of the kids. If they cannot write yet, or if their writing will not fit on the notes an adult can write for the kids.
Invite the kids to sign the back if they wish, and stick it to the mural.
If the teacher wants to keep it, you may wish to use glue stick to keep the note on there for longterm.
That is it! Is that the easiest, sweetest, awesomest teacher valentine gift EVER!?!?
I made a little video to go along with it. Feel free to share it if you know someone who would like this project!
What would your child write on this teacher valentine gift? Something sweet or something funny?


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What "Going Public" Means
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Going public refers to a private company's initial public offering (IPO), thus becoming a publicly-traded and owned entity. Businesses usually go public to raise capital in hopes of expanding. Additionally, venture capitalists may use IPOs as an exit strategy (a way of getting out of their investment in a company).
Going public refers to a private company's initial public offering (IPO), thus becoming a publicly-traded and owned entity.
Going public increases prestige and helps a company raise capital to invest in future operations, expansion, or acquisitions.
However, going public diversifies ownership, imposes restrictions on management, and opens the company up to regulatory constraints.
Listing a Company
The IPO process begins with contacting an investment bank and making certain decisions, such as the number and price of the shares that will be issued. Investment banks take on the task of underwriting, or becoming owners of the shares and assuming legal responsibility for them.
The goal of the underwriter is to sell the shares to the public for more than what was paid to the original owners of the company. Deals between investment banks and issuing companies can be valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, some even hitting $1 billion or more.
The number of U.S. companies that went public in 2019.
Going public does have positive and negative effects, which companies must consider.
Advantages: Strengthens capital base, makes acquisitions easier, diversifies ownership, and increases prestige.
Disadvantages: Puts pressure on short-term growth, increases costs, imposes more restrictions on management and trading, forces disclosure to the public, and makes former business owners lose control of decision making.
The Pros And Cons Of A Company Going Public
Requirements for Listing
For some entrepreneurs, taking a company public is the ultimate dream and mark of success, one that is accompanied by a large payout. However, before an IPO can even be discussed, a company must meet requirements laid out by the underwriters.
The company has predictable and consistent revenue. Public markets do not like it when a company misses earnings or has trouble predicting what they will be. The business needs to be mature enough that it can reliably predict the next quarter and the next year's expected earnings.
There is extra cash to fund the IPO process. It is not cheap to go public, and many expenses start occurring long before the IPO. The funds raised from going public can't necessarily be used to pay for those costs.
There is still plenty of growth potential in the business sector. The market does not want to invest in a company with no growth prospects; it wants a company with reliable earnings today, but one that also has lots of proven room to grow in the future.
The company should be one of the top players in the industry. When investors are looking at buying in, they will compare it to the other companies in the space.
There should be a strong management team in place.
Audited financials are a requirement for public companies.
There should be strong business processes in place. This one is valuable even if a company stays private, but going public means each aspect of how the company is run will be critiqued.
The debt-to-equity ratio should be low. This ratio can be one of the biggest factors in derailing a successful IPO. With a highly leveraged company, it is hard to get a good initial price for the stock, and the company may encounter stock sales problems.
The company has a long-term business plan with financials spelled out for the next three to five years to help the market see that the company knows where it's going.
Quality of leadership is one of the biggest factors investors look at, beyond the financials, when considering buying into a company.
Some underwriters require revenues of $10 million to $20 million per year with profits of around $1 million. Not only that, but management teams should show future growth rates of about 25% per year in a five- to seven-year span. While there are exceptions to these requirements, there is no doubt how much hard work entrepreneurs must put in before they collect the big rewards of an IPO. (For related reading, see: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages for a Company Going Public?)
Renaissance Capital. "US IPO Market 2019 Annual Review," Page 1.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. "Investor Bulletin: Investing in an IPO," Page 4.
The Ups and Downs of Initial Public Offerings
IPOs for Beginners
IPO vs. Direct Listing: What's the Difference?
Reverse Mergers: Advantages and Disadvantages
Spinoff vs. IPO: What's the Difference?
What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Company Going Public?
Initial Public Offering (IPO): What It Is and How It Works
An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance.
Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Explained: Examples and Risks
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a publicly traded company created for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an existing company.
Investment Banking: What It Is, What Investment Bankers Do
Investment banking is a type of banking involving organizing large financial transactions such as mergers or initial public offering (IPO) underwriting.
Dutch Auction: Understanding How It's Used in Public Offerings
A Dutch auction is where the lowest price needed to sell an entire offering becomes the offer price for all the securities being sold.
Direct Public Offering (DPO): Definition, How It Works, Examples
A direct public offering (DPO) is an offering where the company offers its securities directly to the public without financial intermediaries.
Initial Offering Date
An initial offering date is the date on which a security is first made available for public purchase.


Even with the multiple sizes available, there are occasions that our standard wall-mounted HVAC systems aren't a perfect fit for the application. For these, we offer several additional configuration options in our InPac and AirPak product lines.
InPac systems are available in roof mount, pad mount, or split condenser/evaporator configurations along with a number of add-on and Dual Unit Plenums.
AirPaks can be ordered with upblast plenums.
Both product lines can be manufactured in a reverse airflow configuration as well, which moves the return air to the top and supply air down lower on the wall mounted cabinet. This configuration is particularly useful in high heat load applications such as VFD buildings.
Specific Systems alternate configurations utilize the same industrial grade components as our standard vertical wall mounted HVAC systems. This continuity of parts gives us the ability to quickly provide drawings during the design phase as well as provide any parts even years after the sale.
Specific Systems roof mounted InPac systems are typically horizontal in design. The systems are mounted to a skid, and our engineering team will work with you to meet the specifications of the roof curb on your building.
The supply and return can be independently arranged prior to manufacture to meet the needs of the application to flow through the end, sides, or bottom of the industrial HVAC system.
As one of our most popular options, pad mounting is best used on permanent structures and when wall space is at a premium. The included duct mate flanges help minimize wall perforations and let you choose points of entry that meet the requirements for each building individually, which works even better on the larger 35-50 ton unit sizes.
Like the rooftop versions, pad (or slab) mounted InPac systems are mated to a hot-dipped galvanized steel skid with industrial strength combination lifting/mounting lugs.
Much like a typical residential HVAC system, InPac environmental control units can be ordered in a configuration that separates the condenser and evaporator sections for mounting in different areas of an enclosure.
Like the example shown here, split systems can be ordered with different materials to match the corrosion resistant needs of the application.
Particularly useful when installed on a blast-resistant building, the walk-in plenum option gives you the ability to place a blast damper in the wall, helping to prevent unnecessary cutouts while maintaining the safety requirements for these hazardous applications.
Service plenums are designed to provide a fully insulated area for the supply air above the area where the controls are housed.
All interior components can still be accessed through removable panels inside the service plenum, just as with our standard vertical wall-mounted design.
Upblast plenums are commonly used when air is being ducted inside the building and the ducts are above cable trays. Our modular design allows the blowers to be easily configured during manufacture to move air upwards into either an attached plenum or exterior ductwork.
Each plenum is manufactured from the same material as the base system, and includes integrated turning vanes and insulation which also helps to improve sound levels from the supply air.
Call us for additional information on this commonly ordered option.
Our reverse airflow configuration moves the return air to the top of the unit, while the supply air is relocated lower in the cabinet.
As mentioned at the top of the page, this configuration can help maintain dynamic airflow in the enclosure since heat naturally rises. In high heat load applications like VFD buildings, much of the heat is exhausted through tops of the enclosure, with cool air designed to be drawn in from the bottom of the process controls inside the building.
As with the InPac line, our AirPak reverse airflow configuration moves the return air to the top of the unit, while the supply air is relocated lower in the cabinet.
This configuration can help maintain dynamic airflow in the enclosure since heat naturally rises. In high heat load applications like VFD buildings, much of the heat is exhausted through tops of the enclosure, with cool air designed to be drawn in from the bottom of the process controls inside the building.
Like the AirPak models with the upblast plenum, AirPaks with reverse airflow utilize an industrial grade dual shafted evaporator motor with two forward curved blowers instead of the standard backwardly inclined impellers.
On the AirPak product line, the upblast plenum works in the same manner as that on the InPac line, by rotating the blowers to the move air through the top of the cabinet into a plenum that typically connects to ductwork higher in the building.
While our standard AirPaks use backwardly-inclined impellers in the evaporator, the difference in the upblast is the use of a dual-shafted evaporator motor with forward-curved blowers, the same style as in the InPac product line.
While not as common, the plenum can be used in conjunction with our reverse airflow configuration to bring return airflow down through the top of the unit.


On April 16, 2018, the Supreme Court called for the views of the Solicitor General (or "CVSG") as to whether it should review the Ninth Circuit's decision in Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Campie (that we at LLB believe was wrongly decided and have covered previously). The CVSG may indicate the Court's willingness to provide much-needed clarification to Escobar's materiality standard.
After some dereliction of our FCA cert. monitoring duties, FCA Cert. Monitor is back. There currently are 10 FCA cases on the Supreme Court's docket, raising materiality after Escobar, the first-to-file and public disclosure bars, and the Rule 9(b) pleading standard, among other issues.
We reported previously on yet another implied certification case raising significant questions about materiality and falsity in the post-Escobar world, United States ex. rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., in which the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal of the case.
With the first day of fall comes the new term at the Supreme Court, and with the new term comes the chance to catch up with petitions we wrote about last year and with new petitions filed over the summer. We know of at least six FCA petitions that were set to be considered at the Court's Long Conference on September 25, and we should learn their fates this week. Meanwhile, we have tracked down two other petitions still in briefing. These petitions touch on everything from the Rule 9(b) pleading standard, to reverse false claims, to knowledge in the face of ambiguous rules, to Escobar's two-part falsity test, to sanctions for relator misconduct.
Just over a year ago, False Claims Act (FCA) watchers eagerly awaited the US Supreme Court's decision in U.S. ex rel. Escobar v. Universal Health Services, Inc., expecting that it would resolve once and for all whether implied false certification is a valid FCA theory. V&E's Craig Margolis and Christian Sheehan provide a post-Escobar analysis in an article they recently wrote for Washington Legal Foundation (WLF).


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Q: Perl PGP in memory encryption that uses GPG I tried using Crypt::OpenPGP but encountered some issues decrypting GPG encrypted messages. So now I'm looking for alternatives. I would like the module to be able to do its encryption/decryption entirely in memory, because we'd like to ensure that the data isn't exposed on disk at any time in an unencrypted state. The server will have a gpg of version 2.x which it seems not all modules support. Is there a good module for me to use that will work? I'm finding sifting through these modules a little hard, because there doesn't seem to be one "best" module, and they are of varying ages.

A: As Rob said, the best solution is to use XS.
Please have a look at this book: Extending and Embedding Perl.
That book is very good for someone who knows some C and C++ and wishes to dive into XS.
Perl knowledge is also necessary.
Basically, XS is just the API Perl exposes in order for you to access all data structures:

*

*scalars

*globs

*hashes

*references

*arrays

*etc

XS modules have 2 sections:

*

*one with C or C++ code (depending on how you tell h2xs)

*one with code that's also C/C++ but with some small differences in syntax which are turned into C/C++ by xspp
You will have to write tests for your code in order to ensure that it is working as you want it to.
While writing XS I highly recommend that you use:

*

*gdb with a Perl compiled with debugging symbols

*valgrind to make sure you don't have memory leaks

If you may have performance concerns I recommend you use callgrind as it is one of the best tools profilers out there. You can view the output of callgrind using  kcachegrind.
Your starting point is h2xs. It is an utility which generates all the boring boilerplate you don't want to deal with. In order to get some grips with h2xs read this tutorial.
Keep in mind that h2xs will generate a Makefile.PL for you, which after you run perl Makefile.PL will generate a standard Makefile. From then on you can make your module. Make sure you tell Makefile.PL to link with libpgp. Also make sure that you have the -g to compile with debugging symbols. You will get into situations where you will have to debug with gdb and debugging symbols are necessary.
In addition, here is a presentation on XS called Baby XS. It will be a very good introduction on XS.
I also suggest you get that book, it is amazing. I have used it while I was writing XS code and it has been very helpful to me(and still is).

P.S.
If you don't want to deal with all of XS, you can use the more lightweight Inline::C or Inline::CPP. But you will have to go through the book mentioned above(or the official Perl XS tutorial) to know the basics of XS API.

I think you feel it's a bit hard to start, but once you learn some XS basics it will all be much easier. The advantage if you learn XS is that you're not tied anymore to someone offering support for an XS module, you will be able to write your own, or use bits and pieces from other XS modules. If you say Crypt::OpenPGP does not have the features you need, you can write your own.


Another collection of readers' synth patches. If you've got a sound you're particularly proud of, why not begin your career as a programmer in MT? More on page 82.
Now that Patchwork is bigger than ever, you've an even better chance of seeing your favourite sound in print, not to mention your favourite magazine on your doorstep free of charge. And if you're still waiting to see your particular synth featured in these pages, then why not be the first to submit some sounds?
Many readers are now supplementing their patch charts with a short demo cassette of the sounds in question, and this is really good news for our over-worked (and generally hungover) editorial team. Don't worry too much about classic performances or impeccable recording quality; just present your sounds simply and concisely -and convince us you're the best of the bunch.
If you can't lay your hands on a cassette player, don't let that put you off submitting some patches - an interesting description is a good substitute.
Don't forget that if your patch gets published, you'll receive a free year's subscription to MUSIC TECHNOLOGY with our compliments. So send us your favourite sounds on a photocopy of an owner's manual chart (coupled with a blank one for artwork purposes) accompanied, if possible, by a short demo-tape. Include a decent-length description of your sound and its musical purpose in life, and write your full name and address on each chart. And remember, edited presets are all very well, but an original masterpiece is always preferable. OK?
Lou says he came across this sound quite by accident, and describes 'Hollow' as having "a percussive attack, after which the tone floats off delightfully. The lower octaves are especially percussive and hollow, and the upper half has a 'flutey' quality (the upper two octaves actually 'twinkle'). Modulation works wonderfully on the higher notes to give an interesting variation to the sound."
And in the Ensoniq corner we welcome the first patch for the ESQ1 polysynth. 'Tubes' is a bright, "spikey" sound, good for lead lines, and the hollow quality achieved at the bass end of the keyboard is quite tubelike and atmospheric. All in all, a welcome and versatile all-rounder.
Four sounds here from Ola to please the (somewhat neglected) JX8P owners. 'Smooth Synth' (A) is effective as a bass, background, lead or combined sound, and a nice variation is obtained by switching to Unison mode (which leaves you with two voices per note). 'Smooth Organ' (B) is another allpurpose sound, but with a rnore "dizzy" character than (A). 'Solo Synth' (C) is a pure solo sound designed to play a single-voice melody line, while 'Electric Dream' (D) is really a heavy-metal electric guitar imitation which again should be played in Unison mode.
Keith originally titled this sound 'Synth/Flute', but we tended to place it more among the 'Synth/Organ' pigeons... But it's a more intriguing sound than that title would suggest, embellished as it is with an endearing "chiff" and a subtle swell in its attack phase. If you think you've heard it before, listen once more.
Patchwork has an international flavour this month, with patches from all around the world (so overseas readers shouldn't think that the extra cost of a subscription hinders their chances of getting their sounds published).
Sotiris was inspired by a certain French-made electronic album to create his 'Zoolook' patch, which is an interesting sound suitable for fill-ins and adding atmospheric backdrops. The sound starts as a bell, but is quickly transformed into a mellow synth brass tone. By muting either operator 1 or operator 3, you can use the bell or the brass sound separately.
Gary reckons this is a fairly good approximation of the vocal sample used by J-MJ (yes, him again) in Houston ("an analogue synth impersonating a sampler?"). 'Rendezvous' is suitable for stabbed notes in rapid arpeggios or sequences, and requires a great deal of care in setting-up - so if you tweak a few knobs here and there, you're more likely to discover the sound most to your liking.
Incidentally, Omegatech Designs (see Newsdesk E&MM September 86) devote themselves to designing specialist pieces of hardware to your requirements, as well as supplying synth patches for a wide range of synths. Need 'em? Then reach 'em on (0454) 260223.
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