"It is a land of perpetual calm," I said. "Does it ever blow here?- -ever really blow? You know what I mean."
"Well, that is the kind of a man Lyte Gregory was. He was of a different race from ordinary, ailing mortals. He was a lordly being, untouched by common ills and misfortunes. Whatever he wanted he got. He won his wife--one of the Caruthers, a little beauty-- from a dozen rivals. And she settled down and made him the finest wife in the world. He wanted a boy. He got it. He wanted a girl and another boy. He got them. And they were just right, without spot or blemish, with chests like little barrels, and with all the inheritance of his own health and strength.
"And then it happened. The mark of the beast was laid upon him. I watched it for a year. It broke my heart. But he did not know it, nor did anybody else guess it except that cursed hapa-haole, Stephen Kaluna. He knew it, but I did not know that he did. And--yes--Doc Strowbridge knew it. He was the federal physician, and he had developed the leper eye. You see, part of his business was to examine suspects and order them to the receiving station at Honolulu. And Stephen Kaluna had developed the leper eye. The disease ran strong in his family, and four or five of his relatives were already on Molokai.
"'You undergo a bacteriological examination,' Kaluna answered, 'and then you can beat me--to death, if you want to. Why, man, look at yourself there in the glass. You can see it. Anybody can see it. You're developing the lion face. See where the skin is darkened there over your eyes.
"They looked at me, and I nodded. Harry Burnley lifted his glass to his lips, but lowered it untasted. He spilled half of it over the bar. His lips were trembling like a child that is about to cry. Ned Austin made a clatter in the ice-chest. He wasn't looking for anything. I don't think he knew what he was doing. Nobody spoke. Harry Burnley's lips were trembling harder than ever. Suddenly, with a most horrible, malignant expression he drove his fist into Kaluna's face. He followed it up. We made no attempt to separate them. We didn't care if he killed the half-caste. It was a terrible beating. We weren't interested. I don't even remember when Burnley ceased and let the poor devil crawl away. We were all too dazed.
"He wound up all his affairs from the Receiving Station at Honolulu, and went down to Molokai. He didn't get on well there. The resident physician wrote us that he was a shadow of his old self. You see he was grieving about his wife and the kids. He knew we were taking care of them, but it hurt him just the same. After six months or so I went down to Molokai. I sat on one side a plate- glass window, and he on the other. We looked at each other through the glass and talked through what might be called a speaking tube. But it was hopeless. He had made up his mind to remain. Four mortal hours I argued. I was exhausted at the end. My steamer was whistling for me, too.
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Q: WooCommerce admin order page - remove hyperlink on email and phone I have tried to remove the hyperlinks on phone and email on WooCommerce admin order page by adding code to functions.php
There I added the following code
add_filter ( 'woocommerce_order_item_permalink' , '__return_false' );

But this doesn't seem to work. Someone who can help me with this?

See attached print screen for clarity:

A: In meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-order-data.php we find on lines 345-347 for billing_phone
if ( 'billing_phone' === $field_name ) {
    $field_value = wc_make_phone_clickable( $field_value );
}

wc_make_phone_clickable() refers to includes/wc-core-functions.php lines 2155-2159
function wc_make_phone_clickable( $phone ) {
    $number = trim( preg_replace( '/[^\d|\+]/', '', $phone ) );

    return $number ? '' . esc_html( $phone ) . '' : '';
}

So there is not immediately a filter to adjust this, so you could use jquery instead.
function action_admin_footer () {
    global $pagenow;

    // Only on order edit page
    if ( $pagenow != 'post.php' || get_post_type( $_GET['post'] ) != 'shop_order' ) return;

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"Inside the Quartet" image courtesy of Graham Roberts. © The New York Times.
Fresh out of college and pounding the pavement for animation jobs, Graham Roberts couldn't foresee a career at The New York Times. Or end up producing graphics and digital experiences for Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning articles. But it happened.
Originally focused on finding his way at an animation or game studio, Roberts' chance meeting with a Newsweek reporter sent him down a decidedly different path. One graphics internship at Newsweek later and the journalism bug bit. He was officially hooked.
Now, after more than eight years at The New York Times, Roberts is a senior graphics editor and works with a team of visual storytellers to bring information to life. Gone are the days of relying solely on 2D graphics. 3D now rules the digital experiences of 21st-century newspaper reporting.
Image from a motion graphic for "The Invisible Child" longform project, demonstrating income inequality across New York City through extruded block groups based on median income. Courtesy of Graham Roberts. © The New York Times.
For Roberts, his approach doesn't start out with design first, and it's certainly not just about creating graphics. It begins with the story and solid reporting. He believes it's important to realize that each member of the graphics department is a journalist as much as anyone on another, more traditional news desk.
"Up (and Down) from Ground Zero" image courtesy of Graham Roberts. © The New York Times.
Take for instance the digital experiences he helped create for "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek," which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Dramatic video interviews, an interactive flyover of the mountainous region, a digital representation of the snowfall type and timeline leading up to the avalanche, an accurate simulation of the avalanche itself, and much more contextualize and add even further depth and drama to the article.
Roberts encourages choosing a story carefully, reporting and accumulating data, and then always creating a storyboard before beginning any design.
Stemming from his serendipitous career opportunity, Roberts is passionate about sharing his knowledge of information design opportunities in journalism with other up-and-coming graphic designers and students.
Recently Roberts has taken to Skillshare to deliver training and inspiration on demand. In his first class, he brings students behind the scenes of his projects at The New York Times, detailing the tips and secrets to create a clear and compelling visual story.
"Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek" image courtesy of Graham Roberts. © The New York Times.
How do you even choose a story? Should it be a reading experience or include a voiceover instead? How do you create a hierarchy of data and information to keep the reader engaged? All of these questions and more are answered as he takes viewers step by step through several of his Times projects, including "Up (and Down) from Ground Zero," on the rebuilding of the site; and Webby Award-winning "Held by the Taliban: Escape," which details how kidnapped reporter David Rohde escaped from the Taliban.
Roberts also just released a new Skillshare video with an introduction to Maya—Academy Award-winning software best known for its use for visual effects and animation in movies—and how to apply it to information design. Students can download a free trial or even receive a full, free version of Maya if they qualify.
1. Be True to the Story. Make sure that your visual and aesthetic decisions ultimately serve to clarify and to reveal, and are not merely decorative.
2. Don't Fear Code. You don't have to know everything about a language to use code to your advantage, and it will only make you more creative.
3. Consider Telling Stories About Things That Are Not Necessarily Naturally Interesting to You. If you can find something more fundamental about the topic that is interesting to you, you're likely to have good luck interesting a general audience in the story as well.
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Adding (blending) two images using OpenCV {#tutorial_adding_images}
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Goal
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In this tutorial you will learn:

-   what is *linear blending* and why it is useful;
-   how to add two images using @ref cv::addWeighted

Theory
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@note
   The explanation below belongs to the book [Computer Vision: Algorithms and
    Applications](http://szeliski.org/Book/) by Richard Szeliski

From our previous tutorial, we know already a bit of *Pixel operators*. An interesting dyadic
(two-input) operator is the *linear blend operator*:

\f[g(x) = (1 - \alpha)f_{0}(x) + \alpha f_{1}(x)\f]

By varying \f$\alpha\f$ from \f$0 \rightarrow 1\f$ this operator can be used to perform a temporal
*cross-disolve* between two images or videos, as seen in slide shows and film productions (cool,
eh?)

Code
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As usual, after the not-so-lengthy explanation, let's go to the code:
@code{.cpp}
#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
#include <iostream>

using namespace cv;

int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
 double alpha = 0.5; double beta; double input;

 Mat src1, src2, dst;

 /// Ask the user enter alpha
 std::cout<<" Simple Linear Blender "<<std::endl;
 std::cout<<"-----------------------"<<std::endl;
 std::cout<<"* Enter alpha [0-1]: ";
 std::cin>>input;

 /// We use the alpha provided by the user if it is between 0 and 1
 if( input >= 0.0 && input <= 1.0 )
   { alpha = input; }

 /// Read image ( same size, same type )
 src1 = imread("../../images/LinuxLogo.jpg");
 src2 = imread("../../images/WindowsLogo.jpg");

 if( !src1.data ) { printf("Error loading src1 \n"); return -1; }
 if( !src2.data ) { printf("Error loading src2 \n"); return -1; }

 /// Create Windows
 namedWindow("Linear Blend", 1);

 beta = ( 1.0 - alpha );
 addWeighted( src1, alpha, src2, beta, 0.0, dst);

 imshow( "Linear Blend", dst );

 waitKey(0);
 return 0;
}
@endcode
Explanation
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-#  Since we are going to perform:

    \f[g(x) = (1 - \alpha)f_{0}(x) + \alpha f_{1}(x)\f]

    We need two source images (\f$f_{0}(x)\f$ and \f$f_{1}(x)\f$). So, we load them in the usual way:
    @code{.cpp}
    src1 = imread("../../images/LinuxLogo.jpg");
    src2 = imread("../../images/WindowsLogo.jpg");
    @endcode
    **warning**

    Since we are *adding* *src1* and *src2*, they both have to be of the same size (width and
    height) and type.

-#  Now we need to generate the `g(x)` image. For this, the function add_weighted:addWeighted  comes quite handy:
    @code{.cpp}
    beta = ( 1.0 - alpha );
    addWeighted( src1, alpha, src2, beta, 0.0, dst);
    @endcode
    since @ref cv::addWeighted  produces:
    \f[dst = \alpha \cdot src1 + \beta \cdot src2 + \gamma\f]
    In this case, `gamma` is the argument \f$0.0\f$ in the code above.

-#  Create windows, show the images and wait for the user to end the program.

Result
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![](images/Adding_Images_Tutorial_Result_Big.jpg)


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Reactivating commuter cycling: COVID-19 pandemic disruption to everyday transport choices in Sydney, Australia
Gordon Waitt, University of Wollongong
Elyse Stanes, University of Wollongong
Journal of Transport Geography
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent rollout of public health lockdown orders, social distancing measures, and general avoidance of crowded and enclosed places, like mass public transport, have disrupted everyday transport mobilities worldwide. This paper offers insights on the transformative potential of pandemic disruption on transport behaviours through the experiences of commuter cycling reactivation which took place in Sydney, Australia since March 2020. We combine sensory ethnography with Deleuze and Guattari's concept of the refrain to interpret the pandemic as an experimental reference point in the reactivation of commuter cycling, specifically with regards to timing, flow, and spacings. Experiences of commuter cycling in Sydney reveal how fear is attached to cycling bodies. The sensations of self that arise through such conflict are differentiated within and between gendered bodies and urban topography, elements, and infrastructure. We find that for reactivated cyclists, the ability to fashion commuter cycling territories as safe and efficient is an ongoing experimental process of temporal and spatial segregation and separation. In this regard, the pandemic rendered concrete new possibilities of everyday commuting, but these remained constrained by popular discourses relating to cycling and cyclists.
This publication is not available as open access
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Q: (Python) Using groupby to iterate and plot different graphs First of all, sorry if the title is not very representative, but I didn't really know how to put it...
I have a dataframe with the following column names:
Subject | Project | Date | Amount | Lenght | Value

And for which I want to plot several line graphs depending on certain conditions.
I know I could use df.loc to establish the conditions I want, but the combinations I need to create are just too many to hardcode (or at least I hope I'll find a way not to do it, anyway).
My intention is to plot a line graph for every possible combination of Project / Amount / Lenght, in which the x axis is the Date, the y axis is the Value, and each Subject has a different line.
There are a total of 7 subjects, 3 types of projects, 4 different amounts, and 6 different lenghts.
I have succesfully grouped all possible combinations (or at least I think I have) using:
grp = df.groupby(['Project', 'Amount', 'Length'])

for project in grp:
    # .plt()

The problem is this returns a tuple, which I can't manage to convert to df or use to plot my graphs. One of the combinations would look something like:
(('Project A', 5000, 24),      Subject Project        Date  Amount  Length    Value
0      S1     Project A  12/04/2020    5000        24  11.46
74     S2     Project A  12/04/2020    5000        24  16.39
167    S3     Project A  12/04/2020    5000        24   8.82
263    S4     Project A  13/04/2020    5000        24  11.46)

Note: the index number is not relevant for me.
Any idea how to go about it?
Thanks in advance!

A: You can unpack tuples by:
for g, df in df.groupby(['Project', 'Amount', 'Length']):
    print (df)

In your solution is possible select second value of tuple by position:
for project in df.groupby(['Project', 'Amount', 'Length']):
    print (project[1])


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March 29, 2010 by Brandon Leibowitz Leave a Comment
FaceBook Projected Revenue in 2010 of $1 Billion Dollars
Recently there have been some new estimates over Facebook worth. The new estimates are looking at Facebook being worth between $1 billion and $1.1 billion in revenue this year (2010), a big increase over the $710 million estimate from The Wall Street Journal a few months ago. In all actuality, Facebook, the world's largest social networking site could have made anywhere from $600-$700 million in 2009.
As Facebook is a private company; they are in no way obligated to release their financial information that is why these are all estimates as to the worth of Facebook and the annual revenue it brings in. The estimates and legal work were provided by Inside Facebook and offer a clear picture in what is a murky subject.
The way that Inside Facebook came up with these estimates was by breaking down Facebook's 2009 revenue into four distinct areas: brand advertising, performance advertising, Microsoft advertising, and virtual goods.
From what was discovered, revealed that Facebooks largest revenue stream came from performance advertising, which was nearly half of Facebook's $700 million revenue in 2009. Following closely behind was brand-based advertising, which accounted for approximately $225 million in revenue during 2009. Microsoft revenue came in at $50 million, while virtual goods only brought forth $10 million according to these numbers.
What is really unique and interesting about these 2010 revenue estimates is that as Facebook is pushing out tons of new revenue sources that can drastically increase the revenue amount for 2010. This includes optimizing their advertising algorithms, hiring a larger staff to manage brands, and a big push to Facebook credits. Combined, these make it very possible for Facebook to easily exceed $1 billion in revenue in 2010.
As Facebook has expanded at record paces, most surprisingly the increase of 400 million users last month alone, it still has a long way to catch up to media giant Google. If Facebook can monetize social media to its maximum potential through websites and apps then the possibilities are endless.
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When the new Facebook Timeline first released there was no doubt that users were angry over all of the new changes; businesses, however, rejoiced, and with good reason. The new Timeline opened up new doors that were starkly in favor of business marketing, giving companies a chance to leverage Facebook in its entirety to both […]


You may be looking for a credit card that offers cell phone protection, and for good reason. Smartphones need a lot of protection – from us.
As you may know from your own experience, or from hearing friends and family griping, cell phones often come to a premature end at an owner's hands. For instance, according to a 2011 study from Plaxo, an online address book, one-third of cell phone users have lost or damaged a cell phone, and 19 percent of cell phone users have dropped their cell phones in a toilet. If you have any shred of imagination, you can probably assume that people have, when angry, broken their cell phones in a fit of fury, and when careless, stepped on them.
The point is – smart phones are smart. Its users, sadly, not always so much.
But fortunately, if you do damage your cell phone, or if it's stolen, increasingly, you can contact your credit card for help.
Obviously, when it comes to choosing a credit card, you want to look at the entire package that comes with the card – from the interest rates to its rewards points or cash back offered to whether there are benefits like concierge services. One good perk probably isn't reason enough to get a certain credit card. But certainly your credit card offering cell phone protection is a nice, worthy amenity that's worth looking at. So if you're thinking of looking for a credit card that offers cell phone insurance or cell phone protection, here's a rundown of what you need to know, and then we'll cover some of the credit cards that have these credit card cell phone protection plans.
1. Pay your cell phone bill with your credit card.
The protection generally only kicks in if you're paying your cell phone bill with your credit card. If you're doing an automatic withdrawal from your checking account to pay for your cell phone, and your cell phone is stolen or damaged, you'll be the one replacing your phone – not your credit card.
It's also important to remember that you have to pay your cell phone bill with your credit card every month. Let's say you buy your cell phone in the month of February and then set up your cell phone on your credit card's cell phone protection plan, and in September, it's stolen. All along, you've been paying the cell phone bills with your credit card. Except that in July, when you were kind of frazzled, and you made a payment from your bank's checking account. It was just that one month.
Well, in September, when your phone is stolen, you may find that you're no longer covered. Your coverage ended in July when you made a cell phone payment with your credit card.
So the best thing, if you want to keep your cell phone insurance, and as your credit card will encourage, is to set up automatic payments with your credit card to your cell phone company.
That might keep you from making another possible error: if you have two or three credit cards, and you pay your cell phone bill – with the wrong credit card.
2. Cell phone protection probably won't cover a loss.
It makes sense that a lost phone wouldn't be covered. Generally, credit cards will require that you file a police report for a stolen phone. If your phone is damaged, you can demonstrate to your credit card proof of a damaged phone, unless you damage it and throw it away (so don't do that). But if you lose your phone, there's rarely going to be proof that it's actually lost. Heck, you could find your cell phone in some nook or cranny of your home the day after you get a replacement. If credit cards offered protection for people who lost phones, anyone could theoretically toss theirs in the trash and call their credit card company and say, "Gee, I somehow misplaced my phone. I'd like a new one, thank you…"
3. These credit card cell phone protection plans are usually supplemental insurance plans.
That means, if applicable, your homeowner's insurance would pay for the phone first. For instance, if your cell phone was stolen out of your home, your home insurance could pay for your phone's replacement (if you choose to report the theft to them, that is).
Insurance.com consumer analyst Penny Gusner, however, offers a word of caution. "You may technically have coverage through your homeowner's or renter's insurance policies, but due to the deductible you'd have to pay and now a claim on your insurance claims history that could possibly drive up rates, it's probably not worth making that claim."
Furthermore, if you were walking on a street, and someone held you up at gunpoint and took your phone, your regular insurance might still help you out, but it could be an even worse situation for you.
"If the theft occurred off-site, meaning away from your dwelling, it makes even less sense to claim it as typically insurers will only pay out 10 percent of the total personal property limit for losses outside of your home," Gusner advises. "So if your limit is $5,000, it would only pay $500 and if that is your deductible it's totally not worth telling your insurer since it would pay nothing out."
Filing a claim with your credit card, however, won't cause any rates to increase and the deductible is generally much lower than that of regular insurance.
4. You'll receive the value of your original phone or a comparable replacement.
In other words, as you've probably guessed, if your cell phone was stolen and cost you $300, you won't be reimbursed for $600.
5. You might save money with your credit card cell phone protection.
Kevin Haney, the owner of A.S.K. Benefit Solutions, a web publishing company based in New York City that specializes in personal finance topics, says that he has a Wells Fargo credit card with cell phone protection. When he realized that his credit card came with that, he got rid of his monthly insurance payments that he was paying through his cell phone carrier. Typically that'll run you about $10 a month (Haney's was $8), but if your household has multiple phones, and you were paying for cell phone insurance, getting rid of it and using your credit card's cell phone protection plan instead should help your monthly budget.
6. The protection isn't unlimited.
In every case we found, the protection is limited to a certain number of claims (often two) per year as well as a total payout annually (often $1,200 or $600 per incident). In other words, mysteriously smashing your cellphone every time a new version hits the market could very well backfire – plus, remember you'll only be reimbursed the value of your existing phone, not the value of a brand new phone (See Rule 4).
7. Read the fine print – very carefully.
You may have a family with, say, two adults and four phone-wielding kids. That doesn't mean all six of your phones are covered. Your credit card may only cover two or three of them, and your plan probably doesn't cover prepaid cell phones.
In fact, you really want to scrutinize the fine print. Generally, credit cards are looking to offer protection from garden variety thefts and damage. For instance, they may not cover theft if the phone was taken from your luggage stowed in the baggage compartment of the plane (that, though, might fall under the luggage protection insurance offered by some credit cards), but they will cover it if your phone was in your hand-held carry-on.
Was your phone in a home that was damaged by a flood, hurricane or some other natural disaster? It may not be covered. And then again, it may be. Check that fine print.
Now let's look at a few of the cards that offer this protection.
The business cards, debit cards and commercial cards don't offer this protection, but all of Wells Fargo consumer credit cards do. That would be cards like the Wells Fargo Cash Wise Visa® Card, the Wells Fargo Platinum Visa card, and even the Wells Fargo Cash Back College Visa® Card and the Wells Fargo Secured Visa® Card among many more.
In a nutshell, just pay your monthly cell phone bills with your Wells Fargo consumer credit card, and you'll receive up to $600 in protection (subject to a $25 deductible) – if you damage your phone or if it is stolen.
Haney says that he has had to make several claims with his Wells Fargo credit card.
"Mostly for broken glass and other minor repairs," he says. "The process was straightforward. We called the company and got instructions on next steps. We took the phone to an authorized repair center. They gave us a repair estimate and tracking number. They did the repairs. We submitted a claim and got a check in the mail shortly after."
If you pay your company's cell phone bills with your Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card, you'll get $600 per claim (with a $100 deductible) in cell phone protection against covered theft or damage for you or any employee listed on your monthly cell phone bill. You'll get a maximum of three claims in a 12-month period, and so you and your staff has wiggle room to be pretty unlucky with your phones in a year's time – but not too unlucky.
If you have a U.S. Bank Visa® Platinum Card, then you have cell phone protection.
Like the others, coverage is for damage or theft up to $600. There's a $25 deductible, and you can file up to two claims every 12 months. If your phone is stolen or damaged more than twice in a year, boy, do you have bad luck.
And you can insure your phone and up to three additional cell phones (so, like, your spouse and kids' phones) against damage or theft.
Well, here's the bad news: The supplemental coverage isn't as impressive as some of its credit card competitors. You'll get up to $200 in cell phone protection if you have a Fifth Third Bank credit card like the TRIO® Credit Card from Fifth Third Bank or the Truly Simple® Credit Card from Fifth Third Bank, among others. You can also protect two other cell phones on the same wireless bill. You can file claims twice in a year, so if you or a family member have something go wrong with a cell phone twice in 12 months, you're in luck. But three strikes wouldn't be a charm.
But there is good news: Like Wells Fargo, Fifth Third is very generous when it comes to even their secured credit card cardholders. That's right – if you have a Fifth Third Secured Card, you will also get $200 supplemental coverage for your cell phone. As a general rule, most secured credit cards don't come with a lot of perks and benefits, so this is pretty impressive (and as with the other Fifth Third credit cards, you can also protect two other cell phones, if you or family members have them).
Please note: Fifth Third Bank is a regional institution that serves customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. Readers residing outside that region are not eligible for Fifth Third credit card offers. You can browse additional credit card offers here.
As noted earlier, you want to look at all of a credit card's perks and benefits and not just zero in on one, and you may decide that a credit card you like that doesn't offer cell phone protection is better for you. But that said, don't assume that your credit card without cell phone protection won't still offer some protection for your cell phone. It just might – through your card's new purchase protection, for instance. You might be able to get your phone replaced within that first 12 months if something goes wrong with your phone.
But, of course, to do that, you need to have bought your cell phone with your credit card (as opposed to cash, a debit card or another credit card without the new purchase protection or extended warranty program). You'll also want to save your receipt and the product's warranty paperwork. And then if something does go south with your cell phone, even without official cell phone protection, you know who to call.
But you may have to use a landline.


This tutorial can be completed from the command line. In this tutorial, we will run examples on the central server for simplicity. One could just as easily run them on a FireWorker if you've set one up.
The simplest workflow consists of two jobs without any data dependency between them. The only constraint is that the second job should be executed after the first.
Basically, we just want to ensure that "To be, or not to be," is printed out before "that is the question:". Let's define and execute this workflow.
We define a Firework with fw_id set to 1, and that prints "To be, or not to be,".
In the links subsection, we are specifying that the child of FW with id 1 is the FW with id 2. This means hold off on running "that is the question:" until we've first run "To be, or not to be,".
When you insert the Workflow into the database using the LaunchPad, the LaunchPad will echo back an id_map that tells you how fw_ids were reassigned. The value of the fw_id has no meaning or effect on the operation of FireWorks.
You should notice that the Firework that writes the first line of the text ("To be, or not to be,") shows a state that is READY to run. In contrast, the Firework that writes the second line is not yet READY. The second line will not run until the first line is complete.
The -s option is a shortcut to the --silencer option that suppresses log messages.
We see now that the first step is COMPLETED, and the second step has automatically graduated from WAITING to READY.
Shakespeare purists will undoubtedly notice that I have mangled the first line of this soliloquy by splitting it into two lines. But at least we printed them in the correct order!
Let's quickly define and execute this workflow.
The workflow is encapsulated in the org_wf.yaml file. Look inside this file.
The fws section should make sense - we have defined one Firework for each position in the company (4 in total).
You should notice that the CEO correctly gets printed above the managers, who in turn are printed above the intern. There is no preference amongst the two managers as written; FireWorks might print either manager first. If you want to distinguish between them, you can use priorities.
Neither our Hamlet workflow nor our diamond workflow were particularly interesting; you could have achieved the same result by running multiple Firetasks within a single Firework. Indeed, the single-Firework solution with multiple Firetasks is conceptually much simpler than defining workflows. The design choice of using Firetasks versus a Workflow in such scenarios is discussed another tutorial. For example, you might want to use a Workflow if each step requires a different type of computing resource.
Meanwhile, you can continue on to the last step of this tutorial series, which better illustrates the power of workflows: Dynamic workflows.


It is a program that to discover all the parts of your car engine.
The enterprise edition enables you to reset lost local and domain passwords.
The EDT makes it easier to install software quickly.
Local Account Manager is a tool you can use to manage local users and groups.
Local Rank Tracker can track your local Google Places rank for your sites.
Local Niche Spy is designed to provide fast access to local relevant keywords.
The dialer uses one local UDP port and one local TCP port.
For searching the files on your local Windows Computer or local network.
Software suite for DualHead2Go DP Edition, TripleHead2Go DP Edition, DualHead2Go.
Camelot Edition, the same as the Victorian Edition, offers a different MS Agent.


Whether you need electrical, or require full service sites, we have it all! The tiered trailer park over looks the water, and has an ultra modern washroom building with showers. Each site has a picnic table and a campfire pit.
Also, you are only a few hundred feet from our private sand beach in the bay. Beautiful all summer long!


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Lodha bets big on Central London, Canadian Embassy is just the first stop
Business Sunainaa Chadha Dec 21, 2014 00:25:57 IST
Only luxury and only Central London - Mumbai's Lodha Group has arrived.
After tasting sweet success in Mumbai's luxury market, city-based Lodha Group is betting big on Central London and the acquisition of MacDonald House on Grosvenor Square for Rs 3,200 crore for from the Canadian government is just the first stop.
The Lodhas on Thursday night made their first ever acquisition abroad by signing a deal to buy the landmark MacDonald House in prime central London, which was serving as the High Commission for Canada. This prominent building bears the address of 1Grosvenor Square, which is touted as one of the most prestigious addresses in the world and per square feet cost in this expensive pin code is around 5,000 pounds. (Rs 5,10,000).
"This is without doubt one of the finest addresses in central London," said Tim Whitmey, director in Savills development team.
"London and United Kingdom offer significant opportunities... We plan to focus on Mumbai and London as our two main markets and serve London in the same manner that we serve Mumbai - with world class products intended to serve all key market segments," said Abhinandan Lodha, Deputy MD of Lodha Group.
MacDonald House in London.
Lodhas have already set up a London office and appointed Tyler Goodwin, former managing director of JP Morgan's Global Real Assets, as its London CEO. Lodha has already opened a 1000 square feet office in Chester Square in London and has already spent close to 300,000 pounds in starting operations in London. It will look to acquire more residential and commercial assets in Central London, where real estate prices have grown 6.8 percent in the last one year alone,fueled by demand from overseas buyers including Chinese investors.
The strategy issimilar to the one the company is using inMumbai: Focus on high-end super luxury projects, both residential and commercial.
London's property market has long benefited from the city's status as a global capital of finance and culture. Prices are stable, there is relatively strong demand from tenants, and foreign buyers like the stability of owning an asset denominated in Britain's currency.
According to a Global Wealth report by real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank, property accounts for the largest share of High Networth Individual (HNI) investment portfolio, averaging 22 percent globally. Moreover, the average billionaire owns four homes, with each one worth nearly $20 million.And foreign money iscertainlyinflating the price of London housing. Data from Savills, a big estate agent in the UK, shows that 38% of homes in central London were sold to foreigners last year.In Kensington and Chelsea, house prices are 37% higher than they were in 2008; in Westminster, they are 34% higher.
In London's most expensive districts, Russians and Arabs seem to be competing to pay the highest price for properties they rarely use.
And Lodha is looking to cash in on this demand. The group scouted properties in other investmenthotpotslike Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai but ultimately settled on London for three reasons:It fulfilled thecriteriaof being aresilientmarket, a global city and a mature market. And let's not forget Britain'slight property-tax regime. Here council tax does not rise much with the price of home.
While the launch of the MacDonald project will not happen for the next six to nine months at least, construction would only begin after 12-15 months. While initial reports said Lodha is looking to buildluxury condominiums, Abhinandan Lodha clarified that the structure could be a mix of both high-end residential and commercial properties.
Theacquisitionof MacDonald House is thefirst big purchase by an Indian company in London since the Sahara group's acquisition of Grosvenor House in 2010 for around Rs 3,400 crore. But while Sahara is bullish on hospitality, Lodha is very clear that it will only develop residential and commercial properties.
Macdonald House - a seven-storeyed building in Grosvenor Square, Mayfair - has previously housed the American Embassy in the city and subsequently the High Commission for Canada. The building was named after Sir John A Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister.
As of now Lodha has only paid 10 percent of the total deal amount, i.e. around Rs 300 crore and plans on paying the remaining amount before the end of March 2014. The deal was sealed at a conversion rate of Rs 102 for the pound. Consulting firm Knight Frank advised Lodha on the deal whilethe High Commission was advised by Savills UK.
The entire Rs 3,200 crore will be funded by sales from its Mumbai properties and internalaccruals. The company will not take on any debt to fund the deal. The Mumbai-based developer currently has net sales of around Rs 14, 500 crore in the last 18 months. With per square feet rate costing Rs 5.1 lakh in Grovensquare, Lodha sees an internal rate of return of around 20 percent on a four-year cycle and margins of 25-30 percent. The MacDonald Houseis a 0.67-acre property and hassaleableland of 150,000 sq ft.
The value of MacDonald House, if converted to residential use, is estimated at over 450 million.
This is Lodha's third major asset purchase in the last one year.
The company last year bought 17 acres in Mumbai from India's largest realty firm DLF for Rs 2,727 crore. It also acquired Washington House property from the US government on Altamount Road in Mumbai for Rs 375 crore.
Earlier this year, Lodha announced the launch of private landscape "The Park" as part of its luxury housing project in Worli developed over a 17.5-acre Mumbai Textile mill plot.
In 2010, Lodha Group announced the World One project, designed by the New York-based Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and furnished by Armani Casa; Lodha's Evoq at New Cuff Parade will be done by Philippe Starck for Yoo.
The group is currently developing pver 35 million square feet on prime Mumbai land.
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Recent News 5 Questions with Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings
August 8, 2022 by Ronnie Ditty
Credit: JT Nero
Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings is a Milwaukee music mashup you need to know. The group's upcoming studio album Love Is the Only Thing will release on August 12th via Righteous Babe Records, and today, we're chatting one-on-one with Mulvey to learn about the making of the record and what inspired it in the first place.
5 Questions with Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings
All answers belong to Peter Mulvey
1) Congratulations on the upcoming release of Love Is the Only Thing! Following Live at the Café Carpe (2020), this marks your second album release with acclaimed duo SistaStrings. What's at the heart of this new collection of songs, and who do you feel needs to hear the message most?
The heart of this gathering of songs is the old story: our fragile little lives, our families, our circles, with their warmth and frailty, juxtaposed against the storm clouds of this era. Given how stormy it's been, what with the Autocratic Lurch our politics is taking, the burning continents and the acidifying ocean, and the pandemics and the murder hornets (don't forget about the murder hornets!)… we all need to hear these songs, or any songs, any art, that reminds us that there is more good than bad in the sum of us humans. Our families, our friends, our neighbors- people of goodwill and compassion have come together to stave off any number of collapses. This is yet another time to be brave, however small we feel, and however accurate that feeling might be!
Bonus: Could you tell us what makes Café Carpe a special place for you?
I think it's a special place for nearly anybody who loves a thoughtful, literate atmosphere, with a low-key deadpan Midwestern sense of humor and perhaps the finest small listening room within a thousand miles. What makes it special is the proprietors, Bill and Kitty, who devoted their lives to being a small restaurant/listening room in the unassuming Midwestern town of Fort Atkinson. It has the feel of an Algonquin Round Table, only with the Green Bay Packers occasionally seasoning the conversation.
2) You've done a lot of collaborating over the years. Mind sharing on your creative relationship with SistaStrings? How did you first connect, and what was the catalyst to begin recording together? Did you know of Chauntee & Monique from back in Milwaukee?
I first met Chauntee and Monique at my brother's Unitarian church, and then a couple weeks later, Mike Mangione opened a show for me and they were in his band. I promptly hired them out from under him. We hit it off like brothers and sisters, and fell into a quartet, with Nathan Kilen on drums. We have a lot in common as Milwaukeeans, as artists who seek joy in our performances, who love to improvise and work off the cuff. It feels now like it was always meant to be a collaboration, even considering we're nearly a generation apart.
Bonus: Could you describe how you felt when you saw the Rosses on stage with Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, and all the other brilliant musicians at the recent Newport Folk Fest?
Oh my god. Watching this magic ride they're on has just… it makes me so, so happy, so proud, kinda verklempt, frankly. Of COURSE they're so deserving… but not everyone who deserves the recognition gets it. And they are getting it, and I am SO proud of them and inspired by them. Funny- I remember when they moved to Nashville, Chauntee said, "I like this town! You give someone your business card and they call you the next day!" And I said, "No… when YOU give someone your business card, they call YOU the next day!" I mean… they're just… SO… GOOD! And to see them shine… it's the best. I shake my head in wonder and gratitude every few days.
3) When you were coming up in Wisconsin, what music was most popular with the kids in your area, and what were you listening to that set you apart?
On the playground it was Prince and Run DMC and in the roller rink it was Olivia Newton John and the Village People. I wish I could say I listened to things that set me apart but I listened to the Police and to Rush on the rock station like all the other nerds. It really wasn't until I got to college and took a semester over in Ireland that I got into a wider, hipper selection of stuff. To me now, it's Ellington, Martin Hayes, Greg Brown, the Beastie Boys, Tom Waits, Beyonce…
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4) As far I know, there's only one cover on this record, the title track – a Chuck Prophet tune from his album Night Surfer. What's the story there, what are some notable differences between your and Chuck's versions, and what draws you to his unique songwriting style?
Chuck produced a record for me back in 2014, and I was knocked the fuck out by his writing, his attitude, his hurricane of a persona. I've learned a dozen of his songs, I've studied him the way I've studied Tom Waits or the Beatles or Joni. This one just fit with this batch of songs, it seemed like the perfect closer. His version is all Roxy Music crazy-ass drum solo followed by handclaps and strut and swagger… ours is more just earnest folkies hollering in a tiny room. [Listen to "Love Is The Only Thing" via Under The Radar]
5) Aside from songwriting, you're also a published author responsible for the excellent children's book Vlad the Astrophysicist. You mentioned in your TEDx Talk back in 2013 that you enjoy writing letters. Do you have a favorite book composed entirely of letters (like an epistolary novel), why is it your favorite, and have you ever considered writing one of your own?
Aw, thanks… I'm proud of that book. Also, I love a question that includes the word, 'epistolary.' So: there are two things that leap to mind: James Baldwin's 1962 essay, "Letter to My Nephew", and a book that was intended as an echo to it, Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Between the World and Me." They're both extraordinary works. Coates is bleaker and perhaps more blunt, but they have in common a ferocious love. I doubt I will ever write an epistolary novel, but I might try my hand at a record full of epistolary songs… you never can tell.


Not exactly a direct comparison, but I decided to try both amps to replace the non-working 75-watt amp on my Boston Acoustics CR400 subwoofer. The 300 watt Yung SD300 is actually the cheaper of the two amps, yet rated to be the most powerful. It is a Class D design and has an open back. Will this cause problems if mounted inside a subwoofer enclosure, due to vibration? Only time will tell.
I also purchased the Class A/B Dayton Audio SPA250 to try out. This amp is rated 252 watts at 4 ohms with less than 1% THD. This is a VERY popular plate amplifier on Parts Express with nearly 5 star average with well over 200 reviews.
You may be asking...why 250 or 300 watts to replace a 75 watt amp? Well, because I can? Honestly, I wanted to choose popular models and have flexibility to use them in different applications in the future. Plus, I thought you guys would want to see these models tested, so I did this for you!
Full disclosure: Amplifiers were purchased by me for the purpose of this test. All of the opinions in this video are my own and the content wasn't reviewed by anyone prior to posting. Affiliate links are provided for your convenience. I receive a portion of the sales from these links, which help me bring you more unbiased content for this channel.


This recipe will turn liver haters into converts. Very simple! The three things that will set your liver above all others are: 1) soak in milk, 2)turn liver as little as possible and 3) don't overcook!
<p>Gently rinse liver slices under cold water, and place in a medium bowl.
Pour in enough milk to cover.
Let stand while preparing onions.
(I like to soak up to an hour or two - whatever you have time for.
) This step is SO important in taking the bitter taste of the liver out.
Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Separate onion rings, and saute them in butter until soft.
Remove onions, and melt remaining butter in the skillet.
Season the flour with salt and pepper, and put it in a shallow dish or on a plate.
Drain milk from liver, and coat slices in the flour mixture.
When the butter has melted, turn the heat up to medium-high, and place the coated liver slices in the pan.
Cook until nice and brown on the bottom.
Turn, and cook on the other side until browned.
Add onions, and reduce heat to medium.
Cook a bit longer to taste.
Our family prefers the liver to just barely retain a pinkness on the inside when you cut to check.


Few directors would cast Jim Carrey, a comedian, in a dramatic role where he doesn't say a word. Few directors would create a film that can be classified, actually quite accurately, as a "romantic black comedy horror-thriller" (special thanks to Wikipedia) that includes cannibals. Few directors have earned the confidence of Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures and involved her in producing their second film. With The Bad Batch, Ana Lily Amirpour has solidified herself as an exciting, up-and-coming American auteur.
Like in her debut film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Amirpour places youth at the center of The Bad Batch. Her protagonist is 'Bad Batch' inmate Arlen (Suki Waterhouse) who braves cannibals. It is never made entirely clear what a person is or does to become part of the Bad Batch, but it implied that they are either criminals, societal misfits, or discriminated against, and are exiled to a fenced-in desert wasteland.
Food is far and in between and the Bad Batch become separated into two factions- those who eat humans (they capture those new to the wasteland as a reliable source of food) and those who don't. Those who don't- if they successfully make it there- live in a 'utopic' city that Amirpour names Comfort. Comfort's inhabitants believe in The Dream as part of their spirituality and the message printed on a number of white-tee shirts "The Dream Is Inside Me" is similar to Jesus's words in the Gospel: "The Kingdom of God Is Within You". Recreational drug usage and raves are part of life within Comfort, although they ascribe a religious component to these activities. Comfort looks to pacify individual thought and emotion through a cultish dynamic.
The microcosm that Amirpour creates in The Bad Batch is not ideal for its inhabitants, nor is it intended to be. It is a punishment, remember. Amirpour crafts her own world through the confines she establishes and explores the human condition through this world.
Viewing The Bad Batch is reminiscent of viewing Fellini's Satyricon. Both utilize the grotesque and construct a world that, underneath the surface, isn't too different than our own as seen by the films' explorations of morality. Humans are governed by the same necessities (food and water) and desires (companionship and self-actualization) regardless of the world they inhabit or lifestyle they are forced to live. Earnest human needs are shown to have ugly manifestations.
The Bad Batch builds upon the strengths of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Returning cinematographer Lyle Vincent does a commendable job, especially during the film's first twenty minutes. These almost dialogue-free moments evoke fear, beauty, and intensity as Arlen is captured by cannibals. Amirpour's casting of Suki Waterhouse, an English model in her first lead role, might seem like a questionable choice, but Waterhouse delivers a startlingly accurate Texas accent and is just one of many excellent performances within The Bad Batch. The camera never strays far from her face, her expressions guiding the tone of her scenes.
Waterhouse's character, Arlen, discovers she does not feel at home within Comfort yet she is repulsed by the cannibals' capturing and eating of humans. Like Arash in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Arlen experiences inescapable horror and has to choose between worst-case scenarios. Despite the film's severity of plot, The Bad Batch is overwhelmingly empathetic to its characters. The film finds its way to a feel-good ending, assisted by the heartfelt subplot of a father, a buff, tattooed, cannibal played by Jason Momoa, searching for his lost daughter.
Originally a music critic, Alex began his work with film criticism after watching the films of Stanley Kubrick and Ingmar Bergman for the first time. From these films, Alex realized that there was much more artistry and depth to filmmaking than he had previously thought. His favorite contemporary directors include Michael Haneke, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater, and Terrence Malick.


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Ernie Ball Music Man reveals ornate Mariposa Omar Rodríguez-López signature guitar
By Michael Astley-Brown
Get all the details on the At The Drive-In/Mars Volta guitarist's mystery model
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After its surprise appearance at the UK Guitar Show, the Mariposa has now officially been unveiled by Ernie Ball Music Man.
The signature electric guitar for At The Drive-In/Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, the Mariposa is most notable for its distinctive angular look, which is accompanied by an ornate laser-etched pickguard.
It offers pickups custom-designed to handle bucketloads of distortion while still packing classic humbucker sounds, with individual volume controls for each pickup - there's no tone control here, but rolling back the volume will also tame the high-end.
Other specs include an African mahogany body, roasted maple neck with ebony fingerboard, Music Man Modern tremolo and Schaller M6-IND locking tuners.
Two versions are available: the gold-hardwared Mariposa Deluxe comes in Imperial White and Imperial Black finishes, while the regular Mariposa features chrome 'ware in its Pueblo Pink and Dorado Green guises.
The new guitar appears to take its cues from the St Vincent and Albert Lee HH models, which Rodríguez-López had been playing on At The Drive-In's recent tours.
The Ernie Ball Music Man Mariposa is available now for $2,899 (regular) and $2,999 (Deluxe). Head over to Ernie Ball Music Man (opens in new tab) for more info.
Michael Astley-Brown
Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar (opens in new tab), Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as the best part of 20 years performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe (opens in new tab).


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Entrepreneur magazine ranked the graduate programs at Temple University's Fox School of Business No. 1 in the nation for entrepreneurial mentorship.
The report, published Sept. 15 in conjunction with The Princeton Review, identified Temple as offering the highest number of mentorship programs for graduate entrepreneurship students.
"This is a remarkable honor and sterling achievement," said Fox School Dean M. Moshe Porat. "By emphasizing innovation, promoting small-business development, and preparing our students to think of themselves as entrepreneurs, we continue to drive economic growth and job creation in the Philadelphia region and beyond. We are proud to be recognized by Entrepreneur magazine as the nation's top institution for entrepreneurial mentorship."
Through the IEI, which is based at the Fox School, the university conducts annual Idea and Be Your Own Boss Bowl® business plan competitions for all students, faculty, staff and alumni. With prizes exceeding $200,000, the Be Your Own Boss Bowl® is considered one of the most-lucrative and comprehensive business plan competitions in the nation.
IEI also operates Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures (MADV), the region's largest entrepreneurship advisory and year-round venture forum program. Since 2003, MADV has worked with 328 innovation-based emerging firms in the region to raise more than $250 million in Series A funding.
The Fox School and IEI provide internship opportunities, business-planning workshops, seminars, mentoring and coaching, in addition to annual conferences in social, global, women's and industry-specific entrepreneurship. IEI Executive Director Ellen Weber and Academic Director Robert McNamee lead the entrepreneurship and innovation programs.
The ranking praises IEI for its one-on-one meetings between students and entrepreneurs, senior executives and investors from the region, and calls attention to IEI's Distinguished Leaders in Residence consultation program.
Over the last three years the IEI has expanded its offerings to include: a Master of Science in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship; graduate certificates in both Innovation Strategy and Innovation & Technology Commercialization; MBA concentrations in both Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management; a General Education course in Creativity & Organizational Innovation; and an Entrepreneurial Living Learning Community.
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Some traditions are timeless and the British love affair with marmalade on toast for breakfast is one. You can always judge the quality of any breakfast by the marmalade on offer and at Queens Park Preserves we have some of the very best for you to choose from. Our traditional Seville Orange marmalade has hand cut shred and is sharp, tangy and fresh. This really is a true classic that will appeal to the most ardent of marmalade connoisseurs. Give it a try, you wont be disappointed.


The City of Edina offers two fabulous books about the City. Call the City at 952-927-8861 to order both and save! The cost for both books is $22 plus tax ($1.60) and shipping and handling.
Like many of the suburbs surrounding central cities, Edina is often regarded as a post-World War II phenomenon, and, indeed a great deal of development that has occurred in the community dates from that period. However, Edina is more than a product of the 1950s and 60s. The City has a long and impressive history that spans over 125 years. History and Architecture of Edina, Minnesota by William W Scott, A.I.A., and Jeffrey A. Hess is a report on buildings of historical and architectural significance in Edina. It represents the results of a historic building survey of the entire community conducted for the Heritage Preservation Board of the City of Edina in 1979. © 1981 by the City of Edina. Second printing, 1988. All rights reserved.
The cost is $6.95 plus tax ($0.51) and shipping and handling.
Once a Civil War milling crossroads of Yankee Quarter, Irish Catholic and freed black farming families and now one of the most beautiful metropolitan communities in the nation, Edina merits a special place in national demographic and historic studies. Edina: Chapters in the City History by Deborah Morse-Kahn is a rich tapestry of historic photo imagery and essays on life in the early days and the modern times of one of Minnesota's most extraordinary cities. © 1998 by the City of Edina. All rights reserved.
The cost is $19.95 plus tax ($1.45) and shipping and handling.
Purchase a City of Edina history book.


When we finally finished up our shopping at IKEA, I was starving- because I only ate a couple of bites of lunch. It was only about 4:00. We debated driving a little ways before we stopped for dinner, but ultimately I decided I need to eat. Right then. So we stopped in at Pei Wei right down the street. It took us about 30-45 minutes or so for us to eat and head out. The rain had just started. We both (remember we were in separate cars) needed to stop and get gas and the kids wanted to go to Buc-ees so I made the decision to drive to Terrell and stop there for gas. Matt didn't know if he could make it to Terrell so he was going to stop before then and then we would just meet each other back at the house. He knows he can't keep up with me anyway. Ha!
So we gave each other a quick kiss and headed out. I got to Buc-ees about 5:15 and when I opened the door to pump gas I immediately knew that we would not be going anywhere anytime soon. The wind almost took the door off the car and I was struggling to stand in one place. I quickly told Callan to call Matt and tell him to stop with us at Buc-ees. Somewhere along the way he had decided he could make it to Terrell and was right behind us on the road. By the time he arrived, it was pouring. All the people were leaving the interstate and stopping in to escape the wind, rain, and eventually hail. Good thing Buc-ees has a parking lot the size of Six Flags!
To see how long it would be before we could resume our trip, we started checking the weather on our phones. When we did this we realized that tornado producing storms were all along our path and they weren't going anywhere anytime soon. I hate driving at night and I hate driving in rain. I was done. We started looking for hotels in Terrell so we could take refuge for the night. While in the midst of making a decision about what to do, a lady standing beside us asked which way we were headed. We told her east and she said, "Do not go that way. We just came from that direction and it is BAD!"
She helped us solidify the decision to go ahead and book a hotel while there were still some rooms available. We safely made it to the hotel and enjoyed a sunny drive home the next morning. As we drove home, we saw the damage from the tornado that had touched down in Canton along the interstate. It was awful!
Back to the meatballs. If I hadn't chosen to try something new- which is completely out my normal behavior- then I wouldn't have been hungry when we left IKEA. Then we wouldn't have stopped at Pei Wei. Then we would've gotten to Buc-ees before the storm, and we would've been in Canton right as that tornado touched down on the interstate. The meatballs were a blessing...nasty burps and all.
As far as the house is concerned...here is the latest. I have considered having flooring shipped to them myself.
BUT we do have a mailbox now!


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iSheriff's Education 3.0 Paper Educates on EdTech Push
In an attempt to make the transition to EdTech seamless and less of a headache for teachers, students, and parents, iSheriff has prepared a new paper titled, "Is Your School Ready for Education 3.0?" In the paper, one can find key terminology, as well as detailed outlines of tools and software to help prepare schools for the "explosion in technology."
"Education 3.0 is an all-encompassing term for how new technologies, such as cloud computing, online video, and mobile devices are changing the way educators teach and students learn," according to a recent release.
The paper will include information such as the 10 disruptive innovations in Education 3.0, which explains how to keep students safe in a space that does contain certain risks and security issues.
"Education 3.0, like other technology-driven changes from e-commerce to social networking, has powerful benefits, but also new concerns," according to the release.
"It has a great capacity to engage and inspire students but many educators and parents are concerned about the cyber security risks associated with the interconnectivity of Education 3.0, which are quite real and require a proactive approach to protect students, schools and universities."
There are definitely new potential dangers for students in the Education 3.0 phase, making it imperative that administrators, educators, and students are well-aware of the threats they might encounter with new technologies. Prevention is much better that running into an issue and not having a strategy to address it.
"Education 3.0 will offer new ways of teaching and learning that will transform our educational systems. However, a successful transition requires the continual review of policy on proper conduct on connected devices, as well as the creation of proper cyber security infrastructure to protect information, block offensive material and stop bad actors," said John Mutch, iSheriff CEO.
"Keeping our students safe in today's learning environment is our most important task."
It's a much-needed discussion, and the report could be a great guide for schools looking to expand upon their community education programs on the different tools being introduced into the classrooms.
Read the full release here.
Article by Navindra Persaud, Education World Contributor
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Higher interest rates and equity valuations represent risks in 2014, according to Russ Koesterich, BlackRock's Global Chief Investment Strategist.
There was not much in the way of economic data released last week, but on Thursday, the December ISM manufacturing survey numbers did come out. The data showed a second month of strong manufacturing activity and, even more impressive, a surge in new orders, which reached their highest level since April 2010.
The rise in new orders bodes well for first-quarter economic growth, since new orders tend to be a good leading economic indicator. Specifically, the level of new orders we saw in December would be consistent with first-quarter gross domestic product growth of over 3%, a number that is significantly higher than economists' current forecasts.
The impressive ISM report is consistent with the broader pattern of better-than expected economic data we have been seeing in recent weeks. The Citi Economic Surprise Index (a measure that tracks economic data in relation to economists' forecasts of that data) is close to its highest readings of the past two years. In other words, US economic data is exceeding expectations to the greatest extent we have seen in quite a while.
Improving data is good news for the US economy, but it is a double-edged sword for stocks. On the positive side, better growth should help support corporate earnings in 2014, which, in turn, should be a positive for stock prices. Faster growth, however, is also leading to an increase in interest rates. At 3.00%, the yield on the 10-year Treasury is close to 0.25% higher than it was a month ago and more than a full percentage point higher than it was one year ago.
Higher interest rates represent one risk for stocks in the new year. A second risk is equity valuations. Last year, US equity valuations rose by roughly 20%, which represents the largest increase since the tech boom of 1998. Historically, when both long-term interest rates and stock valuations rise, the subsequent year has seen modest returns for stocks. Between 1954 and 2013, there were 14 years when both equity valuations and the yield on the 10-year Treasury advanced; on average, the S&P 500 returned between 2% and 3% the following year.
Does this mean stocks are doomed to see a year of close to 0% returns in 2014? Not necessarily. One mitigating factor is that interest rates are rising from such unusually low levels. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is still well below its 20-year average of 4.5%. As a result, we still believe stocks look inexpensive relative to bonds. For the coming year, we expect stocks to advance and to outperform bonds, but given the headwinds of higher rates and higher valuations, gains should be more muted than they were last year.


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CA Social Workers Speak Out After Latest Gun Massacre
The Thousand Oaks shooting is the deadliest in California since the San Bernardino massacre in 2015. (Rich Legg/iStockphoto)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Social workers are expressing sorrow, and solidarity with the victims of the shooting massacre in Thousand Oaks.
It claimed 13 lives, including a police officer and the gunman, whom officials believe took his own life.
The California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is also calling for more public awareness around gun-violence restraining orders.
Rebecca Gonzales, director of government relations and political affairs with NASW in California, says these so-called "red-flag laws" can really make a difference.
"I have no idea if that would help in this case, but I think that Californians need to know that these gun violence restraining orders are out there and if they do have concerns about their loved ones, that they should look into trying to get an order," says Gonzales.
Gonzales says social workers are very active in areas of mental-health advocacy, as the biggest providers of mental-health services in the country. They also advocate for gun-violence prevention measures that they believe will help make communities safer.
NASW is also pushing for Congress to repeal the Dickey Amendment, a law that prohibits federal funding for research on gun violence – a step that Gonzales says could provide some answers.
"We really need more research to find out why this happens," says Gonzales. "We need to figure out how we can stop these terrible shootings. We have to figure out how to more appropriately identify who really is at risk of this kind of violence."
This is the 307th mass shooting this year in the United States.
California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but they don't prohibit the type of weapon used in this case – a Glock 21, 45-caliber handgun that police say was purchased legally.
It was outfitted with an extended magazine, which are illegal in California if they accommodate more than 10 rounds.
Suzanne Potter, Public News Service - CA


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It was access all areas for a lucky group of students as they visited one of the UK's largest Naval Air Stations at RNAS Culdrose.
The students from Cornwall College are all studying Level 2 Aeronautical Engineering, a specialist training qualification only available in the region at Cornwall College.
John Goodwin, Course Lead, Aero-Engineering, Cornwall College said, "We have a magnificent working relationship with companies like Babcock based at Culdrose and through these relationships we are able to offer our students enlightening and inspiring visits to place like this.
"It really opens the student's eyes as to what careers are out there and gives them an opportunity to experience the workplace, meet prospective employers and of course see the aircraft".
Peter added, "Meeting young people with a keen interest and desire to become aeronautical engineers is always a delight. Cornwall College has a great reputation for developing initial skills and knowledge in this area and we have already taken on an apprentice as part of the relationship between the two organisations".
John who spent over twenty five years in the Royal Air Force as an aircraft engineer on both fixed and rotary aircraft, has built a vibrant network of partners for students to progress onto, including military and civilian pathways.
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Peter who has worked for Babcock with 736 Naval Air Squadron at RNAS Culdrose for the last 2 years, following his thirty year military service, added, "Engaging with the students, presenting the type of work we do here and explaining the exciting developments that lie ahead is a pleasure and we realise that we need to look for competent engineers of the future.
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John concluded, "We are always enhancing our ties with all local aero-businesses, the spaceport and associated companies around the hub, to give our students the very best opportunity to experience the options available to them and also to boost their progress into industry.
"Having the benefit of owning our own jet aircraft based at Newquay, gives our students that practical element and together with academic lessons hosted by a former civilian jet pilot, we're able to teach a wide variety of skills with which they can develop further into their chosen careers".


In the world of fashion, the job responsibilities and treatment of models used to float in a vast sea of gray with the question of what is and isn't acceptable being loosely defined with room for interpretation. The #MeToo movement quickly gained momentum by shining a light on the sexual harassment as well as abuse that was plaguing the industry and is now clearly defining the rules in blatant black and white terms.
Model and activist Cameron Russell offered up her Instagram account a few months back as a platform to share experiences anonymously. There were a large number of models and industry insiders who shared their experiences with #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse and, surprisingly, it wasn't solely women sharing these stories.
Mario Testino and Bruce Weber are some of the most prominent names in the industry. They are also the most recent photographers no longer being commissioned by Vogue for the foreseeable future amid allegations of sexual abuse and harassment as a total of 28 male models and assistants have come forward. Representatives for both photographers are currently denying these claims.
There were previous whisperings of male photographers abusing their power by exploiting young and naive models, preying on their vulnerabilities and leveraging career advancement. At the time these were thought of as merely rumors because surely those at the top wouldn't stand for this type of behavior, right? Or is it possible that some of the powerful people at large turned a blind eye until the problem was so large and obstructive that it could no longer be ignored?
Models should never be put in the delicate situation of having to ward off unwanted sexual advances and this should have never been thought of as part of the job description. The responsibility should fall on the shoulders of the multi-faceted industry to foster a professional atmosphere.
Condé Nast has responded by unveiling a new Code of Conduct to be enforced later this month. The goal is to provide a safe and positive environment for everyone in the industry.
All models appearing in fashion shoots commissioned by Condé Nast must be 18 years of age or older. The only exceptions will be those appearing as themselves as part of a profile, news story, or similar content, and they will be required to have a chaperone on set at all times.
Alcohol will no longer be allowed on Condé Nast sets. Recreational drugs are not permitted.
Photographers will no longer be permitted to use a Condé Nast set for any work that is not commissioned or approved by the company.
This is at least a step in the right direction, as lethargic as it may seem, and it will be interesting to see how the fashion industry adapts to the rather abrupt and turbulent changing of the guard in the months to come.
Via: The New York Times and Vogue.


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Home / Articles and Press Releases / Press Release / World's Lightest Welding/Grinding Respirator Has Arrived
World's Lightest Welding/Grinding Respirator Has Arrived
By RPB® Safety
Published: March 28th, 2019
Just in time to help meet new HSE enforcement expectations for welding fume, the world's lightest welding/grinding respirator – the RPB® Z4® – is now available in the United Kingdom.
The Z4 is a powered air respirator that allows the operator to transition easily between welding and grinding. Weighing only 805 grams, the Z4 is up to 23% lighter than other brands yet is packed full of features to keep users safe and comfortable all day long.
The RPB Z4 has completely reimagined how a welding shield should fit and perform. Its ergonomic design evenly distributes weight to the sides of the head – eliminating top-heavy pressure points around the forehead and temples – and alleviates strains on the neck and upper back.
Light as a feather, tough as steel – say hello to the future of welding.
A CUSTOMISED FIT
The revolutionary design of the Z4 allows users to configure it to their individual preferences, ensuring each user has the most customised fit. Configurable features include:
Adjustable Padded Head Suspension
Six points of adjustment on the Z4 Head Suspension ensure it fits securely and moves with the user, no matter the angle. The optional side padding distributes weight evenly to further increase comfort, stability and improve weight distribution, while reducing background noise (noise attenuation).
Adjustable Airflow
The RPB Z4 features a patent-pending dual air distribution system that delivers 75% of the air through a swivel outlet, allowing users to direct the flow as they choose. The remaining 25% of the air is automatically directed to the lens to prevent and eliminate fogging.
A HELMET WITH A VIEW
Flip-up Weld Visor & Crystal-Clear Grinding Visor
The RPB Z4 includes a crystal-clear grinding visor beneath a flip-up welding visor, which can be quickly and easily lifted when needed. The grinding visor is EN166 approved, ensuring users' eyesight is always protected.
Optical Clarity
Fitted with a large ADF lens, the Z4 boasts the highest possible optical quality rating of 1.1.1.1. The all-important fourth "1" represents advanced angular dependence control, guaranteeing uniform shading and distortion-free vision. This allows users to work comfortably across different angles as required.
Optional Side Windows
The Z4 is fitted with Shade 5 Peripheral Side Windows, providing advanced peripheral vision. Window Blockers are included, allowing users to utilize or block the side windows as desired.
Vision-Link™
The Z4 is the world's first welding respirator with a lighting option. The RPB Vision-Link™ offers 650 lumens and can be added to the Z4 at any point, without modifications to the respirator.
HEAR WHAT'S IMPORTANT
Comms-Link™
The Comms-Link™ is an optional radio communication system that can be fitted to any RPB Z4, allowing users to easily communicate with their team, even in high-noise environments.
Learn more about the Z4 here: https://www.rpbsafety.com/product/z4/#z4
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Home Books and Accounts What is Adjusted Trial Balance?
While final accounts are being prepared at the end of an accounting period, ledger balances are also required to be updated with relevant adjustments which are a result of partial, improper and transactions which were skipped.
Examples of such transactions are depreciation, closing stock, accruals, deposits etc. Once identified adjustments are done in the ledger accounts to bring them to their appropriate levels.
Once all the necessary adjustments are absorbed a new second trial balance is prepared to ensure that it is still balanced. This new trial balance is called adjusted trial balance. All ledger balances and their respective debit and credit balances are listed within this and are further used to prepare the financial statements of a company.
The following additional information is also to be incorporated in the above trial balance thereafter an adjusted trial balance is to be furnished.