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1 Timothy 1
1 Timothy • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 2:07:18
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Week 1 of class on 1 Timothy. Covered chapter 1.
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1 Timothy 1
1 Timothy 1
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1 Timothy
› Background
Modern scholars question the Pauline authorship of the Pastorals including 1 Timothy. Pauline authorship was unquestioned until about 100 years ago.
An Introduction to the New Testament Adoption into the Canon
An Introduction to the New Testament Provenance
The Opening Greetings (1:1–2)
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
From Sha'ul
The writer of this letter is the Apostle Paul. Paul is also known as Sha'ul. The Complete Jewish Bible uses the name Sha'ul for all references to the Apostle Paul in the Brit Hadashah.
Sha'ul was his Hebrew or "synagogue" name (Reumann 2008, Volume 33b, Page 53). Like other Jews of the time, he also adopted a Græco-Roman second name, Paulus or in English, Paul (Deissmann 1901, 315-317) . This second "Gentile" name was usually chosen based on a similar sound or other relationship to the Hebrew name (O'Brien n.d., 44) .
This choice of names is similar to how people who convert to Judaism or were not raised religious adopt a Jewish name later in life similar to their birth name, for example, Robert- Reuben or Susan-Shoshanna.
Starting in Acts 13:9 we read:
“Then Sha’ul, also known as Paul, filled with the Ruach HaKodesh, stared straight at him and said,” (Acts 13:9, CJB)
From this point in Acts forward, Luke refers to Sha'ul by his Græco-Roman name, Paul. Paul also refers to himself in all of his letters as Paul(Betz 1992, Volume 5, Page 187). This change of name from Sha'ul to Paul in Acts could be understood as marking a change of focus and field of service, from Sha'ul the Jewish disciple to Paul the Apostle of Messiah to the whole world, his globally recognized name reflecting on his new global mission (Deissmann 1901, 315--317) . This is in contrast to the teaching that he changed his name from Sha'ul to Paul to demonstrate his rejection of Judaism and his life as a Jew to become Paul the Christian.
God our deliverer
The Greek word “soteria” may be rendered “deliverer” (Hebrew go˒el) or “savior” (Hebrew moshia˓). God as “deliverer” appears in the seventh blessing of the ˓Amidah:
“Look on our affliction, plead our cause and deliver us quickly for your name’s sake; for you are a mighty deliverer. Blessed are you, Adonai, deliverer of Israel.”
In the first blessing of the ˓Amidah, God is spoken of as bringing a “deliverer” (go˒el) in the future, but being himself “savior” (moshia˓):
“Blessed are you, … God, … who remembers the pious deeds of the Patriarchs, and who in love will bring a redeemer [go˒el] to their children’s children for your name’s sake. King, helper, savior [moshia˓] and shield! Blessed are you, Adonai, shield of Abraham.”
Except for Lk 1:47 and Yd 25, where God is praised in the language of the Tanakh, only in this book (here, 2:3, 4:10) and sometimes in Titus is the word “sôtêr” applied to God the Father. Elsewhere in the New Testament it refers to Yeshua, the redeemer whom God has brought to the Patriarchs’ children’s children. For more on “sôtêr” see Lk 2:11N.
to Timothy
Timothy was one of the most loyal co-workers of the Apostle Paul who joined him as he was beginning his Second Missionary Journey where he was going to the Messianic communities of Asia Minor to share the rulings of the Jerusalem Council announcing the opening of Gentiles into the Messianic Community as Gentiles, without the need to convert to Judaism.
Timothy is introduced in Acts 16:1-4,
“Sha’ul came down to Derbe and went on to Lystra, where there lived a talmid named Timothy. He was the son of a Jewish woman who had come to trust, and a Greek father. All the brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of Timothy. Sha’ul wanted Timothy to accompany him; so he took him and did a b’rit-milah, because of the Jews living in those areas; for they all knew that his father had been a Greek. As they went on through the towns, they delivered to the people the decisions reached by the emissaries and the elders in Yerushalayim for them to observe.” (Acts 16:1–4, CJB)
In this introduction, it can be seen that Timothy was the son of a Jewish mother who had become a follower of Yeshua (and we will also learn that his grandmother Eunice was also a Messianic Jew in 2 Tim 1:5, making him a 3rd generation Messianic Jew) and a Greek father. Though we do not know why Timothy was uncircumcised on the eighth day, it appears from the text that his father was Greek which would mean that his father objected to having his son circumcised. Timothy's father's objection to circumcision may be based on the Greek aesthetic concern for desecrating the perfect human form by removing the foreskin or it could have been a rejection of Jewish separateness from Gentile society by being circumcised and having a mark on the flesh to denote inclusion in the People of Israel and distinction from the "uncircumcised" world (Schäfer 2014, 98,105).
So as not to have any confusion or an issue to disrupt the work of spreading the Gospel with Timothy at his side, Paul circumcised Timothy (Acts 16:3). Paul did not want Timothy's ambiguous Jewish identity to pose a roadblock in the work of sharing their message among the Jewish populations of Asia Minor that were familiar with him and the fact that he was Jewish and uncircumcised would have caused a stumbling block to the mission of sharing the Jewish Messiah with fellow Jews. (Stern 1996, Acts 16:3) .
Paul demonstrates Timothy's importance to him as a co-worker and disciple by mentioning Timothy in eight of his letters, and he is also a recipient of two of Paul's letters (Stern 1996, Phil. 1:1) .
Grace to you and shalom
The standard greeting for letters in Greek would use the word, χαίρειν that mean "greetings." Paul in his letters changes χαίρειν (chaireingreetings) to χάρις (charisgrace) (O'Brien n.d., 50) . This reflects a substantial change from offering his readers just "greetings" but "grace," an opening word reflecting on a core teaching of the Messianic faith. Paul also adds εἰρήνη (eirenepeace), the Greek word used for שלום (shalompeace) in the LXX (Septuagint). This can be seen as Paul reflecting on the deep meaning of shalom in Hebrew Bible as being a spiritual completeness or wholeness (Silva 2007, 38) . The use of these two greetings, grace and shalom, could be seen as reflecting Paul sending the Philippians a common Greek and common Jewish greeting to begin his letter to this community of Gentile and Jewish Yeshua followers (Bockmuehl 1997, Phil. 1:2) .
from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
Paul completes the greeting making clear to the Timothy that grace and shalom come from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua.
We can see that Paul acknowledges the divine nature of Yeshua and his eternal unity with God the Father and elsewhere with the Spirit of God to form the triune God (Fee 1995, 70).
Instructions concerning False Teachers (1:3–11)
Warning against false teachers (1:3–11)
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
When I was leaving for Macedonia.
This trip of Paul’s is not recorded in the book of Acts. Perhaps after being imprisoned in Rome (Acts 28) he was released and able to travel to the congregations he had started in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 16–17).
If you remember Paul mentions in Philippians that he hoped to return there to visit them, though we have no record if he was able to go to them.
stay on in Ephesus
Paul here is leaving his traveling companion Timothy in Ephesus as he travelled alone to Macedonia. He here is making Timothy aware of his establishment as a leader in Ephesus as Paul’s representative.
confronting false teaching
It appears that the false teaching involved a false teaching over heredity. Dr. Stern said that it could be Messianic Jews touting their Jewish heritage as making them more important in the community and seeking to make Gentiles feel less as they lacked Jewish heritage.
It could also be as we see even today that Gentile believers obsessed with genealogical research to find a Jewish relative or someone at least with a Jewish sounding name to bolster their status.
The clear teaching of Paul is that Jews are Jews and Gentiles are Gentiles and all are part of the Messianic community and these endless genealogies and myths (makes me think of the teacher that was telling Hispanic people that if their name ended in S or Z or their name is an animal or plant they must be of Jewish descent.
the purpose is unity
As in all of Paul’s letters the value of unity and oneness in the Body of Messiah is paramount. This is seen here as Timothy is called to put an end to this teaching that is separating the community and distracting people by following after fruitless studies.
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
some want to be teachers
Paul here continues the thought that those caught up in myths and endless genealogies are spending their time fruitlessly because it is time that separates them from the community and is based in false teaching.
There distraction from the truth and following false paths leads them to seeking to teach others and seek to hold themselves out as Torah teachers but they teach based in their own speculations and not from knowledge of the Torah. Their foundation is not Torah and the teachings of Yeshua and the Apostles but teachings of their own making. We can see this today among the various false teachers today that teach what they call Torah but is not and merely speculations and teaching grounded in poor scholarship and false interpretations.
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
the Torah is good,
The Torah is good and it must be understood and lived appropriately. Those teaching falsely may have been quoting Torah but their teaching was wrong and leading others astray.
Dr. Stern gives a list of incorrect uses of Torah:
(1)Requiring Gentiles to observe aspects of the Torah that were meant only for Jews (Acts 15, 21; Ga 2:11–6:16; Co 2:16–23)
(2)Supposing that mere possession of the Torah guarantees personal salvation (Ro 2:17–3:31, 8:3; MJ 7:11–19)
(3)Regarding humanly determined traditions as Torah more authoritative than God’s Word itself (Mt 15:1–20, Mk 7:1–23)
(4)Ignoring the New Testament’s contribution to the understanding of the Torah (Mt 5:17–20, MJ 8:6)
(5)Using the Torah to lead people away from Yeshua instead of toward him, which is its purpose (Ro 10:4)
(6)Using the Torah as ground for boasting (Ro 3:27–31)
(7)Perverting the Torah into a legalistic system (Ro 3:19–26; Ga 2:16, 3:23)
Proper uses, which the Torah itself intends, include building up Jewish peoplehood, trusting in Yeshua and living a holy life.
The Torah is to build up and bring wholeness not separation and disunity. The Torah was given to the Jewish people as a gift to bring them together as a distinct people living holy lives and with the coming of the Messiah to point all to Yeshua as Messiah.
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
Torah is not for a person who is righteous
Verse 9 seems odd. It is commonly taught that the Torah is the way of life for a redeemed community, it is the way of life fro the righteous. How is Torah not for the righteous?
Dr. Stern comments:
So only in some of its aspects is the Torah not for a person whom God has declared righteous. In its role as that which prescribes punishment and condemnation for offenses, shows people their sinfulness and guilt before God, and guides them away from trying to prove how good they are and toward trusting in Yeshua the Messiah (Ro 2:12, 7:7–25, 9:30–10:4; Ga 3:17–25 and notes to these passages) the Torah is for those who are heedless of Torah in its role for the righteous.
those who are heedless of Torah
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament 1:3–11—Scripture Twisters
ἀρσενοκοίτης, ου, (ἄρσην ‘male’ + κοίτη ‘bed’;
Paul’s experience of grace (1:12–17)
A word of thanksgiving
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
Paul here transitions from instruction and condemnation of false teaching and violations of Torah to share his thankfulness to Yeshua for considering him worthy of service despite his past life.
Paul usually starts his letters with a word of thanksgiving like we have seen before in the Prison Epistles but here he dealt with the problems first.
A changed life
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
For documentation of Paul’s former life as a persecutor of God’s Messianic Community, see Ac 7:58; 8:1–3; 9:1–2, 13–14; 22:4–5, 19–20; 26:9–12; 1C 15:9; Ga 1:13, 23; Pp 3:6.
Paul in Acts 26 gave a brief description of his life as a persecutor of Yeshua followers:
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 26
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
14 Our Lord’s grace overflowed to me with trust and love that come through the Messiah Yeshua
grace overflowed
Paul was the greatest persecutor of the early Messianic Jewish community. He devoted his life work to destroying the faith in Yeshua, including arresting people and bringing them to Jerusalem for stoning. This the great persecutor became the great proclaimer of the Messiah. By God’s grace he changed paths from seeking to destroy to seeking to build up.
Paraphrasing a commentary of Philippians 1:21, on this transformation in Paul’s life we read:
It is as though Messiah were the air or element in which Paul moved and had his being, thinking with His mind and willing with His will. Paul has absolutely become the organ or instrument of Yeshua, and is drawn, spirit, soul, and body, into His dominating and recreating life.
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
the number one sinner
Here Paul makes clear why Messiah came into the world, to save sinners. This was the core of his teaching and life that it was faith trust in Yeshua’s atoning death that brings new life.
Given his previous life dedicated to standing against Yeshua and seeking to destroy the Messianic Jewish community he refers to himself as the number one sinner.
Paul seeks to show that God in his mercy and grace saved him, the greatest of sinners that he was more than willing to save the #2 and lower sinners too.
Paul holds himself up as a grand example of how far God will go to reach the lost, even accepting one that blasphemed his name and killed his followers.
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
a closing benediction
Dr. Stern comments on this verse:
17This verse, with its listing of God’s attributes, has characteristics of a Jewish benediction or hymn (compare 2C 1:3–4&N).
King—eternal, literally, “King of the ages,” equivalent to the Hebrew words “Melekh-ha˓olam” in many Jewish blessings, which are usually rendered, “King of the universe,” but can also be translated, “King of eternity.”
Invisible. “No one has ever seen God” (Yn 1:18); yet, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father” (Yn 14:9). An antinomy: both statements are true.
The only God there is. Sha’ul quotes the Sh˒ma (Deuteronomy 6:4) below at 2:5.
Amen. See Ro 9:5N.
Paul concludes this reflection on his life and God’s grace with a closing benediction offering praise to God.
Paul’s charge to Timothy (1:18–20)
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 1
the prophecies already made about you
Though Paul does not tell us what prophecies were made about Timothy, we can see a reference later in 1 Timothy 4:14, that the prophecies were given at his ordination/smikhah.
14 Do not neglect your gift, which you were given through a prophecy when the body of elders gave you s’mikhah.
Dr. Stern commented:
Timothy should take courage from the prophecies given to him to fight the good fight, as Paul himself did (2 Ti 4:7), against wrong teaching. But essential weapons for the fight are trust and a good conscience; they are even more important than sound doctrine because they have to do with heart and spirit, not mind only.
Hymenaeus and Alexander
Paul concludes his teaching and this 1st chapter with two examples of those who went astray to false teaching, Hymenaeis and Alexander.
Hymenaeus taught that the resurrection had already come (2 Ti 2:17–18;
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 2
This false teaching that the resurrection had come is contradicted by Paul’s own warning in 2 Thess 2:3-4:
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 2
Alexander was more likely to have been the metalworker who harmed and opposed Sha’ul (2 Ti 4:14–15)
Complete Jewish Bible Chapter 4
Alexander opposed Paul’s teaching. This may have been out of jealousy or not respecting his authority or may have been some unmentioned false teachings.
turn them over to the Adversary
Turn over to Adversary - Greek paideuthôsin“ conveys the idea of stern punishment rather than instruction.
These two were beyond being taught or instructed to go right they had to be punished by being removed from the community until they changed their ways. The hope is that there time away would cause them to repent and then be able to return.
The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament 1:18–20—Removing a Blasphemer
Official synagogue excommunication seems to have included a curse or execration against the person being banned from the community; it was meant to be equivalent to capital punishment under the Old Testament law. By handing these blasphemers over to Satan, Paul is simply acknowledging the sphere they had already chosen to enter (5:15). Paul’s purpose here is restorative, however, “so that they might be taught not to blaspheme” (NASB), as God had taught Paul (1:13).
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This is a recurring question (see this post, this post and this post), but I have a different spin.
Suppose I have a bunch of samples from a generic MCMC sampler. For each sample $\theta$, I know the value of the log likelihood $\log f(\textbf{x} | \theta)$ and of the log prior $\log f(\theta)$. If it helps, I also know the value of the log likelihood per data point, $\log f(x_i | \theta)$ (this information helps with certain methods, such as WAIC and PSIS-LOO).
I want to obtain a (crude) estimate of the marginal likelihood, just with the samples that I have, and possibly a few other function evaluations (but without rerunning an ad hoc MCMC).
First of all, let's clear the table. We all know that the harmonic estimator is the worst estimator ever. Let's move on. If you are doing Gibbs sampling with priors and posteriors in closed form, you can use Chib's method; but I am not sure how to generalize outside of those cases. There are also methods that require you to modify the sampling procedure (such as via tempered posteriors), but I am not interested in that here.
The approach I am thinking of consists of approximating the underlying distribution with a parametric (or nonparametric) shape $g(\theta)$, and then figuring out the normalization constant $Z$ as a 1-D optimization problem (i.e., the $Z$ that minimizes some error between $Z g(\theta)$ and $f(\textbf{x}|\theta) f(\theta)$, evaluated on the samples). In the simplest case, suppose that the posterior is roughly multivariate normal, I can fit $g(\theta)$ as a multivariate normal and get something similar to a Laplace approximation (I might want to use a few additional function evaluations to refine the position of the mode). However, I could use as $g(\theta)$ a more flexible family such as a variational mixture of multivariate $t$ distributions.
I appreciate that this method works only if $Z g(\theta)$ is a reasonable approximation to $f(\textbf{x}|\theta) f(\theta)$, but any reason or cautionary tale of why it would be very unwise to do it? Any reading that you would recommend?
The fully nonparametric approach uses some nonparametric family, such as a Gaussian process (GP), to approximate $\log f(\textbf{x}|\theta) + \log f(\theta)$ (or some other nonlinear transformation thereof, such as the square root), and Bayesian quadrature to implicitly integrate over the underlying target (see here and here). This seems to be an interesting alternative approach, but analogous in spirit (also, note that GPs would be unwieldy in my case).
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I think Chib, S. and Jeliazkov, I. 2001 "Marginal likelihood from the Metropolis--Hastings output" generalizes to normal MCMC outputs - would be interested to hear experiences with this approach. As for the GP - basically, this boils down to emulation of the posterior, which you could also consider for other problems. I guess the problem is that you are never sure about the quality of the approximation. What I also wonder is if an MCMC sample is ideal for a GP model, or whether you should invest more in the tails. – Florian Hartig Apr 29 '16 at 9:31
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(+1) Thanks for the reference, looks spot on -- I will check it out. I agree that all model-based approaches can be problematic (the good thing with Bayesian quadrature is that you get an estimate of uncertainty, although not sure how calibrated it is). For the moment my modest goal is to do something that is "better than a Laplace approximation". – lacerbi Apr 29 '16 at 15:48
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The extension by Chib and Jeliazkov (2001) unfortunately gets quickly costly or highly variable, which is a reason why it is not much used outside Gibbs sampling cases.
While there are many ways and approaches to the normalisation constant $\mathfrak{Z}$ estimation problem (as illustrated by the quite diverse talks in the Estimating Constant workshop we ran last week at the University of Warwick, slides available there), some solutions do exploit directly the MCMC output.
1. As you mentioned, the harmonic mean estimator of Newton and Raftery (1994) is almost invariably poor for having an infinite variance. However, there are ways to avoid the infinite variance curse by using instead a finite support target in the harmonic mean identity $$\int \dfrac{\alpha(\theta)}{\pi(\theta)f(x|\theta)}\text{d}\pi(\theta|x)=\frac{1}{\mathfrak{Z}}$$ by picking $\alpha$ as the indicator of an HPD region for the posterior. This ensures finite variance by removing the tails in the harmonic mean. (Details are to be found in a paper I wrote with Darren Wraith and in a chapter about normalising constants written with Jean-Michel Marin.) In short, the method recycles the MCMC output $\theta_1,\ldots,\theta_M$ by identifying the $\beta$ (20% say) largest values of the target $\pi(\theta)f(x|\theta)$ and creating $\alpha$ as a uniform over the union of the balls centred at those largest density (HPD) simulations $\theta^0_i$ and with radius $\rho$, meaning the estimate of the normalising constant $\mathfrak{Z}$ is given by $$\hat{\mathfrak{Z}}^{-1}=\underbrace{\frac{1}{\beta M^2}\sum_{m=1}^M}_{\text{double sum over}\\\beta M\text{ ball centres }\theta_i^0\\\text{and $M$ simulations } \theta_m} \underbrace{\mathbb{I}_{(0,\rho)}(\min_i||\theta_m-\theta^0_i||)\{\pi(\theta_m)f(x|\theta_m)\}^{-1}\big/\overbrace{\pi^{d/2}\rho^d\Gamma(d/2+1)^{-1}}^{\text{volume of ball with radius $\rho$}}}_{\dfrac{\beta M\alpha(\theta_m)}{\pi(\theta_m)f(x|\theta_m)}}$$ if $d$ is the dimension of $\theta$ (corrections apply for intersecting balls) and if $\rho$ is small enough for the balls to never intersect (meaning that at best only one indicator on the balls is different from zero). The explanation for the $\alpha M^2$ denominator is that this is a double sum of $\beta M^2$ terms: $$ \frac{1}{\beta M}\sum_{i=1}^{\beta M} \underbrace{\frac{1}{M}\sum_{m=1}^M {\cal U}(\theta_i^0,\rho)(\theta_m)}_{\text{same as with $\min$}} \times \frac{1}{\pi(\theta_m)f(x|\theta_m)} $$ with each term in $\theta_m$ integrating to ${\mathfrak{Z}}^{-1}$.
2. Another approach is to turn the normalising constant $\mathfrak{Z}$ into a parameter. This sounds like a statistical heresy but the paper by Guttmann and Hyvärinen (2012) convinced me of the opposite. Without getting too much into details, the neat idea therein is to turn the observed log-likelihood $$ \sum_{i=1}^n f(x_i|\theta) - n \log \int \exp f(x|\theta) \text{d}x $$ into a joint log-likelihood $$ \sum_{i=1}^n[f(x_i|\theta)+\nu]-n\int\exp[f(x|\theta)+\nu]\text{d}x $$ which is the log-likelihood of a Poisson point process with intensity function $$ \exp\{ f(x|\theta) + \nu +\log n\} $$ This is an alternative model in that the original likelihood does not appear as a marginal of the above. Only the modes coincide, with the conditional mode in ν providing the normalising constant. In practice, the above Poisson process likelihood is unavailable and Guttmann and Hyvärinen (2012) offer an approximation by means of a logistic regression. To connect even better with your question, Geyer's estimate is a MLE, hence solution to a maximisation problem.
3. A connected approach is Charlie Geyer's logistic regression approach. The fundamental notion is to add to the MCMC sample from $\pi(\theta|x)$ another sample from a known target, e.g., your best guess at $\pi(\theta|x)$, $g(\theta)$, and to run logistic regression on the index of the distribution behind the data (1 for $\pi(\theta|x)$ and 0 for $g(\theta)$). With the regressors being the values of both densities, normalised or not. This happens to be directly linked with Gelman and Meng (1997) bridge sampling, which also recycles samples from different targets. And later versions, like Meng's MLE.
4. A different approach that forces one to run a specific MCMC sampler is Skilling's nested sampling. While I [and others] have some reservations on the efficiency of the method, it is quite popular in astrostatistics and cosmology, with software available like multinest.
5. A last [potential if not always possible] solution is to exploit the Savage-Dickey representation of the Bayes factor in the case of an embedded null hypothesis. If the null writes as $H_0: \theta=\theta_0$ about a parameter of interest and if $\xi$ is the remaining [nuisance] part of the parameter of the model, assuming a prior of the form $\pi_1(\theta)\pi_2(\xi)$, the Bayes factor of $H_0$ against the alternative writes as $$\mathfrak{B}_{01}(x)=\dfrac{\pi^\theta(\theta_0|x)}{\pi_1(\theta_0)}$$ where $\pi^\theta(\theta_0|x)$ denotes the marginal posterior density of $\theta$ at the specific value $\theta_0$. In case the marginal density under the null $H_0: \theta=\theta_0$ $$m_0(x)=\int_\Xi f(x|\theta_0,\xi)\pi_2(\xi)\text{d}\xi$$ is available in closed form, one can derive the marginal density for the unconstrained model $$m_a(x)=\int_{\Theta\times\Xi} f(x|\theta,\xi)\pi_1(\theta)\pi_2(\xi)\text{d}\theta\text{d}\xi$$ from the Bayes factor. (This Savage-Dickey representation relies on specific versions of three different densities and so is fraught with danger, not even mentioning the computational challenge of producing the marginal posterior.)
[Here is a set of slides I wrote about estimating normalising constants for a NIPS workshop last December.]
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(+1) Incredibly rich answer, thank you. This will be useful to me and, I suppose, many other people. It will take me some time to have a look at the various approaches, and then I might come back with specific questions. – lacerbi Apr 30 '16 at 18:37
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Starting from point (1)... I read the relevant articles. The "corrected" harmonic mean estimator seems exactly what I was looking for. It's neat and easy to compute given a MCMC output. So... what's the catch? It doesn't look like the method is being widely used, judging from a quick search on Google Scholar. What are its limitations? (besides the need to identify the HPD regions, which I imagine might become an issue for very complicated posteriors in high dimension). I am definitely going to give it a try -- but I wonder if there is something I need to be wary of. – lacerbi May 1 '16 at 2:42
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I added a few more details: the issue in implementing the HPD uniform is to figure out a proper compact approximation for the HPD region. The convex hull of points with high posterior values is (NP?) hard to determine while balls centred at those points may intersect, which creates a secondary normalising constant problem. – Xi'an May 1 '16 at 7:40
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@Xi'an : very helpful, thanks! Can I ask: of all the mentioned approaches, what would currently be your recommendation if one looks for a general approach that tends to work out of the box (i.e. no tuning / checking required from the user)? I would be especially interested in the case of models with a low (< 50) number of parameters, non-normal posteriors, and strong correlations between parameters. – Florian Hartig May 4 '16 at 13:56
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@FlorianHartig: the fact that a generic software like BUGS does not return a generic estimate of $\mathfrak{Z}$ is sort of revealing the extent of the problem. The many solutions that one can find in the specialised literature have not produced a consensus estimate. Hence, my recommendation would be to opt for Geyer's logistic regression solution, which is somewhat insensitive to dimension. – Xi'an May 4 '16 at 14:26
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The nebular hypothesis suggests that our solar system evolved from a extremely large rotating cloud called the solar nebula
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Created 3 institutions of the National Gov. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial which creates CHECKS and BALANCES systems on the congress, house of reps, and presidency so that way one branch can not control more than others.
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Values and purposes are built into the way things are.
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"Morally Right" means "Commanded by God"
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Stuck in Molasses Swamp
20170718_Candy Land Spread Out
Footprints in the Sand
If you’re unfamiliar with this poem, it’s worth the read!
20170701_Birthday Blowout - Brooks
20170718_Stop light Chart - Right thing to do
20170718_Molasses swamp
Word that has Lost its Meaning: stuck
“Come to Me, all who are weary
And take My yoke upon you
My burden is easy and light
Lay your head down on My shoulders
Be still my child, rest a while
And I’ll quiet you with My love
Rejoice over you with My song”
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1. This post brought tears to my eyes! I am so sorry you are struggling as you are. I struggle with very mid BP. In the past I had very bad depression, so I guess on some level I can relate. But it was how your little girl pulled you out of the swamp that put tears in my eyes. I used to play Candy Land with my brothers when I was little. Oh, it was so much fun! I always wanted to land on Queen Frostine because she was so beautiful. Fast forward 20 years and I would play this game with my daughter. Thank you for bringing back some memories for me! Cherish these times; even if you feel “stuck in the muck”. Because tears of happiness will one day flood your eyes as you look back at these precious times years from now.
Blessings, Michelle!
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2. O my goodness the game with Bella!! Those moments are the saving grace ❤ What a blessing!! I would've teared up too!! You are so great. You are so creative! What a great idea with the stop light system! Im praying for you; and I'm tired of being so far from you (both physically and emotionally). If you ever want or need to talk, (or just get the chance to in your busy day!), please give me a call. I love you so much. You are always and forever and inspiration to me and one of my best friends, no matter how far apart we are. You Are SuperMommy. And I hate the bipolar depression and I hope and pray that the med adjustments help, and soon! I simply cannot grasp how awesome you are.
Father God, thank You so much for my wonderful sissy Belle, and all she is. Mother, wife, sister, daughter, aunt, friend, confidante, creative, intelligent, crafty, clever, brave, strong, beautiful, powerful, mighty, generous, funny, dependable, loving, kind, inspiring, imaginative, honorable, inventive, loyal, nurturing, positive, wise, trustworthy, thoughtful (just to name a few 😉 Lord You have created her in a magnificent and glorious and wonderful way. I pray that You will guide her and help her each day, refilling her anew each morning with Your joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, self control, hope, strength, patience and endurance. I pray that she will awaken with joy in her heart and a song of praise on her lips to You Mighty God. May she have an abundance of creativity and energy for each day while she allows you to lift and carry the weigh of her burdens (bi polar depression, exhaustion, etc) on your shoulders as she takes up Your yoke which is easy and light. May she be EVERYTHING that YOU have designed and created her to be. The awesome, Super Belle I know she is. I pray that nothing will ever stop her or hold her back. In Yeshua's/Jesus' mighty name I pray! Lord, You are amazing. Thank You so much, and thank You for Michelle.
28Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
29“Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all.”
30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
31Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.
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As always, LOVE the pictures ❤
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• I hate being apart too; but when we’re together, Sars, we’re like “peas & carrots,” so to speak. Thank you for writing that prayer. I love when someone takes the time to write a prayer rather than just saying, “I’ll pray for you.” I mean, that’s good, it’s great to know someone is praying for you, but to actually see it, now that’s extremely special! And girl, do you have a lot of adjectives!!! Thanks again, and for the scripture too. I love you so much and I know you’re always there for me and I’m here for you too. Love, Love, Love sue, princess!
3. Please know that I’m thinking of you with love, Michelle!
You will be in my thoughts & prayers.
Even when you’re going through such a hard time, you inspire *me* with your strength and faith. You are a beautiful, amazing woman, writer, mother, friend, and much more!
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• As always, thank you, Dyane. I HAVE been going through a hard time but I know I’ll make it through (eventually). Thanks for the comment on YOUR blog a few weeks back encouraging me to write again; you are truly a good friend!
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4. So ooooh beautiful. Love that precious Bella& her Starlit light, joy, & concern for others.. Hmm wonder where she gets it from, sloppy Joe.
That quote from Brooksie bear is priceless 😘
I love how you choose to live above your circumstances & trust in God’s eternal promises. You are an inspiration bc that is a tremendously difficult thing to do when you’re stuck in the “gloppy” moments. Keep your pretty chin up even when you feel like the only breeze you’re getting smells like molasses… Pun intended.
You’re blessed and will have more holly than princess Polly.
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• Thanks for the “Sloppy Joe” reference, I almost forgot about that! Guess she’s got a little bit of all of us in her (and a lot of Starlit light!). And Brooks’ wonderment at a simple noodle really is so cute!
Knowing everything will turn out okay is one of God’s promises (Romans 8:28). Sometimes I worry. I forget to pray. I don’t tell God what I need. I fail to remember all that he’s done. Those are the times that Satan is trying to get a stronghold on me. But the voice of truth tells me a different story: Philippians 4:6-7 tells me to worry about NOTHING and to pray about EVERYTHING! Tell God what I need and thank Him for all He’s done. When I do that, I experience PEACE beyond understanding which guards my heart and mind as I live in Christ Jesus, my all in all, my strength when I am weak.
I HAVE been weak lately but God is carrying me. Just one more testimony to add to the list!
5. Grandma said:
Hope you will be able to get out of the depression soon! I’ve been fighting it myself, but have been trying to help you out some with the kids and the house and cooking a little bit, whenever I’m able. I’m so glad you have your sisters to be “encouragers” like your daddy was.
6. I hope you see some improvement with your med adjustment ❤ And how sweet. Kids are the best.
7. Oh, my gosh….this is such a poignant post…reading about your challenges, and then your daughter “saving” you left me fighting back tears. You write/communicate so beautifully and I admire and appreciate the levels/tie-ins that link your Hope theme. What a blessing you are! I’m praying that you feel so much better soon. You are such a great role model…regardless of whether the reader is a parent, has mental health challenges–you are someone to look up to. By the way, I love Footprints and have for as long as I can remember. Thank you for sharing your heart and God’s love. 🙂
8. Awww. Keep on finding strength in Him! He is always faithful, and when you don’t see your footprints you will Know… HE Carried you. Thank you for sharing.
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An invitation to Sven-Gunnar Hultman and Erik Bryskhe
Sven-Gunnar Hultman and Erik Bryskhe tell us in Dagen about their continued efforts to get as many as possible pastors in the Union. What puzzles me about their article is the constant affiliation to having “rights”. I have tried to address the issues involved in two earlier blogs here and here. I want to encourage either one of them to write some responses to my blogs (feel free to write them in Swedish). I am looking forward to hearing from you and until then I remain of the opinion that being a Christian is to learn to lay down ones rights, while at the same time not being used as a doormat.
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Schlock & Terror: A Retrospective of Video Nasties – Absurd
The show begins with a “formal” discussion about the Italian Halloween ripoff known as Absurd. Beware of Dave! The jogging bowling-shoe wearing zombie devil…thing!
Thank you, Victoria Wilson. Thank you, Evil Heim of Voice of Doom, for the theme song (Sorry about it being edited, I had to shorten it. Although I will show off the full version in the next post alongside the next episode). And thank you, Los Morts, for the episode’s outro song.
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Hindu Push-ups and Hindu Squats
People ask me how to do Hindu push-ups and Hindu squats. Instead of describing these exercises in many words, I show them in a movie below. The movie shows how I cool down after my typical strength workout at the same time maintaining muscular endurance and getting my vitamin D too. It was shot right after I have done my overhead lifts, squats, and deadlifts.
I cool down with Hindu push-ups and Hindu squats after lifting weights
State-of-art info on exercises and methods of training for strength, speed, power, and endurance is in Stadion books Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance and Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for All Sports.
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10 Responses to “Hindu Push-ups and Hindu Squats”
1. Fantastic and inspiring!
2. 2 Charles
Aren’t you a little overdressed?
I have to say that since I started doing squats after reading one of your newsletters, my knees, which I thought were shot, are better than they have been for years and I can sprint again (at age 57). That’s totally non-intuitive, but I guess it’s true that if you don’t use it you lose it.
3. Hi Charles,
I try not to waste a sunny day—and if exercising outside on a sunny day, why not get the full benefit of the sunshine?
About your knees: I think that many people benefit from Hindu squats because their knees are not really shot—just poorly stabilized. Apparently this form of movement does everything the knee needs. But if someone has bad arthritis, with bone on bone contact, then it is too late for fixing it by just “using it.”
4. 4 Tyciol
That was awesome how you do it until the point of snow melting and then refreezing into ice!
As for bone on bone hindu squats, I wonder, would tractioning the knees via inversion allowing fluid to flow in be good, could it help nourish any remaining cartiledge to reform or something?
5. UV light in the vitamin D-producing range enhances athletic performance. Read about it in Dr. Briffa blog at
6. 7 Tim
Come to the beach in australia Thomas! Get some real vit D!
7. 8 Ashiq
Thomas, I assume Hindu squats can be done on the toes, and not with heels flat on the ground?
8. Yes.
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Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake and More
Blockchain Consensus
A blockchain is a decentralized peer-to-peer network that stores append-only (add to the end of) data and verifies the integrity of that information across the network. Collectively validating the accuracy of said data (reaching consensus) is one of the defining features of a blockchain.
The idea of a blockchain goes back to at least the 1990s. The basic theory was to copy data across a network of computers using a type of consensus algorithm to agree on any data to be added. Then, use cryptographic hash-chaining to make the database virtually immutable.
For more information on blockchains and hashing, check out our Blockchain article. Below, however, we’ll focus specifically on the various ways that different types of blockchains reach consensus on data added to their sequences (chains) of data (blocks) through these topics:
The main differences in the various blockchain consensus mechanisms center around how the right to add data to the blockchain is distributed among network participants, and how this data is validated by the network as an accurate account of transactions.
The set of computer processes that solve these problems is called the consensus algorithm, which, as alluded to, is the mechanism responsible for securely updating the state of data across a given blockchain network.
Each node (computer) in the network independently verifies and processes every transaction and therefore must have access to the database’s current state, the modification requested by a given transaction and a digital signature proving a transaction’s origin and accuracy. The question then, is how all of the nodes reach consensus (agreement) on the data. The biggest problem that blockchains aim to solve is called the “Byzantine Generals’ Problem”.
This problem, which has been around for longer than blockchain itself, is basically this: How do you keep a network of entities who are focused on the same goal in alignment based purely on messages passed between them, without the information being corrupted by a malicious actor within the network? For example, if one is trying to send cryptocurrency through a network, how can you be certain that the transaction details haven’t been tampered with and changed by a malicious node in the network?
This is where a consensus mechanism comes in to make sure the network remains in sync and data remains untampered with. The following are a few of the solutions different groups have come up with to achieve this outcome.
Proof of work is presently the most popular consensus mechanism for blockchains. The ‘proof of work’ that the name describes is the process by which the blockchain network proves that a miner network node (network nodes that group transactions into blocks and validate them) has done the work needed to create a valid block (group of transactions). Although it’s hard for nodes to generate a valid block (it takes a lot of computer processing power), it is quite easy for the network to verify that a block is valid.
This is all done through what is called a hash function, which creates a unique digital fingerprint for a given piece of data. Since hashes are very sensitive to change, and even a tiny modification will result in a completely different hash output, hashes can be used to validate and secure blocks.
For a block to be confirmed as valid, miners must create two hashes: a hash of all of the transactions in the block, and a hash proving they have expended the energy needed to generate the block by solving a special cryptographic puzzle with a pre-set level of difficulty. Specifically, the puzzle is to find a number that, when combined with the data in the transactions and passed through the hash algorithm, comes up with a number within a specified range set by the cryptocurrency’s program.
The difficulty of solving the puzzle is automatically adjusted in PoW systems to create a consistent time period for blocks of transactions to be added to the blockchain and to release network fees and newly created cryptocurrency rewards to miners.
A hash is a one-way function. It cannot be reversed. In this way, it can be confirmed that each block has required work to generate it. Each block also contains the hash of the previous block, so once all blocks are combined in the blockchain, it makes it virtually impossible to modify them since doing so would require redoing all the work done to generate every single block in the blockchain.
In summary, a miner creates a block of valid transactions, then runs the PoW algorithm on it to find a valid hash, racing against all other miners to solve the puzzle first. When a valid block is generated through such action, the block is added to the blockchain and the miner receives network fees as well as newly created cryptocurrency.
There are different hashing algorithms used for PoW consensus mechanisms, the most common of which are SHA-256 (e.g Bitcoin) and Scrypt (e.g. Litecoin). Others include SHA-3, CryptoNight, Blake-256, Quark, scrypt-jane and hybrid systems that use more than one hashing function.
Although PoW is theoretically near impossible to hack since it uses resources in the physical world to secure the network, this is also where one of its largest criticisms comes from: the resource being used is electricity, and lots of it.
In fact, science magazine Motherboard Vice, reports that 1.6 U.S. households could be powered for a day by the electricity used by a single Bitcoin transaction. By 2020, Bitcoin could consume as much electricity as the entire country of Denmark. And that’s just one cryptocurrency (albeit the most popular).
From an efficiency and environmental perspective, this is not ideal and would be very difficult to scale to mainstream usage. Making matters worse, the computing power and electricity costs needed to stay competitive in mining has increased dramatically over time. This has produced significant centralization in mining networks, as only the largest and most powerful organizations can really compete.
A few large companies and mining pools now dominate the most popular blockchains, which is completely counter to the founding decentralization principle of blockchains.
Besides the questionable ethics of this issue, centralization also leads to a potential security problem called a 51% attack. This is when a miner, likely a pool or large conglomerate, controls 51% of a blockchain network’s computing power. If this were ever to happen, they could disrupt the entire network by invalidating real transactions or validating their own fraudulent transactions to “double spend” funds (using the same funds more than once).
Fortunately, these problems with PoW are not without potential solutions.
PoS is based on the assumption that when nodes in the network are stakeholders (that is, when they own currency of the given blockchain) they will have an incentive to remain honest and benign in operating network nodes.
PoS works by miners locking up some of their own cryptocurrency so they can’t be used into special ‘staked’ accounts. Nodes who have staked tokens can then verify blocks of transactions just as in PoW systems, but the cryptographic calculations needed to verify blocks are much simpler (and therefore require much less computer power). Instead of using complicated puzzles that give advantages to more powerful computers as in PoW, PoS systems are structured such that nodes that have more cryptocurrency staked have a higher chance of solving the cryptographic puzzle.
In this way, although PoS is more efficient than PoW, it does not completely solve the problem of centralization of mining power, since logically, the risk is that the currency used by such systems will still concentrate into fewer and fewer hands.
One of the other key problems of PoS is the ‘nothing at stake’ problem, wherein miners may have nothing to lose by voting for multiple blockchain histories in the event of a fork (a blockchain split into two). In the event of a fork, the most lucrative strategy for a miner is to mine on each chain, therefore gaining rewards regardless of which fork is recognized by the network.
This could in theory lead to consensus never being reached by the network, or to double spending wherein an attacker may be able to send a transaction, then start a fork of the blockchain from one block behind the transaction and send the money to themselves instead of where it was sent before. This is more possible in a PoS system than PoW since the cost of working on several chains is much lower.
One problem that PoS does help to mitigate, however, is the 51% problem. Even if a miner owned 51% of a cryptocurrency, it would not be in their interest to attack a system in which they owned a majority of the stake. This does not, of course, take into account malicious, well funded actors who may simply want to bring down a blockchain network at any cost.
Some examples of blockchains using this consensus mechanism are NEO, Stellar and Cardano.
With classic PoS, miners with small balances are unlikely to mine a block, in the same way that PoW miners with little computer power are unlikely to mine a block. Not only could this be seen as less fair, it may also lead to a less secure network, since if small miners were incentivized better, the network would have more nodes and thus be more secure.
LPoS incentivizes less powerful nodes by allowing them to lease their cryptocurrency balances to “staking nodes” that have more staked tokens and are consequently more likely to mine a valid block. All coins leased to such nodes increase the “weight” of the staking node, which increases its chances of adding a block to the blockchain. Rewards received by staking nodes are then proportionally shared between all leasers. Leasers can still move or spend their tokens at any time, thus automatically “breaking the lease” so to speak.
In this way, the issue of centralization of mining and/or monetary power can be better limited by allowing all nodes to have the potential to earn mining rewards.
The main example of a project using this type of consensus algorithm is Waves.
In DPoS, cryptocurrency token holders use their balances to elect a list of nodes that will be able to stake blocks to add to the blockchain. With the yet-to-launch EOS blockchain, for example, there will be 21 “block producer nodes” that are elected by the network.
Although this solves some problems, such as the potential for forks to happen (all nodes will not switch to a fork that isn’t finalized by 15 out of 21 producer nodes), and scalability issues that occur with PoW and PoS, a DPoS blockchain is by definition more centralized, and does not provide accessible entry points for anyone to mine blocks and earn rewards.
Projects that use this type of consensus mechanism include Bitshares and EOS.
Blockchains don’t have to settle for just one type of consensus mechanism. The most popular type of hybrid chain is the PoW/PoS hybrid, which typically uses an initial PoW consensus in a limited manner, and then uses PoS to validate blocks added to the blockchain. Using PoS solves the 51% attack problem while using less energy; PoW solves the nothing at stake problem while ensuring another layer of blockchain immutability.
Peercoin is one blockchain using this hybrid method.
PoI is similar to PoS, but the consensus mechanism also takes into account other factors in giving nodes an advantage in mining blocks.
With NEM, the first blockchain to implement PoI, for example, nodes are rewarded for their productivity in the network, which includes their balance, as well as their number and value of transactions, among other ‘reputation’ factors.
In this consensus mechanism, each node publishes a public key. Transactions passing through the node are signed by the node and verified, and once enough identical responses are reached within the network, a consensus is met through that the transaction is valid. This simple mechanism does not require any hashing power and is particularly useful for storage systems.
PBFT has two potential problems. First, all involved parties must agree on the exact list of trusted participants. Secondly, the membership of such an agreement system is typically set by a central authority. Although these factors may not make it suitable for a public, decentralized cryptocurrency, it may be useful for other things such as private digital asset holding platforms.
PBFT is the consensus mechanism used by Hyperledger.
Before blockchains came along, there was no practical way to ensure that data in a distributed network (for example, a digital currency ledger) would remain secure from tampering by malicious or compromised nodes. With the birth of Bitcoin and PoW, a whole new generation of programmers and engineers set to work on solving this problem.
Many consensus mechanisms have sprung up as a result, most purporting to solve the same (Byzantine Generals) Problem. As blockchain is still a relatively new field, it is unclear which consensus mechanisms will prove themselves most useful and which ones will fall out of favor. As it stands now, differing consensus mechanisms are one of the fundamental factors that differentiates different cryptocurrencies.
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BLOGATHON… A Final Fling with Richard Burton
So those time zones reared their evil head... But on the bright side you've an encore from Richard Burton.
BLOGATHON… Recap and Final (?) Posts regaling about Richard Burton
Final thoughts from the final Regaling about Richard Burton blogathoners... Here's the last (or is it?) of those blogathon entries for my final blogathon this year.
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Crash / Segmentation fault
In order to troubleshoot crashes, pom-ng must be compiled with debug information :
# ./configure CFLAGS="-O0 -pipe -ggdb3"
# make clean
# make
# make install
This step is very important in order to find out where the crash occurs.
The best way to identify where the crash occurs is to run pom-ng inside gdb :
# gdb pom-ng
GNU gdb (Gentoo 7.5.1 p2) 7.5.1
Reading symbols from /usr/local/bin/pom-ng...done.
Once gdb is started you need to run the program and reproduce the crash :
(gdb) run -d 5
Starting program: /usr/local/bin/pom-ng -d 5
When the crash occurs, you'll get back to the gdb prompt. Here is an example :
datastore: Error while locking mutex in datastore.c:621 : Invalid argument
Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.
[Switching to Thread 0x7fffdbfff700 (LWP 13470)]
0x00007ffff5d09015 in raise () from /lib64/
The command “bt full” will already provide a lot of informations about the issue :
(gdb) bt full
#0 0x00007ffff5d09015 in raise () from /lib64/
No symbol table info available.
#1 0x00007ffff5d0a48b in abort () from /lib64/
No symbol table info available.
#2 0x00007ffff7bc8ee1 in datastore_connection_new (d=0x62ab70) at datastore.c:621
err_num = 22
res = 0x7fffdbffe930
* Make sure you provide the full output of gdb (even before you run the pom-ng if possible) in your bug report.*
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Multiplicative inverse
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The reciprocal function: y = 1/x. For every x except 0, y represents its multiplicative inverse. The graph forms a rectangular hyperbola.
In mathematics, a multiplicative inverse or reciprocal for a number x, denoted by 1/x or x−1, is a number which when multiplied by x yields the multiplicative identity, 1. The multiplicative inverse of a fraction a/b is b/a. For the multiplicative inverse of a real number, divide 1 by the number. For example, the reciprocal of 5 is one fifth (1/5 or 0.2), and the reciprocal of 0.25 is 1 divided by 0.25, or 4. The reciprocal function, the function f(x) that maps x to 1/x, is one of the simplest examples of a function which is its own inverse (an involution).
The term reciprocal was in common use at least as far back as the third edition of Encyclopædia Britannica (1797) to describe two numbers whose product is 1; geometrical quantities in inverse proportion are described as reciprocall in a 1570 translation of Euclid's Elements.[1]
In the phrase multiplicative inverse, the qualifier multiplicative is often omitted and then tacitly understood (in contrast to the additive inverse). Multiplicative inverses can be defined over many mathematical domains as well as numbers. In these cases it can happen that abba; then "inverse" typically implies that an element is both a left and right inverse.
The notation f −1 is sometimes also used for the inverse function of the function f, which is not in general equal to the multiplicative inverse. For example, the multiplicative inverse 1/(sin x) = (sin x)−1 is the cosecant of x, and not the inverse sine of x denoted by sin−1 x or arcsin x. Only for linear maps are they strongly related (see below). The terminology difference reciprocal versus inverse is not sufficient to make this distinction, since many authors prefer the opposite naming convention, probably for historical reasons (for example in French, the inverse function is preferably called bijection réciproque).
Examples and counterexamples[edit]
In the real numbers, zero does not have a reciprocal because no real number multiplied by 0 produces 1 (the product of any number with zero is zero). With the exception of zero, reciprocals of every real number are real, reciprocals of every rational number are rational, and reciprocals of every complex number are complex. The property that every element other than zero has a multiplicative inverse is part of the definition of a field, of which these are all examples. On the other hand, no integer other than 1 and −1 has an integer reciprocal, and so the integers are not a field.
In modular arithmetic, the modular multiplicative inverse of a is also defined: it is the number x such that ax ≡ 1 (mod n). This multiplicative inverse exists if and only if a and n are coprime. For example, the inverse of 3 modulo 11 is 4 because 4 · 3 ≡ 1 (mod 11). The extended Euclidean algorithm may be used to compute it.
The sedenions are an algebra in which every nonzero element has a multiplicative inverse, but which nonetheless has divisors of zero, i.e. nonzero elements x, y such that xy = 0.
A square matrix has an inverse if and only if its determinant has an inverse in the coefficient ring. The linear map that has the matrix A−1 with respect to some base is then the reciprocal function of the map having A as matrix in the same base. Thus, the two distinct notions of the inverse of a function are strongly related in this case, while they must be carefully distinguished in the general case (as noted above).
The trigonometric functions are related by the reciprocal identity: the cotangent is the reciprocal of the tangent; the secant is the reciprocal of the cosine; the cosecant is the reciprocal of the sine.
A ring in which every nonzero element has a multiplicative inverse is a division ring; likewise an algebra in which this holds is a division algebra.
Complex numbers[edit]
As mentioned above, the reciprocal of every nonzero complex number z = a + bi is complex. It can be found by multiplying both top and bottom of 1/z by its complex conjugate and using the property that , the absolute value of z squared, which is the real number a2 + b2:
In particular, if ||z||=1 (z has unit magnitude), then . Consequently, the imaginary units, ±i, have additive inverse equal to multiplicative inverse, and are the only complex numbers with this property. For example, additive and multiplicative inverses of i are −(i) = −i and 1/i = −i, respectively.
For a complex number in polar form z = r(cos φ + i sin φ), the reciprocal simply takes the reciprocal of the magnitude and the negative of the angle:
Geometric intuition for the integral of 1/x. The three integrals from 1 to 2, from 2 to 4, and from 4 to 8 are all equal. Each region is the previous region scaled vertically down by 50%, then horizontally by 200%. Extending this, the integral from 1 to 2k is k times the integral from 1 to 2, just as ln 2k = k ln 2.
In real calculus, the derivative of 1/x = x−1 is given by the power rule with the power −1:
The power rule for integrals (Cavalieri's quadrature formula) cannot be used to compute the integral of 1/x, because doing so would result in division by 0:
Instead the integral is given by:
where ln is the natural logarithm. To show this, note that , so if and , we have:[2]
The reciprocal may be computed by hand with the use of long division.
Computing the reciprocal is important in many division algorithms, since the quotient a/b can be computed by first computing 1/b and then multiplying it by a. Noting that has a zero at x = 1/b, Newton's method can find that zero, starting with a guess and iterating using the rule:
This continues until the desired precision is reached. For example, suppose we wish to compute 1/17 ≈ 0.0588 with 3 digits of precision. Taking x0 = 0.1, the following sequence is produced:
x1 = 0.1(2 − 17 × 0.1) = 0.03
x2 = 0.03(2 − 17 × 0.03) = 0.0447
x3 = 0.0447(2 − 17 × 0.0447) ≈ 0.0554
x4 = 0.0554(2 − 17 × 0.0554) ≈ 0.0586
x5 = 0.0586(2 − 17 × 0.0586) ≈ 0.0588
A typical initial guess can be found by rounding b to a nearby power of 2, then using bit shifts to compute its reciprocal.
In constructive mathematics, for a real number x to have a reciprocal, it is not sufficient that x ≠ 0. There must instead be given a rational number r such that 0 < r < |x|. In terms of the approximation algorithm described above, this is needed to prove that the change in y will eventually become arbitrarily small.
Graph of f(x) = xx showing the minimum at (1/e, e−1/e).
This iteration can also be generalised to a wider sort of inverses, e.g. matrix inverses.
Reciprocals of irrational numbers[edit]
Every number excluding zero has a reciprocal, and reciprocals of certain irrational numbers can have important special properties. Examples include the reciprocal of e (≈ 0.367879) and the golden ratio's reciprocal (≈ 0.618034). The first reciprocal is special because no other positive number can produce a lower number when put to the power of itself; is the global minimum of . The second number is the only positive number that is equal to its reciprocal plus one:. Its additive inverse is the only negative number that is equal to its reciprocal minus one:.
The function gives an infinite number of irrational numbers that differ with their reciprocal by an integer. For example, is the irrational . Its reciprocal is , exactly less. Such irrational numbers share a curious property: they have the same fractional part as their reciprocal.
Further remarks[edit]
If the multiplication is associative, an element x with a multiplicative inverse cannot be a zero divisor (x is a zero divisor if some nonzero y, xy = 0). To see this, it is sufficient to multiply the equation xy = 0 by the inverse of x (on the left), and then simplify using associativity. In the absence of associativity, the sedenions provide a counterexample.
The converse does not hold: an element which is not a zero divisor is not guaranteed to have a multiplicative inverse. Within Z, all integers except −1, 0, 1 provide examples; they are not zero divisors nor do they have inverses in Z. If the ring or algebra is finite, however, then all elements a which are not zero divisors do have a (left and right) inverse. For, first observe that the map f(x) = ax must be injective: f(x) = f(y) implies x = y:
Distinct elements map to distinct elements, so the image consists of the same finite number of elements, and the map is necessarily surjective. Specifically, ƒ (namely multiplication by a) must map some element x to 1, ax = 1, so that x is an inverse for a.
The expansion of the reciprocal 1/q in any base can also act [3] as a source of pseudo-random numbers, if q is a "suitable" safe prime, a prime of the form 2p + 1 where p is also a prime. A sequence of pseudo-random numbers of length q − 1 will be produced by the expansion.
See also[edit]
1. ^ " In equall Parallelipipedons the bases are reciprokall to their altitudes". OED "Reciprocal" §3a. Sir Henry Billingsley translation of Elements XI, 34.
2. ^ Anthony, Dr. "Proof that INT(1/x)dx = lnx". Ask Dr. Math. Drexel University. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. ^ Mitchell, Douglas W., "A nonlinear random number generator with known, long cycle length," Cryptologia 17, January 1993, 55–62.
• Maximally Periodic Reciprocals, Matthews R.A.J. Bulletin of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications vol 28 pp 147–148 1992
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Wikipedia:Oops Defense
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The Oops Defense is sometimes, if rarely, used by administrators or users to try to escape from a particularly unsavory situation. Since this page is very helpful and straightforward, we will now give some examples.
Example 1[edit]
For example, let's say you're an over-stressed and very enthusiastic administrator on-the-hunt for vandals. Ah ha! There's one now, removing a perfectly good paragraph from the Jesus article. Being the expert hunter you are, you pounce on the prey, rip its head off with a 24-block and then drain its blood with the infamous Indef-Block proposal. You tilt back your head and bay at the moon and then engage in a deep chortling laughter at the menace you've just single-handedly destroyed.
The next morning the sun rises on a beautiful day. You're full of joy and charge onto your Wiki-account where you are greeted by : "The person you blocked was not deleting the paragraph. If you check the article history, they were moving it from one section to another."
You of course are crestfallen, you're dismayed, shocked, saddened, and heart-broken. There is only one possible exit. Yes, the great Oops Defense.
Example 2[edit]
User:1 is working on article a and removes a completely logical, notable, and even verifiable contribution that User:2 has made. Follows up with a long statement on the talk page, pouring their guts out about how they are sick and tired of the excessive wp:or in many edits that don't adhere to wp:v and several other wp:POL violations that some users slap on to their personal wikipedia article about a (can anyone say wp:own?) only to realize that, once they are done writing their dramatic post on the talk page, the other editor has undone the revision and posted some darn good references. So great that even User:1 has to admit that they feel enlightened and better educated about the subject of the article. User:1 would thus benefit from the use of wp:OOPS
Example 3[edit]
You have a username that causes a frequently used template to break. Make that several frequently used templates. And the number is growing. But you've had this username for years and are NOT interested in changing it. So, after hours of studying WikiCode you determine that a specific clause in a specific sub-template is to blame for all of your troubles and that all you have to do is replace that clause with another, much older, much more respected bit of code and voila, template works. So you post a request to make that change and a week and half later, having seen no objections, you follow through with it. You leave Wikipedia for the afternoon feeling very pleased with yourself. Only later do you learn that while the template may have worked for you, its now broken for everybody else. At times like this there is but one option available to you: Oops.
Example 4[edit]
The page keeps changing, even after I make changes, and they aren't all the changes I made. (Pause). Found IRC, talked with more "editors", still my page keeps changing... Why does my page keep changing? Admin: "Even if you stop editing your page it may be changed." (Lock/GL) Please remove my lock... NVM created another account. Still my page keeps changing. Admin:you haven't learned lock yet (Lock/Delete). Why won't you let me say what I want? Admin:this is an Encyclopedia not an ad service for your opinions. (Delete/Lock/Delete). etc... etc... etc... This is what helpers deal with every day. Thank them as often as you can when they help you.
Example 5[edit]
You stumbled upon article A. The article is a Class B, just on the verge of being a good article. On the talk page, people are saying that they only need one more picture to make the article a good article. So you Googled a picture of A from a site that looks kind of "shady" to you. (As in a site that looks like a Pandora's box of trojans, worms, and other computer viruses waiting to open and destroy [insert popular site's name here] as we know it). You uploaded the picture to Wikipedia anyway. Little did you know, the site is owned and operated by none other than the Willy on Wheels! The picture contains an insidious virus! Upon downloading, the virus shuts down Wikipedia. Well done!... I mean Oops!
Example 6[edit]
You are monitoring Recent Changes and you come across an article with an edit summary reading, "Blanked the Page." As a good editor, you quickly go to that page to revert the edit. However, the almighty ClueBot NG has already gotten there, a split second before you did. You revert the CBNG edit without intending to. The page is a featured article, and just as you realize your mistake, your computer crashes. Oops!
Example 7[edit]
You are again monitoring Special:RecentChanges using Twinkle this time. You find an edit that replaces vandalism with lesser vandalism. The vandalising IPs look very similar, so you use the rollback [VANDAL] option. As soon as you realise your mistake, you have been blocked.
Example 8[edit]
You are patrolling the Special:NewPagesFeed, and, you stumble upon a BLATANT ADVERTISEMENT article with biased information. You immediately slap a CSD on it, and you patiently wait for it to be deleted. A few minutes later, the CSD mysteriously vanishes. You ponder upon it, checking the edit history, and, infuriatingly, the editor who made the article removed it himself, claiming that he could 'make it better'. Before you have time to revert his edit, however, another editor does it for you, and you go back to editing somewhere else.You check on it about 15 mins. later, and it seems that a mini edit war has taken place in your absence. You sigh, then put a message on the talk page telling the creator to address his complaint there. You drift off into another article.
You check on it again, after another half-hour, and the creator hasn't replied back on the talk page. You do find, however, that on the CSD template, a message pops up telling you that someone has placed a message on the talk page that should be considered before deleting. You are immensely confused, as there is not....oh. Your message. You face-palm, cursing yourself as you realize that the admin deleting it will detour to the talk page, wasting his time with your message, and you quickly bury yourself in a WikiProject, hoping that no one sees it. Oops.
Example 9[edit]
You find an edit war occurring on a talk page, the main antagonist being a user you have never met before. You decide to make an attempt at restoring sanity among the arguers by ruthlessly combating the antagonist. He/she persists in his/her argument. The two of you continue to bicker, unaware that you have now become the life and soul of the edit war. After a few minutes of this, you suddenly realize that the antagonist was actually right in his/her statements (only, you didn't realize this, as he/she persisted in writing in a language you were not very familiar with), and, before you can apologize, you have been blocked.
Example Infinity[edit]
(Please feel free to add your own example here. However, if it is not at least slightly humorous, you will be immediately indefinitely blocked, fired, expelled, and banished to a very small, desert island in a huge pile of shit the middle of nowhere.)
Example (N + 1)
Use Oops defense whenever D'oh! excuse is innappropreate (which is always, since the D'oh! excuse makes you look stupid). For example, whenever you direct somebody to a link which has nothing to do with the subject at hand. (See: D'oh!)
Example (N + 1 + 1)
Use D'oh! defense whenever Oops excuse is inappropriate (only regarding spelling errors, makes you look stupid). For example, whenever you direct somebody to a link with a spelling erorr. (See: D'oh!)
Example (N + 1 + 1 + 1)
You're patrolling Recent Changes, when you see a username that's incredibly long and gibberish. You then go to the talk page of this user, pulling up Twinkle, so that you can post a single-use warning for usernames. You post this warning, only to find that, not only has CluebotNG posted a vandalism revert warning on the talk page, but the user has been blocked for their name. Oops.
Example (N + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)
You stumble upon a United States related article and see that the usage of "U.S." in the article is not compatible with MOS:US. You decide it's a good idea to change all the U.S.'s in the article to US's, not aware of the shitstorm raging hellfire of endless debates that has been going on for over a decade on this topic (don't worry, there's more where that came from. It's also likely there's another discussion about it in Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style or Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) ). As a result, you accidentally start the (N + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1)st/nd/rd/th Crusade between manual of style advocates resulting in the destruction of human civilization. Oops.
Concluding Remarks[edit]
If the perp, victim, obviously mean-spirited editor bitches complains that you've been abusing your admin tools and/or are too aggressive, you should always follow-up the great Oops Defense, by the vicious counter-attack. Apologies are for the weak.
See also[edit]
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Ringing in the Muses Spell – Perfect Spell for the Waxing Moon
defis winter blanc bleu et grisRinging in the Muses Spell – Perfect Spell for the Waxing Moon
5 small bells
1 yard each yellow, red, blue, green, and purple ribbon
Thread a bell on each length of ribbon, then tie the first four ribbons to tree branches in the order listed above, saying with each:
To ring these bells, all breezes blow
Carry their sounds both high and low
To wake the Muses from Their rest
Heed ye now this firm request
Then tie the purple ribbon to a branch, saying something like:
From East and South and West and North
Muses hear me: now come forth
From South and West and North and East
Inspiration now release From West and
North and East and South
Creative powers bud and sprout
From North and East and South and West
Heed my call and this request
As these bells ring in the breeze
Let ideas flow forth with ease
Bring inspiration with the wind—
In constant stream without an end—
Unleash Your creativity Muses,
bring it now to me
Creative blocks will begin to dissipate within twenty-four hours.
Dorothy Morrison
Help in Making a Decision Spell
When trying to make an important decision it is sometimes difficult. Also, we may mention it to other people and then each of them give us their opinion and our thoughts can get more muddled. This is is designed to help clear up our thoughts at just such a time.
I call upon Fire to light my way,
I call upon Air to push the cobwebs away.
I call upon Water to soothe my thoughts,
I call upon Earth for clarity of thoughts.
I call upon Spirit to guide the way,
In make this decision today.
Copyright 2015 Lady Beltane
Send It Back Spell
Cleansings and general protective spells are recommended after casting this spell.
Book & Candle Comments
A Juicy Spell for Removing Bad Vibes
“Lemon juice and white salt, by mixing thee
No bad vibes will cling or hang around weet
Remove all the negativity and despair
By the powers of earth, water, fire and air.
Cottage Witchery
Natural Magick for Hearth and Home
Ellen Dugan
Listen and Open Up Spell
Listen and Open Up Spell
A Spell to help someone listen and open up to you.
Unblocking Blast
2. Sit on the chair, ideally in the nude.
Yemaya’s Unblocking Spell (2)
1. Sit down in the sand at the waterline.
3. Throw seven white roses to Yemaya.
Yemaya’s Unblocking Spell (1)
1. Go to the beach.
2. Dig a small pit in the sand.
5. Immerse yourself completely seven times.
Road Opener Hecate
Hecate presides over three-way crossroads. Hecate truly controls all roads: not only does she control avenues of opportunity, she also guards the frontier between the realms of the living and the dead, and the various planes perceptible only with psychic vision.
Hecate’s color is black. She only accepts petitions after dark, the only illumination permitted being torchlight. The last day of every month belongs to her, as do the days of the Dark Moon. These are the best times to request her favor.
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A good website with lots of kid-friendly information on recycling, et cetera.: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm - takes you to more great sites for kids...
The big thing you hear about these days is recycling – which is basically reusing. That means not throwing something out just because you don't want it. Somebody else may want it, or maybe it can be turned into something else. You'd be amazed! A soda bottle can be made into a T-shirt!
Here's just a few things you can recycle
• plastic bags • soda cans • soda bottles
• milk bottles • glass jars • cardboard
• printer ink cartridges • cell phones • newspapers
• junk mail
You can help your Mom and Dad a lot by collecting these things and putting them in a special place to take to the dump! But make sure to check with them first.
Here's some more fun things you can do to save energy and change your own "footprint". Some of them you can do when you're with your Mom and Dad – some you can do on your own...
Ways to change your own "footprint"
• use less water – when you're brushing your teeth turn the faucet off • use less electricity – turn your light off when you leave your bedroom
• use less wrapping paper when you're wrapping something • when you unwrap a present, do it carefully and save the paper to use again
• use less toilet paper • only buy what you need and then use it all up – or give away what you don't want
• buy toys with less packaging – it's a waste • don't always take a plastic grocery bag from the store if you can carry things in your hands
• use plastic grocery store bags for other things – like a trash bag • recycle grocery plastic bags at the store
• have your Mom or Dad use cloth grocery bags instead of plastic • use your own sports bottle to take drinks out with you (make sure you wash it afterwards)
• have your Mom or Dad buy reusable razors – not the disposable ones • give toys you don't want to a friend
• repair things when they break – like your bicycle. Don't buy a new one. • donate things you don't want to charity
• hold a yard sale of good things you don't use any more • buy from yard sales if they have something you need
• start a garden - food that you grow yourself is healthy, nutritious, and no other energy was used to produce it • start a compost pile or compost with worms – vermiculture, it's great fun! All the vegetable trimmings, coffee grounds, and tea bags can make compost for your garden
• Don't throw away anything that can be recycled!
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No Need For The Sunday Paper
image courtesy of Lucky Me!
Who needs the Sunday Paper, when you have links like these?!
Smart Bottom Enterprises: I'm simply drooling over this file cabinet makeover! A little paper and whole lot of Mod Podge...So cute!
Wee Toes And Noggins: Wendy made this incredible crocheted new stone pendant. I'd love one in every color it can be made in!
Lucky Me!: These button caterpillars are so cute-a perfect summer craft!
Ohdeedoh: Help your tween and teen stay focused during the cleaning/organizing/decluttering process with this simple tip.
Our Homeschool Fun: She's hosting a fun giveaway for a funky artist paint set (includes some very fun textured brushes). And you'll want to subscribe, so you can keep up to date on (and participate in) her newest venture - a weekly giveaway blog carnival called Friday's Gracious Giveaways starting this coming friday!
Scripture For Sunday
Hebrews 1:1-2
To read more of Hebrews 1, and about faith click here
1. We don't get the paper, so thanks for the great links!
I especially like the tween/teen cleaning tip. . . little did I know that I already do that, ha! I never realized others did too (and did I mention it helps me?) :-)
2. Thank you not only for the great links and ideas, but for helping spread the word for me too:-)! Can't wait for Muffin Tin Monday tomorrow! LOVE your blog and all you do!
3. I love it when I go to one of your links, get so into it and then say, "oh, where did I come from? How did I get here?". Thanks for such fun new links and sites to read!
4. Thanks, Girl! I love your version of the Sunday paper!
Question: How can I spread the word about my blogs? You've done such a great job so thought I'd ask a pro.
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Access FTP (FTP, FTPS & SFTP) anywhere without install
We have to do many things to access FTP on our day-to-day works. sometimes we write the same thing many times for the same...
Now, I am sharing my tool to upload/download/move/remove from/to FTP/FTPS/SFTP.. this tool has many options like access FTP through different port/SSH/TLS ...
Description of this tool: all you have to do just create a command file and execute FTP_Action.exe with this command file. This command file can contain multiple FTP server access. That means you don't have to write separate command & run this for separate FTP servers. you can put all together and execute once. after executing the command file, it will generate a log file about the executed operations (you may skip this).
How to use:
1. Extract the zip in a separate folder [in my case "C:\FTP_Tool"]
2. you will find the below files - you have to always keep below file together in a location
• FTP_Action.exe
• FTP_Action.ReadMe
• WinSCP.exe
• WinSCPnet.dll
• Create the command file [in my case, command file is in "C:\SFTP\FTP_COMMAND.txt"]
• See ReadMe\Sample Command Section file to create the command file
• Open a text file.
• write your commands.
• save the file.
• Command Example of Command file
• open sftp://USER_NAME:[email protected]_ADDRESS_OR_IP:PORT/ -SSH
• put "C:\SFTP\TEST_UPLOAD.txt" "/Prod/TEST_UPLOAD.csv"
• no need to add "bye" command. this tool will close session/connection when finished or open the next connection.
• Now i have command file and executable
• FTP_Action in "C:\FTP_Tool\FTP_Action.exe"
• Command file is "C:\SFTP\FTP_COMMAND.txt"
Now Execute the command file as below :
1. open cmd/command prompt.
2. go to "working location - C:\FTP_Tool" - optional/required if not work in other location
• cd C:\FTP_Tool
• command - executable with file name (full path) as parameter
• "C:\FTP_Tool\FTP_Action.exe" "C:\SFTP\FTP_COMMAND.txt"
• if you want a log file of this operation, then mention a log file name (full path) as second parameter
• "C:\FTP_Tool\FTP_Action.exe" "C:\SFTP\FTP_COMMAND.txt" "C:\SFTP\FTP_COMMAND_LOG.log"
• if you want a system generated log file name, then mention a location (followde by '\') as second parameter instead of file name.
Please Check the ReadMe File ....
Use below command to execute/use this tool …
From CMD/Command Prompt --
FTP_Action.exe COMMAND_PATH [LOG_PATH] [Options]
COMMAND_PATH : Full path of the command file. to create a command file see section "Command File Syntax"
LOG_PATH : (optional) Full path of the log file. a log file would be generated after execution. If file name not mentioned, Log file name will contain DateTime info and a part of command file name [i.e. 20171102035012_CMD.log when the command file name is CMD.txt]
Command Options:
-SSL : only for SFTP connection
-TLS : this option is required if the FTP connection need KEY FingerPrint
-SSLI : this is required for secure FTP connection with Implicit encryption
-SSLE : this is required for secure FTP connection with Explicit encryption
example :
FTP_Action.exe "D:\tmp\SFTP\SFTP_COMMAND.txt"
FTP_Action.exe "D:\tmp\SFTP\SFTP_COMMAND.txt" "D:\tmp\SFTP\SFTP_COMMAND_LOG.log"
Command File Syntax ... [in this case - the file is "D:\tmp\SFTP\SFTP_COMMAND.txt"]
open sftp://USERNAME:[email protected]/ -SSH
put "D:\tmp\SFTP\TEST_UPLOAD.txt" "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT.csv"
mov "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT.csv" "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV.csv"
rnm "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV.csv" "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV_RNM.csv"
get "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV_RNM.csv" "D:\tmp\SFTP\TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV_RNM_DWN.csv"
del "/mnt/sql/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_MOV_RNM.csv"
open ftp://USERNAME:[email protected]/
mkdir "/Prods/Data"
put "D:\tmp\SFTP\TEST_UPLOAD.txt" "/Prods/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT.csv"
get "/Prods/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT.csv" "D:\tmp\SFTP\TEST_UPLOAD_PUT_GET.txt"
del "/Prods/TEST_UPLOAD_PUT.csv"
How to install FTP_Action in other server
copy below files together to any location. keep all files together in one place to work.
1. FTP_Action.exe
2. WinSCPnet.dll
3. WinSCP.exe
4. FTP_Action.ReadMe
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9. Abdominal aorta and branches Flashcards Preview
Gastrointestinal > 9. Abdominal aorta and branches > Flashcards
Flashcards in 9. Abdominal aorta and branches Deck (17):
general division
1. arteries supplying GI structures branch arteriorly
2. Arteries supplying non-GI structures branch laterally and posteriorly
Abdominal aorta is divided to ( and where)
right and left common iliac ( at L4)
(ALSO at median sacral artery )
anterior branches ( and area)
1. celiac trunk ( T12 to L1)
2. Superior mesenteric ( L1)
3. Inferior mesenteric ( L3)
lateral branches ( and area) (upper to lower)
1. Left inferior phrenic
2. middle suprarenal artery ( each side) (t12)
3. renal artery ( each side) ( above L1)
4. first lumbar artert ( each side) (L1)
5. gonadal ( testicular / ovarian ) arteries ( each side) ( between L1 and L2 , under renal artery )
6. second lumbar artery ( L2)
7. third lumbar artery L3
8. fourth lumbar artery L4
superior mesenteric artery syndrome - symptoms
intermittent intestinal obstruction symptoms ( primarily postprandial pain )
superior mesenteric artery - mechanism ( and occurs when ...)
transverse (3rs) portion of duodenum is compressed between SMA and aorta --> typically occurs in conditions associated with diminished mesenteric fat ( eg. low eright / malnurtrion ) --> interminttent intestinal obstruction symptoms ( primarily postprandial pain)
common internal artery is divided to ( and where)
1. internal and external iliac artery ( slightly below L5)
renal artery - branch before kidney
inferior suprarenal artery
• Which branch of the aorta comes off at the level of L1?
The superior mesenteric artery
• A patient with abdominal aortic dissection has a new abdominal bruit. What level of the aorta has the dissection possibly reached?
L1 level (an abdominal bruit is concerning for renal artery involvement)
• At what level does the abdominal aorta bifurcate?
L4 (bifourcation of abdominal aorta)
• Which three arteries does the aorta become after the bifurcation?
Left and right common iliac arteries, median sacral artery
• Arteries supplying GI structures branch ____(anteriorly/laterally) from aorta, whereas other arteries branch ____ (anteriorly/laterally).
Anteriorly, laterally
• A woman presents with a transverse portion of her duodenum entrapped between the SMA and aorta. What type of intestinal obstruction is this?
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome
• A vascular surgeon accidentally cuts into a branch of the aorta originating at the T12 level. Name an artery that may be compromised.
The left inferior phrenic artery (the surgeon has cut into the celiac trunk)
• The common iliac arteries further bifurcate into which two major arteries?
The internal and external iliac arteries
• A patient undergoes surgery for an L3 abdominal aortic aneurysm. Blood supply to which organ system is most at risk?
The intestines (the inferior mesenteric artery, originating at the L3 level, may be compromised by the surgery)
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Bankruptcy Flashcards Preview
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METABOLISM SYLLABUS 4: TCA Cycle (aka Krebs Citric Acid Cycle) Flashcards Preview
MCG > METABOLISM SYLLABUS 4: TCA Cycle (aka Krebs Citric Acid Cycle) > Flashcards
Flashcards in METABOLISM SYLLABUS 4: TCA Cycle (aka Krebs Citric Acid Cycle) Deck (26):
where does TCA cycle occur
what is the nature of it?
in mitochondria of all aerobic cells
what is the net reaction of the TCA cycle
A image thumb
how many ATP are yielded per mole of Acetyl CoA that enters the TCA cycle?
10 ATP:
3 NADH -> 7.5 ATP
FADH2 -> 1.5 ATP
is there any net removal or addition of TCA intermediates?
which reactions of the TCA cycle are irreversible?
STEP 1: citrate synthase reaction
what inhibits the citrate synthase reaction of the TCA cycle?
ATP, NADH - signs of high energy - inhibit it
also inhibited by high levels of citrate, = product inhibition
what is the reversibility of step 2 of the TCA cycle?
aconitase converts citrate to isocitrate
this is reversible
citrate cis-aconitate isocitrate
what is the rate limiting step of the TCA cycle?
what regulates it?
STEP 3: isocitrate DH reaction
isocitrate undergoes oxidative decarboxylation
Co2 is released
NAD+ is reduced to NADH
results in aKg, alpha ketoglutarate
regulated by energy charge: stimulated by ADP - low energy charge - and inhibited by ATP and NADH - high energy charge
what is the structure of the a-KGDH enzyme? what is its regulation as such?
E1, E2, E3, like in the PDH complex
E1 enzyme: aKg decarboxylase: has thiamine PP as a cofactor, decarboxylates aKg to Co2 + a 4C succinyl product
E1 is inhibited by ATP
E2: uses lipoid acid; transfers the 4C succinyl product to CoASH
E2 is inhibited by succinyl CoA
E3: uses FAD and NAD to regenerate oxidized lipoic acid for E2
E3 is inhibited by NADH
why is GTP, not ATP, produced during TCA cycle?
b/c occurs in the mito and the mito can make some of its own proteins, and they need GTP for ribosome assemblies and elongation factors and movements of mRNAs
GTP though is equivalent to ATP, can be converted easily
what reaction in the TCA cycle produces energy as GTP?
succinyl CoA synthase aka thiokinase takes succinyl CoA, makes succinate
takes GDP + Pi, releases GTP + CoASH
what is the purpose of steps 6-8 of the TCA cycle?
what enzymes do this?
convert succinate to OAA
succinate DH, fumarase, malate DH
what is the equilibrium of the malate DH reaction in vitro versus in vivo?
in vitro: greatly favors OAA -> malate
in vivo: OAA is continually being removed by citrate synthase rxn; this keeps [OAA] low; pulls rxn in direction toward OAA formation
what is the overall yield from G6P -> 6CO2?
detail where the ATP comes from
32 ATPs per G6P:
Glucose -> 2 pyruvate + 2 NADH = 2ATP
2NADH -> mito = 5 ATP
2 Pyruvate -> 2 Acetyl CoA + 2NADH
2NADH -> 5 ATP
2 Acetyl CoA -> 20 ATP
= 32 total ATP per G6P
is the TCA cycle a catbolic, anabolic, or amphibolic pathway?
what regulates the TCA cycle?
1) respiratory control: regulates oxidation of NADH and FADH2 by mito respiratory chain
2) energy charge: ATP inhibits citrate synthase, isocitrate DH, aKg DH
3) [OAA]: OAA is pulled out of cycle during gluconeogenesis, reduced to malate when NADH levels are elevated (aka after EtOH consumption)
what are the anabolic abilites of the TCA cycle?
1) Citrate -> fatty acid synthesis
2) Succinyl CoA -> heme synthesis
3) OAA and Malate -> glucose synthesis
4) OAA -> glucose, aspartate, asparagine, pyrimidines synthesis
what are the anaplerotic rxns of the TCA cycle?
reactions that occur if OAA is removed or if intermediates are pulled out such that OAA isn't regenerated and the cycle stops as acetyl CoA accumulates
these reactions replenish the pulled-out OAA or deficient OAA
what are the analproetic reactions of the TCA cycle?
1) Pyruvate Carboxylase converts pyruvate -> OAA
2) many amino acids -> TCA cycle intermediates, or -> OAA directly
3) PEP carboxykinase converts PEP to OAA
what stimulates the analproetic pyruvate carboxylase reaction?
Acetyl CoA
occurs if acetyl CoA cannot enter the TCA cycle as OAA
what TCA cycle intermediate can glutamate become?
what tca cycle intermediate can valine , isoleucine, methionine, threonine make?
succinyl CoA
what tca cycle intermediate can phenylalanine or tyrosine make?
what tca cycle intermediate can aspartate make?
what are ATP and NADH effect on the TCA cycle
decrease citrate synthase, ICDH, a-KGDH
is acetyl CoA a limiting reactant in TCA cycle
not usually b/c also produced from oxidation of fatty acids, several amino acids, ethanol
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Teaching Spanish Idiomatic Expressions in the Classroom
Even when a person has acquired a second language and has become socially functional, even if that is limited to classroom usage, it is a complement to say that he or she speaks textbook Spanish. Somehow, though, it stings the desire of many students who are eager to take a bit of a leap and begin to be much more spontaneous, or at least seem so. The first step in even seeming to be spontaneous is to master the usage of a reasonable number of high frequency expressions used in conversation.
List and Activities
The following 150 or so expressions should be given to such aspiring students as you may have in an AP class (if you teach high school) or any group of students in a conversation class. They should be encouraged to incorporate a certain number in any presentations they are to prepare before class. The number of course would depend on the length of the presentation.
For spontaneous oral work, teachers can create any number of reward systems for using them correctly. I once put small candies in a bowl around Halloween and if I heard someone use a challenging idiomatic expression in a grammatical fashion, I tossed them one. This list can be used for competition as well, for speed composition on the spot. Hand out the list and give then five sentences in English, to translate into Spanish. The winner is the once who first gets all five correct, with no errors. To make them more challenging, use different tenses.
Está bien/está bueno okay, correct, right, all right
Dar las gracias to thank
Pensar en to think about
Ganarse la vida to earn (make) a living
De memoria by heart
Poner la mesa to set the table
Valer la pena to be worth the trouble, effort
Tener cuidado to be careful
Hay que + inf one must…
Otra vez again, once more, another time or "go" at something
Ir de compras to go shopping
Estar de luto to be in mourning
Dar una vuelta to go for a walk, stroll, go for a spin
Dar el pésame por to express sympathy, offer condolences
A carta cabal fully, completely, in every respect
Tal vez perhaps
Querer decir to mean
Por extenso in detail, at great length
Por casualidad by chance, by the way, incidentally
Poco a poco little by little
Estar de moda to be fashionable, in style
En punto on the dot, sharp
Desde hace over a period of, for (a period of time), starting from, dating from
De nuevo once again, once more, anew
Preocuparse de to worry about
Preguntar por to inquire after someone, ask about someone
Por lo menos at least
Ida y vuelta round trip
Hacer cola to line up, form a line
Ocurrírsele a uno to occur to one, cross one's mind
De todas maneras at any rate, anyway
Hasta la fecha up to now, to date
Hacerse tarde to be getting late
Frente a in front of\
Equivocarse de to be mistaken or wrong about something
Decidirse a to decide to do something, make up one's mind, revolve to
De enfrente across from, directly opposite (such as a street)
Alegrarse de to be glad about something
Acabar de + inf to have just (done something)
Sin querer unintentionally, without meaning or wanting to
Por lo visto apparently, seemingly, evidently
Pasar un buen rato to have a good time, enjoy one's self
Parece mentira to seem hardly possible
No hay de qué don't mention it, think nothing of it
Lo de menos of little importance, insignificant
La mayor parte (de) the majority (of), the bulk (of)
En /de broma as a joke or in jest
Hacer caso a to pay attention to, heed, obey or give importance to someone
Faltar a to be absent from, miss OR show disrespect to someone
Hacer buenas migas to get along well together (also: llevarse bien con)
Echar a perder to spoil, ruin, go to waste
Delante de in the presence of, in front of (someone)
Dentro de inside (of); in or within a period of time
Dar que hacer to make or cause (extra) work
Al revés the contrary, opposite; wrong side of (inside out)
Tanto como as much as
Por primera vez for the first time
Por poco almost, just about, nearly (used with the present to refer to past events)
Por ahora for now, for the present
Parecido a like, similar to
Pagar a plazos to pay on installments
Oír hablar de to hear about, to hear tell of (compare: Oír decir que to hear it said that)
Por adelantado beforehand, in advance
Mientras tanto meanwhile, in the mean time
Meterse en lo que no le importa to pry into what doesn't concern one
Estar de acuerdo to agree, be of the same opinion
En lugar de in place of, instead of
En cuanto as soon as, the moment that (+ subjunctive if action is anticipated)
Dejar de + inf to quit…
De ahora en adelante from now on, in the future
De más too much, too many
Con mucho gusto gladly, willingly, with great pleasure
Tener la culpa to be to blame, be at fault
Tener ganas de + inf to feel like, desire, wish to…
Quedarse con to take (as in choosing or buying); remain or stay with
No poder ver ni en pintura to not be able to stand the sight of (something or someone)
Por fuera on the outside, on the exterior, superficially
Ir del brazo to walk arm in arm
Importarle a uno to matter to one, or be of importance, concern
Hacer falta to be necessary, to have need of, lack
Fijarse en to pay attention to, mark one's word
Estar con to have (an illness or other malady); to be with (something or someone)
Encargarse de to take charge of, assume responsibility for
En vano in vain
En el fondo deep down, at heart, by nature
Detrás de behind, in back of
Dentro de poco soon, in a little while, shortly
De mal en peor from bad to worse
En el extranjero abroad
Tener deseos de + inf to want to, be eager to (compare "tener ganas de)
A propósito by the way (compare "por casualidad")
Dar lástima to cause pain, grief, pity
Dar cuerda a to wind (a clock)
Todavía still, yet (also "aún")
Darle a uno vergüenza to be shameful to one, cause shame or bashfulness
Tarde o temprano sooner or later
Tan pronto como as soon as (also en cuanto, así que; + subjunctive if action is anticipated)
Sobre todo especially, above all, particularly
Sin remedio hopelessly, beyond solution
Por última vez for the last time
Pedir prestado to borrow
Ocuparse de to take care of, attend to
No poder ver a alguien not be able to tolerate someone (also no poder verle ni en pintura)
Mejor dicho or rather, better yet
Llamar la atención to attract attention, call attention to; to reprimand, censure, chide
Poner el grito en el cielo to scream and yell, make a great fuss (complaining, protesting)
Hacerle daño a uno to harm another; to not agree with one (physically, such a bad food)
En vez de instead of (also en lugar de)
Frente a frente face to face
En cambio on the other hand, but
Empleársele bien a uno to serve someone right, get one's due
De aquí (or de hoy) en adelante from now on, from here on in
Cuando quiera whenever you want, as soon as you're ready
Al principio at first, initially
Y pico and some odd (with numbers) NOTE: Do not use in Chile
Y así sucesivamente and so on, et cetera
Tomarle el pelo a uno to pull someone's leg
Tener razón to be right
Sin falta without fail
Quedar en + inf to agree on, come to a mutual understanding or decision about something
Por supuesto of course
Por aquí cerca around here, nearby
Ponerse de acuerdo to come to an agreement, be in accord
Perderse de vista to be lost from sight, vanish, disappear
Pensar de to think of, have an opinion about someone or something
Pasar el rato to kill time, pass the time away
Menos de less than (used with numbers; but note más que)
Llevarse bien con to get along well with (also hacer buenas migas)
Hasta cierto punto up to a point
Estar rendido to be exhausted, worn out
Estar (or quedar) entendido que to be understood that…
En la mitad de in the middle of
En fila in (a) line, row
El día menos pensado when one least expects (also: cuando menos lo espera)
Después de after, following
Desde que since, ever since, from the moment that
Dejar en paz to leave alone
A más tardar at the latest
Por fin at last
No ser ni la sombra de uno to be barely a shadow of one's former self (as in after an illness)
Poco después de soon after, a little after
Limitarse con to be bounded, bordered by; to be held down or back
Hecho y derecho mature, grown-up, full-fledged
En resumidas cuentas in short, in a word, in a nutshell
En representación de as an emissary of, representing
Desde entonces since then, ever since that time
De repente suddenly
De ninguna manera by no means, under no circumstances
De la noche a la mañana overnight, all at once (also en un abrir y cerrar de ojos)
Costar mucho trabajo to be difficult, hard
• Based on the author's more than 20 years experience teaching and translating Spanish
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• MS in Computer Science, Northeastern University
What are the brief specifics of your educational/career background?
I received my BS in Computer Science and Mathematics, as well as my MS in Computer Science from Northeastern in 2017. Throughout that time I spent many semesters on the Fundamentals of Computer Science staff and seem incapable of stopping.
In a rather meta fashion, I am responsible for teaching (and managing) the teaching staff for the Fundamentals of Computer Science courses. As one might expect, it’s teaching I enjoy most, whether it be on how to teach or the course material itself.
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What is Sunk Cost
Sunk Cost is also known as ‘Past or Retrospective, embedded costprior year cost, or sunk capital. Sunk costs are costs which cannot be recovered once they have been incurred. Since they are costs that can’t be regained so they shouldn’t be taken into account any longer in rational decisions. This can be explained with the help of the following examples:-
For example: If you sign a contract requiring you to pay $1200 for a year, and there’s no way out to cancel the contract, that $1,200 is a sunk cost because you’re legally obligated to pay the money.
Mining Company signs a deal with farmer to mine coal under his land. For this Mining Company offers a minimum payment of Rs XYZ per year for the next 5 years. If no mine is built, then also they have to make payment. So for that mining company that payment is considered as prospective cost.
Sunk Costs
Sunk cost can further be classified as fixed and variable. For example– For example, if a company sinks 50 lakhs on the installation of some new technology that cost is sunk because it was a one-time expense and cannot be recovered once spent. A “fixed” cost would be monthly payments made as part of a service contract or licensing deal with the company that set up the new technology software. The “variable costs” for this project might include data centre power usage etc.
The sunk cost effect is known as the ‘Concorde effect.’
Is Sunk cost included in Accounting cost?
Of course it is. Sunk costs are something that you already paid for which would put it under actual expenses. Wikipedia has a good example that explains this:
1. Having paid the price of the ticket and having suffered watching a movie that he does not want to see, or;
In either case, the ticket-buyer has paid the price of the ticket so that part of the decision no longer affects the future. If the ticket-buyer regrets buying the ticket, the current decision should be based on whether he wants to see the movie at all, regardless of the price, just as if he were to go to a free movie. The economist will suggest that, since the second option involves suffering in only one way (spent money), while the first involves suffering in two (spent money plus wasted time), option two is obviously preferable.
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Feelings Detective
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• A matching game to help children learn about feelings
• Especially helpful for children with difficulty picking up on social cues
• Grades 1-6, 2-5 Players
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Although some children are naturally better at recognizing feelings than others, all children can improve their skills in these areas.
The optional Bonus Cards ask the players to comment on the examples in the Feeling Talk cards. A Bonus Card may ask the player to describe what may happen next if the person puts that particular feeling into action or to give an example when the player had that feeling.
Playing Time: Flexible from 20 minutes, 45 minutes Players: 2 to 5
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1. better understand their own feelings and the feelings of others;
2. better understand the specific situations that trigger their own feelings and the feelings of others;
3. better understand the relationship between comfortable and uncomfortable feelings and the appropriate and inappropriate social connections that take place as a result;
4. improve their skills in regulating their feelings as a way to reach their personal and social goals; and
5. improve their level of comfort in a variety of social situations.
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It's already pretty inexplicable that Green Day's American Idiot album is being turned into a Broadway musical, but then again, there's pretty much nothing they won't try on Broadway these days. But converting the whole thing to a movie, before anyone has actually had a chance to see the play? Tom Hanks thinks it'll work.
Deadline Hollywood reports that Hanks's Playtone production company is in talks to bring American Idiot to the screen, much as they did with Mamma Mia! in 2007-- though that one had already been running for years before Playtone picked it up. The musical is based entirely around Green Day songs, and follows three childhood friends who take different paths in life as they get older. It's your classic jukebox musical formula, and one that has worked from musicians ranging from the Four Seasons (Jersey Boys) to every 80s hair metal band you can imagine (Rock of Ages).
It seems kind of like a fluke, though, that it worked at all onscreen in Mamma Mia!, and that movie's success seems to have more to do with Meryl Streep's bubbly enthusiasm and the Greek settings than anything worthwhile about the story. That movie targeted the same middle-aged females likely to buy Broadway tickets; American Idiot seems to be aiming for a much younger, much more male audience that rarely makes it to Broadway, and usually prefers their movies music-free. Is this plan so crazy it might work, or just totally ridiculous? I'm leaning toward the latter myself.
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This course studies the theory of law. It examines fundamental and recurrung subjects of the field, including principally the relationship between law and morality, along with further links between law and justice, power and authority. Some of the questions addressed include: Must valid laws possess some moral value? Are laws the commands of the powerful, or the rules of self-government, or something else? Does law have any legitimate claim to obedience? What is the justification for legal punishment? Students will read the work of canonical and contemporary legal theorists including Austin, Hart, Aquinas, Finnis, Dworkin, MacKinnon, and others. The course also involves applying these theoretical writings to concrete legal disputes and debates, primarily through analysis of constitutional provisions, judicial decisions and legislation. (Not offered 2018-19).
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Some choice lines on Quavo's just-dropped debut solo album have been interpreted as being insensitive to the death of Lil Peep, who died in November 2017 of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
On the Quavo Huncho track "Big Bro," Quavo casts himself as a mentor, including this bit in the first verse:
Is you with me or against me?
I'm a OG now so you need me
Think you poppin' Xanax bars, but it's Fentanyl
(No-no bars, it's Fentanyl)
Think you're living life like rockstars but you're dead now
Shortly after the album's Thursday night drop, Peep fans, friends, and collaborators alike took issue with the lyrics. "Fuck Quavo," said producer Smokeasac, who worked extensively with Peep on the excellent Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 1. "It's all love until you speak on my family especially my best friend who recently passed."
Peep's "Nightslayer" collaborator Bexey, Fat Nick, and fans also expressed their issues with the lyrics.
At the time of this writing, Quavo had not addressed these comments.
"Sunlight on Your Skin," a Peep and Makonnen collab stemming from their extended recording sessions in London, was posthumously released last month. More new Peep music is expected soon, including the sequel to the Rob Cavallo-assisted Come Over When You're Sober Pt. 1.
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Credit Score Factor: Types of Credit
The variety of credit lines and loans that you have can actually change your credit score.
One of my wife’s resolutions for us this year was to get our credit in order, and I’m happy to say that we’ve made progress. We both reviewed our reports and we signed up for a free credit monitoring so we can track our scores. Unfortunately, once I started looking at my account, I realized I didn’t know the first thing about how credit scores are calculated. So I started to do some research. Now I understand that different factors affect my score, but what I am not sure of is the part about having different types of credit. I know it’s only 10% of the score calculation, but that’s big enough to make a difference.So what does “types of credit” mean and does it mean I have to have a mortgage, a student loan, a car loan and a credit card if I want excellent credit?
Jason K.
Tulsa, OK
An expert answer from Adam Silverman
Hi Jason,
Wow – it’s August and you’re still sticking to your New Year’s resolution? That alone is pretty phenomenal.
Now on to your question…Yes, “types of credit in use” is one of the five factors that go into your credit score calculation. It’s one of the two smallest factors (the other is “new credit applications”) and they each only carry 10% of the weight in determining your credit score.
You’re also right to assume that just because that’s a small percentage, it’s still enough to mean the difference between a good credit score and a fair credit score when a lender goes to check your credit. So even though it’s not the biggest factor, it’s still important to understand.
Types of debt and credit plays a key role in your credit score“Types of credit” refers to the types of debt and credit lines that you currently hold. This is a factor in calculating your credit score because it shows that you’re experienced in managing a diverse range of debts.
This is important to creditors and lenders, because having a diverse portfolio with the right types of debt means there’s a better chance that you’ll pay them back.
Now this doesn’t mean that you have to have some kind of Noah’s Ark of debt in your portfolio – you don’t need two of every kind or even one of every kind. That’s not the point. However, your credit profile should show some diversity; otherwise, you may run into problems. For instance, if you only have credit cards and you go apply for an auto loan, it might raise a red flag for the lender that you’ve never dealt with that type of debt. That may make you more of a risk in that particular situation.
At the same time, certain lines of credit look good on your credit profile, while others are less attractive. For instance, a mortgage is usually considered a good type of debt to have as long as it’s current. Every consumer has different scores – the three credit bureaus each have their own score, FICO has its own and even individual creditors and lenders may have their own way of calculating your score. So the score that a lender or creditor checks may not be the score you see on your monitoring service. They may weigh the five factors differently or use different factors altogether.
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This was from 2009 when the DOMAs were turning 21. How naive.
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The Performers for the 30th Annual Dallas Observer Music Awards Ceremony
Celebration: "the action of marking one's pleasure at an important event or occasion by engaging in enjoyable, typically social, activity."
That's what just popped up when we Googled "celebration definition." Celebration: a time of celebrating. Pleasure: feeling good. Important event: DOMAs. Enjoyable, social activity: drinking and listening to music. Cellllllebraaaate good times, c'mon! It's the 30th annual DOMAs.
The DOMAs ceremony, which takes place at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 at Canton Hall and is FREE, will have nine performers covering different genres.
Remy Reilly, PriMadonna, Yells at Eels, Loreli K, Becky Middleton, Jason Castro, Rosegarden Funeral Party, Cure For Paranoia and Wanz Dover are all set to perform Tuesday, Dec. 4, the night of the DOMAs ceremony, which is free. The performers have been instructed to perform some kind of celebration/birthday song because we are celebrating the DOMAs' 30th birthday. The DOMAs showcase is Dec. 1 in Deep Ellum, and you can buy tickets here. The ceremony is Dec. 4 at Canton Hall, and the event is free.
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Manners of human gait: a crosslinguistic event-naming study
Dan I. Slobin / Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano / Anetta Kopecka / Asifa Majid
Published Online: 2014-09-23 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cog-2014-0061
Crosslinguistic studies of expressions of motion events have found that Talmy's binary typology of verb-framed and satellite-framed languages is reflected in language use. In particular, Manner of motion is relatively more elaborated in satellite-framed languages (e.g., in narrative, picture description, conversation, translation). The present research builds on previous controlled studies of the domain of human motion by eliciting descriptions of a wide range of manners of walking and running filmed in natural circumstances. Descriptions were elicited from speakers of two satellite-framed languages (English, Polish) and three verb-framed languages (French, Spanish, Basque). The sampling of events in this study resulted in four major semantic clusters for these five languages: walking, running, non-canonical gaits (divided into bounce-and-recoil and syncopated movements), and quadrupedal movement (crawling). Counts of verb types found a broad tendency for satellite-framed languages to show greater lexical diversity, along with substantial within group variation. Going beyond most earlier studies, we also examined extended descriptions of manner of movement, isolating types of manner. The following categories of manner were identified and compared: attitude of actor, rate, effort, posture, and motor patterns of legs and feet. Satellite-framed speakers tended to elaborate expressive manner verbs, whereas verb-framed speakers used modification to add manner to neutral motion verbs.
Keywords: lexicalization patterns; motion events; manner of motion; crosslinguistic
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Accepted: 2014-06-29
Published Online: 2014-09-23
Published in Print: 2014-11-01
Citation Information: Cognitive Linguistics, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 701–741, ISSN (Online) 1613-3641, ISSN (Print) 0936-5907, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cog-2014-0061.
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Overwhelm vs. Underwhelm
These two might seem like straightforward antonyms, but there are a few differences to keep in mind. Overwhelm is a verb that means “to overpower” or “to cover or bury.” Underwhelm means “to fail to impress.” Basically, these words have opposite meanings.
Overwhelm is a versatile verb. A situation can overwhelm someone. That same person can be overwhelmed by a situation. They might describe the situation as overwhelming. This is the same scenario described three ways, but in each case, the situation can be said to overpower the person in question.
Another definition of overwhelm is “to overcome completely in mind or feeling.” This tends to refer to a person’s emotions. For example, a parent at their child’s college graduation might be overwhelmed by pride.
Another definition of overwhelm is “to overpower or overcome.” This definition can also mean to destroy or crush. For example, an unprepared political candidate might see their campaign overwhelmed by a stronger opponent.
Overwhelm can also have a more physical definition: “to cover or bury something.” This can often refer to natural forces, like a flood or an avalanche. Lava might overwhelm a town sitting at the foot of a volcano.
Lastly, overwhelm also means “to overload a person or thing with large amounts of anything.” This one can be applied to many different situations. For example, a child might be overwhelmed by presents on her birthday (meaning she has more than she can handle). A celebrity might be overwhelmed by questions from reporters (again, meaning there are more than they can handle). A company that recalls a defective product might be overwhelmed by complaints and phone calls from customers.
The verb underwhelm has a much more limited use. It means “to fail to interest” or “to make no positive impression.” While overwhelm has been used for centuries, underwhelm is a much newer word. It’s only been around since the 1900s.
Overwhelm can refer to many different physical and mental situations. Underwhelm, however, usually only refers to people’s feelings toward something. Critics might find a widely hyped movie to be underwhelming (or disappointing). An unhappy couple might feel underwhelmed by their relationship. A young person who moves from a big city to a small town might find the new town underwhelming.
Both overwhelm and underwhelm come from the older word whelm. Whelm can mean to submerge, or it can also be a synonym for overwhelm. Someone can feel whelmed with happy feelings, for example. And, yes, whelm is still (rarely) used today.
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MRI is used to guide the biopsy needle into the breast. You will lie on your stomach, with your breast in a special breast coil. An intravenous needle may be inserted into a vein if a contrast agent is necessary to see the area to be biopsied.
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What Is AHA in Skin Care?
Updated October 06, 2017
AHA, or alpha hydroxy acid, is a skin care product ingredient made from fruit, milk or sugar cane. The makers of products with AHA promote its ability to reduce the signs of ageing and to improve acne. Lactic (from milk), glycolic (from sugar cane) and citric acids (from oranges and lemons) are the most commonly used AHAs. AHAs have some side effects that make them inappropriate for many people.
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How AHA Works
Most of the skin care products with AHA have it in concentrations of between 5 and 8 per cent. Lower concentrations are ineffective and higher ones can increase the severity of AHA's potential side effects.
Products with AHA concentrations of between 40 and 70 per cent are reserved for professional skin peels, according to the Johns Hopkins Cosmetics Center,
AHA Side Effects
AHA's two most common side effects are increased sun sensitivity and skin irritation. Over a course of 12 years, between 1992 and the introduction of AHAs in skin care products, and 2004, the FDA received 114 complaints about side effects.
Those complaints included a number of problems like burning and blistering, rashes, itching, swelling and tenderness. Some people reported more severe sunburns after using AHA.
The FDA says that the number of side effect complaints has dropped off dramatically since 2004, and the complaints they do get are usually associated with the more potent AHA products used as skin peelers.
AHA Research
2002 research at the FDA and Brookhaven National Laboratory followed the skin of Caucasian men treated with 10 per cent glycolic acid AHA for 4 weeks. They developed an 18 per cent increase in sensitivity to UV light. Exposure to the sun's UV rays has been linked to skin ageing and cancer.
The researchers also found, however, that within a week after they stopping the AHA, the men's skin returned to its normal sensitivity. If you use an AHA product and notice your skin burning more easily, simply stop using it. There won't be any long-term effects.
AHA Skin Peels
Johns Hopkins says that skin peels containing glycolic acid can diminish facial lines, remove skin sallowness and uneven pigmentation, smooth skin texture and remove acne.
If you have a professional skin peel, expect an initial series of treatments until you get the desired results. These treatments will be spaced about 2 weeks apart. After the initial set, peels every 6 months or so will maintain your results.
Using Commerical AHA Products
The University of Maryland Medical Center recommends 8 per cent AHA over-the-counter products for home use. If you need something stronger, your dermatologist can prescribe 12 per cent products.
While you can purchase AHA products at as high as 60 per cent concentrations online, you'll use them at your own risk.
Even at 8 per cent concentrations, AHA products will raise your UV sensitivity. Always use adequate sun protection while using products with AHA. Keep your skin covered or protected with sunscreen.
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Good old days… Whenever mum was busy doing something, I’d sneak into her room to try some lipsticks and pose in front of the mirror. I knew that sooner or later, I’d get my hands on my own stuff. Just had to be patient and old enough!
I still remember the time, it was summer, when I got my hands on my first ever makeup product. It was a black eye pencil! Beauty, teenage magazines were the inspiration for me, so I just copied what I saw on the magazines. When my brother saw me, he was shocked and asked “What the heck did you do to your eyes?”. I was silly enough to think he wouldn’t notice it. It was just too much, I ended up having gothic eye makeup. After that experience, I managed to learn how to apply it lightly.
Also, I was kinda lucky because whenever I wanted to try something I’d tell my dad and he would get it from his friend’s beauty store. Of course back then my makeup knowledge was limited and all the brands I knew were from the teenage magazines. One time I remember asking him, if he could get foundation and powder for me so I’d cover up my spots. What’s the logic? He didn’t say no and came home with a big bag full of products! Then the foundation application another disaster, I wish I had known the importance of “blending”. Oh well, we learn from our mistakes, right?
My first ever lipstick was from Maybelline, it was icy pink colour and I paid so much to get it. When you keep seeing the adverts on TV, you want things and when you get your hands on it then you kinda feel special and happy. Good old times!
Now everything is way easier for people who want to start makeup. There are so many stores and so many options from drugstore to high end. It wasn’t that affordable and easy to get your hands on the products almost 20 years ago, especially when you’re just a student. I still wouldn’t want to change the time I grew up!
How about your first makeup love story? How did you get into makeup? Which was the first product you got saving your money? If you had a chance, would you want to change the time you grew up?
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4 Reasons Taylor Swift Seems To Be The Perfect GF, As Told By A Guy
Oh, the beauty of the celebrity crush.
You fantasize about what it would be like to meet him or her. You will somehow stand out and woo him or her, and then eventually make babies with him or her, all while living in a lavish mansion you certainly can't afford. For most of my childhood, my celebrity crush was Amy Jo Johnson: the sexy, tough and popular pink Power Ranger on one of the greatest kids' shows ever created.
This is an innocent example, especially considering the fact that at that point in my young life, I had never experienced a wet dream. I hadn't discovered the awesomeness that was personal pocket pool, and I was years away from losing my virginity.
As I grew up (physically, at least), my hormones began running rampant. I was essentially nothing but a walking, talking boner for at least seven or eight years. This is pretty typical of all males, but there are times when I still think I may be nothing more than a walking, talking boner. The raging hormones are perpetually present.
All right, let's back up. I'm getting entirely off topic here.
For the last few years, I've only had one true celebrity crush. I feel like I know her at this point. (Sounds creepy, doesn't it?)
I become more and more infatuated with her each and every day. I could love my crush. I could cherish my crush. I could heal her broken heart better than the guy she's with now. I just know I could.
This crush -- this person who sets my mind on fire and makes my body tingle -- is none other than the infamous Taylor Swift: the beautiful, sexy, charmingly awkward songstress with the voice and personality of an angel, but with the oozing sexuality of a demon temptress. It's the perfect combination.
Here are four absolutely wonderful reasons why T-Swift would make the best girlfriend ever:
1. She's incredibly creative.
Maybe it's because I'm creative myself, but creativity is extremely attractive to me. I write my own songs. I write satire. I post regularly on a blog, and I contribute to fine publications like Elite Daily (shameless plug).
I mean, who wouldn't like a significant other to bounce ideas off of? This person could help you find the words you're searching for, and could basically be your muse. She would appreciate the little things, like a poem I'd write, a song she inspired, etc.
Also, there's a damn good chance I could get a love song written about me. That sh*t would be dope.
2. She makes being awkward an adorable thing.
I am a f*cking klutz. Always have been, always will be. I spill things constantly, I fall while going up the stairs (while sober, mind you), and I should generally stay away from things that are easily broken.
That's humiliating enough. But can you imagine how much worse this would be if it happened in front of someone you really like on a regular basis?
Now, think about this: What if that person you really like is just as awkward as you are? What if this person is just as klutzy, and you both find each other's little quirks and mishaps super cute because you both relate to one another? That would be f*cking awesome.
Imagine this scenario: We're cooking together. She bumps into the stove and knocks the pan onto the floor. Thus, she leaves our would-be dinner on the cold kitchen tile. As she bends down to pick it up, I trip over her and spill the beverages I'm carrying all over the two of us.
Would you want to be in a relationship that turns this mess into a blame game, or would you like to be in one that turns it into a gut-busting laugh fest? The latter? That's what I thought.
3. She's compassionate and charitable.
She's donated proceeds from videos and album sales to various organizations. She has never hesitated to use her star power to influence important issues in the world, and she's involved with her fans (especially the less fortunate among them).
These qualities are sexy as f*ck in a girlfriend. To show that much passion for making the world a better place, and to care so much for people you don't know personally is amazing, and it shows how she would take care of a significant other. I don't even feel like I need to elaborate any further at this point.
4. She's incredibly attractive.
OK, fine. I admit it: This one is shallow as f*ck. I don't even care. I'm a man, and my system is hardwired to search for members of the opposite sex. A perfect body, a gorgeous face, long legs and eyes that can mesmerize any human: I mean, God damn.
I can't go on enough about this one. She is the type of girl who makes a guy think (or say) things like, "I would drink her bath water." It sounds gross, but that's what Taylor does to me.
She drives me insane. I'm attracted to every inch of her mind and every inch of her body. She is the full package, and I'm not ashamed to admit my undeniable attraction to her.
There you have it, folks. These are the four indisputable reasons why Taylor Swift would make the best girlfriend in the world. Disagree? Oh well.
I'll "Shake It Off" and write something else in the "Blank Space." But Taylor, you're in my "Wildest Dreams," baby.
Also, Taylor: If you're reading this, please email me.
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Homeless man finds $354,000 in room at Paris airport
Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by dealmaker, Dec 14, 2017.
1. dealmaker
2. He didn't technically simply "find" that money...he more like stole it, given the opportunity when he saw it. o_O
Imagine if he bought Bitcoin with all that money three years ago...or just last year, or even the past couple of months.
3. I read the article, and that's not finding. He walked into an unlocked room that wasn't his, saw that there were money there and walked off with them. Basically he stole them.
4. That is not finding, but that is stealing with style. (just borrow some buzz light year quote)
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De Menasce Family
Sephardic family who arrived in Egypt during the eighteenth century, via Palestine and Morocco.
The leading member of the family in the nineteenth century was Jacob De Menasce (18071887), who began his career in Cairo as a money changer (sarraf) and banker and gradually emerged as the private banker of the Khedive Ismaʿil. He was one of the earliest entrepreneurs in Egypt to recognize the opportunities offered by European trade and, with Jacob Cattaoui, opened the banking and trading establishment of J. L. Menasce et Fils with branches in England, France, and Turkey. In 1872 and 1873, De Menasce was granted Austro-Hungarian protection and subsequently was given the title of baron by the Austro-Hungarian Empire, along with Hungarian citizenship. In 1871, he moved to Alexandria, the new and permanent seat of the family. His son, Béhor Levi, continued in the family's financial enterprises, but his grandson, Baron Jacques Béhor De Menasce (18501916), deserted the banking profession in favor of the cotton and sugar businesses. In 1890, Jacques served as the president of Alexandria's Jewish community and remained in that capacity for about twenty-five years. His younger brother Félix Béhor (18651943) became concerned with Zionism and was a personal friend of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, then president of the World Zionist Organization. In September 1921, Félix represented the Egyptian Zionist organization in Carlsbad at the twelfth World Zionist Congress; in later years he served as Alexandria's Jewish community president. The De Menasce family was not merely wealthy. It was European-educated and Western-oriented and led the Alexandria community from the early 1870s into the 1930s.
See also Weizmann, Chaim; World Zionist Organization (WZO).
Krämer, Gudrun. The Jews in Modern Egypt: 19141952. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1989.
Landau, Jacob M. Jews in Nineteenth-Century Egypt. New York: New York University Press, 1969.
Mizrahi, Maurice. "The Role of Jews in Economic Development." In The Jews of Egypt: A Mediterranean Society in Modern Times, edited by Shimon Shamir. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1987.
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The UN Model Regulations cover the rules on the various methods of transportation and put them into a classification system in which each dangerous substance or article is assigned to a class defining the type of danger which that substance presents. The packing group (PG) then further classifies the level of danger according to packing group (PG) PG l, PG ll, or PG lll. There are three packing groups; PG l is the most dangerous, PG ll represents a moderate danger and PG lll is the least dangerous.
Packing Groups are always written in Roman numerals to differentiate them from the class numbers. It is possible for a substance to appear in more than one packing group, depending on its concentration. For example, concentrated sulphuric acid is Class 8, PG ll. A mild solution of the same acid, which might be marketed as a domestic drain cleaner, is still allocated to Class 8, but because of its lesser corrosivity could be PG lll. Together the class and PG dictate how you must package, label and carry dangerous goods, including inner and outer packaging, the suitability of packaging materials, and the marks and label they must bear.
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Cassette version. At the threshold of its 20-year anniversary, Akitsa presents Credo, the band's sixth full-length and their most focused, furious and hypnotic album to date. Throughout its history, the band has operated unconstrained, willing, and capable of simultaneously exploring divergent paths. The accretion of Akitsa's sprawling array of influences finds its most comprehensive expression on this album. Musically, O.T. handled the writing for the album, and there is a compositional coherence to it, despite the shifting moods of the tracks. The lyrics, however, were a shared endeavor; O.T. furnished the lyrics for two tracks as did Néant. Additionally, longtime Akitsa associate and visual artist Valnoir provided lyrics for another track. The drum programming on the title track, is supplied by Kris Lapke of cult industrial enigma Alberich, lending a barbaric strength to the title track. A critical component for the album, adding clarity to the sound without sacrificing the raw violence that has long characterized Akitsa's music, is the visceral mixing, mastering, and post-production by revered producer Arthur Rizk (Prurient, Pissed Jeans, Power Trip). Credo opens with "Siécle Pastoral", a driving, mid-paced riff before shifting into more tortured territory as O.T. delivers the lyrics, a poem by French poet, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset. "Voies Cataclysmiques," is a physical attack, its belligerence standing in contrast to the atmospherics of "Siécle Pastoral", and "Le Monde Est Ma Bile", which showcases the band's unfolding of sorrowful melodies. "Espoir Vassal" is a vicious track featuring soaring, agonizing riffs with hints of Norwegian influence, before the frenzied and tense "Vestiges Fortifiés". The album closes with the title track, combining the most salient elements that define Akitsa's work to date. Across ten minutes, Néant's lyrics, bellowed out in French by O.T., are a pure manifestation of poetic nihilism. The track is thus the metric by which Akitsa will be recognized. That a band would produce its finest work so deep into an already sensational career is an undeniably rare achievement in metal, and in Akitsa's case, it is a testament to the band's tenacity and versatility. After three years of total silence from Akitsa, Credo is a culmination of the band's catalog and rise in cult status and arguably the finest representation of its pure underground devotion. Cassette in deluxe metallic print fold-out sleeve.
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I can program, or at least attempt to program, in two languages- Visual Basic and OpenGL. My first programming language was Visual Basic, which I studied for a few years before moving on to OpenGL- which I just started about 4 months previously.
My current problem is in Visual Basic. I need to find a way to send e-mails without using Outlook Express nor an ActiveX control. I have just asked on the forum and I'll soon see if they have any suggestions. I need the solution to this so that I can add an e-mailing function to my web site, which I am currently in the middle of programming in Visual Basic (a DHTML project, eventually to be compiled into a .htm page file). These files don't seem to take up as much room as I'd thought. The reason I don't want to use ActiveX control is in the case that the user of the web site won't have the .ocx file and therefor will not be able to send the e-mail. Or will they? I've just asked on the forum. Soon find out...
My other problem is with OpenGL. I've just finished the book I was learning from and it gave me lots of source code examples of individual things you can do with the language (a chapter on sound, a chapter on quadratics etc.) and therefor when I came to the last example in the book, everything was all rolled into one project and all the code was split into separate .cpp and .h files and so I am now lost. I know how to implement sound, and I know how to implement quadratic shapes but I don't know how do it all in the same project file with the code split up. I'll just keep looking for examples of code in OpenGL that's split and hopefully I'll get the hang of it. I think I'll just carry on with my Visual Basic web page for now...
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Just incase you didn't know OpenGL isn't a programming language, it's an API designed to interface with graphics drivers and hardware.
To be honest I haven't taken a visual basic route when making online content (if you even can), but one option for sure is to write in a server side language like asp or php. This is if the server you are running supports the language.
When it comes to sound don't code it yourself, I learned the hard way. You can use a library like FMOD which may or may not have visual basic support. (From the looks of things more and more people are migrating to C#, so you may want to look in to that)
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Hi! :) Some terminology issues. OpenGL is an API, not a language. You use OpenGL's offerings through a language like C++. I do not believe OpenGL has sound capabilities. What book was this? Check nehe and the red book
Also you may consider using VB.NET, it is a much cleaner language than VB and through ASP.NET (server side scripting), Web Forms and what not you will find that not only are you using modern techniques (increasing your job fitness), everything will be much cleaner, easier to implement and more rapid. This is because many of the mistakes of the past technologies have been studied leading to microsoft refactoring its entire platform and tool chains. This revision has resulted in a much more pleasing environment to work in. Also, I think ActiveX is dead.
o n, traditional rate++ a ritual performed (albeit less and less now :( ) on newcomers begun by either Mushu or Rob loach (i think).
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Hey thanks you guys for help and welcomes :)
To give sound I actually use DirectX not OpenGL, a fact I should have pointed out. As for Visual Basic I am currently on a few projects that requires VB 6.0 to be used, so for now I am using this language also so that I don't get confused. You may notice a few mistakes in my journals- I'm still new to OpenGL and have only been using VB6 for a couple of years but please point them out if you see any :) Thanks again,
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QUIZ! How well do you *really* know Gilmore Girls?
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Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life is so close we can almost smell the coffee - so with just nine days to go til the new episodes, let's get set with a quickfire quiz to test how much you remember!
Can you remember who dobbed Rory in to Lorelai about her first kiss? Or where the first and last scenes of the series so far took place? How about how Max proposed to Lorelai? And to separate the real fans from the passing viewers, we'll be testing your knowledge of the new Gilmore Girls "Winter" trailer as well.
The Gilmore Girls revival episodes launch on Netflix on 25 November, and series 1 to 7 are available to stream now.
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Monday, November 18, 2013
Easy Cinnamon Spiced Pecans
Just a few short years ago, if I ordered a salad at a restaurant and it arrived at the table topped with any kind of nut sprinkled on top, I would immediately pick them out with my fork (or, let's be honest here - my fingers) and pass them over to Hubbers with a grimace and a shudder. Most of the time, unless the other ingredients in the salad were just too hard to pass up, I'd likely avoid ordering it altogether. For most of my life, the only nuts that I've really ever considered palatable, were peanuts and cashews - and that was only if they were plain and straight from the bag or can... definitely NOT mixed into or plastered onto the top of something; especially sweet treats like cake - or cookies - or God forbid... brownies! Eeeeeek!
All of that changed when I received the "wrong" salad at a local restaurant a few years ago. I'd ordered the "blue cheese wedge" salad, but what the waiter brought out to the table and placed in front of me, bore absolutely no resemblance to that classic steakhouse staple. It did have blue cheese sprinkled on it, but instead of bacon, scallions and a nice thick, creamy blue cheese dressing, there were chopped apples, dried cranberries, a vinaigrette of some sort and much to my shock and horror, (insert "DAT, DAT, DUHHHHN" here)... spiced pecans! Now, the hubby was more than happy to take them off my hands, but encouraged (read: pestered) me to at least try one before he did. So, I thought about it for a minute and I figured that it certainly wasn't going to kill me. You never know, right? It wouldn't have been the first time that I'd tried something that I thought I wouldn't like and instead, ended up thoroughly enjoying it.
The conclusion?? Well.... let's just say that I've been a huge fan ever since. :~) So much so, that I find myself mixing up a batch of these little sweet and salty gems on a somewhat regular basis. You see, there's something about roasting or toasting most kinds of nuts, that changes the texture and gives them a sort of melt in your mouth quality. (of course, the sugar and spices don't hurt, either) I'll often toss them into a simple green salad, but I also put them in my Apple Pecan Chicken Salad, tuck lovely little jars of them into holiday gift baskets or just keep them around for snacking. (not that they last very long in this house, though)
Cinnamon Spiced Pecans
(makes about 2 Cups)
• 1/2 of a large bag of Pecan Halves
• 2 Tbls Coconut Oil (or other light oil)
• 1 Tbls (heaping) Light Brown Sugar
• 1 Tsp Ground Allspice
• 1 Tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Kosher or Sea Salt
• 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper (optional)
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Place the oil in a medium sized mixing bowl. (for this batch, I was in a bit of a hurry and I left the coconut oil in it's "right out of the jar" semi-solid state, but if you choose to use it as your base, you might want to take a minute to melt it slightly in the microwave. It will help coat the nuts more easily)
Add your brown sugar, spices and salt and combine thoroughly with a whisk, spoon, or mix them together with your meticulously clean fingers. You should have a fairly smooth paste-like consistency.
Add the pecan halves and mix them with the sugar, oil and spices until you have them all coated well.
My mixture was a tad lumpy due to the cold coconut oil, but it still worked out fine. I just used my fingers to pack or press it onto some of the pecans to make it stick better.
If your oil is more liquid, a spoon will do the job.
Spread the coated pecans out in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet or pan and toast them in your pre-heated 350 degree (Fahrenheit) oven for 3 to 6 minutes. There's no need to take them out and turn them, but you can do it if you don't feel like they are toasting evenly.
A batch of this size usually takes a total of about 5 minutes, but since ovens can differ in temperature, you might need to take them out sooner or leave them in a little longer. Just be sure to remove them as soon as they've turned a a slightly darker golden brown and you can see the spice mixture sizzling or bubbling a wee bit.
Remove them from the oven and set them aside to cool thoroughly. (at least 10 minutes) The sugar and spices form a yummy crispy coating as they cool.
You can use them in a light dinner salad (like this Autumn Harvest Salad with Chicken and Sweet Cider Vinaigrette) or for sandwiches in the Apple Pecan Chicken Salad that I mentioned previously. If you aren't in the mood for either of those, you can just put them in an air-tight container and keep them in a cool dry place as a super yummy (and slightly addictive) sweet and salty snack. You might want to make a double (or triple) batch, if you happen to have pecan lovers in your house. ;~)
Autumn Harvest Salad with Chicken Recipe HERE
Sweet Cider Vinaigrette Recipe HERE
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1. You had me at pecan! I eat them plain by the handful along with lots of other kinds. LOVE nuts! Always have. We collected, dried, hulled, cracked, picked and canned black walnuts from trees on our own property from the time I was a kid. Great family activity! I like spiced pecans, and this recipe would make it easy and less expensive to have around for the holidays. AND they'll be great in chicken or turkey salad!!!!!! Right on time with this recipe!
I haven't been online much lately, but easing my way back now. I hope you are feeling 1000% now and being a good steward of your full recovery and continued good health. For me, it's been a little tough to do that, but my deal wasn't nearly as serious as yours!!!!! Take care, my sweet, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
2. Mary, I have never met a nut I didn't like, and pecans are probably my favorite. Your Cinnamon Spiced Pecans sound delicious. These would be so good for little gifts this time of, if I can part with them... :) I really like that you added just a touch of cayenne. I bet these smell fantastic while they bake! Pinned!
Love, Joy
Love, Joy
1. Thanks, Joy! I sure hope you enjoy them if you decide to make them. I have a new-found love of pecans, but I'm betting that the brown sugar and spices have something to do with that. LOL They sure don't last long around here. I'm making some to give to friends and family for Christmas, so I'll have to control myself. At least for the next few batches. (And, yes... they do make the whole house smell great when they're in the oven.) :~)
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Gretsch White Falcon and Jet Firebird
Gretsch White Falcon And Jet Firebird Tested By Art Thompson Founded in 1883 by a 27-year-old German immigrant named Friedrich Gretsch, the Gretsch guitar company evolved from a humble manufacturer of banjos, drums, and tambourines to producing some of the most stylish electric guitars of the 1950s. The company
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Gretsch White Falcon And Jet Firebird
Tested By Art Thompson
Founded in 1883 by a 27-year-old German immigrant named Friedrich Gretsch, the Gretsch guitar company evolved from a humble manufacturer of banjos, drums, and tambourines to producing some of the most stylish electric guitars of the 1950s. The company put its tonal stamp all over pop music from that era and beyond-courtesy of players such as Chet Atkins, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Cliff Gallup, and George Harrison-and Gretsch was so there when Brian Setzer took rockabilly to the arena level in the 1980s. However, in spite of their superb looks and definitive sound, Gretsch guitars have never enjoyed the widespread popularity of Fenders and Gibsons-a legacy etched by Gretsch's comparatively weak marketing and distribution.
Fender hopes to finally change that situation. Following a deal struck in 2002, Fender now handles the manufacturing and distribution of Gretsch instruments-which means you'll be seeing those sparkling beauts in a lot more stores. And, under the watchful eye of marketing manager Mike Lewis, Gretsch guitars are currently enjoying a renaissance in terms of craftsmanship. Lewis says he completely revised the list of tolerances used in the manufacturing process (which is primarily done in Japan), and the result is that current Gretsch models are now more consistant and refined. He even went to the trouble of running a 1959 6120 through a local hospital's CAT scan machine to study how to precisely mimic Gretsch's bracing on that ultra-classic model.
Looking over the Gretsch line at this summer's NAMM show, I was knocked out by their irresistible allure. And, after spending some time playing two of these new guitars, I've got a whole new appreciation for the old slogan, "That great Gretsch sound."
White Falcon
Introduced in 1955, the White Falcon was a 6-string dream machine that rivaled any of Nudie's extravagantly decorated suits for sheer hillbilly flash. However, the reissue G6136T is even more of a marvel of cosmetic overkill as it features all of the key appointments that were theoretically available only on "transition" models made between 1957 and 1958 (though it's debatable whether any were actually made this way).
These include the vertical headstock logo (which became horizontal in 1958), gold sparkle binding (instead of gold paint under clear plastic, as per earlier versions), Filter 'Tron pickups (not available until 1958, and originally designed by Ray Butts-the same guy who invented the tape echo and the Chet Atkins/Scotty Moore-approved Echo Sonic amps-these pickups are real beauties with their rounded, chrome-plated covers, cutaway tops, and Fillister-head polepiece adjustment screws), and the wing-engraved hump-block fretboard inlays (instead of the "thumbprint" type, which replaced them in '58). Bridge styles and electronics also evolved during those years-the guitar even got a second cutaway in '62-but anyone who purchases the reissue model can sleep soundly knowing their guitar has all of the essential White Falcon moves.
With its 17"-wide x 2 3/4 "-deep body and 25 1/2 "-scale neck, the Falcon is one big showboat. It's beautifully made, too, offering neat bindings on every exposed edge, cleanly engraved and set inlays, and loads of 24k gold plating. All of the structural elements are happening, from the flawless white finish to the nicely finished frets to the solid hardware. The neck shape and setup are similar to the Jet Firebird, although, with its slightly longer scale and heavier strings, the White Falcon has a tauter playing feel.
White hot. Though you might expect the White Falcon to sound more like a jazz box, it rocks hard. This guitar delivers a massive sound with a bright top-end, punchy mids, and a powerful bottom. The all-maple construction certainly enhances the guitar's biting response, and when played wide-open through a reissue Fender Bassman, the White Falcon sounds relentlessly tough. Armed with a twangy edge that works as well for hard country as it does for hard rock, the guitar lives up to its bird-of-prey name-you can see why the Cult's Billy Duffy slung a White Falcon for so many years, and why Neil Young also pounded out a lot of his gnarly-ass solos on a vintage WF.
The White Falcon has dual toggle switches (one for pickup selection and one for tone selection), and a trio of Volume knobs, and setting the Tone switch in the upper position yields the coolest bridge-pickup distortion tones. The loss of slice when you turn it down is the only thing I can complain about, but at max volume and pushing a loud, moderately overdriven amp, the White Falcon roars like a king of the beasts. This is a great guitar, and nearly 50 years late, it's getting a well-deserved Editors' Pick Award.
Jet Firebird
Originally introduced in 1955, the Jet Firebird was essentially a Duo Jet with a red top and a black-finished back and neck. The new Jet replicates the specs of a 1958 model with its Filter 'Tron pickups, "thumbprint" inlays, and control scheme comprised of dual toggle switches on the upper bout, a Master Volume near the cutaway, and individual pickup Volume knobs on the lower bout. The Jet's only non-standard detail is the Bigsby vibrato, which would have been a custom-order item in '58.
As with the original model, the Jet Firebird features a chambered mahogany body and an arched, laminated-maple top. The polyurethane finish is near perfect (you can see a faint seam line on the back), and the triple-ply body binding is very neat, with only a whisker of red paint sneaking onto the binding in one spot. The frets are well shaped and have a satiny polish, and the ebony fretboard has a very clean appearance with a tight, even grain and precisely set inlays.
Mechanicals. There are a lot of hardware details that make this guitar special-not the least of which are its Filter 'Tron humbuckers. Add the lovely molded plastic bezels (silver backed, in this case) and you've got the vibiest looking pickups ever fitted to an electric guitar.
The control arrangement is no less spectacular, with its duo of toggle switches, and trio of chromed, knurled-metal Volume knobs-all stamped with the "G" logo. The roller-equipped Space Control bridge is another standout element, and the fact it's mounted on a rosewood base is a reminder of how this classic "solidbody" is essentially a compact archtop. Of course, the Jet is also equipped with Gretsch's famous knurled, screw-on strap buttons, which look perfect securing a tooled-leather strap.
The exposed-gear Grovers pull the Jet Firebird quickly up to pitch, and they maintain tuning stability quite well when you push on the buttery-smooth Bigsby. The guitar intonates accurately and plays in-tune, delivering a lively and reverberant acoustic tone thanks both to its semi-hollow design and large aluminum tailpiece. With its slim neck and low action, the Jet feels great, and the guitar's light weight and neutral balance make it an easy ax to shoulder for long stretches.
Tones. Plugged into a reissue Fender Bassman-which seems an appropriate amp for this guitar-the Jet delivers a sound that is bright and ballsy with a cool, twangy accent. It's easy to see why Cliff Gallup favored the snappy snarl of his Duo Jet for rockabilly, and why Malcolm Young has always gotten such an ass-kicking rhythm sound from his Filter 'Tron-equipped Gretsches.
With the Tone switch in the middle position, the Jet sounds the brightest, and the upper position yields a slight amount of treble rolloff for browner bridge pickup tones. The bottom setting is a little too dark-especially on the neck pickup-although it does allow you to run very high settings on your amp's treble and presence controls for extra burn. The Master Volume makes it easy to maintain a consistent sound when using both pickups, however, all of the Volume controls have a noticeable treble-reducing effect when turned down-a factor that makes you appreciate just how killer this guitar sounds when it's running flat-out though a hot amp.
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The Gunma Kisaragi TOTAL PACK has been updated :)
A new complete tank by Gunma Kisaragi has been released, and it’s great dope, so let’s update my Gunma Total pack, shall we ? ;)
To keep it short, if you still need the precision (oh please, I SO hope this pack will, maybe, reach some people who are just beginning to discover hentai), I repacked EVERYTHING available in English by Gunma Kisaragi, leaving nothing behind, and always keeping the best version possible.
Today, I made an exception, and added a Japanese work, tbe newly released Sweethearts tank. Why, you may ask ? Because, dear sir, this is cosmically awesome shit, I shall respond :D
Here’s the link to my Gunma Kisaragi TOTAL Pack, enjoy ! :)
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There will be no depositfiles link for this repack today, DF failed to take the file and I didn't notice it in time, it will have to wait for tomorrow.
I really agree with Olver here, if you're new to hentai, you SHOULD get this. Hell, you should get it even if you're not new, it's just that awesome.
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thanks oliver-sama, you're the best :D
thank you soooo much Oliver!!!!!!!
will dl all of this come this summer :)
this is gonna be one hot summer ^____^
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D-Day for God?
The horrors of the Second World War led many in the west to conclude that God was dead. And, as religious belief declined, millions began to turn to drugs, rock music and the psychiatrist's couch
Worshippers inside the Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, Surrey, listening to a service in 1954. (Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
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Channel Surfing Podcast, Episode 28
The season is starting back up and we've got news and previews galore.
You may have noticed that IGN TV has been running flashback reviews, previews and speculative features about what might happen to your favorite show if and so on. That's because it's been the summer and there's been f***-all to watch. Well, all that's over now boys and girls. It's go time.
By that I mean the TV season is returning to its regular schedule. Premieres are lining up and lots of favorite shows will return to the air as well as new shows that you may want to check out or avoid. To talk about all of this and more, we brought in fan favorite and IGN TV veteran (he's got the wounds to prove it) Dan Iverson. Little known fact about Dan Iverson: he once killed a man using only the power of his mind and a hamster wide on meth.
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I thought I’d share my binary (half-interval) searcher implementation. The searcher may be used for finding text in a pre-sorted text file.
The advantage of a binary search is that it is extremely fast, especially in large data-sets (thousands or millions of record), when compared to simpler search methods (whether that’s Select-String or Where-Object). However, the search is specialised, if the data is not already sorted it cannot establish a meaningful half interval and therefore cannot find a match.
This implementation jumps about a file stream rather than an array in memory. The reader will always track-back to the beginning of a line before reading the line and attempting a match.
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Evolution Of Friends
By JessicaX
Action / Drama
Chapter XXX
Everyone pretty much said it at the same time, though I think one or two of them might have used another word. I know it was what Risty and I were saying.
"It's better this way," she assured us shakily, stooping to maneuver a few of her trinkets back into the jewelry box. "I... he always dreaded the biennial calls home, and... now he won't have t-to put up w-with..."
"Risty, it's okay," I soothed, my hand on her back.
"Rogue, I am all alone in this world now," she said starkly, eyes wide and unfocused. "Not a copper to my name. An orphan, for all intents and purposes. I... I've lost everything."
"Not everything."
Actually, it was Jean who said that, not me. When Risty and I looked up at her, we were both equally surprised to see every X-Man who'd been watching this shit-show standing around her, all holding out a handful of her spilled barbells, hoops and studs. Dewey-eyed, she raised the box upward and held the fractured lid back, and they all poured the jewelry inside it, and it was like some kind of beautiful friendship ceremony that I think should be practiced all over the planet.
"Cheers, mes amis," she blubbered. "I... oh, I haven't lost anything at all, have I?"
Silently, they began picking up her clothes, the men-folk careful not to come into contact with undergarments. Then we all filed back to our cozy room and put it all away. And nobody spoke the whole time; too much had gone on. On their way out, Scott, Amara, Evan, Bobby and Kurt all patted Risty on the back or squeezed her shoulder, and she smiled at them, touched their hands. From across the hall, we caught sight of Logan nodding with a slight grin before he took off; I knew he thought Lavender did exactly what he'd have done.
"So that happened," Kitty said. She and Jean had hung back, of course. Girl talk.
"It did." Risty rubbed the side of her face, then looked up and asked, "How'd you lot even know what was happening? Did I activate some kind of distress beacon?"
"Rogue did," Jean said with a slight smile. "She ran past me like her clothes were on fire, and I picked up the basic idea that your dad was trying to take you away from us. So I sent out a hasty call to our team, and they showed. I didn't contact Amara, though; she must have been hanging out with one of the others and tagged along."
"Well, she was more than welcome to. This is... words can't express-"
"Then don't," she said with a shake of her head. "It's what we're all about."
"Oh, you guys!" Kitty bubbled as she threw her arms around us, and there was nothing ghostly about her deathgrip that time, I can tell you. "I knew it would all work out, I just knew it!"
"What do you mean?" I asked with a slight laugh.
"Y'know... 'life-mates'? Kind of hard to miss that one, even for me."
"Look," Risty began nervously, "I just said that to goad my father. He was being a curmudgeon to the lot of you and it was time I took him down a peg."
"So you didn't mean it?" she needled.
I couldn't see her face through Kitty's head, but I'm guessing she was squirming. "W-ell... that's neither here nor there."
"And it's none of our business," Jean insisted, pulling Kitty back by the scruff of her neck. No, really, just like she was actually an inquisitive cat. "They've got a lot to discuss, I think. We should probably go."
"Before you do..." Risty grasped both of them by the forearm. "I want to thank you girls from the bottom of my old heart. For everything you've done. Jean for straightening out my cluttered mind and coming to my rescue again not an hour later, and Kitty for... for being Kitty! You're one in a million, luv."
"Ah," she said with a huge smile. "Just doing what I thought was right."
"She's kinda good at that," I echoed. "But yeah, thanks. Both of you."
When Jean felt my eyes burning a hole through her, she shrugged and looked down at her shoes; my unspoken apology for tearing her head off earlier had been accepted. I still made a mental note to do a better job of that later, though.
They left us alone in our room so we could "discuss". Which I wasn't ready to do yet, but it woulda been ten times harder if we put a lid on it until later.
Risty slid her ring up and down her index finger. "So now you've been graced by my father's sunny presence."
"Guess I have."
"Blimey, Rogue, I never wanted you to come face-to-face with my estranged family. I never even wanted you in the same twenty-mile radius."
I gave a small shrug. "Can't say I really enjoyed myself back there, but don't sweat it, alright? I'm just glad you showed him the darker side of Risty so he'd leave you behind."
"Lazarus strikes again."
"Did... did you really graffiti a cop car?"
"Funny enough, I did," she laughed. "You really didn't seem to take it to heart when I said I was an unholy terror a few years back. That wasn't even the worst thing I've done, but it's a prime example."
I laughed, too. "Just wanted my stories straight."
"I'm not proud of it, luv. But if he thought drudging up ancient history might browbeat me into returning home, he was sorely mistaken. I have changed since coming here. He's just too blind to see it."
"He is," I told her earnestly. "Well... maybe I don't know jack about who you were in Tea-And-Crumpet Central, but you've been nothing but good people over here. That's all I care about."
"I've hardly eaten any crumpets in my lifetime," she chided, placing a finger on the end of my nose. "But they're killer with Camembert."
I was too distracted to ask what the hell a Camembert is.
"Overly-fond gesture," she said sheepishly, withdrawing her hand. "Too soon. Sorry."
"It's not," I pleaded. "No really, please don't hold off on that stuff, not because... I m-mean, it's okay."
"After meeting the wretch who sired me, and knowing I'm a delinquent, and that I've still got most of Mystique on hard disk... you still think it's okay?"
"Don't matter none," I insisted.
Then she smiled at me, and I felt like I was burning up all over; it was the kind of smile nobody had ever aimed at me before, one that promised things and hinted at a lot more. Her finger went back to my nose as she stepped closer, until all I could see was two huge eyes rimmed with violet eyeshadow and the very edge of her fingernail. "I love it when you come over all 'country gal'. It's the most adorable thing."
"Aw, shucks, ma'am." That one was on purpose, and we both grinned. Then, before we could do any more pointless thinking or talking, I leaned in and kissed her.
The problem in trying to describe this is that I got nothing to compare it to. Never kissed anybody before that day, and we all know why. It was simple and to the point, no tongues, no heavy breathing, just lips on lips. But to me, it was magical and intense and full of everything I'd hoped it would be, and some other stuff I'd never have expected. And I wanted it to keep going from then 'til Monday.
But I did pull away after a few seconds. A few less than I wanted to, but a few more than I thought I could get away with. Then we giggled for about five minutes. It was funny! Not because it was bad, but because it was so easy that we suddenly knew how ridiculous we'd been to run around avoiding the first one this whole time.
"Well, that's one milestone in the rear-vision," Risty finally was able to chuckle once we'd sorta kinda caught our breath.
"God," I sighed, wiping my eyes tiredly. "This has been the longest frickin' day."
Risty nodded along with me. "Amen to that. Shall we get our eight hours in?"
"Nah, not yet," I grunted as I pushed to my feet. "Now that we actually got to kiss each other before the whole mansion figures out we're, uh, more-than-friends, it's time to face the music out there."
"Skip it," Risty sighed, flopping back onto the cot. "We can barricade the door and deal with repercussions in the morning."
"Come on, lazy bones," I laughed, yanking on her arm so hard she winced. "Up we get."
It wasn't so bad. We ambled through the hallways and grabbed a snack from the kitchen, and a few kids either stared at us like we'd turned into Mister Sinister clones or demanded to know if the rumours were true. It amused us to hedge around it, but we never lied. Of course, our closer friends like Kurt or Evan got straighter answers, and they asked some stupid stuff like "But how does it work?" but mostly they were cool. And, of course, Kitty attacked us with another of her hugs.
The Professor seemed to already know everything that had gone on; I guess from Jean. When I grunted that she had a talkative brain, Risty actually snapped at me. It hadn't really been clear to me until that point just how much she'd helped patch up her mental quilt, which made me feel even worse for how bitchy I'd been toward the redhead outside the bathroom. While Risty and the Prof went over her father's departure, I hunted Jean down and we had a long, antsy conversation. By the end of it, we were hugging and apologizing and pretty much being sappy and gross, and we decided to pick a day and go do something together, just the two of us. It was about time I stopped resenting her over the boy I wouldn't be pining after anymore.
It was so late by that point that the moon was looming large over the Institute grounds. Risty found me out there cooling down from my therapy session with Marvel Girl, and we set off at an easy walk, looping around and discussing all sorts of crud. Then she told me something surprising.
"So how is she?" I asked anxiously.
"Quite well." I was secretly admiring the way her striking features were outlined by the lunar rays. Sorry, too poetically emo? "We... I won't say it wasn't upsetting and that we didn't say a few unkind things, but Jenna genuinely seems to miss me. And when I told her about you, well, I couldn't get her to clam up!"
"Really? Like how?"
"Like the bit that she's been dating women for ages. When our parents caught her at it and gave her their patented stern lecture, she dialed it back until escaping to university, but then all systems were go. In fact, right now she's quite serious about this bird who's a drag king – you know, dresses up like a bloke for stage shows and the like. She's even had her 'round to Mum and Dad's for tea a few times, always in costume, and they wholeheartedly approve of the 'young lad'. It helps immensely that her name is Samantha."
Once I put two and two together, I grinned delightedly. "So when she says, 'Hey, I'm bringing Sam over,' nobody catches on. That's smart."
"It's bloody priceless, that's what it is!" she crowed. "And she... she said she's right proud of me for standing up to him about you and I, that it's something she ought to do herself but she's been putting it off. You know, I won't be surprised if next time I ring her she tells me they're in the hospital after having fainted dead away from shock."
"Sounds like sapphism runs in the family." We both laughed, then fell silent as we walked, enjoying the crisp night air. After a while, I said, "I'm glad you guys are talking again. Sucks that your parents were so up in arms about controlling you that they drove you apart to begin with."
"Que sera sera," she sighed. "But enough about the Wildes for one evening. For that matter, no more talking. I forbid anyone to speak for the remainder of tonight."
The corner of my mouth turned up as I whispered, "I can live with that."
And from that point, when I was hooking my index and middle fingers around the front of her waistband and pulling her toward me, nobody said a word 'til dawn.
Now, don't get all excited. We barely did anything. Why not, you ask? Hmm. When most kids first get their learner's permit, they don't go, "Great! Now that I can drive, I'm goin' through Mexico all the way to Panama." They usually start slow, like doing doughnuts in an empty parking lot. That's the best analogy I can come up with for me and Risty that night: student driving with our feet hovering over the brake pedal.
We didn't even share the cot. Sure, you'd think that'd be even easier with our shiny new relationship status, but we both agreed that was second-night-as-a-couple material. So Risty took the floor, because it was her turn anyway, but I kept leaning over to get one last kiss in before we settled in to sleep. And we talked a lot, and we said stuff that embarrassed each other, and it was all kinds of amazing. That part only lasted about an hour, because no matter how excited and terrified we were, it had already been the longest day in history and we gave in to fatigue.
Nine hours later when I woke up (told you we were tired!), I found her arm around me, and I smiled. Knew she couldn't stay away. But when I craned my neck around to look at her, I was startled to find her eyes pointed at me affectionately.
"Hi," I gurgled, still half-asleep. "Wha... what're you doin'?"
"Watching you sleep."
I made a face. "Seriously? How was it?"
"Picturesque." That got my blood flowing - and quick.
"C-come on, don't be stupid."
"I'm not," she told me, so bluntly I found I couldn't breathe anymore. "To foolishly incriminate myself, this, er... isn't the first time, either."
"Really. Maybe the third or fourth. Something about how you look there, eyes closed, peaceful... it's like a living, breathing painting by the French masters."
I rolled over to face her, vaguely aware of how close our bodies were, how much was touching. "You d-did it before... like, even before yesterday, when we were only... how come?"
She bit her lip for a moment, thinking. "Can't help myself."
Things were entering another time zone of intense. Risty thought I was cute. Sure, why not? I'll tell you why not; I don't agree with her. Nobody but Irene had ever bothered to say as much, so where would I have gotten that impression? And up to that minute, I hadn't been thinking about if we were attracted to each other, or if either of us was sexy. Not really. Because it had all been on a spiritual level, which sounds like some New Age bull but it's true. I liked who she was and what she meant to me, so her looks or what she thought of mine hadn't mattered. Now, she was lying there complimenting me – and laying it on pretty damn thick. Obviously she didn't think I looked like a baboon's backside.
But as soon as I digested that (which was once I remembered that we were more or less an "item" now), I looked at Risty with fresh eyes. My mouth popped open and let out a "WHOA."
"What is it, luv?"
"You are friggin' hot!"
She laughed, loud and clear and unrestrained. "Am I, now? That's bolstering; at least I don't have to worry about being chased by the dog catcher."
"Holy Moses, I-" Suddenly, I knew there was no way I could articulate it to her with so much grace and meaning, not the way she had. I wanted to, I wanted to let her inside my head so she could know how I saw her in that time-delayed instant. Oh, well. Instead, I placed my fingertips on the side of her neck and whispered, "How'd I get so lucky?"
"Lucky? Bad luck, if any."
I shook my head violently, eyes brimming with tears. "Man, I wish I'd just asked you out the first time I saw you. We wasted so much time."
The vein in her neck jumped under my finger; I felt it, and I shivered. "Come again? You... no. You wanted to ask me out, then and there in the gymnasium?"
"Hell no; I thought I was straight! Which makes me a dope. If I hadn't been so oblivious to you being a complete babe, we'd probably have got to the good part sooner."
"Sweetie, this isn't even adjacent to the good part," she uttered, her own hand trailing through my white bangs in that way that makes my every atom tingle. "We're still in the dull, meandering part – and look how lovely that feels!"
A thrill of fear shot through me. "Then... how's the good part going to feel? I might not be able to handle any more!"
Risty proved me right by tracing her fingernail along the inside of my ear, causing me to twitch away from it, breathing hard. "Time will tell, my darling Rogue. But for now, let's get some breakfast, I'm utterly famished."
"Oh, no you don't," I said, the hand I had on her neck sliding around to cup the base of her skull, threading through purple strands. "I'm having breakfast in bed."
"You are?" she breathed, exhilaration colouring her cheeks and sparking in her hazel eyes. "And... whatever will you eat?"
The breakfast involving actual food didn't happen until about an hour later.
And I'm not telling you about THAT, either! Geez, get a life! But hey, I won't deny that a lot of fun was had in our stuffy little room that fine Sunday morn. Maybe once or twice she or I would get carried away and do something that, uh, resulted in more pain than pleasure, but for the most part we set the world on fire. And it burned, and it burned, and burned and burned and burned...
Would it be too much information to tell you that afterward, it was no longer an option for us to skip the showers before we went to breakfast? Figured it would. Oopsie!
Freshly clean and walking on clouds, we danced into the kitchen, where Jean and Scott were trading sections of the newspaper while they pounded down stacks of waffles. Evan and Kitty were leaning against the sink and sipping juice, having just finished and washed their plates and all that. They greeted us a little too warmly, bringing us back to the insanity that had been Saturday with an ungainly thump!
"Nobody died," I reprimanded them in a flat voice. "We're fine. In fact, things are lookin' up from way down here."
"How do you mean?" Scott asked around a bite of bacon.
"With my father out of the picture, I'm now fully committed to Xavier's vision for a snazzier tomorrow," Risty said with no hint of sarcasm whatsoever. "Lazarus is on board a thousand per-cent. They won't be needing me to return home anytime soon, so why trouble myself over it? New York is where I'd rather stay!"
"I get allergic smelling hay!" Mr. McCoy followed up with a chuckle as he walked through the door and straight to the coffee pot. "But oblique references to television programming of yesteryear aside, how is everyone?" After we'd all gave him different versions of "fine", he dripped a little cream into his mug and said, "Oh, by the way, Lazarus, I'm delighted to hear your inauspicious reunion with the Wilde patriarch didn't result in our loss of an X-Man. We dodged that bullet, didn't we?"
"Quite," she said with a sigh. "Though it means being shunned at family picnics."
Beast tutted as he twirled his swizzle stick with a giant blue-furred hand. "If they shun you, then so shall they be the poorer for it. You've proven your worth to this team most consummately, both as an asset on the battlefield and a quick-witted young woman with the, ah, 'soul of a champion' or however one might put it. If all they see is heliotrope hair and mutating DNA, then who needs 'em?"
On that note, he lumbered out, leaving Risty blushing and trying to sink lower in her chair.
"I swear, he gets better and better at saying the right thing without trying," Evan muttered. "It's freaky."
"By the way, Risty," Jean said quietly, "I've been meaning to tell you something. Do you remember playing little league soccer?"
"Somewhat," she said as she reached for an orange from the fruit bowl. I stood and got myself a glass of chocolate milk to... replenish fluids (wink, wink). "Always was rather uncoordinated at footy, but not every young tyke can be a star athlete. What of it?"
"Do you, um, remember winning a trophy?"
Risty's forehead wrinkled. "Uhh... not so much. Why?"
"Well, you did," she said sheepishly. "And I dropped the memory when we were in there, and it broke, and and I'm really, really sorry. But you did win a trophy, I swear."
She let out a little snort. "If that's all I lost in the shuffle, then I'd say we saved most of the noteworthy bits. Thanks for your attention to detail, Mizz Grey."
While Jean was shrugging, Scott said, "Uhh... do I get to know what's going on?"
"No!" they both shouted at him.
"Whatever," he said, holding one hand out to forestall any more hollering while he stood to get rid of his plate.
"Although, I did want to commend our fearless leader for staying abreast of the situation last night," Risty said over her shoulder at him. "'Calm, cool and collected'; we should have it emblazoned in Latin across the rim of your visor."
"Hey, it's my job," he said with a grin as he left. Evan followed him; they were probably off to beat up on some defenseless equipment.
Right when I was arriving at my vacant chair, it suddenly was a lot less vacant. "Dibs on the French Toast!"
"No French Toast today," Kitty laughed at Kurt, the latter of which frowned. "Want some waffles instead?"
"Nein; I had my heart set on gooey, buttery toast," he said dejectedly, then turned to look at the two of us. "Mom, Sis!"
"I'm not above sending this elf back to the North Pole," Risty growled. "Honestly, Mr. Wagner, what are you like?"
"Better cool it with the 'mom' stuff," I warned him. "Touchy subject."
"Alright, I'm sorry," he laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Still... I can't help but feel closer to both of you since finding out ve're all part of the same-"
"What did I just freakin' say? Do you got worms in your ears?"
"Forget it," Risty said, smirking at him. "Would it be an acceptable concession for you to call me sister-in-law instead? That way you can get knotted by those 'ties that bind' without finding a rattlesnake in your jock strap."
Kurt squirmed, hand halfway to a plate of fried eggs. "You... vould do that, vouldn't you? Okay then; I am proud to call you both meine Schwestern – my sisters. As long as you don't hog the bathroom vith your girly preening routines!"
Before either of us could smack him, he'd bamfed away – taking the eggs with him. What a geek! Just goes to show that you can always pick your friends, but you can't pick your family. Sometimes that works out for the best, anyway, I guess.
Right after I plunked back down in my reclaimed chair, Kitty slowly crept up behind us and slid her hands over the backs of our chairs, eyes twinkling with mischief.
"So what?" I grunted.
"How waaas it?"
Jean actually turned away because she was too ashamed to be part of the conversation anymore. Risty glared evenly at Kitty, even while smiling. "Over and over again, you seem to intentionally forget the old adage about curiosity and cats. It's... it's uncanny is what it is."
"Come on, guys!" she hissed urgently, literally dancing from foot to foot in anticipation. "Forget the details, just gimme a general report! You two have been waiting, like, forever for this – there's gotta be a juicy story!"
"You wanna know?" I said with a smile and a wink at Risty. "Exactly what it was like?"
"Yes, yes, yes, now talk already!"
With a blur of speed, we both leaned in and pecked Kitty on either cheek. Her shriek echoed off the walls of the kitchen and down the hallway.
"I didn't mean SHOW me! Ew, lesbian drool, eyuck!"
Now Jean was giggling along with Risty and me, and a few seconds later Kitty couldn't help but join in. She'd earned it, and we got her good.
"Next time you ask," Risty chuckled with a savage grin, "you'll earn yourself a patented Risty Wilde Love Bite. They don't fade for weeks."
And right then and there, as Jean rolled her eyes and tried to laugh into her fist, and Risty made to tickle Kitty to stop her from griping, I decided I had the best friends money could buy - even if one of the friendships had been plagued by an unexpected evolution. Big deal. That didn't make it any less valuable.
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Version 1.0 and later:
·uninstall feature added
·subdirectory of a selected target dir is now properly recognized and saved
·several target dirs added to selection
·inf file now properly added to "copy files.." list
·changed background color of help file to white (better readable for <= 256 colors display)
·adds version N° to .INF header
·group definitions added and working
·group uninstall added and working
·undefined destination dirs are automatically assigned (if you don't assign a destination dir, all files will be installed to the Windows-directory by default. Or if you don't assign any files to a selected destination directory, all files will be installed to this destination by default.)
·warning when using LFN's
·"Reboot" and "Restart" option are now reserved for the registered version of INF-Tool
·deletions in file list update the group list, too, now.
·warnings if write errors of the .INF script occur
·startup directories of groups are now properly saved
·"drag & drop" buttons for file list enabled
Version 2.0 and later:
·fixed: installation directory saved incorrect if no subdir defined
·fixed: incorrect status messages (for "run file after install") under Win95
·included project management (choose by dropdown list)
·saves creation date and INF-Tool version in INF header
·"add file" tries to open in directory of the 1st file
·last project saved and loaded by default
·drag & drop from Explorer to file list works again ]-)
·INF-Tool asks for confirmation before closing without saving
·"Test" run added (reg'd version)
·"Help" opens again..
·Tab order corrected in some of the dialogs
·Correct display now also with "big fonts".
·incorrect display of title bar fixed.
·removed some traps with LFN's, included warning texts when LFN could cause problems
Versions 2.3 - 2.8:
·INF-Tool forgetting ".BAK" settings: fixed.
·automatic remove of temporary ZIP-directory after closing INF-Tool
·Setup.exe could be reduced to 8k (used D2 instead of D3 for linking. Thanks to Nick Naimo !)
·Filelist is now sorted in alphabetic order
·missing files are marked RED in the filelist
·Distribution directory will not be erased prior to updating it to enable you to store additional files in it.
·fixed setup.exe error message when started in DOS-Box (although installing properly) [02/12/97]
·additional target directory ID's added [01/01/98]
·When MS Plus installed & running files after the installation, the wallpaper doesn't change anymore (thanks to Nicola Viganò for pointing me to the reason for this problem)
·value name for registry strings defaults to 0 now
·version number now stored more eye-friendly
·Startup group list now cleared when changing project
·Restart now (correctly) only supported in the Windows95 part of INF scripts.
·INF-Tool now takes a filename as a parameter (INF script to be loaded)
·support of Flag for registry strings
·support for uninstall dialogs
·support for ADVPACK.DLL library
·support for various modes of file copying (e.g., file sharing, skipping etc.)
·At its first call INF-Tool now loads a demo script to demonstrate basic features
·registry now correctly cleaned up after uninstall
If you are upgrading from a version prior to v2.8:
·redefine your registry keys, your current definitions won't be saved correctly with the new release.
Version 2.9:
·supports installing from the "Software" applet of Window's Control Panel.
·help opens when F1 pressed
·new option: double clicking INF file loads INF-Tool (works when the INF script was designed by INF-Tool)
·warning message when trying to add the INF script itself (manually)
·improved project support
·INF-Tool now supports modifications of Autoexec.Bat and Config.Sys (Windows 95)
·internal ZIP compression
·configurable default file copy flag
·INF-Tool now uses the original timestamps when copying files, distribution package will be timestamped with latest filedate in package
·tries to auto-detect proper language at first start
Version 3.0 and later:
·now supports self-extracting, single-exe Installations, with full support of License info and more.
·now allows to place symbols / links to the Windows Deskop
·pre-defined groups: Startup, Autostart, Desktop, ShellNew, SendTo
·Groupname not required anymore (-> links directly into "Programs" menu)
·reduced CPU-load when creating distribution directory
·provided "Setup" source for C++, thanks to several registered users who sent me their code snippets !
·added compatibility option for Step #2 (adding files), since a user had troubles with adding a Windows PIF file configured for MS-DOS compatibility mode. I don't if this problem was caused by the OS or Delphi - however, my fix (setting the »ofNoValidate« option for the OpenDialog) seems to work.
·INF-Tool now displays warnings when Files (defined in Step#2) couldn't be found (if Option "display warnings" is checked).
·Gradient caption bar removed (repeated display problems).
·integrated support of CAB (Cabinet) archives
·better trapping of package creation errors
·INF-tool now displays compression results
·offers edit mask for special Registry data
·added language support (English, German) ! Currently, hints are not translated.
·fixed problem when trying to uninstall: under Win95 groups didn't disappear.
·added support for registering .OCX / .DLL files
·new: cleanup distribution directory before rebuilding
·now allows visual selection of default copy flag
·updated and increased Tips & Tricks helpfile, e.g., many INF information resources added
·when installed from Software panel, item will now show up estimated filesizes
·user-configurable destination directories
·cleanup of empty destination directories when uninstalling
·virtual support of "Program files" directory
·added ZIP encryption support
·allows assignment of file copy flags for multi-selected files
·user-configurable overwrite dialogs
·"run files.." now works with parameters and when AdvPack is used
·"unmotivated" reboot dialogs shouldn't be required anymore
·date/time stamps are kept when using self-extracting packages
·INI file support
·improved LFN handling in INF files
·improved evaluation speed of LDIDs
·error complaining about "System\AdvPack.dll not found" when using user-configurable destinations should not occur anymore
·optionally adds registry repair code to the INF files (applies to Win95 sections only)
·sorted project list
·Optional user-prompt after successful installation
·optionally checks for rights/permission to install programs
·INF File Explorer (new, thanks to Bernt Levinsson for his support !)
·fixed some group creation problems
·improved support of user-configurable destination directories (up to 99 user-configurable dirs)
·allows fixed subdirs in user-defined destination dirs
·Install-Dir now saved in HKCU instead of HKLM (to improve support for multi-user environments)
·password-dialog can now be cancelled (which terminates setup)
·Single-EXE installs now creates its own setup folder in "Temp" dir
·...and a few smaller things.. ;-)
·some (hopefully) helpful additions to the Tips- & Tricks helpfile
·OK button doesn't quit the program anymore (just for saving)
·support of user-prompts at beginning of installation
·support for deletion of registry strings during installation
·capability to use .INI files > 32 kb added - for developers with the BIGGER projects.. ;-)
·enhanced support for program groups: different starting directories, parameters,..
·enhanced language support (now also in self-extracting modules)
·supports distinguishing between installation directory and startup directory for program groups
·italian translation added - thanks to Nicola Viganò
·(partial) russian translation added - thanks to Pavel Aronski
·danish translation added, thanks to Lars Petersen
·polnish translation added, thanks to Krzysztof Bacalski
·improved look of the self-extracting main screen ("flat" look similar to setup status window)
·portuguese translation added, thanks to Carlos Camarao de Figueiredo
·allows to use other than the first icons contained in the EXE files for your group definitions
·supports parameters in group definitions and "run files"
·now also supports installations under Windows 98!
·supports direct shortcuts in the "Start" menu
·supports direct shortcuts in the "Programs" menu
·3.72: LNG 439,440,441,5439,10042
·supports prompt-less Single-EXE installs
·3.72: LNG 800+,10043..10045,6040,6041
·AutoRun.INF file Tool added
·slovakian translation added, thanks to Vlado Svab
·added option to disable hints. Additionally, you can change the delay until the hints appear, by changing the setting "HintPauseTime=.." setting (default=2000 msecs), and the delay until the hints disappear, by changing the "HintHidePause=.." setting (default=2500 msecs) in INFTool.ini
·3.73: LNG 1097,6097,1259,6260,10046,10047
·added function to read registry settings from .REG files
·3.74: LNG 1045,6045
·supports save/cancel dialogs via Enter/ESC key, checks for scroll bar also after import of REG files
·allows changing base dir for missing (marked red) files in Step #2
·3.74a: LNG 10049
·3.75: LNG 527..530, 10050..52
·3.8: added support for NT's "All Users" and "Default User" menu
·3.81: added support for "Uninstall" shortcut in Start menu
·support for prompt-less special directories (useful for installing upgrades in previously user-configured destination directories)
·LNG 1197,6197,10054
·3.82: added support for norwegian language - thanks to Atle Borgersen
·3.83: saves license information in self-extracting packages
·italian and french language files updated, some resource leaks fixed
·importing registry files now correctly adds special chars
·dutch self-extractor updated
·3.84: dutch translation done by Dirk de Paduwa - thanks a lot !
·optionally deletes files physically from the .DST directories instead of just moving them to the Trashcan
·3.85: supports direct manipulation of self-extracting language via "Distribution Options" window
·warning message when opening INF projects not created by INF-Tool
·fix: sometimes assigned incorrect name for distribution directory and/or package file when creating new or opening other projects - now defaults to "Project1" for new projects
·LNG 10055,412,5412
·3.9: LNG 259,10056
·adds basic integrity check for self-extractors (filesize-check)
·smaller size of self-extracting module than ever before!
·now also adds greek self-extractor, thanks to G. Tassiulis for translating
·optionally allows just System Admins to install your app
·fixes problems with truncated license information texts
·prompt-less self-extractor now also works properly again
·fixes problem with incorrect IDs ("%0%") when using hard-coded destination directories for WinNT
·3.91: implements new logic for calling Advanced INF routines
Version 4.0 and later:
·now supports disk- spanning (you can split your setup package over several installation disks!)
·INF-Analyzer: basic INF files (designed for Software installations) can now be READ and imported in INF-Tool!
·the new screen adjustment feature allows you to shrink/stretch the INF-Tool form to meet your needs
·LNG 10020, 10057, 10058, 442, 443, 5442, 5444
·fixes problem in self-extractor when TEMP dir contains spaces
·LNG 473,5473,1250, 10059...10067
·now capable to read some INF setup files which were rejected by v4.0
·allows use of alternative icons for your self-extracting packages! (INF-Tool loves 32x32x16 icons. ;-) If you select a multi-format icon in the distribution properties window, INF-Tool will use the first icon of this format it finds in your icon file.)
·displays self-extractor icon in title bar of setup window
·prevents error message "INF Install Failure. Reason: The system cannot find the path specified." which occured under certain circumstances
·now uses the ID #10067 for the name of the Windows Desktop (used depending on the language setting you are using)
·drag & drop from Explorer to the filelist in Step #2 works again. Thanks to all those who pointed me to this "lost feature"... ;-)
4.20 and following:
·improved support for execution of commands: now supported before and after setup, before and after uninstallation!
·allows sorting files in Step#2 and Step#3 to allow a more eye-friendly display
·LNG 851..869, 5852..5872, 1220, 1222, 1261, 6261, 10027, 10068..10073
·some bug fixes
·support for spanish and hungarian language added
·a few optimizations added, once more improved support for screen resolutions etc.
·supports re-ordering the list in Step #2 (project files) and Step #5 (groups). Please note that reordering the group list might produce problems under certain circumstances - if you do that, please test your installations carefully before deployment.
·supports importing file list (Step #2) from a text file which also may contain comment lines if they have a ";" as the first char of the line
·german, english, swedish, slovak self-extractor updated. German, english, dansk, swedish language files updated. New: Support for spanish and hungarian language!
·after request of some users, the automatic upgrade-check has been removed. You can still check for available upgrades by using the related button at the "Options" tab.
·LNG 117, 10074, 1061
·introduces new logic in Step #3 (left list shows orphaned files not or not correctly assigned to a destination directory)
·LNG 10075
·integrated check for correct filesize in non-split self-extracting packages, an error message will be displayed to the user if the filesize doesn't match. Please note that this check is not done on EXE files prepared for multi-volume distribution
·correction on shortcut creation should produce correct links for LFN directories again
·some minor changes
·updated help files
·Version 4.35 comes with an DLL Dependency Checker which will detect which additional DLL files / runtime libraries might be required by your application to run properly. Please check the related section of this helpfile for more information.
·LNG 201..205, 5201, 622..624, 10077
·now displays more file information in the Properties dialog of Step #2
·DLL/OCX/TLB files added via the DLL-check will now default to "don't uninstall"
·Version 4.50 introduces some new and eases the use of other advanced project settings by introducing the new "advanced project" settings configuration window.
·LNG 1251,1257,6251,6257 changed
·LNG 1257,1258,1259,6257,6258,6259 can be set to zero-length, section 250 ("Advanced project options" completely new!) in Language files (IT_*.LNG)
·allows to use HKLM instead of HKCU for saving user-defined paths
·allows to define where to take the AdvPack files from
·some fixes and additional error checks
·allows to use an alternative font for most parts of the program. This helps especially when having problems with the default font Arial under double-byte versions of Windows.
·new window "Advanced Project Options" displays a list of advanced, special options which were previously part of the "old" Options tab, undocumented or not part of INF-Tool.
·contains updated language files for ALL supported languages, new self-extracting modules for ALL languages and NEW self-extracting support for the chinese and bulgarian language.
·Self-extracting modules and language files are now saved in the subdirectory "Lang" of your INF-Tool installation directory to improve clearness. Thus, you can remove all old SFX*.bin and IT_*.LNG files of your previous versions from your INF-Tool main directory to free space. Your INF setup files will now be saved in the subdirectory INF of your main INF-Tool directory. Your old INF files can now be deleted in the main directory.
·improved error-checking for your definitions
·LNG 10081,1258,1259,6258,6259
·v4.60: LNG 265 updated
·big internal redesign of the self-extracting modules: the requirement to click a "Finish" button has now completely be removed - if you want something like that, please define an "After Installation.." dialog string in Step #7. This makes your installations more bullet-proof than before and also gives you more control about the process itself.
·Also, the Administrator check is now completely handled by the self-extracting package and not part of the INF setup file anymore.
·INF-Tool now also saves your selected font size and thus allows better adaptation of the program's look & feel to your individual screen resolution setting (font sizes between 8..10 are allowed).
·shrinked self-extractor size -> your packages will be smaller than before
·now also uses a smaller version of Advpack.dll -> in total, this makes your setup packages 20-30 kb smaller than before!
·fixes a problem with incorrect directory definitions at OCX/DLL registrations
·v4.7: LNG 270, 5270, 10081...10083
·comes with a patcher for the setup.exe utility which lets you easily adapt it for your own INF file without recompilation (thanks to Mark H Krieger for his contribution!)
·improvements and fixes in registry file import
·allows to save up to 999 backup copies of your project files (INFTool.ini configuration settings and your INF files)
·NTSP4: incorrect "uninstall" icon now shows correctly under all 32bit Windows versions and patches again
·shortcuts not being created on some computers: fixed
·now comes with integrated templates for VB 5 and 6 runtime installation.
·Utility package (Utility.zip) now also contains a setup.exe utility patcher including PB source - thanks to Mark H. Krieger!
·now also contains support for czech language, thanks to Jan Fiala!
INF-Tool 5.x Pro and later:
·Localization changes/additions: LNG 491...496, 5492,5493, 1036,1046,1047,1098...1100,10084...86
·supports the creation of self-extracting Cabinet files. Great especially if you are deploying bigger packages: if it wasn't already, this definitely makes INF-Tool unbeatable in distribution size: if your package size is at least 200-300 kb, using Cabinet (.CAB) instead of ZIP compression combined with self-extracting distribution should make your package smaller than ever before. And everything with just a mouse click... ;-)
·INF-Tool now brings automatic support for True Type font installations. You just need to select "Install True Type file" in Step #2, and INF-Tool will magically fill in the other required things for you (Step #3, #5).
·INF-Tool now supports automatic registration of file extensions. That way, you can assign specific file extensions to your own program (like .DOC is usually assigned to Microsoft Word, for example) without needing to dig through support forums about how this is done. INF-Tool will automatically add all required registry entries so that your program is started whenever the user double-clicks an assigned file in Explorer. Since the basis is there, you can easily expand that for viewing the files with your application etc.
·INF-Tool now offers you a simple "one-click" method of adding the "App Paths=..." entry for your main executable to the registry.
·the OCX/DLL registration feature has been changed to a method which shoud fix all setup compatibility problems between the various Windows versions.
·commands to be executed before Uninstallation should also work when offering user-defined destination directories in your setups. This is, however, just supported for the *first* user-defined directory (and then, just for this directory itself). Special program calls or some specialized parameters might still require some "handicraft" on your INF file (please consult the Tips helpfile for information about how to utilize the %49001% variables etc. for your setups and more).
·the reboot feature should finally also work in situations where it skipped this setup step before
·the location of the split peaces (if you are requiring disk-spanning distribution) can now be configured in INF-Tool.ini (see the Tips helpfile for more information)
·fixes problem with encrypted packages
·now supports japanese self-extracting packages
·LNG removed: 378,562,620,1094,1125,1186
·LNG changed: 501,704,754,854,6005,6271,10004,10015,10041,10043,10087
·encrypted, self-extracting ZIP packages produced AV's under certain conditions -> fixed.
·updated self-extractors for english, german, dutch, updated language files
·now also supports japanese self-extracting packages (CAB and ZIP)
·added many checks for potential problems (e.g., sharing violations, "hidden" DLL files when adding files, Step #2 with file references of the distribution directory etc. etc.)
·unfortunately Utility.zip was missing in the initial 5.0 Pro release, this has been added again
·v5.0d fixes problems when running INF-Tool's created setups under Windows 2000 (tested with Beta 3)
·v5.0e prevents unnecessary reboot requests of Windows when just Advpack.dll would have to be updated
·v5.0f fixes a few display problems (big fonts settings) and proper shortcut creation when using parameters in shortcuts
·supports a special UK-english self-extractor which displays "Licence" instead of "License" since some users requested it.
·supports batch processing
·5.2: 663*, 667*, 668*, 669*, 679+, 680+ 5667*, 5668*, 5679+, 5680+, 10039*, 10088..10095, 6062, 1074..1077, 1258, 1277,
·5.2 now retrieves the REAL (localized) "Program files" directory from the registry (localized); this is now comletely based on the RegPaths.ini setting (see the Tips helpfile for details)
·5.2 now saves the REAL user-configured destination directory to the registry (instead of just the short version)
·5.2 now just displays the overwrite warning then offering a user-defined destination directory if the directory in fact *exists* (ignores outdated registry strings)
·case of default program extension for setup packages can now be configured, must not be uppercase ".EXE" anymore (see Tips helpfile for details)
·improved support for registry-based destination paths
·INI file settings couldn't be deleted under certain conditions: fixed.
·missing status msg after creation of packages: fixed
·incorrect splitted packages when using split self-extracting CAB format: fixed
·incorrect creation of AppPaths key: fixed
·"add extension": error msg fixed
·right-click menu for Step #3 added
·5.2c: updated translations for chinese (trad.), czech, dutch, italian, slovenian, slovakian, dutch
·5.2d,e: a few bugfixes and minor enhancements have been applied
·5.3: comes with a new project manager which allows easy management, cloning, deletion,... of your setup projects. The INF file Explorer has been moved to the new project manager now.
·Support for slovenian self-extractors, improved support for bulgarian, chinese (GB and Trad.), hungarian, spanish in INF-Tool itself
·1012->removed, 6012, 6040, 831..837, 5834..5838, 10096..10101
·fixes AV of prompt-less, self-extracting installers without About text under Windows 98 SE
·5.3b+c: updated spanish self-extractor, changes and improvements to the Setup project manager
·LNG: 839, 5839, 5840
·AutoAppPath setting (in Advanced Project options) saved correctly now
·VB5 template corrected (incorrect reference to Msvbvm560.dll instead of Msvbvm50.dll
·a few "undocumented" settings added -> see Tips helpfile.
·5.4: support for plain setups without any file installation (e.g., only registry modifications)
·"replace only" copy flag (Step #2) works reliable now
·now also supports adding icons from read-only devices
·displays last project saving date in Step #8
·5.5: LNG: 10102, 1243,1262,6262
·"SplittedDir=" setting has been renamed to "SplitDir" (see the Tips helpfile for details about this variable)
·"TrueType" used for font registration instead of "True Type"
·WebProxyPort=<nPort>... setting supported to allow proper configuration for Update-Checks if you are sitting behind a firewall.
INF-Tool 6.x Pro and later:
Great news: INF-Tool Lite 6 is now FREEWARE!
Even self-extracting setup programs may now be freely distributed as long as:
·the installed software is Freeware
·it is used in non-commercial/non-business context
Setup programs generated with INF-Tool Lite look exactly like the ones produced with INF-Tool Professional except that a small product and license information may optionally be opened by the end user after setup. Also, they don't have time limits, file number limits or destination directory limits anymore. That way, INF-Tool Lite is now the perfect solution for zero-cost distribution over the Internet (if Freeware)!
However, a number of advanced options is disabled in INF-Tool Lite and just offered in INF-Tool Professional (as there are: user-configurable destination directories, prompts, running programs after setup, digital signing of packages, strong self-extracting CAB compression support and a few others).
Features introduced in INF-Tool 6:
·support for serbian self-extracting setups
·support for digitally signed setup packages
·support for directory additions in Step #2
·LNG's new or updated: 404..406, 428,429,430,1273,10017,10087 (licensing scheme change), 10103, 854,881...-group, 1273,10004
LNG xxxxx identify added/modified language ID's. This is primarly of interest for the great "INF-Tool translation crew".
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About Clarity
The Executive Summary
Security is of utmost concern for embedded software used in mobile, IoT and automotive industries. Most of such software are built using open source software (OSS) components, despite the fact that significant security vulnerabilities have been discovered in them. Although newer versions of the components without the vulnerabilities are usually available, developers often neglect to use them. To make matters worse, third-party software that many companies rely on is distributed in binary format without the source code, making it extremely difficult to identify the potential security issues.
The general public saw a large-scale example of this problem in the 2017 Equifax security breach. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the Apache “Struts” component, using it to expose the private information of over 148 million users. Despite having more than two months to execute preventative measures, Equifax failed to address the issue. The data breach was a vivid reminder that OSS-related security vulnerabilities are a common target for hackers to attack and also demonstrated the difficulty enterprises face in monitoring and mitigating these types of risk.
Insignary Clarity enables proactive scanning of embedded firmware or any binaries for known, preventable security vulnerabilities, and also identifies potential license compliance issues. Clarity uses unique fingerprinting technology, which works on the binary without the source code or reverse engineering, making it simple for companies to take proper, preventive action before the deployment of their products.
Insignary Clarity is unique in that it scans for “fingerprints” from the target binary code to examine and then compare against the fingerprints collected from open source components in numerous open source repositories.
How Clarity Works
Clarity uses symbol and string table comparisons (fingerprinting), which enables high fidelity scanning of binary code in firmware, without undertaking any reverse engineering.
Once Clarity determines what open source components are present in the binary, it looks for common associated compliance and security issues. Clarity can help monitor supply chains by automatically identifying open source code in firmware, effectively discovering real-world open source issues.
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Clarity reports in Modular JSON, CSV, HTML and Excel formats to deliver customizable information to support your existing processes.
Clarity also provides "fuzzy matching" of binary code, and supports LDAP, RESTful API, and automation servers like Jenkins. Due to its unrivaled accuracy and extensive OSS coverage, Clarity has come to light as the optimal tool for customers with varying OSS management requirements, ranging from embedded software scanning to large scale IT infrastructure scanning.
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The censorship of Internet communications by the Iranian theocracy has been known for years. Months ago, a Freedom House study singled out Iran as one of the four worst enemies of Internet freedom. Yet a 22 June Wall Street Journal article got about 100 times more publicity than the Freedom House report, by making what turns out to be a spurious claim. Nokia-Siemens Networks is alleged to have sold the theocrats deep packet inspection (DPI) equipment that made it possible for them to, in the reporter’s words, “not only block communication but to monitor it to gather information about individuals, as well as alter it for disinformation purposes.”
The story was eaten up because it pushes hot buttons on both sides of the American political spectrum. For liberals and the left, the article fingered DPI technology, which many fear will be used to undermine if not destroy net neutrality. And to many in that camp, nothing could be more ideologically simpatico than to place some of the blame for the Iranian debacle on greedy capitalists. For conservative nationalists, on the other hand, the story hit an equally strong nerve. They tend to favor a hard-line foreign policy toward Iran, a charter member of the “axis of evil.” Their agenda is to isolate and demonize the Iranian government and, in a replay of the Cold War, push to cut off all trade and dialogue – if not to invade it outright. DPI becomes a proxy for nuclear weapons and a new kind of nonproliferation is advocated.
But even as the story was rippling through numerous email lists and blogs, I smelled something fishy about it. And so did others.
First, a reality check: anyone watching the Iranian crisis can see that Iran’s censorship is notable less for its use of powerful, airtight control technologies than for its leaks and gaps. Spilling out of Iran are videos taken from mobile phones, twitters, emails, broadcast television, and so on. Expat Iranians, such as a student here in Delft I spoke with today, are aware of information being circulated about servers and contact points that dissident Iranians can use to circumvent the censorship. If some diabolical new techniques are being used, they aren’t working very well. (What does seem to be working, alas, is killing, beating and jailing people on the street.)
Second, a more careful reading of the piece reveals that the reporter has fudged the issue of exactly what kind of “monitoring capability” Nokia-Siemens supplied and what it is used for. Like all major equipment manufacturers, NSN does sell network infrastructure with DPI capabilities, which it advertises as useful for “customer relations management” and “congestion management.” But it sells a lot of other equipment that doesn’t have this capability, or has similar capabilities not based on DPI. From Nokia itself, we have a flat, public, unambiguous denial: “Nokia Siemens Networks has not provided any deep packet inspection, web censorship or Internet filtering capability to Iran.”
Third, even if a DPI capability exists somewhere in Iran, the article provides nothing but vague insinuations about its role in Internet censorship. There is no proof that it forms the backbone of an all-encompassing surveillance and censorship program in Iran. Indeed there are numerous indications that Iran’s Internet censorship is relying on other, more basic methods: e.g., a national telecom monopoly that gives it the ability to slow or cut off bandwidth, regulations that require ISPs to use that monopoly, and more standard DNS or IP address-based blocking techniques. If one understands what DPI does the idea that Iranian bad guys sitting at consoles in a control room can “alter” packets in midstream “for disinformation purposes” sounds ridiculous. DPI works on the basis of pre-programmed decision rules and it is difficult to imagine how that capability would permit packets to be carriers of disinformation that would be meaningful in a specific situation.
But there’s something deeper amiss here. The overall effect of this article is actually to divert our attention from the more pressing issue of technical measures supporting Internet censorship. Internet censorship exists in the US and Europe as well as in Iran. Framing this as a kind of “trading with the enemy” issue and making a big deal about one specific technical measure, as if the DPI itself is responsible for the problem of dictatorship and censorship, is an unwelcome distraction. It treats the problem as if it were something other countries face, not us. The real issue here is the problem of Internet censorship by national governments, and the institutions and norms that support it. It’s the policy that matters, not just the technology that implements it. This policy of Internet censorship and surveillance is shared by a growing number of states, both democratic and authoritarian.
It’s interesting that the WSJ article didn’t draw links to, or question the morality of, the collaboration between AT&T and the National Security Agency in the warrantless wiretap program. Now that was an interesting and systematic use of packet inspection! Insofar as they are using DPI, the Iranian government draws on a technology and an economic demand that is honed in the West. Many other states are using software and hardware to filter or block internet content. Deep Packet Inspection is but one of these technologies, and not necessarily the most effective or damaging in all situations.
Most recently, Germany and Australia have implemented Internet blocking systems. In Belgium, copyright owners mounted a lawsuit to force an Internet service provider to install DPI to check for file-sharing (fortunately, they lost).
On the other hand, the cases of Burma, North Korea, and Cuba show that effective Internet censorship can rely on extremely primitive, nontechnological methods, such as disconnecting the entire country, or restricting internet access to a privileged few from the get-go. Conversely, the leaks in the Iranian firewall show that even a highly authoritarian state cannot rely completely on technological means to repress expression when an educated, middle class population avails itself of the power of widely diffused information technology. What makes censorship more or less effective is not just the technology, but the institutions that back them up and their popular legitimacy (which is why Australian censorship is failing and Germany’s may, too).
Censorship is a social institution, not a piece of hardware. You can’t buy it in a box. And you won’t stop it by publicly shaming businesses who sell a specific box to an evil government. There is a long and good debate to be had about the morality of trade in multiple-use technologies with evil states. But the larger, more practical point is that no single technology can, by itself, give a state the ability to effectively repress electronic expression. Likewise, no moral or legal constraint on technology vendors can, by itself, ensure freedom of expression. Only a pluralistic political system and a competitive market economy, coupled with broad popular support for the legitimacy of diverse, dissenting opinion and a readiness to actively resist repression — can do that.
If the West wants to make a moral statement about Iranian censorship, let it lead by example. Let it sweep away its own DPI installations when they are used to censor and block.
2 thoughts on “Second thoughts about that Wall St. Journal article on Iran and DPI
1. This was a well written intelligent article on both sides of the coin of censorship. We personally are for the free market trade of technology, but not to countries we believe will misuse this technology. This by itself is a form of censorship, but we are on the side that there truly is an “axis of evil” alive and well in some of these countries including Iran and North Korea.
Admittedly though, when it happens on our soil, censorship of the internet, then we are offended. What faction of our government was responsible for “the pull” is a question, but we personally could cite several videos and articles on the internet that vanished without a trace within a very short time of web circulation.
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End Average is the brand of teacher Ryan Hansen whose motivation is to challenge men to "become the men God intends them to be." When Ryan approached me about developing branding for this awesome ministry, it was a no-brainer.
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Effective Floating Strategies
At DocEng ‘17 the ACM Symposium on Document Engineering Frank presented a paper on “Effective Floating Strategies” that discusses globally optimizing pagination strategies for documents containing floats. The paper was one of the runner-ups for the “ACM Best Paper Award” of the conference.
The full paper can be downloaded from the ACM Digital library through a link on the Publications page.
Abstract of the Paper
This paper presents an extension to the general framework for globally optimized pagination described in Mittelbach (2016). The extended algorithm supports automatic placement of floats as part of the optimization. It uses a flexible constraint model that allows for the implementation of typical typographic rules that can be weighted against each other to support different application scenarios.
By “flexible” we mean that the rules of typographic presentation of the content of a document element are not fixed—but neither are they completely arbitrary; also, some of these rules are absolute whereas others are in the form of preferences.
It is easy to see that without restrictions the float placement possibilities grow exponentially if the number of floats has a linear relation to the document size. It is therefore important to restrict the objective function used for optimization in a way that the algorithm does not have to evaluate all theoretically possible placements while still being guaranteed to find an optimal solution.
Different objective functions are being evaluated against typical typographic requirements in order to arrive at a system that is both rich in its expressiveness of modeling a large class of pagination applications while at the same time is capable of solving the optimization problem in an acceptable time frame for realistic input data.
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Start A Simple Web Server From Any Directory On Your Mac
Mac: You need only one tiny command to start a web server from any directory through OS X's terminal. If you've got a website lying around and need to test it out, this is possibly the fastest way to make that happen.
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
You may want to change the port if you already have something running on 8000, but the command otherwise doesn't require much alteration. It's a great little snippet to keep in mind (or in your TextExpander shortcuts) for the next time you need a quick little web server.
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Motion System Design
Cam we help you? Cams for indexing and oscillating
Basics of cam motion
Mechanical cam shape determines the motion characteristics of going from one position to another. Motion type is totally flexible for any application, and is limited only by the physical properties of the mechanisms used. Modified sine motion has evolved as the industry standard: Its acceleration curve combines a low acceleration factor with a gradual transition from acceleration to deceleration. Modified sine with constant velocity motion is obtained by inserting a period of constant velocity (known as zero acceleration) into the middle of a modified sine motion; it features a low velocity factor. Modified trapezoid motion is obtained with the insertion of two periods with constant acceleration and features a lower acceleration factor. Finally, asymmetric modified sine motion is obtained with acceleration and deceleration periods that are not symmetrical. Longer deceleration periods feature a lower negative acceleration factor. Each motion curve/profile can be specific for the required machine.
Three types of cam mechanisms — paradromic, barrel, and globoidal — have become predominant for mechanical indexing functions because of their speed, precision, and reliability. All can be designed to output different stops or rest positions per revolution, with alternating indexing (moving) and dwell (or rest) periods. (An index cycle is the specification that sums these indexing and dwell periods.)
In addition, cams can be designed to turn on the same axis as motor-shaft input, or they can provide output rotation at a right angle to input. (Paradromic designs supply the former, while barrel and globoidal designs generally supply the latter.) Also, globoidal cams have the ability to provide oscillating output from constant rotary input, providing yet another unique mechanical motion profile.
Index rate (the number of cycles per minute in continuous run mode) and cam types are two other considerations: Here, the cam type is frequently overlooked or misunderstood in designing speed for the camshaft and in critical accuracy applications.
In a single-cycle cam, one revolution of the camshaft produces one index cycle on the indexer-output. In a multi-cycle cam, one revolution of the camshaft produces multiple index cycles on the indexer-output. (Note that multi-cycle cam indexers exhibit an inherent margin of error that must be factored into overall machine design.) Camshaft rpm is multiplied by the cam's cycles — so to illustrate, a double cycle cam running at 60 rpm has a rate of 120 indexes per minute.
Operating mode
There are two different ways to run a cam system: continuously or intermittently. Running the camshaft continuously produces a fixed relationship between the index and dwell periods. Connecting the index drive to the machine line shaft assures exact synchronization with other machine functions. The index period is the minimum available for the required motion characteristics, but overlapping of machine motion can substantially enhance indexer performance.
For example, with modified sine motion, the first 15% of the index period produces only about 2% of output displacement. Selecting a 120° index period in a case where an index period of 90° is required causes a 15° overlap at the beginning and a 15° overlap at the end — which substantially reduces torque requirements, caused by the inertia load, by more than 50%. Some manufacturers can supply displacement charts to assist designers in specifying the proper timing for an application.
In contrast, by stopping the camshaft while in dwell period, dwell time can be varied before restarting the next index. This cycle-on-demand operating mode is best suited for machine operation and improves production process flexibility. The dwell period is the minimum available or determined by the time required to stop the transmission.
For optimum timing, adjust the phase-cam to stop the camshaft before it reaches the middle of dwell period position; when the index cycle is restarted, the camshaft reaches the nominal speed rolling on the remaining part of the dwell period without load. This allows the cam to enter the next index period at constant speed and is the optimal condition to drive the mass load on the indexer. Some manufacturers can also supply 0-to-180° adjustable phase cams with either a micro-switch or a solid-state proximity sensor for cycle control.
To minimize the possibility of problems and maximize cam life, capacity values should be conservative — 1.75 or more. Application software can assist designers in selecting the proper indexer; some allows for particularly thorough selection to ensure that products perform trouble-free for the life of the machine.
For accuracy, some manufacturers also record and supply reports on their proprietary technology and follower-wheel accuracy in accordance with an ISO 9001-certified quality system, to ensure that accuracy values are true as stated. Make use of these reports when possible. Another accuracy-related tip: Upon installation, never bore fixtures with the dial plate attached to the indexer, as errors are not random but station dependent. Multi-cycle cams naturally accumulate an additional margin of error, which is stated in product literature, and this must be considered in certain applications.
Cam system input
When selecting the input for a cam system, consult a factory-trained sales engineer. Play it safe: They can assist in choosing the best indexer and input drive system to meet specific requirements. Due to the cyclic nature of the loads in indexing applications and because a complete reversal of load is imparted to camshafts during the acceleration/deceleration phases of the index period, power transmission elements must be selected to meet torque carrying, rigidity, and zero or minimum backlash requirements. After all, speed fluctuations of the camshaft drastically degrade performance and load capacity of the index drive.
It is important that the sizing of the indexer takes into account torque capacity needed to decelerate and stop the mass once in motion. The inertial load takes a greater capacity to stop the motion than to start.
Most mechanical cam systems include a motor-driven lineshaft. Cams on this lineshaft turn with its rotation, and interface with other following elements to provide varied motion. When supporting the maximum load, lineshafts connected either at the input or at the output of the index drive must be free of all torsion deflection. When shaft connections are used, torsionally rigid couplings are recommended. Pulleys or sprockets must feature the largest practical diameters possible and not be smaller than the indexer's cam diameter.
Gear reducers
Double rigid idlers are recommended for eliminating the slack in timing belts or chains; double-enveloping worm gear reducers are recommended to minimize backlash at the camshaft and for greater shock resistance. Usually extended, ground camshafts and adapter mounting plates allow direct indexer mounting.
Ac motors are suitable for both fixed speed and cycling cam applications; they are the simplest and most commonly used. If an index cycle is performed in less than 0.8 sec (for an index rate equal to 75 cycles/min. in continuous run mode) a brake motor may be used to prevent the camshaft from rotating out of the dwell period. Electromechanical brakes may be suitable up to 40 cycles per min., though they tend to be noisy and brake pads wear out over the long term.
Electromagnetic, dynamic brakes are more suitable up to 120 cycles per min. They are noiseless and do not wear. For cam systems that require variable speed or fast cycling, ac motors and VFDs feature variable speed, load compensation, current and torque limiting, and solid-state dynamic braking.
For systems that require even more control, servomotors with an axis controller may be required. A constant-lead cam transforms the indexer into a zero-backlash reducer that (when fitted with a servomotor and axis controller) allows programmable stops and kinematic characteristics with high accuracy through program compensation. Lineshaft and electronic sensors work together to provide cam-motion reference: The electronic signal from a speed or position transducer (often an encoder or resolver) to a servo motion controller provides information to drive the actuator (servomotor) producing cam motion. This motion is often linear, though it can be rotary and follow a prescribed path — such as the sinusoidal trails mentioned earlier.
Indexers are normally lubricated with an internal mineral base oil bath reservoir. Cam-system sealing is designed to allow indexers to work in any position without lubricant leakage. Different lubricants and sealing gaskets of specific compounds are available under specific requirements for use in high-temperature environments, in the presence of aggressive chemicals, pharmaceutical and food industry applications, and for radioactive conditions.
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Mechanical cam-driven systems vs. electro-cam control systems
Modern-day cam-driven systems can perform complex functions utilizing rotary, linear, oscillating, and cyclic motions. Cam systems provide inherent advantages for which mechanical systems are known — simplicity, speed, accuracy, repeatability, and reliability. Modern cam motion systems are also a viable technology that meets ever-increasing need for higher precision and production rates, allowing machinery to run faster and more accurately than possible in the past.
Mechanical cam-driven systems: For repetitive motions requiring millions of strokes, low maintenance, and high degrees of accuracy and repeatability, nothing can beat the inherent properties of mechanical cam-driven systems, which provide:
Inertia and weight capacity
They can handle the highest-inertia systems.
They are extremely repeatable and give consistent results.
They move heavier loads at faster speeds than most electronic systems.
High reliability is because of fewer components to fail.
Repetitive motion
This is good for systems requiring accurate repetitive cycles.
Cost effectiveness and simplicity
They can be maintained and operated by less skilled factory personnel, but are impervious to tampering. Synchronized motions are mechanically fixed for high volume production with repeatable results 24/7.
Electronic-cam control systems: For lighter and low-inertia systems that require flexibility, electronic cam control systems are another choice. Also:
Inertia and weight capacity
These are good for lighter low-inertia systems. Heavy loads and high-inertia systems are difficult to handle with full electronic control systems.
More complex
They require more sophistication in the form of servos, amplifiers, PLCs, and feedback-loop programming — creating more complex controls to program and maintain.
Speed is acceptable for low inertia or lightweight systems.
Reliability. The system is more complex with components to fail or become obsolete over time.
Good for systems requiring flexibility for various functions.
They are costlier to design, procure, setup, and maintain.
One manufacturer is reenergizing traditional cam motion technology by transforming existing mechanical cams with state-of-the-art Flexible Manufacturing Systems or FMSs into precise engineered products for high-speed motion. “Through implementation of FMS over the last 15 years, we've moved beyond the status quo of traditional ‘old school’ cam-driven machinery, which had been stagnant and excluded from new innovation for many years,” says Robert Zaruba. “The complex tasks of defining optimal cam motion and machine cycle times, diagramming, and engineering are done onsite — so customers receive a simple mechanical motion control device that combines the latest in speed, precision, and reliability.”
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John Dennis wrote:
On 02/25/2012 09:40 AM, Simo Sorce wrote:
Why do we now have all these enctypes? Is it to satify forwarding/proxy
when you don't know a prori which enctype the foreign endpoint will
Because in kerberos each principal can have multiple keys, generally one
per supported (by the KDC) enctype. This is so that a client can use the
strongest enctype it has crypto support for.
Sure, that makes sense. But this is new behavior, what changed?
Nothing, it has always worked this way.
These days you'll only see 4 enctypes as DES is disabled by default.
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Giant snake
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Giant snake
First appearance Wario Land II (1998)
The giant snake is the first boss in the game Wario Land II. It appears in the castle basement while Wario pursues the Black Sugar Gang. It attacks Wario by attempting to bite him, and if it succeeds, Wario turns into an egg and is shot up to another room, forcing him to go back. The boss can be defeated by either jumping on its head six times or Ground Pounding its head three times. After the boss is defeated, Wario can recover some of his treasure.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 巨大ヘビ
Kyodai Hebi
ダイジャー[citation needed]
Giant Snake
From 「大蛇」 daija, meaning "big snake"
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Know What is MBOX File Extension?
Emailing that is became very common process for professionals and non-professionals also when performed then email information gets stored into a file format. There are distinct email platforms to fulfill the need for making communication without any failure. Different kinds of email file formats are available these days with which one can get the data saved within. MBOX is one of commonly seen file format that is used over a range of email clients like Thunderbird, Eudora, and Entourage.
More Information about MBOX File Format
A plain text file having facility to save emails into 7-bit ASCII text along with saving other details of attachments within encoded format is known as MBOX file format. Number of mail texts when gets gathered into a single file and all the emails will be in plain text then, such concatenation is called as MBOX file format. The message within this file gets started with "From_" and it winds up with blank line.
Brief Introduction: MBOX Family
Time to time the file format is updated as per individual's need and all four modified file formats are described here:
Mboxo: When MBOX file format keeps email address of sender as "???@???" then, this file format is said to be Mboxo. The most common email client that uses this file format is Eudora. Integrity of emails within this file format does not remain same as attachments and emails were saved into different folders.
Mboxrd: Other version of the file format after Mboxo is Mboxrd. This file format for MBOX keeps "From" whether into body of a message or into header. Qmail is known email client along with Thunderbird, Mozila, Netscape, etc where this file format is highly used.
Mboxcl: Another version of MBOX is Mboxcl that also comes in mboxcl2 mailbox format, both of these file formats are in use over UNIX 'System V'. This file format contains '>' as a pre-fix to any line of the mail that may be into header or within body
Mboxcl2: Almost close proximity of Mboxcl to Mboxcl2 makes it little different with act of denoting Content-Length: header as start and end of the message.
Want to Know Where MBOX File is Located
mbox file location
This is the default location of MBOX files to be stored into computer but, the location can be changed according to users' need.
Supportive Email Clients for MBOX File
There are many more email clients with which one can use MBOX file format.
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MegunoLink Pro supports communication over Ethernet networks using the User Datagram or UDP protocol. UDP is a simple protocol which is supported by the Arduino Ethernet libraries and Arduino compatible boards such as the EtherTen and EtherMega, both from Freetronics. UDP can also be used with shields including the Arduino Ethernet and WiFi shields.
The Arduino libraries makes it very easy to get started with Ethernet communication. This program will read selected analog inputs and send the data to MegunoLink Pro for plotting. Initially only the first channel is included, but you can toggle each ADC channel on or off by sending the channel number from MegunoLink Pro’s monitor window. The program was tested with the Freetronics EtherMega, but it should work with any Ethernet equipped Arduino. The latest version of the program is available on github.com
The first part of the program sets up some configuration we need. Like any internet device, the Arduino ethernet shield will need a MAC address and its own IP address. In theory the MAC address should be globally unique, but many Arduino devices don’t come with built-in MAC addresses. However, as long as the device is on a private network just pick a MAC address that doesn’t match any other device on your network. You’ll also need an IP address; this should be in the same address range as the IP address of your PC running MegunoLink Pro. To find out your PC’s address, open the Command Prompt (you’ll find it in the start menu) and type ipconfig. Look for the IPv4 Address; its probably something like Normally you’d setup the Arduino to request an address from a DHCP server, but to keep things simpler, we can just make one up. The first three numbers should be the same as you’re computer’s address and the last number should be different to any other device on your network and between 1 and 254. If you don’t have many devices on your network, you can probably just pick one at random!
As well as its own IP address, the Arduino needs to know your computer’s IP address so it knows where to send the data for plotting by MegunoLink Pro. This is the destination address in the listing below.
You’ll also need a service port for each end of the connection. The service port lets several programs all listen for traffic on a single computer (on the PC end anyway). Each program uses a different port and this port number needs to be shared between the sender and receiver so the two ends know they are talking to the right program. The port can be the same, or different for each end. In this program I’ve used 8888 for both ends.
UDP data is handled by the ProcessUDPTraffic function, which is called each time the Arduino program runs through the main loop. This function checks for any UDP messages and reads them. It assumes the message is a single character which indicates which ADC port to toggle: 0 for the first ADC port, 1 for the second, etc. If a valid character is found at the start of the UDP message, it updates the array which keeps track of which ports should be graphed: EnableADCSend.
Reading the analog port and sending commands to MegunoLino Pro is handled by the SendADCData function, which is called each time through the main program loop. To avoid saturating the network, it doesn’t send data every time through the loop however. Instead, it keeps track of the last time a message was sent (the LastSend variable) and waits until the SendPeriod has passed before sending the next message.
At the appropriate time the function works through all of the ports and for any which are enabled, reads the ADC value and sends a message in the plot command format recognized by MegunoLink Pro.
To view the data sent by the Arduino program:
1. Fire up MegunoLink Pro and create Time Plot, Monitor and Connection Manager visualizers.
2. Select UDP from the Add Connection button on the Connection Manager visualizer to create a new UDP source.
3. Set the receive port and the destination port to match the values chosen in your Arduino program. Set the destination address to, the UDP broadcast address (this saves having to remember the Arduino’s IP address).
4. Set the source selector in the Monitor and Time Plot visualizers to the UDP port you just created and press the connect button
All going well, you’ll see data start to appear in the monitor window and on the graph. Type a number (0-7) into the control at the bottom of the Monitor visualizer and hit the send button. This will toggle transmission of data from the corresponding ADC channel adding and removing traces from the graph.
Send data over an ethernet connection for plotting in MegunoLink Pro
That’s it for our simple example. Grab the files from GitHub; both the MegunoLink Pro project file and the Arduino source code are in there. Download a free trial for MegunoLink Pro, then post a message in the comments below and let us know how you’re using ethernet communication in your project.
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Convert Unicode string to UTF-8, and then to JSON
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Hi Developers,
I want to encode a string in UTF-8 and view the corresponding UTF-8 bytes individually. In the Python REPL the following seems to work fine:
>>> unicode('©', 'utf-8').encode('utf-8')'\xc2\xa9'
Note that I’m using U+00A9 COPYRIGHT SIGN as an example here. The '\xC2\xA9' looks close to what I want — a string consisting of two separate code points: U+00C2 and
U+00A9. (When UTF-8-decoded, it gives back the original string, '\xA9'.)
Then, I want the UTF-8-encoded string to be converted to a JSON-compatible string. However, the following doesn’t seem to do what I want:
>>> import json; json.dumps('\xc2\xa9')'"\\u00a9"'
Note that it generates a string containing U+00A9 (the original symbol). Instead, I need the UTF-8-encoded string, which would look like "\u00C2\u00A9" in valid JSON.
TL;DR How can I turn '©' into "\u00C2\u00A9" in Python? I feel like I’m missing something obvious — is there no built-in way to do this?
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Re: Convert Unicode string to UTF-8, and then to JSON
Hi Babe,
If you really want "\u00c2\u00a9" as the output, give json an Unicode string as input.
>>> print json.dumps(u'\xc2\xa9')"\u00c2\u00a9"
You can generate this Unicode string from the raw bytes:
s2 = u''.join(unichr(ord(c)) for c in s)
I think what you really want is "\xc2\xa9" as the output, but I'm not sure how to generate that yet.
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Jack Emmert Community Q&A #2
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Jack Emmert Community Q&A #2 -
Jack Emmert, the head of Cryptic Studios, returns today for another Community Q&A where it's our members who ask the questions. (Techleo):
What are your impressions of Issue 8? Would you like to see more variety in Mission goal-types than saving hostages, blasting a baddy, or searching for stuff?
Jack Emmert:
Like to? Sure! New mission types take time to design, code, then implement. We're always working on new twists and turns. I7 brought villain players the joy of Mayhem missions while I8 provided heroes with the challenge of Safeguard missions. Each brought some new stuff into play. So rest assured, we'll keep delivering fresh, innovative content.
You can read the whole article here.
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Where did "Wall Street" get its name?
In 1653, a wall was constructed on the northern part of the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam to protect the colony from an attack from New England. The wall was made of 16-foot logs sunk four feet into the ground and sharpened at the top. The English did attack in 1664, and the wall was torn down in 1699. The street where the wall once stood was subsequently named "Wall Street."
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Sparks || J.B.
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11. Games And Lies
One more day!
I took a deep breath, trying to ignore my headache and stood up. I stretched and yawned. How long had we celebrated the victory yesterday?
Slowly I looked around, looked out the window and then took my iPhone. It was already quite late, so I quickly grabbed my things and ran into the bathroom to change clothes.
Fully dressed, I looked in the mirror in my room. My hair lay open on my shoulders and with a sigh I brushed my hair out of my face. Then... I took a chain that I hadn't worn for a long time. Drews. Slowly I put it on and sighed again.
I would see him never again. I shook my head, banished all thoughts, grabbed my bag and my iPhone and left my room.
Once in the kitchen Lauren, Matt and our neighbor and my best friend Harry were waiting and stood in front of me. Lauren handed me my breakfast and I grabbed while running out an apple.
Once at the school, it started.
Lauren and I quickly said goodbye to Harry and Matt and made our way through the compliments for our choreography. At my locker arrived, I got my books out and locked it. Suddenly someone hugged me from behind, I turned slowly and met Dan's bright eyes.
"Morning," he said, leaning down to me. In my hand I held the pendant chain. I turned away slightly and Dan kissed my cheek.
"Morning," I said.
And fortunately it rang. I quickly went to my course and was glad we hadn't chosen the same for this half of the year.
The breaks I spent with Lauren, Matt, Harry and a few others. When Dan came, most of them disappeared. Lauren stopped and poked around bored in her salad.
Dan hugged me. "Is everything okay?" he asked.
"Uh, well," I said. "I have a little headache and math gets me."
He groaned and said, "Yeah. I know this feeling."
He leaned a little away from me, but let his arms around my waist.
"Is really everything okay?" he asked, looking deep into my eyes... and I gave in.
"Just because you're here," I smiled and pulled him down to kiss me.
"That’s disgusting!" Lauren groaned.
I chuckled softly; Dan rolled his eyes and waved slightly to Lauren.
"Feel free to go," he said, smiling and I looked at her.
"I am," she said, rolling her eyes and walked away.
After the last couple of hours I went back to Matt's car. Matt and Lauren were probably still in the classroom, because only Harry stood there. When I arrived he looked up and smiled at me.
"Hey," I greeted him, went up to him and we hugged. I buried my head in his shoulder and closed my eyes.
Although the time with Dan was nice, he wasn't the one I really wanted. I was annoyed by myself.
It couldn't be true. I had lost my heart to a stranger, I would never see again. That was just incredible. This could not be true. Finally, I couldn't spend my life looking for him. Above all, it would be even sadder if everything were in vain and he had long since forgotten me.
Harry stroked over my head and pulled me back to reality. I swallowed, took a deep breath and we broke apart.
"What is it, Mel?" he asked me and I smiled.
"Everything's okay. This morning was just so hectic that I had forgotten to hug you," I lied.
Harry laughed and said, "Okay. I also have, incidentally, a surprise for you."
I smiled at him and asked, "Really? What is it?"
"So... I talked to your parents and they and mine agreed that I can move with you," he announced and I stared at him for a moment only, then I hugged him again. Harry's body was vibrating when he laughed.
"That's... wow! That makes everything better," I said. I couldn't think him out of my life anyway.
As we parted again, I asked "Have you told Matt?"
He smiled widely at me and nodded.
"A few days ago... and Lauren knows it too," he admitted and I smiled widely.
After a few minutes Matt and Lauren finally arrived. We talked a little bit about our last day at our school as we drove home. At home I ate some more before I put on my comfy clothes and began with the others to make the house party suitable for tomorrow. Exhausted, I went at night to take a quickly showers.
Slowly, I went to my bed and sat down. I took my phone and read a few cancels.
Tomorrow would still be kind of great, I felt it! I wrote them quickly, that it would be okay and then stood up again. Aimless I stood around in my room. On my alarm clock it was 2:15 am. I put my iPhone on the bedside table, lay in my bed and stared at the ceiling.
After a few minutes I looked back at the clock: 2:45 am. I groaned and stood up.
I dug out a book, read a few pages, but then lie it on the bed. I crept down the stairs and went into the kitchen. I opened the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water. After I had fetched a glass from the cabinet, I turned around, jumped and screamed briefly.
"What are you doing here?!" I almost shouted.
Candice turned red and quickly said "Lauren had invited me." She smiled at me.
"I came here when you were in the bathroom. Laury and I had watched a movie and then I couldn't sleep." She shrugged her shoulders. "Lauren is already asleep quite a while. I didn't want to wake anyone, so I came into the kitchen to get me a drink."
I chuckled and said "You got me completely terrified."
took another glass yet and poured out in both water. We both drank quiet ahead of us and Candice finally said, "I think I'm trying to sleep again." She yawned and stretched.
"Sleep well," she said.
"You too."
I watched her as she went up the stairs and made me a cup of tea.
I stood a few minutes with the steaming mug in my hands in front of the stove and tried to take a few sips. Finally I went to the terrace, opened the door, walked a little way and lay down on a sun lounger. With the tea in my hand, I looked up at the sky, sipping a couple of times at my cup, watching the stars.
It was 3:30 am and I still couldn't sleep. Annoyed, I stared at my ceiling. I got up and groaned briefly, because I struck my head. I took my phone, some headphones, put the music on shuffle and walked out of my room. The house was quiet, it was pitch black. I opened the balcony doors and sat down on a chair. I looked up at the sky, in this hot night were thousands of stars. A slow, soulful song began. I sang the whole song to myself and thought of Melody.
Did she also think of me? I shook my head slightly. Certainly not. She had her Dan. In addition, she would probably sleep. I grimaced and sighed softly.
How would today be? Maybe she wouldn't be pleased to see me; laugh at me perhaps because I thought we could be something. Because I couldn't forget.
Before my eyes her face appeared, laughed and said, "You and me?!" She laughed again. Dan appeared and laughed with her.
I quickly shook my head to get rid of these terrible thoughts. But... but there was some truth. They looked so happy on the TV... so in love. I swallowed.
It started a new song. A fast one, without deep meaning.
I ran my hand through my hair and let me sink deeper into the chair. Finally, I caught myself as I rocked the beat with my foot and drummed with my fingers on the armrest. I smiled and watched as the sun rised. I thought again of Melody.
Yes, today would be a good day.
"Justin." Someone shook my arm.
"Justin! You have to get up!"
I muttered "Go away", turned around and fell to the ground.
A pain shot through my right arm and abruptly I opened my eyes. I looked around confused.
Why was I on the balcony?
"I don't know. This morning when I came into your room to wake you up, the door was open and you were lying here."
Only then I realized that I had my thoughts spoken aloud. Mom gave me her hand and helped me up. I picked up my iPhone, which also fell down, stretched, yawned and looked at the clock. It was already 1:40 pm. Shit! I ran to my room, grabbed a few things and wanted to disappear into the bathroom, as my mother told me that Selena had called.
"What did she want?" I asked.
Mom said "She wonders, why you don't answer your phone and where you are. And she asked, when you'd pick her up. Do you go out tonight?" I nodded.
"To a party. I told you..." I shook my head. "That's why we were shopping?"
"Oh, right. Hm. Okay. Have fun!" she said and went downstairs.
After I had showered, I put on black pants, a white shirt and was fighting with my tie when my cell phone rang. I grabbed it and answered without a look on the screen.
"Hey, shawty! Excited yet?" I asked, on the other side someone laughed.
"Should I?" said Caitlin and I blushed.
"Oh, Caitlin, hi. I thought you were Selena," I said and she laughed softly.
"Well, sorry, I'm not. What are you doing?" she asked.
I tucked my cell phone between my ear and shoulder and said "I'm fighting with my tie. But it doesn't work."
Caitlin laughed again and said "No problem. I'll just put some clothes on. See ya soon!"
"What? No, no, you don't have to. My Mom..." I tried to stop her, but she had already hung up.
She hung up?! I got Selena's words again in my mind.
"What do you think why she does this all? Well, because she still loves you! She does everything, everything, to be in your near. "
With a shock I realized that she was right. I took my phone and wrote Selena a message.
Come here. ASAP! Important!
Then I finally got my tie done and went downstairs.
In less than five minutes Sel stood in front of my door. I hugged her quickly and pulled her into the house.
"Hey!" she protested. "You haven't even looked at me properly!"
Selena pouted and I looked at her and... wow! I stared at her speechless. She wore a tight, perfectly fitting dress and her hair flowed in soft curls over her body.
"Do you like it?" She turned in a full circle. "I didn't know if it was too risky or not. What do you think?"
"I... uh... Wow!" I glanced at her and she smiled back.
"Great!" She laughed. "So, what happened?"
I told her about Caitlin and then what my idea was to show her that I had no feelings for her. When I finished, her eyes were shining.
"That's perfect!" she laughed and smiled mischievously at me. Then she pulled me close and kissed me. I put my arms around her and replied.
Five minutes later, Caitlin rang. Selena began to laugh loudly and danced to the door. In front of it she waited a bit so that Caitlin had to ring again and again. I chuckled and sat down so that Caitlin couldn't see me from the door, Selena stuck out her tongue and I gave her a sign to open the door. Sel laughed again and threw open the door. Caitlin had clenched a fist and was apparently just starting to knock. Astonished, she paused and looked puzzled at Selena and Selena looked at her.
"Caitlin. What are you doing here?" Selena smiled playfully friendly and then asked with a derogatory voice "Do you want to Justin?"
Caitlin just looked away and said finally, "Exactly, Selly."
She grinned friendly at Selena whereupon Sel threw a quick glance over her shoulder.
We didn't expect that she'd stay this cool.
Selena looked back to Caitlin and sat back on her perfect grin.
"What do you want from Justin, Caity?"
"We talked on the phone," she chuckled, "You know, he had problems with his tie and I offered him my help." Caity grinned again.
I didn't understand the situation. Why was she so friendly? Had she seen me?
"I'm sorry. I just arrived and have already helped him."
I noticed how Selena's voice slightly trembled. Caitlin reached out a hand to her shoulder and looked behind her. Probably after me.
"Justin is... someone special, you know? And you fit really well together, but don't hurt him. Justin and I... we're friends." She grinned broadly at Selena.
Friends? Suddenly?
I watched as Selena grabbed Caitlin's hand and tore it off her shoulder.
"Take your hands off me!"
Caitlin stepped back and stared at her in horror.
"What is your problem?" she asked.
"What my problem is?! What's the matter with you, huh? What do you play and how can you say that you were friends? You're constantly flirting with him and... and..."
She got no further, because Caitlin broke into loud laughter.
"You-You-You think I am still in love with J-Justin?!" Again she began to laugh. "That's ridiculous!"
Selena looked confused and I couldn't shut my mouth.
Ridiculous? It doesn't bother me, but... ridiculous?
"But... your outfits when you’re around him... and how angry you were the last time we met...!" said Selena. Caitlin paused a moment and then chuckled softly again.
"I had a date last time and wanted just to stop by. And with the message… I'm really sorry! I've really only deleted it by accident, which is why I didn't say anything... I mean what should I've said? "Hey Justin, I, your ex, deleted a text message from Selena, your great love"? That wouldn't certainly go well, right?"
Selena clearly didn't understand the world. Without another word, she came to me into the living room and plopped down on the couch next to me. Caitlin closed the door and followed her. She stopped short when she saw me.
"Oh... Hey, Justin," she said, grinning at me.
What kind of a game was she playing?
Selena wasn't listening.
"And why do you come immediately, if Justin has a problem?"
"I take every opportunity to be with him. That's probably true, but only because he spends so much time with you and I hardly see him because of his tour and stuff. Do you know how hard it is to be friends with a teen star? I'm sorry... of course you know that." She grinned briefly. Selena flipped open her mouth and closed it again. Then she jumped up.
"I'll get me a glass of water." She disappeared into the kitchen.
Caitlin turned her gaze on me and moved a little to me. She put her hand briefly on my tie and looked at her. "Not bad."
She took her hand back down and smiled sweetly at me. "Selena and you... do you think it last forever?" I glanced away and had to think of Melody.
Forever? No, but I couldn't tell her.
"I hope."
She pouted and pushed back into the sofa. She muttered something I didn't understand correctly but what I understood was "What a pity."
Caitlin sighed. "I'm sorry, guys," she said and looked at her cell phone. "But I have to go." She smiled.
I quickly looked at my clock and was glad that just one hour had passed. So I said, "Yeah, we must go, too."
I helped Selena up, stretched and went to the door with both.
"Wait a sec. I'm honestly not satisfied with my outfit," I admitted laughing.
I smiled and climbed up the stairs, took off the shirt and tie and opted for a casual, light white T-shirt, took a couple of dog tags and grabbed my black leather jacket.
A little later I came back down, but the whole situation seemed to have changed. When I got downstairs, Caitlin's hair was tangled and she held her cheek. She looked angrily at Sel and she was staring back stubbornly.
I put on the jacket. "What's going on?" I asked.
Selena replied, smiling at me, "Oh, nothing."
She smiled briefly at Caitlin and then looked back at me.
Caitlin didn't look up. She just hugged me and whispered "Love you" and "Take care of yourself".
I hugged her briefly and then she disappeared out the door. I looked to Selena.
"What was that?"
She shrugged her shoulders, grabbed my hand, put an innocent grin and said, "Nothing."
We walked out the door and sat in the car. I looked at her again, and knew that she had lied to me.
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Large O-Rings
They are made out of elastomeric rubber or thermoplastic materials like silicone, Teflon or Viton, and exhibit the same properties.
Large O-rings are used in most process industries, specifically within the chemical, hydrocarbon, pharmaceutical, food processing, beverage and electronics industries. The multitude of applications for large o-rings includes thread tube fitting, which involves a third piece between two tubes that connects them, known as a union piece. This piece allows access for system check-ups and management of leaks and such.
Fitting military gland designs, which are larger than most O-ring grooves, is also one example of how large o-rings are utilized. There is also the production of flat panel displays, which are built to support the weight of an object perpendicular to a wall. Such a display cannot shake or move and therefore requires the soft buffer of an o-ring between the wall and the mount part screwed into it.
All of these applications require the use of a basic o-ring, except with a larger width, outside diameter and inside diameter, to support the proper magnitude of the product it is part of supporting. Large o-rings are usually rubber rather than metal, particularly in reference to the three applications just discussed.
There are several different methods to determine the size of an O-ring or the desired size for a specific application. O-ring gauges are devices that measure the size of any O-ring by placing the O-ring being measured around two halves of spindles until it is a tight fit. The spindles expand until tight, and a size is sown in a digital window.
Digital calipers perform a similar way, but measure the O-ring by a size chart. Shadow graphs match an O-ring with its correct standard sizing by providing life-size drawings of O-rings. All O-rings have standardized sizes among different countries, the most popular of which is the AS568 O-rings.
Large o-rings are often sold as a part of an o-ring kit, with a variety of o-ring sizes packaged together by an o-ring manufacturer. For companies that have a multitude of products or systems requiring o-rings, a kit including all the sizes they need would be a smarter investment then buying each o-ring size individually.
Large O-Rings Large O-rings are the most massive sized O-rings available for sale. Some are offered through sizing charts and mass produced, while others must be custom made to fit certain dimensions.
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Fishino: let’s look inside the features
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In this second “episode” (here the first one), we will go deeply inside Fishino features, showing the main libraries and code sketches.
In the last post we have presented the Fishino UNO board, compatible with Arduino UNO but offering WiFi connectivity, a microSD slot and a built-in RTC.
In this second post we begin describing the available software libraries, explaining the main functions with some simple examples of use.
As anticipated, both the board firmware and the software libraries are constantly under development, so we recommend keeping them constantly upgraded.
To take advantage of all the Fishino features we must obviously have a set of software libraries to handle all the additional components.
If the SD card and the Real Time Clock (RTC) functions are already available in the corresponding Arduino libraries, the ESP12WiFi module is not present in the suite, that’s why we had to develop a proprietary library.
We will start then from the Wi-Fi features, but later we’ll provide details on those already available in the IDE too.
The supplied libraries, freely downloadable from our site are:
• ‘Fishino’
• ‘FishinoWebServer’
• ‘Flash’
The last library, Flash, is freely available on internet but we have inserted it in the downloadable package anyway, since it is a necessary component for the functioning of the previous two.
‘Fishino’ Library
Let’s start with the description of the library (which can be downloaded from fishino website) that handles the Fishino WiFi module lower and middle level.
This defines three classes:
• FishinoClassand its global variable “Fishino”
• FishinoClient
• FishinoServer
The project is constantly evolving, well supported by a very active community on Facebook;
Thanks to this community, we will add in a second phase the FishinoUdp, FishinoAnalog, FishinoDigital and FishinoSerial libraries to manage respectively the UDP network protocol, the analog inputs, the digital I/O and the additional hardware serial port built on the WiFi module.
Let’s begin with the FishinoClass description (single instance in the global variable Fishino), explaining with practical examples the various functions.
With bool Fishino.reset () we can initialize the WiFi module by sending a software reset. Required at the very beginning of your sketch to ensure a successful module boot. Returns TRUE if the module has been properly initialized, FALSE otherwise.
The reset function also checks the firmware version. If outdated, sends an error message over the serial port and the program is stopped. Listing 1 shows an example of proper initialization routine in the Setup function. Apart from the usual serial port initialization (to be done at the beginning of setup), you see:
• initializing the SPI
• Fishino.reset ()to init the module
The first procedure has been intentionally left “manual”, not included in a function, to have more flexibility in order to change the communication speed, if there are other shields using the same interface. In this example, we set it to the maximum available speed.
The section containing the Fishino.reset () call, initializes the module and sends a message over the serial interface if successful. Otherwise, in case of problems, reports the error and blocks the sketch.
Warning, the WiFi module DON’T start without this command.
bool Fishino.setMode (uint8_t mode) and uint8_t Fishino.getMode (void) functions set (or read) the module working modes (Listing 2), that can be as follows:
• STATION_MODE It requires a Wi-Fi router to connect to. It is the normal working mode.
• SOFTAP_MODE creates an access point you can connect to. Useful in the absence of an existing network infrastructure.
• STATIONAP_MODE Dual mode, the module works either as an access point or connecting to an existing router.
To connect to the access point / router you must use the bool Fishino.begin (SSID, PASSWORD) function. Obviously, SSID is the network name and PASSWORD, if not needed, can be left blank.
To check whether Fishino is properly connected, the command is uin8_t Fishino.status (). The function returns TRUE if the connection is successful, FALSE otherwise. In the code snippet in Listing 3, the connection function is invoked in an endless loop until it is successful.
This type of connection procedure (executed in the Setup function) is suitable for a fixed application since it is a high resource consuming, of course. If using Fishino in mobility, you can move the connection function in the loop () and invoke it on a schedule while doing other activities.
This way you can, for example, collect data from a sensor, store them on the SD card and when a working connection is detected, send them to a remote computer (Listing 4). In this example (intentionally abbreviated), in setup () it is read the current time and stored in the connectTime variable; later in the loop () we check the elapsed time (millis () – connectTime) and every 10 seconds run a connection test. If not connected you try to connect to the server and, if successful run a function (to be defined) that saves on the network the previously read data.
The loop then continues through another function (also to be defined) that reads from a sensor and stores the data locally, i.e. on the SD card.
With this sketch is thus possible to make a simple data logger which not only reads and stores data on the SD card, but which, in the presence of a network connection, is able to save them in a completely automatic manner at predefined time intervals.
To configure a static IP and DNS servers, Gateway, and the subnet on the local network use these functions:
bool Fishino.config (IPAddress local_ip)
bool Fishino.config (IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress DNS_SERVER)
bool Fishino.config (IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress DNS_SERVER, IPAddress gateway)
bool Fishino.config (IPAddress local_ip, IPAddress DNS_SERVER, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress subnet)
In practice, the first sets a static IP, if necessary. In Listing 5 we see how you can set a static IP ( If you don’t use this function, the IP address will be automatically set by the DHCP.
We could also disconnect the network. The command to do this is bool Fishino.disconnect (void).
Here are also some functions used to control the connection parameters:
• To read the WiFi module MAC: const uint8_t* Fishino.macAddress (void)
• To get the IP acquired by the WiFi module (useful if you set a dynamic IP) invoke IPAddress Fishino.localIP () as shown for example in Listing 6.
• To get the subnet mask and gateway IP address, you can call these functions:
• IPAddress Fishino.subnetMask ()
• IPAddress Fishino.gatewayIP ()
The functions listed above were named in a similar way to the corresponding ones on Arduino Ethernet and WiFi library, in order to simplify the porting of existing code.
However the higher Fishino potential, and especially the possibility to operate also in access point mode without needing an existing infrastructure, requires us to study the new functions introduced by the station mode, including:
bool Fishino.setStaIP (IPAddress ip)
bool Fishino.setStaMAC (uint8_t const * mac)
bool Fishino.setStaGateway (IPAddress gw)
bool Fishino.setStaNetMask (IPAddress nm)
While the access point mode uses:
bool Fishino.setApIP (IPAddress ip)
bool Fishino.setApMAC (uint8_t const * mac)
bool Fishino.setApGateway (IPAddress gw)
bool Fishino.setApNetMask (IPAddress nm)
bool Fishino.setApIPInfo (IPAddress ip, IPAddress gateway, IPAddress netmask)
In particular, the last is used to set all Fishino IP parameters when configured as a WiFi router, with a single command (Listing 7).
We will see how to use them at the end of this article with a complete example. In order to read WiFi connection data and settings, such as the network SSID you are connected to, the router MAC (BSSID), the signal strength in dBm (RSSI) and the network security, you can use these functions :
const char * Fishino.SSID ()
const uint8_t* Fishino.BSSID ()
int32_t Fishino.RSSI ()
uint8_t Fishino.encryptionType ()
As shown for example in Listing 8.
There are also some functions used to list available WiFi networks with their characteristics:
uint8_t Fishino.scanNetworks ()
This will scan for available WiFi networks and returns the number of found networks.
After the scanNetworks, you can use the following functions, passing the network number as a parameter (total number is given by scanNetworks () – 1).
The function const char * Fishino.SSID (uint8_t networkItem) returns the SSID, i.e. the network name as shown in Listing 9. This example prints on the serial interface a list of the wireless networks found.
To know the type of network security, the right command is uint8_t Fishino.encryptionType (uint8_t networkItem).
We can also know the network signal strength with int32_t Fishino.RSSI (uint8_t networkItem).
FishinoClient and FishinoServer
These two classes are the Arduino Ethernet and Wi-Fi shields EthernetClient / WiFiClient and EthernetServer / WiFiServer equivalents, and their use is virtually identical.
For example, to send a request to a web page and print the response on serial interface check Listing 10.
At the end of this post, we present a complete example that shows one of the most attractive features of Fishino, i.e. the possibility to create a network infrastructure without an external router, connecting to it for example with a mobile phone.
A similar application could be used, for example, to remotely monitor a number of outdoor sensors via a mobile phone, making so fully portable devices.
Another interesting application could be a WiFi remote control always via the phone web browser.
The example in Listing 11 creates a WiFi network named (SSID) ‘FISHINO’ without a password (open network) and starts a small server that provides on demand a reading of the six analog inputs present on Fishino. Once launched the sketch, you must select your wireless network (FISHINO) between available networks and connecting to on the browser you get the result shown in figures.
The examples presented here are included, along with others, in the Fishino library.
One last note on I / O already used by devices: those can’t be shared with other applications when these devices are used. The WiFi module uses the following pins: 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13. It is completely deactivated with a jumper between CH_PH ESP and ground pins.
The microSD card uses the following pins: 4, 11, 12 and 13 and requires the pin 7 set to digital output. To release those resources, simply do not put a memory card into the connector.
The RTC module communicates by using i2c pins SCL and SDA, coupled on Arduino UNO to analog ports A4 and A5.
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