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Q: Celery send mail for every failed task I am using celery in my django application and I have set-up celery flower to monitor the tasks of celery. I have setup tasks where emails are send to the user when they register/submit/FP etc events. Now Flower gives me a nice details of the task and it's status. Now for every failed task I wanted an email to send to my account so that I don't have check the flower everyday for the failed task. I did the following configuration in my settings.py file
CELERY_SEND_TASK_ERROR_EMAILS = True

and ADMINS.
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'noreply@xyz.com'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'xyz123@'
DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL = EMAIL_HOST_USER
SERVER_EMAIL = EMAIL_HOST_USER
EMAIL_HOST = 'xyz.abc.com'
EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'

These are settings of "From" email address.
Few days back,one of my team member accidentally changed the password of the above email_host and forgot to update settings file. It wasn't after it was too later that the tasks are failing because of SMTP Authentication error.
Is there any way around this that even if SMTP authentication error occurs, I immediately get the email from celery ? I am not so sure about this.
Are there any other tools that will monitor my tasks and for every failed task it will send me the mail.

A: I found out that there is a table created for maintaining the tasks in the database. So I just simply created a script which will check for failed task every hour for the past hour records in the table and if found any it will send an email.
script.py
#!venv/bin/python2

import os
from django.conf import settings

if __name__ == '__main__' and __package__ is None:
    os.sys.path.append(
        os.path.dirname(
            os.path.dirname(
                os.path.abspath(__file__))))

os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "rest_apis.settings")

import django

django.setup()
from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
from djcelery.models import TaskMeta
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, time

USERS_TO_NOTIFY = ['ops@yopmail.com']
TIME_THRESHOLD_INTERVAL = 60

def send_email(email_subject_line, email_body):
    email = EmailMessage(email_subject_line,
                         email_body,
                         settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER,
                         USERS_TO_NOTIFY
                         )
    email.send()

def main():
    current_time = datetime.now()   # Get Current TimeStamp
    time_threshold = current_time - timedelta(minutes=TIME_THRESHOLD_INTERVAL) # Get 60 minutes past current time stamp
    celery_taskmeta_objects = TaskMeta.objects.filter(status="FAILURE", date_done__gte=time_threshold)

    email_body = "Below are the tasks which failed : "
    if celery_taskmeta_objects.exists():
        for celery_taskmeta in celery_taskmeta_objects:
            print celery_taskmeta.task_id
            email_body += "\n\ntask_id : %s" % celery_taskmeta.task_id
            email_body += "\nstatus : %s" % celery_taskmeta.status
            email_body += "\ndate : %s" % celery_taskmeta.date_done
            email_body += "\ntraceback :"
            email_body += "\n%s\n\n" % celery_taskmeta.traceback
        email_subject_line = '[URGENT] Celery task failure in last %s minutes' % (TIME_THRESHOLD_INTERVAL)
        send_email(email_subject_line, email_body)

main()

Now in an email I get a full stack trace too and the id of the task. Now my requirement was to check every hour so I just put the script in a crontab. Now you can change the time threshold as per your basic need and work accordingly.

A: You can configure Datadog https://www.datadoghq.com/
It can monitor and track your dynamic infrastructure. You would receive an email for every error occurred on your production server.

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Q: Page Redirection in Micro Slim PHP Framework? i am facing issue regarding Page Redirection in PHP Micro Slim Framework @version 2.3.5.
i have already Try few Ways to Redirect but all the way i try are not working.
Actually i have a login Page and on submit i am calling the The Login Check Function which i have write and it is working properly. But finally after Successful MATCH of Username and Password, i want to redirect on another page.
the ways i have already tried are below:
return $response->withRedirect('/dashboard.php');

return $response->withStatus(302)->withHeader('Location', 'http://localhost/kafcashapp/dashboard.php');

$app->redirect('http://localhost/kafcashapp/dashboard.php', 301);

header("Location: http://localhost/kafcashapp/dashboard.php");

Below are the Code to Check Login
$app->post('/login', function() use ($app) {
            // check for required params
            verifyRequiredParams(array('email', 'password'));

            // reading post params
            $email = $app->request()->post('email');
            $password = $app->request()->post('password');
            $response = array();

            $db = new DbHandler();
            // check for correct email and password
            if ($db->checkLogin($email, $password)) {
                // get the user by email
                $user = $db->getUserByEmail($email);

                if ($user != NULL) {
                    $response["error"] = false;
                    $response['name'] = $user['name'];
                    $response['email'] = $user['email'];
                    $response['apiKey'] = $user['api_key'];
                    $response['createdAt'] = $user['created_at'];

                } else {
                    // unknown error occurred
                    $response['error'] = true;
                    $response['message'] = "An error occurred. Please try again";
                }
            } else {
                // user credentials are wrong
                $response['error'] = true;
                $response['message'] = 'Login failed. Incorrect credentials';
            }

            //echoRespnse(200, $response);
        });

any Suggestion will be appreciated.

A: Looking at the documentation you can do 302 Temporary Redirect with the following.
$app->redirect("/bar");

If you need 301 Moved Permanently instead you need to specify the status code manually.
$app->redirect("/bar", 301);


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Devoteam G CloudSuccess storiesInfrastructure ModernizationPrince's Landscape modernise their infrastructure, from on-premises to Google Cloud with Devoteam G Cloud
Prince's Landscape modernise their infrastructure, from on-premises to Google Cloud with Devoteam G Cloud
#Infrastructure Modernization
Devoteam G Cloud worked with Google Cloud to design a hybrid migration path for Prince's Landscape
We wanted to do things at our own pace, but at the same time have experts available to guide us. That's why we chose Devoteam G Cloud.
Albert Junus Technology Manager
About the customer
One of the oldest nurseries in Singapore, Prince's has 50 years experience in the industry. Started out humbly as a flower shop, Prince's has evolved into a full-fledged landscape design and installation specialist.
When Prince's Landscape was founded years ago, they used Microsoft-based technology for their infrastructure and ran three racks of servers in an on-prem data center. "Everything was on-prem, including our Active Directory server, databases, and application servers," says Albert Junus, Chief Technology Officer of Prince's Landscape.
Three years ago, when Junus joined the company, he found that much of the hardware was outdated, the server software near end-of-life, and extended support frequently unavailable. Two full-time engineers were dedicated just to keeping Prince's Landscape's IT operations functioning. "Each Monday, we would run various jobs, and they would tell me about that weekend's failures. Every time I saw that email from the engineers, my heart skipped a beat because there were a couple times when we lost our main database. Luckily, we always had a backup we could plug in," says Junus. "Still, we knew our on-prem days were numbered; we needed to move to the cloud."
Prince's Landscape's IT team tried a lift and shift to migrate their virtual machines (VMs) over to the cloud.
The Goal was to establish a leaner, more cost-effective organisation, with an agile workforce that could deliver more value to our customers.
Devoteam G Cloud, a Google Cloud Premier Partner and three-time Google Cloud Partner of the Year, worked with Google Cloud to design a hybrid migration path. Together, the team configured a VPN tunnel between the data center and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) so Prince's Landscape could migrate its entire VMware environment to Google Cloud VMware Engine. This allowed an easy lift and shift of VMware-based applications to GCP without any major changes to apps, tools, or processes. "That gave me a lot of confidence when we were able to migrate all the VMs that we didn't want to lose from the on-premises environment in less than a weekend," says Junus.
Next, Devoteam G Cloud assisted with a complete infrastructure migration to Google Cloud's PCI-compliant cloud native environment. The phased deployment started with the Active Directory migration, then HR and other application servers, and ended with the production environment migration.
The Methodology
Devoteam G Cloud uses Google Cloud Migrate to Virtual Machines to complete all VM migration activities. It is also recommended to migrate to Cloud SQL for improved security and stability. To understand all these possible alternatives, Devoteam G Clouds Cloud Architect's consulted with Prince's own IT team to design the architectural design.
As a result of Prince's Landscape's engagement with Devoteam G Cloud and Google Cloud, they were able to move from 4 VMs to just two instances in one Active Directory (AD) group. "That's one of the biggest changes; we could move multiple VMs for primary and secondary AD backups to a single cloud AD."
Also, Prince's Landscape can now restore its production database in minutes running an automatic script whereas it used to take two engineers a full day to restore it manually in a data center. "Because our production and backup servers are both on GCP, we can just run the script in a few minutes, as opposed to 24 hours of on-prem work," says Junus. "We're down a couple IT people, but we're able to make do with one outsourced IT partner because we don't have as much to do to maintain our infrastructure."
In terms of computing upgrade cycles, moving from a Microsoft-based on-prem environment to GCP has fast-forwarded Prince's Landscape's tech stack by over a decade. "We were able to leapfrog generations of technology," says Junus.
Overall, Devoteam G Cloud helped Prince's Landscape to:
Migrate 5 TB of database and server data from on-prem to GCP
Reduce 4 VMs to two instances in one cloud Active Directory
Reduce infrastructure staff from two engineers to one IT support coordinator.
Devoteam G Cloud continues to provide Prince's Landscape with ongoing technical support through their Centre of Excellence in Poland.
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Two basic options predominate. In air-to-air designs, a unit outside the house relies on air as a source of heat or a place to dump heat. In ground-based designs, fluid in tubes laid in the ground provides the heat transfer. In each case, a refrigerant travels in pipes from outdoors to an inside unit, and a blower sends the resulting warmed or cooled air through ductwork into various rooms. The systems are often likened to a reversible air conditioner that can stream cool air or exhaust warm air throughout the home. "When the season changes, you just flip a switch & the flow reverses," says Leo Udee, account manager at Alliant Energy in Madison, Wis.
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The Alliance PSD+PC () was a center-left electoral alliance in Romania between 2008 and 2009.

History

Formation

In continuation with the 2004 National Union PSD+PUR alliance, the new alliance was founded in 2008 between the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Conservative Party (PC), formerly Humanist Party of Romania (PUR) as a counterpart to the centre-right Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) between the National Liberal Party (PNL) and Democratic Party (PD).

2008 and 2009 elections

It took part in the 2008 general elections and in the 2009 European Parliament election, with the alliance winning 11 seats, including one Conservatives' candidate: George Sabin Cutaş.

Dissolution

In late 2010, the Alliance dissolved, as Conservative Party (PC) joined the National Liberal Party (PNL) to form the Centre Right Alliance (ACD).

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Notes:

1 National Union PSD+PUR members: PSD (46 senators and 113 deputies) and PUR (11 senators and 19 deputies).

2 Soon after the elections, PUR broke the alliance and switched sides, joining the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA) in forming the government.

3 Alliance PSD+PC members: PSD (48 senators and 110 deputies) and PC (1 senator and 4 deputies).

European elections

Notes:

1 Alliance PSD+PC members: PSD (10 MEPs) and PC (1 MEP).

References

Defunct political party alliances in Romania

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A State-by-State Look at Where Kids Are Not Being Vaccinated
Dodai Stewart
This is frightening: Look at how many people, in each state in the United States, are opting not to vaccinate their kids.
The actual numbers reflect kindergartners whose parents checked "exempt" when asked about immunization on school forms. Just because the child was marked exempt doesn't necessarily mean the child wasn't vaccinated. Still, that is quite often the case. And in many states, checking a box is all it takes to skip vaccination.
Writing for Mother Jones, Tasneem Raja and Chris Mooney report:
In a 2012 study of vaccine exemption policies across the country, a team of researchers led by Saad Omer, a professor of public health at Emory University, found that of the 20 states that allowed personal belief exemptions for enrollment in a public school or child-care program, less than a third made it "difficult" to do so (for instance, by making parents re-apply for one each year, explain their beliefs in writing, or get a notarized letter of approval from a health care provider). In the nine "easy" states identified in the study, the rules required only signing a form. Indeed, Omer suspects that some parents sign vaccine exemption forms not because they actually hold anti-vaccine beliefs, but simply because it's easier than juggling the doctors' appointments, missed work, and other inconveniences of getting kids vaccinated.
This is further explained in a story published May of last year. Kiera Butler wrote about a CDC study published in January 2013:
The study found that an astonishing 49 percent of toddlers born from 2004 through 2008 hadn't had all their shots by their second birthday, but only about 2 percent had parents who refused to have them vaccinated. They were missing shots for pretty mundane reasons—parents' work schedules, transportation problems, insurance hiccups. An earlier CDC study concluded that children in poor communities were more likely to miss their shots than those in wealthier neighborhoods, and while that may not be too surprising, it's still a dangerous pattern. "If you're going to delay one or two vaccines, it's not going to make a huge difference," says the new study's lead author, Jason Glanz, an epidemiologist at the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research. "But you could also think of it like this: If a million kids delay their vaccines by a month, that's time during which a disease could spread."
The spread of disease is not a theoretical issue. It's very real, Raja and Mooney explain:
Non-medical vaccine exemptions are dangerous because they threaten what's known as "herd immunity:" Diseases simply can't spread in a community where a high enough percentage of the population is vaccinated against them. The required percentage of vaccinations to ensure herd immunity varies by disease; for pertussis (whooping cough), it's between 93 and 95 percent, according to Johns Hopkins' Jessica Atwell, lead author of a study on pertussis and vaccines published last year in the journal Pediatrics.
In other words, even what seems like just a few unvaccinated kids can have a big impact:
In California, the percentage of kindergartners who get their full set of shots has been dropping since 2008, while the rate of personal belief exemptions jumped by nearly a percentage point in that time. Given that the national average exemption rate is 1.8 percent, that's a big increase. During a California outbreak of pertussis in 2010, more than 9,000 cases were reported, and ten infants died. It was the worst outbreak of whooping cough in 60 years.
Yikes. More maps and statistics here.


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I love home made gifts on Valentines day and a love stone is the perfect gift. It is so simple to make and your loved one will adore it. It is the perfect little keepsake to pop for them to pop in thier pocket or keep on their desk.
You simply peel off the protective layer, place the transfer paper on top and placing it on the stone rub with the lollystick. You have to be a little careful but you will soon get the hang of it. Then you simply varnish and leave by an open window to dry and get rid of the smell! Let dry completely before handling.
Couldn't be easier and such a precious gift. You could even put a name on one. Kids will love to make these for their friends too and its a lovely idea for Mothers Day too or their teacher.
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Spotify is vanaf nu ook te synchroniseren met de iPod Classic, Nano en Shuffle. Via de sectie "Devices" kun je je playlist syncen. De optie om Spotify met je iPod te synchroniseren maakt de dienst opeens een prima alternatief voor iTunes.
"From today, Spotify really is the only music player you'll ever need. Our users don't want to have to switch between music players, but they do want to take their playlists with them wherever they go, on a wider range of devices, more simply and at a price they can afford. Now we've made that possible on one of the world's most popular consumer devices."
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Fennville – Lawyers for 330 migrant workers and a western Michigan blueberry farm have agreed to settle a lawsuit over pay.
A federal judge is holding a hearing Wednesday. Each worker is likely to get at least $300. Payments could be higher if people can't be found and money is leftover.
Blue Star Farms in Allegan County was accused of failing to keep accurate records and failing to fully pay workers during the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons. The farm denied the allegations but agreed to settle the lawsuit.
The money would be paid over a few years because the farm can't immediately afford to foot the bill. The total settlement is valued at $200,000. Lawyers for the workers would get up to $66,000.


Soak the black soya beans in water for 3-4 hours and cook for 2 whistles in a cooker. Drain the excess liquid and keep separately.
Cut up the red onion, Bell peppers, apple into long thin slices.
Wash the salad leaves in cold water and tear them up with your hands if the are too big for a mouth full.
Combine the vegetables, soya beans and leaves in a big bowl.
Crush the ginger and take the juice from a 3 inch piece. Add lemon juice to it.
Add Soya sauce, olive oil and honey to it.
Add Salt and pepper and combine the dressing well.
Pour over the salad and mix thoroughly.


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Credentials on mobile devices to accelerate in 2015
John Fenske
Credential form factors include mobile devices that provide a better way to open doors
HID Global 2014/2015 Review and Forecast:
High-profile credit card breaches during 2014 raised the profile of low-security solutions while highlighting the need for more secure smart cards. There were no real surprises, as the industry steadily continued its large-scale transition to access control platforms based on open standards. This transition sets the stage for unprecedented innovations in access control security and convenience in the coming years.
We anticipate there will be growing demand for new credential form factors including mobile devices that provide a better way to open doors. As an example, ASSA ABLOY Mobile Access for Hospitality went live during 2014 at Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide, enabling Starwood Preferred Guest members to use their smartphone as a key at 10 hotels in markets including Beijing, Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles and Doha, with plans to expand use of the system to 30,000 doors in 150 hotels by early 2015. This deployment also validated the use of Bluetooth Smart as an easy to use connection solution for mobile access.
As these and other mobile access control solutions are deployed, their benefits will drive many companies and organisations to seriously consider incorporating a combination of secure mobile physical and logical access into their facilities and IT access strategies. We will see users carrying multiple secure identities on a single card or phone, with the potential to replace all previous mechanical keys and dedicated one-time password (OTP) hardware for physical and logical access control.
Using Bluetooth Smart or Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on cards or phones, users will be able to simply "tap in" to gain access to facilities, VPNs, wireless networks and cloud- and web-based applications, and take advantage of an access control ecosystem that provides a seamless user experience and can flexibly scale and adapt while delivering growing value to the organisation. They'll also use their Bluetooth Smart connection with gesture technology to open doors from a distance by rotating their smartphone as they approach a mobile-enabled reader.
HID Global laid the groundwork for exciting new capabilities in 2014 with the launch of our HID Mobile Access solution. It includes Mobile IDs and HID Mobile Access Apps that are used with our mobile-enabled iCLASS SE and/or multiclass SE readers, and our HID Secure Identity Services portal for managing users and issuing or revoking Mobile IDs.
We continue to believe that the introduction and accelerating adoption of mobile access solutions is one of the most important industry developments of the past few years, and we look forward to helping our customers make the transition to these exciting capabilities during 2015 and beyond.
Finally, the move to biometric authentication will also be a big trend during 2015. It will move the focus from technology to the user experience, and take us beyond the hassle and security risks of PINs and passwords by making it significantly easier to know if someone is who he or she claims to be.
See the full coverage of 2014/2015 Review and Forecast articles here
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John Fenske Vice President of Product Marketing, HID Global
John Fenske is vice president of product marketing for identity and access management, HID Global. Prior to joining HID Global, Fenske was the director of global product programs with Johnson Controls Previously, he held various product marketing leadership roles for Honeywell Security. Fenske has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Marquette University.
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Workforce management systems gather and analyse information and anomalies from security officers in the field. The information ranges from direct observations entered via mobile or desktop apps by officers on duty to reports from cleaning staff, the maintenance department, and CCTV operators. Taken together, the information yields business intelligence and data analytics at no additional cost. Trackforce is a provider of workforce management solutions specific to the security industry and its unique operational requirements. From tracking guard tours to managing incidents and officers remotely, the platform improves officer accountability, optimises operations, and delivers actionable insights via a live dashboard to reduce vulnerabilities and enhance efficiencies. The platform is customisable and scales to each client's business. Platform to control and identify risks "Corporate security teams deal with issues related to operational risk, facility security levels and design basis threats, and must contend with manmade, naturally occurring, and technological events," says Guirchaume Abitbol, CEO and founder of Trackforce. "We provide them a platform that enables them to control and identify risks, deliver their service, and maintain security best practices." Trackforce uses live monitoring to ensure quality control and to upgrade situational awareness, delivers real-time incident notifications Trackforce serves large security guard companies and global organisations in diverse vertical market sectors and is expanding in facilities management. More than 200,000 professionals at over 20,000 customer sites in 45 countries use the platform. Trackforce uses live monitoring to ensure quality control and to upgrade situational awareness, delivers real-time incident notifications, and generates data-rich analysis and key performance indicators (KPIs) that enhance monitoring and reporting. Reduces corporate risk Better management of corporate risk is a benefit of security workforce management. The Trackforce platform reduces corporate risk in four areas by: Managing multiple sites, located anywhere, with various threat levels, cultural differences, operating procedures, and regulations. Supporting a security budget and investment in new solutions by providing data necessary for budget approval. Keeping management informed about outsourced security services partners with relevant data, analytics, and transparency. Providing real-time data on risks and incidents so operations can be quickly optimised to ensure top-level security services. Identifying potential threats and risks The platform rapidly and accurately collates data (implied data or trends) based on user-selected parameters. Data- and intelligence-rich reports become available to managers from any location via a dashboard. All necessary information is displayed on a single screen in an uncluttered format.The ability to analyse current and historical data in real time empowers security managers to track patterns Reports can be downloaded and shared with stakeholders. The ability to analyse current and historical data in real time empowers security managers to track patterns, identify potential threats and risks, and implement preventative actions and strategies. Using data intelligence as benchmark Security teams will use data intelligence as a performance benchmark for resources required to accomplish site goals. They will also use this information to pilot and rationalise resource needs for impending contracts based on historical, descriptive (what happened), diagnostic (why did it happen), predictive (what will happen) and/or prescriptive data (how can we can make it happen). "For example, when a large company incurs incremental computer equipment theft, a supervisor can use the platform to review historical reports and identify patterns and anomalies," says Abitbol. "The supervisor could then identify and proactively implement targeted strategies to mitigate the theft, such as modifying security routes, increasing patrols, or adjusting asset management protocols." Enhanced control of security resources The Trackforce platform has been designed to serve clients at multiple regional and national locations and is available in many languages. The Command Center allows a security supervisor based at a central location to easily manage officers on multiple sites. The Command Center provides greater oversight and enhanced control of security resources The Command Center provides greater oversight and enhanced control of security resources. Management can compare locations and evaluate security with a customisable reporting dashboard for each site. The uniform platform uses the same reporting templates and processes for each secured and managed location, thus ensuring consistency and accurate benchmarking. Trackforce's workforce management solution has low cost and presents a low barrier to entry, with systems that can be implemented in a short time.
We live in an information and data-led world, and cybersecurity must remain top-of-mind for any organisation looking to both protect business operation critical assets. Businesses without proper cyber measures allow themselves to be at risk from a huge list of threats - from cybercriminals conducting targeted spear-phishing campaigns - like the 2018 Moscow World Cup vacation rental scam, to nation-state actors looking to collect intelligence for decision makers - no organisation is safe from innovative cyber threats. Security solutions enterprises Organisations can then set the groundwork necessary to stop malicious activity and keep their business' data safe The evolving threat space means organisations need to ensure they have the most innovative prevention and detection frameworks in order to withstand adversaries using complex and persistent threats. When implementing new security solutions enterprises must start by assuming that there is already a bad actor within their IT environment. With this mindset, organisations can then set the groundwork necessary to stop malicious activity and keep their business' data safe. As there is no one silver bullet that truly stops all cyberattacks, organisations must adopt a multipronged approach to be widely adopted to stop adversaries. This must include tracking, analysing and pinpointing the motivation of cyber actors to stay one step ahead through global intelligence gathering and proactive threat hunting. In addition, deploying new technologies leveraging the power of the cloud give a holistic view of the continuously evolving threat landscape and thereby secure data more efficiently. Traditional security approach In today's landscape, the propagation of advanced exploits and easily accessible tools has led to the blurring of tactics between statecraft and tradecraft. Traditional security approaches are no longer viable when it comes to dealing with the latest trends in complex threats. To make defending against these threats even more complicated, adversaries are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), making use of the best intelligence and tools. CrowdStrike's latest Global Threat Report tracked the speed of the most notable adversaries including Russian, Chinese, North Korean and Iranian groups. As the adversaries' TTPs evolve into sophisticated attack vectors defenders need to recognise we are amidst an extreme cyber arms race, where any of the above can become the next creator of a devastating attack. Russian efficiency is particularly high; they can spread through an enterprise network in 18 minutes 48 seconds on average, following the initial cyber-intrusion. Sophisticated cyber weapons Actors tend to use a simple trial and error technique where they test the organisation's network So, reacting to threats in real-time is a priority. Bad actors are extremely vigilant and committed to breaking down an organisation's defences, and speed is essential to finding the threats before they spread. Actors tend to use a simple trial and error technique where they test the organisation's network, arm themselves with more sophisticated cyber weapons, and attack again until they find a vulnerability. This has highlighted the need for tools that provide teams with full visibility over the entire technology stack in real-time in order to meet these threats head-on. Traditional solutions are scan-based, which means they don't scale well and can't give the security teams context around suspicious activity happening on the network. They lack full visibility when a comprehensive approach is needed. Businesses without proper cyber measures allow themselves to be at risk from a huge list of threats - like the 2018 Moscow World Cup vacation rental scam Malicious behaviour Through leveraging the power of the cloud and crowdsourcing data from multiple use cases, security teams can tap into a wealth of intelligence collated from across a vast community. This also includes incorporating threat graph data. Threat graphs log and map out each activity and how they relate to one another, helping organisations to stay ahead of threats and gain visibility into unknowns. Threat graph data in conjunction with incorporating proactive threat hunting into your security stack creates a formidable 360-degree security package. Managed threat hunting teams are security specialists working behind the scenes facing some of the most sophisticated cyber adversaries through hands on keyboard activity. Threat hunters perform quickly to pinpoint anomalies or malicious behaviour on your network and can prioritise threats for SOC teams for faster remediation. In-depth knowledge Security teams need to beat the clock and condense their responseIt is key for security teams to have an in-depth knowledge of the threat climate and key trends being deployed by adversaries. The TTPs used by adversaries leave are vital clues on how organisations can best defend themselves from real-life threats. Intrusion 'breakout time' is a key metric tracked at CrowdStrike. This is the time it takes for an intruder to begin moving laterally outside of the initial breach and head to other parts of the network to do damage. Last year, the global average was four hours and 37 minutes. Security teams need to beat the clock and condense their response and ejection of attackers before real damage is done. Next-generation solutions When managing an incident clients need to be put at ease by investigations moving quickly and efficiently to source the root of the issue. Teams need to offer insight and suggest a strategy. This can be achieved by following the simple rule of 1-10-60, where organisations should detect malicious intrusions in under a minute, understand the context and scope of the intrusion in ten minutes, and initiate remediation activities in less than an hour. The most efficient security teams working for modern organisations try to adhere to this rule. As the threat landscape continues to evolve in both complexity and scale, adequate budget and resources behind security teams and solutions will be determining factors as how quickly a business can respond to a cyberattack. To avoid becoming headline news, businesses need to arm themselves with next-generation solutions. Behavioural analytics The solution can then know when to remove an adversary before a breakout occurs Behavioural analytics and machine learning capabilities identify known and unknown threats by analysing unusual behaviour within the network. These have the ability to provide an essential first line of defence, giving security teams a clear overview of their environment. With this at hand, the solution can then know when to remove an adversary before a breakout occurs. Attackers hide in the shadows of a network's environment, making the vast volume and variety of threats organisations face difficult to track manually. The automation of responses and detection in real-time is a lifeline that organisation cannot live without as adversaries enhance and alter their strategies. Adversaries continue to develop new ways to disrupt organisations, with cybersecurity industry attempting to keep pace, developing new and innovative products to help organisations protect themselves. These technologies empower security teams, automating processes and equipping security teams with the knowledge to respond quickly. Organisations can set themselves up for success by integrating the 1-10-60 rule into their security measures, giving them an effective strategy against the most malicious adversaries.
After a period of rapid international expansion, the next step for Ajax Systems is to set deeper roots in each market and become more sustainable. The manufacturer of wireless security equipment will continue to extend the range of Ajax products and capabilities by responding to local requests. Smart home management options and automation scenarios will be a significant focus for the next year. Wireless security equipment The systems are resistant to false alarms, regularly update over the air Established in 2011 in Kyiv, Ukraine, Ajax Systems produces wireless security equipment for end users and small-medium-sized businesses. Ajax is a complete eco-system. The devices are ready to work out of the box. There are 24 devices for protecting residential and commercial properties from intrusion, fire, and floods as well as a set of automation modules. Users treat them as gadgets that make their homes smarter. Ajax wireless systems are easier to maintain, configure, and monitor for installers as well as for security companies, according to Ajax. The systems are resistant to false alarms, regularly update over the air, and can be easily expanded to cover premises of any size. IoT-based security systems "Our IoT-product approach to security systems, gadget-like industrial design, and user-friendly interfaces disrupted the market in 2016," says Valentine Hrytsenko, Chief Marketing Officer at Ajax Systems. "After receiving global recognition in the security market, the company grew 80-fold." Today, Ajax IoT-based security systems protect more than 200,000 people in 80 countries around the world from break-ins, fires, leaks and other threats. "Our mission is to reshape security and make it a common attribute of every household," says Hrytsenko. Ajax wireless systems are easier to maintain, configure, and monitor for installers Ajax smart technology Ajax smart technology features a combination of reliable hardware and intelligent software. A proprietary Jeweller two-way radio protocol allows placing devices at a distance of up to 2000 meters from the hub in an open space. The system is encrypted, resistant to jamming and code grabbing. Ajax detectors feature false alarm-preventing algorithms: Haze Flow, ZOE, LISA, SmartDetect. The hubs run on a real-time operating system, Malevich OS that processes the commands and sends the alarms. Ajax Cloud service helps to control the system from anywhere in the world using native apps. Easy and seamless installation Ajax features system scalability, flexible management of administrative rights"Easy installation facilitates Ajax on-boarding. The company says 67% of Ajax users purchase additional security devices within the first six months. And an average system configuration consists of nine items. "We focus primarily on the residential, small and medium-sized businesses," says Hrytsenko. "In the residential segment, Ajax covers the needs to detect break-ins, prevent fires and floods. Ajax devices are visually appealing to fit any home and business interior seamlessly. For the small and medium-sized business, Ajax features system scalability, flexible management of administrative rights, informative notifications, professional maintenance software, as well as integration of the security camera streams for centralised monitoring." Route-to-market approach Ajax Systems' route-to-market approach is two-fold. First, they develop strategic partnerships with the local professional security equipment distributors in each country. From the distributors, Ajax equipment goes to the installers, system integrators, security companies, etc. In addition, Ajax seeks to build brand recognition and actualise the concept of security by weaving it into the daily routine of a general audience. "We form a good understanding of their security needs," says Hrytsenko. As with any new technology, there is an adoption curve for both B2B and B2C clients. Thus, the educational challenge is persistent for Ajax from country to country. Ajax Systems' route-to-market approach is two-fold Wireless security systems "On a professional market, new products are often met with understandable suspicion," says Hrytsenko. However, a huge misconception is that user-friendly equipment is either hard to customise or unreliable. Not true, he says. After testing in five accredited laboratories, Ajax devices successfully earned Grade 2 certification for compliance with the requirements of the international standard EN50131-1:2006. Grade 2 is the highest reliability grade a wireless security system can get.
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Tauros Look to Stay Hot vs. the Chill
Onalaska, WI – The Tauros head into the holiday with an unusual Thurday night match-up with the Coulee Region Chill. The Tauros are two games from the 30 game mark, the half way point of the season, and play the teams directly ahead and behind them in the standings this weekend. A win tonight in Coulee would push the Tauros lead over the Chill to nine points for the final playoff spot in the division, it also would set up an chance for the Tauros to pass the Brookings Blizzard in the standings tomorrow night in Brookings.
The Chill come in playing some of their best hockey of the season. They swept the Aberdeen Wings last weekend out scoring them 9-2 over the two games. Blake Cates has backstopped the Chill in the majority of their games and has gone 6-6-2 on the season. Cates has a .925 SV% and 2.65 GAA, but the Tauros were able to get to him when the two teams played in late November, scoring five goals in a game and a half against the Chill netminder. Mac Jansen has been the engine of the Chill's offense with 25 points including 15 goals; he also has 37 more shots than anyone else on the Coulee Region roster.
For the Tauros Ryan Ruck will most likely return to the net tonight for his first action since he knocked off the Chill in November. Ruck has appeared in eight games on the season and gone 2-4-1. While his numbers are not spectacular they are brought down by a few bad games which due to his back-up role have a larger effect on his numbers. While Ruck has a .866 SV% on the season, he has a .909 SV% when excluding his three worst appearances. Jadin Martin has been on fire of late with five goals and five assists in the last ten games. Jake O'Borsky has cooled off from his blistering pace with just eight points in that same span, but still leads the Tauros with 22 points in 20 games played. Tim Donohue had a goal in his return from injury last weekend against Bismarck last weekend.
Player to Watch: Zach Holstrom, has four assists in the last five games and is a team best +5 in that time.
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Ha vinto la medaglia d'oro olimpica alle Olimpiadi invernali 2002 svoltesi a Salt Lake City, trionfando con la sua nazionale nel torneo di hockey su ghiaccio.

Ha conquistato inoltre quattro medaglie d'oro (2000, 2001, 2004 e 2007) e due medaglie d'argento (2005 e 2008) nelle sue partecipazioni ai campionati mondiali di hockey.

Collegamenti esterni


With family, friendship and a gentle, guiding magic, Sal Howard's easy life gets complicated when her estranged mother comes home to roost and causes mayhem while her gran roars off on new adventures.
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Half Past Nine – it's a strange new world in this apocalyptic thriller as Sam Glass struggles to cope with life in a world where everyone he knew is dead and a series of unnatural events leaves him trembling in fear every twelve hours. What time is it? It's Half Past Nine – find out more or buy now.
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This long-awaited book is my follow-up to The Witching Path. The Witch's Journey is for anyone who has some foundation knowledge and practical experience of witchcraft and is left wondering what comes next.
The Witch's Journey looks at different ways of making magic, pathworking and journey work, deity and the wheel of the year. It includes chapters on male and female mysteries, healing therapies, solar magic and lunar magic, power animals and rituals for a wide range of occasions.
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I thought this story was 'fresh'. Pure emotion. I couldn't relate it to anything I'd seen or read before. I read it twice in succession and hungered for more. Definitely gives you a 'thrill'.


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Jerusalem Post Opinion Columnists
Relinquishing Joseph's Tomb was supposed to be temporary
Fundamentally Freund: The Palestinian conduct vis-à-vis the tomb is a clear violation of signed commitments.
By MICHAEL FREUND
Published: APRIL 27, 2011 22:32
Joseph's Tomb R 311
Earlier this week, an incident occurred that should have provoked outrage across the civilized world. In an act of wanton slaughter, Palestinian policemen opened fire at a convoy of Jewish worshipers near Joseph's Tomb in Nablus on Sunday.
The men had just recited morning prayers at the Jewish holy site in honor of Pessah, and were heading home to prepare for the end of the festival. But they never made it.
At a checkpoint near the tomb, our ostensible peace partners killed Ben-Yosef Livnat, 25, and wounded four other Israelis, one of them critically. Livnat, a nephew of Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat, left a wife and four young children.
Even as the Israeli vehicles sought to escape, the Palestinian policemen reportedly continued to fire on them.
Although the IDF initially refrained from labeling the episode an "attack," it's clear that that is precisely what it was.
And by Sunday evening, both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak were calling the shooting an act of "murder."
Palestinian officials were quick to point out that the Israeli worshipers had failed to coordinate their visit in advance – as though that somehow justified shooting at them.
But as Barak rightly noted: "No problem of coordination can justify an incident like this and the shooting of innocent people."
Even though the identity of the perpetrators is known, none have been detained as of this writing. And given the Palestinian Authority's track record in punishing those who attack Israelis, there is no reason to suspect that the policemen in question will be made to pay for their crime.
Needless to say, barely a peep was heard from the international community over this brazen assault on the fundamental right of Jews to worship freely. Just imagine what the reaction would have been had Palestinian worshipers leaving a mosque been attacked by Israeli policemen.. We all know how that would have gone down.
But the hypocrisy on display should hardly come as a surprise. After all, the Palestinians have been targeting Joseph's Tomb for years with impunity.
Who can forget October 7, 2000, when Palestinian policemen and Fatah terrorists launched a coordinated assault on the Israeli soldiers guarding the site? After then-prime minister Barak ordered the army to withdraw, a Palestinian mob went on a rampage. Brandishing sledge-hammers and other tools of tolerance, they demolished the tomb – one of the most sacred sites of the Jewish people. In subsequent years, after the structure was repaired, Palestinian vandals repeatedly ransacked and desecrated it.
The Palestinian conduct vis-à-vis the tomb is a clear violation of signed commitments. The Oslo II Accords, signed on September 28, 1995, spelled out specific arrangements concerning Joseph's Tomb in Article V(2b) of Annex I, which were designed "to ensure free, unimpeded and secure access" to the site.
So much for relying on the Palestinians to keep their word.
The murder of Ben-Yosef Livnat cannot be allowed to pass without a forceful Israeli response. It is simply intolerable that an Israeli can be gunned down in cold blood by a Palestinian policeman.To begin with, Israel should arrest the gunmen who carried out this attack and bring them to trial before an Israeli court. There cannot and must not be immunity for those who murder Israeli citizens.
Moreover, it is time to correct the error made nearly 11 years ago, when Israel forsook this holy place. After the IDF withdrew, the Israeli public was assured that the step was not permanent, but merely a tactical move dictated by the situation on the ground. Just hours after the retreat, the website of Yediot Aharonot reported: "Israel pulls out of Joseph's Tomb – 'Temporarily.'"
But here we are, more than a decade later, and the tomb still remains "temporarily" abandoned by the Jewish state, in what has become a mark of shame for our nation.
Israel should annex the site, forever restoring it to our exclusive control. And measures should be taken to ensure that Jews can visit safely whenever they wish.
As of now, Israelis are allowed to visit once or twice a month, under cover of darkness, like thieves in the night.
No nation with even a modicum of dignity would allow such a situation to persist at the tomb of one of its founding fathers.
So let's put an end to this disgrace. Doing so will send a strong message to our foes, underlining once and for all that the Jewish people will neither cower nor flee. It is time to raise the Israeli flag over Joseph's Tomb and reclaim this site, and with it, our self-respect as well.


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May3 - Blood Bikers saving the NHS money
Warwick Rotary President David Smith tried a Yamaha 1200cc motorbike for size this week when Bob Badland of Warwickshire & Solihull Blood Bikers (WSBB) came to lunch.
Bob told the club that WSBB is one of 31 "stations" of blood bikers across the UK which sends volunteers to help the NHS free of charge. The service started in 1962 when a biker realised motorbikes were needed to ferry urgently needed medical supplies around London. The service has grown from that beginning and is now a nationwide network. WSBB has between 120-130 members who are available between the hours of 7pm to 6 am across the West Midlands.
WSBB have 3 bikes and a 4wd car to enable them to work in all weathers as well as a liveried van to carry exhibition boards, and the WSBB gazebo. They do around 1,000 runs a year, ferrying anything up to 20,000 items between the blood bank at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in Birmingham, and Stratford, Warwick, Walsgrave, George Elliott and Rugby Hospitals as well as the Womens Hospital also in Birmingham. The bikes are able to be at any hospital within 45 minutes and riders are been trained to take set routes between hospitals.
Many people do not realise the service is run by volunteers and does not charge the NHS. The Blood Bikes cost around £14,000 each, and together with the van were funded by public subscription, with the 4wd vehicle provided by the Masons.
Recently WSBB were in the news when they discovered that University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust had signed a contract without consulting with them paying QE facilities, a private company, to move all their medical items between hospitals. WSBB now face the possibility of disbanding their group who are highly trained and motivated.
WSBB are in the process of explaining to the local hospitals that their service is free, and available quickly in an emergency. Lives may be lost if the contracted courier has left for the day. Hospitals now face calling a taxi at a cost of around £50 each way, and a delay whilst the taxi expects payment before delivery. A simple calculation shows this may cost the NHS thousands of pounds annually, Blood bikes cost the NHS nothing.
Bob accepted a donation from the club towards their work but undertook to return it if they are forced to disband.
Thanking Bob for his talk, Rotarian Laurie Day said he had reason to be thankful for emergency blood transport saving his baby daughter and hoped their problems could be resolved. We all hate to hear of waste in the NHS.


FILE -- D.C. United forward Fabian Espindola (10) during the first half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City, Kansas, May 27, 2016.
Patrick Mullins had a goal and an assist and D.C. United clinched a third consecutive MLS Cup playoff appearance with a 3-1 victory over New York City FC on Sunday.
Bobby Boswell and Rob Vincent added goals to help United (11-9-13) win its fourth straight. City (14-10-9) was eliminated from the Supporters' Shield race and fell three points behind the New York Red Bulls for the top seed in the East.
David Villa scored for NYCFC on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute _ his 22nd of the season. But he dropped a goal behind Bradley Wright-Phillips in the Golden Boot standings after Wright-Phillips added two goals to his tally Sunday.


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Oracle designed its database products to be flexible and configurable so they would operate on a variety of hardware platforms, and they succeeded--Oracle software runs on more than seventy computer platforms, from mainframes to PC networks to handheld PDAs. The secret to this flexibility lies in the software's initialization parameters, whose numerous settings can be configured for top performance in countless environments. On the downside, however, improper settings can slow a system down; even grind it to a halt. And with so many parameters--which change from version to version of Oracle software--it's challenging for Oracle administrators to keep in mind the characteristics and optimal settings for each parameter.The Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference provides the crucial information you need to make key adjustments to your Oracle database. This concise guide is a mix of invaluable performance tips and a quick reference to Oracle's initialization parameters. The book describes each initialization parameter, indicates what category it's in--from auditing to multi-threaded server MTS--and whether it can be modified dynamically via the ALTER SESSION or ALTER SYSTEM command.In addition to the details about parameter characteristics and settings, you'll find performance tips, such as how the various parameters interact, and what the most advantageous settings are for different configurations. No other reference focuses exclusively on these initialization parameters--an absolute must for anyone working with an Oracle database.Presented in a handy, easy-to-use format, the Oracle Initialization Parameters Pocket Reference is a welcome alternative for anyone who's struggled to memorize the best configuration settings or gone back and forth to online resources, trying to figure out what works. O'Reilly's Pocket References put the information you need close at hand where you need it most. This guide will keep your Oracle databases operating at peak performance.


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Q: Hive inefficient nested joins I have two large Hive tables (billions of records) that can be joined by a common key (i.e. the transaction ID). table_a contains all the transaction ID's, and table_b has transactions for some of the time.

In theory, there should be no duplicate transaction ID's in either table. In practice, there are a few duplicates and, while they're relatively few in number, the many:many join has potential to cause problems. I'm building a model based on this data and, as a first pass, it's probably easier to ignore all the records with duplicate transaction ID's.
I wrote an ugly Hive query that, although it logically does what it needs to do, it's horribly inefficient:
SELECT
   table_a.someCol,
   table_b.anotherCol,
   [etc...]
FROM
    (SELECT
       table_a.*
     FROM table_a
     INNER JOIN
       (SELECT
          transaction_id
        FROM table_a
        GROUP BY transaction_id
        HAVING COUNT(*) = 1) unique_transaction_ids
    ON table_a.transaction_id = unique_transaction_ids.transaction_id) table_a_unique_transaction_ids_only
LEFT OUTER JOIN
    (SELECT
       table_b.*
     FROM table_b
     INNER JOIN
      (SELECT
         transaction_id
       FROM table_b
       GROUP BY transaction_id
       HAVING COUNT(*) = 1) unique_transaction_ids
    ON table_b.transaction_id = unique_transaction_ids.transaction_id) table_b_unique_transaction_ids_only
ON table_a_unique_transaction_ids_only.transaction_id = table_b_unique_transaction_ids_only.transaction_id;

How it works:
First, for for both tables, create a list of transaction ID's that that only appear once:
SELECT
    transaction_id
FROM table_?
GROUP BY transaction_id
HAVING COUNT(*) = 1

Then filter the tables by inner joining the unique transaction subqueries to the original tables.
Finally, left outer join the filtered subqueries.
Is there a more efficient way to write this (e.g. using analytical functions such as ROW_NUMBER() OVER ...)?

A: If you want table_a and table_b together, the LEFT OUTER JOIN seems inevitable.  The two self-joins can be avoided.  Since you want transaction_id's that have occurred only once, you can take MAX() or MIN() on the rest of the columns without loss of information (even if they are not numerical columns).  Something like
select transaction_id
  , max(col1) col1
  , max(col2) col2
        .
        .
        .
  , max(coln) coln
from table_a
group by transaction_id
having count(transaction_id) = 1

It's a way to "pull columns through" to the next "level" without having to group by them.  It can be tedious to write if you have a lot of columns but is usually worth it to avoid two self-joins.


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No. 9 - Shadow Ranch
Shadow Ranch
22633 Vanowen Street, Canoga Park – map
Declared: 11/2/62
Alfred Workman was a muleskinner who moved here from Australia, winding up running a massive wheat farm owned by a syndicate led by Isaac Lankershim and Isaac Van Nuys. Between 1869 and 1872, Workman built a home for his wife, Henrietta Feliz, and himself by adding onto an existing adobe. He used plenty of redwood and brick. Some say the Australian had eucalyptus trees imported and planted on the estate, and those folks claim all the eucalyptus trees in California stem from Workman Ranch. Other sources show evidence of a San Franciscan planting eucalyptus trees as early as 1853. In any event, there were and are eucalyptus trees on the property.
The Paulls, Willard and Bessie, bought the place in the early 1900s. After a few years of deterioration, the Workman Ranch was acquired by a married, screenwriting couple, Colin Clements and Florence Ryerson (the latter co-wrote the screenplay for The Wizard of Oz likely while living here), who had it restored under the guidance of Lawrence Test. Included in Test's renovations was attaching the carriage house to the main building. It was Florence who re-named the site Shadow Ranch for the amount of shade provided by the tons of eucalyptus trees planted by Workman decades earlier. In the 1950s, Shadow Ranch was a private girls' school called "Robinnaire".
According to a handout a the site, the city of Los Angeles bought the property in 1957. Later, Shadow Ranch was shut for five years when it was extensively banged up in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. It now serves as a community recreation center.
Unfortunately, there aren't as many of the old eucalyptus trees as there was once were, but you can still see some really huge stumps left behind. In the shot to the left, you can see how at least one of them towered above the place. Compare it - sort of - to the shot above. The picture's from the city's Department of Recreation & Parks website.
McGrew and Julian's Landmarks of Los Angeles mentions a pair of landscape architects in the site's history – Charles Gibbs Adams in the Clements years and Arthur G. Barton after the city purchase – and I think they deserve special note.
William Wyler's The Children's Hour (1961) was filmed here.
Finally, in the shot above, in the obligatory photo of the main building's northwest corner, it was necessary for me to include the restrooms as somewhat of a focal point. For this, I apologize.
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Labels: Canoga Park/West Hills/Winnetka/Woodland Hills
Miss Havisham said...
Dear Mr. Bariscale,
Last night I met the author of a new book about Isaia Hellman. I blogged about it. Someone today brought up Van Nuys in my comments. so, I look up Van Nuys. Of course, you mention Isaac Lankershim and Isaac Van Nuys in your post AND that The Children's Hour -a play by Lillian Hellman, was filmed at Shadow Ranch.
I just wanted to share with you the cosmic cycle that I keep finding myself orbiting in. In the shadows of the big orange 8-)
Scholars call it the Six Degrees of BOL.
I attended nursery school at Shadow Ranch Park in 1969. I was four years old and I remember it well. My teacher wore a dress with turkeys sewn on the skirt at Thanksgiving time. There were squirrels everywhere. I wonder why you didn't mention the nursery school there.
AB said...
Hello, My mother and some of her siblings were born in that house before it was acquired by the actors. In approximately 1936, My grandparents(her parents) and great grandparents passed away in that house from pneumonia, which wasn't treatable then. They are buried at the nearby cemetery.
My siblings and I also attended pre school there in the early to mid 60's. The teacher with the full skirts was Mrs. Racaby(spelling?) She wore dresses from the 50's with many themes exhibited on them. I remember the iced cookies we made had for snacks.
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" alt =""> Capricorns under the influence of retrograde Venus, which will unfold from October 5, will be able to restore lost ties, resume relations with friends and relatives. Between October 5 and November 16, until the planet returns to a direct position, caution is needed in the area of finance. It is important to exclude spontaneous spending. It is better to abandon large acquisitions, if they were not planned earlier. Attention should be paid to health: give up overwork and follow the daily routine.
" alt =""> Venus retrograde Venus will return self-confidence, if things touch the past. From October 5, it is easier to restore lost connections with relatives, acquaintances, or former partners. In October, Aquarius will be able to complete the previously initiated cases, review their plans and adjust them. Do not spend money and give them a loan, so you do not regret the rash act.
" alt =""> Emotional Pisces with retrograde Venus will be able to cope with emotions, return to the past and accomplish things that used to seem difficult. In the period from October 5 to November 16, the astrologer recommends postponing purchases, trying to avoid any conflicts and quarrels, as well as monitoring the state of health. Successful cases will be related to the continuation of training, repair and help to close people.
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Q: Html-Css image stretched I'm building a memory cards game with HTMl, CSS and JS to practice.
This is what I've done so far: https://spomin.krix12.repl.co/
As you can see, the image of the question mark and the image of the flipped card is streched a little bit.
This is the CSS code for it:
.memory-game {
  width: 640px;
  height: 640px;
  margin: auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  perspective: 1000px;
}

.memory-card {
  width: calc(25% - 10px);
  height: calc(33.333% - 10px);
  margin: 1px;
  position: relative;
  transform: scale(1);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  transition: transform .5s;
  box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
}

memory-card is inside memory-game. How can I fix the streched images? Is there a problem in html(I can provide you the code if needed) or css or should I crop the images itself to some ratio?
I would appreciate your help.

A: You can keep the images from stretching by only specifying a specific width or height (but not both).
You might want to wrap the images in a div that sizes to the size of the parrent and centers the image within it (For instance by using a flexbox with justify-content: center; and align-items: center;)

A: 1. First solution:

The first column is using div tag in change of img, which could be a non-feasible solution accesibility-wise. This is how I've done it:

2. Second solution:

Using flex! (as Hades mentioned below)
Put the img inside a div, then make that div a display: flex;, and turn its content to align-items: center;. The image, in turn, needs a few properties to know how to render width and height, which you can adjust to your needs.

3. Third and best solution:

Let's use what we learned so far, and change a lot of code around! If you want all of them to look like the third one, here's the steps:
Change the CSS:
.memory-card {
    width: calc(25% - 10px);
    height: auto;
    margin: 1px;
    position: relative;
    transform: scale(1);
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transition: transform .5s;
    box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgb(0 0 0 / 30%);
    /* add the following lines which used to be in img */
    border-radius: 5px;
    background: #1C7CCC;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.front-face, .back-face {
    /* a few things removed */
    width: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.front-face {
    transform: rotateY(180deg);
    /* add the following line to keep consistency */
    padding: 20px;
}

And resulting html will look like:

Barely any minor changes!
Final Thoughts

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*Remember, using inline style within your html is an antipattern! Make sure to refactor the code provided into your own css classes.