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Qt for Automation has been launched in conjunction with Qt 5.10 as an AddOn to Qt for Application Development or Qt for Device Creation. One module in that offering is our client-side solution for MQTT called Qt MQTT.
Qt MQTT focusses on the client side, helping developers to create sensor devices and or gateways managing data to be sent via MQTT. MQTT describes itself to be lightweight, open and simple. The principle idea is to reduce the protocol overhead as much as possible. The most used version of this protocol is MQTT 3.1.1, usually referred to as MQTT 4. The MQTT 5 standard has been agreed on recently, and we are working on adding support for it in Qt MQTT. But that will be part of another announcement later this year.
To verify the functionality of a module and also to provide guidelines for developers on its usage, The Qt Company created a demo which is called SensorTag. We will use this demo as a basis for this blog series.
A brief introduction can be viewed in this video:
The source code of this demo is located in our Boot 2 Qt demo repository here ( http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt-apps/boot2qt-demos.git/tree/tradeshow/iot-sensortag ).
Basically, this demo describes a scenario in which multiple sensors report data to a gateway (in this case Raspberry Pi3) via Bluetooth, which then again sends data to an MQTT broker in the cloud. Multiple gateways mesh up to generate a sensor network.
Each sensor propagates updates to what they measure, more specifically
As the focus of this series is about data transmission, the Sensor / Gateway combination will be summed up as "device".
The demo serves two purposes; It has a pleasant user interface, which appeals to many, and it showcases how easy it is to integrate MQTT (and Qt MQTT).
MQTT is a publish/subscribe protocol, which implies that data is sent related to a specific topic and other recipients register themselves to a broker (server) to receive notifications on each message published.
For the devices above, available messages are:
Side-note: One additional use-case could be to check the temperature of all devices. In that case, "wildcard" subscriptions can be very useful. Subscribing to "Sensor/+/temperature will lead to receiving temperature updates from all sensors.
Currently, there are around 10 sensors registered at the same time at peak times, mostly when the demo is presented at tradeshows. As mentioned above, demo code exists to showcase an integration, not necessarily the most performant or energy-saving solution. When going towards production, a couple of questions need to be asked:
In case you are not familiar with LPWAN solutions like LoRA or Sigfox, I highly recommend Massimo's talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9h7osaSWeU ) at the Qt World Summit 2017.
To simplify the source to look at and to reduce it to a non-UI minimal example, there is a minimal representation available here . In that the SensorInformation class has a couple of properties, which get updated frequently:
class SensorInformation : public QObject
Q_PROPERTY(double ambientTemperature READ ambientTemperature WRITE setAmbientTemperature NOTIFY ambientTemperatureChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double objectTemperature READ objectTemperature WRITE setObjectTemperature NOTIFY objectTemperatureChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double accelerometerX READ accelerometerX WRITE setAccelerometerX NOTIFY accelerometerXChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double accelerometerY READ accelerometerY WRITE setAccelerometerY NOTIFY accelerometerYChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double accelerometerZ READ accelerometerZ WRITE setAccelerometerZ NOTIFY accelerometerZChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double altitude READ altitude WRITE setAltitude NOTIFY altitudeChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double light READ light WRITE setLight NOTIFY lightChanged)
Q_PROPERTY(double humidity READ humidity WRITE setHumidity NOTIFY humidityChanged)
Whenever a property is updated the client publishes a message:
The device update rate depends on the type of sensors, items like temperature and light intensity are updated less frequently than, for instance, acceleration.
To get an idea of how much data is sent, example Part1B hooks into the client's transport capabilities. MQTT in its standard has only a limited number of requirements for the transport. Whatever transmits the data must send it ordered, lossless and bi-directional. Theoretically, anything starting from QIODevice is capable of this. QMqttClient allows to specify a custom transport via QMqttClient::setTransport(). Here, we use the following:
class LoggingTransport : public QTcpSocket
LoggingTransport(QObject *parent = nullptr);
qint64 writeData(const char *data, qint64 len) override;
void printStatistics();
QTimer *m_timer;
QMutex *m_mutex;
int m_dataSize{0};
Inside the constructor a timer is created to invoke printStatistics() at a regular interval. writeData simply stores the length of data to be send and then passes on to QTcpSocket::writeData().
To add the LoggingTransport to a client, all one needs to do is:
m_transport = new LoggingTransport(this);
m_client = new QMqttClient(this);
m_client->setTransport(m_transport, QMqttClient::AbstractSocket);
The output shows that after 11 seconds one sensor sends about 100KB of data. This is just one sensor. Considering the "real-world" example this is clearly unacceptable for distribution. Hence, the effort is now to reduce the number of bytes to be published without losing information.
The demo itself uses one connection at all times, meaning it does not need to dis- or reconnect. The connect statement in MQTT 3.1.1 is around 10 bytes plus the ID of the client. In case a device would reconnect each time to send data, this can add up to a significant amount. But in this case, we "optimized" it already.
Consequently, we move on to the publishing step. There are two options, reduce the size of each message and reduce the number of messages.
For the former, the design of a publish message for ambient temperature is the following:
|Publish Statement & Configuration
|Remaining Length of the message
|Length of the topic
|Topic: qtdemosensors/{8f8fde60-933d-44cf-b3a7-8dac62425a63}/ambientTemperature
|ID of the message
|Value (String for double)
It is obvious that the topic itself is to be taken responsible for the size of the message, especially as the payload storing the value is just a fraction of the size of a message.
Concepts which can be applied here are:
All those approaches come with a price. Using enums instead of clear text property reduces the readability of a message, the subscriber always has to know what type of data corresponds to an ID. Reducing the size of the ID potentially limits the maximum number of connected devices, etc. But applying those items leads to more than three times longer period until the 100KB barrier is reached (See example Part 1C).
At this stage, it becomes impossible to reduce the message overhead without losing information. In the showcase, I mentioned that the simulated sensors are to be used in the field, potentially sending data via LPWAN. Typically, sensors in this area should not send data on such a high frequency. If that is the case, there are two additional options.
First, the messages are getting combined to one single message containing all sensor properties. The table above showed that the amount of data for the value part has just been a fraction of the message overhead.
One approach is to use JSON to propagate properties, this can be seen in example Part 1d. QJsonObject and QJsonDocument are very handy to use, and QJsonDocument::toJson() exports the content to a QByteArray, which fits perfectly to an MQTT message.
void SensorInformation::publish()
QJsonObject jobject;
jobject["AmbientTemperature"] = QString::number(m_ambientTemperature);
jobject["ObjectTemperature"] = QString::number(m_objectTemperature);
jobject["AccelerometerX"] = QString::number(m_accelerometerX);
jobject["AccelerometerY"] = QString::number(m_accelerometerY);
jobject["AccelerometerZ"] = QString::number(m_accelerometerZ);
jobject["Altitude"] = QString::number(m_altitude);
jobject["Light"] = QString::number(m_light);
jobject["Humidity"] = QString::number(m_humidity);
QJsonDocument doc( jobject );
m_client->publish(QString::fromLatin1("qtds/%1").arg(m_id), doc.toJson());
The size of an MQTT publish message is now at around 272 bytes including all information. As mentioned before, it comes at the cost of losing information, but also at significantly reducing the bandwidth required.
To summarize this first part, we have looked into various solutions to reduce the amount of data being sent from a device to an MQTT broker with minimal effort. Some approaches trade off readability or extensibility, others come with a loss of information before data transmission. It really depends on the use-case and the scenario in which an IoT solution is put into production. But all of these can easily be implemented with Qt. Until now, we have only covered Qt's feature set on JSON, MQTT, networking, and connectivity via Bluetooth.
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So yeah, remember when DC Council voted 12-0 to recognize other states' gay marriages last month? The final vote was today, and the Council voted 13-0 to recognize other states' gay marriages. Which means that Marion Barry voted for it, right after he said he wouldn't.
Except that JUST NOW, Barry rescinded his vote and asked that the bill be reconsidered because he didn't realize what he was voting for. Thanks for your time and attention to DC governance, Councilman Barry. So now the council is debating the bill.
UPDATE: Twitter user @KevDC is livetweeting the council's debate. Sounds like it's getting pretty intense. Keep an eye on his feed… we are.
UPDATE 12:02 PM: The bill passed, 12-1, with Barry making a show of voting against it so it wouldn't be unanimous. I guess he's tired of being remembered for smoking crack and not paying taxes, and would rather be remembered for voting against equal rights for his fellow citizens.

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A collection of medical works and artifacts from late antiquity through the 20th century
For scholars and students alike, there is no replacement for the ability to study rare and historic medical texts and artifacts directly.
The U-M Library's History of Medicine Collection traces the evolution of medical knowledge and beliefs from the Greek fathers of medicine, through the the medieval and Renaissance periods, to the modern era.
The collection is not only a valuable resource for identifying changes in the understanding of the human body, but also includes rare examples of early printing techniques and binding methods, along with exquisite artwork and illustrations, and texts that shed light on shifting cultural conceptions of health and healthy living. As a result, these holdings attract attention from a wide variety of academic disciplines.
"The collection has been used by those studying not just medicine per se, but those interested in books as artifacts, the history of art, even architecture — in antiquity, and again in the Renaissance, a perfect figure of the human body became the main source of proportion for the classical orders of architecture," says curator Pablo Alvarez. "The collection also reveals aspects of social history and can help us understand how ideas about medicine were disseminated, and the impact that increasingly accessible medical knowledge and images of the human body had on culture."
Spanning some 8,500 works, the collection is noteworthy for:
- incunabula — books printed before 1501
- early editions of medical classics and anatomy texts
- one of the most complete collections on the history and development of homeopathy, much of which has been digitized
- medical "fugitive sheets" — the Renaissance version of a pop-up book that allowed for the study of different layers of the body
- a collection of magical amulets dating from 100-500 C.E.
- Among the notable works is, for example, Andreas Vesalius's first edition of De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, published in 1543. Vesalius, who is considered the father of modern anatomy, made sure that his exhaustive knowledge of anatomy was presented in a luxurious book format. Indeed, profusely illustrated with detailed woodcuts by Jan Stephan van Calcar, an artist of Titian's school, this work represents the shift toward the study of anatomy by means of the dissection and direct observation of the human body.
Recently, Alvarez introduced undergraduate students enrolled in an art history course to some of the collection materials. Together they explored connections between art and medicine on display in anatomical treatises from the 15th and 16th centuries.
"This is one of our most interdisciplinary collections," says Alvarez. "And as the collection continues to grow, we will be reinforcing and encouraging links with other areas of study."


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Cinema is one of the most powerful mediums which has the capability to influence thought, generation and even the way of living..it has grown so influential in our lives that the topic of a particular movie comes up atleast a few times in any person's day-to-day discussion irrespective of the language. Cinema is a culmination of various art forms such as drama, script-writing, music, lyrics, directing, acting, costume designing and for a movie to be welcomed by the audience, every aspect mentioned thereby needs to excel!
Though there are wonderful movies in every language in this beautiful world of ours, Marapuraani Chitralu is all about the Golden Era of Telugu Cinema.This is a space to relive the magic of the brilliant movies which never failed to fascinate the audience even after countless times of viewing.
In this artistic space, me along with my friend Deepti- the huge movie afficionado duo will discuss about the most unforgettable movies in our Telugu Cinema which has made us ponder, ecstatic, develop and transform as individuals with not only thought and social responsibility, but also with tremendous sense of timely humour!


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When I made plans to be in Savannah, Don Black Feather asked if I would offer a despacho during my visit. My yes turned out to be bigger than I could have imagined.
Arriving a week before ceremony gave me time to become more intimate with land that was unfamiliar to me. On one of our first outdoor ventures animal bones were found lying near a pond. I knew right away they would be part of our despacho and were placed on our altar.
In Peru, prayers are offered to the despacho in a kintu made by blowing intentions into three coca leaves. With no coca leaves available in North America finding a kintu before ceremony was important. Along a trail in Skidaway State Park we discovered Georgia's state flower, the Cherokee Rose. Its leaves are similar in size and shape to the coca leaf. How beautiful to have the Flower of Love hold our prayers.
My infatuation with the rose seemed to cloud my memory to the plethora of thorns that protect its beauty. Harvesting and preparing a hundred or more leaves for ceremony was a painstaking ritual not without some blood being shed. The Cherokee Rose held another story, the Trail of Tears. A story of ancestors waiting to be told.
The last the ancestors would speak before ceremony was through scorching hot sand leaving my feet full of blisters.
This ceremony was working in ways I did not fully understand from my stinging hands to my burning feet. Never before had the ancestors spoke so loudly.
I confess my ignorance to the Trail of Tears. I wanted to know more of the story behind the Cherokee Rose. What I came to learn left me humbled in tears.
The Cherokee had lived in western Georgia for generations. In the early fall of 1838 the United States Army began the invasion of the Cherokee Nation through a ratification of the "Indian Removal Act". Driven from their homes with little food or provisions, the Cherokee were forced to march a thousand miles to Oklahoma, arriving during one of the most brutal winters in the state's history. Four thousand people were reported to have died on that journey.
"The mothers of the Cherokee grieved so much that the chiefs prayed for a sign to lift the mother's spirits and give them strength to care for their children. From that day forward, a beautiful new flower, a rose, grew wherever a mother's tear fell to the ground. To this day, the Cherokee Rose prospers along the route of the Trail of Tears."
The blisters on my feet were nothing compared to the journey of a thousand miles the Cherokee nation took that year. Whatever pain or suffering I may have known pales in comparison to the suffering of those who have come before me. The ancestor speak in ceremony was an opportunity to honor the pain and suffering of the footsteps walked before we have come.
To honor offers healing. To honor allows us to stand in gratitude for the privileges we are graced with. Privilege born of the pain and blood of those that have come before.
This ceremony was a walk in humility. A walk of respect to the calling of our ancestors. A bow in gratitude to all who have suffered and paved the way for our footsteps to follow. May we never forget the walk of our ancestors.


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I'd like to continue with our composite interviews, this time looking to Archangel Michael for as full an explanation as possible of what awaits us in Ascension.
Let me say by way of introduction that the Ascension that's happening on Planet Earth is a first in the multiverse in many ways.
(1) It's the first mass Ascension anywhere. Previously individual initiates studied at mystery schools and passed initiations before they ascended.
(2) It's the first physical Ascension. Always, in past times, it's been necessary to leave the physical body at death to ascend. In the past Ascension would have meant entry into the second sub plane of the Mental Plane in the afterlife world. (1) This time all who ascend will do so in and with their physical bodies.
Now we're entering the Fifth Dimension, which is the equivalent of the Mental Plane, and I'm not even sure if this space has ever existed before or whether it too is new.
(3) It's the first time that Ascension has involved the creation of a whole new society, which Werner Erhard called a world that works for everyone, with no one left out. Usually initiates go off and live in caves. But never has an Ascension been simultaneously accompanied with the building of a new world.
(4) Never has an Ascension been accompanied by such a public presence of the Divine Mother. the celestials, the ascended masters, and galactic masters from many other areas of space and other dimensions of existence.
Thus, in so many ways, what's happening on Earth right now is without precedent. While the main contours of the Plan are assured because what God commands is irresistible, the details may not be.
The biggest change that's happened in midstream is that the voice of humanity through the collective consciousness asked that as many souls coming as possible be permitted to ascend and that has brought a year and a half's postponement of the Ascension date. That delay is soon coming to a close.
Ascension, as we've discussed on An Hour with an Angel, is both gradual and sudden. The entire planet is bathing in the Tsunami of Love at present and rising in vibration gradually because the human body could not take the shock of too rapid an increase in energy.
But, when we reach the right vibrational frequency, then what the Divine Mother has called "ignition" and what Sanat Kumara has called "the snap" will occur and the mass of the population will ascend.
Everything up till then will have been gradual but the moment of mass Ascension will be sudden. With that introduction, let me now turn to Archangel Michael for the full discussion.
(Continued in Part 2.)
(1) As much as we might like there to be consistency in naming the various planes and dimensions of life, there never has been; hence my desire to construct New Maps of Heaven. (https://goldengaiadb.com/New_Maps_of_Heaven.)
Biblical prophets and apostles called the Fifth Dimension "heaven" and more contemporary afterlife reporters called it the "Mental Plane." The enlightenment that betokens Ascension is Sahaja Samadhi. We don't attain that in the afterlife until we reach the second subplane of the Mental Plane. The Divine Mother recently told us that we won't attain it in the Fifth Dimension until we've made some progress into the Fifth Dimension. What the gatekeepers experience prior to our mass Ascension has been called "Ascension Lite."
Here is the extract from the interview with the Divine Mother:
Steve Beckow: When does Sahaja Samadhi occur?
Divine Mother: It occurs with a more gradual awakening and lifting up. So there is the abrupt "I am not the same," then there is the working and the anchoring, the integration, then there is another jump, and another jump, and another jump. And you don't know it — well, some of you do — but you are leap-frogging. And then you will be there.
SB: Now, are those jumps equivalent to sub-planes?
DM: You can think of it as sub-planes, dimensional sub-planes, yes. ("The Divine Mother: We are Creating a New Species of Humans," July 12, 2014, at https://goldenageofgaia.com/2014/07/12/the-divine-mother-we-are-creating-a-new-species-of-humans/.)


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Western Addiction Bio:
Some bands are formed out of necessity. Some are formed out of proximity. Some are formed from both.
Do you remember when punk rock didn't rely on prefixes? Like, you didn't have to say 'streetpunk' or 'crust punk' or "political punk" or 'shit punk' or 'art punk' or 'pop punk'? Simpler, more straightforward times. Not easier times, just times where punk wasn't shoved into smaller and smaller holes. That's what Western Addiction strive for. Fun times. Thinking-while-rockin' times. Pre-MTV musical genocide times. Vital times. Black Flag and Circle Jerks.
Western Addiction ain't a bunch of dummies. Cognicide ('thinking something to death') shows that. It's no 'let's drink a lot of whiskey, meaningfully sway our bullet belts in the faces of fourteen year olds, and sing about smashing the state,' credit card punk. They know the score and they aren't interested in candy coating it. Nor are they blowhard assholes, 'collecting what they're due.' Seriously, the only accolade they hope to not so secretly reap is that this record sells more than thirty copies.
Here's the Cliffs Notes bio: All four members of Western Addiction work at Fat Wreck Chords. That's where they met.
Slightly longer version: All four members have been around punk music for quite awhile. All of them, except Jason, have been, or are currently in, other bands. Yet all four members work, in different capacities, with punk musicians and labels on a daily basis. They all go to shows. They all show their support. They're neck deep America's thriving punk scene.
That said, Western Addiction are realistic, grounded, and paying their way. They just know how to get things done because they already know the ropes. Such knowledge and access has allowed them to play with such punk stalwarts TSOL, The Adicts, The Adolescents, and the Swingin' Utters.
They also move quickly. After the initial time it took the band to gel, recording tracks came in a flurry. Cognicide, their first LP, is their third release. First came a 7', Remember to Dismember (Fat), then a Split 12' EP with New Mexican Disaster Squad (No Idea), followed by a song contributed to Protect: A Benefit for the National Association to Protect Children.
This November, they're going on tour to Japan to help support NOFX. Later on, they'll be vanning down the California coast with Propagandhi. Don't you fret. They'll be more than stoked to play backyard parties, basements, art galleries, community spaces, you name it. For Western Addiction, it's simple. They have a laser-directed idea of what they want to do: make and play good punk music. Nothing more, nothing less.


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The practice of tree pruning will undoubtedly cause tree stress; however, like humans, trees are able to handle a certain level of strain before they are adversely affected. Beard's Tree Service arborists are certified by the International Society of Arboriculture and can accurately assess a tree's stress level prior to trimming. Insects and furry critters can slowly damage a tree by feeding on leaves and bark. Humans, however, are the primary cause of tree stress. Under or over watering, improper planting, and lawn mowers that nick roots will all wreak havoc on a tree. Tree care professionals will recommend restoring a tree's health prior to tree pruning.
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I cut the grass today. I try to do it once a year, in the early spring, and do a barely acceptable job of it so that nobody will get the idea that it is a good idea for me to continue cutting the grass. I also refuse to do the edging, because there's nothing quite as barely acceptable as leaving the job half done.
I am an independent kind of girl, and as such am not inclined to sit around waiting for a man to do anything that needs to be done. Which leads to me doing such things as moving pianos and very large play structures by myself. However, I firmly believe that cutting the grass is a Man Job. It occurred to me today though, that while Chris is doing his Man Job walking around in the sunshine listening to music on his iPhone and invariably doing it during the painful make lunch/cajole to eat lunch/break up fights about lunch/clean up from lunch process, I am with the kids, doing the lunch thing, switching the laundry, sweeping the floor, wiping the butts and noses, listening to whining, etc., etc., etc.
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I just deleted my Amazon app, canceled my Amazon Prime and Audible accounts, and will not continue to buy Kindle books.
Deep breath.
Amazon has been my go-to for pretty much everything, for years. I enjoy the free 2 day shipping on many an item and admittedly, it will be super hard to stop the habit and take my money elsewhere. But I'm doing it and am sure I'll survive and perhaps, even save money!
I'm doing all this because despite repeated requests to stop advertising on Breitbart, they continue to do so. They have made no statements as to why they are making this choice because frankly, they don't have to. Most of us have so fully integrated Amazon into our daily lives that they don't even need to justify their decisions. We'll just forgive them their discretions and continue enjoying the glorious convenience they provide.
"Oh, I'd love some new chopsticks for my house. I bet Amazon has some! Look at that, they do and they're cheap and they're colorful and they'll be here in 2 days! Hooray! What, Amazon pays money to advertise alongside Breitbart's racist and misogynist articles? Hmm, that sucks and I feel really bad about that but I mean, Amazon Prime is my lifeline, seriously. And I mean, who am I to say that maybe those white nationalist guys shouldn't enjoy the same privileges? I mean, they may like to get their crisp white sheets in 2 days with free shipping. Free speech, right? We're all Americans, right? Free enterprise! Muslims can order their hijabs on Amazon. KKK aficionados can order their...their...well, whatever it is they order online. Canceling my account won't change that."
To this totally plausible scenario, I say, um, no. In the same way Uber experienced a mass exodus of customers after it seemed they were profiting off the Muslim ban protests and then made a public statement and withdrew from Trump's economic council, Amazon could take a stand against the idiocy and ignorance of Breitbart.
But it won't happen unless we first take a stand.
May 5, 2017
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How Progesterone Can Help you Through the Menopause
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Pfeiffer Men's Basketball Drops Season Finale 121-102
Knoxville, Tenn.– The Pfeiffer University men's basketball team got 30 points from senior Kyle Riddley but it was not enough, as the Falcons dropped their season finale 121-102 at Johnson University in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday afternoon.
Riddley shot 9-of-16 from the floor and added three from long range in his final game with the Black and Yellow. The Charlotte native also provided four rebounds.
Teammate Craig Sabb (Goose Creek, S.C.) scored 15 points on a 6-of-12 effort from the field and added six rebounds and four assists in the loss. Taylan Rowe (Oakboro, N.C.) had a good outing, knocking down a pair from distance and finishing 4-of-5, to net 10 points. Senior Nolan Whitener (Vale, N.C.) pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds and scored four points in his final game as a Falcon.
Johnson got 40 points from Taylor Gilpin and 22 from Coby Jones.
Pfeiffer closes the 2018-19 season with a 12-13 overall record.
February 21, 2019 Riddley Earns First Team All-USA South Honors
February 16, 2019 Falcon Men's Basketball Drops Season Finale, 121-102
February 13, 2019 Falcons Roll Past Greensboro, 117-96
February 9, 2019 Falcons Outlast N.C. Wesleyan 139-131 in Wild Double-OT Game
February 6, 2019 Pfeiffer Men Falls at William Peace, 120-108
February 3, 2019 Pfeiffer Men Falls at Maryville, 85-60
February 2, 2019 Riddley's 37 Points Not Enough as Falcons Fall at Berea
January 27, 2019 Pfeiffer Soars Past Huntingdon 107-80
January 26, 2019 LaGrange Takes 99-97 Win Over Pfeiffer Men
January 23, 2019 Pfeiffer Men's Basketball Dominant in 95-79 Win Over Averett
January 19, 2019 N.C. Wesleyan Trips Pfeiffer in OT, 128-123
January 16, 2019 Riddley's Free Throws Lift Pfeiffer to 114-113 Win Over Greensboro
January 12, 2019 Pfeiffer Men Drops Tense 82-78 Decision at Piedmont
January 8, 2019 Simmons Scores Career High in Pfeiffer's 97-91 Win at Methodist
January 5, 2019 Hot Shooting Covenant Takes 87-66 Win Over Pfeiffer Men
January 2, 2019 William Peace Deals Pfeiffer Men's Basketball a 118-113 Defeat
December 15, 2018 Men's Basketball Takes Win Over Birmingham Southern
December 14, 2018 Men's Basketball Drops 117-105 Game to Wesley at the Black Tie Classic
December 11, 2018 Pfeiffer Men's Basketball Drops Road Game at Averett
December 1, 2018 Piedmont International Downs Pfeiffer Men's Basketball, 115-102
November 30, 2018 Pfeiffer Takes 134-127 Overtime Win Over Johnson University
November 28, 2018 Pfeiffer Drops USA South Opener to Methodist, 85-77
November 19, 2018 USA South Names Craig Sabb Men's Basketball Player of the Week
November 17, 2018 Men's Basketball Runs Past Carolina Christian, 141-110
November 16, 2018 Men's Basketball Takes Down Warren Wilson, 135-127
November 13, 2018 Men's Basketball Drops 134-99 Exhibition at Division I Winthrop
November 9, 2018 Pfeiffer Men's Basketball Opens 2018-19 Season at Home on Saturday


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Beit Kerem - Sites Gallery
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Approval of Graduate Thesis and Essay Proposals
Approval of Graduate Thesis and Essay Proposals
The approval process for the proposal for the Ph.D. thesis, D.M.A. thesis, D.M.A. essay, D.M.A recording project, and M.A. thesis requires the following steps:
The student writes the proposal in consultation with the faculty advisor. Every proposal must contain the following information in such detail that the faculty committee may have sufficient information for consideration of your project:
a. Proposed Title
b. Statement of the problem and need for the study; with appropriate references to the current research.
c. Method of research; to include representative bibliography and availability of material.
d. Outline of content: chapter titles and major subheadings.
When the advisor judges that the proposal is complete, the student provides copies to the prospective members of the final examination committee.
Either in person, or by conference video/telephone, the student meets with the advisor and the committee to defend the proposal. Committee members from the School of Music faculty must participate in the meeting. If a member is from a unit outside the School of Music, that individual has the option not to attend. The meeting includes a substantive discussion of the proposal by the student and the committee members; the student is expected to answer questions about the subject matter, methodology, bibliography, copyright permissions, IRB approval, and so on. The committee will vote on the proposal as satisfactory or unsatisfactory, the latter resulting from two votes of "unsatisfactory."
*The proposal defense may only take place after the student has passed their comprehensive exams, and, must occur at least one semester prior to the defense."
If the proposal is approved the committee will authorize the Topic Approval form, followed by the student's Area Head and then the Associate Director for Graduate Studies. The form must be initiated on-line by the student and will enter the Workflow system once it's complete; which includes all required names and uploaded documents. The form will follow this Workflow path: committee chair, other four members, Area Head, Associate Director for Graduate Studies. Graduate thesis option descriptions.
- If the committee evaluates the proposal as unsatisfactory, the student must submit a revised version to the committee, and defend it at a second committee meeting. The committee will again vote to evaluate the proposal as satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
D.M.A. students in piano and Ph.D. students in composition whose thesis consists entirely of a musical score are exempt from the above requirement for a committee meeting, but must still have the proposal approved in writing by the members of the final examination committee.


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Cyanotypes are a total treat to make. You can go on a treasure hunt to find plants, press them, and design some adorable prints. Or, you can gather random household materials: utensils lace, doilies, ribbon, etc. and make prints from them. You can also make your own collage or papercut art, or even create a negative from a photograph, and create a print of that. collage has an awesome selection of random ephemera to explore, which make for great cyanotype print. We also have a plethora of surfaces to print on: fancy paper, canvas pouches, tote bags, backpacks, and more!
To create our cyanotype tote bags, we used the two-part cyanotype set by Jacquard. We have several cyanotype options however, like the pre-coated cyanotype paper packs, which are a better option for kids—either way, it's a great project for a lazy summer day.
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There's great ice cream in Boise, but this BoDo newbie brought next-level product to hot summer days. An acronym for "The Sweetest Things in Life," The STIL stocks creative flavor combinations like almond cream and Oreos, and white chocolate and matcha. It even infuses some of its desserts with booze to create flavors like coconut, rum and cashew; and honey bourbon. ilovethestil.com
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About St. James Tennis Club
St. James is a small community-based tennis club located in the heart of The Glebe, Ottawa. Our members are young, old and in-between, and enjoy combining tennis with a relaxed and sociable club atmosphere. Our young, enthusiastic and experienced coaches run the largest junior program in the region, seeing an average of over 100 juniors participating in lessons at St. James each day. Our program was filled within the first few hours of opening day last season!
St. James has 4 hard courts and a 5th practice court at Corpus Christi across the street, a clubhouse and lights for nighttime play. We offer a range of activities including individual and group lessons, competitive leagues, club tournaments, and "round robins" where members can just turn up and play a game.
The social aspect of tennis is a big part of St. James, and there are a number of special events throughout the season. We also have a strong emphasis on tennis for families and children, including free activities for junior members and a range of lessons and tennis camps. Our professional coaches are committed and energetic, and we have a small team of staff who look after the day-to-day running of the club. Club management is undertaken by our manager Francisco Alvarez and a volunteer executive committee. We are a small club that likes to think big...
Former World #1 Mats Wilander at St. James August 6, 2013
In 2018 the official St. James season runs from April 28 until September 23 although the nets will be up as soon as the snow is off the courts and we will continue playing for as long as the weather is good. We hope you will join us!


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Well this week was a big old failboat floating down Fail river. I was happy that I was able to lose weight each of the last 6 weeks, but this week didn't follow suit!
I was feeling really motivated and looking forward to a good weight loss, but around Tuesday I started to get distracted by some exciting life changes and lose major steam. I also didn't do a great job of calculating my meal plan calories prior to grocery shopping so I ended up with higher than usual meals which lead to me going over my calorie budget every day.
I knew eventually I would hit that dreaded weight loss plateau, but I'm hoping this isn't it and that it was just from not following my budget correctly. Such is life weight loss, gotta get back on track for next week!
Now I am feeling extra motivated for week eight, so hopefully I'll be seeing another minus sign! 🙂
Pounds this week: +0.8
Total pounds lost: -12.4
Push-up count: 16
Breakfast {333 calories}
For breakfast this week I had a few leftover, ripe bananas, so I decided to make skinny blueberry banana muffins for 109 calories. Since I knew this wouldn't be enough to keep me full until lunch, I added in 1 scrambled egg topped with a little shredded cheddar cheese and 2 slices of center cut bacon. Is this what you call a balanced breakfast?? Looks pretty balanced to me! 😛
Lunch {234-586 calories}So after 7 weeks, my pizza cravings were getting in-tense. So I decided to make some english muffin style pizzas with 100 calorie sandwich thins as my crust. I used one toasted sandwich thin, spread on about 1 Tbsp of pizza sauce, 1 Tbsp of shredded mozzarella, and some turkey pepperoni and mushrooms. Then I threw them in the microwave for about 30 seconds to heat and all of a sudden I'm eating a delicious 185 calorie pizza alternative! This. This will definitely be put on repeat. (Mainly because I still have 94% of a jar of pizza sauce left… 🙂 )
With my blueberries I had left over from the blueberry muffins, I had peaches and blueberries for dessert. Simple and tasty! On Wednesday Andrew and I went to Chili's for lunch and I ordered the shrimp fajitas with no tortillas. I ate all of the shrimp, maybe half of the veggies, and little bits and pieces of the toppings. It's not an easy feat to find low calorie options at Chili's so I was pretty happy with this decision! Over the weekend we traveled down to Marietta, Ohio for a little getaway and had lunch on the river at the The Levee House. I had a crabcake sandwich with pasta salad but ate it as an open-faced sandwich to avoid the calories from the extra ciabatta bread. I only had a few bites of the pasta salad as well. Not because I didn't like it, but because I knew I would be having wine and cheese later in the day and I wanted to save some calories! 🙂
Dinner {560-686 calories}
Dinner was my downfall this week. I think I underestimated the calories for this spread which contributed to me being over in calories every day. BUT, it was delicious. We had 3 ingredient crockpot steak and gravy with smoked gouda and bacon cauliflower mash and some roasted broccoli. Highly. Highly. HIGHLY. Recommended! (And the recipes are sooo easy!)
On Thursday we met our friends out for dinner and drinks, per usuuuual! 🙂 I chose the gyro with chips (because I knew I'd eat less chips than fries!) I ate half of the gyro because I was STARVING, but then only ate the meat of the second half. I also only ate about 4-5 chips, and then made Andrew put the plate in front of him so I would stop munching! 🙂That is a piece of lasagna with banana peppers on top. That is weird to me. But this is how Andrew served it to me for dinner on Friday (at 11:30 pm…don't judge us…) and it was AMAZING!!! I love when weird combos turn out amazing. Well, it was weird to me, but apparently second nature to him. It added an unexpected crunch and flavor burst to the lasagna that I didn't even know it needed!Saturday night we were still in Marietta so we picked up some steaks to grill and served them with leftover smoked gouda and bacon cauliflower mash. Is there anything better than steak and (fake) potatoes?!
Snacks {100-300 calories}I didn't really have a lot of snacks this week since I was already over in calories from my high calorie dinner. When I did need a snack I grabbed a nature valley granola bar or a laughing cow cheese wedge with crackers.
Extra foods
Wine. A lot of wine.
Andrew and I had a weekend getaway down to Marietta, where we relax, unwind, people watch, and drink wine. Lots of wine.
{photo from Title Boxing Club, not my club, but one of them!}
I had such high hopes for the gym this week, but my schedule ended up getting all out of whack so I only made it to Title Boxing Club for one class! My push up count also only went up one to a total of 16. Here's to hoping for a better week 8!
Welp, there ya have it for week 7!! Did you participate this week? I would love to hear what you ate and how you did! I am always looking for advice, recommendations, and of course, new recipes! 🙂


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My husband and I are going through a lot of changes right now. It is never easy. Especially when you're not sure what is next.
Let me provide a little context. I moved to this area in SE Washington in 2003 because of a job opportunity. Throughout the trials and tribulations of the next 6 years, the best part was meeting Duncan, whom I married in February 2009. For that I am eternally grateful for God's leading in our lives and count it as the most successful outcome of leaving San Francisco.
After a rough transition of jobs for both of us in 2009, Duncan's new position provided an opportunity for me to start my own quilting business. I've continued to keep some of my consulting and various volunteer activities related to my old profession.
I've volunteered for a variety of roles in my life, the most recent to end was a 3-year term on the board of a local credit union. The last two years I've been the board chair. This was an opportunity to give to an organization the skills and experiences from my 12 years working in financial services. Although it is nice to not have the obligation, it is sad to not have a place to share those skills. These skills come from a very different part of my brain than quilting!
I also do some consulting --mostly bookkeeping related, but sometimes project management (the best part!). For my largest contract with a non-profit, I was given notice of termination (thinking they had found a volunteer to do the necessary role, but then was asked to do the advertising for the volunteer role), but now they aren't sure, have posted a paid position but for half my rate even though they have the budget for my contract, maybe want to extend mine while they look--really poorly communicated and handled, but then they are volunteers trying to manage the situation with a professional. Perhaps their business skills aren't mine, and I need to be sensitive to that. None-the-less frustrating.
My husband's job is ending in 3 weeks time and he has been applying for jobs for several months with nothing panning out. Very frustrating. He is a mechanical engineer and would like to get back into design work (vs. managerial). To give you an idea of what he is passionate about --he hopes to some day build an airplane using CNC machines to make the parts. The Corps of Engineers has a significant local presence, and he has tried many times to get a job there. If we had a choice, we'd stay in the Pacific NW, preferably not IN a big city. But Denver, CO to be near his brother, or Arizona --near my parents, or California--near my sister, or North Carolina --near one of his sister's....probably in that order would be worth pursuing as well. i.e. we'd prefer Denver or WEST. If you have any leads, we'd be open to hearing them!
Do you watch Doomsday Preppers--do you ever wonder, if 2012 will be the year?
On our way to an event this weekend out of town (4+ hours), the car was hit with a lot of icy slush from a large semi truck. For a second or two we couldn't see anything. Moments later the engine quit working. As my husband carefully guided the vehicle across several lanes of traffic from the fast lane to the shoulder, I thought 'what now?' I got out the manual, Duncan checked under the hood. We talked several times of what might be happening and brainstormed how to deal with it. We prayed several times both in desperation and true faith that God would help us, as He has many times in the past. The car just wouldn't start. Duncan checked under the hood several more times, made some apparent repairs (a cracked hose) but logically didn't necessarily connect with the symptoms of the situation. After about 45 minutes, the car sputtered when trying to start. He tried several more times, each with a bit more success. First we rolled about 10', then maybe 20', then 50', then finally some speed where he thought he could get off the shoulder and into the slow lane. Needing to keep the RPMs high, we kept it in 4th gear all the way down the mountain. Since the 'engine check' light was on we decided to try to find a VW dealer and get some expert opinion and be sure we should / could be driving it. After finding one, they wouldn't be able to look at the vehicle until Monday and advised that it should be ok to drive home and get it looked at by a local dealer. Driving was still tricky when hitting a low rpm, but seemed to get better the longer we drove. As soon as we were feeling confident though, it would sputter again. We were able to get a replacement hose, but then broke something else in replacing it on Sunday. Duncan was able to repair the newly broken hose and had purchased a diagnostic computer so that we could understand the 'check engine' light. The initially repaired hose was a vacuum hose, and the diagnostics said that some cylinders were misfiring. So this kind of made sense. We re-set the diagnostic codes, started the car, and no lights stayed on. Yippeee!! We made it all the way home without one sputter.
At this point, we think that the slush flood might have highlighted the cracked hose to us. Although it was frustrating to be on the mountain pass for about 45 minutes not knowing what to do, Duncan was able to tape up the cracked hose and after letting things dry out a bit, we were able to carry on. The longer it dried out, the better it got.
So grateful for our guardian angels that kept us safe.
Although my post today hasn't been much about my quilting, it does give a glimpse into my life and what is going on with us. It all factors into my emotional state which effects my creativity. Sometimes working on a custom quilt requires no distractions. Having these other distractions definitely impacts my creativity. Do you have a way to compartmentalize between your quilting and life's distractions?
This week, I'm focusing on customer quilts and my EQ7 2011 BOM quilt. All Mi Amore testers are done and feedback has been provided. This weekend I had the opportunity to work with my graphic designer and web designer (Zoe's mom!) and learn some uses of Adobe Illustrator so that I could make the heart outlines for the pattern much easier for the pattern user. I'm confident now I can get Mi Amore published this week, too.
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|EQ7 2011 BOM ....suggestions for names??
Any ideas for mechnical engineering jobs?
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Who bears the blame? We never know the unintended consequences we set in place through our actions.
A line can be drawn between the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson to the deliberate murder of two New York police officers almost five months later. The line includes the grand jury decision, protest marches and every media commentary in between. Each had an influence, good or bad, with no clue for the possible consequences. We have no idea how it will end.
But the line goes back further. It extends to the killing of Trayvon Martin, but doesn't start there. It includes feelings of anger nourished by our political machine and a heartless media. An entertainment culture obsessed with violence. The hampering of race relations by individuals who stubbornly hold prejudices without regard for the future.
It includes legal segregation and thousands of lynchings. All the choices of society in shaping children's minds. Suspicious looks for no reason. The fad of looking dangerous.
We constantly stand at a crossroads where things can improve. We can stop, learn and make things better. Or take the sickly, cowardly path of denial and blaming others. The truth is, we all share guilt, if only for ignoring the needs of others. Nothing will be solved -- nothing -- until we start living up to our responsibility.
Only then will we become the people we claim to be.
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Fun Stuff
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books, knitalongs, knitting, secret pals or swaps
There are lots of fun knitterly activities in the near future, both IRL and online.
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Frankly, it's not a UFO
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I've been working on several projects using worsted weight yarn (more about these next week) and I started to get tired of the sameness in gauge. My solution was to pick up my abandoned Fluted Banister socks from last September.
They looked like this when we last saw them, one leg and the second cuff [...]
Tags: brown, fluted-banister, frank or martha, greys anatomy, know thyself, meme, sideways, six-sox-kal, socks, stockinette, the loopy ewe, trekking, tv
Not Math Smart
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Madder Ribbed Update: I'm experiencing that sneaking feeling that I will be frogging these. I'm keeping them in their travel bag for a couple more days until I take a good look and make my decision.
A few days ago I said I was going to take a break from socks… at the time I typed [...]
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Red Pomatomus
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I LOVE this pattern! I LOVE the yarn!
For Project Spectrum March, may I present to you these red Pomatomus socks?
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Pattern: "Pomatomus" by Cookie A, Knitty, Winter 2005 Yarn: Over the Rainbow (eBay store) Twinkletoes, Rosegarden Needles: US 2 DPNs and 24″ circulars Started: March 2006 Completed: TBD
I haven't been able to work on these much lately–the [...]
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Diner En Blanc Is Coming To Orlando!
Hi everyone! I hope your week is starting off wonderfully! I've missed you all so much. It's been hectic with work, family and life. I'm sure you can all relate. But, I wanted to stop in to share with you my latest adventure .
Have you heard of Diner En Blanc? If not, don't worry about it. By the time we're done with this post, you'll be looking for it to come to your city. Diner En Blanc is a worldwide event, in which people gather in a public space and setup a "pop-up chic picnic extravaganza". One of the wonderfully mysterious best parts is that the invited guests aren't told the location of the picnic until the day of the event. This amazing concept began in Paris in 1988, and has grown and spanned the globe.
So, imagine my excitement when I found out that it would be coming for the first time to Orlando in October. I've wanted to go to Diner En Blanc since I saw it featured on Top Chef Masters. Here's the preview from that episode to give you a glimpse into the magic that is Diner En Blanc. It's truly a once in a lifetime experience that is coming to my backyard.
Diner En Blanc is so coveted, that you have to be on the wait list to get invited unless you're already a member. So, once I saw it advertised, I made sure to get on that list ASAP. They're going to be extending invitations soon, so click here if you want to be considered.
I had the opportunity to attend the Press Launch at STK Orlando in Disney Springs. Can we talk about how wonderful everything was? This is definitely a place you need to go (P.S. STK Orlando is a part of Magical Dining, make a reservation NOW!). The service is wonderful, the food perfection, and the cocktails divine. Please try the "Cucumber Stiletto, you won't be disappointed.
It was hard to focus outside of the amazing atmosphere and food of STK Orlando. But, the evening was truly all about getting everyone excited about Diner En Blanc. All of the guests looked so chic and elegant in their white. We also got a chance to learn the date of the event. It's Thursday, October 13th. So, there's still time for you to get on the list.
I will definitely be sharing my journey and experiences. So, check back for more details. Until next time, throw caution to the wind and do something amazing!
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Jeaninne Mills Mills-MackGreat piece! The press event was awesome, and I know that Orlando's inaugural "Le Diner en Blanc " will be a night filled with chick elegance and fun!
PamThank you Jeaninne! I agree, I think it's going to be EPIC ;-).
Amy PattersonAs a member of DEB International and having attended the US inaugeral DEB event in Philadelphia the last five years, I can say this is something you WILL want membership to and if you get invited it will not be a once in a lifetime experience because you will come back year after year! I NEVER miss the Phiadelphia DEB and now that I live in Florida I will be at Orlandos 1st DEB✨
PamThat's great Amy! I'm so excited about the possibility of attending this event. I definitely have my fingers and toes crossed. I hope to see you there :-)


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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Re[2]: Some USB 2.0 questions
From: Johan Vromans (jvromans_at_squirrel.nl)
Date: 2003-03-18
Michael Schopferer <Michael.Schopferer_at_stud.uni-karlsruhe.de> writes:
> This is obviously a behavior of PCI adapters. With onboard USB2.0 you
Since I have a PCI card I'm on spec, then.
-- Johan
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