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Public train transportation is the way to travel into the city if you want to ditch the traffic, read a book or fall asleep behind the wheel. Train commuting is a type of home away from home. The MBTA is not the way to travel if you desire consistently being on time, don't like crowds or require privacy.
The 6:42 a.m. train was a unique scenario as we boarded the now 7:02 a.m. dark passenger cars in Shirley, MA. There was no battery power, lights or air conditioning. The passengers grumbled as they boarded their unreliable steel pool cars. One man in our boarding line read the riot act to the conductor. Said man was riding the rails to catch a 9:15 flight out of Logan. I think half of us were chuckling at the psychotic traveler; he wouldn't have made that flight on a good day. He was already cutting it way too close for morning Uber traffic, and airport security checks, even if he did arrive in Boston by 8:00. The conductor told him the best bet was to wait for the next train. There were no guarantees and the crew was already hoping this engine would make it to North Station.
Reassured on every level, I made my way to the top of the double-decker.
We pulled into the next station braking with a jolt. Nobody on the train understood what that had to do with no battery. The Ayer passengers embarked complaining about both the lack of power and the man that ran in front of the train. Evidently, someone had crossed the tracks to get to their platform. When the man realized he dropped something, he ran back in front of the oncoming train to pick it up. Everyone waiting on the platform thought they were going to witness a fatal accident. As they boarded, the train was still dark but their trauma was visible. The situation added more time before we were underway again.
The next stop is right off the interstate, and the largest pick up. About 200 people boarded our moving cave and we were on our slow way again without incident.
We arrived at the next depot with incident. Passengers boarded and then the train stayed on the platform. We weren't moving again. Everyone hedged their bets to either disembark and reboard the next train or wait it out and hope the situation improved. The experienced group I was sitting with knew better, got off the snail and lined up for the following train that would be pulling in any minute. About 300 people were back on the platform and headed to the crossover when the headlight of the the savior train appeared.
The crowd had words for each other as people tried to hurry in front of the next. Everyone jumbled together trying not to be last. The mayhem was railroad "musical chairs", knowing not everyone would get a seat.
The rest of the ride was uneventful. We were already an hour behind schedule and so many people were standing up, the cars looked more like a subway. The situation could not possibly get worse but the earlier commuters remained visibly on edge.
This second train would arrive on time, so the last few standing passengers weren't otherwise effected. They had lights and air conditioning. The commuters just outside the city had it made, they just didn't know it. One woman, standing next to my seat, couldn't understand the frenzy.
She remained positive, "The railroad does get us there."
"Yes. This is still better than driving in traffic." another Cambridge passenger agreed.
"Right? A few less seats does not make a difference." declared the first.
A dangerous remark from someone that had just boarded in Belmont. I was already on the 2nd train, after the first arrived 20 minutes late, and was an hour behind schedule after offloading and reboarding with 300+ of my most intimate friends.
The morning commute included a bigger crowd, no privacy and I was late. Yes, I had avoided traffic and read a large part of my book. But no, I couldn't fall asleep, even though it was so much like home. There had been a lot of excitement with the lights off.


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Scores of children partied and paraded their way around the National Stadium today during Junior Kadooment as they proudly showed off their colourful costumes and creative makeup.
As the kiddies whizzed to and fro about the stadium, their parents were caught up in the excitement of the mas as well.
Joining the masquerade and revelry is a family tradition for Deonne Gittens. Her two daughters, 13-year-old Mekael Doughty and two-year-old Morgan Gittens were following in the footsteps of their mother and grandmother this morning jumping with Xante.
"As a child, I was jumping every single year . . . I had a ball so it's their time now," she explained.
"Kadooment is only once every year so [Junior Kadooment] is for them to enjoy themselves and have a good time."
Gittens' love for the Crop Over festival goes beyond just the jump up. She loves "the togetherness and good, clean fun".
Her daughter Mekael says she hopes this will be her last year in the kids jump as she wants to join the adults in 2018. The 13-year-old expressed her love for Crop Over season telling Barbados TODAY "I love the colourful costumes and I just like having fun with my friends".
Meanwhile, after spending years watching others party and enjoy themselves on the road, Alyssa Hall finally joined the festivities this year. While living in the United States with her Barbadian-born mother, the 14-year-old visited the island annually during the summer since the age of two. But after moving to Barbados last year she finally got her wish.
"I'm finally able to dress up and have fun and dance with everybody," said the elated Alleyne Secondary student. "I always loved to see how happy everybody was together."
Aaliyah Morgan was another masquerader who just couldn't wait to get in the stadium. Standing by the Gywenth Squires Kites at the Garrison Tent, the 13-year-old was already energetically dancing and singing Mavis by Stiffy with a group of her friends.
The only thing holding Morgan back was her costume.
"I like my costume but I don't like the back because when you go on the road and you're ready to dance you can't dance properly," she said.
Vendor Andrea Gooding noted that things seemed a bit lacklustre this year.
"The attendance looks poor . . . It is not as well supported this year as far as I can see. Up to last year was really well attended," she said.
Gooding also expressed the view that the event needs to be better organized.
"There is a still a little too much confusion with the settlement of the bands and the children. There are children who were here from since 7 a.m. and the parents don't know where to assemble. There needs to be a little more organization with the settlement of the bands," she said.
And we see in one of today's newspaper, amid a serious rise in gun violence in Barbados, a kiddies band outfitted with mock guns. I tell ya.

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789653607953447129.post8134135512460745241..comments2019-12-10T01:41:54.361-08:00Comments on GAFASHION: THE THING ABOUT WINNING: LESSONS FROM FAILING AN AWFUL LOT IN 2018Grace Alexhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789653607953447129.post-21772918267662857302018-12-05T02:27:55.012-08:002018-12-05T02:27:55.012-08:00I am currently in loss of words to accurately than...I am currently in loss of words to accurately thank you for your sweet message. However, I'll still say it, thank you thank you thank you. May things fall in pleasant places for you, love you.Grace Alexhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789653607953447129.post-48849883530971220862018-12-04T16:47:48.208-08:002018-12-04T16:47:48.208-08:00Sometimes when I read your blog posts, I literally...Sometimes when I read your blog posts, I literally don't know what to say. I want to say words of comfort and encouragement and many other things but I don't know how to construct the words and sometimes i doubt I fully understand what you're communicating. I am not an avid reader/fellower I'm always in and out mostly cos of school but this year what i noticed from the times I've viewed your insta page and read your blogposts is that you have grown,better than last and the year before you have grown. You are wiser, smarter, stronger amidst the failures and tough times that you have gone through in this year. There are wins to count even in the failures.
I appreciate you Grace Alex. Thank you for who you are and for being you. I've learnt quite a lot from you this year and I'm grateful. Thank you for never giving up and for always giving your best. You are strong, bold, beautiful and you have what it takes to make the impact and achieve the goals that you want to. Never doubt the power you possess. You are greatness on two feet.
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The major reason, why many people workout is to become healthier and get a great body. New studies have shown that exercise can also help to improve sexual health. If you can work out for at least twenty minutes daily, you will be more likely to be aroused sexually. Flexibility is a very important factor especially when it comes to sexual performance. If you add working out to your daily routine, you will become more flexible. When you are flexible, you and your partner will be able to experiment with different position, without the risk of aches or pain. In this article, we are going to be looking at seven exercise that will improve your sexual health.
Of course, working is difficult, but if you push yourself every day, you are going to experience a massive improvement in your physical as well as your sexual health.
Squats are a very important exercise that you should never ignore because they are excellent for toning as well as for shaping your legs. Squatting promotes the flow of blood below waist region, which will go a long way in improving your sexual performance. When squatting, ensure that you don't allow your knees press in front of your toes so that you don't get a muscles injury.
Kegel exercise is a yet another important exercise especially when it comes to sexual health because it helps to strengthen the pelvic muscles which play an important role in orgasm. Another thing that makes this exercise perfect for improving your sexual performance is that it targets the muscles that tighten and releases during sex. You don't need any special equipment to perform this exercise, all you have to do is to lie down on the floor or stand, while in this position, focus on tightening your pelvic muscles. Hold on ten seconds. If you want to get more out of this exercise, then you have to do it consistently every day.
This exercise targets the arm which is important for carrying our daily activities as well as during sex. When you work on your triceps, you will become knuckles as well as your wrist will become stronger and less likely to be injured especially during sex. Of course, you don't have to go to the gym or to buy some fancy equipment in other to carry out this exercise; all you need is a chair or a slightly elevated platform.
This is one of the most common as well as effective exercise when it comes to general as well as sexual health. When you do a push-up, you are indirectly working out every part of your body at the same time. But the major part of the body that push-ups targets are the core and the abs region. Again, you don't need any equipment to perform this exercise. All you need is a spacious environment. To perform a perfect push up, you need to first stay in a plank position, and slowly bring your body down and back to a plank position. Ensure that you don't hunch your shoulders or tighten your neck.
If you are new to push-up, it is likely going to be difficult for you at first, but if you persist, it is going to become easier and easier for you.
This exercise strengthens important muscle group that is required by a lot of sex positions. This exercise is also associated with yogi who is believed to improve the flow of blood to the pelvic region. To perform an upward dog, all you need to do to lie on the floor and bring both of your hands to your side. Next, lift only your upper body up with the aid of your hand.
This exercise targets the lower back, hips and the hamstrings. It is best you do this exercise after you are done with the upward dog.
The reason why this exercise can improve sexual health is that it targets the muscles in the pelvis and the groin.
If you add this exercise to your workout routine, you are going to perform better sexually.


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Dragon's Nest is the first book in the third Deltora Quest series.
Book description
"The evil Shadow Lord has been banished, but famine still stalks Deltora, and only monsters thrive. As the starving people weaken, Lief, Jasmine and Barda discover a terrible secret. The Enemy left seeds of death behind him. Four vile creations of sorcery called the Four Sisters are hidden in the land. They are slowly killing it while the Shadow Lord gloats, awaiting his triumphant return.
The companions must find the deadly Sisters and destroy them. Their only clue is a fragment of an ancient map. Their only hope of help lies with seven unlikely allies - the last of Deltora's dragons."[1]
Lief, Barda, and Jasmine destroy the Enemy's Crystal. By doing so, they learned the existence of the Four Sisters, embodiments of evil created by the Shadow Lord and hidden in the most remote territories in Deltora. These four beings have for centuries starve the land and made it impossible to grow food. With a determination to end Deltora's suffering, Lief and his companions set out to destroy these hideous creations, leaving Doom in charge of Del. Using a map created by Doran the Dragonlover, they set out for Dragon's Nest. Along the way, Lief woke the Topaz and Ruby dragons, which had been sleeping for centuries. Doran has persuaded all the last seven dragons to sleep and wait for the day when a great king would wake them up in his quest to destroy the Four Sisters. Lief destroyed the Sister of the East with the Ruby dragon and killed the guardian, Rolf the Capricon. He learned that the second sister is in Shadowgate.
- Lief
- Barda
- Jasmine
- Filli
- Kree
- Lindal of Broome
- Doom
- Josef
- Paff
- Iris
- Brid
- Rolf the Capricon
- Topaz dragon
- Sister of the East
- Ruby Dragon
- Doran (mentioned)
- ↑ Rodda, Emily. Dragon's Nest. Scholastic Australia. 2004.


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Almost as soon as you leave the main Adigrat-Adwa road, you can see the flat-topped mountain on which Debre Damo is located looming over the surrounding landscape. It still takes quite a long time before you actually cross a small river and start the final ascent from the foot of the mountain to reach the end of the road. From here, my heart started beating a little faster, as I was in anticipation of the vertical climb required to reach the monastery. When I reached the vertical wall and looked up, I realized this was steep, but the priest climbing up the rope before me gave me confidence and I wondered if I should give it a go without the secondary rope.
When the second rope was thrown at me from above, it appeared obvious to use it, and a short while later, while dangling in the air and trying to get a hold on the worn-off wall with my sandals, I was glad I was still safely guarded by the second rope around my waist. According to legend, Abba Aregawi reached the top with the help of a flying serpent, but for more rational people like me, it is hard to see how someone could have reached the top without any help - he must have been a very able rockclimber. I would see his legendary ascent as a future founder of Debre Damo at various places later on. Once on the top of the amba or flat-topped hill, I visited the Axumite church, reputedly one of the oldest free standing churches in Ethiopia, marvelled at the interior of the church even though most of it is closed for visitors, and had a great view from the bell tower.
I then visited some lower cliffs, with another, smaller and newer church right on the ridge, and some small cemetery caves filled with bones and skulls, as well as some cave shrines with artwork inside. A tour of the hilltop revealed an extensive village of monks, with many bulls, some trees and a large number of man-made water basins, on which the monks leave duckweed as a protective measure against sunlight and evaporation. Every time I reached the edge of the cliffs, I realized again the spectacular location of Debre Damo monastery. On my way off the amba, I came across a colourful and impressive funerary service, apparently for a deceased woman - her visit to Debre Damo would also be her last.
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"Ann the Word" by Beauty Pill
"Ann the Word" originally surfaced nearly a decade ago as an mp3 demo on Beauty Pill's MySpace page, unhewn with a swirling stuttered grace of samples and a whispery, almost ASMR-like haunted vocal. It's a march to the river Styx, a tidal-slow reckoning with fate, while unafraid and embracing the often overlooked elegance of death.
At the time the song was an experiment for an already adventurous band, made more cryptic since the group went dark shortly after its posting. Many thought it would be the last we heard of leader Chad Clark as he struggled with a heart virus that was almost always fatal. Chad miraculously rallied, and the response to "Ann the Word" inspired him to subtly incorporate samples with more traditional rock instrumentation to create their 2015 album Describes Things As They Are, in which "Ann the Word" was finally completed and set free.
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Levi Rubeck is a poet and critic from Wyoming, though his day job is at the MIT Press in Cambridge, MA. His chapbook Lunar Flare will be available from Argos Books in 2016, and he has poems in No, Dear, Maggy, Window Cat Press, Wreck Park, Analog, and others. He was an editor at NYU's Washington Square Review, is a co-editor at the online journal Paperbag, and writes on games for Kill Screen. More info can be found at dangerhazzard.com.
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The doctor for Uplands in the 1920 - 1930s was Dr Whitley. His successor in the late 1930s was Dr Royal who retired in December 1962 and was succeeded at that time by Dr Lamb.
Dr Newton joined his practice in the 1930s and was based at The Chestnuts, Hollow Lane.
At the end of 1963 the two practices joined in partnership but continued to work from separate premises, Dr Newton at The Chestnuts and Dr Lamb at a purpose-built surgery attached to Brookfield House, Lansdown. After a couple of years it was decided to close the surgery at Hollow Lane and all practice work was conducted from Brookfield House. During that time Drs Lamb and Newton were joined by Dr Bamford and later by Dr J L Dod.
In 1972 the practice moved to the Health Centre at Beeches Green, being joined by Dr Gillian Dod and, on the retirement of Dr Newton, by Dr Voss.
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STALYBRIDGE folk still have a fear of crime, despite a massive crackdown in the town.
After Stalybridge's Det Chief Insp Peter Turner announced a 58 per cent drop in burglaries in the area, visitors to tamesideadvertiser.co.uk were asked whether they felt any safer - 60 per cent said no.
Insp Ross Hickman said the decline in burglaries meant there was only around three a day being committed in the sub division of Stalybridge, Dukinfield, Hyde, Mottram, Mossley and Hattersley.
Commenting on our poll result Insp Hickman said: "Fear of crime is born out of a number of factors and it doesn't always relate to what crime is occurring.
"It may be through what they have read in the paper or what they've heard on the news or they may even know someone who's had a crime committed against them.
"That is going to affect the way they feel about it. Especially with the major incidents which have happened in Ashton recently, people will be concerned but the chances of anything happening to them are extremely low."
He said officers working on the burglary-busting Operation Rhodes will soon target robbery as well.
"Around six per cent of offenders commit 60 per cent of crime and we're trying to target those offenders," he added.


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Well, we still have the 2019 ceremony to go.
Celebrities and stylists work hard during award season to find the perfect look for each red carpet event. But try as they might, sometimes the ensemble just misses the style mark. Before you know it, the star is a meme (gasp!), getting double-taps on Instagram because it's funny, not fashionable. The silver lining? Another event is just around the corner, with another person landing on the worst-dressed list. In the spirit of award season and the #throwback pics that make you LOL (it's like looking at old prom photos), here, are the worst Oscar outfits of all time.
The highlight of the 2015 red carpet was definitely Lady Gaga's red gloves, which spawned plenty of memes. My favorite? The Lady Gaga "cleaning starter pack."
St. Vincent took a risk at the 2018 Academy Awards in this Saint Laurent look. It's hard to hate anything from the iconic fashion house, but this runway ensemble didn't work IRL.
Icelandic artist Bjork's swan dress is probably the most iconic on the list of worst dressed. The look was designed by Macedonian designer Marjan Pejoski, who actually made two copies of it as it could not be dry cleaned. One was auctioned off for $9,500 in 2005 (!!) and Valentino even paid tribute to this swan ensemble in its spring 2014 couture fashion show.
The singer's dress for the 74th Academy Awards resembled a rainbow cake explosion. We're not sure what made Hill decide on this look, but it's a hard pass from us.
The actress looked like she was drowning in her dress at the 76th Annual Academy Awards. And question: Are the gold and blue embroidered pieces remnants of a vest? We're confused.
I saw this dress and immediately thought "Count Dracula." Sorry, Whoopi.
The actress looked twice her age at the 2001 event when she stepped out in this gray dress with a fringe neck shawl. I prefer to remember her in this 2014 Atelier Versace look instead.
The iconic star was the "Belle" of the ball in this yellow ruffled number at the 2009 Academy Awards.
Costumer designer Lizzy Gardiner wore a dress made out of gold American Express cards to the 1995 Academy Awards. The cards were real, but had expired. That year, she won an Oscar for Best Costume Design for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, though in an ironic twist of fate, this dress landed her on worst dressed lists.
The star wore a strapless Christian Siriano creation to the 2018 Academy Awards. From the front, the gown looked great. From the back? That's another story.
The year is 1974. The outfit is a leopard printed bikini underneath a spotted furry coat. Perhaps she had a back up gown...in the car?
The actress arrived to the 1996 Oscars in a Dolce & Gabbana gold gown. She matched the Academy Award statue.
The actress looked like she was ready to fly away in this semi-sheer multi-colored dress at the 2007 Academy Awards.
At least Moore can say she was an early adopter of biker shorts.
The actress looked like a runway Las Vegas bride at the 1992 Academy Awards.
The star arrived to the 1990 Academy Awards in a white gown with one shoulder ripped off and a corseted bodice. The look did not seem comfortable at all.
The actress and Tyra Banks (see next slide) should have gone to the Oscars together, as Swank's Dior dress was more suited for prom than the Academy Awards.
The model's giving me sugar plum fairy vibes with this poufy purple gown dress from the 2000 Academy Awards.
Bellatrix Lestrange is that you? Carter appeared to channel her Harry Potter character's preference for moody colors with this black-and-white multi-layered dress at the 2013 Academy Awards.
Two questions: how is that skirt staying on and is that headpiece heavy? Cher wore this dominatrix-meets-fortune teller outfit to the 1986 Academy Awards and it was just as memorable as you'd expect.
Heather Mills arrived in lacey separates for the 74th Annual Academy Awards in 2002. In hindsight this outfit wasn't the best choice for a fancy red carpet event—especially the Oscars, where glamorous gowns or sleek pantsuits are de rigueur.
The comedian wore a gray David Meister dress to the 2013 Academy Awards. Though the dress had some embellishments on the shoulder and sleeves, plus ruching in the middle, it just hung on her frame. We'd love to see her in a brighter look.
The actress and singer arrived at the 2007 Academy Awards in a brown Oscar de la Renta look. Though the dress itself was fine, her cropped outerwear reminded us of something The Tin Man would wear.


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A six-month search to replace retiring Superintendent Rod Rich was completed April 8 when the district governing board announced that David Y. Verdugo, Principal of SCVUSD's Calabasas Middle School, was selected as new superintendent. Chosen from a pool of six final candidates, Verdugo will lead the 3,270-student, six-school district beginning July 1.
Verdugo has received numerous awards and recognition for Calabasas and the district. In 2012, he was named Met Life/NASSP Arizona Middle Level Principal of the Year. The following year he led his school in becoming designated as an "A+ School of Excellence" by the Arizona Educational Foundation. He served two terms as president of the Arizona School Administrators Middle Level, 2011-13.
Verdugo began his eight-year tenure with SCVUSD as assistant principal at Calabasas Middle School, serving under then-principal John Fanning. When Fanning assumed the reins at newly built Coatimundi Middle School in 2008, Verdugo moved into the Calabasas Middle School principal position where he has been for the last six years. Prior to working with SCVUSD, Verdugo taught 13 years at Flowing Wells High School as a history teacher and physical education coach.
Verdugo received his bachelor's degree in education from Western New Mexico University in 1993, his masters of education in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University in 2002, and his Arizona Department of Education Superintendent Certificate in 2014. He and his wife, Rachel, have three children.
"SCVUSD is fortunate to have someone of David's caliber leading the district," said Rich. "He brings a tremendous amount of valuable educational experience. He has earned the respect of students, teachers and community members in his eight years of work with SCVUSD. He holds high expectations for educational growth and excellence from all, and he is a role-model for achieving the same. I wish David and the district only the best."


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How long do you use the QuantumPulse?
A brief amount of time, from 30 seconds to 4 minutes.
I saw a cheaper machine similar to the QuantumPulse on another site, why should I choose a QuantumPulse?
The QuantumPulse was designed by Gene Koonce, founder of VIBE Technologies, who has an extensive background in electronics. Gene has owned and operated his own business, in the same location, for 34 years.
We feel strongly that reputation and ethics should not be sacrificed to save a little money. VIBE Technologies is established in the industry as customer service oriented and accessible. This is very important when customers have a question or concern. Vibe Technologies is committed to being available when customers need them, and they stand behind their products and services.
Can the QuantumPulse be used by anyone?
We do not allow individuals who have pacemakers or any other implanted, powered machines, pregnant women or children under the age of 18 to use the QuantumPulse.
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Witcher 3, The - Wild Hunt Discussion
Trainer Tools and Resources
edit: Clicked away the error message, turns out the trainer works after. Still have not tried the F11 option
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GOG Version of the Game
hi all, as a workaround for the alert 6, I am just alt tabbing - clicking the error message shut and continuing to play with the trainer. The alert6 error only comes up once at the start.
try f11 the game crash if you try to use it ^^
might have been a small hotfix? we will check the gwent option and the alert on tuesday
thanks for feedback
Big thx man.
will be checking this today.. thanks for info guys.. any other info let me know
Keep in mind this is a national holiday in the USA so we are trying to do this on a day we aren't normally working.
Team CH, PWizard, Caliber and others.
Thank you all for the phenomenal work!
I have the Steam version of the game 1.21 ,when I start the trainer gives me the error ALERT 6 7FF7CCA70E0 and when I type in F11 to play tricks on gwent if I try to play any part crashes you can do this problem? thx
I have done all the usual things;
- Anit-virus off
- running both the game (steam version) and trainer as Admin
- Alt-Tab to and from the trainer.
Cheers thanks in advance.
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'Wood has a neck injury that will not allow him to play football again, but he has not officially announced his retirement as he and the Bills work out an arrangement regarding the remaining portion of his signing bonus from an extension he signed last August and the salary cap ramifications.'
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Voice of the Fan: Why Bills fans should be happy for Eagles' Super Bowl victory
'But mostly we are happy that the Patriots lost. It's not as good as a Buffalo win, but Shadenfreude is like authentic, ice cold, freshly brewed Oktoberfest beer.'
Colts HC Frank Reich looking to bring former Buffalo Bills WR in as coach (report)
'One of his first moves as the Colts' head coach may be to hire one of his former teammates with the Bills. According to Bob Kravitz of Indianapolis' WTHR-TV, Reich has reached out to Don Beebe to be his wide receivers coach.'
Bills center Eric Wood on future: "Wait and see"
'"I'm good, I feel good," Wood said. "I'm under contract (in Buffalo) still and I'll do anything to help them out."'


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Photo: Randall, Ellen and son Connor Stoesz met with Jennifer Schrock of Mennonite Creation Care Network at the Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale. Randall is one […]
Photo: Western District Conference participants place cloths in a cross in the opening worship. (Photo by Gordon Houser)
At their annual meeting Oct. 30-31 in North Newton, Kan., Western District Conference (WDC) delegates voted by a 72-percent majority to approve a resolution that "pastors, with the affirmation of their congregations, consistent with Mennonite polity, and without fear of censure, may officiate or refuse to officiate ceremonies that consecrate before God monogamous, life-long unions, regardless of the sexual orientation of those being united."
The resolution came from Rainbow Mennonite Church in Kansas City, Kan., which introduced it to the July 4-6, 2014, WDC delegate assembly. Following that meeting, WDC asked member congregations to participate in a 20-question online survey as a first step in a conference-wide conversation responding to the resolution. WDC's executive board also appointed a task force to study and seek input on issues of sexuality and polity.
WDC discussed the resolution at its fall 2014 and last spring's reference councils.
This year's meeting was moved to October so as not to conflict with the Mennonite Church USA Delegate Assembly in July.
Peggy Coriell, moderator of Rainbow Mennonite Church, introduced the resolution to delegates, noting that the process took time. She emphasized that the resolution "only addresses pastors performing same-sex covenant ceremonies."
Richard Gehring, WDC moderator and pastor of Manhattan (Kan.) Mennonite Church, said the district will still follow the Membership Guidelines of Mennonite Church USA and review the credentials of a pastor who performs such a ceremony. However, the focus of that review will be whether or not the pastor followed the discernment of the congregation.
During discussion of the resolution, one delegate made a motion that a 60-percent majority be required for the resolution to be approved, rather than a simple majority. Delegates defeated that motion 132-126. Later, that became a moot point.
Several delegates expressed concern about the repercussions of passing the resolution. One asked, "If the Western District is 'at variance,' are congregations and individuals [in WDC] also at variance?"
Gehring noted that a pastor who performed a same-sex ceremony after discerning it with his or her congregation would not be at variance with WDC but with the broader church.
Other delegates asked people to respect LGBTQ individuals and stop referring to who they are as following a "lifestyle." One delegate said it is easy to justify our sin, but "this leads to destruction," referring to Matthew 7:13-14.
Before delegates voted, Gehring explained the ballot, which included two choices under "yes" and two under "no." A person could simply affirm the resolution or affirm it, even though they oppose same-sex relationships. On the other hand, a person could vote against the resolution or vote no, even though they affirm same-sex relationships.
The final tally showed 185 voting yes, with 30 of these noting they oppose same-sex relationships, while 72 voted no, with four noting they affirm same-sex relationships.
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During the opening worship, Heidi Regier Kreider was installed as WDC conference minister. In her sermon, she said the church is to be a contrast community, a caring community and a Christ-centered community. "We are held together not by our own efforts but by God," she said.
In a closing worship service, Ervin Stutzman, executive director of Mennonite Church USA, spoke on "The Reconciliation of All Things in Christ." He asked what it means to be held together (the assembly's theme) in a denomination that sometimes seems like it's falling apart. "My advice is to hold on to Jesus and let him hold on to you."
WDC's church planting commission reported that there are three church plants in the conference, all of them Hispanic congregations.
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Well, let me be the first to say, "There, now, that wasn't so hard now was it?" if I could figure out what, exactly, it is that WDC did and what their "polity" actually is . . . reread the article a couple times and still don't know. Gives new meaning to "spin," IMHO.
Here's a thought: Maybe gay "Mennonite" folks who want to get married should just do what Cliff and I did many years ago – go and see a judge! Took 40 minutes and cost $20. We accomplished what needed to be done and our marriage is as legal as anyone else's. We saved a lot of time and money and are still together all these years later!
Hooray for WDC! Praise God for conferences and congregations ready to move into new ways of honoring Jesus and being faithful to scripture.
This is not likely to be faithful to (the God of) scripture because it is not possible to justify it in relation to the historical reality of Old Covenant scripture sexual moral teaching being upheld by New Covenant authors' witness including the teaching of Jesus on marriage being heterosexual. If you think this is being faithful to Jesus you are at least creating a Jesus that didn't exist on earth as described by scripture. There are many things one may dispute about scriptural teaching but this isn't one of them.
"Praise God for conferences and congregations ready to move into new ways of honoring Jesus and being faithful to scripture."
It's definitely a radically new approach, to celebrate same-sex coupling and call it Christian. If it honors your Jesus, that must be a radically different Jesus from the Savior I know, for it dishonors mine. As for being faithful to scripture, the behavior is certainly ancient, but there is no factual basis whatsoever to call celebration of it scriptural, when there is no support whatsoever for such a view in any previous theology during the past two thousand years preceding your sudden new revelation.
The departure from our former faith and belief structure is so radical and apposite that if conferences and congregations are overwhelmed by the novelty of this radical spirit, then they should be in full recognition that they are converting to an entirely new religion, based on new revelations, superseding what 2000 years of saints and martyrs believed. This is regardless of what they call themselves, and even if they take the name of Menno Simons, who we know surely would have shunned them.
I'm inclined to Amen this. This new movement for same gender sexual relations is neither Anabaptist nor consistently "Menno"nite.
You can put lipstick on a pig but it is still a pig
Looks like WDC did lipstick and makeup to boot
What a crock!


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Boston Beer Aims to Trademark "Boston Strong 26.2"
Boston Beer Company, the maker of Samuel Adams, has been brewing up a special beer, "26.2 Brew," for the Boston Marathon for years. Now that the marathon has taken on a wider social significance in the weeks after the bombings, the company would like to change the brew's name to "Boston Strong 26.2 Brew" and has applied for a trademark, the Boston Globe reports.
The plan is to use money from the sale of the beer to help victims of the tragedy. Boston Beer says it won't hog the trademark but allow other beverage companies to use it as well as long as they commit to giving 100 percent of profits to charity.[more]
AB InBev Chops Its Waste in Half
Empty beer cans may be a big problem across the landscape, but Anheuser-Busch InBev is doing all it can to make waste less of a problem in-house. According to a new sustainability report from the company, it chopped its waste by 54.8 percent from 2011 to 2012. Two years ago, InBev sent 104,946 metric tons to the dump. Last year, only 47,341 made the trip.
In addition, InBev's recycling and composting numbers went up 2.8 percent, rising from 5,937,251 metric tons to 6,102,819. The brewer set a 3-year goal to hit a 99 percent recycling rate by the end of 2012. Not only did it hit its goal, but it beat it, achieving a 99.2 percent recycle rate by eliminating material losses, improving packaging and finding cost-effective and alternative uses for raw materials and by-products.
Looks like somebody doesn't just want to be the King of Beers.
The Miami Heat Drink Moet For the Playoffs
The reigning NBA champions Miami Heat need just one more win to finish off the Milwaukee Bucks to advance to the second round of the playoffs. If they pull it off (and there is no reason to think they won't), guess what champagne LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and all the rest will surely be drinking in the locker room? Moët & Chandon's Moët Ice Impérial, naturally.
Just before the playoffs began, it was announced that Ice Impérial could cross off "Become official champagne of the Miami Heat" from its bucket list. Ice Impérial will be found in special Moet-branded glassware courtside for all the fancy folks to imbibe from (hopefully, the brand surely thinks, while on national TV.)
More Booze News:
– Angry Orchard Cider Company is releasing a new line of specialty ciders this week, including Angry Orchard Iceman and Angry Orchard Strawman.
– Drones usually bring bad news, but from August 8-10 at the Oppikoppi music festival in South Africa, a beer drone will be on hand to deliver brews to festival-goers who have placed orders on their phones.
– Michigan is trying to "make it easier for local businesses to make and sell craft beer and other alcoholic beverages." Texas is considering legislation that would allow brewers to sell directly to consumers and New Hampshire law changes have inspired a few nanobreweries (those that produce less than 2,000 barrels annually) to open in the state.
– New legislation in Washington State now allows wineries and microbreweries to offer samples at farmers' markets.
– Rock group Iron Maiden turned out "Trooper" beer back in March. It has been selling so well that the brewer involved "has had to increase staffing to six days a week making three batches a day just to keep up with the advance orders that have been pouring in from over 100 countries." Dude!
– A new survey says vacationing Americans would rather give up booze than their mobile devices. Of the 1,048 adults surveyed, 54 percent of them said they would give up alcohol for a 25 percent discounted hotel stay. Only 26 percent said they'd give up access to their mobile.
– Snow Queen Vodka may be the bestselling brand at Harrods and Selfridges in London, but it will soon know how well it can do in Ghana. It hit the market there earlier this month.
– It is a tough job, but someone has to do it. Members of the International Rum Expert Panel have sipped all they need to in order to name the best rums of the year. Best in Class for the Premium Rum category went to Barcelo Imperial Anniversario 30 from the Dominican Republic.
– After the first nine months of the fiscal year for Pernod Ricard, which is the second largest distiller of Scotch whisky, the company says that the liquor is having tough times selling in Asia and faced "challenges" in Spain. The company's other brands, though, showed growth. Folks in India are apparently enjoying themselves. Pernod saw growth there for its Chivas, Absolut, The Glenlivet and Ballantine's brands.


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Anyone remember that Super Soaker with the extra tank on the back?
If you are thinking now, "umm, do they mean the Larami Super Soaker SS 300 with the rocketpack tank on the back, or the Super Soaker CPS 3000 with the insane 8-liter backpack?*" then you are, indeed, a big nerd. Second, and more importantly, you might have enough experience to shed some light on a debate we are having at Spyra Headquarters.
Which is: what is the ideal solution to the tank weight vs. refilling dilemma?
We are actually divided on the issue. Here is how the discussion usually goes.
The water gun weight versus tank capacity dilemma
- Sebastian: "I like the Spyra One to be a piece of sports equipment. We should make it as light as possible so you can run around. If you want to refill, run back to the base and refill before the others get you!"
- Rike: "Actually, I really like the powerful feel of a heavy water gun with a big tank. And who wants to run around much in the heat of summer anyways?"
- Data: "Beep beep." [Look at the nice part I just finished printing.]
- The Doktor: "You know, actually the total amount of water is not as important as the number of shots you can give off from a tank of a certain volume, which is calculated by dividing the total amount of water by the…"
- Markus: "…can't we just develop a cool system to refill the tank faster so we have a light water gun and don't spend too much time at the water source?"
- Rike: "Why don't we ask people what they prefer?"
- Sebastian: "Aha! Make it so!"
- Rike: [is typing this blog post now]
What is your opinion?
Has the weight of your water gun's tank ever bothered you during your match, or was recharging the bigger pain in a water fight? What would be your ideal solution? *In case you are curious, check out those beasts here and here on iSoaker.com.


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Scripting Terrain
Scripting Terrain
To understand how Terrain works, it is important to know a few of the fundamental concepts behind it. Firstly, Terrain is based on a voxel system. A voxel is basically a point in space, often arranged in a grid. In Roblox, each cell in the voxel grid measures 4x4x4 studs.
To create the terrain effect, points in the voxel grid are assigned a material. This material is then filled in around the voxel to create the terrain. With Roblox's legacy terrain, the material was shaped into a cube around the voxel (or sometimes a 45 degree slope). With Smooth Terrain however, this is not the case. With Smooth Terrain each voxel now contains an occupancy value along with its material value. This occupancy value defines how full the voxel is with the given material. This value can be anywhere between 0 (almost completely empty) to 1 (very full, sometimes overflowing). When Roblox generates terrain based on these values, the shape of the terrain is organically generated to create smooth curves to accommodate varying occupancy values.
Terrain/FillBlock function can be used to create terrain from the volume defined by a
Part. This can be used to quickly create terrain by simply placing parts where you want the terrain to go. When the terrain is generated the volume will be filled as close as possible by adjusting the occupancy of the voxels the volume overlaps. This is not guaranteed to get a perfect match to the volume but will be the approximate shape. This function takes several parameters:
Articles/Understanding CFrame|CFrame: The CFrame of the region you want to fill. As with all CFrames, this can define both a position and an orientation.
Vector3size: The size of the region to be filled. If the CFrame is rotated the size will be rotated accordingly.
Enum/Materialmaterial: The material to be used when generating the terrain.
Given a
Part in the
Workspace called Part, the following will generate grass terrain to fill the volume of the part.
game.Workspace.Terrain:FillBlock(game.Workspace.Part.CFrame, game.Workspace.Part.Size, Enum.Material.Grass)
Terrain/FillBall function creates terrain to fill a spherical volume. This function takes several parameters:
Vector3center: The center of the sphere to be filled.
floatradius: The radius of the sphere.
Enum/Materialmaterial: The material to be used when generating the terrain.
This will create a sphere of sand above the center of a place:
game.Workspace.Terrain:FillBall(Vector3.new(0, 100, 0), 50, Enum.Material.Sand)
Terrain/FillRegion function creates terrain within a defined
Region3region: The region to be filled.
floatresolution: The resolution of voxels to fill. Must be set at 4. See .
Enum/Materialmaterial: The material to be used when generating the terrain.
This will create slate terrain in the region specified. Note that the region is not initially aligned to the voxel grid but the ExpandToGrid function is used to fix that.
local region = Region3.new(Vector3.new(0,0,-3), Vector3.new(4,4,4)) region = region:ExpandToGrid(4) game.Workspace.Terrain:FillRegion(region, 4, Enum.Material.Slate)
Reading and writing voxels
The functions outlined above do a lot of work to automatically calculate which voxels to fill with terrain and how much occupancy to use. Sometimes you may want to directly read and write to specific voxels to specify the material and occupancy.
Terrain/ReadVoxels takes a
Region3 and a resolution and returns the raw voxel data for the region specified. This data is returned as two 3D arrays. The first array contains material values, the second contains occupancy. Both arrays also have a
Vector3 property called Size that can be used to determine the size of the arrays in each of their dimensions. As with FillRegion the region supplied must be aligned to the voxel grid.
ExpandToGrid can be used to ensure the correct region is used.
local region = Region3.new(Vector3.new(0,0,-15), Vector3.new(4,8,4)) region = region:ExpandToGrid(4) local material, occupancy = game.Workspace.Terrain:ReadVoxels(region, 4) local size = material.Size for x = 1, size.X do for y = 1, size.Y do for z = 1, size.Z do print("Material at (", x, y, z, "): ", material[x][y][z]) print("Occupancy at (", x, y, z, "): ", occupancy[x][y][z]) end end end
Terrain/WriteVoxels allows you to specify specific material and occupancy values for each voxel in a region. Like ReadVoxels and FillRegion the region specified must be aligned to the voxel grid using a method like
ExpandToGrid. The material and occupancy arrays must also be the correct size for this function to work properly.
local region = Region3.new(Vector3.new(0,0,0), Vector3.new(4,4,16)) region = region:ExpandToGrid(4) local function create3dTable(size) local ret = {} for x = 1, size.X do ret[x] = {} for y = 1, size.Y do ret[x][y] = {} end end return ret end local material = create3dTable(Vector3.new(1,1,4)) material[1][1][1] = Enum.Material.Sand material[1][1][2] = Enum.Material.Sand material[1][1][3] = Enum.Material.Grass material[1][1][4] = Enum.Material.Grass local occupancy = create3dTable(Vector3.new(1,1,4)) occupancy[1][1][1] = .25 occupancy[1][1][2] = .5 occupancy[1][1][3] = .75 occupancy[1][1][4] = 1 game.Workspace.Terrain:WriteVoxels(region, 4, material, occupancy)
The functions
Terrain/ReadVoxels, and
Terrain/WriteVoxels all require a parameter to define the resolution of the voxels the functions are intended to work with. At the moment this must always be set to 4, as Roblox voxels are currently 4x4x4 studs in size. This setting however is left as a variable as Roblox may implement a smaller voxel resolution at some point. Leaving this as a variable allows code written with the current system to work expecting 4x4x4 voxels to work with any size voxel in the future.
Flood Fill
LocalScript will flood fill depressions in terrain with water. If the algorithm detects that the fill could potentially go on forever, it will abort the process and not generate any new terrain.
local mouse = game.Players.LocalPlayer:GetMouse() local terrain = game.Workspace.Terrain local function checkDirection(origin, direction) local ray = Ray.new(origin, direction) local part, point, normal = game.Workspace:FindPartOnRay(ray, nil, true) return part end local function processDirection(queue, processed, current, direction) local nextNode = current + direction if not processed[tostring(nextNode)] then table.insert(queue, nextNode) end end local function floodFill(voxelPos) local region = Region3.new(voxelPos - Vector3.new(2,2,2), voxelPos + Vector3.new(2,2,2)) local material, occupancy = terrain:ReadVoxels(region, 4) if material[1][1][1] ~= Enum.Material.Air then print("Could not fill from that voxel: Voxel not empty") return end local queue = {} local processed = {} local success = true table.insert(queue, voxelPos) while #queue > 0 do local current = table.remove(queue) region = Region3.new(current - Vector3.new(2,2,2), current + Vector3.new(2,2,2)) material, occupancy = terrain:ReadVoxels(region, 4) if material[1][1][1] == Enum.Material.Air then if checkDirection(current, Vector3.new(1000, 0, 0)) and checkDirection(current, Vector3.new(-1000, 0, 0)) and checkDirection(current, Vector3.new(0, 0, 1000)) and checkDirection(current, Vector3.new(0, 0, -1000)) and checkDirection(current, Vector3.new(0, -1000, 0)) then processed[tostring(current)] = current processDirection(queue, processed, current, Vector3.new(4,0,0)) processDirection(queue, processed, current, Vector3.new(-4,0,0)) processDirection(queue, processed, current, Vector3.new(0,0,4)) processDirection(queue, processed, current, Vector3.new(0,0,-4)) processDirection(queue, processed, current, Vector3.new(0,-4,0)) else processed = {} success = false break end end end if success then for _, position in pairs(processed) do region = Region3.new(position - Vector3.new(2,2,2), position + Vector3.new(2,2,2)) material[1][1][1] = Enum.Material.Water occupancy[1][1][1] = 1 terrain:WriteVoxels(region, 4, material, occupancy) end else print("Could not fill from that voxel: Would create infinite fill") end end local function round(num) return math.floor(num + .5) end mouse.Button1Up:Connect(function() local hit = mouse.Hit local x = round(mouse.Hit.p.X) x = x - x%4 + 2 local y = round(mouse.Hit.p.Y) y = y - y%4 + 2 local z = round(mouse.Hit.p.Z) z = z - z%4 + 2 floodFill(Vector3.new(x, y, z)) end)
Procedural terrain generation
This example generates terrain as the player walks through the world. This code generates a heightmap using
math.noise and fills in the terrain using
local Players = game:GetService("Players") ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ local BASE_HEIGHT = 10 -- The main height factor for the terrain. local CHUNK_SCALE = 3 -- The grid scale for terrain generation. Should be kept relatively low if used in real-time. local RENDER_DISTANCE = 120 / 4 -- The length/width of chunks in voxels that should be around the player at all times local X_SCALE = 90 / 4 -- How much we should strech the X scale of the generation noise local Z_SCALE = 90 / 4 -- How much we should strech the Z scale of the generation noise local GENERATION_SEED = math.random() -- Seed for determining the main height map of the terrain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ local chunks = {} local function chunkExists(chunkX, chunkZ) if not chunks[chunkX] then chunks[chunkX] = {} end return chunks[chunkX][chunkZ] end local function mountLayer(x, heightY, z, material) local beginY = -BASE_HEIGHT local endY = heightY local cframe = CFrame.new(x * 4 + 2, (beginY + endY) * 4 / 2, z * 4 + 2) local size = Vector3.new(4, (endY - beginY) * 4, 4) workspace.Terrain:FillBlock(cframe, size, material) end function makeChunk(chunkX, chunkZ) local rootPosition = Vector3.new(chunkX * CHUNK_SCALE, 0, chunkZ * CHUNK_SCALE) chunks[chunkX][chunkZ] = true -- Acknowledge the chunk's existance. for x = 0, CHUNK_SCALE - 1 do for z = 0, CHUNK_SCALE - 1 do local cx = (chunkX * CHUNK_SCALE) + x local cz = (chunkZ * CHUNK_SCALE) + z local noise = math.noise(GENERATION_SEED, cx / X_SCALE, cz / Z_SCALE) local cy = noise * BASE_HEIGHT mountLayer(cx, cy, cz, Enum.Material.Grass) end end end function checkSurroundings(location) local chunkX, chunkZ = math.floor(location.X / 4 / CHUNK_SCALE), math.floor(location.Z / 4 / CHUNK_SCALE) local range = math.max(1, RENDER_DISTANCE / CHUNK_SCALE) for x = -range, range do for z = -range, range do local cx, cz = chunkX + x local cz = chunkZ + z if not chunkExists(cx, cz) then makeChunk(cx, cz) end end end end while true do for _, player in pairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do if player.Character then local humanoidRootPart = player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") if humanoidRootPart then checkSurroundings(humanoidRootPart.Position) end end end wait(1) end


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RF Analyzer
by: Dennis Mantz • 510
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by: Dennis Mantz • 510
Use an OTG (on-the-go) USB cable to connect your HackRF/RTL-SDR to an Android phone/tablet and this app will visualize the RF spectrum (frequency magnitude and waterfall plot)!
Browse through the frequency spectrum just by using scroll and zoom touch gestures. Additional features as of today are:
- Many settings: FFT size, averaging, peak holding, color scheme, ...
- read samples from a file (generated by hackrf_transfer tool or by rtl_sdr)
- AM/FM/SSB audio demodulation
- adjust squelch and channel width
- Record to a raw IQ file compatible with hackrf_transfer, ...
- Bookmarks
- rad1o support
Read the manual for more details: https://github.com/demantz/RFAnalyzer/blob/master/doc/rf_analyzer_manual.md
This app is in active development and I'm currently working on the following features:
- SDRplay support
I also try to keep the app stable and as bug-free as possible. Bug reports are always welcome and I promise to work hard to resolve every one of them! Note that there is a logging feature in the settings which helps a lot with trouble shooting any errors.
Interested in the latest updates? Join the beta program: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mantz_it.rfanalyzer
This app uses the INTERNET permission only to connect to the local rtl_tcp instance used by the RTL2832U driver. The WRITE_EXTERNAL STORAGE permission is only used to write log files to the SD card (disabled by default).
In order to use this app you will need:
- A HackRF or an RTL-SDR dongle (this is obvious xD)
- An Android device that either supports USB OTG (please google if your device supports OTG!) or has an USB host port
- An USB OTG cable (costs about 3$) to connect the HackRF/RTL-SDR to your Android device (not needed if your device has a full size USB host port)
- Only for RTL-SDR: The free RTL2832U driver from Martin Marinov (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=marto.rtl_tcp_andro)
The HackRF/RTL-SDR is powered by the Android phone/tablet. Some phones or tablets might not deliver enough power on their USB port to power the HackRF/RTL-SDR (power issues are often caused by low quality USB cables or OTG adapters). Also notice that doing the necessary digital signal processing is very CPU intensive and though I did my best to optimize the algorithms the app still needs a decent device (I recommend 2 CPU cores or more) to run fluently. Please use the 2-hour refund period provided for every Google Play app to test functionality and refund the app if it does not work for your device!
Here is a list of already tested and working devices (may be incomplete):
- Nexus 7 2012
- Nexus 7 2013
- Nexus 5
- Moto G
- Moto G 4G
- Acer A500
- Samsung S3 LTE
- Samsung S4
- Samsung S4 LTE
- Samsung S5
- Samsung Note 3
- Samsung Galaxy Tap S 8.4 & 10.5
- Motorola Xoom M601
- Dragon Touch A1X
If the app is working for you and your device is not in this list, please include your phone type in a short rating
and share the good news with other users ;)
Here is a list of devices that were reported NOT to work with this app (may be incomplete):
- Sony Xperia Pro + HackRF (because USB output power is too low -.-)
- Nexus 4 (works only with Y cable and custom ROM to enable OTG support)
- Nexus 9 (Not a power issue, I am still investigating on this)
This application is released under the GNU General Public License v2. It is free software and the source code is
available on GitHub: https://github.com/demantz/RFAnalyzer
You might wonder why you have to pay for a free app: You don't have to! The APK package is also available in the
git repository and you can download and install it from there. But keep in mind: by buying the app you will get automatic updates and you will support my work!
Please note that I am not responsible for any legal issues caused by the usage of this application. Be responsible and comply with your local law!
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DL International 763ER , ferried to JFK right after I came in today
Star Alliance E-170 N829MD landed on 22 then next to land US A-319 N701UW also in Star Scheme. These two taxied to the ramp one behind the other then followed each other in line for takeoff as well, looked pretty cool !
But for me the highlight of the day was this beautiful G-IV SP I assume operated for the Sands Casino in LAS as it shares the same scheme as their 747SP, L-1011's, 763 and BBJ. No photos on a.net and only one recent one on JP below


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** NOTE ** The sensitivity values for BK stations are slightly different from those produced
via the NCEDC resp webservice. BK meta data is loaded from dataless provided by NCEDC.
Due to a limitation of SEED, these values are rounded up when the dataless is written out.
Retrieve the WADL associated with this service: application.wadl
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Freddie is a stunning boy who has the looks and movement to go far in any discipline. Freddie has been recently started to saddle and has been a pleasure to work with. He has been shown at several Welsh shows and has always been in the placings, and was sashed Best Welsh Foal at the All Welsh Show in 2015.
His sire has won the Victorian and WA Sires rating, as well as coming second in the national sires rating last year. He passes his even temperament, work ethic and fantastic movement on to all his progeny. His mother is from a line of well loved children's ponies with a talent for jumping. His half brother is currently being ridden by a young child despite only being green himself.
Freddie will excel in any discipline and he is for sale to a competition home who will use him to his potential


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June 2, 2008, posted by Crumbs.
MTV2's Headbanger's Blog put the new Halo video online a few days ago but it was only available for US residents. It's now available for everyone around the globe!
Watch the 5 minute epic Halo video below:
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Monday night, Debby noted that there was not enough hot water while she was washing dishes. She asked me to go and check the hot water heater. Now, I am not the handyman. I had no idea what I was doing. My son John asked me, "what are we going to do?" I couldn't lie, so I said I had no idea but we'd know when we got there.
While I'm not the handyman, I do know that water pooling underneath the hot water heater isn't good. We called the person responsible, drained the hot water heater, and cleaned up the water.
To manifest my growing spiritual freedom, I didn't lose my temper (more than once), or begin to whine about how this always happens. But every now and then I did wince at the nuisance and dollars this was costing.
Of course, leave it to your wife to provide perspective. She reminded me of 2 great things about the hot water heater breaking. 1) For the last 3 years, we've spent this week of the year with John in surgery in Cincinnati at John's specialist. This year we are at home. 2) If we had been in Cincinnati, the entire basement would have flooded - carpet, sheetrock, etc. As it stands, it was only a nuisance.
Maybe you need some perspective today. What are you looking at as bad that could actually be worse? What are you wining about that you should be thankful about?
Sometimes perspective is painful...


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Promotion – 'Day of Reckoning: Bijltjesdag' – A Short Film
Day of Reckoning: Bijltjesdag
At Hans's eightieth birthday party, he is confronted by a young spectre from the chaotic days after the German withdrawal from Holland. This period is known in Dutch as 'Bijltjesdag' – Day of Reckoning.
Now he must talk honestly with him about his actions those many decades ago – the buried anguish from which affected every part of his life, since then. Today is Hans's very own Day of Reckoning.
Alexander de Bruijn, Mannelijke verpleger
John Leddy, Hans
Wendy Riksen, Suus
Sem van Butselaar, Anton
Gideon van Eeden, director and producer
Peter Stead, Writer
Raymond van der Bas, producer, cinematography and camera operator
Carina Claassens, art and set direction
Jesse van Koningsbruggen, film editor
Ruud Hermans, music department
Daniel Buta, make-up artist
Ysbrant Bakker, assistant director
Hans Neels, sound editor
Wart Grosfield, visual effects artist
Jelle Helwig, colourist
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You might be exposing yourself to toxic metals every time you touch up your lipstick. And if you're anything like me, that's like 10+ times a day. Most lipsticks contain at least a trace of lead, but New York Times recently reported that a new study found that a wide range of lipsticks contain as many as 8 other metals, such as cadmium and aluminum. I'm trying not be a hypochondriac here, but is my prized lipstick collection slowly killing me?! Basically, every time you wear lipstick, you swallow a little bit of it and lead builds up in your system. According the article, short-term exposure isn't the problem, but scientists aren't sure about the chronic long-term effects. The highest lead reading was found in a deep floral pink lipstick and the lowest in a neutral lip balm, which really rules out a lot of color options. Are sexy pink lips really worth the potential danger? Read the rest of the New York Times article to find out.
In other less horrifying beauty news, YouTube star Michelle Phan just launched her very own makeup line and the fall collection from O.P.I. is here.


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Vegan Butternut Squash Rice Bowl: A hearty rice dish made with Kale, butternut squash and southwestern seasonings.
This dish stared out as a no frills, desperate for lunch and not much in the house kind of meal.
Oh you know you have been there before.
For me, I found myself at home alone for the day with little left in my kitchen. I had cleaned it out packing the rest of my family lunches that morning.
And in my whirlwind of trying to catch up on laundry and housework, I found myself with my stomach growling loudly before I had time to hit the grocery store.
I looked around and got creative with what I had lying around.
A bit of roasted butternut squash after making my Harvest Quinoa Salad, some pretty wilted kale, and a half a jar of salsa.
Hmm…..if you added that to some pre-cooked rice in that I keep in the freezer at all times, I would tame the the wild bear that my stomach had turned into.
So I defrosted the rice and threw in the salsa, the squash, kale and some seasonings and heated through.
And WOW!
Vegan Butternut Squash Rice Bowl
This Tex Mex Rice Bowl was so comforting and filling!
To me, I always enjoy good Mexican food, but this dish was unexpected for me.
The pairing of the sweet roasted squash, with the spicy salsa and hearty rice was just perfection. This was not just a tasty dish, but an EASY and HEALTHY dish as well.
I devoured my serving quickly and was already looking forward to having leftovers the next day.
The recipe?
Well, I have one for you, but I don't want it to limit you.
Substitutions Butternut Squash Burrito Bowl
- If you have spinach instead of kale, use that!
- If you have sweet potatoes instead of butternut squash, that would work as well.
- Want to roll it in a burrito? I think that is a GREAT idea!
- A lettuce cup–what a healthy choice 😉
- Don't have salsa–use diced tomatoes with green chiles.
- If you happen to be like me, and have pre-cooked rice and already roasted squash–just mix together 2 cups brown rice, 2 cups roasted butternut squash, 1 cup salsa, 1 cup fresh chopped kale and 2 teaspoons homemade taco seasoning. Heat in microwave for 5-7 minutes until heated through. Dinner done in less than 10 minutes!!
- I love to use a blend of lentils, quinoa and rice in place of plain brown rice—just an extra dose of protein and still is Gluten-Free. But plain rice, quinoa or all lentils work as well! Just adjust cooking time based on your grain.
- What if you don't have rice in the freezer? Bring 2 cups of water. 1 tablespoon Homemade Taco Seasoning and 1 cup of salsa to a boil. Add in 1 cup brown rice. Simmer until tender, about 50 minutes. Throw in fresh kale at the end to wilt. If using frozen Kale add to boiling stock when you add rice.
- If you aren't vegan, this is great topped with feta or sharp cheddar cheese.
More Easy Vegan Meals
- Salsa Verde Spaghetti
- Quinoa Spinach Salad
- Paleo Veggie Burgers
- Vegan Spring Rolls
- Vegan Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers
Vegan Rice Bowl Recipe
Vegan Butternut Squash Rice Bowl
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup brown rice, quinoa, or lentil (or mix)
- 2 cups roasted butternut squash
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 cup kale chopped
- 3 teaspoons Homemade Taco Seasoning
- Combine stock, salsa, and taco seasoning together and bring to a boil.
- Add in rice or quinoa and lower to simmer and cook until grain is tender, about 50 minutes.
- Stir in butternut squahs fresh kale and let wilt before serving.
- To Roast Butternut Squahs: Cube 1 squash in 1 inch cubes and toss in 2 teaspoons oil. Roast at 400 degrees for 40 minutes, or until browned and fork tender.
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Welcome, Creative Badasses! In this episode, I totally kick-off the podcast with an introduction to not only the podcast, but also to The Bohemian Badass as an entity. We'll also talk about the f'empire that The Bohemian Badass is a part of, its sister subsidiaries, and the big momma of them all: Rebel Ragdoll! Here's a warm, sweet-and-spicy hello and welcome from us to you!
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Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on the environment. It is a rapidly evolving field.
Ecotoxicology exists at the interface between toxicology and ecology. It examines how chemical pollutants (e.g., heavy metals, toxic chemicals, pesticides, medicines, and endocrine disruptors) interact with and affect the living world, from cells to ecosystems. The goal is to understand, predict, and prevent these effects and any associated risks.
When it comes to soils, ecotoxicology and agroecology share many of the same concerns and scientific and societal questions, which revolve around the following themes: impacts and outcomes, scale-dependent factors, ecosystem services, agricultural practices, and risk assessment, among others.
These two fields are often intertwined and have evolved in tandem as knowledge in this realm has advanced.


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Hey Parents, I've been dealing with a lot of stuff at my son's school. I thought of all of you Moms on the Go that may need some help or a lift in your spirit. I know all of you are very busy, as I am too. However, when it comes to my children and them getting a good education,…Read More
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How to find the Systems of Equation for the following Problem? Step 1: Use 1st equation (x+y=5) and Get x by itself by subtracting y from each side of the equation. Step 2: Next, plug in your answer "x" (x=5-y or x=-y+5) Step 3: Compute by combining like terms. Step 4: Subtract 5 from each side of the equation (always use the…Read More
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The Ferguson Group Singapore, global provider of offshore DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 containers, tanks, baskets, reefers, workspace modules and accommodation solutions, is investing further in its Southeast Asia fleet.
Headquartered in Loyang Offshore Supply Base, Ferguson Group Singapore continues its expansion in the region, with an increase in its Malaysian based fleet.
The Malaysian fleet is based in two yards, Labuan Supply Base (ASB) and West Malaysia's Kemaman Supply Base (KSB). Along with bases in Singapore and partners in Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam, Ferguson Group Singapore said it is positioned to meet the needs of the Southeast Asia energy sector.
Simon de Koning, Business Unit Manager, Ferguson Group Singapore said, "We can provide a quick response to our SE Asia clients, with our wide variety of units, exactly where they are needed. Being in the heart of the offshore industry, we understand the issues our clients face and can work to alleviate them."
According to the company, the demand for Ferguson Group Singapore's fleet of DNV 2.7-1/EN 12079 cargo carrying units, has led to the decision to base more stock in Malaysia including Zone 2 workspace modules and refrigerated modules from IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, enabling units to be hired at very short notice.
"We are moving workspace modules as well as reefer units to our Malaysian bases," de Koning added. "Coupled with the wide range of CCUs available from all our partners Ferguson Group Singapore will be ideally located to offer a faster response time for deploying assets to clients."


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Join Library staff as we host Greg Brownderville, Director of Creative Writing at Southern Methodist University, as he presents a riveting lecture on "Poem as Nesting Doll: Four Dimensions of Meaning in Yeats and Hecht".
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What Is Tiffany and Co
NAIC: 334518 Watch, Clock, and Part Manufacturing; 339911 Jewelry (except Costume) Manufacturing; 44831 Jewelry Stores SIC: 3873 Watches, Clocks, Watchcases & Parts; 3911 Jewelry & Precious Metal; 5944 Jewelry Stores
Founded in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has long been renowned for its luxury goods, especially jewelry, and has sought to market itself as an arbiter of taste and style. Tiffany designs, manufactures, and sells jewelry, watches, and crystal glassware. It also sells other timepieces, sterling silverware, china, stationery, fragrances, and accessories. Many of these products are sold under the Tiffany name, at Tiffany stores throughout the world as well as through direct-mail, corporate merchandising, and the Tiffany Web site. The company branched out in the early years of the new millennium, opening retail locations under the Temple St. Clair and Iridesse monikers. It also acquired a majority stake in Little Switzerland, a duty-free specialty retailer found the Caribbean, Alaska, and Florida.
Early History
In 1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany and John F. Young opened Tiffany & Young, with $1,000 in backing from Tiffany's father. Located on Broadway opposite Manhattan's City Hall Park, this store sold stationery and a variety of "fancy goods," including costume jewelry. Unlike other stores of the time, Tiffany featured plainly marked prices that were strictly adhered to, sparing the customer the usual practice of haggling with the proprietor. Tiffany also departed from the norm by insisting on cash payment rather than extending credit or accepting barter.
In 1841 Tiffany and Young took on another partner, J. L. Ellis, and the store became Tiffany, Young & Ellis. By 1845 the store was successful enough to discontinue paste (costume jewelry) and begin selling real jewelry, as well as the city's most complete line of stationery. Silverware was added in 1847. In addition to these main items, Tiffany's also sold watches and clocks, a variety of ornaments and bronzes, perfumes, preparations for the skin and hair, dinner sets, cuspidors, moccasins, belts, and numerous other sundries, including Chinese bric-a-brac and horse and dog whips.
The new partner's capital enabled Young to go to Paris as a buyer, and he later established a branch store there. When the French monarchy was overthrown in 1848, Young purchased some of the crown jewels and also a bejeweled corset reputed to belong to Marie Antoinette. A shrewd publicist, Tiffany was quick to exploit this coup. He teamed up with P. T. Barnum, to their mutual profit, on a number of ventures and presented a gem-studded miniature silver-filigree horse and carriage as a wedding present to Tom Thumb and his bride. He introduced sterling silver to the United States in 1852, a year after contracting John C. Moore to produce silverware exclusively for the company. In 1853 he bought out his partners, and the firm became Tiffany & Co.
During the Civil War, the company was an emporium for military supplies, producing swords and importing rifles and ammunition. During the Gilded Age that followed, its main problem was finding enough jewelry to satisfy overwhelming customer demand. By then it also had established dominance in the American silverware market. In 1868 a London branch store was added and Tiffany & Co. was incorporated, with its proprietor as president and treasurer. Also in that year, Moore's workshop became part of the firm. The store, which had been inching uptown with the city itself, moved into a newly constructed, company-owned building adjoining Union Square in 1870.
Tiffany's prestige reached a new level when the company won the gold medal for jewelry and grand prize for silverware at the Paris Exposition in 1878. Soon it was serving as a jeweler, goldsmith, and silversmith to most of the crowned heads of Europe. Its real clientele, however, came from the burgeoning ranks of America's wealthy, many with far more cash than taste....
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What to Consider When Buying Used Parts
When your car breaks down one way to fix it is to buy used parts. Used car parts are a lot cheaper than buying something new. It also may be easier to find the part you need if you have an older model of a car. When buying used, there are many things to consider. Are the parts safe? How are the parts handled? What exactly do you need? We will look at all these questions below.
Used car parts are safe, and usually, have years of wear still left in them. Some car parts will have more wear than others. The best parts to buy used are the rims, tires, and mirrors. Used transmissions are still good and a lot cheaper than buying one new. Buying a used alternator makes sense as well because they test the voltage regulator and replace if needed. You can get windows with all the power motors switches and hardware cheaper used.
When purchasing a used part, you will need to do some research. You will need to know the exact name of the part that you will need. Parts for cars are often not cross compatible. It is also useful to know the year, and manufacture of the part. Ask as many questions as you need to make sure you're getting the right parts. Most places are happy to help and have experience dealing with amateur car enthusiast. A lot of places do not have a return policy, so you will want to make sure you're getting what you need.
Another thing to consider is how the scrap yard treats its parts. Are the parts sheltered and away from environmental wear? Environmental wear can be especially damaging to transmissions, engines, and other electrical components where rust may be hard to see. The ideal salvage shop will have its parts neatly categorized and stored. It is also important to take notice of the removal of car parts. A car part removed incorrectly or treated roughly could be a damaged part. A good salvage yard will have a connection to a network. The network helps the places find whatever part it is that you may need. Do not be afraid to ask any questions.
Online can also be a good place to find used parts. Using eBay or craigslist might seem like a good idea. The parts there are often times not checked to see if they actually work. Markets like e-bay are also often flooded with cheap counterfeit parts. When looking online for car parts, it is a good idea to find a reputable car parts dealer. A database of scrap yards, for instance, would likely be able to find the parts that you need. They would also have people that can point you in the right direction to find the right part.
Buying used car parts can save you a lot of money and hassle. It takes a little time to do the research and hunt down the right part. In the end, this time will have been well spent.


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FELLOWSHIP: Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002
RESIDENCY: Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,2001
INTERNSHIP: General/Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997
MD: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1996
UNDERGRADUATE: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1993
LEXINGTON CLINIC AFFILIATION: September 2002
Dr. Umansky is board-certified in Orthopedic Surgery and holds an American Board of Orthopaedics Certificate of Added Qualification in Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Umansky provides services in general orthopedics, workers compensation, and surgical procedures. Dr. Umansky's professional interests include hand and upper extremity surgery, hand and wrist fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, athletic and trauma injuries, arthritis in the upper extremity, and work-related injuries.
Dr. Umansky can be reached at (859) 258-8566.
Lexington Clinic is Central Kentucky's largest and oldest medical group. With 200+ providers in more than 30 specialties, we have been taking care of 600,000+ patients annually in the Lexington community since 1920.