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FirstEnergy's Perry Nuclear Power Plant had an Emergency Shutdown Saturday, Still Not in Operation
Walter Novak
Towers of power: In addition to nuclear energy, Perry's plant fuels the local economy.
The nuclear power plant in Perry, Ohio, operated by the FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), had an emergency shutdown Saturday evening.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) event log shows that at 7:29 p.m. on July 27, the reactor automatically shut down after a "main turbine trip."
Via the event log's summary, the trip was "not complex," but its cause is still unknown and is being investigated by FENOC.
The PR firm handling FirstEnergy's media inquiries told Scene Tuesday that that plant was still shut down. FENOC was "making preparations" for restarting the reactor after the outage, which they say occurred during routine weekly testing.
"FirstEnergy Solutions will continue to make the safety of our communities and employees our top priority," read a prepared statement.
When Scene inquired how long it would be before the reactor was up and running — hours? days? — a spokeswoman said that because the Perry plant operates in the "competitive market," they do not disclose expected outage lengths.
Prema Chandrathil, a spokeswoman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, told Scene that the turbine which automatically triggered the shutdown was located outside the nuclear containment structure, and that there was no nuclear threat.
Courtesy: NRC
"Our resident inspectors have determined that there is no nuclear safety concern," she said, "and we will be following the license-holder as they investigate the cause of the trip."
(The "license-holder" refers to FENOC. All commercial nuclear plants in the United States must be licensed by the NRC and have at least two NRC inspectors on site.)
Chandrathil said she was unable to speculate on the length of the outage or on the cause of the equipment malfunction, but said that in general, American nuclear facilities are designed to protect themselves so that if there is any minor issue, they automatically shut down. Plants are also required to do periodic testing, which was when the Perry facility's turbine issue emerged.
"From our perspective, the reactor responded as designed," she said.
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Climate policy instruments involving mitigation on peat soils are not being implemented in Ireland due to lack of basic information on the peatland resource and in particular its properties. This knowledge gap should be addressed in order to fully quantify the role of human activities on the climate footprint of Irish peatlands. Therefore the main objective of this project is to carry out a nationwide survey to document the properties of various types of peatlands and peat soils, how they are affected by various management options and how this influences the carbon and GHG dynamics of these systems, thereby quantifying the role of human activities on the climate footprint of Irish peatlands.
The NEROS project was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and later Bord na Móna to set up a monitoring network of rewetted /restored peatlands and organic soils in order to appraise their climate and biodiversity benefits.
The 4-year Reedflux project was funded by Bord na Móna (and the Environmental Protection Agency in year 3). Greenhouse gas fluxes were measured in a nutrient rich industrial cutaway site at Blackwater, Co. Offaly.
The project was funded over a 5-year period by Environmental Protection Agency and Bord na Móna. Greenhouse gas fluxes were measured in drained and rewetted areas in the Bellacorick cutaway peatland in Co. Mayo.
The 2-year CALISTO project was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency under the STRIVE Climate Change Research Programme (CCRP 2006-2013) to investigate potential carbon losses from organic soils under grassland.
The Environmental Protection Agency funded this major research project on sustainable peatland management in Ireland which was led by University College Dublin and included partners from many organisations around Ireland. Funded under the 'Sustainable Development' measure of the research programme, this project addressed peatlands from four dimensions: Environmental, Social, Economic and Institutional to develop a protocol for the sustainable management of peatlands in Ireland.
The Forest Ecosystem Research Group in UCD, Bord na Móna and Coillte Teoranta pooled their knowledge to carry out research studies, the results of which assisted the Forest Service in drafting a Code of Best Forest Practice for the successful establishment of forest plantations on cutaway peatland.


Hello everyone! I decided to put a different positive spin on the whole Thoughts.. theme. I've noticed people around me have been down lately. It really seems as if though everyone is just sad.
So here are some thoughts that you have on a good day, to inspire you to think these thoughts everyday.
"Good job ____, that was a great piece!"
Hey, I was just acknowledged for my work, great!
"You did so good in English today :)"
People appreciate me huh? That's cool, someone remembered me.
"You're right I suppose, that was a good point."
My opinion is valid to others. People listen to me!
"That jacket looks amazing on you!"
People notice me, they noticed a good thing about me today!
"I love you, you're hilarious!"
People care about me enough to say they "love me". Awesome.
I just feel so great today, because so many people care about me.
I have this great memory of something good that happened today, and I'll keep that forever!
-text message- "You looked gross today.."
This is just a text message, it doesn't bother me because someone else told me I looked good today. This person is obviously too scared to tell me in person, this opinion doesn't matter.
I have all these friends who think I'm special, and one little rude opinion doesn't matter.
I am a great person, with many qualities. I rule.
just remember all these things, and you will have a good day, trust me. But it's also okay to have bad days, just remember these things when you're having a bad day as well.
What things do you like about a good day? What do you do on a bad day to feel better?
I love these thoughts, Noor! What a great idea this is. I've noticed that a bit too, lately - that a lot of people aren't feeling their best. (I blame the weather lol. At least around here, Mother Nature can't decide if she wants it to be warm, freezing, bright and sunny, or snowing and raining. Changes like that always mess with people's moods.) These are wonderful things to make someone think happier thoughts.
Also, have I said I love your blog design? Because I do. It's simple and just beautiful.
It's amazing how just a few words can make you feel amazing, and I'm glad you're not letting a few smaller words make you feel down. For me I remember the bad, but maybe I should start remembering all the good and relish in it.
This is an awesome post Noor!
i love everything about a good day, andw when I'm having a bad day, i either watch or do anything that has to do with my favorite movie, which ended, or anything to do with selena gomez, or just listen to her songs, you know?
Great post, as always, Noor!
Positive thoughts can defintely lead to a positive day! I enjoyed this post, Noor!
A few nice words can make my day too.
I wouldn't ever worry about silly texts like that, when you get older you wont have any of it anymore, people can be a lot nicer when they grow up! You already sound like a very sensible mature person.
THIS IS SUCH AN ENCOURAGING POST WOW. I feel ten times happier just reading it.


But they can be so much more. You can use them as a tool to show your personality, generate leads, and entertain your audience.
BONUS: Find out when your emails are being read with this invisible tracker.
Quick refresher: the recipient of your out of office email wants to hear from you. This gives you an easy opportunity to generate leads, get a laugh, and brighten days.
It takes 2 minutes to turn a lackluster out of office message into sales email gold. Below are 13 examples of out-of-office replies that keep working for you while you're away.
Over To You: What's Your Go-To Out Of Office Message?
You've got a fifty-fifty chance that your out of office message will be read by someone who already knows you, is actively reading email, and wants something from you. Sounds like a great time to share content that helps build trust and drive more sales.
Below is an out of office message example from our own team, linking to our free 7-day course on sales prospecting. Unsure of what resources you should be linking to? Try checking in with your marketing team about new collateral worth highlighting.
We love this example from Upserve's Director of Marketing, Jesse Noyes. He knows his audience, anticipates what people are emailing about, and provides lead-generating content that offers immediate answers to questions.
Find out if the emails you're sending are catching their interest.
Our brains love surprises. What's more, research has shown that small surprises that feel like they were "just for you" can spawn some incredibly strong goodwill from the receiver.
Next time you go on vacation, try surprising your customers with an out of office message that breaks the mold. Here are four of our favorite examples for inspiration.
If you're feeling creative, here's a unique idea for your next out of office message.
Everyone can appreciate the excitement of pushing work aside to go on vacation.
Shoot, you just missed me. I wrapped up everything at the office and am off on vacation until Monday, 12/26.
Here's a snapshot from my last day in the office.
Anyway, if your question or favor can wait, great. If not, do me a favor and forward your email to marketing@yesware.com and you'll be well-treated.
When to use: If you're absolutely unavailable but you want deliver some humor with your message.
Below is an out of office message example from our former head of marketing, for his time away at Burning Man. Notice the picture that he includes–it's strategically placed. The picture superiority effect teaches us that including an image with text increases a person's information recall two days later by 55%.
We miss his humor 😂 BTW — Like the sign-off at the end? Give your own email signature the same makeover in seconds.
Research out of Hiroshima University found that looking at animal pictures actually increases focus and productivity at work. Including a photo (or two) could help create a positive attitude toward you and increase the likelihood that they remember your email.
Here is an out of office message example that our Director of Product Marketing set up before she went on vacation.
Is someone covering for you while you're gone? Acknowledge how awesome they are for helping you out. A few kind words can go a long way — especially if you receive an email from an important customer or prospect while you're gone.
When you compliment your coworker who will receive requests in your absence, it has a two-fold effect.
What happens when you start watching a movie or you flip a station on TV that ends up being in a different language?
It's the first thing you notice, right?
Emojis are officially a language unto themselves, and they'll help you catch the attention of whoever has sent you an email.
Traveling for work might be a standard part of your job, but it doesn't mean your email can't be unique.
If you're traveling to a conference that you expect many of your contacts to be at, too, then use your out of office message as a networking opportunity.
Schedule follow up emails so they send when you want them to.
Remember the AIDA cold email formula? It also works as an out-of-office reply by captivating your reader's attention all the way through to the call to action.
Here's a great example of how this works from Ann Handley of MarketingProfs. Ann begins with a rhetorical question that grabs her reader's attention and builds interest with her subsequent details and fun fact. She then creates desire with the way she describes the conference and lists a call to action with the conference website and a link to her Instagram account.
Pro tip: To make sure you don't forget to set an OOO for your next confirmed trip(s), take 5 seconds to schedule a Send Later email to remind yourself. Schedule it for your last day of the office, and we'll place it at the top of your inbox at the best time for you.
With a free trial of Yesware, you can also set a final reminder for one hour before you leave for your next planned vacation or work trip.
These final examples are purely for entertainment. While a little humor can go a long way with building rapport with your network, they may not work for everyone. Use your best judgment :).
Have some interesting facts up your sleeve? This one's for you.
Remember: Images (especially those in color and with people) will make your email memorable. Our recent post on how to write a damn good email signature focused on this. So did this Danny Tanner aficionado.
Ready to write your own, but not wanting to start from scratch? There are 8 examples to copy and paste (then customize) in this OOO template doc. Want to file more than one for the future? Good news: you can stash them right in your Gmail or Outlook inbox.
Re-writing the same work emails over and over? Save templates to your inbox.
If you're up for sharing, we'd love to see your own favorites. What can we learn from your experience? Tweet us: @Yesware.


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Sally J. Pla
Sally J. Pla is the award-winning author of The Someday Birds and Stanley Will Probably Be Fine, middle-grade novels about kids facing new adventures and learning to feel more at ease in the world. The Someday Birds received the 2018 Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award, and was named a Bank Street Best Children's Book, NYPL Best Children's Book, Goodreads Choice Nominee, and Nerdies Award lister, as well as appearing on state award lists. Both books are Junior Library Guild Selections with starred reviews.
Sally's new picture book, Benji, The Bad Day, and Me is about sibling rivalry and neurodiversity, all wrapped in a big blue blanket.
Sally has appeared on local television and radio as an author and autism advocate. She believes in kindness, respect, and the beauty of different brains. We are all stars shining with different lights!
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This image, from "Sea of Shoes" expresses all the power of the individualism of the 60s. It looks like wonderful scraps of various printed Pucci fabrics (which could be printed on cotton velvet, silk or light weight wool jersey) have been wonderfully patched on those flared legs! What a delicious way to re-cycle a stained or torn, but beautiful scarf or blouse ... .
i love this refashion! so much fun!


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Dual-sided waterfall in the stunning 18th-floor infinity pool. The open-air, partially covered, pool area reveals sweeping views of the Houston skyline and includes a whirlpool and food and beverage service. Comfortable chaise lounges as well as tables and chairs make it an inviting sanctuary.
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Posted on December 1, 2012 by POMANDP
Corruption: Rising rage and calls for death penalty
FELIX NWANERI November 23, 2012
FELIX NWANERI writes on the controversy over the recent call by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for death penalty to be imposed against corruption, as the vice has become the rule, rather than the exception in Nigeria.
The public hearings on constitution amendment across the country have once more shown that Nigerians are in unison on the need to alter several sections of the nation's law book as there is a general belief that the 1999 Constitution as amended was foisted on the people by the military.
However, while most contentious issues such as demand for new states, true federalism, state police, local government autonomy and tenure of elected public officers have dominated debates among the people, none of them has stirred controversy like the proposal by the pan Northern group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for death penalty against corruption.
ACF had in its proposal ahead of last week's zonal public hearings on the constitution amendment advocated capital punishment for anyone found guilty of corruption. The group premised its submission on the destructive impact of corruption on the country.
The group stated: "The law classifies crimes according to the severity of their consequences both on the individual victim, the community or the country. If crime holds a high potential to gravely harm or kill its victim, the more severe the punishment, which was designed to punish and deter offenders.
"This is to say that punishment must always fit offences. One crime that has proved capable of gravely harming or killing its victim, Nigeria, is corruption. Sadly, our laws have not recognised corruption for what it is. ACF recommends that corruption be recognised as a capital offence and made to carry capital punishment."
While capital punishment is not new in Nigeria, as some heinous crimes such as armed robbery and murder attract death punishment, China is perhaps the only notable country in the world where corruption attracts death sentence at the moment.
Just last year, the world's most populous nation executed the deputy mayors of its Suzhou and Hangzhou provinces; head of the State Food and Drug Administration, Secretary of Justice of Chongqing City and the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. This makes China the global leader for the number of corrupt officials who are sentenced to death, and actually executed each year.
But, judging by the seemingly endless "public demand" for this kind of punishment and the surging popular anger in China, it seems that there is actually not enough of it.
Although so many people have been "beheaded," officials at all levels are still determined to brave death by trying to make the most of corruption.
The Chinese example, perhaps, explains the flurry of reactions, which have so far trailed the ACF's proposal despite the acknowledgement by both sides of the divide on the issue that corruption, defined by as "abuse of entrusted power for private gain" hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in positions of authority.
To those in support of the death penalty proposal, the dimension that corruption has taken in Nigeria is so frightening that more drastic measures need to be taken to combat it, as the various antigraft agencies are fast losing the war due to delayed prosecution of alleged corrupt officials.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for instance, is yet to make any head way in the trial of ex- Governors Ayo Fayose (Ekiti), Orji Kalu (Abia), Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu), Sani Ahmed (Zamfara), Saminu Turaki (Jigawa), Rashidi Ladoja (Oyo), Joshua Dariye (Plateau), Jolly Nyame (Taraba), Attahiru Bafarawa (Sokoto) since 2007, when their prosecution commenced.
Some of them have even gone ahead to contest elections and are currently occupying top positions in government, even as it only took a United Kingdom court to convict the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who is currently serving a 13- year jail term in London.
But unlike Ibori, ex-Governors Lucky Igbnedion and Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Edo and Bayelsa states, respectively, who got convicted in courts at home, were merely reprimanded. While Igbinedion was convicted and fined N3.5m, following a plea-bargain deal with the EFCC that saw 191 charges preferred against him reduced to just one, Alamieseigha was sentenced to only two years imprisonment.
This slap on the wrist kind of judgement on such high profile cases may have been responsible for the call by the ACF, though the world is gradually moving away from capital punishment to life imprisonment.
Lagos lawyer and activist, Fred Agbaje, who is of the view that the call is the way forward, said: "If we feel that the death penalty will put an end to or reduce corruption in our society, so be it."
He added: "In Nigeria, corruption has become the 37th state of the federation, growing in leaps and bounds and drawing its weekly and monthly allowances from the Federation Account. If the death penalty will address it, it's okay because we have not reached the level the advanced countries have reached where they convert the death penalty to life imprisonment.
"I will suggest that there must be a fundamental surgical amendment to the act establishing the two anti-graft agencies.
And it must include the removal of the power of the president to appoint the headship of the organisations. So long as the president retains the power to appoint the headship, the fight against corruption is a joke because you cannot fight yourself." Similarlarly, the Secretary General of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Chief Willy Ezugwu, described the proposal as one in the right direction, given the collosal damage that corruption had done to the polity.
"I agree with the ACF because there must be severe punishment for coruption in this country, else we are going no where. No matter the measure, even death penalty against coruption, I am totally for it, if it will make public office holders to sit up," he told National Mirror.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Yusuf Alli, who has persistently advocated such measure, argued that corruption contributes at least 80 per cent to problems in the country, adding that if it is reduced by 50 per cent, the level of efficiency in the country will increase. His words: "When you are proven guilty of corruption charges, the person should just be executed.
I've been preaching this for more than a decade. I used to call it the Chinese treatment, because in China, if you are convicted for corruption, you are either hanged or shot. "I believe this is necessary.
At least, we would have achieved one thing; the person who committed the crime would not be the beneficiary of the gain. He won't live to enjoy the fruit of his crime. Also, Nigerians will not be committing crimes for others to enjoy. Once they know and see example, they won't be committing the crime."
But convincing as the arguments may sound; another political school of thought fears that such law could also be a political tool. To them, officials who do not have godfathers or got caught on the wrong side may be used as scapegoats.
"Anyone could be a victim. Once you lose your footing in the political power struggle, the accusations of corruption are very likely to fall on you," a senior Police official who pleaded anonymity told National Mirror.
Executive Chairman of Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Debo Adeniran, who also disagreed with the ACF's call, said: "As much as we are worried about the recalcitrance of corruption culprits in Nigeria, death penalty cannot solve the problem. It would reduce the frequency no doubt, but criminals may become more brazen in their game.
They will steal so large so they'll feel comfortable dying for their progeny to remember them to have made eternal wealth for them."
He further said that such penalty presupposes that neither the accusers nor the trial judge can make mistake, as a culprit, once executed can never be brought back to live. He therefore opined that "rather than kill them, corrupt criminals should lose, not only the direct proceeds of corruption they're found guilty of but also whatever wealth and property they might have accummulated in their lifetime to the state. Such would be deemed to have been gotten through corruption."
In the same vein, notable lawyers like Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and Femi Falana (SAN), said what the nation needs to fight corruption is a strengthened legal system and a strong leadership with sufficient political will.
Agbakoba said: "It is understandable that people are frustrated and that is why they are calling for extreme measure but what we need is strong leadership to tackle corruption. There is extreme poverty in the land. Even if you impose death penalty, corruption will continue to grow if there is no strong leadership. What we need is strong EFCC, strong police, strong SSS, strong ICPC which will ensure that corrupt persons will be dealt with."
To Falana, death penalty is barbaric and should not be encouraged. "It is not the death penalty that will serve as the deterrent; it is the political will of the government of the day. It is the strong political will of the government of the day that will enforce the law that will ensure that there is no sacred cow; that will ensure that reports indicting highly influential criminals are not suppressed," he noted.
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DEPECHE MODE DISCOGRAPHY
Depeche Mode 'Shake The Disease' 1985
Shake The Disease
Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller и Gareth Jones
Design of single:
Tamara Capellaro and T & CP Associates
7"LP
L12"LP
UK chart:
DEPECHE MODE:
Andy Fletcher
MUTE RECORDS NEWS
Depeche Mode New Release "Shake The Disease" 29th April 1985
DEPECHE MODE release their new single - "SHAKE THE DISEASE" on 29th April 1985 on Mute Records - CAT. NO. BONG 8 - available in both 7" and 12".
7 BONG8
c/w FLEXIBLE
12 BONG8
SHAKE THE DISEASE (extended version)
c/w FLEXIBLE (extended version)
This single was recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin and produced by Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones. The 7" and 12" A'sides were mixed by the same team, whilst the B'sides were remixed in London by Daniel Miller and FLOOD.
Following their extremely successful tours of Europe, USA and the Far East, Depeche Mode will be promoting this single with various TV appearances in this country and live performances at summer festivals throughout Europe.
DEPECHE MODE will be returning to the studio in Autumn to record their fifth album.
VINYL RELEASE
7" single (7BONG8) UK
"Shake The Disease" (Single Version) 04:48
"Flexible" (Single Version) 03:11
Runout A: MPO 7BONG 8 A2 THERE'S A KIND OF HUSH
Runout B: MPO 7BONG 8 B¹R TY ARE YOU GUYS IN A BAND
Vinyl record format: 45RPM - STEREO
12" single (12BONG8) UK
"Shake The Disease" (Remixed Extended Version) 08:43
"Flexible" (Remixed Extended Version) 06:15
Runout A: 12 BONG 8 A1 [waving hand pictogram] HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE MPO
Runout B: 12 BONG 8 B1X GP STIKES AGAIN timtom MPO
SPECIAL EDITION 12" single (L12BONG8) UK
"Shake The Disease" (Edit The Shake) 07:08
"Master And Servant" (Live 1984-11-30 Basel, Schwitzerland) 05:38
"Flexible" (Pre-deportation Mix) 04:40
"Something To Do" (Metal Mix) 07:25
Runout 1: L 12 BONG 8 A2 JA MPO
Runout 2: L 12 BONG 8 B2 JA MPO
Vinyl record format: 45rpm STEREO
Promo Track
01. "Shake The Disease" (Fade) (Promo 7-28835 US) 03:59
VIDEO RELEASE
Release 29 April 1985
Written by Martin L. Gore
Produced by Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode
Video directed by Peter Care
Notes: Video was shot in the town of Hounslow in London.
PRODUCTION DETAILS TRACKS
"Shake The Disease" (Single Version) 04:48 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones at Handsa Mischraum, Berlin.
"Flexible" (Single Version) 03:11 • Engineered by Flood.
"Shake The Disease" (Remixed Extended Version) 08:43 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones at Handsa Mischraum, Berlin.
"Flexible" (Remixed Extended Version) 06:15 • Engineered by Flood.
"Shake The Disease" (Edit The Shake) 07:08 • Produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones at Handsa Mischraum, Berlin. Edited by John Fryer.
"Flexible" (Pre-deportation Mix) 04:40 • Remixed by Bert Bevins.
"Something To Do" (Metal Mix) 07:25 • Remixed by Gareth Jones.
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Q: Reading data as a stream using Elixir and Hackney I'm playing with the hackney and I'm trying to read the body of a request as a stream using the instructions from here.
Since the code there is written in Erlang I had to adapt it to work in Elixir:
  def read_body(max_length, client, acc) when max_length > byte_size(acc) do
    case :hackney.stream_body(client) do
      {:ok, data} -> read_body(max_length, client, acc <> data)
      :done -> {:ok, acc}
      {:error, reason} -> {:error, reason}
    end
  end

  def read_body(max_length, client, acc) do
    acc
  end

And I run it using:
acc = HackneyTutorial.read_body(20, client, "")
# I have my own methods for retrieving the client

The problem is that I would expect to read only the first 20 bytes of data from the body using the code above however the acc variable gets the entire body, it either doesn't take into account the guard when max_length > byte_size(acc), or it simply reads all the body on the first  call to :hackney.stream_body/1 .
What do you think might fix this problem?

A: One of two things is happening with your read_body/3 function:

*

*As you mentioned, the entire body is being returned at once from the :hackney.stream_body/1 call which happens to be larger than max_length, which then causes the second definition of read_body/3 to be called.

*Portions of the body are being returned as read_body/3 executes recursively until the size of acc is no longer smaller than max_length, which then causes the second definition of read_body/3 to be called (same result as 1).

Neither the :hackney.stream_body/1 function nor your read_body/3 guard will actually limit the size of the returned body based on max_length.  In both cases where acc is larger than the specified max_length, the :done case (or the {:error, reason} case) will never match.
In order to limit the size of the returned body, one solution would be to add two additional guards to your case expression and remove your secondary definition of read_body/3 without the guard:
def read_body(max_length, ref, acc) do
  case :hackney.stream_body(ref) do
    {:ok, _} when byte_size(acc) > max_length ->
      read_body(max_length, ref, acc)
    {:ok, data} when (byte_size(data) + byte_size(acc)) > max_length ->
      read_body(max_length, ref, acc <> String.slice(data, 0, max_length - byte_size(acc)))
    {:ok, data} ->
      read_body(max_length, ref, acc <> data)
    :done ->
      {:ok, acc}
    {:error, reason} ->
      {:error, reason}
  end
end

Another solution might be to subtract the size of the returned data from max_length until reaching 0, then ignore the rest of the data:
def read_body(0, ref, acc) do
  case :hackney.stream_body(ref) do
    {:ok, _} ->
      read_body(0, ref, acc)
    :done ->
      {:ok, acc}
    {:error, reason} ->
      {:error, reason}
  end
end
def read_body(max_length, ref, acc) do
  case :hackney.stream_body(ref) do
    {:ok, << data :: binary-size(max_length), _ :: binary >>} ->
      read_body(0, ref, acc <> data)
    {:ok, data} ->
      read_body(max_length - byte_size(data), ref, acc <> data)
    :done ->
      {:ok, acc}
    {:error, reason} ->
      {:error, reason}
  end
end

Both solutions have the same result, but show a couple of different approaches for solving the same issue.

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Kinetic energy functional derivative for the Thomas-Fermi atom in D dimensions
Norman H. March, Sabre Kais
The self-consistent Thomas-Fermi atom satisfying Poisson's equation in D dimensions has a functional derivative of the kinetic energy T with respect to the ground-state density n(r) proportional to n2/D. But the Poisson equation relates n1-2/D to "reduced" density derivatives n-3(d2n/dr2). Thus δT/δn can be written also, quite compactly, solely in terms of these derivatives. An analytic solution to the Thomas-Fermi equation in D dimensions can be presented as an expansion about the known analytic solution at D = 2.
International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Poisson equation
March, N. H., & Kais, S. (1997). Kinetic energy functional derivative for the Thomas-Fermi atom in D dimensions. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 65(5), 411-413.
Kinetic energy functional derivative for the Thomas-Fermi atom in D dimensions. / March, Norman H.; Kais, Sabre.
In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Vol. 65, No. 5, 01.12.1997, p. 411-413.
March, NH & Kais, S 1997, 'Kinetic energy functional derivative for the Thomas-Fermi atom in D dimensions', International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 411-413.
March NH, Kais S. Kinetic energy functional derivative for the Thomas-Fermi atom in D dimensions. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 1997 Dec 1;65(5):411-413.
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Animated Mole Game
Date: 1-Dec-2016/9:56+3:00
Tags: neutral, sexual, non lucid dream
Characters: female mole, bird, other mole
I was watching some animation of animals, which seemed to be a young chipper female mole (or maybe a shrew-like thing) talking to family of other animals.
female mole: "Don't worry guys, it's time to leave the burrow! I'm going to have a great time out in the big world, and I'll write you and tell you all about it."
She left, and the remaining animals were talking about her. I think the one that spoke might have been a bird.
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other mole: "Why do you say that?"
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But the game crashed to a terminal, or was exited in mid-initialization during the pan. I somehow tried to run it again but it said something about files being corrupt. To reinitialize it, I had to type molegame ,restart. The space before a comma in that position surprised me--as I'm unfamiliar with that as any kind of syntax for command line parameters.
The restarted game replayed the opening animation which I had seen before. I tried to watch it and not have it perceptually zip by as fast it had the first time.
There was a cut scene where the character was talking.
female mole: "It's not far to where I'm going, and I should be able to avoid the humans. They are pretty bad, just like everyone says. But one thing: when you find a fast food restaurant and look around in the trash bins, the humans don't seem quite so ugly after all"
While the game was booting I went to look up "mole game" in some kind of browser window. The first page that came up had animations of the characters that were sketched, with the images tagged with labels like dirty or nasty. One was of one of the other characters of the game performing oral sex on this female animal.
I gathered the game was not American in origin (and somehow that it had perhaps come from India). Either the web page or the game launch seemed to have a very purple-ish theme.
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However, take note of one detail in the story: the rich man who "dressed in purple and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day" is not condemned because of his good fortune, but he is condemned because of his failure to share his good fortune with someone less fortunate.
Lent is a good time for us to reflect upon all the good – all the blessings – that God continues to shower upon us. Lent is also a good time to consider how good we are – or aren't – at sharing our goods with others.
And why not begin today?
This is a famous story from the Book of Genesis. It is a story of family feud. It is a story of internecine jealousy. It is a story of unspeakable betrayal.
However, in the end, it is a story of God's unpredictable providence!
Joseph is his father's favorite. His older brothers hate him for it. Blinded by their resentment and envy, they plot to murder Joseph. At the last moment, however, Reuben has second thoughts. He proposes that they essentially leave their brother to die in the desert (hoping that he might subsequently rescue his brother). At first blush, it seemed that Reuben's plan might work after all until a caravan of foreigners appeared. The plan is changed again. The brothers – even Rueben, by all accounts – decide to sell Joseph into slavery. This plan provides the brothers with an out - they don't actually take Joseph's life, but they can get Joseph out of their lives permanently.
Twenty years later Israel finds itself in the grip of a devastating famine. At the end of their respective ropes, Joseph's brothers travel to Egypt with the hope of finding food and shelter. Imagine their surprise – and shame - when they find themselves face-to-face with the brother whom they had sold into slavery, presumably unto death.
There is a great mystery here to be considered. Absent his brothers' treachery, Joseph's kin – and presumably, Joseph himself – might have all been consumed by the famine that swept through Israel twenty years after selling their brother into slavery. How could anyone have anticipated that an act of betrayal could turn into a tale of salvation, forgiveness and reconciliation?
What's the moral to the story? Sometimes in life good things happen for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes in life even the most loathsome of intentions can produce an inspired turn-of-events. Simply put, God can make miracles out of the worst of circumstances.
Today, reflect on this question: are they any examples of such experiences in your own life?
"This man welcomes sinners and eats with them..."
This behavior is the resentment leveled against Jesus in today's selection from the Gospel of Luke. In response, Jesus proceeds to tell the Pharisees and scribes a parable: the parable of the prodigal son.
The word "prodigal" is defined as "rashly or wastefully extravagant". Well, that certainly describes the younger son to a tee. After all, he demands an inheritance (to which, as the younger son, he was not entitled) and promptly blows his entire fortune – and all of his supposed friends – on irresponsible living.
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Is there anything in that story to which you can really relate at this point in your life? Is there anyone in the parable with whom you can most closely empathize?
What is your answer? Why?
"Is the Lord in our midst or not?"
From generation to generation, this is a timely (even a perennial) question more often than not raised in moments of crisis and confusion or in the experience of suffering, tragedy, injustice or loss. Angry, frustrated and disillusioned, the Israelites - our spiritual ancestors - posed this question to Moses in the midst of the seemingly aimless desert trek on which they had been led. Like them, we ask the same question in our own ways every day, whether due to global events like terrorism, war, famine and disease or our own personal struggles, including unemployment, illness, death and relational issues.
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Q: PHP - Multidimensional array based placeholders find and replace I have a multidimensional array and I need to be able to replace JSON placeholders with the relevant value.
Also I need to be able to cascade the values too.
I'm probably just missing a simple thing but its been bugging me for days now.
I'd me very greatful if someone could point out a fix for me.

For example this is my data array:
$SCREEN = array(
    'z5OrfqifU8RiA' =>
    array(
        'current_status' => 'Completed',
        'email' => 'luke@test.com',
        'Messages' =>
        array(
            array(
                array(
                    'type' => 'message',
                    'messageIndex' => 0,
                    'ReceivedAt' => '17/11/2017 17:06:23',
                    'Name' => 'Luke ',
                    'Message' => 'Hello.'
                ),
                array(
                    'type' => 'message',
                    'messageIndex' => 1,
                    'ReceivedAt' => '17/11/2017 17:06:25',
                    'Name' => 'Luke2 ',
                    'Message' => 'Hello back.'
                )
            )
        ),
        'Message Count' => 2,
    )
);

I need to take the placeholders that represent the array values as dot notation and replace them with the correct string OR child array using a wildcard.
Here are a few examples of before and afters...
From this:
{ "Messages": "{{SCREEN.Messages}}"}

To:
{
    "Messages": [
        {
          "type": "message",
          "messageIndex": 0,
          "ReceivedAt": "17/11/2017 17:06:23",
          "Name": "Luke",
          "Message": "Hello."
        },{
          "type": "message",
          "messageIndex": 1,
          "ReceivedAt": "17/11/2017 17:07:06",
          "Name": "Luke2",
          "Message": "Hello back."
        }
      ]
}

From this:
{ "email": "{{SCREEN.email}}"}

To:
{ "email": "luke@test.com"}

From this:
{ "everything": "{{SCREEN.*}}"}

To:
{
  "everything": {
    "z5OrfqifU8RiA": {
      "current_status": "Completed",
      "email": "luke@test.com",
      "Messages": [
        [
          {
            "type": "message",
            "messageIndex": 0,
            "ReceivedAt": "17/11/2017 17:06:23",
            "Name": "Luke",
            "Message": "Hello."
          },
          {
            "type": "message",
            "messageIndex": 1,
            "ReceivedAt": "17/11/2017 17:07:06",
            "Name": "Luke2",
            "Message": "Hello back."
          }
        ]
      ],
      "Message Count": 2
    }
  }
}

This is the current code that works if you explicitly target a value but not for an array using a wildcard to get anything that is a child to that key.

$SCREEN = array(
    'z5OrfqifU8RiA' =>
    array(
        'current_status' => 'Completed',
        'email' => 'luke@test.com',
        'Messages' =>
        array(
            array(
                array(
                    'type' => 'message',
                    'messageIndex' => 0,
                    'ReceivedAt' => '17/11/2017 17:06:23',
                    'Name' => 'Luke ',
                    'Message' => 'Hello.'
                ),
                array(
                    'type' => 'message',
                    'messageIndex' => 1,
                    'ReceivedAt' => '17/11/2017 17:06:25',
                    'Name' => 'Luke2 ',
                    'Message' => 'Hello back.'
                )
            )
        ),
        'Message Count' => 2,
    )
);

$X = parseVariables('{ "everything": "{{SCREEN.*}}"}');

$Y = parseVariables('{ "email": "{{SCREEN.email}}"}');

function parseVariables($array) {
    GLOBAL $SCREEN;

    foreach(flatten($SCREEN) AS $K => $V)$array = MD_ArrayFandR("{{SCREEN.".$K."}}",$V,$array);

    return $array;
}

function flatten($array) {
    $result = array();
    foreach($array as $key=>$value) {
        if(is_array($value)) {
            $result = $result + flatten($value, $key . '.');
        } else {
            $result[$key] = $value;
        }
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        $ex=json_encode($Array);
        return json_decode(str_replace($Find, $Replace,$ex),true);
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        return str_replace($Find, $Replace,$Array);
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A: Write a recursive function that can descend into the structure, like:
function recurse($foo) {
    foreach( $foo as $key => $value ) {
        if( is_array($value) ) {
            $foo[$key] = recurse($value);
        } else if( /* $value is a placeholder */ ) {
            $foo[$key] = /* replacement */;
        }
    }
    return $foo
}


Food runners, unlike food servers, are only responsible for taking food to customers. Food runners do not take customer orders or collect customer payments. Like servers in the restaurant industry, food runners rely heavily on tips to round out their salary at the end of the day.
Food runners help servers during busy restaurant times.
Food runners do not need education beyond a high school diploma or GED. Higher education does not affect the amount of salary you will receive. If you are attending high school during your employment, you do not need a diploma. Food runners need a small amount of upper body strength to carry large trays of food and to occasionally clean tables. Because food runners do not handle monetary transactions, strong math skills are not usually required.
Food runners act as assistants to the wait staff of a restaurant. If a server has many tables and no time to bring out food that is ready, she will ask a food runner to deliver the food. Servers and bartenders typically tip out food runners at the end of their shift for the extra help. The tip out is a percentage of the tips that the servers and bartenders made during the shift.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national average salary for food runners is $8.01 as of 2008, an amount that includes tips and base pay. The base pay before tips for a food runner is typically only a few dollars, sometimes below minimum wage. Restaurants can do this because part of your income relies on tips from customers. A food runner's salary depends on the type of restaurant and amount of business revenue the restaurant makes.
Restaurants may offer incentives to achieve a certain sales goal after a specified period of time. This incentive could be cash or gift cards for workers. If the incentive is cash, a server may give more money in the tip out to a food runner that has helped her win. For example, if the prize is $250 for the most clam chowders sold, you may receive a percentage of the clam chowder prize for helping out. This incentive acts like a small bonus for food runners.


For a lot of people, the biggest question about God is not, surprisingly enough, whether he exists. Instead, it is about whether God is truly good. Dinesh D'Souza, in his debates with leading atheists, quickly realized that many of those debates revolved around the question of evil in this world—how God could create a world that allowed such suffering and evil. In Godforsaken, Dinesh D'Souza takes these questions head on: Does God act like a tyrant? Is God really responsible for the evil in this world? Why is there suffering in the world? For the first time ever, Dinesh D'Souza approaches this topic with historical and scientific proof and presents to the reader why God is truly worthy of our worship and love.


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echo "Registering google.com as an external service"
curl -X PUT -d '{"Datacenter": "dc1", "Node": "google",
   "Address": "www.google.com",
   "Service": {"Service": "search", "Port": 80}}' \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/catalog/register


1.) Why Do I have to pay Spanish Inheritance Tax?
If you own a Spanish property when you die your beneficiaries will need to go through probate and pay the relevant taxes before they officially owntheirportionoftheproperty.
IIn Spain it is the recipient that is taxed and not the Estate which means each beneficiary has to probate individually. To complicate matters further there are different rules for recipients domiciled in Spain who are liable to pay taxes to the local Government. Non-Spanish domiciled recipients pay any taxes due to the National Government. It is to be noted that a Residencia does not necessarily mean that you are deemed to be domiciled in Spain.
2.) Why should I bother?
This is a question that we are often asked! Many people have a mental blockage when it comes to planning what will happen to their assets when they die. This is understandable as we all think, 'It won't happen for ages' or 'Why bother as I will be dead anyway', at times. But the fact of the matter is that we WILL all die one day and if we have not made provision then our beneficiaries can be left with one unholy mess to sort out at a time when they really could do without the added burden of debts relating to inherited assets, especially when the tax relates to the assets owned by ones spouse.
In reality it is very necessary that we do sit down and ensure we have things boxed off so that when we do die our Estate is easier to deal with and that is why Wincham Investments Limited have devised methods to assist Spanish Property owners to structure their assets in such a way that their beneficiaries will inherit their Spanish assets with the minimum of delay, no cost in taxes in Spain and with no necessity to deal with Spanish Wills, Lawyers or Notaries.
3.) But I already have a Will in both Spain and the UK?
This is definitely a start but neither will protect your property against Spanish Inheritance Tax. The Wincham product allows your beneficiaries to inherit your Spanish property without the need to probate a Will in Spain so if your only asset in Spain is your property then you will not need to have a Spanish Will.
Spanish law does not allow for your partner in marriage to automatically inherit your half of a jointly owned property and in all cases the beneficiary will need to probate the Estate and pay Inheritance Tax on the asset before the asset can legally pass into the new owner's name(s). To make matters worse any bank account held in the deceased's name, or jointly, is automatically frozen until the Estate has been probated and all necessary taxes have been paid. The taxes cannot be paid from the deceased's assets in Spain and it can take between 6 months and 2 years to complete the probate process and the transfer of the deceased's assets to the beneficiary.
Inheritance tax is calculated using different formulas dependant on the relationship of the person to inherit with the deceased. For instance if you and your partner are not married then the tax will be significantly higher than if you are. Children of the deceased also pay different amounts of tax dependant on their status; unmarried partner's children from a previous marriage, that have not been legally adopted, pay more tax than children who are the direct descendant of the deceased. As you can see the whole situation is fairly complicated and is made even more problematical as it is not the Estate that is probated but each persons part of the Estate that they are due to inherit. This means each person is individually required to go through probate in order to obtain their share of the property at a cost in the region of 5,000€ for lawyers fees plus the Inheritance Tax that is due to be paid. The end result can be a very costly affair and the property cannot be sold until all beneficiaries have completed the process.


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Cryptopia, the New Zealand based cryptocurrency exchange was allegedly hacked on 14th January. The hackers were able to steal cryptocurrencies worth millions of dollars. According to the exchange, the local police authorities and New Zealand's unit of high tech crimes are looking into the matter.
Cryptopia informed its users about the incident in a tweet yesterday explaining that the exchange had suffered a security breach which led to the loss of funds due to hacking. Cryptopia exchange was later put into maintenance while the team was trying to assess the damage. The exchange shall remain in maintenance mode and trading will be suspended until the issue has been resolved. The website of the exchange itself is offline.
On 13th January 19,391 ETH (Ethereum) worth around $2.5 million and 48,029,306 CENNZ tokens (Centrality) worth around $1.18 million were transferred from Cryptopia exchange to unknown wallets. However, the owner of the wallet is not yet confirmed. It could be the exchange itself or the hackers.
The increasing number of exchange hackings has led to spreading of negative reputation of cryptocurrencies. People are starting to lose hopes in crypto exchanges. Last year, CoinCheck, a Japenese cryptocurrency exchange was hacked which led to around $500 million of funds being stolen. If such incidences continue to occur, the newcomers in the crypto space will lose confidence over cryptocurrencies and hence the whole cryptocurrency market will have to suffer.
Prominent people in the crypto industry are calling out for people to opt for decentralized exchanges which are much more safer in comparison to the Centralized ones.


Accuracy, integrity and transparency through storytelling were at the forefront of our recently completed solution for Oritain.
Oritain is a true global company providing scientific traceability methods to prove product provenance and authenticity - all started from right here in Dunedin (the Great Small City of course!). Through leading edge technology, Oritain work with a very broad range of industries, for example within honey, the origin can be proven by tracing the jar right back to a batch number associated with a set supplier. Oritain does this by investigating the molecules that make up a product, narrowing origin down to set geographical region. From head office based in Dunedin, Oritain are providing these solutions for some of the largest brands across the world such as Lewis Road Creamery, Silver Fern Farms and GE Healthcare.
The creativity within the team has allowed us to produce a striking yet simple design which enables the content to shine. Our design process was made easy being able to leverage off the strong brand and vision already held strongly by Oritain. The highly visual design also showcases Oritain's global partners ensuring brand equity for these companies.
Oritain is yet another website that is integrated with our sister company Hail. Through Hail the likes of news, industry updates and case studies are interwoven throughout - writing content for the story purpose and having it published everywhere.
Key functionality within the new solution includes the traceability and verification feature whereby a shopper can enter the code found on their product and seek information pertaining to its origin and authenticity. With a growing consumer desire for fresh and safe food - this tool is something that shoppers love and Oritain's brands continue to reap the benefits of.
Check out the awesome website here!


We (as in Significance, in partnership with the Young Statisticians Section of the Royal Statistical Society) have just launched the 2016 Young Statisticians Writing Competition.
The competition is open to any young statistician, regardless of whether they are an RSS or ASA member. In the past editions, we've had some very, very good pieces $-$ like this.


The LSC-Kingwood Library is under construction and will be open later this spring. Visit the LSC-Kingwood Library homepage for updates.
Research databases, including eBooks, are available 24/7.
Check with specific campus and center libraries and learning commons for their hours.


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Office Building Face in Shenzhen
Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, China
Construction visible from Shezhen University.
China has a reputation as being constantly under construction and from what I saw this is more visible in Shenzhen than anywhere else. Here we actually see five identical large buildings in a row in the same stage of construction.
Shenzhen University Dorm Room
Standing in the middle of the room is my friend Henry, who studied here at Ritsumeikan University in Japan for a year. This is the room he lived in before he studied abroad in Japan; he now lives in a much roomier room actually intended for foreign students, which he got into because he works part time for the international office.
Posted on 2004 May 16 2005 January 15 Author Roy BermanCategories China, Travelogue, Uncategorized1 Comment on Shenzhen
Hong Kong Ferry
This odd looking boat is the ferry from Hong Kong to mainland China, Shenzhen city in Guangdong (Canton) province. It arrives in a place called '蛇口' which is pronounced 'Shekou' in Cantonese. In Japanese as jaguchi, and is the word for faucet but I have no idea if there is a relationship.
Emmigration from Hong Kong, immigration to China, and the respective customs checks were trivial. They're a lot more interested in keeping illegal immigrants out of Hong Kong than out of China. The ferry takes about 40 minutes and costs $105 Hong Kong dollars. HK$ are about 7.5 to a US dollar, so it really isn't very expensive for an international trip, even at such a close distance.
Just on the outside of the ferry terminal was this stall selling fishing gear. Notice the double turtle-dragon creature on the counter, and the giant can of Carlsberg beer behind the counter.
Posted on 2004 May 13 Author Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Shekou
一飲就痩
Hito Nomi Sugu Yase
February 30 2004.
I spotted this advertisement for 助助身茶(help-help-body-tea) in the Hong Kong subway system. What caught my eye was the Japanese text written alongside the larger Chinese slogan. Before reading the explanation of this picture you might want to refer to This earlier post.
The Chinese phrase of these characters 一飲就痩(at least as I understand the characters from the way they are used in Japanese) translates word by word to 'one-drink-become-thin.' Chinese literature has a long history of what are called in Japanese 四字熟語 (pronounced as yo-ji-juku-go), or four character idioms, and I presume that writing an advertising slogan in 4 characters is intended to convey a feeling of classicism reminiscent of these traditional phrases. The woman dressed in a Japanese Kimono in a Japanese style setting also adds to the old-fashioned feeling, but transposes it to Japan.
Alongside the Chinese slogan is a small line of text written in Japanese characters, which I have enlarged in the photo. Now, Japanese is written largely with Chinese characters (called kanji , but they also use natively developed phonetic characters (called kana), which is what these are. Japanese vocabulary is generally divided into the categories of 'native' Japanese words, Chinese words (whether actually imported from China or created in Japan by combining Chinese words), and 'foreign words,' mostly words imported from European languages (these days mostly English, but going back as far as the 17th century contact with Porteguese.)
I don't want to get deep into explaining the Japanese language, but the point is that the words written in kana are native Japanese words and not the Chinese derived Japanese words which correspond to those characters. The Japanese words are read as 'Hito Nomi Sugu Yase,' which translates to 'One sip, soon lose weight.' Now, kanji can be used to write either native Japanese words or words borrowed from Chinese. Like kanji, tea is something borrowed by Japan from China. The advertiser uses the image of Japan and the refinement of the Japanese tea ceremony to suggest that their tea, while superficially similar to the teas commonly drunk in Hong Kong has some quality of superiority, of a higher level of refinment. By showing the Japanese readings of the Chinese phrase, (the kana is incidentally is not readable for the vast majority of Hong Kong residents that have not studied Japanese), they are showing something else which was borrowed by Japan and changed, and reinforcing the suggestion that this tea with a completely Chinese name is somehow foreign.
Posted on 2004 May 10 2005 January 13 Author Roy BermanCategories Hong Kong, Japan, LanguageLeave a comment on 一飲就痩
Mourning The Patriotic Chickens
Mourners honor chickens killed in wake of bird-flu outbreak
Dressed in a black suit and tie, a man asked a roomful of mourners to bow their heads. For a minute, they all stood and faced the brightly lit altar in silence.
On a stage, piled in a pyramid and surrounded by white daisies and lilies, sat the dead — dozens of eggs in clear, plastic cartons.
Having been arranged by the agriculture ministry and poultry industry officials, this solemn sendoff Wednesday at a Tokyo hotel honored hundreds of thousands of chickens slaughtered since bird flu was discovered here in January.
Link to full article
Posted on 2004 May 1 2005 January 13 Author Roy BermanCategories China, Curiosities, Current EventsLeave a comment on Mourning The Patriotic Chickens
Aji Ichiban
Japan is one of the dominant exporters of pop culture in the world, possibly the only country that even comes close to rivaling the United States in this field. While the English speaking parts of the world are oddly resistant to foreign language films, popular music and so on, most other countries have no trouble with it. As seems natural, Japan's close neighbors (particularly Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, where the standard of living and consumer culture are most similar to Japan) have the biggest culture exchange.
Young woman carrying Aji Ichiban shopping bags around is a common sight in Hong Kong. Notice that she is standing in front of an American style bar entirely sans-Chinese.
This store is an example of the popularity Japanese pop culture has in Hong Kong. This candy store, despite being a completely Hong Kong owned and operated business, has a Japanese name and bases a lot of their appeal on the Japanese image. While it does have Japanese candy, it's hardly a specialist shop and puts the stuff in bins right next to mini Nestle bars or more local style sweets. The name is also peculiar. The name written in the Roman alphabet is 'Aji Ichiban,' which is Japanese for 'Taste Number 1' and is written as '味一番.' In Chinese/Japanese characters, the name is written 優の良品、which in Japanese would be pronounced as 'Yuu no Ryouhin' and translates to 'Quality Goods of Excellence.' The first, third and fourth characters are Chinese characters, which are also used in Japan, and are normally read with the local pronounciation anywhere in China or Japan, and generally with the same meaning. The second character(の), however, is the phonetic Japanese character for the syllable 'no' and as a merely phonetic character does not have any intrinsic meaning. However, in this case it is being used to represent the possessive particle in Japanese grammar (hence the 'of' when translated). The phonetic syllabary of Japanese (hiragana or katakana, depending on style. In this case the hiragana form of the character is being used) does not exist in Chinese and has no meaning whatsoever to a typical Chinese person, so the presence of this character in the name is what gives the name a particularly Japanese feeling.
Now, this may seem like mere trivia, but there is a point. While not coming directly from Chinese, the Japanese hiragana characters did evolve from them, specifically from the cursive style calligraphic forms of the Chinese characters. In the case of the character の(no), it was derived from the character 的(pronounced teki in Japanese). The really interesting thing is that the meaning of 的 (pronounced de in Mandarin Chinese) in Chinese is as a possessive marker – the same function that の(no), which was derived from it, serves in this store's name. I imagine this is in fact why that character was chosen as the basis for this particular symbol- because the grammatical particle written with this particular syllablic character has the same meaning as the original Chinese character. To return from a mild tangent: the important thing is that while の is used for its value as a symbol of Japanness, it is also recognizable to most Hong Kong citizens for its meaning.
の has actually become popular in advertising in Hong Kong, and not just in cases that have any particular Japan feeling to them. For example, here is an ordinary flyer for some kind of social activity.
This flyer says 'Haru no Yuu' or 'Fun in the Spring.' Interestingly, the の looks like it might have been a piece of clip art, which would be appropriate for the way in which it has been adopted as a symbol in Hong Kong.
Posted on 2004 April 20 2005 January 13 Author Roy BermanCategories Hong Kong, Japan, LanguageLeave a comment on Aji Ichiban
Filipino Workers in Hong Kong
Filipino Domestic Workers Gather on Sunday
If you go to the area between the main Hong Kong train station and the waterfront on a Sunday evening this is all you see, everywhere you turn. Hong Kong employs about 100,000 Filipino domestics, and being Catholic they all have Sunday as their fixed and un-alterable vacation day, upon which they take over the entire district to socialize. Despite the fact that a Hong Kong work visa, even for this job, requires some amount of higher education women with college degrees and perfect command of English are often still willing to work as maids and nanny's for a salary higher than they could easily make at home.
Posted on 2004 April 13 2005 January 13 Author Roy BermanCategories Hong Kong, TravelogueLeave a comment on Filipino Workers in Hong Kong
HK Street
Street in Central Hong Kong.
Taken February 28 2004 just after my arrival.
Posted on 2004 April 12 2005 January 3 Author Roy BermanCategories Hong Kong, Uncategorized1 Comment on HK Street
Back to Japan
Since the last update Ashle, I and both Chads took a plane to Urumqi, met up with Ablajan (who was the guide of Chris and I last year) and went with him to Turpan and back, then Ashle and I left the Chads in Xinjiang while we took a 24 hour bus ride to Kazakhastan, spent a week in Almaty, and flew back first to Urumqi and then to Beijing. Now all three of the them have left Japan, Ashle and one Chad back to Japan (although Ashle is leaving there for the US shortly) and the other Chad back to Canada while I finish my time here in China. Before they left we went on a trip to the Great Wall, and after they left I finally went to the Forbidden City by myself yesterday. I'm taking a sleeper train to Shanghai tonight and then on the 30th boarding the Osaka bound ferry.
I have a lot of journals, information and photos to post, but that'll all wait until I get back to Japan when I'll start doing so gradually. It's been a good trip, but I'm tired and feeling about ready to go home.
Posted on 2004 March 27 2005 January 3 Author Roy BermanCategories Central Asia, China, Travelogue, XinjiangLeave a comment on Back to Japan
China/Kazakhstan Free Trade Zone
While walking around Beijing today I picked up an issue of a smallish English language paper called "Beijing Today(今日北京)". There were several interesting articles, but considering my upcoming intinerary this one particularly caught my eye:
China and Kazakhstan Extablish Free Trade Zone
Yu Shanshan 03/05/2004
The Ministry of Commerce confirmed Sunday that China's first free trade zone will be established along the border with Kazakhstan.
The China-Kazakhstan free border-trade zone will lie between Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang, and Alma-ata, Kazakhstan.
Jia Yisheng, secretary of the CPC committee in Horgos, Xinjiang, told China News Agency last Tuesday that the two sides have agreed to build a Sino-Kazakhstan world trade center in the 200 hectares between Horgos and Kazakhstan. China has offered 130 hectares while Kazakhstan has contributed 70 hectares for the free trade zone.
According to Jia, the Chinese side is mapping out a plan for the free trade zone, and the scheme of Sino-Kazakhstan free trade zone put forward by China has received a positive response from Kazakhstan. Under the plan, the zone would allow for zero tariffs and the free flow of people and goods.
You can read the full text of the article here on their web site.
Posted on 2004 March 5 2005 January 3 Author Roy BermanCategories Asia, Central Asia, China, Current Events, XinjiangLeave a comment on China/Kazakhstan Free Trade Zone
LOTR in China
Article from China's government newspaper.
Lord of the Rings casts its magic on Chinese box office
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhuanet) — The final episode of the Lord of the Rings is set to be a spellbinding success at the Chinese box office when it finally opens on March 12, thanks to its clean sweep of 11 Oscars at Sunday's Academy Awards.
"We imported the film before it won 11 Oscars at the 76th Academy Awards, so our expectations of the box office revenue havesoared," deputy general manager of China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) Weng Li said.
The CFGC estimates The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will reap at least 80 million yuan (9.67 million US dollars) in China, smashing the box office record for a foreign film set bythe second Harry Porter film of 50 million yuan (6.05 million US dollars).
"Some Beijing-based cinema managers agreed that the Rings couldtake 15 million yuan (1.8 million US dollars) at city box offices and could hit 100 million yuan (12 million US dollars) in profits nationwide," Weng said.
"I can't wait after knowing the Rings had a clean sweep the Oscars," said Mrs. Fan, an employee of a Beijing-based media company. "Since the end of last year, I started calling cinemas toconfirm the film's screening dates."
Posted on 2004 March 5 2005 January 3 Author Roy BermanCategories Asia, China, Current EventsLeave a comment on LOTR in China


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Parliament to discuss child porn regulations
ISPs may be forced to reveal whether or not they are blocking paedophilic Web sites
By Ingrid Marson | July 26, 2005 -- 10:45 GMT (03:45 PDT) | Topic: Networking
A Labour MP has proposed a bill to force ISPs to declare whether they have taken steps to prevent access to paedophilic Web sites.
Margaret Moran, the Labour MP for Luton South, has introduced the bill under the 'Ten Minute Rule', which allows a brief discussion on the issue, but is unlikely to lead to an immediate change in the law.
This bill is inspired by the success of BT's Internet filtering technology, according to Roger Darlington, a member of Ofcom's Consumer Panel, in a blog posting. This technology, called Cleanfeed, prevents BT Retail customers from accessing a list of Web sites identified by the Internet Watch Foundation as containing images of child pornography.
An AOL spokesman gave the bill cautious support, but said ISPs should not be forced to provide too much information to prevent criminals from using this information to avoid the filters.
"Anything that's a step towards child safety and reducing the number of child abuse images on the Internet is by-and-large a good thing," said the AOL spokesman. "Any information that we give away might help people putting this information online."
AOL also questioned if this bill was needed as most ISPs are already open about whether or not they have taken steps to prevent access to paedophilic Web sites. AOL has an in-house system that blocks some content, according to the spokesman.
The bill, called the Control of Internet access (child pornography), will be discussed on 26 October.
Cloud Internet of Things Security Data Centers
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US chipmaker Qualcomm fined €242 million by Europe
Qualcomm sold products below cost to Huawei and ZTE, with the aim of forcing its competitor Icera out of the market, the EC has ruled.
Ericsson's SEK1.8 billion net profit for Q2 is driven by 5G uptick
The company has supplied equipment to 15 live 5G networks as of the end of the second quarter.
Chorus has over 50% of NZ broadband on fibre
Peak data usage on its network now above 2Tbps, a 77% increase on June 2017 numbers.
Clean Energy Regulator, WA Mines Department, and Vet Surgeons Board trying to access metadata: Comms Alliance
The Communications Alliance has listed 27 other agencies that have tried to access metadata following the introduction of Australia's data retention regime. ...
New Zealand ComCom lays charges against Vocus subsidiaries
Telecommunications providers face charges for billing customers after contracts were terminated.
AT&T, IBM expand partnership with multi-year deal
As part of the deal, IBM will serve as the primary cloud provider for AT&T Business and will help manage AT&T's hybrid cloud infrastructure.
NBN HFC field test hits 994Mbps download speeds
DOCSIS 3.1 test on suburban line in Victoria approaching 1Gbps mark.


To open sleeve or not that was my b urning question on Saturday when Lizzy Eden visited the centre holding her first pop up styling session. While I received the answer to my question Lizzy's message was clear with the priority being "wear what makes you happy and suits your personality"!
Below is some of the tips that Lizzy provided to participants on the weekend …..
1. Great style starts with a fabulous fitting bra. Your clothes will sit & look better when you're in the correct fitting bra! It will also lengthens your torso and reveal your waist better.
2. Always consider your true personality before buying new clothes and accessories. You'll more likely wear them over & over if they suit who you really are.
3. Choose the colours you think flatter your complexion the best. Pinks, reds are great skin enhancing colours and will help to make you look healthy. Wear items such as scarves, necklaces, shirts, t-shirts, belts and shoes that are the same colour as your eye and hair.
4. Neutrals such as navy, grey, black, brown, taupe, white, off white, beige and cream etc are investment colours. We don't remember or notice neutrals the same as we notice colours, therefore, it's best to own more clothes in neutrals.
5. Wear a 'column of colour' if you want to look slimmer and taller, for example navy jeans, navy tee with a lighter colour jacket, cardi or vest.
6. Wear shoes in your skin colour to elongate your legs when you wear dresses or skirts.
7. Chunky jewellery worn just above your bust will bring the focus to your face and make your bust look smaller.
8. Wear necklines to match your chin shape, this will harmonise and look softer on you.
9. Body shape is all about balance – if you're wider at your shoulder line than your hip line, wear garments to widen your hip line and vice versa.
10. Visually we look better when our legs look longer than our torso. As a rule, wear tops around your hipbone or just above to achieve this.


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Monday, August 23, 2021, 4:00-7:00pm
Loutzenhiser-Randall Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, 416 Liberty St., Jamestown, PA
Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 11:00am
Stateline United Methodist Church
263 W. State Rd., Jamestown, PA
Rev. Dan Miller, Pastor, officiating
David L. Floch, age 76, of N. Summit Rd., Jamestown went home to be with the Lord Thursday morning, August 19, 2021.
He was born in Greenville on October 23, 1944 a son of Wendell and Janet (McKenzie) Floch. He was a 1962 graduate of Jamestown High School. He was a lifelong farmer and was also employed at Jamestown Paint for 20 years. He was a lifelong member of Stateline United Methodist Church where he was a trustee. He was a member of Mercer County Holstein Association. Dave was an avid Cleveland Brown and Cleveland Indian fan. He was also a Jamestown Muskie fan and enjoyed watching his grandchildren at school events. He enjoyed many good times at the sale barn. Dave always had a deck of cards with him, hoping to play a game of Euchre. Dave was born and raised on the Floch farm, where his passion was Holstein cows and the everyday hard work it took to be a farmer. He enjoyed making hay with all the neighborhood children and afterwards would enjoy a game of wiffle ball. The 5th generation will continue his legacy at the farm. Dave was a very hardworking and giving man and above all the three most important things to him were family, faith, and farming.
He is survived by his four children, Lisa McElhinny and her husband Scott, Trudy Smith and her husband Doug, Jarred Floch and his wife Tana, and Jason Floch and his companion Jenna all of Jamestown; a brother, William "Bill" Floch and his wife Ruth of Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Austin and Ashley Smith, Madison and Peyton McElhinny, Maranda and Jagger Floch, and Grady Floch. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to Stateline United Methodist Church, 263 W. State Rd., Jamestown, PA 16134.
Virgil Cathcart.Rick and LindaStewart and family, and john,Carol,and Candice Caffas
We are so very sorry for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this time.God be with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doug Dye and family .
Prayers for the Dave Floch family on his passing . Dave was a kind and fun man , he give me my first job as a teenager on his farm helping with the chores and showing his Grand Champion Holstein Cows . Dave you will be missed deeply God Bless
Doug Dye .
Brenda, Sara, and Samantha Stevenson
So sorry for your loss. Prayers for the family. He will be dearly missed at the Muskie sporting events.
Mary Lou Cowher
So sorry for your loss. He will be missed at the Muskie events! Could always count on seeing him there to support the kids. Ken and Mary Lou Cowher
Sandra Potase and Family
Sincerest condolences to all of the Floch family. Dave is in my prayers as are all of his beloved family. He was a kind and gentle man and will be missed by all.
Ed and Clare Werry
Very Sorry to hear the news. Always a great man.
Our thoughts are with the family